WOLF'S TALE: PART 8


That night, Shadow went stalking fish in the river near Wendell's castle to clear her head.

And also because she was hungry.

Her eyes were irridesent in the dark; they could pierce through the murkiest waters. She was thankful this river was clean. A patch of sentient, carnivourous algae had almost killed her as a kitten, wrapping around her and trying to drag her underwater. She'd slashed at it with teeth and claws until it was forced to let go. Stereotype or not, Shadow was cursed with an insatiable curiosity for anything unknown. Her thoughts strayed back to Silver.

"I should apologize to him." she sighed, spearing a squiggling trout with one claw. Her mind was tormented by her conflicted feelings. It had been hard enough accepting their bond as children, but now he wanted to take things further. She remembered what Virginia had said in one of her many loving, but insistent lectures, most of them about what she'd gone through before accepting Wolf. The latest thing she'd told her was something he'd told her when they'd camped out in the abandoned Snow White cottage.

"If you keep hiding, you might not get hurt, but you won't get loved, either." Virginia had quoted him, giving Shadow a very serious look. Shadow had to admit she was right. She'd lived alone all her life, never needing anybody until that day she'd been trapped. She'd held to her fierce independence since then, despite all the other changes.

"What are you so afraid of?" she asked herself mentally. "Have you ever really thought about that?"

The night air drifted Silver's presence to her again. Shadow slipped under the water to hide, but Silver had already smelled and seen her. "I know you're there Shadow. I'm not gonna chase you up a tree this time, I promise. I just want to talk." Then, a wicked grin crossed his face and he picked up a fish. "You're a good hunter." he teased, raising his voice so it could reach her underwater. "Thanks for bringing me dinner."

SPLASH!

Shadow emerged enraged from the river. "That's MINE!" she yelled, scooping up the two other fish she had caught, which were still flopping madly. Silver stared at her, flinging the spine of the eaten fish away. She was even more beautiful soaking wet than dry and groomed. Her ebony body gleamed in the moonlight and showed everything. Her red nipples emerged hard from her fur, erect from the cold water and air. Silver's tongue hung out and he panted from arousal, making the same little whining noises as his brother did during such times. "Get away from me, you damn perrrrverrrt!" Shadow growled, shoving him into the cold river. He yelped and howled, sending up great torrents of water as he splashed in panic. Shadow threw her head back and laughed. She was enjoying this TOO much...

"Just what you need, you hormonal Wolf." she yelled. Silver decided to play a nasty trick. He pretended to drown. He put on a very convincing display of panic before chocking convulsively and slipping under the water. Shadow wasn't laughing anymore.

"Oh my God..."

Her pride and fear temporarily shelved, she dove in after him and dragged him to the bank. He was as heavy and seemingly lifeless as a limp fish. Silver resisted an urge to grab her as she pinned him on either side of his shoulders with her arms and lay her head down on his chest to listen for his breath. He was a pro at holding it. He was in actuality an excellent swimmer as he was a runner, and had once had to hide underwater for several minutes from a mad farmer.

Then came the best part. Shadow was forced to do mouth-to-mouth. Silver saw his cue. He started kissing her back, hungrily. She screamed into the kiss before pulling away to slash him across the face with her claws. How DARE he! Silver whined in pain, covering his hand to the scratches as Shadow ran off into the trees.

"I'm sorry!" (whine-whine) "I'm really sorry!" Silver called to no avail. How could you be so stupid?! he admonished himself. You've really blown it this time...

Shadow had second thoughts as guilt drew her back to his side. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to slash you so hard..." she said hesitantly, looking down with concern but keeping a safe distance. Silver put on an exaggerated show. He whined, kicked, pawed and yelped. Shadow was torn between extreme amusement and total exasperation. "Would you STOP it already? I said I was sorry!" This time she DID bend down over him and started licking the cuts clean. Silver's body relaxed, a smile forming on his face as once again desire took over. He whined cutely, nuzzling her head with his own and actually getting a soft giggle out of her. "Hey, it's MY job to mark my territory..." she teased, pulling back, still kneeling in the grass. She used same grass to clean her tongue. "Bleh, Wolf blood!" she muttered, half teasing. Silver sat up, staring at her thoughtfully.

"I originally came out here to talk." he said honestly, his blue-green eyes sparkling in the dim light of the grove. "How long are you going to keep running? I know what you're afaid of, but you won't admit it."

Shadow lept up and glared down at him. "You know NOTHING! You can barely think for yourself, DO NOT presume to think for me!" Silver really looked hurt. Shadow had to bite her lip to keep her own tears from forming and giving away her vulnerability. She had to keep up the act just a little longer...

His voice was tender as he spoke. He longed to put his arm around her, but she wouldn't allow it. The Ice Queen, that's what she was...

"You know, just because a Wolf...a Man...knows your vulnerabilities dosen't necessarily make him your enemy."

"Ha! And what would you know of THAT?" Shadow retorted derisively, tossing her long white hair. "I'm a cold, tough survivor. I'm not one of your little female admirers who's going to faint every time you walk by, and nothing in this human-infested kingdom including YOU, Mr. CHARM, holds any interest for me what - so - ever. What do you think of THAT?"

Without thinking, Silver grabbed Shadow and pulled her to him in a gentle, but urgent kiss. Damn, she couldn't pull away this time. She was too weak. But she wasn't about to let him know he'd won just yet. She kept her arms still, and her mouth submissive. Make him guess...she thought. She forgot that he could smell her own desire, and that it was about to explode. As the kiss lengthened, Silver did something he'd wanted to do for the longest time. He pulled her against him by her rear, growling as his hands kneaded her soft flesh and his straining erection felt her even softer opening. He felt her fire shoot up his shaft, the flames licking up to his blossoming tip. She was purring seductively, making it even hotter. To his suprize, she didn't resist his embrace. They broke away to stare at each other.

"Don't tell me you didn't want that." he said in the huskiest voice she'd ever heard, her eyes dialated so fully they were almost black.

"ddddddddddddddd...." Shadow purr-growled in response, which only inflamed him more. Her inner voice screamed at her to stop, that she was making a fool of herself. Silver kissed her forehead and started stroking the base of her tail, which was also lifting slowly in arousal. The tip of it found Silver's own tail and stroked it as she pulled against him for a return kiss. This time, she let her tongue dance slowly in his mouth. She loved the way he felt, every part of him. She found her arms around his back and fought the urge to wrap her legs around it as well. His mouth cupped around the flesh of her long neck then, and he sighed and moaned softly as he Wolf-nipped down the length of it. Shadow was now officially swept away,and there wasn't a thing she could do but accept it. She realized how hungry she'd been for this man now as she succumbed to his embrace. They fell to the ground, growling and nipping playfully. Shadow's laugh turned into a different sounding one than she used for amusement. It was high and desperate. Every time he gave her a love bite she'd shriek. His tongue found her neck now and started licking her up and down. Silver's playful whines were turning to growls and he was getting more aggressive. Feeling more aggressive herself, Shadow dipped the tip of her tongue into his ear and circled it, breathing heavily. The sweet musk of her arousal mixing with his own was causing Silver's eyes to turn that predatorial shade of green. They flashed at her now as he struggled out of his clothes. Shadow's claws had extended and she ripped them off the rest of the way, careful not to pierce his skin.

She suddenly got a wicked idea. "Chase me!" she giggled to Silver, and scampered up the nearest tree. She perched on the lowest branch, just out of reach, and teased him from above. "I can sit here all night." she purred.

Seeing Shadow's arousal spread open and wet in this position above him drove him crazy. "I'll get you..." he snarled, sneaking around her backside and yanking on her tail, which she had forgotten to flip up out of reach. Shadow yelped and lost her balance, falling to the ground on top of him. His tail stuck out between his legs and she couldn't resist stroking it. She used both her hands and her face, purring the whole time. Silver was shaking with need. She was barely controlling her own tension, and it was getting to the point of breaking. So at last, Shadow put them both out of their misery. Rising on all fours she purred at Silver to get behind her. She raised her tail and her buttocks, exposing her dripping ruby red swollen jewel. She felt the hot fire of Silver's breath on her neck. "Bite me." she told him. He obeyed her quite willingly, taking a snag of her flesh gently but urgently into his mouth. Shadow yowled. "Take me now." she breathed, feeling his swollen tip and shaft rubbing against her. With a tense growl, Silver pushed inside. She was like a cave with many chambers, each one deeper and wider than the last. Now it was his turn to cover his hot mouth to her ear and search it's depths. Shadow was moaning with quiet desperation in both human and cat noises, her ragged breathing combining with Shadow's as he started moving with slow urgency. His movements were at first deep and small, the tip of his penis never leaving her inner chamber. His fingers gently brushed her nipples up and down as he rub/thrusted. As she opened up more, he slid out of her halfway then thrusted more shallowly, taking himself all the way out to rub his tip against her clit and slide it back into her slippery depths. He did this repeatedly until she started pushing against him, her whole body quivering with primal urgency. Finally he dove into her all the way, the base of his penis rubbing against her swollen clit on the downward thrusts. As he felt his climax building, Silver bit Shadow's neck harder, unintentionally drawing blood as she screamed her own shuddering orgasm into the night. He squirted into her so hard that some it backed up and shot onto the ground. Still inside her, he pulled Shadow down onto him as he lay on his back, his sweat mixing with hers and their hot wet mouths covering each others in sliding, tonguy kisses. Silver drew out of her, still semi erect, and lay it against the surface of Shadow's still-wet opening. A chain reaction of late pleasure surged in her body, and she rubbed against him until her body arched in another explosive climax even stronger than the first. "My God..." Silver muttered as she lay panting against him, amazed at her virility. Finally she released him and cuddled him, purring, in a sleeping embrace. Before they drifted off to sleep, Shadow uttered these words:

"Silver, I love you. I'm crazy about you. But if you ever tell anybody, I'll kill you."

He didn't know if she was teasing or not. He didn't care. She was his.