This is an entry for Th3Bab4do0k and her contest 'Beautifully Ugly'
Tom's POV
Tord hasn't came out of his room in a few hours. Edd offered him to come and watch a few movies with us... but he declined. I'm starting to get worried about him. I walked down the hall and knocked on his door.
"Tord?"
I hear a deep growl amit from behind the door. I jump slightly and step back. I hesitantly press my ear up against the door and hear faint footsteps leave the room. I cautiously reach for the door handle and opened the door, realizing the apartment was unlocked. I step in and quietly shut the door behind me. I hear growls coming from Tord's bedroom and hesitate before cautiously walking down the short hall towards it. I see a massive scratch mark on the open door and look inside. The room was trashed. Feathers and torn up pieces of pillows were scattered all over the floor and the walls had scratches all over them. The drapes were shut and things were also scattered on the floor. A dark figure was huddled in the corner of the room. I step cautiously into the room.
"Tord?"
The figure hugs it's knees to it's chest and growls. I step further into the room. The figure's head glances back at me and I see two glowing yellow eyes with thin black pupils. I step back as it turns around and comes into the light. It was Tord. His hands were now red claws as with his feet. His ears were red a shaped like a goat's. Large red horns came out of his head and wrapped around his ears. Two large red wings were sprouted from his back and were folded down as a long black tail flicked viciously behind him. Tord was on all fours and slowly coming towards me, growling. I backed up against a wall as I started breathing rapidly in fear.
"T-Tord?" I asked my voice shaky from fear.
Tord growled and came closer. I closed my eyes and whimpered. He stood up on two legs and growled in my face before turning and walking away. I opened my eyes and see him sit back down in the corner. He wrapped his large wings around him. I could make out faint whimpering. I hesitantly walk over to Tord.
"Tord are you ok?"
His head pulls up a bit and as he spoke his voice was deeper than before and his accent was thicker, "what do you think..."
I sat down on the bed next to the corner Tord was in and sighed.
"How long has this been going on?"
"Since forever..."
"And you didn't even think about telling us."
"I thought you would all be scared of me. I mean just take one long look at me!" He spun around and faced me as red tinted tears rolled down his cheeks, "I'm a monster."
"That may be physically true but your not truly a monster."
Tord looked me in the eyes and wiped his tears, "how? I've killed millions of people and your telling me I'm not a monster?"
"That was the old you. You've changed Tord."
Tord looked away and said nothing.
"I... like the new you better to be honest..."
Tord's eyes widened slightly and he looked back at me.
"Really?"
"Yeah now come hear so I can talk to you better." I move over and pat the bed beside me. Tord smiled and sat beside me. I smiled back.
'I guess we aren't as different as I thought'
Phew. Omg that took a long time to wirte. That aslo may be a minor spoiler for my new book 'Monsters Alike' that's coming out soon.
