Chapter 8: Out Of The Royal Gates

Squeezing the yellow torn up dress in my fist sighing, those memories are just memories that held no future for us, "I can find a lead on this new royal if I can find her d- d- dead body," letting go of her dress as it fell the ground.

"Hey, doll face you up there?" hearing the shouts.

Rolling my eyes pushing open the wooden windows as one side fell down scratching down the tower as the cowboy moving from being injured, "Didn't I tell you to wait for me at the gate!" shouting down from the broken window.

Fixing his hat stepping back to talk back to me, "uh my memory ain't that good doll !" Cupping his hands creating a bigger sound.

Mumbling a few insults under my breath annoyed at the cowboy coming along with me, walking away from the window and running and jumping out of the tower feeling the wind coursing through my veins as the elf ability kicking in.

"Oh, lord! I got you! I got!-" Hearing his shrieks of fears as he tried to catch me.

Then I landed on the ground leaving a dent in the ground flipping my hair back.

The anger and pain fueling me "Let's go cowboy".

Out Of The Royal Gates

Walking aimlessly to the forest trying to pick up the past royal unable to concentrate with other stronger smells in the air.

"Now where are we headin," speaking from behind me.

Closing my eyes trying to concentrate on smelling and speaking "no idea,".

Hearing his heels stop in one place "We in the middle of a forest, an you got no idea where we goin," as his whinny voice annoying Ella.

Opening my eyes wide turning around stomping to him smelling his fear "Now listen here you dusty cowboy i -"tone filling with rage until our necklace flew together like magnets trying to push him away.

"N.Y.C," I said not having any clue what that meant.

He began smiling "Oh ill be dammed The big apple," As if he was familiar with the name and read my expression.

"We're not that far from here," he said pulling our necklace apart pointing in the direction." I got me some bus money," revealing a few coins, rolling my eyes.

Starting to jog not losing any more time"Just keep up cowboy, "jogging into human territory.

Jogging four hours straight the sun grew down before we made it to the city of apples, my feet bleeding from the thorns and sticks not considering wearing human necessities but ignoring the throbbing and aching of my feet. Moving the tree branches seeing huge lights of a beacon and squinting.

He came besides slightly out of breath, holding the branch "Welcome to the city Darlin it's watin for us," as he held on his hat. My feet not moving, smelling the city from here not liking the smells of so many people, inhaling deeply opening my eyes wide.

Having no scent of the past royal.

Unfamiliar with a public place running down the hill feeling nature fading from my sense, hearing honks, the foot traffic, and bright lights eating up the sky. My feet hiding against the cold wet gray ground looking up seeing bright red lights above me unaware of my arms around my damp wet dress feeling my human body shaking and quivering, rubbing my eyes from water seeping in forgetting how the rain felt on my flesh. Inhaling once more coughing harshly sniffling at the cold losing the scent feeling the lost connection between my wolf.

"Ah over her doll face," the cowboy said in a dark alley, not being able to get a hold of my sense and abilities tightening my fist preparing myself for danger. Walking in the dark alley with my fist to my face going in steadily seeing him near a door with flashing orange lights that with buzzing sounds, flashing the words open and closed.

"Now put those weapons away," the cowboy put my hands down with a smile and his blue eyes still happy.

Sniffling "what are we doing here,?" I said as he began taking off his jacket putting it on my shoulder as he gave me a gentle smile but not returning it. Pulling the jacket closer to my fragile body.

"Some people owe me some favors. Come on doll you're shaking like a leaf on a tree," Opening the door going in first going in behind him in a barley lit building with a light blue hue of light seeing a fish tank with a few goldfishes. At the front desk Seeing a muscular man with clean slick back hair and a black suit and black sunglasses. As the man with a brown jacket on revealing his scrawny body sliding a green piece of paper.

"A room with two beds and a working washroom," Pointing down on the paper as he spoke to the man with a long white nose covering his eyes with the black sunglasses.

Picking up the five-dollar bill smelling it, "Mmm you got those two rooms Roger but I don't promise a working bathroom, "sliding a key to him

Grabbing the keys "Let's go Doll, "following him seeing the guy in sunglasses staring at him intensely as he started back having a feeling in my gut.

Walking up a few stairs as The cowboy unlocking the hotel room smelling of must and throw up and a hint of alcohol sighing at my abilities working at the wrong time. Taking off the jacket trying to warm myself up in a corner in a chair.

"You know, If we're going to be in a mission together shouldn't I know your name," Is the first thing that comes out of his mouth.

My frustrations upsetting me "We are not on a mission. I'm on a mission and you're just a dumb human who stumbled on a world that didn't need you in it!" shouting.

Putting his hand in his dirty blonde hair"Darlin i do say you have more hellfire than hell itself," chuckling.

" All I wanted was your name. I didn't mean to get you upset," As he spoke in a low voice not raising his voice at me.

The anger deep in my heart "Then stop asking dumb questions!"

Sitting in the hotel room for a few minutes in silence as I heard a growl unintentionally my eyes glowing but he didn't see.

Chuckling"Pardon me, I am Pecksih. Do you want anything to eat?" asking me putting on his coat I left on the bed popping his collar.

"No," said bluntly as I fell asleep on the bed.