Try Me

Chapter 17

Jacey's POV

My head was killing me. I cracked an eye open and saw I was in my cave. How did I get back here? How much did I even drink? I noticed Willow wasn't in here so I shifted back to my human form and put on some clothes I noticed were set out for me. I left the room and saw Willow in the kitchen. She smiled and held out a cup of coffee to me. "Enjoy yourself," she asked me. "I don't know, I can't remember," I grumbled. She laughed softly, "Well your brothers brought you back to me half conscious and declared you were my problem for the rest of my night. As soon as they dropped you on the bed, you shifted, shredding your clothes, sending the things that were in your pockets flying everywhere. Your phone was sent into the wall," she held up my shattered phone. I growled, "Damn it." She laughed softly, "Your siblings are trying to think of something for me given my high alcohol tollerance."

"Who knows what they'll come up with," I said before yawning. She wrapped her arms around my waist and I wrapped one of mine around her. I kissed the top of her head. "Since I have to go out to get a new phone, care to tag along?" She smiled, "Sounds like fun."

She went back to the room to get changed while I drank my coffee. My parents came in and my father chuckled softly, "I heard you had a rather interesting night." I growled softly, "I guess interesting is one way to describe it." I finished my coffee and rinsed out my cup before going to my room.

Willow was wearing skinny jeans that looked like they were painted on her, a black tank top, and a pink lace shirt over it. Her hair was down in it's natural waves. She grabbed my hoodie that she has claimed as hers before stepping out of the room so I could get ready.

I didn't keep her waiting long, simply throwing on jeans, a black tee, and my boots. I grabbed the scarf she made me as well as my jacket before leaving.

When we got to the electronics store, a woman approached us. Her eyes began to rake over me until she noticed the hand Willow put on my arm that had her ring. Willow simply smiled kindly at the woman, "We're here to replace his phone." She was being very territorial, and I had to admit, I liked it. To ensure I didn't have a repeat of the last time a woman spoke to me, and I was oblivious, I kept my arm around Willow's waist as I spoke to the woman about my replacement. Unfortunately since I didn't have anything saved, I lost everything. Not like I had much on it anyways. I only had my family's contacts in it and nothing else. It was a simple contact device for when I was too far for the family mindlink.

When we left, Willow was fiddling with it. When I had to stop to get gas she was still messing around with it. When I got back in the Jeep she was texting on her phone. "Your siblings are determined to find an alcohol that affects me," she said with a smile as she typed. I chuckled softly as I shook my head. "What was the poison you drank last night," she asked as she put her phone away. "Vodka," I answered and she shook her head. "Given what you like to drink, my siblings may fail at finding an alcohol that gets you drunk." How she drank that moonshine, I will never know.

When we got back home, I grabbed my phone and the screen lit up. She had put a picture of herself on my lock screen of her sticking her tongue out with one eye closed. I chuckled softly and unlocked my phone and saw she had put the home screen of her smiling. I put my phone away as I followed after her. I wrapped my arm around her waist and nuzzled her cheek and she smiled. We went inside the mountain and saw my siblings were waiting for us to return. "There has to be one drink that affects you," Ethan said as he looked her. She shook her head, "Not a one. Not even mixed drinks."

"There has to be something," Shade said. "You could always try Dragons Breath," my father suggested. Leroy and Ethan perked up. "That's it," Terroce said and Willow looked at them with a raised eyebrow. "Dragons Breath is something that's been brewed for centuries. It's the strongest alcohol you a Subctintus can drink," I explained. "Most only can drink one drink of it and they're out of it." She laughed softly, "Sounds perfectly." "Mind sharing what happens when you are drunk," I asked her. "I have this habit of challenging everyone," she said with a soft laugh. "When I was five, I was so hammered that I stood swaying on my feet as I looked at my dad and challenged him to a duel. He simply pressed the end of his finger into my forehead, and I fell backwards and was out like a light."

Five sounded young to me, since dragons aren't adults and shift till they're five but I forgot Bestia wolves aged faster. They were adults at the age of two. Although she was currently Vir she had been born Bestia. If we did have children though, they will be born Vir and grow as slow as humans do until they hit the age of eighteen and shift for the first time. When mixed animal species mate the children's animals were random. They could have the ability to turn into both, be one or the other, or they won't be able to shift at all. We have no explanation as to why they could turn into both or not be able to shift, it just happens.

"We're going to go get it," Ethan said before he, Terroce, and Leroy were leaving. Dragons Breath isn't for the weak, but I knew she could handle it. My siblings on the other hand, were another story. "Have a safe Sagaria," I said to her. She gave me a kiss, "I will."

Later that night Willow came into the room, after I had shifted into my dragon form and got comfortable. "Dragons Breath is really good," she told me with a slight sway. "I'm gonna go get ready for bed." I used my tail to help guide her safely to the bathroom so she didn't trip. She wasn't drunk but tipsy was another story. She came out wearing one of my shirts and came to lay down in her nest of pillow and blankets in my arms. She was laying on her back, looking up at me. I lowered my head, to her and she caressed my snout. "I love so very much Jacey," she said and I wished we were already mated so I could return her words of love through the mind link. I used a claw to move the blanket to cover her as she got comfortable before she fell asleep. I watched her for a few minutes before laying my head on my arms and falling asleep myself.