Tony decided to take Wolf's advice and leave him be for a while. Tony walked on through the street, trying to shake off the awful glare that Wolf had gave him before leaving. He wasn't capable of doing something like that, was he? Tony shook away his fears and doubts, deciding to continue looking for the crystal. If Wolf was handicapped for a while, someone had to keep looking.
Tony took the moment he had alone and thought about the years he had with Virginia when she was growing up. He would never admit to anyone, but after Christine had left, he bonded with Virginia greatly. Without her mother there, Tony had to be there for her all the time. Besides his annoying mother-in-law, Tony had no one besides Virginia to help him with anything. She was his family, his only family as he was hers.
She grew up of course, like everyone does, and Tony was starting to become fearful of the day she would pack up and leave for good, just like her mother had done. Day after day passed, and she still came home every night after work. Normally she would come home late at night, mostly after midnight, and Tony would be asleep on his chair in front of the television, with a half empty beer in hand.
Secretly, he was never asleep. Every night since the day she started working, he stayed up and waited for her to come home. Making sure that she came home, and didn't leave him. Of course, he never let her know of his paranoia, but loved her even more every night she'd come back to the apartment, turn off the t.v., and kiss him goodnight on the cheek before heading off to bed.
He smiled at the memory, and then smiled again when she told him she wasn't interested in finding 'the right man'. She never really dated as much as she always claimed, Tony also knew why. She was afraid of being hurt, or hurting someone as her mother had done and deeply left a permanent etch in Virginia. She never wanted to feel it again, and rarely made friends or went out, relying on only her father and grandmother.
Then, the 9 Kingdoms came, along with Wolf, and changed her, along with him, and opened both of them up. So much brought them closer. The whole adventure pulled them together and made them a tighter family. Then, someone had to rip them apart, when they were finally feeling like a complete family again. It pained Tony when he wasn't near his little girl, she meant so much to him. If he lost her, he didn't know what he'd do.
Tony stopped suddenly in the road, feeling a pair of eyes on him. Someone was watching him, watching his every move and gesture, he could feel it. He glanced around in all directions, trying to find the owner of the stare, but couldn't see anyone staring back at him. He shrugged, deciding it was only his imagination.
He walked on, but only made it a few more feet and then stopped again. Who was watching him? It couldn't be Wolf, he was just in the barn, so who? Tony looked around again frantically. Finally, he caught a glimpse of the eyes that were watching him.
Before Tony could get a good look, they darted around the tree and into the forest. He went towards that direction, but could only see a dark figure running off. Why was it, that every town he went to, there was something strange happening that only he would see?
Tony sighed and dropped his head back, shutting his eyes. Deep frustration set in him, and he felt he could barely contain it. Keeping his head back, he slowly opened his eyes. Another hour, and then the sun would set, the moon would rise. "Why me?" He whined and went back into town.
Wolf clutched his side again, another wave of cramps flooded him and he let out a painful moan. He was restless and kept shifting on the hay, trying to get in a position that would ease the cramps, but there was no such thing. He wanted to catch up to Tony and help him get that crystal, but the pain was unbearable, it almost made him black out twice already. He wanted to eat. He was so hungry, he figured that was another reason that his cramps were so bad.
"I just ate, how can I possibly be hungry!?" He asked himself. He paused and felt his mouth move, but couldn't control it. A different voice emerged, deeper and darker than his own, but he recognized it.
"Because you're an animal, an animal that wants to hunt. Hunt hunt hunt." He answered himself. He could feel his wolf side pushing and gaining control, but his human side desperately clung on, holding back his urges. Wolf's heart beat grew faster and faster, sweat began to pour down his face and onto his neck. His vision became slightly blurred and he could feel his teeth growing steadily sharper in his mouth.
"I. Must. Fight. This." He gasped out. He could feel himself fighting his animal side, but it was loosing.
"Why should I fight it? It's so much fun!" His wolf side mused. "Hunt! Food! Meat! Flesh!"
"No! I have ... to stop this, for ... Virginia!" For the first time, he felt himself win control. All he had to do was think of her. He placed a mental picture of her in his mind and concentrated on it as best he could. The pain was clouding his senses and blocking out his hearing and sight.
The picture of her was lost, and all he could think was meat. All he wanted to do was sink his teeth into warm flesh. To feed. To hunt. He lost the battle. The bones in his cheek realigned and pulled back harshly, showing his row of teeth, and a sinister smile crept across his lips.
His eyes turned bright yellow and his sight improved to a thousand times better than normal, he could see and hear everything. There was food nearby. The cramps were gone, but an even bigger pain of hunger filled his mind. The bones in his jaw down his neck changed, so he could now fit larger pieces of meat down his throat. The hunger was becoming unbearable.
He got out of the hay with ease, no side effects lingered from the cramps. He was graceful and smooth as he walked, like a predator preparing for a hunt and chase. As he made his way to the doorway, something caught his senses. He whirled away from the front entrance to the back door of the barn which had been opened, for how long, he didn't know. He turned and saw the girl in purple he and Tony had met earlier that day, still and staring at him.
Wolf smiled, and began to approach her.
Tony took the moment he had alone and thought about the years he had with Virginia when she was growing up. He would never admit to anyone, but after Christine had left, he bonded with Virginia greatly. Without her mother there, Tony had to be there for her all the time. Besides his annoying mother-in-law, Tony had no one besides Virginia to help him with anything. She was his family, his only family as he was hers.
She grew up of course, like everyone does, and Tony was starting to become fearful of the day she would pack up and leave for good, just like her mother had done. Day after day passed, and she still came home every night after work. Normally she would come home late at night, mostly after midnight, and Tony would be asleep on his chair in front of the television, with a half empty beer in hand.
Secretly, he was never asleep. Every night since the day she started working, he stayed up and waited for her to come home. Making sure that she came home, and didn't leave him. Of course, he never let her know of his paranoia, but loved her even more every night she'd come back to the apartment, turn off the t.v., and kiss him goodnight on the cheek before heading off to bed.
He smiled at the memory, and then smiled again when she told him she wasn't interested in finding 'the right man'. She never really dated as much as she always claimed, Tony also knew why. She was afraid of being hurt, or hurting someone as her mother had done and deeply left a permanent etch in Virginia. She never wanted to feel it again, and rarely made friends or went out, relying on only her father and grandmother.
Then, the 9 Kingdoms came, along with Wolf, and changed her, along with him, and opened both of them up. So much brought them closer. The whole adventure pulled them together and made them a tighter family. Then, someone had to rip them apart, when they were finally feeling like a complete family again. It pained Tony when he wasn't near his little girl, she meant so much to him. If he lost her, he didn't know what he'd do.
Tony stopped suddenly in the road, feeling a pair of eyes on him. Someone was watching him, watching his every move and gesture, he could feel it. He glanced around in all directions, trying to find the owner of the stare, but couldn't see anyone staring back at him. He shrugged, deciding it was only his imagination.
He walked on, but only made it a few more feet and then stopped again. Who was watching him? It couldn't be Wolf, he was just in the barn, so who? Tony looked around again frantically. Finally, he caught a glimpse of the eyes that were watching him.
Before Tony could get a good look, they darted around the tree and into the forest. He went towards that direction, but could only see a dark figure running off. Why was it, that every town he went to, there was something strange happening that only he would see?
Tony sighed and dropped his head back, shutting his eyes. Deep frustration set in him, and he felt he could barely contain it. Keeping his head back, he slowly opened his eyes. Another hour, and then the sun would set, the moon would rise. "Why me?" He whined and went back into town.
Wolf clutched his side again, another wave of cramps flooded him and he let out a painful moan. He was restless and kept shifting on the hay, trying to get in a position that would ease the cramps, but there was no such thing. He wanted to catch up to Tony and help him get that crystal, but the pain was unbearable, it almost made him black out twice already. He wanted to eat. He was so hungry, he figured that was another reason that his cramps were so bad.
"I just ate, how can I possibly be hungry!?" He asked himself. He paused and felt his mouth move, but couldn't control it. A different voice emerged, deeper and darker than his own, but he recognized it.
"Because you're an animal, an animal that wants to hunt. Hunt hunt hunt." He answered himself. He could feel his wolf side pushing and gaining control, but his human side desperately clung on, holding back his urges. Wolf's heart beat grew faster and faster, sweat began to pour down his face and onto his neck. His vision became slightly blurred and he could feel his teeth growing steadily sharper in his mouth.
"I. Must. Fight. This." He gasped out. He could feel himself fighting his animal side, but it was loosing.
"Why should I fight it? It's so much fun!" His wolf side mused. "Hunt! Food! Meat! Flesh!"
"No! I have ... to stop this, for ... Virginia!" For the first time, he felt himself win control. All he had to do was think of her. He placed a mental picture of her in his mind and concentrated on it as best he could. The pain was clouding his senses and blocking out his hearing and sight.
The picture of her was lost, and all he could think was meat. All he wanted to do was sink his teeth into warm flesh. To feed. To hunt. He lost the battle. The bones in his cheek realigned and pulled back harshly, showing his row of teeth, and a sinister smile crept across his lips.
His eyes turned bright yellow and his sight improved to a thousand times better than normal, he could see and hear everything. There was food nearby. The cramps were gone, but an even bigger pain of hunger filled his mind. The bones in his jaw down his neck changed, so he could now fit larger pieces of meat down his throat. The hunger was becoming unbearable.
He got out of the hay with ease, no side effects lingered from the cramps. He was graceful and smooth as he walked, like a predator preparing for a hunt and chase. As he made his way to the doorway, something caught his senses. He whirled away from the front entrance to the back door of the barn which had been opened, for how long, he didn't know. He turned and saw the girl in purple he and Tony had met earlier that day, still and staring at him.
Wolf smiled, and began to approach her.