Chapter 5
Post rut
The next three days were more of the same thing. Apply cream, cuddle, wait it out, repeat. However when I woke up on Friday, I didn't hear any panting or whining. I slowly padded out to the living room.
Kai was fast asleep in his nest. I felt his forehead. Alphas ran a bit warmer during rut. His forehead was cool and his scent was no longer as strong. I was going to flip my shit if his rut dragged on. Six days was long enough.
Kai woke up and stretched. "Mistress?"
"How you feeling, Kai?" I asked.
"Tired, hungry." He yawned.
"No more rut?" I asked just in case.
He thought for a moment. "No more rut."
He went to kitchen to make his breakfast. I mopped the floor. I made sure not to go near his nest. We had wiped his stains during rut, but that was all we risked doing. I left the sleeves and strokers for Kai to clean himself. He was the one that used them. Kai had made scrambled eggs. It was a lot more than I usually made.
"Kai, how many eggs did you use?" I asked.
"The rest." He said.
That was 18 egg carton and I had used eggs for a couple meals before and during rut… "That's eight eggs, Kai! That's too much egg!"
He whimpered.
"No, it's ok, Kai. You're ok. Just use less next time." I soothed.
He put the eggs on a big plate and then he got some for himself. Adri woke up. She got some milk and made toast. I served myself. We ate the table. I told Adri that Kai's rut was over. She was happy about that. After breakfast, I put the dishes in the dishwasher.
"Wash your sleeves, Kai." I told him.
"Mistress need scent." He whined.
"Wash your rut stuff first then you can mark all you want." I tried.
His tail swished a bit. He washed them in the kitchen sink. I made sure the water wasn't too hot. He dried them as best he could. Adri got out the drying rack. We started for the couch when Kai herded us to my room.
"Kai?" Adri asked.
"Bed cuddles!" He barked.
"Don't you wanna go couch?" I asked.
"Bed cuddles!" He repeated.
We laid in my bed and he marked us. He'd mark me then Adri then me again. His tail wagged, but it didn't hit us since we weren't in its path. I petted his outer thigh. His fur was a bit sweaty, but it was soft and thick. I'd make him take a shower afterwards. Kai whined and nuzzled me, dragging his tongue on my neck.
"Tai, stop petting with his butt." Adri scolded.
"More pets!" Kai demanded.
"He just got done with rut. You don't wanna make him horny during marking." She frowned.
"She's right, Kai." I agreed, patting his butt.
He whined. I petted his ears and he seemed to accept it as a substitute. I avoided his scent glands just in case. He relaxed and marked Adri. He gave her some kisses. After we were thoroughly marked, I made him go take a shower. He pouted, but obeyed. We left my room.
"What's the book say on post rut?" Adri asked.
I flipped to the section. "He's going to clingy, hungry, tired, and possibly loopy or happy. He might have mood swings as well."
We cleaned the rest of house and got the smell out as best we could. Adri went to get some water. I got a drink too. Then we went to the couch and watched TV.
"Mistress, I showered." Kai walked in, still wet. I sighed. His fur smelt of shampoo so that was good.
Post rut was only 2 days long, which I was thankful for. Kai was really clingy and sleepy. Dad said my magic could soothe as much as it could arouse. Not just sexually, anything really. He reluctantly disassembled the mating nest, leaving it slightly big. I got some generic brand suppressants at the outlet Pet store when I went to buy more milk. I unpacked then called Kai.
"Mistress!" He marked me a bit.
"I haven't been gone that long. Only since lunch. Ok, time for your suppressant." I popped the bubble and grabbed the green pill out.
"No pill!" Kai barked. He hid under the kitchen table.
"That went better than it could have." Adri frowned.
"C'mon, baby, take your pill. I'll let you have a squeaky toy." I crawled to him.
He growled.
"Do you want some peanut butter?" I asked.
His tail wagged slowly. "Yes."
I went to the cabinet and looked. I scooped some smooth peanut butter in a little bowl and walked to back to Kai. He had come out of hiding. He drooled when he saw the bowl. I took in out of his reach. Then held the pill in front of him. Kai barked at it.
"It's a mild suppressant. Not strong. You'll still leave scent." I told him.
His ears flattened. Kai thought for a few moments. He took the pill from my hand before he changed his mind.
"Good boy, Kai, good boy." I praised.
I rubbed his ears. His tail thumped on the floor. He marked my arm a bit. I gave him some water. He drank it. Then he greedily ate the peanut butter. I gave him his dragon back. He tossed it around and chased it.
My phone rang. I answered it. "Hello?"
"Has Kai's rut broken yet?" Owen asked.
"It stopped on Friday." I told him.
"Ah, good. Alexander wishes to see you all." He told me.
"Lemme ask Adri." I turned to her. "You wanna go to Manhattan?"
"I gotta go home. All my clothes stink." She frowned.
"Adri can't come today." I said.
"Very well." Owen said and teleported us.
"Tai!" Alex hugged me.
"Hey, Xander." I smiled.
"Hi, Kai." Alex petted his head.
Kai knocked over Alex and licked his face. Alex giggled. Pets did like children. Then he laid on top of Alex, his tail wagging.
"Kai, c'mere." I called.
He dragged Alex with him. I picked Alex up. We petted Kai. His tail swished. Then he remembered Owen was in the room and he wanted pets from him. Owen petted his head. Kai leaned into his stomach. Owen scratched his ears. He whined happily.
"What do you want to do now?" I asked.
"Cuddles." Alex said.
"Cuddles?!" Kai came back to us.
"Fine." I sighed.
I went to the lounge and we all laid on the couch. Alex was on my tummy. Kai nuzzled my neck softly. Alex petted my hair. I rubbed his back; we stayed like that for a while. I woke up sometime later and the boys were gone. I stretched. Alex was playing with Kai in the hall. He threw the ball. Kai chased it. His tail was a blur as he saw me.
"MISTRESS!" Kai tackled me, rubbing his face on me.
"We were just cuddling, Kai." I told him.
"I missed you!" He barked.
"I know." I petted his ears.
"I'm hungry." Alex said.
"Good evening, children." Owen walked up to us.
"We wants food." I said.
"What would you like for dinner?" He asked.
"Meat!" Kai yipped.
"I dunno." I shrugged.
"Chinese food." Alex chirped.
"I will tell Mister Xanatos." He got out his phone.
"Mistress throw toy! Throw toy!" Kai gave me the ball.
"Go get it, Kai!" I chucked it as far as I could.
It bounced off the wall and hit a table. Everything was knocked off it. I think there was something glass on the table. The ball hit the other wall and rolled to the middle of the hall. Kai had run after it and did a U-turn, running into more stuff. He got the ball and brought it back. I threw it softer this time. Kai didn't do any damage.
"Mister Xanatos? The children were playing with Kai in the lounge hallway and they knocked some things over. Yes, sir. See you soon." Owen hung up.
We went to the Great Hall and waited. Fox got there first. Alex hugged her and Kai got a tummy rub. It started out as head pats. Then David walked in. Kai darted back toward me. He growled.
"Kai, that's Daddy." Alex told him.
"Mistress mine." He marked my pants. His scent was back to its normal metallic, electric scent. The sweetness was a little duller though.
"Still a bit territorial." He hummed.
"You better behave. We're going out to eat." Fox said.
"Do you feel better now that you marked me in front of the scary man?" I asked.
David frowned.
Kai marked me once last time before he slowly approached. My adopted father was patient as Kai sniffed and let him pet his head. His tail wagged as David got the spot behind his ear. His leg thumped. Kai jumped up and licked his face.
"Ah, no. Off, Kai!" David pushed him. He got off of him.
We went to the limo. Kai sniffed around the limo before he let us in. Owen drove us to a Chinese buffet. There was a mural of pandas on the wall and some bamboo looking furniture. Kai's nose twitched as we walked in. I saw some Pets with their owners. I held Kai's hand. That calmed him. Other Pets seemed to set him on edge. Well, maybe it was the other Alphas. I dunno.
We got plates of food. I got seafood chow mein, fried rice, sweet and sour pork ribs, egg flower soup, and cashew chicken. Then I got some breaded shrimp, dim sum, the house soup, and BBQ pork. Kai got a bit of everything and left what he didn't want for my parents. The other Pets looked at him when he ate the bones. We had a small bowl of ice cream for dessert.
