Chapter 2
"Morning furry head ." Lena knocked on the safe room door, cracking it open to be smacked across the face by the special scent of Kara's turn.
"No! Stay out!" Kara roared.
"Geez! Ok. I'm sorry!" Lena apologized, closing the door, still processing how exactly it was possible that she found the scent so intoxicating, better than most humans, even despite the fact that Kara was a wolf. Lena desperately reminded herself that the wolf probably didn't want her in there because of something or anything disgusting that her animal was doing.
"Sorry! I .. I mean thank you! You.. you saved me. " Kara sighed feeling guilty for yelling.
"It's ok. I understand, I never want anyone seeing me feed, so I understand if you aren't a fan of people seeing the .. results of your turn. " Lena offered, the door cracking open before Kara slipped out, standing tall. Not a thread of clothing still on her.
"I! Hey there! " Lena blushed, having a hard time keeping her eyes away.
"Sup with the get-up?" Kara's eyes scanned up and down the vampire wearing her full butcher's outfit, apron, gloves and all.
"Its Saturday morning, people are having dinner parties and fancy dinners Tonight. I can't not work just because I have a wolf in my back room." Lena defended, ignoring as best she could the beautiful woman, her pert breasts standing tall with beautiful perky nipples, her slender waist beautiful as it lead into wide hips. Her tight abs sent shivers down Lena's spine as impatient eyes caught the beautiful alluring tuft of well-kept hair leading to what Lena could only assume was the origin of the odor that howled sex, sex and deliciousness, an unsatisfied woman , and it called to her, bringing forth the dryness in her throat, her hunger for more than just sex.
"Sorry about that." Kara scratched her head, having no hesitation or shame as none of her pristine body was covered.
"Hey! Hey there! I know I said you could show your appreciation in the morning and all, but I didn't mean I needed a free peep show. " Lena looked away, trying not to focus on the entirety of the wolf calling to her.
"Oh come now, we are both adults." Kara rolled her eyes, catching a whiff of two delicious scents.
"Yeah, well I'm gay, and I have some sense of shame. Unlike you." Lena pushed forward the hand that held clothes. "They should fit you, now that you are back to normal at Least."
Kara looked down to the hand holding both clothing and an overly raw steak, barely graced by a pan. "So you think I'm not gay but you are still trying to butter me up with steak?"
"I looked online and it said it's what wolves crave after a turn." Lena only addressed the steak.
"Well thank you." Kara smiled, taking the steak and the clothing.
" So… your turn go ok?" Lena questioned.
"Yeah, as well as I could have hoped. But please let me clean it up.." Kara averted her eyes. Quickly covering herself up, her entire presence changing on a dime.
"Kara?" Lena rested a hand on Kara's shoulder.
"How do you know my name!" Kara snarled back, covering her core with the clothing and ignoring anything else as her body grew softly shifting slightly even in the mid-morning, moon far from the sky.
"Because I'm not deaf, and that girl, Cat? Your pack leader or whatever. She called you by that name." Lena explained pulling her hand back.
"I.. sorry.." Kara pulled back, her muscles shrinking and returning to a more human form.
"You.. shifted ." Lena stumbled backward shocked by the wolf's ability to shift during daylight.
"Ignore it." Kara's eyes unyielding, silencing any arguments Lena could have formed.
"Wait.. is that why... why your pack leader was demanding you come back with them!?" Lena figured she had one and one, supposing she could make two.
"She isn't the pack leader." Kara snarled more than she wished to at the woman who had been helping her.
"Then why was she in charge?" Lena snapped back, feeding off Kara's aggressive energy.
"I told you! ignore it!" Kara roared once more, body growing furry as bones cracked and she fell down to all fours.
"Fine! Fine!" Lena groaned, turning her back to the wolf. "Just keep quiet and get out of my store! Before you alert my human customers!"
Kara whimpered, shifting back, collapsing onto the floor, for the first time her bruises showing from the night before.
"Oh what I kick you out and you go all soft on me?" Lena rolled impatient eyes not looking around till after she heard a series of pained coughs followed by the odor of fresh live blood filling the room.
"I.. I'm sorry. Ill... I'll get out of your hair.." Kara attempted to rise to her feet, but couldn't even make it to trembling hands and knees. "Just as soon as possible." Kara fought with all she had, filled with shame as her body refused her orders, too beaten and battered.
"No, you won't! You need to heal. Jesus, why... why didn't your wounds show before!?" Lena rushed round, picking Kara up, her attention consumed by the blood lingering on Kara's lip.
"The turn took most of my energy, my healing isn't perfect like yours ." Kara defended, infuriated beyond reason by her weakness, her inability to defend herself, and her body failing her.
"I have a bed upstairs. You will rest in it. " Lena instructed.
Kara wanted to fight, her wolf instinctually despising the vampire so dominant with her, but now the full moon was gone Kara was capable to yield to the vampire. "Tha.. thank you.." Kara paused. "Fuck, I don't know your name.."
"My name? It's Lena."
"Thank you, Lena ." Kara purred into the caring woman.
"Good pup." Lena teased, still focused on Kara's lower lip.
A craven whimpers left Kara's lips, her body craving physical contact… and more like never before. "D..don't call me that, especially near or before a moon. "
"Well, the moon just ended Kara ." Lena smiled back.
"Yeah, but I have a feeling you aren't gonna get rid of me before the next one. "
"Oh really?" Lena raised an eyebrow.
"Really." Kara raised her head, having noticed the vampire's inability to remove her eyes from her lips.
"Well if you need my protection .. it is here." Lena pried her gaze off of Kara's lips before she did something she would regret, or make any more overreaching promises.
"You want to kiss me ." Kara brought forth the words they were both thinking but till now too timid to speak.
"I!" Lena rushed upstairs, Kara still hanging in her arms. "You are tired and you need to sleep!"
"I thought you said you were gay. Why so timid?' Kara cracked a devious smile.
"Just cause I'm the gay one doesn't mean I'm bold! " Lena blushed. "And just cause I said that doesn't mean I said I like you!"
"No, your face said you liked me, and who said there was only one of us." Kara purred smug at the awkward growing on Lena's face.
"You have blood on your lips. And I am a corpse, remember?"
"I!? I do? " Kara's eyes shot completely open as she realized the last two words. "Fuck! That.. you!?"
"Yes."
"Lena!" Kara wrestled her way from the vampire's arms, feet finding floor. "I'm so sorry!"
"It's ok. You were… clearly having a rough night." Lena dismissed.
"It isn't ok! And that doesn't excuse my words."
"Relax, wolf girl." Lena licked her thumb and wiped away the blood from Kara's lip, pulling the digit back, resisting any urge to lick it up.
"Why.. why welcome me to your home after I said such a terrible thing!?" Kara stammered confused and blushing by the suddenly bold move.
"I told you, I understand having a rough time… and.. I'll admit I don't know what that was all about with your pack, but.. what they were doing, beating you and silvering you, it isn't right. I don't care what you did."
"All I did was exist!" Kara huffed.
"Ok I'm sorry, I didn't mean to insinuate you did something wrong. " Lena sighed guiltily.
"Good! Cause I didn't, and Cat knows it most of all. She likes her life, I don't know why she is fighting me on this." Kara growled, her body still easy to shift, growing as she took on more canine aspects hair growing, her scent calling more and more to Lena as her fangs shot out.
"I! Kara! " Lena yelled snapping the wolf out of it.
"Sorry!" Kara huffed.
"So, is this because they want you two to fight for control of the pack or something!? What's going on!?" Lena attempted to understand.
"No! Shut up! You will never understand!"
"Fine. I'm sorry I'll stop asking." Lena allowed.
"Thank you. I'm sorry... I.. just.. please." Kara whimpered.
"How long will they be after you?"
"Until they have what they want or I'm dead." Kara answered cold.
"I won't let them hurt you if you don't want them to."
"You Lena are too kind." Kara hummed appreciative.
"Now, get some rest, did you still want your steak?"
"Dear God yes! " Kara nodded eagerly.
"Of course then hun, I'll be back up in a moment. " Lena zipped down and back up the stairs, returning to the wolf's side, handing her the plate and a steak knife.
"Grr!" Kara roared, ignoring the plate as she stole the steak, burying her snout in it, enjoying the flesh pulling from the t bone.
"Woah calm down there hun!" Lena laid a hand on Kara's shoulder.
The woman paid her no attention, moaning loudly into the steak as she devoured it, growling deeper and deeper, delighted with her meal.
"Well I'm glad you are enjoying, but I do have to get back to work."
"Mhmm fuck, Lena!" Kara moaned. "This is your bed isn't it?" Kara looked up, attention fully on Lena despite the half-devoured steak in her hands.
"Y, yes it is Kara. I don't use it much anymore tho." Lena's head dropped as she turned to leave.
"No don't. Please." Kara requested, grabbing the vampire's hand.
"Kara, I have to work. My employees are waiting for my instructions." Lena explained.
"Well.. do come back.. ok? I like your scent. It's.. soothing when everything feels angry, furious and rabid. I'm sorry. I just. " Kara trialed off.
"It's ok. I'll be back in a couple hours during my lunch ." Lena passively understood.
"You.. you are.. too kind you know that?" Kara inquired softly.
"Rest little wolf." Lena smiled back.
"B..b.. but my steak. " Kara pouted, comedically looking for permission to first consume what was left of her meal.
"Yes yes, eat then rest wolfy." Lena smiled, heading off. "But don't stain my sheets with the juices, lest I'll have to punish you. " Lena teased, a series of growls Kara's only response.
Kara devoured what was left of the meat, her body shifting almost entirely as she consumed it, satiating half of her deep urges, soothing her cravings just enough to soothe her to the point that she could rest. She felt herself want to fight to stay awake, to shift wolf once more, delve into all of her more primal urges, yield to the darkest cravings raging within. She tossed and turned, a vivid dreamer, especially after the turn. This day's dreams consisted only of dark nightmares, her deepest fears materialized, manifest in her own mind, inescapable.
Kara woke hours later, the vampire's soft hands against her furry skin, calming her gently.
"Shhh, baby girl. It's ok." Lena soothed.
"I!" Kara shuttered, in Lena's arms.
"It looked like you had a nightmare. I'm sorry I wasn't here sooner. "
"D.. damnit." Kara pressed her snout shifting back into Lena, appreciating the comfort of the vampire.
"What was it? What happened?" Lena worried.
"Nightmares " Kara shivered.
"They are gone. It was just a dream. Ok?" Lena held the wolf panting, trying to catch her breath desperately.
"I.. thank .. thank you." Kara squeezed her eyes as tight as possible, trying to shut out the terrors running, racing round her mind and across her eyes.
"It's ok " Lena soothed, running her hands down Kara's soft fur.
"I…" Kara paused, humming at the woman petting her, her instincts conflicted, but still appreciative.
"There you go. Breathe. " Lena took one hand and scratched behind Kara's pointed ear.
The wolf dropped her head immediately purring happy as soft fingertips, and pointed nails gently grazed her skin. "Ohh. That. That is nice." Kara exhaled, her body shifting the rest of the way back to human.
"Good girl. That better?" The words innocent and caring as they left Lena's lips but so much as they hit Kara's ears.
"What do you see me as!? Your little pet? Huh? Take in the wolf, see if you can potty train her?" Kara snapped, her wolf no longer will to lay down and submit to the stranger.
"No. I don't. But I do see you as a woman in a tough spot, someone who just had night terrors … well, day terrors, but still. And who could have used a hand." Lena rose, standing from the bed, turning her back to Kara. "I understand more than anyone how important getting a hand after turbulent times can be in our world. But you seem dead set on not accepting such help. So you are welcome to make yourself scarce by nightfall." Finnish cold Lena made her way out of the room and down the stairs, frustrated and tired of being snapped at for attempting to help.
End of chapter 2