Mother Wolf Ch. 15
HPS
Clawdeen: Anyone have eyes on them?
Draculaura: They just arrived.
Draculaura: Clawdeen, that dress is totes cute!
Clawdeen: Thanks, Draculaura.
Clawdeen: Howleen was upset that had nothing nice that fits. So, I made her something.
Frankie: Awe, he pulled out the seat for her.
Cleo: Of course, he did!
Cleo: A gentleman should always be so considerate.
Deuce: You're still holding that over me?
Deuce: I only forgot to do that once.
Cleo: And it's my job to make sure you don't do so again.
Lagoona: Blimey!
Lagoona: You ghouls seeing what I'm seeing?
Clawdeen: What? Where?
Lagoona: The skating rink.
Heath: Woah!
Heath: That guy needs to get some better dance moves.
Lagoona: Not that!
Lagoona: Look over in the corner.
Draculaura: Is that Gory with Catrine?
Cleo: I didn't know they were friends.
Clawdeen: I don't think they're just friends?
Draculaura: They kissed!
Frankie: Awe!
Cleo: Oh, my Ra!
Toralei: So, that's why she broke up with Bram.
Clawd: Why are we spying on the wrong couple?
Clawdeen: Oh, shoot!
Clawdeen: I forgot.
Draculaura: Clawd! How long has your mom worked here?
Clawd: What?
Toralei: There she is. Setting a table.
Toralei: Your dad's also here. Mopping the floor.
Gil: Is there anyone who isn't spying on your little sister?
Cleo: Ghoulia says she saw Bloodgood here.
Toralei: Found her.
Toralei: She's wearing a heavy jacket and a hat. Wouldn't have noticed if she hadn't almost tripped and nearly lost her head.
Toralei: Wait is that…
Toralei:…
Toralei:...
Clawdeen: Toralei?
Clawdeen: What's wrong?
Toralei: Meowlody here.
Toralei: Toralei just dropped her phone, growled, and ran off.
.oOo.
"Pardon me!" Bram waves down a skeleton waitress. "We've been waiting for a while. We would like to order."
The waitress looks between them and then down at Howleen's belly. "I think you've had enough." That comment causes the werewolf to droop her ears.
"She is pregnant. You should show her some respect."
"Yeah, no!" the waitress waves him off. "An irresponsible mutt doesn't deserve anything."
Howleen starts tearing up.
Bram stands, "That is the mother of my children!"
"That's even worse!" the waitress snaps. "There's nothing more disgusting than an interspecies couple and I hate to think of the mistake of their hybrid—"
"Maggie!" a troll in a flower shirt wearing an apron approaches them, the skeleton stiffens. "This is strike two and I'm considering skipping to three," he crosses his arms. "I think it's best you go home for the night."
"Yes, Ernie." The waitress left.
"Sorry about that," the troll walks up to their table and notices Howleen crying. "Hey, hey! Don't let what she said get to you."
"But she's right. I made a mistake," the werewolf starts stroking her belly. Seeing this, Bram reaches for her hand and plan on saying 'Everything will be alright.' But he was beat to it.
"Everyone makes mistakes," Ernie tells her. "Look at me. I had what was supposed to be a one-night stand with a kraken. Now I'm a caring husband and loving father to kids with more limbs than I can count. Which isn't very high," he laughs. "And you know what? I wouldn't change a thing." The troll smiles seeing the ghoul's crying slowing down. "Now, as an apology I'll be your personal server and I insist that the bill is on the house."
"We don't expect you to—" Bram starts only to be interrupted by the troll.
"Too late! Already done," Ernie grabs a couple of menus off a nearby table. "So, what can I get you two. We do have a bloody smoothie special for vampires. Unless you're a vegan. I got torn a new one by this pink vampire who accused me of being racist for assuming that she drinks blood because she's a vampire. What was her name, again?"
Howleen and Bram gave each other an amused look. "Draculaura!"
"That's it!" the troll snaps. "If that's the case, we have several vegan options."
"The Bloody special is fine. And I'll have a slice of your pepperoni pizza, and please hold the garlic, Good sir," Bram tells him.
"Sir? I'm only a hundred and three. I'm a little too young to be called 'sir'. Ernie's just fine. And how about the ghoul?"
Howleen was glancing over the menu but hardly any of it sounded good. "I'll take a cherry cola and um…" she looks up at the troll with a sheepish smile. "You wouldn't happen to have any fish sticks, would you? And some peanut butter?"
Ernie laughs and turns to Bram. "Cravings?" and receives a nod. "My, dear Agatha had a thing for my special pizza topped with a scoop of strawberry ice cream. I'll see what I can dig up," he sighs. "It's always nice seeing a progressing relationship and have an air as if they're on their first date."
"It is our first date," the vampire says.
The troll tilts his head, turns to the ghoul, then at her belly.
Howleen blushes and says, "It's complicated."
The troll smiles, "Since when is love not? I'll be back with your orders."
When the troll was gone, Bram turns to smile at his date. "I thought you were over the cravings?"
Howleen crosses her arms. "So did I but these guys have other ideas," she points at her stomach. "As soon as I picked up that menu, it was all I could think about. They might as well be screaming it. As soon as the pups are born, I'm swearing off peanut butter," the werewolf crosses her arms with a pout. She then turns to the vampire as he lets out a chuckle. "What?"
"I know you hate being called it, but you do know you're cute when you are upset, Right"
The expecting teen starts blushing. "I-it's alright if you say it," she refuses to meet eye contact. "It doesn't feel as demeaning when it comes from you." She looks away, the ghoul relaxes as she starts watching the other kids on the skating rink.
Bram looks in the same direction. "Would you like to skate?"
"I'd like to but don't know how. Not that I could at the moment, anyway," Howleen pats her stomach. "It's funny. I had no interest in skating and now that I'm limited in what I can do, there's so much I want to do now that I've never done."
"I could teach you," Bram suggests, getting the werewolf's attention.
"Huh?"
"After the children arrive I mean, and you're able to get back on your feet. Out of all your friends and family, I'm sure someone will be willing to give you one evening off. If we asked nicely, of course."
Howleen smiles softly at her date. "There you go again. Making plans for the second date and this one ain't even over yet."
The vampire clears his throat. "Yes, well. I truly enjoy your company, Howleen and the idea of having more moments like this is quite appealing."
The ghoul blushes and the two suddenly find themselves leaning closer over the table. Only to stop at the sound of screeching.
Bram turns to the direction of the sound. "What is that horrendous noise?"
"Toralei?" Howleen gets out of her seat to make her way towards some gathering monsters. Once the ghoul got past the crowd she finds Toralei on top of a werelion, slashing her claws through his jacket.
The lion shouts, "Stop! Toralei!"
"You abandoned us, Leo!" the werecat shouts back as she continues her assault. "We could have been a big happy family if you stayed! Instead, you left and let them take our son away!"
"I thought he was dead!" the lion roars and that got Toralei to halt her attacks.
The werecat gets off him. "What?"
"Your foster parents," Leo pushes himself off the ground and dusts off his jacket and ripped jeans. "They told me that our son died from health complications the day after he was born," then he runs his hands through his mane to make sure it hadn't come undone from its ponytail "And that you were so messed up from it that you did not want to see me anymore, Toralei. When I finally did come around, you ran away."
"I didn't run away," Toralei pulls out the one picture of her and her son to stare at it. "They sent me to juvie," she starts crying as her legs gave out and fell her knees. "They took my son away from me and they took you away. I just wanted to be happy. Why couldn't they let me be happy?" she hugs the picture as she continues crying. "Why couldn't they let me be happy?"
Leo approaches her to do his best to comfort the ghoul. They are soon approached by a tall woman in a large overcoat.
Bloodgood looks down at her ward and then up at the werelion. "Help me bring her home."
End