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Rumors. Gossips and alerts began to fill the village once again. I walk down the streets of the village collecting some errands for my mother. I hear the bakery man talking with the guards about the beast. –"We saw him last night, he was wondering around but thankfully they weren't any disappearances neither attacks sir" The guard said, while eating some bread with coffee. –"Thank the lord, or else who knows what would've had happened. The beast doesn't have mercy but, thankfully he didn't want any blood yesterday. They said it was full moon." The bakery man says, collecting the finished bread from the oven.
I kept thinking and walking, while collecting my mothers errands, the beast. There were rewards to get him, capture him, torture him and finally kill him. My body felt a strong pain when I thought of that, like if I shouldn't think or say that.
Once I finished collecting the errands I walked back home, slowly looking at the woods, the sun rays lighting it's darkness and making it look magical. I kept on walking and pulling my red hood closer to cover me from the cold wind that emanated from the woods. The trees danced back and the leaves slowly began to fall, the green leaves of the trees and flowers of the blossoms. I shifted back to the walk home, mother asked me to collect errands for my grandmother which, unfortunately, is sick. She lives deep in the woods and mother is visiting her tomorrow with father.
Once I got home, father was busy outside building a small birds house, the began to work on cutting the wood of a big trunk he just got. –"I'm back father" I announced, his eyes shifted on me and he nodded. He was still mad and I was concerned about his madness towards me. Last night I wasn't going to get hurt, the beast wouldn't have hurt me and if he wanted I doubt that he would. –"Your mother awaits for you my child, go and help her with your grandmothers meal" He said, looking back at the huge trunk and rubbing his neck to let some pain away. I didn't say anything and advanced to enter the house, my mother was in the kitchen, figuring out something to cook from her homemade cooking book. –"I'm home mother" I said, placing the basket with the errands. She looked up at me and smiled widely while looking inside the basket and collecting the fruits, vegetables, bread and other spices.
-"What are you cooking for grandmother, mother?" I asked, curious of what she will cook. Mothers cooking was delicious and I enjoyed admiring her smile while she cooks a home made loving meal.
-"I'll try to make something new dear. Apple pie and chicken soup, maybe she'll like the pie and enjoy the soup as well" She smiled, getting everything out and reading from her book. –"Oh. May I help you with anything mother?" I asked, standing up and walking to her side. She shook her head, but then looked back at the sink and looked back at me. –"Maybe you can collect some water from the river nearby honey that'll help me a lot" She suggested and walked back to grab the bucket and handing it to me. –"Remember to be careful" She warned and I was out by the back yards door.
I was standing before the woods, my red hood covering my face. The tall trees and creaking sounds of branches breaking made me feel scared, but at the same time captivated by the woods. I've lived around it since I was a small kid and now I still feel curious to search for its center.
My feet begin to guide me, I slowly walked through the trees and flowers around. The magnificent smell of the woods made me smile, I swung the bucket in my hand and kept walking, almost arriving to my destination. Suddenly, I heard a branch break but this time it made me shiver. The smell hit me and I feel myself looking back towards the sound. There was nobody, nothing for me to be scared of. I take a deep breath and try to remind myself not to be scared.
-'Don't be scared, don't be scared' I remind myself again and again.
My body began to tremble as nervous shocks invaded every inch of me. The sensation of someone watching me kept creeping down my head. Someone is here, someone is watching, always watching. I turn back towards the path guiding to the lake. My thoughts kept going back to that night, which took me by surprise.
The dark sky and the lighting golden moon brightly illuminating every corner of the dark and creepy hoods. The tops of the trees lighted green with the light of the moon. The beast before me, his presence making my body react in a way I've never acted before. My body shivered in delight once again, thinking of his green pierced eyes stare deep into me, crawling deeper into my core reading every emotion of mine.
I stopped and shook my head, letting the thoughts to fade away. It can't be possible that he will be back, he won't be. It's the beast and all he wants was disaster, power and maybe fear from the people of the village. Once I finally arrived to the river, I kneeled down beside the border of the water and the light green grass. My legs resting against the soft grass underneath me. The aching bones were starting to relax as I took deep breathes and letting the warmth of the wind brush against my face. My surroundings seemed taken out of a fairy tale. Tall trees surrounding me and magnificent flowers, which some were rare and very used in the village for medical or rituals.
Every time I came to the woods I would get lost with its beauty and secrets. Since I was young my parents have always kept me home and overprotect me of any danger. But, when I'm in the woods I feel safe, but I shouldn't be so sure now.
The beast.
The beast.
The beast is the only things that crosses my mind, his green eyes, his dark and thick fur. The feelings that bonded me to him, like if I knew him, like if he knew me. It was weird, nothing could be able to explain my attraction. My dangerous attraction.
I collected the water mother told me to. The bucket seemed heavy but I could easily handle it. I've done this a couple of times and I don't complain on helping mother for grandmothers food. But, I felt myself worried for grandmother, she lives alone deep in the woods and she doesn't have anybody that protects her. Neither we can because we're miles away. All of the sudden something behind me breaks, the creepy sound of the branch being broken and steps approaching me had me in alert. I stood up, looking around if someone was there. There was nobody.
My heart began to burn inside my chest, my pressure was getting lower and lower as I felt myself being attached by something or someone. . . There was another crack, then another. The branches breaking has me shivering in fear and panic. The water in the bucket began splash me, the fresh drops of water brushing against my red hood and my eyes begin to look around me again. A deep growl was heard in the distance, I guided myself to the horrific sound, my blood boiled and a natural divine scent touched my nose. The beast. There he was, there he stood. In all fours he began to scan me, I froze beneath my feet. My eyes staring at his green orbs as my body shivered with shocks of heat. His presence did this to me, my body wanting and expecting me to touch him or expecting him to touch me, to brush his fur against mine.
The bucket falls and the water splatters everywhere, leaving the ends of my hood wet. My knees weakened and I slowly gave in sitting back at the grassy wet floor. He growled again, the deep sound coming from his throat giving me the opportunity to try and stare at him a little more. He was full black, he was big and stood in all fours, slowly approaching me. Apparently he wanted to approach me even more, I felt him restrain and tense at my presence, his eyes suddenly darkening.
-"beast" I whispered, finding myself coming closer to him. When my face stood inches from him, his warm breath fanning my face and his eyes darker than pure black. He scanned my face, trying to figure me out at once. My hands raised in the sky and slowly approached the side of his face. He stared at my hand and growled once again, staring back at me and wanting to do something he'll regret.
I wanted to touch him, feel his fur against my small hand and slowly caress it with my fingers. I couldn't hesitate, I wanted to do it, something pushed me to do it.
My hand slowly approaches the side of his face and when my fingers brush against his fur, I feel warm shocks invade every inch of my body. The warmth filling my heart with happiness and making my mind go crazy with unbelievable thoughts. His scent hits me once again and has me weakening and blushing when I feel myself warm with his presence. What is this? He growled once again and leaned against my hand, he moved his head and licked my hand with hit wet warm tongue. The shivers began to increase as I felt myself imagining inhuman thing. Why is this happening to me? My mouth parts and I wanted to hug him, feel him against me. The bond wanted me to do it. Was this a bond? A real bond? Or something my wild imagination is implying me to do?
-"Darling?! Are you there? Please hurry!" The voice of mother echoed through the tall trees. The beast flicked and growled at that direction, he then turned back at me and ran back into the deepness of the woods. My heart felt crashed against a cold wall. The warmth faded away with the thoughts and I felt. . . I felt. . . rejected again? Rejected?
I stared in confusion at the woods. What did just happened? What did the beast did to me? What is he making me think this way?
Why?
unedited.