I woke up to the sun dripping through the curtains. I always woke up real early. I stretched yawning and got out of bed rubbing my eyes. The sun was bright and vibrant. I stood up and got dressed. I put my hat on and walked down stairs to eat breakfast. My mother was sitting in silence.

"It'll get better have faith." I said, putting my hand over hers. She smiled.

"I know my dear sweet Yuki. Sorry you have to be burdened with taking care of me." She said, I could tell from her eyes she was depressed. She's been like this ever sense the draft. So I had to be the strong one for both of us. It was hard. But I pushed myself everyday. I grabbed my bag. I took Snow and walked out the door. I walked down the street to the edge of the forest. I walked in. When I knew I was deep enough I took my clothes off and stuck them in the bag. I transformed into my wolf form and ran through the woods. I missed the forest its the only place that will ever be home to me. I always knew my way around the forest I never got lost.
It was what came the most natural to me. I stopped when I caught sight of a big buck it took so little effort for me to take it down. I dragged it back to where I left my bag. I turned back into my human form, put my clothes back on, pulled a knife out of my bag and cut all the meet off, and put it in my bag then I whipped all the blood off. Then I walked back out of the forest.

I walked down the street with Snow. The streets were much more crowded now. I rushed home noticing a man was watch me from afar. I ran in through the door. I put all the meat away and ran up stair I took a shower. When I got out I dried myself off when I heard someone down stairs.

"Hello?" I yelled sticking my head out the door. No one answered so I knew it was an intruder because my mothers not home. I transformed and creeper down stairs when I heard someone on the kitchen. I crawled over to the door when I seen soldiers. I growled when I seen that they tied up Snow.

Then I snuck in when they weren't paying attention I ripped the rope off her and managed to sneak back out. I took her up stairs and unwrapped her mouth. She licked me as I locked the door. Then I heard the men walk up stairs. I hid in the closet with Snow in a little secret cubby in the back corner of my closet. You couldn't see the door. I heard them bang on my door as they tried to open it.

"Is anyone in there?" A man yelled, when I heard my mother yell.

"Yuki." She yelled, I took off out the closet and bashed the door open knocking one of the soldiers over I jumped down the stairs. Where I found on of them trying to get my mother. I roared. He stopped when he looked over at me.

"Hey calm down." He said, I growled.

"Yuki it's okay calm down. Sorry she's my daughter. She just very protective like her father." She said, walking over.

"But she is a good girl. Now why don't you and your friends come sit down I'll make some tea. You my dear go get dressed." She said, petting me. So I walked up stairs and went in my room I transformed back into my human form. Then I put on my sky blue dress. Then I brushed my long hair out. As I pulled it to the side. I walked down stairs. The soldiers all got silent when I walked in. I walked over to my mother.

"Ya lyublyu tebya." I said kissing her forehead. Ya lyublyu tebya means I love you in Russian.

"Your Russian?" One of the Soldiers asked.

"Yes I was born in Siberia." I said, looking at them.

"How old are you?" He questioned.

"18." I said, Snow ran over to me I gave her some the deer meet.

"With no husband?" The older soldier asked.

"No." I said blandly. I petted Snow as I chopped up the meat. I cooked it as my mother tended to the soldiers.

"By the way dear can you find fresh herbs and chop some wood?" She asked, while I cooked.

"Yes mother just let me finish cooking and get changed. I am not chopping wood in a dress." I said, putting the meat on a plate. Then I ran upstairs and changed. I put on shirt and high waisted pants. I put my hair up and walked down stairs. I grabbed my bag and grabbed the axe out of the closet.

"Take two of the men with you a young woman shouldn't be going into the forest alone." The older soldier said, my mother nodded.

"I agree I'm also worried when you go in by yourself." My mother said.

"Fine but I will say this I'm a wolf I grew up in the woods its where you and Dad raised me. So I know my way around the woods and if I go with you have play by rules not anything stupid." I said, throwing the axe over my shoulder.

"Deal." He said, looking at me.

"And you have to beat me. If you can beat a powerful werewolf from an ancient bloodline like me. I know you can at least stand a chance if we were actually going to stand a chance if we were to get attacked." I said, I don't want weaklings.

"Your on." They said, so we arm wrestled. They seemed very enthusiastic till I smashed all of them except the one he gave me a run for my money. His name was Alexander. He was young spray handsome man. I took him and another young shape shifter; Yury. They were able to keep up with me. We decided to take turns chopping the tree down while Yury was scouting for herbs.

"So why are you living alone with your mother?" He asked, swinging the axe.

"My father and uncle's were drafted. My brother helps the soldiers and helps with the tanks. I'm the only one she's got. I have to bare both our weights on my shoulders because I know she can't handle it on her own. She's already a wreck the way it is image how she'd be without me. I have to be strong for the both of us. Being weak is not an option for me." I said, taking the axe and swing at the tree.

"So you think weakness is a lie ability?" He questioned.

"Yes." I answered.

"But some weakness is necessary." He replied. Which he was right as much as I hate to admit it.

"Watch out." He yelled as he pretty jumped on me to block the tree from landing on me. He was barely able to keep it from crushing us. So I reached around him to push it off him I could tell he could barely keep it up. He got up.

"Let me look at Your back?" I demanded. But when he turned around there was no marks. I was stumped. He pulled down his shirt right as Yury came running over.

"What happened?" He asked.

"Nothing the tree just fell luckily no one got hurt." I said, right when I heard a loud bang. I roared when bombs started dropping from the planes. All my senses were cut off I couldn't even see anything directly in front of me. It was getting harder and harder to breath.

When guns started firing. I couldn't tell where they were coming from though because I couldn't hear. I roared suddenly when felt a sharp pain in my abdomen. I looked down I realized I got shot. I lifted up my shirt. There was blood everywhere. Everything went silent when a another wolf howled. I knew it was my fathers and he was very close. As the smoke disappeared I fell to the ground. When someone caught when I looked up it was my father.

"Dad." I said, as my strength disappeared.

"Hey sweetie daddy's here your safe now." He said lifting me up into his arms. He covered me with his jacket my consciousness kept going in and out.

"Hang in there sweetie. We're almost there." He said, running. The next thing I know I hear him talking to someone.

"Someone one got in the line of fire." My father said.

"Really they said the woods were clear." Another man replied, I didn't recognize.

"Well my daughter got shot cause of someone's carelessness." He growled.

"Your daughter." I heard another man say it was the general. When I started transforming because my body was trying to heal itself. When I felt my dad transform so he could carry me easier.

"Does she need medical care?" The general asked.

"No she just transformed so her body Will heal itself I just want to take care of her." My father said.

"You go she's your daughter. Just call if you need anything." He replied. He finally put me down on something soft and took his jacket off. I was in his tent laying on his bed we were alone. He examined my wound.

"You should be fine in fact it's healing rather quickly. You stay here I'll grabbed you some clothes." He said, caressing my face and kissing my forehead.

"Okay dad. Ya lyublyu tebya." I said, he smiled and left. The pain finally started subsiding. Moments later when I was almost completely healed he walked back in. I tried sitting up.

"Lay back down you just got shot now turn back in your human form." He command.

"You aren't going to dress me are you?" I questioned.

"I'm your dad you just got shot yes I am. I used to dress you when you were a baby all the time what's so different except your bigger. Your mom still helps your brother some times and your wounded. So why you complaining." He jokes. But the part about my brother is true. I can't help but laugh.

"You do realize that's different right." I said, laying back down.

"No it's not she's female and he male. Ding ding. Never be shy about your body especially around someone who cells and DNA you came from." He said, he raised me as a wolf and to us gender is just a lable. If you really think about cause werewolves spend most of our lives naked.

I turned back into my human form. He helped me get dressed and he bandaged me up. He even brought me food and water. I cleaned my plate and emptied the cup quickly.

"Well you sure didn't take your time." He laughed. Then I got up.

"No you ain't going no where till that wound heals." He said, using his alpha voice on me.

"Fine." I said, finally giving up. He looked after me while I slept.