Chapter 3 is on. Enjoy
Trust
"And you and your hole life was just fictionaled by some humans!"
Shira stayed silent, showing no sign of any reaction. After some awkward moments a quiet chuckle could be heared.
A small smile appeared on Shira´s face, slowly becoming bigger.
"Wait a moment … You say that I´m not real, fictionaled by some of this … stupid humans!?", Shira said, slightly laughing.
"Are you serious? I mean look at me. Do I look like an imagination of your mind? You can hear me, see me and if I want I can hurt you easiely."
She made a small brake, looking into Steve´s unbelieving face.
"If you want I will prove it to you.", she asked sarcastic, stroking with her paw over one of her fangs."
Steve realized what she was talking about.
"Got eaten by a saber tooth? Well,… it would not surprise me after this already very starnge morning.", Steve thought after her small gesture.
"Ok, ok I believe you. Sorry for not, but all of this situation is just so … awkward.", he said, looking up to Shira, who was still lying on his closet.
"I mean, how would you react when a person, you thought is just invented, appear in your world, scaring you to death?", Steve asked.
Shira thought for some moments.
"You are right. Sorry for threatening you.", Shira answered with a regreting voice.
"But you have to understand me too. It´s also not easy for me to came into a completely knew world.", she complete.
Steve wanted to say something when a female voice screamed something.
"Steve, wake up! Breakfast is ready! It´s already 10.00 pm!", Steve´s mom, Sylvie, screamed from the kitchen.
Steve looked shocked at his clock, realising how late it alredy is. He had already forgotten that he is not alone in the house.
"Who was that?", Shira asked nervously.
"My family." Steve said quickly, thinking what he could do next.
"Showing my family a saber tooth? … I don´t think they would react like me, especially not my mother. I really need an idea but what could I do?! Think stupid brain, think!", Steve thought, not knowing how he could hid her.
"Steve! Are you coming?", Sylvie shouted again.
"I´m coming mom, just one moment!", Steve shouted back, going to the door.
"Hey, wait! Have you forgot me?!", Shira said slightly angry from the closet.
Steve stopped, turning back to her.
"I will be back soon, promised but I need to show up to my family or they will become suspicious what I´m doing so long in my room. I think for now it´s better that they don´t discover you.", Steve said, looking into her marveled eyes.
"Why should they don´t discover me? In my opinion this humans look very friendly.", Shira thought unknowing what humans could do to animals.
"You are hungry, or? I will bring along some food for you.", and finally he left his room before she was able to say anything.
Steve ran the stairs down as fast as possible, making lots of noise. He opened a glass door and entered the living room, seeing his dad, mom and sister sitting around a table.
"Morning mom.", Steve said while walking very fast into the kitchen. The smell of scrambled eggs with bacon was floating the air.
"Perfect, exactely what I need after this morning. … I think sabers will like this too.", Steve thought, looking at the tasty scrambled eggs infront of him.
He took a plate and put with a spoon almost the whole portion on it. He was nearly jogging when he wanted to leave the living room when his dad, he is called Wolfgang but everyone calls him Wolfi, blocked the door.
"Whither so fast? Why didn´t you say morning to me or to your little sister", Wolfi stopped Steve, who tried everything to pass his father.
"Ya, ya. Hi dad. Hi Sarah. But can I pass now? I´m a bit in hurry.", he greeted his father and sister very very quick.
"Sure, but one question. What happened to your finger?", he asked, looking at Steves wounded finger. Steve quickly hid it under the plate with his and Shira´s small breakfast.
"ÄÄÄhhh … just a little accident. Not important", he answered, looking at his dad´s face. A big blue eye decorated his face.
"And what happened to you?", Steve asked, starring at his fathers eye. It looked really bad.
Wolfi touched over his eye.
"Well … just a little accident too", he answered after a while. Steve simply nodded. In his opinion there were much more important things to do in this mornig than talking about different accidents.
"Ok. An other topic. Me, your mother and Sarah are going to a concert in ten minutes, do you want to come with us?", Wolfi asked his son, even he knew that he hates classic concerts.
"I think you know my answer already", Steve replied.
"Well, I´m sure you will miss something but it´s your choice.", and Wolfi let his son pass. Steve ran the stairs up.
"And don´t make nonsense while we are out, ok?", he screamed after his son.
"Promised.", Steve answered, already reaching the end of the stairs. It suited him perfect, that he would be alone whith Shira for the next few hours. There is still lots to talk about.
He opned the door of his room, seeing Shira, who must had jumped down from his closet, infront of Muki, talking with to her.
"What did I do to you, calm down!", Shira said to Muki who hissed at her continuously.
Steve put the plate on his desk and walked up to Muki and put her up.
"So you already get know to Muki, my cat?", Steve talked to Shira while he put Muki out of the room, closing the door.
"Yeah … she is doing so if she is the princess here.", she said.
"Oh, you are really able to understand her? Unfortunately humans don´t understand other animals, well exept of you. What did she say to you?", Steve asked, sitting down on his desk-chair.
"I´m sure you don´t want to know what she said.", she answered with a smile on her face, sitting down on the floor infront of Stve. An irresistible smell went inside Shira´s nose, remembering how hungry she is. She stared at Steve´s desk, trying to find the owner of the smell.
"I have two good news for you. Firstly my family will leave in a few minutes and we will be alone. Secondly, here´s breakfast. Hope you will like that.", he said putting the plate down on the floor infront of Shira.
Shira jumped up, devouring all of it with one single bite. The unknown delicions taste of eggs and salt appeared in her maw. She lipped her lipps and did a small cat wash with her paw.
"That tasted … awesome. What´s that. I need that." Shira said, still licking her maw whith her really big tongue.
"Well, just one of thousend other foods which humans usually eat.", he answered.
Shira finished cleaning herself and Steve stood up from his hard chair and sat down on the much softer edge of his bad, just staring at Shira.
Shira stared back and an embarrassing silent appeart, lasting for some seconds. Finally Steve decided to start the conversation again.
"Sooooo Shira, I think we should try to get you back home."
"Why do you know my name? I never told you?", Shira asked, holding her head questioning slightly inclined.
"Well, as I told you were just fictionated by some humans and very much people now your name and story.", Steve replied.
"Oh, sorry I forgot. … But how is this possible. I mean if I´m not reality how could I be hear. Hear in a world I never had been before.", Shira asked slight desperated.
"I actually have no idea. May you and your whole herd aren´t just factional as everybody always thought. Why shouldn´t it possible that you came from a parallel world or something else and we just have to open it again.", he answered, hoping that she will feel a bit more comfortable.
"But than there is still one problem. How should we open it?", Steve completed.
Shira´s face suddenly changed. Sadness covered her beautiful white face. She turned her head, avoiding eye contact with Steve.
"Shira, hey. Are you okay?", Steve asked worriedly.
She didn´t answer. A tear appeared in her hidden eyes, rolled down her fluffy cheek and splashed on the wood floor, making a small puddle of salty water.
Steve stood up from his bed and kneeled down next to Shira, putting his arm carefully on her back, softly stroking it.
"Tell me what´s wrong. You can trust me. Really.", Steve said to her, trying to find her eye contact again.
"I´m stucking in this world and I … I never will see him again.", Shira said, sobbing hardly. Some other tears followed her first one.
Steve knew by whom she spoke. In these moments he completely forgot that she is a wild predator from the ice age. In his eyes she was just someone who really needs comfort. He put his arm over her shoulders and hugged her tight.
"Hey, it´s ok it´s ok. We will find a solution for this problem. I promise. You will see Diego and you're herd again.", he whispered to Shira, who still cried hardly. She hid her head in Steve´s chest and he put his arm over her neck.
Booth of them knew that they can trust each other. That they will protect each other during this hard time. Steve sat down on the floor too and Shira lay down her head on his legs, while he kept on stroking her. Steve hoped that she will like it like other cats in the 21 century.
They stayed in this position for more than 5 minutes until Steve mom sceamed again.
"Steve, we are moving. We will be back in 4 hours. Be well-behaved.", she shouted and his father closed the front door.
"Bye.", Steve shouted back, having Shira still on his legs.
Slowly Shira held up her head, looking with her tear-stained eyes at Steve.
"T-thanks. … I´m sorry for t-."
"Hey.", he interrupted her.
"You don´t have to be sorry. It´s completely normal to cry, showing emotions. You must not be ashamed of yourself.", Steve said.
A smile came across her face and she did something which she never thought to do with someone else than Diego.
She leaned forward and gave Steve a small nuzzle, showing completely trust to him.
A trust, which will accompany booth of them in the next few days and to the eternity.
Done. I knew I said that something would happen in this chapter to Shira but I decided to put that in the next chapter. In this chapter I wanted to give you some informations about Steve´s family and the connection between Steve and Shira. Hope you liked it.
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