Chapter 3: A Mime's VictimHello, thank you all for adding my story to your favorites, and reviewing! That means a lot.
This chapter was written for a while, but I was just taking my sweet ass time proof-reading. It's just kind of hard to proof-read your own writing, because you already know what you wrote, so you just sort of skim it. Haha.
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Amelia's POV
I stared dumbly at the giant gray wolf, surveying his size. He looked big enough to be a bear, and is tall as a horse, but it looked like a dog too. So it was definitely a wolf. OK, I know I said that I would love to see a wolf, but he was massive! I choked on air and took a step back towards the edge of the cliff when I saw him move closer, the sound of the oceans waves crashing down behind me.
"Tú eres el lobo más grande que he visto." I muttered aloud, he tilted his head and snorted. I automatically tilted my head with him, which he looked startled at- making him catch my gaze.
I stared into his eyes, he instantly stopped moving and stared right back, like he hasn't seen human eyes so close before. My mouth parted in an 'o' shape, since the sun wasn't fully gone, I was able to see his coat, and how big he/she was.
"Eres hermosa." I breathed, as I continued to observe him.
My eyes widened when the big animal walked a little further, I instinctively stepped back 'til the heels of my feet hit the edge of the cliff, the sound of my shoes scraping against thehard dirt. I raised my eyebrows as the wolf whimpered and laid down on his/her stomach.
I lifted my burger occupied hand and cleared my throat, "Alright you… big animal." His head snapped up, I froze but continued sputtering my words out, "If you come baring your ma-massive teeth at me, I-I swear I will jump! And believe me; we both will not be happy."
He snorted again, and cocked his head looking amused or confused. "Uh- yeah… Because you didn't get your meal, and I… probably might die." I huffed, well this sucks. I heard him sputter and whine, but I ignored him as I thought, my eyebrows moving in concentration.
But then what if I survive? Then I wouldn't get to eat Joe's hamburger. After staring at the wolf for a few seconds, I sighed loudly then choked on air once again, when I heard the same rumbling growl. Butterflies erupting in my stomach as I remembered where I was standing, I calmed down though, once I noticed that it didn't sound like the growl came from his mouth. I cocked my head as his ears perked up, he then mimicked me, tilting his own head.
He looked back at me and rolled onto his back, his feet dangling in the air, showing his stomach, which grumbled. Oh! That's the source of the growling. I smiled softly as the animal loving side of me came out, he looked harmless. Though the smile slipped off my face as I remembered that if a wolf is hungry and seen that the burger wouldn't be enough then he'd see me as a meal.
I breathed out slowly, trying to calm my nerves as soon as my heart rate sped up as my thoughts registered. OK, I might as well try and see if I could make a deal with the wolf, hopefully he'd be able to see my love for animals. I really didn't want to die, at all, so… why not try to make a deal with a wolf? As crazy as that sounds, I thought.
I cautiously started moving my feet towards him, he didn't look like he'd jump and snap at me. He seemed more playful than a starving wild animal, maybe he was the omega of the pack? One lone wolf who didn't like harming others? I started to get frustrated with my guesses; I don't know shit about wolves.
Cleared my throat, I hoped that fear didn't show itself through my words, "I'll make you a deal?" Showing fear makes it more fun for predators, repeatedly flew through my mind. I watched him silently with raised eyebrows.
His feet was still up, he moved them like he was running but stopped then leaned his head back to look at me with his coffee colored eyes, his head was tilted. As if he was telling me to continue on with the deal. I resisted the urge to tilt my own head; I then lowered to sit myself down on my previous spot on the log, the paper bag still sitting there.
"U-uhm... If I feed you… then you cannot eat me. OK?"
He moved his head, and I decided that was how he was agreeing, I sure hope so.
"Alright…" I said, glancing behind him to see if he or she had any of his pack hiding in the shadows or a mate. "Lemme just check if you have any friends with you." I muttered to myself as I searched, glancing quickly at the wolf. My mouth dropped; did he just roll his eyes?
"Did you just-" I rubbed my face and groaned, "Nevermind."
He rolled back onto his stomach, and looked at me. I grumbled underneath my breath, sliding off the log and onto my knees. I moved towards him slowly still on my knees, he soon followed by crawling towards me on his stomach.
"Okay... I'd shake hand to paw with you to seal our deal... But that would be weird, and you might scratch me," …and like the smell of the blood and end up eating my arm, I finished silently.
I dropped the burger in front of him and stared as he leaned forward and sniffed it. He snapped his head back and stuck out his tongue. I furrowed my eyebrows feeling confused, I slightly leaned back and hesitantly asked; "What?"
Watching with wide eyes, he used his claws and made the burger split, he sniffed it again and looked at me. I looked at him then down at the burger to see what was bothering him, I sighed closing my eyes. "Are you kidding me?" I breathed to myself with a shake of my head and grabbed the burger, taking out the onions. I closed it and put it back to the spot on the ground.
"No puedo creer él."
He moved forward and lifted the bottom of the burger with his nose before looking at me again. I gazed back at him, watching as he patted the ground and moved dirt back and forth then sniffed the burger. I scoffed, and grabbed the burger. Fear was clearly gone- though now I was just getting frustrated. I mumbled to myself asking if I was crazy for getting annoyed with a wolf.
"You're a spoiled brat, aren't you?" I finished dusting off the burger and held it out for him to eat so dirt won't go on it. It lay on my flat palm, this was ridiculous… I was annoyed so I didn't think about him eating off my hand.
But when I felt his wet tongue on my hand I snapped back to reality and dropped on my butt. And stared wide eyed at him, I almost laughed at how he was trying to eat… almost like he didn't know how to eat with his big teeth. Instead I scolded him; "Be careful with that mouth boy!"
Wait… is he even...a he? I scrunched up my nose in thought and tried to see underneath him, "Hey can you roll over? I wanna see if you're a male or a female."
He shook his head and widened his eyes, bringing his legs closer. My brows moved in wonder, now that I think about it… this wolf almost seems human. I stared at him, "You seem … uh- intelligent."
As if I boosted the wolf's ego, he lifted his head and stuck his snout in the air. I hummed in thought and crossed my legs, "Ok Mister or Miss Intelligent, I won't invade your... um-privates." I chuckled as he wheezed out a bark, almost like he/she was laughing.
Tilting my head in confusion, I frowned as I thought how I instantly felt calm around the massive wild animal; I wasn't scared of him anymore. Feeling warm on the inside, I smiled at him. He was just like any other harmless animal, more of a dog than a wolf.
My love for animals grew, if possible. I pursed my lips and looked at him, raising both brows as I studied him studying me. He had a good opportunity to attack as I let my guard down, but he didn't. Instead he was staring at me, as if trying to memorize every little detail about me, imprinting me into his mind. I reached out wondering if he'd let me pet him. He did.
A smile appeared on my lips as I continued running my hands through his silver fur, he nuzzled his head leaning more into my hand. I want to know if he'd understand me, or if the whole 'intelligent' thing was just something I had made up.
Blowing out a breath I held up my right hand, "This is a male," I lifted my left hand, "And this is a female… now which are you?" I watched silently, wondering if he even knew what I was talking about.
His wet nose touched my right hand, I giggled as I wiped my hand on my pants. "Wow... You are smart! And you haven't even tried to eat me yet!" As soon as I said that, my stomach growled, I covered my stomach and chuckled, I forgot about my food.
I reached behind me and grabbed the box, opening it. I ignored the wolf once I smelt the fries; I grinned and grabbed a ketchup packet opening it. Once I had it covering my fries, I grabbed two and stuffed my face. I smiled at the wolf, sheepishly wiping my mouth. Looking down at the take out box, I lifted it as an offering, the smell of potatoes flying around me from the slight breeze. He shook his head, declining; I shrugged and silently started eating again.
When I was half done my fries, I looked up at the sky, which was a dark blue with a little pink; the sunset was just about gone. A serene feeling came over me; the sound of the oceans current splashing against the bottom of the cliff was soothing. Another look at the setting sun made me take out my cell from my sweater pocket to check the time. 9:42PM it read.
"So…" I started awkwardly, glancing around at the trees around us. And then I remembered how he tried to eat the burger. "Do you even know how to eat? Because I saw you struggling with the burger…"
He whimpered and covered his head with his paws. My jaw dropped, and instinctively I reached forward to comfort. "I'm sorry! I'm sure you'll learn how to eat." I patted his massive back, even as he lay on his stomach, he was big. As I sat on my knees, I could see that his body was a couple of inches taller than me.
"You still hungry? You can try and practice eating… I still got some of these left," I held out the box (which still had some fries in it) in front of his face, he stared at me as if he was saying 'come on now, give me a break.' I winced sheepishly. But seriously… what kind of wolf doesn't know how to eat? I sighed and got comfortable against the wolf's side as I leaned against him.
The smell of spruce trees and damp dirt from his fur drifted to my nose, as I continued to pet his silver coat. He smelt like outside, basically what a forest would smell like. It was comforting.
"Whoa… what do you use for your fur?" I asked, "Because it's extremely soft!" Once I said that, I mentally smacked myself, was I seriously trying to joke around with a wolf? He started to shake and slap his paw on the ground, I stared at him warily; can wolves have seizures?
Was he OK? I leaned forward, and noticed that he's only laughing. I bit my lip, what the- this definitely isn't normal. This gigantic animal made a deal with me, he knew what I was talking about, and he doesn't know how to eat. And now he's laughing at my lame attempt at a joke?
"You know, you're pretty smart… like you're a human in a wolf's body."
His body went rigid, and then slowly he moved his head to look at me. I ignored this, holy crap, he really is like a human in a wolf's body… this is insane. Maybe he was the smartest wolf there was.
"We can rule the circus! Don't worry though, I won't do anything like that, you'd be behind bars... Wouldn't want that now would you?"
As I talked, I noticed that it was easy to be around him. I wasn't scared anymore, when I know for a fact that I should be. I stared at him silently, this was amazing. This wolf was amazing. Stuff like this never really happens to me, but the biggest wolf I've ever seen was here, listening to me, sharing food with me. And I just met him.
When he looked at me, I smiled and reached to pet his head, he growled softly, closing his eyes. I held him between my hands, as best as I could. He was so big. My arms could evenly go around his head, without overlapping each other.
He opened his eyes, and I noticed that it was coffee colored, dark but a lighter brown swimming in his orbs. His silver coat was shining under the skies light; I giggled and moved away when he licked my face.
I sighed, feeling content with this wolf. And so, I continued to talk to him. I told him about my job and explained why I may have smelt like grease and coffee. Once I mentioned school, he stuck his tongue out at that…which confused me, wolves know about school? When I started telling him about my best friend Tori (whose real name is Victoria), I reached for the paper bag and pulled out the other take-out box, this was a smaller square-sized Styrofoam box. I grinned once I opened it, it was a blueberry pie.
"You know what? You don't need to know about Tori's boyfriend, you want some?" I didn't wait for his response, as I already cut the pie in half with the plastic knife that was inside the paper bag. I took a bite out of mine, while holding his half towards his mouth. He didn't try and take it from my hand, he just opened his mouth.
"Jesus. Are you kidding me?" He glanced at me from the corner of his eye, his mouth still open and waiting, with a sigh I dropped the pie in his mouth. I didn't watch him eat, since it's rude and I didn't want to embarrass the only wolf who can't eat.
I hummed in thought, "You know… it's weird. Normally I would be terrified of you, considering how big you are and you're a wolf…" I scratched the back of my neck, and shrugged, "But… I feel safe around you. Is that normal? Like… I know you won't hurt me, and I have this feeling that I'm being pulled towards you."
It was true, I felt like a Mime's victim whom thought it would be hilarious if he tied me with a rope and started to pull me towards him. I should be scared of the big animal, but I wasn't. I mean, sure I was terrified at first… but then he had immediately laid down and whimpered. Like he was upset that I would think he would hurt me.
A low beep came from my sweater, halting my thoughts. I immediately searched for my phone in my sweater pocket. You have school tomorrow, come home now!
Checking the time, my jaw dropped. I've been here for almost two hours! Now that I wasn't paying the wolf any attention, I noticed that the sun was fully gone, the sky still a light blue but dark. As I scanned the area I was currently in, I noticed more shadows than before. It was definitely time to go.
I let out a sigh, and rolled my head to face my new friend. "It's time for me to leave." As I started to put the take out boxes back in the bag the wolf whined, which caused me to laugh softly. "I'm sorry, but I have school… and it's getting dark." I mumbled the last bit staring up at the sky before turning to the trees where I had entered from, I frowned. I could barely see the trail.
As soon as I got onto my feet, I stretched out my legs. Sighing as I felt my tense muscles relax, the wolf stared at me as I stretched; I bit my lip gazing down at my feet feeling foolish.
"… Want to walk me back?" I rubbed my arm awkwardly, "It's just… the path is dark, it'd be hard for me to see and all…"
I stopped, why the hell am I trying to explain myself to a wolf? I snuck a glance up at him, staring with shock as I watched the wolf nod, standing up shaking his fur before stretching. He soon walked up to me, my jaw hanging open. He continued to stand near me, my throat went dry; he was abnormally big. A howl echoed throughout the woods, which we both froze at. He then snapped his head to look at me, alarm in his eyes, before he howled.
I couldn't help but think that he sounded beautiful when he howled; I always loved it when wolves howl. And here was a giant wolf, howling in front of me. But wait, when a wolf howls they are signalling where they were, or if they found something, right? My heart sped up, what was going on? He moved so he was behind me and nudged my back with his nose, as if to tell me to hurry up.
"Ok, ok!" I waved my hands the air, shaking myself out of my exciting thoughts. It's probably nothing, I continued to tell myself. I started through the trees making my way down the familiar path, though it was a lot darker than it was before. "I just hope you're not bringing me to your pack."
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Translations:
Tú eres el lobo más grande que he visto - You are the biggest wolf I've seen.
Eres hermosa - You're beautiful.
No puedo creer él- I cannot believe it.