It was day break and Hollis was up and about. Lazy and hungry, Brandon enter the kitchen as soon as breakfast was finish. It's like he was watching and waiting.
"Mom and dad gone?"he asked.
"Yeah. They said not to burn the house down."
"Ah ah you're so funny."
She chuckle and give him his breakfast. "I'm heading out now. Don't let my pies burn or it's your share."
"Where are you going?"
"Don't know yet. But I'm passing the river. There's a first time for everything."
"Just be careful."
She get her medium size basket and head out. The sun was rising over the mountains to warm the place up.
She keep her eyes wide open for anything that seem valuable. Since she has never pass the river she was looking forward to whatever lies beyond it. They were told not to pass it because it would bring you into the beast territory.
The beast happened to be Rune.
She don't remember seeing anything strange about him.
Well except he look to handsome to be real.
Anyways...
She climb over a fallen tree and mentally cheer when she didn't get a scratch.
Unknowingly to her she was being watched. Rune, perched above her watch her walk around. The little dance she didn't almost make him smile.
Almost.
He follow behind her silently cause crossing the border means crossing into badlands.
It would be a shame to let such pure soul be killed. He jump to another tree and she stopped. She was at the border that was clear as day. While where she is was all flowers and beautiful water, the badlands doesn't do beautiful. It almost look dead. He doesn't live on the bad side thank God.
She cross into the badlands and it was dead silent. Not even crickets churp. He heard then before be see them.
Jumping down he startled her but it scare the wolves off. Even his own kind was scared of him.
He look into her eyes as she stare at him. He was mesmerised by the beautiful shade of blue.
"Hi."
"Are you trying to get yourself killed?"he asked, though it came out more like a growl. He was pissed off at her stupidity. She shake her head quickly. "Curiousity gets you killed."
"Sorry. I just want to see how bad it is."
"Bad enough that they are waiting for their foolish food to step across."
"Thank you."
"Don't try it again. I don't like saving humans."
She gasp. "So it's true! So what are you? Oh that's so rude. I didn't even introduce myself. I'm Hollis. I already know you're Rune."
He raise a perfectly arched brow.
"You're a bedtime story."
"Ah. That make sense." He's the story that make kids behave and eat their vegetables. How fun.
He was the beast after all.
YOU ARE READING
The Beast
FantasyHe was a monster to the everyone. He was the outcast yet no one dare to say anything bad to his face. She was the one who always have a smile on her face. She was the only one who love the monster that he is. ...... "You're my monster."
