summary: moving to a new area meant leaving behind the city you grew up and the life you once knew so well. But what does this new house have in store, and more importantly what is it you keep sensing in the woods?
pairing: eventual werewolf!calum x readerÂ
author notes: i plan on making at least one more part to this maybe a few more. let me know what you think. very little editingÂ
Carrying the last box out of the car and up the stairs into your room, you set it down and looked around at your new room. Living in the city was all you had known for the last 17 years of your life and to say your new home was different from the city was the understatement of the year. It was the complete opposite of what you grew up in, it was spacious, quiet, and isolated. Although thats why your parents had said they wanted the move, they had finally grown out of the hustle and bustle of the city while you had just grown into it.
You felt deprived of your voice since you were anything but willing to move into the middle of no mans land, but there was no turning back now so what was the use in fighting it? The large house lay on the outskirts of DuBois Pennsylvania, surrounded by miles of trees and nature in any direction and only a handful of neighbors.
You headed downstairs to see if there were any other boxes to bring in. Met by the sight of your mom talking to an older couple who you assumed were some new neighbors. They hadnât noticed you so you slinked around into the kitchen to grab a glass of water. And although you had been driving and carrying boxes all day you were surprisingly wide awake.Â
You waited for the couple to leave in the kitchen so you could talk to your mom about the details of the week to come. Which without a doubt would involve more work than you were willing to put in. Â Hearing the front door close you looked up as your mom walked in.
âHey sweetie, what do you think of the new place so far?â Â She knew you werenât as thrilled about the move as she was but she was trying to make you as happy as you could be. Which was as much as you could ask for in all this.
âBigger than I was imaginingâ you expressed looking around at the room around you which really was so much more than you were used to.
âYeah you can get more bang for your buck out here. Its gorgeous though isnât itâ she said peering out the glass doors to the forest that went on for miles just outside your backyard. It was but you werenât about to tell her that just yet. After talking a bit more you both decided to go into town and get some diner for the night.
As you headed down the driveway you stared out the window in to the dark underbrush of the woods. It seemed odd but you just felt like you were being watched. You looked over and your mom still had her eyes on the gravel road ahead of you. Peering back out the window you could have sworn you saw a black tale rushing between the bushes.
âDid you see that mom?â you werenât sure what you saw but you knew it was big whatever it was. She looked out your window seemingly not as interested as you were.
âIt was probably just a deer Y/N. Thereâs lots of them âround hereâ
âNo it looked more like a wolfâŚbut almost bigger? Are there even any wolves in Pennsylvania?â you asked trying to recall the animals of the area you read about when you looked up information on your new home. She chuckled obviously finding your remark funny.
âNo sweetie there arenât any wolves around here, Iâm sure it was one of the neighborâs dogs that got loose. But there are bears in the area so if you go out in the woods be sure your carefulâ You knew what you saw definitely wasnât a bear, but maybe your mom was right. You were probably more tired than you thought and it probably was just a big dog. A really really big dog.
When you got home and all the food was gone you headed upstairs to get ready for bed. As you switched into a big night shirt to sleep in you felt it again. You were being watched. You slowly headed towards the window facing the forest and gazed out, the moon illuminated the treetops. Slivers of light fallen through the canopy to the forest floor let you see bits and pieces of the ground. Feeling the hairs on the back of your neck rise, you knew there was something out there.
Thatâs when you saw it. Blending in perfectly, using the cover of night as its camouflage. Only the movements of the silver light letting you know it was there. It was retreating deeper into the darkness, and you could feel the atmosphere in the room return to normal. When it was near, whatever it was, you didnât feel scared but instead very uncertain. You felt nervous and intrigued. You knew you shouldnât, but you desperately wanted answers. And the only place you were going to get them was in that forest.
