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Zwei and the beocub ─ which Zwei had appropriately named Cubby ─ were splashing around in the small pond. They had been doing this for an hour already, but they were both secretly enjoying every second of it.
Cubby sent a vicious wave of water but Zwei easily swam out of range. Zwei turned around and kicked waves of water towards poor little Cubby who got splashed before he could react. Cubby went and tried to take revenge on Zwei by sending multiple small waves. Zwei dodged the first two but suddenly stopped at the sound of a twig snapping in the distance. The third wave smashed into Zwei, but he paid no attention to the water that sprayed all over him.
Cubby, noticing Zwei's sudden change, gave him a questioning look. Zwei didn't respond, in case the thing was nearby. The fact that he didn't know what the thing was, slightly terrified him. Could it be huntsmen? Grimm? Both? Whatever it was, it most certainly wasn't some wild animal. There hasn't been much wildlife at all in the world of Remnant. So it could only be huntsmen or grimm, either one was a threat to one of them.
Slowly and quietly, Zwei got out of the pond while mentally cursing at the sound of dripping water, which seemed to be the loudest noise at the moment. Cubby, who was getting worried at this point, also climbed out of the pond.
Zwei began to slowly back up into the bush that Cubby was hiding in earlier. The rustling of the leaves made Zwei stop.
"Crap, well we can't hide in here!" Zwei thought as pulled his foot out of the bush. Then he lowered himself down onto the soft grass. His eyes flickered around rapidly, scanning the forest for any signs of the threat. Cubby quietly sat beside him, his red eyes were full of questions.
Dull footsteps could be heard. "Huntsmen? They probably got alerted by the town about the howling earlier." Zwei thought.
Zwei got up from the ground. Huntsmen weren't threatened by him, but he took a glance at Cubby and mentally sighed. Beocub or not, grimm was grimm, and there was no exception to that. Zwei took another quick glance at his young companion, and saw that he was completely calm, not at all tensed up at the sound and smell of humans.
"It seems like it's up to me to do something." Zwei thought. The footsteps were approaching, closer and closer. Zwei was running out of time and options. He could drag Cubby away and hope that they could lose the trained huntsmen through the dense forest. Another option could be to sit and wait. If the huntsmen were to wander down to this clearing and spot them, perhaps they would realize that Cubby was absolutely harmless. It would also make them seem less of a threat.
"But could I risk it? Could I risk an innocent beocub's life for a simple test in humanity? Well as innocent as a baby grimm could get." Zwei thought as he argued back and forth with himself.
The footsteps stopped, and Zwei held his breath knowing that he must make a decision; a decision that could determine Cubby's fate.
The atmosphere was tense unlike before when Zwei had first encountered Cubby. Cubby gave a soft whimper, making Zwei look over at him in the eyes.
It was those eyes that made Zwei's decision for him.
Those goddamn puppy eyes.
He wouldn't sit around and wait.
He will run if he must if that could guarantee a chance for an uncorrupted beocub to live.
And so when Zwei saw the shimmering blade that shone brightly from the moonlight, Zwei gave a low commanding bark.
Run.
The world became a blur as Zwei shot through the forest with blinding speed. Surprisingly the young beocub had managed to somewhat keep up. Behind them were the huntsmen.
Why are we running from them? Cubby shouted.
Zwei slowed down a bit to match Cubby's speed. He debated if he should tell Cubby the truth. "He's too young to understand." Zwei thought. He ended up ignoring the question. Right now, he needed to focus on getting them out of this situation, alive.
Do you trust me? Zwei asked. Cubby seemed to contemplate about this for a few moments. Then he gave a small nod.
Zwei 'grinned' as he saw the forest coming to end. It was sunrise, the most beautiful time of the day in Zwei's opinion.
Good, cause we're going to be jumping off of this cliff. Zwei said just as they reached the edge and slowed to a stop. He took a daring glance back and saw the dark outlines of the huntsmen.
Um…are you sure? Cubby said, uncertainty was clear in his barks.
Zwei didn't respond before tackling the startled beocub off the cliff. He positioned himself so that Cubby was on top of him.
Just before they hit the ground, Zwei activated his aura which broke their fall.
They tumbled and rolled for a bit, but were otherwise unharmed. Zwei dusted himself off and was surprised that the huntsmen didn't come after them.
Cubby happily rolled around on the soft grass.
That was so much fun! Can we do it again? Cubby asked as he sat up. There was a patch of dirt stuck to his forehead. Zwei nuzzled Cubby's head, smearing the dirt even more. One day. Zwei suggested.
Howling echoed throughout the forest, making Cubby stare longingly at it. My pack is calling me. Cubby said. Then he looked at Zwei and sheepishly asked, how do I get up there?
Follow me. Zwei said as he led the way up to a small familiar looking gravel pathway which twisted and turned back into the forest.
They stood at the edge of the forest where Cubby and Zwei parted ways.
See you tomorrow night? Cubby asked his red eyes full of hope. It was a strange sight to see; a creature of grimm with a look of hope on its face.
Sure, meet you back at the pond? Zwei said.
Cubby happily nodded and they spared one last glance before heading off in two different directions.
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