BAD WOLF

chapter four: stranger

P.o.v Marquez

The cold was already fierce during the day but during the night, the heat from the beast inside couldn't warm me up. I slowly climb down the mountain as the shiny light from the moon shows me the snow covered rocks as i climb down.

The hard ground get closer and closer as i climb down. The wind hits my face and my unprotected hands. I get to the ground and the show crunches as i step down from the rocks. The howl echoes through the woods again and the beast ears shoot up.

"What could that be? Maybe its another beast or maybe its just a regular wolf." I softly say to myself. I walk into the woods and the snow crunches under my shoes. The howl wasn't what i was afriad of, its what made the howl that frightened me. 

"Maybe it is one from a pack? You know we have to go find that wolf. Je needs our help against whatever there is out there" the beast says as i walk to the cabin. I felt somewhat safe with the beast inside me at some points. After i was attacked that day i started to sleep less and wake up in the middle of nowhere half naked. I knew one thing and that was that this curse that i was put onto me isn't what i want.

  The snow keeps crunching under my feet and in the distance i hear a gunshot. The shot echoes throughout the mountains and probably heard all the way to the closest city. I look around and i smell the air slowly trying to find out where the shot was.

   "What the hell was that? It couldn't have been a gunshot at this time of night." I say to the beast inside. My pace of walk quickens as i get closer to the cabin. 

  Twigs snap ahead of me and i freeze. I sniff the air and the beast growls and his sharp white fangs are exposed inside. I look at the dark distance trying hard to find out what made that noise. A soft growl and crunching from the snow get closer. A black paw is exposed from the tree line and white fangs show.  I back up slowly as the black wolf walks towards me growling. I look at it and i keep walking slowly backwards. The wolf had a scar running down its snout from an older fight for dominance. I turn around and run into the dark woods hoping to lose the wolf in the woods.

  The wolf runs after me and i hear the hard panting and snow crunching as it runs after me.

  "You know what you need to do Marquez. Let the beast out and fight this old wolf. I am much stronger than that wolf that is chasing us."

  The beast says in a soft growl. My heart pounds hard in my chest as i run around trees and jumping over logs on the ground. I feel the hot breath of the wolf on my heels as it trails behind me. I keep running hoping that i can keep my pace during this cold. The wolf starts to slow down as his panting gets harder. The wolf eaises his head towards the moon and howls loydly into the night.  The howl makes me stop and i turn around looking at it. The wolf walks back into the darkness of the woods and i stand there waiting for it to run out.

  I return back on the trail to the cabin. The wind keeps blowing through the trees and mountains. The roaring current from the river is heard from the distance and i smile as i know that im close to the cabin. I sit down on the ground and i put my back on the rough bark of the pine tree. I breath heavily as i try to catch my breath from running from the wolf. I get ip slowly as my breathing gets back to normal. The roaring current gets louder as i get closer. My feet get tired since my boots are all wet and cold from the walk back.

  The mist from the current hits my face and leaves burning sensation on my cheeks. I slowly walk on the log that fell years ago across the river. I walk slowly and carefully across the snow covered log. My boot slips and i fall on the log. I grab onto it with all my life so i don't fall into the freezing water. I slowly get back up and i walk across it again watching my feet.

  The ground brings reassurance to my feet as i walk to the cabin. I keep walking missing the warmth of the fire and pelts on the bed. A warm smile spreads across my face thinking of the small cabin and the warmth from the fire.  The smell of smoke fills the air and i start to run slowly towards the cabin. I keep going and i smell a weird scent in the air that i haven't smelled in years. As i get closer i notice that the door is open and that there are footprints leading into the cabin. I walk cautiously into the cabin and i see a girl laying on the ground. I see a soft mocha caramel girl on the ground. Her scent fills the cabin and i slowly kneel down close to her. My cold arm slowly reaches to her face as she sleeps.

"Excuse me girl are you okay?" I say to the sleeping body. I grab her softly and i carry her to the bed in the corner. I lay her down and i cover her up with the pelts on the bed. The smell of her scent drove the beast in me insane.

  "Who is she? She has to be lost to come into your cabin Marquez. We need to help her or better yet she can be ours Marquez." The beast says as i watch her sleep. I take my shirt off and i put it down on the cold hard ground. I grab more wood and pit it in the firepit. The crackling of the wood fills the quiet cabin. I grab some pelts and i put them on the ground. I grab a pillow and i lay down on the pelts on the ground. The sound of soft breathing coming from the girl mixes with the popping of the fire. I look at the ceiling thinking about what im going to do with the stranger in my cabin. I slowly doze off as the warm consumes my cold body.