{"sf1_id":1212842,"sf2_id":"V1Y3OVrm","title":"Sheep and Wolf ch 03","author":"SciFurz","words":3009,"posted_at":"2017-07-18T13:03:15.000Z","tags":["Canine","Comedy","Female","Human","Male","Romance","Weresheep","Werewolf"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1212842-sheep-and-wolf-ch-03","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/V1Y3OVrm","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/fe/98/fe98dacb-b22b-4a00-b22c-89e7b65c1afd","description":"Imported from SF2 with no description.","content":"Gary's confused mood was lifted when he saw Suzy in the morning again. 'Good morning.' he said, smiling a little.\n\n \n\n'Good morning.' she said, closing her door.\n\n \n\nHe cleared his throat. 'Missed you yesterday.' he said with a soft chuckle.\n\n \n\nShe smiled a little. 'Yeah, I didn't feel well for some reason, decided to take a day off.'\n\n \n\n'Oh? You're feeling okay now though?'\n\n \n\nShe nodded. 'It was nothing serious. Just a little off.' she said on the way down. 'Maybe I ate something that disagreed with me.'\n\n \n\n'I hate it too when food can't win at a discussion with me and makes me sick instead.' he said.\n\n \n\nShe chuckled. 'Some foods are just sore losers.'\n\n \n\nThey paused outside again, looking up at the sky as it drizzled. 'I heard there might be rain tonight.' Suzy said.\n\n \n\n'That would be nice.' Gary said. 'I like to fall asleep with the sound of rain.'\n\n \n\n'Yeah, me too.' she said. 'Anyway, have a good day at work.'\n\n \n\n'You too.' he said and walked a few steps backwards. 'And try to avoid food that can't come up with good arguments.'\n\n \n\n'I will.' she said with a little grin. 'See you later.'\n\n \n\nGary turned around and smiled, thinking today would be a good day.\n\n \n\n**\\*\\*\\***\n\n \n\nThe transformation in the evening felt different. It went on as before, but this time Gary felt more in control. There was still the urge to go to the park, but he could stop himself from going with a little willpower. He thought about staying at home, but a voice in the back of his head wanted to know if the wolf was there, if she was okay.\n\n \n\n'Da-amn it.' he muttered and gave in.\n\n \n\n \n\nHe waited at the corner of the alley, looking at the park for a sign of her. He saw nothing and took a walk through the park to see if she might be on the other side.\n\n \n\nHe reached the centre with the playground for kids when he spotted her, peeking from behind a bush again.\n\n \n\n'Ehm, hi-i?' he said, holding up his hand in greeting.\n\n \n\nShe looked at him, away, then back at him again, her ears moving forward and back.\n\n \n\n'I-i don't mea-ean you a-any ha-arm.' he said. 'So plea-ease don't try-y to ea-eat me, oka-ay? I-i'd rather be-e friends.'\n\n \n\nShe looked away for a moment again, then up at the sky. Rain started to come down and a flurry of flashes shot through the clouds.\n\n \n\n'Ah!' Gary said, looking up. 'Forgo-ot about tha-at!'\n\n \n\nThe rain came down hard while lightning and thunder started the rock and roll concert with light show. Gary saw the wolf looking around quickly with her ears flat, then noticed the small hut on a low hill at the playground. 'He-ere!' he called out to her, pointing at the hut. 'We-e can ta-ake she-elter the-ere!'\n\n \n\nShe hesitated for a moment while he moved towards the hut, then followed him as he beckoned her. Gary crawled inside and sat back when she crawled in quickly, her fur soaking wet. She sat back in one corner, clutching her tail in front of her. Gary shook himself a little, the rain hadn't soaked his thick coat yet.\n\n \n\nThe rain played it's drum solo hard on the wooden roof of the hut while the lightning lit up the entire area. He watched her going left and right quickly, her ears flat against her head. 'We'll be oka-ay he-ere.' he said, giving her a gentle smile. 'A-and whe-en it comes do-own this ha-ard, it usua-ally ends qui-ickly.'\n\n \n\nShe nodded once quickly and he tried to focus on the spectacle outside, but his attention kept going back to her. She had a very dark coat, brown black and a larger tail than he could remember from nature documentaries. Her blue eyes lit up with each flash and he thought they looked lovely. Huddled back in the corner, she didn't look dangerous at all and he wondered who she was.\n\n \n\nHe cleared his throat and concentrated on his speech. 'I'm Gary.' he said.\n\n \n\nShe looked at him, outside when lightning flashed again, then back at him.\n\n \n\n'Gary.' he said, placing a hand against his chest. 'Do you understa-and?'\n\n \n\nShe gave him a slow nod.\n\n \n\n'Your na-ame?'\n\n \n\nShe looked away, then down and shook her head once.\n\n \n\n'You don't know?'\n\n \n\nShe shook her head again.\n\n \n\n'I see.'\n\n \n\nThe rain changed to a light shower and both lightning and thunder moved away. Gary stuck his head out of a window. 'Looks like it's o-over.' he said and pulled back. He gave her a gentle smile. 'Told you it would pa-ass qui-ickly.'\n\n \n\nShe gave him a nod, looked outside, then crawled out of the hut, looking back once before hurrying off into the night. Gary sat back again. \"That was interesting.\" he thought.\n\n \n\n**\\*\\*\\***\n\n \n\n'Good morning, Gary.'\n\n \n\nGary turned around to see Suzy coming out of her apartment. 'Good morning, Suzy. Did you sleep well?'\n\n \n\nShe looked down a little. 'Ehm, I, don't really like thunderstorms.' she said, then gave him a grin. 'It's silly, I know.'\n\n \n\n'Oh, I can imagine.' he said. 'She was pretty spooked too.'\n\n \n\n'Who?'\n\n \n\n'Ah.' he said. 'A.., woman I saw last evening. At the store.'\n\n \n\n'Oh.' she said. 'I thought the store wasn't open that late?'\n\n \n\n'It wasn't.' he said. 'It was when it was still open. She mentioned she didn't like lightning and thunder. And she already looked nervous and all. Like a puppy. Not that I mean she was a puppy, just that she was skittish.'\n\n \n\nSuzy nodded. 'Okay..' she said. 'I'll see you later again.'\n\n \n\n'Yeah.' he said. 'Later.'\n\n \n\nHe watched her walk away for a moment, then went on his way with a feeling in the back of his head that he had missed something.\n\n \n\n \n\nA thunderstorm had started just before Gary finished his meeting with a client who wanted to update the logo and look of her hair studio. He watched the sky and the street as people rushed home, pondering whether to wait it out or hurry home through the rain.\n\n \n\nThe rain hadn't lessened after a minute and he prepared to become very wet on his way home when he saw Suzy walking out of the veterinary clinic next to the studio, then huddle in the doorway when thunder rumbled overhead.\n\n \n\n'Not a great time to go home.' he said.\n\n \n\nShe saw him and looked up. 'Not really, no.'\n\n \n\nGary hurried over to her doorway. 'Finished work?'\n\n \n\nShe nodded. 'Yes. Thought I could go home before the storm started.'\n\n \n\n'Yeah..' he said, watching the street again. 'I hadn't checked on the weather. Got taken by surprise.'\n\n \n\nShe chuckled, then held herself when lightning flashed across the sky. Gary watched her, moved a little closer and got an idea when he smelled pizza. 'Care for a bite to eat while we wait for the storm to pass?'\n\n \n\nShe looked up. 'Eat?'\n\n \n\n'Pizza?' he asked, gesturing at the restaurant next door. 'My treat.'\n\n \n\n'Pizza?'\n\n \n\n'Or something else?'\n\n \n\nShe looked up at the sky while the storm did its thing again, then glanced at him and smiled a little. 'Okay.' she said. 'Don't mind it when I can avoid this thunder storm.'\n\n \n\nHe chuckled. 'Let's go then.' he said.\n\n \n\nThey hurried into the restaurant and sat down at a table after ordering. 'Thanks.' she said after a sip from their wine.\n\n \n\n'No problem, I started to get hungry too.' he said, watching the owner construct their order.\n\n \n\nShe smiled softly. 'I meant for keeping me company during this storm.'\n\n \n\n'Ohhh. That.' he said, casually looking in his glass.\n\n \n\nShe chuckled. 'Yes, that.'\n\n \n\n'I just thought I'd help a neighbour out while improving my dinner time.' he said with a slight grin.\n\n \n\nShe smiled and sipped more wine, looking outside.\n\n \n\n'Something on your mind?' he asked.\n\n \n\nShe turned to him. 'Oh, sorry.' she said, pulling back a strand of hair behind her ear. 'Just thinking of Larry.'\n\n \n\n'Larry?'\n\n \n\n'It's the collie from mister Jones.' she said, turning her glass in her hands. 'It ran away yesterday.'\n\n \n\n'Mister Jones?' he asked. 'The old man who's often at the library?'\n\n \n\nShe nodded. 'Died recently, heart attack. Larry ran away from a friend who took him in for the time being.'\n\n \n\n'He might be missing mister Jones.'\n\n \n\n'Most likely.' she said, looking outside again. 'I hope he turns up soon.'\n\n \n\n'I hope so too.' he said when the pizza got served. 'If he doesn't turn up soon, maybe we can lure him with pizza later.'\n\n \n\nShe smiled a little. 'Maybe.'\n\n \n\n \n\nThe thunderstorm took longer than expected and it was already dark when Suzy and Gary walked from the restaurant to their home.\n\n \n\n'Pizza was good.' Suzy said when they had arrived at their floor.\n\n \n\n'Company was better.' said Gary with a chuckle.\n\n \n\nShe chuckled, then rubbed her arm slowly. 'Thanks again for the save.' she said with a gentle smile.\n\n \n\n'No problem.' he said, rubbing the back of his head. 'We can do this again at the next storm?'\n\n \n\nShe nodded. 'When you're in the neighbourhood.' she said and pulled her keys from her pocket. 'It has made me pretty tired though.'\n\n \n\n'I can imagine.' he said. 'I'm thinking about going to bed early too. Lots of things on my mind today.' He gestured at his door. 'I'll see you later then. Have a good night.'\n\n \n\n'You too, Gary.' she said, getting in her door. 'Later.'\n\n \n\n'Later, Suzy.' he said and went into his own apartment, pulled off his coat and shirt quickly and rubbed his arms, itching from the growing hair. 'Crap.' he said and undressed quickly while losing his sight slowly.\n\n \n\n**\\*\\*\\***\n\n \n\n'And crap again.' he said when he tasted grass again. He sighed, heard a noise behind him and looked back in time to see the wolf running at him, her fangs bared.\n\n \n\nHe bleated in fear as he rolled over and she pounced him, growling softly.\n\n \n\n'Wait!' he bleated. 'It's me!'\n\n \n\nShe growled more, her teeth getting closer to his face.\n\n \n\n'It's me! Gary! Remember that thunderstorm!?'\n\n \n\nShe stopped growling, then blinked.\n\n \n\n'Gary?' he said. 'In the hut last night? Together?'\n\n \n\nShe pulled back a little.\n\n \n\n'You remember now?'\n\n \n\nShe looked away.\n\n \n\n'I'm glad you do.' he said, sitting up. 'You do remember, right?'\n\n \n\nShe nodded once and sat back.\n\n \n\nHe let out a deep sigh in relief. 'Tha-ank goodne-ess.' he said and frowned. 'Oh grea-eat.' She tilted her head as she looked at him. He pointed at himself, cleared his throat and concentrated. 'The sheep, accent.' She gave him a nod. 'You can't, speak?' he asked and she shook her head.\n\n \n\nGary felt a couple of raindrops fall on his nose and looked up. 'Starting to, rain again.' he said and looked toward the playground. 'Let's, take shelter, there again.'\n\n \n\nThe wolf nodded and they hurried to the hut while rain started coming down more. They shook their bodies and sat down at opposite sides.\n\n \n\n'So,' Gary started. 'who, are you, really? What's your, name?'\n\n \n\nShe shook her head.\n\n \n\n'You don't, remember?'\n\n \n\nShe shook her head again.\n\n \n\n'Are you like, me, transforming in the, night?'\n\n \n\nShe frowned for a moment looking up, then nodded slowly.\n\n \n\n'But you, don't know who you, really are?'\n\n \n\nShe nodded slowly again.\n\n \n\n'Da-amn.' he said and cleared his throat. 'At least, I do, most of the, time.'\n\n \n\nShe looked through the window at the rain coming down and listened to the patter on the roof of the hut. Gary watched her and thought about any way he could help her.\n\n \n\n'I, wonder if you remember, anything as a, human.' he said.\n\n \n\nShe tilted her head and shrugged.\n\n \n\n'Probably not.' he said. 'Or, maybe not a lot.'\n\n \n\nThey sat in silence while the rain kept coming down. Gary looked outside at one of the streets surrounding the park, lights from shops and street lights reflecting in the surface.\n\n \n\n'What do you, do at night?' he asked, turning back to her.\n\n \n\nShe shrugged and gestured with one hand around her, then held up both in a pounce.\n\n \n\n'So you, go around, and hunt things?' he asked. 'Like, what?'\n\n \n\nShe looked at him for a moment, then grinned her teeth at him.\n\n \n\nA chill ran down his spine and he pushed himself back against the wall, swallowing.\n\n \n\nShe chuckled and gave him a smirk.\n\n \n\nGary let out a deep sigh and relaxed more. 'Don't sca-are me like tha-at.' he said and she chuckled even more. He shook his head. 'Have you caught, anything?'\n\n \n\nShe pointed at him and he raised his eyebrows.\n\n \n\n'Really?' he asked. 'Only me?'\n\n \n\nShe nodded.\n\n \n\n'Wow.' he said and leaned on his knees with his arms and chin upon them. 'That's not much, but I'm, glad no, animals or others got hurt.'\n\n \n\nShe pulled up her knees and hugged them, wrapping her tail around her feet and flattening her ears.\n\n \n\n'I don't, mean to say you would.' he said, leaning closer. 'It's just, that the usual image of, werewolves is a scary one.'\n\n \n\nShe gestured at herself, then a pounce at him.\n\n \n\nHe nodded. 'Yeah, you, scared me, but now, that I know a bit more, about you it's okay.' he said and gave her a gentle smile. 'I'd like us to, be friends.'\n\n \n\nShe looked at him and her ears perked up as she nodded and smiled.\n\n \n\n'Okay then.' he said and held out his hand to her. 'Friends.'\n\n \n\nShe took his hand and shook it.\n\n \n\n \n\nThe rain had stopped and Gary had invited the wolf for a stroll around the park to stretch their legs.\n\n \n\n'I, always enjoyed the, smell of a field of, grass after rain.' he said after his stomach started to rumble. 'Never thought it would, make me hungry.'\n\n \n\nShe chuckled but then her stomach rumbled too. She looked at Gary and he backed away one step.\n\n \n\n'Friends, remember?' he asked.\n\n \n\nShe chuckled and nodded.\n\n \n\nHe let out a little sigh but kept an eye on her as they continued their walk, just to be sure.\n\n \n\n'How about, having a bite, at my place?' he asked. 'I, have some, beef at home.'\n\n \n\nShe bit her lip and looked down.\n\n \n\n'It's okay.' he said with a little smile at her. 'I can't, let a friend, be hungry.'\n\n \n\nShe gave a small nod and he smiled. 'Okay then. Let's go.'\n\n \n\n \n\nGary and the wolf tried to move silently through the hallway when the bald neighbour opened the door, looking like he wanted to go outside.\n\n \n\nHe stared at Gary and the wolf and she growled softly at him.\n\n \n\nGary took her hand in his. 'This is just the, effect of, stress at work.' he said. 'You should, take a few, days off.'\n\n \n\nThe neighbour nodded slowly and backed away, closing the door.\n\n \n\nGary led the wolf into his own apartment and started working in the kitchen while she sat in the living room. He was glad the whole being a weresheep thing hadn't ruined his appetite for a good piece of meat and made them two juicy pieces of grilled beef with bread.\n\n \n\n'Here we go.' he said as he walked into the living room with two plates, then bleated when the wolf nearly pounced him.\n\n \n\nShe backed off with some effort, licking her lips.\n\n \n\n'I guess the sme-ell has gotten you e-even more hungry.' he said.\n\n \n\nShe looked down and nodded.\n\n \n\nHe handed her the plate. 'I can imagine how you, feel.' he said. 'I felt it, when I, smelled grass in this form.'\n\n \n\nHe sat down next to her and saw her stare at the beef, her hands shaking slightly. 'Don't hold back, just, enjoy it.' he said and cut his own piece.\n\n \n\nShe smiled and cut the meat in big pieces, eating them eagerly and he chuckled.\n\n \n\n \n\nAfter the meal Gary felt tired and saw the wolf yawn when he came out of the kitchen. 'Do you know, where you live?' he asked.\n\n \n\nShe frowned in thought, then shook her head slowly.\n\n \n\nHe looked at his couch. 'If you, want, you can, sleep on the couch.'\n\n \n\nHer ears perked up.\n\n \n\n'It would be rude to, send you out the door, when you don't know where to go.'\n\n \n\nShe looked up at him, smiling softly.\n\n \n\n'I'll get you, a blanket and pillow.' he said and went into his bedroom.\n\n \n\nHe made sure she had everything she needed before retiring to his bedroom, letting her get comfortable and fall asleep with a smile on her face.\n\n \n\n \n\nAn hour later Gary still couldn't sleep from the constant thoughts of having a woman staying the night, on top of her being a wolf and him being a sheep and no guarantee she wouldn't get hungry again and eat him in his sleep.\n\n \n\n**\\*\\*\\***\n\n \n\nThe wolf was gone when Gary woke up and checked the living room. A breeze blew in through an open window and he watched it for a moment before taking the blanket and pillow and placing it on a corner of the couch. 'At least I didn't get eaten.' he said.\n\n \n\n \n\nHe barely closed his door later to go to work when Suzy opened hers. She was fiddling with her keys as she walked out and closed her door.\n\n \n\n'Hey, Suzy.' he said, startling her and making her drop her keys. 'Sorry! I didn't mean to scare you.' He picked up her keys and handed them to her.\n\n \n\n'I'm okay.' she said, giving him a quick smile. 'I just, had a weird dream and it still feels unreal.'\n\n \n\n'Weird dream?'\n\n \n\nShe nodded. 'I dreamt I was roaming around the neighbourhood.' she said. 'It felt so real. My bed was a mess when I woke up.'\n\n \n\n'Ah.' he said and nodded. 'Maybe it was the pizza. How are you with peppers?'\n\n \n\nShe chuckled. 'Yeah, maybe that was it.' she said and walked with him.\n\n \n\nGary grinned a little. 'Next time when we're caught in a storm, we'll go for the pizza with fish.'\n\n \n\n'Or maybe I'll pick the restaurant.' she said and poked his shoulder.","series":{"name":"Sheep and Wolf","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1212840-sheep-and-wolf-ch-02.json","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1212844-sheep-and-wolf-ch-04.json"}}