-Vincent is very possessive and very, very jealous. It's an endless cycle, AU.-
"Get your paws off of me, Vincent!" RJ snarled, struggling in the bear's grip. Vincent growled back and pulled the raccoon closer,
a grin crossing his muzzle.
"You better not yell at me again, RJ. That's just plain disrespectful." He said, rolling into his back, dragging RJ onto his chest. RJ
trembled slightly, still stuck tight in the bear's paws. "Just let me go, please!" He cried, wriggling uselessly.
"You gonna try and run out me, ringtail?" Vincent said calmly. RJ stopped struggling at that. The tone of Vincent's voice was
terrifying, even more so than when he was yelling. He looked into the bear's cold, dark eyes and shuddered.
"No, I'm not leaving. Ow, dammit you're hurting me!" He shouted, causing Vincent to let go. RJ rubbed his sore ribs, wincing. "I
wasn't leaving, I just had to pee!" He said, watching his tone carefully. He edged forward, slowly approaching the bear.
Vincent sat up, his voice now losing its intensity. "Aw, come on, RJ! I wasn't gonna hurt you!" He said, patting the cold floor next to
him. "I get a bit mad sometimes, but I'm not really gonna hurt ya!"
RJ sighed and sat on the floor, resting against Vincent's side. He jumped and yelped when he felt himself pulled off of the floor,
only to be sat on the bear's chest. He closed his eyes in defeat, curling up on the soft, brown fur.
As he drifted into sleep, he heard the deep, rough voice of the bear beneath him.
"RJ, I love you, you know? I need you, and you need me too. Don't forget it."
The soft light of the gray, overcast sky filtered into the cave, slowly but surely. RJ opened his eyes, rubbing his ribs as he
remembered the night before. As quietly as he could possibly be, he slid off of Vincent's belly and left the cave, though not
wandering far.
A short way down rocky surface, he stopped behind a a tree to relieve himself. It was getting colder out. The leaves had all fallen
from the trees, and winter was around the corner. This was a time RJ had been looking forward to: Vincent would be asleep all
winter long.
RJ had been so lost in thought, he hadn't noticed Vincent approaching him. He jumped as the bear spoke suddenly.
"What're you doing out here, hon? It's cold, you know." Vincent said, softly but sternly.
"You wouldn't want me to piss all over your cave, right?" RJ replied, emphasizing the words 'your cave'. Vincent grinned.
"My cave, that's right. Know what else, RJ? You're mine, too." Vincent added, patting RJ on his head. The raccoon almost buckled
under the heavy paw. "Come on, you're gonna make me piss on my toes..." RJ said, causing Vincent to laugh.
"You're so funny, RJ. That's why I love you so much!" Vincent said. RJ winced at the words, his stomach turning in discomfort. As
much as it hurt to say it, he replied.
"I-I love you too, Vincent."
Vincent smiled and pulled the raccoon closer, minding his ribs. "I know you do. That's why you're gonna wake me up when winter
ends, right?" He growled softly, ever so slightly tightening his embrace.
"Yeah... I'll wake you up when it's spring. I promise!" RJ said, smiling his best fake-smile.
"Damn right you will."