The Ruby wolf (Original)

Affection grows, so does abomination

It has now been a year since I moved in with Quess. In that year, I haven't seen or heard from John or Jess. Quess though... He's been getting attacked more recently, now. Almost two,  to four times a day. I'm not going to lie, it's tiring to have to fight daily, but Quess is important. This morning when I got up, I quickly got dressed, and picked up my knife. I then opened the door to leave the bedroom, and when I saw it was all clear, I opened it completely and walked into the living room. Shortly after me, Quess walked in and said;

"Good morning, love. Any troubles today?"

I looked up at him and said;

"Not right now... But I feel like there's something off... Uhm... Get on the floor."

Quess then got on the floor tornado drill style and I opened the door to the kitchen. As soon as I did, my boss threw a knife at me. I caught it, of course. I'm nineteen now. My senses went up, and I'm aware of my surroundings at all times. I can't risk anything. When I caught my bosses knife, he laughed at me and said;

"You've just need fighting and killing all that I throw at you. Let's see how you are against this, can The Ruby wolf hold up on it...?"

He then laughed and backed up. When he did, Jess and John came out from behind him wearing all black and masks holding guns. I dropped my knife and looked at John. I could see in his eyes that he didn't want to do this. I looked at Jess, and she had a tired look on her face. She looked beaten. I then looked at their boss and said;

"This isn't what you said in the deal, Jackass. You never said that- that... This is too far. I'll kill you, dammit. Don't make me do this."

The boss then laughed and said;

"Fight me then. Can you survive?"

My boss then lunged at me, and I backed up and slammed the door in his face. When I did, I grabbed Quess and practically dragged him out the door. I then threw him out in the yard and locked me, my boss, and my friends inside. When my boss opened the door, he said;

"Smart ass move, kid. Now, are you going to fight this time, or run away like you should?"

I gritted my teeth and said;

"I shouldn't even let you be standing where you do, now. You've been after me for years... I've made peace where I am. Why can't you just go away and fuck up someone else's life? What did I ever do to you to deserve this?"

My boss then threw another knife at me. I caught it too. He then said;

"You're just a kid. You don't understand what you're born into. I'm making this company better. I'm trying to harden you... But you have to cut loose a few strings attached. Trust is all we have, or we have nothing at all."

I then threw a knife back at my boss, and it hit him right in the stomach. I then walked up to him quickly and kicked him off his feet. Just when I was about to kill him, someone tried to throw a apple at me. I caught it in my palm. It had the word, 'Help' carved into it. I can't kill him now. Maybe the safety of my friends depends on it. I let go of the knife that was deep in my bosses gut and said;

"You don't get to die right now. You're only going to make things harder on yourself if you try to come back. Leave while you can, bitch."

My boss, and my friends then grappled away, and I walked to the front door, where I threw Quess out. He was where I left him, and when I opened the door, he was holding a sharp rock and said;

"Well that was fucking scary. Are you okay?"

I nodded and then helped Quess up off the floor. Quess noticed that something was off, and said;