It was night fall by the time my guest woke up from his long rest. I had just come out of my bath, having went hunting again for more food. Adding to what I got earlier I now have five more rabbits and about ten fish. Fishing was a lot easier than hunting though I enjoy hunting a lot more. It gives me a rush. I sometimes end hunting just for the thrill of it all. What I do with my kill? Well I simple eat it, leave it, or save it for later. I made sure none of my meat goes bad. Especially during the winter months. It's all stored in different compartments, in a hole filled with snow. My wolf version of a human freezer. While during the summer I usually can keep the food fresh for about a day or two.
I have to go hunting again tomorrow. I'm not sure if my friends are going to be bring any of their own kills. I have another mouth to feed now that Roxas will be here awhile. Demyx is like two mouths in one already. It's a wonder how he's not over weight. As I thought this I walked over to the younger wolf who was awake yet still laying down. The fire was dying out and it was getting a lot colder than it was earlier. So I added some logs to flames making them grow back to life.
"How long do you plan on staying down there pup?" I asked glancing at him once and chuckling as he let out a small growl. This kid was just so easy to tease. "There's a bath waiting if you want it. You're going to have to transform before you get in. I rather not have any fur floating around."
"I'm not going to change. N-not with you around anyway." He growled again before he let out a quiet whimper.
I shrugged my shoulders and sat down next to him just watching the flames dancing along the wood. "Suit yourself. Your wound is only going to get infected if you don't clean it properly. And licking it won't help for long."
"But what about your friend? Didn't you say that he would help me?" Roxas lifted his head up and perked up one of his ears looking like he really needed to concentrate just to hear what I had to say.
"Yes, Terra can fix you up but he won't be here until tomorrow evening. It would be a lot easier if you just cleaned it up now rather than letting it get worse. It will also heal a lot faster you know." I lifted my pant leg up and showed him my own injury. I had it bandaged it up after cleaning myself up.
"See this? Sure it may not be as bad as yours but its still going to heal a hell of a lot faster." I said nothing else. Getting up I headed back to my chamber looking back once to see the pup in deep thought. I shook my head and went to my bed. I stretch out my muscles before I laid down. It takes a lot of me to gather food for more than myself.
I was about blow out my light so I would be in complete darkness, but a scratching at my door stopped me. "Come in Roxas." I said feeling bored. The door stay shut for awhile making me laugh. He was still reluctant to turn into his other form. I waited to see what he would do. If he would open the door or scratch at it again. And lo and behold, he opened the door.
As it opened, slowly I might add, I could make out sun kissed skin from his arm and hand on the door knob. While he walked in more I saw blond spikes that slanted to the right. His eyes the same blue as when in wolf form just as the blond tail he had in front of his pelvis. The pup was normal height for his age which I was still guessing. Seeing his face really helped with that. He was skinny but not weak skinny. I could see the definition of his muscles in his stomach, arms and chest.
"Can I help you with something?" I asked nonchalantly while I sat up. His cheeks turned a dark shade of red and even with candle light I could still see it with my wolf eyes.
"I thought about it. May I use your bath?" He avoid eye contact with me as he asked. The pup looked so embarrassed and frighten I almost felt bad for him.
"Sure sure, you can use mine. It's over there." I pointed to the left where the vines were hanging over the entrance. He tensed up probably thinking I would try something. "Look puppy, I'm not going to try anything. If I were going to I would have done so already."
"Don't call me puppy!" His face lite up making me laugh.
"Just go get cleaned up alright. After your all cleaned ill bandage you up and take you to where you can sleep tonight." He bowed his head down, moved his left hand up and held his right forearm as he dragged his feet to the bathing room. He could really amuse me with his shyness.
When Roxas was done with his bath, I wrapped up his injuries and led him to the room he would be staying in. The pup was still bare as he followed me. If he had it his way he would be a wolf right now. I had to convince him that changing back would only make his injuries bleed again.
I handed him some sweat pants I had in the room. He turned away from me while he slipped them on. He frowned once he faced me again for the obvious reason that they were big on him. "It's just going to have to do I guess. Thank you Axel."
"Uh huh, well I'm going back to bed." I turned to leave but a small whimper from behind me stopped me. "Something wrong?" I raised a brow staring at his surprised face. I'm guessing he didn't mean for me to hear that. Funny, I have superior hearing. I could even hear the storm outside from how deep in my lair we were. He shook his head but then I heard it. The growling of his stomach echoing around. His face flushed and I could only laugh. "Your hungry aren't you?"
"I-I'm fine. I'm not going to eat your kill. I'll get my own in the morning." His stomach groaned in protest to what he said.
"If you insist. That reminds me. I don't think I've eaten yet either. Mm some fish sounds good right about now." I teased him as I walked out of the room, changing my mind about what I would be eating. I could hear his gut growling louder while he just whimpered again and whined for his stomach to shut up.
I actually had left over stew stored away for this morning. I never thought I'd have to wait this long just eat the rest of it. I had it because I knew I wouldn't be able to eat my kills today. I sighed as I heated the cold concoction up. The smell of varies kills and random vegetables filled the cave up in delicious aromas. And yes just because I'm a meat eater doesn't mean I won't eat a carrot or something. It's only in stew that ill eat the "healthy" herbivore foods.
My ears twitched at the sound of foot steps approaching my small kitchen area. I smirked knowingly that the younger wolf wouldn't be able to resist the smell of food. "Hey Roxas? Could you go to that compartment over there and take out two wooden bowls?"
He didn't answer but the sound of his feet moving told me he was doing what he was asked. He came up behind me just as I took the pot of food to the table. I put my hand out for a bowl which he handed to me. I filled both bowls up with food and placed them in front of two chairs. One at the head and the other to the left of the head. I noticed that the blond even grabbed some silverware. I took my seat at the head and gestured for him to sit down.
"Let's dig in shall we?" He simply nodded and took his first bite. His sapphire eyes widen and lite up. He looked at me making smirk. "Good isn't it?" He nodded with a mouth full of food. "And to think you would have missed out on this." I chuckled a bit then took my own spoon full.
"Thank you." He mumbled as he got his fill.
"I'm so full." I patted my stomach as I sat back against my seat.
"Thank you again, Axel. Is there anything I can do to repay your kindness?" He looked at me expectingly as his bushy tail wagged.
"Nah, don't worry about it. Let just clean up our mess and head to bed." Nodding we both got up and cleaned our bowls and the now empty pot. We walked past the dead fire making me frown. I clicked my tongue in discuss. "No wonder it's cold in here. Damn fire." I bent down and got it started again.
"What would happen if something in here caught fire?" Roxas asked with a raised brow.
"Then things burn. Don't worry , if the pace catches fire ill be able to get out." I laughed at his reaction. His jaw dropped while his eye enlarged. "Don't you worry ill get you out too."
The next morning I woke to some howling outside of my den. And not just any howling. It belonged to a dirty blond wolf named Demyx. I yawned and stretched out hearing some popping from my bones. I was going to get up but something on top of me stopped me. I glanced down and saw blond spikes. Blinking my eyes a few times to get rid of the sleep, I could now clearly see the pup sleeping with his head on my chest and right arm curled close to his face as it was also on my chest. His body was pressed against my side while I could feel his foot abit over my leg. Why he was there was a mystery to me. I distinctly remembered going to bed alone.
He looked so peaceful in a cute kinda way. I was tempted to warp my arm around and bring him closer but then I heard Demyx howling again making me grumble. I carefully slid out from under the blond and headed to the entrance where the bolder was, cursing Demyx for waking me up at this hour.
I pushed the large rock aside and saw it was still dark out. I narrowed my eyes down at the wolf that sat wagging his tail in front of me. "Damn it Demyx every year. Would it kill you to come here oh I don't know, not at four in the morning?"
"Yes, yes it would." He barked waiting for me to let him in from the freezing air. I instead grinned and pushed the rock back in place. "Ah come on Axel. I'm sorry please let me in its cold out here." He whined and scratched at the rock.
I pushed the rock again letting him in before I pushed it in place again. He shook his fur out getting me wet with the dried snow he had. "Damn it Demyx, cut it out." I shoved him away from me laughing all the while.
He transformed laughing as well. He was tall but an inch shorter than I was. He had dirty blond hair in the style of...a Mohawk/mullet and blue ocean eyes. He stretched his long limbs out before walking toward to fire place. "So whatcha been up?" He poked the fire with a stick.
"First, get some clothes on. I don't want to have to see your ass while we talk." He whined and took long steps to his room coming back wearing some shorts. I sat down rubbing my tired eyes knowing what he was going to ask if a few seconds.
Roxas scent was everywhere and the smell of his blood on the blanket that was left on the floor only enhanced it.
"Axel," he grinned down at me with a hint of mischief, "Your not telling me something aren't you? What are you hiding?" I rolled my eyes at him. "You finally have a mate! I never thought I would live to see the day! Can I meet him or her?! PLEASEEEEEEE?!"
I got up quickly and covered the other's mouth shutting him up. I growled at him for being so loud this early in the morning. "One if I haven't even started talking then obviously I'm not telling you something. Two I don't have a mate. And three shut your trap before you wake you him up." I hesitantly backed away from him.
"So if he isn't your mate then why is he here?" Demyx rubbed his jaw from me pressing to hard against it.
"I'll tell you when you Riku and Terra get here." I sighed tiredly.
"But that's going to take forever." He whimpered and put his tail between his legs.
"I'm going back to bed. And don't think about going after the food. I'll skin you alive if I find so much as a scrap missing." I heard him complain as went back to my chamber. Roxas was still sleeping in the same position I left him in. I crawled back into bed and automatically his arm was on me again as were his legs. He cling on to me as if I were his personally pillow. His head once again found its way onto my chest while his arm curled up again. I could see his tail swaying under the covers and his lips forming a small smile as he sighed contently.
I wasn't going to complain if this happened every night that he stayed here. It felt kinda nice to be like this. I sighed and closed my eyes praying that Demyx didn't steal anything while he was here.
The next time I woke up it was on my own accord. I looked next to me to see Roxas still sleeping. I gently stroked his hair out of his face to see if that would wake him. His eye lids twitched a bit. I poked his side making him twitch to the touch. "Sora let me sleep in...please just this once?" He mumbled in his sleep cuddling closer to me.
I figured Sora must be one of the brothers he told me about when we met. He must be use to sharing a bed or something. Why else would the pup be next to me? I poked his side again and poked his soft cheek. He grunted burying his face into my chest. I felt him sniff me once making him tense up. He slowly opened his eyes and tilted his head back to see me watching him. Soon blue eyes widened in realization that I was not this Sora he mumbled to.
"Well good morning. Now before you start yelling or whatever it is your thinking of doing. You should know your in my bed. And didn't bring you in here." I watched as his cheeks turned a light shade of red. His mouth opened then closed. I just waited for him to say or do something before I would get up.
"I'm sorry." He said as he got up and sat on the edge of the bed with his back toward me. I was going to say something to him but my door was slammed open.
"Axeeeeeel! Get up already. I'm starving her- oh hello." Demyx whined the first part until he saw the half naked blond sitting on my bed. He looked to me pouting. "You said he wasn't your mate. Now I'm confused."
'Stupid Demyx.' I thought right when Roxas gasped and looked behind himself at me. "M-mate?! I'm not your mate! I knew you wanted something more from. I just knew it!"
"Both of you just listen to me." I tried to stay calm. I knew raising my voice would not help right now.
"Why should I?" The younger blond huffed and crossed his arms.
"So I can explain you little brat." So much for staying calm. "Demyx he is not my mate. And I told you I would explain things when Riku and Terra got here, didn't I?" I got a yes from the still pouting wolf. I sighed in frustration. "What I told you, Roxas, was true. I mean know harm and as soon as I'm sure your healed ill let you leave."
"How can I trust you?" He looked at me warily.
"You can trust Axel kid. He wouldn't harm a fly." Demyx commented. "Unless that fly is me, or someone wandering around his territory, or some animals to hunt or-" Roxas started to laugh at the rambling. Demyx grinned and put his hand out. "I'm Demyx."
"Roxas." They shook each others hands.
"So Roxas if your not Axel's mate-" I groaned and rested my head on my hands. "The why are ya in his room, on his bed, wearing only his sweat pants?"
"I-I uh..."
"Demyx why don't you go hunting."
"But I wanna know."
"Now Demyx. I'll be out shortly."
"Fine oh great one." He mocked a bow winked at Roxas and left the area. I could hear him howling like an idiot outside.
"Excuse me." I got up, striped, and changed into my other form. Walking on all fours I went over to Roxas and butted his leg with my muzzle. "Just stay here and don't let anyone in. Even if they call for me to open up." I took some of the fabric of his pants in my mouth trying to drag him to entrance. "Close this for me will ya?" I then took off with out waiting for his reply.
thats chapter two I'm sorry it's taken me so long to get it up. No laptop so I had to do this by phone. I hoped you readers enjoyed it. Thank you for reading please review