Sorry about the wait people, my computer decided it was a good time to die, damn thing. Thanks to my hubby for allowing me to borrow his to keep this story going. I am absolutely thrilled with how much everyone loved Shadow, I promise we will be seeing much more of him, along with some of my other characters hehe.

Bioware toys, sadly, I'm just raiding the toybox.

Stars Fall

Chapter 35 Rivals

Hawke and Fenris spent the next few days and nights roaming the forest with Shadow and exploring each one another's bodies. All too soon though they had been at Fenris' retreat for a week and Fenris informed Hawke it was time to return to Kirkwall.

"We'll come back soon though won't we?" Hawke pleaded with Fenris as they walked away from the retreat.

Fenris stopped at the rock wall and turned to her "Of course, I do come here often enough, I can't let Shadow think I've abandoned him."

Shadow licked Fenris' outstretched hand and rubbed his head on Hawke's leg. Hawke reached down to pet him and hug him "I'll miss you Shadow, take good care of yourself."

Shadow yipped and turned his head to Fenris and then back to her "Of course I'll take good care of him." Shadow nodded his head in approval before turning his back on both of them and moving towards the large tree to return to the forest.

Fenris rolled his eyes at the wolf's retreating form "He appears to like you, a lot."

Hawke laughed proudly "Of course he does, I'm quite likeable, if I do say so myself."

Fenris rolled his eyes at her once more and held his arms out to her. Hawke let Fenris lift her into his arms so he could phase them both through the rock wall.

Fenris was able to ghost them both through the early night to the Kirkwall gates in about an hour and half. He walked her to her estate so she could drop off her pack. Then the two of them made their way to the Hanged Man, Hawke always had meetings with her friends on this night and it was likely that most of them were there already.

Varric spied Hawke coming up the stairs to his suite first "Hawke where the hell you been? Bodahn said something about urgent business?"

Hawke had to think for a few moments to remember what she had told Bodahn, Fenris spoke up from behind her "She was with me."

Hawke didn't even need to turn around to hear the small smile in his voice.

Isabela and Varric busted out laughing "About damn time."

Hawke blushed slightly before moving to take her seat, Isabela leaned over the table to her "So how is our dear Fenris? Hmmmmmm? Do those markings go everywhere? Does his sword work properly?"

Fenris scowled at Isabela as Hawke tried to control her blushing "Isabela, you know I would never kiss and tell, but I will tell you this."

She gestured for the pirate to come closer to her so she could whisper in her ear "He is fucking amazing."

Fenris of course heard what she said and scowled, uncomfortable with her revealing anything to the pirate. The little bit of information seemed to satisfy Isabela though as she leaned back in her seat and winked at the scowling elf. Anders cleared his throat at the end of the table.

Hawke hadn't even noticed his presence until now, but when she looked at him she saw he looked different than normal. He had missed many of the meetings lately, and now he seemed angry. His face was slightly sunken in and his eyes had dark rings around them. Hawke eyed him curiously "Anders what have you been up to?"

Anders gave him a small smile "Actually Hawke I have meaning to talk you about that, can we speak in my clinic tomorrow…" he eyed Fenris angrily, before adding "privately?"

Hawke rolled her eyes at Anders "Yea sure."

Fenris had been scowling at Anders but now he turned his scowl back to Hawke. Isabela decided to take her turn to address Hawke "Castillon is back in town, and I need your help Hawke."

Hawke smiled widely at the pirate "Anything fun?"

Isabela smiled mischievously back at her "Well I sort of had this crazy idea of letting one of Castillon's men take me to him, after you 'betray' me, and then you follow me and we take care of Castillon."

Hawke squealed in excitement "Oh yay this does sound like fun."

Fenris rolled his eyes at the rogues, Varric looked at Hawke curiously "Is there anything else we have on deck Hawke?"

Hawke groaned "Yea sadly, Meredith wants me to visit her tomorrow to discuss something 'of vital importance'."

Anders growled at the mention of the Knight Commander, Hawke ignored him and addressed the rest of her friends "Ok so tomorrow I'll go see Meredith, then I'll meet you at your clinic Anders." She nodded in his direction "Then at night we'll help Isabela."

Isabela smiled at Hawke "Velasco is staying at the Rose."

Hawke groaned "Damnit of course he is, another trip to the brothel."

Isabela laughed as Varric dealt out the cards to them all, effectively ending the business part of the meeting. The next few hours were spent with Isabela and Varric teasing Fenris whose scowl now seemed permanently etched onto his face.

After several hours of laughter at Fenris' expense, Varric turned to Hawke "So did that letter say if Benny Boy is bringing his woman?"

Fenris turned quickly to Hawke, who slapped her palm to her face, she turned to Fenris "I forgot to tell you the entire reason why Varric and me went to your mansion that day."

Fenris looked at her curiously, allowing her to continue "Ben is coming back to Kirkwall in about two and a half months." Fenris smiled slightly as Hawke turned to Varric "And yes this time he's bringing Talia."

Varric clapped his hands together "Alright now we really get to rile Benny Boy up."

Hawke narrowed her eyes at the dwarf "Varric."

He just laughed at her teasingly "Oh come on Hawke, Benny Boy knows it's coming anyway, and if he was really that afraid of it he wouldn't risk bringing her here."

Hawke shook her head and laughed "Good point Varric, who knows maybe I can convince Ben to pop the question to her here, they've been together for years."

Hawke and her friends laughed the rest of the night away.

Fenris and Sebastian walked Hawke to her estate. Hawke couldn't help but feel disappointed that Fenris went back to his stolen mansion. What was I expecting, the man has only had his full freedom for a week, of course he wants some time alone, plus he probably needs to hunt.

Hawke allowed herself to sleep peacefully with that thought, even though it wasn't nearly as comfortable sleeping in her bed as it had been to sleep in Fenris' bed at his retreat with him holding her and Shadow laying on her feet. Tonight to make up for some of the emptiness she had allowed Raze to sleep with her in her bed.

The next day as Hawke approached Anders' clinic with Raze in tow, she was already pissed, Meredith wanted her to play templar and round up apostates. Anders expression did nothing to help her mood. He had a seriously nervous look that made Hawke even more nervous.

"I'm sorry you want me to do what?" Hawke growled at Anders.

"I need your help gathering some ingredients for the potion to separate Justice and me." Anders pleaded.

"Yea I got that part, the part I'm having trouble understanding is what you're not telling me."

Anders looked away from her "I've told you everything you need to know Hawke."

Hawke glared at him "See that, that right there is bullshit! I'm a rogue Anders, and I know damn good and well when someone is lying to me. And guess what Anders? You may not like it but I know you're lying to me. So unless you decide to tell me the truth I'm not helping you."

Anders turned back to her and pleaded with his eyes "Hawke all I'm asking is for you to trust me, can't you do that?"

Hawke smiled sarcastically at him "No honestly I can't, and for two reasons. Firstly because you are asking me to trust you when you don't trust me. And secondly and more importantly; I haven't trusted you that much in years!"

Anders flinched but Hawke didn't stop "You've been slipping further and further away from yourself Anders! You're allowing Justice to take over! You are not the man I met all those years ago who would tell me anything and trusted me with everything! I can't trust you because I don't know you anymore!"

Anders eyes suddenly started blazing blue, Justice was taking over. Hawke suddenly felt nervous as Raze started growling at the now glowing mage. Hawke bit back her nerves and forced herself to speak firmly "Go away Justice! I have nothing to say to you!"

Justice voiced boomed out from Anders "You know nothing of Anders!"

Hawke sneered at the spirit inside the mage "You're right. I don't. And whenever Anders gets control of his own fucking body back tell him I want nothing more to do with him."

Hawke turned to walk away, she heard Justice start to follow after her. "Touch me and burn demon." Hawke said coldly without stopping. Raze snarled at the mage before following her out of the clinic. Hawke didn't stop once until she got to her estate in Hightown.

Hawke spent the next few hours in her training room, throwing knives at targets on the ground while she moved around her aerial training course. Varric, Fenris, and Isabela arrived as planned just before sunset. Each one of them noticed how Hawke was visibly angry but none of them said a word to her as they departed for the Blooming Rose.

As Hawke, Fenris, and Varric were exiting the Rose after 'betraying' Isabela, a thought occurred to Hawke. She turned to Fenris, who was still curious as to why she seemed so upset. She almost spoke before thinking and paused for a moment Maybe Arcanum would be a better choice to see if he can track Isabela. Hawke eyed him plainly, still furious over what happened with Anders earlier "Potest eam inveneris Fenris?"

Fenris nodded his head slightly, Varric just looked confused "Oh come on Hawke, speaking in Tevinter is cheating."

Hawke smiled a tiny smile "And that is why it is fortunate that I am fluent in it Varric."

Fenris scowled "How do you think I felt when I found out Varric, she led me to believe she didn't understand it at all. When in fact she knows the language as if she had grown up there."

Varric laughed "Something you should know Elf, almost all rogues know many languages, it help to blend into any crowd if you can speak the language."

Hawke laughed weakly and Fenris turned his head to look at her, whatever had upset her, it was clear she wouldn't speak of it now but he was determined to find out what was causing Hawke so much distress before the night was through. Fenris decided they needed to get this mess with Isabela over with quickly, he nodded his head slightly in the direction he could smell Isabela's particular scent. That pirate still smells far too strongly of alcohol, pepper, and men. Blah. Fenris wrinkled his nose slightly, and Hawke smiled weakly. The action gave him an idea, as they were walking he took a deep unnecessary breath. Just as he had hoped, it caused Hawke to laugh, and made him feel a little warmer inside. Fenris discretely led Hawke in the direction of Isabela's trail, it led them to the Docks. Of course the Docks. Was the thought all three of them shared as they entered one of the warehouses.

To say Hawke was livid was an understatement, Isabela wanted to allow a slaver to live so she could get his ship. Hawke could see Isabela really wanted the ship so she agreed reluctantly, Fenris was practically snarling at the choice. Hawke approached him while Varric and Isabela went to look over the poisons Castillon's crew had left behind. Hawke pretended to be interested in a crate near him as she whispered to him, knowing he would hear even the tiniest whisper. "Invenies eum et interficient eum placere."

She turned her head slightly to in the direction of Varric and Isabela before meeting his gaze for only a second. Fenris smiled slightly and nodded his head, pleased that Hawke did not have any intentions of allowing the slaver to live, she only didn't want Isabela to know about it, before she could stop it. Once the slaver was dead there would be little she could say about it, especially if his body happened to disappear. Fenris was very good at making bodies disappear. Fenris slowly made his way out of the warehouse not wanting to loose the new trail he was on.

Hawke slowly led the others out after she had given Fenris a head start. She casually looked around for him, not seeing him anywhere. Varric looked around as well "Where'd Elf go?"

Hawke shrugged her shoulders "Fuck if I know Varric, I think he was pissed off at me though. Oh well when isn't someone mad at me."

Varric remained silent as they walked to Lowtown, Isabela had stayed behind at the Docks to investigate her new ship.

Hawke declined Varric's offer to walk her home, saying she needed time to herself.

She had barely made it out of the Lowtown market when Fenris ghosted right in front of her, causing her to jump. "Damn you Fenris, sneaking up on people like that."

Fenris rolled his eyes "I would have thought you would be expecting me Hawke."

Hawke shrugged her shoulders "I was actually, just still not entirely used to the whole ghost speed thing. So did you…."

Fenris nodded his head and scowled at the ground as they walked up the stairs to Hightown "One more slaver has met his end. I'm actually slightly disappointed, he was easier to kill than I had expected."

"Usually they are, they're all talk and show, no actual skill."

"So it would seem."

They were silent as they approached her estate, Hawke turned to Fenris "Would you like to come inside Fenris?"

Fenris scowled at her "I would like to know what has you so upset Hawke."

Hawke led him inside and up to her room, only pausing to take off her armor before she sat on her bed.

Fenris stood in front of her bed, waiting for her to speak. When she didn't, he approached her and sat next to her on her bed pulling her into his arms. "What is wrong Eve?"

Hawke leaned her head into his chest "I told Anders I didn't want anything more to do with him today."

Fenris couldn't help but feel relieved and angry at the same time "Tell me what happened."

Hawke told Fenris everything that had happened at the clinic today, by the time she had finished Fenris was growling and pacing in front of her fireplace. "What were you thinking going there by yourself? That abomination could have killed you!"

Hawke glared at him "I can take care of myself Fenris in case you hadn't noticed. The closest anyone has ever been to killing me was me!" she pointed to the shiny scar on her throat and Fenris recoiled.

That scar on her throat still made him cringe inside whenever he saw it, it constantly reminded him of how close he had come to losing her forever. Hawke could tell she had hit a tender spot with him but she was too angry to care, Anders had really pissed her off and Fenris was not helping.

Fenris approached her slowly and ran his finger gently along the scar on her throat, as he looked at her angry crystal eyes "I did not mean to upset you Hawke, I know you can take care of yourself. But forgive me for being concerned, I have almost lost you twice now; once to my own cowardice and then again to my former master. I do not wish to lose you again."

Hawke sighed "You won't lose me Fenris."

Fenris scowled at her "I would still like to kill the abomination for angering you though."

Hawke laughed weakly "If you killed everyone who angered me Fenris, Kirkwall would be a ghost town."

Fenris rolled his eyes at her, Hawke quickly captured his lips in her own, whispering to him as she kissed him "I just want to forget about him Fenris. Think you can help me with that?"

Fenris smiled a sly smile at her "I believe I can do that."

He picked her up and threw her back on her bed, tearing her house robes off her body, before stripping himself. Fenris kissed his way down her naked body, paying special attention to the scar along her throat and the almost fully healed puncture marks on her breast and shoulders. He began fingering her already wet folds and slipped a finger inside her, causing her to moan.

Fenris suddenly had a wicked idea, he dipped his head down to her folds and began nipping and licking her, marveling in her taste. Hawke was writhing and moaning above him as his fingers increased their speed when he slipped another one inside of her.

Fenris felt her begin to tighten around his fingers, he quickly extended his fangs and sank them into the soft tender flesh of her inner thigh, throwing her into her orgasm and making her scream his name. "HOLY SHIT FENRIS!"

Fenris smiled smugly to himself as he licked her folds, tasting her climax with her blood still on his tongue, the resulting taste drove his arousal to new heights, and made his need to be within her almost painful.

He rose and quickly moved to kiss her, allowing her to taste herself with his mouth. He positioned himself at her entrance and pushed himself into her depths. Even though he had spent almost the last full week inside her, the feeling still made his head spin with desire. He looked at Hawke beneath him "How did I manage to go almost three years without your body?"

Hawke smiled his favorite sly smile "I still trying to figure out how I did the same."

Fenris chuckled and the things his vibrating chest did to their joined bodies made them both groan. Fenris started moving within her as Hawke wrapped her legs around his waist and thrust her hips forward.

Fenris quickly unwrapped her legs from his waist and moved them to his shoulders, sinking himself deeper within her. Hawke thought she saw stars form in her vision as she felt Fenris bury himself deep within her, hitting the entrance of her womb with each of his thrusts.

Fenris had another wicked idea. He focused his thoughts and began ghosting just his hips against her, his fingers leaving bruises on her hips as he took her with supernatural speed.

Hawke screamed with pleasure as Fenris used his amazing speed on her, she would wear the bruises proudly, this was beyond amazing, she couldn't even begin to describe the intense feelings Fenris was giving her, as she felt herself being hurtled towards yet another orgasm. Colors exploded in her eyes and she felt completely disconnected from her body, her mind turning to mush as Fenris embraced his own climax.

When Hawke came back down to earth she found herself lying in Fenris' arms, had he actually caused her to faint with pleasure? She felt as though her body was made of butter and quickly melting. Fenris looked down at her with a smug smirk "Feel better?"

Hawke wasn't sure if she was capable of talking so she nodded her head as best as she could, causing Fenris' smirk to grow.

Hawke finally managed to speak "I think you have completely ruined me Fenris."

He looked down at her sharply, Hawke simply smiled at him "I don't think I will ever be able to have sex with anyone else ever again, it just wouldn't be anywhere near as good."

Fenris growled before capturing her lips in a heated kiss "I don't plan on letting anyone else near you ever again, you're mine Eve."

Hawke smiled brightly against his lips "Always yours Fenris."

She pulled away to look up at him "Will you stay tonight?"

Fenris nodded to her and pulled the covers over them both, allowing Hawke to snuggle herself closer to his chest before he wrapped his arms around her once more. He smiled softly at her "You know this past week I have slept more and needed to drink less, than I have during my entire existence in this life."

Hawke looked at him thoughtfully for a moment "Why do you think that is?"

Fenris continued smiling softly at her "I think I am sleeping more because I am more at peace than I have ever been. As to why I am drinking less, I can't help but feel your blood is the reason for that."

"My blood?"

Fenris nodded "It's just a theory, but ever since I first drank your blood, my thirst has gone down considerably, it's like yours is more potent."

Hawke smiled and blushed "Well in that case I guess it's a good thing I don't plan on being selfish and keeping it all to myself."

Fenris smirked and kissed the top of her head "Rest now my Hawke."

Hawke laid her head back down on his chest and closed her eyes, feeling extremely content from the amazing orgasms Fenris had given her and the very comforting feeling of being in the arms of the man she loved.

Yayness for google translator

Potest eam inveneris Fenris? = Can you find her Fenris?

Invenies eum et interficient eum placere. = Find him and kill him please.