Night of the Wolf.

3. This dog and me

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Ever since the break up incident I stayed in bed or more like in the apartment. I didn't go to work or answered the phone or even picked my mail up from the floor after it had been thrown into the slot in my door. Koji, what I decided to call the dog or more like my dog, was a strange one. He was with me every day and followed me around the house except that only at nights. I have no clue whatsoever of where he goes around in the day so I only see him at night. He curls up beside me before going to sleep and I awake to know that he's not there. Not really sure how he leaves my place unless he opens a window.

So it was more like a routine.

I woke up, changed, brushed, ate breakfast and sat all day in the living watching t.v and sobbed at my now awful life without Kouga, I noticed I have very less to do without him.. Then about eight, when the sun is setting Koji comes along. He scratches the door and I welcome him in. He sits in the couch while I prepare dinner for both of us. While we eat, well, actually when he eats I talk to him. I tell him how my day was which, of course, there isn't much to say being that I was at home all day. Then we watch a bit of t.v and then go off to sleep.

And as always as I change he watches. I don't mind anymore since I got used it over time. Once I'm finished changing that's when he joins me in bed. Every night I drift off to sleep with Kouga being the last thing I mention.

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I'm not sure if it was ridiculous of me to do so but I called Kouga once. He didn't answer so I didn't bother again. I told Koji about it and he just stayed quiet and looked at me as he wagged his tail. Koji has become my one and only true best friend. He listens to me. He comforts me. And he makes me happy.

All the things Kouga used to do were now easily replaced by a dog.

As I've stated before, Koji was a beautiful creature. Now I realize why Kouga loved dogs so much. Koji has this glowing brown fur which feels so soft when you pet him. Along with some handsome, dark eyes that make it seem like I've looked into them before.

I always wondered where Koji went by the time I awoke. Curiosity may have killed the cat but not me. I wrapped my arms around Koji holding him tightly as I pretended to be asleep. He wiggled and eventually broke my embrace around him, he was too strong for me to hold on to. I followed him and saw that he ran straight towards the door and stood there trying to reach for the handle.

"Where are you off to in such a hurry?"

He whimpered so I thought maybe he needed to go, if you now what I mean. So I opened the door and let him out and just watched as he ran and ran. As I watched him he looked like he knew where he was going and was late to wherever his destination was. Just as I was about to close the door the mailman called out to me that I had a packaged and had to sign some papers in order to receive it. I signed and thanked him and ripped the package open. I closed the door with my foot and made my way to my bed.

"Werewolves. All you ever wanted to know." It was written in huge, bold letters on the front cover. I held the book in my hands and wondered if I should even bother since I'm not even sure if I still have a job. It's been almost a week and a half but I haven't heard anything about me being fired. In fact I haven't answered my phone in days and maybe one of those thousand calls I got was probably from my bos. I really didn't care at the moment although I did recall that fateful day with Kouga at the restaurant and that huge argument over werewolves.

Maybe there was more to it than legends seeing as he seriously got offended when he thought I was going to say that werewolves were some kind of freaks. That certainly changed my mind and encouraged me to read the book, just my luck that I loved reading or otherwise I would have thrown this away.

I read and couldn't aid myself to stop. Whether these creatures were fictional or not they sure were interesting. There was more to it than just physical change, full moons, and howls. However, the most important piece of all was what I read about Bonding and Mating.

It read:

When the two are about to mate, they bond, sleeping close and touching each other more and more. They will approach each other making quiet whining sounds, mouth each others muzzles, touch noses, and bump there bodies together. There may be mutual grooming and nibbling of each other's coats and the two may walk pressed close together. The Male may bow to the female, toss and tilt his head, and lay his legs over her neck in what could only be described as a flirting manner. The two may even sleep side by side.

As the courtship progresses, the male will smell the genital region of the female to determine her readiness to mate, his tongue flicking in and out, testing the air for traces of her sex hormones, If she is not sexually receptive, she will repel the male with growls and snaps of her jaws.

That was quite an interesting chapter but I thought that it was sweet that the male chooses his mate and stay with her forever, that is, unless she dies. Now that I know this I wouldn't mind being a werewolf myself. Guys nowadays can't have one girl but have to have them all. In the following chapter it alleged about their birth forms:

Traditionally werewolves mate within their own species, but because of some quirk of biology they are also able to interbreed with humans and wolves.

Werewolves are born into the same form as their mother. If their mother is human, they are born in human form. If their mother is wolf, they are born in wolf form. If their mother is a werewolf who was born in human form, they will also be born in human form. If their mother is a werewolf who was born in wolf form, they will also be born in wolf form. It is usual for a female werewolf to revert to her birth form while giving birth. It is thusly that certain strains of werewolves, those successively born in wolf or human form, develop through the female line.

The terms for werewolves born in the different forms are "born of the wolf" and "born of man".

It is thought that in ancient times all werewolves were born into wolf form, and that it was not until some depraved individuals began mating with humans that werewolves began being born in human form. It was reasoned that wolf form was the werewolf's "true" form and that the human form was merely a survival strategy assumed in order to more easily bring down human prey. These views are now somewhat outdated, although they simmer just below the surface when issues of cooperation with the humans come up in conclave. Today, the majority of tribes active in society at large consist mostly of those werewolves who are born of man. Although some werewolf purists still cling to that ancient bias, most modern werewolves accept those born of the wolf and those born of man on equal footing.

This was kind of grotesque for me. It kept me thinking why would anyone want to read or know about such a thing. These 'werewolves' were complicated organism but that didn't stop me on wanting to know more.

I was so into my reading that I didn't hear the scratching Koji was doing to let me know he was here. I didn't hear him until I heard him bark a bit.

Running to the door I opened it as quickly as I could only to see that Koji wasn't there but a man. He bowed and took my hand kissing it lightly and hold it against his chest as he introduced himself to me.

"Why, hello there, miss. I am not quite sure If you have noticed but I have been watching you for a while now and could not help myself on desire to finally meet you."

I was frightened. I wasn't sure what he meant by watching me if I've been in my house for the past week. Maybe he was just some kind of bozo whom thinks he can get away with whatever it is that he is after.

"I'm sorry but you must be confusing me with someone else since I haven't been out of my house and-"

"I am not mistaken. Are you not Kagome? How can I be mistaken when I have been here with you these past days…"

Was I hearing correctly? The only person that has been with me is Koji, well dog to be exact. He must have been some crazy person thinking that I could fall for such a stupid joke. I laughed nervously as he moved closer to me hoping he would all of a sudden say "Smile for the camera" but how sad at how wrong I was.

He stared at me with those dark eyes and there was no mistaken that those were Koji's eyes. Just then my mind raced to the book I was reading. Werewolves!? Was he one of those shape shifting creatures? I began to shake and my only reaction was to close the door before he decided to step in.

"Why are you closing the door? Were you not waiting for me? I am here now, do not be alarmed. It is just me--"

I cut in his sentence softly whispering, "Koji?"

He nodded and I couldn't find my voice to scream. His hand found my throat and clasped around it tightly choking me, to what im guessing, death. He carried me into my house like as if nothing and closed the door behind him. I coughed uncontrollably as I held my hands to my throat trying to gain a mouthful of air as he had thrown me to my bed. I flipped over and onto the floor as I saw that his hand was reaching to me.

"Running is useless and hiding is just pathetic."

He was right. There was no place to run and nowhere to hide, my bedroom was big and the only exit was blocked by him.

"Why are you--" he grasped me by my throat once more lifting me up eye level to him. He licked my cheek as my tears dropped and I couldn't help but weep at the very thought that this was so real.

"Because, my sweet, they are orders."

I wanted to ask from who but I couldn't speak but gasp for my very life. He pushed me against the wall twice then threw me on the bed again. I gasped for air and was about to run except I was too slow to react and his body was pressed against mine. He pinned my hands above my head with just one hand of his while the other ripped my shirt off. I screamed as I was exposed but he covered my mouth with his. I tossed my head pulling my lips away from him but that only made him forceful.

"Would you quit your whining, this will only hurt for a moment or longer depending on my mood. Besides, you should not be alarmed at me seeing you nude since I have so many times before and you did not seem to be bothered at all as I gawked at your marvelous body."

Did that mean he was about to rape me? It sure seemed like it but I was the only one nude here. The room was suddenly calm. My hands were pinned brutally to the bed and my legs couldn't move since he was mending his weight on them. Then his free hand stroked my cheek and forced my head to one side revealing my bare neck which seems delicious as he whispered.

I shrieked when I saw his fangs increasing in length and reunite themselves on my neck and in one quick second he took a bite. Blood swam all over my neck and down my breasts, he sucked and licked me clean and looked up at me with a wicked smirk.

"Delectable."

I was feeling vulnerable. I couldn't move thus he didn't need to hold onto me anymore. He ran his hands down my arms and lightly over one breast and onto my stomach to in between my legs. Then just as he was about to take another bite out of me someone or something jumped on him causing him to fall onto the floor. My sight wasn't as great so all I saw was a blur beating on Koji.

"Naraku!" The other person growled.

Naraku? So Koji's real name is Naraku. Precisely as the other person was about to speak he got slammed against my dresser cracking it a bit. Naraku got on all fours and howled as he was now a wolf sinking his claws into the other persons shoulder.

I tried to sit up to the best of my ability and observe with my own eyes as the other person transformed himself into a wolf as well. I saw as Naraku got thrown out of my bedroom and he ran with an injured leg out of my house. The wolf whom looked like he was protecting me approached me and licked on my wounded neck. He licked my jaw, my cheek and soon his lips were pressed against mine. His kiss was so familiar that I couldn't resist. He deepened the kiss and his arms wrapped themselves around me. As he parted I opened my eyes but my sight wasn't back to normal so all I saw was a shadow. He whispered in my ear that he would always protect me and I drifted off to sleep.

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"I must of fallen asleep while reading this book. Jesus, my head's pounding like hell. What happened last night?"

I looked around recalling what happened. Koji, Naraku, and that stranger who sworn to protect me. I glanced around my room and nothing was broken, everything was in place. No broken dresses no cracks in the wall and no..

I jumped out of bed and checked myself in the mirror. No blood. No torn shirt. Everything was as it was, like if it was just all a dream. The book was on my bed so I know that part where I was reading is true but everything…must have been my imagination for reading such a thing before bed. But then again I could be wrong, that bitten mark in my dream was there. Sort of like a scar. I couldn't believe it. I traced it with my fingertips and I winced in pain since the bite was fresh. If it really happened then who actually took the time to clean the mess up?

I placed my fingers over my lips and remembered that sweet kiss I received from the stranger that had saved me. So if everything did happen then that would mean that those myths and fairytales were actually true.

"Please don't tell me I'm going crazy." I inhaled slowly and tried to think everything over but it was too complicated. Okay, so I got bitten by a werewolf, does that mean I'm going to become one when the moon is full as they say?

I sat on the edge of my bed thinking I was going to faint about this whole situation.

"That kiss was so familiar…" I didn't know what else to think , all of this was way over my head.

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-Kianna Chan-

A/N: Hope you enjoyed this chapter. Guess it wasn't long enough but I had a research to do. Sorry.

Then again the wolf wasn't who you all thought it would be, hope it's getting interesting. Please let me know.

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