Five O'Clock Shadow [Gay Romance]

Part 17

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After having burst into tears, and having let his emotions take over him, Ore wiped his tears off of his cheeks, and let out a happy sigh, while his puppy, Yeti, barked at him. Without hesitation, Ore took the growing puppy out for a long walk, which ended up helping both of them relax and calm down. After his call with Maria, Zargar's mother, they decided to start preparing their things, and leave during the night. The young man didn't like spending time with that woman, especially alone, but it was his only good way of getting to Elatopedi. Technically speaking, the boy could get a taxi, especially considering the fact his half beast lover made sure that money would never be an issue for the troubled boy, but the problem lay in the fact that Ore didn't want anyone to know where he was going, besides the obvious few people who knew this secret, and secret world.

Heading back to Zargar's, no, their apartment, Ore cleaned up his puppy, then got in for a quick shower himself. Drying himself and getting dressed, the boy fixed up something quick to eat, then began packing a few things. Maria warned him that Zargar may be a bit different, but she didn't specify how. His imagination went to work immediately after that phone call, and no matter what scenario he thought of, having seen how massive Ghrooll was, Ore deduced that Zargar may have gotten bigger. Much bigger. 'Thank gods he buys everything too large, even for his own body.' the boy muttered aloud, as he packed a pair of black sweatpants, two hoodies, and the biggest underwear he could find, though, even those had begun to not fit the half bigfoot recently.

It took Ore well over an hour to finish packing, as he now also had to pack for a third being, his puppy. Not knowing how long they would stay there, Ore decided to bring the pupper with him, instead of leaving him behind with the other Maria. As Ore was pulling the three duffel bags to the living room, he heard a knock. He knew it was Zargar's mother, so he went to open it as soon as it was possible for him. 'Good, you are ready.' she said in a blasé tone, that irked Ore slightly. Picking up his duffel bags, he looked back at Yeti. 'Sit.' he commanded, and the pup followed suit. Once Ore had everything in the elevator, he came back for the puppy, all the while having Maria glare and wait for him.

Once Maria's car was stuffed with what Ore had packed, the boy got in the backseat with his puppy, and relaxed. Leaning against the window, he watched as they drove out of the apartment block garage, and into the city, then out of the city, and to the main highway. As it was evening when they started to head to Elatopedi, Ore guessed they would reach it by midnight, if the weather didn't fuck them over. With his husky puppy in his lap, Ore half dozed off, as Maria was driving in utter silence. To his surprise, the woman remained silent throughout the ride, thankfully for him.

Zargar raised an eyebrow at himself, because, as the sun was beginning to set, he felt something stir in him. It had been hours after his father had fully soothed him, and he didn't know what it was. 'Dad.. I... I have a feeling..' he began saying, and his father turned to face him. The young man could tell his father had a similar feeling, as the beast smiled at him softly. 'They are coming.' he whispered, then burst into tears of joy, with his father hugging him tightly.

The half bigfoot, and his bigfoot father were too eager, and couldn't sit still and wait for Ore and Maria to arrive. With the sun barely having set, they began their eager trek back to the human village, where they would meet up, as was custom for Ghrooll and Maria. Ghrooll explained to his son that they would have to wait, even if they did see Maria and Ore, because the village may be up. Zargar had his own thoughts, concerning the village and its knowledge of Ghrooll living deep in the forest. He was sure someone, at some point, in all these years, had caught at least a glimpse of the bigfoot. He'd really have to talk to his mother about many issues.