Chapter 48 - Seeking Guidance From the Smaller Animal
A few days later...
Louis had just woken up, lying in bed and staring at the ceiling. Legosi was curled up next to him. Lately, the deer had been thinking about what had happened between them the other day. Sure, things had gone on normally and they hadn't done anything like that again, but he still felt awful.
He knew that he needed help. There was no way that he would be able to do this on his own.
The deer reached for his phone that was lying on the nightstand, picking it up and texting one of the only contacts in it.
Louis: Haru-chan.
He sent the message and then immediately regretted it. How would she be able to help him? She had never slept with a carnivore before. She wouldn't be able to relate.
A few minutes passed and then his phone buzzed on his chest. He lifted it up.
Haru: Hi, Louis-kun!
Louis: I need help.
Haru: Is everything okay?
Louis: Can I come see you after class?
Haru: Is anyone hurt?
Louis: No.
Haru: Did you and Legosi break up?
Louis: No.
Haru: Are you having dark thoughts?
Louis: NO.
Haru: Sheesh. Fine. I'll see you later.
Louis: Thank you.
He sighed and laid back. MIght as well see what she had to say.
Haru looked up from the magazine she was reading about flowers as there was a knock on the garden club's storehouse door. "Come in!"
It slid open and in stepped Louis, an embarrassed look on his face.
"Louis!" she got up, running over and hugging him. He looked down at her after putting a hand on her head.
"Hello, Haru-chan."
"What are you doing here? I saw your texts, but I wasn't really sure what you needed."
"I know," he sighed. "Just...Let me sit down." He turned around and shut the curtains, then came and sat on the bed.
She watched, intrigued.
The deer sighed. "So...Legosi and I got...Close the other day."
Her ears twitched. "Oh really?"
He nodded, keeping his eyes off of her.
"Did something happen?"
"I ran away."
"What?"
"We were...rubbing each other with our hands and before I could...I got this really strong feeling that terrified me. I knew I had to stop and leave."
"What was it?" she tilted her head.
He buried his face in his hands. "I wanted him to eat me."
The bunny's head reared back. "What?"
"I-I don't know...But it was such a strong feeling, Haru-chan." Now he looked up at her, fiddling with his hands.
"Have you ever felt it before?"
"No…"
"Was it instinctual…?"
"Definitely. I don't really want him to eat me," Louis sighed.
She thought for a moment. "I haven't really done anything with a carnivore, but it's nice to know that that's something I'll have to deal with if it ever comes up."
Louis nodded. "It was quite shocking to feel it so...vividly. I wonder if I would have tried anything if we had continued…"
"Who knows? What did Legosi do?"
"He just comforted me, but we have been avoiding talking about it or doing anything else. It made things awkward, I know it." He looked down.
"Well, I can't really help unless I speak to both of you and get both sides. But, I do have an idea that might work to benefit each of you. It's very risky, though."
"What's that?"
"You should try standing in front of him with his mouth open. Your instinct will be to get eaten and his instinct will be to eat you. You both have to work on suppressing those instincts, so this will work for both of you."
"I...Guess so." That's extremely risky. There's no way I'll tell him about it.
The bunny looked up. "What's he doing right now? We can go talk if he's not busy."
"I think he's just doing some homework. He should be done by now."
"Then come on!"
"Thanks...I'm really ashamed about this, to be honest. Uh...Do you like carrot cake?"
Haru's eyes lit up and she nodded. "Definitely."
Louis nodded slowly. "Let's go get some ingredients from the cafeteria and I can make some for you while we talk."
"Okay!"