just to help myself and maybe you guys, im gonna make each change in perspective with somesort of symbol before the start of the paragraph or line. K. Sorry for taking a while but i've been having a lot of trouble getting time to write this becuase of school and family.
Well here its is.
Chapter Four: Beast takes a bath
Rarity didn't know what she was doing when she began to drag the reluctant colt with her to her place. She didn't not know at all. She had summoned some of her magic into a lasso like object and wrapped it around his neck and dragged him to her house. She hadn't really thought of what she was doing until she actually got to her house. She never had any colts over for the night, yes she had some colts over for the day but never for the entire night. What should I do? What should I cook? I can't be the first one to actually let him on his travels?
She had entered her house once the weeds of uncertainty began to grow in her minds. She had heard of travelers that would be invited into home and, if given some drinks, would attack and rape the inhabitance of the house. She also heard when the owner of the house woke up the next day all their valuables were gone. She was worried for her things and Sweetie Belle, but then she turned to the colt and saw him standing tentatively in the doorway, as if waiting for something, and knew that he wasn't the kind of colt.
"You do know that you may come in, right?" Rarity said unsure what she was saying.
"Much obliged miss" said Spirit, and walked in with the wolf following suite. On entering the place, Opalescence ran and jumped into the air, claws out, flying towards Spirit's face. Rarity turned and begun to summon her magic but wasn't in time to stop the furry projectile. Luckily Spirit seemed to have that under control; he pulled out his guitar and used the back as a shield to the oncoming attacker. The at rebounded of the guitar and ran around to go again, this time at a blind spot. However, this time she was stopped by the wolf two front paws on her tail. Opalescence was still hissing and shrieking, a killing intent in her eyes.
"Opalescence, what are you doing? You don't attacked guest! Now get back into your cage Go. Now." Rarity said, embarrassed by her cats behavior. The cat sulked away and went into her cage glaring at Spirit on the way there. Rarity turned to Spirit to apologize for the sudden attacked but then was lost in his eyes, which were a kind of green that you would see in the fields. Spirit had a sudden look of worry on his face and broke the silence by asking "Miss, are you alright?"
"What?" she said in that dreamy voice se used when she read those romance novels to herself. She caught herself and quickly added "Oh, no. I'm alright" and that when she remembered what she was doing and why she brought him there in the first place. She summoned her magic lasso and wrapped around his neck. As she did so, he had a face on that projected pure blusteriness. She dragged him to the bathroom and said "Please clean yourself up. Dinner shall be ready once you are done" She walked away into the kitchen where Sweetie Bell was setting up the table.
"Hey Rarity, why did you bring the fedora colt here" Sweetie Bell perked up.
"The what?" Rarity asked taken aback.
"The fedora colt. You know, the guy that sits at street corners and plays really good music" Sweetie Bell said as if it was old news.
"Please do not call him that when you meet him, his name is Spirit, and you will respect his name." Rarity said as she began to chop carrots and put them into a pot that would hold a creamy sapphire stroganoff. Rarity, stirring the pot as she listened to Sweetie Bell describes her day at school, hanging with her friends and helping Cheerilie after school. She was removing the pasta from another pot when she heard a yell that sounded more surprised than scared.
"Gwaaaah" Rarity and Sweetie Bell looked at each other and ran to bathroom, where the scream had come from. Rarity threw open the door and almost laughed at the face Spirit was making. His head was soaking wet and he had his hand on the cold nob for the shower head.
She walked over Spirit, still smiling, asked "Do you need some help?" The colt brought his head up and shook his head like a dog would when wet. Rarity and Sweetie Bell attempted to shield themselves from the water that came spraying from the stallion. Once he was done he looked at Rarity and chuckled "I might" Rarity and Sweetie Bell laughed. Rarity explained how her shower worked while Sweetie Bell picked soaps and shampoos that would work for the stallion dirty mane.
Rarity's shower was a very complex piece of work. It was not only a shower but also a tube with jets and a steam room. Depending on what the user wanted the contraption could alternate at a simple press of a button. It was very complex and Rarity had got it for a steal, only 25000 bites and it was one of the only one that was still working now. Apparently the other ones sold had some sort of problem with the magicka core that heats the water up to become steam. Somehow Rarity's stayed intact and didn't malfunction for the entire time she had it. It took a while for her to completely instruct him on how to turn on the shower and turn the hot water on. After about three minutes, he finally manage to understand how to use the shower. When Rarity was sure that he understood how to use, and Sweetie Bell was sure what shampoos to use they began to step out.
That is when Sweetie Bell accidentally stepped on the wolf's tail. The wolf yelped, Sweetie Bell jumped in fear, the wolf who was already annoyed with the smell of the place and the closed space, growled at the small frightened girl. Rarity didn't know what to do, she knew how dogs worked thanks to Applejack's pet dog, Winona, but a full grown wolf was an entirely different story.
A loud bark was heard throughout the house, yet the bark didn't come from the wolf but from colt behind Rarity who was giving the wolf a stare that could be affiliated with an inner beast. The wolf turned to him and made some low growls, ear movements and nose twitches. The colt nodded and asked "Ma'am would it be much trouble to opened a few windows. My brother is annoyed because of the smell of the place which I must say I am not very fond of either?"
"O-o-of course, it wouldn't be any trouble at all b-b-bu-bu-but how do you know what he said?"
"Let's just say that I have a knack for understanding dogs and wolves." He looked down at Opalescence "Not cats though. Now I will try and take a 'shower'" he closed the door, leaving Rarity and her sister with the big wolf.
Spirit was in the bathroom looking at the elegance around him. The sink was cleaned to a shine, and the shampoos and conditioner were all in an orderly. He hated it. The order, the prissiness, the clean glow. He was more or less born and raised outside in the wilderness and so wasn't used to a sudden change in the scenery. He turned the bath on and waited for the cold water to fill the tub, and took the shampoo and conditioner that Sweetie Bell had recommended. Mane and Shoulders. To Spirit it sounded cheesy. He stepped into the tub and shivered a bit. The water was cold, cold enough to be ice.
**Spirit wasn't into taking bath. As mentioned before, once taking on the curse of the werewolf will gives wolf-like characteristic; one of those is a dislike of baths. Spirit didn't mind getting wet it was just getting wet with soap on him that made him feel awkward. As he fully immersed himself in the water and felt his body adjusts to the temperature. He came up, rolled around in the water a couple of time and began to wash himself resentfully. He put the shampoo and his head and had a violent shiver. It felt horribly wrong doing this but he did for her sake. It took ten grueling minutes to finish and for him it was more like 40 minutes. As he got out of the bath he grabbed a towel and dried himself, resisting the urge to shake himself dry. He felt clean which in turn makes him feel horrible, clean for a dog means no scent, no scent means that no dogs knows it's you in your territory which in turn means you're not you. He hated that and in a way your made fun of by other dogs or wolves. Spirit walked out felling disgusting and not himself, he looked at the wolf, he snickered at Spirit said "Haha laugh it up. I might just wash you up" this shut the wolf up. The wolf licked himself once and said "I'm clean" Spirit laugh as he walked into the dining kitchen just as Rarity placed the pot of stew on the table. He smiled at the image in front of him, Rarity was wearing an apron and was cutting some bread and Sweetie Bell was just done setting up the table. For some reason he started to cry, but he didn't realize it till Sweetie Bell asked "Mr. Spirit are you alright?"
"I'm fine. I'm fine" Spirit said whipping his tear.
"Then why are you crying?"
"Memories. Some old memories"
**Rarity was unsure how to start the conversation. At the moment Rarity and Sweetie Bell were watching Spirit scarf down food as if there was no tomorrow. He was eating faster than the wolf next to him, who was eating some cat food that Rarity had put in a bowl for him. As Rarity watched him have his fourth severing, she couldn't help notice that he had a feral looked to him at the moment. As if he was not entirely pony. However that thought was put aside when he finished his fourth serving and said, whipping his face with a napkin "This food is amazing. I had never had food like that in a while"
"Why thank you, Spirit….. But my I ask what is your full name" Rarity said again being taken back by Spirit uncanny ability to compliment anything will making sound as if he really meant it (he did).
"Trust Spirit Harenger." He said almost with a certain displeasure that meant he didn't like the name. But then Rarity remembered something.
"Harenger, as in the famous Firm Hoof Harenger, the world renowned crystal shaper?"
"Yup that my grandfather. He was the best I knew at that stuff. He taught a couple of his tricks"
"But if your grandpa taught you this why don't you have any money or place to stay?" asked Sweetie Bell.
"Well for me, I don't find comfort in money, and besides, I had family issues"
"What do you mean 'Family issues'?"
"My parents… uh, they wanted to send me to a….um… a boarding school. I didn't want to go but they wanted me too" Spirit said. Rarity could not have known that he was lying but Spirit felt bad about lying to people that had just let him into their home, but as his ways goes 'lie once, you gotta lie once more'.
"Well why didn't you go? I'm sure you would have gotten used to it" Sweetie Bell asked
"Because… I wanted to see the world which was the most I could ever ask for." Spirit said with a glow in his eyes. "to go to places like Moria and Kensu are just wonderful seeing the different culture and people are amazing"
"Where Morai and what is it?"Sweetie Bell asked with growing curiosity. She had never heard of those places meaning that they were outside Equestria's borders.
"Morai is a miner's Heaven. It is amazing what the Diamond dogs did to a simple cave-"
"Did you just say Diamond Dog?" Rarity said with a bit of fear in her voice, she never really like them and they didn't like her either.
"Yeah, why?"
"You said the Diamond dogs created Moria"
"They did"
"But Diamond Dogs don't do that" Rarity said in a tone of disbelief.
"Sure they do. Do diamond dogs live around here?"
"Yes but they would rather make you look for diamonds then design beautiful architecture"
"Oh so their that tribe"
"Tribe?"
"Yeah, turns out there are two main tribes of Diamond Dogs which are different from each other. One tribe is all about greed, collecting diamonds just for the sake of having them. The other tribes collects the diamonds and jewels and turns it into art or something helpful that everyone can admire. In the case of Moria, Moria itself was designed by a very creative and imaginative Diamonds. The place in underground but that doesn't stop you from looking at the night sky"
"What do you mean, if your underground how do you see the night sky" Sweetie Bell asked puzzled
"the architect had found a bed of diamonds, and so built the city under it every once and while chipping the under belly of the diamond bed so that it looks like stars"
"Wow that sound so cool" Sweetie Bell said "Where is this place and is there a fast way to get there?"
"The place is almost three weeks travel from the border of Equestria and the only fast way to get there would be dragon hiking"
"Dragon hiking?"
"Its where you hoop on a sleeping dragons back and when he leaves, you leaves with him"
"That sounds-" Rarity was about to say dangerous but Sweetie Bell cut off with "Awesome" Spirit laughed. "Trust me you wouldn't want to try it, some dragons have got horrible issues about people on their backs" Silence issued. Rarity could tell that Spirit was remembering the wonderful places he had gone too and Sweetie Bell was wondering how they could manage to dragon hike. Then something crossed Sweetie Bell's face that Rarity hadn't seen in a while. Fear. The fear that little boys and girls have about the monster living in their closet.
"Rarity" Sweetie Bell asked in a quiet voice "What are Lycans?" Rarity smile in a reassuring way that she reserved only for her little sister, and started on the explanation that Twilight had given her at the Library "Lycans are ponies that have contracted a dieses that can be transferred from through a scratch or bite from another Lycan. The unfortunate pony that contracts this disease will become a werewolf, will grow an unsayable thirst for blood and will go kill to quench it."
"That's not right" Spirit said. Rarity was surprised, and irate at the sudden interruption of her explanation. She was angry at the traveler for berating her friend's explanation of what a werewolf as. Rarity looked at the man and asked in a harsher tone then she meant it "Well then, Mister Spirit, what is a Lycan?" Spirit winced as if he was hit, showing that he was sorry, and started "A Lycan is a pony who has obtained the curse known as lycanthropy. The curse is a living curse, which means it has its own thought process and emotion. It is a parasitic cruse which means that it latches on to its host to survive. Calling lycanthropy a disease is and insult to the creator. The thing you said about the kill rage. That isn't wrong it's just not the reason why Lycan go killing. The one that is in control once the pony transform is not the pony but the curse and the soul reason they kill is because it there only way to live for them. When ponies die, they release some essence that the curse feed on known as ether. It's the only reason why Lycan kill people." Rarity was astounded and confused. She was astounded at what Spirit knew about the creatures, but she was confused on what he meant about certain things such as the 'living curse' and 'parasitic curse' part.
"Can you kill a Lycan?" Sweetie bell asked, more curious then scared. Rarity cut in and said "Well of course you can, Sweetie, you must use a silver object and use it to pierce his heart." Spirit then burst out laughing, as if Rarity had told a hilarious joke.
"What so funny?" Rarity asked again in an angry tone.
"Sorry, sorry. It's just, silver." He was laughing again saying "The most stupidest things I've ever heard" Rarity could have kicked him out but something kept her from doing just that, and it wasn't the fact that he was guest. He began to subside and composed himself saying "well 'm sorry for correcting you but I believe that it is time for use to hit the sack. I don't want to give anyone nightmares, I sleep on the couch." he got up and went towards the living room. Rarity had many question to ask but it seems that he was right, it was very late and he was sure that anymore conversation of werewolves would provoke nightmare in Sweetie Bell's vivid imagination.
As Rarity but Sweetie Bell to sleep he heard Spirit say something downstairs. She could only catch the end of the sentence which was "they won't know and I'll be gone". Rarity wondered who he was talking too as she continued down stairs. Himself, he doesn't seem like the insane type though, but then she remembered something that she wanted to asked him because she thought that it might brighten his day. As she hurried down the stairs she heard him say "no, you had your share right, now get some shut eye, tomorrow we go for another round"
"Um Spirit, I was wondering something?"
"Shoot" Spirit said putting his hat over his eyes.
"Well since you have a wolf as a pet, I was-"
"Pack-brother"
"Oh, yes excuse me, pack brother, wanted you to join me to go to a little get together with some friends of mine. You wouldn't have to stay there for the entire day but it would be appreciate" Rarity realized that there was a hint of desperation or yearning. She then hated herself for letting that emotion slipped through her lips. She looked at the big colt on the bed and watched his expression. He went from a usual sadden expression to a surprised one. He stammered on trying to get his response out, "w-w-w-we-we- we-well, sure. I guess I can do it."
"Then I will see you tomorrow at around 1 in the afternoon around the tallest tree in the park" Rarity leaving the room in somewhat in hurry. She felt like a school girl that just tried to ask out their high school crush. School crush, Rarity your better than that right?