Werewolf Shenaningans

The people in the crowd looked at each other and then at Zeev. He sighed. He needed to resolve this here and today. He looked at the old man and ordered him to watch me for him, then he walked after her. I was confused, but obliged.

The old man smiled at me and finally introduced himself. "Hello, my little lady! My name is Roman. Nice to meet you!" I stuttered out mine. "W-well I am P-Patty." He took me to the back of the house, where a bench with a table was.

We sat down together, with him leaning over his arms on the table. "I must say, I was left surprised, when I saw you together with Zeeve and him, well... in his human form." Oh, Zeeve? I guess that's a nickname. "He looked just like his father back in the day. You know, we are not really fond of humankind, especially Zeeve, because of what happened to his family in the past. Do you know?"

I shook my head. He nodded. "I guess he will tell you in the future. I hadn't seen him in that body for over 20 years. He rarely came back to the village and when he did, he always was in his werewolf form. He didn't trust even his own kind, but I understood why. What did you do, to make him trust you?"

I pulled my shirt on the shoulder and revealed the bandage of my wound. "Simply,... I took a bullet for him. He was visiting me for quite some time, but then there was an incident, which involved hunters. I had no other option. He stood with his back towards the hunter, when he was pointing the gun at him. At the right time, I ran past Zeeve and into the trajectory of the bullet. He took me home and changed into a human to treat my wound. Ever since, he stayed with me."

Roman chuckled over that... Curiosity finally hit me. "What is the relationship between Zeeve and that red-haired girl?" He fidgeted with his fingers. "Well, you see,... before he was even born, his parents made a pact with the parents of that girl. The both sides knew from the beginning, what they were expecting." Roman taped his nose and smirked.

"They were the strongest families of our clan. Before that unfortunate day, Zeeve and Natalia were sandbox friends. They stuck at each other's sides like they were glued together. She adored him from the beginning, until the present times, but after that tragic day, Zeeve changed and never came back. Natalia always hoped for him to return and fulfill the promise of that arrangement. Probably, when she saw you today, it broke her heart."

My head sank. "She saw us already together few weeks back." His eyes went wide. "What? That's impossible! I have no knowledge of her being away! Are you sure? You see, we have strict rules, when it comes to our village, I mean, when it comes to protection... Nobody was allowed to leave from here, for the past six months." Suddenly I felt guilty for revealing her secret.

Zeev finally caught up on Natalia. She changed back to a human. Fully naked swirled around and fell into his arms. He was looking away the whole time, even when she was eyeing him to look at her.

"Why did you do that?! Why did you betray me with that wench?!" Zeev pushed her away. "Watch your mouth! She will be the one, I am gonna marry. I am not obligated to explain anything to you." Natalia shocked slid down on the ground, with the hair covering her upper body.

"Why? Why her and not me?! We were meant to be together! We had to marry each other to breed the strongest offspring! How could you forget our roles in our clan?! I always loved you and you loved me, isn't it so?"

His was sadness, their just disappointment, anger, and disbelief. For one last time, he turned back. He saw the parents calming down their distressed, crying Natalia, then focused on his way back towards his house.

It was the first time, he saw him to display any kind of such behavior. In the past, as a kid, he was always reserved towards anybody, even his own parents. Patty reached up and caressed his face. He layed his head in her palm and kissed it gently.

By now Roman's mouth was gaping wide open. Patty noticed it and didn't hesitate to ask. "Are we doing something wrong? Something forbidden?" She was worried. Roman collected himself and his jaw and fake coughed.

"Ahem... No, I am just surprised to see him behaving this way. Zeev never really was a touchy-feely boy." She blinked at him in disbelief. "But, if I should be honest, I know him only to be this much cuddly and maybe even more. He had to be touching me always, when we are sharing the same space."

Roman's eyes jolted towards Zeeve and he just shrugged. "Yes, I guess it's true." and chuckled. Roman full of surprise just started to laugh. "I was worried at first, but I see now, that this untouchable werewolf fell hard for you."