Mating Rituals series.
Chapter Eight: Revelations.
Fandoms: CSI Vegas/CSI Miami/CSI New York.
Pairings: Horatio/Speed, Mac/Greg, Don/Danny.
Author: Aiden.
Warning: Supernatural.
Rating: FRT.
Summary: Horatio learns more about his future mate.
Beta: SRS/Silvia *hugs* You rock girl!!!!!
Disclaimer: I don't own them, however I own the idea and the plot of the story.
Author's note: This is my Alternate Universe. A world where werewolves
live among humans. They are hunted down by some and loved by others.
Second Note: The idea about the anchor I got from the series 'Game' by
Christine Feehan , she is a great author. The idea for the blood hunt
I got from another series 'Dark Hunter' by Sherrilyn Kenyon, another
great author. Both authors write supernatural/paranormal/fantasy
novels.
Nick sighed, "Horatio?"
Turning around to face the alpha, Horatio glared at him. "Don't tell
me you condone this kind of behaviour."
Nick looked at the lieutenant and smirked.
"You don't understand our customs," Nick began, only to be interrupted.
"So one of your customs is getting in bed with your brothers?" Horatio
snorted, "Isn't that called incest?"
"Lieutenant."
They both turned around and saw Gil standing in the hallway.
"Why don't we talk in my room?" The elder said firmly.
"What is there to talk about? Warrick was screwing my supposed future
mate," Horatio snarled angrily. "And the rest of them had their hands
all over his NAKED body."
A door opened further down the hallway, and they watched the boys
exited Speed's room. Horatio glared at Warrick. "Did you have fun?" He
sneered aggressively.
Warrick looked at him calmly. "I just tried to…"
"Warrick, go to your room," Nick commanded.
Horatio stormed towards Speed's room, ready to give him a piece of his
mind. He was stopped when Nick placed a hand on his arm. "Leave him
alone for now. You and I need to talk," he softly said, gesturing
towards Gil's room.
Horatio glared at Nick, his eyes flashing with barely suppressed
anger. "Like I said before, there's nothing to talk about."
"Okay, we'll talk, you listen." Nick pushed Horatio towards the room.
Gil gestured to one of the chairs. "Please, Lieutenant, let's talk
about what you just witnessed."
For a moment, it looked like Horatio was going to remain standing. But
finally, he relented and sat down. "This had better be good."
The older man smiled at him. "Speed needed some comforting, and until
you're two are bonded as true mates, his brothers will give him what
he needs."
Horatio snorted. "You think I still want to be his mate after what I've saw?"
Nick sighed and shook his head. "You can deny it as much as you want
but I know you still have feelings for him."
"You may not be aware of it, but it is a privilege to be an
enforcer's mate," Gil said. "You will be not only his future mate but
also his anchor; you will take over Ryan's task once you and Speed are
bonded. There is something you have to understand about enforcers."
Gil looked at Horatio intensively and continued.
"Enforcers are born into their packs, not made. They need the strength
of a true werewolf within them. And a born-were is always stronger
then a made-were. An enforcer has the task of protecting his leader
and his pack at all costs, even to the death."
Nick gazed at Horatio. "That's why Speed left the pack for a while. He
refused to fight his previous leader and become the next alpha. By the
time he came back, I had already taken over the pack once the old
alpha had died of natural causes."
Gil continued. "Every enforcer is connected to an anchor, because
enforcers are by their very natures very emotional. Yes, I know it's
hard to understand that a man who can kill in cold blood is capable of
having emotions. But that is the curse of every enforcer, he feels
every kill deeply, so deeply that it engulfs him and takes over his
senses. For a short while, the adrenaline helps him deal with
everything, but afterwards, he would begin to deteriorate. So, as time
passed between finding the boy and the mourning ceremony, Speed came
close to crashing or collapsing. But Ryan and his brothers were there
to bring him back and give him comfort."
"It will not be an easy task for you," Nick explained. "But the fact
that he felt drawn to you is proof that you are his mate and anchor."
Horatio sat there stunned and shocked by their explanation of why he'd
found Speed in bed with his brothers. It was hard for him to
understand just who and what his mate was. And now he was to be
Speed's anchor, whatever that meant.
"This is a little too much for me right now," he took a deep breath,
overwhelmed by the explanations.
"We understand," Gil said softly, nodding his head.
Nick stood. "We should all get some sleep. The funeral ceremony will
start early tomorrow morning."
"Can I talk to Speed?" Horatio asked them.
Gil sighed. "I don't think it's a good idea right now."
"Don't blame him for what you saw, Horatio. As long as a werewolf
isn't bonded with his true mate, being with someone else is normal and
healthy in our community," Nick explained to him.
"Lieutenant Caine," Gil said firmly, "I should warn you. Tomorrow, I
will be calling for a blood hunt."
This edict shocked Horatio, who'd read a lot of books about the
werewolves and knew exactly what the elder meant. "Speed, will be on
that hunt?"
Both Gil and Nick nodded. "Yes, he and any enforcer that attends
funeral, regardless of which pack they come from. You do know what
that means, right?" Nick looked at him steadily.
"Yes, I've read about it. They will hunt down the man who killed
Jacob, bring him in front of the pack and torture him before they kill
him," Horatio whispered as a shudder went through him. He was well
aware of what the man had done, and he couldn't blame the werewolves
for what they where going to do, but he didn't have to like it.
"If you don't want to be a part of the hunt, I'll make sure you and
your friends leave before the call goes out." Nick straightened his
shoulders, looking every inch an alpha about to call for the death of
a betrayer. "But know that your future mate will lead this blood hunt.
He will be the one to deliver justice and execute the murderer. I
hope, for Speed's sake, that you can live with his obligations to our
clans," Nick said with finality.
TBC.
