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Where we last left off Marcus and Sally went to drama rehearsal. Sally got the part of Belle and Marcus got the part of the beast. Ironic? Maybe! Keep on reading to find out! :DDDD

Chapter 6: Beginning a Journey

When arriving inside of Telma's Bar I received the same initial reaction as in the theatre, fear and repulsion. Sally and Marcus sat at a table and invited me to sit with them. I took the offer and sat quietly in one of the chairs. Telma came over to the three of us with some menus. "Hey Sally! Hey Marcus! I haven't seen either one of you in a while!" She winked. "Are you two on a date?"

Marcus cleared his throat. "No. Do you think we'd be on a date with this wolf?"

"Well, no…because three's a crowd…" She chuckled as she set the menus down.

"…And…" Marcus continued. "And why would I be dating Sally?" He looked at Telma to hear a response.

"Well…um…because…" Telma struggled to find a good response.

"I wouldn't be dating Sally…because she's like a sister to me," He paused as he gulped timorously. "B-but she's nothing else to me. We are only here to get a bite to eat because drama rehearsal's finished."

Telma put her hands up, disowning the words she said. "Okay, I get it…sorry honey…" She smiled. "Look through the menus and let me know when you're ready to order." She walked behind the counter and started to wash some dishes.

"What looks good to you, Marcus?" Sally lowered her menu to look at him.

He reddened and put his menu up higher so he didn't look at her. "Um...I'd have to say…t-the bread…yeah! That looks really good!"

"It's a side to go with a main dish, nothing special…" She said while looking at him with peculiarity. "What about a main dish? What main dish looks good?"

"Ahhhh…um…ALL OF THEM!" He accidentally shouted, getting the attention of everyone in the bar. He covered his mouth.

"You okay, honey?" Telma questioned with concern, a wet mug in one hand and a towel to dry it with in the other.

"I'm fine." He replied, turning again towards Sally. "Like I said…all of them."

"Right…" Sally said, continuing to look at the menu. There was silence. Sally then addressed Marcus once more. "Have you decided on what you're going to get?"

He lowered his menu and made eye contact with her, his face turning rosy again as he jerked the menu up to cover his blush. "N-no…it all looks too g-good…c-can't make up my mind…"

"What about you?" Sally faced me. "What would you like?"

All that I could think of was meat...marvelous meat! The rarer, the better! I almost drooled, but instead lightly shook my head at the thought. That's one of the things that irritates me about being in my wolf form…I get this strange desire to consume every putrid carcass imaginable, and then my stomach pays for it in the end when I transform back into a human!

"Lemme guess…" Sally smiled. "Meat?" I slowly nodded and she reacted by laughing. "I figured that as much. Wolves do love meat!"

Telma came over to the table about a minute later. "Have you decided on what you wanted?"

"Yes." Sally said. "I'll take some beef stew…" Sally looked towards Marcus, who was looking blankly at his menu. She then pointed at me. "I think I'll order some steak for him…"

I wagged my tail. "You're my new best friend!" :D

Telma laughed as she looked at me expressing happiness. "You're pretty excited about that meat, huh?"

"No duh! Bring it out! And put some barbeque sauce on it too while you're at it!" Now I was drooling…literally…

Sally put her hand to her mouth and let out a muffled giggle, looking at Marcus a moment later. "Well, have you decided?"

"Nope." He said.

"The rest of us have!" She poked him.

"Hmph!" He grunted, picking up his menu to look at it again. "I'll take some pork and mashed potatoes; no green beans though."

"Got it!" Telma said with another wink as she grabbed the menus and walked away.

"So…" Sally said. "Are you happy that you got the part of the beast?"

"Y-yeah. I guess so." He replied, picking up the silverware wrapped in a napkin, observing it, and then setting it back down. His gaze trailed off of Sally and he stared at some of the other people in the bar. "Are you happy that you got the part of Belle?" He finally addressed her again.

"Yes I am." Sally said. "But…to be honest, I didn't expect you to get the part of the beast…and now I'm afraid it might be a little awkward…" She looked away while reddening slightly.

He looked at her with misunderstanding, his expression turning sour. "Huh? Why?" He began to take a sip of water

"Well…there's a k-kissing scene…" She looked down at her fingers.

Marcus choked on his water. He coughed loudly, pounding his chest with his fist, and then he cleared his throat. "Oh…haha! I t-totally forgot about that!" There was a short pause. "Yeah…" There was more silence. He looked away from Sally and then back at her, and then away from her again, apparently very unsure of what to do.

"Like I said, it's going to be awkward for the both of us." She sighed. "I feel bad about it…"

"Don't feel bad. It's just a kiss…." He shrugged. "I'd rather pretend to love you over Martha." They both shuddered at the thought.

Telma came out a few minutes later with a plate of steak, a bowl of soup, and a plate of pork and mashed potatoes. She set them on the table and walked away. I began to wolf down the steak, not even minding my manners; I was starving! Marcus and Sally stared at me and I didn't even notice until a minute later when I finally looked up from my food.

"Wow, you were hungry!" Sally exclaimed.

I felt embarrassed, so I slowed down my eating and kept quiet. Sally and Marcus were silent as they ate as well, not saying a word for a good 3 minutes or so. Marcus put his fork down and stared at Sally. She was bringing a spoonful of broth up to her mouth when she looked up slightly and noticed his gaze. "What?" She said quizzically, slowly lowering her spoon back into the soup. "Have you never seen me eat soup before?"

He continued to stare with a glazed look on his face. He then shut his eyes while shaking his head and snapped out of it. "I-I've seen you eat soup before…I just…" He looked down at his plate and let out a sigh. "It's been a long day…"

She giggled. "Alright." She picked up her spoon again. "It has been a long day." She took a bite of the soup, chewing it briefly and then swallowing. "It's been a good day though…" She commented.

"W-why is that?" He questioned.

She smirked. "Because I got to kiss you!" She reddened after that and took another bite of her soup.

His blush was so brilliant you could have almost seen the steam permeating from his face. "Oh! Um…really? That made it a g-good d-day? Why is k-kissing m-me s-so g-great?"

She slapped her own face and tittered. "I was kidding!"

He took a deep breath and let it out. "Right! Really though, why was it a good day?"

She grinned. "Well…I finally got a part that I've always wanted, the chores were done in time for rehearsal, and I don't have to listen to my stepmom yelling at me right now!"

He laughed awkwardly. "Yeah, I'd say that's a good day!"

"Yep!" She took another bite of her soup and he took a bite of his pork. I just sat there next to them savoring my last bite of meat before moving on to the bone.

Marcus locked eyes with Sally when she looked up again from her soup. "Can you tell me now what your conversation was with your father? Or is it too personal?" He looked down at his food and then back up at her. "I just want to know…"

"It's okay, I can tell you." She replied. "It was about the wolf."

He looked at me and then back at Sally. "What about the wolf?"

She looked around to make sure no one was listening and then lowered her voice to a whisper. "Well…there's no easy way of explaining it…" She looked at me. "This wolf is not a normal wolf. He is the way he is because of magic…" She stopped there, trying to think of how to word the rest.

Marcus was dumbfounded. "What do you mean?"

"He's the hero." Sally said simply.

He raised a brow in confusion as he replied in exasperation, "You've got to be kidding me!"

"No, I'm not." Sally said seriously. "He used a magical trinket to change into a wolf, but the trinket broke into shards; most of which are missing, and now he is stuck as a wolf."

Marcus glanced at me. "Is this true? You are the hero?" I nodded my head at him. He blinked twice while letting his jaw drop. "I would never have guessed that…I'm still VERY confused…" He looked at Sally again. "What'll your stepsister say when she learns that you've not only met, but have been taking care of the hero?" He let out a cackle.

"She won't say a word because she won't find out. We need to keep this a secret for his sake." Sally said. "He doesn't need all of the drama."

"Yeah. You're right." He said, turning to me. "How does it feel not being able to talk to us?"

I huffed and rolled my eyes.

"It must be kind of frustrating, huh?" Sally said sympathetically as she looked at me. "Being rejected because people don't know who you really are?" I nodded. She frowned. "I wish I could do something about it…"

"You can't." Marcus said. "But I could!" He grinned as he looked back at me. "What do you say to the two of us going on another mission together?" I nodded. "Okay! I will travel with you and help you find the missing shards."

"You'll be leaving on another mission then, Marcus?" Sally said with some sorrow in her voice, looking at the remainder of her soup instead of at him.

"Yes." He said. "Is that a problem to you?"

"Well…I just…" She looked even sadder now. "I can't lie…I get worried about you when you go on those missions…"

"You don't need to worry about me." He patted her on the back. "I'll be fine."

"I hope so…" She said half-heartedly.

"I really will be alright, Sally…I promise." He held out his pinky. "I pinky swear."

She held out her pinky. "You'd better be sure, because a pinky promise is a pinky promise!" She smiled.

"I'm sure!" He laughed as they made a pinky promise. He turned back to me. "So, how does tomorrow sound for embarking on our adventure?"

I nodded again. "Sounds good to me! I want to get those shards back as soon as possible!"

"Good! So it's a plan!" He said while holding up a fist in excitement.

The mission's going to begin! Yay! So, what did y'all think of this chapter? XD Let me know in a review! I'd love to hear from you! I will update soon! :)