Racing the wind (p)

Elias was humming happily to himself while walking next to the girl. Winchester wanted to go to a place where she could turn into her animal shift. He didn't expect her to run off on her own. "H-Hey! ...Wait for me!" he called after her. Winchester was ignoring him or she wasn't paying attention. Either way it was kind of the same. He gulped and started to run after her. She's not listening to me... The boy turned into his animal shift. It was a greyish black wolf with a brown eye and a blue eye. He lost sight of the girl so he didn't know what animal he was looking for. The wolf panted and took a look around. Where did she go? he asked himself. His ears perked forward and he went running towards the howl coming from the hilltop. Elias slowed his pace when he arrived at the hilltop. "Hey, Winchester? Don't go running off like that. You could get lost out here."

Yeah. Their "animal instincts" were blamed for whenever they got mad, sad, or even hunger for students that are prey animals. It was always easier to just blame something you can't control then to blame it on your own actions. So, her animal shift was a husky. One of the wolf's closest related ancestor. "Well, you acted like a wolf owning the forest but you are a husky.. The husky is one of the closest ancestors to wolves." Elias walked up and sat down next to Winchester, and he reminded himself to give her the personal space she needed. He would feel awkward if someone got in his personal space. "Do you feel better now?"

The wolf sat there and watched over the area while sitting on the hilltop. It felt nice having something to watch over. Elias liked it whenever it was peaceful and quiet. It meant that everything was okay at the moment. He nodded as Winchester told him that she was raised by a wolf pack. His tail flicked and he looked over at the pretty husky. "Please... You didn't have to tell me that." He didn't mean to pressure her with anything personal. Elias let out a sigh and stared at her. His eyes softened with worry and care for Winchester. "I'm sorry.."

I wonder if this is true. Maybe Winchester is telling me this because her animal form holds her true self. Is this the real Winchester? Elias nodded, agreeing that it was best to let it out. If you hold it all in, eventually you will explode. "U-Um... Yeah." The wolf was flustered at the look Winchester gave him. His fur grew hot and he glanced away from her, trying to hide it even though Winchester wouldn't be able to tell since he was blushing underneath his fur. "Well, that's good that you decided to let it out. I'm always a person you can talk to about things like that. I may not actually know what it's like but.. I'm a good listener."

Honestly, Elias was a good listener because he wouldn't know what to say. He would also listen out of respect for the person talking. His ears perked up and he moved his head, looking back to the husky. The way she talked about her pack... He could tell that she must've loved them dearly. That made him think about his little pack. Stan, Mabel, and Grant... They meant everything to him. It was true that they were not his real family, but they were there for him and made him feel like family. He actually believed they would cry if he passed away, which wouldn't surprise him if he dropped dead at any minute, considering his health history. It wasn't looking too good. A frown appeared on the wolf's face and he shook it away.

That was Maddie's choice. Elias liked being both a human and a wolf. But, if it came down to it, which one would he pick? The life of a human or a wolf... That wouldn't happen but if it did, Elias would choose the wolf. For some reason, he felt more in touch with his human side but his wolf side always called out to him. He wanted to explore it and see what he really thought about it. It didn't matter much to him anyway. Elias was just thankful for life. "You know, you could stay in that form forever. Just stay the way you are. It's not like anyone forced you to shift into your human form. You could live out here where you feel at home. Or, is that not allowed?"