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Previously *because I can in* wendigo:

"Well I want to know why you're just staring at him so intently. Are you expecting him to get up and leave you?"

He mumbled something.

"What?"

"Just leave me alone." He growled.

"Why are you looking at him like that?!"

"Because."

"Because why?!"

"Because I love him!"

Now new stuff:

Malikai

Everyone was frozen and I'm sure everyone stopped breathing.

I looked at Ethan who remained sleeping he was so peaceful sometimes.

I looked at the man beside him who looked gloomy and wanted to curl in a ball and run. I heard Ethan groan and looked at him as he shifted to get comfortable.

Everyone had their eyes on Ethan and I couldn't believe he was sleeping through this.

"Y-you love him?" A woman asked. I didn't know her but I said to calm down.

"Yeah have a problem with that?" He snapped.

She growled and I pushed out of Kyle's grasp and went over to Ethan. I grabbed his ear and pulled to only have him grown. I lifted an eyebrow and spit in his ear.

He shot up rubbing it off and I heard a growl coming from the man beside him.

"Malikai why'd you do that?" He yelled.

"Because I have to tell you something."

"What?" He cocked his head to one side because he's just adorable like that.

"Do you love someone more than a friend or family in this room?" He nodded. "Who?"

"You." I froze and heard Kyle growl. "As family though." He added the growling stopped.

"Okay what about anyone else?" I asked.

"I do but they wouldn't like me back." He said scratching the back of his neck.

"How do you know?" I asked and sat on his thighs smiling at him.

"I don't. It's just I'm a kooky weirdo how could you love me?" He asked.

"Because that kooky silly weirdo inside of you is what makes you a great guy." I said and he smiled.

"Thank you." He smiled and hugged me. I looked over at the guy who was glaring at me and smiled.

He looked at me in shock and readjusted himself.

"Hey Ethan."

"Hmm?"

"Do you speak in Russian?"

"Sometimes. Well when I'm in Russia but not a lot."

"You've been to Russia?"

He chuckled. "Yeah I have. My father was constantly going from America to Russia because the Wendigos here compared to there is completely different. Like they're more cold hearted and ruthless. Or we'll more like um merciless." He said and I nodded.

"Sounds like they're real bad." I said.

"To humans yes but not to you or me or anyone in here. I mean except Lukea but other than that because he's just a little baby we wouldn't have to worry and they'd just raise him with guns and stuff." I raised an eyebrow and nodded.

"So who is it you like?" I asked.

"I like you and Kyle because you two are the cutest plus with Lukea now it's amazing. Alfred is kind and he's just the best to be around. Beth because she's the mom I usually never got to have. My sister Bea because she's so overprotective when I'm the oldest. Then Damon because he's annoying. Trevor because he's like a little puppy. Diego and Mason because they're like the little baby boys I never had. I don't like Damon's wife. The Russians because they taught me a lot of things. Kian because he's just cool. Then him because he's cold hearted and because he plays around with me. Then myself because I think I'm a kooky weirdo that everyone loves."

"And you are." I said and he flashed his perfect smile.

"Plus you look like a little silly puppy in Wendigo form that everyone wants to get but they can't choose who gets you." Alfred said and Ethan laughed.

"I love how you can make friends with anything that comes in your path." Beth said.

"You're just an awesome ancestor that I'm happy to have." Kyle said.

"You make me feel like I'm welcome even though I'm not even close to a wendigo." Kian said with a smile.

"You're just a warm character." Trevor said.

"You're insane and I feel like you except me more than everyone in this room as family." I smiled at Damon but I still hated his guts and would kill him if I had the chance.

"I see you as my little brother because I want to protect you and make sure you are safe and no one will get to your heart and shatter it." I'm guessing the woman was Bea.

Lukea shrieked and Kyle chuckled. "He likes you too." He said and Lukea nodded.

"I like that you're everyone's kooky weirdo." I said smiling.

"I actually . . . . you." I looked at the guy and Ethan seemed to be doing the same.

He was holding me against his chest and had his chin on my head.

"What?" He asked.

"Nothing. I didn't say anything." Ethan lifted me and I went over to Kyle.

"Yes you did." He said and the guy just rolled his eyes.

Ethan's eyebrows furrowed.

"I'm going for a walk." He said and I heard the growl in his words. He got up and left the house. I went to get up but Kyle grabbed me and I watched the guy get up and go running.

I smiled and settled back into my lovely wendigos chest with a yawn.

The guy no one knows the name of

I ran after Ethan my heart pounding and my mind on over drive.

You're such a fucking idiot.

Why are you so mean to something so innocent?

Why did you do that?

Why am I such a bastard?

You fucking love him yet you do that to him?!

I looked around not being able to find him.

I mean he's fucking six something definelty and I can't even find him. He's wearing like all black in this snow and I can't find him.

I fell to my knees and grabbed my mouth.

I messed up so bad.

As if on cue a jacket went over my shoulders and back. I grabbed it and looked up. Those white eyes that made my heart race were looking down at me with frustration and disappointment.

"Why'd you follow me?" His voice sent shivers down and up my spine.

I pushed off the snow my handprint now in the spot I was sitting.

I held my arms out and I was about to put them around him but he moved back. I now knew how it felt to feel your heart start shattering with one crack.

"Ethan."

"Don't say my name."

"Why?"

"Because I want to hear you scream it." He pushed me back and I stumbled back falling in the snow and he got on top of me smiling down at me.

"Why'd you follow me knucklehead?" He asked.

"Because I lied to you and I thought you'd hate me."

"Me? Hate you? Are you feeling alright?" He put his hand to my forehead and his eyebrows furrowed once more. He sat up and touched my cheeks and neck. "You're burning up." He said in shock.

I wonder why? I thought.

"I'm not sick." I said with a smile on my face.

"Then explain why you're heating up." He said and the worry in his tone made the crack disappear but soon it was pounding against my chest.

I had just gotten a whiff of his scent and felt my heart racing and pounding just to get out and scream my feeling out to him.

"I'm waiting." He said with a perfect smile.

"Because I'm creating too much body heat." I was never the best liar but I think I did good.

He looked at me with a face that read 'really'.

I nodded and he smiled. "Why are you heating up? And be real with me this time."

"I'm getting sick." I said and he just shook his head.

"You said you weren't." He said crossing his arms over his chest. I pushed him back and got on top. I searched my pockets. I found the fabric and grabbed his collar pulling him up so I could put it back on.

I slid my hands over the collar popping it up all around. I put the fabric around his neck and he grabbed my hands to stop me.

"Do you know how to tie it?" He asked. I nodded in response when my eyes went to his. Yet he didn't take his hands away.

He finally pulled them away and I grabbed them again not liking not being in physical contact with him.

"You want me to tie it?" He asked and I shook my head.

"No I will. I'm the one who too it off so I should be the one to put it back on." I said.

I let go of his hands and they found their way to my waist. I grabbed the ends ant tied it into the black bow it once was. I looked at his white eyes staring at me so intently.

"What?" I asked.

"You're so handsome." He said and put his right hand on my cheek. I loved the feeling of his touch against my skin.

I felt my blushing cheeks warm up and his flawless eyebrows furrowed once again.

"Why are you burning up?" He asked.

"Because that was really sweet." I said and he smiled but I saw the blush.

"Well it's true." He said and I smiled at his goofy one.

How can you love someone so much? Someone so handsome. So goofy. So amamzing. So hot. So formal. So so . . . I need him.

I pushed him down and he looked up at me in shock. I couldn't do it.

I loved him in these clothes but I wanted him out of them. I wanted to see his muscles and I wanted to see how he looked in the rain in only a pair of underwear.

I wanted this man to slam me against a wall and kiss me like I'm gonna leave him forever.

"Fucking kill me!" I yelled and he looked at me in fear and shock. He sat up.

"Are you okay?"

"No." I said and felt the burn in the back of my throat I saw the blur begin to form and my bottom lip quivered.

"Hey hey hey. What's the matter?" He asked and grabbed my waist pulling me closer. I blinked my eyelids and I opened my eyes to see his eyes wide and scared.

"Ethan I'm sorry." I cried and his hands touched my cheeks that were now covered in tears that had fallen from my chin and jawline.

"Why?"

"Because I'm such a terrible person and I don't even think you know my name."

"Because you never told me." He said with a little laugh.

"But you never asked." I cried.

"Then will you tell me?" He asked.

"H-Harris." I stuttered.

A smile grew on his amazing face. I felt my tears still falling and slipping down his hands that held my cheeks that caused me to look into those eyes that I loved to death. I loved the owner to death just as much.

His thumb reached to my right eye and wiped my growing tears and then the left eye was cleared.

"You aren't terrible. I hate that you call yourself terrible. I'll never think that and neither should you. All I want is you to be happy and the best you can be."

"Ethan."

"What?"

"I did lie to you." I said.

"About?"

"Do you seriously not remember?" I asked wonder in my eyes and my mind wondering if he remembered but was just acting.

"No because I don't remember things if I don't think I should remember because something bad happened in that moment." He said.

I nodded. "Well that I didn't say anything when everyone was saying what they like about you." I told him.

"Well then what did you say?" He asked.

My heart began to run as if in a marathon. I couldn't grow a pair and say it. He was the guy I had a crush on and now I was stuck saying that I like him.

This was crazy insane.

"Ethan."

"What you not gonna tell me?"

"What I like about you is-" I couldn't finish my sentence.

"Harris just tell me." He said in a whine.

When he said my name I felt like I was turning into mush.

"Please." He begged and as if he wasn't close enough he pulled me closer.

I squeezed his form in my thighs and slid my hands on his shoulders.

"I really really really like you."

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