Hades and Rayne
Chapter 14: Ember Talon Helps
Rayne nodded as the suckling moved against her chest and she moved the fur back and smiled down at him, "Hey little Azure Eyes. What are you doing?"
The pup looked up at Rayne before his tuskless mandibles twisted up into a smile and Rayne smiled back carefully wiggling her finger at him as he reached forwards and grabbed it firmly.
Bloody Talon carefully looked over Rayne's shoulder and looked down at the pup, carefully running a large clawed finger on the pup's overly large head, gauging Rayne's reaction before her body language became stiff and protective but as soon as the pup grabbed his large talon her body language relaxed as he unconsciously began to purr to the pup.
Hades turned the corner only to freeze when he saw the Elder with his arm draped possessively over Rayne's shoulder and he was purring softly to something strapped to Rayne's chest.
Hades' crimson eyes widened when he saw the tiny hand grasping the Elder's talon and a soft growl of absolute rage tore itself from his throat before he could stop it.
Bloody Talon heard a growl of rage but didn't alarm Rayne by returning the challenging growl, instead he looked up to see Hades and his eyes widened just slightly in surprise before Rayne's head snapped up to see Hades as well.
Rayne gulped seeing the absolute fury sparking in Hades's eyes turning them almost black with rage but she carefully moved away from the Elder despite his obvious reluctance to let her leave his side as she headed towards the enraged male, "Hades."
Hades' attention snapped to the female who was slowly approaching him and his growl stopped before it took on a curious click, "This is Azure Eyes. He's an orphan. I've decided to take him in as my own. Would you like to see him?"
Hades calmed slightly merely at the knowledge that the suckling wasn't the Elder's and nodded before Rayne slowly moved forwards, her body language cautious and tense.
Hades completely relaxed his stance, hoping that Rayne would relax as well which seemed to work as she confidently stepped up to his side and pulled the fur to the side.
Hades purred softly at the little pup who had startling blue eyes and unconsciously moved behind Rayne, resting his large head on her shoulder as he purred and trilled to the pup who smiled and trilled back, reaching up with his little hands.
Hades wiggled his large black talons at the pup before the pup wrapped his hands around his talon with a soft chitter of happiness, that had Hades purring even more, so much so that Rayne shivered slightly and shifted beneath his large head as the vibrations from his purr traveled down to her toes.
Bloody Talon smirked at Hades's reaction to the pup and quietly walked down the hall leaving the two hunters and the pup to themselves. Rayne shifted as Hades continued to purr before she pushed at his large head, "Hey move your head."
Hades's purr faltered for a second before he looked down at Rayne, catching a slight yet extremely intoxicating scent rising up from her before she pushed at his head again, "I've got to go visit someone so if you don't mind."
Hades immediately realized that he was practically plastered to Rayne's back and immediately moved away from her as she nodded her head to him and walked quickly down the hall, her scent fading as she moved further away from him.
Rayne managed to track down Ember Talon's room and gently knocked on the door before the door swung open. Rayne yelped when she was nearly tackled back by a toddler predator but she quickly scooped the toddler up and placed him on her hip, "Hey now. Be careful. I have a suckling here."
In an instant the pup calmed and looked curiously at the fur strapped across the new female's chest before she moved it to the side and he was able to see the tiny pup that she had.
Rayne walked over to what looked like a large fur chair and sat down on it before the pup cuddled against her side and began to sing a soft song off of a movie she had once seen when she was much, much younger,
Hush now, my baby
Be still love don't cry.
Sleep as your rocked by the stream.
Sleep and remember my last lullaby.
So I'll be with you when you dream.
River, oh river, flow gently for me.
Such precious cargo you bear.
Do you flow somewhere, he can live free?
River, deliver, in bed.
Rayne smiled when she finished the small lullaby for the pup now lay sleeping with his head on her stomach and the suckling lay asleep as well.
Ember Talon blinked when she walked into her quarters for she found the huntress Rayne sitting with her pup lying placidly asleep on her stomach, "Sorry I came in without permission. He sort of tackled me."
Ember Talon smirked, "It's alright. I'm surprised he's so docile. Usually he'd be trying to climb up my leg like a tree." Rayne shrugged, "We can sing. Well I can, for the most part." Ember Talon chuckled, "One day you will have to show me. Did you have questions about the pup?"
Rayne nodded, "Yes. I don't know how to tell if he is hungry. Do Yautja pups cry?"
Ember Talon nodded as she sat down, "A good question. No, the pups will not cry unless under extreme duress. They cry only at birth and then are trained to keep utterly silent. A long time ago the females would go with males on hunts and if the female had a suckling they had to be trained not to cry to keep both the mother and suckling out of danger."
Rayne nodded, "Alright. What would he do? He's only moved a little bit and seems to be fascinated with Yautja talons."
Ember Talon nodded, "Anything that wiggles in front of them will fascinate them. But as for what he would do if he was hungry he would open his mandibles and try and latch onto your chest with them."
Rayne shifted slightly feeling the suckling move before she chuckled, "Like he is now?" Ember Talon straightened slightly and looked down at the suckling before she nodded and held out her large hands. Ember Talon noted the wariness at which Rayne looked at her large taloned hands but carefully untied the small sling and held the suckling out to her.
Ember Talon carefully lifted the suckling as her pup caught Rayne's attention by grabbing hold of her hand carefully and moving the digits before poking at the end of her fingers, noting that she had no talons as his mother suckled the suckling.
Rayne stiffened when the pup carefully grabbed hold of her hair but he immediately let it go, feeling her stiffen beneath him and had been taught at an early age by his mother not to mess with another Yautja's hair.
Rayne relaxed when the pup released her braided hair and curled up on her stomach as she rested her head against his much larger one and managed a broken purr at best and chuckled softly, "Yeah I know it's not the best purr but it is the best that I can do so far."
Ember Talon smirked, "It is coming along well." Ember Talon stood, holding out the suckling to Rayne who hummed softly, activating the second vocal chord so that it sounded like it echoed and doubled the hum to sound like a rolling purr.
Rayne blinked in surprise when Ember Talon placed her clawed hand carefully over her throat, feeling her throat vibrate with the sound of the purr, "How…are you doing that?"
"I've activated my second vocal chord."
Ember Talon smirked hearing Rayne's voice echo slightly before she swallowed and her voice returned to normal, "Thank you Ember Talon."
Ember Talon nodded before Rayne exited the room only to nearly be pushed down by a male. Rayne immediately snarled in rage, putting the male in his place as he bowed his head in apology but Rayne continued to snarl, "You! Watch where you're going! I have a suckling here and I will not allow you to shove me out of your way unblooded one!"
The male instantly fell to his knees in utter submission to the female before him who raged quietly.
Ember Talon watched in pride as the much smaller female put the male in his place and forced him into utter submission but refrained from moving further than her door. Rayne moved forwards towards the male and he lowered his head further still as she moved before she grabbed him firmly by his chin and forced him to look at her, "Next time, watch where you are going. I know I may be small and you do not usually look further down but watch where you walk."
The male nodded anxiously before Rayne pushed on his shoulder, "Go on then. Get up." The male hastily got to his feet and bowed his head as he quickly rushed down the halls.
Rayne shook her head before she nodded again to Ember Talon who smiled in return before she walked off down the halls.
A/N: So alright to another chapter! Whoot! I have quite a few more chapters in line but I'm gonna wait a bit. I'm also working on another fanfic at the same time. Well actually I have about ten going at the same time right now but meh. Review please! I love reviews! Love them lots! Here's to another chapter hope you enjoy! X)