Under the Blood Moon

Chapter 5

                                                                                -Denise-

            “Denise hurry up we are going to be late for the Full Moon Festival!” My mother yells up the stairs. She is always trying to rush me. It’s my birthday, it’s the most important night of my life and all she can worry about is the damn festival. Tonight is the night I become my true self. A woman came to me in a vision and made everything so clear. It wasn’t like the normal visions I have where I am basically a spectator watching someone else’s life unfold. This woman looked into my eyes and told me my purpose. Her name was Katarina and she was just like me. She told me that she was a guide. Katarina explained the secrets of the Mystic’s and that we are valuable to the Werewolf race. She told me that after I awakened my abilities would be assessed and then my duty would be assigned to me. After she explained everything to me she gave me a warning, “Beware child, if you have a dark heart and your intentions for life are not honorable then our great Queen Renee will not have you. King Khan has given her the power to choose which Mystic’s are accepted into our race and her word is final. If you are not chosen, you will keep your gift, as it is your birth right and will be immortal, but you will never ascend to the Royal Court and you will live in the human realm forever. Immortality is a gift but when you are banned from our world immortality can be a curse. Watching loved ones grow old and die over and over can cause one to turn mad.” I take her warning into consideration. I believe that my intentions in life are good, but there is so much anger I have towards everyone that has caused me pain. I hope that it doesn’t affect the Queens decision.

         I finally have a name for my gift, I am a Mystic. The years of being called crazy and being treated like garbage are over and now it’s time for everyone to see that I am not a liar or crazy. My gift is real and I am going to prove it. I will finally be around other people like me and my life will have meaning and purpose.

         I walk to the bathroom and look into the mirror. My red hair is so frizzy and untamable. I run a brush through it trying to get it as flat as I can and apply what little make up my mother allows me to wear. I can’t stop the feeling of excitement that is growing inside me. It’s going to feel so wonderful to finally be accepted. My whole life while be changed forever. After looking myself over once more in the mirror, I walk out of the bathroom and head down stairs. My mother is waiting for me at the bottom of the stairs tapping her foot with her arms crossed. “Finally! Are you ready?” I nod my head yes and we head out the front door. We load up into the car and drive to the Town Square. Night has already fallen and the full moon is out. The whole town is in the square celebrating. It’s an age old tradition that was started when the town was founded. It’s the celebration of the beginning of summer. My mother parks the car and we step out. Everyone walking to the Festival from the parking lot turns back and stares at me. Whispers break out in the crowd. Ever since I shared my visions I have been treated as an outsider and a freak. There is no one in this town that accepts me. All but one, my friend Michelle. She has been my best friends since I can remember. We are together almost every day and it’s almost impossible to keep us apart but since she met James I have been seeing less and less of her. I can’t help but feel the sting if jealousy. I am glad that she has found someone to make her happy but since she found out she was pregnant everything has changed. I offered to tell her the sex of the baby but the vision I got was not what I expected. I was shown that she was like me, a Mystic, and that she would be taken from Michelle by a woman who was half wolf. I had never seen anything like it before in my life. I didn’t understand it until Katarina came to me and explained their world. Michelle’s child was destined for something great. Of course she doesn’t believe what I told her but after tonight I think she will come to terms with it. How could she not? I walk through town square looking for her but Michelle and James are nowhere to be found. I wanted to tell her everything and have her with me for the awakening. I was told to find a place where I would not be disturbed. I had to be in the location of my choice before midnight. At the strike of 12 the full moon would cast down its light and I would finally be awakened. The only problem was getting away from my mother. Because the whole town turned against me, she won’t let me out of her sight for more than an hour. I look down at my watch and see that its 11:15pm. I need to find a way to get away from her. I still have not seen Michelle or James anywhere. I can’t believe that she isn’t here yet. She is so consumed with James that she doesn’t even think of me. It’s my birthday and she doesn’t even care to be with me. Anger starts to fill my heart and radiate through my whole body. I look to my mother who is talking to one of her friends, “Mom, I am going to find Michelle.” I have to lie to her to get away. I don’t have much time and I have a long way to walk to get to a secluded location. She looks down to me and says, “Alright but don’t be gone long. I don’t want to loss you in the crowd.” I nod my head yes and turn around and walk slowly away. Once I get out of her sight I begin to run.