After the hunt, Beast was happy and covered in blood, smiling and showing her killing fangs, chuffing with happiness, and that was all that mattered. They had enough burger-worthy meat to last in the Council Chambers’ freezers for the next year, the cat was pleased, and their bargain was satisfied.
Most importantly Edmund’s Maserati was safe.
Edmund
Forty-eight hours after they landed in San Antonio, the Lear touched down again in New Orleans. That night, Ed tossed his jeans and his ugly plaid shirt into the hamper and donned his new suit for the flight to France. But, just this once, he refused the proper footwear. He pulled on, instead, the Lucchese boots. Wearing footwear approved by the Dark Queen, he left his attic rooms and slipped down the stairs of the Yellowrock Clan Home. In minutes he would board the Lear again for France and the battles awaiting him there. He’d made certain his swords were properly packed. His blades. His silver stakes, weapons most Mithrans could not wield without burning their flesh on the metal.
He didn’t want to leave. He had no desire for this conquest of Europe.But he understood the reasons for it, and he also understood his own worth. He was the only person who might, possibly, conquer the fighting clans.
Beast
Beast watched Edmund walk into living room. Beast rose to four paws and stalked to Ed. Edmund shook Eli hand. Shook Alex hand. Men and vampire talked. Silly human words.
Beast moved to Ed and pressed with head to thigh. Wound around Ed legs. Rubbing and scent-marking Ed. Got much Beast-hair on Ed.
“Good lord. You damned cat,” Ed said, laughing human laugh. “You’ve ruined another suit.”
Beast chuffed with laughter. Ed belonged to Beast. Beast loved Ed.
Beast Hunts Pie-bald Deer
Beast story of Hunt. Beast talks to Reader Humans in Beast point of view. First published in 2019 on Beast’s fan page, and now with increased word count.
Reader Humans who read and watch with Beast must be quiet or Beast will swipe with paw,Beast thinks.Will hit Reader Humans with claws inside claw sheaths. Will not draw blood. But will knock Reader Human over.
Beast chuffed quietly, thinking of picture of Reader Humans rolling down long hill.Is funny.
Start of Beast Story
Day was sunny and cool. Beast was happy. Beast crouched in tree over small creek. Beast must tell Reader Humans about hunt. Talks to Reader Humans.This is Hunt! Deer come to creek to drink when thirsty, when summer has been dry and hot. Beast is patient hunter. Beast is best hunter.
Human Readers were still quiet.This is good.
Beast went to water that Writer calls runnel. Beast sat for many hours over small creek.
Deer came to creek. Three does with four young. Number is more-than-five. Beast can count to five. Is best number. Deer smelled good. Deer smelled of meat and rut and all things good.
But no males with trees on heads were with herd and Beast does not kill does.Females breed, and mean more meat. Beast only kills male deer.
Beast thinks.Is hard thing to think.But...Will tell Reader Humans about male deer. Is easy to tell are males.
Males (in fall cool) grow trees on heads and smell of rut-sex-stink. Malesin rut-stink are stupid. Males run at cars and at other males. Are stupid-stupid-stupid. No males were in this group what Writer calls herd.
Beast did not hunt. Beast watched does and young. All wandered away through trees.
Sun began to set, making sky color of fire.
Beast needed water.
Jumped, leaped through trees and over neighbor fence. Was small fence, only good to keep in small, hairy, old dogs with stinky rotten teeth. Easy for Beast to jump. Landed inside fence. No silly old dogs were here. No yap-yap-yap to annoy Beast.Is good no stupid dogs.
Drank from Neighbor Human pool for swimming. Tasted terrible.Neighbor Human is stupid to drink from pool.
Beast saw bird-water-bowl on short tree. Beast put front paws on bowl and drank from bird-water-bowl. Was good water. Beast left scat and sprayed around bird-water-bowl to show thanks to good water.
And to claim good water.
Beast thought about water and bird-water-bowl. Beast scat will also scare stupid little dogs. Beast chuffed in laughter, then leaped over short stupid fence into trees. Walked pawpawpaw across branches to Writer house and jumped onto RV. RV was tall. Was warm. Beast went to sleep.
