FireCacodemon: I'm back with another chapter of Lone Wolf which too a while to write, I'm sorry for all those who's waited this long.

Yoshiki: FireCacodemon had writer's block.

FireCacodemon: And school work...

Yoshiki: Corpse Party belongs to Team GrisGris while Lone Wolf is written by FireCacodemon.

FireCacodemon: On with the chapter.

Chapter 5

My ears twitched as I heard the door open, wondering who's going to come and see me half naked and half wolf. I tried to go into my wolf form but my injuries prevented it from happening, not wanting to mess up the patching that was done to me. Instead of me turning into the wolf, I just removed the wolf features from me. I first saw a pigtail from the opened door before I saw Ayumi walk into the room. I tried to back into the corner more as Ayumi approached me. From previous encounters when people realised that I'm a wolf...they didn't exactly take it too well. I mean, would you? You brought back a wolf and now here's a young man in the same bed as the wolf was?

"Kishinuma...what are you doing here?" Ayumi asked confused. I knew I needed to say something.

"I...better go..." I tried to scramble away but Ayumi stopped me.

"Where's the wolf?" She asked me. It had to be now. I was probably going to regret this but I needed to do this.

"If you don't tell anyone else...I'll show you," I replied to her. I can't really explain this to her...she'll kill me. It would be better if I just showed her.

"I won't."

"Do you promise?" I asked. She seemed to detect the fear present in my voice.

"Promise," Ayumi said as she kneeled down to me. I felt the tail come first; my blond coloured tail appeared before the wolf ears came. I soon felt my hands change to paws before the wolf stopped. Ayumi gasped. I wasn't in my complete wolf form due to me scaring her more. This is a shock enough. I was silent while Ayumi was lost for words. "You're...a wolf?" She asked me.

"Yes, I'm a wolf. It's okay, I'll leave school...you'll never have to see me again," I told her. She placed a finger on my lips before I could say another sentence.

"How long have you been like this?" She asked me.

"Since I was born...naturally getting into schools hasn't been easy...when people find out I'm a wolf, they normally push me away. Believing I'm going to attack them."

"You protected me. I'm not going to tell anyone but you need to recover," Ayumi told me, I felt myself relaxing. I needed to for a better recovery.

"That's a change..." I told her before I started to remove myself from the corner of the bed back into a lying down position.

"People normally tell?" Ayumi asked me.

"Yeah, the stereotype of the wolf doesn't help..." I sighed. I really hated the stereotype of the wolf but I guess Ayumi could pick it up from my voice.

"I love wolves, so misunderstood. They care about their own pack and are just amazing," Ayumi said brining a small smile onto my face.

"So...you aren't scared of me?" I asked, just clarifying that she wasn't afraid of me.

"Kishinuma, you saved my life from another wolf."

"Doesn't mean you don't fear me..."

"Kishinuma, you don't know me well and you've just reviled this to me."

"But..." She silenced me by placing her finger on my lips; annoyingly it silenced me from continuing.

"When are you going to tell the others?" She asked me. I didn't really think about that. I wasn't really planning on telling the others that I was a wolf...in reality. When one person found out...that's it. Ayumi doesn't mind which is good but still a little unnerving at least.

"I...wasn't..." I admitted, no point lying to Ayumi after she found out about this. It was hard enough lying to the others during school but now without needing to hide it with Ayumi...I'm still a little worried.

"Why? We're friends, aren't we?" Ayumi asked me. Guilt started bubbling in me as he started playing with my ears. It's hard to resist enjoyment from Ayumi playing with my wolf ears.

"We are..." I said trying to prevent my enjoyment out in front of Ayumi.

"So? What's the problem?" She smiled, leaving my ears alone. I couldn't help but let out a small whine as she left my ears alone, my tail was wagging happily behind me, I could only hope that Ayumi couldn't see it. Knowing Ayumi...she might be able to see it even if I did try and hide it.

"There isn't one...I just can't tell the others...not yet."

"How long have you been a wolf for?"

"I've been a wolf ever since I was born. Why?"

"Just wondering, this is the first time I've met someone like you."

"Oh...we try to stay hidden and try to learn more about human life...when we start we're wolves. When we grow older, we start exploring into the human life we have as well."

"Wow...that's really cool."

"Yeah..." I said before I started feeling drowsy, I'm still recovering from the wolf battle from before. Ayumi seemed to have noticed that as she gently pushed me back down onto the bed. My body was telling me to shut down so that it can go back to recovering.

"Do you want anything when you wake up again?" Ayumi asked.

"Yeah...meat..." I said before I drifted off to sleep again. I heard Ayumi giggle slightly before she went to leave the room, her scent remained with me...it's so...calm.

Lone Wolf – Chapter 5

I awoke a couple of hours later feeling completely refreshed. My body didn't ache as much as it did before. I've recovered and that's good. My wolf ears twitched as someone came up the stairs, I didn't care. They probably already know about my wolf form...hopefully it's Ayumi. The door handle moved as Ayumi walked into the room holding a plate in her hand. I quickly sniffed the air as I caught hold of a scent of something, I couldn't help but salivate after smelling raw meat.

"I brought meat, like you wanted," Ayumi smiled at me as she gently put the plate on the bed. She also put a knife and fork on the plate as well. I had to admit, she did know how to look after me.

"Thanks," I said as I reached towards the meat presented to me and used the knife and fork which were given to me to look human, despite my wolf features present at the current time. I could feel Ayumi watching me while I ate, it was a little off putting but she was probably going to do this for a while since she's just found out, after a while she'll calm down. She's not going to tell, she promised me that and I couldn't be grateful. If this got out from her...I can only regret not telling the others.

"How come you came to a human school?" Ayumi asked me after a couple of minutes of silence. I had already finished one half of the meat in complete silence, it was raw but it was frozen before, it wasn't as cool like it would be in the fridge but more cold like a freezer. As for the question...it was going to come sooner or later form her.

"The main reason is to act more human. Its fine being a wolf but if you have a human form, you can take advantage over it and get into human places...that and I want to be more human than wolf. Wolves tend to be hunted down and skinned for their fur, much like tigers and other endangered species. Besides...humans are a lot more interesting to learn about as each of you are different and unique," I told her.

"So you're doing it from a learning basis?" Ayumi questioned me. Curiosity filled her deep blue eyes as she looked right into my grey eyes.

"That and to escape from poachers."

"Interesting...how are you finding us?"

"Kisaragi Academy?"

"Yes,"

"Well, it's my first school so I'm still adapting to school life, getting homework done, revision, extra reading and other school stuff along with making sure my wolf side take control every so often and let him run around. Making sure that the food satisfies both sides of me...the list goes on I guess?"

"Why did you save me?" Silence fell between us. What was my reason? Was it because she's a fellow student? Because we're friends? Or was it something else? No, she's just a fellow student who needed to be helped from a wolf. I didn't kill the wolf, just injured enough to make the other wolf run away.

"Because, you're a fellow student of Kisaragi Academy and you were in a spot of bother," That's the truth, I was just passing by and I saw her get attacked. I don't really know what else to do but to protect Ayumi before the other wolf could have done any damage to her. I could have done something and I did, I didn't expect to fall unconscious after the battle though...that was a change. If I didn't do that, then this wouldn't have happened. Fate can be harsh but then fate can also open doors which weren't open before, a handy thing when it comes to this sort of situation. I'm half glad that this happened but then I'm not happy that Ayumi found out when I wasn't ready for people to find out now.

"Why do I believe that's half the reason you helped?" Ayumi giggled slightly as she gently stokes my wolf ears again, they flinched at the sudden touch but my tail was wagging happily. I wanted my tail to vanish but Ayumi seemed to have noticed. I heard a soft laugh from her. "Excited are we?"

"My wolf side is excited...you're petting him."

"You don't look like you're enjoying it."

"I...erm...I..." I was silenced by Ayumi as she smiled at me. For some reason, her smile made me stop.

"You're two different personalities aren't you?" She questioned me. I nodded slightly.

"Yeah, my wolf side would rather be running around while I would rather try and act human to stand a chance in this world."

"There's not any conflict between the two of you...is there?"

"No, we just know our boundaries."

"That's good anyway...this is probably going to be awkward during school time."

"Probably..."

Lone Wolf – Chapter 5

Ayumi had allowed me to wander around her room, I didn't go snooping like most boys probably would, but I couldn't help but notice the photos which she has on the sideboard. I saw a group photo of everyone on a log flume. Everyone was having a good time and then there been a photo with everyone again...soaking wet from the log flume, I couldn't help but smiled seeing everyone all happy and having a really good time. There were a couple of other photos which were with Ayumi's family. I wasn't sure what I was going to do now. I could feel my heart telling me to return to my parents to see them but I don't even know where they are. They probably don't really care about their children anyway, most Lone Wolves don't.

I wandered over to the book case and noticed that Ayumi was a horror fan. She was a hard core horror fan. The book shelf was filled with horror stories. Stories from different countries along with myths, charms and other types of books, some school books are thrown in there as well. I couldn't resist pulling out a horror book and flicked through the pages, careful about where the bookmarks were placed. I wasn't a big fan of horror, but I wouldn't turn it down if I had the chance to read a good story once in a while. Like those creepypastas on the internet. There's a good few out there, some gave me nightmares but I'm not going to mention them. I stopped flicking through the horror book and gently placed it back onto the bookshelf. I grabbed the book of charms and started reading.

Lone Wolf – Chapter 5

It took a while but I managed to persuade Ayumi to let me return back to my life, it was bad enough that my meat would be ruined and another supply of meat in the freezer but I got to know Ayumi a bit more, it was kind of a win-win situation. I saved her life, she found out I'm a wolf but I got to know her a bit more along with having someone I can talk to about my wolf side. I will probably never do that but there's an option now open. I wandered back towards my home, a few drips of rain started to fall. I looked up at the sky, there weren't any clouds up there but it was raining. I simply shrugged it off before I started to head home again. Getting distracted wasn't going to help me or my wolf side. We're both kind of starving here...I didn't want my wolf side taking over and then harming someone I don't know. I picked up my pace and rushed home.

I slammed open the front door and slammed it shut after entering. I was dripping on the floor, as I walked a soft squidgy noise could be heard. The rain was light...to the heavens opening and buckets of rain just fell down from the sky, I wish I had worn a waterproof coat of an umbrella. Damn weather. I sniffed the air seeing if I did leave meat out, I hope I did but I can't be certain. I smiled, I did. Clever Yoshiki...wait...that isn't meat. I ran to the kitchen to find that the meat I left de-frosting had vanished. I growled as someone stole my meat. I could smell something different...something foreign, it was strong where the meat was. I was not happy but the only other thing I could do now was to turn on the oven on and then cook meat straight from frozen. Not my personal favourite method but I'm not starving. I wouldn't be able to go to school if I starve because my wolf side will take over and threaten the other students there.

After about 4 hours, I removed the meat from the oven and left it to cool down enough so that I don't burn myself; I placed the oven mitts back where they belong before I went to get on with some school work, stopping at the window. I turned my attention to who was standing outside. Yuuya Kizami. He smiled up at me before he changed into his wolf from and ran off into the night. I wasn't sure what to feel, happy that he's okay and another wolf? Upset that he followed my scent home? Mixed feelings floated through my head. My hunger was slowly eating away at me; I looked at the meat in the kitchen before I grabbed a knife and fork and went to start eating my dinner.

Lone Wolf – Chapter 5

It felt good to be on all 4 of my paws again, the moon shone brightly in the night sky with the stars twinkling in the darkness of space. I knew what I was planning to do; I was following Kizami's scent. He carelessly left it behind for me to follow, why not? I sniffed the grass trying to find Kizami's scent.

"Mr Wolf, what brings you out in the night like this?" I heard a meow from behind me. Being a wolf means you can understand all the animals that are confident enough to approach you. I turned around to see a small cat with a collar, tag and bell. I should have heard the jingle of the bell...guess I got too caught up in the scent of Kizami I didn't hear it.

"I'm just following a scent...I couldn't sleep," I replied to the cat while barking quietly. Didn't want to attract unwanted attention now, did I?

"Which scent are you following?" The cat asked me.

"Kizami Yuuya's scent."

"I might be able to help you. I'm not giving it away for free though."

"I'm fine on my own, thanks cat."

"Are you sure?" The cat purred as she walked towards me. I couldn't help but growl at her as she came closer. I'm losing the scent as it is.

"I just need to know where he lives and then I'll be able to rest," I growled at the cat.

"On a mission are we?"

"Yes," I went to sniff out Kizami's scent again, I smiled and raced away from the cat with Kizami's scent guiding me.

Kizami's scent was strongest at an average size building, much nicer than my apartment but I'm fine where I am. I smiled when I saw Kizami looking out his window, he expected me to follow his scent...So glad he's just like me instead of being a hunter. Well, I know where he lives now; my mind can now rest easily. I quickly turned around and headed home. It was going to be easier to sleep now that I know where Kizami lives.

Lone Wolf – Chapter 5

I returned home before it reached midnight. I went human before I walked up the steps to my apartment. I unlocked the door and walked inside. Nothing was off thankfully meaning that the person who stole my defrosted meat didn't come back. I better just go out and put some more meat out, breakfast is the most important meal of the day as well. School as well...rest comes first. I walked into my bedroom and removed my plane white t-shirt I was wearing while my other clothes were drying off, and slipped on my pyjama top. Slowly removing my jeans and boxers and putting on my pyjama trousers. I slipped under the covers of my bed and looked up at the ceiling.

Ayumi will get bored of me in the future, I'm sure she will. I hope she will. I don't want the others finding out before I'm ready. Me being ready might take a while.

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