Ecstasy: A Narrative Fiction

It worked; Luc was entering the cave when he heard a soft whimpering coming from the corner. Luc bent down so not to appear immense and threatening. “Don’t cry puppy I have come back for you.” The puppy only weighted maybe 25lbs, but the shock of her jumping on him startled him and he fell back on his butt. She started licking his face and wagging her tail. Luc lifted her up and sat her down next to him, “Phase, we need to talk.” The pup phased to a girl and sat next to Luc, he noticed her clothes torn and dirty. Her appearance made him want to cry. She needed a shower and clean clothes. “First we need to get you into my bedroom to shower and find you some clean clothes.” She looked down at her clothes and felt shame at her appearance. She had always wondered what it would be like to dress as the humans did, of course, by the time the wolves were done with the humans their clothes were no more. “What is your name?” “Demi, it means half, my mother propagated with a dog and I’m the result of her experiment. Half wolf, half dog.” She hung her head as if she were ashamed. Luc whispered, “I like both
They all ate in silence, thinking, each with their own worries. Luc grasped this was going to be the longest night of his life, he was already missing Demi. Shimmer stood and plucked the car keys from the hook they hung on announcing, “I’m driving.” Lexi yelled, “Shot gun.” Luc was so lost in thought he didn’t notice that they were all staring at him. Being the light-hearted, carefree one in the group, without a comeback or laugh made them all worry. Lexi hugged her brother and asked, “What is wrong?” Luc smiled, “I’m wondering if joining the football team is really a good idea, I ran down and signed up for tryouts this evening before everyone got up.” He had actually stopped by on his way to get Demi, and signed the tryout sheet, then ran out so fast no one knew he was