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Trilogy" which I got the Darksword from.
Chapter 6: Darling, What Big Teeth Your Have!
"NO!" she said shocked. She held a hand up to her mouth in horror. Rueben nodded in shame. He looked at her waiting for one of two things to happen.
"She either becomes angry with me at being betrayed, or flees in horror." Rueben thought. He kneeled there, waiting the shackles holding his feet and hands to the tree. Aeris stared at him for what seemed like an eternity, and then she flung her arms around him, sobbing. Shocked, Rueben gazed in wonder at her. When she stopped crying, she looked up at him.
"Oh, Rueben! I'm so sorry! I didn't know!" she said, and hugged his bare chest, where the key to the shackles lay. He looked down at her and smiled.
"You didn't react how I thought you would." He said. She looked up at him again and wiped away her tears.
"What did you want me to do? It's not your fault! I still love you!" she said. Rueben twitched in shock. She loved him. Before he thought he was just a fling but now she said she loved him. He smiled and then felt the first tremor of pain. He heard his skin tare on his back, and he saw the full moon had finally risen. Aeris drew back and saw her hands were wet with blood. She saw his face contorted with pain, and sweat dripped from his face.
"Go. I don't want you to see this." He rasped. His body shivered, and another tare appeared on his arm. His breathing became short, and he felt his mind beginning to slip. His eyes began to change. Aeris shook her head watching him.
"No, I won't leave! If this is a part of you, I want to see it." She whispered. She saw the tares beginning to appear rapidly across his body. He motioned her back, and she scooted back a few feet away. She watched him as his skin began to fall off to reveal brown fur, covered in blood. His fingers and toes twitched as claws burst from their tips. His back cracked and bowed to curve just a bit forward. His legs began to bend at two sharp angles. One forward from the knees, and another back at the heels. A tail devoid of fur burst from the base of his spine, and then fur began to burst out from his tail. Lastly, a tare formed from the base of his neck to his forehead. A wolf's muzzle burst out from the tear. The head shook itself and the last of the skin fell away to reveal a head that looked wolfish with human eyes. Aeris stared directly into those sad, blue eyes as they gradually faded to completely crimson red.
With the last of the changes complete the beast shook the remaining skin from its body and snarled. It looked around sensing prey and saw Aeris. It threw its head back, and howled. It lunged at Aeris, and if not for the shackles, it would have torn her apart. It snarled and howled again, knowing it had been tricked again. It thrashed against the shackles hoping they would give way. They held and the massive oak tree they were fastened to did not sway with the extreme force. It snarled at Aeris again, and began making lunges at the dazed woman.
Aeris watched it wear itself out. It eventually laid down as best it could, uttering low growls from its closed jaws. It watched with hunger and rage as Aeris began to weep feeling remorse for Rueben. It eventually fell asleep; its snores were even growls. Aeris crept closer, slowly at first. When she finally reached it, she timidly stretched out a hand and began to scratch and pet it behind the ears. It snarled, and then fell back to sleep. Aeris watched it sleep, and felt the tears begin to well up again. She began to cry again and instinctively, buried her face into the beast's fur covered neck. After about an hour, it stirred and opened its eyes again. Aeris looked at them and gasped. They eyes had turned back from complete red to human, blue eyes.
Aeris stared into the eyes. The beast mewled and sniffed at her. It wasn't Rueben, not completely. It seemed he had forced his way up a bit, and grasped a little self-control. It was like a combination of the two. She smiled, and the beast just stared at her. She timidly stretched her hands out around the beast to give it a hug. It sighed, and then laid its snout on her lap. It soon fell back to sleep. Aeris leaned against the beast and soon fell asleep as well.
*****
Aeris awoke to find herself in Rueben's arms. He was carrying her out of the woods, and his face looked haggard. His now blood stained pants hung over his shoulder as he carried her in both arms. Rueben looked down at her and smiled.
"Put me down, would you, Rueben?" she asked. He obeyed, and gently set her on her feet. He looked at her, expecting the worse. She drew in a deep breath, and looked at him thoughtfully for a bit. She then stepped forward and kissed him. Surprised, and he stepped back and looked at her. Aeris frowned and put her hands on her hips.
"Now what?" she asked. He looked at her and then scratched his head. Then he grinned.
"I guess this means you don't want to shoot me with silver bullets. And I might add that is an old wives tale." He said, and snickered. Aeris sighed, not finding it amusing at all. He noticed her expression and mumbled an apology.
"Why didn't you tell me before?" she asked.
"Would you have believed me?"
"Well no.."
"Then there's your answer. Now is there anything else? Do you want to tell me how demonic or evil I am?"
"NO! But there is one thing we have to finish."
"What is that Aeris?"
"This." She said and pulled him back for another kiss. This time, he put his arms around her and pulled her closer to him.
Chapter 6: Darling, What Big Teeth Your Have!
"NO!" she said shocked. She held a hand up to her mouth in horror. Rueben nodded in shame. He looked at her waiting for one of two things to happen.
"She either becomes angry with me at being betrayed, or flees in horror." Rueben thought. He kneeled there, waiting the shackles holding his feet and hands to the tree. Aeris stared at him for what seemed like an eternity, and then she flung her arms around him, sobbing. Shocked, Rueben gazed in wonder at her. When she stopped crying, she looked up at him.
"Oh, Rueben! I'm so sorry! I didn't know!" she said, and hugged his bare chest, where the key to the shackles lay. He looked down at her and smiled.
"You didn't react how I thought you would." He said. She looked up at him again and wiped away her tears.
"What did you want me to do? It's not your fault! I still love you!" she said. Rueben twitched in shock. She loved him. Before he thought he was just a fling but now she said she loved him. He smiled and then felt the first tremor of pain. He heard his skin tare on his back, and he saw the full moon had finally risen. Aeris drew back and saw her hands were wet with blood. She saw his face contorted with pain, and sweat dripped from his face.
"Go. I don't want you to see this." He rasped. His body shivered, and another tare appeared on his arm. His breathing became short, and he felt his mind beginning to slip. His eyes began to change. Aeris shook her head watching him.
"No, I won't leave! If this is a part of you, I want to see it." She whispered. She saw the tares beginning to appear rapidly across his body. He motioned her back, and she scooted back a few feet away. She watched him as his skin began to fall off to reveal brown fur, covered in blood. His fingers and toes twitched as claws burst from their tips. His back cracked and bowed to curve just a bit forward. His legs began to bend at two sharp angles. One forward from the knees, and another back at the heels. A tail devoid of fur burst from the base of his spine, and then fur began to burst out from his tail. Lastly, a tare formed from the base of his neck to his forehead. A wolf's muzzle burst out from the tear. The head shook itself and the last of the skin fell away to reveal a head that looked wolfish with human eyes. Aeris stared directly into those sad, blue eyes as they gradually faded to completely crimson red.
With the last of the changes complete the beast shook the remaining skin from its body and snarled. It looked around sensing prey and saw Aeris. It threw its head back, and howled. It lunged at Aeris, and if not for the shackles, it would have torn her apart. It snarled and howled again, knowing it had been tricked again. It thrashed against the shackles hoping they would give way. They held and the massive oak tree they were fastened to did not sway with the extreme force. It snarled at Aeris again, and began making lunges at the dazed woman.
Aeris watched it wear itself out. It eventually laid down as best it could, uttering low growls from its closed jaws. It watched with hunger and rage as Aeris began to weep feeling remorse for Rueben. It eventually fell asleep; its snores were even growls. Aeris crept closer, slowly at first. When she finally reached it, she timidly stretched out a hand and began to scratch and pet it behind the ears. It snarled, and then fell back to sleep. Aeris watched it sleep, and felt the tears begin to well up again. She began to cry again and instinctively, buried her face into the beast's fur covered neck. After about an hour, it stirred and opened its eyes again. Aeris looked at them and gasped. They eyes had turned back from complete red to human, blue eyes.
Aeris stared into the eyes. The beast mewled and sniffed at her. It wasn't Rueben, not completely. It seemed he had forced his way up a bit, and grasped a little self-control. It was like a combination of the two. She smiled, and the beast just stared at her. She timidly stretched her hands out around the beast to give it a hug. It sighed, and then laid its snout on her lap. It soon fell back to sleep. Aeris leaned against the beast and soon fell asleep as well.
*****
Aeris awoke to find herself in Rueben's arms. He was carrying her out of the woods, and his face looked haggard. His now blood stained pants hung over his shoulder as he carried her in both arms. Rueben looked down at her and smiled.
"Put me down, would you, Rueben?" she asked. He obeyed, and gently set her on her feet. He looked at her, expecting the worse. She drew in a deep breath, and looked at him thoughtfully for a bit. She then stepped forward and kissed him. Surprised, and he stepped back and looked at her. Aeris frowned and put her hands on her hips.
"Now what?" she asked. He looked at her and then scratched his head. Then he grinned.
"I guess this means you don't want to shoot me with silver bullets. And I might add that is an old wives tale." He said, and snickered. Aeris sighed, not finding it amusing at all. He noticed her expression and mumbled an apology.
"Why didn't you tell me before?" she asked.
"Would you have believed me?"
"Well no.."
"Then there's your answer. Now is there anything else? Do you want to tell me how demonic or evil I am?"
"NO! But there is one thing we have to finish."
"What is that Aeris?"
"This." She said and pulled him back for another kiss. This time, he put his arms around her and pulled her closer to him.