The Arcana x reader

🌲Werewolf Muriel x Reader

Requested by sleepyboi1319

Original- 9/24/19

Revised-1/27/20

Word Count- 1241
   
   You were outside in the forest by the palace, It has always been a place that calms you down. It's a nice, quiet place to be. It was about 3 am, why were you out there at 3 am? Well you couldn't sleep, you felt like there was something off, but considering the recent events with the count, you wouldn't be surprised.

      You sat down on a log in the forest, it was slightly chilly outside, but you didn't mind much, you like the cold. You closed your eyes and started to think about the recent events, you went over them in your mind trying to see if there was anything that could be making you feel this way, but there really wasn't, but it was stuck in the back of your head, and you couldn't stop thinking about it.

      You were taken out of your thoughts when you heard a howl come from the distance, You remember hearing about werewolves, and being told about them, but you were never sure if they were real or not. You've never seen one with your own eyes, and most of the time when you hear howling it's a pack of wolves off in the distance. You decided that it wasn't something you should concern yourself with, and went back to your thoughts... no one was acting weird.

      Everyone was acting normal, nothing strange was going on, Asra was doing his normal thing, going around and traveling, Ilya was acting normal as well... well as normal as Ilya can be. Nadia had royal duties to attend to, Lucio isn't around. Portia was doing just fine as well, Muriel, well Muriel always acted strange around you, always quite, is careful with what he does, it's like he doesn't want to do anything that would scare you or potentially hurt you. You kept thinking about this for a while. Until you realized how quiet it had gotten, sure there were a few twig snaps and branches shaking here and there but the sound of howling had completely gone away now. It was just adding to your gut feeling that something was wrong.

      You stood up and looked in front of you, it was dark, as to be expected, you couldn't see much in front of you, but from what you could see, there was nothing there. You turned around and looked at the leaves on the floor, you slowly started to look up and noticed something in front of you, large feet with sharp claws. You looked up some more and what you saw standing in front of you was what you can only think to be a werewolf. A large, almost man like figure, ears, a tail, large claws, and sharp teeth. It was definitely a werewolf. there was only one logical thing to do now.

Run.

      So you did just that, you turned around and ran further into the forest, it was the only chance you had to get away from this thing. You've heard about how hostile werewolves can be, but you never knew they were real, so you thought this would never be a problem. You turned your head and looked behind you, it was still following you. You kept running, and running, there was no way you were going to let that thing catch up to you. You were not looking where you were going, you were just trying to get away, and this had caused you to trip over a rock that was on the ground. You were falling to the ground but had the smart idea to to try and catch yourself, you ended up hurting your arm by doing this.

      You got back up and started to run again, not even looking behind you. This time you were looking where you were going, making sure not to hurt yourself more than you already have. You just kept running, that is until you heard someone yelling your name.

       "Y/N!" They sounded so familiar but you couldn't place it. You slowed down a bit and looked behind you. The werewolf was now gone, but that didn't stop you from looking around to make sure.

      "Y/N?! Where are you?!" Someone was looking for you, but who? You kept turning in circles looking for the person.

      "Hello?!" You yelled back. You grabbed your injured arm kept looking around you. Everywhere you turned you never saw a person.

       "Y/N, stay where you are I'm coming to get you!" The person yelled back. you did as they said, but for all you know they could be coming to hurt you more. but they sound so familiar, so why would someone you know want to do that... It's just bad timing. There were now tears starting to brim in your eyes. You kept looking around and in the distance you saw someone coming toward you. You started to walk closer towards them, until you figure out who it was... It was Muriel.

       You started to run towards him. As soon as you reached him you gave him a hug, forgetting all about your injured arm. He hugged you back. You realized that you had started crying, and soon enough you two had fallen to the ground, with Muriel still holding you in his arms.

       "Y/n, are you okay?" He asked and you looked up at him with tears in your eyes. This made him feel bad, and you could tell by his facial features. You just buried your face into his chest and he held onto you.

       "I didn't mean to scare you..." He said and you looked up at him and pulled away a bit. You wiped your tears and looked at him confused.

       "Wh-what do you mean?" You managed to get out between sniffles.

       "You didn't scare me... the-there was a-a werewolf." You said and he looked down at you.

       "I know, that was me." He said and you pulled away from him a bit more.

       "What? you're a-a -a werewolf?" He nodded in response.

       "I didn't mean to scare you, but you just looked so calm and pretty and I was also making sure that you were okay. it is late and you shouldn't be out here." You looked at him for a moment before letting your head fall on his chest.

       "I really didn't mean to." He said again but this time a whisper. you looked back up at him and your faces were so close because he was looking down at you. You reached up and put your hands on either side of his face, and pressed your foreheads together.

       "It's okay... It's okay." You said as you closed your eyes and leaned into him. you both sat there in silence for a moment, before you leaned up and captured his lips in a kiss. He kissed you back, it was a soft loving kiss. soon enough you had to pull away. you looked at each other for another moment.

        "We should probably get you back to the palace. Julian should look at your arm, and you should also rest." He said as he stood up. He then held out his hand for you to take it, You grabbed his hand and stood up. Before you knew it you were lifted off the ground, Muriel had picked you up bridal style and started to walk back to the palace.