This is a spice and wolf fanfiction only.
A few hours later of much pleasant conversation, and by conversation I don't mean in the human language. I could spend days talking with her and never run out of things to talk about, the only negative is that her scent was making it hard for me to concentrate, and much more so since she was currently sitting on my lap.
My plan was simple and yet some people might consider it cruel. Holo agreed to help deal with the human teenager who had a crush on me, last thing I needed was a human thinking that they had a chance with me. They brought all sort of troubles.
The church had no problem with a couple of werewolves falling in love, even marrying. In fact they actually held weddings for them. The problem was they would never allow a werewolf and a human to even consider dating. It was an violation of their principals to even consider it.
Several werewolves had tried to establish a romantic relationship with humans, but they never ended well. It either caused problems due to the fact that we live longer than most humans or the church would send assassins to kill them both if they let down their guard.
Wolves mate for life and my kind were no different. Should I give in to my urges and Holo be willing. I would never consider being with another female for as long as I live.
I took my cart to the only bar in the entire village and people saw Holo walking close to me and thought it was strange since last time I was in the village I had no one with me.
She sat down right next to me and like a true actress she placed her hand on mine and leaned close to me. I could feel the glare Cloe as she walked into the bar and saw us.
She walked straight to our table where there were three mugs of beer ready, cold and paid in full. She sat down and took one of the mugs and took a big gulp from it.
"So tell me Lawrence who is this young woman with you? And why is she so close to you?" Holo took a gulp of her beer and without warning gave me a kiss on my lips. It wasn't your ordinary kiss either.
As the kiss ended I could see Cloe glaring once again. "Well I think introductions are in order, This is Holly Lawrence, and this is my good friend and former apprentice Cloe, Holly don't be shy say hello to my friend here."
She removed the cowl of her cloak and her ears were there for all to see. "Honey, It's not like I don't want to say hello, but her constant glaring makes me feel uncomfortable."
That was when she really got angry and took another gulp of her beer. "Why does she call you Honey? Anything you want to tell me Lawrence? And don't lie to me even I can tell she is the demon Holo who we have been forced to worship for so long."
I took my first sip of my beer and looked at her as she was a human, a human full of prejudice and ill formed ideas. "The reason she calls me Honey is quite obvious, and she is not your so called Deity, she is Holly and she is my wife. I think our daughters will one day find this story quite funny don't you, my love?"
"You know full well that the church discourages intermarriages between humans and the werefolk don't you? Even to the point of death. I got to tell you I am flattered that you had feelings for me Cloe, but they would never work out. My place is with those of my kind."
Holo finally decided to lean closer to me and nodded her head. "Indeed, my love. Your place is with me after all we have mated more than a few times. Once a couple of werewolves mate they are united for life. Too bad your church doesn't allow it, my husband can be quite inventive when it comes to mating."
I could feel myself blushing three shades of red when I heard what she said. "I actually had my wife here find us a nice place for our horse to eat, and that is why you didn't see her when I came to the village a few hours ago. Sorry to break it to you Cloe, but my heart is already spoken for."
She finished her beer in record time, I couldn't drink it that fast, and I am a werewolf. "And here I was thinking of offering a business opportunity, a chance to open a shop and even help you settle down and maybe even be your wife. I know what the church says but give them enough money and they would have ignored us."
She began to glare at Holo again, "But instead of hearing my business proposal, and give me a chance to make you happy, you come to meet me with HER, and she claimed you before even I could propose to you."
I leaned close enough to place my hand on her shoulder. "This is my mate, and nothing you say or do will ever change that Cloe. You are young, talented and very pretty. You will have many men trying to gain your affection one day, but never I. My heart already has an owner, and I rather die than be separated from her."
I could see Cloe's eye being to show signs that she was going to cry. I helped Holo stand up and helped her get her cowl on. I leaned close to her as we stood in front of each other and I kissed her, I left no chance of misinterpretation, this was not the kiss of someone who was her occasional friend or lover, it was the kiss a married man would give his wife, to show her he still very much loved her.
I left with her and I knew that Cloe would be hurt by my rejection, but the consequences were simply to grave to consider. The other side is that ever since I met her and smelled her scent I knew that calling her my mate had not been an excuse at all. It was a fact, I was simply waiting to hear her acknowledge it.
As soon as we were on the cart and a few miles away from the village she decided to speak, "You know that you probably will never be able to buy wheat there again, don't you? She seemed like she really loved you Lawrence, mind telling me why did you have to go this far?"
I looked at her and then at the dark road as we continued to ride my cart. "I know that she supposedly loves me, but I never felt attracted to her scent, I smelled her scent for years and I felt nothing at all. The second I smelled your scent I knew that I wanted you near me. Maybe I am reading too much into this Holo, but when I said I was with my mate I didn't feel like it was a lie."
I could hear her heartbeat and I knew that she agreed with me. "You know Lawrence I was always made fun of back home since I was the only wolf that never had a mate, I guess I know why. I was waiting for my mate, the wolf in cheap clothing it seems."
I looked at her, "I will have you know I collected those clothes for years, they are some of the finest clothes I ever found. I did not get some other essentials, such as a comb for your lovely fur, or much needed flea powder. I was told those pelts had been treated against fleas."
I killed one of them as soon as we got to one of the rivers and she took control of the reins of our horse, I should say my horse but then again she was my mate by my own admission so what is mine is hers too.
"So tell me Lawrence when did you first notice I was in heat?" I nearly choked on some water I was drinking from a canteen when she said that. "Don't give me that look, I can tell the condition of my body and you said you found my scent appealing, which means you want to mate."
"So since when have you been fighting the urge to place me on those pelts and savagely have your way with me? As your mate I deserve to know." I wanted to lie, and I mean lie more than a loan shark.
"Since I first met you, I been fighting my instincts since we first met. I do want to feel you, mate with you, and enjoy the absolute pleasure of being one with you, but I will not do so without your consent. Mark my words Holo, if you ever wish to mate with me you will have to tell me when and where."
She laughed as I said that and leaned close to me, "I must be the luckiest mate in the entire world, who knew that when I met my mate he would be the most kind, tender, considerate and respectful wolf I ever met. It seems it was worth it to stand against all those comments and insults to wait till I found you."
"I will tell you that we must return to the forest one of these days, I particularly like the forest I used to call my home. It's in the lands of the north, where the trees as covered in snow, and the land is a silvery wonderland."
I smiled at her and then returned to looking at the road as I took control of the reins from her. "I wouldn't mind having yet another reason to be close to you. The only drawback I see if that we are going to have quite the large number of mouths to feed."
She playfully punched me on my shoulder and leaned close to me. "Like I would mind having a large family, the filthy humans kill us for fun, you and I probably are going to be the ones that keep our kind from going extinct. That is quite a bit of pressure, do you still think you can perform?"
Now not only did I feel embarrassed, I felt insulted too. "If you say that again, I am liable to lift your skirt, have you wrap your legs around my waist and take you right on this cart, just as we keep traveling."
She laughed and she began shaking her head at least that is what I know from the way her fur of her head rubbed against my side. "No, I rather keep our mating private. You don't know how many people might actually be looking at us right now."
I looked at her and smiled, "Thirteen farmers, Five Workers, Two Hunters, a Fisherman and a single lady Painter. I can smell my surrounding just as well as you can, my love."
