Roxas growled as he purposely jogged ahead of his brothers and their companions.
Why did Sora have to invite the three stooges along? He was supposed to calm down, not restrain himself from using his bare hands to rip Axel to pieces. But what was bothering him more than the redhead was how Riku had known what they were. How could a mere human have known they were Weres just by a growl from Sora? Sure it was menacing, but no one should have been able to tell. No one human.
"Yo, Roxy!" Sora called out, "Slow down a bit. Some of us can't keep up."
The blonde looked over his shoulder and saw Axel, Leon and Riku puffing along behind Cloud and Sora.
"I ain't slowing down. It's not my fault if they can't keep up."
Sora growled and sped up, darting in front of his brother, causing Roxas to stop.
"What the hell, Sora?"
"Stop being an ass, Roxas. I'm just trying to help you make friends. You could try and be a little nicer."
At this point, everyone else had caught up were catching their breath.
"Unlike you, Sora, I don't want to make friends. So I don't see a point in being nice." Roxas growled back, sidestepping Sora.
Cloud turned to Leon, "This is what I meant at lunch."
The brunette nodded in sudden understanding, and the sound of snarling wolves brought their attention back to Sora and Roxas.
Sora's canines had lengthened considerable and he was sporting a bloody lip, "Do not threaten me, ever!" And he swiped his hand across Roxas's face and the blonde howled in pain and rage. He launched himself at his brother and Cloud howled and grabbed his two brothers by the scruffs of their necks, "Take it to the woods," he snarled at Sora, his own canines lengthening with the thirst for a good fight, but he held back, "If anyone sees you, I will deal with you. Am I understood?"
His answer was a few snarls and growls. Satisfied with their answers, he let them go, watching them disappear into the woods. Coldly he turned to the three humans behind him, "I suggest you go home and lock your doors."
"Are you going after them?" Leon asked.
"No. I'm going home to inform Cid about this. It's two weeks 'til the full moon and I do. Not. Need. This." Cloud ran a hand furiously through his blonde spikes, "This is getting ridiculous," he muttered to himself walking past Leon, Riku, and Axel.
"Yo, Blondie," Axel called after Cloud and the blonde paused, turning to look at the redhead with raised eyebrows, "Will they be alright?"
Cloud smiled softly, "They'll be fine until Cid gets a hold of them. But it's not my problem to deal with. And besides, you've known us only a day, so why would you care?"
None of them could – or would – answer and Cloud, seemingly satisfied with that, turned back around and began jogging back home.
When he was out of sight, Riku turned to Leon, "I see what you meant at lunch."
Axel looked at the two friends, "Do you think it'll be alright?"
Leon sighed and looked up at the sky, "I hope so."
In the two weeks 'til the full moon, Leon, Riku and Axel noticed Cloud, Sora and Roxas's tempers rise, though Axel noticed it well before the other two did.
Flashback
It was two days after the incident in the cafeteria and Axel had finally gotten the balls needed to apologize to his blonde classmate.
"Hey, Gorgeous!" Axel said cheerfully, plopping down in his seat beside Roxas, "And how are we this fine Wednesday morning?"
All he got in response was a glare from behind blond locks and a low, warning growl.
Axel sighed inwardly and gently placed a hand on Roxas's shoulder, "Look, about the other day –" but he was abruptly cut off as Roxas shoved Axel's hand off of his shoulder, "I told you to never touch me again," he snarled at the redhead.
"Sorry, but as I was saying –"
"Look, Red. Just leave me the fuck alone, alright?"
"But I just wanted to say I was sorry!" Axel said, emerald eyes narrowing in agitation.
"I don't care," Roxas said, standing up. He grabbed his things and walked out of the room.
"Damn, Axel," Demyx called out from a corner of the class, "What'd you do?"
"Nothing,
dumbass." Axel said, looking in the direction Roxas had gone.
End Flashback
But now that it was the day of the full moon, Roxas, Sora and Cloud were extremely fidgety waiting for darkness to fall.
"Yo, Sora. Careful there, or you might fall out of your chair," Axel laughed at the bouncing brunette. He had taken to sitting between Riku and Leon, leaving Roxas all by his lonesome, just like he wanted.
Riku nodded his agreement, "You should try to calm yourself down, Sora. Don't want your teachers thinking you're on something."
At that Sora stopped bouncing and turned to look at Riku, something akin to a purr erupting from his throat, "Oh, but I am on something. And it feels sooo good."
Aquamarine eyes widened as a pale blush stained his cheeks and he heard Cloud chuckle. Riku turned to look at the blonde.
Leon looked at his friend as well, "What's so funny?"
"Nothing, I just can't wait for tonight," his voice turned husky. "The absolute rapture of running loose, the change, the sheer pleasure of it," Cloud sighed in pleasure and Roxas and Sora growled in agreement and anticipation. Leon felt himself heating up at what Cloud said, thinking back on the past…
Laughing, bright blue eyes as Cloud ran through the forest, just dodiging out of Leon's grasp, "C'mon Squall, I know you're faster than that!!"
Moans, gasps of pleasure as Leon pounded Cloud into the soft grass and leaves beneath them. Hands running up and down his body, looking for something to hold onto as pleasure racked Cloud's body…
Blood everywhere, he was running through the halls looking for Cloud, searching, searching…
"Leon?"
Concerned blue eyes looked into his own, "Are you okay, Leon?" Cloud asked.
"Yeah," Leon replied, "Just remembered something from a while ago, that's all."
They could feel her call out to them, Mother Moon, their goddess, their protector.
Cid could see the brothers were eager to get out and play so he gave them the 'be careful' speech before he let them go.
The blonde man sighed as he watched them go yet again, praying to the deities that they would be safe. Cid felt a pair of slim, strong arms circle his waist and chest, and he was pulled against Vincent's little frame, "They'll be fine, Highwind," the brunette said, letting his lips graze Cid's tan neck.
Cid chuckled and pressed himself fully against his lover, giving him full access to his neck. Vincent took full advantage of this, nipping and suckling the delicate flesh, thoroughly enjoying the groans he was hearing, just before his canines lengthened and he gently sank them into Cid's neck. The other man cried out in pleasure and rocked back against Vincent as he sucked at the wound before swiping over it with his tongue and closing the bite mark. He held a panting Cid until he was sure he cold stand and then grasped his hand, leading him down the hall toward the bathroom, "I want to show you something," he said, pushing open the bathroom door.
Cid gasped.
The room was filled with cinnamon and vanilla scented candles, and rose petals littered the floor and surface of the tub that had been sunk into the ground, "It's beautiful, Vin."
The vampire chuckled and pulled his mate into the bathroom, "I thought we should celebrate being together for two hundred years. Don't you think?"
Cid only smiled and tackled Vincent, both of them falling to the floor in a laughing tangle of limbs.
"I'll take that as a yes," Vincent's voice was husky as he ran his hands up Cid's back, then ripped the shirt open and ran his nails down his lover's back, feeling Cid shiver against him.
Cid groaned against Vincent's neck and rolled them over, wrapping his legs around his lover's waist, and thrust up, grinding their erections together.
"Can't wait 'til we get into the bathroom, can you?" Vincent asked through clenched teeth as he ground down, making Cid cry out.
"I never was very patient when it came to you and sex, Vin."
A chuckle, "But that's what I love about you," Vincent said, as he began ripping Cid's clothes away, getting frustrated with the clothes obstructing his view of Cid's gorgeous body, "I'm going to make you scream tonight."
Leon, Riku and Axel heard the three howls from the backyard and sighed.
"What's wrong with you three?" Sephiroth asked from the doorway, a sleepy Zack molded to his side.
"They probably want to go play with their boyfriends," Zack said before burying his face in his boyfriend's neck.
"They're not our boyfriends, "Riku snapped, without turning around.
"But they will be," Axel said, putting a hand on Riku's shoulders.
"We want to get to know them first," Leon added, "But there are things we need to figure out."
This caught Sephiroth's attention and he nudged Zack, who groaned and allowed the silver-haired man to lead him over to the three friends. Once Sephiroth sat down, Zack plopped down between his knees and rested his head against his lover's chest.
"Why do you say that?" Sephiroth asked.
"There's something different about them," Leon said "A little darker."
"Well, I would think so. They're Weres."
Axel shook his head, "It's not just that."
In the distance, howls sounded again.
"Then what?" Zack said.
"That's just it, we don't know."
"Have you talked to Cid and Vincent about it?"
"We were going to, but today's their anniversary, so we decided to wait."
Sephiroth nodded, "Reasonable. C'mon Zack, time for bed."
Zack perked up, "Do we get to play?" He wriggled his eyebrows suggestively.
Riku's brother chuckled as he stood up, bringing Zack with him, "I thought you were tired?"
"Not anymore, Sephy-chan…"
As the two headed inside, Sephiroth said over his shoulder, "Don't worry about it too much. It'll all work out in the end."
Riku watched his brother disappear from view, and sighed once again, "Who wants to go for a walk?"
"I do," Leon and Axel said, not wanting to be Sephiroth and Zack and their idea of 'fun'.
Three wolves ran side-by-side through the woods, weaving between trees and jumping over fallen logs, letting the adrenaline rush through their veins, driving them on until the sun began to rise and they collapsed in exhaustion in a clearing.
Sora, Roxas and Cloud transformed back to their human forms, panting and sweating.
"Cid…should be here… soon. Right?" Sora asked, loving the feel of the grass beneath his naked back.
"Yeah," Cloud said, curling into a ball, "Right now, we should get some sleep though."
Sora could barely nod as sleep began to take over and Roxas had already fallen asleep, and soon enough, both were doing the same, not caring that they were nude.
About five minutes later, Leon, Riku and Axel walked into the clearing and stopped dead in their tracks.
"Well," Axel said cheerfully, "I can see why Cid sent us here."
