The Unthought Fate [MxM]

Chapter 4

    Vlad

  Another few days and we finally arrived at our destination, the village. We were a bit tired because the weather was a little wild, a storm passed by a few days ago and now was heavily raining.

  As experienced and resilient as we were, the lack of sleep was taking a toll on us, on me especially. My body is not as strong as my dad's at the moment, I'm around 1,5 m and 40 kg, but Eric told me I'm just where I should be for my age, considering I'm still growing and puberty isn't my friend yet.
(AN: 1,5 m = 4,9 ft; 40 kg = 88,18 lb)

  I sometimes wonder if I will became as tall and well built as dad or if my body will be the tiny type, maybe taking more after my mother, who was a small fire ball according to dad, she missed about 10 cm to reach his shoulder.
(AN: 10 cm = 3,93 in)

  So taking all this information into consideration I should be proud of myself for keeping up the pace with my dad, he low key slowed down for me, assuming I wouldn't notice, but I always saw the way he adjusted accordingly. He not once told me I was weak or lacking in any department, he was just there waiting for me to do what I had to do, in my own rhythm, never rushing me, this was his way of making me aware that I was able to do everything on my own and build my confidence up.

  I was currently propped in a three, high on a branch, waiting for him to come from the village. It wasn't that far from where I was staying. The rain provided a good cover for me, so if you didn't know where and what to look for, it was impossible to spot me. This small protection gave me a good opportunity to take a nap; I was cold, tired and hunger was coming with a vengeance, but now I was glad for the few minutes I could use to recharge my exhausted body.

  I was sleeping for about an hour when I heard my dad's signal.  After I woke up, I got down from my safe spot and went to him, the rain thankfully had stopped for now. He had a tired smile and that made me instantly relax, I didn't know I was even tense until that moment.

  "Hey, stranger! What do you got there?" I quickly asked seeing him with his hands behind his back.

  "It's a surprise, but to get it you first have to give me the correct answer to my question" he told me.

  "Ooook!" I replied curiously. This is new, but I'm certain is something good hidden there.

"Be very careful, it's a tricky question." He warns me and I just nod excitedly.

"The question is: who is the best dad?" He asks.

Rolling my eyes and making an efort to contain my smile, I just replied "Pff...now that truly is a hard question. Hmm...who could it be?" I try stalling, but he knows what I'm doing.

"If you can't guess, than that means I'm going to enjoy this delicacy all by myself" he said while slowly bringing to the front a steaming apple pie, my absolute favorite dessert.

  I was a drooling mess in an instant and my eyes went as big as that delicious treat.

"You're the best daaaad!" I find myself screaming in his face and jump for joy as if the best thing in the world was in his hands. Well, that was rather true.

  We're both smiling and giggling until we made ourselves comfortable on a nearby log. That pie was hot, but that didn't stop me from taking a big bite and accepting the pain, it was worth it, that was divine and I can die happy now.

  That pie was obliterated in a mater of minutes, both me and dad loved apple pie and the cinnamon made it perfect.

  "Come on little warrior, let's go get some rest near the village. I found out there is a shifters shelter not very far from here. We can spend the night in safety and tomorrow we'll go and search for a long term shelter for the winter to come. What do you say?" He questioned.