Raining

Before the two of them knew it, the rain started to pour down heavily from the skies. It quickly extinguished the fire that came from Sophie's torch. That made the young man and woman look at each other worriedly.

"We can't get stuck here during a storm!" Nicholas dropped the torch and grabbed for Sophie's hand. "Let's go!"

Sophie was surprised but did not turn away from him and only nodded wordlessly. She almost assumed that the same storm that brought him to her home was once again coming over to send them back there.

Even though they were to waste their time by returning here tomorrow or the next day, it was okay because Sophie and Nicholas could not search for them during a storm or even just heavy rainfall.

Both of them traveled as fast as they could, but they were still slow compared to the rain that fell on them without any question or hesitation. It was easy to see that the wet ground and mud weren't also doing the two of them any favors.

"Sophie, get on my back," Nicholas suddenly said.

"Wait, what? I'm too heavy!" Sophie argued with him. "You shouldn't try to carry me back all by yourself. That's too dangerous and there are slopes here too. You have to be careful."

Nicholas didn't like using his full strength because it showed him how much different he was when compared to other 'normal' humans, but this time it was a proper time to use it. He knelt down on the ground and urged Sophie to get on his back.

Sophie bit down on her lip but then did as he asked. Once Nicholas secured Sophie by grabbing her legs while her arms wrapped around his neck, the world behind them suddenly blurred.

"What?!" Sophie's eyes widened as an incredible burst of speed took over Nicholas as they breezed through the woods that they traveled together in what almost seemed like a blink of an eye.

The travel that took them at least two hours to go on foot suddenly breezed through them in what seemed to be a matter of mere minutes.

Sophie felt the strong wind and gust in her face, blowing through her hair. She wrapped her arms more securely around Nicholas' neck and buried her face in his hair.

Before she knew it, the rain finally stopped pouring down on her body and Sophie lifted her head and realized that they were underneath the roof of her hut and standing on the porch.

"You can get down now," Nicholas gently told her and helped her get back on her feet.

Sophie was a little wobbly on her feet, but then smiled brightly at Nicholas. She gushed, "That was amazing. I thought we were flying!"

Nicholas chuckled at her gleeful expression. He shrugged. "I was only running and jumping sometimes to avoid the rocks and other slippery parts of the forest."

"Still, that was really impressive," Sophie said in awe. If all of the people in the werewolf clan had abilities as great as Nicholas' she couldn't imagine how they were all surviving and yet the clan didn't even win the war.

Was it because there were a lot more humans than werewolves?

A lot of Sophie's thoughts would vanish once she noticed Nicholas peel off his shirt and twist it to remove the water that drenched it. Even his own pants were incredibly soggy… and Sophie realized that she was also extremely wet.

Even though Nicholas moved incredibly fast, the two of them didn't outrun the ran and were now completely drenched.

Nicholas was actually doing his best at not looking at Sophie. He belatedly realized that some of her undergarments were now visible as the rain darkened and made her clothes soggy. The young man cleared his throat.

"I think we need to get changed, Sophie."

"Huh?" Sophie blinked.

"I mean if you stay in those wet clothes, you're going to get sick," Nicholas coughed. He motioned to their hut's door and said. "You can get dressed inside and I'll wait for you here outside. I'd also appreciate it if you get me my change of clothes?"

Sophie quickly nodded and rushed inside of the hut. She tried not to leave wet footprints all over the wood because it might make moss grow and make her home more susceptible to rot and decay.

"Ah… what does Nicholas normally wear?" she asked herself once she reached his luggage. Nicholas didn't bring a lot of things, but he had a decent amount of clothes for him to change into.

Sophie didn't want to go through Nicholas's things too much. So, she chose the clothes that were on the top layer and quickly headed back to the door. She handed him the things he asked for and then went on to change as well.

"Uff… why did it have to rain?" Sophie asked herself as she looked out at the window.

The two of them were making progress but were now halted by the rain. Sophie sighed but then changed her clothes. She stripped down from her damp clothes and changed into more comfortable home clothes.

"If the rain doesn't stop all night, we might not be able to work in the morning," Nicholas said once he stepped inside the hut. The man stopped in his tracks once he saw Sophie pull down her shirt and turned to look at him in surprise.

"Oh, yeah. That seems to be a likely scenario," Sophie nodded. She didn't ask him why he forgot to knock because it seemed to have slipped his mind. Nicholas was a bit red-faced right now. He instantly turned around so as not to see Sophie change.

The girl got dressed so quickly and then cleared her throat. "I am done changing. You can turn around."

Nicholas turned around very slowly and tried not to look at Sophie directly. He walked toward her and sat on the wooden stool in the corner.

"Well… I guess the two of us should just make good use of our time here," Nicholas said. "It looks like it's going to rain all night."

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From Missrealitybites:

My favorite parts about raining scenes are the see-through clothes and bulging muscles. HAHAHA... sorry about that... I am a certified pervert.

PS: Aww.. thank you, Maude, for gifting a dragon to Sophie and Nic yesterday. xx

PPS: Btw, I really like that the Webnovel platform becomes very flexible. In the past, authors can only apply for their books to be locked or go premium every Thursday. That's why I initially planned to have this book locked by November 25, the last Thursday of the month.

However, now, authors can go premium with their books anytime they want. This means I can choose to lock this book by November 20 or even 30, not necessarily November 25 as I announced previously.

This is good because I can be more flexible with my publishing plans. I would like to give more free chapters until we get to the most exciting parts before you can decide if this story is worth unlocking with your coins... or not.

Btw, I can't wait to show you Leland. In fact, I will post a spoiler in the next chapter to give you a little sneak peek at what he looked like.