Claimed

Chapter 2 - Thief

Sorry about all the explaining this time but it is needed for the story to continue ;-D

(2 years later - Katherine is 17)

After one more year where he hit me whenever he was drunk, I got enough of it. So I ran away .There was only one good thing about he hit me... I learned how to defend myself pretty well. 

When I turned 16 i found out what the paw print meant. Because at that age I started being able to turn into animals. I could only choose predators. The problem is that i can't just change into any animal whenever I wanted to. No, i found out that you have to earn it or really need it. When that happens you get another animal.. or predator. oh there is actually one more problem about it. When you get one more animal, something follows,

1. You get one more paw print for each animal(meaning that when you have a lot animals it will look like a wolf is wandering on you) it started on my hand and I guess it is going up my arm. I don't know where it is going because i don't have that many animals. I also found some special gloves, they are made out of some sort of material. This material does that they don't get ripped to pieces when I change. So now no one can see my paw prints.

2. Each time you get a new predator, you will get some of its soul. Just to make it easier to understand, it is like a werewolf, I have certain problems controlling my anger or it is maybe better to call it my inner animal... or predator. Each time i get a new predator it get's harder to control. when i am angry, really hungry or hurt it will come and I will often change form. Never knowing which animal my predator chooses, it is like all boundaries just disappear, so I am still doing everything. The only difference is that, at that state I suddenly don't see anything wrong in killing or torturing.

3. When my inner predator is in control my eyes will change from my natural icy blue into all creepy yellow/gold.

My first animal was the wolf, I think it has something to do with my wolf paw print. I've also got a tiger and a little black cat.

Now it is 1 year since i ran away i'm mostly living like an animal... literally speaking. 

"Hey look, there is a wolf" I looked up. I was eating my breakfast and wasn't listening if anyone was coming. I start to growl and act like any wolf would... protect my meal.

"i've got a gun in the carrige should I go get it?"

Alright that is enough for me I grab the hare and start to run away. I live like a lone wolf. So i can't have a real territory. Either is a place seriously without anything to kill or there is already a pack of werewolves(yes.. they do exists). So I get chased of, this was one of the good areas, not taken by werewolves, and there is lots of prey. Except it is so close to a huge city, so there is lots of humans.

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There is one more problem about being me. When I am animal, I have to at least half of my time be a human. Or else I will simply go insane, because my human is locked inside me, I was very close once... it didn't end well.

Now i know it is time to change back again for a bit. I can feel it. 

I change to my cat and run through a couple of backyards and some busy and dirty streets until I find what I am looking for. An empty house, with laundry hanging in the sun to dry. I look around, change back to human-form and grab an almost dry dress. I put it on and run out of the backyard. With bare feet and dirt all over i look like a beggar. It is summer so i don't need to steal a lot of clothes. It is late afternoon and there is a late summer breeze. 

When I get to the city center there is a marked going on. I've got really good at stealing so this might be a great opportunity to get some food. I walk past some stands that sell food. While I walk I grab some food a little here a little th...

"HEY, someone stop the thief" shouts the old lady I just stole from. A big buff guy sees me. I throw all the food and start to run.

I turn around for a short time, to see him following me. Suddenly I collide with another big buff guy. they are at both sides of me, so i glance around to find a staircase. I see no other opportunity, so I run for it. I start to run upwards to the roof of this house. When I reach it, I unfortunately don't see any doors or trapdoors... No escape.

I turn around to be ready for them to come up here. I slightly start to walk backwards, when i see the first head. A body. One big buff guy. A head. A body. Another big buff guy. The one to the right start to speak.

"Haha, so now you have nowhere to run". I think for a moment, until an idea pop into my head.

"Hmm, That is not true", with that said i turn around, run to the edge of the building and do what no one else than me would do, I jump.

I'm falling. It feels like forever, but now i'm nearing the ground. If I weren't whatever i am, I probably wouldn't survive. but I can feel it... It feels like an eagle or something. Laughter is bubbling in my stomach. I'm earning an eagle...

But just then, I can feel that something or someone grabs me, just 3 feet (1 meter) from the ground. Or to say it in another way, less than a second from shifting(possibly into an eagle).

"Hey let me go" Both men look stunned.

"Arh, silence" says a somewhat screechy voice, I can feel that i get tired. Slowly but safely sleep takes over.

The picture is supposed to be her gloves and the wolf paws on her hand. I drew the paws myself <3