Eclipse had woken up early, as usual. He'd made himself some coffee, before starting to pack up what he needed most and what couldn't be left.

Finishing an hour later, Eclipse walked out of the house to enjoy the day before he left... forever.

Strolling down the street, he heard a commotion some distance away. Thanks to his enhanced senses, he was able to find out where it was happening.

Eclipse went closer. It seemed to be a fight of some sort, and it looked like someone was on the ground, while someone else was kicking them.

He ran up to the fight, pushing away whoever was in his path. "Hey! Stop it!" He yelled, getting to past the bystanders.

The person who was kicking the other turned around, before sneering. "And who might you be?"

"I would suggest stopping." Eclipse spoke, voice low.

The person laughed. "Oh yeah? What are you gonna do?" He said while laughing.

"You don't know what I'm capable of." Eclipse snarled. He was absolutely disgusted about this whole thing.

The person laughed again, before attempting to punch him. Eclipse caught the other's fist before it hit him, before squeezing it and twisting his arm. Then, he flipped the other person onto the ground, putting his foot on his chest.

"Pathetic. Can't even last a minute against me." He said, disgusted.

Letting go of the person, he went over to the person still on the ground. "Hey, are you o- Hayden?! What are you doing here?!"

Eclipse sighed. "Yeah, well I still am. I decided that I'll stay for the rest of the day and then leave at night."

Fidgeting around for a moment, he rubbed his face with his hand, before taking in a deep breath.

Eclipse beckoned with his hand for the other to follow him. "C'mon, let's go get you cleaned up. I should probably also explain to you about everything, too..."

When Eclipse was sure that Hayden was good enough to follow, he started walking back to his house, glancing behind him several times to make sure he was still there.

Once they reached the house, Eclipse opened the door and stepped in, before walking away to get a new outfit and some bandages.

Walking back to Hayden, Eclipse handed the clothes and bandages to him, then began to speak. "The bathroom's just down the hall. And wrap yourself in some bandages, you might have a few injuries."

Eclipse waited for a few minutes, and then Hayden finally came out. As he saw the other in his clothes, he slightly blushed.

Taking a moment to adjust, Eclipse cleared his throat and began to speak. "Right- So uh... Last night, I said I wasn't safe here anymore, right? Well..." He trailed off, not knowing what to say.

Taking a deep breath, Eclipse continued on. "Well, in short, I am a Shifter. I have the power to shift into basically anything, as long as it's not... As long as I know what it looks like and what I want to look like. And on a Shifter's twenty-second birthday, we get our Marks. Our Marks are a pawprint on one cheek, and it's black until we find our soulmate and such."

He paused for a moment, before continuing on. "My uh- My-" He began but cut off as he began to tear up. "My- My family- They- They were also S-Shifters. But- But they-"

Eclipse began to sob, tears trailing down his cheeks. "They were k-killed! They- By h-hunters! They- They're- They're all g-gone! I- I'm all- All alone n-now! No- No one..." He broke down, unable to speak anymore.

When Hayden wrapped his arms around Eclipse to comfort him, his eyes widened and he leaned into the hug. He started to cry even more when the other began to rock both of them. He hadn't felt this much comfort since... since his family was killed.

A while later, when Eclipse was finally calming down, he wiped his tears and shakily sighed. "S- Sorry a- about that..." He apologized, voice wobbly after crying so much.

Waiting for a little bit until he was a little calmer, Eclipse thought about Hayden's earlier questions about how he will find his soulmate.

"Well, to answer your earlier questions, I will know when I've found my soulmate when my Mark turns from black to a very dark red. Once we have fallen in love with each other or whatever, it will then turn a brighter - but still dark - red. I think it'd be crimson red. Then I will be able to Mark them if they are not a full Shifter or something like that." He explained, trying to remember all that he'd been taught or had learned.

Eclipse sighed again. "I've never really fallen in love, as it's only been admiration of some people. But I guess my type is someone who is somewhat flirty, loyal to our relationship, selfish when the time is right, honest, and confident enough. I don't really care who they are, as long as they treat me right and all that."