Mixed Breeds Chaper 1: Time to say Goodbye

Chapter 1
Time to say Goodbye

      Nala stared at a grizzled family photo, her parents animated and joyous, but yet their faces forever frozen. The more Nala stared at her father's carrot-colored hair and her mother's blissful cheeks, the more she hated her existence. Her guardians were forever jaded. Her elder sister, more lost than Nala, tore the photo from her palms. She ripped the photo into a rife of crumbs.

     " Why?" Nala asked to her sister.

     " They're gone. " Her sister spoke. Speechless, Nala's sister inched over to the exit of the room. As soon as she was away, Nala picked up the many pieces of paper and took them outside. For a moment, she stood there with the papers locked in her fist. Then she unleashed the picture from her hands. The air took it away from her. She looked as the pieces drifted away into a better existence. Nala started to pace way from home. She wasn't thinking, but she kept going foot after foot. It didn't hurt, well, not anymore than it hurt inside. She knew that her choice, a foolish one, to flee her home that she knew all through her childhood was wrong, but she didn't stop. All Nala had was a scythe, a small memento from her dead father, tied like always to her back. The sun began to set over an empty hill that was behind a range of mountains. She decided to rest on that hill for the night, Nala wasn't going back.

      When Nala got to the tip of the hill, she looked down, surprised to see a glimpse of a town, she never knew had existed. The maps she used back at her home never had this landmark. Then, she really knew she was far from home. She decided to take rest in that town as she tread to the gleaming city. Soon after arriving, people looked at her. Alienated, Nala looked at the ground and not to others. She saw a deserted alley with a trash can. She walked, not frightened by the darkness that she was oh so familiar with. Slowly walking, She sat by the garbage, having no need to close her eyes to have peace, because the alley was quiet. Nala felt the rhythm of her breathing. She stopped for a second. A sound of breathing kept going. She saw a figure, a man. " Who's there?" The voice asked, frightened.

      "I'm Nala, I fled from my old home." She continued," my parents are dead and I can't stand to live with my sister, what is your name sir?"

The man stepped closer," I'm Constant." The man was barely taller than Nala, Nala looked close to his face. Pale, his hair was a light indigo, his eyes were grey, it struck Nala like lightning, he was blind.

" Do you have a home Constant?" She asked.

" No, my oldest memory is here, in this ally," Constant explained. Nala was watching him closely. He started to physically float, as if he was an air ship. He was still close to the ground. His shape started to shift. His ears grew to a point and his face grew long. Nala couldn't believe it, he was a mixed breed, of human and wolf. She had heard of it, but it had never come true.

" Umm," Nala whispered.

" I know,"he said," every time I relax my bones people tell me I float, and turn into a mixed bread, I can sense it in you."

" What?" Nala interrupted.

" You are a mixed breed too," he said," A fox, I don't know why, but I can feel it in you Nala."

" I feel it in you too, but your a wolf." Nala said curiously.

" A mixed breed could be anything." Constant stated.

" I need some rest. " Nala admitted.

" I do as well, we can talk more in the morning," Constant agreed. Nala forced her eyes closed. She found it hard to rest. She couldn't stop her flying thoughts. She told her mind to shut up and managed to get some sleep. When she woke up she saw Constant with two pieces of bread laid out on a towel.

" How did you do that?" She asked.

" I see your up, well I don't technically SEE you are up, but-"

Nala stopped him," I get it, really though, how did you do that?"

" I smelled fresh bread, followed it, and stole it. What do you want from me?" He said.

" Wow," Nala said. She ate a piece. She saw Constant having trouble reaching his bread, she took his hands and led them to the bread.

" Thanks," he said, embarrassed.

" Nothing to be ashamed of," Nala teased.

" I want you to transform," Constant continued," just relax your bones and let this spirit that you feel grabbing on to you take hold."

" Easier said than done," Nala whined.

" Do it," he forced.

      Nala laid down. She felt nervous, because she felt something take ahold of her. She forced herself to relax. She stood back up. She leaned down to see black, white and red paws, like the ends of her hair. She was on four legs.

" I did it!" She exclaimed. She walked over to a puddle where she saw her reflection. Orange as she expected, because of her red hair. The ends of her tail, ears, and paws were red, black, and white. A replica of herself, but in the form of a fox?

" Excellent!" Constant exclaimed.

" Have you met any other mixed breeds?" Nala asked.

" Yes," Constant spit out," Two friends," Noah and Ajax."

" Where are they now?" Nala asked.

" No clue," Constant sighed.

" We need to become strong," Nala stated," We should train together and battle each other for practice."

" Deal," Constant agreed," from now on we are sworn enemies."

"Constant, do you have a weapon of choice yet?" Asked Nala.

" No, my powers are the wind, I can control its direction and its movement, I am the wind," Constant said high and mighty.

" Well... I have a scythe," Nala said.

" You seem like the kind of rare person to have a scythe," Constant supported.

" Sure," Nala rolled her eyes.

" Really though," Constant smiled.

" Compared to controlling the wind a scythe seems foolish," Nala bickered.

" Not when the one controlling the wind is blind," Constant added.

" True," Nala finally agreed.

" We need to find a real place to stay," Nala said after a long silence.

" I had money, a lot as a matter of fact, I don't know how I got it, but I lost it a while ago," Constant said, ashamed.

" Umm, that's alright, I'm sure I can find it for you Constant, stay here," Nala suggested.

" Alright," Constant agreed," come back here if you find it, if not, come back in three or so hours. Nala walked out of the oblivion of an ally, almost blinded by the bright, vivid sun. Her eyes finally adjusted to the glaring light. She scanned the warm streets of the town that was called the Eastern town. Nala previously lived in the South town. Once again people had their eyes fixed on Nala. Quickly, she decided she needed a bath. She walked to a nearby public gym she opened the doors to the vast room. She saw strong people pushing weights from their chest. Strangely, one man seems to strike Nala. He had red and black hair and Crimson eyes. She could sense the spirit that she felt in Constant and herself. She ignored this fueling energy. She walked over to the girls locker room and showers. There were a few girls looking at Nala. Luckily Nala thought to leave her scythe in the ally with Constant. She took off the heat of her clothes. It had been almost a week since Nala bathed. She was unpleasant with her appearance. She washed away her filth and grime. She used up the whole bar of soap and figured it was a good time to stop. She dried herself off and put back on her clothes, a red tank top, black sweatpants, and a red sweatshirt. Nala picked up the shabby and old hair drier they put out for girls like Nala. Her red hair was down she looked at the black, white, and red ends of her hair. For some reason, she hated her hair down. Nala thought it made her look weak. She tied back her long fine hair leaving out her side bangs. Feeling clean, Nala walked out of the GYM, less people looked at her, but Nala still got the occasional glance.

      Nala looked in other streets, no sign of any sort of wallet or money clip. Dissatisfied, Nala walked back to the ally that she spent her first night and met Constant.

"Hey," Nala sighed.

" Any luck?" Constant asked, already knowing the answer.

"No," Nala said, trying not to upset him.

Nala sat next to the garbage can. She barely glanced around the area. Before she did a double take, a wallet was underneath the dumpster. Excited, she pulled out the wallet.

" Found it, it was right here the whole time, dummy," Nala teased.

" What do you expect me to do? Look for it?" Constant joked," how much money do I have?" Nala opened up a compartment of his wallet.

" Geese dude, you have a credit card and a slip from the bank that says your balance on your card is 332,000 dollar debt, how did you just forget about something like that?" Nala asked puzzled.

" Oh yeah, that's right I won 300,000 dollars in a bet. The bet was if I could beat Ajax in a playful fight I got 1,000,000 dollars. I won. He under estimated me. He was so alarmed I actually won, that he is still trying to pay off what he promised me. So almost every month he adds about 1,000 dollars to my bank account," Constant explained.


" He was a mixed bread, that's right," Nala continued," what was this Ajax guy like anyways?"

" He was strong, he is a mixed breed with a wolf and I don't really know what the details are of his face or whatever you call it, because well, I can't see, but people tell me his eyes are an alarming Crimson," Constant answered. Nala had a flash back to when she was at the GYM and saw that guy with the red and black hair and the astonishing eyes. She sensed the presence of another spirit inside him.

" Earth to Nala," Constant snapped.

" Sorry, it's just that I think I saw Ajax it the gym where I showered," Nala explained," by the way, how do you stay so clean if you never shower?"

Constant shrugged," Magic."

" I want to learn that kind of magic," Nala laughed.

Constant always wore the same things and looked the same, His hair, light indigo, his eyes, grey obviously, a grey shirt and brown pants. In that way, he and Nala were similar. Ordinary people would look at Nala and Constant and see two completely different people, she had a theme of fire and red, and constant was more ice and blue, but what would fire be with no ice, and what would ice be with no fire? All these thoughts flew through Nala's broad mind. Once again, Constant had to snap Nala out of her state of mind.