The Story of a Lonely Wolf Chapter 7: Hiding Behind Human Eyes

"Hey, Quent. Hey, open up," Hubb said as he knocked on Quent's door. The small apartment in which Quent lived wasn't very present to say the least. It was dark and gloomy. The people there weren't the nicest kind and it reeked of beer and cigarettes.

"Who is it?" Quent said as he opened the door. "Surprise, surprise, I knew you'd show up sooner or later," Quent said with a smile.

"I need to talk to you," Hubb said as he stared at the old man. He'd been drinking; the stench of alcohol was floating off him and his room out into the hall.

"Well by all means, come in," Quent said and let Hubb in his apartment.

"I heard there was a dogfight. One of the witnesses said a man with a gun and a big black dog was involved," Hubb informed him as he sat down at the table. Hubb's thinking was correct. Quent had been drinking. The table at which Quent sat was covered with beer and bottles, all different shapes and sizes. The types of alcohol may have been different, but the smell was still the same, it stank.

"Oh really? Well, you can't believe everything you hear now can you," Quent said as he took a drink from a bottle that had not yet been finished.

"Come on, I knew you were there," Hubb said.

"Yeah, I was there. I almost had him. He slipped though my fingers."

"Who?" Hubb asked as Quent took another drink of his beer.

"That damn wolf. I almost had him. If it wasn't for that girl he would be dead now."

"Quent, you can't go around shooting dogs," Hubb said. He knew Quent would do what he pleased wither Hubb agreed to it or not, but he felt he had to at least say something. He was a man of the law after all.

"It wasn't a dog. That beast was no dog, it was a wolf."

"Quent, wolves don't exist."

"Like hell they don't. They're out there. They're just waiting until they have us, then they will come in and kill us all," Quent replied with a displeased look on his face.

"That's not possible," Hubb said and shook his head. The thought of wolves appearing as people was the last thing he thought could happen.

"They are out there. They hide behind human eyes. I know you know it's true. If you didn't then you wouldn't be here," Quent said with a little smirk, his drink still in his hand.

"No, wolves aren't real," Hubb replied.

"Think what you want, but don't come crying to me when a wolf is gnawing on your flesh."

"Quent…" Hubb said in a somewhat annoyed tone.

"What is it, Blue?" Quent asked as they heard Blue begin to growl and stare out the window. "Did you find one?" Quent asked as he went to the window. He could hardly walk straight because he was so drunk.

"What is it?" Hubb asked as he followed Quent to the window.

"It's that wolf," Quent said as he looked out the window and saw Tsume walking down on the sidewalk.

"That's not a wolf, it's just a guy," Hubb said as he stared down at the man dressed in black leather.

"Believe me; that man turned into a wolf right in front of me. He and that little boy."

"Little boy?" Hubb asked as Blue began barking.

"Come on, Blue, let's go," Quent said as he left the window to get Blue's leash and his gun.

"Hey wait, you can't shoot him," Hubb said as he ran after Quent.

"I'm telling you, he's a wolf," Quent said angrily.

"No, he's not, Quent. He's a human," Hubb replied as the drunken man and black dog walked out of the apartment and down the stairs. "Quent!" Hubb yelled as footsteps were heard going down the stairs.

"Don't worry, I'll get him this time," Quent said and went out the door.

"This is crazy," Hubb said and ran to get his coat and hat then went down the stairs after them.

"Where'd he go?" Quent asked as they went outside to where they had last seen Tsume. "Blue?"

"What was that? Oh no, it's that idiot," Tsume said in his usual annoyed voice. He could smell Quent coming. "That idiot is to drunk to even walk straight."

"Quent, hey wait!" Hubb yelled and ran outside. Where'd he go? Hubb asked himself as he looked all around for Quent and Blue. Oh no, I lost him again.

"Where is he, Blue?" Quent asked as Blue followed Tsume's sent.

"This is ridiculous," Tsume said and jumped up, using the sides of the building to push off of to make his jumps higher. "I'm so sick of playing these stupid games with that idiot," Tsume said as he reached the top of the building. "Now where'd that kid go? I can smell him, but I can't find him. Maybe I should just quit this stupid search and go home. After all, it's not my job to save him. I really don't care if he dies or not."

"Blue, where is he?" Quent asked as Blue stopped at the spot where Tsume had jumped.

"Quent!" Hubb yelled as he looked around the apartment building.

"Idiots…" Tsume said again as he looked over the side of the roof to see Blue and Quent down below.

"Hey, Quent!" Hubb yelled as he finally found them.

"Be quiet you'll scare it away," Quent said as he watched Blue sniff around for Tsume's sent.

"Them scare me… yeah right, they wish," Tsume said as he watched them.

"There he is," Quent said as he looked up and saw Tsume looking down upon them. "Alright now I got you," Quent said as he pointed his gun at Tsume.

"Hey, don't shoot!" Hubb said and grabbed Quent's gun.

"Hey, let go!" Quent yelled back.

"You can't shoot him!" Hubb hollered.

"Those fools think they can kill me? In their dreams. I don't have time for this. I'm out of here," Tsume said and ran off.

"Great you idiot! You let it get away!" Quent yelled angrily and pushed Hubb away.

"Hey…" Hubb said as he stared in the direction Tsume had run, "It's that the same guy from before?"

"What?" Quent asked.

"That guy... I could have sworn I saw him when I was checking out the dogfight scene."

"What was he doing?" Quent asked and glared at Hubb with pure determination in his eyes.

"I really don't know. He was just looking around I guess."

"He was looking for that little wolf. They must be in the same pack…" Quent said. "So all I have to do is find him and then I have found that little one too and maybe there will be more of them."

"Ummm... Quent I think you've had a little too much to drink. Why don't you go home for the night," Hubb replied.

"Yeah I will, but remember. Those aren't humans, they're wolves and I'll never stop tracking them till they're all dead," Quent said and left to go back to his house.

"Great…" Hubb said as Quent and Blue left. "This is nuts," Hubb said again and looked back to where Tsume had been, "What is going on…"