A/N: ummm…hi! Sorry, I tried writing in first person, but it doesn't fit with the way I want to write this story. I don't know if Christopher's reaction to suki is realistic. Btw of you want to know what suki looks like (did I already put this in another chapter?):
"She had black hair all down her back and pale green piercing eyes that contrasted with olive-toned skin. Medium-height and thin to the extreme, the young woman looked as though she had not eaten for days, which was probably the case. The one exception to her emaciated look was her bulging waist that closely resembled a basketball noticeable even under her loosely fitted bulky wool blouse."
A man in a heavy suit and leather gloves stepped into her cubicle. She could see the man was fair-haired and youthfully thin and fit under the bulky suit. His face was defined, almost chiseled. The woman shuddered inwardly, thinking of how similar this man was to another pale man, a more sinister character. His actions were more abominable than that of the pack could be. Thinking of Stephen sent torrents of rage through her as she remembered with disgust how easily he had betrayed their location.
He sputtered, lost for words.
Slightly recovering from his shock, the man recited with reprimand and authority coloring his tone, "Miss, visitors and tourists are not allowed entrance into the new arrivals section. Will you please explain how you got here while I escort you to security?"
Suki eyed him calmly until his controlled firmness gave way to baffled silence. She couldn't help a hysterical giggle at his confusion.
She guessed that less was more in this situation and stated simply by way of explanation, "I am Suki. I am the wolf."
His eyes darted to her leg and a flurry of protests followed. Suki ignored his objections and conviction that he was insane. She simply shape-shifted back to wolf form. He stood stock still and gaped at the undernourished dog-like form before his eyes.
"Can you understand me?"
Suki nodded for a yes.
"Will you change back?" he pressed.
Not bothering to answer this time, a human Suki smiled at the man. She noted that his identification badge read the name "Christopher."
Breaking her train of thought, Christopher stated, "You're expecting."
It was obviously not a question.
Suki held her grief off her face and exasperatedly ranted, "No, I was absolutely unaware; I just thought I was extremely overweight!"
"Of course I'm pregnant! Do you know what I need? Obviously not! For starters, I don't like kennels, I am not a dog! I need bedding and food!"
With her outrage gone, all that remained was a gaping hole in Suki's heart. Oh how she wished Kora, the kindly old healer, had been here. She felt a tight squeeze around her heart and a tear managed to leak out of fiercely squinted eyes. Christopher looked on her with puzzled concern at her face.
She heard other animals and wondered aloud in a rather strangled voice, "Distract me. Where in the world am I?"
All signs of curiosity off his face, the impenetrable mask returned, "You, Mrs. Suki, are currently in the recuperation ward of the American Wildlife Society Center." He offered, "I can help you with some of your requests," he continued, "but why the hell are you even here? You're having a baby while a…a wolf? That seems, well…."
Suki barked a forced laugh at Christopher's completely bewildered expression. "I'm here because I have to be. I'll figure it out. I will. I can."
She said in justification, "I can see that this doesn't make much sense to you. When my children are born, they will always be in the same form as me. When I change, they will change too. Until they come of age. Besides, wolves have natural instincts and recover quickly."
Of course, now that I have no pack to uphold honor for, I'll be able to do many things differently, Suki contemplated.
Christopher seemed to be mulling over everything he had been told and said, "I believe you, but aren't you afraid of never being able to live a normal life, or having scientists study you?"
The woman scoffed, bluffing over the sharp tip of memories of the pack, "I have nothing left to lose; Ego mos non exsisto vix….I will not be scared." She added testily, "As for your other possible situations, unless you choose to mention me to anybody, Mr. Christopher, I will remain a seemingly insignificant, perfectly normal wolf."
Christopher's brow furrowed, maybe she was more dangerous than he thought. Instead of imagining a giant wolf attacking him, he asked, "What do you mean with that exista vix jumble?"
"Latin," she replied.
Suki gave a rueful laugh and thought of how Teague had always said that "it was duty for the sacred language to be remembered" at lessons, and of Nuri mocking him after class. Lost in memories laced with searing pain, Suki was silent as she reminisced.
Suki pleaded, almost as if to convince herself she had not wronged, "I made this decision; it was the best choice."
"What were your other options?" he inquired fairly uneasily.
She spat out the answer in loathing, "Being found by abolitionists."
This time, Christopher asked in guarded interest. "Who would find you?"
Suki answered coldly, "Abolitionists believe they are ridding the world of a monster when a Lycanthrope falls at their hand."
He gave her a curious look. "Lycanthropes?"
"Werewolves," Suki sighed in remorse, "who were meant to be an amicus humani generis - a friend of the human race." She added, "So…what of my requests? What do you think I should do?"
All the time suki thought about Christopher's open curiosity, how all this could be used against her. That no one could be trusted.
The pair then began the discussion of Suki's fate.
A/N: I don't know if Christopher's reaction to suki is realistic. You can tell me if you think it was completely wrong. Review please! It makes me feel guilty and then i try to post another chapter faster. But I'm really busy with school and whatnot. I'm going to be in a singing valentine group on feb.14 at my school so i have to practice. And i have dance team. And not to mention homework. Sorry i know these are all pathetic excuses ; )