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I am woken by a sweet fragrance. It feels like a toasted meat. Since I lived at my cave, I've never used to ate cooked meat by myself. For I do not know how to do it. Since when did my cave learned to cooked??
With these thought I completely opened my eyes. I was dumbfounded at first and disoriented at the unfamiliar surrounding.
I looked at the surroundings for a while.
I am now currently lying comfortably down on a bed instead of a cold rough stone. I stand up abruptly as I completely processed the thought. Seems that my body reacts lately.
This is not my cave. NO! I MUST BE CAUGHT. THIS IS BAD!!
I notice that I was wearing a comfortable blue shirt instead of my old tattered shirts with several cuts that makes me looks like an old beggar.
Then I observe the room, mouth wide open. It is a large room, where there were three beds on it. At the left side was a bathroom beside the comfort room, and a window to the right side. It might be small but wonderful.
" Wow" I mutter in amazement. It feels home. Suddenly, I saw a mirror right in front of me. I hurriedly run into it in excitement. My mom used to have this thing in her bed and I kinda like to evaluate each single piece of my reflection.
Just as I stood at the front of a mirror. A young innocent wolf stand before me wearing a sinister smile plastered on his lips. His dark hair complemented the color of his dark greyish eyes. A pointed nose and a brownish cheeks with a pale lips and a perfect jaw. This wolf lost himself for almost seven years bearing the consequences of his unconscious action. This wolf suffers a lot in that years and almost got killed but lucky is favored in his side that he still able to lived until now. This wolf is
ME.
" Oh my moonlight!" I mumbled out in happiness. Tears begun falling from my cheeks as I ask myself " Is this really me?" I am overwhelm by myself. I change a lot. I never knew I can see myself again but this thing proves me not. Happiness evolved from my consciousness.
I adorably looks nice wearing this shirt and instead of my old horrible short ( which I found on the Riverside in the west wood) is now replaced by a white pajama that feels comfortable to move. This was amazing.
I keep smiling and observing every single details that compromise my existence when suddenly a voice interfere.
" So, your finally awake?" I look to my left because this was where the voice came from.
Standing near the doorway was a tall guy, probably in the middle of his 30's I guess. He's muscular and approach me with a wide smile curved in his lips.
I readied myself in any attacks. Remind me that I'm now a prisoner. I look at him, I couldn't trust this man.
" Oh, yeah! I probably am. Why I am here?" I asked currently observing him. My eyes meet his gaze and I can clearly see unto it that he has no motive for a fight nor to kill me. That somewhat assure myself. Still, I don't trust him.
"Let's talk about that later, for alteast you'll gonna be enlighten about why starting from now, you will live with us. Whether you'll like it or not, but let's eat breakfast first. You probably be hungry, do you?"
A confusion slip my face. What did he say? Living with-whom? Them? My brows furrows about what he just said. Oh? Really? Atlast, somewhat will adopt me but isn't it too risky? Wait- breakfast? My stomach scumbled as I remember the sweet fragrance earlier. I couldn't take those he will going to say when I'm hungry. It seems that I am really be hungry.
"Oh, yeah. I do" I replied embarrassingly. I don't want to decline either, my stomach wants the opposite. I want to taste a toasted meat.
"Well then, let's go, shall we?" I just replied a smile and follow him leaving this room.
As I went outside, their was a hallway of wood which we step on it and a stair down. This house isn't huge but just fit for 5-7 individuals. We step on the living room where there are two young wolf probably a seven year old and a five year old cubs sitting in the table.
We both walk to the table when a woman in her 30's appeared from the kitchen I guess. She's the one who cooked. She carry a tray of rice and meat into the table.
When she notice us approaching, she gaze at me and smiled. He; the one I was following meet with that woman and kissed in front of me. I turn my head to the window side to avoid the disgusting scenario served in front of me.
" Good morning darling! , oh? Dear! Come let's eat." Said the woman who smiled brightly at me, carrying my waist to the table. " sit!" She let me sit in the left side of the table with this five year old cub.
I feel both of them moving into their respective sits. I lower down my head as I felt their gaze on me. It was embarrassing, eating with a stranger. I focus my sight at the dishes. Only, a toasted-or is it grilled meat? The smells good huh, next to it is a bowl of rice.
'Oh my Moonlight' I says in my mind. Living in the cave for so long is a worst experience of mine where I haven't eaten anything cooked, just raw animal meat and fruits but I actually haven't eat rice, I nearly forgotten how it taste like. Seeing this things makes my stomach craving for food, that made my hands automatically get the slices of meat using just my bare hands.
" Ahwwww! Agggrhh!" Now, I regret what I did. The meat so freaking hot making my palm getting burns. Damm it! It's hot yet it hurt. Arrggh!
Just when I heard a chuckled and look to where it came from. A women, just give me a genuine smile and said " Careful dear, its hot! Use the wooden Fork to get it with ease, like this and then eat." I follows what she did. Now that I have learned my mistakes, I'll never use my bare hands to get his sh*ts.
After all, the meat really tastes good than eating it raw. Now, that I have already eaten the meat, I immensely look for the rice and scoop it with the fork, wondering why I only got small amount of rice. The man just laugh at me. Now, I'm really confused.
"What's wrong?" I ask confusedly. There is something wrong with these were-people.
"Hahahahahaha! Young man, its appropriate to use the spoon like this" then I showed me the spoon " to scoop the rice, silly!"
I just nod. Somewhat, something pop up to my mind.
'I am merrily eating with my family.
My mama use the spoon with ease and happily look to my papa who was eating peacefully on my left. I just scoop the rice and savoured its last part.'
I shook my head to put off the thought. I silently wish that I already forgotten about it. I took the spoon and continue eating the food.
I was taking a last sip on the excess rice in the plate when the man start the convention.
"Young man, I am johann but you can call me uncle johann and this beautiful woman next to me is your aunt Rosset." They looked to each other for a while and I was taken a back when their lips meet. Arrrgghhh! This two is really disgusting.
' Yucks, I'm really annoyed!' mutter Maiven to my head. I though this wolf was dead. I somewhat agree to him though theirs a part of me wishing myself to end up like that scenario with my mate.
" Oh! Hello dear, What's your name?" Ask the woman- I mean aunt Rosset.
" I'm Alex- Alexander , just call me Alex auntie. " I replied.
They looked baffled by my statement.
" Where's your parents? " It sadden me to think of it. Where is really my parents? Why did I end up like this? I look at them sorrowful.
" They were all gone seven years ago. They've been killed and I spent the rest of my life living at the forest of the western woods. Until, I am caught and got here." There's no saddest werewolf story than mine. From a young cub, I have live in the forest amidst the darkness and risk that
may kill me. I'm independent in an early stage, living barefooted and fighting for survival. For a young cub that need to be guided.
" Ohh! Poor Alex Dear!" Cried aunt Rosset. " Where's your relatives anyways? Why didn't they take you of you instead of living in the forest?" She ask.
I'm in the verge of crying but I stop myself. 5 minutes later and I didn't have the courage to spell it out.
" Oh! Sorry Alexander if it's too personal. Don't answer it if you can't, we understand. " said aunt Rosset sympathetically. I just nod.
" Well, as what the alpha have said. Now that, you Alexander who live at the west wood for seven years will live with us and us, your poster parents. " so? The alpha has something to do with this huh? It somewhat calm myself.
"Supposedly" he continues " you'll be end up at the dungeon for fighting the alpha, but we were all puzzled when he command 'thou shall not hurt or never to harm you.' It seems that the alpha really treat you as special and not a wild wolf that he have seen at the west wood. " oh? I'm shock! That man of mine! I giggled at the thought. I feel so special.
" He impose yesterday that, someone will adopt you where you'll be treat as part of the family and that you are now part of our pack, the ' b****y moon pack' which is the most progressive yet strong pack on our lands. You must be lucky to be one of us." I've heard about this pack before from the rougue that I've slayed. Never thought that I'll be one of 'em. " Tomorrow, you'll be with me for the training and hunting. Don't worry the alpha will lead us though." Oh! Moonlight! We well gonna meet tomorrow. Ohmay! This is it!
" Oohkayy!" I replied in excitement. I also let out a genuine smile to them.
Later that day, I meet the young cubs. They're Keith and Warren. Keith is the Young one ( 5year old) while warren is Keith's older brother (7years old). The couple did tour me around the village which I presumably like. I did encountered some of the villagers, some are confused and some are envious but I ignored their look.
After all, their a good company and a family. I miss my family but I guess I found a new one. I'm now part of the family, the family where I LIVE IN.