Celestial Bodies: Of Runts and Lycans

Chapter 19: Lies

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Celeste's POV

I look up towards the treetops, knowing somewhere in there a boy with dirty blond hair is hiding. It's a nice day out; the sun is up but the weather isn't too hot or too cold. The green of the trees partially blocks out the sunlight while also coloring the forest floor in an expansive green light. There's pine cones falling to the ground that crunch under my footsteps.

"Lycer!" I squint my eyes, trying to catch sight of the boy with dirty blond hair. "Where are you?" I know he's here somewhere, I can smell him up above. The leaves rustle and a big 'plop' sounds beside me as he jumps down to where I'm at. He's shirtless as per usual. If you were lucky, he'd wear a button up shirt with several or all of the buttons undone. He's never been a fan of that particular clothing item.

"Ah, my dear Celestial; to what do I owe the honor?" I laugh at his fake accent.

"The other kids went hunting so I came to see you!" I smile brightly at my best friend.

He chuckles, putting an arm over my shoulder, "In other words: you were bored?" I roll my eyes.

"I'm almost always bored, that's why you're my friend." I give him the 'duh' look. "I want to go hunting, can you teach me today?" He looks hesitant so I turn my puppy dog eyes on him. He always falls for the puppy dog eyes. He's terrible at saying no to me regardless.

"Alright but we're starting out with the basics. Something easy. Why don't you go and shift." I nod, shaking his arm off of me to go behind a tree. I've always been a bit embarrassed with my nudity, despite being a werewolf. Taking off my clothes, I leave them behind the tree under some leaves and shift, my bones cracking and setting into place. Prancing back around the tree, Lycer is already shifted into his much larger form. He's not big on talking about his past but I have a feeling he has alpha blood somewhere in his ancestry.

'Come along, Celestial,' his voice echoes in my head. 'And make sure you're quiet. We wouldn't want to scare the animals away.' I nod, being mindful of my steps as we begin to walk away. If anything, he would be the one to step on something with his big chunky paws. He's always crunching leaves and such. 'Stop!' He says after we've gone maybe thirty-forty feet. Looking up at Lycer, I wait for his instruction. 'Look,' he says, gesturing to our right. I spot a small rabbit, black and brown.

'What do I do now?' My confidence I previously had goes down as I realize just how little I know what I'm doing.

'As quiet as you can, lower yourself to the ground. Get as close as you can and when you feel like you're within good reach, pounce on it.' I nod, lowering myself to my belly. 'Good,' he compliments, pride ringing in my head. I resist the urge to wag my tail. I slowly move closer to the rabbit that's nibbling on some greens from the forest floor.

'How close should I be?'

'Only a few feet, maybe less for you.' I nod, letting myself get closer. I'm maybe four feet away when Lycer tells me to go for it. I jump up, catching the rabbit by surprise. Without giving it too much thought, I bite into the rabbit that goes limp in my hold.