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Funkita - I absolutely adore them too! Speaking of adoring the Wolf family, there's actually a poll located on my profile that I'd like you (and any other readers) to vote on, it asks which members of the wolf family are your favorites. :) Also, yes Clawd and Deuce are the absolute cutest! It's why we've written so much of this story there's over another 20 chapters (no lie - and we're still writing) of events!

It's so hard to tone down the love we have for this pairing, xD


The crisp autumn air felt so good through the werewolf's fur, having been off school sick for nearly the entire week, he was getting a bit of cabin fever so to speak. He and Deuce were hot and heavy the night before and they had a great sleep. For the first time in a few days – they both felt pretty damn good.

Clawd tapped his foot as he leaned against the door of his car. Did his gorgon have to primp or something? What was taking him so long? He had both of their school bags in the vehicle, cleaned team uniforms in their gym bags… what was the hold up?

The front door opened and Scarlet hugged the gorgon, bidding him farewell it seemed. Clawd chuckled, he managed to get away with a quick hug and kiss on the cheek however Deuce managed to get himself caught.

"Have a good day Deuce," she gave him a nod. "you don't have to go home if you don't want to. Here is home to you as well, alright?" She knew he was having a bit of a hard time with her being in the same city still. How many days had gone by? Why wouldn't she leave?

Deuce gave Scarlet one last hug, "Thanks Ma." With a quick kiss on the cheek the gorgon headed towards Clawd and the car. "Sorry." He said to Clawd as he got closer, he didn't mean to keep the other waiting. Once Scarlet got her claws into you, it was near impossible to get away.

"My turn," Clawd grabbed Deuce's waist and pulled him in close, giving him a chaste kiss. If he made it any deeper… they'd be real late for casketball practice. "alright now let's go."

"You big furry tease." The gorgon said stealing one last kiss before moving to the passenger side of the car. Deuce began to wonder when his mother was leaving town again, that way he could at least go pick up his car. It wasn't like Clawd hadn't offered to let him drive, it just wasn't the same. "I bet the team'll be exited to see you." Deuce said making small talk.

Clawd chuckled as they got into the vehicle, him on the driver's side and Deuce on the passenger. He turned on the radio and hit a button – switching it to Deuce's genre of music – he found the right station: Classic Rock. He fastened his seatbelt and pulled it all the way out to let it lock in place.

"Why, you didn't run the whole team into the ground while I was sick, did you babe?" He cheekily asked, knowing if anything, the gorgon was probably harsher on them than he needed to be.

He skillfully reversed out of the driveway and sounded the horn quickly before taking off down the street.

"Me? Never." The gorgon said batting his eyelashes behind his sunglasses and wearing a devilish smirk.

Clawd laughed. "Right, what did you put those poor bastards through? Just because you were worried about me doesn't mean you take it out on the team. Inspirational quote of the day for you? Don't be a dick."

"I wasn't being a dick, I just had them do drills. I was doing my captain duties thank you very much." The gorgon stuck out his tongue before taking the wolf's hand into his own.

Clawd caressed Deuce's hand gently. "Y'know I'm just bugging you babe," he brought the other's hand up to his lips and kissed it. "you'll run the team fantastically after I'm gone."

Deuce paled.

"I graduate this year, remember?" He raised an eyebrow, kissing Deuce's hand again. "Don't worry about me leaving you Deuce, that won't happen."

"I just keep forgetting you graduate this year." The gorgon mumbled under his breath, a small sigh escaped from the smaller male. He so wasn't looking forward for June.

Clawd wasn't looking forward to the summer either. "Let's forget about that… we'll just focus on what this year has in store for us. Alright?" He soon pulled into the high school parking lot. He shut the car down and turned to face the other. "I love you, Deuce Gorgon. No matter how far we are from one another or how close… my heart will always be yours. Do you hear me?"

Deuce nearly jumped out of his seat and onto the other's lap, just hearing those words made his heart flutter. The gorgon couldn't help himself, as he began kissing Clawd's neck. He wanted to make sure everyone knew the wolf was his.

Unbeknownst to the males in the car - Coach Igor just so happened to look in the window and he dropped his travel mug. It cracked but only the outer layer, he picked it up and hurried into the school – giving his mind time to register what he just witnessed: the co-captains of his casketball team steaming up the windows of Clawd's car. 'Oh boy...' He thought to himself.

The wolf hardly objected to the gorgon's advances. He let out a soft moan and it startled Deuce as Clawd was normally quiet. He must've wanted it as bad as he did.

Deuce couldn't help but smirk against the wolf's neck as he continued kiss and bite along it. His own hand finding its way into the wolf's hair as he laced his fingers through it to keep his place.

"We… really should..." Clawd took his turn to head for the gorgon's neck. "get going… practice..."

"Fine. But you owe me mister." The Gorgon stole one last kiss before dismounting his wolf.

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"Clawd!" The guys cheered when they saw the B-M-O-C enter the gym once again. Not that they didn't appreciate Deuce but it was so good to see the wolf back, especially since it was his last year here. They'd have plenty other seasons to play without him. They wanted him there all through this one.

"What's up, guys?" He greeted, each of the team members took their turn to give him a welcome back bear-hug. Simon Clops probably hugged him the hardest. "Aww are you good, big guy?" He asked the cyclops.

He chuckled. "Yes co-captain, I'm well now that you've rejoined us."

"Thank you. Thanks especially for the sleeve of crackers – they totally helped me make my way from no food to solid foods – good call." He gave the taller's shoulder a pat.

"You're very welcome," Simon bowed his head with a smile. "do you have a moment?"

"Sure, just a sec." Clawd went to ask Deuce for a kiss before the gorgon headed to the change room but he stopped himself. "Uh, yeah. Sorry, go ahead."

"Well I was just wondering about you and co-captain Deuce." He began, trying to think of how to approach this matter softly. "You see, I saw the both of you-"

The gymnasium door opened and then shut with a thud. "Well, well – look who's back and at it?!" Coach Igor could hardly contain the grin on his face. "Good to see you back, son. You look a hell of a lot better. You've lost weight though." He poked Clawd's back with his clipboard, the old worn out travel mug in his other hand.

Clawd wouldn't doubt it with not being able to keep anything down the last week. He suspected he lost some weight… he didn't fathom it was that noticeable. He felt his clothing seemed to fit a bit looser now than they did previously - especially after coach pointed it out.

"Could be the calories you burnt off with the gorgon boy about 20 minutes ago too." He mumbled under his breath as he walked towards his office. "Shit, I owe Where $50..." He recalled a bet he made with the Drama teacher a year or so ago. Igor shook his head at how his colleague, Mr. Where, was able to predict a relationship between Clawd Wolf and Deuce Gorgon blossoming.

"What was that, Coach?" Clawd inquired, wondering if it was important.

"Nothing! Nothing… get dressed you hooligans."

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"Alright, I want this assignment done and no yippy-yapping. I want more work and less talk from you folks." Mr. Hackington warned the students. There were a couple chuckles from the guys. "Men gossip too! I want silence. I wanna hear pencils on paper and that's it."

Jackson blew the bangs out of his face and looked over to Deuce. "So... how's Clawd doing?" He asked him softly, they were way near the top of the lecture hall for this class. He knew how to talk around Hack's 'no talking' rule. All anyone had to do was sit out of his hearing range.

Deuce blushed thinking about the steamy kiss they shared in the locker room after the other guys left and the brief kiss they shared before he entered this very classroom.

Deuce looked up from his phone, he had been texting Clawd ever since the other dropped him off at class. "In or out of bed?" In that moment Deuce covered his mouth with his hand, he couldn't believe what just easily rolled off his tongue.

Jackson's mouth dropped and there was a playful spark in his eye. "Deuce! What?!" He wanted to say that he suspected it... but to hear it from the gorgon's mouth made it that much more official.

Deuce glanced up to see where Mr. Hack was in the classroom. "You heard me." He mumbled as he pretended to read the textbook.

Jackson nudged him playfully. "C'mon, gimme details. When did you start dating? How long? It's probably so different from what either of you are used to, huh?"

Deuce couldn't help but blush. "I think Clawd made it official about about last Wednesday-ish, poor guy was more upset he labeled us when he was sick in the hospital. He keeps saying he's going to make it up to me, but honestly I don't mind." The gorgon said glancing around the room to make sure they wouldn't get in trouble for chit-chatting. "We kinda started seeing each other last week, shortly after the truth or dare game." The gorgon's cheeks started turning slight pink at the memory. How Clawd just sat with him in the bathroom. A small sigh escaped from Deuce, the wolf truly drove him wild. Just thinking about him brought a smile to his face. "It's different, yes. He also leaves me with butterflies. I don't really know how to explain it Jay."

The dual-natured teen felt so happy for Deuce. "I didn't know he was hospitalized, shit… he must've been pretty sick then." He tapped the eraser of the pencil on the notebook in front of him. "He looked good earlier, he lost a bit of weight too. I don't suppose that was on purpose?"

Deuce felt his iCoffin vibrate and thinking it was Clawd, he looked at it right away. Sadly… it wasn't.

I do not take your silence as an answer Deuce, you WILL come home tonight. End of discussion. - Birth Mother

W/E Mom.

Deuce looked up from his phone hands slightly shaking, trying to calm himself down. It wasn't like she was in the school, plus Clawd was here. He was safe. "No, sadly he didn't eat much. But he's doing a lot better." The gorgon informed the other.

The normie's eyes were immediately drawn to Deuce's trembling hands. Holding the pencil in his hand was proving to be a challenge. "Deuce… what's wrong?" He inquired, setting his own pencil down and studying the other.

You have a therapy appointment. You will be there at 9:45. I've notified the school. - Birth Mother

Deuce dropped his phone right after reading that last message, all he could feel was his heartbeat pounding in his ears. His hands seemed to trembling more as the palms began to sweat. It seemed like he couldn't catch his breath, there was a heaviness to it. In all honesty the gorgon felt like he was going to pass out.

Jackson watched the phone hit the ground and the screen crack. He winced, he knew how much a cracked screen annoyed the gorgon. "Deuce..." he called out softly.

"Jay, is the room spinning?" He questioned as he held his head in his hand, all he wished for right now was Clawd to be by his side. He always knew how to help him feel safe again.

Jackson knew that his lab partner was most certainly in the beginning stage of a panic attack. He grabbed Deuce's arm and started to lead him out of the classroom.

"Where are you both going?" Hack questioned.

"To vomit!" Jackson shouted back. It was the easiest way to back the mad science teacher off. It was a huge weakness of his.

Once they got out into the hallway, Jackson sent an emergency text.

Clawd, come quick… it's Deuce. Mad science. Hurry.

Deuce leaned against the wall of lockers, the cold metal felt great against his skin. Deuce stared at Jackson for a few seconds before sliding down to the ground. He honestly didn't know if he wanted to cry or puke. "It hurts." The gorgon mumbled as he clenched his chest, he honestly felt like he couldn't breathe anymore.

Jackson wanted to find the right words to comfort him… but he had been in Deuce's shoes before and panic attacks were nasty. "It'll be okay… soon." He looked down the hall worriedly.

The thudding of sneakers hitting the floor at a rapid pace could be heard. They increased in volume until Clawd knelt in front of Deuce. "I'm here, I'm here..." he wasn't sure what upset his gorgon but if he found out who did… he swore he'd shred them. "Deuce..." He lifted the other's chin. "please, breathe babe. In… and out. You're okay… I won't let anything bad happen to you, I promise."

Deuce leaned into the other's touch, although the pace of his heart seemed to go down slightly he just couldn't seem to catch his breath. The sweat running down his skin was causing him to shiver. "Clawd?" The trembling gorgon inquired.

"Yes? I'm right here." He hugged Deuce tightly, providing the exact embrace the other needed to help ground himself again. He rubbed small circles on his lower back.

Jackson couldn't help but smile. Clawd was such a good fit for Deuce, he was so affectionate, kind and caring.

"Don't let her send me back." The gorgon cried into the wolf's shoulder, it was in that moment the gorgon hit his breaking point. He honestly felt like he was going crazy.

Clawd could feel his heart ache for Deuce. He parted from the smaller long enough to sit beside him and pull him close. "I won't Deuce, you don't have to attend anything you don't want to." An idea popped into Clawd's mind. He pulled his cellular out and tossed it to Jackson, who caught it flawlessly. "Go to my messages, pull up the conversation thread with 'Pops' and give it back if you don't mind."

Jackson did exactly that.

Pops… I think Deuce's mom threatened to send him back to therapy… he's crying in my shoulder r-n

The werewolf cradled the gorgon as he let out his tears. He knew Deuce needed to let it out, he couldn't imagine how long he'd been bottling them up inside. "Shh, it'll be alright. You're okay with me."

LIKE HELL SHE IS. MY BOY ONLY VENTS TO ME OVER DRINKS. He's going no where, over my dead body. - Pops

Clawd kissed Deuce's cheek and whispered in his ear. "Pops has your back, Deuce. I let him know… he's on guard."

Deuce curled into the wolf, hiding his face in the other's neck as he held onto the Clawd. Right now the gorgon could register the wolf was talking to him, but couldn't make out what he was saying. It was his way of blocking out what was going on around him so the gorgon could get his bearings.

Jackson lightly sighed. He felt so useless yet he knew exactly how the gorgon felt. "He may not hear you, Clawd. Sometimes during a panic attack, we block things out to try and calm down enough to re-register what's going on around us."

The wolf nodded. Deuce didn't need to hear him… he only needed to feel his sincerity. "I love you, so much." He whispered, he never thought he'd say those 3 words to this male as often as he had been lately. He couldn't see himself stopping any time soon.

Deuce gripped onto Clawd tighter, a small whimper escaping from the smaller male. Deuce could feel his eyes closing, maybe resting them for a few minutes sounded like a good idea to him.

Mr. Where noticed Jackson Jekyll standing in the hallway. When he got closer to examine the situation, he saw Clawd Wolf cradling Deuce Gorgon. "Is everything alright?" He softly asked the dual-natured teen.

"Deuce is mid-panic attack but Clawd's doing his best on bringing him out of it." He told the Drama teacher.

He looked at the clock. "Clawd, if you can, bring Deuce down to the auditorium, I'll lock the doors and you'll both be alone. The bustling of the students in about 15 minutes may heighten his panic."

Clawd gave a nod, not even asking the other if he could walk, he picked him up and they hurried off to the auditorium for more privacy… and to keep Deuce's dignity.