Athena's Human Mate

Chapter 19

     Roman laughed, "I'm sorry, did you say you're a werewolf?  That's the story you've come up with?  I thought you drugged me and then had your friends give me this tattoo as a joke.  Although, if it was a joke, a picture of a penis would've been better.  You know, then I'd be a dick head?"  He laughed more and Athena was confused.

     "I'm serious."

     "Next you'll tell me you know Harry Potter and Hermione is your best friend!"

     "Wizards aren't real.  At least as far as I know anyway."  He continued laughing, holding his stomach.

     "Do you change when there's a full moon?"

     "I can but," she stopped when his laughing increased.

     He's mocking us.

     Show him, let me take over.

     Roman sat on his couch, laughing his ass off when Athena looked him in the eyes and transformed into a large black wolf.  "Whoa!  That is a freakishly huge wolf!  Get out of here!"  He scooted away so he sat on the back of the sofa.

     Artemis sat down, gently whining at him.  Roll over on your back, show him you're not a threat.  Athena suggested and Artemis agreed.

     "Don't hurt me."  The wolf shook its gigantic head at him.  "You want to hurt me?  Why am I talking to an animal?"

     Artemis growled lightly then he said, "can you hear me?  Of course you can hear, idiot.  Do you understand me?"  His eyes stayed glued to the wolf laying on its back as it nodded its head.  "Can you turn back?"

     Artemis stood up then gave control back to Athena.  "We would never, ever hurt you."

     "So, ah, you can hear me while like that?"  He was freaked out, but at least he didn't run screaming out the door.

     "Obviously, Artemis can be gentle when she wants."

     "Artemis?  Who's that?"

     "That's my wolf spirit, my human form is Athena.  We share a body and mind but are separate souls, while like this, I'm usually in control and she sees and hears everything around us.  While a wolf, she's in control and I see and hear like I'm watching tv."

     He ran a hand through his hair, "Jesus, I just," he paused, "just give me a minute to process this."

     She nodded then asked, "can I sit next to you?"

     "Sure," he replied absently.

     She sat next to him the best she could, he was still on the back of the couch so her shoulder touched his knee.  She turned a bit towards him, pushing her leg under his, while resting her head on his lap.  They stayed like that about five minutes.

     "How do you do that?"  He quietly asked.

     "Do what?  You'll need to be more specific."  She moved to look at him.

     "Make me feel better.  Like earlier in the car, you touched me and the pain went away, but I also felt calmer."

     He feels the mate bond!!  Artemis barked and jumped in Athena's mind.

     "Um," she scratched at her hair again.  "Let me start at the beginning.  Our creator is Selene, the Moon Goddess, she made us a millenia ago or something like that.  Sorry, I don't remember when it was supposed to happen."

     "Wait, you were created by a Moon Goddess, your name is Athena, your wolf is Artemis and my name is Roman.  Wow, were we meant to be together?"