INT: INN, OLIVIA AND ETHAN'S ROOM – MORNING.
Olivia's POV.
I woke up the following morning feeling much better, more like being recreated. I was stronger and I was sure I could take part in a marathon. Being a non-human made me recover faster.
Ethan! I thought, he left last night and didn't come back. I was worried, I didn't want things to go wrong.
I jumped from the bed, dashed into the bathroom, took my bath, got dressed and left the room. I couldn't wait to see him; I needed to know what went wrong.
INT: INN, LOBBY – MORNING.
On my way out of the house; I met Irene at the lobby cleaning the shelfs.
"Hi Irene! Good morning." I greeted.
"Good morning Olivia, how are you. Hope you're feeling better today?" She asked.
I stretched checkingly. "Never been better." I said; Even if I felt a little bit contrary, I wasn't going to tell her.
She grinned. "Good to hear."
"Here, have this." I gave her the book I borrowed from the shelf earlier.
"Did you like it?" She asked receiving it.
"Hmm." I hummed. "I couldn't get most of the words." I said.
"O..k." She stuttered. "I will have Elva explain it to you." She said.
"Thanks." I cheered.
"Anytime." She teased.
I was about to go, but on a second thought I decide to ask. "Have you seen Ethan this morning?"
She scowled. "No, I thought he was with you last night."
"He was, but he just left after we—" I scoffed interrupting myself; I knew I couldn't avoid telling her now.
She raised her brow questioningly. "What?" She asked curiousitty written all over her. She seemed to be at suspense.
I gulped very hard. "After we kissed." I said.
She gasps cheerfully. "You guys kissed? Like you kissed him? Did he liked it?" She asked childishly more like a teen which she wasn't.
"No!" I snapped; I couldn't let her pin it on me that I kissed Ethan first, that was hilarious. Or maybe I'm just being egoistic.
She frowned; guess she didn't see that coming.
"He kissed me, I kissed him back and he left." I snapped.
"Ow....so that's what happened?" She said seeming not startled as before.
"Um.....yes." I gaze at her contemplatively. "Do have any idea what happened?" I asked.
She stared at me. "Please have a sit Olivia." She said.
She offered me a sit and sat right beside me; it seemed she was going to tell me something, but I wasn't sure I wanted to hear it with the look on her face.
"You see Olivia, Ethan is a man with a high sense of duty." She began.
I sighed; how was that even related? I thought. "I still don't get it." I said.
"Just listen Olivia." She snapped. "Ethan loves you Olivia."
I sighed; still not what I expected. "I know he loves me, why would he be looking out for me?"
She scowled at me like I was an idiot. "I mean not that, he is in love with you and— and it's killing him." She blurted out.
I sighed; I sure wasn't ready to hear it. Ethan was in love with me? I thought. And how was it killing him?
"Ethan loves me." I muttered.
Irene nodded.
"How— How was it killing him?" I stuttered.
"Ethan thinks he needs to protect you, to get you back home. His high sense of duty makes him conceal his feelings from you." She explained. "Werewolves aren't good at professing their love, it's kinda a ego or something. I really don't know either but he is fighting himself." She explained.
I sighed.
"He is a werewolf, that part of him can't be denied of anything easily especially from it's true mate. He is fighting he's werewolf. And it happens that you are a Xphynx, trust me it couldn't get worst." She added.
I sighed; I was making Ethan fight his werewolf part of him. I was really confused. "Worst! As in how could it be worst" I asked.
Irene grinned.
I frowned; this didn't seem to be the situation for that, or at least her smile means it wasn't that bad.
"If it goes on for long, he would become weaker each day, his healing abilities would reduce greatly." She said.
"Why?" I asked curiously.
"His werewolf part is responsible for his healing and strength, but he keeps on fighting it so he won't hurt you." She snapped.
Ethan could hurt me? I thought. Maybe I was right, he was after my blood. "Is it my blood?" I asked.
"No, not even close." Irene snapped. "If he loves you and by some mistake he turns into his werewolf. Where do you think he might go?" She asked.
I gasped realizing what she meant. "He would come to meet me." I said calmly.
She raised her brow questioningly.
"To mate with me." I added.
She smirks. "If you ask me where he is, my suggestion would be 'he went into the forest to relieve himself'. " She said. "To go away from you as far as possible."
No, this wasn't good at all, I thought. Was I going to haunt Ethan like this. "I think I need to leave now." I excused.
"Ok." She stood up and got back to what she was doing.
"Olivia!" She called when I reached the door post. "Please be careful."
"I will be." I promised.
INT: TOWN – MORNING.
I left Irene alone; walking around town I saw the people who live here were primitive yet hardworking. Their occupation from the things I saw were mainly farming and herding.
But it really seemed like I was a distraction now, everyone was staring at me and whispering at each other. Probably they knew one another and I was spotted easily as a stranger.
At least that was what I thought, not until I decided to use my super hearing abilities and it turned out they were fantasizing about me, especially the males. Gosh! I so much hated to be the centre of attraction and it turned out to be part of my everyday life.
"Elva!" I called on seeing Elva feeding the herds of sheep.
"Hi Olivia." She greeted.
"Can I help you with that?" I offered to help her in feeding the animals.
"Sure!" She gave me some hay.
We gave the hay to the animals, got some water and started filling their troughs.
"Why the long face Olivia?" She noticed; she was really observant.
"It's nothing." I snapped.
She pouts.
I sighed. "I don't know how to say this." I said.
"Is it about Ethan?" She asked.
I gasped; How the hell did she knew?
"How— How did you know?" I stuttered.
"Because you only look like that when you haven't seen him." She snapped.
"I was actually searching for him before I met you." I said.
"Ow..." She said.
"I'm confuse Elva." I said honestly.
She grinned then placed both hands on my shoulder staring at me dreamingly. "Look at you Olivia. I have always envy your kind." She said.
"Why?" I asked.
"You are a cat, your kind have the ability to heal fast, live longer, they don't grow old, they are beautiful and you don't get pimples or fall sick like humans do. I mean you werewolves, cats and vampires are really cool. Cheer up girl" She said.
I sighed. I guess for the first time someone was making me really appreciate what I was. I liked her for that.
"And fortunately; you are a Xphynx, you got double of everything." She said.
Ironic and terrible, I thought; She was making me feel better and bad about myself at the same time. I had double effects on Ethan. I needed to find him.
"I think I need to go find Ethan." I excused.
INT: FOREST – MORNING.
I parted ways with Elva. I decided to check the whole of the little village for Ethan but I couldn't find him, I guess Irene was right. He went into the forest.
I left the village.
I strolled down the lane to the forest contemplating on my feelings for Ethan. Did I love him? Or did I not? Was I willing to marry him? To spend the rest of my life with him? To be honest I couldn't see any other man but him.
"Ethan!" I called. "Ethan where are you? Please come out."
I felt a cold wind blow, making me shiver. I had gone so deep into forest and was scared of getting lost.
I wrapped my hands around myself from the cold. "Ethan!" I called out again.
I heard an indistant howling, followed by a cold wind which sent cold shivers down my spine. I was frightened to my bones, I contemplated on going back to the village but the thought of loosing Ethan was overwhelming.
I saw a Cobra crawl hastily topping the bowl of fear I had in me. I hated snakes, maybe not just hate, I was scared of snakes.
Something dashed across the lane before me. It seem to be on a dark clothing. "Who is there?" I called.
"Ethan is that you?"
Then a man in completely black clothing stood hastily before me; From the look of things he was a vampire.
His fangs and claws sharply out, his eyes blood red. But he does look mischievously. But clearly he was a blood tasty vampire.
"Hi!" I greeted.
Much to my surprise, I wasn't scared of him, he was probably going to drink my blood till I die.
"Hello Kitty." He called.
"Have you seen Ethan? He is a werewolf." I said mischievously.
He frowned deeply. "I have no interest in werewolves. You are my breakfast now."
I gasped. Ok, although not scared I decided to put bravery aside. I began to run away from him but unfortunately I was lost in the forest, I didn't know my way back.
He grabbed my arm. Jeez! For a moment I thought he was flying.
"Come here." He pulled me harshly.
I guessed, I was doomed already.