Here is another update for you, hope you enjoy it.
They made their down the drive way and up the trail and I watched them from the window. They didn't know I was there, watching them. It would be curious for me to see what their interaction was like, Jimmy had better not think he had a chance with her, I would rip his heart out if he touched her. She was mine. I doubled around the house and up the back side of the mountain. These trails were my creation and I knew them inside and out. I could hear them talking and I was not pleased with their conversation. Jimmy was busy telling her about how happy I was, what did he know. I hadn't known anything other than numbness for a long, long, long time. He moved on from my state of emotion to my abilities, it was nice that Jimmy had the good sense to admit I was a better fighter than him. Of course, then he had to go and put his mouth in it, telling her about me and my affection for the woods and about how at home I am amongst the wild, he and I will be having a talk about what he can and cannot tell her. As they walked on, I observed her taking photos, of nothing really, trees, what was she doing? Why was it important, what is the point of all these photos? As I move ahead of them my attention is drawn back to them and there he goes again, talking about me, about us and our relationship, did she really need to know about that Jimmy? No. I am going to kick his ass when I get him alone. She was curious about the mission and Jimmy did well to not tell her or give her anything, not even a nibble. Which was good, I agreed with the Professor, for the first and probably the only time in my life, that London should know nothing of our mission besides her role. Then, he mentioned her touch upon my shoulder, she smiled, I supposed amused and pleased with her actions, but I would get her back for that little spectacle. Oh yes, I would. I was prepping her for what was to come upstairs, seeing her squirm was humorous and I knew I would take great pleasure in finding out different ways to make her uncomfortable in the weeks and months to come. She had no idea what was going to hit her. And I could not lie to myself, I had wanted to see what she was hiding behind that curtain, I could tell, from the first moment that I laid eyes upon her that she was a beautiful woman and one who has done well to keep herself fit over the course of her years. I stopped in my tracks to see that Jimmy had paused and was looking about, his senses heightened. I too paused and rested my breath, ignoring the heartbeat within me I found a fifth beating somewhere to the left of me, of Jimmy and London. While Jimmy had heightened senses, his were not as advanced as mine, he had long forgotten the traits I taught him when we were young men, just learning about our abilities and the wild world that didn't want us. I saw as Jimmy turned London around, she was wary, and instantly her body turned to that of protector, the actions of her body made me feel weird and I did not like it. I approved of it, her actions, of her. I pushed this away and buried it, I did not want to focus on it, the approval of others and these things were weaknesses and I had no weaknesses. That is why I've always been so effective. Now, with him herding her back down the mountain, I made my way around them as to keep down wind and out of my brothers' senses. The animal that had caused him to turn tail was still stalking them, to my relief it was not a mutant, nor human, but merely a stray feline looking for an easy meal. Catching my scent it turned and we made eye contact. It tensed momentarily as did I, but the deepness of my growl and the death that I held in my eyes for this beast must have been more than enough to cause it worry more for its own safety than that of its next meal. It ran off, going somewhere far, far away from here. As soon as I was sure it had gone, I took myself back down the mountain and on to the lawn, past the wood I'd cut apart, piece by piece with my brother only hours before. I'd beaten them home, even with my little interaction with that silly little feline. I would have to hunt it down later, see if it was truly hungry or only bored and looking for a fight. Thankfully, not so much of a fight that it thought it could best me on this day. I smirked, knowing that neither of them knew I had been there. I opened the door into the house and slammed it shut again, needing a beer I found it in the fridge and enjoyed the coolness of the chill from within as it cascaded over me. I heard them come into the kitchen, just behind me. Her breathing was steady, for now, and his, the boy, Henry, was calm and steady, as it was most of the time. Jimmy, his pulse was higher than usual, but that was normal for him, as he had thought there were to be an attack on him or the girl and the child. I paused and waited for them to say something, but they did not. So I turned and looked at the two of them, "So, how was the walk?" I said sneering a bit, "Did it fulfill all your hopes and wishes?"
Jimmy shook his head, hiding a small smile. "Oh yes Victor, of course it did." He said and plopped down upon the kitchen chair, propping his feet upon another.
Walking past Jimmy I paused and looked at him, "Your shoes are dirty." He did not put his shoes down and looked at me and then Victor. "Please, remove them and then put your feet up, but unless you'll be the one cleaning, then I must request that you put your feet on the ground.
I smirked, so she didn't like dirty feet upon the furniture. Well I'm sure we'll have issues with that at some point. "Good. Are you ready to finish the wood, won't get done on its own?"
Nodding, "Yes, yes lets finish this, can't be much left to do, now can there?" I watched as he downed the rest of his drink and threw the bottle into the trash. I couldn't help but see the response from London when he did this. There would be some personality clashes, yes, some lifestyle clashes and it made me think that my leaving so soon when we reached our final destination would not be a good idea, but how to convince Victor or the Professor otherwise.
Walking past London and the child I didn't pay her another look, sensing some discomfort or overrun feminine emotion that she was feeling, but I paid it no mind, "You coming Jimmy?" I heard the chair move behind me.
"Yeah, I'm comin.'" I said, "Let's get this over with, shall we." I looked at London and then turned, following him out the door, through the house, and out into the back.
They had left me and Henry alone. I looked about and thought I'd discover something to make for dinner. The freezer had meat in it, but I was tired of the meat base of each meal I had made for them up until this point. Rummaging through it, I found pizzas. Thankful that someone had bought them, or rather, put them in the cart, I guess that was me, I knew that we would be having them for our dinner tonight. Checking the stove I determined I could easily make two at a time, that would be enough to feed the two of them, at least while the other two were cooking. Inside the fridge I saw that there was of course, lots of veggies and fruit. For myself I would make a fruit salad and I would cut up some vegetables, not that they would really eat them. Once figuring out what we had in stock I looked about, Henry happily gurgled and I smiled. There was nothing really to do, other than read and I hadn't brought another book and the magazines I'd bought earlier on in our trip were boring and full of nonsense and drivel. Gathering Henry up in my arms I made my way out back to watch the two of them as they worked. Settling down on the porch with my water and an apple I watched them as they worked to finish the wood. I remembered the camera that was in my pocket and I pulled it and smiling, snapped a few pictures. I pulled the camera away from my face only to find Victor looking at me, a quizzical look. I smiled, not bashful as I had before, but grinned and sat back sipping on my drink. He went back to work and I took some joy in the fact that he was confused by my actions. If he wanted to play games with me, like the little stunt he pulled upstairs before my walk, then, I could play games too.
Well, I hope that you liked this chapter. It feels good to get back to writing. With school winding down for Christmas break, I hope to be able to update more. Please let me know what you think. Happy reading. –Sevy14