Dystopian Future

"Well there is a lovely name" Rivik smiled, almost teasing.
"Not sure I would have named you anything better if it was my phone" Ezra told the fox as he kept going through the contacts. Ezra didn't need Rivik's eyes to tell that the wolf got closer, he could feel it, the breath against his skin, the weight on the chair and the fact that he could feel the other man told him that.
"Are you seeking a provoking answer?" he asked, wondering what the other man wanted from him. "But no, don't see you in any typical way. You are the first I meet, to my knowledge at least, and rumours don't interest me. And let me rephrase myself; why be ashamed of what you are. We are what we are, just accept it"
"Don't get to close, he may bite" Rivik jokingly warned the stranger.
"Despite being surrounded by animals, and who can turn, I won't become savage and doing something clearly under my dignity" he said before he pressed the call button, hearing the calling tones.

"Yeah" a voice answered, hopefully being the wolfs brother.
"Good evening mister..."
"Who are you?" the man interrupted him, and Ezra felt some irritation over that.
"That doesn't matter. Your brother asked me to call you, wishing for you to pick him up"
"Why?"
"Because he is lonely and lost, what do you think, he turned" Ezra answered him sarcasm in his voice.
"Where is he? If you hurt him..." the warning was far from needed.
"I text you the details" he hanged up, not wishing to listen to the other one.
"He sounds as polite as this one" Rivik looked at the wolf who was still close as Ezra texted the man the adress, far from pleased by doing so, but he needed to move so it didn't matter none the less.
"You know that you are to large to be a lap dog, don't you?" Ezra asked when he had sent the message and placed the phone on the table, turning towards the wolf.

There was a short moment of relief in all the madness that was going on. Zemin had never been so happy to hear Xues voice before, even though it was only over the phone. What what important was the fact that he was going to drag himself across the slum quarters to pick his big baby of a brother up, not that his voice flooded out of the phone. Period. It wasn’t the older ones fault that he was a total wuss, scared of everyone and everything. He tried to act composed at most times, but this specific time it had turned out to be way too much for him to handle.
You’re not a werewolf, so you shouldn’t have any say when it comes to that topic. It’s kind of hard being what you are, when you’re living two different lives. Zemin shrugged, but still refused to back down. The scent was too interesting and it had become impossible to pull away, no matter what the stupid fox barked on about. He had already decided that the spirit was an asshole, and that he’d continues by ignoring the fox from now on.

I know I’m clumsy and that I’m the way, but I can’t help it you know..you smell like my mother..like magic. Are you afraid or something? You don’t smell as if you are, so I just figured you aren’t, the wolf explained and let out a big yawn. Damn, he was really starting to feel more and more drained for each second that passed. Perhaps because the familiar scent made him feel safe, as if he was finally back home with his parents in their big mansion. No, he wasnt going to let himself become all dazed and messed up! Fuck that shit. Instead he let the nose make contact with the skin of the man, not being able to resist.
You know, you smell really fucking good. Maybe I’ll just gobble you up instead of sitting here, being a nice lapdog. Zemins eyes became a tiny bit larger as he studied the face of the stranger, leaning back just a couple of centimetres. By the way, your fox is a real ass. Yep, there the words had finally managed to escape. But to be fair he considered it to be the truth, no matter what the other beings might be thinking. Everybody is allowed to have their own opinion, as long as it didn’t revolve around the government. Hypocrisy.

"It's true, I am not a werewolf. But what do you know about my life? Since you aren't my race, you can't state how our life looks, and know if we live more than one" maybe he wasn't the one to talk about his race, being far from most of the others. the only parable between them was the spirits. Most of his kind lived more in the spirit world than he did, he draged the spirit to him, making them be in his world. But maybe he lived in two worlds, his and the filthy humans, but didn't all of them, one way or another. It wasn't important at the moment, but he couldn't hinder himself from biting back to some of the things the wolf said, so maybe he was a jerk, or well he totally was.

"Isn't that a fucked up thing to say, that someone smells like your mother?" Rivik asked.
"Hate to agree with him, but it's a strange thing to say, especially to a stranger?" he asked, even if he was a bit surprised, he had never heard someone say that magic smelled, but maybe it was different between species, maybe the one with better smell like werewolves and vampires smelled the magic, while his kind and magicians felt the magic.
"What should I be afraid of? You? The Fog? Humans? Death?" Ezra asked, as anything would scare him, his childhood had fucked him up, mostly more than he reflected over normally.

"Well I don't think I would taste very well" Ezra started, he wasn't sure maybe everything tasted well to the man when he was in that state. As the man had pointed out, he wasn't a werewolf so Ezra didn't know. "But you think they would let you do that? Or that I would sitt here as a good man letting myself be eaten. Well no matter how I look, I am not completely useless."
He wasn't offended by the mans words, even giving him a small smile.
"Well fuck off" Rivik answered the wolf, when he commented his behavior, while Ezra ignored him.
"You wish for him to disappear?" he asked, knowing Rivik wasn't always well behaved, something Ezra liked, but most didn't. There was a reason he didn't let Rivik deliver things. Ezra lifted the cup to his lips once more, with a bit of a challenge, having the wolf so close, as he waited for the brother to get there.

Well, I don’t, Zemin admitted lowering his gaze towards the floor. The only thing I’m a hundred percent sure about is that I’m good at numbers and calculations. With a piteous sigh, the wolf found his way down the chair, very carefully as he didn’t want to slip. In a short matter of time, the large paws found contact with the floor and the body slid down on the surface. He looked no less than pitiful, with the ears laying flat on his head and the eyes as large as saucers. And that wasn’t even all, as the tail found itself whisking across the flooring once again. Wolf or not - he still behaved like a dog most of the time, which went against all of his beliefs. But he still did it, by pure instinct.
I am fucked up, for your own information. And it’s not that weird! My mother was a witch, she used to prepare spells and shit all the time. Continuing; you’d probably taste disgusting and yes, and I wouldn’t exactly cry if that ass disappeared. Pathetic much? Yes, very pathetic.

“Hey, is this where my brother’s at?” The sharp voice found its way into the office and bounced back and forth against the walls, making Zemin jump up on all fours. So this was true happiness? The older brother let out a long howl as he started wagging his tail and jumping on the spot. Sometimes he could be ridiculously childish, especially whilst in his true form. The longer he stayed on all fours, the worse his reasoning seemed to get.
“Okay, this is where he’s at”, Xue noted and couldn’t hinder himself from letting a small giggle escape. ”You’re such a big dork, you know that? I told ya you’d end up like this, having to turn on the street..so fucking stupid i can’t even”, he continued, whilst walking closer and closer towards the office. The tall man peaked his head inside of the room and smiled briefly, before squatting down to streak the dark fur on top of Zemins head.
”I’m sorry he just barged in like this, he hasn’t turned for months so I guess he couldn’t really help it”, Xue mumbled and looked up towards the stranger. “Thank you I guess..”

Ezra studied the wolf as he sat down on the floor, and if he didn't know better he would think it was a dog. He hadn't met any other werewolves, but he guessed that was far from normal, but found no meaning to comment on that.
"Maybe I should be offended because you compared me to a witch" he started, knowing he would react the same if the other person had used the word wizard. Even if he had some similarities with them, he was still his own kind, proud of it, but he smiled towards the other once more, showing he meant nothing bad, to his own surprise. He normally didn't smile, but he saw no reason to start a argument with the wolf.
"Could you leave us for awhile Rivik" It wasn't as much of a question, as it was an order and the spirit soon disappeared and Ezra let his sight wonder to Jax instead, as he continued drinking his tea.

When the unfamiliar voice resulted in a howling from the wolf he just shook his head. Well if he hadn't been moving already, the noise had forced him to. The people living above would report the howling, fearing it was a werewolf. He could ceil off the entrance for awhile but he knew that the humans had some betraying witches on their side, and they would find it sooner rather than later. Ezra studied the other man, seeing his love for the brother, and he acted more polite in real life than over the phone.
"He didn't barged in, Jax pulled him in since he turned outside" Ezra looked at the white wolf, who felt proud and he just shook his head once more. "Nothing to thank me for really, I am a jerk who only happened to have an open door"
Ezra smiled as he stood up, handing over the phone to the man before he turned his back, knowing Jax protected him.
"Safe travels" with those words he walked towards the backroom, starting packing, rather have it done as fast as he could.

”He’s obviously caused at least some form of trouble tho, didn’t he?” Xue asked and carefully put the leash around Zemins neck, careful as to not accidentally pull the brothers dark fur. If he did so, he’d probably get bit and that wouldn’t be very fun, now would it? The younger brother finally straightened himself and glanced towards the man with the weird eyes, as he left for another room.
“If there’s anything we can do to help, just swing by will ya? It’s the apartment closest to that really bad pizzeria. You walk across the river, go straight forward and then take right twice”, Xue said and gave the older brother an exhausted look, as he started pulling at the leash. “Why do you always have do act like you’re actually dumb? You’re not, you know.”
I know, but I just really want to get home and throw myself down on the sofa. This day has just been awful and I’m fucking tired, so stop whining about it, Zemin replied and looked up towards Xue.
“Well, I’m not the one being a total bitch here. You even started howling and you never do that”, the younger one pointed out and shook his head. “I mean you've obviously made this mans hiding..ehm..office worthless”, he continued in a nagging matter, sounding more and more judgemental. “You should apologise.”

That discussion went on for a while, darting back and forth during the time the strange man was out of sight.
Oh, okay! I’ll apologise, happy now? Zemin glared at Xue through his narrow eyes.
“Yes, I’m very pleased”, he answered and let go of the leash, letting it fall down on the floor just to be dragged across it by Zemin,
Hey, I’m sorry about being so loud, I just couldn’t help myself. The amber eyes were fixed upon the man, just as they had been before. Great, now he really felt ashamed of himself. Maybe he hadn’t actually barged in or so, but he had been rude from time to time and not thankful for shit.
I really am sorry. Not about being rude to the fox, but everything else at least.

Ezra could blame the werewolf for being forced to moved, but it was more Jax's problem than the mans, and it was true that it caused him problem, but he wouldn't blame the spirit for it.
"Not really, he even cleaned up after himself, and he give me a few amused moment" Ezra admitted, and despite that they didn't seem eye to eye on almost anything, it had been somewhat of a rewarding conversation, been long since he had that. The blind man was taken by the offer, wondering why someone would willingly help anyone in a city like that. It was most likely something the other one said to be polite, but he nodded none the less, giving him a well rehearsed, but oh so fake smile.
"I will remember that"

Ezra turned as he heard the wolf coming towards him. He couldn't see him, since Jax was staying in the front. Ezra didn't need him in the back, finding his way around the office without sight.
"Oh aren't you a good dog" he said with a small laugh. "Brother made you apologising?"
Since the man hadn't done it right away, that was Ezra's guess, maybe a rude way to answer, but he couldn't help it.
"No need to apologising, and well Rivik is a handful so don't worry about it" Ezra gave the wolf a smile, at least he thought he would, being unsure of where he was standing.
"So run along now, you both need to get home and I need to move, can't do that with a curious, sniffing werewolf around, and his brother" Ezra joked as he snapped his fingers, making the things move to the spirit world, after he had secured them, not risking for anything to get destroyed or activated.

Dog? Had he seriously called Zemin a dog? The wolf stared at the man during some long seconds before turning his back towards him.
If you ever call me dog again, I swear I’ll rip your head right off. And with that final thought, he returned to his brothers side - his brother whom had heard everything that had been said.
“To be honest, I’d also be pretty pissed if someone called me dog”, Xue confessed and picked up the leash.
He knows I’m not a dog, he’s just doing it to be provocative I guess, Zemin replied and rolled his eyes. Come on, I want to go home now! He continued shortly thereafter and started pulling at the leash again.
“Okay, okay..well, bye ya stranger! And thank you again!” The younger brother shouted as he started following Zemin.

For a short period of time, the two brothers climbed the steps, leaving the basement behind them. Then they finally reached the top of the stairs. The wolf looked up at hos brother once more, before he hurried down the narrow street at a high speed. It seemed as if the fog had gone away, but the dark clouds still lingered up in the sky, sending down a light, acid rain.
“So, is it only me or was he creepy as fuck?” Xue finally asked and pulled the hoodie of his jacket over his head, covering up the black hair and most of his face.
Nah, he was super scary actually and his spirit fox was a total jerk, Zemin thought and tried to avoid the rain by walking close to the ragged house exteriors. The wolf was okay though. He was the one who actually helped me.
“You know, I told you that your body would get angry eventually..and it did! You should turn more often, like me..”

The brothers made their way across the river and then walked down the Main Street of the block until they took a right turn. Then they walked in silence for another couple of minutes, ending their journey by making another right turn. And there it was; Zemins beloved ground apartment. He took a big leap forward and started scratching the door frantically.
Let me in, come on! Stop being such a slow ass jerk! The older one started whining loudly and walked in circle multiple times, out of frustration.
“Can you stop, or what? I need to get the keys”, Xue exclaimed and pulled harder on the leash. “Keep quiet, what if someone notices?”

Ezra hadn't answer him, only smiled as he summoned Rivik's again.
"And you say I am rude. Pretty sure I wouldn't have called him a dog"
"Pfft" was all the Shaman answered, knowing that Rivik would do that without a problem, and the fox know it as well.
"So now what?" Jax asked and Ezra leaned against the empty wall, looking at the office. He had liked the space, but not well enough to let someone know about it.
"Off to find a new location I guess"
"Any ideas?" Rivik asked, but Ezra didn't have any. Finding a location in this town wouldn't be to difficult, seeing it existed abounded buildings all over, but he didn't wish to take just anyone, or anywhere in town.
"Never thought of buying one, legally?" Rivik suggested.
"Having humans look into it, searching it, no" Ezra didn't wish to risk that, also he preferred acting in the shadows. Making people think he was a hopeless blind man when he walked the streets.
"You are a blind man, what would they think. They all think you are useless" Rivik spatted making Ezra smile, especially how bluntly the spirit said it.
"One to many supernatural walking in, they will find out. Also I don't want them to find me either, that's why I send out you to deliver things, instead of going myself" Rivik only nodded, giving up trying to convince him. It had been a dream of Ezra as a kid, having a nice shop. He often thought that as he walked past the shops, it was one of the few things he could remember before the humans took him. After that, the dream died.
"Let's walk home and think about this later" Rivik walked over, placing himself around the mans shoulder, and with a nod he sent Jax back to the spirit world.

The umbrella kept them both somewhat dry as they walked along the almost empty streets. Some people was running along, trying to avoid the rain, and some kids played in the puddles, happily. Ezra avoided them all, as he walked towards the apartment, at the sixth floor. It was ironic that he had such big windows in the apartment. Yes he could see the city through Rivik's eyes, but if he hadn't well the windows would be wasted on him, which is most likely what his neighbors thought. He was pleased to live away from the worst districts in town, sure it was a long way to the rich once, but at least he had heat, electronics, working water, no dangerous people around, and no pests. Yes he could definitely do worse he thoughts as he unlocked the door.

“Are you happy now?” Xue wondered as he walked through the tiny apartment, switching on the lights throughout the small livingspace. The estate only had one window, facing the street, while the rest of the apartment was exclusively lit by a couple of lightbulbs hangning from the ceiling. Parts of the wallpaper were torn off and there were tons of scratch marks everywhere. Even though Zemin tried really hard to maintain the place somewhat well, it was hard doing so. They couldn’t escape the simple fact that they were animals by nature, and sometimes that part of them seemed to take over. There had been multiple fights between the two brothers as well, always leaving the younger one with his tail tucked in between his legs.

As a matter of fact, I am very happy, Zemin replied and shoot straight for the bedroom. The hind legs swiftly bent and the wolf soon found himself on the queen sized bed that they currently shared. For some reason he’d been sure that he was never going to see it again. Yet, there he was, tucking himself in between the sheets and snuggling like the big puppy he was.
“I can see that. Do you want anything to eat? We still have some left over fish and some raw chicken..” Judging by the sound of the fridge opening shortly thereafter, Xue had decided to just serve both dishes. He was so impatient from time to time, and damn it was annoying. After leaving the plates on the floor, he then filled something with water - probably a bowl or something.
You’re going to turn and irritate me, aren’t you? The older brother wondered and looked towards the tiny kitchen, right outside the bedroom.
“Yep, I never get to spend any time with you when we’ve both shifted. And your fur is dirty as fuck, I need to clean it”, the younger one explained and shrugged his shoulders. Then he disappeared into the bathroom for a short period of time. Yuck, the sounds that his bones made were just gross and disgusting. But Zemin couldn’t really judge Xue. At least they could be disgusting together, which was nice.

Some minutes passed by, accompanied by scratching sounds and a large amount of sniffing. Typical Xue, judging the condition of the bathroom.
We already know that it smells bad in there, stop making it so fucking obvious. Zemin sighed and drilled his head into one of the pillows, taking some deep breaths.
Can’t we ever fix it? Smells like sewage and it’s really gross, Xue complained loudly and finally sprung out from the tiny room, making his way towards the bed. Instead of being normal, having a normal dinner and watching some bad horror movie, the two brothers generally preferred spending some real quality time as wolves. Well, that was how it used to be anyways. Time to relive the old days, huh?