What Was Wolf Thinking? Scarlet and Wolf

Chapter 12: You're Alive

by Down Iris

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I do not have any rights to nor make any money from the characters in this story.

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Wolf woke up with a groan. He hurt all over. Then he saw Scarlet above him. "Are you all right?" she asked.

He felt nauseous and managed to roll away from Scarlet before he threw up. He heard two other voices but couldn't concentrate on them. Instead he turned back to Scarlet. "You're alive," he said, more relieved than he had ever been before. He had succeeded. He hadn't hurt Scarlet.

She smiled down at him. "Thanks to you."

"Thanks to him?" a man asked.

Wolf looked around for the first time. "Where are we?"

"You're aboard a cargo ship orbiting Earth," a woman said. "Sorry about the whole tranquilizer thing. I thought you were going to eat her."

"I thought I was too." He looked at the woman, thinking she looked familiar, but he couldn't place her until he saw her metal hand. Linh Cinder. "I think my queen is looking for you."

"Was that supposed to make me feel better about having him onboard?" the man asked.

"He's better now." Scarlet looked down at him. "Aren't you?"

Panicking, Wolf shook his head. "You shouldn't have brought me here. I'll only put you all in danger. You should have left me down there. You should have killed me."

The man released the safety on his gun aimed right for Wolf.

"Don't be ridiculous," said Scarlet. "They did this to you. It's not your fault."

Worried that he might try to hurt her again, he said, "Scarlet…if anything happened to you because of me…"

"Do you intend to harm anyone aboard this ship or not?" Linh Cinder asked.

Wolf looked around at everyone, his eyes lingering on Scarlet. "No," he whispered. He certainly didn't want to harm anyone.

A moment later, Linh Cinder said, "He's telling the truth."

"What? And that's supposed to make me feel better?" the man asked.

"Kai is going to make an announcement!" another woman said, who Wolf couldn't see. Everyone's focus went to the netscreen, where Emperor Kaito was talking about the attack. Wolf hissed in pain as he sat up to see better, but the pain seemed to disappear as Scarlet's fingers tightened around his hand.

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The next chapter is Wolf's first breakfast on the Rampion, an original scene.