The Lonely Woman
The wind was blowing strong, with trees falling and whipping around her, Lyani knew that she needed to find shelter. As she used her keen eyesight she saw smoke a few miles north and got on all fours to run there. When she arrived, she knocked loudly onto the door, praying that whoever lived there would let her in, even though the way she looked frightened most villagers. She heard something unlock from the inside, and as the door opened she saw a small old lady bundled up with sweater upon sweater. Lyani asked if she could come in. "What? I can't hear you miss. Why don't you come in?"
Obeying the human she walked in and towards the fire, as the old lady attempted to close the door. After a few moment, Lyani walked towards the door and helped the old woman close the door with her paw. The old lady looked at Lyani, "Thank you miss. I didn't catch your name."
"Lyani. I hope I am not bothering you, but I could not go on any further when I saw your home, may I stay here until the storm blows over?"
"Of course, Lyani. I'm Sana, but most of the young children in the village call me Granny."
Sana walked towards the table to pick up her glasses, as she put them and looked at Lyani she did not flinch, which was a surprise to Lyani, "Why do you not flinch when you see me?"
"What? Oh, I don't care if you're demon or not, I welcome all visitors. You look cold Lyani, here have some hot chocolate."
Lyani accepted the hot chocolate, and walked back over to the fire on two legs. As she cuddled like a cat around the fire Sana spoke up, "I see you're only half cat demon, was your mother or father a demon?"
Lyani again was surprised, "My mother was a demon, and my father was her captive, chosen to be her mate. He and I have never seen, or spoken with one another, except for once."
Sana just smiled and nodded and walked towards her only chair in the room near the fire, "Why are you traveling alone Lyani? You look like a pretty young girl you should settle down, with maybe a nice male cat demon of some sort."
Lyani gave a slight laugh mixed with a purr, "Yes I wish I could settle down, however, I am afraid that will not happen any time soon."
Sana looked at Lyani with a loving grandmother eye, and Lyani did not like the feeling of someone watching her, so she got up and walked towards the window. Sana broke the silence, "I am curious to why you will not settle down."
Lyani looked at the old lady with her cat eyes, and was attempting not to claw her to pieces, "I will not settle down due to the fact that I am only half demon. To a demon that is a sign of weakness, and to a human, well they would only run."
Sana looked at her, "Is that what you really think? Lyani, is that what you have been taught through life? Well, Lyani?"
"Yes, Sana, it is. When I was young I was made fun of, all because I looked like a cat. Now I'm still made fun of but not as much because I'm a woman. Men, demon or human, would do anything for a woman if they wanted her bad enough. That is another reason why I am not at my village with my family and fr-"
With the sudden stop Sana continued, "Friends?"
Lyani only shook her head and quickly change the subject, "Where do you want me to sleep?"
Sana, "You can sleep in my bed if you wish. I do not mind."
Lyani looked at Sana, "No I will not take your bed. You need it more than I. If you have no other bed I will be more than happy to curl up near the fire."
"That would be fine, Lyani. However before we sleep, you never did answer my question."
"What question would that be?"
Sana crawled into bed, "Were you going to say friends?"
"Yes, but I have none. My one and only friend passed away from a cruel joke the demon cats played on me when I was sixteen. They thought if I wasn't full demon I did not deserve a friend, even if she was a human."
Noticing it was a sore subject Sana quickly said, "Well good night Lyani. See you in the morning."
Lyani purred a good night, but could not go to sleep, her old friend, Juna, was on her mind, and Lyani whispered, "I must forget about Juna, it was not my fault that she trusted me."
With that note, Lyani slowly went to sleep, not looking forward to the dreams to come.
The wind was blowing strong, with trees falling and whipping around her, Lyani knew that she needed to find shelter. As she used her keen eyesight she saw smoke a few miles north and got on all fours to run there. When she arrived, she knocked loudly onto the door, praying that whoever lived there would let her in, even though the way she looked frightened most villagers. She heard something unlock from the inside, and as the door opened she saw a small old lady bundled up with sweater upon sweater. Lyani asked if she could come in. "What? I can't hear you miss. Why don't you come in?"
Obeying the human she walked in and towards the fire, as the old lady attempted to close the door. After a few moment, Lyani walked towards the door and helped the old woman close the door with her paw. The old lady looked at Lyani, "Thank you miss. I didn't catch your name."
"Lyani. I hope I am not bothering you, but I could not go on any further when I saw your home, may I stay here until the storm blows over?"
"Of course, Lyani. I'm Sana, but most of the young children in the village call me Granny."
Sana walked towards the table to pick up her glasses, as she put them and looked at Lyani she did not flinch, which was a surprise to Lyani, "Why do you not flinch when you see me?"
"What? Oh, I don't care if you're demon or not, I welcome all visitors. You look cold Lyani, here have some hot chocolate."
Lyani accepted the hot chocolate, and walked back over to the fire on two legs. As she cuddled like a cat around the fire Sana spoke up, "I see you're only half cat demon, was your mother or father a demon?"
Lyani again was surprised, "My mother was a demon, and my father was her captive, chosen to be her mate. He and I have never seen, or spoken with one another, except for once."
Sana just smiled and nodded and walked towards her only chair in the room near the fire, "Why are you traveling alone Lyani? You look like a pretty young girl you should settle down, with maybe a nice male cat demon of some sort."
Lyani gave a slight laugh mixed with a purr, "Yes I wish I could settle down, however, I am afraid that will not happen any time soon."
Sana looked at Lyani with a loving grandmother eye, and Lyani did not like the feeling of someone watching her, so she got up and walked towards the window. Sana broke the silence, "I am curious to why you will not settle down."
Lyani looked at the old lady with her cat eyes, and was attempting not to claw her to pieces, "I will not settle down due to the fact that I am only half demon. To a demon that is a sign of weakness, and to a human, well they would only run."
Sana looked at her, "Is that what you really think? Lyani, is that what you have been taught through life? Well, Lyani?"
"Yes, Sana, it is. When I was young I was made fun of, all because I looked like a cat. Now I'm still made fun of but not as much because I'm a woman. Men, demon or human, would do anything for a woman if they wanted her bad enough. That is another reason why I am not at my village with my family and fr-"
With the sudden stop Sana continued, "Friends?"
Lyani only shook her head and quickly change the subject, "Where do you want me to sleep?"
Sana, "You can sleep in my bed if you wish. I do not mind."
Lyani looked at Sana, "No I will not take your bed. You need it more than I. If you have no other bed I will be more than happy to curl up near the fire."
"That would be fine, Lyani. However before we sleep, you never did answer my question."
"What question would that be?"
Sana crawled into bed, "Were you going to say friends?"
"Yes, but I have none. My one and only friend passed away from a cruel joke the demon cats played on me when I was sixteen. They thought if I wasn't full demon I did not deserve a friend, even if she was a human."
Noticing it was a sore subject Sana quickly said, "Well good night Lyani. See you in the morning."
Lyani purred a good night, but could not go to sleep, her old friend, Juna, was on her mind, and Lyani whispered, "I must forget about Juna, it was not my fault that she trusted me."
With that note, Lyani slowly went to sleep, not looking forward to the dreams to come.