The dark sky gave way to the beginnings of early dawn, the birds began to sing in the trees above them clearly returning from their previous hurried flight a couple of hours ago. There was nothing like a swarm of wolves to make the birds evacuate like their house was on fire. The pack had run through the lands towards their perimeter before they split off into either their familiar groups or their mated pairs. Sam and Dean had taken their leave as soon as they could wanting nothing more than to be wrapped up in each other celebrating Dean's first official full moon. So that was how they found themselves under the cover of some oak trees to the back of their house. Not quite managing to make it home before their needs became too intense.
Sam groaned as consciousness crept on him, he opened his eyes having to shut them quickly due to the blinding light belonging to the sun. He wiped a hand across his face before forcing his body into sitting position leaving the comfort of the warm fluffy blanket he had somehow found in the night. He stretched letting out a yawn as his eyes opened to mere slits. All around them the sun began to bathe the area giving the woods an ethereal glow. He scrubbed a hand through his hair feeling the tangles breaking through his fingers. He so needed a shower when they got back to civilisation preferably one with his Alpha although not much washing would get done. Hmm he might have to rethink that considering the smell that was coming from him. You can't sleep out in the forest and not expect some kind of hygiene issues. Thinking of Dean, Sam frowned where was he?
Rubbing the sleep from his eyes he looked around not seeing the other man anywhere. Huh he couldn't remember Dean leaving him. Suddenly realisation washed over him as he felt like he had an IQ of two. He turned to face what he thought had been some form of blanket. Dean was lying on his side, his snout was tucked into his chin with his tongue partially hanging out. His front paws were held out in front of him where Sam had apparently been resting moments beforehand with his back legs tucked into his chest. He looked like a sleeping wolf from one of those nature documentaries. Smirking Sam leaned down and nuzzled Dean's throat, his white fur feeling soft against his unshaved skin. He started to press kisses into it like how you would a dog not that he would use that analogy around his Alpha.
Sam could feel Dean start to stir, his throat stretching out in invitation though it seemed that he was still mostly asleep. A low rumble of appreciation echoed out of the Alpha's throat as his green eyes slowly blinked open, his confusion evident.
"Morning," Sam grinned running his hand through the fur between Dean's ears.
'Happy to see me' Dean grinned his eyes focusing on Sam's waist where the omega suddenly realised that he was so very naked, his robe discarded on the ground near the manor. A faint blush spread across his cheeks if the sudden heat was anything to go by.
"I'm always happy to see you," Sam replied shifting in his seat but regretting it instantly when a pain decided to make itself known. "I can't believe we did that last night," he groaned trying to get himself comfortable.
'You and me baby ain't nothing but mammals so let's do it like they do it on the discovery channel' Dean mentally sang causing Sam to shake his head fondly. That was the last time he was letting Dean borrow his iPod. 'You never complained about doggy style before.'
"Yeah well then we weren't actually..."
'On four legs?' Sam could practically hear the smirk in the Alpha's voice. 'Ah Sammy you are so vanilla.'
Sam shoved at Dean's shoulder not actually making the wolf move an inch but it made himself feel a bit better. He pushed himself to his feet trying to ignore the fact that he was still naked in the middle of the woods where any of their pack could wonder out and see them. It's not like it wasn't something they hadn't seen before it was more of the fact that his skin was littered with bite marks, marks that had not disappeared when he had shifted some point this morning. Oh that was just great.
Speaking of. "Hey Dean," he turned to face his Alpha once more whose eyes were starting to close. "How come you are still..." He waved his hand gesturing towards the fact that Dean was still in his wolf form. The Alpha merely shrugged content with going back to sleep it seemed. "How can you be tired we slept like..." He lifted his head to check the position of the sun before making some mental calculations. "Twelve hours," he added sounding surprised. Normally the morning after a full moon he felt like he could sleep for a whole week, he had never felt so refreshed before it was a welcome change. He guessed it was because his Alpha was here beside him rather than him being worried about what was happening to the man back at the pack lands.
'I don't know,' Dean replied eventually his words sounding slurred like he was drunk. 'I just want to sleep.' He added his voice becoming more distance with every word he projected. Sam kneeled down by his Alpha's side, he placed a hand on Dean's cheek and turned his head to the side. His green eyes were glassy and unresponsive while his body had begun to shake.
"Dean?" Sam asked fear starting to grip at his heart as far as he knew his Alpha didn't have a history of seizures. What the hell was going on? He patted Dean's cheek but there was no response. His back arched off of the floor throwing the omega off of his chest. Sam landed on his ass beside his mate helpless to do anything but watch his body convulse violently. A long howl escaped Dean's lips as his white fur darkened. His snout decreased in size and Sam could hear his bones crunch as they snapped back to their human shape.
"Dean?" He called out again crawling towards his mate, he could feel the Alpha's pain through their bond and he had no idea why the change was causing this reaction. He had felt Dean shift before and it was like one minute he was a wolf and then he wasn't. So why now was he reacting so violently? Dean's body convulsed once more before his human form collapsed onto the grass. His eyes closing and his breathing evening out like nothing had just happened.
With his heart hammering in his chest Sam made it to Dean's side. He caressed the Alpha's sweaty cheek and pushed his damp hair away from his forehead. He tried to rouse him to no avail it seemed that the Alpha male was out for the count. He needed to get him out of there. This was not normal. Dean would usually sleep and he would shift when he was unconscious but this...it was too much. He needed help.
Ignoring the fact that they were both stark naked Sam pushed himself to his full height, grateful for all the extra gym time he had been putting in lately while Dean had been busy, he reached down and wrapped one arm around Dean's neck and the other under his legs. He lifted the Alpha into his arms ignoring the fact that he was carrying the unconscious man in a bridal style, something that would mortify him if any of the pack or their parents was too see him this way. However in this moment of time Sam didn't care. All he wanted was the make sure that his mate was safe and to get him checked over by a professional.
With this steely determination urging him forward he all but ran through the woods back to their cottage where he knew his Alpha would be safe.
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"Well apart from the exhaustion I couldn't find anything wrong with him," Dr Novak explained closing the clasp of his medical bag he carried pretty much everywhere with him. Being the only pack doctor seemed to keep him busy. "His body needs time to adjust to the changes," he added throwing his bag over his shoulder and shooting Sam, Mary and John a sympathetic look. "For him to change with the moon last night it took a lot out of him especially with any extra strenuous activities he might have done after the change," Dr Novak raised his eyebrows at Sam who refused to meet his eyes due to the blush he could feel start to rise up his cheeks. "He just needs some rest."
"Thanks Doctor," John said clasping the man on the shoulder. "I'll see you out."
Sam pushed his way into their bedroom eager to see his mate. Dean was lying under the covers, his body was shivering as his face was pressed against the pillow, it was a wonder he could still breathe under that fabric. His skin still had a sheen of sweat glistening in the afternoon sunshine and his hair hung limply over his eyes showing just how long it had gotten with everything that had been going on. He looked younger than his twenty six years, he looked vulnerable not like the Alpha that Sam had come to know and love.
Without thinking Sam pulled off his shirt he had grabbed when he had first entered the house (there was no way he was going to stand in front of the Pack Alpha, Beta and Dr Novak naked) Keeping his jeans on he crawled into his side of the bed, gathered the Alpha into his arms and buried his nose into the crook of his neck. Breathing in the scent that screamed out home. Mary was standing in the doorway, her blue eyes bright with what seemed to be unshed tears.
"I thought we turned a corner last night," Sam whispered bringing his head up slightly so that the woman would be able to hear him though he wasn't willing to let his mate go. "I thought that things had changed."
"Oh sweetie," Mary exclaimed taking a step further into the room to grab the desk chair to pull it to the side of the bed so that she could be close to her pup. "Dean showed to us that he could be the Alpha this pack needs," she added grasping hold of Dean's limp hand in hers pressing a soft kiss to his knuckles. "He shifted for the first time on a full moon don't let that mean nothing."
"I doesn't," Sam sighed lifting his head completely from Dean's shoulder. "It was amazing to be able to run with him like that for him to lead the pack but..."
"You don't want to do it again if it means he suffers," Mary added slowly nodding her head. "What my pup has been through in his short life...he is more resilient than any of us know. You have to give him credit young omega he is tougher than he looks."
"That's saying something," Sam laughed.
"One day he will be Alpha of this pack and every were in this land will look to him for guidance and support. They won't care that he might not ever be able to shift properly because he has proved his strength and loyalty time and time again. Don't fret Sam, I believe that one day it will all come together," Mary pressed one more kiss to Dean's hand before dropping it back to the bed though she never let go, her motherly instincts seemed to going into overdrive not that he could blame her.
"I hope so," Sam whispered his eyes moving down to focus on his mate once more, lifting his right hand up to run his knuckles across Dean's stubble.
"It's not like we don't have time," John's voice called out as he walked into the room coming to a stop behind Mary. "You two have the whole of eternity to figure this out," he wrapped his arm around his mate's shoulders with her instantly leaning into the touch. "Twenty three forever could be worse," John joked, oh yeah Sam forgot about that seeing as he how had a mate it would mean that he wouldn't physically age anymore and neither would Dean. "Could be thirty eight forever," he laughed gesturing to himself.
"Still look like the man I fell for," Mary added leaning up for a kiss.
"Since I met you I haven't aged a day," John replied giving in to her request.
...
"Give me a bucket I think I'm going to puke," a hoarse voice called out breaking through the Pack Alpha and Beta's moment.
Three pairs of eyes focused on the previous prone figure on the bed whose green eyes were peeking through mere slits at them. Dean attempted to sit up though his body was shaking from the effort. Sam positioned his Alpha so that he was sitting practically in his lap using his chest as a support, for once he didn't seemed bothered about appearing weak which gave an indication about how shit he must really feel. "You two are making me feel sick," Dean joked a small smile crossing his face.
"So its alright for us Ace to see you two making out every five seconds?" John replied. "You get your stamina from your old man kiddo."
Mary laughed as Dean turned his head away in disgust making fake vomiting noises. "I don't need to know about your sex life," he deadpanned.
"How do you think you got here?" John replied. "I still remember that night on the bridge don't you Mary?"
"Oh yeah best night of my life..."
"Oh just kill me now," Dean groaned burying his face into Sam's shoulder like it was going to cancel out what they were saying. "Bye!" He pulled his hand away from Mary's and waved it in their faces effectively ending any sexual talk he wasn't comfortable with.
Mary and John laughed in unison as John helped Mary to her feet. "Yep he's fine," John exclaimed clapping Dean's covered leg. "When you feel better we will discuss the ceremony arrangements."
"Yeah whatever bye," Dean mumbled.
"Come on John we have embarrassed our pup enough for today, all that talk though has made me..."
"EURGH!" Dean shouted pulling the cover over his head feeling his omega's chest start to shake with his laughter. "Already scarred for life thanks!" He mumbled not caring whether they actually heard him or not. Through the fabric he heard them say their goodbyes along with Sam giving them his thanks before the bedroom door was shut. "Are they gone?"
"Yep," Sam exclaimed pulling the cover down to reveal Dean's face. Dean lifted his head up capturing his omega's lips in a much needed kiss. "I think it's cute they are still in love after all this time," Sam added when they had broken apart.
"Cute my ass," Dean replied. "Imagine if that was Bobby."
"I wouldn't have a problem," Sam replied.
"Uh huh," Dean responded his tone of voice indicating that he didn't believe his omega in the slightest. He struggled against Sam's arms that were pinning him down to the bed. "Let go you octopus," he laughed slapping at his mate's hands.
"Octopus?"
"Yeah I swear you have more than two arms," Dean replied attempting to break free. He lifted his right hand up and with one finger he began to lightly run the tip of his finger over Sam's arm hair. Immediately the omega yelped with his hands releasing Dean who grinned up at him triumphantly.
"Jerk," Sam replied crossing his arms to his chest as Dean began to slowly push himself out of bed. "You're on bed rest mister," he exclaimed moving to grab for the Alpha who dodged out of the way in time.
"Unless you want a piss puddle," Dean replied gesturing down to his bladder. "Didn't think so bitch," he threw over his shoulder as he walked on shaking legs to their ensuite bathroom, leaving the door open though so Sam could hear everything that he was still doing. "Why don't you go bother someone else?" He called out over the sound of his own pee.
"Gross," Sam replied wrinkling up his nose. "Can't I want to spend the day with my Alpha?"
The sound of the toilet flushing was his response. After a couple of moments Dean appeared making his way back into the room and crawling under the covers avoiding Sam's arms that reached for him. "All I want to do is sleep," Dean admitted behind a yawn. "You're too much of a distraction," he added leaning down to cup Sam's jean clad member which suddenly sprang to life. "You heard the doc no strenuous activity."
"How long were you awake?" Sam asked incredulously feeling like an idiot for what he said previously to Mary.
"Long enough," Dean replied smirking as he removed his hand and began to settle down in the bed. "Why don't you go spend some time with your dad," he added his eyes slipping closed once more. "Don't want him bitching at me for keeping you away from him."
Sam sighed knowing that there would be absolutely no point in arguing with his Alpha. Defeated he pushed himself out of the bed, leaning down to capture his Alpha's lips he pulled apart and retrieved his shirt once more. "You sure?" He asked shrugging on his jacket.
"Yeah go have some fun," Dean replied his voice drifting off as it was clear that he wouldn't be able to stay awake for much longer.
Sam smiled fondly. "I love you," he whispered not expecting a response due to the soft snores that were now coming from the occupant on the bed. He took one last look at his mate before he closed the door heading out to where his father was staying.
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Sam knocked on the door for a third time, inside the house he could hear the sounds of someone crashing around hurriedly. What could he doing in there? He just hoped that his father had not brought any of his work in there with him, he didn't think John nor Mary would be happy trying to get grease out of their nice new cream carpet they had just laid down.
Sam knocked once more hearing whispering voices on the other side of the door. His mind was telling him to just turn around and leave but curiosity got the better of him. He reached for the door handle and surprisingly it was not locked. He pushed the door open and immediately wished he had not have bothered.
The furniture was strewn across the room with feathers from the pillows floating in the air around them. The bed sheets was lying on the living room floor with two lumps attempting to cover themselves under it but it was too late he had already seen too much for a lifetime.
Sam yelped as he threw a hand over his eyes, oh god, Bobby was apologising and he could hear Ellen laughing from somewhere underneath the duvet. It was too late the damage was done, he wouldn't be able to get rid of the sight of his father and Ellen...naked...together.
Feeling like he was about to throw up he slammed the door shut and sprinted back to the house. Without saying a word he pulled open the bedroom door and flung himself under the sheets beside his mate. Dean's eyes fluttered open as he looked at him curiously.
"You were right," Sam groaned burying his face in the Alpha's neck. "It is a problem."
TBC (Hey everyone, hoped you like. Thanks for reading and let me know what you thought. See you all in Chapter Twenty Nine!)
