(MxM) Tales Of A Shifter (P1) - The Meeting

Chapter 54 - Erin

Chapter 54

Leaving the Mortal in the kitchen Ezekiel made his way to the front door just as the second knock sounded. He opened the door to a familiar and welcome face.

"Oh my God!" Erin exclaimed as her soft hazel eyes contracted to thin slits and her nostrils twitched as she inhaled heavily.

She stood out in the sunlight, dressed coolly with simple boots, jeans and a red blouse and her tall frame filling the doorway. Having traveled from the middle of the village carrying a medical kit a soft sheen of sweat shown on her forehead and throat, and her short brown hair brushed her shoulders as she steeped further into the house, turned to Ezekiel and frowned. "It reeks of blood in here Ezekiel....Is all of this coming from the...the intruder?" she asked softly, almost timid.

Ezekiel softly closed the door behind her as he said "Yes....the mortals bleeding pretty heavily, he seems to have popped half a dozen of his stiches and mom was busy so I had to give you a call." He explained to her, then he smiled and half hugged his cousin to his side. Her tall willowy frame rested against him, making him happy. "Thanks for coming out, by the way. I know Drin says you needed your rest."

"If it was up to my loving husband....I'd be stuck in a small dark padded room until this baby comes to term." Erin replied wryly as she rolled her eyes and returned his affectionate hug, then pulled back.

"I adore Drin...." She asserted softly. "But I'm not even showing yet and he's already trying to confine me to a bed..." She told him, glancing down at her middle. "The baby and I will be fine..." Erin finished with another smile, then her hazel eyes glanced about the hall in curiosity. "So?" She began to ask Ezekiel. "Tell me what's going on with this intruder....is he dangerous?"

Ezekiel's first instinct was to say "No" But after a moment of hesitation he admitted to himself that he still knew next to nothing about the mortal in their midst's. So far all Ezekiel knew for sure was that Brandon wasn't one to shy away from conformation.

So Ezekiel gave his cousin a small shrug and replied.

"Possibly, but don't be nervous I'll be with you and as of two days ago he stopped being an intruder and became a guest of the Clan...and since then he's been mostly agreeable. And he'll be here for a while now that the lock down has been put into place and until we get this moose killing business handled and take down whatever that thing in the forest is that's hunting down the livestock ; The mortal will remain as a guest."

"Oh....alright. He's a guest not and Intruder." Erin said with an excited nod. Once more she glance about the hall as though she might catch a glimpse of the mortal. "So...um......what's he like? I've never met a human before...." She asked Ezekiel next, turning fascinated eyes on him. "Can you tell me why he's hurt? Can you tell me what he looks like? And can you...?"

"Hold on cousin. Wait wait." Ezekiel said as he turned on his heel and motioned for his cousin to follow him. "You have a job to do first, so simmer down with the questions for now...." Ezekiel guided her towards the kitchens door way after leading away from the front hall, down the hall and turning to his left. "Besides, You're about to meet the mortal yourself..." Ezekiel finished with a motion for her to proceed him into the kitchen.

With another excited head bob she brushed past him and walked into the kitchen where Ezekiel knew Brandon would be sitting. The first thing Ezekiel was expecting to hear is cousin say was "Hello" but what he got next was a startled gasp. ""Oh! Ezekiel.....is he dead!?"

Ezekiel turned into the room and glanced over his cousins shoulder and was slightly unsettled to see Brandon face down on the countertop, his hair thrown forward obscured his eyes, so Ezekiel couldn't tell if he was awake. He sat with the side and back of his shirt soaked with blood, and a small circle of blood at the side of his feet, next to a tablecloth that was also stained.