Dark Dreams

Chapter Five

     When she finally began to slowly wake from her slumber after several hours of rest, with a soft yawn Tamra rose to her feet and began to quietly walk outside, but she hadn’t taken notice that she was fully clothed and spotting the young buck that her counterpart had killed Tamra froze in her tracks. Not wanting to remember what had happened or how it felt did Tamra do her best to find place to walk round the dead buck. Only to be brought up rather short when saw the same bandages that she had placed on the midnight black wolf, with slow cautious slow cautious steps she continued to move around the buck and toe to toe with the wolf who wore those same bandages. Tamra carefully tried to use telepathy to try to converse with him once more “Greetings, what is it you want with me?” she inquired of him while she started to sidestep that dark wolf, “I would be most happy to teach you what it is that you truly are” he replied through their shared telepathic link, but his eyes never left her for moment.

     As the anger once again began to swirl about her, Tamra allowed herself to shift shape once again into the familiar form of the panther which was slowly becoming easier to shift into, with far less effort and pain the more she practiced the shifting. She refused to give the other creature the satisfaction of of knowing how he might affect her, and still angry with herself for allowing any signs of pain to fill her once more from her sister’s betrayal. She didn’t understand just how much she was utterly lost to herself or others with the pain that filled her heart like a lead stone. “Oh, just go away and leave me in peace” she growled through their telepathic link to him. With her body primed for fighting she lowered her head so it was level with her shoulders and began circling him, ready to pounce upon him should the need arise.

     However, she moved slowly around him with her gaze locked on him, never wavering in the slightest as she maneuvered into a good fighting location, and after a couple of minutes, Tamra had jumped onto a low branch in the tree’s and began a methodical climb towards the upper branches towards the top of the tree. Somehow Tamra knew he was no threat unless she provoked him, but she didn’t want to take that chance. And in the process, she surrendered full control over to her panther counterpart as she buried turned a blind eye to what the panther might do if he crossed her.

     All the while she searched her own heart in the darkness of night, the sleek black panther began growling towards the ebony wolf, a subtle warning to move along. Tamra had made herself into a tiny ball of light deep inside the panther, so he was unable to reach her even through the use of telepathy. Her barriers grew stronger as she practiced them daily, and the harder it would become for the ebony-colored wolf to reach her mind. Once more the panther growled its warning, though it had not moved from its sturdy branch, but chose to lie down on it in waiting for the wolf to make up its mind about leaving. When it suddenly changed into its normal human shape of a man, did the panther begin to move, she took to the ground stalking him. Her sleek slender and heavily muscled frame took three steps just before she pounced his six-foot frame. Brining her strong jaws just mere inches from his throat, just before Tamra managed to regain full control over her panther to keep it from tearing out the man’s throat. She knew the panther was moving in for the kill, and Tamra was not going to allow her counterpart to harm another human with special gifts.

     With her caws digging into his chest and his arms just enough to leave deep scratches as a warning to leave her alone, and with the knowledge that next time she would not stop the panther from tearing him apart. After several long minutes of convincing the panther that is was time to depart for safer pastures, did she manage to turn her counterpart back towards Cedric’s cabin and the safety it provided from the stranger she was beginning to find extremely attractive in his stalkerish sort of way. After a brief hard run towards the cabin, Tamra managed to bring herself under control and shifting shape back to her normal human form, continued walking until after several hours had passed, she found herself back at the towering rock formation and seeing it still opened she slipped inside of it. Cautiously Tamra walked up to the main door and knocked even though she had found it opened for her to walk inside. However, she wasn’t about to just walk inside of Cedric’s home without being invited in. A few moments of time had passed between each set of knocking, and although she didn’t even if he was inside, she wasn’t ready to trust her own instincts fully on any subject just yet, when he finally made his appearance as he walked up behind her nearly scaring her to death, her hands slowly changing into her panther paws and the sharp nails slowly extending out.

     Before she realized what was happening and retracting the claws and forcing them to change back into her normal hands, with a light smile that hadn’t quite reached her soft sea-blue eyes “is it alright if I go inside?” she asked him softly. “Yes Miss, please go inside and I will show you where I placed your belongings” he responded softly, warmly not wanting to frighten her. “Thank ye Sir, I shall follow ye then” she responded while stepping into the cabin and to the right side of the door, which allowed him to enter his home and lead her to the stairs that neared the small breakfast alcove. He led her downstairs and turning left he wound through a small passageway with a series of small rooms were located. “Here is your room Miss” he spoke thoughtfully to her as he opened up the door leading into a rather spacious bedroom and stepping to the left side of the door, he allowed her to enter the room. Cedric gently pulled the door shut behind him as he turned on his heals and walked back up to the main floor. Turning sharply on her heals as the was shut behind her, Tamra glanced about the bedroom and seeing the large bed with h er backpack on it, she walked over and began lifting it up into her hands and feeling the weight, she had noticed that it had gotten heavier.

     Looking inside it, she found several new items had been added to her backpack, one of the primary items was a small container filled with several bags of blood from a local blood bank. Tamra pushed deep into er backpack and after seeing a small hand carved wooden box, she carefully opened it up and there were several kinds of powders one of which was milk. She placed them back into the box and set them to one side. She continues to look through the many items, including the pouches on the outside of her backpack, as well as the two main pouches on the front side of her pack. When she finally finished going through her bag, Tamra had set it on the floor bear the head of the bed. She rose to her dainty feet and made her way back up to the main floor. “Sir, may I asl ye why ye added those things to my backpack?” she called out as she topped the stairs. He glanced at her, “my name is Cedric Stuar     When she finally began to slowly wake from her slumber after several hours of rest, with a soft yawn Tamra rose to her feet and began to quietly walk outside, but she hadn’t taken notice that she was fully clothed and spotting the young buck that her counterpart had killed Tamra froze in her tracks. Not wanting to remember what had happened or how it felt did Tamra do her best to find place to walk round the dead buck. Only to be brought up rather short when saw the same bandages that she had placed on the midnight black wolf, with slow cautious slow cautious steps she continued to move around the buck and toe to toe with the wolf who wore those same bandages. Tamra carefully tried to use telepathy to try to converse with him once more “Greetings, what is it you want with me?” she inquired of him while she started to sidestep that dark wolf, “I would be most happy to teach you what it is that you truly are” he replied through their shared telepathic link, but his eyes never left her for moment.

     As the anger once again began to swirl about her, Tamra allowed herself to shift shape once again into the familiar form of the panther which was slowly becoming easier to shift into, with far less effort and pain the more she practiced the shifting. She refused to give the other creature the satisfaction of of knowing how he might affect her, and still angry with herself for allowing any signs of pain to fill her once more from her sister’s betrayal. She didn’t understand just how much she was utterly lost to herself or others with the pain that filled her heart like a lead stone. “Oh, just go away and leave me in peace” she growled through their telepathic link to him. With her body primed for fighting she lowered her head so it was level with her shoulders and began circling him, ready to pounce upon him should the need arise.

     However, she moved slowly around him with her gaze locked on him, never wavering in the slightest as she maneuvered into a good fighting location, and after a couple of minutes, Tamra had jumped onto a low branch in the tree’s and began a methodical climb towards the upper branches towards the top of the tree. Somehow Tamra knew he was no threat unless she provoked him, but she didn’t want to take that chance. And in the process, she surrendered full control over to her panther counterpart as she buried turned a blind eye to what the panther might do if he crossed her.

     All the while she searched her own heart in the darkness of night, the sleek black panther began growling towards the ebony wolf, a subtle warning to move along. Tamra had made herself into a tiny ball of light deep inside the panther, so he was unable to reach her even through the use of telepathy. Her barriers grew stronger as she practiced them daily, and the harder it would become for the ebony-colored wolf to reach her mind. Once more the panther growled its warning, though it had not moved from its sturdy branch, but chose to lie down on it in waiting for the wolf to make up its mind about leaving. When it suddenly changed into its normal human shape of a man, did the panther begin to move, she took to the ground stalking him. Her sleek slender and heavily muscled frame took three steps just before she pounced his six-foot frame. Brining her strong jaws just mere inches from his throat, just before Tamra managed to regain full control over her panther to keep it from tearing out the man’s throat. She knew the panther was moving in for the kill, and Tamra was not going to allow her counterpart to harm another human with special gifts.

     With her caws digging into his chest and his arms just enough to leave deep scratches as a warning to leave her alone, and with the knowledge that next time she would not stop the panther from tearing him apart. After several long minutes of convincing the panther that is was time to depart for safer pastures, did she manage to turn her counterpart back towards Cedric’s cabin and the safety it provided from the stranger she was beginning to find extremely attractive in his stalkerish sort of way. After a brief hard run towards the cabin, Tamra managed to bring herself under control and shifting shape back to her normal human form, continued walking until after several hours had passed, she found herself back at the towering rock formation and seeing it still opened she slipped inside of it. Cautiously Tamra walked up to the main door and knocked even though she had found it opened for her to walk inside. However, she wasn’t about to just walk inside of Cedric’s home without being invited in. A few moments of time had passed between each set of knocking, and although she didn’t even if he was inside, she wasn’t ready to trust her own instincts fully on any subject just yet, when he finally made his appearance as he walked up behind her nearly scaring her to death, her hands slowly changing into her panther paws and the sharp nails slowly extending out.

     Before she realized what was happening and retracting the claws and forcing them to change back into her normal hands, with a light smile that hadn’t quite reached her soft sea-blue eyes “is it alright if I go inside?” she asked him softly. “Yes Miss, please go inside and I will show you where I placed your belongings” he responded softly, warmly not wanting to frighten her. “Thank ye Sir, I shall follow ye then” she responded while stepping into the cabin and to the right side of the door, which allowed him to enter his home and lead her to the stairs that neared the small breakfast alcove. He led her downstairs and turning left he wound through a small passageway with a series of small rooms were located. “Here is your room Miss” he spoke thoughtfully to her as he opened up the door leading into a rather spacious bedroom and stepping to the left side of the door, he allowed her to enter the room. Cedric gently pulled the door shut behind him as he turned on his heals and walked back up to the main floor. Turning sharply on her heals as the was shut behind her, Tamra glanced about the bedroom and seeing the large bed with h er backpack on it, she walked over and began lifting it up into her hands and feeling the weight, she had noticed that it had gotten heavier.

     Looking inside it, she found several new items had been added to her backpack, one of the primary items was a small container filled with several bags of blood from a local blood bank. Tamra pushed deep into er backpack and after seeing a small hand carved wooden box, she carefully opened it up and there were several kinds of powders one of which was milk. She placed them back into the box and set them to one side. She continues to look through the many items, including the pouches on the outside of her backpack, as well as the two main pouches on the front side of her pack. When she finally finished going through her bag, Tamra had set it on the floor bear the head of the bed. She rose to her dainty feet and made her way back up to the main floor. “Sir, may I asl ye why ye added those things to my backpack?” she called out as she topped the stairs. He glanced at her, “my name is Cedric Stuart, please call me Tam’ she replied with a gentle smile, with a heavy heart of the memories from her past, she turned towards the breakfast alcove and finding a spot to sit, she slipped into the booth, she sat there watching him.

     Tamra finally let her gaze drift to the floor unsure of what more to say or do in his home. But the again she didn’t understand where she was in life since everyone, she had passed over the next life, or just didn’t care about her. At the same time Tamra needed to be with someone who she could trust, someone who would love and care for her. Just as the thoughts had crossed her mind, the image of the ebony-colored wolf and his human counterpart slipped through her mind, with his warm, soft tanned skin pulled tightly across his thick rope of muscles, she began thinking more to herself about her stalker and how each encounter with him was leaving her wanting more contact with him. Just to get to know who he was if nothing else. And with a light sigh more to herself she lifted her crystal light blue eyes up to Cedric, “so tell me how you knew to go to the small clearing where I was?” she asked him quietly, trying to understand how things around her were unfolding.

     After being alone for the last five years and always on the move, with little to no contact with those around her, her gaze slowly wandering about the cabin taking in the entire wonderous décor. From the simple crown molding to its elegant bookshelves and rich deep blue drapes, and to the lush rich light blue couch with its velvety white cushions. Over the matching armchairs with their robust wood decorations running down the front of each arm. To the soft brown carpet right up to the dark wood floor of the dinning room, that Cedric kept polished to a rich, lusty shine that flowed through the cabin’s interior to the kitchen and back porch. He seemed to know things that made her feel at, and she needed to know why “I have things I do in that clearing, it was just a place I wanted to work in the cool night” he said softly not wanting to reveal much about his reason why he was there at that time of night. He hoped she would not press the issue much further. “I see, but why invite me here?” she softly asked with more curiosity than she truly felt. “You seemed so lonely that first night, I thought that perhaps I could be ready to aid you in some small way” he replied taking a seat on the couch, his gaze resting on her soft features, while he watched her closely for any signs that she might be uncomfortable in his cabin. She began twisting her fingers together under the table “but you don’t even know me Cedric” she said softly nearly afraid that she sounded more scared, “does it truly matter” he asked her in return.

     Tamra suddenly rose to her feet as the fidgety feelings became to much for her to bear, and she began to pace around the kitchen. “But that doesn’t explain why ye would think to bring a total stranger into your lovely home like ye did with me” she said softly as she began peaking around the corners. “I believe it does Tam” he said softly while rising to his feet, he quietly waled over to her and gently taking her wrist into his large rough hand, “come sit with me, and talk to me, as we are the only ones in the dwelling” he said softly, his warm breath brushing against her eye. “Aye” she responded as she leaned her rigid body carefully against him. Her thoughts about her past causing her to act more like a frightened child ready to run from anyone who got close to her, yet willing to try and work through any negative feelings if given the opportunity. “But if you are living here alone, then perhaps ye can tell me why?” she asked him in her quiet tone. “I live here all alone and was hoping that you might consider staying here until winter has passed” Cedric said gently his warm breath brushing past her ear.

    t, please call me Tam’ she replied with a gentle smile, with a heavy heart of the memories from her past, she turned towards the breakfast alcove and finding a spot to sit, she slipped into the booth, she sat there watching him.

     Tamra finally let her gaze drift to the floor unsure of what more to say or do in his home. But the again she didn’t understand where she was in life since everyone, she had passed over the next life, or just didn’t care about her. At the same time Tamra needed to be with someone who she could trust, someone who would love and care for her. Just as the thoughts had crossed her mind, the image of the ebony-colored wolf and his human counterpart slipped through her mind, with his warm, soft tanned skin pulled tightly across his thick rope of muscles, she began thinking more to herself about her stalker and how each encounter with him was leaving her wanting more contact with him. Just to get to know who he was if nothing else. And with a light sigh more to herself she lifted her crystal light blue eyes up to Cedric, “so tell me how you knew to go to the small clearing where I was?” she asked him quietly, trying to understand how things around her were unfolding.

     After being alone for the last five years and always on the move, with little to no contact with those around her, her gaze slowly wandering about the cabin taking in the entire wonderous décor. From the simple crown molding to its elegant bookshelves and rich deep blue drapes, and to the lush rich light blue couch with its velvety white cushions. Over the matching armchairs with their robust wood decorations running down the front of each arm. To the soft brown carpet right up to the dark wood floor of the dinning room, that Cedric kept polished to a rich, lusty shine that flowed through the cabin’s interior to the kitchen and back porch. He seemed to know things that made her feel at, and she needed to know why “I have things I do in that clearing, it was just a place I wanted to work in the cool night” he said softly not wanting to reveal much about his reason why he was there at that time of night. He hoped she would not press the issue much further. “I see, but why invite me here?” she softly asked with more curi     When she finally began to slowly wake from her slumber after several hours of rest, with a soft yawn Tamra rose to her feet and began to quietly walk outside, but she hadn’t taken notice that she was fully clothed and spotting the young buck that her counterpart had killed Tamra froze in her tracks. Not wanting to remember what had happened or how it felt did Tamra do her best to find place to walk round the dead buck. Only to be brought up rather short when saw the same bandages that she had placed on the midnight black wolf, with slow cautious slow cautious steps she continued to move around the buck and toe to toe with the wolf who wore those same bandages. Tamra carefully tried to use telepathy to try to converse with him once more “Greetings, what is it you want with me?” she inquired of him while she started to sidestep that dark wolf, “I would be most happy to teach you what it is that you truly are” he replied through their shared telepathic link, but his eyes never left her for moment.

     As the anger once again began to swirl about her, Tamra allowed herself to shift shape once again into the familiar form of the panther which was slowly becoming easier to shift into, with far less effort and pain the more she practiced the shifting. She refused to give the other creature the satisfaction of of knowing how he might affect her, and still angry with herself for allowing any signs of pain to fill her once more from her sister’s betrayal. She didn’t understand just how much she was utterly lost to herself or others with the pain that filled her heart like a lead stone. “Oh, just go away and leave me in peace” she growled through their telepathic link to him. With her body primed for fighting she lowered her head so it was level with her shoulders and began circling him, ready to pounce upon him should the need arise.

     However, she moved slowly around him with her gaze locked on him, never wavering in the slightest as she maneuvered into a good fighting location, and after a couple of minutes, Tamra had jumped onto a low branch in the tree’s and began a methodical climb towards the upper branches towards the top of the tree. Somehow Tamra knew he was no threat unless she provoked him, but she didn’t want to take that chance. And in the process, she surrendered full control over to her panther counterpart as she buried turned a blind eye to what the panther might do if he crossed her.

     All the while she searched her own heart in the darkness of night, the sleek black panther began growling towards the ebony wolf, a subtle warning to move along. Tamra had made herself into a tiny ball of light deep inside the panther, so he was unable to reach her even through the use of telepathy. Her barriers grew stronger as she practiced them daily, and the harder it would become for the ebony-colored wolf to reach her mind. Once more the panther growled its warning, though it had not moved from its sturdy branch, but chose to lie down on it in waiting for the wolf to make up its mind about leaving. When it suddenly changed into its normal human shape of a man, did the panther begin to move, she took to the ground stalking him. Her sleek slender and heavily muscled frame took three steps just before she pounced his six-foot frame. Brining her strong jaws just mere inches from his throat, just before Tamra managed to regain full control over her panther to keep it from tearing out the man’s throat. She knew the panther was moving in for the kill, and Tamra was not going to allow her counterpart to harm another human with special gifts.

     With her claws digging into his chest and his arms just enough to leave deep scratches as a warning to leave her alone, and with the knowledge that next time she would not stop the panther from tearing him apart. After several long minutes of convincing the panther that is was time to depart for safer pastures, did she manage to turn her counterpart back towards Cedric’s cabin and the safety it provided from the stranger she was beginning to find extremely attractive in his stalkerish sort of way. After a brief hard run towards the cabin, Tamra managed to bring herself under control and shifting shape back to her normal human form, continued walking until after several hours had passed, she found herself back at the towering rock formation and seeing it still opened she slipped inside of it. Cautiously Tamra walked up to the main door and knocked even though she had found it opened for her to walk inside. However, she wasn’t about to just walk inside of Cedric’s home without being invited in. A few moments of time had passed between each set of knocking, and although she didn’t even if he was inside, she wasn’t ready to trust her own instincts fully on any subject just yet, when he finally made his appearance as he walked up behind her nearly scaring her to death, her hands slowly changing into her panther paws and the sharp nails slowly extending out.