The never ending kind

24- Hunger Upsets Me

I watched as the food was taken away from me, my stomach growling at having only obtained a fourth of one waffle; oh, the cruelness of the world! But I wasn't going to beg or conform to their eating habits. Sadly, to my stomach's discontent, my stubbornness overrode my love of waffles. There were many things I could ignore, but one of them happened to be the force of those around me trying to decide what I should and shouldn't do. 

I had finally freed myself from those constraints only for the shackles to fall once more over me. I wanted to get the hell out of this place. Squirming, I lifted one leg then the other onto the wooden bench, throwing them over the other side with the intent to leave.

Reinen looked at me with sympathy and confusion,"Dreydrey, where are you going?"

"Somewhere else, since it's obvious I'm not going to be fed unless I eating according to her wishes," I nodded my head at the woman, who put her hands on her hips. "So, I'm out- don't worry and eat, it's not like I can go far anyway."

The woman shook her head as she watched me, "Such a naughty boy. Who are his parents? I want to give them a piece of my mind- how could they rear such an insolent child. Were he mine, I would have long paddled and put him on time out."

"Then I guess we're both lucky that you're not," I scowled at her attitude. "Wouldn't want to deal with even more shitty people anyway."

I left the room, already tired from just walking those few steps out the door. By the time I reached one of the couches, a thin sheen of sweat covered my body, my legs trembling in exhaustion. Finally able to lay on the couch, I rubbed the hair sticking to my forehead and used the remote to change the channel and raise the volume. Flipping to the SyFy channel, I was in luck with an awesome zombie flick.

"Oh, you're so strong to let him cut off your arm to save your life," I grinned evilly, hands covering the evidence of my enjoyment. "Cauterize! Cauterize it!"

I flinched in sympathy, "Wah. It's like they're reading my mind."

"Oh my gosh! Who put on such a scary movie!"

I glared at the intruder, quickly scooping the remote off the table and hiding it under the pillow I was using. She looked like she was in her twenties with shoulder-length wavy light brown hair and looked like an exotic goody-goody which seemed to be the default of most of the people around here... Aside from the crazies like Razel. 

It wasn't long before she noticed me glaring at her, "Oh! No no, little man, you shouldn't watch this or you'll get nightmares!"

She tried to cover my eyes, but I slapped her hand away, "Lady, I'm an adult. While your care is appreciated, it is also very unnecessary."

"Cute boy, lies are bad. Not good for you to watch, okay?" She went up and changed the channel on the television before turning it off. "No more tv for you. Outside instead, okay?"

"No, 'okay'. I'm tired and don't want to go outside," I crossed my arms, a yawn escaping my mouth suddenly. Oh my lanta, when will I become normal again? "So shoo, fly."

"Oh, little boy cranky. Looked too old to need nap, but now not. Come take nap with other pups, yes?"

"No! Now leave me alone," I watched as she neared me. "Touch me and I'll touch you with my teeth, lady!"

I growled as she neared me in warning, the sound quite embarrassing and bit her without guilt, "Ouch! Bad boy! No biting!"

She flicked my nose, causing a whine to escape to my chagrin, "I warned you not to touch me with your dirty hands! Leave me alone!"

"Hands not dirty, bad little boy. Cranky bad little boy," The lady rubbed the hand I bit. "You wait, I go get Hermie."

She left, pouting while I wished to turn the tv back on and switch it back to what I was watching, but knew that would be impossible. Why? Because she pretty much said she was coming back with someone to probably punish me or something. People be crazy here; my growling stomach agreed.

With that thought in mind, I tiredly slipped off the couch, muttering angrily, "Damn stupid hairy lycan-wolf things."

I don't regret saving an innocent kid, but I do regret everything else. If only the damn kid had just been some rich bastard's child that a competitor was trying to take out rather than some kind of underground wolfy war. If I don't do something soon, these shackles are going to strangle me.

Legs still jello-y, I traversed the long living room or lounge or man-cave-thing, thinking that getting lost in the empty halls was way better than dealing with any more people in this crazy house. Now, if only I hadn't walked right into the lady with a large mountain of a guy.

I promptly ran away, hearing the horrible lady, "That naughty boy! Hermie, he a bad boy."

Well... At least I tried to run. 

***

I woke up to being in the infirmary once more, a needle stuck in me and my bladder reaching defcon 4 proportions. I moved to sit up only for my muscles to screech out their death throes, leaving me even sweatier and nauseous than before.

"No, must bear it," There was no way I was wetting myself like an invalid. "Even if I have to crawl there, I will to deny the alternative."

"Are you talking in your sleep?" 

I flinched in surprise from Reinen's appearance, only to then throw up what little I had in my stomach... Which made me heart even more. In the end, I could feel my face drained of all color as I panted tiredly.

"Oh my god, what happened?" Some lady said. My eyes were closed as I tried to breath away the pain and tiredness. "What did you do?"

"Ouch! Hey! I didn't do anything!" I heard Reinen defend. "I just asked if he was awake!"

"Idiot. Whatever you did just made it worse, so shut up and go stand in that corner," I listened to the retreating footsteps in surprise. The lady must be scary. "Don't give me that look, or I'll find something to give you via syringe. Don't think I won't, Reinen."

I cracked my eyes open to the doctor holding a syringe full of some very light blue-tinged liquid which she connected to a port on the IV bag, "What the hell are you adding to that?"

"Oh, so you are awake," The lady had long dark hair in a low ponytail, white lab coat and light brown eyes. "Your body is horribly deficient. Right now, I'm just trying to equalize your system."

"Is that why I feel really shitty and like I'm gonna piss my pants?"

"Wow, you sure got a mouth on you for someone that looks like an innocent little kid," The lady's eyes were smiling as she said this. "Yeah, it'll take a while- it was a totally unexpected outcome. It didn't help that you were pretty much borderline starved."

"But I had eaten just last night. So what if I skipped a meal?"

"You mind is an adult, your body is a kid, but your system is a baby. Young lycans require food high in all areas such as fiber, protein, and fat. They also require this diet every few hours of the day to grow properly."

"So, you guys pretty much almost killed me by accident. Got it."

The doctor lady person huffed, shaking her head while pushing the plunger on the syringe, adjusting the drip and checking the line, then the monitor I hadn't realized was attached to me, "So, can I use the bathroom or what? I'd really rather not vomit and piss all over your lovely floors."

The lady turned toward the boy in the corner, twitching her fingers at him, "Reinen, come help."

She handed him a- "Oh hell no. I work in a place that uses those. No way am I using that!"

"It's either that or your pants, and if you do that, I can promise that you won't be getting to wear regular underwear any time soon."

"Is that a threat, good doctor?"

"Take it as you will."

"Touche'. I concede to you for now, fair lady," My eyes focused on Reinen who looked like he wanted to be anywhere but here. Well, sucks be you, mah man.

"After you help him pee, clean up that mess," The doctor definitely had my respect at this point as she closed the curtain to give me privacy. "Let me know when you're done, Reinen."