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———-This chapter is in Asher’s point of view (~*3*)~ <<<that’s a kiss for you all———-
~Asher~
I had never been so pissed at my sister in my whole life.
Sure, there was that one time she put rocks under my bed sheets, but that wasn’t so bad. Or that other time she told my teacher I wet the bed and should see the school guidance counselor, but that was fixable.
But this? Being irresponsible enough to lose the one thing that managed to keep me out of the dark depths of misery on cold rainy nights-okay, so that’s being a bit dramatic. To say I was intensely worried and about to pee myself for real this time was an understatement.
I was in the middle of washing, rinsing and repeating when Sidney pounded on the door to tell me Winter was gone. He had never run away before, so I assumed he had died or something!
I nearly slipped in my rush to get out of the shower, a towel wrapped around my waist and my entire body dripping wet. I swung the door open, and there must have ten kinds o’ crazy in my eyes because Sidney sure did yelp when I looked at her.
“What. Do you mean. Winter is GONE?!” I shouted the last word, my voice laced with hysteria.
“I-i mean he got out! I opened the door when the b-bell rang and he looked all mad, then he just bolted! I didn’t know he was going to do that, you know he never goes anywhere without you!” She cried, squeezing Cookie the rat-squirrel-dog to her chest.
I sighed, pinching the bridge of my nose in an attempt to calm down. She had a point. Winter never went anywhere without me. Why would he run like that? It didn’t make any sense, which made me panic all the more. “Alright, we have to go find before he gets hurt.” I backed into the bathroom once more and slipped my sweat pants on along with a plain white shirt, making sure to snag a jacket on the way out.
In seconds we were in Sidney’s mini-cooper, windows down while we called for Winter. I scanned every place I could see, but it was dark. Luckily there were few cars on the road, and even fewer pedestrians wandering about tonight.
“WINTER!” I called again, hoping I would see his large white form galloping over to me like some majestic unicorn.
My heart sank, as what I hoped to see didn’t come. “How far could he have gotten? It’s only been a few minutes!” Sidney said frustratedley.
“Stop the car, he could be anywhere and I can’t see enough from the car. We need to go on foot.” She nodded reluctantly, pulling the car over to the curb. I got out before it even stopped all the way and started jogging down the sidewalk.
“WINTER!” I shouted, desperation in my voice. What if he’s hurt? He’s probably terrified right now. Something must have spooked him to send him running out of the house like that. We don’t live in a bad neighborhood, although anything can happen.
But what did happen?
I have to find him. He won’t be able to tell me what happened, but maybe I can deduce it by talking to him. I really do think he has a human brain sometimes. He knows what i’m saying to him, it’s like he really, truly understands when I speak to him. It’s only maddening because I’ve spilled my every thought to him, and I know nothing of what he’s thinking.
I am really messed up. I mean, who gets all screwey about their pet dog like this? I just…Winter is different. He’s my best friend, my shoulder to cry on, my comfort when i’m down…I feel like we really have a bond, the whole man’s best friend thing, but amplified somehow.
I should have stuck with the guidance counselor. I think i’ve gone officially bonkers.
“Dammit, Winter. Where are you?” I whispered, putting both hands on my head and groaning. Suddenly, an ear piercing howl tore through the air, and impossibly it seemed like an invisible wave passed over everything. When it hit me, the air whooshed out of my lungs, and I fell to my knees. I was gasping for breath and my eyes grew wide.
What…what the hell was that? My heart was racing, my blood pounding in my ears. I looked at my hands, fisting them and unfisting them to stop the tingling feeling that was suddenly there. It felt like a ball of energy had formed in my gut, and it was only getting more and more intense as the seconds passed.
Winter. I had to find Winter.
Without another thought I took off running, the feeling in my gut guiding me. It was like a game of hot and cold inside my body. If I went the wrong way, the feeling intensified and almost made me double over. I would then go the other way, where the feeling would lessen. That’s when I could tell I was close.
“Winter! Where are you?” I shouted out, feeling like he was closer now. I was near one of the local parks, so he must be hiding under one of the slides or something, right? Where else would he fit?
I checked under all the slides, around the jungle gym and the swingset but I didn’t see him! It was driving me crazy, because I could practically sense he was near. I threw my hands up in anger, spinning to go out of the park when something caught my eye.
There was…a foot. A pale white foot sticking out from behind the mini-rock climbing wall. A cold chill went through my body, and I gulped. Oh god please don’t be a rotting corpse I ain’t equipped to handle that crap man!
I slowly inched my way towards the rock wall, taking a deep breath. You can do this Asher. Squeezing my eyes shut for a moment, I psyched myself up as much as I could, bit my fist, and peeked around the corner.
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“AAAAAAAHHHH OH MY GOD NAKED!” I shrieked, covering my eyes as the STARK NAKED boy lying on the ground moaned. “Y-you there,” I stammered, “Why are you naked on the ground?! Are you hurt?” I fired off the necessary questions, my eyes still very much covered.
There was some rustling, and another groan, followed quickly by a startled gasp. “H-he wasn’t lying! I’m human!” Eh? I peeked through my fingers to see quite the erotic scene.
The naked boy was actually quite tall, with pale blond hair and from what I could see blue eyes. He had really pale skin, which he seemed to be fascinated with. He was rubbing his hands all over his chest, stomach and arms. His mouth was open wide, as were his eyes. He really seemed shocked at himself.
“U-uh, excuse me,” I squeaked, “Who are you?” I removed my hands from my face as I asked him this, keeping my eyes carefully trained on his face. Strangely, I felt a spark of…recognition, or something inside me. It was strong, too. Like I knew who this was, but couldn’t put a name to the face.
“A-Asher? Asher! It’s you!” In a flash of white I had a giant naked man latching onto me, excited giggles filling my ear. I froze, my entire face and neck turning bright red with embarrassment.
“Get off! How do you know my name?” When I regained my composure I shoved him off of me, even though the embrace felt strangely familiar. He pouted, his hair looking more white than blond now that he was closer and it ws hanging in his eyes, which were also a lot more blue in the light.
“Asher…I know this is going to be surprising, but you have to believe me.” I narrowed my eyes at him suspiciously.
“Just tell me how you know who I am. And why you were in the park naked. Are you some kind of weirdo?” I asked, even though I already knew he was pretty damn weird. I felt all twisty inside when I looked at him, though. It was freaking me out.
“I’ll explain that soon, but you have to listen to me! Whatever you do, do not run away or laugh or cry or call the cops. Okay, you can cry if you want because that’s cute but-”
“Get to the point already!” I snapped, getting more twitchy by the second. What the hell is going on here? Who is this guy?
Who ever he was took a deep breath, a small smile gracing his features. “I’m…i’m Winter. I used to be your dog, but I’m human now! Gosh, listen to my voice! I can speak! I’m so happy I can talk to you Asher, there are so many things I have been wanting to say to you.” His smile was almost as bright as his eyes, and for a second I could believe that if he had a tail it would, in fact, be wagging.
“Asher, I love you. I love you so much, more than anyone could ever love anything! I want to spend all day, every day with you for the rest of my life. I want to cuddle with you in bed like we always do, I want to hold you when you cry. Asher.” He stepped forward, his hands gripping my hips. I stood stock still, frozen in shock even though my body felt like it was aflame.
“When i’m with you, you don’t have to be afraid of anything. You’ll never be alone, you can put all your fears behind you. Asher, I feel…like you are a part of my soul. I can’t live without you.”
His eyes were piercing as he stared down at me, and I would be lying if I said I didn’t feel the electric pulse between us. That didn’t change the fact that I couldn’t move. I couldn’t speak. All I could possibly do was gawk at him.
Here I was, still trying to make the connection between pet and person when he springs a speech of his undying love for me out of nowhere! Sure, I had dreamt of a handsome naked fella confessing his attraction for me every once in while, but like hell had my fantasies ever been anything like this.
I was hoping for one of those cliche scenes, where the cute boy will tell me he’s always had feelings for me and will kiss my lips off.
This? This is a little more intense, don’t you think?
“Asher? Are you okay? You look like you want to vomit.” He commented, his tone nervous. I blinked, coming back to reality. If that’s even what this is. Maybe i’m dreaming! That makes more sense than any other conclusion i’ve come to tonight.
With that thought in mind, I looked down at the ground, shrugged, and abruptly lay down. I folded my hands on my stomach and shut my eyes, waiting to wake up.
“What-Asher, what are you doing?” I dared not crack an eye open, knowing what i’d be face to face with. Good lord, can I please wake up from this dream now? No? Okay then.
“I’m dreaming, i’m sure of it. That’s why i’m trying to wake up.” I heard a squeal, and with a loud yelp on my part I am suddenly yanked to my feet, arms wrapped around me yet again.
“Ooohhh! That is so cute, you think this is a dream because you are so happy. I knew you dreamed of being with me too.” I grunted, blushing again. Naked, naked, naked! It was all I could think. He wasn’t overly buff, but he was strong as hell for whatever reason.
I breathed in, trying to calm down when his scent surprised me. He smelled…just like Winter, after he rolled around all over my pillows, getting his fur everywhere. I breathed in again, and despite myself and the situation, his familiar scent comforted me.
It was then that I started to doubt myself. Is this as crazy as I thought? How would he know my name, if it wasn’t Winter? Could he be a stalker? No, that didn’t seem quite right, and I couldn’t ignore what I was feeling either.
With all my heart I could feel that this was Winter, somehow turned human and squeezing the life out of me. But my brain said otherwise, claiming that it was beyond impossible and insane to even consider being real.
Now it was up to me to decide. Do I listen to my head, or my heart?
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