Jamie nuzzled Jack as they came down from their high of lovemaking. Jack nipped Jamie, to mark him as his forever; if he noticed, he didn't comment, simply nuzzling against Jack all the more as this was an annual thing between them. Jack purred, his tail wrapping around Jamie's body possessively. Jamie mmmms in response. Jack had permanently marked him on his ass this time.
"My butt that tasty?" He asked teasingly; Jack nodded, nipping gently at the fresh wound and licking it.
"Yes." Jamie chuckled.
"I've heard of people being a pain in someone's backside before... but I think that takes it to a different level." He joked, causing Jack to giggle.
"Alright, now you can mark me so you can get me back." Jamie considered it a moment before nipping one of Jack's shoulder.
"There." Jack giggled and the two later played boggle.
"Can, your word is can." Jack had, instead, turned it into a spelling bee with the words he'd found.
"This is boggle, not a spelling bee Jack." Jamie replied with a chuckle.
"At least I now know what word is on BOTH our lists." Jack giggled at that; laughing, he shook the board to present them with new letters and restarted the timer. Jamie shook his head in amusement; the game only lasted for a few rounds. Jack then decided they should play something else.
Jack turned into a field mouse and began the game of chase and find.
"Hey! Come back here!" He gave chase and Jack squeaked, digging his way into through the snow only to run into a snake.
"EE EH SQUEAK SQUEAK!" He swallowed whole by the serpent, screaming over the bond; Jamie froze the snake as soon as he set eyes on it, killing it and then he took the snake inside and carefully cut it open to let Jack out. He squeaked and shook his fur out; then threw up in the nearest garbage can he could scamper to. Jamie grabbed a wash cloth, cleaning up the "spill" and Jack who gasped, sucking in precious air.
"Maybe you should keep out of the range of "prey" during these things." Jack panted and anger suddenly surged through him from Jamie's comment; he turned into a viper and bit Jamie before he slithered away.
"Ow... shit..." Jamie froze the entire area of the bite to keep the venom from entering his bloodstream. Jack was red colored now from anger.
"Don't be smart with me." It clued Jamie in... it's mating season and Jack would be rather moody from several days to a month. Jamie didn't say anything else as he tended to the wound, hoping he got at all venom out or he'd become very violently ill... Jack yawned and shook a bit before curling up by a sunny spot, like all reptilian animals did, and slept in it. Jamie dealt with the wound as best he could, icing it over only once he thought he'd gotten all the poison out before stretching out on the couch. Jack slithered up Jamie's leg several minutes later before curling around on his stomach as he reminded Jack of a sun spot. Jamie didn't even so much as twitch, just closing his eyes and resting. Unconsciously, Jack moved and slithers under Jamie's shirt before he stays still as it was warmer there. Jamie was asleep then and didn't notice; Jack hissed at Jamie when he turned with him in his shirt only to be inadvertently crushed underneath him. Jamie He jolts a little at the hissing noise.
"Ah shit!" He rolled off Jack and onto the floor. Jack loopily slithered around into things, hitting his head on most of the objects around the house. Jamie scrambled away from the snake, uncertain in his sleep-muddled brain and not wanting to risk being bit again; he slammed into another chair in the process. After a while of watching though he realized the snake was Jack and settled back down; Jack returned to curling up on him again. Jamie didn't fall asleep again. He's warmer than normal though... it's not a good sign. Worried at this, Jack nuzzled Jamie; flicking his tongue out before going to find Bunny. Jack could not simply change back as it took too much energy and he felt like being awake was more important. Once in the Warren, Jack slither up his leg and flick his tongue out at the lagomorph. Bunny hopped around trying to shake Jack off, not realizing it's him. Jack winced, tired of being shaken around today; he spoke in a tiny voice.
"Bunnny!" Bunny stilled.
"Wha?" His ears twitched, listening for that voice again.
"Bunny!" It was a tiny shrill as Jack tried pulling him towards where he knew Jamie was but only managed pulling his foot. Bunny looked at the snake.
"Jack?" He nodded, biting him gently so as not to puncture him and to pull him towards where Jamie was. Bunny grunted a little.
"Okay, okay... just lead the way mate." He nod and slithered towards Jamie, once they'd both arrived he pulled Bunny, or his paw, towards Jamie's forehead. Bunny wondered why in the world Jack was a snake... and a poisonous one at that. Jack tilted his head towards Jamie as if to say 'what did I do?' Bunny put a paw on Jamie's forehead, he was warm to the touch; he noticed the ice bandage on one hand and lifted it up. He looked over at Jack.
"Did ya bite 'im?"
"I freaked out, he squished me and I got mad and bit him... when I turn into things I don't really think about it!"
"That'd be it then. You chose a rather poisonous species there. I wager he didn't get all the venom out." Bunny looked at Jack a moment before nodding.
"I know what the antidote is. I'll be back." He left to fix it up, leaving Jack crying, or what looked like tears were coming from his beady blue eyes.
"I didn't mean to!" Bunny came back with a needle in hand several minutes later and he injected Jamie with the antidote. Jack winced and curled in on himself, shaking.
"It'll be okay mate, he won't feel good for a while, but it's not gonna kill 'em or nuthin'." Jack curled around Bunny's paw and stayed there for the rest of day. Bunny was careful not to step on Jack, uncertain as to why he's curled around him now while he's visited various places around the globe. Picking up various herbal supplies and documenting things in a small journal he kept in the bag he'd retrieved from the Warren to carry the supplies in. Once he's back at the Warren he paused.
"Not that I don't enjoy company mate, but why ya clingin' to me?"
"Warm and soft." Was the response and nuzzled the fur.
"And you smell like the particular snake I am."
"Eh... that's not entirely what ya smell mate, but I get the warm and soft part. Ya can't cling ta me fereva' though. Ya got stuff ta do an' so do I." Jack whined and eyed him as if to plead his case with the lagomorph.
"Mate, ya just can't. Kids need ya ta bring 'em snow much as they need me ta paint eggs." Jack did a snake like raspberry at Bunny and slithered away into the brush; it was clear he did not wanna do his job as he usually did. Bunny sighed a little, a few days without snow wouldn't hurt and there was always Jamie to do it too... once he felt better. Jack quit the tantrum and transformed into a white wolf and took off into the tundra, using a power Bunny had never taught him; he jumped down a hole of his own creation, an ice portal to spread snow. Bunny went to work filling his supplies.
Jamie turned a little in his fevered sleep as the antidote slowly took effect.
People seemingly wonder why his form was a wolf, the adults didn't like it that's for sure, and called their children inside. The children were baffled, but those who notice it's Jack still waved; even if they're ushered inside. Jack growled at a rabbit... a young rabbit that was just getting its little kits inside is den away from him. He chased her about the snow that soon became a wild storm due to his wild form and thoughts. The rabbit narrowly escaped into a second entrance to the burrow. He growled, fur standing on end at the rabbit as he dig at the burrow. The rabbit burrowed in deep, safe from him with her babies. Jack growled but a twig snap was all he needed to hear before he was chasing down a deer. The deer ran all out; he growled, nipping at the poor things legs. It tried to kick at him before leaping over a fallen log and clambering over another to cross a stream. Jack's jaws snapped, managing to get its leg and with a crunch its leg was broken; it fell in the snow, crying out, struggling to get up and hobble away. He pounced on the animal, holding it down with all his strength; he bit its jugular and a crick is heard, the animal no longer breathed. With a growl, he dug into the carcass.
Jamie slowly woke up, feeling a little better than before.
Once finished, Jack sought out a cave and slept there for the hour.
Jamie got up and stretched before he decided he should probably head back home and he took Merix and Roxas with him back to the ice cavern. Jack howled at Jamie when he headed for the cavern, Jack could sense him close by but he was stuck in that form. Jamie frowned a little at that, he could sense Jack nearby, but he was unaware that Jack had taken a wolf form. Jack howled louder, suddenly he shot with a dart.
"We've caught the rogue animal, repeat rogue animal is caught." A man sad into his walkie talkie. Jamie headed off into the snow with a frown, the snow suddenly intensified to a ridiculous storm around the area, cutting off communications as he went in search of Jack. The man put Jack in the back of a humane society truck for now as he was waiting for the animal control or zoo care takers to come pick up what he thought was a dangerous critter. Jamie frowned a little, keeping anything from coming into the area as he widened his search, reaching along the bond to try and find Jack. Jack whimpered as the guy was hushing him, trying to reassure him that it would be okay and that he'd be placed in safe hands soon.
Jack! Jamie called along the bond as he flew slowly through the storm bad enough to keep vehicles off the road. The man winced and closed the doors, calling the zoo.
"We can't drop him off in this storm, I think it's best we wait here with him until it clears." He yelled over the walkie talkie. Jamie called again over the bond. He sensed Jack was near. Jack didn't respond right away, a whimper was the only thing Jamie could get as the howling storm nearly bowled over the man trying to get Jack to a safer place, he thought Jack needed the help. Jamie thought he heard something and called out again. Jack howled in response to Jamie's poking; Jamie frowned a little at the howl. He poked the bond again; a snarl is all he got over the bond before he howled over the wounds he'd sustained from struggling against the cage. Jamie had wanted confirmation that he wasn't just hearing things. That did it. He headed straight for where he heard the howl.
"Jack!" He called out once he saw the truck. Was that... animal control? The man had Jack by the scruff as he injected him with one more dose of sleepy stuff for the harsh ride to the zoo. Jack whimpered and barely moved as the man managed to safely set him into the truck with soft blankets, chew toys and a bowl of food and water that most animals would eat upon riding; it also included a pee pee pad for puppies.
"This is not a dog, sir, this is a wolf and should be sent safely to its own kind at the zoo."
"That is no wolf, and I am no boy." Came Jamie's even response.
"Care for a demonstration?" The man turned in surprise.
"Yeah, and how do you think so boy? You must be a boy 'cause that's what you look like to me," The truck driver commented "and this wolf is in danger of dying from the harsh weather. It's rare to have one so close to a city, it needs to be relocated!" Jamie snapped his fingers, the storm swirled around the truck but the sun shined overhead, not a drop of snow hit the truck. Jamie raised an eyebrow at the man as if to challenge him to question his own senses.
"Okay, okay." He handed Jack over, being a superstitious man he believed in Jamie. Jamie smiled.
"Don't worry, I'd never hurt anyone on purpose... Jack would be ticked at me if I did." He walked off into the storm, once he's out of sight of the truck the storm calmed immediately to gentle snowflakes. Jack whimpered, shaking in Jamie's arms and struggled to escape his arms.
"Calm down Jack, I'm taking you home." Jamie murmurs gently, flying back to the cavern. Jack growled, showing his fangs, as if in defense. Jamie sighed a little.
"I know, it's that time of the year for you. I've got some lunch for you though, I figure you'd be hungry." Jack flicked his ears up at the mention of food and wagged his tail. Jamie chuckled a little.
"Thought so." He let him down once back at the cavern and got Jack a plate, then set it on the floor so he could eat it. Jamie made sure Jack had plenty to eat; Jack wolfed down his food, literally as he was a wolf and eating it like someone who was starved.
"Would you like some more?" Jamie asked once the plate was empty. Jack scratched his ears, fleas were crawling in his fur; he licked his chops, meaning he wanted some more.
"Alright." Jamie got Jack some more and then sent a gentle cold chill over Jack along his skin to freeze the fleas he'd seen. The fleas squealed and died as Jack followed Jamie into the kitchen. Jamie puts a second helping on the plate and set it back down for Jack to eat. Jack licked his chops once more before eating the meat.
"More or are you full?" He ask once Jack's finished off the plate a second time. Jack nipped at Jamie's arm instead and I managed to draw blood in his play fighting.
"Ow, okay... no more then." Jamie put the plate up, icing the new wound; Jack whimpered. Merix and Roxas walked in to see blood and a wolf.
"DAD! WHAT HAPPENED!"
"Calm down Roxas, your father just finished eating. I don't know why he made himself a wolf."
"Can he change back?"
"Yeah, thought shifting is a taxing thing so likely he just doesn't have the energy at the moment."
"Hmm.. so how long do you think he will stay like this?" Jamie shrugs.
"That's up to him. It's also his mating cycle... so don't hold it against him if he seems a little touchy."
"Oh that," Roxas said. "how come I don't feel the same as dad does when it comes around?"
"Well, your father isn't part human, which you get from me. I imagine that your human part helps keep that in check a little better."
"Oh, well I guess dad's stuck like this for a while."
"A while at least." Jamie agreed. Merix wasn't sure he liked that idea, but didn't say anything. He didn't want to upset his father in law. Jack barked and chased his tail.
"You boys hungry?"
"Yeah, we could eat."
"I made some hamburgers. Did you want them rare or regular?"
"Bloody." was Roxas and Merix's response at the same time.
"Got it." Jamie fixed the rare hamburgers and then took a small cup of blood he'd been keeping and added it to the hamburgers before adding some pickles on Roxas' knowing the boy liked them on his before serving the two.
"Anything to drink?" They seemed to think for a long moment, "blood" that's all they seemed to want.
"Fair enough." Jamie wasn't surprised and got each a glass mixed with ice, making it look like a normal smoothie. They suckled on their drinks and ate the blood red burgers until Jack snatched both meals and took off.
"DAD!" Jamie shook his head and got the boys more. They sighed and bit into there burgers only to bite air. Jamie made another to lure Jack out and when he came out he managed to trap Jack in the bedroom with it.
"There." He made the boys more once more.
"Coulda swore he was full, guess not. Sorry about that." Jack whimpered, howling and crying; scratching at the door as he wanted those burgers all to himself. Jamie made some more and made a temporary hole in the door to give Jack some more, but he wasn't letting Jack out. Jack growled, claws digging into the ice like a snow shovel. Jamie refroze the bottom door and on second thought sealed the entire area with a layer of nevermeltice too... just in case. Jack howled in distress and anger; Jamie didn't let Jack out again until the boys had retreated to their room and were full from the meal. Jack bit at the ice; he finally became too exhausted to scratch anymore. Jamie retracted the nevermeltice then opened the door for Jack only to find him asleep. He snored and tooted as all the meat was settling in his tummy. He shook his head at what he found and smiled a little. He left the door open as he went back downstairs, aware he might only have some peace and quiet until Jack woke. His dreams were of chasing a gazelle, strange enough for him, but in the end he caught it. Jamie relaxed on the couch with a book. It's about three hours later and Jack awoke, yawning and licking his chops he went to find Jamie and nuzzled him with his snout. Jamie looked up from his book.
"Hey, enjoy your nap?" He barked in response and jumped around then rolled around waiting for Jamie to pet him or something. Jamie scratches behind one ear; Jack lolled his tongue out and licked Jamie's hand. He smiled a little, gently scratching behind the other ear. Jack barked and pulled at Jamie's pants with his teeth.
"Huh? Do you want something?" He whimpered and pulled harder, pulling Jamie's pants until they ripped.
"Doggone it, you didn't need to rip them, but okay; I'll follow you." Jamie gets up to follow Jack. He went straight to the fridge.
"Hungry again huh? Okay I'll get you some." Jack barked, jumping here and there and doing left turn spins repeatedly. Jamie makes Jack a plate and sets it down on the floor. Jack barked and ate the food given to him. Jamie went to find some new pants while Jack ate. Jack swallowed the last bits of food and ran around chasing his fluffy tail. Jamie came back into the kitchen and picked up the plate when he saw Jack chasing his tail. Jack stopped to barked at Jamie, howling at the storm that raged outside the home.
"You know, if you don't use the bond to talk at least some words to me it's hard for me to understand what you want." A growl is all he get over the bond, apparently that was Jack talking. Jamie sighed.
"I don't speak wolf you know." Jack growled and bit into Jamie, ripping a chunk of meat from his arm.
"Ow! Hey! No biting!" Jamie scowled, icing the wound. Jack growled, eyes red colored; he wasn't that tamed creature he'd been before. Jack pounced on Jamie only to be blasted off by Roxas' light; he panted, collapsing as Jack went limp.
"Pops... w-what the h-hell... happened?!"
"Not sure, but perhaps it's best to keep him locked in the bedroom until he returns to himself again." Jamie picked up Jack's limp form and took him to the bedroom, sighing quietly. Jack growled, his limp form still trying to attack but he couldn't; the light kept him from waking completely. Jamie locked Jack in their room with nevermeltice after setting him on the bed. Roxas groaned, god that had hurt him more than it hurt Jack.
"It hurts... shit." Jamie went back downstairs, Merix looked at Roxas in concern.
"Probably hurts because you're not used to it... and it sort of clashes with your demon side."
"Fuck fuck fuck!" He yelled out as his wings seemingly shifted a bit from his human form to his demonic form and back again.
"Ow ow ow... it feels like cramps!" Jamie walks over to him.
"Stand still son, I'll help." His eyes were dual colors, one a bloody red color, the other was its normal green with blue mixed in. Once Roxas managed to at least stand still, Jamie gently placed a hand on his head, gently siphoning some of the light to bring balance between the two sides. He collapsed then and there but he was still conscious; that was the good part of it.
"Is he okay?" Merix asked, concern in his eyes.
"Yeah, just get some rest okay son?" Roxas nodded and the howling started instantly after.
"My light couldn't keep him down forever, nope." Jack growled scratching and biting at the ice.
"Don't worry about it. He won't be able to get out."
"G-Good." His energy ran out and he fainted. Merix caught him and carried him off to the bedroom to rest. Jack shook, a bit angry inside; angry at his demonic side for taking over. Jamie sensed it, but said nothing about it; not even over the bond. Jack whimpered, his snout to the ice; staring at Jamie. Jamie sighed a little, looking at Jack before going downstairs. Jack whined and began howling, a trapped feeling surging through him, resulting in the room being destroyed; when Jamie came back Jack was ripping apart a pillow. Jamie settled next to the "window" into the room. He had expected Jack to destroy the room and wasn't disappointed. Jack coughed up feathers, of course, and had defecated everywhere; Jamie had forgotten that as a wolf he would do that. Although he had forgotten it'd be a lie to say he was surprised.
"Hey." Jack whimpered in response.
"I know, but until you turn back I can't take the risk that you'll bite one of the boys like you did me, or worse." Jack looked down, guiltily flopping his ears back.
"I know you didn't mean to. I know you love. It's just I know you'd rather it be this way than have the guilt of hurting Roxas." Jack gave him puppy dog eyes in return.
"Sorry, I'm not letting you out."