The Troubled
I stepped through the front door with a heavy sigh, dropping my backpack in a corner before flopping onto the couch. Too lazy to use my hands I toed my shoes off with my feet and stared at the ceiling as I began thinking about today's events.
"What was that all about?" I thought aloud. "What was he getting at?" Asking if humans and Weres held a future together... Was that his back rounded way of telling me humans would m truly accept us if they found out we really existed in the world and not just in the legends? But why would he... Does he think I'm in love with Z?
"Yeah right," I snorted in disbelief. I bit my lip. "And what about that look earlier?" He wanted to ask me something. There was something in his eyes, but I couldn't figure it out. That's why I was so annoyed when he didn't say anything. There was a mixture of emotions that I didn't understand, and I hated not understanding.
"How troublesome." I sighed heavily. If I continued to think about today I was gonna go insane! But I couldn't help it. I wanted to know. I reached for the couch pillow and placed it over my face. Devlyn was driving me insane.
A knock sounded at the door. I didn't bother to get up as I already knew who stood on the other side. His spiritual pressure was practically seeping through the door. Well... It was that and the fact that I was too lazy to answer it. "It's open!" I muttered with the pillow over my face. I knew he could hear me perfectly well.
There was the sound of a door knob turning, the door closing, and then footsteps. "Do you ever lock your door? Anyone can just walk in."
"Who are you? ADT Homeland Security?" I threw the pillow at him. Unfortunately, I missed. "Now what is it, Devlyn?" He stood in the middle of the living room, watching me for what seemed like forever. "I know I'm beautiful and all but even I get tired of being stared at," I said dryly.
He flopped down at the end of the couch and pulled my legs onto his lap, staring at my socks. "You wear long socks?"
I gritted my teeth. Clearly I do if I'm wearing them. "Look, I know you didn't come here to have a conversation about what kinds of socks I wear. Will you tell me what's up so I can sleep? I promise I'll remember to lock my door after you leave." Not that it made any difference. If it was a Were burglar then the lock would practically be useless.
He ignored my comment.
That was probably my cue to shut the hell up and let him think. That was the thing about Devlyn. He didn't like talking about personal things and if he did then it was just hard for him to talk about them. He didn't trust people much. It seemed as though he was always second guessing himself at the last minute.
Either way I was pretty sure that's what this visit was about. Personal matters. I also had a feeling I knew what he wanted to talk about. My intuition was never wrong. I just hoped I didn't fall asleep before-
"Tomari." I melted a little.
"You do know humans and weres can have no future together."
I closed my eyes and thrust my right arm over them. I was so tired. Even with my good hearing he sounded as though he was on the other side of a tunnel. That's how drowsy I was. My voice was soft when I spoke. "I heard you the first time." I sighed. "Although you said it in different words... I got both your point and motive. However, future Alpha of the Blue Luna Pack, you're wrong." I let that sink in for a couple seconds. "If humans and wolves held no future together then why would our school allow both species to attend or even play on the same team? They encourage the act of us coming together. Not only them, but other packs too.
"I admit mine didn't encourage it because the human mate wouldn't breed pure bloods. However a wolf that took on a human mate was thoroughly congratulated. We're bound to come out soon. We need them to trust us as much as possible." I opened my eyes to glance at his face before closing them again. "But you know this already, Devlyn. You're not stupid. You just let your jealousy run away with you. Your jealousy of a human." I emphasized 'human.'
