Wolf In My Yard Part 3

By Ahura Werewolf

The weekend finally came and Silva seemed to be bursting with energy. When Jim asked her why she was so giddy she replied that there was going to be a full moon soon. The full moon finally arrived on Saturday night, Jim sat with Silva on the back porch looking up at the sky. The clouds parted like the curtains on celestial stage revealing the moon. It was at it’s zenith in the heavenly bodies above them. From all around the darkness fled in it’s light, the trees swayed in a gently breeze. The grass took on a eerie glow, Silva through back her head and from her throat came a bone chilling howl. To Jim this seemed like Silva was showing her very essence with him and it was his to share in.

As the moon disappeared back behind the curtain of black clouds it left a few rays to light up the dark. Jim still looking at Silva notices her posture has changed, instead of being relaxed she seemed like a statue waiting for something. He says “what’s wrong” she replies quickly “there are three hunters approaching the house from the woods” Jim looks towards the woods and sees three shadowy figures flitting between the trees. Jim stands and walks into the house leaving Silva on the deck watching as the hunters approach closer. He finds his father sitting in a recliner watching the college football game on the TV. His face shows no expressions and he doesn’t move except for the occasional twitch of the remote as he changes the channel. He is wearing a pair of paint stained shorts and a shirt with the faded image of a grizzly bear on it.

Ian now noticing his son has entered the room from the door leading to the deck asks “what’s wrong” seeing his son’s face twisted with concern. Jim replies “Dad there are three hunters approaching from the woods” Ian replies “are you sure?” he nods. Getting up from the chair Ian walks over to the gun cabinet across from the kitchen. Pulling out a shotgun he loads the shells into it.

His father walks out onto the deck and notices Silva’s tensed pose. Point the gun towards the woods he says “get off my land and leave my family alone” no response comes from the silent woods. He fires the into the upper parts of a tree near one of the shadowy shapes. A rain of branches and shattered wood coming crashing down around the man underneath it. He yelps as he is pelted with wood, the others near him take notice and scurry away. One of the men Ian was able to recognize as Bobbies father who had got a suspended sentence for his activities with the Anti-Wolf Coalition. Ian looks at his son saying “well then I will deal with this in the morning for now it is over” he pats Silva on the head and goes back inside to watch the rest of the game. Jim hugs Silva tightly and says “thanks for telling me they were coming otherwise something might have happened” she wags her tail happily and licks his face.

The next day Ian and Jim’s Uncle John go into town while Jim remains at home with Silva and his mother Denise. Around 2:00, Jim’s father’s car pulled into the driveway. John got out of the drivers side door and walked to the front of the house. Denise Jim’s mother noticed that her husband wasn’t with him and asked “what happened” John says “we got down there and walked into the place. Those guys jumped us as soon as we stepped foot in the door. Ian managed to punch one of them before they knocked him out with a chair. I got a few without any injuries, it was odd that they attacked us without any provocation since we were only going there to talk to them and ask if they could leave you and your family alone.” Denise hearing this says “where’s Ian now?” John replies “He is at the hospital now.” They drove to the hospital where Jim’s father lay quietly underneath a white blanket. Jim bends over and kisses his father on the forehead. Jim and his mother wait for him to wake up, Jim looks around and sees his uncle talking to a couple of police officers in the hallway. He explains what had happened the night before and what recently happened at the Anti-Wolf Coalition building.

Ian wakes up two hours later he looks blurrily at his family who are sat next to them and asks “where am I.” John explains why he is in the hospital and also tells him that the police are going to arrest Bobbies father and his friends. They will be charged with harassment and aggravated assault. Jim’s father is released from the hospital two days later when he arrives home Silva jumps on him giving him a slobbery wolf kisses. Silva approaches Jim who is sitting in his room doing homework she says “I want to come to school with you tomorrow” he asks “why?” Silva says “because people might try to beat you up for what happened to Bobbies father and don’t think you can talk me out of it” Jim seeing there is no point in arguing with her merely nods yes.

The next morning Silva patiently waits for Jim to get up. But he starts to sleep in after ignoring the alarm had already gone off. She decides to wake him up herself, she presses her cold nose to Jim’s backside. He wakes with a startled yelp, Silva quietly sniggers and he looks angrily at her saying “yeah this is really funny” she says “well I wouldn’t have done it if you only had gotten up when your alarm clock went off.” Grumbling Jim pats his bed head down and asks “what’s for breakfast” she says “your mother is making pancakes” Jim walks out of his bedroom and towards the kitchen with Silva trailing after him. After Jim takes a shower and gets dressed Silva says “ready” he nods and goes outside and watches as his father kisses his mother goodbye then he gets into the car. Starting it Ian looks into the back seat and says “is it really wise bring Silva with you to school” Jim replies “she won’t take no for an answer” Ian shrugs and says “ok.”

When Jim arrives at school and gets out of the car, kids immediately start to whisper among themselves as they see Silva. When he enters the school, the students try to avoid Silva as she walks besides him. The SRO looked as he would faint when he saw Silva but said nothing and just went on his way. Jim’s first period teacher Mrs. Rathbone eyes nearly pop out of her head as she sees Silva, she asks “please keep her quiet this time Mr. Bromley if you please” Jim says “sure will Mrs. R.” Jim takes his seat and Silva lays on the floor by him ignoring the various gazes directed towards their direction.

After first period Jim is confronted by the principal Mr. Graves. Jim says “how are you Mr. Graves” Mr. Graves replies “I am fine Jim” his gaze lingers on Silva and he then asks “I suppose she won’t cause any disruptions this time” Jim says “no she won’t.” Mr. Graves lifts his hand towards Silva, she sniffs it and licks it gently. Silva allows him to pet her and he says “just between you and me I always like wolves even when I was a boy I was always fascinated by them” Jim smiles and watches as Mr. Graves walks away with a spring in his step. Throughout the rest of the day people come up to Jim and ask him to pet Silva. He says “that’s for her to decide” Silva on every occasion lets people pet her and even howling once or twice.

When Jim reached fifth period with his favorite teacher Ms. Lyons he was dead tired from having so many asking to see Silva. Ms. Lyons who is more than thrilled to have a wolf in the class asks Jim to bring Silva to the front of the class since they are studying wildlife. Ms. Lyons points to the different parts of Silva’s body showing how wolves have adapted to survive in nature. At the end of class Ms. Lyons asks Jim if she could examine Silva with her permission of course. She checks Silva’s heartbeat with a stethoscope and Silva winces saying “it is cold.” After she is done Jim asks “how do you know what to look for” she replies “before I became a teacher I was a veterinarian” he says “why did you leave?” she says “it didn’t pay well enough so I decided to leave I still miss it but I enjoy teaching.” Jim smiles and says good bye to Ms. Lyons and he makes his way to the parking lot where his father is waiting to pick him up. On the way home Jim watches as the landscape rolls by and thinks on the memories of Arctos.

To Be Continued…….