I'm back. This stupid story is back; and in my new and improved writing style. And by new and improved I mean longer chapters. And still write weird; that will never change. Anyway; hope you like it.
Oki pushed a small burning log around in his fire pit with a stick. The night had gone fine, but he was getting restless again. After what had happened with Wali, Oki had resolved to stay inside the rest of the season. His resolve was being tested; training against a log in such a confined space only did so much to entertain someone. Oki's never considered get things to entertain himself, since he was never inside this long. Oki frowned before biting his lip, there was one place he imagined no one would be at this time of year; the hot spring. A bath would be nice, like really nice. So with that in mind; Oki grabbed his sword and headed out to the spring.
Oki knew exactly where it was; he went there often, and he was pleased to find it unoccupied. He placed his sword on the rocky surface next to the water and began to strip. He'd assumed no one would be here, because people are typically most vulnerable when they're nude. After placing his clothes off to the side, Oki slowly sunk into the water; sighing contently. He closed his eyes and relaxed against the stone.
Oki was so distracted by the warmth of the water and how nice it felt on his tense muscles, that he hadn't noticed someone creep up behind him. Oki frowned when an earthy, musty scent invaded his senses. He knew that scent from yesterday; it was what Wali smelled like, at least what his heat smelled like. Oki turned to look at the rather feral looking wolf
"Comfy?"
Wali purred. Oki swallowed thickly and turned fully towards Wali before backing away
"Go away,"
He tried to sound threatening, but it came out meek and nervous. Wali chuckled darkly as he took on his human form
"Calm down; I won't hurt you,"
He assured; the tone in his voice betraying the assurance of his words. Oki swallowed thickly and his eyes widened as Wali began to strip
"W-What are you doing!?"
He panicked. Wali chuckled as he removed his mask before sliding into the water with Oki
"Taking a bath; what does it look like?"
He rasped. Oki whimpered and glanced behind Wali at his clothes and sword before sinking further into the water
"You just stay there,"
He breathed while backing to the opposite side of the hot spring. He'd be fine as long as Wali kept his distance; and he could always take on his wolf form if he needed to. Wali shrugged and got comfortable in the water
"Whatever you like, Oki,"
He assured. Oki bit his lip and averted his gaze; he felt so vulnerable without his clothes, and mask. He sunk down and hid the bottom of his face in his arms. Wali let a feral, possessive smirk slip
"So tell me; can you smell my heat?"
He asked. Oki glanced up at him and nodded. Wali's smirk grew
"And what do I smell like?"
He continued. Oki swallowed thickly
"Earth,"
He mumbled. Wali's eyes hooded and he sneered
"And what does Samickle smell like?"
He growled. Oki thought back to the day before; when he'd spent all that time in Samickle's hut, which had reeked of his heat. Oki's cheeks heated up at the memory; so many words came to mind when he thought back to the smell.
"Musky, cold, comforting, heady, heavy, powerful, metallic, and… Wild,"
He breathed; blushing deeper with every word. He couldn't help but want to be engulfed by that scent; covered in it, surrounded by it. Wali took a deep breath before a feral, almost psychotic, grin broke his features
"You've presented,"
He hissed before beginning to stock towards Oki. The wild haired teen's head shot up at the sound of the water moving
"W-What, presented!?"
He snapped; jerking away when Wali reached out to grab him. The slightly older male smirked and nodded
"You'll understand what I mean soon,"
He teased. Oki frowned and looked down at his hands; eyes widening in fear at the sight of his nails growing into claws. Something felt… Wrong; Oki's body was too hot, and his pelvis was…. Tingling? He suddenly understood what Wali meant by 'presented'; Oki had finally gotten his first heat. He shot up and ran passed Wali; grabbing his clothes and throwing them on, not caring that he was still wet. He grabbed his sword before taking on his wolf form; turning to snarl at Wali when he got too close
"No, stay away from me!"
He snapped before taking off back to his hut. Once he was inside, he took on his human form again and flopped down next to the fire; this was a complete disaster, what had brought this on? Was it being nude so close to another Oina? Was it because Wali was in heat? Was it… Suddenly it hit Oki; it was Samickle, or at least, the thought of Samickle, or rather, the memory of his intoxicating scent. Oki blushed deeply and removed his mask before covering his face with his hands. After all the warnings and telling him to stay inside, Samickle wound up being the one to cause Oki's first heat. The Oina teen groaned softly before standing and beginning to pace around his hut; he needed to talk to Samickle, but he didn't know how he'd react if he got too close. He growled loudly and grabbed his mask; putting it on then taking on his wolf form and heading up to see Samickle. He didn't care if he lost control at this point; he needed to let Samickle know just how pissed off he was.
Once at the door to Samickle's hut, Oki took on his human form again and pounded on the door; squeezing his legs together when Samickle's intoxicating scent invaded his senses. The door opened and Samickle peaked out at him
"Yes?"
He drawled. Oki was breathing heavily; the smell was making his brain fuzzy… What was he doing here again?
"I… Can we… Let's… We need to… Talk,"
He finally managed to squeeze out. His chest was tight and his body was hot, and he just wanted Samickle naked, sweaty, and inside him. Samickle stepped out of the way and let Oki inside
"Is something wrong? You seem off,"
He explained. Oki turned to him as the door closed
"I presented and I don't know how to handle it,"
He panicked; the gravity of what a terrible idea coming here was setting in. Samickle shrugged
"Thought you smelled different; what were you doing when it happened?"
He asked. Oki's blushed deeply right up to his slightly pointed ears
"Uuh… Bathing?"
He chuckled nervously. Samickle crossed his arms
"Is that an answer or a question?"
He drawled. Oki bit his lip and dug the toe of his boot into the ground
"An answer,"
He mumbled. Samickle sighed and sat down in front of the fire
"That's not all that happened,"
He stated. Oki's head snapped up
"W-What, how could you possibly know that!?"
He barked. Samickle looked over his shoulder
"Who was with you?"
He asked; ignoring Oki's question. The Oina warrior scoffed and sat down next to Samickle
"Wali, but that's not why I… Started…"
He mumbled awkwardly. Samickle nodded
"Go on,"
He urged. Oki sighed and shifted closer to Samickle; leaning in to nuzzle his neck, inhaling deeply
"He asked me what you smelled like to me, and it got me thinking of you… That's when it happened,"
The words left his mouth without much though. Samickle jerked back and stood
"You presented to the thought of me?"
He asked; voice soft, almost hopeful. Oki nodded and stood; moving closer to Samickle again
"What does that mean?"
He asked. Samickle swallowed thickly before snarling and clutching his head
"It just means I smell good,"
He growled. Normally Oki would flinch away from the feral sound in Samickle's voice, but all it did this time was turn him on more. He wrapped his arms around Samickle's strong waist and moved his mask before burying his face in the crook of Samickle's neck
"Oh, yes,"
He purred in reply to what Samickle had said. The chief didn't push Oki away, but he also didn't reciprocate his affections.
"Oki~!"
Wali's voice called from outside the hut. Oki jerked away from Samickle; his heat trance seemingly broken
"Now what does he want?"
Oki snarled. Samickle felt the beast surge inside of him; urging him to fight for the potential mate, prove his dominance. Oki walked passed Samickle and left the hut; the chief following closely behind. Wali sat, in his wolf form, and looked up at Oki
"You just left me back there; that was pretty rude,"
He scolded teasingly. Oki adjusted his mask and crossed his arms
"That's 'cause I'm not interested,"
He spat. Wali snarled and snapped at Oki; who flinched away, dropping his arms and whimpering softly
"Does it look like you have a damn choice?!"
He snapped. Samickle shifted to his wolf form and snarled and Wali
"Back off, runt,"
He growled. Oki blinked in confusion at Samickle's sudden protectiveness. Wali chuckled darkly
"Wanna fight? You sure about that; getting on aren't' you?"
He mocked. Samickle scoffed
"I'm not that old yet,"
He hissed; baring his teeth. Oki tilted his head; fight, why would they fight? Did mating season make them more beastly than Oki understood? Fighting for the heart of a potential mate was so… Animalistic. So wolf-like. Oki stepped back as he watched the two just stare each other down; Samickle's fur raising as the eye contact held. Yeah, definitely wolf-like. Wali was not a big guy; Samickle would rip him apart if he tried to pick a fight, normally Wali knew that, but right now, all that mattered was the potential mate. That's when it happened; Oki blinked and Samickle was just on Wali, snapping, biting, tearing pieces of flesh, but Wali didn't run like he should have, he retaliated just as strong. Oki backed away from the violent scene; wide eyed and feeling genuinely terrified. They had swords; they were warriors, not animals. In his 16 years of life he'd never seen two Oina go at it like beasts; like this. Kai came out of her hut at the racket and gasped at what she saw. It didn't take long until Wali was running away with his tail between his legs. Samickle continued to snarl and bark at the retreating adversary; his light blue coat stained crimson, especially around the mouth. Oki took a deep breath and finally got control of himself
"Samickle,"
He squeaked. The large, riled wolf turned its head towards him; blood dripping from its mouth, eyes dark with rage, fur still standing on edge
"Oki?"
That's when Samickle's eyes lit up again, his fur flattened and he reclaimed his human form. Oki took a step back; still soaked with blood, but now that he was human, Oki could see not all of it was Wali's. The nervous runt and done quite a number on Samickle; blood dripped from bites and scratches all over his arms, legs, and even a few on his sides. Oki was relieved to say Samickle`s neck was safe; thanks to his large mane.
"Are you okay?"
Oki's head snapped up at the question; Samickle was torn to rat shit and he was asking if Oki was okay?
"I'm fine, what about you!?"
He snapped; grabbing Samickle's wrist, sparing Kai a single glance
"Sorry for the disturbance,"
He whimpered before pulling Samickle back into his hut. Oki put his hands on his hips
"Strip!"
He ordered. Samickle was favouring his right leg, but did as Oki told; removing everything, then hesitating at his mask. Oki cleared his throat
"I saw him get your face a couple of times; the mask goes too,"
He growled. Samickle sighed and did as he was told; tossing his mask aside. Oki sat Samickle down and immediately started tending to his wounds
"What were you thinking?"
He scolded. Samickle looked at Oki
"I was thinking he'd take you from me,"
He answered honestly and without hesitation. Oki froze and blushed deeply
"That would imply that I'm yours, which I'm not,"
He grumbled before continuing to clean Samickle's wounds. The chief flinched before smirking
"You mean to tell me you didn't feel even the slightest twinge of arousal when I won that battle for you?"
He purred; eyes darkening again. Oki glanced over Samickle's shoulder at the pot of water over the fire
"Don't make me pour boiling water on you,"
He warned before sighing
"No, I didn't; I was scared, terrified that one of you would die,"
He whimpered. The lust in Samickle's eyes vanished and was quickly replaced with guilt
"I'm sorry; I just wanted to protect you,"
He breathed. Oki smiled; reaching up to remove his mask so Samickle could see
"I know,"
He assured; leaning forward to nuzzle Samickle's cheek
"But I can take care of myself,"
He sighed; pulling away to started bandaging the chief. Samickle took and deep breath and nodded
"Okay,"
He sighed; letting a small smirk slip and he watched Oki tend to his wounds. Oki didn't even realize it, that by staying here with Samickle to treat his wounds instead of going after Wali, he was just as feral as they were; he just didn't realize it yet.
I had a lot of fun writing the fight in this. More fights will probably come; namely between Samickle and Wali. Also, the only reason Wali has such a large roll in this story is because, other than the merchants, he's the only other notable Oina male besides Samickle (And Oki, obviously). I mean, there's Kemu, but he's old as balls, and I imagine the heat doesn't come as strongly to 'old as balls' man anymore. So Wali's roll is unnecessarily large in this story; simply to add some conflict. ANYWAY, hope you liked it.