Unleash The Wolf || Tommy/Lori/Merton ✔

Chapter 2

"They did what?!" Lori asks, eyes wide.

Merton sighs, resting his forehead on the table as he listens to Tommy explain to Lori what Tim and Travis did this time. He should've known that Tommy would tell Lori what happened as soon as they got to her in the cafeteria. There's no way she wouldn't be able to tell that something's up when she saw him wearing Tommy's clothes.

"Yeah, and Merton here thinks that it's not such a big deal." Tommy says. "I'm fucking sick and tired of the way they treat him."

Lifting his head up, Merton turns to look at Tommy and Lori - the only two people to ever really care about him.

"Because it's not a big deal." He says. "And I don't want either of you going off and doing something about it." He really doesn't want them to go off and do something about it. "I was fine before we became friends, and I can deal with it all. I don't need you both to be my damn bodyguards."

He really doesn't need them to be his bodyguards or to do something about the way everyone here treats him. He was fine without them, and he'll be fine now. However, he does appreciate the way that they care about him. But having them fight his battles for him? Or protecting him from the resident school bullies, Tim and Travis? They don't need to do that.

Merton would rather they didn't. He gets enough of them protecting him while they're fighting bad guys. He doesn't need it during school too.

"So you want us to just ignore all of this?" Lori asks. "Merton, you shouldn't have to put up with this!"

He knows that what Lori is saying is right, but as much as he appreciates how they're willing to do something about it in an attempt to get the whole school to stop treating him like shit, or at least just Tim and Travis, he doesn't want either of them to get involved. It'd just work out much better for everyone if they just ignore it.

Besides, once the school year is over and done with, then all this tormenting will stop, and Tommy and Lori won't have anything to worry about. Especially since he's planning on going abroad to study at Heidelberg all the way in Germany where he'll have no regrets in saying goodbye to this shithole of a town.

Of course the only regret that he'll have is the fact that he'll be moving far away from his best friends....

His best friends that he's madly in love with....

Unfortunately, he knows for a fact that they don't share the same feelings towards him. Of course they don't. Why would they? And hell, if they knew his true feelings for them, they probably would kick him to the curb.

But he won't deny that he has the desire to be with them both in a way that's so much more than friendship.

"You're right." Merton says, getting up. "I shouldn't, but I do. And I'd prefer it if you both don't do anything about it."

He's decided that he doesn't want to listen to his friends berate him on the way he's acting towards the way the entire school treats him. Instead he just wants to go out and sit in the hearse by himself. Maybe even just skip his last class of the day and drive straight home. Though that's not something he ever really does. Usually he just goes and sits out in the hearse for a bit.

Though before he gets the chance to walk out of the cafeteria, Tommy is up and by his side. A hand on his wrist, stopping him from leaving.

"Merton, wait." Tommy starts.

But Merton doesn't want to hear it. "Let go of me, Tommy!" He says, trying to tug his wrist out of the werewolf's grip.

He lets out a whimper as he can't get his wrist free from Tommy's grip. He's never been very strong after all, and Tommy has got quite a strong hold on his wrist.

"Merton, calm down." Tommy says, trying to pull him closer to him to stop him from leaving. He doesn't want Merton to leave, not after what happened.

But Merton continues to try and pull himself away from Tommy's hold, not wanting to be around his friends right now. All he wants to do is just leave. Unfortunately Tommy's grip on his wrist is too strong.

And as a matter of fact, it's starting to get a little painful....

"Ow! Tommy, let go!" Merton whimpers. "You're hurting me!"

Hearing that he's hurting Merton, Tommy loosens his grip on his wrist. He hadn't even realized he was holding onto him too tight. Never does he want to do anything that brings pain to his best friend.

"Merton, I'm sorry." He says, stepping closer to him, seeing the look of pain and hurt on Merton's face as he rubs at his pale wrist, trying to numb the ache.

Though before Tommy can get near him to try and comfort him, Merton backs away from him.

"Just leave me alone, Tommy." Merton says.

He briefly glances over at Lori as she gets up from her spot at the table. He assumes she's going to try and convince him to stay, but he doesn't want to hear it. He needs some time to himself right now.

And as much as he appreciates his friend's concern, he doesn't want to continue listening to them rant about the way the school treats him.

So he doesn't stay in the cafeteria any longer, and makes his way out of the school building. Stopping to grab the keys to the hearse out of his locker, before making his way out into the parking lot. And he just sits there in the driver's seat of the hearse, and just stares towards nothing in particular in front of him.

Not quite fancying the silence sitting in the hearse alone brings him, he turns on the radio, turning it to the station he likes the most. The only station he'll listen to. The one that plays nothing but rock music.

He pulls his knees up to his chest as he sits in the driver's seat, hugging his legs close as he lets the sound of the current song - Jeremy by the band, Pearl Jam - playing on the radio fill the hearse.

As he listens to the song fill the silence in the hearse, he finds himself getting lost in his thoughts.... Thoughts on his two best friends, and their insistence on protecting him.

He knows they're only looking out for him, but... he'd rather they don't get involved with it all. Unfortunately he knows that they're not going to just forget about it and they are going to get involved. No matter how many times he voices his disapproval on it, they're going to do something anyway, and there's nothing he can do about it.

Well... at least if Tommy does something to Tim and Travis he hopefully won't need to worry about them anymore. And Merton won't deny that he'll certainly get a thrill out of Tommy going all wolfy on their asses. At least there's that positive about Tommy getting involved.

But even so, Merton would still rather Tommy and Lori just forget about it all. Even if he'll very much enjoy watching Tommy go all wolfy on Tim and Travis....