Feminine footsteps. I was directly under the balcony, facing the moon. Someone was right above me , also staring at the moon.
“What a beautiful moon!” It was a woman’s voice. I was certain it was Juliet’s voice. Then the woman sighed loud enough for me to hear, and I was absolutely certain it was Juliet. Then Juliet said something that nearly made me fall off the side of the house. She said, “Romeo, Romeo, where are you on this night?”
And without thinking , I turned from wolf to human and answered her from under the balcony. “ I am here! ” I called out, holding onto the beam just underneath the balcony with both my hands.
Juliet yelped. “Who’s there?”
“Don ’ t be afraid,” I said. I was having a hard time hanging on, so I turned back to wolf and tried to get a better grip.
“Romeo, is that you?”
I couldn’t answer because I was still a werewolf. So I turned to human and gripped the beam again and said, “Yes, it is I. Romeo.” As I said my name, my right hand slipped and I was hanging by one arm. I quickly turned back to werewolf to get my balance.
“What is going on down there?”
Again I couldn’t answer because I was a friggin’ werewolf at that moment. The timing of our conversation was a comedy of errors. I tried my hardest to get a strong hold until I was confident that I could turn back to human without falling on my head. “I’m sorry. I’m having issues.”
“Are you a ghost? Why haven ’ t you revealed yourself to me?”
“I am afraid to frighten you, ” I said hanging [ saspan>
“You will not frighten me.”
“ I might. You see, Juliet, I will need to turn to my werewolf form to be able to swing across. I don ’ t want to startle you.”
“You will not startle me. I have never seen one up close, but I am sure you will not startle me.”
That ’ s all I needed to hear. I turned to my wolf form and climbed across and hopped onto the balcony.
“Please stay as you are, ” Juliet said. “Don’t turn back yet. I want to look at you. I want to touch you . ”
I did what I was told , and I stayed as I was , a seven - foot tall werewolf that walk ed on all fours. My eyes were as yellow as daisies and I had an epic snout. And teeth. Large teeth.
Juliet looked me in the eyes . S he was apprehensive to get too close, but she trusted me more as I stood still and looked at her calmly.
I know the appearance of a werewolf is astoundi ng to those who are not werewolves themselves. It can be quite scary if the wolf makes any kind of aggressive movements. My dad used to scare me to death when I was a kid. I could never tell when he was angry because he always looked formidable .
Juliet stared at my face with her big, brown eyes. She was looking deep into them. She paused, and then said, “I can see you. I can see the same person in you as this beast as I do when I see you as a man.”
Julie t was now comfortable she came down to be at eye level with me. Then she did something pretty bold. She reached out with both of her hands and touched my face. She rubbed her fingers along my snout. Then she to ok it even further with her brav er y . She rub bed her fingertips along my teeth , feeling each one individually. Her hands smelled delicious, of rich food and delicate floral perfume. I licked her fingertips and she laughed softly. She even tasted delicious. I op [izeicate florened my mouth slowly, so she could experience whatever fascination she had with my wolf form. She seemed to be most interested in my mouth. I’m sure she was testing me, to see if I would try to gobble her up like Red Riding Hood. The thought amused me and I let my long pink tongue unroll and slurped it across her arm in a friendly way, to her delight. Ah, she was delectable!
“Will you now turn back ? ” she asked. I took a couple steps back and I turned into my human form. As I did , I fell forward from the angle I was sitting as the werewolf. I stumbled into Juliet and she held me up.
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