Becoming the Luna

My breathing spikes, sure I wasn't a Werewolf but he must have gathered intel and figured out that the people left in Pine Creek after the drastic increase in wild animals, have to either be Werewolves themselves or at least know about them.

He looks in for a long while, most likely he had seen my mom's car pull up and go again so he needed to confirm that no one was left before breaking in.

I just remain still, hand over my mouth and thanking the dimness of the house, I had been tempted to put on the light but I didn't want to scare the squirrels off and have them come charging at me in their panic.

Turns out that was a very good foresight or Lord knows what would have happened to me if Alexis found out my presence.

Well, I wasn't curious enough to find out, first I needed to get the fuck out of here.

I would keep as much distance between the two of us as possibly, it'll still take him a good long while to take apart enough boards to be able to squeeze through, plus the fact that he is obviously taking his time, not expecting an interruption.

This could work to my advantage and I wait for him to go back to pulling out the boards before I go down slowly and rip off my shoes, taking them in my hands before dashing up the stairs.

I hurry inside my room and lock the door, making sure to push a couple dressers in front before I crouch against the wall and fumble inside my jean pocket for my phone.

My hands are trembling so bad that I nearly drop my phone a couple times but eventually get it out and quickly put it on.

My hands are clammy and ice cold at the same time which doesn't sit well with the screen of my phone but I manage to unlock it and tap on the call icon.

My fingers are already moving to Virgil's contact without any conscious thought from my brain but I stop right in time, my hand hovering over the screen of my phone.

That was Alexis out there, the dude who literally made a mutated version of an incurable virus.

Knowing Virgil, the second I told him where I was and what was going on, he would rush in this direction without any regard to his safety.

I couldn't allow that, I needed to call someone else, someone that would think to come along with the appropriate authorities if I told them to.

Virgil wouldn't be happy about it but I would rather get caught by Alexis than run the chance of him getting infected.

With my mind made up, I move my hand to Dale's contact.

I rarely made phone calls, I preferred texting but desperate times called for desperate measures so I didn't hesistate to tap on it.

It barely rings before he's picking up, his voice tight with worry because as I said, I never called.

"Doll? What's wrong?" He asks instantly.

"I-I…" My voice ceases up when a particularly loud crash rumbles through the house.

"Doll?"

"I-I'm at the house a-and… wait promise me you'll come with the proper authorities." I cut myself off.

I can literally feel his aura darken through the phone. "Talk to me, Doll, what's wrong?" He asks in a much lower voice, impatience rolling off him in waves.

"J-Just, promise me." I insist, knowing how dangerous it could be for them. The mutated version had no effect on humans but Alexis didn't need a virus to hurt anyone.

I hear shuffling like he's getting up. "Fine, now talk."

"A-Alexis is here." I finally whisper out, my vision blurring.

I hear two different explosive cursing and doors slam in the distance… oh no!

"W-Was that Virgil?" I ask in horror.

"Yeah, the idiot, he's most likely running through the town in wolf form." Dale says, exasperation dripping from his voice. "Hey, hey Doll, calm down, okay." He says quickly when my unsteady breaths get through to him. "Just stay as far away from him as possible, I'll be there soon." He reassures me, the rhythmic pounding of his feet on the ground.

I start to nod then I remember that he can't see me so I settle for a quiet… "Okay." Instead.

"I'm going to hang up for a couple minutes, okay."

I hum in reply, clutching my phone to myself as I try to listen in on the sounds of Alexis ripping out the boards but after a couple seconds and I still don't hear anything, my heart rate spikes.

I didn't have much time left, he was bound to come up to my room sooner or later, I hoped fervently that it would be later.

I toy with the idea of trying to call Virgil but I stop myself in time, even if he was able to pick up the phone which I don't see the possibility of if he's running in Werewolf form, his phone wouldn't even be with him then.

If I did manage to get through to him even after all that, all I would get would be nothing but icy silence, he would pick instantly and listen to me but he wouldn't say anything and I wasn't sure which hurt more, all that or having my calls ignored.

I sit stiffly, clutching my phone so tight that I nearly crack the glass device, it has probably just been like a minute but it feels longer, way longer like time is moving much differently.

I nearly scream when my phone rings again, grateful that I had the foresight to put it on vibration but it was still so unexpected.

It's Dale that's calling as expected and I pick up immediately. "Thank fuck." He sighs explosively on the other end. "Tell me you're okay."

"Y-Yeah, I am." I say in a strangled voice. "I hid in my room and blocked off the door."

"That's good, wait Virgil says you should hurry into the bathroom…"

"Is Virgil there?" I cut him off, the rest of his sentence going over my head.

"Yeah, his dad stopped him before he ran head first into danger, we're on our way and please get in the bathroom."