Ethan & Dustin
Ethan knew Dustin would be getting a letter from his friend, Cedric Kaelin, almost a week before the letter actually came. He had been informed that he would tell everyone she was a half-breed, that is until Cedric thought it was right to tell them he truth. Ethan was a vampire, not your normal one either. He stretched as he stood on his porch on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, the fresh air was delicious, the warm breeze was comfortable, and the water seemed to be begging for you to come play in it. Ethan stayed put though, he told Dustin he would be training her to learn how to use her wolf. The attack was still fresh on his mind, the smell of blood had led him straight to her small body. The wolf had bit her on the side and left her to dead..what was he suppose to do? About that time a small voice was heard behind him.
"What are we training for today?" Dustin asked, having silently walked in behind him. Ethan had jumped off the porch with a hiss and looked up at her, "Damn Dustin! How are you so quiet?!" He asked, trying to hide the hostility in his voice. Dustin picked up on it though, her lip twitched as she fought back a small growl. "Well it's not my fault!" She grumbled, trying to hide the smugness in her voice..she tried but it failed as she smirked. "Well, you may not be a fighter but you are silent. Let's get to work." Ethan said, chuckling as Dustin hopped off the porch and shifted in mid-air. The small girl replaced with a smaller wolf. "Alright, first lesson. Running." Ethan mumbled, before taking off. He had glance back to make sure the small white wolf was even following, to his surprise she was keeping up and silently too. The next few days Ethan tried to train her to the best he could. Running, in human and wolf form. Sneaking around, in human and wolf form. Both she excelled in, but then the next few had him a little worried. Fighting and attacking. She wouldn't attack, at all. That is until he called her, "Dun." Before he knew what hit him the girl had pounced at him. "Don't call me that!" She growled. Ethan couldn't help but chuckle, "Sorry Dustin, sorry..Dun." He mumbled, teasing her at this point. He didn't expect it but she shifted into a wolf which meant she was mad. And by the sound of the snarl he was getting she was beyond the point of mad. "Calm down, Dustin. I was just messing!" He said quickly, standing up and holding the wolf away from himself. Dustin shifted back, pain in her face as she just was held in the air by Ethan. "Can..can you put me down?" Her small voice a bit harsh, but the pain was laced within the words. Ethan frowned as he did put her down, that was one thing that worried him the most; After shifting Dustin was always worn out, exhausted, and her side would have her in pain for the next few minutes. He followed her into the house, making sure she had her blanket and her stuffed animal.
Dustin knew that Ethan laughed at her stuffed animal behind her back, but she didn't care! Her dad bought it for her after her first ballet solo, so it was a worn out teddy bear. She curled up on the couch, soon she was asleep. Lucky for Ethan Dustin is a sound sleeper, so when the doorbell was rung Dustin didn't even twitch. Ethan went to the door, already knowing what was waiting for him. The mailman. "Hey Don, you know..you can just put the mail in the mailbox." He joked, both of them chuckling as Don handed him a letter. "Not this one Ethan, they told me to hand deliver this one. Must be important. Have a good day Ethan!" Don had said as he had went down the stairs with a wave. Ethan waved back, "You too, man." he called as he shut the door. He looked down at the letter it was for Dustin and one for Ethan..but that didn't stop Ethan from reading Dustin's, since he knew his would be different.
Dear Dustin,
My name is Cedric Kaelin. I send you this letter to cordially invite you to stay at my home on the Island of ο λύκος for three whole months. If you decide you like it here you may stay. It is located off the shore of the Bahamas. A boat will meet you at the dock, and then bring you to the island where both of my two siblings will be waiting to escort you to the estate. Oh, Dustin, I know what you are. You are a werewolf and I know this because I myself am one as well. I'm sure you have many questions, don't you? If you accept this invitation and come all your questions will be answered then by me, personally. I forgot to mention, if you must fly to the Bahamas your plane ticket is already paid for, all expenses on me. Here, my friend, you do not have to hide what you are, we are one in the same. I do hope to see, and finally meet you face to face soon.
P.S Please remember to bring a few warm changes of clothes; it gets a bit windy during the evening and night hours.
Your Alpha,
Cedric
Ethan glanced over at Dustin, it amazed him how innocent and soft her face looked when she was asleep..even more than it does when she was awake. Maybe that's what she could do to get out of fighting. Sleep, no one would attack her then, but then again not everyone was "good". He'd give her an hour or so to rest up then tell her to pack. She didn't have a choice, she was coming and he would make sure of it. He started to pace, but time was moving slow so why not go pack for himself. He packed everything he could possibly ever need, then went into the living room. He grabbed Dustin's shoulder and gave it a gentle shake. "Dun, Dun you gotta wake up!" He said, chuckling when she punched him..or at least tried to. "You got a letter in the mail, come on! "Uh letter?" Dustin asked in a groggy voice. Ethan just nodded and handed her the already open letter. Dustin didn't ask questions about why her letter had already been opened. Many different emotions flashed over her face as she read the letter. "No." She mumbled, but she didn't have a say..right?
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The plane ride was anything but comfortable for Dustin, what made it worse was Ethan laughing at her. She had never rode a plane before so she was a bit nervous. Either it was her changing the channel on her little tv, making funny faces at a little kid in front of her, or trying to fall asleep. She was more than happy to get off the plane. Ethan had rented a car to drive to the dock, so on the way there was when Dustin asked most of her questions.
"How come you are coming? You aren't a werewolf." Dustin said, "I'm friends with Cedric, he said I could come to watch out for you." Ethan said glancing over at Dustin. Dustin crossed her arms, "I can take care of myself." She grumbled, making Ethan roll his eyes. "So..this Cedric guy, is he mean? He has two siblings? Dustin mumbled as she looked out the window. "Not mean if he doesn't have to be," Ethan started giving Dustin this look. Dustin just rolled her eyes. "And yeah, he has a younger brother, Gabriel, and a sister, Briony." After that the questions just stopped, or at least Ethan thought they did. "Why are you making me come? It was for werewolves..I'm a half-breed." Dustin had turned to look at Ethan for this question, but his phone started to ring. "Thought it would be nice for you to meet your own kind.." He mumbled, "But-" then he answered the phone, making Dustin just glare at him. "We're on our way." Ethan said with the save leveled voice, "I know, I'll try to be as wolfy as possible." his voice at the same as he chuckled and then hung up. "But nothing, Cedric knows you're a half breed." "But.." "But he's the only one..so don't tell anyone quiet yet. Cedric will do that. And for now I'm a wolf too." Ethan mumbled as he parked, "Wonderful." Dustin snapped, her voice was clear sarcasm as she hopped out and got her bags. Ethan followed and got his bags. He laughed as he looked at Dustin. She had a book bag, another over the shoulder bag, and a huge suitcase that was about as big as she was. "Shut up." The small blonde grumbled as she tried to make her way to the boat. Ethan was in shorts that came down to his knees and a light gray t-shirt, "Aren't you hot?" He asked, looking at Dustin. She just shook her head. She had on shorts and a purple hoodie, "I like my hoodie." She said simply as they finally got on a boat. Ethan knew she was only wearing it for one reason. The boat finally started moving and Ethan could see the dock in the distance, then he caught a glimpse of the other island. He glanced over at Dustin to see her looking down at the water. It wasn't long til they reached the dock. He laughed as Dustin tried to get all her stuff again. "Shut up." She grumbled as she finally got off the boat. That's when she saw two people, a guy and a girl, which made her get quiet. Ethan walked up beside her, which gave Dustin the opportunity to kinda hide behind Ethan. She guessed it was the two siblings. She looked at the two, the girl seemed pretty confident in herself..Ethan said her name was Briony. Then Dustin looked over at the guy, he was huge! Dustin only being 5'2", this guy had to be at least a foot taller and he was muscular. So that must have been Gabe. She looked up at Ethan as he spoke, "Hello." Ethan said politely looking at the two. Dustin's eyes drifted from Ethan to Briony then to Gabe, then she looked back up at Ethan. She had a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach now.