Miranda Oak

She is a major character in *A Wolf's Journey*. She is the sister of Steven Oak and her older sister Kia.

## General Information

### Species

Human (Homo sapiens)/Jaguar (Panthera onca) hybrid

## **Physical Appearance**

### **Human form**

Miranda normally appears as a young girl with chocolate-colored skin, purple hair, and lavender-colored eyes. She usually wears a dark purple sweater with white buttons, a white skirt, and black and purple sneakers. Under the sweater is a white t-shirt with a large purple and lavender flower on it. She scars on her arms from when Roxie attacked her.

### **Jaguar form**

As a jaguar, Miranda has purple fur with black and lavender rosettes and a white underside. She has solid black spots on her head, neck, and the first half of her tail. Her ears are black with white marks on the backs. As she is younger than Kia, her fur has a softer and fluffier appearance.

## ***A Wolf's Journey***

### **Chapter 6: Escape**

Roxie, after being captured by Sam, is sitting in the Oaks' front yard with the leash attached to her collar tied to a railing post when Miranda comes out of the house. She walks up to the front gate and watches her parents get in the car and leave before she turns around and sees Roxie. The girl cries in delight, excited to see a yellow Lycanroc, and eagerly approaches her. Roxie stands up and growls at her not to come any closer, threatening to bite Miranda if she ignores her warning. Miranda, however, doesn't understand, and becomes even more elated upon hearing her speak while continuing to draw near her. Roxie, still growling, watches as Miranda reaches out a hand to pet her and she flashbacks to Sam's hand reaching out to grab her right before taking her to the shelter. The Lycanroc backs away and growls louder to scare Miranda away, but the undeterred girl keeps approaching her.

Just as Miranda is about to get within inches of Roxie, Kia calls to her sister from inside the house, asking where she is. Miranda doesn't answer, and Roxie inwardly notes her defiant look as she stares at the house. Kia calls Miranda's name again, but the girl still doesn't answer. After a moment of silence, Miranda comes right up to Roxie and hugs her. This sets off Roxie's predatory instincts, and with an angry snarl, she violently pushes Miranda away with her forepaws. Miranda falls onto the grass and looks up her confusedly. Roxie lunges at her and pins her down, snarling that she told the girl not to approach her. The Lycanroc bares her fangs and is satisfied when Miranda becomes scared; Roxie then tells the girl that she'll teach her a lesson. She bites down hard on Miranda's left arm and scratches her right with her left foreclaws, using her other paw to cover the girl's mouth and muffle her pained scream.

Miranda lets out muffled sobs, and Roxie lets her up when she quiets down, but grabs her arm and commands her to remove the collar from her neck. The girl hesitates, but Roxie quietly snarls the command again, prompting her to obey. Miranda throws the collar aside and looks down at her arms. Horrified at the sight of her own blood, she screams loudly. An enraged Roxie, raises her forepaw and, in an attempt to silence Miranda, clouts her on the head hard enough to knock her down. Unfortunately, however, the scream attracts Kia's attention; the Lycanroc hears her footsteps running in their direction and her voice, now tinged with fear, calling her sister's name. Roxie gasps in horror and leaps over the front gate before bolting back down the way that Sam took her.