In His Nature

{Mostly Dot}

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ATTENTION!!!! THERE IS A NOTE AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS CHAPTER ABOUT THE ONESHOT CONTEST!!!! PLEASE READ IT!!!!!

Excuse the Mistakes

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Dot lunged at me, her dark eyes burning with fury. I tried jumping to the right, but she caught me and knocked me on my side. I scrambled up, but Dot was ready for me and swiped her claw against my face. I hissed in pain and my eyes narrowed.

This wasn’t going to be easy. I’d just been trying to get Dot to listen to me, and when she refused, I thought the only way would be to fight her and pin her down. Obviously, I hadn’t expected that she’d come at me with such a vengeance.

I didn’t want to hurt Dot, but I needed to win.

I needed her to listen.

Dot growled at me and crouched in preparation to charge. However, I caught her off guard and sent her skidding across the ground of the clearing with a head butt to her right flank. Dot bounced up quickly and came at me again.

This time, I managed to steer clear of her, and just after she passed me, I turned around and knocked her back legs from under her. Dot squealed in surprise and she twisted her body wildly as she fell on her back.

I tried to hold her down, but Dot sunk her teeth into my front paw. I howled in pain and Dot took the opportunity to kick my exposed belly with her hind legs. A second later, I landed on my back on the ground and moaned.

Dot growled at me from across the clearing, and before I had a chance to jump to my feet, she sprinted towards me. In a split-second, we were latched together and rolling around on the ground. Suddenly, a tree appeared in our path, and we both slammed into it head first.

Dot and I detached from each other and lay sprawled on the forest floor, dazed. However, as my sense returned to me, I looked to the side and saw Dot a few feet away, her side rising and falling like normal. Slowly, I rose to my feet and with the reassurance that she appeared okay, I lunged at her just as she turned to look at me.

This time, without giving her a chance, I climbed on top of Dot and pinned her against the ground. She struggled relentlessly until she realized that no matter how hard she fought, my wolf form was bigger than hers, and I wasn’t moving anytime soon.

Finally, after admitting to herself that she had been defeated, Dot locked gazes with me. Her eyes looked sad, but also, I could see the anger. Slowly, her body returned to its human form, and I shifted back as well.

“Now will you listen?” I asked breathlessly. Dot didn’t reply, and I saw her jaw clench tightly. “Dot!” I yelled, my frustration building, “Will you listen to me?”

“Fine!” Dot cried, and she looked down for a moment before adding, “But not if we’re naked.”

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I tugged my shoes on and pulled my now re-dirtied hair into a makeshift bun. I sat down on a mossy rock and stared at Eli, who was sitting on a rotting stump a few yards away and pulling on his shirt. Then, we just looked at each other.