The Werewolf Next Door

2

After my more then eventful time at the store, I started to carry pepper spray. That guy had left a hand print on my arm, he had made my arm go numb from how hard he had been holding on to me.The look in his blue eyes sent a shiver down my spine, what would he have done if I had accept going with him? One afternoon I got a pretty good idea, I ran into news articles about kids and adults being found dead, or dismembered. Some of the photos were pretty horrifying. I kept thinking about murders and the such, as the guy from the store kept popping into my mind. It just made me nervous to think that things in town have gotten that bad.

But we needed to push forward, I talked with Jasmine and with us opening here soon, we still had a few things we needed to figure out. Tomorrow we had interviews with some other possible tutors, we needed at least one other gymnast, a handful of teachers or students to come help with homework, and we also, got an other dancer.

"oh, what does he do?"

"Break dancing."

"Ooo, that's hot, hope it's a guy to help with the gymnast part too."

"I don't need love triangle here, so no."

"Who's the other guy?"

"I meant you."

"Hey, anyway have you seen, Mr. Shirtless again?"

"Oh, you mean Mr. douche bag, no!"

"Why the change of name?"

"I ran into him at city hall, like literally ran into him, and instead of being a gentleman, he yells at me!"

"Really, I guess I just thought you'd have a reason to be over..."

"I was over him a while now, Jas, and please don't try hooking me up with anyone."

"Noted. Let's just focus on the interviews for tomorrow."

The next morning I was ready to cut off heads, three teachers ended up backing out, and two of the five students who were going to help had gotten other jobs. This was why I sometimes wanted to be able to get back on the high bar, but my damn hip wasn't going to let me, and the other gymnast never showed.

"I guess I get to teach the gymnast side alone."

"Who else were you waiting for?" asked Nelson the break dancer.

"We thought we had an other gymnast coming but..."

"Wait, does the person have a name?"

"No, he/ she just sent the proof of their credentials, but didn't send a name."

"Oh, my bad, that was me, I do both break dance and gymnastics."

"Really?" asked Jasmine.

"Yeah, come here!"

we followed him and he did some flips and then got on top of the high bar, and stuck the landing. We clapped and I was relieved, I wasn't going to be able to do it alone.

We'd be open soon and it felt like it was a long ways away, I was excited and nervous, we'd have an open house to show the parents what we'd be doing, but we needed to have the teachers or at least some of them on board.

At the open house a lot of people came to see it, we had food and drinks, some demonstrations, and some rides and a table for each parent to sign up the kids, and we gave them information on our expertise and what would be done, what they were responsible for and what not, and the fee. We got a lot of kids signed up and excited to be doing this. by the end of the night, my hip was paining me, but I toughed it out and helped clean up.

The next morning I worked through all the paper work and making sure we were ready for monday was our first day. When Jasmine ran in and slide down to sit next to me, she stunk she'd gone on a run and had really worked up a sweat.

"Guess who I just ran into, and not in the same way you did, but I saw him?"

"Mr. Douche bag?"

"Yes, he was jogging and I was stretching..."

I snorted but she continued.

"He has the sexiest voice ever, he's not so bad he talked just fine to me."

"I guess it was his time of the month, because he was an asshole!"

"Okay, but he asked about the program and said he's seen you out on the high bar, and likes the idea of a this kind of thing happening in town."

"Well, thank you but with or without his approval we're doing it."

"Come on, Nat, the guy had a bad day, don't brand that as is."

"I can't promise anything, but we'll see."

"Okay well, I'm going to take a shower and do the same thing you're doing cause I also got a few kids."

After I was done,  and had put my stuff away I went for a walk and just took in the scene we were in June and the sun was high and the trees just full of life and green. Once I got to the park where grandma would bring us kids all the time, I sat under a tree and just remembered, this was the first place I told Grandma I was going into gymnastics, the place I practiced what I had already learned, and bettered it. I breathed in deeply and just let my thoughts flow. I missed Grandma, so much, and I felt so bad I wasn't here for her.  After a while I got up and started to walk around the park, but stopped when I saw...him.

Mr. douche bag was doing pulls ups, on the metal high bar. I wasn't going to deny it,  I could eat the man up, but I have learned the hard  way to stay away from man like that, but I couldn't help letting my eyes wonder over that back of his, and then I remembered when I ran into him the man was solid, pure muscle. and was tall 5'8 5'9 at most. I rolled my eyes and walked in the direction I came, but just as I was heading back, I had a feeling like, not to go in this direction, and as much as I wanted to ignore it, I couldn't and just ended up walking  in the other direction, Mr. shirtless was now doing sit ups, he seemed not to notice me and I preferred it that way, so I kept walking. Then headed back home.

On monday, we each had out individual class, starting in the morning with the little kids, ages 5-7, for an hour, then the 8- 11 for hour and a half and then the teens for two hours, a lot of these kids were already up there I just had to correct a couple things, landing, turns, and such, but otherwise it all went great. By the end of the class they wanted me to do a few things, and for my misfortune Mr.Shirtless was watching, but why did I really want to do it now? I went up to the high bar and pulled myself up and swung I swung and swung, then I let go and stuck the landing but I heard my hip pop, but I fought back the pain and the kids clapped and soon headed out the door, I limped behind them as the pain got worse and worse. I didn't even flinch until I got inside then I collapsed on the sofa in so much pain, but I stretched  it out and soon I felt it fall into place again. I put ice on it and glad to be done for the day, and just headed up to my room to shower and just take it easy.

Over the next few days we got a flow of how things were going, I had at least the month's lessons and for now it was just for the summer. I had to take it easy here and there, my hip was that bad, but realized how bad things could really get, one of my students was being escorted , by the very person I wished I never saw again, the guy from the store, I watched as they bid the boy good- bye, and then the guy turned with a big smile toward the house, but was stopped by....my neighbor?

For a minute I thought they'd have a fight, but the blond guy walked away, after shoving my neighbor back. I released the breath I had been holding, and just slumped into a chair. There was something going on, I'd heard whispers of men in town that had taken over, as long as nobody bothered them they didn't do anything but what would be considered bothering them, well, one thing I had heard was recruits, with my program they didn't really have a lot of kids on the street and I had no idea what was going on with the older kids but they were in other things like work or just being busy. I had heard of a  man named Tyler, he would find young men jobs or give them work himself, I think they said he was in the construction business, and was also owner of the only club in town, I just hope Jasmine doesn't find out there was a club here, I wouldn't hear the need of it.

I guess I'd like to meet a man who cares for the youth, and ready to give them that head start. That's if I could give myself the chance to move on, after what HE did to me, I just didn't want to trust an other man again. At night I was really feeling something, or someone. I would dream of hands on me, but it never went further I'd wake up the next morning totally aroused and missing....someone. Maybe I would find some one I could trust but for now I needed to focus on the program, my dad has called only to remind me that Failure was easy and to not lose focus. I'd hang up feeling more anxious then before, everything was fine, everything was going good.

One day as we started to head into the second month of the program, a lot of my class called in so I took the day off, and prepare the lesson plan when some of the other kids that came for homework, came and told me that a cat was suck up in the tree and they couldn't get it down, and that one of the others were trying to get it down. I quickly got up and headed outside, I didn't need a kid with a broken arm, but who should I find but Mr.Shirtless coming down the tree with a kitten in his arms. He landed with a thud and handed the kitten to one of the kids

"Okay there you go, don't let her go okay." he said calmly to the kids and they ran off.

"Thank goodness, I'd really hate to explain why one of them were up in a tree."

"Yeah, not a problem."

His voice really was very sexy, it made goosebumps erupt all over me, but I tried to play it cool.We sat there in an awkward silence, but his eyes never leaving me. It was intense and heated, but he never said anything.I cleared my throat and thanked him again and headed back to the house, with his eyes burning into my back.

As I got back inside, Jasmine walked right up to me, with a big smile on her face 

"What?" I asked annoyed.

"So, how did it go with Mr. Shirtless?"

"Fine, he helped the kids with a kitten that was suck in the tree."

"Oh, my hero."

"Please."

"You're just not going to lighten up are you, fine, I heard of this club here in town, and a lot of the regulars go we should go this weekend."

"No, you know I don't do clubs."

"We're going woman, and you better be ready, we're going after we get done on friday."

"Why friday?"

"So we have all weekend to recover."

I sighed and just agreed and got the rest of my stuff done.

Once Friday was here I was ready for a night of drinking but of course I was going to keep it light with the drinks I still had an image to keep. We drove to the club and surprisingly it was nice, there was a section closed off, VIP it said in the sign, but it was where no one could see in, and then there was a big window or mirror my guess they can see all of us, but we can't look in. We stayed clear of it, and headed to the bar, and ordered some drinks. I looked around and just noticed all the lights and life in here, the music was pumping and full blast. After a minute Jasmine was asked to dance a few times, I kept rejecting everyone's invitations, until I heard someone behind me.

"Buy you a drink?"

Mr. Shirtless, looking really...sexy in a nice shirt and jeans.

"Um...sure."

"An other one for the lady."

"Thank you."

"I'm Tyler by the way." he said offering his hand to me, my stomach dropped Tyler...as in the Tyler?

"Oh, nice to offically meet you, I'm Natalia."

Right as I took his hand I felt a warmth crawl up my arm, it felt comforting but also weird at the same time. He gave me the sexiest grin ever, it made me weak in the knees.

"Would you like to dance?"

"I..um." everything inside me screamed yes, but that old something was holding me back, his eyes had me entranced, like...like a connection had settled between us, I shook my head, what was I saying?

"Um..maybe later, I don't like leaving my drink unattended."

"I get that."

"Jeez I'm thirsty, thanks for watching my drink, Nat!" said Jas as she downed her drink, yup she was going to be wasted by the end of the night.

"I guess, we can go dance now." he wasn't pushing it was more of a suggestion, but I could tell he wanted me to say yes, so I smiled and let him lead me out to the dance floor, a tango type song came on only  a few couples stayed, us being one of them, I hadn't danced the tango in a long time, but he seemed to know what he was doing, he brought our bodies close to each other and the movements, dips and turns so perfect. At the end I almost kissed him, but he just grinned, and we chuckled. We were just heading back to the bar when I felt someone pull me hard, and it was the Jesse look a like.

"So you're into losers, I see, careful I hear that s**t is contagious."

"Let her go!" Tyler I could've sworn growled out.

"What, sacred she might want a real man?"

I yanked my arm out and walked toward the bar, and got Jasmine and we headed back home, she was wasted enough for the both of us.