The moon was a bit faint, but the stars were very bright, the weather was a bit chilly, great for going out at night. I was wearing shorts, a tank top, and sandals; Triton was standing next to me and was wearing a pair of jeans, a V-neck T-shirt, and sneakers.
It was getting comical that boys changed at my house, thankfully Triton had his suitcase, but he had no plans to leave his clothes at my house.
We walked slowly, I looked at everything, it was ten o'clock at night and people kept coming in and out of the stores, I got goosebumps imagining myself working on one of these days... It reminds me that I still need to look for a job.
I glanced at Triton, he was looking at the brightest stores, the ones that do everything to attract a customer.
I slowed down a bit to be a little back and took a look at her ass, it was proportional to her size and left me tempted to touch her, scratch her and even bite her. I
blushed and went back to my normal pace before he noticed what I had done, I smiled internally, my wolf part said that Triton could provide me with something new and very good.
"Do you like crowds?" I asked, trying to get her buttocks out of my head.
"Not much, but I think it's interesting how people go crazy on Sunday nights. He smiled and turned to me. - You don't seem to like it very much either.- I
hate it. - I said making a face of disgust. - I prefer quiet and quiet places, with soft smells.
"You're a wolf even in human form," he joked. - I think you're already starting to accept who you are.
"I think since I met you I've started to accept it. I nodded and then stopped pointing to a pizzeria.
- Fancy a pizza?
He looked at the sign "Joe's Pasta" and realized that he analyzed the noise and smells, just like me, he wanted a quiet place to eat.
- Looks like a nice place. He smiled and held my hand.
I nodded and walked beside him, we entered the pizzeria and were greeted by curious looks and I could already imagine why.
I knew all the waiters and the owner of the place, Joe, so it was understandable how curious they were that I was there with a man none of them knew.
"Good evening, Kristine. Joe greeted me. - I hope you and your date enjoy dinner. He smiled and motioned for us to sit down.
We sat at a table kind of in the center, I felt a little watched and blushed slightly, I knew Triton had noticed because he was looking at me with an amused face and I was afraid he was going to joke about this situation.
"Don't look at me like that," she said, still blushing.
"You sound pretty popular, don't you?" he laughed.
"It's just because I've lived here since I was a little girl," I explained.
He stopped looking at me and picked up the menu, I looked away and saw James, the waiter, approaching. He was smiling and I noticed that his long brown hair had been cut, it was much more beautiful that way.
- Good evening, do you already know what you want?
- I want a passion fruit juice, please. I looked at Triton and saw a small smile.
- A coke, please.
"Okay, I'll be right back with the drinks," James said before turning his back and leaving.
Triton closed the menu and watched me, I felt he was getting ready to give me a questionnaire.
"What do you want?" I asked before he started questioning me.
- How about a Portuguese woman?
- Good choice. - I smiled. - As soon as he comes back I'll ask.
- You won't have to wait long, he's dying to be close to you... Just like all the other waiters. He laughed.
"It's pure curiosity what they have. - I snorted. - You talk as if I'm in heat and they know it.
He gave one of those loud laughs, I felt a little shiver, I didn't know if I liked or hated that laugh.
"Seriously, it would be really nice if you came with me to my pack." He seemed to analyze me. - You'd have a lot of fun.
I shifted in my chair, I was curious to know more about his pack, and also about what he did there and what role he occupied... If only there were papers, of course.
- Don't laugh at me... But what does a pack look like? I took my own hands, I was too embarrassed to face him.
"You don't know anything about that, do you?" his voice came out with a slight hint of pity.
"Aunt Ju never said anything about it, she just told me that there are groups of our species that live by some rules and such.
-Hm... It's a start. - he commented. "But I can explain everything to you if you want."
I nodded, I still didn't look at him, I only lifted my head when James arrived with the drinks and Triton ordered the pizza. Then he smiled at me and winked, that made my legs soften, I'm glad I was sitting, I controlled myself not to blush because I didn't want him to think I was liking him.
Not that I was, I was just a little attracted, but I'm sure that's because he's the first wolf I know.
- Let me see... You know there are some hierarchies, right? I
nodded again, only this time I was staring at him and I accidentally noticed that he looked incredibly sexy in this t-shirt. I bit my tongue lightly to push away the fantasies that were beginning to emerge in my mind.
-Good.. We have a leader and we have a type of council, the rules I'll explain later, but then, the council has five members, and there can be no couples between them. - he explained calmly.
- One minute. I raised my hand like a student who wants to ask a question. - But if they like each other? Can't you be together?
- They can, but one of them will have to leave the board and then by vote, the vacancy is filled by another or the other. He took a sip of his coke. - This council thing is very simple, but it keeps order in the pack and so the leader can't do whatever he wants.
- Does the leader exist to exert a figure of power?
- In fact, it exists to control the other dominant wolves. - commented. - But it's hard to have internal fights, only when a new wolf arrives there things are a little complicated, but soon they return to normality.
"When you came in, was it like this?" was a quick question, and I regretted asking it.
"It was," he smiled, "but it was fun to gain the trust of the elders and the leader.
- Is it the same leader as when you joined?-
No, it's been about ten years since you changed. He looked at me. - You want to know what the exchange looks like, right?
I was too fascinated to be surprised that he had read my mind again.-
It's simple, if another wolf challenges the leader and wins, he is considered the new leader. - explained. - Or if the leader wants to pass the post to someone else, they can too.
"And what was the case this time?" I turned my head a little to the side.
- The second case, our pack is very peaceful and everyone respects the leader a lot.
"I thought the leader would be the Alpha," I commented, taking a sip of my juice.
"But he's the Alpha, only I was using the word leader to explain it to him better." He chuckled. - I think I underestimated you.-
You talked about the council and the Alpha, but something tells me there's more. - I commented a little embarrassed.
- And there's... But it's not too strict, for example, I'm here because the council thought it would be better to send someone to come and check what was going on and solve the problem. I don't have a job or a position in the pack, but they can ask or tell me to do something.
- Got it. I found myself staring at the glass as I stirred the straw.-
I'm going to talk about the part that will make you very interested. - he joked. - It's about togetherness.
I made a confused face, Judely had already told me something about it.
I've never bonded with any other wolf, the dominant ways of most of them don't suit me, I'm much more my beloved husband, who was a bit submissive to me.
"Aunt Ju said she never got together, was that what she was talking about?" I asked, now focused on her full lips.
-Possibly.
He seemed to know where I was looking, so I looked away and pretended to be interested in the window on the other side of the space.
- Want to know more about this topic or is it too much for one night? He made a mischievous face.
It was so hard to believe that this boy was so much older than me, and it was even harder to accept that my body was cheating on me because his every move was pure teasing to me.
"I do," I said with a pout.
- It's like this... There is a bond that is formed between companions, but this bond becomes stronger when you make the union, it is like a marriage for humans. -Explained. - But there are some steps and rules, but it's a lot of fun.
"Do you have a partner?" I asked, I was very curious.
"No, but I've seen a lot of unions..." he gave a slight smile and then looked at me. "I don't think I've found a wolf that really attracts me yet.
I felt a pang of hope and then a twinge of hope.
"So you've only had girlfriends?" I raised an eyebrow, it's strange to think about dating in a pack.-
We don't call it dating. - he laughed. - It's more like something like a hookup with the right to sex.
He spoke as if it were the most natural thing in the world.-
Hooked up with sex? - I laughed. - It's funny to think about it.
- Yes, because with us it's different, there are no things like dating because it's either love and you have the union, or just a hobby.
I stopped for a moment to think, it was logical, but still very strange. How come there is no dating?
"I thought you were going to accuse me of being a pervert or worse."
-Good.. I wouldn't give it to someone who would just consider me a hookup. - said honestly. "Not that I don't like having sex, but I have my pride.
"It's hard to find women like that these days," he smiled mischievously.
- Now, tell me more about the steps and rules of the union.
He sat back in his chair, I felt that I was having some effect on him and it made me feel powerful. Maybe I was more attracted than I thought.
- First rule, the two have to agree to the union; second rule, one person can only be in one union at a time; third rule, only the male can undo the union.
- Is it my impression or is there a lot of machismo there? I looked at him a little seriously.
- Believe me, there are worse packs in this regard.
I snorted and took a sip of juice, it was the way to calm me down a bit, what I didn't understand was why I was so upset if I didn't intend to be part of his pack.
I motioned for him to continue.-
The process is quite simple, the couple has to "get married" on a full moon night and then they have two weeks to go through without being bothered by the council or the Alpha. - he commented. - To intensify bonds.
- Do you mean a honeymoon of sorts?
"That's right," he nodded.I
was going to ask him what kinds of women he's interested in, but James arrived with the pizza, so I ended up giving up on that question.
*
After we ate, we went to the candy store, in fact, I dragged him to the store. It was hilarious the face Triton made when we entered, I ran to the chocolates part while he watched in surprise the amount of candy.
I took the opportunity to enjoy the delicious aromas of chocolate, another quality of having wolfish senses. I look to the side and see that Triton is walking into the hallway and inhales deeply in the air, he looks like a chocolate freak just like me.
I laugh and he stares at me with a sly smile, I'm starting to like it when I get his attention.-
Chocoholic? - I tease him.
- Caught red-handed. He raises his hands. "But it seems to me that I'm not the only one.
I don't answer, but I smile, then grab a Hershey's bar and look mischievously at him, who walks over and snatches the bar out of my hands.
"Are you trying to tease me, Kristine?"
My name has never come out of someone's mouth so hot before, I feel my legs go limp, but I stand my ground as I want to tease him some more.
- Your impression. - I'm lying. - I'm just delighting in the smell of this chocolate. - I point to the bar he holds.
He laughs out loud and hands me back the chocolate, then looks at the shelf and pulls out a package of M&M's.
"My favorite," I smiled and lightly licked my lip.
I'm tempted to bite him, he's smart and knows how to play, but he forgets that this game can be played by two.