hi! If youre still up for a little Halloween prompt, can I get uhhhh werewolf on Halloween night?🐺🧡
My breath looked like little clouds in the cold, crisp night air. It was my favorite night of the year, so I decided to go on a night hike up my favorite trail and camp once I got to the top. The stars lit my path up the winding gravel road, and the constellation Sirius guided my way. Charred stumps and scorched earth lined either side, and I remembered the fires that ravaged the forest last summer. I looked at the scars on my hands, shuddering at the memories of animals dying and getting caught in the burning forest myself.
I shook the memories off and glanced up at the sky, checking to see how high the moon might have risen. I needed to get to my campsite by the time it was directly overhead or there could be absolute chaos to deal with tomorrow. A sharp pain in my shoulder blades and hands made me clench my teeth as I kept climbing higher and higher. About an hour later I made it to camp and set my things down.
A piercing wail from the forest made me flinch and cover my ears. Another voice joined in, sobbing and calling out for something lost long ago. The sounds of misery were still a good bit behind me, so after the initial shock of hearing an ear splitting scream, I relaxed and got to unpacking. Of course those two would travel together just to scare the hell out of me on a night like this. At this point the moon was almost overhead and I could feel the ache and hunger for something unknown deep in my bones and soul.
I pulled out my phone to check the time.
"It's 11:30!? Where the hell is the coven?"
I heard a couple peals of laughter from overhead.
"Well isn't someone a little grumpy?"
The witches circled overhead as the began their descent to the campsite. Rolling my eyes, I pointed to my backpack and supplies,
"I brought everything I could for the bonfire tonight, but hopefully you guys remembered to bring your stuff too."
Liz, the head of the coven and the one who called me grumpy, pulled me into a tight hug and kissed the top of my head.
"Awww did my best friend miss me?"
"Well of fucking course, but do you not remember that your best friend is about to be in a world of pain if you don't get that potion to me soon?"
She let me go and began to rummage through her bag, finally pulling out a dark vial with sweet smelling liquid inside. "There ya go, sorry Si, I got sidetracked with coven stuff earlier today and couldn't deliver it myself."
I could already feel my skin getting tight and the teeth in my mouth growing and sharpening. "It's okay Liz, I get it. It was just a little too close for comfort, ya know?" She nodded. "Hey, I'm gonna help the coven get ready and set up our stuff. Did you get the wood for the fire tonight?"
"Yeah, it's right over there." I said, pointing to the large stack of wood I had piled up.
"You're a lifesaver, Si. Thank you!" She hugged me again, her larger self smothering me as I tried to wriggle free. "Hey now, you got stuff to do!" I laughed as she finally let me go.
Liz scampered off to her coven as I looked down at the potion in my hands. Before I met Liz, transforming was always so hard and almost always landed me in the hospital for exhaustion the next day. I smiled and downed it in two goes. She always managed to make it taste like my favorite drink.
The moon was almost at its zenith, and with the potion now gone, I could feel my transformation really beginning.
As my bones reshaped themselves and my skin tore and regrew tougher, I could hear the wails and screams from earlier stop at the edge of camp. The ghosts had FINALLY arrived in time to watch the end of my transformation.
I smiled at them with a mouthful of teeth and then at Liz and her coven as they finally got the bonfire lit and began their midnight rites.
The full moon always looks best on a Halloween night, and as my friends laughter and screams of joy echoed throughout the forest. I raised my head and let out a long joyful howl.
Now was the time for celebration.
@mako-bones I really hope you like this! I'm sorry this took so long, I haven't written in a long time and I wanted to give you my best!
****Also, the main character goes by Simon, and doesn't have a specific gender. And their name is pronounced like the Psy in psychology.
