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no maybe about it.” I turned my attention back to the movie. He sat
in silence, watching the movie as well. I knew he had more to say;
I figured I would just wait for him to say it.
He cleared his throat after a minute.
“So, I was wondering if you were going to stay for a while or not.”
He sounded unsure, like he didn’t really want to know the answer,
but was asking anyway.
I didn’t understand why he wanted me
to stay. I had a feeling he wasn’t telling me something. Maybe he
thought I could be useful to him in some way. Before he saw my
ability, he’d told Mason I couldn’t stay. I smiled slightly,
deciding I would ask and see what he said. “Why do you want me to
stay?”
He looked a little caught off guard by
the question. “Well, there are a couple reasons, I guess. I know
you have nowhere to go, and no family…” he started, then hesitated
as he watched me.
“ And?” I asked, raising my
eyebrows. He had a reason other than just being a nice guy, and I
knew it.
“ And I think you will be
an asset to my pack. You can help us with our human relations
issue. We are able to pay some officials off, but there are others
that use blackmail as a means to get more money out of us. We have
to be able to keep our secret, and if you could get the humans to
look the other way, it would help us immensely.” He said it all so
quickly, like he was waiting for me to reject him.
I didn’t speak immediately. I’d
figured he saw some use for me when he saw my ability. He went from
wanting nothing to do with me to asking me not to leave. I could
see his problem being an issue for him, but it wasn’t my problem.
“So you want me to ward off the humans?” I asked
casually.
“ Yes. I think you can do
it without all the problems we have. There would be less fighting,
less struggling. I already got the approval of the pack to make you
an honorary member,” he said, sounding hopeful.
I guess since I didn’t downright
reject him, he thought he had a chance. I was surprised to find
that I still wanted to stay despite them wanting to use me. I
wanted to learn more about them. Being in a pack was about using
your abilities for the good of the group. Maybe this was my chance
to fit in somewhere, and feel a little normal. At least more normal
then I’d felt before. He was saying he needed me, and that felt
good.
“ I suppose I can stay for
a little while, at least. Maybe see how things work out,” I said,
trying to sound as casual as possible.
“ Good,” he said, sounding
relieved as he stood. He hesitated before walking out of the room.
“There is one more thing,” he said, sounding a little
hesitant.
I looked up at him, wondering what his
issue was now. “What is it? Spit it out,” I urged when I saw his
hesitation.
He stuck his hands in his pockets and
grinned sheepishly, like he did something I wouldn’t approve of. “I
named you.”
I smiled, slightly amused.
“Why?”
“ Because people have names
and everyone wanted to know yours. I couldn’t say you didn’t have
one, so I gave you one,” he said happily.
“ Care to share it with
me?” I asked dryly.
He straightened a little as a blush
creeped up his cheeks. “Your name is Larel.”
“ Huh,” I said, as I
thought about it. It wasn’t a bad name, but I thought he would come
up with a more common name. “Why that name?” I asked, curious about
what made him pick it.
He looked away and ran his fingers
through his hair like he was nervous. “Larel was a healer in our
pack when I was growing up. She was one of the wisest, most trusted
members of the pack. I remember everyone going to her for advice.
You kind of remind me of her,” he said, shrugging like it wasn’t a
big deal.
I was actually a little honored that
he’d put so much thought into it. “I like it,” I said,
smiling.
He looked relieved, and he relaxed a
little. “I am glad. I will be downstairs if you need
anything.”
“ Ok,” I said softly. He
walked out,
no maybe about it.” I turned my attention back to the movie. He sat
in silence, watching the movie as well. I knew he had more to say;
I figured I would just wait for him to say it.
He cleared his throat after a minute.
“So, I was wondering if you were going to stay for a while or not.”
He sounded unsure, like he didn’t really want to know the answer,
but was asking anyway.
I didn’t understand why he wanted me
to stay. I had a feeling he wasn’t telling me something. Maybe he
thought I could be useful to him in some way. Before he saw my
ability, he’d told Mason I couldn’t stay. I smiled slightly,
deciding I would ask and see what he said. “Why do you want me to
stay?”
He looked a little caught off guard by
the question. “Well, there are a couple reasons, I guess. I know
you have nowhere to go, and no family…” he started, then hesitated
as he watched me.
“ And?” I asked, raising my
eyebrows. He had a reason other than just being a nice guy, and I
knew it.
“ And I think you will be
an asset to my pack. You can help us with our human relations
issue. We are able to pay some officials off, but there are others
that use blackmail as a means to get more money out of us. We have
to be able to keep our secret, and if you could get the humans to
look the other way, it would help us immensely.” He said it all so
quickly, like he was waiting for me to reject him.
I didn’t speak immediately. I’d
figured he saw some use for me when he saw my ability. He went from
wanting nothing to do with me to asking me not to leave. I could
see his problem being an issue for him, but it wasn’t my problem.
“So you want me to ward off the humans?” I asked
casually.
“ Yes. I think you can do
it without all the problems we have. There would be less fighting,
less struggling. I already got the approval of the pack to make you
an honorary member,” he said, sounding hopeful.
I guess since I didn’t downright
reject him, he thought he had a chance. I was surprised to find
that I still wanted to stay despite them wanting to use me. I
wanted to learn more about them. Being in a pack was about using
your abilities for the good of the group. Maybe this was my chance
to fit in somewhere, and feel a little normal. At least more normal
then I’d felt before. He was saying he needed me, and that felt
good.
“ I suppose I can stay for
a little while, at least. Maybe see how things work out,” I said,
trying to sound as casual as possible.
“ Good,” he said, sounding
relieved as he stood. He hesitated before walking out of the room.
“There is one more thing,” he said, sounding a little
hesitant.
I looked up at him, wondering what his
issue was now. “What is it? Spit it out,” I urged when I saw his
hesitation.
He stuck his hands in his pockets and
grinned sheepishly, like he did something I wouldn’t approve of. “I
named you.”
I smiled, slightly amused.
“Why?”
“ Because people have names
and everyone wanted to know yours. I couldn’t say you didn’t have
one, so I gave you one,” he said happily.
“ Care to share it with
me?” I asked dryly.
He straightened a little as a blush
creeped up his cheeks. “Your name is Larel.”
“ Huh,” I said, as I
thought about it. It wasn’t a bad name, but I thought he would come
up with a more common name. “Why that name?” I asked, curious about
what made him pick it.
He looked away and ran his fingers
through his hair like he was nervous. “Larel was a healer in our
pack when I was growing up. She was one of the wisest, most trusted
members of the pack. I remember everyone going to her for advice.
You kind of remind me of her,” he said, shrugging like it wasn’t a
big deal.
I was actually a little honored that
he’d put so much thought into it. “I like it,” I said,
smiling.
He looked relieved, and he relaxed a
little. “I am glad. I will be downstairs if you need
anything.”
“ Ok,” I said softly. He
walked out,
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