Fuck. This, this was not good. This was worse than just not good. This was awful, the worst ever. Worse than when she had had her period for the first time in the middle of a speech in 6th grade, worse than when her parents had gotten divorced and her mom had moved away, way worse. This was life threatening!
Crashing through the forest and making as much noise as possible, she frantically tried to get away from whatever that thing was back there. It was huge! It was definitely not a normal wolf. It was a monster and she was terrified.
Was it following her?
She didn't know. She had know idea and she was terrified! Terrified and running.
Her arms and legs were being assaulted by varuious things, bare tree branches, thistles, bushes, thorns. She felt each sting but eventually they all morphed into one constant thrumming pain. Her jeans were getting muddy, her shoes soaking through, her hair catching leaves and twigs as she ran and then the worse thing that could ever happen happened.
She fell.
So much for an escape.
Remaining where she was, she closed her eyes, her chest heaving as she tried to breath. So this was it, this was how she was going to die. "Fuck" she murmured, waiting, waiting, waiting. Why hadn't it happened yet?
Peeking an eye open she stared up through the trees at the sky. It was littered with stars, the moon no where in sight .. and neither was the wolf.
Taking a shaky breath, she nervously brought herself up on her elbows and looked around and sure enough there he was.
He was huge, obviously and his fur was a beautiful russet color, like it was sun kissed. She didn't move though, she could only stare, taking in the magnificence that of the creature.
Letting out a breath, she brought her eyes to his and what she saw there surprised her. It wasn't blank or fearsome, it was .. kind? Loving? "I'm going crazy" she whispered at the last thought, the wolf tilted it's head then like it was trying to figure out what she meant.
Trying to figure out what she meant? Oh G-d, she really was crazy! "I'm crazy and this is how I'm going to die" she said again, looking at the wolf. "Local girl, eaten by wolf" she mused as she rose slowly. No sudden movements, isn't that what the discovery channel suggested?
Keeping her eyes locked with his, she finally made it to her feet. She could run now, but it would surely get her. Why hadn't it attacked yet though? Why? What was it waiting for? Was it teasing her, playing with her? No. No way.
The wolf moved then though and her body stiffened as she watched it cross the small distance between them and sit at her feet. It was so huge though that she could still easily maintain eye contact with it and then .. then .. it licked her.
What?
Lily blinked stupidly as the left side of her face was washed with wolf spit. She watched as he tilted his head to the side again and then his mouth opened, tongue lolling out to the side as he seemingly smiled at her and that was it. Lily erupted into a fit of laughter to the point that she actually had to sit back down. She pitched herself forward, head in her hands as she cracked up.
"Oh G-d, oh, oh no, oh I'm crazy. This is such a dream!" she insisted to herself as she laughed, looking at the wolf who maintained the same expression.
Hesitantly reaching her hand out she stroked it's fur, watching him with interest as he nuzzled into the touch.
"You're a freak." she informed the wolf then who seemed to furrow it's brow, as if it understood. "You're a big freak, a giant wolf. You're like out of a sci-fi movie you are." she said, continuing to trail her fingers through his fur.
"I suppose I'm a bit of a freak too though wolf mcgee. After all, I'm the one talking to a wolf." Lily mused, watching as the wolf lowered itself furthered and placed it's abnormally large head in her lap. She smiled at him then, continuing to stroke him as she watched his eyes shut. "Where are you from boy, what're you doing here?" she cooed as she laid back herself, letting him shift so she could easily reach his head from where she was.
"Where do you belong?"