The Freak (mxm)

Chapter 20: Stop hiding

REMY'S POV

Nour has been missing for four days and let me tell you something: when I had to tell Amine about his little brother's disappearance, hell broke loose. 

Well, I would have react just like him if something similar had happened to Matthias. Once I've found Nour, I'll start worrying about my baby brother again. There's something he isn't telling me about his recent agression and I have a bad feeling about it. 

After what feels like hours of negotiations, I had finally convinced Amine to stay home and keep an eye on my brother. He isn't very happy about it, but at least now I know he's safe and I can focus on looking for his missing brother. 

We made a deal: Amine is supposed to let me know if Matthias suddenly decides, against common sense, to go out in his weakened condition. I promised Amine that in exchange I would do everything in my power to bring Nour back home and I will. Even if I hadn't make a deal with Amine, I would still have turned every stone to find him. He's not my brother but I like him a lot and I won't be able to sleep properly until I know he is safe. 

Right, I've said it: I like him. I mean, he's an okay guy. Happy? 

So, now Oliver and I are tracking Nour in our human form during the day and shifting into wolves at night. We have found hedgehogs, owls and even boars shifter but there's no traces of a certain fiery red little fox so far. The forest is huge, but we should have found him already. He is obviously hiding. 

Oh, Nour. What have you gotten yourself into?

Why are you even hiding? When I find you, I will show you how great I think you are. I don't understand everything about being half incubus, and I guess it can bring trouble at time, but Nour, there's nothing wrong with you. 

Being different is never a negative thing, in my opinion. 

You don't become someone special by being normal, as they say. 

And don't even get me started on his fur. I've never seen such a beautiful fox. Of course, he would be a fox. I should have know it! My gorgeous, cunning, insolent roomate. 

Wait, 'my'? 

"I have an idea, Alpha" Oliver suddenly blurts through our mental link, interrupting my train of thoughts.

I take a quick look at the slightly smaller wolf running at my side. One of the perk in being in our wolf form is that we can communicate telepathically. Unfortunately, during the day it's too risky to shift. Even at night, we are risking our lives, as Hunters now track shifters during the night, too. 

However, their reflexs aren't as good as ours in the dark so it's always safer to shift after sunset.

"I told you to call me Rémy" I remember him.

"I know, and I do it when we're both in our human forms but in our wolf form it feels just... wrong to adress you in such a disrespectful manner" Oliver persists. 

I have to stiffle a laugh. That guy is an enigma to me. How can someone be so laidback in the everyday life and yet so observant of formalities as a wolf? Sure, I might be a more dominant wolf, but most wolves shifters don't live in packs like normal wolves do, so hierarchies don't matter that much. But then again, I know Oli is living with two other wolves and the others respect the fact that he's of a higher rank than them. 

"Alright, I'm listening"

"I think we should ask the rabbit shifters. They would know if a new fox had been venturing in the forest, even though I highly doubt Nour would chase rabbits shifters.