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The Howl in the Night

Chapter 3

"Watch out!" called out Jacob as he collided with Amy from behind. The two tumbled down the incline plane of snow. As they came to a stop the two teens groaned and looked at each other before breaking out in a fit of laughter.

Amy looked over at Jacob before lying back down in the snow giggling like a madman, "Thanks for the warning," before reaching over and slapping his shoulder.

"Ow, hey, I called out," Jacob giggled back while rubbing his shoulder.

The two untangled themselves from each other and their ski equipment before standing up. Their ski instructor came over and checked them for injuries before giving them a few pointers on how to stop in case of colliding with other skiers.

A snap of a twig in a nearby bush caught Jacob's attention. He moved over to it and brushed aside a branch to see a paw print in the snow. He looked up into the shadows of the tree to see a large dog-like shape with a pair of yellow glowing eyes staring back at him. Fear overcame Jacob as he stared into the inhuman eyes until he felt a hand grab his shoulder. Jacob yelled out and turned around to see a surprised Amy standing there.

"Whoa, what's wrong?" she asked as she put her hands on his shoulders to calm her friend down.

Jacob pointed toward the bushes and stuttered out, "T-there's an a-animal in there."

Amy walked over and peered into the bushes before Jacob could stop here. She turned around shrugged, "Well, whatever was there is gone now."

Jacob looked to were the animal was and noticed it really was gone; he swallowed and nodded, "Um, y-yeah, I guess."

Amy put a hand on Jacob's shoulder, "Come on, let's get going, it's getting dark, lets head to the lounge."

After Jacob nodded in agreement, the two headed over to the tow line that took them back to the resort. After unloading their gear they preceded to the lounge, there they found David trying to get the phone number of some girl. As they got closer they saw the displeased look on the girl's face, then in the blink of the eye her hand flying up to smack David across the face. Both Jacob and Amy broke out laughing as they watched the girl storm off and took their seats beside David who was rubbing his cheek.

"What was it this time?" asked Amy who was whipping away an imaginary tear.

David shot a glare at her, "Asked if she was from Tennessee," he grumbled before both Amy and Jacob broke out into another fit of laughter.

Jacob looked around the massive room and looked at the other costumers of the resort. The room was decorated in log cabin like style with couches, chairs, and tables in various places. To one side was a series of windows from the floor to the ceiling that showed a deck that overlooks the forest. On two sides of the room were two staircases that led up to a balcony that twisted around the room. Two large fire places filled the room with warmth, one along the wall on the second floor, another in the center of the room.

Jacob listened to his friends chat for a little while before rising, "Hey, I'll be back, going to get my book and read by the fire." His friends waved him bye as he headed to the elevator to his floor. After retrieving his book from his room, he began to make his way back to the lounging area. As he turned a corner he collided into a wall of flesh. As he fell backwards the wall's arms grabbed ahold of him and hold me close.

"Well, hello again, Jacob, right?" came the familiar voice of the man from the resort's store. Jacob's eyes roamed form the man's chest up to his blue-green eyes that filled him with the same feeling as before, fear and excitement.

Jacob nodded and swallowed the lump that formed in his throat, "Y-yeah."

The man smiled wide as he rubbed his thumbs into Jacob's hips, which made Jacob to let out a little gasp which made him smile wider. "Well, it's good that my memory is still a hundred percent," he said before taking in another deep breath threw his nose.

Jacob took a deep breath himself and was assaulted by the man's own sent. An earthy yet spicy sent that made Jacob want to lean into the man and breathe in more, a sent that seemed to awaken a more primitive part of him. Then Jacob's rational mind stepped in and alerted him to a rising problem below the belt. Jacob stepped back and out of the man's grasp which mad him frown only for a second before being replaced by his confident smile.

"So, where you heading?" asked the man as he moved next to Jacob and put a hand along the small of his back to guide him toward the elevator.

Jacob took shaky steps, "Um, b-back to the lounge, w-was getting my book," he said holding up his book.

The stranger grabbed ahold of the book and looked at the cover, "Hm, The Hobbit, a classic, nice." After looking it over once more he held it out for Jacob while pressing the call button for the elevator.

Jacob nodded, "Um, thanks." He reached out and took the book before stepping onto the elevator. He turned back around to see the stranger standing there, watching him, as if looking him over. Jacob's heart rate picked up as he looked into the man's eyes and say want. A blush filled his cheeks as he shifted from one foot to the other. He raised his hand to press the button to the floors when the stranger interrupted him.

"Oh, and forgot to give my name, I'm Marcus, Marcus DeWolf," he smiled widened as he watched Jacob's response to his surname. He held out his hand to the young man to prolong their interaction.

Jacob's jaw was hanging open as he looked at one of the members of the wealthy DeWolf family. "Um, n-nice to meet you s-sir," he said as he felt a spark shoot up his arm after grasping the Marcus' hand.

Marcus the let go and reached over go of his hand and reached over and pressed the button for the floor the lounge was on. "See you around Jacob," he said giving the younger man a wink while the doors closed.

Jacob looked down at his hand, the tingling feeling from the spark still remaining. A part of Jacob missed Marcus' hand holding his, his hands holding him. "What's going on here," he said out loud, he's never felt like this before. The excitement of his stare and the sparks from their touch, it's never happened before. He pushed the thoughts away as the elevator dinged and the doors opened. He headed over to where his friends were sitting and took a seat next to the fireplace and opened his book, diving into the book to ignore the nagging feelings that were stirring inside him.

The ding of the elevator reaching his floor alerted Jacob and snapped him to attention. After taking a deep breath and releasing it, Jacob headed back towards the resort lounge and took a seat next to the warm fireplace. After finding a comfortable position to sit in, Jacob cracked open the book and delved into the world of Middle Earth. But after two sentences in, his mind drifted away from the tale of Bilbo to the scene in the elevator with Marcus and the way his eyes watched his every move. No matter how hard Jacob tried his mind wouldn't stop thinking about it. Jacob groaned in frustration as he closed his book, no longer feeling like reading and turned his eyes towards the dancing flames of the fire.

As he stared into the fire, Jacob couldn't help but feel like he was being watched. At first, he tried to ignore it in hopes of it going away, but it never did. This caused him to fidget a little before he decided to tear his gaze away from the fire and looked around the room.

His eyes first settled on a young family; parents, a little girl, and a baby. The little girl was yapping on and on about something, sitting in her father's lap who was smiling down at her. The mother was holding the baby and feeding it milk from a bottle while smiling over at her daughter. Then Jacob's mind decided to imagine the parents were him and Marcus. The little girl sitting in Marcus' lap and him holding the baby and feeding it.

Jacob closed his eyes and shook his head before turning his eyes moved over to another couple, and elderly couple. They sat in a love seat together staring out into the gentle snow that began to fall. The husband's arm wrapped around his wife's shoulders as her head was leaning against his shoulder as they talked to each other about good times together through the years. Again, Jacob's mind transformed the couple into him and Marcus. Marcus' arm wrapped around Jacob's shoulders while his head was on Marcus' shoulder.

Jacob closed his eyes again, trying his best to clear his mind of the images before looking up to the upper floor and seeing the blue-green eyes of Marcus DeWolf staring down at him. A faint smile played on his lips. Jacob felt his breath catch in his throat as he stared into those eyes until he heard his name being called.

He snapped his head toward the source and saw his friends waving at them as they headed back to their room. Jacob looked up at the upper floor one last time again and saw no one there. Hearing his friends call for him again, Jacob rose up from his seat and followed them to catch some hours of sleep and maybe clear his mind of those silly hallucinations.