The Double Moon by Amber Riel (fox in socks read aloud txt) 📕

They're planning on giving rabies to Millie so she can destroy the pack, then that way it'll be easier for them to kill her. We don't want that to happen. We hope that we can stop them before they stop us and the double moon is almost here.... Then the full moon. We'll be werewolves then and we'll be in trouble.... It would be a lot better if Jock came back.... We could use him. That vampire is pretty much our only hope, but he had to go back to Pennsylvianna.... Can you believe that he's a descent of Count Dracula? Dracula was an actual person.... The ledgen goes that once he started drinking blood, he grew fangs.... I don't understand how that happened but it.... Heck, being a werewolf, I don't really care.... Vampire and werewolves don't really care about each other's history.... I don't even know why vampires can transform into bats."
"Wow."
"I know."
"So, who else is here?"
"Well, Shawn's in back and Stina went to go get something for us to eat. Hopefully, she won't forget."
"Oh." Tom smiled. He felt better being around the wolves than listening to Vickey.

 

 

Rabies Might Not Affect a Werewolf

Shawn and Ann were by the river. There was a peaceful comfort which was settled by the flowing water. It took away pain, anger, and hate. The feeling which came from the water was comforting and peaceful. Shawn sat next to Ann with his arm around her.
Ann took a deep breath and looked at Shawn. "I like having you around," she told him.
Shawn smiled. "I like having you around too." He soon lost the peacefulness.
"What's wrong?"
"It's Millie...."
"Oh.... I knew it.... She hates me, don't...."
"No.... Well, she does, but she doesn't like humans, not including Tom and Jane.... Her, Champ, and Kat had found out that your aunt is working with Christina, and they plan on giving Millie rabies.... To turn her against us. It's bad, but don't worry.... My sister's pretty smart, and she'll find away to make their plan back fire.... Whatever happens, will happen. I don't want you to worry about me or my pack.... Okay, Ann?"
Ann nodded. Tears started to fill her eyes. She hugged Shawn, crying into his shirt.
"Everything's going to work out. Don't worry. I don't want you to worry at all. We have to deal with it. Okay? Not you."
"Okay."


Millie sat on the couch in the living room. James stood against the wall. The both of them were at the stage of hunching over in the transformation. It was the stage where Millie would forget people. She remembered the other wolves, but when it came to everyone outside of the lycan race, she would struggle to remember. "What's tonight?" she asked, looking over at James.
"The double moon.... The full moon is next week," James replied.
Kyle walked in and walked over to Millie. He sat next to her and held her in his arms. "Mill, do you want to stay here today or go in town?"
"Stay here. I can't remember anyone."
"Okay. Do you want to watch TV?"
"No."
"Okay. Do you want to listen to music?"
"No."
"Okay. Do you just want to sit in silence?"
"Yes."
"Okay. We'll sit in silence."
Champ, Kat, Lacy, and Lee walked in. Lee, Kat, and Lacy were off in their own little conversation. Millie started growling. She didn't want all of the noise.
"Millie," Champ said, "calm down. I have news."
"What kind of news?"
"I think it's good news."
Millie looked up at him. "I'm listening."
"Now, I'm not positive, but I don't think you have to worry about getting rabies." Champ paused. "I believe that we already have the disease, and that's why we have our lycanthrope forms. Not counting the fact that we can't control the transformation, but our anscestors have learned to control our behavior once we're in our natrual lycan forms. I think we're imune to the disease, which means, if we get it, nothing will happen.... But.... I'm not positive.... There's a chance that you could lose all sense of control, and there'll be nothing that we can do.... I think that we should ask Jean to run some test for us to see."
Millie looked at the ground, thinking about the possiblities. The good possiblity, nothing will happen. The bad possiblity, everything goes wrong.
"Millie," Lee said, finally, "I think you should have Jean run the test."
Millie looked at Lee, in anger and confusion. She knew his face, but she forgot who he was. "What are you doing in my house?" she asked, growling. "Why are you in my house? Get out. Leave, and don't come back, human."
Lee knew that Millie despised him, but she never really threatened him before. He could tell that she was trying to remember who he was. He backed away, worried that she was going to attack. "Millie, it's me, Lee."
"It's no use," Lacy told him. "Millie forgets names when it's this far in the transformation. It only happens to her. She remembers us, her pack, and other wolves, but when you're outside of our kind, she forgets.... You humans.... Even Kat.... You can try to get her to remember your name, but until, she remembers herself, it's no use. Millie, we all agree, you should have Jean run the test."
Millie closed her eyes for a minute. "Okay. Tell the human to run the test."

Asking for Jean's Help

Kyle, Champ, and Millie went to the vet's office. They had to get Jean's help.


Jean sat behind the counter, flipping through a magazine. Millie hit the counter as hard as she could to get Jean's attention. "Human," she growled at Jean, trying to figure out who she was talking to.
Jean jumped, startled at the noise. She looked over at the three lycans. "Oh." She felt relieved to see them. "Millie, Kyle, and Champ, I'm glad to see you three. Is there something that I can help you with?"
"We need you're help, human."
"Okay, before you ask," Champ jumped in, "Millie goes through this phase, when she's transforming that she forgets who you humans, and other creatures, who aren't lycanthropes, and her anger doesn't help."
"Okay. But what do I need to help you three with?" Jean asked, concerned.
"Can you test our blood to see if we can get rabies or not? Well, Millie's blood actually?"
"Why my blood?"
"Because, Christina and Vickey want to infect you with the disease.... Not me or Kyle.... You."
"Yes I can," Jean answered.
"Okay. Fine," Millie told Champ, mad.
"Good," Champ told Jean.
"Millie, come with me.... Kyle, and Champ, you two can join us if you like or stay out here."
Kyle and Champ looked at each other. They knew that it would be a bad idea for Jean to give Millie a shot without someone there to keep an eye on Millie. It was worst because of the phase that Millie was going through in the transformation. They both look at Jean.
"We should go with you," Kyle replied.
"Yea. Millie hates needles," Champ agreed.


Lacy sat on the couch and Lee joined her. James sat in a chair. It was quiet. Lee looked around the living room. It was his third time in the new cottage, since Stina had managed to burn down the old one, but he didn't really look around until now. "Tom and his crew did a good job on building this place. It's cool."
"Yea. It was nice of them to do that for us," Lacy agreed. "They didn't have too."
"So, since when did Millie start forgetting names?" Lee asked.
"Since her thirteenth birthday, when she started transforming a week before the full moon. Her mother did the same thing, but she didn't have anger issues. She was always kind to people, even if she couldn't remember their names."
"Oh."
"Lee?" James asked.
Lee looked over at the older wolf. "Yes, sir."
"Does your Aunt Vickey tell you what she does for a living?"
Lee remembered that James had dated his aunt, and he also remembered how hurt James was after the death of his brother and sister-in-law. That made him feel angry toward his aunt and his parents. "No." He shook his head. "Actually, I don't get along with her or my parents.... What they did to your family was down right evil. I told Ann not to believe anything they say. Your brother and his wife were kind hearted people and they didn't deserve what they got."
James was relieved to hear that and he could tell that the boy met it.


Millie sat on the counter in the middle of the room. Kyle stood next to her holding her hand to give her comfort. "Millie, this woman," Kyle said, making it sound like they didn't even know who Jean was, "is a good vet and she's going to use a needle to get your blood sample, so, if you need to squeeze my hand, then go ahead. I'm here for you. Okay, Millie?"
"Okay."
Jean walked over to Millie, tapping the needle to let the air out. "Hold still."
Millie looked away, biting her lip, as Jean stuck the needle into her skin. She squeezed Kyle's hand. She hated needles. They were evil.
"Okay. You're done," Jean said, smiling. She held the needle, which now had blood in it.
"That was fast," Millie said, looking at her arm.
"When do you guys need the results?"
"As soon as possible," Champ said.

Two Sided

Millie stood on the balcony, looking up at the half of the moon, which had came out