Chapter 9 - False Trust?

~Thursday still~

Aphmau

I decide to keep on following Ylva. Even though this could possibly endanger me, I feel the need to protect my new friends. I have a lot of issues trusting these people but I can't leave them here defenseless. With me they are safe. Or at least relatively safe.

I know it may look like we've been friends for years by the way we act but I still have my insecurities.

Back on point. I have finally arrived to what I'm sure is the main room. Personally I think this is a waste of space! It's a humongous hall that has red velvet running along the center of the room all the way to this throne that is made by gold by looks. And all around the room is fancy lights or unnecessary decor. Also did I forget to mention a bunch of werewolves!? No, well yeah there's a bunch of werewolves!

We walk in the center of the red velvet and stop right into front of the throne. On the throne a person who I can tell is a werewolf king. Ylva joins him at his side. On the other side of the king is a person who looks like his own personal servant. I told myself something fishy was going on here!

Mother of Irene! I think I should've ran when I had the opportunity! But I am very curious what's going on here. I believe this is a werewolf tribe, no, I know this is a werewolf tribe. Shoot, werewolf tribes aren't something you wanna mess around with. I know that for a fact.

"Ah, who is this beauty we have here?" Says the King in a powerful strong voice.

"Her name is Aphmau, seems that she has really only stood out in the past few days. I have no record of her either. The only thing that is known about her is that she is a very mysterious person who keeps a lot to herself." Says the King's servant.

How dare they! How long have they been spying on me!? I need to be very careful here on out. It's funny how they don't know much about me though. I bet that is annoying the crap outta them!

"Well I think I want to get to know you a little more Aphmau," He says over exaggerating my name. "This can go two ways Aphmau. Either I scare the information out of you or I'll ask all of your friends about what they know about you. Ylva pick one."

"I think we ask all of her friends about what they know about her." She says with a strong voice. She give me a glance saying "I'm sorry, I'm trying to help." I nodded at her.

"Very well then! Let's play a little game out of this though shall we? We ask them all separately but we have a camera in the room so little Aphmau here can see what her friends say. Sounds good?"

"Yes Sir." I replied.

After that sentence Ylva grabbed my hand and started to led me somewhere away from the main room. It seemed like I was walking in the same hallway over and over again until we came to a stop. Ylva led me to this trapdoor and told me to climb down it. I did as she said.

There was four stations that had a trap door. Underneath each one is a ladder going somewhere. Above the trap doors are numbers. 1 2 3 and 4. Ylva told me to go in down 2 so I obeyed.

It was a cell. Of course. Ylva told me I had to obey sensibly otherwise bad things will happen. So even though I didn't want to, I did anyways.

In the cell there was a monitor. I'm assuming this is where I'll be watching my new friends confess their feelings about me.

I sit down on a metal bench that is supposably meant to be a bed and is in front of the monitor. Seconds later a flash of white covers my vision. Argh my eyes! Stupid monitor for suddenly turning on! But what catches my attention is seeing Katelyn tied to a chair in a cell.

The way she's struggling makes me remember something I don't wish to remember. I close eyes to try and clear the memory from my mind. Thankfully it works.

I continue on watching her struggle against the rope until a voice interrupts her. The voice sounds deep and strong. Like the King but not.

"Katelyn. You must answer me some questions about your little friend Aphmau."

"How do you know my name?" Katelyn asks trying to appear as strong.

"It doesn't matter. Now first question, how long have you known Aphmau?"

"Well I specifically have only known her for a day." Katelyn responds not really wanting to talk.

"What was your first thoughts on Aphmau, Katelyn?"

"Well she looked very shy but as she warmed up to my friends and I she was a very brave person." She said not really answering the question.

"That doesn't really give me a proper answer. What was your first thoughts on Aphmau? Did you think she was suspicious at all?" He says getting mad.

"I didn't think she was suspicious at all. She to me is a normal person. I was glad to be meeting someone new and I liked her."

"Hmm. That will do. Guards! Knock her out!" The guards did as they were told and knocked Katelyn out with one powerful punch.

The screen cut out and then it turned back on. Only this time you can't see Katelyn, I see Aaron. My first friend here. He looks like he's been through this multiple times before. I know how he feels. Don't ask why.

He's not struggling against the ropes that is tying him against the chair. It's like he has given up on life.

"Aaron. You must answer some questions for me about Aphmau."The same guy as before says. Aaron nods his head in defeat as an answer.

"How long have you known Aphmau for?"

"Three days. I've known her longer than anyone else here."

"Interesting. What was your first opinion of her?"

He waits a minute before responding. It's like he really didn't want to say.

"I thought she was one of those cliche girls who would purposely run into me. But she was different. She is unique and I felt like I could relate to her."

"This is all interesting information Aaron," He says with a attitude that says he knows something you don't. "Do you like Aphmau in that way?"

"No I don't. But I do like her as a friend. I believe I can tell her anything and she would be able to relate and understand."

"Okay"

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Anonymous

Meanwhile...

"What are we going to do? Her friends are saying really nice things about her! We need her to think that they don't like her!"

"I know, so my idea is that we force them to say bad stuff about Aphmau and if they don't they will die or someone close to them will die."

"That's a brilliant idea! Let's do that!"

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~Author Chan is really tired and is rushing this so time skip until Aphmau has finished listening to her new friends talking bad about her~

~Warning this gets very sad~

Aphmau

I should've known better. Nobody ever will love or care about someone like me. I'm just some girl who has no family. Some girl who got scared and freaking killed her parents. I'm a killer freak.

I guess I got my hopes up without even realizing. How stupid could I possibly be? Oh well. I should just move on with life. I won't let them drag me down t my lowest point. I don't want to mess up this life too.

~End of the sad moment. I'm inserting this here for those people who wants to skip the sad part~

Snapping me back to reality, a young man approaches me. He has a lightly tanned complexion with short brown hair. To go long with the brown hair is black eyes that you would be mistaken for dark brown. His attire told me that he is a relative to the royal werewolf family. Mother of Irene help me.

"Such a beautiful day isn't it, ma'am?" He said. Why does his voice sound so familiar?

"Indeed it is. Question though, do I know you?"

"No ma'am you don't. My name is Fenrir, the son of the King and Queen, aka the prince of werewolves."

"It's nice to meet you Fenrir. My name is Aphmau." I say even though I don't want anything to do with him or anyone.

"Such a pretty name for a gorgeous girl."

"Thank you Fenrir. What brings you here though?"

Okay, I swear he's flirting with me. I don't like this. But I should remember this, I talk but I don't trust. So practically everything I am saying to this guy is nothing.

"I was taking my daily walk around and saw a beautiful girl sitting on a bench in the garden all by herself. I couldn't possibly leave her by herself."

This seriously has to stop. Ugh, why am I even talking to this guy? Oh yeah because he is the prince and I practically have to talk to him even if I don't want to.

"And why couldn't you leave 'her' by herself? I'm sure she can take care of herself just fine. I'm also sure that she can have a moment alone just thinking."

"I'm sure she could but what could this wonderful girl possibly be thinking about?"

He was pushing it before but now he has just gotten on a whole new level. If he wasn't the prince and if I wasn't practically stuck here I would do a serious ton of damage to this guy.

"She could be thinking about a lot of things," I reply trying not to give away what I was thinking about. "But I couldn't possibly know what she was thinking about considering I'm not her." I say just to annoy him to the ultimate limits.

"Okay stop playing games. What were you seriously thinking about? Yo looks so...sad."

Wow this guy can actually be a nice guy when he wants too. But unfortunately for him, he won't get to be able to hear my issues. I mean, I just freaking met him and I don't trust easily. I grin as I remember the first time I met Adam. He was my first friend I ever met and made. I was so stubborn with wanting to be friends with him it wa-

My smile drops as I remember what happened. Even though it's great I have communication with him- wait a minute! I can try getting in contact with him! But then again, I have no idea where I am! And he's in Scaleswind so if I'm far away from him, I can't expect him to rescue. I mentally cringe that I just said rescue. Wait, Fenrir is still in front of me! I just went into my own land and forgot. Whoops.

Snapping myself back to reality I see him right in front of my face.

"Oh thank Irene you are okay! You had me worried there! You just passed out!" Wait...I passed out?

"Yeah I'm okay but I would appreciate it if I am left to my own thoughts." He frowns when I say this but he obeys anyways. Crap he is probably suspicious of me now.

"Okay, but I am to inform you that my Mother is summoning you to met her in the garden here at dusk." (AN: Dusk can be a lot of different times depending on where you live. I will do 9:14PM because that's the time it's dusk for me where I live.)

"Thank you Fenrir." I say as he walks away.

Mother of Irene, that has made my head hurt. I wonder what Ylva wants to talk to me about? I hope it's nothing bad. I've got a negative feeling about this.

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~Time skip to dusk aka 9:14PM~

I am where Ylva wanted to meet me. I impatiently pace up and down until I see a feminine figure coming my way. I am quick to notice it is Ylva. As soon as she approaches me I sense something is wrong.

"Ylva, I am getting this sense that something is wrong."

"Yes darling there is something wrong. Not for me but for you. Before I tell you, I want you to know that I was put in the same situation as you when I was around your age." I nod my head as to her to continue.

"I am going to say this straight out. You are to marry my son Fenrir and become the Queen of werewolves. You will be transformed into a werewolf before this marriage which will be a painful experience. This monarchy has been around for the past one hundred years, we cannot change our ways now that it is a tradition.

If it were my choice I would let you go but unfortunately I am not in that position to do so. You are in the South Eastern Werewolf Tribe. Knowing how smart you are, I would say that you already knew that this was a werewolf tribe.

I am sorry that you have to go through this but you have no other choice. I've been trying to find ways to get you out of here but none of them have worked. Once again, I am sorry."

I was at absolute shock of the words that just came from her mouth. I can't believe it! No, no, no, no, no! This cannot be happening! I am grateful that Ylva is here for me and has made me aware of this but... I feel the water filling in my eyes ready to be overfilled and spill. I let one hot tear seep from my eye as I try to make it non noticeable to Ylva but to my dismay she knew.

"Oh darling, I know this is tough. You can't be strong all of the time Aphmau. You are so strong, independent and mature, that you forget that you too are a human being that has emotions. You have to be able to release them, before they get too bottled up and destroy you."

I let out a small smile at her little speech. She is officially the nicest person I've ever met. Even under the circumstances, I am glad that I met her. I give her a tight hug letting my tears flow down my face freely. Nobody talks. The only thing you can hear is my occasional sniffles.

She is the only person I trust here in my new life. (AN: If you are thinking like "What about Aaron and Katelyn? Well I forgot to mention this but to be fair Author is really really tired now and she can't be bothered adding it in, but Aphmau is assuming that Aaron and Katelyn were lying.)

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A fair few things has happened since that night I met with Ylva. The next day I had a talk with the King. He explained that I would marry his son. Good thing I had Ylva the night before so I didn't have a full meltdown in front of him.

After this little talk I was sent to Fenrir room to get to know him better. That's the only thing I've been allowed to do. I have to be with him everywhere! It's ridiculous. But that is not half as bad as to what is yet to come.

I will have to become a werewolf and that starts only a couple of days from now. Mother of Irene, please help me.

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Do you think that Aphmau should make contact with Sky with the risk of him possibly getting hurt? Or do you think there's another way for her to escape? Or do you think she should forever stay at the South Eastern Werewolf Tribe and be a werewolf while being married to Fenrir and be queen? With the possibility of settling down with Fenrir?

Also who do you think the Anonymous person was that so badly wanted to break up the friendship of Aphmau and her friends?

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I hope you guys enjoyed the extra long chapter with over 2000 words? (pretty much 3000 words) Also I'm sorry, this was kinda rushed considering it's 1am in the morning. I was trying to make sure I did a chapter for Monday but now I guess it will be Tuesday.

I hope you enjoy reading this chapter as I did writing it! Make sure you comment you your feelings and predictions down below!

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~GlamorousWolf12~