The lamb and the wolf

He nodded at her words. There wasnt much to ask about as she couldnt really explain it. He thpught that it might eventually come around and then they could talk about it. He glanced at her sitting on the bed before he slid down into his shorts, dropping the blanket to the floor before he walked to the other sode of tge bed, lying down in a loud thump as he let out a deep exhale. He rubbed his face with his palms to not just drift off before he looked at her. He nodded at her words and pulled a sympathetic expression. “You can stay. If I suddenly fall asleep,” he assured her as he rolled onto his side and clutched the covers into his embrace. He rested his head on the pillow and closed his eyes for a bit. “Nessa do you think I’m a monster now?” He then asked in a low tone as he looked at her with a slither of sadness behind the deep blued sea eyes of his. He wasnt sure what to think of himself anymore.

He watched her as she moved closer, feeling a bit anxious at the fact that she didnt say anything at all but just wrapped an arm around him. Was this supposed to be a sort of comfort before she’d confirm his fear? Her question made him sigh deeply as he closed his eyes again, not really sure what to say. Her reassurance made him frown a bit as he didnt quite understand her comparison. He wasnt even really noticing how she had broken into his personal space, having her arm wrapped around him, he was too exhausted to comprehend such things. It wasnt till she’d ask her question that he finally noticed, more so noticing how sad she sounded. He exhaled deeply and lifted his arm as he placed it around her and hugged her close. Not a wise move for the young wolf with his heart up in a clutch, but he could barely think at this point. “Doesnt matter. It’s fine,” he said in a tired tone.
He craved the comfort. It was a scary experience, losing complete control over the other half of himself, feeling the wolf change into something knew, making him feel that he soon too would change. And Dinah wasnt there to comfort him, not with Eaden back at her side, which would make him feel bad once he realized that his tired self was using Nessa for her comfort, with his heart belonging to someone else. “You’re soft,” he grumbled in a low tired tone with his eyes closed.

Jake was in a deep sleep as Dinah entered, but the wolf in him woke yet again, though it wouldnt take over, it was just listening on alert. Nessa’s startled tone made Jake grit his teeth as she was soon pulled out of his arms. The dream world had a tight grip on him so he couldnt just wake on his own. When he felt Dinah’s hand on his cheek, he slowly opened his eyes, her cold tone making him feel like his heart was hurting. “Dinah,” he said before she could say anything, pushing himself tiredly up on his hands. He frowned a bit as he felt how the wolf gradually snarled in his head, telling him to kill the evil being before him. He knew that Nessa could hear but didnt think of it. He had been quiet for a while due to his visual surprise, but he shook his head and looked at her, “I’m sorry for killing Eaden. I dont know why I did it. It wasnt me in control,” he said a bit hastily, his eyes begging for her understanding.

As she said she wasnt here for an apology, Jake finally realized how distant she had gotten. He frowned in confusion, thinking it couldnt be true that she would hate him so easily after what he had done, it made no sense at all for him. He was just quiet, watching them as Dinah spoke. He understood what had happened to them, but it didnt explain why he was like he was now. He exhaled deeply as she said she had had to make a choice, finally understanding what she meant. He turned away and felt his tears press on, the wolf snarling louder and louder within him. “Of course. You said you wouldnt, but I was dumb enough to trust you,” he said rather heartbroken, feeling his emotions throw him out of control. He dragged a hand through his hair, shaking his head, “You chose Eaden and that’s why he came to me out on the streets,” he then said as he moved over to the window. He lifted a hand up, biting the side of his finger a bit anxiously as his eyes glowed. He was quiet for a while as his wolf and him concersed in his mind, mostly being the wolf telling Jake to kill and Jake barking back for it to be quiet. “Just... take Nessa and leave,” he said in a low tone before he glanced at them. “Leave.” He repeated a bit more frustrated than before.

“Things seemed to have changed in a flick of a switch then!” He snapped at her before he realized that it woulf æead nowhere. He had been standing at the window considering whether to talk it out or ask them to leave, but he quickly decided as the wolf seemed to snarl with more intensity the longer Dinah stayed. He didnt want to feel another transformation, seeing that he already felt so tired. He heard Dinah’s plea before he saw Nessa in the corner of his eye, turning his head to her as her words and visible confusion made him feel bad. Even if he felt heartbroken, he didnt want to hurt her, seeing that she was bearing the love Dinah once felt for him. He turned his eyes bacl to Dinah at her lure and felt blood trickle down his finger as he had bitten through to it. “She’s...” he said, wanting to say something hurtful, something dumb, but he just couldnt. He sighed in the quick pause he had made before he looked at Nessa, “... right. Your parents needs you if you’ve just gotten into this world,” he said in a sad tone, lifting his hand to touch her cheek. “I know I told you that you can stay, and I do mean it, when everything’s fallen into place,” he said, placing his hand from her cheek to the back of her neck. He leaned down and pressed his forehead to hers, closing his eyes for a bit. “I’ll be right here when you’re done,” he assured her in their shared thoughts.