Chapter Two of Fairy Tails Resident Werewolf!
Scott walked for hours along the train track breathing heavily, although not from exhaustion. 'Man, I didn't think I still needed my inhaler' Scott thought while taking in a large breath. It was getting real hard to breath now. It's like the air here is heavy or something. Even with his hard-breathing Scott continued his trek none the less. Unbeknownst to him the two pair of eyes watching.
[Half an hour later.]
POV: Scott
Jeez I've been walking forever, when am I going to reach town? I suppose it isn't all bad though, it is a rather nice day after all. Birds chirped, crickets cricket-ed, and hushed whispers were spoken. I sighed dramatically, whoever was following me was doing a horrible job at it. I didn't realize at first with my asthma acting up but after a while I started feeling better, and my sharp hearing picked up footsteps. They've been tailing me for the past half-hour. I'm pretty sure its two people and I'm pretty sure one of them mumbled "Why is he naked?" Normally someone in my situation; stranded and naked, would approach them and ask for help maybe even directions, but there was something sinister about the two. It almost felt like they wanted to mug me or something'. Yeah there was a bad vibe coming from them. Best to avoid them.
It'd probably be easier if I tried to ignore them. I started picking up the pace. Hopefully they would just leave me alone.
Suddenly a pair of trousers were flung at me. I caught them in mild confusion but did not hesitate to put them on. Turning my head in the direction of the flying pants, two people stood out of the bushes, one man and one woman. I wonder why they decided now to reveal themselves to me. They looked to be about forty years old the man adorning a full beard. They looked like ordinary mountain climbers, probably were, but they smiled as if my nakedness didn't seem out of the ordinary which was odd. They probably wanted to mug me. If I had anything on me worth stealing anyway….
"Howdy there, kiddo," the man greeted. "Couldn't help but notice your predicament, and well I had some clothes to spare."
"Thanks…." I said a tad suspicious. The woman spoke up catching on to my worry.
"Oh, honey we're not going to murder you or anything, we were just traveling on over to Mount Hakobe." She said as if clarifying that they didn't have any ill intention cleared everything right up. I suppose I should give them the benefit of the doubt, they did seem like nice people… sort of.
"So, you guys are mountain climbers?" I asked.
The man walked forward visibly glad that I didn't scream murderer. It was obvious that when they first greeted themselves the idea of seeming like crazy-psycho serial killers was evident in everyone's mind. "Not mountain climbers just hikers. The name is Ted by the way and that sweet little lady is my wife Susan. Mount Hakobe has a long and curvy trail, easy for anyone who isn't a mountain climber, it is cold though," Ted said.
"What we'd like to know, is why you were wandering around the tracks in your birthday suit?" Susan asked.
How on Earth could I explain my situation? Well you see ma'am, I turned into a wolf and well animals don't wear clothes you see…. They'd go running for the hills or worst, think I was a lunatic. Which wouldn't be far off. I tried to come up with a solid lie, "Well-"
"You're a nudist aren't yea?" Susan cut me off.
Wide eyed and a bit frantic I said "No!" I even waved my arms to demonstrate my point, my cheeks were a bit flushed at this point. "Listen Ted, Susan, I really have to go. Thank you for the clothes. Goodbye." I quickly turned and headed back along the tracks. 'That was incredibly awkward' I thought. 'I hope I never see those two again!' I picked up my pace
After about thirty seconds of fast walking I began to sprint. Hopefully I could get to the city before sundown. I tried not to think about that embarrassing moment with Ted and Susan, or the fact that I've been missing for a month, or how worried my friends probably were. I just ran. I ran and ran. And something odd happened. The train that passed me up hours ago I saw it now, it wasn't stopped. It was traveling at the same speed as before and somehow, I caught up with it! I reveled at my enhanced speed, I've never ran this fast before. It was exhilarating! Maybe it was me unlocking my wolf form or something else entirely but I did not let up my pursuit of the train. In a burst of speed, I got close enough to the train to grab on the railing, my feet flew up under me as I held onto the speeding train. I hoisted myself up and over the railing with ease and sat down on the platform. Immediately a wave of exhaustion hit me. I leaned my head against the railing and let sleep over come me.