Hot Shot's girl: The day has come! Dun dun duh DUH! ! Well, see what happens. Many of you have been totally waiting for this day so . . . read on and enjoy! . . . if you can X}
"Luffy! Luffy look at me! Are you alright? ! Luffy!" Zoro tried to slap the boy out of his shock, but it seemed to be harder than he thought.
"Is he alright?" Franky asked, looking on at the raven-haired boy in concern.
"He'd better be or I'm gonna kill him," Sanji swore, shaking his head as he quickly inhaled a smoke.
"Oh I can't take this!" Nami cried, grasping her hair, closing her eyes, and shaking her head. "I can't take being hunted down by all these strong warriors! I can't! I just can't!"
"But he wasn't after you Nami," Robin informed the scared girl.
"I don't care!" Nami cried out, looking at the older Vampiress. "This STRESS isn't good on me! What the he- - did Luffy do to piss the strongest Wolf Warrior in the Great Pack off? !"
"I think that's what the boys are trying to find out," Robin motioned her head over towards where the boys were, all leaning over Luffy as Zoro attempted to shake the shock away.
"Luffy! !" Zoro nearly shouted, he was greatly concerned for the boy and Luffy remaining in this state wasn't helping.
"What? What? !" Luffy gasped, his eyes snapping open wider and looking at everyone, his body still trembling. "Is . . . Is he gone? !"
"Yeah," Zoro sighed out in relief. "We got away, he won't be able to come after us in a long time."
"Yeah, we made sure to put some distance between us and him," Sanji nodded firmly.
"Yeah, but he's an excellent tracker," Franky informed. "I heard he once hunted a pack of 10 Blood Warriors who were said to be at least 100 miles away—and he got them all in the same night."
"Ah!" Luffy cried out, curling up and trembling.
"DON'T—Tell him that Franky!" Zoro hissed, waving at the large blue Wolf Warrior to get him to shut up about Mihawk.
"Oh, oops, sorry about that little guy," Franky chuckled lightly, looking at the frightened young Blood Prince.
"What . . ." came Luffy's mumbled words, everyone leaning in closer to hear him. "What did I do?"
"What's that Luffy?" Usopp asked, all staring at the trembling boy closely.
"Tell me!" Luffy squeaked, his eyes still wide with fear as he turned and grasped Zoro tightly onto the shoulder, his frightened eyes boring into Zoro's. "What did I do to upset your dad like that? ! He was going to kill me! I know it! Tell me what did I do? !"
Zoro let out a heavy sigh, he wished he could calm him down, but it didn't look like he could. He took Luffy's trembling hands in his and held them together firmly. The boy was still trembling though, like the cold bit at him when it didn't. He could still feel Luffy's fearful trembling gaze on him
"I don't know Luffy," Zoro said, his tone low like a whisper as he came to pull Luffy to his chest and wrap his arms around him securely—trying to provide Luffy some kind of safety to perhaps calm him down . . . but still he trembled.
"I-I've never been s-so scared in my—my life," Luffy sniffed, even he was trying his best to calm his nerves, but it seemed his shaking was even down to his bones.
"Me too buddy," Zoro said placing his chin atop the New Fang's head.
"Luffy's right though," Usopp nodded. "Why was Mihawk attacking him? You know Mihawk, he doesn't attack anyone unless he's got a REALLY good reason."
Chopper nodded his head quickly in agreement. Franky as well nodded as he crossed his arms.
"The Pups are right," Franky said, gazing at Zoro—everyone was, all thinking that Zoro knew his Sire the best since he was his pup. "Why do you think he did this Zoro-bro?"
"I don't know," Zoro said, glancing down, trying to find a suitable reason, but nothing came to mind—he didn't know his Sire that well so why the he- - was everyone looking at him? "I honestly don't know."
"Bast- - -, how do you not know your own father? !" Sanji asked, spreading his arms out in question.
"He's always been distant!" Zoro bit back. "Ever since I was little! He doesn't ever speak about what's on his mind."
"Da- -," Sanji cursed, lighting another cigarette to calm his still unsettled nerves. "So we're running around being chased for an unknown reason."
"Looks that way," Zoro sighed out, this day couldn't get any worse could it? !
"Well, the sun's setting," Franky motioned towards the sun as it lowered itself down towards the ground. "We're gonna need to find a good place to stay tomorrow—the New Moon's coming."
Then again it could.
Zoro froze—in all this turmoil he had completely forgotten the day at hand. It was true, the New Moon would come and there was nothing he could do about it. It was already time . . . and it had snuck up on him so sudden.
"You know how the other wolves get during that night," Franky said, nodding to his pup friends.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, we have four Werewolves with us," Sanji spoke up, motioning to all the wolves. "What exactly is going to happen with this group?"
"Well," Franky said, straightening and glancing up in thought. "There's nothing to worry about. When the New Moon comes the pups will fall into an unwakable sleep so no harm will come to them when the adults go out to 'play'."
"Oh," Sanji said, looking at the three pups. "So you guys just . . . fall asleep?"
"Yeah," Chopper nodded with a cute smile. "It happens every month, totally harmless."
"Yep," Usopp nodded. "Ever since I can remember I always fall into a heavy sleep once a month on the New Moon."
"Oh—then what about you?" Sanji asked, pointing towards the Wolf Warrior. "I've heard the adults get nasty come the New Moon. Are we gonna have problems with you?"
"Naw, I'm all good," Franky grinned big as he stretched his arms. "I don't get affected like most."
"Strange," Sanji said, narrowing his eye at Franky.
"I get it from my mother," Franky nodded. "She wasn't affected by it either . . . except that one time when she had Iceberg—yeah that was a freak of nature."
"Okay then," Sanji clapped his hands. "So we just have to find a place where there's no wolves around and if any do come around it has to be boarded up, right?"
"Right," Franky nodded. "If you want I can stand guard for you guys and fight off any wolf that's stupid enough to come near."
"Really?" Nami asked, a relieved smile on her face. "You'd do that? That's real sweet of you Franky."
"Daw, it's nothin'," Franky waved it off, blushing up a storm. "Any friend of my buds, banished or not, is a friend of mine—Vampire or not."
"We could all use a good night's rest," Nami sighed out, looking at everyone—tired of running all day when they should have been sleeping.
"Well, you all should get some rest. I've stayed up for days on end before so I'll stand guard just in case Mihawk happened to follow us," Franky waved at everyone before walking off towards the top of the hill they had came down from.
"F-Franky," Zoro came up to the older Wolf. "I . . . I need to talk to you."
"Sure thing Zoro-bro," Franky said with a smile at the young pup, the two heading over towards the top of the hill.
"What are they talking about?" Sanji mumbled, coming up to a still trembling Luffy and wrapping a blanket around him.
"Who knows," Nami shrugged, rubbing her arms as the cold night crept in. "Wolf stuff? I dunno."
"Well, if it's got something to do why that mosshead's father is after us then he better not be keeping it to himself," Sanji continued to grumble as he set his pack down and took out his utensils to start up something to eat.
"I'm sure Mr. Roronoa wouldn't keep that to himself," Robin said with a nod as she watched the two up top the hill speak to one another.
"You never know with dogs," Sanji muttered, taking out his kitchen knife before he realized they had no wood for a fire. "Da- -, we need wood for a fire."
"Wood? !" Luffy gasped, his eyes wide, gazing at the blonde Blood Warrior chef.
"O-Okay, we'll have it raw," Sanji said, raising his arms as he watched the poor boy bury his face into his knees and tremble more, Nami and Usopp by his side trying to rub the trembles off him.
"There, there Luffy," Nami said, the look on her face was that of concern for her dear friend. "We're here—and no one's going to make you get wood for the fire anymore. You never know what else there is out there after you."
"There's more Mihawks? !" Luffy gasped, his eyes strainingly large, Nami quickly covered her mouth after saying such things.
"Nice going—Nami," Usopp grumbled, narrowing his eyes at her.
"Sorry," she whispered with a bow and soon continued on to rub the boy's back with Usopp.
"Don't fear," Usopp let out a smile. "We'll be safe, what with Franky and Zoro here to protect us. Franky's a Wolf Warrior of Head Alpha Whitebeard's Inner Pack."
"Some protecting they did today," Nami grumbled, looking next to Luffy at Usopp.
"Shut up! I'm trying to make him feel better!" Usopp grumbled back at her.
"It's not working," Luffy mumbled, gripping his legs tightly and then turning his gaze towards where the two strong wolves went—up top the hill and by the looks of it they were in a heated conversation.
"I'm going into heat Franky," Zoro plainly said, trying to look at the older wolf but failing miserably.
"You are?" Franky asked, his brow rising and head leaning closer towards Zoro.
"Yeah," Zoro said, closing his eyes as if he was ashamed of it.
"Well this is great!" Franky gave off a wide grin and threw his arms in the air. "This means you're turning into a wolf! Aren't you excited? !"
"To be honest . . ." Zoro said, opening his eyes to only slowly turn them up to meet Franky's enthusiastic gaze. "I'm da- - scared."
Franky's features slowly dropped, his arms coming back to his sides and his mouth closing shut as he looked at the look on Zoro's face . . . he was terrified.
"You're afraid you'll hurt someone," Franky said, watching Zoro close his eyes and nod his head. "Well . . . since I've never really been affected by the New Moon it's hard to give you advice about this kind of thing," Franky sighed out, rubbing the back of his head.
"You're all that I have," Zoro said, his eyes once again meeting Franky's gaze for a silent plea for help.
Franky gave out a hard sigh. By scanning Zoro's features he could tell the wolf-to-be was asking him for help, but what could Franky do? Pups going through this usually had their Sires help them . . . but to be banished and go through this . . . god it must be tough on him.
"I . . . I was supposed to leave them earlier," Zoro said, his gaze glancing to his right. "I had decided it back on Jack's Mountain, but after you showing up and then getting attacked by my father . . . I just couldn't think . . . and I couldn't leave them . . . especially after the attack earlier this morning . . . Luffy was so scared, he still is! Now look at me . . . I can't even bring myself to leave them when it is what's best," Zoro gave out a pained smile, glancing down the hill to where the others were, getting ready to have something to eat before heading off to bed. "What should I do Franky . . . what should I do?" Zoro looked back at Franky with pleading eyes once more and it hurt the Wolf Warrior every time he'd look at him like this—with such desperate eyes.
Letting out another sigh Franky looked down at their strange little group. Night had already set in and they were all sitting down, eating a snack before getting some much needed rest. He looked at the land around them, nothing but open country from here, with a few trees dotted along the scape.
It didn't look like much but it was going to have to do. Sure enough there will be Werewolves all over this land come tomorrow night, Werewolves like open country just as much as Vampires.
"I'll help you Zoro," Franky said, turning to the aging pup. "But it's not going to be as easy as I'd like."
"I'll take any help you can give," Zoro sighed out relief for once—at least there was one wolf who understood and was willing to help.
"Right, but first," Franky raised his index finger. "Before we do anything we must make sure the others don't get harmed."
"I agree," Zoro nodded.
"And the best way of making that happen is by telling them," Franky said with a nod as he crossed his arms.
"What?" Zoro asked, his features less bright now. "No."
"We have to tell them Zoro," Franky said.
"I—I can't," Zoro said, looking very uneasy about everything all of the sudden.
"What's the matter?" Franky asked. "There's nothing to be ashamed of by telling them. All Werewolves go through this."
"I know but . . . there's just so many Vampires, and I don't know if they'll understand," Zoro said, bouncing slightly, showing Franky he did NOT want them to know.
"Nonsense," Franky came up to the pup, slapping him on the back. "Most look well schooled, I'm sure their teachers talked about Werewolves in heat. They'll understand."
"B-But what about the pups?" Zoro asked, stopping Franky from going to the group. "Usopp and Chopper still think I'll be sleeping during the night. I—I don't want to upset them."
"What is wrong with you Zoro?" Franky asked, turning to the pup more. "Are you embarrassed?"
"It's . . . a little embarrassing," Zoro said, his face slightly red as he dug the toe of his boot into the dirt and stiffened. "Especially . . . since my Sire can't teach me this . . ."
Zoro glanced down a little while before he heard a sniff. It caught him off guard so he turned to look at Franky . . . the da- - Wolf Warrior was on the verge of tears.
"Sniff! I know I'm not your Sire and it's not the same but . . . I'm just so sad for you man! Fate has not been fair to you at all! At all!"
Franky stretched his arms out to the pup and came towards him. Zoro cautiously began to scoot back and away, but it was too late as the older wolf caught the pup in his arms and squeezed the life out of him.
"Franky! Franky!" Zoro gasped, he couldn't breathe and he wondered if the wolf knew.
"Now! Sniff!" Franky let go of him and wrapped his arm around the pup's neck. "Let's go—tell everyone, okay? Aha!"
Zoro face-palmed himself as Franky led him back down the hill and towards everyone else. Everyone at once noticed the sobbing Wolf Warrior and so stopped in their doings to look and see what was wrong.
"What's wrong with him?" Nami asked, looking at Zoro for answers, but the pup only shook his head and crossed his arms.
"Now everyone!" Franky was slowly getting over his sobs, slowly. "We have something important to tell you!"
"Shi-head's leaving," Sanji chuckled.
"Yes," Franky nodded, rubbing his red eyes.
"WHAT? !" everyone gasped, even Sanji who had dropped the cigarette in his mouth gasped.
"W-W-What? I was just kidding," Sanji said, everyone looking on in shock at the green pup.
"W-Why?" Usopp asked, his eyes wide.
Luffy turned his head to this happening and even his eyes widened in shock. Just when he was coming out of it he was back into the world of Shock.
"Only for tomorrow night," Franky rose his hands in defense.
"I see," Robin nodded, leaning forward on the rock she sat on. "So you're becoming a wolf."
"That's right he is!" Franky grinned with pride as he smacked Zoro in the shoulder, Zoro only rubbing the abused shoulder.
"You mean . . . he's not a pup any longer?" Sanji asked, pointing to the eldest pup.
"Come tomorrow night he'll become an official wolf," Franky said, grinning at the greenhead who looked monotonous to it all.
"Really? !" Chopper gasped, his eyes wide. "That's AWESOME Zoro!"
"You are growing up!" Usopp come up to him along with Chopper and congratulated him.
"Cut it out guys," Zoro groaned, wishing they'd stop touching him—he was already in a mood tonight . . . being the night before the New Moon.
Chopper and Usopp looked at Franky who let out a sigh and raised his hands.
"Now for you guys to know," he started, looking at the pups and Vampires. "He's going to need to be isolated from everyone else."
"Why?" Nami asked.
"Because he's going to be affected," Franky said. "He's not like me so that means he could likely hurt everyone here if he's not placed off somewhere alone."
"Oh . . . I see," Usopp nodded, his fingers on his chin in thought. "It's that time of month."
"Heh, by the way you're speaking of it, it sounds like your starting you period," Sanji chuckled at the mossheaded pup.
"That's exactly what it's like!" Franky pointed.
"Franky!" Zoro groaned, looking at the idiotic Wolf Warrior.
"So . . . what's wrong with Zoro?" Luffy's small voice was heard, everyone turning to see the boy staring at the whole scene.
"Well," Nami started, scratching the back of her hair.
"It's like . . ." Usopp started, trying to find the way to word this right.
"The medical term . . ." Chopper tried to explain himself, but one look at Luffy was all it took for him to be at a loss for words.
"He's entering heat," Robin spoke up, shutting her journal and placing it into her pack.
"Oh," Luffy looked at the raven-haired woman with a nod. "That's all?"
"That's all," Robin said, a soft smile placed on her lips as she softly rolled her shoulders.
"Just like normal animals?" Luffy continued.
"Just like them," Robin said
"Just . . . like them?" Luffy asked once more, his tone getting lower and lower by the minute once realization hit him.
"So what's his case?" Sanji asked, leaving the Blood Prince to come to a silence and just listen to everyone's words. "Dominating—mating, what?"
"It could be both," Franky sighed out, crossing his arms. "But Zoro's told me he doesn't want any of that so I'm gonna try and find him a place to stay and barricade the doors."
"Sheesh, do you really need to go all out?" Sanji asked, taking out a cigarette from his shirt pocket and popping it into his mouth. "It is Zoro we're talking about here."
For once Zoro didn't let the insults attach to him. Heaven knows what would happen if he decided to snap at someone tonight.
"Oh I'm pretty sure this is all necessary," Franky nodded. "He's become a Dominant and those are the worst Werewolves to deal with on nights like these."
"Uh-huh," Sanji only smirked, looking at the pup who was, as they said, 'going into heat', ha! It was just so funny, especially someone like Zoro.
"He won't hurt himself will he?" Usopp came up to ask. "What if he gets out wherever you're going to put him?"
"I'll be on guard, he won't," Franky said, shaking his head.
"Good," Usopp sighed out in relief. "I've heard too many stories of wolves getting hurt during to the New Moon."
"Yeah," Chopper nodded in agreement, his brow knitted together slightly. "I can't tell you how many times wolves have come up to me the day after, missing limbs from blind-rage fights, mating with someone they didn't want to, or the accounts where Dominants ended up becoming Submissives by fighting stronger Dominants who ended up—"
"We get it Chopper," Nami stopped the boy while she had the chance and then sighed out before looking at everyone. "What are the odds of that happening to Zoro?"
"Like I said before, as long as I'm with him he'll be fine," Franky waved off the concern. "I won't let any of that happen to him."
"Say he somehow got past you though," Nami narrowed her eyes at the blue wolf. "What then?"
"But he won't," Franky continued.
"What IF he did?" Nami asked once again.
"Hhh, then there's a high chance of any number of those happening to him," Franky let out a heavy sigh.
"Is he going to be that out of his mind?" Sanji asked, certainly he couldn't see Zoro doing any of those.
"The first time's always the worst," Franky said. "But don't worry, as the decades go by he'll be able to handle the night of the New Moon."
"Decades?" Nami asked with a slight gasp. "It take you guys THAT long to get things under control? !"
"Yep," Usopp said with a shrug. "That's the deal with us Werewolves."
"So he'll eventually stop going into heat right?" Nami asked, looking at Franky, the oldest Werewolf.
"No," Franky said, shaking his head. "He'll always go into it, but will have better control over it. Why there are older, much older, wolves who're still going into it but they can control it like it's not even affecting them at all."
"Oh," Nami nodded. "So . . . this is like . . . a coming of age ceremony. How do you feel Zoro?" Nami asked, a smile coming on her lips after realizing this was natural with Werewolves.
Everyone looked at Zoro who wasn't making any face. Only a solemn look appeared on his face, his eyes not even looking at anyone in particular.
"Eh, heh, you have to excuse him," Franky said, raising his hands in Zoro's defense. "This type of thing usually happens with a parent being there and helping their pup through this . . . but . . . the poor little guy was banished at such a young age!" There Franky went again, bawling and bursting into tears.
Zoro only rolled his eyes before his gaze turned to Luffy who was still quietly watching on. Zoro couldn't tell how the boy was feeling . . . about all this. It was a lot to comprehend and he knew it, but still . . . what was Luffy thinking?
Zoro watched the boy only squeeze the hug around his legs tighter and place his chin on his knees. Ever being the quiet one.
"Luffy," Zoro sighed out softly as everyone's attention was on Franky who continued to cry about what a cruel world it was for Zoro to go through this all alone.
"So you have stopped this hunt on the Blood Prince I see," Whitebeard came up to Mihawk who was sitting by himself while the other Wolf Warriors spoke amongst each other about today's events.
"I have to," Mihawk said, his gaze off to the distance, not even taking a look at the Head Alpha. "What with Shanks swearing to protect him."
"I've come to realize that you have been doing a lot of watching over your banished pup lately," Whitebeard said, leaning his head back some. "Haven't I told you to leave him be?"
"You have," Mihawk said, raising his head to gaze ahead of him . . . at the other Wolf Warriors who were all sneaking stares at him and turning away.
"And yet you do not listen to the Head Alpha?" Whitebeard asked, sighing out with a roll of his eyes. "You do this a lot Dracule Mihawk. What shall the other wolves think of me?"
"Tell them I am aloud to do this because my father was the Original," Mihawk said, a small playful smile on his lips as he leant back slightly.
"I don't have to tell them!" Whitebeard said, looking at him with slightly widened eyes. "They say it themselves! They talk about you being able to challenge me because of your close relation to the First and that is why I let you do as you please. Tis all lies Mihawk!"
"I know," Mihawk said, his golden eyes falling back towards the ground again.
"I respected your father when he was alive and promised him to watch over you after he passed away. You don't know how much crap I had to put through when taking you in . . . first it was you fussing over your father's death and then coming to an age of pure rebellion, thinking yourself as the Head Alpha, of course after that was the other Packs wanting to take you in!"
Mihawk snickered lightly, it was a quiet snicker, but loud enough for Whitebeard to catch it. Nodding Mihawk signaled he remembered that time and for a reason it seemed comical to him by how he snickered, though Whitebeard didn't see what was so funny about him being one of the most a- -iest of all Wolf Royalty since the time of the Original's litters . . . which he so happened to be part of.
"Though you brought shame to yourself for not defeating your Full Moon Opponent I was glad it happened," Whitebeard shook his head. "You came back down to earth and started acting like a true prince . . . your father would have been proud of you."
"Is that so?" Mihawk said, continuing to gaze off into space, only listening to the Head Alpha's words. "Did you know him well? I was 40 when he passed away . . . along with his brother."
"Aye, I knew him well," Whitebeard nodded, a soft smile placed on his lips remembering the Original whom all called weak when in truth he was just kind-hearted. "It is accustomed for all Head Alphas to know him personally and so I was made to visit him when younger, before I was appointed next Head Alpha—and it was before you were born young one, might I add."
Another light snicker was heard from the raven wolf, but that was all. Mihawk had little memory of his Sire, but he could remember what he looked like and how he acted. Seeming to be weak when he was, and always would be, the strongest Werewolf in history. It was a thing that perturbed Mihawk when he was little . . . when other Werewolves would push him aside like garbage, or spit at him thinking they were the stronger. The most perturbed he had been was when his Sire had done nothing about it and when he ended up speaking his mind his Sire would only tell him they were just brash young pups who didn't know any better.
That right there was the main reason why Mihawk had grown into such an arrogant Wolf Prince. He knew he was mighty, his blood in his veins being directly from the Original and he had to admit he loved the power. He loved the way the other wolves far older than him cowered under him because of his might and because of who he was. He was intent on making them fear the Original's power like they should have and he had succeeded . . . for a time . . . until he had met a young hyper redheaded Vampire.
Shanks.
"You did better than I thought you would," Whitebeard's words came out soft, knowing what the Wolf Prince was thinking. "Meeting him again."
"It's been—what? 200 years since I'd last seen him . . . he hasn't changed at all," Mihawk let a soft smile grow on his lips, his eyes darting into memories of the redhead that he knew when he was younger—so much more younger.
"Either of you haven't," Whitebeard commented. "I must say though . . . I'm surprised to have seen him. From what I hear from the Head Blood, Shanks rarely leaves the mansion, unless assigned a mission."
"Shanks had always liked children," Mihawk stated. "It's understandable how he's come to attach himself to the young Head Blood's son. He's always been like that."
"You still know him that well don't you?" Whitebeard let out a soft sigh, looking at the pale wolf.
"Yes," Mihawk said. "It seems our cursed bond remains just as strong—as it did 200 years ago. Though . . . I often wonder if Shanks' bond has weakened."
"What do you mean?" Whitebeard asked, his silver eyes gazing down at the warrior as he stood up and paced around slightly.
"If he really understood me then he'd let me kill the Blood Prince," Mihawk said, glancing at the Head Alpha once before moving his eyes away back into the distance. "That boy must be dead."
"The Hunters ordered this, didn't they?" Whitebeard said.
"Yes," Mihawk informed. "They see it as a danger that Zoro and the Blood Prince journey together. I honestly can't see why they'd do such a thing in their banishment."
"You and Red-haired sought comfort in one another once you two were banished," Whitebeard said. "What is the difference between you and them?"
"We returned to our people," Mihawk whispered, remembering the day when he was allowed back into the Head Pack after killing his last strong Blood Warrior, Shanks on the other hand hadn't even killed a single Wolf Warrior and so pleaded with Mihawk to stay with him, saying he was all alone without him, but Mihawk knew his duty and his duty was to his people—as was Shanks' to his.
"Yes, the Elders were quite happy upon your arrival," Whitebeard nodded. "They never stopped scolding me for placing you into banishment until you brought back enough Vampire heads to prove your honor. I suppose that was why they forced you into siring a pup so soon."
"I remember," Mihawk said, a light smile on his lips. "It seemed almost immediately after you announced my return to the Pack they placed it on me to sire a pup—well—pups they wanted, but only one pup they got."
"Heh, the Elders," Whitebeard chuckled. "They've been around since as long as I can remember, and that's a long ways. Even the Vampires have their Elders I heard, and they're just as much a pain in the a- - as ours."
"I'm sure," Mihawk said, looking up at the Head Alpha.
"Heh, heh, I also remember how pissed they were when your pup was born and you took him, wrapped him up and immediately left to your home," Whitebeard laughed at the memory of their faces. "They wanted you to show the gender of the pup but you ignored them, did you even see the looks on their faces? It was priceless, ha!"
"I'll bet it was," Mihawk smiled once more. "But I'm afraid I didn't even look back to see them. My son needed my attention at the moment."
"Aye," Whitebeard nodded, remembering the day the little greenhead was born. "You hadn't even shown me and he wasn't seen in the Pack until he was—what? 80?"
"Around there," Mihawk said. "He somehow managed to escape our home and head off towards the other families and their pups."
"Yes, and it was amazing at how much he resembled your father," Whitebeard said. "Almost identically."
"Yes, you're right," Mihawk nodded. "It was one reason why I hid him from everyone else. I knew that, after one look, others would want to take him away to their own Packs for such selfish reasons. It only grew worse when he found out he was a Mene'ki."
"Being a father isn't easy," Whitebeard said, though he hadn't ever really been one he knows what it feels like—he was always a father-figure to everyone in the Pack and so considered all the wolves his children—something the Elders greatly hated since he was the last of the first line of royalty. "But it's survived," Whitebeard finished with a nod.
"I know Zoro is strong," Mihawk said, crossing his arms. "But he cannot take on the whole Hunters Association if they all come against him . . . if they manage to find out he's a Mene'ki they will hunt him down until he can't run from them anymore. They will take him and do who knows what to him. I just know it."
Whitebeard watched the sire tilt his head downwards slightly. Whitebeard knew of the danger of sending Zoro into banishment, but it was what the pup wanted, and what had to be done.
"I don't understand why they can't just put up with one more Mene'ki," Whitebeard said, gazing upwards. "It's not like he's going to hurt them."
"It's because he was born from another Mene'ki," Mihawk answered, he knew the reason—the other Mene'ki that had managed to survive and possibly have children, their children were not Mene'ki so when his child was born one he knew he had to hide him from the world and so that is what he did . . . of course Zoro had managed to get out and reveal himself to the world. "The Hunters were already upset with me having a child. Because of my close lineage to the Original they did not want me siring any children in fear of them being monstrous warriors like the Original's first litter was and the Hunters were nearly destroyed back then. When I became an Immortal Lord they bid me have Zoro tested with silver, I did not do it and ignored it for as long as it took for them to die off or forget—it worked—for now."
"So you're still going to remain an Immortal Lord . . . making sure his secret isn't found out," Whitebeard let out a sigh. "I really wish you would leave that wretched job—the other wolves hate that you're with the Hunters and so do I."
"You'd understand though," Mihawk said, looking up at the Head Alpha with what almost seemed like a faint smile. "Being a father you have to protect your pup for as long as it takes for them to become stronger to protect themselves . . . and that's just what I'll do."
Mihawk then walked off. Whitebeard only shook his head with a sigh, but smiled. Mihawk was right and he wasn't going to argue with that—but there was still that Doflamingo problem to deal with and he wasn't quite sure how to deal with him. That Alpha was insane—he wasn't afraid of anything, not Mihawk, not even him—the Head Alpha. So he was stuck . . . they all were until they found a way to dissolve all these problems, but Whitebeard feared that problems after problems would only continue to build up soon . . . he could feel it in his large bones, these times were changing, and for the better or the worse he couldn't tell.
All he knew was that they were changing.
Whitebeard glanced at his Wolf Warriors who was eyeing him. He narrowed his eyes and they instantly turned away. With another sigh he realized he'd have to get his men in check—it seemed Mihawk's solo act was making them a little bolder towards him—that could never be good.
"So did Mihawk give up?" Jyabura asked, watching as the Wolf Prince walked off. "There's no way he can go against Blood Prince Shanks right?"
"Who knows?" Smoker said, letting out a puff of smoke from his mouth and nostrils. "But he'd better not go against the Head Alpha—that wouldn't be too pretty."
"Must be personal problems," yawned Wolf Prince Marco. "That's the only reason why pops is goin' easy on him."
"Yeah, well pops needs to tell us what's going on," Smoker said, looking at the Wolf Prince who'd end up being Head Alpha after Mihawk since his pup was no longer around. "We're his Inner Pack, not Outer. We should be able to know more things."
"I agree with ya Smoky," Jyabura nodded, ignoring the glare he got from the silver wolf. "But just how close were we to the Blood Prince? When we arrived I smelt beings running off."
"Oh we were close," came Wolf Prince Lucci's cold voice, all turning to see his narrowed eyes. "Closer than we had been on this entire hunt."
"Yeah, but did you hear Shanks?" Yasopp spoke up. "He said Luffy wasn't banished and so shouldn't be hunted anymore."
"He's out of Vampire territory," Lucci said. "He's still free game."
"That could set up a war between us and the Vampires," Smoker spoke, narrowing his eyes at the cold Wolf Prince. "The Vampire are very serious about their Royalty since there's so few now."
"Hasn't an ongoing war already been playing?" Lucci asked, gazing at the silver wolf. "Getting rid of Vampire Royalty should be something we look forward to doing. With no royalty then there's no strong Vampires. It'll make things easier for the wolves to rule."
"Yeah, but . . . we're not looking to rule over them right now," Marco said, resting his head against his hands. "If Head Alpha says we can't go after him anymore then we can't."
"But Lucci," Jyabura came to whisper at the wolf sitting next to him. "What about you're—?"
"Whenever he does say it," Lucci said, standing up and looking at the other Wolf Prince. "Then I'll stop my hunt. Until then . . ."
Lucci turned and walked off. Jyabura sat there for a moment, staring at the other wolves who were staring at Lucci's retreating form. Making up his mind Jyabura got up and followed the strong Dominant.
"Tch, what is he up to?" Smoker asked, narrowing his eyes at Lucci's retreating form.
"With him? Who knows," Marco said, closing his eyes with a sigh.
Smoker only watched on as Jyabura caught up with the Wolf Warrior and watched as he moved his hands about, signaling he was in conversation. It seemed that ever since this hunt for the Blood Prince began those two had been together more than usual. He often wondered why.
"Lucci, if this happens, if Whitebeard calls of the hunt then what?" Jyabura asked, flailing his arms around.
"Then we'll just have to get others to help make it go faster," Lucci replied, his eyes narrowed to show he was a tad bit upset with the way things were going now.
"Who?" Jyabura asked.
"The Hunters," Lucci replied, walking off.
"How are you feeling Luffy?" Zoro asked, coming up to the boy who was standing outside watching the birds flutter around the trees that were out in the courtyard. "You know you shouldn't stand in the sun so long. It's not good for Vampires."
Luffy inhaled a fresh breath of air before turning to Zoro with squinted eyes—the eyes of a Vampire never used to sun. The group had slept through the whole night and almost half the day away, if it wasn't for Franky waking them up to head off and find a place to stay during the New Moon they weren't sure if they would have found this old abandoned church that looked a couple 100 years old.
"I'm doing better," Luffy said, glancing down at the cup of blood in his hands that Sanji had given him when he woke up. "Look, I managed to stop shaking." Luffy let off a grin as he stretched his arm out to show his trembling at stopped.
"That's good Luffy," Zoro smiled as he took Luffy's hand in his and felt the strong controlled grasp—that is, before Luffy pulled away. "Luffy?"
The New Fang cast his eyes down and played with his drink, sticking his index finger in the blood and twirling it slightly. His dark bangs seemed to cover his face and make it harder for Zoro to see his expressions.
"What's wrong Luffy?" Zoro asked. "You've been like this all night and all day."
"Are you going to hurt people tonight Zoro?" Luffy spoke, keeping his head down.
Zoro was suddenly struck at a loss for words and he, for the life of him, he didn't know why.
"Are you going to . . . mate with other wolves tonight?" Luffy asked.
"Hhh, Luffy tonight's going to be fine for me. You'll see," Zoro said, managing a smile. "You and the others won't even know it happened."
"Liar," Luffy whispered, making Zoro blink in confusion.
"What?" Zoro asked.
"You're a liar!" Luffy said, his tone getting higher.
"When did I—?" Zoro started but was cut off as Luffy raised his head, baring his fangs, looking quite upset.
"All those times! When there was something wrong with you! I asked you what was wrong and you said it was nothing! You're a liar! !" Luffy spat, completely pissed with him now.
"Luffy," Zoro let out a sigh, trying to explain.
"No!" Luffy stopped him, shoving his index finger into Zoro's face. "Don't try explaining! Just stop lying! You didn't tell me when you could have! Did you not think I'd understand? What? What was it?" Luffy's features suddenly faded into sadness, tears in the corners of his eyes as his voice trembled—that was all he wanted to know . . . was why.
Zoro watched the boy's mood suddenly shift into sorrow and he couldn't stand seeing him like this. Letting out another hard sigh Zoro slung his head down before bringing it up. He tried to meet the New Fang's eyes but he couldn't, he didn't know why, but he just couldn't and so he kept his gaze to the left.
"Be . . . Because I didn't want to hurt you," Zoro admitted.
Luffy's face softened. A slight upturn crept up his lips before he brought his hands up to rub his eyes.
"Is that all?" he asked with a slight chuckle that almost sounded mixed into a cry.
"It is," Zoro said, slightly surprised that Luffy was taking this so lightly. "Da- - it Luffy I didn't mean to hurt you by pushing you away but it was all I could do . . . to keep you safe."
"Silly Zoro," Luffy chuckled slightly. "Always thinking he can hurt me."
Zoro huffed slightly before he looked away. This was getting embarrassing so he turned to look at the boy and start up another subject.
"You sure you're okay after the attack?"
Luffy's smile instantly vanished. His eyes cast down as he kicked at the ground.
"Yeah . . . are you sure that was your dad Zoro?"
"Why do you say that?" Zoro asked.
"He was mean," Luffy pouted, puffing up his lips and glancing away. "I can't see him being anyone's dad."
"Heh, hah, well he's mine," Zoro chuckled. "I know right—sucks to be me, heh."
"Was it because of you he was attacking me?" Luffy asked, looking into Zoro's emerald gaze.
"Hhh, I'm not sure," Zoro let out a sigh. "I've given up trying to figure him out a long time ago. He does what he wants is all I know."
"Nee, hee, kinda like Zoro," Luffy giggled. "Maybe he is your dad after all."
"Hey, is that an insult on me?" Zoro asked, placing his hand firmly down on Luffy's straw-hat and keeping the boy's head there.
"Hey!" Luffy cried. "Don't mess up my Shanks hat!"
"Shanks huh?" Zoro asked, letting his arm fall back to his side. "Hey Luffy?"
"Yeah?" Luffy replied, fixing his hat before looking at the older man.
"Was that Shanks . . . who came to rescue you?" Zoro asked, remembering the redhead who bravely stood between him and his father.
"Hm? Shanks was there? !" Luffy gasped, his eyes wide.
"He had red hair and this strange scar on his eye," Zoro said, pointing to his eye.
"Yep! That was Shanks!" Luffy said, his smile now so big. "I . . . must have been too shocked to remember him."
"He landed right in front of you before my father sunk his claws into your heart," Zoro said, remembering everything because it was as if it had gone in slow motion before him. "In a split-second his claws were reverted to the ground."
"Shanks," Luffy let out a whisper, a fond smile on his lips just remembering the redhead he had grown up with all his life. "He and Ace always were there for me in the darkest times of my life."
"Oh really?" Zoro asked, leaning against an old wooden railing near the entrance to the old church.
"Yeah," Luffy smiled softly, his gaze still off remembering all the times he had spent with Shanks. "Like this one time when my brother, Sabo, died."
"You had another brother?" Zoro asked.
"Yeah," Luffy said, looking at Zoro with a soft smile. "He was my cousin—like Ace. My mother was part of a noble family; she had a brother who had him. We were all so close that we officially deemed ourselves brothers. We did everything together too, slept together, ate together, played together, and even got in trouble together. Ah, we did all sorts of things when we were little . . . it was a shame it all had to end, well . . . at least for Sabo."
"What happened to him?" Zoro asked.
"He contracted silver poisoning. We don't know how, but he did. The doctors said he was too young and didn't have a chance, even with the antidote and so he died. It was the hardest time in my life and Ace couldn't help comfort because he was heartbroken too . . . but Shanks was there, taking me in his arms and holding me close . . . the both of us. We cried like such little babies but it was appropriate at that time . . . and if anyone that close to me died again I'd cry like a baby again," Luffy said.
"You were that close to Shanks, weren't you?" Zoro asked, a faint smile on his lips—he wished he had someone like that that he was that close to.
"Yeah," Luffy said softly, looking at Zoro. "I wish you could meet him Zoro, you'd love him."
"I'll bet," Zoro said, a smile pulling at his lips.
"Can I ask you something Zoro?" Luffy asked. "Will there be wolves out, around here tonight?"
"Yeah," Zoro said, turning his gaze away, it was a caution he'd have to take in mind tonight.
"Are you scared?" Luffy asked, looking at Zoro.
"I am," Zoro said with a nod.
"Why?" Luffy asked. "Isn't Franky going to keep watch over you?"
"He's got to keep watch over you guys too," Zoro replied, turning to gaze at the New Fang. "What if he takes his eyes off the place where I'm kept for one second and I get out? What if I hurt someone?"
"What if you're the one hurt?" Luffy said, that was what he had been worried about the most.
"Is that what your worried about?" Zoro asked, rubbing the back of Luffy's head softly.
"But-But Franky said there could be wolves out who are stronger than you!" Luffy said, his eyes wide with concern. "What if—What if you get hurt, or, or end up mating with someone!"
Zoro flinched back as Luffy said that. Just by saying that Zoro could feel his claws prick out, even his fur tried to escape his skin so he quickly brought them away from Luffy's head. That had been one of his biggest fears, one of his biggest.
"Zoro?" Luffy asked, noticing the slight hiss escaping Zoro's teeth and the way he flinched his hand back away from him. "Are you alright?"
Zoro looked down at his hand that seemed to not want to change back to normal. Turning his head he could see the sun starting to descend. Night was coming soon and soon . . . he wouldn't be able to control his body . . . so anything went.
"I'm not alright," Zoro decided to not lie to Luffy anymore. "I'm scared out of my fu- -ing mind that I'm going to hurt someone."
"We can defend ourselves Zoro," Luffy said, smiling as he placed his fists on hips.
"Da- - it Luffy I'm scared I'm going to hurt you!" Zoro rose his tone as he gazed at Luffy, the boy's eyes widened slightly before blinking in confusion. "You have no idea what has been going through my mind . . . about . . . about how I want to hurt you."
"You want to hurt me Zoro?" Luffy asked, letting his arms fall to his sides.
"No!" Zoro shook his head. "That's just it Luffy! I don't! But I do at the same time! I think it's the beast in me and because of that I have to stay away from you. Me and Franky will be leaving soon so I want you and the others to stay here and . . . be safe."
"You're going to isolate yourself . . . aren't you?" Luffy asked.
"I have to," Zoro said. "It's the only way to make sure I don't hurt anyone."
"But what if you hurt yourself?" Luffy asked. "I can't stand it if you did that!"
"It's something I'll have to live with," Zoro said.
"I . . . I wish there was someone who could stay with you and help you go through this," Luffy said, his face distorting into sadness as he came up to Zoro and leant against his broad chest.
Zoro stilled for a moment before bringing his arm up and petting Luffy's locks. He watched as his claws slowly retreated and fur receded. He closed his eyes and inhaled the boy's scent before saying—
"I wish that too Luffy . . . I wish it too."
Luffy closed his eyes and remained there for a moment. Holding himself against the Werewolf. Both stayed like that for some time before Luffy could feel Zoro's body, he was shaking.
"You're trembling," Luffy said, opening his eyes and laying his head against Zoro's breast to hear the fast rhythm of his heartbeat.
"I'm frightened," Zoro said, he wasn't afraid to admit it . . . not now . . . not today.
"Shh, hush, hush, body," Luffy soothingly caressed Zoro's sides and chest, above where his heart raced. "Calm down."
Zoro closed his eyes and let out a trembling sigh. It seemed to help, slightly, but as the day grew dim and the night grew high he knew this was going to get worse and he was so da- - terrified he didn't know what to do. He brought his arms up to grasp Luffy's shoulders. He pulled him away and smiled warmly at him, gently gazing at the silent Blood Prince.
Bringing his head down Zoro met his forehead with the other. Luffy closed his eyes, smiled softly and then opened them again to gaze at the peaceful looking wolf.
"Look at you now," Luffy all but whispered to him. "You'd never be able to tell . . . that you're scared."
"Thank you Luffy," Zoro whispered back, opening his eyes and leaning back up. "You've helped me a lot through this. I thank-you, but . . . I have to go now."
Before Zoro left Luffy saw the scared look return back to him. Luffy reached out to grasp his arm. He didn't want him to go, he wanted to stay."
"Don't go!" Luffy pleaded. "P-Please . . . stay . . . with me."
"I can't," Zoro said, not even turning back to the boy. "I don't want to hurt you."
"If it'll keep you from hurting others then I'll gladly let you hurt me," Luffy whispered, Zoro turned and looked at him with somewhat disbelief. "Please," Luffy said, taking Zoro's hand and placing it above his heart, letting him feel the slow, but anxious beat.
"Hey! Zoro-bro! We going? !" Franky called out, seeing Zoro standing near the entrance to the church with Luffy.
Zoro only continued to gaze into Luffy's eyes. Those eyes again, glowing a faint glow of red—those alluring eyes. Zoro felt himself being drawn into those eyes, towards Luffy. He felt himself leaning closer to the boy, so close that he could feel his breath. But Zoro stopped and managed to look away from those eyes towards Luffy's lips that awaited his own.
"I don't want to hurt you," was Zoro's final response as he turned from the boy and pulled away from his grasp.
"Saying goodbye to Luffy?" Franky asked as Zoro came up to the older Wolf Warrior. "I heard from Robin you two were close."
"Yeah . . . I was saying goodbye," Zoro said, turning to look at the boy who looked heartbroken that he didn't stay.
With a hard sigh Zoro turned away and left with Franky. Luffy stood there gazing at where they had vanished. He stood there for what seemed like hours and in the glow of the setting sun he felt something touch his cheek. He lifted his fingers to find his cheeks all wet.
Luffy let out a small short smile before his bottom lip trembled and he had to bit it to keep it from trembling. He had had enough of trembling to last him a lifetime so he didn't want to do it anymore.
Don't leave me! His heart cried out as Luffy let his arm rub at his eyes, his body suddenly feeling so weak.
Even though Franky said it was going to be for one night that Zoro had to leave him why did Luffy feel so miserable? Was it because Zoro was leaving and he couldn't go with him? Was it because Zoro was frightened and he was all alone in this? Was it because he could possibly get out and hurt people or worse . . . mate with some dam?
That could be it! He could end up turning out like his Sire, mating with someone he didn't want to and end up having to stay with them because they're expecting pups. Luffy covered his mouth and suddenly he felt sick to his stomach. He didn't know why but he felt horrible.
He couldn't see Zoro doing that, but it could happen. There was also the case he could end up picking a fight with another Dominant and being dominated to become its Submissive forever! No! Luffy couldn't let that happen! He couldn't!
Though Franky was going to be watching over him there was still that slight chance Zoro could get out. It was still there and everything could go wrong this night, so many things could go wrong!
If someone was with him . . . distracting him . . . then maybe . . . maybe Zoro'd be okay.
"Luffy it's time to come inside!" Sanji called out the window. "It's getting dark and those da- - dogs will be out soon doing who knows what!"
Looking around Sanji noticed no one was around. Blinking in confusion he entered the church once more, closed the window and looked at the others.
"Has anyone seen Luffy?"
"Here we are," Franky nodded. "I found this place when I was scouting around while you guys were snoozing. What do you think? It's secluded and I'll be able to see if you get out."
"Looks fine to me," Zoro sighed out, he was in a pitiful mood now and a good cave or not he just wanted to be locked up.
"Don't be so down," Franky nudged the pup. "You're going to be a wolf soon! You should be proud that the Moon god's decided to allow you that honor."
"Yeah, yeah," Zoro sighed out, stepping into the cave. "You make sure nothing happens to everyone else. And make sure I don't wander out!"
"I got the eyes of an eagle!" Franky gave Zoro the thumbs up and then trotted off towards the top of a hill where he'd be able to see Zoro's distanced cave and the small little church where everyone else was.
With a sigh Zoro sat himself into the deepest part of the cave. He kicked at the rock floor, wiping away some dirt before sitting down and hoping to wait it out. A couple of hours past by before he could feel night creeping in. With his back turned to the cave's entrance he could even tell.
"Hah . . . hah . . . hhuha," Zoro began to pant now, he brought his hand up to the collar of his shirt and pulled at it—this heat was overwhelming him.
Zoro closed his eyes and tried to calm his body but who was he kidding? This was the night of the New Moon when Werewolves acted like the animals they were! There was no stopping this or blocking this from your mind, it was here and he was getting taken over!
Zoro let out a random growl, closing his eyes and baring his fangs. He sat up and grasped his head. He could feel his claws pricking at his face and the fur at his skin, wanting to come out.
"No . . . no!" Zoro shook his head, trying to deny it for as long as he could.
There was no way he'd be able to hold it off for ALL night, but he was going to try. He bit his bottom lip so hard that he was bleeding. The heat was too much for him now and all he wanted to do was be rid of his clothes and claw at something.
Zoro banged his head back against a rock so hard that the rock began to crack. He growled out deep and animalistic. Standing up he paced back and forth. He saw a decent sized rock, took it and tossed it against the cave wall.
Hissing out he was about ready to grab another when he spotted a still figure. His eyes widened and he swallowed so hard that he almost forgot to breathe.
"Luffy!" Zoro gasped, his limbs feeling weak now.
"Zoro," Luffy said, raising his hand towards his head.
"No!" Zoro said, raising his hands and looking away from the boy, the claws on his hands showing the boy he was armed and could hurt him if he wanted to. "Stay away! You need—to leave!"
Zoro didn't watch as the boy took hold of his treasured straw-hat and placed it on a rock near the entrance of the cave. He didn't see the boy walking in deeper, coming closer. But Zoro felt the boy take hold of his wrists, bringing them down to where he could cup his face and take his lips.
Zoro's eyes widened, looking at the boy before him who held him close. For a moment his mind went blank, thinking of nothing, feeling nothing, not even the heat. The worst part of not feeling anything for a moment though was that when your feelings returned, they were in full—all arriving at once in one big jumbled mess.
Zoro let out a roar, pulling away from Luffy and slamming his hands into the New Fang's chest, making him hit the ground hard. It had knocked the wind out of him; Zoro could hear it as Luffy caught his breath.
"Someone's rough," Luffy said, leaning up on his elbows to see Zoro pacing back and forth at his feet, eyeing him like some predator, but then turning away for a moment.
"I told you—I TOLD you NOT to come HERE!" Zoro pointed at the new Fang who remained where he lay. "What the HE- - are you THINKING? !"
"I didn't want you to go through this alone," Luffy replied, coming to sit up with his hands in his lap. "You said it yourself, you're scared."
"I am!" Zoro nearly shouted, his voice echoing on the cave walls. "I'm fu- -ing scared that I'll hurt you so bad you'll never forgive me!"
"That'd never happen," Luffy shook his head. "Besides . . . I wanted to make sure . . . you didn't get the chance to hurt anyone else."
"Really?" Zoro growled out in sarcasm. "Oh how CONSIDERATE of you! Oh GOD!" Zoro growled out, gripping his face hard and shaking his head. "I want you GONE! NOW! Get out of here!"
"I'm not going anywhere," Luffy shook his head.
"Please!" Zoro cried, looking at Luffy with tears in his eyes. "Leave me alone!"
Luffy gasped, watching Zoro slowly fall to the ground in sobs. Luffy came up to him and sat next to him. He didn't touch him, he didn't say anything, he just sat there.
"Leave," Zoro said, rubbing his eyes with the heels of his palms. "How many times do I have to warn you?"
"I'm not going anywhere," Luffy said once more, his hand coming to sit in Zoro's.
Zoro looked down at their hands. He looked at Luffy who had been sitting next to him, softly smiling into the darkness outside.
"It's pretty late huh?" Luffy said and sudden a howl from a wolf was heard—followed by many more. "I guess . . . it's time."
Luffy noticed the strain in his hand and turned to see Zoro's hand tightening so tight that his claws were pricking Luffy's palm. He was going to ask if Zoro was alright but hadn't gotten the chance once he felt Zoro let go of his hand and grab his wrist, the other hand coming to grab Luffy's other wrist and force him down onto his back.
"Uh," Luffy let out as his back hit the cold cave ground.
He looked to see Zoro, his eyes weren't looking at him, they were strained to look down, but he could tell Zoro was fighting, fighting for him. His face was red with frustration as he forced his head to look away from Luffy less he . . . less he . . .
"Look at me Zoro," Luffy said, seeing Zoro's strain and watching as Zoro came to look upon him, his eyes shining a slight silver like the moon itself.
"Luffy," Zoro gasped out, still trying to control himself but he was burning up and he was ready to let Luffy feel his consuming flames. "I'm so scared."
Zoro was right, he was trembling all over. Luffy managed to get himself out of Zoro's grip and wrap his arms around the wolf. He began to slowly caress him hushing him with a soothing voice.
"There, there," Luffy hushed the trembling wolf. "I'm here . . . you're not alone so don't be scared."
"Ah, ah!" Zoro groaned out, feeling his muscles and bones begin to shift, but he stopped himself and it hurt—it hurt so bad.
Luffy brought his hands to come to hold Zoro's once more, not caring if sharp claws ripped into his flesh, he held tightly onto them. The night had just begun by the howling outside . . . but this is what Luffy had decided. He could feel Zoro push against him and he could feel the aching need Zoro had at the moment and the need for release was evident by the way he panted and groaned out in such pain.
"You want to fu- - me don't you?" Luffy asked, to no one in particular because he knew right now Zoro was probably too far gone to respond with a worded answer.
Luffy gazed out towards the entrance of the cave. It was his chance to leave like Zoro had wanted, but he didn't want to. He didn't want to leave Zoro all alone to the wolves outside . . . to his trembling in here.
Luffy turned his head to look at the wolf above him. Zoro's head was against the ground, pushing into it as though he could break the floor. His face still all red with his struggle to keep the last of his control in check—for him. Letting go of Zoro's hands Luffy wrapped his arms around Zoro's neck, swallowing slightly before he did, even he started trembling . . . you could say . . . he was frightened too, but he forced his body to stop and that is what it did.
Letting his thighs press against Zoro's hips he came to take Zoro's face in his hands. He managed to grab hold on both sides and pull him up to look him in the eyes. He could now see the hurt on Zoro's face, he was baring his fangs, grinding them so hard you could hear them. He was far past words now and so Luffy decided to let Zoro ease his struggles.
"Fu- - me," he said as he gazed deep into Zoro's eyes, which immediately, after he had said that, glazed over and all his struggles halted.
With a dangerous growl Zoro leant down and bit Luffy in the neck deep. He let out a cry, never before had Zoro bit him THIS hard, not even at Whiskey Peak when they had almost . . .
"Ah!" Luffy gasped, closing his eyes as the wolf bit deeper and deeper, he wasn't even taking any blood, no this wasn't to feed, this bite was to claim and claimed he was.
Zoro's fangs came out of him so sloppy that Luffy's own blood spattered off his fangs and fell onto the New Fang's face. Luffy only closed his eyes for but a second to shield his vision from his blood that splattered on his face, in that instant though Luffy felt himself being flipped onto his hands and knees. A strong hand pushed Luffy's head down to hit the ground hard enough to where Luffy heard, and felt, a 'crack!'. With a gasp Luffy had inhaled some dust that still lingered on the floors. He coughed slightly but gasped once more once he heard a 'RIP!'.
Luffy would have closed his eyes before it happened, but it was too late. In one go the Werewolf thrust himself inside him. Luffy would have cried out but he didn't, instead he bit his bottom lip so hard that he was bleeding from the wound.
The New Fang was jerked forward and Luffy winced. He closed his eyes shut and continued to bit his bottom lip with all his might trying to focus on something else than the pain being introduced to him. The Werewolf was merciless in his mounting. Luffy swore that Zoro had shoved something else up him than himself, but it wasn't so and Luffy could feel himself burning, burning up inside.
"Ah!" Luffy gave out a small cry before going back to biting off his lip.
He wouldn't cry out or scream, no matter how much it hurt. He had decided he was going to do this for Zoro and so that is just what he was going to do. He willingly gave himself to him in this hour so he'd tough it out . . . besides, he's felt pain before so he could handle this, right?
"Ah," Luffy groaned out, the hand pressing his head into the ground still remained and that horrible sound of crunching was still heard, no cracking, but crunching.
He could hear everything Zoro was doing above him. His heavy breaths were right on his neck and the sound of his hips rapidly smacking into Luffy was heard. It was almost sickening, but Luffy dealt with it. It was getting harder for him to breath though, from the pain and the constant thrusts.
Luffy could feel his eyes starting to water. It hurt—it hurt so bad! He cried out inwardly and closed his eyes, but it seemed like every time he did he was overwhelmed with the sounds of them—Zoro's panting, and their skin meeting each other so quickly. So he kept them open and gazed off into the darkness that now surrounded them.
"AH!" Luffy cried out as the wolf came down and bit him deep again, this bite was just where his shoulder blade resided and his shoulder. He could feel his shoulder popping in odd angles from the ferocious bite, but crying out once more he felt a hand come to his arm and pull so hard that he felt and heard his shoulder pop out. "Gah!" Luffy cried out, closing his eyes from the pain.
Luffy knew this would cause him great pain, but he never imagined this much. He couldn't lift his head once for the hand laying on top his head remained, pressing his face into the ground. Luffy almost choked on his spit as he tried to swallow once feeling his insides begin to burn up, and it wasn't just because of the pain that he was being ripped open from the inside out.
He came in me, Luffy informed himself, managing to swallow, but didn't feel the wolf beginning to tire any time soon.
Hissing out Luffy felt the pain from his insides. The heated liquid coating its damaged walls. Heh, Luffy could feel something dripping down his thighs, he didn't know what it was but could guess—it was probably his blood, but it could also be Zoro's seed as well.
"Uhhuh!" Luffy groaned out as he felt his pelvis continually get rammed into furiously.
It was killing his spine from the thrusts and every time Zoro thrust in he hit something that totally tore Luffy up inside. He had once heard from two male Vampire lovers who said there was something inside the other that, if hit, could elite a pleasure unknown to this world . . . well either they were wrong or Zoro wasn't hitting it 'cause Luffy felt like he was going to die and the night had just begun.
Zoro was going to continually mate with the Vampire the whole night. This is something Luffy had to come to terms with and so he let off a small smile—the best he could. That at least Zoro wouldn't hurt anyone or get hurt by anyone.
He couldn't when he was preoccupied with him.
"U-Uh, Zoro-o," Luffy groaned out as best he could, his lips were now chapping and his throat felt as if it was swelling.
All he got in response was growling and roars. He heard a grunt that sounded almost human from Zoro as he leant over him and pressed his torso to Luffy's back. With a small sigh of relief Luffy felt Zoro's hand retreat from his skull and fall next to his shoulders.
Luffy happened to look at Zoro's arms and hands and noticed how his claws scrapped against the cave floor. He noticed how dark green fur began to prick out of his skin, shifting him into a monster, making him thrust faster and harder. Luffy often wondered if he was going to survive the night.
No matter . . . he was with Zoro and Zoro wasn't alone.
A smile managed to creep back onto Luffy's face despite the horrible pain he was being sent through. He managed to move his good arm and wrap his fingers around one of Zoro's hands.
At least Zoro wasn't trembling anymore.