Louis pov

My body was numb but it didn't hurt anymore. It's like a werewolf thing. If you get hurt, you'll heal once you change. Any injuries are temporary, most of the time. I heard thunder. I lay on the ground. I felt something touching my leg. It was skin. It was human skin. It wasn't my skin. I looked down. I saw another human. It's been a while since I saw one of those. It was a male. I could see his man parts. He was probably in his early 20s or something. I think he's younger than me. My leg was draped across his chest. Before I could move, he woke up. He cussed and shoved me away.

"Who on Earth are you?" He yelled at me. He covered his crotch with his hand. "Why were you on me?"

The way he said it made me feel dirty. To be quite frank, I have no clue how I woke up with this guy. I tried to recall last night. I could only remember eating some animal and getting into a scuffle with another wolf.

"I don't know. I could be asking you the same thing." I shot back. He remained silent. He looked at my face. I'm not sure if I imagined it but I think he glanced down at my penis.

Thunder clapped. I stood up on my feet, almost slipping. "Why are you here? There's never been anyone in this area."

"I'm looking for a place to stay." The boy said.

"Well, I think you're searching in the wrong place for real estate." I said with a sarcastic tone. "How did you end up here anyway?"

He didn't answer. He just looked at me.

"Fine. Don't tell me." I remarked.

A ray of lightning cut across the sky. Thunder roared again. The sky was dark. I better head home. I walked away.

"Wait, where are you going?" The boy called out.

"Home." I yelled back.

"Can I come?" He asked.

I turned around to see him scrambling to his feet. He looked at me hopefully. Who does this kid think he is? He can't just waltz into my life and expect me to let him into my house. That's ridiculous.

"No." I said coldly.

"Why?" The boy whined. I raised an eyebrow. "Oh come on! Please. I don't have anywhere to go to. I don't even know where I am."

"No." I insisted on my initial answer. The hope in his eyes diminished.

I headed towards home. I glanced behind my shoulder. The boy looked around, cluelessly. He decided to walk in the opposite direction to where I was headed. He's going to get himself lost. I tell myself to keep walking straight. I glanced behind again. The boy turned left.

I have to help him. I groaned. I turned around and walked towards him, grabbing his arm. "Look kid, if you go down that way, you're going to end up eaten by bears." I told him, pointing in the direction he was heading. "Oh." He said, looking ashamed.

"Come with me!" I said reluctantly. I started walking. "Keep up with me." He jogged a bit to catch up to me. "The name's Louis." I introduced myself.

"Nice to meet you, Louis. I'm Harry," The boy said. "Thanks for letting me stay with y-."

"You're not staying with me." I cut Harry short. He looked shocked. I went on, "It's going to rain. You're going to get lost, sick and injured if I don't help you. I'm going out tonight. There's a small town at the edge of the forest. I'll take you there tomorrow. You're going to stay in my house and not touch anything but only for tonight. You got that?" I figured I shouldn't tell him that I magically turn into a wolf every time the sun goes down just yet.

"Yeah... That's not going to work." Harry said.

"What?" He wants to come into my house and not live by my rules?

"I don't know how to tell you this- I'm not sure you'll believe me- I think you might think I'm crazy but..." Harry rambled on. I got impatient.

"Spit it out, won't you?" I said.

"I kinda turn into a wolf at times. I can't stay inside and 'not touch anything'." Harry mumbled. I stopped walking. "I swear I'm telling the truth. I knew you wouldn't believe me." Harry said, flustered.

"No, no, I believe you." I muttered, walking again. I found another one. Harry's a werewolf, like me. Oh my god. He's probably the wolf I had a fight with last night.

"Really?" Harry said.

"Yeah," I replied. Maybe I should tell him about myself. "I'm a werewolf too."

Harry looked at me. I think he wanted to say something but he didn't. We walked into my house. I opened the drawer and threw some clothes onto my bed. "There. If you're so insecure about it, you can put those on." Harry slipped into the clothes. The t shirt was a bit short for him since he was taller than me.

Water started to fall from the sky. The droplets drummed against the roof. I lay down on my bed.

Harry looked around the house. He noticed my shelf of books. He glanced over each title.

"Did you get these before you became a werewolf?" Harry asked.

"No, I got them, trying to figure out how to 'fix' myself." I replied.

"Do you have a phone? I want to phone a friend." Harry said.

"I don't have power. I don't need it either. I only come here to sleep during the day. I don't have a plumbing either so don't ask."

"What if you need a drink?"

"There's a small stream not far from here."

"What if you need to shower?"

"There's a small stream not far from here. Why did you come here anyway?"

"My home got destroyed. My friend invited me into his home. I decided it was not safe for him. I ran away and ended up here."

"So you really don't have anywhere to go?"

Harry shook his head.

"What about your friend? Maybe he knows somewhere you can go. Does he know about...?" My voice trailed off.

"I don't know if he can help me find a place to stay and yeah, he knows about my wolf."

"Okay. Don't go around telling everyone about the whole werewolf thing. I don't want to end up poached. I'll bring you to the town. They have payphones and such."

"Why would anyone poach a werewolf?"

"Money. You know what happens to tigers? Same thing. They might even throw us in zoos. Humans are weird."

"I was once human too, you know?" Harry raised an eyebrow. I think he got offended.

"Weren't we all? Werewolves don't come about like other creatures. Sure if two werewolves mate, they might have a werewolf baby but the chances are 50% and werewolves usually don't know other werewolves anyway. Humans that get bitten or scratched by a werewolf will become a werewolf."

"Okay." He said in a meek voice.

"I'm going to sleep. Don't mess up my house." I ordered. I pulled my blanket over my body and turned to face the wall. I shut my eyes and fell asleep.

Someone shook me awake. "What? It's been 5 minutes since I slept." I yelled.

"Actually, it's been a couple hours." Harry corrected.

"What the fuck did you wake me up for?"

"The rain has stopped."

"And?"

"I thought we were going to the town." Harry's voice trembled.

"Tomorrow. If we go into town now, we'll change before we get back here."

"What's wrong with that?"

"You want to turn into a wolf and kill everyone in that town?" I asked sarcastically. Harry shook his head. "That's what I thought. Now, let me sleep."

I turned over and closed my eyes. I glanced at Harry. He was sitting next to my bed on the floor. He was biting his lip and fidgeting. He stared at ground.

"C'mon kid, don't look so sad. You're making me feel bad." I gave him a nudge. Harry nodded. He smiled at me. "Thanks for letting me in." Harry said.

"Don't talk to me. I'm sleeping." I shut my eyes.

Next thing I knew, my alarm clock rang. I sat up in my bed. The sun was setting. Harry wasn't in the house. There's only one room in this house so I would be able to see him if he was here. Maybe I imagined him.

Someone walked in through the front door. It was Harry. "Where did you go?" I demanded to know.

"Sorry, I went to get a drink. Sorry, I didn't want to wake you so I went to find the stream on my own. Please don't kill me." Harry rambled.

I rolled my eyes. I can't believe this guy is a werewolf. He's such a baby.

"Just take off my clothes." I said.

Harry looked confused. "You're not wearing clothes."

"I meant the clothes you're wearing."

"Why?"

"You're going to rip my clothes apart when you become a wolf." I told him.

"Oh." Harry said. He took off my shirt. "Can you turn around? Sorry, I'm shy."

I rolled my eyes. "Get out of the house when you're done. I need to lock it up."

I waited outside of the house, leaning against the wall. Harry came out. I locked the door and hid the key, as usual. Harry walked behind the house.

"Where are you going?" I asked.

"I don't want you to look at me naked."

"Okay. Sun is down. See you in the morning." As I finished my statement, I transformed into a wolf and so did Harry.

Louis' wolf pov

I saw him again. It was the wolf that I fought with last night. He looked at me. He knew I didn't look him. He isn't as agitated as he was. I heard an animal walk through the trees. I ignore the wolf and went after the animal. It was a deer. I snuck up on it. It tried to escape. I bit its neck. It flung me onto the ground. The wolf pounced at it and sunk its fangs into the skin on the deer. The deer yelled in pain. I composed myself and attacked the deer.

The deer was dead. I ate its flesh. I licked the blood off my lips. I looked at the wolf who was also eating. We make a good team. He didn't growl or bark at me. I guess this is a truce.