A Day of Rest

[koolkat1776]

She could fell how he felt through the connection she had started. She didn't understand why he was so nervous though. She climbed down through the tree and started walking toward him.
Why are you so nervous?[/font]
She followed the strength of his brain waves to find him, but he wouldn't know that. Her foot steps fell silently while she walked along the shore.
She now felt really bad for making him save her when she doesn't even know his name
Whats your name?[/font][/size]

[Shadow]

>Wolf<

Shadow couldn't answer the first question. To answer it, to even lie, would give away everything he had worked so hard to protect.

My name? There wasn't a good answer to it...but he couldn't get out of answering the question. I... I don't have one.
What she may not of known was that, even though she was being silent, her scent was growing stronger as she grew closer to Shadow, and as the first part of it touched his nose, he stood and moved, hiding deep in a heavily forested area, bushes on all sides, his hiding spot completely hiding him with the shadow of the night and the trees above. She could still find his location, but she wouldn't see him.

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[koolkat1776]

She closes her eyes and reaches out her hands, feeling him closer, almost able to see a vague spot where his thoughts lie. Knowing that she would definitely not be able to see him, even with the moon as bright as it is. She barely dodges some trees noticing how they send off some waves of their own but she felt the boy's nervousness grow. He must have seen her coming closer. She doubted he heard her or smelled her, even with her dip in the lake she wouldn't smell that bad.
You don't have to be nervous of me, I have seen it all, Vampires, Witches or Mages, even a Werewolf or two. You're perfectly safe with me I promise.[/u][/font][/size]

[Shadow]

>Wolf<

Werewolf? The list was strange, but that word alone calmed his nerves slightly. It wasn't enough for him to reveal himself...not yet.

Something still bugged him about her. Her intentions seemed pure, and he wanted to come out... But it was hard to trust when the one you were supposed to trust could alter thoughts...make things enter your head that you would never think, make you do things that you would never do in your sane mind.

The comfort that she tried to give him could just as easily be a carefully concealed trap. Was he safe with her? He wasn't safe with anyone. That was the right answer.

He remained quiet, letting her find her own way. She would find him soon, he knew that much, but at least he would keep his secret until the end.

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[koolkat1776]

She caught his slight relief from the word werewolf. She knew there was a connection so she showed an image of her kissing one of her exes and then him running off into the woods as he phased, calling out to him to be careful.
She smiled at the memory, but deflated a little and showed his manged human body after other humans had gotten to him.
I mean no harm honest, just...[/font]
She touched his fur and opened her eyes
Don't hide it from me okay?[/b][/size]

[Shadow]

>Wolf<

The images confused and distracted him. A man, the same girl. The man was a werewolf? He was dead? He was so caught up in the scenes, not used to the mental images, that he lost track of what was happening around him. The nxt thing he knew, she uttered a few words and a gentle touch brushed against his fur.

He flinched from the touch, drawing back, but he heard her spoken words the next moment and relaxed reluctantly.

He was done. He was discovered. She knew... Now she would tell others...he would be hunted...all the care, all of the effort to remain hidden ended here, with this girl... No.. She wasn't that bad. She couldn't be...

Shadow looked down, his eyes not really seeing, his mind wandering. It took him only a moment to decide.

He pushed out of the brush, guiding her back out into the moonlight again by the touch that still brushed his fur.

Once they reached it, he moved away from her hand, taking a few steps away from her, his head dropping. He then turned and walked even slower back to her, his gaze centered on the ground.

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[koolkat1776]

I'm really not that bad, I don't even like to use my powers. I promise it will stay our secret and I will do anything to prove that.
She walked to him and knelled down, trying to catch his eyes. She reaches out carefully but did not touch him just in case he was a little temperamental. Her eyes flashed purple, as they always do when she uses her powers, showing him how much she loved her werewolf ex boyfriend.
We were engaged and the first thing he said when I told him that I wanted to be with him was that he is- was a werewolf.
She pulled off her still damp shirt and shows a scar from her left shoulder that wraps around her torso and she pulls down her sock on her left leg, showing the scar going all the way down.
He got mad at me once and even clawed at me. but I still loved him, his werewolf status didn't change anything.

[Shadow]

>Wolf<

He wanted to believe her, he really did... But it was hard. When she reached out, he stayed where he was, continuing to look down, even when she tried to find his eyes with her own.

As much as he wanted to believe that she didn't mind that he was a werewolf, and that she'd never give him up to those that hunted him, it was hard to change from a live of solitude and barely concealed fear of what would happen with each new day.

He looked up at the scar, but his head remained bowed. He saw the slash. It was bad. Why she gave her ex a chance with that bad of a claw wound from him... It wasn't for him to say.

What was he to do? He had two conflicting emotions. Run. Let her in. It was hard to refuse one with a gift such as hers. Thoughts warped around her own. For the most part they were his anyway...but with the things she showed him, the thoughts she put in his head, he grew closer and closer to the decision.

He growled quietly, shaking his head ever so slightly. He then abruptly pushed his muzzle between her hands, his eyes closed, his ears laying back.

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[koolkat1776]

She smiles stroking his muzzle softly and kisses it gently.
Thank you for trusting me.
She pulled her stocking up and her shirt back on and smiles at him. She assured him she wouldn't turn him in with her eyes. She then wrapped her arms around his neck in a soothing hug.
What made you decide to trust me? And you can just think it, I'll be able to hear.

[Shadow]

>Wolf<

Tension and nervousness left Shadow as she stroked his muzzle, his body relaxing and his tag wagging unconsciously at the small kiss. It was hard, but he would do it. He would trust someone in what seemed like forever. This one he believed would never turn him in, harm him... It was a product of both his mind and of her touch and her words.

he waited momentarily for her to put her shirt back on and to pull up her stocking and then wagged his tail once more as she pulled him into an embrace, hugging his neck.

I don't know... I had to trust someone, you know?....Tired of facing everything alone.

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[koolkat1776]

Do you have a place to stay? I don't live too far from here if you don't.[/b]
She strokes his back while hugging him, one hand doing each. Her memories of her ex fiancée came back. She struggled not to cry as she showed him an image of his burial. He was buried in the back of a graveyard, his tombstone saying "forever rest this beast and may Satan torture his soul" signs of threats to other werewolfs and one bouquet of flowers that were burned, flowers that she had brought him just the day before.[/size]

[Shadow]

>Wolf<

Shadow hesitated again at her next question. No he didn't have a place to stay... But could he really stay with her? His flight mode was kicking in again. He wanted to pull away and then quickly run, but he restrained himself, trying to focus more on the relaxing feel of her hand on his back.

The image she sent him next was sick...just a perfect example of why he didn't trust anyone. It wasn't his choice.. He had been turned into what he was now. And to be persecuted like they were was unfair..but just meant that he had to put that much more effort into remaining hidden from the world.

But once more...he had to respond. He kept it simple. No, I don't have a place to stay. He said no more. He would let her decide what she would. He kept the other part of that line '..but I'm not sure I can stay at your place', out of thought and anywhere she could find it.

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[koolkat1776]

She looks at him curiously.
You do realize I loved him with all my heart right? I don't see people for whether they are Vampires or Human, I see them for the personality.
She smiles sweetly, and kisses the top of his head.
Please trust me, I would never hurt you. Why would I hurt someone that saved me from killing myself. You've already been so kind to me, I owe you so much! You don't even know my name yet you've pulled me out of a lake. I would like to show my gratitude for everything you have done for me.[/b][/size]

[Shadow]

>Wolf<

Shadow wagged his tail slightly at the kiss, but stopped as she continued, his ears perked up so he could make sure he heard everything she said. It wasn't that he thought she would hurt him... He understood her perfectly. The problem was with himself. He wasn't ready...and he probably never would be, to trust someone as he would have to her.

He'd have to take it on blind faith. For once he didn't mind, but that didn't mean he didn't have second thoughts. But really, it came down to a few simple things. he had been out on the streets and in the woods for quite some time, living by himself off of what he could scavenge... If this girl really wanted to help him since he pulled her out of the lake and saved her from herself, he wasn't about to refuse her offer.

Okay. I'll do it. Shadow wagged his tail and reached forward with his muzzle, licking her a few times on the cheek.

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[koolkat1776]

She giggles softly and pets him then stands up and walks toward her house. nodding in the direction.
My house is this way and I have a feeling that I have a nice juicy steak in my fridge with your name on it!
She smiles walking to her house.