Chapter 47: A Friend in the Forest-2

Why did this wolf seem to rage like a tornado every time I mentioned the CEO's name? As if it wasn't bad enough that almost every other person I met was terrified of him, he had to go have bad blood with animals too? I sat like that, on the ground, with the large animal atop me, my frame seeming Lilliputian in comparison. A few seconds passed and I felt its nose against my forearm. I peeked through the gap between my hands but I couldn't see its face. I felt its nose on my hand again and I tried to move away from it. Suddenly it pushed at my hands forcefully with its head taking me by surprise as my hands fell away from my face. I stared at it wide eyed as its chocolaty orbs searched my face, examining every one of my facial features with keen eyes before the sharp look in them softened and its gaze met mine. It looked into my eyes a little longer and just when I thought I would move away, it buried its large head in the crook of my neck. To say I was shocked would be a HUGE understatement. But the shock was less from its action and more from a memory. That time outside the hospital when the CEO had buried his face in my hair flashed in my mind, and my eyes went wide. But I didn't have time to ponder over it as the animal suddenly raised its head and looked into my eyes again. I regarded it uncertainly. Its body suddenly went stiff and it looked away from me. Its brown orbs abruptly glazed over and I stared at it puzzled. It stood over me, unmoving and as still as a stone. After looking at it for a few more seconds, I attempted to get up. Its huge body was still in the way, but I could still manage to squeeze myself out from underneath it. Using the tree trunk for support, I lifted my body up on my hands, being careful not to disturb the suddenly paralysed wolf. What was it doing? I managed to squat awkwardly between the wolf and the tree behind me, then I slowly started to stand. But when I was still just halfway there, the wolf seemed to snap out of its trance and its eyes immediately found my frame pressed against the tree. I must have looked very silly, with my knees bent and butt sticking out, like I was sitting on an imaginary chair. I could have sworn I saw something like a frown spread across the animal's face. But what I didn't expect was for it to suddenly push its head underneath my bottom and push me up so I was standing straight. "Aaaahhh!" a surprised squeal escaped my lips as I covered my butt with my hands and moved away from the animal. It snorted. It snorted??!! I took another step away from it but it noticed and quickly walked up to me. It was such a large animal that its head almost came up to neck. It lowered its head and pressed its muzzle into my stomach making me jump at how ticklish it felt. Ignoring me, it repeated its action making me wiggle away from it. What the heck in this animal doing?? It took another step towards me and pressed the top of its head to my chest pushing me back. "Eeeee!" I screeched in alarm and covered my chest with my hands but it just pushed at my waist next. "Aiyyaah! Stop it you!" I yelled but it didn't listen and pushed at my butt next. Another high pitch squeal escaped my lips. This animal is harassing me! "Don't!" I swatted my hands at it like it was a fly and another irritated expression flashed in its eyes before it pushed my shoulder. "Stop doing that you-you-you shameless animal!" I squealed making it raise its head and give me a look best described as shock. Before I could move away it pressed its head into my lower back and started pushing me. My legs moved taking quick steps as the wolf continued to push at me while walking itself. "What has suddenly possessed your wolf body?" I asked trying to push my legs into the ground to stop walking but the wolf snorted again and pushed harder. I let out a frustrated breath and wiggled away from it making it growl. "Stop it, I'm ticklish!" I yelled and I was shocked into the afterlife and back when I saw it roll its eyes. I was still gawking when it bent low and pushed at my knees. What is it do-...! I looked at the wolf and then at the tree I had fallen against, then back at the wolf again. It pushed at my legs and I let it. That's what it's doing. Its leading me!...somewhere... "You want me to go this way?" I asked and it looked up at me before releasing a breath from its nose and walking ahead of me. Once it was a foot in front of me, it turned its head to look at me and jerked it in the direction it wanted to go in. My lips formed and 'O' before I took an uncertain step forward, then another. Once satisfied that I was following, it started walking ahead. I continued to stare at it as I followed. I was very impressed with this animal. It was unlike any other I had ever come across. There was a strange intelligence in its eyes, a charm in its movements. I admired the wolf's strong sturdy build. Its muscles rippled as it walked, its fur shone majestically. It walked with its head held high. A proud animal, no doubt, and most definitely, a powerful one. But when my gaze reached its head, I found that it had stopped walking and was regarding me with its hawk-like eyes again. I smiled at it and its eyes widened ever so slightly before it turned its head and started walking again. But where was it leading me? "So...where are we going?" I asked and then mentally chided myself at my stupidity. It's an animal you fool! How will it talk to you?! As expected, the wolf didn't say anything, thankfully. If it had, I would have died of shock. But then...how had I heard the CEO's voice in my head earlier? Had my mind really just made it up? I bit my lip and continued to watch as the majestic animal made a turn and started walking down another haphazard path. "You...you're not...you're not going to eat me are you?" I asked and I saw its muscles tense but it continued walking. "Please don't, okay?" I said softly and I heard it release another breath. I sighed. I'd just have to take that as a yes. As we walked further and further, the air seemed to get clearer. It was like this wolf's presence was dispersing the fog. Did that even make any sense? After a while I felt the need to say something again so I did. "Are you a pet animal?"