The Jaguar Versus the Wolf
Chapter 8 - Water Features
Orbiting Satellites Book Two, Chapter 8 - Lots to Learn companion
It took me longer than expected to find my Aunt Huilen, and her mate Roberto, when I returned home this time. My Aunt normally preferred to live somewhere close to the north-west border of the Amazon Rainforest. That's where I looked first, but after searching for three days, couldn't find a trace of her. Expanding my search I finally picked up her scent. It was faint, old, but I followed it and two days later eventually I located them.
"There you two are I thought I'd never find you."
"Roberto enjoys living further down the river than we had in the past," my Aunt explained.
"Isn't it lovely here," he added, pointing to some water features - a bubbling brook and tiny waterfall. I didn't find them particularly interesting but my Aunt seemed to like it, so I guess that was all that was important. One part of the forest was really not that much different than another to me. And after nearly two centuries I'd seen every part of these lands at least a dozen times each. In fact we'd lived nearby here for a short while, shortly after I had finished aging, but had to leave when I fed from one too many young ladies on a particularly amorous month.
Hmmm… I wonder if they are still as tempting?
"So, are you going to tell us what you doing back? Alone?" Roberto asked me. "I thought you would have stayed with your little mate?"
"Renesmee is not my mate. At least not yet. She's too…" Protected? Sheltered? "Young," I settled on. No need to tell him the truth. He already had a problem with me being a hybrid. I was inferior in his eyes. Sometimes I couldn't figure out what my Aunt saw in him. When Renesmee and I did become mates we would return to the jungle but live on our own. I'd miss Huilen but there was no way I was bringing her here, to him, beyond the occasional visit.
"But she's a hybrid," my Aunt exclaimed. "How could she be too young? She's three, isn't she?" I nodded. "I remember you at that age. I could barely keep you in check. I thought you were going to expose us both, with your carnivorous, carnal activities."
Of course my Aunt was right. Her memory was perfect.
"Well she's different," I lied back to her. "It must be a female hybrid thing." Roberto started not so quietly laughing to himself, which I tried to ignore. "She's not ready, but should only be another year. I can wait that long."
"Are you sure that's it?" Roberto asked in a mocking tone. "She didn't reject you did she?"
I couldn't tell if the idea amused or angered him.
"No! Of course not. She's just too young."
"Fine, fine," he said, waving his arm. He definitely didn't believe me, but at least my Aunt was kind enough to go along with it.
"And what do you plan to do in the meantime?" she wondered.
"The same thing I've always done. Nothing's changed. I'm still the same person I was."
"So you're staying around here?"
I wish I didn't have to, if Roberto was going to be here, which he was. Still I loved my Aunt and wanted to spend as much time with her before I restarted my life with Renesmee as I could. I would just have to put up with him.
"Yes, I -"
"Good," she cut me off. "In that case you can help me gather reeds for a new series of baskets I'm working on."
A.N. Okay, do clearly this was a short chapter - another filler just to bridge the gap until Nahuel returns to the Cullens, and Renesmee, but gives important background info showing partially why Nahuel is the way he is and does the things he does. (at least i hope it does),
Since it is so short i'm going to post Chap 9 today as well, and hopefully at least one per day to get back to Orbiting Satellites - Book 3 as fast as possible. I know i left off on a very intense cliff hanger and don't want to keep people waiting longer than necessary.
