Hi everyone! Man, this chapter was rough, there were so many options and Zed was hard to keep in character. I hope you enjoy, and I hope the next chapter is out sooner! ~SL
Chapter 5
Wyatt watched down as Zed pounded on the door. He heard Addison struggle to open it, but Zed had crushed the deadlock into the frame. Wyatt rolled his eyes as he smirked. The flowers and frozen yogurt he brought thrown aside and crushed under his foot.
His foolish zombie.
Wyatt turned his head for a moment.
Possessiveness, that's new, he thought. He let his hands caress the window frame as he listened to Addison try and calm Zed down.
Wyatt let his legs kick on the outside of the house.
Choices, choices. Wyatt thought to himself. Did he want to try and take on Zed? Would it be easier to leave and try and find Zed on his own later? Obviously Zeds zombie felt the same way about Addison as his wolf- but he needed to make Zed understand that Wyatt's wolf felt that way about both of them.
"Zed! Wyatt needs to talk to us, together!" Addison was screaming thru the door, Wyatt could hear the echo of her voice up the stairs.
Zed roared, stepping back from the door, shaking his head trying to regain himself. Zed would then look back at the door and start his assault again.
I can't let Zed destroy Addisons house, he'd never live with himself and I have a feeling the chief of police won't really be understanding. Wyatt thought to himself.
"Zed!" Wyatt called, cleaning under his claws, trying to look bored. The zombie immediately stopped and brought his blackened eyes up to Wyatt. "Suns getting real low big guy." Wyatt smirked.
Zed started rampaging towards Wyatt, his fists looking like they were ready to create their own climbing holes in the side of Addisons house.
Worth a shot. Wyatt thought,
Wyatt jumped down, standing in front of him, making Zed stop.
"Addiska gargaza, gunuk haskah." Zed spit on the ground in front of Wyatt.
"Yeah, I know Addison is yours." Wyatt held up his hands. "I like that. I love that she's yours and you can protect her but that's because I love her too." Zed growled and took a step toward Wyatt, Wyatt responded by taking a step forward, his wolf taking over. "And I'm done denying it. I also know that you are able to listen to me because you're still awake in there, so come back so we can talk." Zed school his head, fighting the instincts inside of him. The red and black slowly lightening around his eyes.
They both turned to the door as Addison started to kick it by the sounds of it.
"You make Addison happy, I want Addison happy too. She would never do anything with me, and she never has. Have more respect for her." Wyatt felt his eyes glow with his own monster feeling anger. Zed felt his zombie respond to the claim.
"Addison." Zed growled, the words sounding rough but definitely in English.
"Our Addison." Wyatt walked closer to Zed, within arms reach. He kept his body low, his wolf on high alert. He wasn't going to let himself be bit but it was time to end this. "Your zombie really sets my wolf on edge because we don't know how to protect you and Addison. Put him down so we can talk." Wyatt urged, his claws lengthening.
Zed laughed, the battle waging in him again as his zombie took over control.
"Ziskah grulz. Zedska grahgunok nanska." Zed smiled, a hollow empty smile, his own brand of zombie venom dripping down his teeth, hungry.
"You think your all powerful because you've only battled humans. I'm a wolf Zed, you've got no chance against me because you're still just a human. Now stop this! For Addison."
Zed tried to fight himself again, all the feelings were overwhelming, he couldn't think straight. Addison, Addiska, Addison, Addiska.
"Zed, Wyatt, stop!" Addison called, running from behind the house. Zed and Wyatt looked confused. "Back door? We have one, you guys are horrible monsters. Stop fighting this is ridiculous. Zed, you can't just turn into a zombie every time your mad."
Zed crosses his arms. "Zeskha bragh?"
"I do! You can't just go around intimidating people when your mad, then you really are a monster." Zed growled at her words, reminding him of Brees harsh ones earlier. Wyatt answers with a low growl of his own at the threat. "And you!" Addison turned her fury to Wyatt, "You have a really strange way of explaining to two people you like them! Aside from the fact it's just not done in Seabrook, did you ever think to just calmly ask us when we are together? Not separate? You're going 180mph into this and Zed and I aren't even at the starting line! You can't just make decisions for everyone around you just because you're finally ready. Now, shake hands, right now." Addison put her hands on her hips, her white hair flaming around her like a halo. Zed and Wyatt would have noticed had they not been ready to rip each other's throats out.
Zed shook his head as Wyatt stood up, his eyes losing their glow, his necklace dimming. Wyatt pushed out his hand.
"I just want to talk Zed." Wyatt stood there for a minute, holding his hand out.
Zed took a deep breath and let his zombie feel the electricity, pulling him back. Zed held out his hand, ready to shake Wyatt's hand, his skin turning back to an ash grey. Their hands are still two feet away from one another, and neither is moving.
"Today!" Addison claps her hands together in cheer formation and Wyatt begins to walk to Zed. Zed shuffles become a walk and he finally reaches out to grab Wyatt's hand.
It took less than a second for the silver of Zeds ring to contact and burn Wyatt's skin. Wyatt yelled as Zeds hand closed around Wyatt's, not letting him pull back. Wyatt's necklace flared as Zed pulled him closer, misunderstanding his howl as a threat. A fury to teeth and claws attacked as Addison tried to climb between, stopping them.
Immediately Zed let go and Wyatt fell to the ground, grabbing his hand. The red flesh across his palm had everyone's eyes move to Zeds hand.
Wyatt roared as Zed stared in shock at his ring. He didn't even thing about it, it had never been a problem- and now? Zed looked at the angry werewolf in front of him, eyes blazing a fire yellow, amulet glowing blue.
"Zed?" Addison questioned, running to kneel next to Wyatt. She gently grabbed his hand, gently checking the sizzling flesh. "Did you do that on purpose?"
Wyatt was enjoy Addisons soft caress, and wasn't about to stop her. Zeds mouth started to gape.
"No! Addison, I always wear my ring, I just forgot- I didn't even realize-" Wyatt hissed as Addison touched to close to the burn. Addison brought her hand up to his face.
"Are you okay?" Addison asked. Wyatt nodded.
"I think it'll be fine, as long as I don't need my hand for a week." Addison moved her face closer, and Wyatt couldn't control it. The want, the need, he leaned forward and stole a chaste kiss. Addison squeaked before pulling back and punching him in the face.
"Wyatt!" Addison stood up pushing Zed away as he started to walk towards Wyatt, fumbling to take off his ring and put it into his pocket. "Sort this out! You're both in my life and if you can't figure this out, you can forget me. Both of you." Addison kicked Wyatt's boot before storming off, down the street. Zed glared at Wyatt.
"I'm going to rip you limb from limb." Zed promised, patting his pocket. "And I don't need silver to help me."
Wyatt pulled himself up with a flip, fangs barred.
"Today!" Addison yelled down the street. "Assholes." She muttered under her breath.
Wyatt laughed as he looked up at the sky. "What are we doing Zed?" He lumbered over your the curb, activating his necklace and healing his burn.
"I thought you said it would take a week?" Zed turned, trying to decide if he should talk to Wyatt or follow Addison.
"It would if I didn't use my amulet. Kind of like a zband, remember?" Wyatt shrugged, running his healed hand thru his hair. "So what do you want to do?" Wyatt stretched his legs out, crossing his ankles. "I'm hot, your hot, Addison is hot..." Wyatt let his sentence trail. His hand found the crushed tulips and started to pull the petals one by one. The yogurt sadly was beyond redemption.
Zed look flustered for a minute, leaning back.
"I'm hot?" Zed smirked, pulling his ring back out and slipping it onto his hand.
"Who do you think your 7th vote was? Pull up a curb." Wyatt patted next to him.
"Why don't I want to kill you right now?" Zed asked, his tall frame sitting on the curb.
"Because our mate isn't here. We still haven't accepted each other so we keep seeing each other as rivals." Wyatt shrugged. "How many times do you want me to repeat this?"
"When she's next to you, I can hear her heartbeat flutter. I can feel her blood rushing and I k ow she's attracted to you, and I just want to rip your head off your body. And I've never eaten a human." Zed admitted, the honesty making his voice shake. "But I'd eat your brain in a heartbeat."
"Likewise, never attacked anyone in wolf form but I would shift in a second and rip your entrails out of your body if you hurt her." Wyatt offers his fist to bump. Zed chuckled, bumping back, making sure to use his hand without his ring.
"We make quite a pair." Zed said after a moment of silence. "I love Addison, but you, you're complicating it. I don't even know if she loves me. How could she when she's attracted to you." Zed admitted, ripping a blade of grass out of the ground and adding it to the crushed tulip petals.
"Hey man Addison loves you. Do you know the first thing she did when I asked to claim her? Told me I was barking up the wrong tree. She's yours, fully. Completely. But my wolf knows she could be mine too, but only with you." Zed shook his head.
"You're cool Wyatt, but I don't exactly fantasize about biting you the same way I fantasize about biting Addison." Wyatt stood up, his saunter a pure wolf display, trying to show his mate what he had to offer.
"You don't fantasize about me? About my warm skin heating up Addison? About having Addison between us, making her scream in a way this town has never heard?" Zeds eyes darkened in response, his body growing in size, his muscles burning. Wyatt's deep chuckle filled the air. "Exactly, because I can too."
"Gargarza Addiska." Zed said standing.
"I love Addison too." Wyatt took a lazy step forward, keeping his body tilted back slightly.
"Margh Addiska." Zed took a step forward.
"She is, and I want to be yours too." Wyatt hooked his thumbs in his belt loops.
Zed look confused again, his body standing down.
"How?" His voice was still deep, a visceral guttural chew of three letters.
"Wolves aren't like humans Zed. We're all- fluid. Our animals make a lot of choices for us. Takes out some of the more ridiculous hang ups." Zed brought himself in front of Wyatt, his frame towering over him.
Perfect fit. Zed let himself notice fondly.
"Willa?" Zed asked. Still only able to get one word out, but at least it was English.
"Already got pack approval. Besides, why do you think she's chatting with Eliza? Eliza would make a strong alpha bond." Wyatt looked up at Zed, his eyes a challenge and invitation.
"Mate?" Zed growled out, stepping into Wyatt.
"Yes." Wyatt's breath began to catch faster.
"If no?" Zed took a step back, his own challenge and at least two words.
"Then I accept." Wyatt stepped back.
"You steal Addison?" Zed felt his monster take back all the ground his just gained.
"No. I respect you both too much for that." Wyatt shrugged. "If that happens, I'll accept. But my wolf has never steered me wrong."
"Persistent." Zed said.
"I like Addison, and I like what you do and create with Addison." Wyatt said slowly.
"Handsome. Threatening." Zed smiled, enjoying the display of Wyatt. his lean strength, the way the sun played between his hair colors, the tips of his fangs when he smiled.
"Thanks. My wolf sees you are threat because my monster knows yours Zed, and he respects you. And you're a very handsome tall drink of lime soda if I say so myself." Wyatt grinned, his hand extended. "We're a lot alike. And think what our two monsters can for for Addison?" Wyatt took a breath before Zeds cold hand clasped around his. He shook it as Zed pulled Wyatt in, and put a butterfly kiss on his cheek right on his wolf pack marks. Wyatt shuddered, the shiver going down his spine as Zeds cold lips softly caressed his skin. He felt Zeds lips pull into a smile.
So his zombie enjoyed teasing the wolf? Fine. Two can play at that game.
"Shall we go tell Addison we've come to an agreement?" Wyatt asked.
Zeds smile was more wolf than Wyatt could handle. "Za."