At the end of the day a man in uniform pushed aside the heavy metal door, a
small tray of food clutched in his hand. He was not at all expecting what
he found waiting for him inside. D sat cross-legged on the floor before a
raging fire that had once been bed sheets. The man took one look at the
flaming square and the boy's maniacal grin and fled the room, dropping the
tray behind him. D gave a quiet snicker in tune with the crackle of the
fire and ambled over to the fumbled food. Most of it was unfamiliar to D,
the vegetables and jelly completely unidentifiable to him… There was a
small slab of meat and this he snatched up and took with him back towards
the fire.
"No blood?" he said to himself, picking at the neatly cut piece of meat. It was not even wet… D suspected it was not fresh, but upon sniffing it, he discovered that it was neither old nor spoiled.
"Where's the fun in that?" he wondered. The boy snapped his teeth down around the tough steak, succeeding in tearing a piece from it. It tasted different from the meat he would tear from the bodies of wild rabbits… And yet, he found that he still enjoyed the flavor. His mind finally made up, D speared the remaining meat with the spike of his shell and continued chewing on it. It wasn't long before the flickering flames caught his attention again. They jumped and sparked furiously, almost as if they wished to share his meal.
"Heh… You hungry, too?" he asked, grinning at his fire. D had been amazed at the speed with which the fire had devoured the sheets once he'd touched them to the small flame from the spout. This fire was a voracious creature… He leaned over until the speared meat hung in the middle of the flames, unable to repress a little snicker. The flames licked at his offering greedily as he watched. Unfortunately, the heat was becoming a little too much for his arm and he had to draw it back. D gave the fire a warning glare.
"You can't eat me," he growled, holding his stinging arm. To his surprise, the meat on the end of the spike was now a deep black in color. D tilted his head and sniffed at it, drawing in the strange scent… The boy's tongue darted out of his mouth, licking around the edges of his lips… The smell of the burnt meat was almost intoxicating… Deciding he rather liked this fire creature, he tossed the black morsel into it and sat back to watch it flare up again. A soft sigh escaped his throat. He hadn't realized how tired he was… Here he was alone… D flopped on his side beside the fire, wishing he could hear the familiar howls of his pack mates before they retired to their dens at night. At least it was no longer pitch dark in the little room they had trapped him in. The boy's mouth gaped in a wide yawn and he let his eyes slid shut to the sight of dancing flames…
Meanwhile, Folken had just finished listening to his nervous soldier's report… An amused smirk curved around the lean features of his face.
"So, man has made fire, has he?" he chuckled softly to himself. "Perhaps it will be easier then I thought to convert him to civilization…. His mind is still sharp and inquisitive…" Folken shook his head and dismissed the solider, leaning back against the cushion of the hardwood thrown he sat upon.
"What a wonderful human he will make."
**Is it me or are my chapter's getting steadily shorter? Eep… Sorry about the shortness again, folks… And thanks again for reading and reviewing. It's most definitely your wonderful reviews that keep me writing this story… ^_^
"No blood?" he said to himself, picking at the neatly cut piece of meat. It was not even wet… D suspected it was not fresh, but upon sniffing it, he discovered that it was neither old nor spoiled.
"Where's the fun in that?" he wondered. The boy snapped his teeth down around the tough steak, succeeding in tearing a piece from it. It tasted different from the meat he would tear from the bodies of wild rabbits… And yet, he found that he still enjoyed the flavor. His mind finally made up, D speared the remaining meat with the spike of his shell and continued chewing on it. It wasn't long before the flickering flames caught his attention again. They jumped and sparked furiously, almost as if they wished to share his meal.
"Heh… You hungry, too?" he asked, grinning at his fire. D had been amazed at the speed with which the fire had devoured the sheets once he'd touched them to the small flame from the spout. This fire was a voracious creature… He leaned over until the speared meat hung in the middle of the flames, unable to repress a little snicker. The flames licked at his offering greedily as he watched. Unfortunately, the heat was becoming a little too much for his arm and he had to draw it back. D gave the fire a warning glare.
"You can't eat me," he growled, holding his stinging arm. To his surprise, the meat on the end of the spike was now a deep black in color. D tilted his head and sniffed at it, drawing in the strange scent… The boy's tongue darted out of his mouth, licking around the edges of his lips… The smell of the burnt meat was almost intoxicating… Deciding he rather liked this fire creature, he tossed the black morsel into it and sat back to watch it flare up again. A soft sigh escaped his throat. He hadn't realized how tired he was… Here he was alone… D flopped on his side beside the fire, wishing he could hear the familiar howls of his pack mates before they retired to their dens at night. At least it was no longer pitch dark in the little room they had trapped him in. The boy's mouth gaped in a wide yawn and he let his eyes slid shut to the sight of dancing flames…
Meanwhile, Folken had just finished listening to his nervous soldier's report… An amused smirk curved around the lean features of his face.
"So, man has made fire, has he?" he chuckled softly to himself. "Perhaps it will be easier then I thought to convert him to civilization…. His mind is still sharp and inquisitive…" Folken shook his head and dismissed the solider, leaning back against the cushion of the hardwood thrown he sat upon.
"What a wonderful human he will make."
**Is it me or are my chapter's getting steadily shorter? Eep… Sorry about the shortness again, folks… And thanks again for reading and reviewing. It's most definitely your wonderful reviews that keep me writing this story… ^_^