Contra

20

I'd like to set up my case before the jury before you can judge me for the following actions.

First, never in my life have I ever once said that I was athletic. I'm a clumsy individual and will trip over a pebble if placed in front of me. So, please don't judge me by the amount of times I just tripped scrambling away from the ogre camp like a manic. Or the one time I ran into a tree. Okay twice I've ran into trees.

Secondly, I've never said that I was a gps. Never ask me for directions. You will end up in Canada when you just want to know where the bathroom is. Hence, when I started running/hobbling in my underwear through the forest I didn't know where I had ended up. I felt like I've been going in circles for hours, but as long as those things are away from me I was good.

Lastly, I like food. I eat almost every hour and still have room for cake in the end. My stomach is practically growling at the mention of cake right now. So, forgive me and my attitude because mama bear is hungry.

"Crap pies."

I groaned stumbling over yet another fallen tree in the now dark forest. The fog had lifted an hour ago and now the humid forest around me has come alive. Talk about nightmare fluid, the owls hooting, things scurrying around, and the shadows playing tricks on me. Yet, all I could think about was strawberry shortcake.

"Oh sweet baby cows. What I'd do for a slice." I groan pushed a run away black curl from my face. My tummy growled at me and twisted as if punishing me. Its not my fault I was kidnapped, dumped in the forest then almost eaten by ogres. A shiver ran down my back as the bloody scene played again in my head.

I had not doubts that there were things outside our knowledge in this world,but I would have never expected that. Disgusting beasts. Why'd it have to be ogres? Why couldn't it be little green aliens that I'd discovered?

I stopped for a moment hearing a sound that hadn't been there before. Rushing water. Thank you baby cows! Hobbling over to the river, I dropped to my knees like a cheap whore and dunked my head in the chilly water. Yes, my whole head went under water.

Whipping my head up I let out a sigh of relief. The humidity was thick and water dripping down my body was the best feeling next to sex right now. Splashing more water on me to get the feeling again was the smartest idea I had this far. Bending over to get a handful of water I stopped mid way to my lips as I looked over to the other side of the river.

This day keeps on getting better and better.

As if frozen with a remote, huge, buff men were stopped mid fighting staring at me. I let out a yelp and stumbled backwards from the river. A menacing growl from behind me sent a shiver all the way down to my core making my soak my lace panties. Shit, I'm still in my underwear. I got buff, huge men staring at me in the front and whatever bear wolf growling at me from the back. Peaking over my wet shoulder I caught a pair of chocolatey brown eyes of a wolf. It's teeth shining in the moon light and the low rumble of its growl had a pink blush rushing to my cheeks.

I gulped and moved forward only to see the men all crossing the river, cautiously as if not trying to scare me. Fat chance of that happening. A piercing scream left my lips as I threw dirt at the wolf and scrambled right, heading down the river.

I really should have listen to Mr. Charles when he was talking about animal behavior in Lecture the other day. Something about animals loving the case rang a bell and had me wishing I took the buff men. At least then I wouldn't be ripped to shreds.

I stumble a few times and didn't dare look back to all the shouting of the men. Like a fright train I was hit and tackled to the ground. Breathing heavy I blinked away the black dots in my vision and looked straight into the same chocolatey of the wolf only now it's keeper was a man. A well toned, steaming hot, naked man. On top of me with his goodies poking my bare stomach.

All of this processed in my head slowly as we stood in this state for awhile. The shuffling of feet a few paces away distracted me and made me realize that we weren't alone. I tried to push him off but my arms were trapped under me by his yummy chest. My struggle must have been become apparent to him at last and he finally got up yanking me up along with him.

I staggered like a baby deer onto my feet and avoided all eye contact with everyone's lower region. Did everyone think it was a good idea to get naked all of a sudden. Okay not everyone in the group was naked but most of them were. I'm all game for ogling at their tool kits but I'd like the safety of my clothes first.

"Why do you not have clothes?" Chocolate eyes asks in a deep seductive voice.

I lift an eyebrow, "Says the one of many naked men in front of me. Why don't you have clothes? And why did you tackle me?"

"You ran from me." he says as if that was an obvious answer. I rolled my eye glancing around for a second. Was there not a wolf here a second ago chasing me..

My eyes go back to chocolate eyes to see dark smudges of dirt on his chiseled face and in his black hair. My stomach did a twist and not because I was thinking of cake again, although it was still on the back burner of my mind. No, it was because I was putting the pieces of this crazy puzzle together and it was making think that this had to be the longest nightmare ever. Although I didn't know my imagination was this broad.

I tapped a finger to my lip in thought as he spoke to me but I wasn't really listening. So if I'm correct, which I knew I was, then this hunk of a man is a man wolf and the rest of these hunky men are ones as well. If that weird movie I saw last week with mom is right then they also have some leader person. Aw damn, why do my dreams have to be so complicated. I just hoped there wasn't any sparkly men like in the movie as well.

I pointed to the man stopping him mid sentence, "So you are some wolf man thing? And those are your minions?" I say motioning to the group behind him.

His face flashes with confusion before it goes to anger. He stalks over to me making me tense up once he got real close. Like a dog would, he bent his head into my neck and sniffs me. This confirms my earlier wolf man theory, thank you movies.

"You smell of ogre but you are human. This explains your stupidity."

"Excuse me!" I say pushing his chest as he walks over to his group of naked men.

"Carry her back to the house. If anything happens to her you have to answer to me. I'll finish the mission. Steven, Axle, you come with me. Lets move." With that they all nod their heads and move.

I take a step back once a man makes his way over, determination written all over his face. In my efforts to get away I didn't notice I had moved closer to the rivers edge. The gasp left my mouth right as chocolate eyes caught sight of me falling backwards into the river. My head hit the cold water but also a rock and a splitting pain was was too much for me.

I was out like a torch light.