Weremayhem: Prey of Tiger

Ch 4: Snake of Stripes

 The band had returned home from a good day at the lake. Janice was helping Zac with his wet hair. He had taken a shower after getting back to the house. The blonde female gently brushes his dark red hair out and gets the tangles out. She slowly hums as she does it.

Zac had his eyes closed and felt relaxed. "Thank you, Janice," said the little brother with a soft smile on his face.

"Like no problem, Zac" replied Janice with a smile on her face. The blonde female kept brushing his hair. The two were on the couch doing this.

Floyd was looking at the two from the staircase. There was a small scowl on his face. He wasn't going to admit it but he felt a bit jealous. The red haired male let out a quiet growl. It sounds like a gray wolf growling. His eyebrows were narrow as he watched the two.

Suddenly, there was a tap on his shoulder. Floyd Pepper turned and looked up to who tapped his shoulder. It was Dr. Teeth. "You okay?" the ginger haired male asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Yeah, I'm fine" replied the red haired male as he looked back over at Zac and Janice. Teeth pick up on how Floyd was looking at the two.

"No, you're not. You are jealous that Zac is getting attention from Janice" replied the good doctor.

"No, I'm not!" replied Floyd Pepper with a glare on his face. The doc raised an eyebrow with a small smirk on his face. There was silence between the two males.

"Fine, I may be jealous...a little bit" said the red haired male as he looked at the ground. He hates that Dr. Teeth was right. He was jealous of Zoot's little brother getting attention from his lover.

"Floyd, you know that Janice wouldn't cheat on you or leave you. She loves you too much to do that" replied Teeth as he set a hand on Floyd's shoulder. The red haired male let out a sigh.

"You're right," replied Floyd Pepper. "Thanks," he added. The ginger haired male pat the red haired male's shoulder.

"No problem," replied Dr. Teeth with a smile on his face.

Meanwhile in the bathroom, Zoot was getting his bath ready. He got some warm water running and had set a towel down on the bathroom's floor. After the water was ready, the dark blue haired male slowly got into the bathtub. The warm water felt nice against his skin and body.

The saxophonist let out a sigh as he sat in the tub. His eyelids feel heavy from how relaxed he was feeling. Zoot's eyes closed as he let the relaxing feeling take control. It felt great to the dark blue haired male.

After a few minutes, the saxophonist opened his eyes. The lights of the bathroom were different. The lights were a yellowish white color but now, they are a dark red color. The walls had turned from their bright blue color to void black color.

The bath water wasn't clean. It was blood red. Zoot tried to get up but....he couldn't move. No matter how hard he tries, he can't move a muscle. Panic filled the saxophonist. "What the hell!?" yelled Zoot with wide eyes. Suddenly he felt something scaly wrapped around his body under the water. He couldn't see what it was.

The dark blue haired male stopped trying to move when he heard something. It was a hiss, not just any hiss.

It was a snake hiss....

Zoot suddenly went under the water with a lot of force. His eyes closed as soon he went under the blood red water. He opened his eyes. Fear filled his body when he saw it.

A large black snake had wrapped itself around his small body. The snake has glowing red tiger stripes covering its body. The gold eyes of the snake look deep into the saxophonist eyes. Zoot tried to get the reptile off of him but failed.

The snake squeezed the dark blue haired male's body hard to get him to stop trying to escape. Zoot tries to bite the snake but the beast moves out of the way of the attack. Tears form in his eyes. He felt hopeless at this moment.

The snake suddenly turned into heavy metal chains. The saxophonist starts to fall deeper into the water. It was like an ocean. He hit the bottom of the tub. The dark blue haired male tries to break free from the chains, he fails.

Suddenly a large shadow covers the dark blue haired male. It was a shadow of a weretiger. The Tiger was covered in black fur, red glowing stripes. The left eye is blood red while the right is gray. Zoot knows this tiger too well.

His father....

The tiger roars at the saxophonist. "Leave me alone!" yelled Zoot with anger and fear. He bared his teeth at his father. The beast slammed a paw on the dark blue haired male's chest. Zoot let out a painful gasp. Tears ran down his face. His body was shaking with fear.

"P..Please, leave me alone!" yelled the dark blue haired male.

The weretiger suddenly tries to bite his son in the vocal cords but before that could happen, Zoot wakes up.

The dark blue haired male found himself curled up on the bathroom floor. The room was a mess. Water everywhere. Broken mirror pieces on the ground and sink. Some of the pieces had cut up the saxophonist's hands and body. Zoot noticed his nails were long and a bit thick. A tiny tail was growing out from his tail bone. His ears were a bit long and big.

The dark blue haired male's canine teeth were long and sharp. Some fur had grown on his body. It looked like he was slowly going back to....normal. Zoot realized what happened. During the dream, he must have.....

Turn into his wereblood form...

Horror filled his body. He lost control and destroyed the bathroom. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

"Zoot, you okay?" asked Teeth from the other side of the door. The doc took a sniff and noticed a scent of....blood. His eyes got wide.

"Y..yeah, I'm fine!" replied Zoot in a panic tone of voice. He quickly put a towel around his waist. The saxophonist tries to clean up everything in the bathroom. It doesn't look the best but it will do.

After he finishes the best he could, Zoot opens the door a little bit. The dark blue haired male looks up at the band leader. "Hey, doc" said the saxophonist.

"Zoot, what is going on?" replied Teeth as he crossed his arms over his chest.

"Nothing" replied Zoot as he kept looking away from the direction of the good doctor.

"Zoot" replied Dr. Teeth with a stern tone. "I smell blood," he added as his eyes narrowed. The dark blue haired male froze. He forgot that the doc can smell blood in his normal form.

"I...I just had an episode" replied Zoot with his head down.

"Zoot, why didn't you tell us or try to get help?" replied the ginger haired male.

"I...I just want to do it on my own. I need to know how to handle this on my own" replied the saxophonist. The doc let out a huff.

"Zoot" replied Dr. Teeth.

"Zoot, you can't do this to yourself. You need help and can't handle it on your own. You need us to help you" he added in a soft tone of voice.

"I know," replied Zoot with a sigh.