(Ooft, Alright)
Lance, even though he doesn’t like conversations, happened to somehow, miraculously over near the two girls speaking about their birthdays. Intrigued, he walked over, “Hey uh… s-sorry to bother you but I um… couldn’t help but overhear you talking about your birthdays and how they’re on the same date… well um… mine is too…”
(Well, I’ve gtg now anyway… bye bye!)
(Lance: sits quietly not knowing how to initiate conversation…)
(maybe he could overhear them?)
(o.O i suggested the exact same thing without reloading the page!)
Bye! And lol Gale that's funny//
Zhira looked over at the newcomer, automatically taking a step away. She hadnt really had amazing experiences with any male over the course of her life, especially not recently, so she was always extremely weary
(bye!)
Adrianna was waiting for the girl to return from the restroom when a boy walked up to her. Three birthdays on the same date? My ojiisan always said that one was an accident, two was a coincidence, but three… something's up.
Zhira became nervous in the presence of the male and simply dipped her head, thanking Adrianna for the coffee before turning and scuttling to an open table, taking a long drink from her coffee
Col got up and walked over to the counter. He smiled at the cashier for a second and fixed his purply pink hair.
Lance looked cautiously to the other girl, confusion written on his face. He knew he was tall and kinda intimidating when he wanted to be but was he really that scary?
Col got up and walked over to the counter. He smiled at the cashier for a second and fixed his purply pink hair.
"Paris Baguette, what would you like today?" Adriana repeated, moving away from where Lance was to accept the next order.
"can I have another hot chocolate please." He said as he grabbed the money out of his pocket.
Adrianna put the money in the register, turning around to make the hot chocolate. … Where did the other girl go?
Zhira drank her coffee, relishing the warmth that flowed through her veins. Once finished, she stood and tossed the trash, hesitating before ducking back outside into the cold. She looked around for the drunk men, and sighed with relief when they were nowhere to be found. Shivering slightly, Zhira began to walk away from the coffee shop when someone grabbed her from behind.
"Hey! Let me-" her cries were muffled as a dirty and disgusting hand covered her mouth. She struggled and kicked, but her attempts were futile as her and her attacker ducked into an empty alley nearby. He set her down and she whirled on him, ready to fight, but her attacker gripped her arm in an iron grip, "Mmm" he said, "I need to thank whomever made this gem"
Something inside Zhira snapped. She felt warmth spread throughout her body and all of her muscles tensed. Then, her view changed. Now she was looking up at him? The man's eyes widened and he turned to run screaming like a scared child.
i know Im not that scary Zhira thought to herself before looking down at her…. paws? Excuse me what? Zhira looked up at a piece of broken glass laying on its side nearby and her eyes widened. She was a wolf!
That was probably really bad but Im tired so 👌🏻//
Col modded then waited for her to finish his drink.
Zhira drank her coffee, relishing the warmth that flowed through her veins. Once finished, she stood and tossed the trash, hesitating before ducking back outside into the cold. She looked around for the drunk men, and sighed with relief when they were nowhere to be found. Shivering slightly, Zhira began to walk away from the coffee shop when someone grabbed her from behind.
"Hey! Let me-" her cries were muffled as a dirty and disgusting hand covered her mouth. She struggled and kicked, but her attempts were futile as her and her attacker ducked into an empty alley nearby. He set her down and she whirled on him, ready to fight, but her attacker gripped her arm in an iron grip, "Mmm" he said, "I need to thank whomever made this gem"
Something inside Zhira snapped. She felt warmth spread throughout her body and all of her muscles tensed. Then, her view changed. Now she was looking up at him? The man's eyes widened and he turned to run screaming like a scared child.
i know Im not that scary Zhira thought to herself before looking down at her…. paws? Excuse me what? Zhira looked up at a piece of broken glass laying on its side nearby and her eyes widened. She was a wolf!That was probably really bad but Im tired so 👌🏻//
Adrianna hummed a classical song under her breath as she turned around, smiling. "Here you go-" Out of the window, she saw one of the men grab Zhira from behind.
The hot chocolate fell to the ground, spattering all over her white top. She leapt over the counter (just imagine Adrianna doing parkour haha), trying not to slip in the puddle of hot chocolate, and ran out the door. "Hey! Stop it! Stop!" Her Japanese accent came back in full force as panic slipped into her voice.
The attacker dragged the girl into the dark alleyway, and Adrianna followed them, running as quickly as she could. "Let go of her, you bas… tard…" Her voice trailed off as she saw the girl morph into a giant wolf. All she could do was stare in horrified awe.
The man tried to run past her, shoving her aside. Adrianna fell to the ground, looking up at the wolf.
Col ran out of the place following her and stopped when he saw a wolf standing there in the alley.
Lance ran out shortly after the others, wondering what all the commotion was about, “What the hell was…” He stopped and swallowed.
Adrianna got up slowly, holding her hands out to show that she meant no harm. There were little signs of emotional distress on her face, except for the fact that she was biting her lip so hard that a single drop of blood dripped onto her chin. "Hey. It's okay. He's gone now," she said, her voice quavering slightly. Her brown eyes started to slightly glow golden and amber without her knowledge.
Zhira looked up, a small whine escaping her muzzle as she saw the people round the corner come on… back to human back to a human… her whole body filled with warmth again and, all of a sudden, she was back to a human, clothes and all. Her blue gaze flicked up, "What the hell just happened?" She croaked
“You… you turned into a wolf.” Lance said once he had composed himself, “Have you always been able to do that?”
Zhira shook her head, "No!" She said, "A-and of all animals…" her eyes were filled with panic and confusion, "I-I don't know how… why…. I don't even know if I can do it again… and I don't think I want to" she looked back up
Adrianna was unable to speak, and she merely stood there, in shock. The light in her eyes faded away, and she let out a shuddering sigh. Finally. she looked up. "Does this relate to how your clothes got ripped?"
“W-We’ll figure it out. Come in, we should head back inside.” Lance said, reaching out to offer her a hand before he retracted it incase she didn’t want to be touched.
Col just watch still kinda shocked she was a wolf a few minutes ago.
Zhira looked at Adrianna, "Kind of?" She offered vaguely before turning to Lance. She hesitated, then nodded, "Yeah. Okay. It's cold" she shivered, rubbing her arms, then lead the way back into the coffee shop. The brunette turned to Adrianna, "Is there a back room or something? I don't want to talk about this so publicly…"
Adrianna took off her jacket, draping it on the girl's shoulders. Normally, she didn't show this much kindness, but if someone had just turned into a wolf for the first time, exceptions were made. "Come on, you must be freezing. Oh!" she said, remembering something. "And you never told me your name."
Zhira pulled the jacket close around her, surprised by the girl's kindness, "Zhira" she said, "Yours?"
Adrianna hesitated for only a moment. I can't call myself Adrianna. "Evelyn Hamada," she said, testing out the way that name felt on her tongue. "No nicknames, please."
(just want to know, is zhira pronounced she-ra, zee-ra, or ji-ra? i think it's ji-ra, but i'm not too sure- not like gee-ra, kind of like a combination of ji and she? sorry i'm really bad at explaining stuff)
Zee-ra//
Zhira nodded, "Do you have a back room?" She repeated, "I just…. I need a minute" she swallowed, looking at her feet
Adrianna understood the concept of personal space all too well. "Yeah, it's just back here. If the manager comes in, just tell her about that bastard. She'll understand." She opened a door to a small, but cozy, room, filled with different equipment and types of coffee bean jars.
"Thank you" Zhira breathed, sitting down slowly at the small round table inside. She put her head in her hands, memories flowing back to her, of her mother, and the attack… her wolf form looked just like the wolf that killed her mother. But… but why?