Anory: Okay, this is edited (hopefully Neko did a decent enough job…)-

Neko: HEY!

Anory: So enjoy and shut up.

Star: Neko-Mommy and Mama-Anory own nothing by the plot. -grin-

Shippo: It's also Neko's 21st birthday! You're an old-hag now! -laughs-

Neko: -grabs his tail and shakes him- You damn fox! -throws him under the bed- Get back in you box! You're not in the story!

Anory and Star: ….0_o… -inches away-

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It was the morning of the day the Akhu Pack Alpha was to arrive and the Pack was in a buzz of actively. While everyone was assigned tasks and jobs and Alpha male himself had gone to Yugi's den before dawn.

FLASHBACK

The sun was just starting to rise when Yugi was jolted out of his sleep with not-to-gentle shove. Jumping to awoken-ness Yugi's eyes grew in horror at the sight of Katsu, the Alpha before him in his den.

"Y-yes A-Alpha?" he squeaked.

Katsu eyes narrowed daggers down at Yugi. "Listen and listen well, for I'm only saying this once." he growled. "You will remain here and out of site when the Akhu arrive. I don't care if your hungry, thirst or need to piss. You are not leave until night fall." Yugi whimpered, trying to make himself one with his nest. "This is the destiny my daughter has awaited and I will not allow some screw-up such as yourself taint her image!" Katsu bared his fangs. "You may got hunt at noon." He turned, leaving. "You'll have a hour." Then the Alpha was gone.

FLASHBACK END

So know, here Yugi was. A bit before noon. He sighed as he pushed himself to his paws. Hissing from the pain still there from yesterday. Though it was bearable, it would still hinder his hunt, he knew.

He padded towards the forest, limping every now and then and ignoring the glares he could feel on him. Once within the shadowed cover of the trees the black fox took a deep breath, letting his senses take over. Turning, he picked up the scent of deer.

'It's a long short, but it'll be all I'll be able to eat all day.' Sniffing the air Yugi began following the trail. It wasn't long and soon the smaller found himself within the under grown of a small clearing with a narrow stream. There, bent over drinking from the stream was a doe and his fawn. Yugi's eyes brightened. 'Maybe Leon was right about my luck.'

Using the shadows to help hide him due to his black pelt Yugi managed to get a good ten feet before his prey. Silently thanking the Gods Yugi shifted him muscles and lunged only to be thrown to the side by something bigger.

The next think he knew he was on the ground hearing the cries of the doe and fawn before snaps followed by growling then silence. It all happened so fast that when Yugi opened his eyes he saw both doe and fawn dead and six wolves over the kill.

They seemed to be too preoccupied to notice him. Taking this change Yugi tried to get away only to yelp when his wounded, now reopened paw hit a small rock. The six wolves turned as one towards Yugi. The smaller spun to back around in a hurry only to fall when his injured paw refused to support his weight. 'Damn! So much for that luck.'

The soft thumping of paw fall sounded and before Yugi knew it a massive pitch black wolf was before him. It's golden paws armed with shape claws. Red tipped ears perked down, focusing on him as the wolf's blazing crimson eyes seem to scorch Yugi into the earth.

"Who are you and what are you doing here?" the black wolf's voice spoke, a deep rich baritone.

However, regardless something in Yugi snapped and in a flash of though he planned and acted. Forcing himself to his paws Yugi sneered.

"You're the one's trespassing. It's I who should be asking you." The black wolf's red gaze darkened.

"You better watch your tongue pup. Least I rip it out."

Yugi's heart quickened and his body trembled, but he didn't let up. He wouldn't. Not when his goal was moments away if he continued.

"If you dare to, then do so. Don't speak words of empty threats if you've got no bone to back it up." He watched the black wolf snarl and ready to lunged. This was it. Yugi closed his eyes. Freedom!

"Wait cousin."

Nothing. No pain. Still breathing. Yugi slowly opened his eyes to see the wolf's jaws inches from his face.

"Give me one good reason Seto?" he demanded.

Seto, a dark brown male with black ears tipped white allowed his icy blue eyes to shine with mirth. "I believe this pup wishes to be killed."

Looking back down, the black wolf studied Yugi's form. No posture to flee or defend. Nor readying for attack. Only slack, defeated. The wolf backed up, removing his jaws away from Yugi who now glared down at the ground, trying to burn it with his eyes.

"Why would you provoke one such as I for death little one?" Yugi could hear the amusement and suspicion in the black one's voice but he remained silent. His hopes. His plan. His desire for freedom gone. It's didn't matter anymore now.

Not receiving a reply, the next voice was gruff and came from a fluffy, silver-white male with black tipped ears and paws. his dark reddish-brown eyes helped give him a look of crazy. "Enough with this! Kid, where the hell are we?"

Sighing Yugi didn't care anymore and rose to his paws. Head still down. "You're in the territory of Wong."

If Yugi would have looked up he would have seen relief as well as curious faces.

"Do you know how to get to the Dens?" came a deep but calmer tone of a golden male with a light brown tail. His light blue eyes watching the fox's every move.

"Sure," Yugi sighed as he turned and began leaving.

Quickly the silver-white wolf and a golden male with brown paws and white tipped ears and underbelly both grabbed there kills before beginning to follow.

Before Yugi started off, "Tell me, why did you want to die little one?" the black wolf inquired gently.

Yugi turned, allowing an amethyst eyes to lock with crimson before he heartbrokenly replied. "You would have done me a favor."

Bewildered by the fox's statement the trip back was silent and somewhat slow from Yugi's re-opened and injured leg. The black wolf tried a few times to talk to the fox, but after his last attempt he remain quiet from Yugi's statement of 'If you're going to open that mouth, then use it right.' The black wolf hadn't failed to catch Yugi's meaning and so he just remained silent.

XxXxX

As the reached the Dens Yugi was blindsided by Rex as Katsu and Hina quickly took his place.

"Please forgive us Your Majesty. We though you'd be arriving at sunset. Had we known it'd be earlier we would have cleaned up the mess sooner." Katsu calmly told.

"Mess?" the black wolf gazed confusingly before a sharp yelp caused him to turn and watch as the black fox he had encountered be dragged away by a dark brown and golden male. Clearly he was in pain.

Yugi's eyes turned towards the wolf's and for a moment red and purple collided. In the brief second the wolf saw all the fox's fear, hurt, sadness and pleas. His light darker by pain and spirit shattered by fear and loneliness. And it was then, at that very second the wolf understood the smaller's words, but the next moment later it was all over.

Watching his gaze Hina sighed. "No worries about that thing My Lord. It shall remain out of your sigh for the rest of your stay."

Before the black wolf to question on the matter a high pitched yip caused him to cringed and turn he see a reddish-brown vixen with black paws and ears. Her light brown eyes shun over with visible lust and desire. Instantly the wolf placed her on his 'do not like' list.

"My Lord, allow he to introduce you to our daughter, Vivian Wong."

High, squeaky, 'do not like' Vivian bowed. "A pleasure to finally meet you Your Majesty." she stated far, far to sweetly.

The wolf mentally growled before physically bowing slightly in return. "The pleasure it all mine My Lady. I am Alpha Atemu. King to the lands of Kismet." Atemu introduced himself before gesturing to his right. "This is my Beta Seto," he introduced the dark brown male. "Next to him are my Guards Marik," a fluffy, pale-golden male with a black underbelly and paws. His dark violet eyes holding a look of insanity. "And Raphael." he pointed to the golden male. Atemu then gestured to his left. "And these are my two best Hunters, Bakura," the silver-white. "And Joey," who was a golden male with brown and white tipped ears and underbelly. His eyes shining a bright amber. "We caught these as a gift." Atemu motioned to the two dead deer.

Hina smiled. "Let us bring them to our den where we can share and speak."

As the Akhu's followed the Alpha Wong's and Vivian, practically leaning again's him, Atemu's thoughts though were on the black fox. Who was he? Why was he being punished and viewed as nothing? Could this be why he wanted to die? Atemu had no answer. All he could do was hope to be able to see the little fox again before leaving.

XxXxX

Yugi yelped in pain as Bandit whacked him in the side again.

"You damn, little shit! We warned you! What were you doing with the Akhu's?" he snarled.

'Akhu's? They were the royal pack?' Yugi couldn't think much longer as Bully and Rex both began another round of stomping, biting and scratching. Yugi could do nothing by cry out in pain, helpless to there attacks. However, no one would hear him all the wear out here. For the moment Rex and Bully dragged him away they brought him into the forest away from the Dens. He knew what was coming.

Bandit nodded his head as the other two stopped. "You could have ruined it all for Princess Vivian you runt." He slammed his paw against Yugi's head, causing is to bounce off the ground.

Yugi was littered with cut, marks, tuffs of fur gone and more then likely a broken fore leg and cracked ribs. Blood streamed out of his mouth.

"Now we're going to make you pay for disobeying use," Bandit growled in Yugi's ear a moment before he sank his teeth into the smilers scruff. Yugi instantly began to thrash anew despite his injuries. He knew his worst fears were about to come true. Bandit allowed his body weight to pin Yugi down as he mounted him. Forcing the smaller to reposition his body, Bandit grinned as he too reposition himself. The only sound now was Yugi's whimpers and silent crying.

"Hey!" A booming snarl echoed from seemingly everywhere. "Get the hell off him!" Instantly Bandit was off and Rex and Bully back away as from out of the bushes Leon came out. In his jaws some flowers and a branch of berries. His misty-green eyes raged over with a darkening storm. "You best leave before I curse your very souls. And don't think I won't, or have you forgotten who I am with those pebble-sized brains of yours?" Leon growled as he saw Bandit open his mouth only to close it again.

Growling the bulky male glared down at Yugi a moment before turning and pelting off. The other two right behind him.

Sighing Leon turned back to Yugi. Crouching down to inspect the damage. "Yugi, are you going to be alright?" When Leon got no reply he tried again. "Yugi?" But this time his response was all to clear as Yugi broke down into loud, heart-wrenching cries. It was then Leon knew Yugi would be far, far from okay again.

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Neko: Now, before you all finish gathering you kill-tools and torches, NO, Yugi was not raped. Yes, he was about to be, and cutting it a bit close there Leon, but Yugi is still a virgin. However, the traumatic close encounter will cause some problems later on. -wink-