BLOOD MOON
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon.
This is an incomplete chapter for those who want the ending to 'Pack'. The epilogue is finished, though, so please enjoy.
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"Darien, who is that?" Serena clutched at the leader's shirt. Neither noticed the lengthening and hardening of her nails or how they ripped through the fabric. Though, she did notice, the man's eyes held a striking resemblance to a lost wolf.
"Oh, my, Darien hasn't mentioned me to you?" He tsk-ed and fixed the alpha with a mocking scold. "Aren't we family?"
"The Pack has no use for those with their own agenda. Your true brothers even knew that." Darien's tone hardened the eyes of the other male who straightened to his full height.
"Despite knowing so, they were still murdered by your own hands!" Seren's wide eyes turned back to the man she clung to. She remembered her hike that first introduced her to the strange family, and just as clearly, remembered the sounds of bones being broken and the sight of blood spraying the forrest floor. She could see that the alpha recalled the event as well, torment swirled in his eyes.
"They were a danger to all." Rubeus snapped at the statement. Clothes fell to the ground as his body morphed and he flew through the sky leaping on the dark man. Darien shoved the blond away from him and locked his arms around the small body of fur as they both crashed to the dirt.
Air whooshed from Darien's mouth as he and the canine slammed to the earth. Hind legs scratched to gain better leverage as the slim head turned and craned to snap at sensitive flesh. Darien coughed and greedily sucked in air as he fought to keep his neck away from the ferocious animal. A well aimed kick to the thorax bought the leader precious time that he used to roll and gain leverage onto his legs.
He wiped at the spittle hanging from his mouth as he took deep breaths and eyed the gasping dog. Briefly he made note of where Serena stood, finding she was a safe enough distance before he took offense. Darien discarded his clothes efficiently before transforming and circling the red wolf.
Darien finishes off Leader, smiles at Serena.
Beryl comes behind Darien and knocks him with big branch.
Darien falls on ground with blood running from his head.(only concision, head wounds bleed more than they really should)
"Oops," the female voice shocked Serena to the core.
"You," her voice shook as she stared upon the new trespasser.
"Me." White teeth gleamed surrounded by blood red lips.
"Raye, Chad? You guys here?" Seiya called out to the homeowners while he kicked off his favorite dirt covered boots. He heard Raye answer him from the kitchen and went to her. Upon entering he saw her fiddling around with dessert cups, drying them. "Hey, where's Chad?"
"In the bath. He hadn't had once since the accident and he was starting to smell ripe." They both chuckled. "Did you need something?"
"Mn, not really, I just came to talk to Darien." He itched the back of his neck as he sat down. "Is that Serena's car out there?"
"Yeah, she came over since her father and brother are away," she forwent telling him the details.
"Oh…" Violet eyes scanned over the defeated male.
"Still holding a flame?" He looked up.
"No. She gave me the 'brother' line." The chair creaked as he sat back, hiding the creak the deck outside as the wind blew. Raye winced.
"Brother, huh? You holding up?" Clattering dishes blocked out more noise from outside as Seiya snorted.
"Yeah, just mending a broken ego and dreams. I can't blame her. We really don't have enough in common and Darien is a better catch for her. She's grown a lot since meeting him." Raye understood.
"My brother does bring out the best in everyone, even in his enemies." Seiya laughed, the sarcasm not missing. His retort was lost as his eyes picked up on a figure outside.
"Is Bathsheba outside?" He asked, standing from his seat and moving over to the backdoor to look out its window.
"No," confusion laced with the homemaker's voice, "Why?"
"I keep seeing a shadow out there." He unlocked the metal bolts and swung the door open to walk out on the deck and appease his curiosity. All noise stopped. No wind, no crickets, no nocturnal birds singing. Absolute silence. Absolute stillness. "Hmn, must have been my imagination." Seiya turned to go back in, when he reached the door, all noise came back ten fold, causing him to wince slightly.
"All clear?" Raye questioned.
"Yeah, all," he tumbled inside, slamming into the vacant table and chairs, with a weight at his back. Raye screamed causing bright eyes to lock on her. The creature stayed on Seiya's back as he laid in a daze. More heavy snarls came from the back door and four more animals piled inside the kitchen. Raye screamed again as they advanced on her, snapping the downed male from his shock. "Raye! Go to Chad!"
He slammed the weight off his back and made a dive for the other beasts as they went to follow the scampering woman. Unlike the few lucky ones, he could only will his body to change on full moons. This fight he would have to remain human and take and abuse given.
"Bastards, you may have teeth and claws, but I have thumbs!" And sure enough, he put them to use, grab a heavy cast-iron skillet from the stove and braining one of the small K-9s . The others slowly backed away seeing their companion slammed into a wall, but advanced once again, angrier at the silent, fallen comrade.
Seiya's thumbs proved useless, though, when the skillet was yanked from his hand and the remaining animals charged at him. He cowered, throwing his arms over his face and head as he sunk to the floor in a corner.
Hs saving grace came in the form of a yellow Labrador.
Bathsheba rushed in front of the crouched man, baring her teeth and snarling just as ferociously. Raye, smartly, let the dog free from her sibling's room as she rushed upstairs to hide. The Canis Latrans were stunned shortly by the new addition but held no qualms about attacking the domestic animal.
Fur flew as the five entangled in a bloodthirsty battle.
Only when another, larger, grey dog entered the scene did the coyotes think twice about their strategy. Four to two was still an advantage, but four small K-9s against two larger one, and one being a wolf, though his hind-leg was casted… The four smaller animals scampered against the tiled floor, trying to escape but the grey wolf was having none of that. He fought to keep them in place and barked in glee as Raye came down with yards of rope.
"Seiya! Help me!" She ordered, dropping the rope, only to pick up one length and form a noose with the end. Seiya jumped from his ring-side seat and followed her orders of pinning one enemy. Soon enough, twenty minutes later, the two humans had the four coyotes collared and leashed with rope and secured them to the deck outside. The grey wold disappeared back inside, only to reemerge as Chad in a robe, leaning against a make-shift crutch.
"Seiya, you okay?" The brunette nodded. "Babe?"
"Just fine," Raye answered, rubbing her goose-pimpled arms.
"Bathsheba?"
"She's fine," Seiya answered, petting the panting mutt. Chad raised his eyes to scan the forest, chills when down his spine as familiar howls.
"The others!" Raye locked eyes with her love.
"I'll go." He shook his head.
"No. Stay here with Seiya and watch these mutts. When Darien comes back he'll want to question them." Chad turned his back to her and went back in. The dropping of the crutch signaled his transformation and then he left in flash of colored fur racing out the door and down the deck. Raye lent heavily against the balustrade of the deck and prayed.
Serena gets attention turned to her.
Beryl and Serena fight to cliff.
"You…you ruined everything!" Beryl's eyes were blind with rage as she charged Serena. Serena had two choices: fall backwards or duck. Beryl flew right over her cowered body with a wild shriek into the bay below. A sickening crunch came up from the depths a moment later cutting off the scream instantly. Absolute silence. Serena shakily sat up, arms lowering to turn and face the cliff's lip. She could only stare in amazement.
A low groan had the muddy blond jerking and rushing over to the fallen alpha.
"Darien? Darien?" She worried over his fallen body. "Darien, can you hear me?" Her clawed hand touched his bruised face. Another low groan came from his throat before words did.
"You…sound funny with fangs," he whispered. Serena blinked in disbelief after that she hit him. "Oaf!" His eyes shot open in pain. "Ouch!"
"You deserve that," she scrubbed her watery eyes, "Jerk."
Serena helps Darien back home.
They see the aftermath of the other's own battles.
Raye forces him to go to the ER.
Comes home the next day all bandaged up.
Darien rallies a meeting.
Pack deciders to move
Darien goes to talk with Mr. Canis about joining the pack.
"No," he answered the younger looking man, "But I'll tell you what I will do." And the two talked well into the night, the twins blissfully unaware of the plans being formed.