11. First shift

Aria

When I woke up, I had a really bad headache. Everything was fuzzy and I was sweating. No matter how much I tried, I couldn't get the headache to go. Great way to start my 18th birthday, with a massive headache, (note the sarcasm). The sun was up and shining through my windows making the pain worse. At first I was doing ok but then my whole body started to ache. All I could do was curl up on my bed and cry. The pain was unbearable. Why not call Christian? You ask. Because the pain is so bad, no words could come out of my mouth. For all I knew I was dying and no one would know until they came into my room. My whole body was sweating, my arms and legs felt like they would fall off at the slightest of movement. And this headache, I have never experienced pain like it. Never in my 18 years of life have a felt physical pain this bad, and trust me, whatever was happening was really bad. So there I was, curled up on my bed, struggling to breath through the pain.

After an hour of just pain and laying on my bed, I decided to try and call for help. When I took a deep breath, my back cracked. The sound echoed through my room making me scream bloody murder. Christian ran into my room breathing heavily. The amount of times I've screamed and he's had to run into my room was something, but this scream was so much different. "Hey aria," a voice sounded in my head. "Who are you?" I panted. It was weird that I was talking to myself in my head. "I'm foxy, your wolf," the voice came back. "What's happening to me?" I asked nervously. "Your shifting. And at your party tonight, you'll find your mate at 10:07, the time you were born," foxy told me. "Aria," Christian called out to me. I couldn't talk, all I could do was try and get air into my lungs. "Your shifting, I'm going to pick you up so you can run once you've shifted. It's going to hurt but I'll move as quick as I can, ok?" Christian put one hand on my shoulder. I nodded slightly and I felt his arms go under me. My back cracked again making me scream out. "It's alright aria, you've got this," Christian kissed my head. He quickly started moving out of the house. The outside breeze hit me, making my skin shiver a little. Christian layed me down on the grass by the woods. "Aria, try and think of your wolf form. Think of being on all fours and fur on your back," Christian told me. I thought of my wolf form making my bones break and more screams come from me. "Wow she doesn't look great at all," I heard jack comment. A growl came from me but it wasn't my usual one, it was more deep with power behind it. "Sorry," he muttered.

After a while, the pain stopped and I panted on the ground. "Your beautiful little wolf," I heard Christian. I looked at him and stood up. It felt weird at first, but then I looked down at my feet. Except, my feet were paws. There was grey, white and black fur on me. I walked up to Christian and rubbed my head against his chest. His hand went through my fur making me purr. "You've got your mums wolf aria," Patrick stood looking at me with tears in his eyes. I whimpered at the mention of my parents wolves. That was the last form I saw my family in. My mum and dad both had black, white and grey fur but different patterns. They way Patrick said I had my mums wolf, I'm guessing I had the same patterns. "Finally, let's go for a run," foxy sighed in relief. "Want to go for a run?" Christian smiled at me. I rubbed my head against him again making him laugh. "I take that as a yes then," he got up and went behind a tree. His black wolf came out and we both looked at each other. Damn I just wanted to jump him right then. What? No, he's like a brother to you, stop it aria. Christian howled and started running. I took off after him coming up to his side. I nipped his side making him growl at me. As I ran faster, I felt Christian bite the backs of my feet. He came up to my side again and I tackled him making him fall to the ground. We both fell and I landed on top of him. De ja vu came over me when I remembered this happening on my 16th birthday. Our faces close together, one small move and we would have kissed. Christian leaned his head up and licked my nose. I growled playfully at him and bit his neck. A deep growl came from behind me and my head shot up. Me and Christian quickly got into a fighting stance and growled where the noise came from. Just then, four wolves jumped out at us. The scents hit me when they all tackled me and Christian. Josh, James, jack and Patrick. "You guys scared the crap out of me," I scolded them through mind link. "Sorry aria," they all laughed. I shook my head and started walking away from them. At the backs of my feet, I felt sharp teeth nip me again. I turned around and growled at Christian. "Let's get back to the house so we can get your party ready," Christian nudged his face in my neck and started running. The boys followed after him and I rolled my eyes. I chased them, taking over James, jack, Josh and Patrick. Once we got to the edge of the woods, we all went behind trees. The guys came out wearing shorts while I put on a large T-shirt that went just below my knees. "Take a shower, you'll feel better after," Christian winked at me then went off with the guys. I shook my head at them and went up to my room.

Arias wolf

Christian's wolf