i'm not like them.

[dirtypawstate-deactivated201411]

"I’m hiking. I like it out here." Malia answered. It wasn’t a total lie, after all. She did have to hike a bit through the trails to get to the place she had dubbed her shifter’s spot. It was secluded and surrounded by many rocks, hills and trees — a perfect spot if she managed to change into her coyote form… which seemed to be the direction where they were both headed.

[gabrielmcknight]

"Me too," he replied, looking around at the woods. "It's more peaceful than the usual trails. More runners over there." He glanced back at the girl, a little put-off by her short replies. She didn't seem to want to talk to him but he wasn't sure what he'd done wrong. "I'm sorry, I'm bothering you, aren't I?"

[therisenbeta-blog]

Tears had no sprung from her eyes, and her voice kept getting louder and louder by the word. “It’s in my nature to protect the ones I care about! Before this I could barely pick up my books! If I had one more bad seizure I would’ve died! The bite saved me. It made me a better person, and I would never use that power to hurt someone unless they brought danger. You see me as a monster, and that’s not what I am! I am a protector!" Her voice was starting to crack, and she knew that she wouldn’t be able to yell for much longer.

[gabrielmcknight]

"You're really going to stand there and tell me you've never hurt anyone? Or even tried to?" He laughed bitterly. "I don't believe that for a second." He was absolutely fuming. Gabriel wasn't one to lose his temper often. He occasionally did when he was around his family but this was different. This was personal. "You're as much of  a protector as hunters are!" he yelled back. "Your kind are just as bad as them. You're all killers."

[therisenbeta-blog]

"Are you going to ignore me?" She tried to call out to him. "I'm sorry, okay? I would never hurt you!"

[gabrielmcknight]

Gabriel shook his head, doing his best to ignore the werewolf yelling at him. No matter what he did, it was like he couldn't escape them. Everywhere he went, there were these creatures that he had grown to hate. "It's your nature," he snapped, stopping to turn to her. "It's your nature to hurt people. Innocent people."

[bluntlittlehale]

I don’t know why everyone else stays, but I stay because it’s my home.

[gabrielmcknight]

"How long have you been here?"

[butterflycaps]

[therisenbeta-blog]

"No!" Erica yelled at him. He grabbed his arm and turned him towards her. "No, I won’t go away." She looked at him, seeing at he couldn’t look at her. "Please… Please don’t do this. I-I was going to tell you, I just didn’t know how. So much shit has happened and you were the first good thing that came into this town." She could feel him jerk away and she looked down. "I’m a monster, but I don’t do monstrous things…"

[gabrielmcknight]

Gabriel pulled his arm away from her roughly. How dare this thing touch him. "Don't," he growled. "Leave me alone." He continued to walk, his heart beat pounding in his ears and his breathing ragged. This was unbelievable. He turned his head slightly to her. "All monsters do monstrous things. It's what makes you a monster. You're no better than the ones-" ...my family goes after. He stopped himself and continued to head to his car. 

[therisenbeta-blog]

"Please," She squeeked out to him. She started running after him. "They aren’t-" She looked at him, trying to get more than an angry glance from him.

[gabrielmcknight]

Gabriel refused to look at Erica. He didn't know the girl well but he couldn't help but feel betrayed. Sure, it wasn't really a normal thing to announce you were a werewolf or from a family of hunters...but still. "Go away, Erica," he spat out, still not turning to even so much as glance at her. 

[lifehackdanny-deactivated201410]

Playing Just Dance alone is no fun. If no one else has anything better to do, you should come and challenge the Just Dance master.

[gabrielmcknight]

"Oh really? The master?"

[dirtypawstate-deactivated201411]

"That’s unfortunate."

[gabrielmcknight]

"You think?"

[misshaleysunshine-deactivated20]

[gabrielmcknight]

Gabriel McKnight moodboard

[2/?]

[dirtypawstate-deactivated201411]

"If you hate it so much, why do you stay?"

[gabrielmcknight]

"My sister wants to stay."

[therisenbeta-blog]

Erica immediately shifted back to her human form. “No! Gabriel,” She had tears in her eyes. “Just wait!, L-Let me explain!” She stepped forward.

[gabrielmcknight]

Gabriel continued to back away from the girl. "Stop," he half-yelled. "I don't want to hear your lies. Stay back." Of course this had happened. Of course he'd started to develop a stupid, little crush on someone he could never be with, a werewolf. It was just his luck, right? He turned away from her and headed down the path from which he came, toward his car. He was absolutely fuming.

[chelseamcknight-deactivated2015]

"We’re not leaving, at least, not yet." Chelsea said, rolling her eyes. "You’re being dramatic, Gabe. But if it eases your mind, I won’t do what I did last time, and I’ll live a normal and boring life. Just to make your life less miserable.”

[gabrielmcknight]

"Why not?" he asked. "We don't have to stay here so we should go while we still can. Half of the people I've met have just told me how stupid it was for us to move here. Everyone's dying." Gabriel was unbelievably frustrated with his sister. "Let's live a normal, boring life somewhere else where people aren't dropping like flies."

[bluntlittlehale]

"Says everyone who lives in Beacon Hills."

[gabrielmcknight]

"Why does everyone stay then?"

[gabrielmcknight]

"I just can't wait...to put this town...this crap...all of behind me and move on with my life."

[therisenbeta-blog]

Erica had a giant grin on her face before it was wiped off by the familiar voice calling out to her. She was shocked and without thinking, she turned to him and let him see her in all her werewolf glory. “Gabriel?” Her eyes were wide and she knew that her true form had been revealed by the person she least wanted to know.

[gabrielmcknight]

Gabriel stopped dead in his tracks, eyes wide. It was Erica. Only, it wasn't. Her eyes glowed bright yellow, her teeth were sharp and jagged, claws extended from her fingers. She was a werewolf. The boy stood, staring at the girl in utter horror. His feet were rooted to the spot. The nice girl he'd been speaking to recently was a monster. A God damn monster. He couldn't believe it. Finally he focused back on reality. Gabriel glared at Erica, his dark eyes narrowed. Slowly, he backed away from her.

"Stay the hell away from me," he spat, visibly disgusted by Erica. His blood was boiling beneath his skin. He had to get out of there. Out of the woods, out of this damn town.