Can I really accept Him?
The next morning….
Holly woke up at dawn and just laid there thinking about what had happened the night before. Genki and the others would be asleep for about an hour more. Genki if you're a good werewolf then why didn't you tell use before this? sighs maybe he was scared we'd kill him. Most people would kill a werewolf weather he was a friend or not. We all think of them as the immortal damned. But Genki is so sweet and innocent, can he really be damned with so much innocence. After all he does have clear eyes, I don't think a condemed person could have such clear eyes and such a pure heart. she looked over at him, he was in a peaceful sleep his only movement the rise and fall of his chest. What should I do? Can I really love him and be his friend when he's such a horrible creature? Well he's not that I've seen but legends say werewolves are rapists, murderers who mutilate and torture their victims. But would he do anything like that? she began to get a head ache now and decided to stop thinking about it. She got up and walked into the woods a little ways to the river. She stripped down and took her bath for the day then got a drink before sitting down by a tree.
Genki had woken up and now went looking for her, seeing her by the tree he decided not to bother her, instead he went a little ways down and walked over to the river. She would be able to see him, he figured if she wanted to talk she'd ask him to come over. Holly watched him silently, she caught her self watching how he moved and how he drank. She shook her head trying to force herself to stop seeing him so differently. He finished and stood, she decided to wave to him, he came over then and sat down next to her. She felt a little uncomfortable but didn't move. "How are you doing Holly?" he finally broke the silence.
"Alright I guess, I was just thinking about last night. Genki I wanted to know something."
"go ahead"
"well have you ..ever killed and hurt anyone?" Genki looked at her for a moment a little surprised by the question.
"Yes once along time ago. But it was in self defense." She looked at him growing afraid, she wanted to get up and run away but forced herself to stay.
"What did they do to you?"
"They were trying to kill me. I was walking home late at night, I had been studying in the library that day till it closed. A gang of wolf haters I guess figured out what I was and followed me. They attacked, I was wounded but more then half of them were dead in the end, they wouldn't stop even though I gave them many warnings." He looked rather sad and somewhat upset over this.
"They attacked you just cause you were a werewolf?"
"Yes"
"What did you parents say about it?"
"Well my step parents were a bit upset over the issue, I got yelled at for being out late and for killing but they didn't punish me. My step mom later came to my room see if I was alright." Holly's eyes widened a little.
"Step parents? Does that mean your real parents are…….?" She didn't finish as he nodded sadly. "what happened?"
"I rather not talk about it……….all you need to know is they were murdered by humans for what they were…..along with my sister." He looked away at the river watching it. Holly could see he was hurting and tenatively placed her hand and his. He moved his hand to grip hers gently.
"Genki I'm sorry……."
"Don't be." He cut her off. She wasn't sure why he had said that. Though she was scared of him she moved closer and hugged him gently. He looked at her after hugging her back. He gently caressed her cheek with his hand, she pulled away a little. He stopped.
"If you really don't feel comfortable around me then just say so." He stood and walked over to the river, gazing into the water.
"Genki that's not it."
"Isn't it. I know your afraid of me Holly."
"I'm scared yes but it'll take awhile to get used to this"
"If you get used to it." his voice was solemn.
"Genki I will I just need time." She got up and walked over behind him.
"Time is something I have, but patience is something I don't." he looked at his reflection in the water.
"Just try and learn some for now…." He aburuptly turned around cutting her off, his eyes showing anger and pain.
"Don't you think I've tried? If you had never known what I was you'd never act this way!" he yelled at her. Holly stepped back in fear she'd never seen him this angry before.
"Genki just calm down please. Your scaring me."
"I was scaring you before I was doing anything, just cause of what I am. I hoped of anyone you would be more understanding."
"I am understanding Genki but I'm also confused…."
"As to what? How can what I am be confusing. There has only been ten bazillion storied of my kind." He eyes flashed with anger, "Stories that have been twisted by humans for years, most werewolves want nothing to do with mankind."
"Does that mean your racist just like the rest? That you hate humans so much?" getting very anger with her, he slapped her across the face, he could have killed her but he made sure he didn't.
"Humanity has hurt my kind and hunted us for thousands of years. And your just as much as a hypocrite as the rest of humanity." His voice getting low and rough, he fought not to change and hurt her further, he stormed off into the woods, running to a place of solitude, he did grab his pack along the way though, with out the others noticing since they were asleep.
Holly stood there in shock, he cheek stung but what hurt worse was the words he had said. She sat down by the tree and began to cry a little though she fought not to. So he hates me now, he hates all humans. Just like the stories say, violent in nature. But…..holly flashed back to the look in his eyes he seemed hurt and almost afraid. What did he say about his parents…..that they were murdered by humans…….if that's true then that maybe why he hates humanity so much. Why did I have to say that to him? She asked her self, she knew what she had to do now, she had to find him and talk with him. But would the others let her if they knew the truth? She had to try. Getting up she walked back to camp the monsters were up and had notice tat Genki was missing, they all looked to her. Tiger was the first to speak though he could tell that something happened. "Holly where is Genki?"
"He's gone, we had and argument. I said something I shouldn't have and he left." She sat down sadly, mocchi and Suezo came to her and comforted her.
"What happened?" tiger asked gently.
"Tiger Genki…….."
"Go ahead Holly"
"He's a werewolf, I found out last night. He said he was a good werewolf, and that he wouldn't hurt us. But…I was afraid of him and he knew it, I said some things I shouldn't have and got angry. He slapped me saying I was just like all the others and left. " She place her hand on her cheek where he had slapped her, there was a red mark there now. They were all astonished, Suezo was angry that he had slapped her.
"I'll kill him if I find him….."
"No Suezo, he's hurt enough from what I said." Her voice was soft.
"Holly, do you know where he went" Tiger asked, she nodded and pointed in the direction he took off in.
"I think we should find him Tiger. I don't want anything bad to happen to him, he is one of our team and none of us would have made it this far with out him. I need to tell him I'm sorry, I shouldn't have been so harsh. Not after what's happened to him…."
"What happened to him holly?" Hare inquired, everyone was being gentle towards her.
"His parents were killed by humans, and from the look in his eyes, he's in a lot of pain over it." Tiger nodded.
"Alright we'll find him" Tiger got up sniffing the air and lead the way after they packed quickly chasing after him.
