Chapter 12: All I Want Is Sleep
[TAMIKO]
"I shouldn't have agreed to this," Tamiko whined for the hundredth time when they reached the entrance of the mating ceremony.
He could see wolves dancing the night away, and they looked genuinely happy, it was almost impossible to tell that these very people were the ones who had made his life a living hell more than once.
He wondered if they were always this different, or if they were just cruel to him and him alone. It was disheartening, and a cruel reminder that no matter what Tamiko did and no matter what happened, he would never belong with them.
"Don't be a party pooper Tamiko. We agreed you'd be happy tonight," Danny said, even though he knew his words were a little selfish.
Dragging Tamiko to the ball when he didn't want to was probably a cruel thing to do, but it was way better than letting Tamiko go back to the lonely woods and to a cabin that didn't exist anymore. He would be attacked by mosquitoes and certainly fall sick by morning.
And that would be quite the dilemma given he never stepped into the clinic
The cold weather wouldn't be any kinder to Tamiko either. There were just so many downsides of Tamiko being alone in the night, and that itself was enough for Danny to remind himself that at least, his best friend would be warm for the night, right?
"I'm just saying. It's not like I want a mate anyway... Alright, fine, I'll stop whining. Happy now?" Tamiko said when he saw Danny glare at him.