Who is afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? (open, male, mature)

[SamyRotu]

(OOC: I'm looking for a werewolf. That's...pretty much it. Thanks!)

Zorena was ready to fall over. She wasn't sure if her body would stay together if these beatings kept going. Her father was a drunk bastard who blamed her for the death of his wife. Technically, he was the one who'd gotten drunk and shoved her over the balcony. Zorena had seen it with her own eyes.

She'd tried going to the police, but because there was no evidence against her or her father, the case was closed as a suicide. Zorena officially hated the authorities. Even when her father had started abusing her, they wouldn't listen. She'd even tried running away, but was somehow always caught and returned, where a wonderful belt was waiting for her.

She now worked at a damn strip club called, "The Animal Den". Basically, all the girls wore furry bikinis and matching boots along with ears and a tail. Zorena was known as the "She-wolf".

It was late and there shouldn't have been anyone around, but she felt as though there were eyes prying at her back. Every time she turned to look, no one was there.

"This is ridiculous." she mumbled before bumping into someone. She was so battered she actually fell backwards on her butt.

"I'm sorry. I didn't notice you..." she trailed off as she looked up.

[Guest]

Raze Woodlock has been watching Zorena for months now sensing her loneliness. He watches her leave the club and watches over her protectively as she walks the streets. He hides in the shadows when she looks behind her. He then appears in front of her not liking that he had to hide from her. He feels her bump into him and he says with a calm smile, “Oh it is all right.” His pink eyes look down at her calmly. His eyes not straying from hers.

[SamyRotu]

Zorena blushed at the man before her. He was so handsome, but almost in a pretty way. Her green eyes stared into his.

"Oh, okay. Well, I should be going..." she said awkwardly.

As she stood, her exhaustion creeped up on her, bringing her down on her knees. Her body did not want to move anymore. It was done and needed rest.

"Damn. He's going to be pissed if I don't get home..." she said softly, tears forming. She knew what waited at home each day.

[Guest]

Raze watches her fall to her knees. He takes her in his arms and carries her to a hotel. He says, “If you don’t like what awaits you at your home, then I won't take you there.” He keeps her in his arms as he uses the elevator to take her up to the penthouse. He smiles when they reach his room and calmly carries to the large bed. He moves the blankets back and places her in the bed. He covers her up calmly. He then sits in a chair and relaxes.

[SamyRotu]

Zorena couldn't think straight. Where was he taking her? Was she being kidnapped?

She was impressed by the penthouse and blushed when he tucked her into bed.

She wasn't sure what to think, do, or say. He didn't even know her! But he was nice, attractive. She shook her head.

"Excuse me, but, why are you doing this for me? I don't mean to sound ungrateful, but we only just met and I...well....I'm just curious why you would help some wounded girl on the street."

[Guest]

Raze looks at her and says, “It was how I was raised. I see a woman obviously tired out and I want to help her. So I brought you here to rest.” His eyes focus on her as he reads her vitals. “Why do you work at the strip club? A woman as beautiful as you should be working a better suiting job.” He looks in her eyes.

[SamyRotu]

She blushed furiously, ashamed of her career.

"My father got me the job. I didn't want it, but he...insisted." she paused at the end. She couldn't tell anyone what was going on. Nobody believed her.

"It's not so bad. I tend to zone out during the routine, imagining I'm somewhere better. IT doesn't always work though. Once the soreness comes back I can't concentrate. There's just pain."

She shooke her head.

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't sound so depressing. I don't want to look pathetic."

[Guest]

Raze looks at her calmly and says, “You are a grown woman with years ahead of you. You could quit and go to school or something like that.” She was as stubborn as he was though and hard on herself. He looks out to the moon. Tomorrow it would full and he would be a wolf once more. He says calmly, “You can stay here as long as you like.”

[SamyRotu]

She turned to her side, facing him. He appeared calm, but there was something amiss. She could just, feel it.

"Well, thank you. But you don't want my father looking for me. I won't stay long. I just...I'm happy to be able to rest in a clean bed."

Zorena knew she would have to go home eventually. The longer she took, the worse the abuse would be at home. She had been praying for salvation for the longest time. Perhaps, this man was it?

A girl could dream, couldn't she?

[Guest]

Raze looks at her watching how she was trying to figure him out. He says, "I think you should stay here until you are at least rested up enough to walk. Right now you can't do that. So therefore you need to rest." He places a hand on her cheek and strokes her cheek gently. He says, "Not everyone is going to hurt you."

[SamyRotu]

Her eyes were deep, hazy, and fulled with a violent history. She tried hiding it, but her soul was crying out for freedom.

"Thank you..." she murmured.

His eyes were pretty. She wanted to look at them forever, but she was so tired. She felt her eyelids falling, her head resting onto the pillow.

Nightmares haunted her in her sleep.

[Guest]

Raze watches her sleep calmly. When the nightmares kicked in, he whispered an old wolf chant to chase them away from her. He says in her ear softly, "You have nothing to fear while I am here." His wolf side was scratching at the surface. He knew that if this woman saw him in his wolf form, she would shun him just like everyone else.

[SamyRotu]

She reached out in her sleep a bit as she finally relaxed. Her mind just watched as her nightmares dissolved, as if a power were keeping them from haunting her.

"Odd...." she sighed in her sleep.

**** (I'm just going to skip a few hours)

Zorena woke a while later. When she opened her eyes, she suddenly realized she was not at home.

She sat up abruptly, checking her watch. Oh she was going to be so dead when she got home.

She looked around, trying to remember where she was. Wasn't she with someone too?

[Guest]

Raze senses her awaken and says while placing a tray of food across her lap, "Good to see you are looking better." He could see the fear in her eyes. He says, "You don't have to go back to your father if you don't want to. You can stay here with me and find a better job." His senses were hightened today since the full moon was tonight so he could sense her every emotion.

[SamyRotu]

She looked at the food in her lap, then him.

"It's not that easy. My father will find me and...do such horrible things. I'm already going to get it when I get home. It'll just be worse if he finds out I've run off. Quitting my job would only confirm his suspicions, but then he'd find me...." she stopped.

She looked up at him, blushing.

"I don't even know you." she sighed in defeat.

[Guest]

Raze sits down in his chair. He says with a smile, "I don't need to know someone to want to protect someone. Besides I can protect you very well. I am a bodyguard for hire so I am very good at my job. I can guard you at all times if need be. So your father won't be a problem." He looks at his feet a moment. "I just want to help you. I know what its like to feel lost and needing freedom."

[SamyRotu]

Zorena munched on her food, actually starving.

"It's more of being trapped than lost." she corrected. "And I don't have the money to actually pay you. So, thanks, but nothing good would come from protecting me."

She sighed. he was so nice and she was sure he was a genuinely good person, but years of being betrayed and abused made her suspicious.

[Guest]

Raze looks at the sky through the window a moment. He says, "I don't want money. I just want to help you." He wolf side cringes sensing her distrust. For a moment his eyes change to a tinted red color as he wanted to rip every man who dare hurt her apart. His wolf side would be dangerous night as he wanted to kill.

[SamyRotu]

Zorena felt a tingle along her skin. Some strong aura humming through the air. She sighed and suddenly made a gross face.

"I really need a shower." she said, getting out of the bed. Her legs were a little weak, not used to being so rested.

Before she got to the bathroom she realized something and went to the backpack she'd had on her back earlier, making a defeated sigh after searching through it. All her money was there in cash since she hadn't wanted her father to get it, along with a music player and a few pairs of clean underwear and bras.

"I don't have any other clothes...I'd hate to put these on again."

[Guest]

Raze looks at the bathroom door and points to it. He says, "You may bathe in there. I will find you something more suitable to wear." He stands up and bows to her before disappearing to find her something to wear. He finds an old chest filled with untouched women's clothes. He places the open chest on the bed. He sits down in his chair in kitchen to give her time.

[SamyRotu]

Zorena blushed when he bowed, but went into the bathroom. She stripped her clothes, examining through the mirror her injuries from her father.

There were nasty purple and red welts from his belt, and other various bruises lining her sides and back. She had some bruises around her throat from choking fingers and there were cuts, bruises, and burns on her arms and legs. Her face was untouched and for good reason.

She shook her head, her crimson dyed hair shaking around her shoulders. She got into the shower, loving the hot water, and stood there for a while before actually bathing.

She finished up, dried off, and wrapped herself in a towel. She'd have to just let her hair be at the moment, since she didn't have a brush with her.

Zorena peeked into the room and saw the chest of clothing. She was unsure if it would even fit, but what choice did she have? She let the towel drop, putting on her own clean undies and bra, both in a dark red color.

She sighed, staring at the clothing. She went with something simple enough, a blouse, or so she guess, and some pants. Not sexy, but it was better than being naked.

[Guest]

Raze could smell her wet hair as she got out of the shower. He waits for her to be dressed before going in and giving her a hair brush. He looks at her a moment before going back to chair. He was having a hard time turning early and killing her father out rage. His eyes turn red again and this time, they stay red.

[SamyRotu]

Zorena brushed her hair carefully. She wasn't used to it being this long, but she liked it better.

She glanced at him, pausing her movements. She bent down a little and stared at him with big, green, curious eyes.

"Is there something wrong? You seem....tense." she said, resuming brushing her hair.

[Guest]

Raze looks back into her green eyes. He says calmly as his eyes remain red, "I am fine. It is just going to be a rough day for me." He looks in her eyes as though he was looking into her soul. He says, "You are sweet woman you know. You deserve a better life." He was tempted to stroke her cheek and kiss her but he didn't think that was a good idea.

[SamyRotu]

She seemed startled a bit by his comment, blushing a bit.

"Thanks. However, a better life is not waiting for me. I thank you for your hospitality, though. Nobody has been this nice to me since my mother...died."

she turned away as she braided her hair over one shoulder. It made the material of the shirt wet and stick to her skin around her neck.

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