The Acceptance.

The next day Jacob met with  Kliara as she was preparing to set out to hunt.

“I didn’t know we will be going hunting today” Jacob asked

“Well I’m going hunting while you remain here” Kliara answered Jacob without even looking or paying attention to him. 

Jacob sensed she might still be troubled concerning what had happened at the previous hunt because they haven’t come to talk about it since it happened.

“But I’m supposed to go with you and I don’t want to get into trouble” Jacob insisted 

This time Kliara stopped what she was doing and was face to face with Jacob 

“I don’t need protection from you or anyone else” she warned and left Jacob 

But that didn’t stop Jacob from packing some tools and going after her.  After covering some distance Klaira turned and noticed Jacob still following her.

She just ignored him and continued walking. Knowing Kliara can’t ignore him forever, he cuts in

“You looked troubled and that won’t help you in your quest to hunt, it makes you lack focus ”

Kliara still ignored Jacob, saying nothing to him as she continued dashing away from him.

“You can say something, you are not actually alone” Jacob continued 

Kliara stopped walking and paused for a while. 

“I should say something?” Kliara asked as she turned to Jacob.

“You should be the one saying something concerning the stunt you pulled off yesterday” Kliara lashes out at Jacob.

“Well I was only trying to help, the least you could have done was to thank me for saving your life” Jacob replied, wearing a faint smile.

Kliara could not believe what she heard from Jacob, she couldn’t believe that someone of Jacob’s status would ask her to bring herself low to thank him but yet again he did save her life and immediately she had a feeling of guilt and she saw that her anger towards Jacob was useless.

She stared at Jacob for a while trying to give him a reply that can lead to her actually thanking him but she can’t bring herself to do that . 

Instead she just turns back and continues the journey but this time she walks slowly so Jacob could meet up with her.

Jacob understands Kliara pride, he noticed she was no longer dashing away from him and  understands that it was her way of actually saying thank you, he didn’t take it as anything as he joined her.

“How did you do it?” Kliara asked after walking together for a while

“Did what?” Jacob asked her back feeling he doesn’t know what she meant 

“Don’t joke with me now” Kliara stated “you took the wild boar down with one shot very fast at a close range, if I’m not mistaken, I would say you are a master at archery even more better than me, so i ask again Jacob how did you do it” Kliara asked again as Jacob sense jealousy as well as curiosity coming from her.

“I trained on my archery skills since when I was little” Jacob replied 

“So where are you from?” Kliara asked again, realizing she doesn’t know anything about Jacob.

Surprised by her questions all of a sudden, Jacob never wanted to answer her  because he would have to tell a lie which wasn’t his strongest suit buh he figured that he had to tell her something even if it’s not the whole truth.

“Far from here” he answered 

“That’s not actually an answer”….Klaira stated 

“That's all you will be getting from me,” Jacob answered, still wearing a faint smile but this time it didn’t upset Kliara, instead she returned a brief smile back.

They got to a point at the forest, Kliara told Jacob to put down the equipment he was carrying which he did. 

Jacob watched as kliara set up some targets.

After which she walks to Jacob and handed him her crossbow 

“Show me what you got” Kliara replied pointing at the targets 

But Jacob declined as he handed her back the crossbow 

“Then I guess it was luck that made you hit that boar” Seeing that Jacob doesn’t want to fall for her game, she started taunting him.

But that didn’t move Jacob as he still hands Kliara back her crossbow.

Kliara had no option than to retrieve back the crossbow from Jacob looking disappointed and decided to continue her hunt

“At Least make it more challenging for me” Jacob stated to Kliara who on hearing this lightened up immediately.

“What do you mean” she asked

“The crossbow hits one target at a time, why not I hit the three target all at once” Jacob explained 

“You are joking right?” Kliara asked with an unserious tone, not wanting to believe Jacob

Jacob didn’t answer Kliara, instead he went to where he had dropped the equipment and drew out three arrows together with the bow he had used earlier in saving Kliara.

Kliara just stood as she watched everything Jacob  was doing.

She watches as he loads all three arrows on the bow and after taking a deep breath, he shoots the arrows.

Kliara was dumbfounded at the scene she had just witnessed, the three targets were accurately hit at the same time by Jacob.

Not even her master had displayed what Jacob just did and yet Jacob doesn’t show off like others would.

There is more to him that meets the eyes Kliara thought to herself as it became her interest to know what sort of person Jacob was.

“So does that clear your doubt” Jacob asked 

“Di…d ..that just happened” Kliara was out of words “that was impossible” she continued 

“Not impossible just hard to learn” Jacob answered 

There was silence for a while. Jacob watched how Kliara tried so hard not to break character, not knowing that Jacob had already seen through her.

“I noticed how hard it is for you to ask someone for help or appreciate someone’s help” Jacob breaks the silence 

Kliara had never expected such words from Jacob after just being with her for some days now, how can he get to know so much about me while I know nothing of him, she thought to herself.

“You just have to ask me to teach you” Jacob continued 

“And you will?” Kliara asked after much consideration.

Jacob slowly nods

“I want you to teach me how to shoot as good as you” Kliara finally asked with a pleading tone

“You see… it wasn’t that hard” Jacob replied.

Jacob then went ahead to put away the bow as he picked up the hunting equipment from where he had dropped it.

“Where are you going” Kliara had to ask

“Well it’s getting late, we have to head back now” he replied

“What about me and what I asked you for” Kliara asked feeling confused 

“I know, now I have to think about it and get back to you” Jacob replied

 “now let’s get going before it gets dark” Jacob continued 

What is this feeling? Did I just submit to him? Why don’t I Feel upset about all this? Why did I ask for his help,  all these were Kliara’s thoughts as she followed Jacob quietly out of the forest.

Kliara could not stop thinking of what had happened at the forest even when she got home, she can’t explain the feeling she had felt back there because she hadn't come across that feeling or even someone like Jacob before.

Kliara lay on her bed, her eyes wide open as different thoughts kept her awake, the thought of Jacob running endlessly through her mind.

Knock knock (Klaira’s room door opens)

Kliara’s mother walks in and sat by her bed

“You not asleep yet my love”  Thelma asked 

“Not yet mother” Kliara replied 

“You didn’t come by as always to see me after your hunt” Thelma calmly asked her

“I wanted to rest for a while,” Kliara answered.

“I see because you seem bothered and awfully quiet since you got back, what troubles you my child” Thelma tries to figure out what troubles her daughter.

“Mother?, can i ask you a question” Kliara stated

“Of Course you can, sweetheart” Thelma replied as she held Kliara’s hands softly.

“Do you think the people love me because they need to, not because they want to” Kliara asked

Thelma was a bit confused to Kliara’s question 

“You don’t have to trouble yourself about what others think of you, I love you and you Father loves you that is what’s important” Thelma answered 

“I just want people to be real with me” Kliara added

“Where are all these coming from? Is it a boy?” Thelma asked with a smile on her face

Kliara immediately became a bit embarrassed which she hid from Thelma but not that well

“I’m a werewolf hunter mom, you think I will be bothered by a boy” Kliara replied smiling back at her mom to hide her feeling

“ All I have to say to you is that you are a good daughter and you have a good heart so follow it” Thelma concluded 

“Good night my Angel” Thelma kisses  Kliara’s forehead 

“Good night Mother” Kliara replied 

Thelma left the room, Kliara, still finding it difficult to sleep, got up from the bed to sit by the window, the moon was bright and beautiful that night. Kliara stares at the moon receiving the peace it brings.

But shortly afterwards she noticed she wasn’t the only one fascinated by the moon’s light. Up a tree in the garden was a figure lying on one of the branches.

The light from the moon showed it was Jacob also watching the moon and Kliara’s gaze fell at the tree as it gave her some sort of ease making her fall asleep.