A Tail of Romance & Friendship Ch 2: Will you help a friend?
##Razam##
I stumbled forward down the hill as I
sprinted and lept down the steep incline disregarding my own wellbeing, I
tripped over my own foot paw tumbling into rolling a down the hit hitting the
base with a face plant. I pulled myself up on all fours and leaped into a mad
dash towards the forest edge. I ran to a Wolverin I have never met and I did
not know why maybe I just needed to see him but again why? These are the
questions I asked myself as I ran to the wounded Wolverin.
##Two Figures in the Darkness##
I drop from the tree with a smile, I
watch the little Kamoray run off to save a Wolverin he has never meet and give
a light chuckle under my breath, I look up into the big oak tree. With a
chuckle in my voice I say "Hun, come on down and see this."
I look back to the Kamoray as he
approaches the forest's edge and I hear a rustle in the leaves as my love comes
down. I wait for him to say something. I get a pleasant surprise feeling a set
of strong arms wrap around my middle and in a deep calm voice in my ear
"Mmmm, now sweets it's not kind to
smile at someone's misfortune"
I frown as he rests his chin on my
shoulder and I spit back "I'm not, I'm just happy that he is getting help,
because of us. Do you think that Kamoray would help without a little nudge?"
I push back into him as he says "I
don't know, and I now never will. Love you act too fast, try to give them a
chance to do it on their own."
I give a light giggle as I feel my
cheek receive a light peck, and with a smile I say "Okay, you're right"
I hear a chuckle and him say "You know
I am, now I need to meet up with are friends that stayed in school, you don't
cause too much trouble while I'm gone. Okay?"
I laugh and go along with it "Aww but
it's so much fun Hun" I smile at the rhyme and turn back to him still in his
arms feeling safe and warm.
I hear a light laugh as he says
"Someone's naughty, I have to go now love you should have this covered, no
point starting to save someone and not finishing it" I feel his shoulders rise
in a shrug.
I feel him kiss the nape of my neck and
I give a slight shudder as he lets go of me. I don't bother to turn to say good
bye as I know he has already left. I give a smile and a light chuckle as I say
"What a tease" I hold my arm with one paw and cross my legs slightly and feel
the cold evening air drain the heat from my body. I frown and turn away from
the Kamoray as he tries to help the Wolverin sitting on the edge of death, and
sigh Time to get stuff done I head towards the village and towards a
certain Kamoray that may want to help.
##Nar-I##
BITCH! I take a cup from an
old dark furred man in a quick motion and walk back to the bar a furious then
stand and take a moment to calm down. I sigh wanting to tell him off but I know
that will make life harder and I'm almost okay with that. *He's are best
customer! Ya well if he grabs me one more time he will lose that paw,
best customer or not.* I was somewhat in a bad mood before Razam showed up,
now...now I'm just pissed off, not with Razam but with the hag I work for she
always needs to start something with him. *Is it so much to give a starving
person some food, even just scraps? Ha welllll fuck you I will anyways.*
I think for a moment about why I could
do that and not bitch smack the old creep. I sigh *because one everyone will
see and the other no one will...hopefully. I will have to do it before we leave
town.* I hear a creak of the front door I glance over my shoulder and see a
female Wolverin with a mixed fur pattern. It had a deep purple with red
highlights, her fur was well taken care of unlike most around here. But the
weird part was the fact that she was a Wolverin *what brings a Wolverin
here? They usually stay in or near the northern glacier*
I pour a glass for the old Kamoray
still thinking about the Wolverin of odd color and realize no one is paying her
mind. You would think that someone like her would have everyone gawking but no.
I walk over to the old man and place down the mug. Out of the corner of my eye
I could see her take a seat at the bar,*Good now I will be able to keep an
eye on her, we don't need trouble and I think it just came knocking* I
think as I turn from the old man and I feel someone grab the base of my tail.
And I turned to see the old creep with his arm out and I growled "THAT'S
IT! You are so dead" as I say this I grab an empty glass of the table
next to me.
"I would not do that if I were you" I
whip my head around to find the source of the voice. I look to the Wolverin and
I start to feel the roots and plant life around the village call to me as my
anger increases. I get snapped out of it at the sound of the glass cracking in
my paw. I look down to see my claws out and the cup covered in fractures and
then my rage returns two fold and I toss the glass at the wall it just grazes
over the Wolverines head. I see her put down her ears as it goes over and
smashes against the wooden wall.
The tavern had gone quiet with my anger
rising. I take a deep breath ^I'm so sick of this bull shit every fucking
day...it ends now. ^ I walk behind the bar and place my paws down on each
side of the Wolverin and glare to her. Still looking forward to my chest not
caring that I was there.
Then she has the nerve to say "Are you
going to say something?" ^What a smug little bitch^
"O I will, like who the f-" I say before
she looks up to me and my anger turned to absolute fear. I could see her eyes,
One a light gold and the other, a Leviathans but deep blue, red with a little
green. I go pale and shuddered as she glares at me as if waiting for something.
And raises an ear to me.
"Pardon? I don't think I got that last
part?" she says leaning towards me with her ears still raised before saying
"Come one now what were you going to say"
I lower my paws in front of myself.
Like a cub that broke the cookie jar I say "Nothing... Sorry for my temper"
She smiles and nods "Now that's better.
Before we continue get me a drink Nar-I Minal Levin" I frown as I hear my full
name used and slowly turn back to the mugs and alcohol. With shaking paws I
pour a glass of vodka ^Now I have messed up bad...^ I take a deep breath
and turn back to face her. Placing the cup down I pull up a chair and take a
seat with my head down looking at my foot paws.
I watch her grab the glass and take a
long slow drink, it was as if she was trying to make me feel anxious, and it
worked. I watched her every movement, watching her like a mouse would a cat,
admiring its power but in fear, knowing it could kill it in the simplest
action. I was the mouse and I watching the cat drink. She placed the glass down
with a clink. Looking me in the eyes she said "Now sweets you need to work on
your temper" she scolded me like a mother she child ^Sit up straight clean
your fur wash behind your ears^ I remembered vividly my mother and how she
would say that she does it because she cares. Correcting my mistakes as always.
"Okay now let us get this over with. I
know you want to know why the hell I'm here right?"
I look to her and give a quick nod and
say "Yes, if I may know."
"Well I came to tell you friend is in
trouble" I watch her look down to her claws and check they are clean.
My eyes go wide as I think about who it
could be and with a shaky voice I get out "W-who?" I wait for a response as she
picks her nails cleaning them, keeping herself clean.
"Your friend Razam, He is running off
as we speak to help a Wolverin, little does he know that there are killers in
the woods" she glances up to me her mind elsewhere and my face pale in shock
"I need to go...please." I look begging
to leave so I can go save my friend "Please..."
"Go, I have other things to attend to
sweets" I jump up knocking over the chair as heard that
I head for the door and I grab the
handle throwing it open showing the night just through the door. I hear her say
from behind me "Don't break any hearts today please" that was the last thing I
heard before the door closed with a thud. I ran as fast as my paws could carry
me to Razam's house. Into the night into the dark on ^I'm coming...^
##--A friend of Jaw-raw's & a
little more from Nar---##
I walk down the street as the world had
descended into darkness. I always felt more comfortable in the shroud of night,
Easier to disappear, easier move with little to no trace. No way to find me
I sigh with my head down, my shoe kicks louse a pebble, I watch it skip along
the ground.
I look up from the ground and down the
dead road of night. Silent, empty, dead some call it eerie but I find it
peaceful an calming. I look at the buildings around me. I raised a paw to the
building and felt the wood the wood, worn from the time that erodes it. Time
the killer of all things. I sigh as I drag my paw along the wooden wall.
Scratching the top layer slightly.
I can feel a cold night breeze blow
through the village, through my home...the only one I have left. I watch the
sings sway as the wind blows against them. I feel it blow through my fur and
chill my skin. I can feel the nip in the damp cold night air but I smile *It's
nice* I walk forward with my tail swaying behind, I pull my hood back with
a smile on my face as I look to the moon as I try to find out what is making me
happy *Why can't I help but smile? Is it the empty streets? Or is it I feel
safe for once...could it be I don't need to hide anymore?* with my hood
down I bring my paw up. I pet back the fur on my head as it stood up *It's
been too long since I put my hood down. To long since I felt safe with whom I
was...*
I smile up to the moon for almost five
minutes. Then bring my head down following the moon beams to the land I walk
on. I turn a corner and look forward to see the town square and its small pond.
I watch the wind disturb the calm water and see the moon light to cause it to
shimmer with life as I approach. I see a flicker of movement in the corner of
my eye, I quickly yank my hood over my head and face and try to hide from the
approcher.
"O come on now Kunar, I do not bite,
much" I hear a female chuckle with a smile in her voice that sounded like a
Kamoray like me. Who is she? How does she know my name?
"I would like to be left alone" I say
just getting to the point of it do not want her here who ever she was.
I hear a slight purr in her voice as
she says "Well too bad, I wish to speak with you" I hear her walk forward and
take up a spot behind me. I glance around from under my hood eyeing the exits *I
don't want to get in a fight now, too much to worry about*
I say with a stern tone "Please be on
your way, I want to be left in peace" even as I said it I realized she had no
intention of leaving me to myself and I give a light sigh as I turn to walk
away from the lady
.
I hear a sigh from the lady before she
says "Nar-I is in danger" I stop in my tracks what...? I hear her
chuckle behind me before she says "There we go, now come back here so we can
talk"
I make a scowl as I say with power behind
my words "Where is she." I remain calm as turn around to the Kamoray with a
death wish before I look at her as I say "If you hurt her I will make your
death as painful as possible"
I hear her chuckle as I turn towards
her and hear her say "Kunar, love I would never." I look the smiling figure up
and down and see, a Kamoray with orange spotted fur, she was about medium
height. She held a drink of some sort in her left paw. Every so often she would
bring it up and take a sip of the golden yellow liquid. "Now will you listen
Hun?" as she said this I looked to her face. Then I saw them, her eyes. One of
silver and the other like a dragon, orange red and green.
As I see them I step forward and
apologize saying "Sorry for the disrespect my lady" I make a slight bow in
apology as I had now realize the disrespect I have shown. *What is a goddess
doing here?* "May I know how Nar-I is in danger? And where I may find her"
I look up to her for a response. A response I would kill for, but I keep my
cool, if I lost it, I would only achieve in making her angry. I could feel
myself get twitchier by the moment, my ear would flick at the slightest sound,
my tail would move around in jerky movements. Trying hardest to stay still and
to be patient.
She nods her head as the moon light
flows around her and she looks beautiful more beautiful than anything I have
seen before. I soon realized I was staring, her aura was strong pulling me in
its enchanting snare Dam...i-i need to focus I look back up to her
face and wait for her to continue.
"Better yet I will tell you how to save
her" she nods as she brings the cup up and takes a long drink before holding it
at her hip. With an emotionless face she says calmly "You kill those who going
to cause her harm. A true act of love I could not plan it better myself she
looks down to me with a nod bringing the glass up again.
I look to her with a shocked expression
eyes wide "But how?" I look up to her hoping that she did not mean what I think
she wanted me to do *I-I can't do that again...I-It was horrible... The, the
way he screamed...* images flashed in my mind as I recall the last time,
and the blood, everywhere.
She lowered her glass with a light sigh
and looks to me "Kunar... We both know how" she leans over me with her eye
brows a little angular, showing I had upset her slightly. One of the few things
you never do around a god is being rude, some will tolerate it but some will
not to any degree. That is what I was dealing with right now.
She pulled the neck of my shirt forward
slightly. You could see on my chest pitch black fur that was burned there. It
marks me for life, marks we for what I am, and what I will always be. I look up
to her wincing slightly not in pain but in fear pulling away only a little "We
both know what you are. We both know what you are capable of." she let go of my
shirt and I stumble back slightly and I land on my tail. I look up at the
towering goddess and hear her say "She is by the woods and there are a group of
bandits in the woods next to her" she raised the glass and takes a long drink
to finish it off. She then throws it to the side where it shatters against the
house next to us. She turns away and says over her shoulder "Now go" that was
the first time I meet the goddess and I hoped it would be the last but now, I
run.
#A wolf under the wood#
I let out a quiet moan in pain. My head
was pounding like a drum, my vision blurred. I could hear the rustle of the
leaves in the trees Ar- are they still there... I look down my snout
into the forest edge. I-I can't see them over the log... I turn my
head and my nose lands in the dirt. I let my eyes fall slightly *I-is this
the end..? To die a coward...* I could try and pull out from the tree, but
the tree wasn't the problem. It was a problem, but it might be the only reason
I'm still breathing.
I wince in pain as I tried to take a
breath of air. My breathing staggered, I could feel blood trickling from the
cut on my gut and down thru my deep brown chest and belly fur. The cut was bad
from what I felt but I could not remember what caused it *I-I was chased ... did
they stab me?* I could feel my blood pool slightly beneath me. The noise
started to fade with my vision the world now sounded wobbly like sounds under
water.
The world was going quite the only
thing I could hear was my own heartbeat as it pounded in my skull I give the
world one last look before I close my tear stained eyes and lay in the dark of
night, with only the wind for my company as I felt my end near. Then I hear
light thumping sound. I let out a breath I did not know I had, It gets louder I
lay still. It gets even louder, I can quite voices but they sounding like they
were a million miles away. Only whispers. As it got closer I could make out a
second set of foot steps
I turned my head slowly towards them as
they came close Well you did your job I'm already dying I closed my eyes
without hope knowing here, in this land it's only you, no one was going to help
without reason. I remember a deep voice saying to me long ago ^you're on your
own child^ the memory faded soon as hazy as my vision but the voice was
crystal. With my head in the dirt I could hear mumbled shouts from the
approaches.
I could only make out a few words as it
spoke "Y## ##, #an ##u ## m#! #ta# ### ##." I could feel a warm paw tap the
side of my muzzle lightly, smelling like alcohol. I let out a quiet moan with
my eyes closed Are... are they helping me... I heard one of them say
thru the fog of pain "Ra###! #e's al###!" I felt a slightly bigger paw run over
my chest and then a head pressed against it and I let out a louder moan. And I
could no longer hear them and the world went quiet. The sound of death... silence