Author's Notes: Sorry it took me so long to get back to this story, I got distracted by other stories.

Fast forward a few months to the town of Warren Valley, Ohio. Today was Halloween and tonight Marie would make her first kill. They had rolled into town a few hours before sunset and had just gotten done with dinner.

"This where we're staying?" she asked, looking at the motel that they had pulled into.

"For the moment." Janet replied, getting out of the car. "Get your bags." she called over her shoulder as she shut the driver side door.

The rest of the girls hopped out and they went into their room. Marie set her bag on one of the beds, sitting next to it. She wasn't really sure what to do, her skin itched and ached, and she rubbed at her arms absentmindedly. It didn't really help. Dani said that was normal before the first kill, the wolf inside her was getting ready, and that's how Marie's body knew and readied itself for it.

She watched as Maria set down the communiel iPod, and selected Shakira's "She Wolf". As the sound of music filled the air, the three other wolves began to dance around the room, and Dani pulled Marie to her feet, holding her close to dance.

"Don't worry, after tonight, it won't hurt as much. I promise." she whispered, running her hands up and down Marie's back. "You'll still feel the pull of the moon every month, but it won't feel like your skin wants to come off and turn itself inside out."

Marie's inner wolf growled contentedly at that and she pressed her face into Dani's neck. "I'm looking forward to it, this nervous, jittery feeling is driving me crazy."

"Channel that in to finding a suitable kill, the sooner you find one, the sooner it goes away."

"Good." Marie replied, kissing Dani's neck and letting the music carry her and Dani away for a short time.

A bit after sunset, the girls walked into the town's costume shop, there were people everywhere, this town loved Halloween.

"I am not wearing this!" Marie growled from inside the dressing room. "It's too small and my tits keep popping out." she muttered darkly.

"That's the point." Dani called over the wall of her dressing room, slipping the fabric of her dress over her hips.

"What ever happened to trick or treating?" Marie asked the air.

"Puberty." Dani shot back over hearing the question.

"We do this every year, Marie." Janet called from the stall next to Dani, as she waited for Maria to zip her corset shut. "It's tradition."

"I don't see why we couldn't stay in the city. Columbus was just fine, plenty of guys there." Marie continued, fiddling with her dress. She pulled at the corset top just a bit, adjusting it to sit better, before putting on the cloak.

"Fresh meat." Dani called, putting on her gloves.

The other three began to talk about Halloweens past, Tampa (Sexy Nurses), San Diego (Naughty Sailors and Maria's was a girl).

"So what? She had a nice ass, besides it all tastes the same to me." Maria snorted, pulling on her corset and shaking her breasts into place.

There was a bang on the door. "Ladies there are children out here." a woman said.

Dani, Maria and Janet laughed as the woman walked away. "Honey, it is not our job to watch your kids." Janet said, making final adjustments to her dress.

"Everyone come out on three." Dani said. "One, two, three."

Two doors opened and out stepped Dani, Maria and Janet, all done up as Cinderella, Little Bo Peep and Snow White, respectively. This year's theme was Fairy Tale characters.

Marie's door had stayed shut and Dani took notice of this, walking over to it.

"Marie, come out." she said to the door.

"No." came the moody reply.

"Marie, get out here." Dani said, knocking on the door.

"No."

"Now. Or we'll huff and we'll puff..." Dani glanced at Janet and Maria, had any of them been like this before their transformation? She didn't remember being this moody, but then the three of them had been born as werewolves, not bitten. "Seriously, open up." she commanded, slamming her hand on the door a last time.

"Fine!" Marie snapped, undoing the latch. "But no laughing." Marie walked out of the dressing room and looked at the others. Both Janet and Maria were just barely holding in their laughter, she felt about five years old. While the corset showed off her shoulders, breasts and waist nicely, the skirt ran down to her knees and the cloak covered most of her body. Her shoes were sensible black heels, but they did look nice, Marie would be able to use them again.

"You look terrific, promise." Dani assured her, shooting both Janet and Marie a death glare that silenced their giggles. "Besides, it's tradition, all of us have been Little Red for the first transformation."

"So what does tradition say we do now?"

"We meet our dates."

"We've all been there Marie." Janet said, folding her arm with Marie's. "The first hunt's the worst, but you have to go after them, you can't wait for them to come to you. Watch and learn."

It was during check out that Dani snagged her date, the clerk that worked there. She told him about the party they were having and he agreed to meet her there. Maria and Janet snapped theirs up as the group walked through downtown. A camera man and his assistant it looked like.

"I can help you, if you want." Dani said, as she and the others got into the news van. "There's bound to be some extra guys at the party, we'll pick one out together."

"I can do it. I'll get my own guy and bring him to the party, just watch." Marie replied, touched that Dani would offer to help, but knowing that she needed to do it on her own.

"Have fun!" Maria called, cuddling up with one of the guys.

"Play hard to get while you're at it!" Janet laughed, tossing out one last bit of "helpful" advice.

"Goodbye you thee!" Marie shot back, slamming the van door shut.

It was harder then it looked and hunting was not going well. There were plenty of guys, but they either already had someone (the kick from the rear of a centaur, who turned out to be a guy and his girlfriend, still hurt) or it was a case of mistaken identity (the barbarian was really a woman, but she looked rather manish from behind). Sighing unhappily, Marie flopped down onto a nearby bench to people watch and think about her next move. Her cell phone ringing made her jump and it took Marie a minute to answer.

"Hello?"

"Who's your favorite sire?"

"Hello Dani."

"There's someone here who's like to meet you." Dani purred, cutting straight to the chase.

Marie rasied an eyebrow. "Is he young? Cute?" Great, Dani must be getting desperate if she's supplying a back up.

"Y-yeah, you could say that. He's nice." Even Marie could here the hesitation over the phone. Yes, Dani was getting desperate with a capital D... "Nice" meant that he was ugly as hell, but if things kept going the way they were, Marie wouldn't be able to turn him down. The transformation needed to happen, the looks of the kill didn't really matter in the long run. She had asked what happened to wolves that didn't have their first kill, and the wince that she got from all of the others, and the looks on their faces, convinced her that it wasn't pretty. And that it was something that she wanted to avoid at all costs.

"Beggars can't be choosers, just get here." Dani commanded, clicking off the phone.

Marie sighed to herself, Dani was right, and started her way towards the woods.

Which brought her back to where she was now, walking in the woods with a murderer. The two made small talk both not knowing that they were lying to the other about who they really were. The man in black said that he was a teacher from a couple of towns over, that he came every year for the huge party that the town threw. He wasn't married, or seeing anyone, he was widowed. While that last part was true, he didn't say how it had happened.

Marie said that she was a college student and that she had heard about the party from some other students. They continued to walk and talk before the man in black decided to make his move. This would be his last kill of the night he decided, so he was going to play with her for a bit. His hand brushed hers, fingers tangling together briefly. He laughed softly when she jumped and smiled gently at the girl, taking her hand in his more firmly when she didn't shy away.

Marie let him, knowing the whole time it was a ruse. She was happy to let him think that she was falling for it, even more so when he pulled her close for a kiss, maneuvering her over to a nearby tree, pressing her against it. The man in black leaned in for a kiss, happy when Marie leaned forward just as eager for a kiss. Her lips were warm, soft and she tasted like cotton candy and popcorn. They kissed and focused on nothing but each other for several minutes when the man decided to start upping the ante and slowly took Marie's arms in his hands, effectively pinning her to the tree. He slowly traced the path of skin down her neck and licked softly at her throat before biting her.

Yelping in pain, Marie shoved him away, hard. How dare he! Who did he think he was to take advantage like that? Her eyes sparked in anger and Marie could feel her wolf swim closer to the surface. She snarled and took a swipe at him, knocking the man in black to the ground.

"What the-" he sputtered, falling to the ground. He put a hand to his mouth and it came away streaked with a bit of red. She had drawn blood from his bottom lip.

The man in black hissed at her, and Marie grinned lazily, pushing herself off the tree and stepping towards him. She was going to enjoy this.

Marie could feel the wolf in her mind. She felt closer then ever before and she pushed against the confines of Marie's mind. Marie smiled again and let the wolf shine through, just a bit, in her eyes. They turned a hazy yellow and Marie came closer. "Run." she growled at him "It's no fun if you don't run."

The man's eyes widened and he scrambled to his feet as Marie chuckled to herself and lunged for him. "I said run!" she snapped.

The man in black's eyes widened, what ihad/i he hunted, and he turned tail and ran.

Marie giggled darkly, the laugh trickling through the fog rich air.

Dani watched the fire light. The party was beginning to wind down and she was late. Marie was late. She had called earlier, but there had been no answer, it had gone directly to voice mail. Dani stood up from her place on the log and started to pace. No wolf had ever been this late with a kill, where was Marie? Dani stomped on the urge to bite her nails, wolves did inot/i do that. That still didn't stop the sense of unease she felt for Marie. Where was she?

Marie's wolf howled in her head and begged to be released as Marie ran after the prey in front of her. Her senses were sharp and ready, this prey would not be getting away. Marie stepped up her pace and soon pounced on the man in black, knocking him to the ground. He fell to the ground and bounced so hard, that his teeth rattled in his skull. He rolled and dragged himself to his feet again, trying his damnest to stagger away. Marie snorted and slapped him around again, this time aiming for his legs, and she heard something snap. The man in black went down screaming and didn't get back up. All he could do was mewl weakly and try to crawl away.

"What are you?" he whispered, the pain making things fuzzy and red around the edges.

Marie stepped up to her prey. "Everyone expects Little Red Riding Hood to be eaten by the Big Bad Wolf. No one expects Little Red Riding Hood to be the Big Bad Wolf." she whispered to him before knocking him out.

"She's running late." Dani muttered, watching the edges of the clearing for any signs of movement. All the other girls were there with their dates, everyone else was ready, all that was needed was Marie. Dani paced nervously, wanting to go out and look for Marie and knowing that she couldn't. The scream and the thud of something falling had her whipping around, eyes darting around the fire to see what the danger was. When her eyes landed on the bundle of red near the trees, her heart stopped and she flew over to it.

"Marie." she whispered, pulling back the hood to see. She would never forever herself if Marie was hurt, rules be damned, she should have listened to her instincts.

It wasn't Marie wrapped up in the cloak, but a man. Baby girl had caught someone after all, a part of Dani wanted to smile at this little fact. She ignored the man's pleas for help as she stood and looked for Marie in the crowd. The girls began to part towards the back to let someone through, Marie stepped up to Dani.

"Are you alright? Where were you, you're late." Dani said, taking Marie's arm and checking her for wounds. "You're hurt." The wound on Marie's neck had stopped bleeding, but the blood had stained her costume.

"I'm fine." Marie stated. "I took their advice and played hard to get and he bit me."

Dani glared at Maria and Janet.

"Well at least you're here now, right?" Janet asked. "You want a drink?"

Marie nodded and Janet scurried off to get her one. Dani pulled her aside to talk more privately.

While they were talking and the other girls went back to getting things ready, Maria knelt down next to the man that Marie had brought with her. She watched him for a moment before pressing on his jaw. "Say 'ah'." she told him, popping his jaw open enough to see and then remove his fangs. She ignored his whimpers of pain as she looked at the custom dental work in her hand. Removable ceramic fangs by the looks of things, whoever his denist was, they had done a really good job. She peeled off his mask next to get a better look at his face. She set both items aside, either one would make a good memento for Marie of her first kill, and be easy to carry and hide if need be.

"What's you're name?" she asked softly, smiling to encourage him to answer.

"Steven." he gasped. "Steven Wilkins."

Maria smile grew bigger. "Hi Steven. I like you, I'm glad you're her first." With that she got back up and dusted herself off. Grabbing the mask and teeth, she walked away towards the others.

"Who are you people?" Steven called after her. She ignored him, he'd find out soon, and she had talked and played with the food for long enough, it was time to get serious.

"Sure you're okay?" Dani asked again, checking Marie over once more time.

"I'm nervous." Marie admitted, taking a pull from the bottle Janet had given her.

"Just be yourself, follow your instincts." Dani reassured her. "It'll be fine."

Marie took another drink and handed her the bottle.

The other members of the pack had moved thier prey closer to the fire as Janet, Marie and Dani watched Marie with hers.

"Aw, they grow up so fast." Maria whispered. The other two smiled and they continued to watch.

Marie could feel and hear the rest of the pack around her as they moved their kills to desired spots and began to strip off their clothing. She could also feel her friends watching her, she hoped she didn't screw things up. All around her, the energy of the others shifted and flowed as they removed their costumes, and began to get more in tune with thier true selves. Her prey below her whimpered in fear as she crawled up his legs and settled on his waist, leaning down to whisper in his ear. "It's my first time, so just bear with me." as she tore open his shirt.

Sitting up, she ignored his questions and watched the other girls, magic flowing more freely, as they shucked their skins and their wolves came out to play. One of the girls closest to her, Lara, came as a Greek goddess and she flexed her claws as she shifted, the tips still silver. Marie shuddered and cried out in pleasure as the magic crested and the girls began to eat. Her senses were completely wolfen and she looked down to study her prey with a calculated eye. Marie could feel her bones twist and shift under her skin, feel her teeth lengthen into fangs. From the look of her prey, it was a terrifying thing to behold.

Good, he should be scared.

"My, my, what big eyes you have." she says sarcastically before rearing her head back to deliver a kill strike. Dani watches as Marie does so, the screams of her prey cutting off in a sick, wet gurgle as she completes her first kill. Dani's howl pierces the night in celebration. A new member of the pack has been born.