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♠Ʀusty Ɓɑɾϯєɭɭσ♠

♠Rex♠

When she decided to stay, Rusty fought back the smile. She started asking him what she could do to help. He nodded for her to follow him to the living room and sit. He set the bottles on the small table, opening one and draining nearly half of it before taking a breath. He fell back onto the couch. There was a recliner opposite of the couch where Kira would be able to sit. "My body is in overdrive. Basically it's running some tests to make sure I didn't bang myself up too much as a wolf. Not all wolves go through it. But with my family was cursed with a... uh more radical form I suppose. Everything has its price." He offered a smile before emptying the bottle and setting it on the table. Then he chuckled, "Just promise me you won't try to kill me. It won't end up well."

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♠Ʀusty Ɓɑɾϯєɭɭσ♠

♠Rex♠

Rusty shrugged. "It's more like I'm going through a month's worth of working out all in one day. The pain is muscular tissue stretching and regenerating at an advanced pace." He lifted the sleeve to his shirt, revealing a bicep that was tensed. He counted the seconds in his head and stretched his arm out in front of her. After he reached zero, another bout of pain shot through his arm. His bicep swelled up, then his forearm, then his fingers straightened and the tendons formed hard lines in his arms. He gritted his teeth until his arm returned to normal, then sat back on the couch again. "When I was a kid, my parents had a lovely supply of drugs and painkillers that could hold up against the wolf metabolism. So I didn't really get to fully experience it until I was like fifteen. The first shot felt like I'd been hit by a train." He chuckled and looked at her, amused by her curiosity. "As to your first question, yes. I was born a werewolf. I was lucky enough to get an unfortunately rare bloodline. Males in my family can produce wolf offspring as long as we carry the gene. That comes along with the other gifts my family has. However, our recovery periods suck. As you can see." He winced as his arms seized again. Once it subsided, he opened another bottle and downed the majority of the water inside. He took a breath, then questioned the vampire on his floor. "Anything else you want to know?" Rusty wasn't sure why he was so comfortable with revealing this information to Kira. She could just as easily use it on him or other wolves.

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♠Ʀusty Ɓɑɾϯєɭɭσ♠

♠Rex♠

Rusty nodded. "I appreciate the help." He put his arm back in his lap as another round of tension hit him. He gritted his teeth until it passed, then he grabbed another bottle of water and drained it in a matter of minutes. He took in a breath, then let it out slowly. The wolf looked at her, his dark eyes focusing on her face. "So, I guess you guys don't have any vulnerable moments like this huh?" He raised a brow questioningly.

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♠Ʀusty Ɓɑɾϯєɭɭσ♠

♠Rex♠

Rusty grimaced when she explained what would happen to vampires if they don't feed. "That sounds terrible. I can't imagine not being able to eat. Especially since I have to eat more than the average wolf." He downed another bottle of water, then sighed quietly and rubbed the back of his head. When she offered the back rub, he chuckled and shook his head. "Thanks, but it won't really do much until this passes. Which should be... another five or six hours." He grinned, trying to lighten the mood. "But if you're still here by then, I won't complain." He hoped that she didn't get offended, internally preparing himself for a defensive rant.

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♠Ʀusty Ɓɑɾϯєɭɭσ♠

♠Rex♠

Rusty shrugged. "Yeah. It's boring most of the time. Sometimes there's good stuff on TV, but other than that..." He shook his head. He chuckled and looked at her. "It's gotten so boring before that I started counting the seconds between each spasm. On a few occasions though, I've bunked with another wolf and we sort of helped each other through it. Hers wasn't as bad as mine though." He thought of the time when he stayed with the wolf girl. He looked at Kira curiously. "Do vampire usually hang out together? Or do all of you live alone?"

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♠Ʀusty Ɓɑɾϯєɭɭσ♠

♠Rex♠

Rusty tensed for a second as his legs started the process again. Once it was over, he looked at Kira. For a moment, he thought she looked cute just sitting there against the couch. He pulled himself away from that and rubbed his eyes. "Yeah, the pack thing is pretty big. I mean, at our very core, we are pack animals. Usually there are whole societies made of just wolves, with some humans who have protected our secrets. Mostly the loners are younger males who don't want to submit to an Alpha in a society. They break off to form their own packs, sometimes with followers, sometimes without. It's really rare to find a female loner. Some of the older women go on their own; they basically spread out to offer shelter for other wolves. I've only encountered one female wolf on her own who was close to my age." He sighed and crossed his hands behind his head. "Why are you alone? If you don't mind me asking." He gave her a cautious, questioning look.

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♠Ʀusty Ɓɑɾϯєɭɭσ♠

♠Rex♠

Rusty's faint smile faded. He finished off the last of his waters and pushed himself up to sit straight. "Um.. No. I was exiled." He paused. Did he really want to share this story with her. She hadn't killed him yet. And he didn't have any problems telling her about how wolves worked and lived. But could he really expose that nerve to her? Did he trust her enough? Would she laugh at him for it? Would she use it against him? He shook his head slightly. "Can you grab a couple more bottles from the freezer? I'm still burning up." The wolf's pride stung slightly, but any attempt from him to stand, much less walk, would end in him on the floor.

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