"You didn't know?" He shook his head no.
"Hugo and that little greedy, cheating, heart breaking, guy stealing, son of a b-"
"Red, calm down." He held me tighter.
"No, I won't calm down! Do you understand what she put you through and then me?" I asked loudly.
"What are you talking about?" I pulled away from him.
"You seriously don't know?" he shook his head no again.
"Good God, did you know there were days I woke up with a knife to my throat because of her? No, because I always hid that from you. You never noticed. No one did. Ever. She put me through hell. All because I was your best friend. Guys always broke up with me because they'd see us. No one ever trusted me. They thought that I was cheating. I was abused by them all the time. The whole time you were with girls her and her "gang" would always come after me. There were so many times that I got hurt, but I'd still go to work! I'd still come and hold you when you cried! I'd still be there for you!" Tears started to stream down my face. I don't know why I let it out now, but I had to.
"Red! Calm down!" He had never yelled at me, ever. Not once. He scared me. No, terrified me. I started to shake in fear. "Red, I-" he started to say but I ran. I ran in fear, in pain, and my sisterly love I had for him.
After a while I had stopped running. I was so tired from running that I had even lost a lot of oxygen. I ended up passing out right in the middle of the field. I remember it was beautiful. The snow, the trees, the beautiful wolf that had walked over to me-
I sat up fast. I didn't know where I was except some kind of cave. I let my instincts take over into the fight mode I was taught. No one would hurt me like they did before. I instantly regretted the quick movement though. 'I must've hit my head pretty hard when I fell' I thought.
"Calm yourself human, I'm not going to hurt you," A deep, dark, but warm voice said. I backed up against the wall. I was on a soft bed of dry grass about an inch thick, seven feet in length, and five feet wide. A blanket was over it and one that was on me was there too.
"Who are you?" I asked calmly. I saw no one.
"I'm Moonistare." He responded calmly as well. "And you are?"
"I'm Reddine," I answered. "Thank you for sheltering me. Is there anything I can do to repay you Moonistare?" I relaxed against the cave wall. It was lightly dimmed.
"No, that's quite alright. I don't normally see people around this area though, whatever are you doing here though?" I still couldn't see him.
"My mother sends me up the mountain to visit my grandmother a lot to protect me from the wolf," I stated.
"You're scared of the wolf?" He seemed saddened by this.
"No, if he were to kill me, then so be it. I'm not scared of him. If anything, I respect him."
"What?" He asked in confusion.
"The stories my people tell, they're cruel and hurtful. They say that they go after the wolf and when they see it," my voice almost broke. "They say they try to kill the 'beast'. He's not a beast though, he's alone and being attacked. They don't listen though, if he has a chance to kill, my people say he only does if they go first. They just want him dead. Like the wolf's family, my father killed the mother. The father wolf killed my father in revenge."
"Aren't you mad at the beast?"
"He's not a beast Moonistare, and no. How could I when my father killed his wife?"
"But, he's your father," he said.
"Who tried to kill a whole family. He hurt living beings. I can never respect that. Maybe if I offer myself to the wolf for what happened, he'll be able to not hurt like he did before. I know revenge is never a good thing really, but it could help heal him." I retorted.
"You'd do that for a monster? For the beast that killed your father?"
"He's not a monster nor beast. And my grandfather, but yes. Yes I would."
"Don't you want a family though?"
"Indeed sir, but, giving the wolf peace would mean that he's happy." I smiled softly towards the voice.
"But, what if he kills you?"
"Then so be it. If he's happy, that's what matters. My family hurt him, and that needs to be healed," I stated.
"Oh my God, you aren't joking, are you?"
"No, I'm not," I said. "If there's nothing I can do for you then Moonistare, I'll be on my way to him," I stood up.
"Wait! Reddine, what if I take you there?" he asked quickly. "It's not too far but, I don't want you getting hurt."
"Moonistare, I'm probably going to die in the next 24 hours. I'll be okay, I always have to be." I stood up and fell down onto the floor from dizziness.
"Reddine!" He yelled. I felt a hand on my arm, pulling me up.
"I'm fine, really. I'll just get out of your hair you for everything," I was finally able to stand on my own. The voice had the body that was masculine, about six foot eight, and shaggy brown hair. His eyes were golden. They had black flakes in them. Pale lips, tan skin, and a strong jaw. I turned away.
"You don't even know where you're going though," he called after me. I looked over my shoulder.
"That means one last adventure," I smiled softly.
"But what if he doesn't kill you? What would you do then?" He followed me.
"I'd stay until he knew what to do with me. I'd do whatever he wanted," I answered.
"Even marry him?" I stopped and turned to look at him. We were very close.
"Yes, if he wished, then I would. I'd do whatever he wanted to make him happy. It'd be unfair for him to stay miserable and hurt his whole life," I responded.
"But, you'd be unhappy."
"I don't care about me Moonistare, if making him be happy takes away my happiness, then so be it," I realized he had no shirt on then. "Now please, get inside. You're going to freeze," I kissed his cheek and turned again to tread through the snow.
"But you deserve to be happy Reddine!" He called after me.
"Not after what my father did to him!" I called back. I found paw prints in the snow and started to follow them.
About an hour or so later, I found another cave. It had a small glow inside it. "Please let this be it," I whispered softly.
"Who dares to enter my domain?" A deep voice called when I got to the entrance.
"My name is Reddine Thalia Durniso, I am the daughter of the man who killed your mother," I said clearly with no fear. "My father and Grandfather were killed by your father."
"Are you here to try and kill me?" He asked darkly.
"No," I knelt down on both knees in the freezing snow.
