Tada!


"This is really good."She said around a mouthful, as I rolled my eyes, picking up a piece of meat with my fork, popping it into my mouth with a sigh.

"Thanks, I learned from my dad, my mom was great in the lab, but would burn anything she touched in the kitchen, so he taught me, for when he had to go on trips, that way we wouldn't starve." I chuckled softly, shrugging softly. It was always so weird to talk about my parents, I hadn't seen them in years.

I watched as she bit her lip, looking away from me as she murmured,"Well, he was a great teacher." My brow furrowed as she stopped, her face paling before she excused herself to the restroom.

I waited for a few minutes, finishing my glass of wine, before I padded my way down the hall. "Sarah, are you okay in there?" I asked, pressing my ear to the door, chewing on my lip.

"I'm fine, Cos, I'll be out in a minute."She replied and I swear I could hear her sliding the window open.

"Alright, just let me know if you need anything." I said, not taking my ear from the door. I heard the sound of something falling out the window, with a barely audible "Fuck" sounding, before it got quiet once more.

I pushed open the door, my eyes flickering from her jacket on the floor, to the open window, before I moved, watching as she disappeared into the woods. "What the fuck?" I murmured, before picking her jacket up, sliding it onto my shoulders, before I headed out of the bathroom.

After jamming my feet into a pair of shoes, I flew out the door, following after her. The leaves crunched under my feet as I stomped through the woods, looking this way and that, trying to catch a glimpse of her.

"Sarah..where are you?" I mumbled nearly tripping over a branch, causing me to stumble. I grabbed onto a near by tree for support, when I saw it..or the end of it. Sarah's body seemed to melt away in a series of loud cracks and snaps, until a large, dark wolf stood in her place.

My jaw dropped as my mind wondered if I had consumed more wine than I thought, but even as I watched it shake it's fur out, before trotting off, nose to the ground, I knew I wasn't just seeing things.

I followed behind her slowly, letting her get a ways ahead of me, before I would trail after her, keeping just close enough to see her tail.

Just as I padded down the hill, my foot slipping on a rock, causing me to over step, my foot landing on a dry branch, the snap echoing off the trees. I watched the canine turn to lunge at me, teeth bared, a growl in it's..no her, chest, waiting for the pain.

It never came, instead, Sarah twisted her body away from me, slamming herself into the tree, just inches away from my face. She hit the ground with a loud thud, a soft whine escaping her muzzle as she lay there.

"Sarah?" I murmured,as I fell to my knees in the dirt beside her, running my hands over her body, I jumped a bit, when she made a sound, growling at me when my hand pressed against me, irrational fear spiking through my veins.

She let out a sigh as she moved her head into my lap, sending shivers down my spine as she licked at my thigh in what I assumed was a comforting gesture. "I didn't mean to hurt you.."I murmured as I tangled my fingers in the fur of her neck.

She nodded against me, nuzzling her nose into my stomach, making me giggle softly, my fear erased in seconds."You are so beautiful, you know that?" I asked, smirking as she left out a huff as she moved off me, giving me a look that said Let's go home.

"Come on, you can sleep by the fire." I said as I pushed up from the ground, brushing the dirt from my pants. She tilted her head at me, as I smiled, patting patting my thigh. She followed a few steps behind me, still I would glance over my shoulder, just to be sure she was still real.

I paused at the back door, looking from her face to the mud caked onto her paws and back again. "Wipe your paws on the mat, please." I said, leaving my shoes by the matt, as ridiculous as it sounded, I wasn't going to clean up paw prints from my carpet.

I grabbed a few of my spare blankets from the hall closet and a pillow off the couch, before piling them a safe distance from the fireplace, so she would be comfortable. "Should I..like put out a bowl of water or something?"I asked, feeling stupid as the words left my mouth. She shook her head, before curling up on the blankets, resting against the pillow.

"Well..alright, goodnight Sarah."I said softly as I knelt down and kissed her nose, offering her a warm smile, before heading to bed.

The whole night had been a trip, from finding out Sarah was a werewolf, to bringing her home calmly. Part of me was shocked, at how well I handled it, but the other part was wondering just why I hadn't ran away. Any sane person would have high tailed it out of there, when a wolf lunged at them, but then again I probably wasn't sane.

I shook my head as I got ready for bed, pulling on a pair of sweats and a large tshirt, before settling into the blankets, setting my glasses on the nightstand, flicking the light off.

I lay there for a while, my brain picking away at the scientific possibilities of werewolves. How did it happen? Was it genetic? Could Kira have the gene? Did she have to kill people? Just how dangerous could she be? She looked like an overgrown puppy.

I shook my head, pulling the blankets tight around me, before closing my eyes, willing myself to sleep. When I finally drifted off, I dreamed of wolves dancing through the forest, and of howls in the distance.

As the sun filtered through the window, waking me from my slumber. I let out a yawn, shoving my glasses on, before padding to the bathroom. I went through my morning routine with ease, only being interrupted by the sight of Sarah, curled up in a nest of blankets, naked by the fire.

"Holy watershed…" I murmured as my eyes roamed her body. I gulped a bit, before tearing my gaze away, moving to the kitchen to make some breakfast, knowing the smell of food would rouse the sleeping guest.

I was right, a few moments after I had started frying the bacon, she rose, a blanket wrapped around her torso as she entered the kitchen, sniffing the air.

"Is that bacon I smell?" She asked, making me chuckle as she moved closer to me, her arm brushing against my own as I flipped the sizzling pork.

"It is, why don't you go find some clothes in my closet and I'll feed you." I smiled, as she nodded, padding off toward my room.

I plated the bacon, letting it drip on some paper towels as I cooked some eggs, scrambled for me and over easy for her, knowing they were her favorite to duck buttered toast in.

By the time I put our plates on the table, she was returning, dressed in a pair of my running shorts and a sports bra. I smiled as I grabbed two mugs out of the cupboard, filling them with coffee, before setting them in front of their respective plates.

"You made my favorite." She grinned as she picked up her fork, taking a poking the yolks until they bled.

"Of course I did, I figured after the night you had, you deserved your favorite breakfast." I murmured, before taking a sip of the dark liquid, watching her as she nibbled at a strip of bacon.

"you're not freaked out, are you?" She asked around a mouthful of food. At least her personality was the same.

"No, not really, I'm very curious though, like, how is it possible and is it genetic, did it happen before or after you had Kira? …Do you have to eat people?" I rambled, only to have her hold up a hand to silence me.

She took a long drag from her coffee, before answering. "I don't know how it happened, I just know I got bit by a dog and the next full moon I was listening to my body break as it transformed into a wolf." She paused, taking a bite of her toast.

"It happened about a year after I had Kira, so she's safe from it, and no, I don't have to eat people, this isn't some cheesy Hollywood horror flick." She snorted, finishing off her bacon.

I nodded my head, taking a bite of my eggs as I mulled if over. "I imagine it's painful, having your body forced into another shape, I wonder if there's a way to prevent it.." I trailed off, staring off into space.

"You can..erm..do some tests..if you'd like." She shrugged, as I tilted my head to the side, a slight smile on my lips.

"That would be awesome, we can start later, if you'd like, I could try and isolate the gene and work out a cure of some sort, at least something to help ease the shift." I said, waving my free hand around.

"Alright, sounds like a plan..thanks..for you know..not running away..I don't know what I would do if I lost you." She said, her cheeks going pink as I smiled warmly at her.

"I'm not going anywhere, Sarah, I promise."


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