Untamed fire

Forest

We stand at the edge of the forest outside of his town. A wave of calm washes over me as the wind blows through the trees and my hair. "My territory reaches about 150 miles through the woods. We will be safe in here. If anyone crosses my borders, I'll know it and be able to stop us before anyone sees anything." Dustin tells me while looking deep into the woods. I nod in reply and begin to walk into the the dense wall of trees. I feel him grab my shoulder. "Where are you going?" I c**k my head to the side. "Into the forest of course. I believe we are heading at least half way in and looking for a large clearing. Am I correct?" He sighs. "Well... Yeah, but you dont know that fastest way. Just stay next to me and and ill take us there." I take a step back and motion him to lead. He still looks irritated, but calmer than he was while we were in town. Maybe this environment calms his inner beast. "Do to your animal nature, do you find the wilds more calming?" I ask as he leads us effortlessly through the trees. "It pleases my inner wolf. A werewolf is not a person with an animal instinct, we are a body of two souls. A human half and a wolf half. We can communicate with each other through our thoughts and be able to live a life that benefits us both. I protect his pack and provide shelter from the hunters who try to kill our kind and he provides me the strength and power to do so." They are nothing like Dragons I thought. We are one being, but we have enough power to control our forms. We chose to mimic the bodies of humans from the old stories to save on space and make it easier to live. "If I am understanding this correctly, you and a wolf soul live in a human body together and have to protect the other human wolf souls from danger that is set on killing you. In return you both share your powers and abilities with one another such as speech, speed, and strength. Is that correct?" He nods as he continues to weave around trees. "Hit the nail on the head. Are Dragons like that?" I giggle slightly. "No, we are ourselves and do not share a body or mind with anyone. We are each our own." He stays quiet. "I think this will be faster if I run us there." He stops and begins to take of his shirt. I lose myself as I stare at his bare tanned chest. his muscles are perfectly etched under his perfect golden skin. He starts to undo his pants and my heartbeat quickens. He slowly lowers his pants down his legs as if to tease me. Every new inch of exposed skin he reveals has my breathing become more labored. I notice that bulge just under his undergarments and lick my lips on pure instinct. "If I look that delicious my dear, how about you take a taste?" He draws my attention back to his face and smirks. "It is natural to feel drawn to me as your mate. The bond can have that kind of affect. I wont be taking my boxers today though. You will have to wait." Suddenly I hear large cracking sounds as if his bones are shattering. My desire to protect my Destined goes into over drive as I search or a cause of the damage to him. He collapses to the floor on all fours and arches his back. His skins starts to sprout black course hairs all over his body. I back up several feet as I watch him become the wolf that lies deep inside his body. A large black wolf suddenly stands before me replacing Dustin. It stands about 7ft tall which is much larger than any wolf or dog I have ever seen or heard of. It lowers its head to me and slightly whimpers. "I dont speak wolf." I whisper to the beast. It looks deep into my eyes and I see Dustin is in there, just beyond the beast. "I would like to try something, but it will be temporary." It closes its eyes slowly and slowly reopens them as if agreeing to trust me. "I have bound my powers so this wont be as strong as it should be." I raise my hand just above its its head and begin to chant. I break the language barrier on the wolf to allow for speech that I can understand. "I dont know how long this will work for. Try to speak to me." It whimpers as if it is to afraid to try. "If you truly share a mind and body, you know how to speak." It huffs at me and rolls its eyes. "Of course I know how to speak mate..." The wolfs eyes open wide. "What did you do mate?" I smile proudly. "I broke the barrier that prevented you from speech. You do not sound like Dustin. Are you the wolf that lives with him?" He nods proudly. "I am Char. The Moon Goddess paired me and Dustin at his birth. I have always been with him, guiding him. Waiting for you." I smile st the sweet comment. "It is a pleasure to meet you. Why have you taken shape?" He stands proudly before me. "I have convinced Dustin to allow you to ride my back to our destination." He leans his front half down and motions his neck to have me climb on his back. I bow slightly before working my way on to his back. I grab to handfuls worth of fur and he begins to run. His speed is faster than walking, but still slow compared to me. I have the sudden desire to caress his back. I lean forward and lay the side of y face onto his back between his shoulder blades. I can hear a growl almost like a purr. I close my eyes and listen to his paws hit the earth and the wind roar past us.