An Impossible Discovery

The flashlight clattered to the ground, but it's beam still illuminated the person on the ground. It was clearly a male, though slender. But the strange part was everything else about him. He had a thick bushy tail, a pair of pointed ears, like a dog's peeked through his curly hair. And his eyes, they were the strangest part.

They were completely black. They were inhuman. Unnatural, though not malicious. And they gazed right into Adrian's.

The boy trembled in the rain, though whether it was out of fear or the cold, he couldn't be sure.

"I- are you ok?"

The boy's eyes flicked down to his leg. Partially covered by an muddy orange shirt, a large bruise had appeared where Adrian's car had hit him.

"Oh fuck shit. I'll call an ambulance."

"No!"

The out burst caught Adrian by surprise.

"Th-they'll find me!"

"I- wha- who?"

The boy didn't answer, attempting instead to stand on his own. Unfortunately, his injured leg couldn't support his weight, and he collapsed again.

Adrian lurched forward caught him, awkwardly holding the boy a few feet off the ground.

"Hey hey hey, slow down. You're clearly injured, let me take you to a hospital."

"No! They'll find me! I have to run."

"Ok ok, no hospital. Just let get you out of the rain."

He considered it for a moment, then nodded, clinging to Adrian. He took the worryingly light boy to his car, gently setting him into the passenger seat.

Adrian circled around, taking the driver's seat, and by the time he had his seat belt on, the strange inhuman passenger was curled up in a ball. His breathing was less rapid, and he seemed to be faintly snoring, so Adrian just sighed and started his car.

A short while later, he was carrying the boy into his apartment. He didn't wake as Adrian placed him on his bed and pulled the blanket over him.

Adrian was still on his nightshift schedule, so he paced and pondered his situation while the boy slept.

"God, what the fuck have a gotten myself into?"