Forever In Your Arms

by aayamebeastar16

When an unknown mutant hybrid is killed in her world that was filled with torture and pain and is now in another world filled with anthroponomic animals it seemed like a blessing in disguise or so she thought. But will a shy, gentle wolf be the opportunity of peace and love that this mutant seeks for a chance at a better life and escape the dark demons of her past?

7. Chapter 7

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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #222222;""H-Hi...", I softly whisper "I was hoping I would see you here"/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #222222;""Uh yeah, me too, I-I mean" He stammers, completely in awe by her gorgeous, angel like looking appearance in the white and blue light "W-wait what are you doing here? Not that I don't mind, w-why choose the wolf room for biology hour?"/p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #222222;"She giggled softly, that giggle, he could listen to that all day long. "Well since I am an unknown species, there wasn't a room for me to go, so my counselor gave me the privilege to pick whichever room I wanted as long as I did my full hour. There was so many to choose from, but when I saw the symbol of the wolf, it looked like the best one and I am very glad that I picked this room"/p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #222222;"I couldn't believe I had the courage to actually talk to him again, after our last encounter, it was a bit awkward to say the least. But I wanted to give us another chance to start fresh, I could tell we both needed it, after everything we have been put through. We both just needed a fresh new page to start on. /p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #222222;"After that it was quiet, but it's a different kind of quiet, not awkward when we first met but actually quite... pleasant and comfortable. If anyone noticed the two sitting next to each other, their eyes could say a clear message of the other one as they stared up at the moon, there was chemistry between the two of them. /p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #222222;"As I continued to watch the moon with fascination, I thought about yesterday, I know he told me was okay after the incident with the gardening club but the way he took off after he spoke out loud to me, calling me beautiful. I was curious on what he had meant, I wanted to ask but wasn't sure how to approach the subject. But I wasn't going to force it right away, I will let it come when its ready on its own terms. /p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #222222;"A single drop of sweat rolls down his face, his eye began to nervously twitch. /p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #222222;"I can't even ask a girl her name!/p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #222222;""Oh! I forgot about the food!" He is quick to find a fork and digs into his meal, bringing a soft smile to my face/p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #222222;"Legoshi chews his food awkwardly and I yelled at myself internally. Dear god! I must look like an idiot right now to him with overfilled cheeks with pasta! What am I child? He must be thinking why in the world would you have dinner with a freak like her? I was never going to be able to socialize properly, the years of isolation had done their damage. /p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #222222;"I'm sorry Legoshi, I have been a freak and always will be a freak. I have so much to learn about the outside world. Can you please forgive me? That I can't talk right, that I am so shy and stutter like crazy, that I probably made you so uncomfortable now wanting to make you run and never look back like before. I-I just don't how to handle this kind of situation now! I feel like I am going to explode! But every time he opens his mouth and shows his fangs, I...I...I instinctually want to touch them!/p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #222222;"This mutant...this girl, I feel like that I have driven her away. Things wouldn't be the same between us again not after seeing her walked in on her friend I and with me talking out loud calling her beautiful. I never even got the chance to ask her, her name or even get to know more of her story. /p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #222222;"He followed beside me to get rid of his tray and we walked quietly out of the cafeteria. The sun had set in the distance, the warm night shined with life with the bright moon and stars that sparkled in the sky. Every night when I was a little girl, before my capture, I would watch the stars from my window wondering how something so beautiful could be that far away. Sometimes I would pretend I would reach up thinking I could grab one in my little hand and have my very own star with me every night. The last night I would ever see stars again for many years, I made a wish on a falling star, wishing my life to be filled with nothing but happiness forever./p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; color: #222222;"I walked quietly my hands interlaced with each other's, giving small squeezes of stimming to calm myself down. I knew that this would probably be the last time I would see him, and I wanted to be prepared taking the shortest steps I could possible without making it look too obvious. The crescent moon shining above us both casts a warm glow on the path we were walking upon. I sighed softly, if I wasn't going to see him again, at least I would want to have one last conversation to make the process less bitter and sad. At least one that wouldn't sound awkward. /p
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