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Shizuru opened the door that connected her and Natsuki's room. The early morning light was bright in the room, and the blue haired princess looked gorgeous in the bed she laid apron. Shizuru smile, yes, this woman was a princess, she was stunning. Her sleeping face looked so peaceful, Her body covered in the pale blue sheets and only her right arm was showing.
There was nothing sexual about the vision before Shizuru's eyes. Just beautiful. Calm and peace filled the red wolf as she stared at her. It was so weird for her. Almost painful. She was a woman constantly at war with her own madness. Her whole life was her putting up a wall that people either adored her or they could feel the real her and kept her distance.
Haruka always knew. They would talk about it. Haruka fought the beast that came with her ancestor's wolf. That was hard for her, Haruka was a good person, and she cared about others. Killing didn't come easy unless it was necessary to her and once the beast was out, no one was safe, even Shizuru at times.
Shizuru was not, she cared about no one but her clan. These people that lived with her where all handpicked. Each were battling something inside them, let it be inner monsters or past demons. They were like her, wounded animals with double-edge fangs.
And she was the worst. Her mask never cracked outside of this house. They knew her evils, witness her at her worst, and still they followed with loved and true acceptance. They knew her, yet still she felt alone. Always surrounded, yet forever alone. This made the demon worst, screaming for blood.
But this woman, this blushing blue haired alpha female, brought her peace, even in her sleep, she gave her peace. Shizuru would protect her. Even if it meant killing all of New York to do it.
Was this what it was like? Would this woman bring her peace? Or does Natsuki bring an even deadlier monster into this world.
Shizuru pulled her glaze from the woman that could be her beginning or her end. She wrote a simple note and placed her black card on the dresser. She had to be at work soon and she still wanted to talk to Miyu and Chie before she left.
She left out of Natsuki's room with one last glance at the girl. She headed down the hall towards Miyu's room. The woman rarely left her room and if she did it was to either eat or see the collection of pups and cubs. They all loved her. She was a natural with them.
As she approached the door, it opened. That wasn't a surprise. Miyu always seemed to know when Shizuru was coming. The arctic fox was standing by the door. She didn't smile, her shoulder length silvery blue hair was tied up at the back of her neck. She wore all black, which only meant one thing. "How long will you be gone this time?"
"A month or two, " the other female walked into her room towards her bed. There was something moving under the covers, something small. "This is Alyssa. I found her in a underground lab I was working in. She has nowhere to go and.."
"Alyssa would you like to stay with Miyu and my pack?" Shizuru said the words sweet and calm. Slowly walking over to the bed and lifting the cover just a bit. It was a lion female, around 6 or 7 years old. What was weird about the girl was the color of her hair. It wasn't just blonde like Haruka's, it was yellow. Bright yellow hair that reminded Shizuru of a sunflower. "You are beautiful."
"Are you sure Shizuru?" Shizuru could feel the uneasiness in the fox. but there was no way Shizuru couldn't. She already knew, Miyu did dangerous work, and sometimes she would find children like this. Children raised by monsters. Most likely this girl didn't just live in that underground lab, she was a test subject. No this girl will stay right here.
"If she wishes to stay, she may. Before you leave, take her to Marie and make sure she is in school before next week." Shizuru picked up the girl that never said a word. Just looked at Miyu with bright eyes. "You belong to us now, Alyssa, Miyu and I will protect you. No one will ever hurt you again."
Shizuru held the girl for another 20 minutes, talking to Miyu. The cub had fell to sleep in her arms and purred the whole time. The poor girl had arms of a junky. Proof that Shizuru was right, this girl was a lab rat. It didn't matter though, she was hers now. As much as Miyu loved the kids, she never adopt them, besides, this girl would need a lot of attention, Aoi and Chie would be best suited with her care.
Leaving the room, Shizuru glanced at her watch and headed down stairs. This early in the morning, Chie could only be in one place, the kitchen. Aoi always help cook the kid's breakfast, so Chie always helped. Sure enough, Chie was there, standing behind Aoi, whispering in her ear. The couple was always sweet on each other. Always touching when they could. Shizuru longed for that, and she always knew how much when she saw them like this.
Shizuru give off a tiny bark, getting both of their attention. Chie smiled, leaving Aoi to her work. "I found out what you ask for and more.. It should be easy to take them all out in one go, but Shizuru there is more." That's when Chie lost her smile and her face got serious. It was rare to see. But if it was happening, whatever she had to say wasn't good. "I found out about the Jefferson Clan, but I also found out something huge about the Cro pack. They lied. And Shizuru, they are far from what they seem to be. We differently need a meeting."
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Haruka sat at her desk, staring at the amount of work she really didn't want to do. She had been at the office for less than an hour and already her mind was drifting. Her mind use to never wonder until today. And it was all Yukino's fault. The woman was wearing her down. Hell lest night when she got back to the room, Yukino was already in bed. The younger female was sleep and facing the side of the bed left for her to sleep on. Haruka tried to just lay there but Yukino looked so beautiful. The woman could turn her on in her sleep and her scent was the most distracting thing in the world. In the end, Haruka had shifted to wolf and slept at the foot of the bed like she was some pet dog or something.
Haruka tossed down the reports on the desk and pushed the call button on the phone. "Janet these reports are not completed." Haruka sat back staring at the phone waiting for a return answer. When it didn't come, Haruka stood and walked to the side of her glass office. She opened the blind only to find that Janet, her panther assistant, wasn't at her desk. Haruka glanced at her watch, 9:45. Where was she?
Marching out of the office, Haruka stood over the desk. On it sat a computer and one sheet of paper. "I QUIT!" That hairball coughing cat! This was the 3rd assistant in two months. What the hell was going on?
Growling, Haruka marched back to her office and picked up the phone. It rang twice before the woman on the other end answered. "Haruka, it's been too long."
With a genuine smile Haruka tossed her hair back and spoke to her old college friend. "I need help again Sara."
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Natsuki brushed her long blue-black hair, trying to hold in a yawn. It was early, 8 in the morning, but Shizuru had long left her room. It was quiet in Shizuru's room and her scent was beginning to fade. Natsuki didn't know how the beauty did it. She knew the other alpha didn't get back in until well after two in the morning and had left over an hour ago.
It was Monday, so maybe Shizuru was at work, but Natsuki had no idea what she did for a living. Hell she knew very little of anything about the woman. Where she came from, how she got here, what she was like. Nothing. The true question was if she wanted to know. She was leaving soon and getting close could only make things harder. Besides she wasn't sure she really needed to know.
With a sigh, Natsuki stood and placed the brush down on the dresser. She was dressed in a all-black Wonder Woman's shirt that was too small for her and faded blue jeans. She wore no shoes which was fine as long as the town was clean. And she was going into town, Shizuru had left her a note with a credit card attached.
"Buy what you need my Natsuki" was all the note read, but every time she looked at it pinned to the mirror, she could feel the blush, hot on her cheeks. Her hand writing was just like her flawless and beautiful. Natsuki only wished that the woman would stop making her blush. She was 25 years old. She had lovers before, even when after a few herself, but Shizuru oozed sex and passion. With her every look, the red wolf made promises of hot, dirty nights and orgasms that would shake bodies.
Natsuki growled to keep away the lustful thoughts. She wanted her pack, so she pulled open her door and hoped they weren't too far to hear her small mini howl. She know most of the house was up, could hear them moving and the kids yelling as they loaded up for the drive to school.
Natsuki walked across the hall, knowing that Yukino was sleeping in this room, she didn't knock out of habit, just opened the door and sat on the huge bed. The shower was running and the scent of Yukino was sweeping into the room with the steam. The thing that bothered her was the other smell in the room, Haruka was everywhere. Her scent was strong in the room and though she couldn't smell any sex scents, she was sure the woman had shared a bed with her best friend.
Waiting to but the question of what Yukino was in here doing last night, Natsuki glanced around the room. It looked just like the room she was in other than the wonderful feeling carpet and the bed was just a bit bigger. She didn't know they made beds bigger that a California king but this one was.
There was a note beside her on the bed, along with a credit card. Natsuki didn't want to be noisy but the note was staring at her, begging to be read, or at least that was what she was going to tell Yukino. She read the note, the hand writing was readable but far from neat. Some words were scratched out and others where spelled wrong, but she got the gest of it. "Yukino, take the card and buy what you need. I will be at home around 5:30. Stay in Knidner, the town is all shifter and be safe." How sweet is that! Was the big blonde wolf really that into Yukino to tell her the time she was returning and warn her to be safe?
Before Natsuki could think more on it, Yukino walked out of the shower with nothing but a towel on. She looked unsurprised that Natsuki was there, simply sitting on the bed, back to back, drying herself. "You read my note didn't you?"
"Well, I …you know." Natsuki felt the blush creep into her creeks, grinning all the while. "She is every sweet."
"That doesn't matter," the short haired female jumped over to the other side of the bed, grapping the note. When she spoke, her eyes went a bit dreamy and her voice just a whisper. "She would make a good mate?"
The question surprised Natsuki, mostly, because it sounded like a plea. "I don't know." that's when Natsuki really looked at Yukino, the woman had a slight blush going, as if she didn't mean to ask the question. That's when Natsuki smelled and felt it, a mix of hope and regret. It felt …wrong. "Yukino, you don't have to leave with us. Mai is more than capable of being my Beta and I know how much you want this, how much you want her. Stay, fall in love, be happy."
"No" that's all she got back as a reply, and the feeling of hope was gone, but not of the regret.
"I won't force you to come, but nor will I beg you to stay, do what you want." And just like that the conversation was done.
It was silent for a minute or two as Yukino got dress in a grey beater and black jeans. Natsuki waited quietly until she remembered Haruka's scent. "So did you lose your virginity last night." That was not as settle as she wanted it to be.
Yukino just laughed, sitting down next to Natsuki. "No, she slept in wolf form at the foot of the bed. It was like I had a huge guard dog."
"You have been waiting for this female for all of your life, and you're not going to tap that!" Yukino and Natsuki blushed at Nao's words. The wolf was standing at the now open door with Akria, who was blushing but still giggling. "Never seen a dog that needed to guard a pussy cat before."
"Nao stop it, your embarrassing Yukino." Natsuki stood and walked over to the door, pulling Nao and Akria into the room and closed the door.
"Yukino is embarrassing Yukino."
"And Nao is about to get her ass beat"
"Why are you getting mad at me for, not like I'm in this fancy room, fucking a rich wolf all night long?"
"You forget your place. I am your alpha." Natsuki stepped up closer to the younger woman. Just as Akria stepped in the middle of them. Both of them growled over Akria's head, "Shouldn't you be laid out in a bed somewhere my weak friend. Bed rest should last two or three days."
Nao's fangs burst out of her mouth "I never asked you to help me, my grand alpha. Either way, shouldn't you be licking your mate's ass right now."
"How many times do I have to break your nose before you get the picture."
"If you two are going to argue about nothing, I will leave both of you, seeing as I am the only one with car keys." Mai stood in the door, a lion leaning on her leg. "Nao please don't pick fights. Just say thank you the old fashion way."
The blush on Nao's face said it all. Natsuki retracted her fangs, finally letting Nao's relief and guilt hit her. It must have been eating at her to be this strong. And like always, Nao picked a fight to cover her feelings. She always did that, and like always, Natsuki feed into it. that still didn't give her the right to fuck with her beta like that.
Nao looked at everything but Natsuki as she spoke, her head was down and she seemed so unlike herself. "I …I didn't ask you to come for me, but you did. You and Yukino. " And that was it, all the thanks Natsuki would ever get from Nao.
Yukino giggled and Nao snared at her, which just made her laugh harder. This was what her pack was like. Weird but simple. There real jobs demanded that they were. They sat around and talked for a bit, mostly about arrangements that needed to be made for when they left, and enrolling Nina in school until they did.
Somehow the topic of Mai's new "pet" came up. "She slept in my room and won't let me out of her sight. It's kind of cute, but creepy." Mai petted the lion that was currently laid out on her as they all sat on the bed. "I don't know what it is about her, but…well it might be dumb, but I feel safe and protected."
"A cat protecting a dog, this has got to be wrong somewhere in the books." Nao sat on the floor back to the bed cleaning her human nails on one hand with the claw from her other. Something that simply irritated Mai. But the tall beauty seemed to be ignoring her sister right now. Her focus on the lion trying to claim up her much smaller human body.
"Let's go get this shopping trip over with." Natsuki stood and everyone did the same, following her out the room. Miss Marie already said that they could use any car they wanted while they sated there, as long as they brought it back, so Natsuki did.
It was about a 10 min trip to town, they drove in the huge all black SUV jamming to both rock and electric. They started at shoe stores first, then places for clothes and other things they would need like tooth brushes and shampoos. Altogether, it was starting to be a good, relaxing day. Everyone was friendly to them, always smiling but they did stare. One of the drawbacks to shifter only towns, they always knew when someone that didn't belong in their town. It was a predator thing.
By the time it was nearly noon, they had finally came to the store Natsuki was dying to enter, Victoria's Secret. While the other girls just laugh over Natsuki's secret obsession to nice undergarments, they didn't complain. Even Yukino, queen of plain white underwear, picked out a set. It was still all white but it was lace and downright sexy. Maybe she was planning to get lucky soon.
Natsuki smiled at the crimson colored one piece lace number she had spotted. It was hooked only in the fount by a thin line of fabric that would cover only her bellybutton and the bare minimum of her breast, it was adorable and She had to have it. Shizuru would love her in it. As soon as the idea passed through her mind, just like many of the other sets she planned to buy, she shook her head. This was not her. She brought lace because she loved it, not because some female might think she would look hot in it.
By one in the afternoon, the group was tried and hungry. They found a small Japanese restaurant out on the edge of town and had already order the meal. As they waited, everyone seemed to be in their own little world. All but Mai who was openly staring at Natsuki. "What?"
"Oh nothing, just thinking how cool it would be to live here. To quit the job and just live wild a free in a mansion surrounded by a pack of every breed I can think of."
"Being spoiled by rich beautiful women that hand you black cards and tell you to 'get what you need.' Sounds like a like I could get use too." Nao smiled, elbows on the table, staring at Natsuki. "we all could get use to this."
"Well don't. Shizuru pack is beyond full and there is not room for all of us to stay. They are good people, and we will spend our month being good people. I don't want anyone on a job here or at the mansion. Just relax, we have no work here guys. Understood?" everyone nodded at Natsuki. "And no one is to know about what we really do for a living. No one"
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Yukino tossed the bags of clothes and shoes on the floor and started to unpack. It had been a long day. After their lunch, the girls enrolled Nina in a local public school and chatted in the park until well after 3.
It was a good day, a few arguments between Nao and Natsuki over fashion and Mikoto, who refused to leave Mai's side, using a cloths rack as a scratching post, it was uneventfully nice day. Yukino dumped all the bags out on the bed and began folding.
As she began to place them in the dresser, she noticed the single yellow on it. It was beautiful. It smelled like wild and free love. It smelled like Haruka. She picked it up, caressing its petals. It filled her with a sense of bliss that was new to her.
Placing the flower back, Yukino finished placing her things away. Once done, she threw herself face first onto the bed, breathing in Haruka's scent deeply. It was so close to the scent of that flower, wild and free, just pure bliss.
The sound of the door opening made Yukino snare as she turned over. She really didn't need any more pack time and she would make sure the gang knew it. But to her surprise, Haruka burst in holding a large binder. She looked strained but still manages to give her a smile. It was small but it was real and made her feel like Haruka wanted to see her.
Of course the gaping that was going on between them was a bit freaky. So Yukino broke the silence first. "You're back early."
"Yeah, brought home my work." Then the staring began again. At least this time Haruka broke it. She walked over to the desk at the back of the room, placing the binder on it. She opened it and pulled out papers as she spoke. "How was your day?"
"It was lovely, and thank you for the clothes. I will pay you back as soon as I can." Yukino got out of the bed and stood behind Haruka. The woman was just sitting down when she looked back at Yukino.
"That's ok. I have a lot of money and little needs. It's just sitting there. Keep the card, just in case you need more." Haruka gave her one last look before she turned towards the papers before her. "umm, I need to finish the data reports and the accounting funding for my company before tomorrow. But if you are up to it we can have lunch together tomorrow so something …I mean …you know…umm"
"I would love too." Yukino tried not to look at the numbers on the papers but with a smile Yukino stepped to Haruka's side. "I can do that if you want. Maybe you can think of it as repayment."
"You know how?"
"I have built programs for people that do more than this. I can do it, way before tomorrow"
Haruka shot up out of the chair, grapping Yukino's Arms in a touch that both showed her strength and her gentleness, "Please! I suck at this, I really suck at this!"
The touch that Haruka was giving her wanted Yukino to come closer for some reason. Almost as if this was the time that kisses were called for and Yukino didn't know how much she wanted that kiss until it didn't come. "If you want, tomorrow you can come with me to work and I can pay you"
As they just stood there with Haruka standing so close but too far, a knock came to the door. " Haruka , meeting" The door crept open as Shizuru smiled. "I need my beta if im going to host pack meetings."
The growl that came from Haruka was both sudden and deep. Yet the other woman still stood there, holding her and staring. "I'm not your beta. I'm NO ONE'S DAMN BETA!" The woman was loud when she wanted to be.
The giggle form the red eyed girl was all that followed as the woman left the room. Haruka kissed Yukino on the forehead, something that Yukino was sure the blonde didn't even know she did. "I will be back soon. And thank you, we can talk about tomorrow tonight." And then she left. Leaving Yukino with a pile of work and a smile on her face.
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Shizuru watched Haruka march into the room. The blonde stop dead in the middle and placed both hands on her hips. "So what is this about anyway?"
Smiling, Shizuru brought the cup of hot tea to her mouth. She looked around the room. Chie was leaning on the wall by the window. Mikoto was laying down on the floor next to Miss Marie and John, a Polar Bear Shifter. "Chie called this meeting, my beautiful Haruka."
With a blushed, Haruka took a sit next to her in the dimly lit room. "Well?"
"I found the location of the Jefferson Clan, they are huge." Chie pushed herself off the wall and walked to the middle of the room. "To tell you the truth, after looking over everyone in the clan, they posse little threat. They out number us only because of the other clans and packs that follow them. That's why I posse we do this quick before they can assemble."
"How many are needed?" Haruka seemed bored with the conversation. But she still put up an effort to act like she cared. "and when?"
"I say we do it Friday. I slowed down the information that could be leaking from town. And Aoi has already gotten and alibi ready for Friday. If you and Shizuru go, only Mikoto and Miyu would be needed."
"Unfortunately, Miyu is on a mission right now." Shizuru placed down her cup, giving Chie a big smile. "We shall take Reito, John, and….. Maria? That is if you are up to it."
"I don't mind." Maria smiled. The woman was the oldest of their pack, a sniper that was wanted for the murders of an army unit. She would tell you without a doubt she did it, but she had only told Shizuru why. The Unit had deserved it, and so much more. Maria had be merciful to the child rapist. A bullet was too good for them.
Haruka was getting up to leave when Chie's voice stopped her. "There is one more thing. I looked into the Cro pack as well. Each of them seemed to come up clean at first, all holding respectable jobs. Mai even has two. Then I started looking deep." Chie rubbed the back of her neck closing her eyes as she spoke. "They are thieves. Really good thieves. Mostly they still information for the government, or at least that's how they started out. Now they do it for companies, mostly hacking jobs and file deleting. Mostly they are like the Robin Hood of information. Nothing to be concerned about."
Shizuru held in a smile when no one in the room reacted. She could feel no fear, no rejection from anyone. All she felt was boredom and acceptance. This was the pack she had built. A group of people that fear nothing. A group of people that all came from backgrounds that where less than perfect. "Well the truth question is how long before anyone told them."
Everyone looked at Shizuru with a questioning look. Haruka spoke first. "Does it matter? What I really want to know is if that story about them Jefferson's is true? Did they steal from them?"
"I will have that answer by Friday, not that it matters, you two have already made up your mind to keep them?" Chie was right, Shizuru already planned to keep her Natsuki and she would be damned if her friend didn't get the woman she had waited her whole life for.
"Their work doesn't matter, I'm keeping my Natsuki." Turning to her best friend with a smile, Shizuru sat back as she spoke. "What of you Haruka?"
Haruka stood, "No hyena will be left to morn" eyes shifted to wolf, fangs bare. And inhuman smile on her face.