Animal

so since this is the fastest response I've ever had for a story here's chapter 2!!!!!!! yay! it's a little short but I think it's important to keep this seperate from other information so there!



Kara breathed a deep breath of air as she stepped out of the steamy bathroom. She dried her hair as best she could, it was down now and hanging in wet strings about her shoulders. She wore a tight blue tank-top and a pair of jean shorts, it looked unbecoming in a scientific setting but she needed to be able to show her body language without hindrance. Roland sat on his small couch reading a magazine as if nothing important were about to happen.

"Your father came by and let me have it. He's pretty upset and worried but he decided not to stay and watch over you during this attempt. He doesn't want to interfere with your feelings while you're in there. I explained how disasterous it could be if you are unsteady."

She nodded and tried to towel a bit more water out of her hair. She glanced at Elle who sat obediently on the couch and gave the 'stay' hand signal. She only mewed and laid down on the cushion. Roland stood ready to lead the way as she tossed the towel onto his couch. They walked in silence as they passed a level four security barrier and took an elevator down to the high security holding cells. There were many tame and manageable creatures that came from the Celestial Portal, and there were just as many aggressive and difficult to tame animals. Those animals were kept in the lower levels of the building as a precaution.

"You know Kara, I put you up to this without even consulting you about it. If you're afraid, if you think you may fail, I won't hold it against you if you don't want to do this. I'm very proud of you and I love you dearly, I wouldn't be able to live with myself if you were hurt because of this."

Kara softened a little, unable to meet his gaze as a blush rose to her cheeks. She knew he loved her, and he didn't mean as a daughter but as a true lover. If he had not been her teacher for so many years, or the same age as her father she would have considered him. But he had never said such feelings aloud until now.

"It's alright Roland, I know I can do this, it's just going to be difficult. If it's as animal as it sounds then this shouldn't be much of a problem. There's always the escape hatch if things go south, I'll escape with only minor scratches and bruises if anything at all."

Roland smiled as they stepped off the elevator.

"You're always so brave Kara, even when you're terrified."

They walked down the hall to the third holding cage. Each cage had a barred open front with a large locking door. The cage was small and at the back of each one was a small locked hatch. It was only two feet high and two feet wide. Just large enough for the animal and a human to crawl through. Roland unlocked the door and let her inside, she listened as he locked it behind her. Two handlers, armed with guns stood beside Roland now as she prepared herself. She slipped off her shoes and stood on the cold stone floor. She was a little cold in her scant clothing and her still wet hair, she breathed in slow and tried to calm her nerves, exhaling through her mouth. She cleared her mind and tried to imagine herself as an animal, getting ready to approach another strange animal. There was no Roland, or guards, or bars, or even her father. It was just her, wild and unbridled, in the wilderness as a creature. She moved steadily towards the hatch, undoing the small latch easily as she listened. She didn't hear any movement on the other side. She knew a slightly larger enclosure was past the hatch, either a bed of straw was directly across from the door or they had given the specimen a bed due it's human like description. The rest of the room would be empty. Slowly she slid the hatch up, the metal rang against the stone harshly in the silence until it was completely open. She stayed away from the entrance, waiting for a charge of some kind, or movement. She was met with neither. She heard one of the handlers inhale to speak and she raised a hand up behind her to silence him, her eyes never moving from the hatch. Going down onto her belly she reached slowly inside with her arms and pulled her head through the hatch. Without the walls around the hatch to impede her view she could see a form lying on top of the bed in a ball, but from the low position all she could see was a shoulder and the rise and fall of its ribs. It was lying in the fetal position facing her, but she couldn't see its face. She reached out and slid herself again, this time to her waist, and lifted her front half up off the floor to peek over the bed. Its right arm was under its body, its left shoulder pulled forward a little more than its right. Its left hand covered it's face as it slept, probably bothered by the light. Its knees were pulled up close, its left knee touching its left elbow, the right knee rested just slightly lower. A crude animal skin about its waist covered its privates, the rest of its skin showed tan in the light, long dark hair splayed wildly along its face and shoulders. She noted that whatever it was, it was male, and had not an ounce of fat on his body. It's limbs looked long and muscled, with well defined masculine features. It's gender could explain the dominance. She pulled herself forward and slid the rest of her body inside the hatch. She was completely in the room now, there would be no fast escape if something went wrong. She glanced back at the hatch as she heard one of the handlers footsteps echo in the empty corridor, he was probably going to go watch what happened in the room on the security monitor. She didn't want any outside noise or smells interfering with her experiment. She flashed a thumbs up out the hatch at Roland and tried to quietly close it. It scraped along the stone just as loudly as when she had opened it. She winced and grit her teeth as she glanced back to the bed. The creature stirred and she held her breath.

Moving to his stomach he stretched out his limbs, bones cracking as she glanced at the claws that tipped each finger. He yawned wide like a lion and flashed his fangs as he groaned a little in his throat. He closed his eyes as he lifted his head high and sniffed the air. When he lowered his head he locked gazes with her, a cold gray stare that could equal that of a wolf. She quickly looked away, not wanting to pose dominance and remained in her nonthreatening stance on the floor. He lifted himself up on the matress his shoulders squaring hard in a dominant fashion as he pulled his legs under him. His claws dug into the side of the mattress as it groaned under his weight. He looked longer and lankier than what a normal human could be, and the only hair on him was on his head. He growled low in his throat as he started to move towards her, his hands touching the floor first as he moved in almost a monkey fashion, but despite his lankiness he made it look graceful and as powerful as a wolf. To her that's what his behavior seemed to relate to, that of an alpha wolf, so she decided to respond in wolf fashion. He was right in front of her now, looming over her as she pulled her knees up under her and she lowered herself towards the floor, a small whimper escaping her. He growled low and pushed against her side with the back of his hand, pushing her over easily until she was on her back on the floor, the hand that pushed her rested on the other side of her, placing her under his mass and his teeth. But instead of biting her he simply lifted his chin and exposed his throat. She smiled, this was definately wolf language, and she knew it well. She pulled herself up onto her elbows to reach him and lightly nuzzled under his chin to show her obediance. It was all he needed, silently he moved off her and went back to the bed, lying down again in very much the same fashion he had been before. She let go a breath she didn't realize she had been holding and began to lift the hatch. In an instant he was next to her, making her flinch towards the wall as he slammed down the hatch. She looked away from him as he began to push on her with his body and sniff at her hair. She whimpered and slung her head towards him to display her dislike for his treatment of her and he growled low in response, knocking her down to the floor again and biting at her shoulder a little. It wasn't hard and probably wouldn't even leave a mark but it was just enough to prove that he had teeth and could use them. He moved off her again and let her rise, his body sliding against hers as he moved towards the bed. He was displaying, flexing and keeping his shoulders squared as he moved about. He would sniff her for a bit and rub a shoulder against her hard enough to make her have to move to keep upright. He even rushed her again for no reason that she could tell and pulled at her shirt. She growled low at him which elicited a growl in return. His was much lower than hers and was located more in the chest than in the throat. That kind of growl was a warning growl. She tried to immitate it when he pulled at her clothes again as she squared her own shoulders and pulled herself upright to his shoulder height. His growled raised into his throat as he threw her to the ground hard, pressing his body against hers to pin her as he sank his teeth into her shoulder. She cried out but did nothing else to fight back, he held his grip but didn't bite down for a few more seconds before releasing her shoulder. She laid limp, staring at the wall next to her but he refused to move off her this time, his whole chest was against her as she laid on her back, one of his arms at her side and under her right shoulder. The other held her left arm firmly, just below where he bit her. She could tell the skin had been broken, she could feel blood running down her shoulder. But before it could bleed for long she felt him lick away the blood and carefully clean the wound he had just created. After he licked her thoroughly he rested his nose against the crook of her neck, his breathing growing steady as he fell back asleep. She sighed and glanced around the room for the camera. It would have audio that Roland could hear but he wouldn't be able to speak to her. She spoke just loud enough to be audible, since she wasn't sure how he would react.

"I'm fine, it's just a small bite, he's not hurting me. Don't come in, he's sleeping, I'll come out when I can until then I think everything here will be fine. He's seemed to accepted me."

She sighed and turned her head towards his, her nose just brushed his ear and was tickled by his hair. He was very warm, much warmer than any human would be, and despite his wilderness look, actually smelled quite nice. He reminded her of pine and snow, of a deep clear river rolling down a tall mountain in spring. She closed her eyes and allowed herself to drift off. For some reason she was very tired, and had some very strange dreams...

hope you liked it, again, sorry for any errors (stupid notepad).