{"sf1_id":861943,"sf2_id":"dmWZbZQe","title":"Amber Silverblood: Chapter Fifty Seven","author":"ThisAdamGuy","words":1199,"posted_at":"2015-05-16T13:26:00.000Z","tags":["Action","Adventure","Betrayal","Demon","Fantasy","Gangs","Ghoul","Mage","Magic","Suspense","Transformation","Urban","Urban Fantasy","Warlock","Werewolf","gremlin","wizard"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/861943-amber-silverblood-chapter-fifty-seven","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/dmWZbZQe","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/8d/c9/8dc92d6b-4753-4672-befc-6caefba19e61","description":"#61 of Amber Silverblood\n\nKimberly is unconscious. Amber lashes out in anger. Tyler explains himself...","content":"Chapter Fifty Seven\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nI laid there on the ground for a few seconds, staring at the two of them.\u0026nbsp; Tyler gently set Kimberly back on the ground, but I noticed how he still made an effort not to touch anything but her clothes.\u0026nbsp; Finally, shaking off my shock, I got back up and ran to kneel over her.\u0026nbsp; There was already a big, purple knot growing out of the top of her forehead, and I felt my stomach do another somersault.\n\n\"You-- you could have killed her!\" I shouted, my temper going through the roof before I even knew what was happening.\u0026nbsp; \"What's wrong with you?\"\n\nTyler didn't reply, and I didn't really care.\u0026nbsp; I leaned in closer to Kimberly, putting my hand on her chest and sighing in relief when I felt it rise and fall normally.\u0026nbsp; That bump on her head, though... that worried me.\u0026nbsp; I gently ran my hand over it, and Kimberly moaned in her sleep.\n\n\"I'm sorry,\" Tyler said at last.\n\nI spun around to face him.\u0026nbsp; \"You're sorry?\u0026nbsp; You knew this would happen, but you still told me to bring her out here?\u0026nbsp; Sorry doesn't cut it!\"\n\n\"I knew it _could_ happen,\" Tyler said, his voice sounding strangely numb.\u0026nbsp; \"I didn't think it actually would.\"\n\nI glared at him for a few seconds, so angry it felt like there was steam was coming off me, and then turned back to Kimberly.\u0026nbsp; Her teeth had gone back to normal, and the fur that had started growing on her arms was gone.\u0026nbsp; I didn't touch her eyes, but I had a feeling if I pulled the lids back they would be normal again too.\u0026nbsp; She looked so pitiful, lying in the middle of the dark woods like that.\n\n\"Is she going to be okay?\" I asked, finally.\n\nTyler was silent for a few seconds, but then he said, \"She should be fine.\u0026nbsp; Her wolf only tried to come out because of us.\"\n\nI shook my head.\u0026nbsp; \"What does that even mean?\"\n\n\"Her wolf wasn't supposed to wake up until the full moon,\" he explained.\u0026nbsp; \"But it sensed us, and got confused.\u0026nbsp; It tried to come out before it was time.\"\n\n\"How would that have killed her, though?\"\n\n\"The full moon,\" Tyler explained.\u0026nbsp; \"Do... do you know about moon starvation?\"\n\nThat term sounded familiar, and when I thought back I remembered Dex mentioning it before.\n\n\"It's, like, we can die if we don't get any moonlight for too long, right?\"\n\n\"The first change takes a lot of energy,\" Tyler went on.\u0026nbsp; \"Your body is being remade into something else.\u0026nbsp; Without a full moon, you'd lose all your energy in a few seconds and die.\"\n\nI shuddered, imagining that happening to Kimberly, and finally turned to look at him.\u0026nbsp; \"Why did you tell me to bring her out here if you knew this could happen?\"\n\n\"I told you,\" he said, \"I didn't think it would.\u0026nbsp; This kind of thing is rare.\u0026nbsp; It means that...\" His voice trailed off, looking down at Kimberly.\n\n\"What?\" I snapped at him, not in the mood to put up with vagueness.\u0026nbsp; \"What does it mean?\"\n\n\"It means her wolf will be stronger than usual,\" he answered, looking back up at me.\u0026nbsp; \"When a wolf can force its way out like that, it either means the person is weak, or the wolf is strong.\"\n\nI let this sink in for a moment before asking, \"And what does that mean for her?\"\n\nTyler shook his head, and then lowered it so he wasn't looking me in the eye.\u0026nbsp; \"I don't know.\u0026nbsp; Really, I don't.\"\n\nI looked back at Kimberly and fumed silently for a minute.\u0026nbsp; \"I can't believe you made her do something this dangerous.\u0026nbsp; What do we do now?\"\n\n\"We can't do anything else tonight,\" he said, and I heard him stand up behind me.\u0026nbsp; \"Let's get her back to the house.\u0026nbsp; You...\" he hesitated.\u0026nbsp; \"You might want to get dressed now.\"\n\n_Oh... right,_ I thought, looking down to find myself still naked as a newborn baby.\u0026nbsp; My cheeks burned with embarrassment.\u0026nbsp; _Crap..._\n\nI didn't even look at Tyler as I hurried to put my clothes back on.\u0026nbsp; Now that I thought about it, it was actually pretty freaking cold out here tonight.\u0026nbsp; How had I gone that long without a fur coat before feeling it?\u0026nbsp; After tugging my shirt down over my head, I went back to Kimberly.\u0026nbsp; She hadn't stirred, which wasn't surprising seeing how I'd looked away for less than a minute.\u0026nbsp; I gently slid my hands underneath her and lifted her up, being careful not to jostle her more than I had to.\u0026nbsp; She groaned in her sleep again, and I held her closer to my chest.\n\n\"It's okay, honey,\" I whispered.\u0026nbsp; \"It's okay, I've got you.\"\n\nI started back in the direction of the house, and didn't turn to look when Tyler came to walk beside me.\n\n\"I'm sorry,\" he said again.\n\n\"I don't care,\" I muttered.\u0026nbsp; I knew it wasn't fair for me to be this mad at him.\u0026nbsp; It wasn't like he'd _meant_ for this to happen or anything.\u0026nbsp; Still, when I thought about how close to death Kimberly had just come, I couldn't help but blame him for it.\u0026nbsp; If he hadn't told me to bring her here, this wouldn't have happened.\u0026nbsp; If I lost Kimmie, I don't know what I would have done...\n\n\"You could have been a little nicer to her,\" I said, just trying to burn through my anger now.\u0026nbsp; \"She tried to pet you, and you just walked away.\"\n\n\"I didn't just walk away,\" he argued.\u0026nbsp; \"When she touched me, it hurt.\"\n\nI snorted.\u0026nbsp; \"It hurt?\u0026nbsp; Big strong guy like you got hurt when a five year old girl touched you?\u0026nbsp; Forgive me if I don't feel sorry for you.\"\n\n\"It burned,\" he insisted.\u0026nbsp; \"It was like she had something on her hand.\u0026nbsp; Felt kinda like... I dunno...\"\n\nNow, despite my anger, my curiosity was piqued.\u0026nbsp; \"Felt like what?\" I asked.\n\n\"Never mind,\" he answered, and then shook his head.\u0026nbsp; \"Forget about it.\u0026nbsp; It was nothing.\"\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; NEXT TIME: Oh, interesting.\u0026nbsp; Very interesting!\u0026nbsp; Kimberly has become Rogue from X-Men!\u0026nbsp; No joke, that's totally where I'm taking this.\u0026nbsp; But first, Amber has to wake her up...\u0026nbsp; IF she ever wakes up.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; For SoFurry: Author's Note: Hey guys, I've decided I want to try something different.\u0026nbsp; You know how artists will do commissions for drawings?\u0026nbsp; Well, I want to do that for stories.\u0026nbsp; That's right, for $20 I will write you a short story about whatever you want!\u0026nbsp; The only rules are that it can't be X rated, so no graphic sex scenes, can't contain anything overly controversial (racism, religion/antireligion, homosexuality, etc), and if it's based on a preexisting story or show, it needs to be one I'm familiar with so that I can do it justice.\u0026nbsp; Also, as you know if you've read my other stuff, the worst swear word I'll use is \"hell.\"\u0026nbsp; I know this is kind of a long shot, but I could really use the extra money, so no harm in trying, right?\u0026nbsp; PM me if you're interested.\u0026nbsp; Hope to hear from some of you!\n\n  \n  \n\n","series":{"name":"Amber Silverblood","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/858658-amber-silverblood-chapter-fifty-six.json","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/864914-amber-silverblood-chapter-fifty-eight.json"}}