Chapter 6

I looked, staring straight into the deep brown eyes of this magnificent creature. It looked back at me, as if it was looking deep within me, searching. I didn't know why, but it felt as if myself and this animal had some sort of connection. Unbreakable. Not even in my sleep could I stay away from it. I was not afraid. I should have been, and that I did not fully understand.

I was close to it now, but I could also hear the voices of the advancing men, just off in the distance.

I reached a hand out. It moved forwards. I was expecting perhaps my hand to be torn off, or even my arm to be stripped from its socket, flesh leaving bone, and down into the deep pit of the creatures stomach. It didn't.

The creature carefully and gently nudged my hand with its soft wet nose. It tickled.

I hadn't realised I had my eyes tightly closed. It was so close to me. I couldn't help but smile, and it looked like the wolf-animal smiled back at me too. Strange…no it didn't, I was definitely imagining it now. Surely. It had me wondering if I was going to wake up from a weird twisted dream now. But I didn't.

The voices were nearer then. I could make out some of what was being said. They were slowly closing in.

"be quiet now, it must be here somewhere", one man said.

"if we don't see it, 'doesn't mean he ain't here…can lay traps…"

"Sell it too a zoo or something- might get a reward 'an all."

Then another laughed.

We needed to move fast, and now. I looked towards the wolf again. I didn't know if it could understand, but it felt like, he (could I say he?), it felt like he…trusted me. So I tried my best in getting him to follow me. I knew a place behind some old over grown hedges, the fence had a hole in it. It had been that way for ages. It was the only way I could think of getting the creature out, and safe.

I coaxed him, to follow me, whispering things as I went. It followed me, obviously it understood…or just wanted me in a more sheltered place so it could eat me…no, no, it just had the sense I was genuinely trying to help it. I told my self. It looked like it rolled its eyes at me, maybe I was squinting, or just imagined it, animals didn't roll there eyes. Strange.

I got us to the hedges unseen. We got out through the hole, which was in truth large enough to fit a family sized car through. I was surprised it hadn't been reported. None the less, the creature was safe, for now.

The back fence- our escape route, led out onto a deserted and overgrown back alley. We would be unseen here.

I must have had an adrenaline rush- trying to sneak out a massive overgrown dog, and befriending it- because I began to shake all over. I had to sit down.

Had I been reckless, interfering like this. Putting myself in danger? Yes those thoughts crossed my mind, but vanished as soon as quickly as they had come. Something inside me made these things not matter- even when in reality I'm sure they should have. But then this wasn't reality anymore. Creatures like this didn't exist in reality.

Wow, it's been a while since I updated. I guess I've been to busy planning my other FF. Apologies for the short chapters, but this is a short story, remember. I will try and pick them up a bit, if I can. Pleas read my other stories. I hope to get my new one based on Supernatural, up very, very soon.

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Titch