The Scared Beauty and Her Determined Beasts

Ch. 6

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Laughing at his enthusiasm, Scarlet said, "No worries, Kitty, I have some food that we can eat, and it doesn't take long to cook either." When Scarlet finished speaking, she did a little Yoga move 'to make it look like she had to do something to bring it to them'.

What actually happened was, Scarlet just used her Energy to retrieve it from her hideout.

Once the supplies and ingredients she wanted were brought to them, Travis was once again shocked to see what Scarlet could do.

As she began to get things ready for Brunch, Scarlet thought about the faces that Kitty had been making and how they were just so funny. The Strange feeling in her chest kept lasting longer the more she thought about it, but she just brushed it off as she started to gather Wood for the Fire.

When Travis saw what she was doing he started to gather wood as well, while having a strange look on his face.

When we had finished gathering all the wood that was needed, Travis bit the bullet and asked, “What is cooking and what is the Wood for?” Laughing at him again, Scarlet answered, “The Wood is for the Fire.”

Which was the wrong thing to say. As soon as she said Fire, he had the look of sheer panic like he had seen a ghost, and again Scarlet just couldn’t help but laugh at his reaction.

As she proceeded with answering the question more thoroughly, Travis’ face changed to One of understanding, “Fire is dangerous and should not be played with. But in a controlled environment, it is safe when you pay attention to it. You cook food to kill anything that can be harmful. Things like parasites and bacteria that may live inside the animal. It also helps make it taste better, especially with the right ingredients.”

Already knowing that she would need to explain the ingredients, she just showed him the plants and herbs that were collected recently, and some she had already dried to store away.

Travis looked like he still didn’t understand but was not going to ask any more questions. Instead, he just watched as Scarlet put everything together. When she asked him to put some Water inside the pot and take it over, he did so without any complaints.

When he took it over, Scarlet looked inside and said, “That’s a little too much Water.” Travis looked like she had just skinned him alive.

After she told him that he just needed to pour some out, he began to look better. Starting the Fire and adding the ingredients to the pot, finishing by adding the lid, all that was left was to just let it cook.

Travis had such a confused look on his face but didn’t say anything, because he didn’t want to annoy her.

Since there was time, Scarlet decided to answer his unasked questions since there was nothing else to do, and she felt that the silence was getting awkward.

Scarlet carefully explained what plants she used and why that ingredient was chosen, then explained what it would do to the meat in the pot.

Even though Travis gave her his full attention when she explained, he didn’t truly understand, until she took the lid off for the First time to stir the food and Scarlet could see how the look on his face changed tremulously.

Smiling when she noticed this change, she decided to have fun by asking if everything was okay in a worried tone. He took a minute to answer with “No, nothing is wrong. That smell is like nothing I have smelled before.”

After Travis said that he thought to himself that he had smelled something like this before when he was on patrol but didn’t want to say anything for fear of scaring her off.

As he was thinking about the times when he had smelled her cooking and how close he was to finding her before Travis realized something. He realized that he didn’t even know her name.

He was about to ask, when Scarlet said the food was ready and was handed the thing, she called a bowl full of food.

This was all so new to him.

Being treated like a real person instead of trash.

He had also never eaten anything like this before.

When Travis was using a bowl, he felt awkward until he looked over at her and saw how she was eating with it. Travis awkwardly used the spoon to scoop the Soup out of the bowl and took his First sip of the Broth, which smelled so incredible. His taste buds came alive when he tasted the soup.

Travis ended up eating the whole bowl before he knew what he had done. After he was finished, he was just staring at the empty bowl full of regret. Regret that he didn’t make it last longer. He couldn’t help himself from eating so fast, it was just so good, but it was gone now.

As he was mourning his empty bowl, it was suddenly taken from him, leaving him staring at his empty hands.

Before he could feel upset about being kicked away so soon, the bowl reappeared back in his hands and, to his surprise, it was full again.

He looked up at Scarlet and said, “It’s okay, I had my portion. I should just go now and not disturb the rest of your meal.”

Looking up at Travis, Scarlet smiled at him and said, “You are still hungry, and I made so much because I knew that you would be eating more. If you don’t eat it, then the food will go to waste, because I can’t eat all of this by myself.”

Again, Scarlet was met with a strange look and then the sound of a loud stomach rumble. Laughing, she said, “Come on sit and eat your fill.” This time he did as he was told and continued to eat.

Together they finished the whole pot of food in Peaceful silence. Travis helped Scarlet clean up the dishes and the whole time Scarlet felt like something was off about him, yet she couldn’t put her finger on it.

When they were about to go their separate ways, he suddenly blurted out “Can I be your Male?”

Being taken aback by the sudden offer, Scarlet didn’t expect that at all.

Something in her chest felt like it sparked to life when he asked. After standing in a shocked silence for a few Minutes she finally said, “I’m sorry, but I can’t have a Male.”

The look of pain on his face completely shattered that spark, leaving Scarlet feeling a great pain in her chest. Travis said in a broken voice, “I will be good to you. I will never hurt you and will always protect you. If you just give me a chance, Please I can prove that I won’t let you down.” Tears began to build up in his eyes as he spoke, and they fell without him caring to wipe them away.

Looking at him, Scarlet pulled her shirt to the side and showed him a scar that was just above her heart and said, “I’m sorry, but this is from the last person that I let get close to me. I’m sure that you are a Good Male, but I learned the hard way a very long time ago to not trust others.”