Dancing with the devil, dont you dare look at him in the eye

Lucette · 08-04-2022, 12:12 AM

Our lives are made in these small hours

Lucy had been doing some thinking now that she was on the mend. Getting down and out with that cold had put a damper on her spirits, and even now she had a mild cough, but she felt well enough to be up and on her own. Her parents had come by the day prior, saying their farewells before they made their trip north. Lucette was sad to see them go. They had all been loners even since she was born, and her parents for longer. It felt strange knowing they were going to be part of some pack, forced to follow the rules and regulations laid out by some alpha. She didn’t like it, but she knew they were getting older. They deserved to have some time together, and be happy before they retired from doing most things. A pack would keep them safe.

Her mother had wanted her and Bae-Syl to come with them after they got sick but Lucy had put her foot down. She was sticking with Bae, and she wasn’t interested. She loved her mom and dad but the idea of not having her freedom as she had it now was not appealing in the slightest. But that was alright. Sometimes kids grew up with different lives from their parents. They took different paths and that was okay. She didn’t hate them; they had raised her the best they could, up until her wanderings got her separated from them. But that was her fault, not theirs.

That said the morning wake-up she’d gotten had shaken her. He hadn’t been ready to talk about the nightmare, or what he woke up screaming, but Lucette had made a mental note to press about it later on. Something was bothering him and she wanted to know what it was. He was always trying to protect and save her, and if it was something that bothered him, shouldn’t she be worried about it too? If it was something she had to be cautious about, or watch out for, she needed to know before it happened. She cared deeply about Bae-Syl and valued his opinion. She had even managed to stay a whole extra day and a half after she started to recover without leaving the farmhouse. Not that she left for long, no. She was just as wary of him getting up and looking for her as he was of her wandering off. They were certainly a pair.

This time as she made her way back, the sun setting on the horizon, she was aware that she was being followed by something even smaller than herself. A little taller than half her height a melanistic feline padded quietly after her. She didn’t seem to want to cause Luce any harm, however, and so she hadn’t chased the creature off. If anything, the young feline merely seemed curious about the tiny she-wolf. What could it hurt letting it tail her? If the creature did decide to become a pain she was sure one good growl from Bae would send it scurrying with its tail between its legs.

Lucette could see the back porch and glanced over her shoulder. The feline had stopped, though its eyes were still on her. Their gazes met for a brief moment before Lucy continued toward the farmhouse where she saw the rainbow-marked man waiting for her.

“I’m back Bae!” She called to him. She had been out longer today than anticipated but he was here and hopefully that meant he wouldn’t be too worried. She made her way up the steps to him and pressed against his chest in greeting. She hadn’t even noticed what he had been making yet, more concerned about greeting him after being gone all day.

“Sorry, I know I was gone longer today.” She apologized. “Are you feeling better from this morning?”

"Talk", 'Think.'

These little wonders these twists and turns of fate

_{Art by Asena}

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