I currently grappled with the lion while we both snarled at each other and I kneed him in the stomach before slamming my head into his face, which shattered his glasses and I was kicked into a sofa before he lunged at me and the sofa toppled over with a lamp and a small table being knocked over with a loud crash as I kicked the lion off of me. I let out a war cry as I swung at the lion but he dodged and bit down on my arm hard enough the break the skin while also sending his claws into my side, causing me to scream in agony as I struck him many times across the face to make him stop as I was sent to the ground.
"Legosi-kun!" Haru exclaimed in horror and I looked at her while pushing the lion's head to try and get him off.
"Haru-chan, get the fuck out of here and run as fast as you can!" I shouted in pain and urgency before punching the lion across the head again.
"No, I won't leave you!" Haru refused while she was crying and I groaned as the lion bit down even harder.
"Haru-chan, just run and don't worry about me because I'll catch up later!" I assured before I kneed the lion in the chin and he let go before I started breathing heavily and got up to one knee as the lion rubbed his chin.
"Well, this isn't going anywhere, so how about we end this fight right now," the lion suggested and that's when my eyes narrowed.
"Yeah, I agree," I stated as I remembered a conversation between me and Jack.
"Kabu-chan, you're looking much stronger so good for you," I said with a slight smile as I let the little beetle move across my hand and Jack looked at me while we're sitting on my bed in the dorm room.
"Wow, you're taking good care of it so you should be proud," Jack commented and I frowned while I watched Kabu move around on the back of my hand.
"Yeah, I guess...it's just that, this might sound stupid, but I'm doing this just for myself since some other part of me may not want it," I told him as I was looking pensive.
"What do you mean?" Jack questioned and I sighed while turning my hand so that Kabu could move onto my palm.
"Well, no matter what I do, a creature so small and helpless like Kabu-chan will never feel completely safe and secure around a large animal like me," I admitted as I curled my fingers so that my claws aimed at Kabu and he stopped moving since he most likely sensed that he was in danger.
"Oh, I see...you're still hung up on that rabbit girl, is that it?" Jack inquired in concern and I closed my eyes as I carefully pondered the right words to say to him.
"She once told me that I would never understand what it was like to feel close to dying and in some way, she's right since I'm a carnivore and have never experienced that before but I wonder...if we're never going to fully understand each other, then what was the point of me being born a wolf and what is my purpose in this world?" I wondered as I thought about all the lives I had taken and parts of myself that I had lost from all the horror and tragedy I had witnessed.
"Maybe, we're all just trying to figure that out...kids and adults or carnivores and herbivores, all struggling since it's been decided what species we are the moment we're born and we're all trying to make sense of the world around us while figuring out our purpose in our own way," Jack told me and I frowned thoughtfully as I considered what he said while watching Kabu move around on my hand.
'I think I understand what you mean now, Jack, the reason why I'm in this world full of evolved animals...maybe the reason why I'm here instead of winding up in heaven or hell is that I've been given chance to make things right,' I thought as I stood up with a glare and turned to look at Haru with an apologetic look.
"You don't want to see this, trust me," I warned solemnly before I looked away from her.
"Legosi-kun?" Haru questioned and I sighed while I closed my eyes and then I opened them before they hardened.
"Haru-chan, I'm sorry you had to witness this," I muttered as I raised my hands into a boxing stance and that when I saw a transparent rhinoceros beetle on one of my fists as I was puzzled at first.
At that moment, I recognized the beetle as Kabu and nothing but sorrow hit me as I realized the Kabu had passed away and I was looking at his spirit but I was feeling happy that his spirit showed up to give me the strength to win against the lion before Kabu took off and flew away while I smiled until I closed my eyes and searched for the beast within me when I felt a familiar dark presence.
"So, you want my help to defeat this lion? Very well, let me lend a little assistance," Dark Legosi told me and I felt my blood boiling with my muscles tensing as I growled ferally and opened my glowing red eyes.
'Haru, there's no need to be afraid anymore since these claws are for you, these fangs are for you, now let me be your beast,' I thought dimly as I lunged at the lion while snarling like an out of control rabid monster.
I used my instincts and skills to dodge a strike before I circled the lion fast on all fours and kept dodging his attacks while passing and injuring him with nasty swipes until I tackled him to the ground with my claws ripping into his shoulders, then I proceeded to beat him brutally with my fists bashing his face for a short time while breaking his jaw and nose until I lunged forward and sank my teeth into his neck and ripped out a chunk of flesh as blood spurted into my face and I spat the piece of flesh away while I was breathing heavily with slight growls in my voice.
'Do I look like a demon to you, Haru? The choice is yours,' I thought as I looked at her, then I saw that Haru's eyes were wide in fear and almost flinched at the sight of her trembling.
"It's alright, Haru-chan, you're safe now," I reassured as I stood up and walked over to her before reaching out for her to take my hand as I asked, "Will you run away with me?"
"L-Legosi-kun, you're shaking," Haru pointed out and that's when I discovered that she was right as I shook uncontrollably and recalled the terrible things I did to those lions and the muggers earlier.
I saw Haru reaching out hesitantly and she took my hand, just before I pulled her into a hug and struggled to keep my composure as my breathing became uneven and I closed my eyes while tears welled up.
"Thank god...I'm so glad you're okay," I whispered as I tried hard not to break down in front of her, then I stood up and we left the room before Haru screamed in horror at the sight of the lions I had massacred.
"Just don't look," I told her as she buried her face into my leg and we walked past the scene of carnage.
After that, I managed to wash off the blood in a sink I had found in a bathroom but my tank top was still bloody on my side so I couldn't reach it due to being injured and we went down to the first floor before leaving the building and saw a few lions that were tied up.
"Legosi-kun, did you do all of this?" Haru asked with a look of shock and I weakly shook my head.
"No, I had a little help from a middle-aged panda I met a while back," I groaned as we continued walking away from the Shishigumi's hideout, then I heard two gunshots coming from the building and figured that one of the survivors must've killed their boss since any lion showing weakness is killed by other members of the pride with the leader being no exception as I got rid of the leg holster, remaining Molotovs, and ammo pouches while we left the area.
Once we left the Shishigumi's compound, Haru and I headed to a park and I laid down on a bench before Haru sat down on the other one next to me until I became silent pretty soon after with everything going black and snapped out of my pain-induced delirium an unknown time later before letting out a groan as I regained consciousness, then I noticed that my arm and side were bandaged as Haru perked up.
"Legosi-kun, thank goodness because you weren't moving at all and I thought you were dead," Haru said in complete relief as I slowly sat up and slumped back against the bench.
"Nah...it'll take a lot more than that to kill me so you don't need to worry," I reassured weakly and saw Haru starting to tear up.
"I'm sorry, you did all of this for me but it's my fault..." Haru trailed off with an expression of guilt and I sighed with a tired expression.
"Haru-chan, it's okay because we're alive and that's all that matters right now," I told her and she shook her head.
"You risked your life to save me and nearly died in the process so it's not okay!" Haru scolded and I grimaced as I slowly turned to look at her.
"Please, don't ever do that to yourself because I was the one to make the choice to save you so, if anything, I should be the one to blame myself for nearly getting killed...hey, we should get something to eat since I'm starving right now," I wheezed as my stomach growled loudly and Haru nodded while we stood up and headed to a market place that wasn't far before winding up at a noodle shop and taking our orders until I paid the cashier and we waited for our dinner.
"Here, one large serving of yakisoba noodles with egg!" the server informed me as he placed my dinner down onto the table in front of me while also handing Haru her food and I bowed my head at him.
"Thank you, this looks good," I complimented the server and he nodded.
"Of course, you look like you've been through hell so eat all you want, kid," the server said with a grin before he walked away and I looked at Haru before gesturing at her plate.
"Go on, dig in since your food's going to get cold," I encouraged while taking out two pairs of chopsticks and giving her the smaller ones until we broke ours apart.
"Itadakimasu," Haru said and I repeated it before we started eating and Haru stared at me for a short time until she cleared her throat.
"You're pretty organized for a 17-year-old since you hide emergency funds in your shoe," Haru pointed out and I paused at that until I came up with a convincing lie.
"Yeah, my grandfather taught me to do that when I was a pup," I lied while keeping a straight face, thankful that Legosi told me a little about his grandfather once but was reluctant to do it and it told me that his grandfather was a sore subject to talk about so I let it go.
"So, you're a grandpa's boy?" Haru asked and I shrugged.
"No, it's just one of those memories from childhood," I stated and resumed eating after that.
"Hey, when we're finished, let's take the train home," Haru offered and I nodded just as the server passed us and paused when he heard what she said.
"Um, I'm sorry to tell you this, but the last train left a while ago," the server notified us and we froze at the bad news, then I thought about how it was too far to walk back to school and it was too dangerous since we could get jumped by muggers and I was too injured along with being very exhausted to fight back against any attackers.
"So, um, how much money do you have right now?" Haru inquired hesitantly and I mentally counted up how much yen I had until I grimaced.
"Uh, about 4'500 yen...Haru-chan, should we find a place to stay for the night?" I questioned awkwardly and Haru nodded.
"Yeah, we don't have a choice so we should since I'm not sleeping in an alley somewhere," Haru stated and we finished off our dinner before looking for a hotel to stay in.
After searching for a hotel to stay the night in and discovering that most places are too expensive with the amount of money I had on me, we found ourselves in a red-light district while I felt more and more awkward until Haru stopped me and pointed at our right.
"Hey, look Legosi-kun, this place allows mixed species and it's cheap so let's stay here," Haru offered as I looked at what she was talking about and saw the neon sign saying Hotel Rose on it, then I recognized what kind of place this was and one of my eyes started twitching while I blushed.
"Um, Haru-chan, you do know what this place is, right?" I questioned uncomfortably and Haru also looked flustered.
"Yeah, I know, but we don't exactly have much of a choice and this is our cheapest option, but it'll be okay since you won't get id' for your age," Haru told me nervously as an alpaca couple left the love hotel and saw us before they stared at us judgmentally and walked away quickly.
'Great, now people are starting to stare at us so I hope that this won't bite us in the ass,' I thought nervously as Haru tugged on my pant leg to get my attention.
"Come on, let's go inside since I don't want to stay out here," Haru suggested and I bit my lip and decided that I was going to sleep out here since things would get too awkward just before I leaned down and cupped my hand against the side of my mouth.
"Hey, I think I'm going to sleep outside, and are you sure that you want to stay here?" I asked quietly and Haru looked puzzled.
"Wait, why not?" Haru asked in confusion before I cleared my throat awkwardly.
"Well, think about it, you were just kidnapped by carnivores so wouldn't it be hard to sleep next to one?" I questioned and Haru looked pensive.
"You're the one who came and rescued me from them so why are you scared all of a sudden? You saved me from a lion yakuza boss," Haru pointed out and I looked away as I pondered the best way to respond as I could see Legosi also looking pretty embarrassed.
"That's exactly why I'm scared since, and this is going to sound awkward, but I'm in a...let's say male mode and if we were to sleep together in the same bed, then something between us is bound to happen and I don't think I'm ready for that yet," I admitted uncomfortably while standing straight like a pole with my tail also standing up and Haru chuckled before she walked past me and I turned around to see her standing at the entrance of the love hotel.
"Just relax, it'll be alright and you're Legosi after all so anything you do tonight won't be a mistake since you're the great hero of the day," Haru reassured and my eyes bugged out before I stared at the back of her head like she was crazy until we went inside.
'Wait, am I seriously going in with her?! Seriously, when the hell did this escalate so quickly and how is she so comfortable about this?! I'm a fucking wolf and she shouldn't be okay with this right now, especially after going through a traumatic event caused by carnivores!
Argh, I'm so goddamn confused right now!' I thought stressfully as I paid the cashier for a room and he sent an odd look at me and Haru but didn't comment on it as he gave me a key, then Haru and I took the elevator to our destination and arrived at our room before going inside and I looked around while letting out a quiet groan and standing still next to the door as Haru jogged over to the AC that was at the foot of the bed.
"Okay, I'm turning down the AC and how do wolves prefer it, hot or cold?" Haru asked as she hopped up onto the bed and I rubbed my arm that wasn't bandaged.
"Um, I think we prefer if it's a bit cold," I informed her nervously and Haru started adjusting the temperature on the AC.
"Great, me too," Haru agreed before she moved off the bed and I took in the room around me.
'Controls next to the pillows and a wall-sized mirror? I heard about these kinds of places here and back in the Wasteland but this is the first time I've ever been to one,' I thought as Haru headed over to where the TV was and picked up the remote before humming thoughtfully.
"Aw, they don't have karaoke here so that's a shame," Haru commented in disappointment before she put the remote down and walked over to the bed until she sat down on it.
"Hey, sorry if this makes you uncomfortable, but have you stayed in these kinds of places before?" I inquired hesitantly and Haru nodded.
"I do, though I've never felt this nervous before so have a seat," Haru told me as she patted the bed in a gesture for me to sit right next to her, then I slowly walked over until I sat down and Haru yelped as she bounced on the bed before grabbing my injured arm to stabilize herself and she giggled while I looked at her.
"I'm sorry, this bed is bouncy and I'm just so light compared to you while you seem bigger than when we first met," Haru remarked humorously and I sent a subtle look at Legosi, then he seemed to understand what I was telling him before he looked flustered and nodded until he flew through a wall that led out into the hallway to give us privacy.
At that moment, I gulped and steeled myself before turning to look at Haru but before she could react, I leaned forward and planted my lips onto hers until I closed my eyes and then Haru got into it as we kissed and she placed her hand on my jaw before gently stroking my cheek with a thumb while we locked lips and enjoyed ourselves until we separated and I let out slightly heavy breaths as my heart started racing at the thought that I was doing this.
"Wow...that was pretty nice but you should take your tank-top off since it's covered in blood," Haru pointed out and I nodded in agreement since having a bloody shirt on while about to have sex is a turn-off.
"Yeah, I agree so hold on for one second," I said as I went to take my tank-top off and Haru reached over to help me.
"Here, raise your arms," Haru instructed as she scooched behind me and I lifted my arms before she helped me get my tank-top off.
'I can't believe I've changed a lot since I met her, now I feel lighter than before and not as depressed so maybe finding someone to spend the rest of my life with was what I needed in the end,' I thought in realization before Haru started tracing the scars on my back with a finger.
"Legosi-kun, your back is covered in so many scars...how did that happen?" Haru asked in concern and I knew that it was time to confess now.
"It all started when I met you and I remember how much of a cold night it was while all we could hear was the sound of the fountain," I told her before gently putting my hands around her.
"Legosi-kun, what are you-" Haru started to ask and she was cut off when I pulled her into the same hold I had done that night months ago in the courtyard while she froze up.
"Ever since that night, everything changed for me...Haru-chan, I've been keeping something from you because the first time we met wasn't in the garden on the roof of the school. You see, the monster who attacked you behind the lecture hall...was me.
I was about to kill you and, I just..." I trailed off with my voice cracking and filled with guilt while I couldn't continue my confession with that night coming back to me like a horrible rash and I breathed shakingly as Haru placed a hand on my arm.
"Don't worry...actually, I had a feeling it was you and I wasn't suspicious, though there were a couple of times that I kinda sensed it and it's why I didn't know how I felt about you all this time since I wasn't sure if you were planning on killing me or if you had other intentions," Haru confessed while I looked down at her in shock.
"Why? Why are you being so kind to me after figuring out that I tried to kill you and that had known these past few months?" I questioned in disbelief.
"Because you looked the same as me like you were always close to death but, you know, we've been stuck in this position the whole time and it feels like we're frozen in time so what happens next is up to you, whether you have sex with me or eat me is up to you in the end," Haru told me as she reached up and touched my cheek and I teared up since this girl didn't treat me like a monster, but an actual person who was lonely like she was and needed comfort.
"Haru-chan, what if I told you that I'm...not the Legosi you know but someone who looks and acts like him?" I questioned hesitantly since this was a very big risk I was taking and I was afraid that she wouldn't believe me while ending what we already have.
"You're the only Legosi I've ever known and I wouldn't change it for anything so are you going to make love to me or eat me? The choice is all yours," Haru stated and my heart started racing after hearing that.
"H-Haru-chan...I-I can't," I stuttered and Haru stroked my cheek with her hand to calm me down while she giggled.
"It's okay, your heartbeat is getting me excited too so I imagine that this is harder than the fight you got into earlier," Haru pointed out and I gulped.
"Yeah, I know and I have to make a choice, something you understand," I stated and Haru sighed.
"No, I don't, but you have to decide," Haru told me and I looked down at her while raising one of my hands and noticed that I was trembling.
"God, I'm shaking," I said quietly and Haru took my hand.
"It's okay, just take it slow," Haru encouraged gently but I felt completely uncertain and didn't know if I was ready for this.
'Wait a damn second, am I doing this? She's so small, too small that my entire hand covers her whole torso but I'll take it slow like she said and try to be careful not to hurt her,' I thought as I steeled myself and moved back with her slightly so that we could have more room for what happens next.
I adjusted myself and leaned down to plant kisses in the area between her neck and shoulder while taking a hold of her small but perky breasts and gently explored them, causing her to arch her back slightly and let out a small gasp of pleasure while I tweaked her nipples and squeezed her breasts until she let out an unexpected yelp of pain that caused me to scoot back from her with my hands up while I held an expression of alarm.
"Your claws are sharp," Haru informed me while looking back and my eyes widened at that.
"S-Sorry, are you okay?" I questioned in a panic and Haru smiled softly to show that there was no cause for alarm.
"I'm fine and it's okay, so relax and let's keep on going...now, why don't we lay down?" Haru offered and I relaxed slightly as I kicked off my shoes and she crawled up to the front of the bed before laying on her back and I moved until I was hovering above her.
"Am I too heavy for you?" I asked and Haru shook her head while removing my summer shirt that she was wearing until she was completely nude.
"No, I'm fine because you're not heavy," Haru reassured and I went back to caressing her breasts with one hand while supporting myself with my other one and my knees.
Haru moaned quietly while I stared down at her with a soft expression and could feel myself becoming aroused with my canine cock slipping out of my sheath and pressing against my pants while creating a nice large bulge, then I moved down to where I could see her pussy and noticed that it was glistening until I leaned forward and ran my tongue across it before Haru let out a loud gasp and started moaning while I pleasured her with my tongue and kept squeezing her breasts until I moved my hand and lifted my head to where her clit was.
I stroked her pussy with two fingers and licked her clit while Haru was arching her back and gripping the sheets until she squealed and I moved my head back down to lap up her juices while she orgasmed until it stopped and I licked my chops, just before I crawled up and lined up my groin with hers while I unbuckled my belt and unbuttoned my pants before unzipping it and slipping down my pants and underwear before I could see my large canine member and didn't know how it was going to fit inside but I would make it work in a way that wouldn't hurt her.
"Oh, Haru-chan," I whispered as I started grinding against her pussy and shivered from how good it felt while I placed a hand on the side of her head and Haru reached up to touch my jaw again as we went to kiss again.
"Legosi-kun," Haru breathed out as I got closer, then she suddenly lunged upwards and her arm went right into my mouth as I started gagging and feeling nothing but pure terror at the knowledge that I might crush her arm and remove it if I so much as bite down.
"Oh god, I'm sorry but my body is moving and wants to go inside your mouth!" Haru cried out in alarm as the air in the room became nothing but tense after that.
A/N Well, you all can see that things in the last half of the chapter have gone a little different but not too different to where they're having full intercourse and I changed the animal male anatomy to where they have to the ones their feral ancestors had, which should make sense since they're still animals even if they evolved into humanoids.
Anyway, I'm going to be putting down a part that shows one of Connor's nightmares and I will be taking a bit of inspiration from the attack on the resistance underground bunker in the classic 1984 sci-fi horror movie the Terminator to empathize just how the Wasteland is nothing but a place filled with no hope and constant horrors while decent civilized people struggle to survive daily by monsters and psychopaths so I can't wait to write that down.
So, let me know what you think about this chapter and stay tuned.
