Chapter Three- The Invite Out
"Yusuke," Touya said as class ended. When the teen turned to him, Touya added, "How about we go out for drinks and talk? You know, hang out?"
"Sure," Yusuke replied. His mom was home, drunk, and wasn't eager to head home right away. Also, this was the perfect opportunity to know more about his friend and confess to liking him more than a friend.
Touya was thrilled as the two of them walked down the street. Despite this being part of the plan to turn Yusuke, Touya wanted to know Yusuke more for he felt himself attracted to his classmate. He had found himself thinking about him a lot in between their classes and always looked forward to the next class and see Yusuke there. He knew Toguro wouldn't be resistant to Touya and Yusuke being mates. But right now, we'll be better friends.
The two friends sat in a corner booth with cups of tea and Yusuke took a sip before saying, "Touya tell me about yourself. I mean, I hardly know anything about you."
"That's why I invited you out. I want to know more about you, too."
"You first since I asked."
"True enough. All right. I don't have a true family like most people. I was a student of defensive moves and lived with my mentor, Risho, and my fellow student, Jin. Then, one night, a gang leader named Toguro invaded our dojo home with three others and inducted us into his gang. We weren't given a choice. He then had us turn our defensive moves into offensive ones. I don't like it or obeying him. I tried defying him once and I was harshly punished for it. Risho and Jin have taken to this way of life and Risho insures that we follow the strict rules when speaking to Toguro."
"Damn," Yusuke said. "You can't leave the gang?"
"No. Every member Toguro inducts is marked for life and I'm told every leader before him used the same mark and he hopes the ones that come after him will do the same." Touya pulled back the left side of the collar of his loose T-shirt to expose three red scratches on his shoulder. He saw Yusuke's eyes widen as Touya covered it. When Toguro inducted them, he bit the right shoulder and then quickly marked the left one before any of them transformed. It had been a terrible night. He recalled pain and anger, but nothing more until morning. When he awoke after being bitten, he knew that he wasn't human anymore: He was a werewolf.
"Man, you make me feel like an ingrate over my life," Yusuke said. "I mean, I have a nice home and a mom, though she has a tendency to get drunk almost every other day, including tonight."
That will make the murder very easy as drunk people's reaction time is slower. Not that a sober person has a better chance of fighting off a werewolf.
"You do attend school, right?" Touya asked.
"Yeah, but I hate school. I can get a career without an education. I'd rather be free to do what I want when I want."
"I see." The pack is allowed to pursue whatever interests them which is how I'm able to attend class. So, Yusuke could be happy as a werewolf once he's grieved over his mother's death.
"Uh, Touya? I have a confession to make."
"Yeah?"
Yusuke leaned forward and so did Touya. "I'm glad you asked me out tonight. You see, I feel something for you. I'm not sure if it's love, but it's something."
Touya smiled softly. "I'm glad I asked you out too. I am attracted to you and would love for us to be a couple."
Yusuke smiled back. "That sounds good to me."
Touya interlaced his fingers with Yusuke's. "I want you to know that no matter what happens in the future, I do love you. Never doubt that."
"I promise to never doubt you or your love form me." Yusuke squeezed his fingers around Touya's fingers and the werewolf smiled happily. He had made sure that Yusuke would still trust him when Yusuke learned the truth about him and the pack. After he's turned and changes back in the morning, I will make it clear that everything I've said tonight was real and honest.
Elder Toguro stalked up the stairs in human form as he headed to Yusuke's apartment. He moved silently and his heart pounded with anticipation. He enjoyed killing humans; it was a heady sensation that he couldn't get enough of and he took great pleasure in savaging his prey.
He stepped on the welcome mat and felt something under it. He stepped off it and lifted the mat to reveal a key. This must be a spare key to the apartment. Foolish, naïve humans, he thought as he seized the key, put it in the door, and opened it before taking wolf form and padding quietly inside.
The air smelled of alcohol and Elder Toguro gave a wolf's grin. She's been drinking. Excellent. She'll be unable to stop me. Heh, she may even be passed out. The alcohol in her blood will make it taste sweeter. A good thing that werewolves don't get drunk from drunk prey. We could get drunk in human form, but not in wolf form.
He sniffed around and locked onto a fresh human scent. He slunk through the dim home and clearly saw a figure lying face-down on the low couch. He strained his ears and heard deep, even breathing. She's asleep. Perfect. She won't feel a thing, though it wouldn't matter to me if she's awake or asleep. I prefer my prey awake as their screams are music to me. But a silent kill may be preferable this time. That way, it will devastate Yusuke when he comes home and finds her dead.
Elder Toguro slinked toward the sleeping woman. Her head was turned so she could breathe and her throat was fully exposed. Elder Toguro wasted no time in slashing his claws across her throat, severing her vocal cords and the jugular. Blood poured from the torn throat and Elder Toguro panted at the sight of it.
He lapped up blood from the ripped throat before pulling the body to the floor. He began to hack and slash at it with fervor, laughing softly as he did so. He then ripped it open to feast on her and savored the taste of her skin and organs. He took care to eat her heart, his favorite organ to devour. Once he had eaten his fill, he left the scene, leaving the door open as well as some bloody paw prints and imagined how Yusuke would react when he saw his mother's body.
The smell of blood hit Toguro's nose not to mention the noses of the rest of the pack save for Touya who was still out with Yusuke. Elder Toguro proudly trotted into the room with blood on his muzzle and paws. His tail had been straight up but it lowered in the presence of his alpha.
"I take it that your mission was successful?" Toguro asked dryly.
"Successful and all too easy." Elder Toguro shifted to human and went to the kitchen sink to wash his face and hands before returning to the pack. "The woman was passed out drunk. I simply ripped her throat out." A sadistic smile crossed his face. "She had clearly been drinking hard and that made her blood quite sweet. Her skin was soft and tender due to her age and gender. The skin of women are quite delectable as we all know."
"I assume you ate her heart?" Toguro asked.
"Of course. You know how I love consuming hearts."
"Yes." Toguro paused before saying, "Bui, you will abduct Yusuke sometime tomorrow afternoon and bring him here so that I can turn and mark him."
"Yes, alpha," Bui answered and Toguro smiled in pleasure.