Time pretty much flew by. I did learn a lot from Shen; both personal and informative wise.
One, the evolution line for… well my bloodline starts as a regular wolfkin; to a void wolfkin… ugh sounds emo. Ahem, hence my purple nails and growth of five inches. After that, a very, very boring third evolution, pre-fenrir. Which starts at level fifty. And… well, my final evolution is at level ninety.
How did Shen know? Her historic tendencies are self explanatory. And that thing that said I had a nigh immortal body makes sense… I'm going to get these skills for regeneration that would make me regrow arms, legs or my head in seconds as I evolve. Maybe it could fix my eye too. Hmm.. I'm curious about it. Maybe it could fix my eye too. Hmm.. I'm curious about it.
It sounded pretty disturbing, I mean… would I age too? She explained it pretty much resets my body to the point I evolved into a fenrir. In all honesty, my heart was racing when I heard this.
But, that's enough thinking about it. Shen did recommend for me to get used to my bodily changes. Or in other words, my height, and other things to come with it.
It really is like that one series. My eyesight was adjusted to the night sky; and I looked at my clothed body. Despite the bagginess of my shirt, I could still see the indentions in the chest area. My legs were longer, alongside my abdomen.
Unfortunately, my old boots were ruined so I was barefoot. When I get to a mirror, I'll take a look at my body, but everything already seems longer. And one thing, my chest seemed smaller than it was before. Due to that… I had this slight twinge in my heart for some reason.
Why am I thinking like this…? I've only been a girl for a year. I silently grumbled to myself before leaning back. Sure, I was a guy for eighteen years, but is it common to think like this after being a girl for a year?
Should I ask Shen? She'd probably make fun of me. I covered my eyes to hide the dark and starry sky. Am I becoming a girl too quickly?
Honestly can't tell. I'll just ask Shen. Speaking of her, after we talked about evolution she went back to sleep. I checked on her a few times, and she didn't budge at all. She must be tired or very drained of blood..
I wonder what Ard will be like.Hopefully I can get a break.Well, hopefully we can. This past year has been… interesting. Even in my past life this year has been way too eventful. Especially… with what I inherited from the old Yukina.
How does one suffer that much? Who does that to a little girl? What disgusting freak… I need to push- push it down. I need to shut my brain off; I need to.
That dark cage, the warm hands of that bastard wrapping around my neck— I can feel it— my lungs burning for air; my neck aching trying to grab what I could. At random times he'd use some… needle to ease the pain. But it didn't stop.
Even when I screamed, cried or begged. Nothing stopped-
"Why did you sleep out here?"
H-huh? When I moved my wrist, the sky was bright— and Melinda was standing above me.
"Yukina, why did you sleep out here?" Melinda asked me in an irritated manner. She had a frown on her face and it wasn't getting better as she waited.
"I- I needed fresh air…"
"Either way, why the heck did you-"
"I didn't mean to…"
I really didn't… I think- I just got stuck inside my head too much..
"Hmph…" Melinda let out before leaving with her arms crossed… I need to worry them less…
I can't see my father… especially after yesterday I guess… Shen labeled me as someone who's too dangerous.
Of course, my heart-
Not again… I just had it two weeks ago…. A foreign yet familiar pain ached in my stomach. Ache… was putting it lightly as it felt like something was twisting my intestines. Seriously… and in Verd's clothes?!
All it took was for me to stand up, and that suddenly started. And in the next moment, I was face first into the ground; I tried clutching my stomach due to… how sudden it was. Well, that's one way to wake up. Giving the ground a good morning kiss.
Does it normally hurt this bad for everyone else?! It really felt like someone was digging out my intestines… Heck… it keeps causing others-
I was able to raise my head and suck it up— but I can feel the fog and my hormones causing me to be irritable. What the fuck am I supposed to do?
I wiped the cold sweat on my forehead and left a hand on my stomach. What a great fucking start to my day.
I had to shake my head violently to wipe those memories away. Just happened to be Melinda thankfully.
The campground was empty, there were multiple sets of tents like yesterday. To my front Melinda was standing; her foot was impatiently tapping on the soft ground beneath.
Just bear with it… Ugh… like all the other times. It took me a bit before I sucked in my teeth. Bear it, ignore the pain.
Maybe I should try and act less angry… make it less obvious I'm on my period. Once I removed my hand, I went towards Melinda. It makes my mind wonder, how long does she take to brush her hair?
It usually is neat, even in the early mornings… Ugh.
"How'd you sleep?"
"Terrible…" Melinda grumbled. "You had me worried."
"I'm sorry…"
"Just don't be so reckless."
I lowered my head and apologized once more. They really took me in as their kid.
Despite not being blood related, I felt this pull towards them. One you'd have with loved ones; I had to let it out in the next moment.
"I'm sorry, mom. I won't let it happen again."
There was silence, an awkward one. I could feel Melinda's wide eyes staring at me— then a slight quivering of her lips. "Did-"
"Mhm.." There was a brief pause as I tried to process what to do. Melinda looked shell shocked.
"You- you called me mom…?" Melinda asked. She had to rub her eyes for some reason and blinked. I nodded, and shrugged.
I know it's- Oof- Melinda held me tight, I could feel her heart beat race against my body. It definitely is a big deal to her.
It felt like a while, due to my gut I definitely didn't need to be squeezed for that long. However, Melinda released me with a smile on her face.
"Just don't be stupid… okay?"
"Okay."
"Mm…"
We stood next to each other in silence. Shortly after, everyone woke up… and we packed up camp.
After walking for some time, I let my mind wander.
Maybe I should tell James. No one's realized I've been walking normally. Somehow not even Shen— these um, pants are dark so I should be able to show.
Also what the heck am I going to do about Verd's clothes-? Should I give them back? What should I do? I can't just take these, despite how comfortable they are.
What am I going to do?! Just thinking about it is making my face turn red…
Yet, I couldn't stop it from coming out. I heard someone's footsteps fall behind me. "Period again?" These words were the ones I didn't want to get out. I felt a shiver run down my entire body as soon as those words hit.
First, everyone stopped walking. Then, I felt my face turn hot. Lava hot, I couldn't stop it from becoming red.
"N-N-No?!" I somehow stammered out when glaring at Shen. "I'm- not on it!"
"Uh-huh. Verd what do you want done with your clothes?"
"Hm? Uh… Yukina can keep them." Verd merely glanced over at us then shrugged. "I was going to give it to her anyway; she seems comfortable wearing them."
E-Eh?
"See? Not a big deal." Shen mumbled before walking past me. A smirk was running on her face. A few steps later, she glanced over and looked down. "Hold it."
"W-What-?"
"Your foot. When did you start walking normally?"
For some reason, staring at her face made me feel cold sweat go down my face.
"U-Um… I woke up and it was healed…"
"...Was there 'something' that healed it-?"
There was… but- Shen had a deep frown on her face as she looked down. She was glaring at my feet, and I could tell she was contemplating what to say.
"Let's just hope it isn't anything severe…"