As I woke the next morning, I felt the empty cold sheets next to me and I knew that Kyle was gone. I sat up and got out of bed. Stretching, I saw it was about noon by the sun and decided to see what Gabe was up to.
The stairs were cold underfoot and it have me goose bumps. Once down the stairs, I took a seat on the couch and looked around. No one was there. I got up again and walked outside. I heard a few loud banging sounds. When I got to the source, I saw Kyle. He was wearing a pair of worn jeans and work boots. His shirtless chest shone with sweat in the heat of the summer sun. And then I saw what he was working on. My bed.
"Oh hello there," he said, not bothering to look up from his work. I smiled softly. When he looked up, his face flushed red with blood. I looked down to see that I was still in what I had slept in. A white tee shirt and a pair of briefs. That's when I blushed too. I slowly backed away and sighed softly, behind the small shed. Gabe ran up to me and grabbed my hand.
"Come on, I found something!" I suddenly felt him drag me into the woods, the needles of the coniferous bushes scratching my bare legs. Unable to stop the larger boy, I could only be dragged and then revealed something amazing.
There, in a forest clearing, a wolf lay playing with a butterfly. It couldn't be more adorable. From what I could see, it was a girl. About two years old. Gabe handed me a bone and quickly told me to hand it to her. As I did, her eyes fixed on me. Like cold daggers digging into my warm soul.
I throw the bone to her and she sniffs it, unsure of how she should react. Friend, or foe? Once she approaches, I feed her with a slice of pork and I watch her eat it. So much like dogs and yet not.
It took a full hour to gain her trust. I decided to name her Snow because of her cold eyes.
"It will take some time for her to get used to you, me, Kyle, and Lucky," he looked down, "Dude, are you in your underwear?" His face flushed lightly with red. I also did so and walked home with Snow.
I felt Kyle and Gabe's eyes watch me as I went into the house and up the stairs. I put my old shorts on and went outside again. They didn't seem to happy that I changed, which made me giggle like a schoolgirl.
I heard some voices from inside the wood. It seemed like such a strange thing. Maybe we weren't the only people here. But I shrugged that off and decided to take a nap on the porch sofa. My mind faded to fuzz and I began to dream.
I suddenly woke in a dazed state. I was in a cold and dark place with a sandy colored stone under my body. Looking around, many people were walking by. They had jet black hair, clothes as dark as night, eyes as purple as twilight, and sparks floated around them like butterflies over a flower. Then one disappeared and reappeared about fifty feet away. My dream faded away and I woke again.
My eyes sagged as I looked into the sky. Sunset. When I got up, Kyle picked me up like I was his bride and carried me upstairs. Taking my shorts off for me, he neatly folded them on the dresser.
I lied down and slithered into the blankets. Once he joined, I faded back to sleep fast, against his chest. But this time, Snow jumped on the bed and curled up at the foot of the bed. I smiled softly and had a soundly, dreamless sleep.