The Slumber Party of Evil Doom

She had to go back home. Never should have run. Angels hate evil, but if she was evil Kizzy wouldn't have been her friend. Kate's thoughts repeated as she lay in a cavemouth. An unusual smelling mist patch, bright in the moonlight, drifted close; pollution, probably. Kate yawned hugely; eyes momentarily closed.

When they opened, the mist was gone and Lupa stood before her.

"Hola Kate. Is this where you say ‘Ruh-Roh'?"

The wolf surged out from the cave. Run. Attack. Choose. No. Neither. Lupa's a friend.

Lupa held up open palms, "Can we not do the fucking vampire vs werewolf thing? I don't have Beckinsale's body for the catsuits and I don't want to get split like a wishbone if you're stronger than me… I'm so glad Shannon didn't hear me say that."

The tenseness drained from Kate's body a little. This was Kate's first time smelling her friend with a wolf nose and she smelled strange, but her attitude hadn't changed. Lupa flashed her a quick grin that had two pronounced fangs. Vampirism explained the mist, but she didn't think Lupa liked goth music. Was that allowed?  

"Ok, ok, you're staying on four legs. ‘All the better to run away with, my dear'? I get that. It must be freezing out here and you'd rather wear fur than go naked, right? Kizzy packed some clothes for you, back in the car. I'll fill you in on the shit that happened."

Lupa summarized everything since Kate had smashed the window.

Her friends, her prospective pack, were a demon, an angel and a vampire. Kate definitely needed to put in practice with her human nose. She also suspected Lupa's recounting had more swearing than had actually been the case. But if it was basically accurate then Kizzy had been hurt because of her running away. Kate dropped her head and whined. She had to go back home. Never should have run.

"So… want to come back to Shannon's car with me? Or you gonna maybe build a wattle shelter out here, keep a bear-meat larder in the cave and teach the birds metal screams? I hope you pick the car option because I'm not sure I can find my way back to the fucking road. I'm a desert girl, all this green is unnatural."

Kate's growl-laugh drew an affectionate swat at her head,

"I said desert, not dessert you snarky bit… is that right for a wolf or is it vixen? No vixen is a fox. Ayy, fuck it."

Kate managed a quadrupedal shrug, then started back the way Lupa's mist had drifted. The smile that lit Lupa's face to see her choice warmed her whole body; she still had friends. They walked together and covered the ground back through to the road in about 10 minutes. Kate hadn't had the chance to reach some real wilderness. She sniffed around Shannon's car, then waited as Lupa popped the trunk and showed her one of Kizzy's hand-knitted sweaters. She changed back into a skinny, freckled brunette, moving from shorter than Lupa to taller.

Kate shivered, though she'd hardly noticed the temperature as a wolf.

"It's cold out here."

Lupa tapped her own ribs.

"It's pretty chilly in here. Welcome back onto two legs."

Kate pulled clean underwear from the bag, Kate's own abandoned slippers, and a pair of Kizzy's jeans that turned out to be a little too short as did the sweater. The downside of being the tallest girl in a group of friends.

"Thanks for coming to look for me."

"I was worried about you."

Kate felt that guilt again. Causing worry. Friends should stick together. Good pack mentality. She pulled Lupa into a hug and felt cold arms wrap around her. No wonder Lupa had always avoided touch before.

"I'm sorry. I really mean that. I saw Kizzy's sword, and wings, and I was so scared. Fight or flight, and who's going to fight an angel?"

She stepped back and Lupa answered,

"Do you really think she is? I think maybe she's just like Brian Blessed in Flash Gordon, and Shannon… Shannon's like the hentai version of an anime magical girl. I don't want to believe that there's a God."

Lupa unlocked the car and they both climbed in.

"Most everything I know about that stuff comes from Kizzy."

"Didn't you hear any of it as a little girl? I had church every week. Bible study, too."

Kate shook her head,

"I was never a little girl. I have some childhood memories but they aren't mine, and Katie didn't go to church."

Lupa gaped open-mouthed at her, starting the car forgotten. She suddenly had a whole lot of questions, but before she could voice them her cell phone rang. Kizzy's name on the display. She put it onto speaker mode to answer,

"My friends."

They could both hear the strain in the voice that spoke and shared a worried glance.

"We're here. I hope you're ok, you looked so messed up in the barn"

"Hi, Kizzy! I'm sorry for running away and making you all worry."

"Hello, both. There is no need for an apology, Kate, I should have told you not to fear me. Had I not had demons to deal with, I should have come right after you."

Shannon's voice in the background,

"This demon totally had reason to fear you. Say hi to Kate for me!"

"Hi, Shannon! I smelled your car with my wolf nose. That back seat has seen a lot of action huh?"

Lupa shuddered, "…have to burn these fucking clothes."

"We'll meet you both back where we started. We can finish the slumber party and talk about what we're going to do next. Travel safely."

"See you soon!"

Lupa put her phone away and started the car. After a moment she started laughing.

"What is it?"

"I'm just… imagining Kizzy flying after you waving that flaming sword and shouting ‘Don't panic! I come in peace!"

Kate's laughter almost drowned out Lupa's.

A/N: Story written using AFF forum weekly prompt 209 - wishbone, wattle, welcome.

Definition notes: Wishbone is a type of bone that gets split and wished on and wattle was used as a building material. You're welcome.

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Citations:
Ruh-Roh - Quotes the Scooby Doo cartoon. Pick an episode, it's probably in it. Along with Jinkies.
‘All the better to run away with, my dear'? - paraphrases the famous wolf's responses from Little Red Riding Hood
'rather wear fur than go naked' - paraphrases an animal rights slogan that probably originated with PETA.