As I stated, I am doing a rewrite of the original story and will be uploading the rewritten and revamped chapters here instead of starting all over. It makes it easier on everybody, I think. If not, oh well? I guess, I don't know. But yeah, I figured that since I have to first chapter done already, I might as well get it up and the other chapters taken down. There aren't a whole lot of changes to the beginning of the story, but there is some new content in it.
Hopefully you enjoy it. :)
Warning; This story contains content that some readers may find disturbing. Mentions of rape, the death of children, mentions of gay bashing, more warnings to come as they appear in the story.
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S Lyubov'yu,
Casper.
Summery;
With the possible loss of his pack looming over his head, Pein must find an Alpha to help run his little band of rouges. With time running out, he gets lucky and finds Sakura. An Alpha female with a burning hatred for Alpha Males. After making a deal with Pein and losing, Sakura ends up stuck with him as his mate. After the loss of Pein's first mate, he must find another or relinquish the rights to his small pack of rouges. Thrown from their packs with no where else to go, he took them in and gave them a home. He isn't ready to give them up to anybody, even his second in command. With only a short time left to find his new mate or lose his pack to his second hand, he meet Sakura; a feisty wolf with a burning hatred for Alphas. When the two end up coming to an agreement and Sakura having to follow through with her part of the deal, she becomes his mate. Now the atrocities that were committed against her in the past are starting to come back to haunt her. Is Pein and his small band of rouges strong enough to protect her?
The forest was never without rain, it seemed the rain would forever shadow this place. Not that its inhabitants minded at all, it helped keep their cover from the 'legitimate' packs. In the Forest of the Forgotten, one pack reigned supreme. This pack was referred to as the Akatsuki. It was made up of some of the most ruthless wolves the country had ever seen.
Though the pack lacked numbers, each member excelled at one thing or another. Proving that they would continue to be of use to their leader, a massive ginger colored wolf with jagged piercings plunged into most of his body, named Pein. He led his pack with an iron paw, keeping his small pack in order. Rumors were spread far and wide stating that he was a ruthless leader that disposed of any and every wolf that he deemed unimportant.
They couldn't have been more wrong about him.
Though he led his pack in a strict manner, it was more so for their own good. Some of his pack were only mere children when he had taken them in and through doing so, had become almost a parental figure to the youngest members of his pack. While he did not mind that the younger members looked at him for parental guidance, it did not exempt them from the rules. Everyone was expected to carry their weight within the pack's ranks, regardless of their age.
While he wasn't as cruel as the rumors and stories dictated, it did not mean that he wasn't a person that should be crossed without hesitation. He was said to be one of the most powerful Alpha's that roamed the lands. While his pack was mostly safe from his wrath, the wolves that fought against his pack were not always as lucky. The senior members of his pack knew that he has not always been the bitter male that he had grown to be over the recent moons. It was a rare known fact that Pein had once been one of the most softhearted wolves that ever roamed the forest few packs currently called home.
It was said that moons ago, his mate was killed by an enemy pack. Not many members of the pack had known his former mate, Konan, but what they did know was that her death had changed their leader entirely. It was well known that Pein was a force to be reckoned with, whether he was in his wolf body or was walking around in the body of a man. He was never to be taken lightly. Before the death of his mate, he had been formidable. But, as it turned out, losing the female he had loved so dearly had changed him. The day she had died, he had mentioned to his pack that he didn't wish to mate another female.
Unfortunately, as the Alpha of his pack, he didn't have a choice, lest he give up his title as Alpha Male of the Akatsuki.
Now that he was once again an un-mated Alpha, he would be required to find another mate and this time, not allow her to die. An Alpha was not allowed to lead a pack if they were without a mate. Though his pack was filled with those who had been chased from their home packs for one reason or another, they still followed the laws of old, as it was the only real connection that they were still allowed to have with their former packs.
The ginger wolf had been without a mate for about five moons, or five months in human terms, his window of being without having a mate was closing in on him fast. If he was unable to find himself another mate worthy of the name of Alpha, he would have to relinquish his rights to his pack to his second in command, Zetsu. While he knew that his second in command would be more than capable of keeping his pack alive, he wasn't willing to let his leadership over them go so easily. His pack had looked to him in their darkest times and he was not about to abandon them because he refused to mate a female.
Zetsu was a strange wolf to say the very least. It seemed that the wolf's fur split evenly down the middle, one side being black as night and the other white as freshly fallen snow. His eyes were different colors as well, one was completely yellow, completely lacking an iris or pupil. His other was a shining blue side, his blue eye clashing beautifully with the white side of his body, while his yellow eye making his black side look more fearsome. It seemed that the wolfs fur wasn't the only thing that was split evening either, his personalities were much the same. The humans tended to refer to it as Bi Polar. They just called it Zetsu being Zetsu.
But still, the thought of leaving his pack in the hands of the one member of his pack that rarely made an appearance within its ranks bothered him. How was he supposed to even entertain the idea of leaving his pack in Zetsu's paws if the male was rarely even around? The pack would be in shambles by the end of the first week. While his pack was made up of some of the most powerful wolves that he'd had the honor of meeting, they still looked to him for guidance. And as long as that was what they wanted from him, he would not let them down like he had Konan.
He refused to let his pack down ever again. He would do everything in his power to stay by their side, no matter what the cost was.
Pein and the other members of the Akatsuki lived in a large cave that wads hidden behind a roaring waterfall. Though not may packs had the gall to attempt to attack them, they could never be too careful. The pack was only made up of nine wolves including himself and Zetsu. Though they were all strong in their own right, they wouldn't stand a chance if a large pack, say the Leaf or Sand, tried to take them out.
None of them were ready to meet their end quite yet so they chose to stay hidden when they were able to. They had hideouts hidden in numerous places throughout the forests, just in case that their main base of operations were ever to fall. That, or if they were out on an order and would not return until the next day. Pein preferred to take extra measures to ensure his pack's safety when he was not their to protect them He knew first hand that every member of his pack was more than capable of protecting themselves, but as their Alpha, it was his job to protect them no matter what.
They didn't enjoy having to basically hide away from the world within caves but it was better than dying prematurely. Most of them had thoughts of revenge in mind for their former packs. Most of them had been chased out for either being too different, or in one wolves case, being homosexual. Being homosexual was not uncommon, even for wolf packs. For one to be chased from their pack due to something so insignificant was thought to be cruel and indecent.
But then again, most of the larger packs did as they please, not caring about who they hurt in the process.
The ginger wolf let out a soft sigh before taking in the sleeping bodies of his pack members around him. Every single one of them was out like a light, he couldn't help the small smile that graced his lips as he watched his comrades sleep so peacefully. The smile was quickly erased away before anybody could awaken and see him showing any sort of emotions. He was known for being emotionless, he didn't need his pack think he was going soft on them. He'd never hear the end of it. He padded his way over to Zetsu's sleeping form and roughly shook him awake with a paw.
"What is it, Pein.", Zetsu asked, sleep lacing his voice heavily.
"I am going to hunt, do not let the others leave the cave until I have returned.", Pein explained in a hushed whisper. He really didn't need his other pack members asking him where he was going. He knew Zetsu wouldn't ask because, well, he already knew.
"Understood, be safe.", Zetsu nodded before going back to sleep.
Pein took glanced one last time at the members of his makeshift family before exiting their home beyond the waterfall.
Once Pein was about an hours walk away from his packs home, he scented the air. He caught a whiff of a freshly slain deer. He knew for a fact that there were no others packs in a few miles radius of his home and also knew that there were no bears or cougars in the area. He scented the air once again and smelled the faint scent of wolf. He concluded that there had to be a rouge hunting in his territory. His Alpha instincts told him that he needed to either chase the rouge from his territory or bring them back to his pack.
He lead a pack of rouges after all. He would find this rouge wolf and extend an invitation into his pack, as long as their exile from their pack wasn't due to something too horribly dastardly. Though, if he thought about it, he couldn't really turn them away due to their crimes, if they had committed one. One of his pack members had murdered his entire pack in cold blood after all. As long as the rouge had not been exiled due to raping another, he would not have an issue taking the wolf in. If they accepted his invitation, that is.
He honed his senses onto the scent of the rouge and took to the north where the scent seemed to be strongest.
After about a half mile of running, the scent seemed to be getting stronger. He came upon a small cliff that seemed to have a small cave dug into its interior. He could tell by the scent markings surrounding the area that not only was the rouge he was tracking a female, but she too, was and Alpha. Interesting indeed.
He cautiously made his way down the side of the cliff, keeping a sharp ear out just in case the female decided to try to defend herself. Not that he meant her any harm, but then again, she didn't know that. When he reached the bottom of the clearing, an angry snarl rang through the clearing the minute he stepped passed the scent markers around the perimeter.
"Get. Out.", came an angry, yet feminine, snarl.
'Feisty is she?',he thought with amusement.
"I mean you know harm.", he replied calmly, taking an experimental step forward.
He could tell she was close, but could not pinpoint her exact location. When he heard an angry growl, he stepped back into his original spot and waited. The last thing he needed was for her to exit her hiding place and attack him out of sheer anger. An angry Alpha Female could be even more deadly than an angry Male. It was better to err on the side of caution for the moment.
"I have no interest in mating, joining a pack, or sipping evening tea with you. Leave. Now.", she demanded from the shadows, an angry growl still lacing her words.
"I'm afraid I can't do that. You see, you're currently camped out in my packs' territory.", he pointed out, amusement lacing his voice slightly. Feisty and sarcastic to boot. Interesting in deed.
"Then I shall leave.", she ground out.
"I'm afraid I can't allow that either, you see.", he drawled.
"And why the hell not.", she snarled.
"Because you see, my pack is in need of not only a female member, but a female Alpha. You fit the bill perfectly.", he stated with a shrug of his furry shoulders.
"I will not be joining any pack. Now leave me be before I am forced to chase you off just like all the others who have tried to force me into being their mate of otherwise.", she snapped, her eyes flashing dangerously from the shadows.
Pein caught sight of two angry, vibrant jade colored eyes glaring at him from his left.
'So that's where she was hiding. Such a lovely green colored eyes she has.', he thought to himself.
"Chase me off you say? How about a wager, if you can beat me, I will leave you be. If I am able to beat you, you will join my pack and become their new Alpha female.", Pein suggested.
He heard the female let out a frustrated sigh before he heard her answer,"Fine, have it your way."
He heard he step out into the moonlight. It took every once of self restraint he had to keep his jaw from coming unhinged and making the ground its new home. Dear Gods, she was gorgeous. Her fur was a deep crimson color, almost as if she had bathed in the blood of those who had challenged her previously. He came to the conclusion that her crimson fur made those jade green eyes of hers stand out to him even more.
He noticed that part of her left ear was torn in a jagged fashion at the tip, no doubt from a fight with a rouge who had tried to claim her. Just thinking about another male trying to mount her made his insides coil with disgust. He noticed that that wasn't her only wound from battles past. He could see the clean indentation on her sleek muzzle of what looked like claw marks. Three perfectly symmetrical slash marks adorned her muzzle at an angle. Even with the scar that adorned her face, and he was sure she had more on her human form, she was still the most beautiful creature he had ever seen. Little did he know, she was having similar thought about himself.
Sakura took in the ginger colored wolf in front of her, though she was angry at the fact that he had intruded on her privacy, she couldn't deny that he was quite attractive. She saw small piercings in his ears, bottom lip, his muzzle, and random spots in his flank. She was sure there would probably be more of them if he reverted to his human skin. Not that she wanted to see him like that, she just wanted him to leave her in peace.
The next thing she noticed was that he had some of the most unique eyes she had ever seen. There was no easy way for her to describe them other than a swirling vortex that she was sure she could get completely lost in if she stared into them long enough. She quickly tore her eyes away from his body and drew her lips back in an angry snarl. There was no way she would ever subject herself to pack life ever again.
Without another thought in mind other than keeping her freedom, the crimson wolf pounced forward ready to fight to keep herself from being stolen away from what she had worked so hard to achieve.
Pein's eyes widened a fraction, she was fast. And agile. This wasn't going to be easy, but then again, he didn't want it to be. He quickly jumped to the side, narrowly dodging her attempt at his throat. She wasn't just fighting to keep from being his mate, she was trying to kill him it seemed. Interesting, most females usually just fought to escape submission. If this female was going for the kill, there clearly was a reason behind her anger and killing intent. And that just made her more and more interesting to him.
He easily twisted his body and leaped at her, attempting to dig his teeth into the scruff of her neck. He felt his teeth connect with the back on her neck but soon found himself with the wind knocked out of him. She had stood up on her hind legs and thrown her weight backwards, crushing him between the earth and her soft crimson fur. She quickly rolled off of him when she felt his teeth fall from her scruff. She jumped across the clearing once he started to lift his body up from the ground.
He quickly recovered from her surprise attack and launched himself across the clearing, slamming his shoulder against her flank, sending her spiraling backwards with a pained bark. She whimpered slightly, before standing back up and backing away slowly. Her lips drew back in a fierce snarl that would have made a lesser male quake and flee with his tail tucked tightly between his legs.
Luckily for him, he was not the average male.
He offhandedly noticed that she was putting more of her weight onto her left leg than her right, almost as if it had been injured when he had sent her sprawling. He didn't think he had hit her that hard, he hadn't actually harmed her too badly had he? He lost himself in his thoughts for a moment and felt himself come to the minute he felt her jaws in his scruff and her paws digging into his back in an attempt to pin him.
'Clever girl.'
Deciding to play her own trick against her, he stood himself on his hind legs and threw his much heavier body backwards onto her. His eyes widened a fraction when he felt something crack under his weight and heard a wheeze of pain. He felt her wiggle under his weight before he felt sharp teeth dig into his shoulder. She had craned her neck as much as she could do dig her teeth into his flesh as hard as she could. Pein let out a snarl of pain before tearing himself free of her grasp, only to turn his body around to attach his teeth gently to her throat. He had one this fight, though not unscathed. He wasn't the only one bleeding though, he saw a small amount of blood trickling from her muzzle.
A flash of determined anger shone in her jade colored eyes before he felt clawed hide legs connecting with his soft underbelly. He felt his stomach tear and felt the telltale signs of blood seeping from the jagged cuts she had sliced into his belly. He snarled into his grip on her throat and tightened his grip slightly, silently ordering her to submit. His eyes flashed with silent victory when he heard her whine.
The crimson female whined in defeat. She knew she had lost and there was no point in trying to fight it. She closed her jade colored eyes in defeat and waited for her new mate to release her throat.
'New mate', she thought in disgust.
When Pein released her throat, she rolled her body and slowly picked her battered body up off the ground, eye shining in pain but she refused to allow a sound of pain to leave her lips. She could tell she had cracked a rib when he had crushed her with his weight and it was causing her some pain every time she drew breath. But she wasn't about to tell him that. He may have claimed her as his mate, but there was no way she would allow him to see her admit that he had caused her pain.
Nor did she have any intentions of allowing him to mount her and use her as his personal pup factory.
She swore she would never have pups again. Never.
"Now that I have won our bargain, will you allow me to know your name?", Pein asked calmly, sitting back on his haunches as he watched his prize try not to show any signs of the pain she was so clearly in. For the moment, he ignored the small amount of pain he was feeling in his shoulders and stomach. First he would learn her name, then he would address her wounds. Only after that would he allow himself to check and treat his own wounds.
His female, no, mate's, needs would always come before his own.
"Sakura.", she spat before turning and heading towards her caves entrance. Once she wobbled inside the safety of her own cave, Sakura allowed her tired body to collapse in a pile of warm furs. She heard the ginger wolf pad into her cave but made no move to kick him out. He wouldn't listen to her anyways so what was the point in trying?
"My name is Pein.", he stated before laying his body next to her. He heard an angry growl come from the crimson beauty beside him but promptly ignored it. He couldn't really blame her for being a little pissed. He probably would be too if he was in her position. But a deal was a deal.
"I will tell you this now and I will only say it once. I have absolutely no intentions of allowing you to mount me today or any day, I will not become a walking pup machine for your pack.", she spat, venom lacing her every word.
Pein was a little taken aback by her declaration, he had never heard of an Alpha refusing to finalize their mateship, nor had he heard any wolf proclaim that they would never have pups. He was under the impression that most females WANTED to have pups. Clearly, he was mistaken.
"In order for this mateship to work you will have to finalize us as mates, as I am sure you know that the laws of our species states.", he pointed out.
"Yes, I am fully aware. But seeing as how I was never intending to become anyone's mate I have no intention of following such a law. Now, leave me be so I can sleep.", she snapped harshly.
"Not until you show me your human form and allow me to check your wounds.", he proposed.
"Or not. I'd rather not have to subject you to seeing what my previous suitors and former mate did to me. There's a reason I tried to outright refuse your invitation. But like all damn Alpha's, you wouldn't fucking listen. All you pathetic males care about is expanding your bloodline and I refuse to be apart of such a thing.", she snarled before burying her head under the furs.
Pein caught the part about her having a former mate and couldn't help but find himself curious about what had happened to him. He mentally shrugged, deciding to drop it for now. He just hoped she knew that before they returned to his pack at daybreak, she would have to show him her human form and allow him to treat her wounds. Once her wounds were checked and treated, he would be able to address his own.
It seemed that he was sleeping with a slightly bleeding stomach and sore shoulders for the night. He couldn't help but hope that she would one day grow to trust him. That she would one day allow him the honor of restoring her faith in males. But he supposed, she'd have to stop hating him first, though he didn't really see that happening anytime soon. He let out a small, exasperated sigh before adjusting himself more comfortably on the furs he was laying on.
Tomorrow was a new day and he couldn't help but hope that it would bring a new future with it.
Not only for himself, but for the mysterious female sleeping next to him.
With one last sigh, he allowed his lids to become heavy and was asleep within minutes.
Alright, so there's the first chapter of the rewrite. Love it? Hate it? Better than the original? LET ME KNOW! This story is literally the most popular on my page and it breaks my heart that it has taken so damn long to get this updated and done. When I found myself with a mental block with this story, it killed me inside. I truly enjoyed writing this story and to find that my mind doesn't want to cooperate and make it difficult to get the next chapter out, it sucked.
Like, major ass, seriously.
But! I'm going to do everything in my power to make sure that that doesn't happen this time around!
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