Kori pulled the blanket up to her nose. The translucent wolf that stood at the foot of her bed tilted its head.
"A-are you sssssscared o-o-of me. . . ?" it asked. Kori nodded, as she unable to speak. The wolf lay its ears back.
"I-I'm ssssorry. I w-won't hurt you," it said, "My n-name isss Shane, but everyone callsss m-me Scizo."
"Why?" Kori signed nervously.
"B-because I-I'm crazy," Shane said, "A-at least. . . That's what everyone saysss. . ."
Shane isn't actually a wolf. He's a human who can take the form of a wolf. He's also dead. The black band around his neck is called 'The Collar of Insanity". He wears it to show other spirits that he's crazy.




