Chapter Four: What Would A Werewolf Wear: Moonrise

I ran out of the house, well the mansion, as soon as I could. I knew I couldn’t take the road. After all Calvin had taken the car, he would be coming back on the road and who knew where I was?! I could be in China!! (although that was unlikely)

So I ran into the forest. It was an old forest; deep and dark with lots of old growth. It sorta looked like the Fangorn Forest from Lord of the Rings (does that help you with description?) I walked and walked for about an hour. Then I stopped to rest. I figured I had put enough distance between me and that creep to be save.

So I laid down in a clearing and looked up at a spectacular full moon. I lay there for awhile looking at the moon and stars. I wondered if life was better on any other solar system than our planet. Because you had to admit life on this planet was pretty shitty not only did we have creeps, who pulled stunts like this but we had murders and killings. Why the gas station where I worked had been held up twice with in the past year! (Thank God I wasn’t working!!)

Anyway, I lay there in that clearing in the middle of the forest humming to myself. Suddenly, a wolf appeared before me. This was no silver wolf; this was a black wolf. It was midnight black too. He was angry.

He started growling at me. Then he started chasing me. This wolf was going to rip me into little pieces if I didn’t do something soon. I would because supper for a black wolf if I did not do something soon. The black wolf grabbed me by the ankle and started twisting. I screamed bloody murder.

Suddenly, I saw a flash of silver in front of me and a growl. Something that sounded like “Let her be, She is mine.” But I soon lost continuous from blood loss. The next thing I knew I woke back up in my room in Calvin’s house. He was sitting beside my bed.

“Oh, good Rose you’re awake. I didn’t think you were going to wake up…I’m glad you’re up” said Calvin

“Why so I can clean up after you?” I spat at him

“No….that’s not at it at all Rose…I’m just really glad you’re up.” Stated Calvin

“Why?” I questioned

“Uhmmm…. Well… I guess I like you, you’re kind to me. You always bring me more jerky…that’s a nice thing to do. I haven’t had a friend in a long time. But you’re always kind. Even when I’ve detained you here, you’re still mostly polite. Well, at least your better than the other girls. I’m really glad you’re here Rose.” Said Calvin. Then he smiled.

“So is there any chance that I will be able to go home?” Rose questioned

“I’m afraid not” said Calvin “If you hadn’t run away last night you might have been able to go home but now I’m afraid that is impossible. Remember last night how Brutus, he was the black wolf, well he has a really really nasty temper even nastier than mine if you’ll believe that. It was Brutus who killed the other girls that stayed with me. Brutus killed them all and I didn’t do anything. Now Brutus wants you too and I don’t know what I’m going to do”

“You’re right firstly I don’t think anyone can have a worse temper than you because you are the biggest asshole I have ever met!” I said “What do you mean by he claimed me? I think this is just another one of your stupid excesses to get me to be your maid which I’m not going to be doing by the way!!”

“Sigh, you’re determined as ever aren’t you?” said Calvin “Look Rose, I’m not going to make you be my maid any more if you don’t want to be and I suppose you don’t. But, you can’t go home. Brutus will capture and kill you if you try that. Like I said he’s all ready claimed you by that I mean he wants to make you his. I am supposed to turn you over to him in a weeks time. You are supposed to become his wife or his mistress or his maid or something. That’s what’s happened to the rest of the girls. They all tried to run and Brutus killed them all. Sigh, you can’t imagine how horrible it was for me picking up after Brutus the next morning…I cared for all of those girls. They were all afraid of me….don’t you be afraid of me Rose. You have bravado and I’m telling you the truth. Stay Rose and I’ll protect you from Brutus, stay…..stay please….please?”

“Well, I must say that’s the politest you’ve ever been to me Calvin.” I said “ You understand that if I stay here I am not going to be your maid, your cook or your whore. You do get that right?”

“Yeah, but I spect you to do some of the work.” Calvin said

“Fair, enough.” I replied “I just don’t want to be your slave. So I guess I’ll stay then. It isn’t like I have anything better to do anyway besides you are pretty handsome. Also something tells me that you’ll treat me like a lady.”

“Oh, what tells you that?” Calvin said with a hint of the devil appearing in his eyes.

“If you didn’t care about me, you would have let that black wolf, Brutus or whatever you called him, eat me. You wouldn’t have fought him for me. You wouldn’t have risked your life. That is I’m presuming you’re not immortal. So I think you care about me.” I said

“Perceptive.” Calvin whispered. “ You’re right Rose, I’m not immortal. Thought I am tougher than your average mortal, hell I’m tougher than your average bodybuilder mortal. And I do care about you… I tried not to show it but I guess it kinda became apparent when I fought Brutus.

“Well, I knew all of that Calvin.” Then I kissed his forehead.

His blue eyes met my green ones. “Rose would you go to a ball with me? You don’t have to go but I think it would be fun. I would take you around and we’d get you a pretty dress. Please come with me?”

“Alright Calvin I will go to the ball with you.” I said.

To Be Continued…..