Part Wolf

The stream and the cave

The wind was too strong against her face. She kept her eyes closed in order to keep herself from tearing up. Elize drew a deep breath. Holding on to her life with her left hand, she raised her other hand in the air.

"Dispel the force and calm the wind, hear my request and form a shield." She whispered.

A soft glow emanated from her body, enveloping the creature and the witch in it. Suddenly the wind was beating against her no more, although the wolf didn't slow down. The cold of the night didn't affect her anymore. Instead, the layer of light that surrounded them produced a soft warmth, immediately calming her down. Elize smiled and lowered her right hand, only to hold on to the fur of the giant wolf once more.

'What was that?' his voice resonated in her head.

"A small trick to keep myself from panicking." Elize said, rubbing her face against the creature's back.

'I thought my presence was enough.' He said with a tinge of sarcasm.

"I can put us through a portal like last time I dragged you home. What say?" She asked, with an evil smile.

The wolf shook its head and jumped over a log. 'I'd rather run, thank you.' He replied.

Elize laughed, satisfied at the reaction. She started drawing patterns on his fur, taking in the feel of its soft texture against her skin. A warm feeling enveloped her heart, slowly traveling through her insides.

'Baby please keep your hands from straying too far on my body. It wouldn't be pretty if my wolf goes out of control and force you to do things we didn't get to do in the tub.' Zack's voice warned her.

Elize huffed at the threat. But the picture of a big bad wolf forcing her legs wide open in her mind horrified her and she immediately stopped the teasing. Teasing can wait, she thought.

Soon, the noise of flowing water grew strong, to the extent that it was almost deafening. Elize raised her head to peek at the view ahead. They were nearing a very wide stream of water. She could feel the force of the current of flow from where they were. Suddenly Zack stopped.

'You can get off now baby.' His voice came as a soft caress in her mind.

Elize balanced herself first before jumping off from the back of the huge wolf. She landed softly on the forest floor, the dead leaves muffling the sound of the impact. Immediately, the protective shield around the two vanished. Elize took a step forward, as if straining to listen to something. A familiar sweet voice was humming a melody and it was coming from the direction of the stream. With each step she took forward, the voice was getting clearer.

....A witch who lost her home

A wolf without a pack

Deep magic from within

Will protect the Island hidden

Hear ye my little wolf..

Elize was drawn towards the stream, as if under a spell. Mindlessly, she stepped towards the water body, deaf towards everything other than the music. Suddenly she was jerked back and forth.

"Elize? Elize?!" Zack shouted as he shook her violently.

The sudden movement snapped her out of her dazed state. She looked at Zack confusedly. He wore a tensed expression on his face.

"Why are you shouting Zack?" Elize asked, confused.

"Look down." He said, pointing towards her feet.

Elize looked down to where she was standing. Alarmed, she jumped back.

She was standing on the edge of the bank. One more step, and she would have been in the stream. Luckily, Zack came on time. She looked towards the stream again. The music had already stopped. This time her vision was clearer and so was her mind. She could see that the water had a faint blue glow to it, a much stronger color than the stream near the pack house. The stream was flowing in a much stronger pace than the one she saw before. Her gaze followed the path of the stream and landed on a cave not much far from where they stood.