Jaden had taken a deep breath, his massive chest expanding and his breath echoed in his bestial throat. It calmed him enough to finally think straight, and the cold water had numbed him enough for the pain to fade. He reached up and took her arm, pulling himself up, then shook his arms to get the water off, but it soon turned into a full body shake, sending water flying in all directions. Only when he stopped did he realize he was acting like a dog.<br/><br/>"S-Sorry." he stammered, both because he was cold and embarrassed. Still not used to his new height, he basically crawled up the bank, using his long arms on the stones for stability, once at the top, he brushed his paws together and lumbered forward to sit on a log beside the fire. Now that he was alot calmer, he began looking his hands over, seeing how powerful they looked, and how deadly his claws were. He began shaking again after the numbness began to wear off, and a dull ache throughout his body, made him quietly whine to himself every now and then. He was close enough to the fire to feel the heat, but his fur was still wet.<br/><br/>"This is too weird." he muttered, "How did this happen?" He went silent for a moment as he thought back to what he could remember, but it seemed like so long ago. His girlfriend's face flashed in his mind and it all came back. The attack and her death ran through his mind as it did so many times before, "No, It can't be... Jesse... They killed her, and bit me..." The tears began to flow and his shoulders shook, his vision of the flames before him became blurred. He turned to look out towards the trees and then it hit him, "Wait, why is it almost spring? I thought summer was just starting? We just had the Prom! What's the date?!" So much for staying calm. Again he was standing, tail standing on end and muscles tightened. His breathing had become quick and panicked once more...