Chapter 6 Break Away

Hunter's POV

I never liked going to school. So...when I was in third grade, I left.

Thankfully, my mother never really liked school either, so she didn't force me to go.

I started going to work with mom. I wanted to talk to the wolf that was being cared for there.

One day I kneeled besides it in front of it's cage.

"Can you really not teach me how to be a wolf", I asked.

"I can't", the wolf replied. "I'm sorry."

This frustrated me greatly.

I wanted to learn to be the wolf my father was, but I didn't know how.

I started thinking about ways I could learn how to be a wolf, and I remembered the mountain my mother had taken my sister and I to when we were little.

So...one day...I went back there.

I walked around before stopping by a river.

It was the river I had fallen into when I was little.

Despite the fact I was quite young, I still to that moment as vividly as I did when it happened.

I used to hate my wolf side, but that all changed after that moment.

I still don't know why exactly. What I do know is that afterwards, I suddenly wanted nothing more than to become a wolf.

I think another reason I wanted to become a wolf so badly was because of my father.

He died right after I was born. I never really got to know him.

Becoming a wolf made me feel close to him, because he was the one who gave that side to me.

I finally snapped out of my train of thought and continued walking along the river.

When I got much deeper into the mountain, I found something amazing.

It was a hidden glade filled with all types of animals, who looked afraid of me.

"It's okay", I reassured them.

Then, I transformed into a wolf.

"See", I asked. "I'm just like you guys."

The animals seemed to calm down after this.

Then...they led me to the centre of the glade.

Sitting in the centre of said glade...was an elderly fox.

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Favourite Continuation, Favourite One-Shot Collection, Favourite Narrative and Favourite Characters. Any one of the one-shots can qualify for Favourite One-Shot. Alex can be nominated for Favourite Female Character as well as Favourite Mother while Mason can be nominated for Favourite Father. They can both also be nominated for Favourite Couple. Hunter and Selena can be nominated for Favourite Male OC and Favourite Female OC respectively as well as both be nominated for Favourite Sibling. Harper can be nominated for Favourite Best Friend. Noah can be nominated for Favourite Mentor, and Wizards of Waverley Place can be nominated for the award of Favourite Fandom.

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