I am pretty sure that's his.. member… that rose to attention. Given the pressure I was feeling, it must be massive as well. I resisted the urge to look out of curiosity, I need to be mindful of my situation.
"Um… Marshall?" I asked timidly, trying not to provoke him. I looked into his eyes and felt myself melting. He has the same eyes as that cute doggy I was just petting.
"Please, don't move," He said as he squeezed his eyes shut, "I'm trying to get ahold of myself."
I removed my hands from his chest and held perfectly still. Unconsciously I was even holding my breath. Seconds seemed like hours as I wondered what was happening.
He let out a deep breath and opened his eyes again, the pressure against my stomach had eased a lot so he must be calm now. "Sorry about that." He said as he climbed off me. He scratched the back of his head and said in a sheepish voice, "My wolf has never reacted that way to anyone before. I apologize for my behavior."
This guy jumped me because his pet likes me?! I was about to give him a piece of my mind! "Listen here you —" when I stopped abruptly. Are those… wolf ears on his head? They were kind of drooping at the moment, like a dog when they are being scolded. I looked around, the wolf dog must be around here somewhere… there is no way..
When I didn't see the wolf dog anywhere I looked back at Marshall. He was sitting on the ground in front of me patiently, in the same spot the wolf was just a bit ago. He had the same pitiful eyes, too. At my sudden silence his ears perked up and he cocked his head to the side.
Just. Like. A. Dog!
I'm in another world, so it's entirely possible, I thought to myself and then decided to just go for it.
"Marshall…" I called his name. I noticed that as soon as I said his name, his ears perked up and a big fluffy tail appeared behind him and started wagging. Yep, he's the wolf dog.
"Yes?" He asked when I didn't continue.
I was full of questions but decided to address the most pressing matter. "Do you have any clothes?"
He looked down. I looked down. We were both naked.
"Oh, ah. Haha. Um, I took them off when I let my wolf out." He blushed and scratched the back of his head awkwardly. "I can go get them if you want. Where are your clothes?" He suddenly asked as he looked at my naked body, blushed, and immediately looked away.
I covered myself as best I could and came up with a quick lie, "Some hooligan stole them! Do you have anything I could borrow?"
He looked back at me with sympathy, "Is that why you were crying?"
Taken aback by his concern, I decided to give him a half truth, "Partly, yes. But I was hurt a while ago and haven't fully recovered…"
As we spoke he stood up and reached down to help me up. My legs were weak and clumsy under my weight and I felt like a baby deer standing for the first time. I haven't stood in a long time and I started to cry as my emotions surged.
"Are you still hurt?" He asked with urgency. "I can carry you! My uncle is a doctor, I'll take you to him straight away!"
I screamed as he took off running at an inhuman speed. "Stop! Stop!" My face was scarlet red, I wished I could just curl up in a ball and hide! This shameless naked man was carrying me, princess style. Not to mention, I was also completely naked! What will people think!!! "Please, stop! Put me down!"
He slowed down and looked at me with a confused expression. "If you are hurt, you need attention, you shouldn't be walking around on your own." He must have mistaken my embarrassment for anger because he added with a dejected look, "I was just trying to help…"
How can a grown man make those cute puppy dog eyes? It made my heart melt, seeing his ears down and big eyes. Despite my embarrassment I tried to comfort him.
"No, you misunderstand me. I'm not mad at you. I just.. I need something to wear first, please. I don't want to be seen like this." I said as my face flushed again and I tried to cover myself.
"Oh! Um.. Of course!" He said awkwardly, like he only just remembered that neither of us had clothes on. He set me down in the shade of a tree as he said, "Give me just a moment."
He leaped straight up, at least 15 feet straight in the air, and landed on the tree. I sat there in a stunned silence.
He leaped back down with a giant leaf in his hands which he handed to me. Before I could thank him he took off, calling back to me, "I'll be right back with clothes!"
I wrapped the leaf around me to hide my body. This leaf was as large as a full size blanket. For the first time since waking up here, I took a good look around me. The grass was vibrantly green and felt like velvet under my fingers. The giant tree leaf was also quite soft. As I looked around at the plants, I noticed they were all very vibrant colors. The giant tree above me was the same color as normal trees, just much, much, larger. Some of the trees in the distance were varying shades of yellow, green, orange, red, and magenta. It was quite a beautiful sight. The sky itself blazed a vibrant sunset color despite being just past mid day.
I shaded my eyes to take a look at the sky and saw two suns! One looked like the sun I knew, but the other sun blazed a fiery red. I didn't notice when I woke up, since the yellow sun had completely blocked the red one, but now they were headed in opposite directions across the sky. The clouds took on the brilliant sunset hue and I sat there in silence, appreciating the natural beauty of this new world. I wiggled my toes, just because I can, and smiled to myself. This new life is going to be exciting.
While I sat there in silence, I heard someone approaching. That was fast, I thought to myself, as I turned to look at Marshall. Only, it wasn't Marshall. It was a small, adorable looking, little creature. She had stubby arms and legs and stood maybe a foot tall. Her big beady eyes looked up at me and I nearly melted. How cute!!!
She looked like a miniature human, although she didn't speak to me, she gestured at the ground near me. I instinctively knew that she wanted to approach, and was asking my permission. Cute and polite! I nodded in affirmation and she waddled over to me. She took a good long look at me.
Honestly, I was neither impressive nor intimidating. I was about 5'6", an average height in my world. I had very thin legs due to not having been able to use them for so long. My arms were thin but strong as they had to support my weight and make up for my useless legs. My hair was messy right now, I kept it short for convenience and it was dyed a fiery red color. I always liked red hair. My eyes, unlike my family's, tended to change color. They were a golden/orange color most of the time but turned yellow if exposed to sunlight for a long time. My eyes were the only thing I really liked about myself. My face was average as well, heart shaped with a small chin, small lips, and small nose. These features made my big, almond shaped eyes, stand out.
Right now, I had no idea what I looked like. Viking Sensei told me that I would have a body just like my own, but stronger. I don't feel any stronger. And I haven't seen myself yet so I have no idea what I look like. Currently, only my head was exposed as the rest of me was hidden under the leaf. I lowered the leaf and tucked it under my armpits to hold it up so I could use my arms.
This little chibi looking girl came closer and patted my legs, as if comforting me. I smiled down at her. So cute!!! I thought to myself as I reached out to pat her head gently. She looked surprised but happy. She stretched her tiny arms as far as she could and tried to hug my legs. I didn't want to scare her but I just wanted to pick her up and give her a big hug! Just as this thought crossed my mind, she seemed to have heard something distance. Her head snapped to the left and she stared into the distance. She hesitated for a moment, looked back at me, winked, and disappeared!
What was that?!
left in the spot where she was standing was a glass bottle full of water. I wonder why she left so quick… as I opened the bottle and checked to make sure it was indeed water. I took a sip and it was quite refreshing! This didn't seem to be normal water, it had similar power to the totem from before. I wonder if this is special, maybe I should save it. I'm not especially thirsty at the moment. Just as I was thinking about where to put the water, it immaterialized in a swirl of color and disappeared!
Guess I should have just drank it. Now it's gone. Bummer. Before I could pout too much about my loss, Marshall approached and called out to me.
"Hey! I brought you some extra clothes!" He sauntered over and handed me a pile of clothes. He was dressed in a tunic style top, that was just tight enough to show off his muscles, and some leather type pants. I couldn't decide if he looked better dressed or undressed…
I immediately blushed at my obscene thoughts! I was never this bold before! I cleared my throat and looked away. I was waiting for him to leave so I could get dressed.
. . .
He was still staring at me.
"Marshall?"
"Yes?" He asked eagerly, with his tail wagging.
"Can I have some privacy? So I can get dressed?" I asked him.
"Oh! Um, yeah! Of course!" He said quickly, as if the thought never even crossed his mind. He turned his back to me and said, "Is this okay? I'll make sure no one else sneaks up on you."
I laughed to myself and smirked. A dog through and through. "Sure, Marshall, that will do."
I stood up and unfolded the clothes. They were huge! They must be his, I thought to myself. I don't want to seem ungrateful so I tried them on.
"Marshall?" I asked.
He immediately turned around on full guard, then froze.