BRIELLE
“Gently, Luna. Just be careful,” Tania supported while escorting me back to my room.
She had her hands guiding me up the stairs, as we made our way to my bedroom. The living room no longer moved me after the drama that took place.
I needed a better place to relax.
When we arrived at the door, Tania carefully opened it and escorted me inside.
As soon as she took her hands off me and went over to shut the door… “Damn! Pretending to be sick is a pain in the waist!” Bane complained, groaning within.
Standing up straight, I stretched out my arms and body before jumping into bed to feel the warmness of the sheet. So smooth and well arranged.
“That’s much better,” I muffled, cuddling one of my pillows.
An alone time, that’s all I’ve been seeking for since the time I returned from the hospital with Argon. That man wouldn’t leave me in peace! He keeps on poking his nose into my matter, all in the name of taking care of me.
“I must say, our morning started wonderfully well,” Bane started the conversation. “There are some people who start their morning in a good way, and the others who start theirs the bad way. But in our case… It started with Violence!” She cackled out in joy.
Her laughter got to me in an instant. I began to giggle, changing my resting position. That’s when I met Tania staring at me from the door. She was looking… Lost.
Her mood killed the moment for Bane and I. We were now staring back at our loyal bemused helper, who didn’t break her eye lock from my point. It was just fixed directly at me.
Her body language said a lot. Bane and I could understand why Tania was looking at us in that manner. Her arms crossed against her chest, standing close to the door. Her smiles were gone. She looked… Scared.
I won’t blame her for feeling this way. I should have told her sooner.
Poor Tania got terrified when she discovered I was admitted at the hospital. I tried to make her feel calm, but her countenance had suddenly changed.
In the open, she was my supportive maid, but behind closed doors, she became distant from me, mentally.
If it wasn’t for Bane, I wouldn’t have known what was going on with Tania.
“She knows,” Bane had whispered to me, after studying her behavior properly last night.
And her action before Estelle and everyone else was a clear proof of what Bane told me. Tania knows I’m the green-eyed wolf.
“So… You have a wolf? ” Tania uttered, still standing close to the door.
My heart sank on seeing how she kept her distance away from me. This is what I was afraid of.
“Tania…” I dragged myself out of bed to speak to her. “I’m… I’m sorry you had to find out this way. I was going to tell you, but I was worried you might get scared and turn your back at me.”
I sighed, lowering my head down in sadness. “I was going to tell you one day, but I didn’t know when. I won’t be myself if the only friend I have, leaves me once she learns my secret. I’m sorry.”
“Sorry? ” Tania uttered, making me lift my head at her direction.
“Why are you sorry? Luna…” She drew closer, taking hold of my hands. “You should never say sorry to me. You are like my big sis. Don’t apologize for the right thing. You didn’t do wrong by hiding your true self from me,” She said, letting out a smile.
Her words stunned Bane and I. “But your mood… I thought you were scared of me?”
“Scared? Ha!” She chuckled. “I wasn’t scared, I was blown away!” To my surprise, Tania grabbed her hair like a crazy lady, and spun around the room.
Her behavior amused me but creeped Bane out. “She’s mad! Did she loose a screw or what?” I couldn’t give an answer to that question, because Tania’s attitude left me addled.
She came to a stop and grabbed my hands again, getting all delirious. “You won’t understand how happy I am to know you have a wolf! It’s so CRAZY!!”
“Wait, is that why you’re worked up? ” My mouth dropped, as I watched Tania hopping before me, shrieking almost inaudibly.
“Um.. Yeah! Why won’t I? My Luna now has a…” She drew near and whispered, ” A cool wolf. She’s no longer wolfless.” She giggled, covering her mouth.
This still felt strange to me. I couldn’t process this excitement from her in one gulp.
“Hold on. So… Why were you silent towards me? I thought you were afraid after learning the truth. You suddenly cut me off,” I asked, curious to know her reason.
That’s when Tania apologized for zoning out unexpectedly. “Please forgive me. I lost myself after seeing you in your wolf form. I was frozen to the core. It… It became hard for me digest what I had witnessed at the wedding venue. It felt so… So… Cool! I’m sorry if I made you sad. Please, forgive me.”
Her eyes came all googly like a baby’s. She held my hands to her cheek, caressing it innocently.
“Awww! The irony. We were meant to do the begging, but the puppy is now the beggar. Don’t say no to those big eyes. Hug her! ” Bane cooed, pleased with Tania’s genuine feelings towards us.
And who am I to turn down such innocent doll eyes?
“Come here.” With joy, I embraced Tania, feeling so happy to have her as my friend. She hugged me back, getting all excited again.
“I think I’m going to cry! Gosh! I can’t help it, ” She laughed with tears flowing out of her eyes. That got me laughing.
With this matter settled, a desperate Tania pulled me down for a seat, begging to know how I got my wolf. She was so excited, requesting for the tale.
I smiled and told her about Bane. “She was just sitting right inside my body, until the day my emotion sparked that connection between us.”
“Wow!” She exclaimed, listening to me.
I told her how Bane has been helping and guiding me all the way. “She’s the reason why I’m still here, and winning this fight with my head held up high, ” I proudly said, feeling Bane’s pride rising.
She loves it when I praise her skills.
This marveled Tania even more. She brought up the poison that had weakened me at the hospital and asked, “But wasn’t that plan too risky? You almost killed yourself. If Estelle had died from it, I wouldn’t mind. But if something bad had happened to you… ”
“Nah! You don’t have to worry about that. I’m immune to poison. All that’s was an act.”
“Wait, really? But the report from the doctor… It stated that you we’re weak from the poison,” Tania reminded me.
So, I had to explain some things to her. “You see, It’s one of the IVY’s special gift. We don’t get affected by poison. In fact, We are poison ourselves. We can also adjust our body system to that of a dying person. Well… We just have a lot of crazy skills,” I shared, directly praising my wolf again. And trust me, she loves it.
Tania almost exploded from what I said. She bit her fingers in delight and brought up Estelle’s matter to the table, and how we brought her true colors before Argon.
“That plan was great! I thought you were going to allow the wedding to take place. I didn’t know you and your wolf had something up your sleeve. It’s so cool!” She cried, grabbing my hands emotionally.
I chuckled and said to her, “I would have gotten you involved in this plan, but it was a risky one. I didn’t want you to get hurt.”
“Awww! Now I’m blushing,” She giggled, covering her face shyly.
That got us laughing.
Just as we were strengthening our bond, Tania made a request. “Can… Can I see your wolf? Like… Does she come out only at night?”
“You want to see Bane? Um… I’m not sure if she’s…”
“Brielle, it’s fine, ” Bane said, cutting me halfway. “I think I can handle it. Trust me, I won’t scare her, ” She assured me, showing her readiness to Tania’s wish.
This left a glow in my heart. I couldn’t tell if I was being worried or excited by Bane’s decision.
“Okay then. You can see her, ” I accepted Tania’s wish, getting to my feet.
Just a few inch away from her, I carefully went on my knees with my eyes shut, and gave Bane the go ahead to show her true form.
I felt my body shaking and my bones shifting. I was already used to the transformation process, since Bane and I made it out daily routine to shift as we like.
And when it was done, I lifted my head to find myself inside Bane. Through her eyes, I could see Tania staring at my wolf in shock.
“You asked for me, so here I am, ” Bane said to a stunned Tania.
I know Bane has never related with any other person aside from me. So, I began telling her what to say to Tania. “Introduce yourself calmly. No rush, just gently.”
Bane hummed at my words, taking note of it.
“Hi, my name’s Bane. I am Brielle’s wolf. And… I am an Ivy. Also… I bite people.”
“What?!” I exclaimed at Bane’s intro. Even Tania’s eyes came bulging out on hearing that last part.
“You vote people? Bane, come on!”
“Well, only bad people! Biting is one of my special skills. It should have been my hobby if someone had given me the chance to really bite someone’s ass!” She groaned, referring to me.
I smirked, chortling at Bane, “You’re lucky this isn’t a job interview. The employer would have been dead by now.”
Tania came closer to Bane. Her eyes filled with curiousness, as she went on her knees before my wolf.
“Now Bane, give her the paw like a gentle wolf,” I instructed her, directing her steps.
But to our surprise… “AHHHHH! ” Tania screamed, grabbing Bane into her arms like a psychopath!
“WHAT THE HELL?!” Bane exclaimed on feeling Tania’s tight squeeze.
“YOU’RE SO CUTE! SO FURRY!!”
“HELP! BRIELLE!!” Bane yelled, struggling to push a crazy Tania away.
I wasn’t expecting her to go berserk, nor do I plan on switching back to help Bane. In fact, I was enjoying this.
“OH, YOU’RE SO ADORABLE! AND YOUR EYES… AHHHH! SO PRETTY!!” Tania squeezed, kissing Bane’s face.
Bane choked on every kisses Tania made, begging me to switch places with her. “This woman is CRAZY! Please end this suffering! I can’t take it anymore!”
“Of course I’m crazy. You are my Luna’s smart and intelligent wolf, that’s why I can’t help it! You’re just beautiful!” Tania shrieked, embracing Bane.
“Um… Smart? Intelligent?” Bane picked those words immediately. That’s how she stopped panicking and composed herself, enjoying Tania’s praises.
“Your eyes are the most gorgeous thing I’ve ever seen, oh great Ivy.”
My mouth came dropping on seeing how Tania bowed at Bane like a submissive servant. And what did my wolf do?
She placed her paw on Tania’s head and said, ” Mad woman, you have won my heart. You won’t just be Brielle’s loyal maid but my hype maid. You have made your Queen proud.”
“Oh thank you, thank you!” Tania worshipped.
I was mesmerized by this.
Bane sure knows how to steal the show in a blink an eye.