Lover Scorned now a Werewolf Reborn!
by Taiku Altergrund
Chapter 2
Charles was with Mark in his sentiment on the situation. continuing the though process he said, "You think we can head out after we finish this up Mark. It is almost 7pm and we have homework to do." With that they finished eating, paid their check, and left for Mark's dorm room.

As they got in the car Mark was kind of upset that him and Charles were so mean back there. "You think we were too hard on him?" he said with a rather concerned look as he fastened his seatbelt.

"Not at all," replied Charles, " we should have been harder. He keeps burning our time every time he has a problem like that when he just fucks himself over each time." Charles had set his bags in the back seat as well as adjusted his chair to the right settings by this time, and continued that "you know last time we tried to help him we got so royally fucked over that we cannot get girls here either?"

Mark was surprised by that saying, "Wow, I guess I had forgotten. You do know we have to go by all the bars on our way back to the dorms right?"

"Should not be a problem, it is only about 7:30-8:00pm people should not be that drunk in the middle of December."

"I guess it won't be so bad just yet, but just to be safe I am going to drive about 5 under the speed limit."

"Fair enough it is your car after all." Charles was still a bit not concerned. No party on campus even started till 8 pm, and people would not be smashed for another 15-30 minutes. Even if someone was already drunk, there would be enough sober people around to stop them from driving. There was also the fact that every student was scared out of their wits of getting caught on any traffic violation because it meant academic suspension or even expulsion. To make matters more in Charles and Mark's favor, there were taxi services reserved for collage students on call to the dorms every time there was a party. This all contributed to the 32 year steak of no serious accidents.

"Shit, Just remembered I have to go to the grocery store before it closes!" Mark exclaimed suddenly as they approached main street.

"To late now the only place open is wal-mart, at least it is right around the corner though."

Mark was glad Charles had learned the town so well. This was mostly because Mark had his forgetful moments and Charles always had the answer if he needed to run to town. This made doing things very convenient for both of them.

Turning the corner and pulling into the local Wally world was when tragedy struck. As they made the left hand turn into the parking lot a drunk driver lost control of his vehicle. The time from when Charles noticed to when the mustang stopped moving could not have been more than 2 seconds. In that two seconds, the passenger side door as forced inward off of the hinges and forced the locking rods into the side of Charles. Glass shards crumbled and entered the now bleeding wounds inflicted by the metal shards slicing open the right side of his body. Leather and carpet threads shredding and passing into his lungs as they were pierced by fragments of the dash board flying into him. Because of the angle of the impact the airbag could not deploy, so his head whipped forward and crashed with the now falling windshield. this caused his scalp and face to become covered in almost paper cut like lacerations. the glass dust causing excruciating pain.

In contrast Mark suffered only minor injuries, as his air bag deployed and his side of the vehicle was relatively intact though the drive shaft had slammed through the outer edge of his side. His lycanthropic healing soon kicked in as he partially transformed and began to mend his own flesh. He also had many smaller cuts on his body though many of them cauterized almost instantly as he soon began to heal even the drive shaft wound. Only one word went through Mark's mind..."FUCK!"

The truck driver was out cold in his seat but was relatively unharmed. Looking back to the wreck of a car that was once his Ford Mustang, Mark noticed that Charles was bleeding out quickly. He had one of 2 options, call 911 and hope they got there in time to save Charles, or bestow the curse of lycanthropy and guarantee Charles' life. "What do I do? My best friend is bleeding out. I can save him now, but at what cost? the ambulance will be here in 3 minutes; however, Charles is losing way to much blood and may not live that long." The decision was split second, and in a moment of desperation fro his friends life, Mark bit Charles on the neck and gave him the curse of lycanthropy. Immediately the effect began to take hold despite the ravaged state of the body. Though the healing factor took hold and saved Charles' life, his wounds were still extreme.

Hours later in the hospital ward of school, Charles wakes to several surprises. For one his family was by his side. "What day is it?" he asked still time lagged from being unconscious.

Charles' father was the first to respond saying, "It is 2 days after the accident. They have kept you sedated for these last couple days to keep your heart stable. "

`"He is right you know." His mother soon followed. "The accident left most of your organs damage or destroyed. They say you lived by some divine miracle!"

Mark came into the room speaking clearly, "You know what caused the accident that put you in here right?"

"The last thing i remember is being in the car turning into wal.....mart." Charles looked confused as he tried to remember everything but as he did is body thrashed about in violent bouts of pain! "AAAAAAHG!" Charles screamed. "Truck, driver, accident....aaahg it hurts to remember."

"Mr. and Mrs. Alabaster, would you please leave me in your son's stay for a while, i need to talk to him in private?"

Both the parents replied at the same time by merely nodding. They left the room and closed the door behind them. "Now that we are alone, I need to tell you what really happened after we were hit. Doctors say you were saved by god's good grace, but that is simply not the case."

"Then what kept me alive? What happened? I need to know!"

"When I managed to crawl out of the car, I noticed that most of your torso was Swiss cheese with parts of the mustang sticking out of it. You were bleeding out quickly and i did the only thing I could think of. "

Charles had been looking over his body as Mark was explaining and noticed a few upgrades. His muscles were thicker and more defined, there we next to no scars, his hearing was clear as crystal, and his sense of smell was almost over powering him. "What the hell did you do to me? why do i feel so different? So much stronger?"

"You see Charles, i am a werewolf!"

"I have never seen your were form though. How could you be one?"

"I learned to control my transformations, though not completely. The night of the accident I was partially transformed. When I am like that i can bestow the curse of the wolf on anyone I bite."

"So you bit me to save me? that seems a bit counter productive!"

"When I bit you, my healing rate transferred to you and it started closing up your minor wounds as well as deafening your more lethal ones. "

"So I am now a freak of nature? How the fuck am I supposed to go to school if I am transforming every night?"

"You won't. From what I can tell your transformation is tied to how you felt when we were turning into Wally world. Which means annoyance combined with anger will make you change. I can teach you how to control that though. "

"So what about fitness, diet, and habits? How did those change?"

"You are going to want to eat a shit load more meat, which has never been much of an issue with you, considering you can down a pound of steak in one sitting. As for fitness, keeping in shape by working out is optional but very helpful. Because you heal so quickly, you will build up muscle, but not really increase in size to much. Instead, it will pack on as super dense extra lean tissue. Habits you, may find you have an urging knack for something new. Like me and archery. Aside from that you are the same person."

"Could you have saved my life without cursing me like this?"

"No, you would have lost all your blood if i had not bitten you."

"Alright then, i guess i am suck with this. Best make the most of it. If i start licking my own crotch I am murdering you!"

"Fair enough. Look at it this way, you can get on the football team now!"

"That is a boon, but you are going to have to guide me through this. Testing out my body starts as soon as I am out of this damn bed. Deal?"

"Deal!"