Moonpriestess30:
Chp46 - I love making bread, it's one of my favourite things to do.
Chp47 - I agree, it's nice to be taken elsewhere for bit. We're not in isolation but it's getting close. I'll definitely be updating twice a day for a while. I'm in the chapter 60's so I've got plenty for you.
Chapter 48 – There's always something.
'Just let me run the pups back to the house and get changed into some clean clothing, this stuff has flour down it,' Makatza said smiling at Isabela who knew nothing of what had happened between her and Fenris. The thought alone made Makatza smile, she walked back into the kitchen and grabbed her bag barking at her puppies to follow her. 'Do you want to meet us down there or are you going to wait for us?' She asked Fenris who thought for a brief second.
'If you are changing then it might be dark by the time you leave, it is probably best if I join you on the way down,' he says simply. Makatza was shocked at the difference between the way he spoke when others were around and when they were alone, how quickly the dynamic had changed between them. She returned to the foyer and sorted out her shoes before nodding at Isabela as she left.
Isabela roped her arm around the young woman, 'see ya in a bit, sweetheart,' she says blowing a kiss at him and getting no reaction apart from the door shut in her face. 'Man, does he have a stick up his ass. What do you see in him?' She says as she steers Makatza into the street. 'So what did you two do all afternoon?'
Makatza shrugged a shoulder. 'Well, seeing as you were busy with my cousin in positions I didn't even know were physically possible,' she said sticking out her tongue as she watched her puppies sniff the cobbles, 'we baked bread and then we talked about his mental issues,' she admitted. Then we spent a good hour making out between burning the bread and everything else, she mentally smirked. There were some things she wanted to keep to herself, like the feeling of his weight pressed against her and his fingers against her skin making her want to howl.
Isabela groaned. 'Are you serious? I give up my afternoon with you so you can hang out with him and that's all you do? Now I owe Hawke and Varric money and I don't like owing them money,' she complains. 'Can't you just lie and say that you did kiss him?'
'No point, you know I blush like an inferno when I lie,' Makatza laughs.
'Can't you just try? For me? I know when you hear or say something dirty you go bright red but try it now, I really can't afford to owe them money,' the pirate moaned.
'Watch,' she says as she points to her face. 'I made out with Fenris all afternoon,' she says truthfully and on cue her cheeks flushed pink to the core with the memory and Isabela swore.
'Fuck! Why can't you lie like a normal person?'
'I don't lie, I just avoid telling the truth,' Makatza smirks. 'Tell people what they want to hear and they'll fill in the blanks, you never actually have to lie and sometimes it's a good way of telling the truth and not getting caught. Besides, you won't ever pay Garrett, all you have to do is take him into the bedroom and do that thing that makes him go, wheeee!'
Isabela laughs and nods as they get to the front door. 'I do like doing that,' she grins as they're let into the estate. Makatza talks to Orana and the young woman agrees happily to look after the puppies, she told her their names and made them promise to be good while she was gone. Being dragged upstairs by a ruthless pirate wasn't really how Makatza wanted to enter her bedroom but it was done and she was up there having her clothes thrown out her closet.
'What in the living land of fuck are you doing?' Makatza asks as she takes off her boots.
'No talking, more washing. You have flour in your hair and I will get you laid before the month is out! The Maker as my witness!' She said as she pulled dresses off hangers.
'It's not that I lack of options Izzy,' she says as she walks to the bathroom. 'I just-'
'Don't want a casual encounter, yeah yeah,' Isabela said simply as she rolled her eyes and finished her sentence. 'Get your pussy washed and then we'll talk about getting you at least some sort of action. Maker! I mean you must be so frustrated tip toeing around each other. Don't you just wanna jump on him and rock his world?' She asked. The reply was lost under the sound of running water, she shrugged a shoulder and finished picking an outfit for her friend. 'Are you sure about wearing underwear? That normally gets them going in an instant if you flash them a bit of arse as you cross a leg,' Isabela muses as Makatza comes out wrapped in a towel. She hadn't washed her hair but a rinse with some hot water would revitalise her curls and would do for the evening.
She looks at the outfit that Isabela had chosen and poked her in the boob, 'I don't need help getting any action. I just don't move as fast as others. Not to mention that the person I'm interested in isn't really one for physical contact,' she reminds her best friend. Not that it really mattered earlier. I think that reluctance took a back seat when we were together, she thought biting her lip.
Isabela narrowed her eyes, 'wait... wait, what was that?'
'What was what?' Makatza says as she pulls out a pair of knickers from her drawer only to have them snatched out her hands.
'You bit your lip when thinking about Fenris,' she deducted throwing the knickers into the corner of the room. 'Not those ones,' she says simply as she goes into Makatza's drawer for herself. 'You don't just do that for no reason, tell me.'
'It was nothing. I was just thinking about him. I can't help it... he's attractive,' she mumbles hoping that Isabela will buy it. The pirate makes a non-committal noise and pulls out a rather lacy looking pair that Makatza recognised from part of her birthday gift. 'Are you serious? They're gonna ride right up,' she says taking them out her hands.
'That's when you slide them off,' Isabela grins as she whips away her towel making her squeal. She slaps Makatza on the bare backside. 'Time to get dressed!' Makatza sighed and started to put on the clothing that Isabela had gotten out, a cotton shoulder-less dress cut to mid thigh with her usual black corset and knee high boots.
'Fucking hell Isabela, I just look like a less tarty version of you,' Makatza says looking at herself in the full length mirror. 'Can't I just wear a pair of shorts at least? Maybe switch the dress to a normal top and my hoodie?' She says grabbing a black v-neck.
'Hmm, no, you can do corset and hoodie - only because it's cold, but no top, you're going to show skin if you like it or not,' she compromises.
'Fine,' Makatza snaps as she pulls off the dress. 'I hate you,' she says with love, Isabela grins and winks at her.
'You better hurry up or we'll be really late,' she teases. Makatza gives her the finger and gets dressed putting on her collar around her hips instead of her waist and grabbing her hoodie flicking her hair out the back. 'Ah ah, make up!' Isabela says pushing her into the chair and grabbing a Kohl stick. 'Sit still or this will hurt,' she warns as she begins to put on some eyeliner and then a bit of lipstick. 'And I'm done! If he doesn't at least kiss you tonight he's definitely gay,' Isabela laughs. Katza looks in the mirror and is actually impressed, the pirate had done a good wing flick on her lids and the lipstick colour was a deep pink.
She then shimmied out the room and down into the foyer where Garrett and Fenris seemed to be talking. Isabela slides down the banister and crashes into her lover who grumbles but laughs at her antics. 'Ah, there she is,' Garrett grins at the pirate. 'Look at you,' he smiles at Makatza. 'Isabela destroy your closet?'
'As usual,' she replies with a nod as she hugs her cousin. 'Shall we?' She asks as she glances at Fenris trying to hide her intentions towards him. 'I'm just going to say goodbye to the pups,' she says pointing to the kitchen. When she returned they were all waiting for her outside, with an apologetic expression she ran out to them and waved goodbye to Sandal who shut the door behind her. Garrett looped his arm around Isabela's waist as they walked and Makatza couldn't help but feel a pang of jealously wishing that she could show that intimacy. On one hand she didn't want the others to know what she was doing with Fenris, they'd want to get involved and they would all have opinions and she really couldn't be bothered with it. On the other hand, even though he was uncomfortable with physical touch she would like to be able to have moments of it without worrying who was around. Ah well, she would drown these thoughts with alcohol later. 'Who's joining us?' She asked.
'Varric, Aveline and Merrill,' Garrett says as they begin to walk down the large set of steps into low town. 'It's just gonna be casual but you've not been out in a while since getting the puppies and you seem tense. Little bit more relaxed today though,' he pointed out. 'What changed?'
Makatza fought the blush that attempted to appear and smiled at Garrett brightly as she shrugged a shoulder. 'Um... must just be the idea of going out I suppose. I mean I think I'll have fun,' she says as she catches Fenris smiling to himself on the other side of Isabela.
'That's true. Tonight is going to be fun!' Isabela whooped in excitement. They were halfway to the Hanged Man when the trouble started and a group of men took it upon themselves to try and get some easy coin.
'Two knife-ears, a whore and some lord like pansy,' one of the thugs laughs as he looks them over. In hindsight if they had brought their weapons they probably wouldn't have been bothered so early into the evening. Makatza rolls her eyes and begins to take off her hoodie.
'What are you doing?' Hawke hissed as they were backed into a wall, he didn't really want to create any fireballs without his staff, they tended to roam without the control. Isabela had a small dagger in her boot and Fenris wasn't particularly bothered by the situation, he was pretty sure he'd only have to kill one and the rest would flee. Makatza didn't answer and simply stepped behind the others.
'Don't turn around,' she snapped as Isabela's head began to turn.
'Lookie 'ere, the bitch knife-ear knows what's what,' one of them sniggered as she began to remove more clothing, Fenris bared his teeth and Garrett clenched his hands into fists with the way they spoke about her. They had created a pretty good wall so she stripped and began to shift quickly. There was a silence that washed over the alley as Isabela, Garrett and Fenris realised what she was doing and had frozen in place. The gang looked at each other and raised their weapons annoyed, there was a deep growl that triggered the natural ''when we were monkeys'' switch in their heads and they jumped. 'Fuckin' hell!' Who they all assumed was the leader swore as Makatza walked around from behind her friends. She paced up and down in front of her friends snarling at the men that threatened them. Makatza wasn't in the mood to fight so she hoped that scaring them would do. 'I don' know what yer playin' at but I will slit yer disgustin' knife-ear throat,' that one says pointing a stubby sword at Fenris.
You'll fucking do what? Makatza's inner wolf howled in anger at the threat that was made against her mate and her eyes flashed amber as she moved into a stalking pose, her head and shoulders low as her tail rose. Fenris gently took her by the collar as she moved, he didn't want her to go feral at a time like this. She snarled and snapped pulling ever so lightly against him, drool flecked from her jaws as she barked at them daring anyone to attempt something. Now I'll fucking kill you, she hissed in her mind.
'You were saying something?' Fenris says calmly as Makatza tugs forward. Garrett shared a look with Isabela and they were both quite impressed. Fenris raised his other hand and his markings lit up. 'Which way do you wish to die?'
Makatza growled low and continuously as she scratched at the floor in her attempt to get at the thugs that had cornered them. 'Ay, boss, I'm all for killin' a knife-ear an' a whore. That thing looks like it's gonna tear out yer throat. I ain't messin' wit' it. 'Specially since that other knife-ear disappeared an' that thing appeared,' one of them said as he backed away and then ran.
'Yeah, I ain't messin' wit' some lord that can hire shit like this, I'm out,' said another. Then there were only a few left. Fenris raised a brow and simply let Makatza go, he could feel her heartbeat from her mana and it was steady and calm, nothing like a real wolf's would be so he was confident that she was in control. She leapt onto the leader knocking him to the floor making the rest of them jump in fear, her full hundred and twenty pound weight keeping him pinned to the ground. Makatza snarled and snapped her jaws centimetres from his face, her lips pulled back baring her teeth as she growled.
'Ugh he pissed himself,' Isabela says wrinkling her nose. Makatza caught a whiff of his suddenly released bowels and huffs in disgust as she gets off him walking back over to her friends. The leader shuffled to his feet and nodded at his men as they ran and he squelched off. Once they had disappeared Makatza wandered behind them again and shifted picking her clothes up off the floor.
'Actually he shat himself,' Makatza said with a normal tongue. 'That's new,' she laughs as she pulls on her shorts.
'Andraste's tits remind me never to piss you off,' Garrett says she walks back in front of them flicking her hair out her hoodie. 'Have you been practising your transformation?'
'I had to, I couldn't just turn wolf at a random time could I?' She says simply. 'I locked the bedroom door and practised until I got it down. I mean, I think I'll have trouble maintaining a shape when stressed but that's just what it is,' she says as she avoids the wet patch on the cobbles. 'Let's go get a drink?' She suggests. Isabela smirks and grabs Makatza by the arm dragging her through the alley.
'So she managed to get them all to leave without killing anyone,' Garrett says in observation as they follow. 'That's quite something isn't it,' he states as he thinks.
'She certainly does not need protecting any more,' Fenris says simply. He wanted to tell her how wonderful she looked this evening and then spend more time alone in a room with her. His self control had pretty much dwindled to nothing and after he had spent many months trying to refuse his attraction to her; accepting it had been liberating to say the least, then he had waited another month after kissing her at the Dalish camp. He was tired of waiting.
'Looks like she got pretty pissed off when that one threatened you though,' Garrett says slyly with a side eye at the elf.
'I am sure she would have if it had been anyone else,' Fenris replied simply. He had noticed something he knew that she was going to hurt that man when she began to snap, she hadn't gone feral but he very clearly felt her intent deep inside his chest. Like he knew what she was thinking at that moment. That thought alone was a little disconcerting and he pushed it to the back of his mind while he followed Hawke to the pub.
