The single lamp that lit the park was a few feet from where Rick lay, tired and restless. The night had begun to turn into a cold and wet one. The clouds rumbled as the rain steadily fell on the parched grass and flowers.
"Fucking rain" he cursed sitting straight up in the bench. He was already soaked in the rain so he didn't care and simply leaned back on the bench adjusting his jacket covering his ears.
"It rained when I left Qritarious, also when..." he stopped, a small flash of memory pass before his eyes. "Who was I?" he finally manages to ask himself, only to be answered by the thunder rumbling in the dark sky.
His fur was matted and wet, rain drops rolled off his fur as he looked at the small lamp that neared him. He tried to remember the woman in his memory, but couldn't. It was all blank. He couldn't see her face, only her dark outline.
"Who is she?" he wondered. The rain gradually changed its calm downpour into hail. A few pieces of ice hit him in the head as he sat in the bench, looking at the black night sky. "Dammit" he cried as he put his jacket on his head as he left the city park.
His shirt and pants were all drenched. The cold was beginning to bother him. Him being a wolf, helped somewhat. As he neared the city, he saw it still had life.
Although the rain still fell lightly and the heavy hail seized to small pebbles.
People where still busy and moving around, even in the lateness of the night. Some closed for the night, others heading home and to their family.
He passed and old woman who gave him a small smile and waved hello. Rick returned the kindness and continued his walk. As he walked past an alley, he saw a group of several men follow a young woman.
They followed the woman into a dark alley as the rain from the buildings poured over the edges onto the street below.
The woman had not noticed the men as for the rain covered their footsteps behind her. Rick sprinted to the alley, and began to walk behind the group. Suddenly the group began to run at the woman, who now had seen them and began to run terrified.
After a few seconds of running, the group then cornered the woman, who he could see was a young golden brown wolf.
"Hey lady, what are you doing out here all by yourself?" said a small male in the group.
"Leave me alone!" she cried, obviously scared.
Rick crouched behind a large green dumpster and waited for the chance to act.
The rain now steadied to a gentle shower.
"Ooh she's a feisty one!" a voice commented. Rick silently watched, and waited. "Let's show this pretty thing a good time" said the small man once more.
Two guys grabbed her hands and began to undress the wolven female. The woman struggled to try and free herself, but was over powered by the two men.
"Let me go you!" she yelled desperately. "Is that any way of talking to your new lover now?" said the man smiling.
Rick reached for his holstered gun, and then remembered his lack of ammo. "Crap" he said, looking around where he hid and found a broken wooden pallet and grabbed a wooden beam from it. It was unusually light for its size he noted.
The men than pulled off the squirming wolf's exposed bra, revealing her chest. The rain ran off her exposed shirtless body. Then the small man moved for her exposed breasts.
"Let the fun begin" he said getting closer to the now drenched wolf.
"Get away from her!" yelled Rick at the group standing from his hiding stop. All the men stopped and looked at Rick. A tall bulky bull walked up to Rick from the crowd cracking his knuckles.
The wolf tried to cover her exposed chest, but couldn't. Her eyes were red from crying, which for some strange reason angered Rick.
"Get lost! This isn't any of your concern!" yelled the bull at Rick. Rick cocked his head to the side like as if not to understand the command.
Rick then suddenly swung the beam at the bulls head, hitting him square on the temple. "Get away from her. Last time I say it" said Rick furious.
"Show him not to interfere with us" said the short man with an angry look as he eyed his fallen comrade.
All of the men suddenly began yelling as they ran to him. The woman looked up and saw the men surround Rick.
She pulled her wet black hair out of her face; she looked at Rick and then ran away covering her chest with her hands.
Rick then began to mow down the assailants. Each hit landing with bone crushing force. The fight lasted only for a few minutes. The rain dancing off his jacket as each hit landed.
Only the small man remained, who crawled up to him on his knees as Rick approached him. "Please don't hurt me!" said the man.
Rick stared at the man, trying to hold his anger and not end his insolent life him. He was about to let him go, when a fallen thug rose up and pulled a gun behind Rick.
"Look out!" yelled a voice in the darkness. Rick swung blindly at his opponent. But not fast enough, he hit the thug too late. The bullet entered his arm as a loud ringing filled his ears. Rick then swung again and hit the thug in the head before he could fire again.
Rick then dropped the beam and fell to his knees from the intense pain of the metal ball. The shot pierced his arm and entered his side.
He could feel the hot metal ball on his left-side ribs. He reached into his side and pulled the glowing hot ball out, yelling in agony as he did so.
The short man then walked up to Rick, gun drawn. Rick clutched his side to try to stop the profuse bleeding.
"Time to die" motioned the man. He then kicked Rick on the side of the head, dazing him. Rick held his arm as he tried to stand up, only to be followed by a swift kick to the stomach.
The man then laughed as Rick gasped for air. "Die" he said finally. As he pushed the trigger, Rick looked at the evil expression of the man.
A shot when off, echoing in the dimly lit alley. The man took a knee and looked at Rick. His twisted smile faded as he then fell forward on the puddles of dirty rainwater.
Rick looked up from the dead body. He found himself looking at the young wolf. She was holding a gun, which was lying on the ground from the first attack.
She knelt down and helped Rick to his feet. He began to fell light-headed and dizzy. "Rick come with me" she spoke softly into his ear.
"H-how.." he tried to say. "Don't talk, save your strength, and come with me." she instructed him.
Rick's vision began to become blurred. He began to lose his sense of direction and got lost in the maze of alley ways. He noticed that the wolf's chest was still exposed.
Rick then stopped. "We're almost there, just a bit farther" she said to him. "Here" he said taking off his jacket and giving it to her.
She put it on and fastened the buckles, closing it up, covering up her exposed chest, and then helped Rick by putting his arm around her again. Rick gave a few more steps before collapsing and falling unconscious under the steady beat of the falling rain.