Chapter Ten

CHAPTER TEN

I jumped down onto the grass, wearing nothing but my boxers. I did not even think to look outside and take into account the weather; I winced as my feet hit the cold snow.. just how long had I been captured? I frowned, as I thought this.

I turned around slightly to look at the House and I could not help but notice that Diego was scowling at me, as he puffed on his cigarette.

I winced at his hateful glare, but did say that I could leave.. so then why was he so angry? Did he really have feelings for me? But I looked disgusting with my scarred face.. I did not understand it.

I shook my head and tried to be one with my Werecat after so long of not being able to reach our bond.

I dropped to my knees and groaned in a sweetly painful transformation; my bones cracked and I sighed happily, as I felt that side of me coming forth again, after so long. I felt fur begin to spring out of every pore and a deep stinging sensation hit me, as my leopard took over my body.

I turned around blinking at the bright hues of the outside world; water droplets rising and falling into the snow slowly, ice crystals forming the layered snow on the ground, the trees giving off the sweetest scent, I have not smelt such scents for so long.

I turned around to see that Diego had left and I blinked and tilted my head to the side slightly.

I eyed the House and then eyed my escape; I kept looking back and forth..

Revenge or something entirely unknown to me?

I ran out to the forest to be one with myself.

My paws sank into the snow, as I started off at a slow pace. It was soon replaced by happy growling and a faster running pace.

Fuck, I have missed this. I missed being a Werecat, I missed my leopard. And I have missed the freedom that came with being a Shapeshifter.

I chased whatever wildlife I could find, allowing all of my instincts to take over my body.

I have a big decision to make.. I have never felt so conflicted and confused on what to do in my whole life.

For some reason I felt feelings for a human.. I had not ever truthfully felt anything other than lust for any gender.. well apart from with Jackson. I frowned again.

The problem is.. am I truly prepared to give up on my revenge and to trust a Hunter? To trust and help this Squad.. and possibly end up killing my own kind.

My own kind.. I frowned slightly.

I would never know what my own kind was, ever again. I snarled angrily at the trees in response.

I have decided to stay, I could not believe my decision. Maybe it was a bad idea to trust the Hunters.. heck I did not trust the Hunters, but I trusted Diego.. oddly enough.

He pleasures me once and I come running back to him, like a fucking pet; I shook my head slightly. Idiot. I thought to myself.

Clothes had been left outside of the House, they smelt like that Doctor and I wrinkled my nose angrily at them.

I frowned before biting back my anger and throwing them on. I slowly opened the door to their House.

‘Look what the cat dragged in’. James laughed hysterically, eying Diego’s expression.

Diego looked up from his empty whiskey glass, scowling at me, gritting his teeth. He then walked up to me and punched me in the side of my jaw.

I staggered back slightly, rubbing my jaw confused.

His ‘friends’ then began laughing.

‘Now blood is drawn, he is a squaddy!’. The redhead from earlier giggled.

Diego offered me his hand to pull me up of the floor and I scowled slightly.

‘I do not appreciate being left waiting, Lorenzo’. He muttered softly.

I took his hand, blushing slightly.

I walked up to the makeshift-Bar with him and he poured five glasses of whiskey and handed one each to his ‘friends’.

‘Drink’. He murmured gently, eyeing everybody seriously.

James grabbed an extra glass and Diego scowled in his direction.

James handed me the glass.

‘No blood this time, beast’. He chuckled.

Everybody but me and Diego laughed; however, I sighed softly and took the glass out of his grasp.

‘One, two, three’. Diego cheered, as everyone clinked glasses.

I sighed afterwards, feeling sorry for myself.

‘May I go and lay down?’. I muttered.

James looked at Diego and laughed.

Diego frowned slightly taking in my odd expression. He soon nodded, however.

‘Lightweight’. James grinned.

I felt their eyes on my back, as I walked up the stairs.

I threw myself on Diego’s bed on top of the covers, as I remembered the last drinking chant I had made;

Leo had accepted the offer of being my second-in-command. We grinned at each other as we drank our shots of vodka.

I hugged him and ruffled his hair softly and he laughed. We were happy. We were a family.

But then only two years later, I slept with his girlfriend, one very stupid drunken night..

I sighed sadly realising that maybe I truly deserved all of this. It was my punishment for being a shitty brother.

I did not even hear the door.. Diego looked surprised at my rambling.

‘I thought you were gay’. He frowned.

I gasped, realising my mistake; he swore and went to storm out of his room but I pulled his hand and forced him on top of me. He gasped and tried to pull himself away from me.

‘I have never been too fussy when it has come to lovers, I do not care what gender they are’. I mumbled awkwardly, pushing his waist down further so he could feel how he made my body respond.

He groaned softly, as I pulled his face to my own; I kissed him deeper, moving my tongue over his aggressively.

I trailed my tongue down his neck and he frowned.

‘Stop’. He snapped.

I could not hide my disappointment with his reaction, as I pulled my body away from his.

‘Diego.. I took a risk staying here.. for you. Tell me what is wrong’. I winced, as I met his scowl.

‘What? Do you expect me to fuck you, as a thank you?’. He snapped.

I frowned, as I took in his anger.

‘Maybe you did not actually want me to come back?’. I winced slightly.

‘I suppose I should not be surprised that you were a slut with a face like you used to have’. He snapped.

I felt a low whimper erupt from the back of my throat; he gasped, looking at me apologetically. But it was too late, because I had already heard him loud and clear.

A face like I used to have.. I frowned. I pushed him away from me and pulled the window open, leaping down to the ground in one quick sweep.

He swore and hung out the window slightly.

‘Lorenzo!? I am sorry, that was cruel of me’. He shouted apologetically out of the window.

‘Piss off, Diego!’. I snapped.

I could hear laughter coming from indoors but all I could do was shake my head in response.

I did not shift this time; I stormed off outside, mumbling to myself.

I kept walking further and further.. until I found a pay phone and made a spur of the moment, bounce back call.. I needed to hear his voice.

‘Leonard Storm, at your service’. My little brother answered on the second ring.

I sucked in a deep breath. He sounded well.. I frowned at the idea of him being fine, without me.

‘Hello? Can I help you? Hello?’. He muttered, in a confused voice.

‘I.. I must have the wrong number’. I murmured, as quietly as I could, praying that he would not recognise my voice.

It hurt hearing that he was not sad without me. Now I really wanted him to hurt. I felt my claws extending in anger.

‘Zo?’. He muttered in a panicked voice.

The cheek he had to call me that after what he had done to me.. did he even regret it? I sighed sadly.

I suddenly felt a deep anger in my chest.

‘You are going to regret leaving me alive, Leo’. I snarled down the phone.

‘Are you okay, brother?’. He sounded oddly, worried for me.

I snarled again and yet he did not hang up.

‘What do you care? You really fucked up my face.. I just wanted you to know that’. I muttered angrily.

There was a pause and a cracking on his end of the phone.

‘Are you seriously fucking crying?’. I snapped, angrily.

‘Zo, I am so sorry.. I lost control.. I wanted you to suffer, not to die. I am happy to hear your voice’. He snuffled slightly on the end of the phone.

‘You will not be when- I kill you’. I snarled.

I glared at the hand that hung up on my brother, I dug my nails into it.

Diego hissed in pain, pulling his hand away from me.

‘Are you fucking stupid?’. He snapped, cradling his hand.

‘Are you?’. I growled.

‘Who the fuck sneaks up on a wild animal?’. I snapped.

‘Who did you fucking call?’. He shoved me hard against the shelter.

I glared at him.

‘My brother’.

‘He did not even know you were alive!’. He snapped, pulling my shirt at the front, like he was going to hit me.

‘He does now’. I shrugged.

‘What the fuck is wrong with you? You chose us over revenge, did you not?’. He snapped, again.

‘Who is to say what I will do in the future’. I muttered, smiling slightly.

He grabbed my jeans and I gasped.

‘What are you doing!?’. I panicked.

‘I am going to do you right here, like you fucking wanted’. He snapped angrily.

I growled at him and he snickered, as he unzipped my jeans.

‘As much as I want to, I am not good enough for you’. I snapped.

He pushed his hand further grabbing at my groin. I gasped in pleasure.

He was moving his hand again and I sighed softly. Enjoying every moment of his touch.. again.

He kissed me deeply, as I groaned loudly.

He stopped abruptly and I growled at having been teased.

He laughed, as he ripped open my shirt, trailing kisses and grazing his teeth along my chest, to my stomach. I felt a deep purr in the back of my throat sound, as he pushed at my groin with his mouth.

I gripped his hairline for support, as he moved; I could not stop groaning in sheer pleasure.

‘Diego’. I groaned, in pleasure.

He did not stop, he kept going. And I just kept gasping in pleasure.

I dug my nails into his shoulders and he winced slightly. It was not too long before I shuddered in response to my body giving into the pleasure.

He wiped at his mouth and chuckled, as I quickly pulled my jeans and pants back up, blushing.

‘I did not know that Werecats actually purred when climaxing’. He laughed, poking me lightly in the ribs.

‘Shut up’. I growled, as I nibbled at his neck.

He kissed me aggressively and I winced tasting myself.

‘Oops sorry’. He winked.

‘Sure you are’. I laughed.

‘I knew you two were fucking each other’. James snapped, angrily.

Diego eyed James in annoyance; I frowned slightly, as Diego stepped away from me and walked over to him.

‘What has my love life got to do with you?’. Diego spat, grabbing James by the throat.

I sucked in a deep breath in response.

‘You are supposed to be the fucking neutral one out of all of us!’. James spat.

‘I am’. Diego grimaced.

‘What if we are ordered to kill him?’. James eyed me angrily.

Diego clenched his fists and punched him square in the nose.

‘Do not tell me how to do my fucking job’. Diego snapped, angrily.

I frowned sadly. Was I still not safe?

‘Piss off both of you’. I frowned.

Diego turned around gasping at me and James snickered at me in response.

‘He is just trying to mess with us, Lorenzo’. Diego frowned.

‘I am sleeping here tonight’. I snapped.

James shrugged, walking back to the House; Diego looked at me sadly.

‘Lorenzo, it is a fucking forest’. He muttered.

‘Clearly I am safer here than near you lot’. I growled.

‘But I.. I would not hurt you’. He sighed sadly.

I shifted into the form of my leopard in response. And his eyes widened, as he gasped in shock.

‘So you have gained full control of your Werecat’. He muttered unhappily.

I eyed him angrily.

‘Right, I am not wanted here’. He sighed sadly.

I leapt up the tree and settled to a lying down position.

He looked up at me and frowned.

‘I wish you were a human’. He murmured very low.

He probably thought I could not hear him.

Human? I could never be near to that way. I frowned, eyeing his back as he walked away.

These feelings I felt for Diego had me so very confused. Maybe I should not trust him after all, he is a Hunter. The proof was in the name. They hunted and killed my kind.

And then there was the fact of how sad Leo sounded and how worried he was, when I rang him.

He wanted to know if I was in trouble.. and now I knew that I might be. And yet it was not like I could trust his help either, he might even try to finish the job this time.