Snake In The Grass
Chapter Two
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"Shelby…" She could see his teeth, as his lips raised, into a full blown snarl.
Alarmed, she ordered, "No, Shelby!"
He jumped!
She jumped!
And the fight was on!
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He never felt more alive!
His teeth sank deep into the flesh, as he locked his jaws he could taste the saltiness of the blood. He twisted and jerked, never letting go. He used his claws to scrape and hold. Never in his life had he fought so hard. Nothing was going to threaten his home.
Snarls echoed off the barn wall as the fight moved. He was beginning to tire, but that only intensified his efforts as he eased his hold to adjust to a better hold. Almost loosing his adversary, he bit down as hard as he could.
To protect was the only thing on his mind; to protect!
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Lois Lane was horrified! She had leapt onto the trunk of her car in the belief that Shelby was attacking her. She didn't believe it when he hadn't pursued her onto the car. Instead she heard snarling and spitting coming from below her.
Looking over the edge of the trunk she saw Shelby with a death hold about three inches below the head of a rattlesnake! The viper was jerking like crazy to get away, but Shelby just held on trying to bite his way through the three foot twisting snake.
Jumping off the other side of the car, she ran to the barn and grabbed the first hoe she found. Racing back, she heard silence. Then she saw that the battle had ended.
Raising the hoe as high as she could, she crashed it down on the dead snake's body just below its head, successfully severing it from the rest of the body. How dare he come near her home!
"Shelby!" She crowed, "You got him!"
The only response she got was silence.
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Lois hated waiting! But there she sat at the Smallville Animal Hospital waiting for the news on Shelby…
She was never the type to do nothing; she had picked his limp, panting body up and all but thrown him into her car. She made the 20 minute drive into Smallville in under five! Rushing into the clinic with the large dog in her arms, she had shouted what had happened at the receptionist before she had even completely opened the door.
The receptionist, an obvious teen wanna' be Vet, had calmly notified the vet and escorted Lois to an examining room with a speed that Lois had appreciated. The Vet had immediately rushed in and administered the antivenom.
Now she was waiting, the thing she was worst at. The Vet was examining Shelby for puncture wounds while the effects of adrenaline were working its way out of her body.
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It was early the next morning when Clark Kent arrived home. Well, the sun was a couple of hours away from dawn – Lois would argue that it was still night.
He saw his stuff on the couch, letting him know that she had stayed the night, and taken his room.
When he reached the top of the stairs, instead of turning into the bathroom like he had intended, he eased his bedroom door open.
She looked beautiful with moonlight caressing her features. He frowned when he saw that she had used his last clean flannel shirt as a night gown.
He was closing the door when a movement on the bed beside Lois caused him to look again. She rolled onto her side and wrapped an arm around the figure.
Opening the door wide enough to allow the light from the hallway to illuminate the figure…
Clark smiled to himself when he saw Shelby gently wag his tail as he looked at him.
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The End
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