Tuesday [Week One, Day Two]
05:30
The jarring sounds of his phone alarm stabbed his ears, and penetrated his brain. As consciousness returned to him he refused to open his eyes, and only pulled his life size fox plushie closer. It was an insufficient substitute for the sensations he longed for, but it was better than nothing since he was no longer home where he had more than one willing canid bed mate. With his alarm droning on, "Dawn" playing ever on, his thoughts sharpened recalling yesterday s events. How he had not so gracefully rescued little Willie, Fangmeyer s son, from the tree the boy had climbed, and how he had opened up to Nick. When he could stand Dawn s call no longer he released the plushie from his embrace, and rose to end the ever effective alarm. Picking up his phone he made his way to the shower in the bathroom he, and Summer shared in this little two bedroom domicile. After turning on the water he opened his phone s music player, and selected the track "The Art of Dying" by Gojira while he waited for the shower to heat.
When the water had reached a desirable temperature he stripped himself of his uniform trousers, and boxers before standing under the wonderfully forceful spray of the shower head. He simply stood in the falling water letting the heat soothe his sore body as it soaked his pelt, and gave him the invigorating stimulus he needed to be awake for the day. Eventually his reason prodded him into action since he had to make it to the bullpen before seven, and killing time was something he did with even greater ease than he did other mammals, when doing so was just a part of his livelihood. As he scrubbed into his fur his preferred scent neutralizing fur soap, taking care to carefully minister to what of his back he could reach, the voice of his house-mate filled the bathroom.
"I was a little worried about you when you didn't come home Sunday. How was I to know you hadn't gotten drunk at some bar, and done something stupid? What would Holly tell me Will if she had found out her favorite cousin had gotten injured, or worse on my watch?" Summer spoke to him, standing in the bathroom in her PJ's, after she d paused the music coming from his phone.
"Ohayo to you too, Natsu-san" Will replied as he was rinsing the soap out of his fur "For your information I had a date Sunday night with one of my colleagues, and spent the night at her place. Be glad I found a new kitty to play with will you."
"Oh, ho. Play. Is that what you call it hmm? I was under the impression 'Scratch, and Nibble' was your favored euphemism." She responded teasingly.
"Yes, play, and it is the best kind. Also it's 'Fang, and Claw' as you well know" Will replied sticking his head out of the shower to look the white tigress in the eye before shutting off the water, and stepping out onto the fur drying pad, unintentionally giving Summer full view of his expertly stitched back.
"Holy Fuck Will! What the Shit did You Do with this Cat!?" Summer exclaimed "When have you ever needed stitches even after a rough night with a girl like me?"
"Nothing I haven't done with you a time, or two" Will replied before turning around to face her as he enjoyed the wall of hot air blowing through his pelt "and she's the one who insisted on sewing them up even though I told her about how even you've done better."
"Well at least she's a nice enough girl to do that, I know it must've been hard for you to let her do it" Summer said before she noticed his shoulder, and bandaged forearm "Whoa I take that back, whoever this cat is she's certainly not nice to nearly take a fucking chunk out of you, and what happened to your arm?"
"I'll admit it's been awhile since I've been bitten into quite so fiercely, not that I really give a shit" Will replied before outstretching the arm in question to Summer "If you'd be so kind as to remove this now wet, and longstandingly useless bandage you'll see proof that teasing cats earns you a taste of their claws"
After running a claw through the wet bandage to more easily remove it Summer eyed the already scabbing claw marks and asked "Just what were you trying to grab to cause this girl to do this, and do you really care so little for your own bodily well being?"
"It was a coffee mug believe it, or not Natsu-Sensei, and as I continue to live, and breathe without l'amour de ma vie no I really don't care whether I live, or die" Will told her as he withdrew his arm, and left to get dressed with an indifferent shrug of his shoulders.
Momentarily stunned by how open he was with his careless attitude her mouth hung open in shock before she recovered enough to turn in the direction he had left, and say "So your family, and the other mammals who love, and care about you do we mean nothing to you at all?"
As he stood in his room already wearing a clean pair of boxers, and his pants having just put his arms through his uniform shirt he responded "You mammals mean more to me than you know; if it weren't for all of you in my life I hate to think of the dark hole I'd currently be in. It's just that as scarred as I am on the inside I really don't care how scarred I become on the outside."
Summer came into his room, and sat on his bed next to his fox plushie. As she watched him button up his shirt, and gather his accessories she said to him "Just don't you ever forget us, or how much we all care about you. Any of us will unquestioningly tell anyone, you included, that you are easily the best mammal we know. How do you think your sisters would react if they found out you'd let yourself get killed, or the rest of your pack for that matter?"
Once he'd finished readying himself for work he walked over to the tigress sitting on his bed, and encompassing the side of her face with his paw responded "Even though I'm easily the worst mammal you know? When the suicidal tendencies in me rear up it s Sophie's sweet face, and Lola's voice that come to mind, and bring me back from the edge." He let his paw fall back to his side before scooping up the plushie next to her, saying "This little guy is coming with me today. I have a feeling it s gonna be one of those days, and I'll need the reassurance."
With that he left, and headed out to his car where he put the plushie into the passenger seat, and buckled it in before himself sliding into the driver's seat. Just as he was starting it he noticed the pink box he'd left overnight, and taking out one of the matcha manju to enjoy on his drive got back out of the car taking the box with it's remaining manjuu in to Summer. Hearing her in the shower when he stepped through the door he set the box on the kitchen table, and walked down to the bathroom so she could hear him as he told her that he'd left her the treats to which she hollered out her thanks. Upon making it back into his still running car he performed his usual ritual to fill the vehicle with sound before backing out of the driveway, and heading to precinct one. His phone's shuffle setting started him off with "Just a Thought" by Gnarls Barkley.
The song ended as he was just getting onto the expressway, and as the intro to "Nutshell" by Alice in Chains started he picked up his breakfast manju savoring the nutty flavor of the matcha, and chewiness of the mochi. As he sped along the road at an easy seventy miles per hour he smiled up through the windshield at the overcast skies above him. When he had reached the tunnel that would take him into Savannah Central on his way to work "Down in a Hole" began playing, his phone's shuffle setting giving him a double dose of Alice in Chains. As he drove through the tunnel he used a single paw-nail to open one of the 'Monsuta' cans he'd left in his cup holders bringing the beverage to his lips to wash down his breakfast, and impart stimulating caffeine into his system.
Upon exiting the tunnel, and having swiftly finished the warm energy drink, the music his phone played encouraged the upbeat attitude welling within him as Disturbed's cover of "Land of Confusion" began to play. As the song began to wind down he made it to the precinct roughly around six thirty, and drove around the building to park in the motor pool where his Shelby would be safest. After he had parked, and having unplugged his phone turned off his car he got out then leaned back in so he could change his plushie's position in the vehicle to the driver's seat. Once he'd buckled the fox plushie in place, and locked the car he went around to the trunk, and opening it he lifted up the false bottom revealing the storage compartment where he kept his load out of firearms he now had clearance to use if any situation got too 'hairy'. Pulling out only one of his M1911's in its respective holster, he undid his belt so he could slide the weapon into position under his tranq pistol.
Once he'd also retrieved a couple spare mags for the M1911, and stored them away in a pouch on his belt he shut the trunk, and made his way to the elevator waving good morning to Joe as he did. As he stepped out of the lift on the first floor he saw Officer Caldera walk past towards her office, and called out to her a 'good morning neko-chan' she responded to with 'same to you okami-kun' while she continued on her way. From there he made his way to the bullpen, and entering the room passed by Officers Hopps, and Wilde whom he happily wished an 'Ohayo' on his way to the again empty seat next to Officer Wolford. When he reached the proper row he was stopped by Officer Fangmeyer who felt the need to embrace him again in thanks for yesterday. After he was released by the lion he muttered to himself about not knowing which was worse, a hug from said lion, or a polar bear as he took a seat next to Wolford.
When the Chief had finally arrived in the bullpen promptly at seven the cape buffalo wasted no time mustering his officers, handing out the days more involved cases to his more experienced officers. At last addressing his newest officers whom he regarded in no less standing than any other officers under his command he spoke.
"Hopps I'm partnering you with Grimm today seeing as how your usual partner has allowed himself to fall behind on his paperwork" the Chief said with a pointed look at Nick before continuing "I want you two patrolling Savannah Central. Wilde if you manage to catch up on your paperwork you can lend Clawhauser a paw. Dismissed!" the Chief finished leaving the bullpen.
"Well Carrots I guess I'll catch you later" Nick said to Judy as the three mammals left the bullpen. The look on his muzzle that of a mammal consigned to the gallows.
"Don't look so glum Nick the day will be over before you know it" Judy encouraged him.
"I know driving a desk isn't much fun Brother, but hey bum a donut from Benji, and you'll feel better" Will added.
The fox just made his way to the cubicle he shared with Judy waving his paw as he went while the lapine, and the canine that towered over her made their way to the front entrance. Upon reaching Clawhauser, Will wasted no time embracing the cat for his 'morning dose of cheetah', and a much appreciated donut.
"How could I not be upbeat on a beautiful day like this? Especially when the Chief paired me up with the Optimizer Bunny. You know I swear I can smell her Joie de Vivre" Will said to Ben when the cheetah had commented on how the wolf's mood seemed at odds with the gloomy weather outside.
"He's right Ben you can't let something like the weather get you down" Judy likewise encouraged the cheetah before whirling on Will having been reminded by his words of something. "I didn't need to zoogle those words you used yesterday. Nick explained it to me last night how you used Japanese to call me a cute bunny. I'll have you know we bunnies do not appreciate being demeaned in that manner, and joy of what now are you saying?"
"What makes you think I didn't mean that honestly? Would you rather I said you are sexy when you're this kind of angry? Cause I think you are . . ." Will managed to get out before Judy landed a flying double kick to his gut causing the tall wolf to double over wheezing ". . . definitely . . . ha . . . sexy . . . ha . . . regardless."
As Will managed to regain his breath he went on "I'll kindly ask that you refrain from striking me further seeing as I really do enjoy the abuse, and Joie de Vivre is French for Joy of Life. I was complimenting you, you unnecessarily violent lapine. What are you tsundere?"
"Will! Are you okay?" Benji exclaimed "and Judy, what's wrong with you? Who peed in your morning carrot juice?" the cheetah went on.
"I'm fine Benji buddy, that wasn't any more than one of my sister's love taps. Don't mind miss Hopps' reaction. She's not the first female I've had this kind of effect on, and what can I say? I'm a glutton for punishment" Will calmly said to Ben with a laugh.
"I'm not going to apologize as I feel my actions were justified" Judy said crossing her arms over her chest, and turning her body away from the two predators with a huff "Now are we going to get to work, or not Perv Wolf?" she asked as she stormed off towards the entrance.
"Yes, ma'am" Will responded following after her, hollering back to Clawhauser "I'll catch up with you when we get back later Benji buddy, have a good day."
As they made their way through the entrance doors, and walked towards side parking lot A where the cruiser Judy, and Nick usually took was parked the rabbit didn't run, but certainly didn't take it slow forcing the tall wolf to use the full length of his stride to keep up. Lightly panting with the exertion he resisted the urge to drop to all fours to keep pace, or even chase the bunny since he wanted to turn around the impression she seemed to have of him. When they'd made it to the vehicle without a word Will got into the passenger seat as Judy swiftly got into the driver's seat, and started the cruiser barely giving the wolf time to buckle his seatbelt before she'd backed out of the parking stall, and got them on the road to begin their patrol.
After they'd left the precinct the station rumor mill went into gear with word that somehow something the new wolf had said, or done earned him the bunny's ire. Despite Clawhauser's best efforts to defend his canine friend assuring whoever would listen that Will had not said, or done anything untoward none of his fellow officers would believe that the generally sweet, and kind Officer Hopps would've reacted so violently unwarrantedly. When the word reached Nick, and he'd gotten the full story from Ben the fox understood quite clearly, being the only one to believe Clawhauser, as he knew how Judy so used to the unwanted advances of countless bucks back home had developed something of a knee-jerk response to compliments of that nature. It had taken a good month, and a half since he'd joined the force, and been her partner for her to get used to when he slipped, and called her cute, or pretty; at his compliments all she ever did of late was lightly swat at him, or punch his shoulder.
They'd been on the road a couple minutes before Will felt Judy might've calmed down enough that she might converse with him. Taking a moment to think on where he should begin he decided on a simple, and neutral subject matter.
"So Hopps, it takes a special sort of mammal to become the first of their kind at anything, what made you want to become the police officer you are today?" Will asked her.
"All anyone ever seems to expect of bunnies is that they'll farm carrots, and multiply enough to have workers for those farms. If any mammal really can be anything who was to say I couldn't make it as something different? If others were going to underestimate me then let them, I wasn't about to let anyone stand in the way of me pursuing my dream of helping others, and standing in defense of the little guy" She replied to his inquiry.
"That's very noble of you, not many mammals have that kind of conviction, or the gumption to stick to their guns" Will said "And woe unto the fool that underestimates a bunny. I've seen the damage a bunny can do to even a bear when given enough incentive"
"How about you Officer Grimm what made you decide to join law enforcement?" Judy asked.
"While I do have words to answer that I hope you ll permit me to play a song whose lyrics in part also are answer to that question" Will replied pulling out his phone. When Judy assented he played "Land of Confusion" by Genesis for her. After the song was finished he put his phone back in it's pocket, and gave her the words that answered her query.
"I always knew I wanted to do good with my life, helping other mammals in anyway I could. After high school where I'd been a part of the JROTC I spent a year in the local conservation corps. As far as first job experiences go, well the work wasn't for everyone, but to me it was well worth it. My favorite part of the whole program was volunteering, especially to help promote the corps. After that I joined the military, and got into special forces figuring that'd be one of the better ways to protect as many mammals as possible. Once I'd been through training, that nearly killed me, I took the time to pursue college where in half the usual time I managed to get a degree in computer programming with a minor in linguistics. It was in college I met my current roommate, and was scouted by the ZIA for a special black ops unit they were forming. It's still classified so I won't go into it, but last year our unit was forcibly disbanded, and I returned home a very broken mammal. It's thanks to my sister Lola that I've managed to piece myself back together, and she was the one who inspired me to take up the badge and continue fighting the good fight, protecting those who need it."
"Well now that video from yesterday, and your actions in it make much clearer sense" Judy said to him after he d finished.
They spent the rest of their morning idly chatting about random topics from music they liked, to foods they enjoyed, or didn't. As they drove around they wrote out tickets as needed whenever they caught someone running a light, or speeding through a school zone. Eventually their lunch hour arrived, and Judy drove them to a local restaurant that catered to pred, and prey alike she usually went to with Nick when they were out on patrol in this part of the city. After they d been seated at a table, and served their drinks with Judy getting a fruit smoothie while Will ordered the same only with extra strawberries their waitress an almost elfin snow leopard who knew Judy as a regular, and Will could not take his eyes off of, came to take their order. While Judy ordered her usual salad with croutons, and carrots Will earned stunned looks from both females when he ordered the vegetarian black bean burger with blue cheese, and sweet potato fries with a side of mayo. When their waitress whose name tag read 'Jayne' repeated back his order unsure she'd heard him correctly he told her she had, and smiled warmly at her causing a slight blush to spread across her muzzle before she left to place their order.
"I've never heard of a predator ordering something from a prey menu. Nick always orders something chicken, or fish whenever we're here" Judy said to Will her face still showing her incredulousness.
"I prefer to order vegetarian protein options whenever I can. It may be totally counter to my carnivorous nature, but it is a salve for my conscious. It's not something I particularly like talking about, and I'm sure once I tell you this you won't look at me the same again, but after what I trusted your partner with yesterday I see no reason not to trust you with this" Will paused to take a drink of his smoothie before continuing his explanation "I am not just covered in the blood of mammals I've killed at the behest of the ZIA. Blood, and flesh of some of those mammals is in me. The gods gave me fangs with which to kill, and out of bullets, or not I did not hesitate to use my fangs against rapists, pedophiles, and mammal traffickers alike."
Judy just sat there in stunned silence while Will took easy pulls of his smoothie nearly demolishing it by the time Jayne brought them their food. As she set their plates in front of them Will reached to take his plate from her his paw brushing against hers as he smiled at, and thanked her causing her to blush, and her tail to flick behind her coyly. After she had left sparing a glance behind her at the handsome officer who was likewise watching her walk away, and Will had taken a bite of his burger as well as sampled a couple fries dipped in mayo he noted the seemingly stupefied bunny, and felt compelled to verbally shake her from her daze.
"I barely had a single manju, and Monsuta for breakfast. I m hungry enough to put away this burger, these fries, and then go after your salad after I have Jayne bring me blue cheese dressing to drown it in" Will said teasingly "Say something will you, Judy?"
At his threat to eat her food that did not seem so idle the bunny's stomach grumbled in hunger, and reanimated the lapine.
"You will not touch my food." Judy said taking a forceful forkful of her salad audibly crunching on a crouton "and how can you eat fries with mayo? That's gross."
"No I won't touch that vile salad. I hate the smell, and taste of lettuce, and yes I've tried it" Will responded with a smile, glad his partner for the day seemed back in form "Eating your pom frites with mayonnaise is the Nederlanders, and Belgian thing to do. It's a custom I've adopted, not that it was hard for me, mayo is excellent food lubricant"
Neither mammal seemed inclined to further mention the wolf s admission, and simply enjoyed their food. When Will had cleaned his plate before Judy had gotten two thirds of the way through hers she thought to herself 'He really puts the 'wolf' in the phrase 'wolf down your food''. When Judy had commented on how rapidly Will had eaten, and was halfway into a second smoothie he told her that the military trains mammals to speed eat, and that since in his nature he hungered for more than just physical sustenance he felt general hunger differently than most, and responded to it ravenously despite his efforts to curb the tendency. Will did not seem inclined to further elaborate on what he meant about his nature, and hunger, and Judy assuming he meant something about needing sex did not inquire about it further.
When they'd finished their meal, and Jayne brought the officers their bill Will rose bill in paw to follow Jayne back to the register where he paid for their food. When Will personally handed the snow leopard a twenty dollar tip she stated that hopefully she'd see him stop by the restaurant again at which Will noticing the ankh necklace she wore responded that maybe he'd see her down at The Crypt causing her eyes to widen before she commented on how there had been a certain something familiar about him.
Once back on duty the officers continued their patrolling. The rest of their day went uneventfully with only a few minor traffic tickets issued. As they made their way back to the precinct the clouds above them thickened, and darkened threatening rain, and thunder to ensue. After they'd parked back in side lot A, and exited the cruiser Will upon exposure to the atmosphere dropped onto all fours, and loped towards the entrance causing Judy to chase him. After Will had leapt over the front steps of the precinct he circled in front of the doors with an excited yip his tail wagging furiously in joy as he waited for the bunny to catch up. Her tranq pistol drawn, and held at the ready since she'd only seen animals gone savage move about on all fours Judy caught up to him. Practically feeling the message of glee in his body language she lowered her pistol at the sight of him.
Seeing her finally reach him he yipped again and languidly lumbered to her after she ascended the steps where he nuzzled the top of his head bodily into her torso before lowering his head, and attempting to get her up on his shoulders. Realizing what it was he wanted she didn't know why she obliged, and climbed onto his back where she instinctively grabbed the back of his collar for purchase. Feeling her hanging on firmly he loped towards the precinct entrance, and when the automatic doors opened he leapt across the threshold into a dead run. Using every muscle in his body to propel himself forward he had made it to, and passed the shocked expressions of Ben, and Nick at the front desk in seconds while the lapine riding him like a steed gave a shout of slight fear, and certain thrill. Nearing the far wall of the precinct interior Will started to turn around early as his paws slid across the smooth floor, nails digging in uselessly for grip. As he slid first sideways then backwards towards the wall Judy shouted again in fear that they'd crash into the wall before the wolf began accelerating back the way they'd come.
After Will skidded to a stop in front of the pair behind the reception desk Judy had barely dismounted from the wolf before he moved to lay bodily against the inside of the desk panting.
"Just what was that all about" Ben asked Judy
"I don't rightly know" she replied "it just sort of happened"
"I got it all on camera!" Nick exclaimed his phone in his paws.
"Send it to me, and I ll upload it to my Zootube account" Will said as he shifted to sit with his back against the desk.
"What in the seven hells was all that commotion!? Did I hear Officer Hopps scream!?" the Chief bellowed down from the balcony outside his office.
"I m fine, sir" Judy said stepping into the Chief s line of sight looking windblown.
"It was me, sir. I needed to get some exuberance out of my system before I started howling" Will said turning around, and poking just his head above the desk "I promise sir it won t happen again."
"Chief, Chief, Chief! You've totally got to see this. I'll send you the video." Nick exclaimed up to the cape buffalo.
"Well it had better not happen again whatever that was Grimm!" the Chief said sternly before replying dismissively "I do not care Wilde."
After the Chief had gone back into his office Nick started tapping away at his phone sending a copy of the video to Will, the Chief, and Ben. When his phone dinged in receipt of the file Will took out his phone, and promptly uploaded the vid to his Zootube account with the title "The effect Rain has on this Wolf [Officer Hopps gets taken for a ride]" while Benji shared it with all the other officers in his contacts with the title "Rainy Day Grimm". It wasn't long before laughter was heard through the Chief's door, and Caldera's own hysterical laughter echoed all the way from her office where she could be seen rolling around on the floor. Once the precinct settled down from that morale booster they definitely needed, and appreciated Will, and Judy went to work on their days helping of paperwork light though it was.
When Will had finished the incident reports he was working on, and filed them the sound of falling rain called him outside past the front doors, and into the moderate downpour where he lifted his head in a howl that carried all of the emotion that welled within him. The sound of his wolf song reached clearly back into the precinct where the wolves in the station did not join in as their nature usually compelled them to do. Each wolf who heard him simply bowed their heads in respect, and appreciation as the instinctual voice within told them that the wolf they hearkened to was singing out his joy to, and love for the Alpha Mother of all wolves. Even Nick was moved by Will s voice, tears falling unbidden from the fox's eyes. When Will's lungs had run out of air, and the moment had passed he returned into the building not bothering to shake himself dry as he went to clock out.
After he'd taken the lift down to the motor pool he made it to his car before Joe stopped him.
"Evening Will; you can't help, but cause a stir it seems" the snow leopard said to him "I heard about the gut check Hopps gave you this morning, and that vid of the ride you gave her earlier just about killed me. The look on her face was priceless. I hope you don't mind, but I feel the need to ask you about that fox plushie sitting in your driver's seat; I got scared half to death thinking the thing was real, and a corpse you posed before realising it wasn't."
"Oh, my little foxie?" Will replied with a chuckle "It's a talisman of sorts I picked up about a year ago, gives me comfort when I need it. I sometimes take it with me when I feel I'm going to have one of those days, or like yesterday my previous day was rather emotional. I've found keeping it in the driver's seat while I m away keeps potential thieves away, sorry it spooked ya"
"It's fine, buddy" Joe said "Well I'll let you go. You have a good night, and I'll see you in the morning"
"Night, Joe" Will replied as he got into his car moving the fox plushie into the shotgun position, and belted it in.
As Will drove out of the motor pool, and pulled out under the still raining skies the sound of "Iris" by the Goo Goo Dolls filled his car. Making sure to drive a good ten miles under the speed limit to maintain safety through the gathering deluge he made his way to the expressway heading into TundraTown. By the time he'd just pulled onto the expressway not daring to exceed sixty miles per hour his phone began to play "Message in a Bottle" by The Police. As he drove on the song shifted into Mudvayne's cover of "King of Pain", and as it played his speed dropped down to fifty miles per hour both in response to the song, and the road conditions. When he eventually reached the tunnel into TundraTown "Hello Night" by Zoe Keating began playing, and continued through to the end of the tunnel. As he exited back under the now snowing clouds the version of "Hallelujah" by Rufus Wainwright began, and his speed was in some places due to traffic further reduced to forty five miles per hour. Eventually traffic thinned, and though he didn't increase his speed due to the snow he managed to make it home just as the song was ending.
Pausing his phone's music player he noticed his cousin Holly's grey Prius in the driveway as he parked next to it. After unplugging, and returning his phone to its place in his left pocket he unbuckled himself, and turned to gather his clothes from the back seat. Leaving his duffle bag with two uniforms in it, that he'd put in his locker tomorrow for just in case, in the back, and gathering up his plushie before he locked his prized Shelby he made his way into the house where he knew he'd find Summer, and Holly. Upon managing to open the door, and crossing the threshold he announced his presence with a "Tadaima!" to which Summer replied from the living room "Okaeri".
"Konbanwa Natsu-chan, and hey there favorite cousin!" Will happily greeted the two females while thinking to himself as he looked at his sexy cousin 'I so wish I could bang her. Too bad she's not that kind of cousin. Hehehe Sierra wouldn't react too kindly to these thoughts' as he sat on the sofa placing what he was carrying on the seat between him, and Summer.
"Hey yourself favorite cousin" Holly responded jokingly "You look like you've had a good day. You know I saw the video of you saving that cub yesterday, bragged about you being in my family all day."
"Yeah, she just would not shut up about you today" Summer added "She wouldn't even let me brag to my students that I get to live with you because You are Her Cousin, and Favorite one at that!"
"Okay can we let that go?" Will replied "My day was good though I had a rough start this morning. Rabbits deliver killer gut checks. Though let me show you today's video!" he went on excitedly pulling out his phone. After pulling up the video he turned it so they could see it, and he could watch their reactions before he pressed play. The video captured everything from Officer Hopps ready to tranq him up to him sliding to a stop in front of Nick.
"Oh you so totally have to send that to Lola. It will make her day to see you that happy" Holly said after her fit of laughter.
"I already uploaded it to my Zootube. I m sure she'll see it" Will responded.
"You cut your bullshit, and send that hilarious awesomeness to your sister" Summer chided him.
"Fine, I will" Will said to her before turning to Holly "I take it you re spending the night? Well if you get cold you know where I sleep"
"Don't worry cousin Summer will keep me plenty warm" Holly assured him as he gathered his stuff, and headed to his room.
Once there he set his plushie on his bed, and sorting through the clothes put his dirty fatigues in his dirty laundry pile, and his clean uniforms in an empty dresser drawer before taking off his belt arraying his arms, and other accessories on top of the dresser. His badge he laid with care next to his M1911. After taking off his uniform shirt, and tossing it atop the pile of dirty laundry he sat on his bed, and got on his phone. Noticing he had two new notifications one a text, and the other an email he sent his sister Lola a message with the video of his station antics before checking the text he'd received. It was just a simple message from the Chief to skip morning muster, and instead report in to Clawhauser as he'd be Clawhauser's aide for the day tomorrow. The email he'd received was from Maria which read:
I saw that video of you saving that cub yesterday, but not before my teacher mentioned it, and that you're staying with her just as your cousin who teaches the first graders came in, and wouldn't shut up about how proud she was to call you not only family, but pack alpha. I guess that makes her, and I pack mates not that you've told any of your family about me I'm sure. When you told me you were moving here to the city to start working at the ZPD I expected you'd tell me when you got here since it's been how many years since I've seen you? So you're living with your former college roommate when you could be staying with me? Not that I'm really angry at you mi hermano, pero que es mejor tener una buena razon.
Reading what she had written him really twisted his insides. He read it two more times before he managed to begin coming up with a response for the jaguaress who was no less his pack mate, and no less his little sister than was Sophie, and for a similar reason no less.
Mi pequeno gatito. I may have my reasons, but I can't say they d be good in your eyes. I've been here in Zootopia a little over a week now, and an officer for all of two days. I wanted to at least have a week of work under my belt before I let you know I was here so I'd at least know my way around a couple districts. I m living with Luna sensei because I need to right now. Things happened last year I haven't told you about though as my pack mate I should tell you now. The ZIA left us to die, and I almost lost Whisper; I've spent the last year without her, and it's safer for everyone if I don't know where she is. Just so you know I have told my sister Lola about you, and don't think I've forgotten the promise I made you, but I want you to know my position in the ZPD complicates my ability to fulfill that promise. Maybe if I'm free this weekend we can catch up in person; being an emergency responder has it s drawbacks . . .
After he sent his response he hugged his fox plushie for strength, and thought about how good it would be to spend time with someone who was a part of one of the better periods in his past. Once he'd marshalled himself enough he got up, and stripping down to his boxers made his way to the shower grabbing only black pajama bottoms to put on. Standing under the hot spray he rubbed his face in his paws wearily before he reached for his fur soap to wash himself. As he was rinsing himself off he heard the bathroom door he never bothered to lock open, and Holly's voice call out to him to stay where he was, and that she was coming in to pee really quick. After he had finished rinsing out the soap from his fur he heard the sounds of Holly seating herself on the toilet, and relieving her bladder. Turning off the shower he wasted no time getting out onto the fur drying pad, and starting it.
"Will! What's wrong with you!" Holly exclaimed as she got a full view of him, and saw him getting a full view of her.
"I am too tired right now to really care if you see me naked." He told her as the wall of hot air dried his fur "Besides sometimes the universe gives you an opportunity, and who are you to not take it? I've wanted to see what you look like underneath clothes for years now, and I must say both that I'm glad I didn't let the opportunity pass me by, and I want to know how you maintain your fur so well."
"You know if we weren't cousins . . ." she replied to him trailing off as she eyed him while trying to hide her own exposure with her paws before finally managing to say "will you please stop waving that thing in my face?"
"What? This thing?" Will said before quickly turning around to smack her with his tail which she promptly grabbed as he went on "You know any other day I'd make the effort to convince you not to give a shit that we're cousins, but right now I m really not in the mood for bedroom antics"
"Will what the fuck happened?" Holly asked as she looked away from his tail in her paws up towards his head getting quite the eyeful of his back.
"Part of why I'm not really in the mood to wrassle between the sheets. I had quite the Sunday night with a jaguaress I work with" Will answered before asking "Now will you please release my tail, and hand me my pants now that I m quite dry?"
After she had done so, and he'd put on his pajama bottoms Will made his way into his room and collapsed upon the bed pulling his fox plushie into his arms, and resting his muzzle atop its head. When Holly had finished in the bathroom she saw her cousin laying on his side spooning the life sized fox plushie, and couldn t help but come to sit on his bed before resting a paw on top one of his, and saying "I've heard about you, and this plushie from both Lola, and Summer. I really didn't believe Summer at first when she said you divide your nights between sleeping with it in your arms, and sleeping with her in your arms. Lola is even more tight lipped, only confirming that yes you really have a life size fox plushie, and yes you sleep holding it if you don't have another mammal to hold on to. Though I got the feeling she knows exactly why your actions are what they are she refused to tell me, and from what Sierra has told me Lola's been the only one you really opened up to after you came home, and spent the first week's worth of nights howling yourself to sleep out in the woods. Near as Sierra can tell you got really close to a fox, had your heart ripped out, and now use this plushie, or any mammal available as a crutch."
"If anyone ripped out my heart it was me" Will said to her dejectedly, his tone conveying how little he enjoyed this subject matter "My foxie is not a crutch. I prefer the term talisman, a token to remind me of what I nearly lost, and had to give up. A reminder of who I have to live without to keep safe, and something tangible to hold when all I have are memories I can't touch."
"Now I have to get up early for work so please let me fall asleep, or I will fuck you just to forget the pain you've reminded me of" Will added in half hearted threat. Holly simply rubbed the paw that was under her's doing her best to be comforting before getting up, and leaving him to sleep.
"I don't know who you are, calling me from this number, but I've about had it with you blowing up my phone!" an arctic fox screams into her cellular device.
"I know it's been a while, but it's your cousin Layla" the voice of a vixen responds.
"Oh my god Layla, I haven't heard from you in ages. No one's heard from you in so long." the arctic vixen says "Everyone was starting to think you'd died, or something, but I always told them you were too tough to go down before you had a chance to tell us goodbye."
"It almost came to that, but thanks to a certain wolf's blood in my veins I'm quite alive" Layla responds her voice layered with the weight of her emotions "Please listen to me, my cousin, this wolf is the reason I'm calling, and I need your help"
"Anything that's within my power to do I will do for you, just ask" the arctic vixen replies.
"I'm coming to Zootopia, and I need a place to stay" Layla says.
"I have a spare room in my apartment, it's yours. When will you be in town?" the arctic vixen asks.
"Tomorrow. Thank you Alice. I owe you one, I really do" Layla answers.
"You're family. It's nothing. Then I'll see you tomorrow; stay safe" Alice replies
"You will, and I will. Gute Nacht." Layla says before hanging up.
Wednesday [Week One, Day Three]
05:25
His eyes still shut as his mind shifted from his dreamless slumber into wakefulness Will first recognized the sensation of fur against his face which he promptly nuzzled into, and that his arms were wrapped around a much larger form than that of his fox plushie. As he breathed in deeply the scent of the fur into which he nuzzled his olfactory sense identified the form in his arms to be his cousin Holly. While he continued to nuzzle into the fur of her neck he couldn't resist reaching his paw under her night shirt to gently fondle her chest; in his sharpening mind it mattered not that the female that had co-opted his bed was his cousin.
"I'm quite awake now Will" Holly spoke shortly after the sensation of his paw against her breast roused her "Ahnn... you improprietous bastard will you stop nibbling on my ear, and release me from your lecherous grasp?" she added when after hearing her speak he'd started gently chewing on her ear.
Holly was saved from where his actions would have led them by the "Dawn" alarm of Will's phone, and it's reminding him of work. Swiftly he removed his paw from where he had it, and leapt from his bed, over his cousin, and over to the drawer containing his clean uniforms. With sure movements he took off his pajama bottoms, and put on clean boxers before beginning to don his uniform.
"Who lit a fire under your tail?" Holly asked, as she turned off his phone alarm, watching him finish buttoning up his shirt.
"I need to be at work by six. I'm with Benji today, and I want to get started alongside him." Will answered placing his badge into place first before putting on his belt, and weapons.
"And who is this Benji? Some handsome piece of tail you want to push?" she asked him curiously with a teasing tone.
"Benjamin Clawhauser is the first officer anyone sees upon entering precinct one as the station receptionist, and Head Dispatch officer, and for good reason; he s the friendliest cheetah you'll ever meet. While I certainly think he is quite handsome I want him as a friend, and a good one at that, not some piece of tail" Will told her as he finished straightening himself out, and gathered his wallet, keys, zippo, and cigarettes into their respective pockets before holding out a paw for his phone which Holly presently gave to him.
"Sounds like you really like him. Well don't let me keep you though I must say I've never seen you get ready in the morning so fast, not even on christmas day." Holly said as he strode out of his room, and out to his car which she heard roar to life before he peeled out of the driveway.
Stopping at a red light Will plugged his phone into the aux cord, and started up some tracks to fuel his morning drive. First up was "Koffin Kat Rock" by the Koffin Kats. Taking off from the light when it turned like a drag racer, only to keep his speed exactly at the limit Will made it to the expressway out of TundraTown in, for him, record time. When the song was done, and he'd merged onto the expressway "Did My Time" by Korn started up inspiring Will to push eighty miles an hour through the light morning traffic. He almost decided to go against regulations, and turn on his emergency lights, and siren as he ruled the fast lane, but didn't as he felt disinclined to unnecessarily infuriate the Chief.
He was through the tunnel into Savannah Central like a bolt "Firefall" by Tiger Army blaring through the Shelby's speakers. As he took the turnoff down to street level he checked the time, and saw he still had ten minutes before six. Once on street level he continued flooring it to the speed limit as traffic would allow fueled by "The Trooper" by Iron Maiden. When he reached the station, and should've for at least appearances sake driven more reasonably he didn't. He saw his usual path to the motor pool was clear, and tore ass down the side road leaving skid marks from the force of his turns onto it, and off it down into the underground lot. Only on the short descent did he really slow down, and then only out of preservational instinct for his car.
With only two minutes to spare he had parked, barely straight, and was out of the Shelby locking it as he ran in what Joe would later describe as a blue, and white blur that started vertical, but went horizontal before it slammed into the lift. As the lift took it's, to the wolf, sweet time rising a single floor he circled in the car on all fours before crouching at the back when it stopped ready to leap through the doors into a run. When the doors opened he saw the path before him was clear, and there was Benji just sitting down at his desk, so he leapt passed the elevator doors to land on his hindpaws, and sprinted to the cheetah.
"I-made-it-on-time. Morning-Ben." Will said in a rush as he embraced Ben from behind, the cheetah's shocked expression priceless.
"Whoa Will good to see you too" Ben said after he'd overcome the jostling of the wolf s impact "so you ready for the day?"
"You know it, buddy" Will replied pulling up a chair before his movements slowed, and he fell into it "Don't ask me how I dressed, and made it here from TundraTown in thirty minutes, but now I'm in dire need of strong coffee, and donuts."
"Donuts you know I have, and will gladly share with you" Ben said offering Will his choice from one of the two pink boxes of deliciousness the cheetah had next to him on the desk.
"You're a lifesaver" Will thanked him as he took two from the offered box. One to practically swallow whole, and the other to savor in three bites.
"Here you can have this. When I overheard the Chief tell Ben here he was sticking you with him last night before I left I figured you'd need it." Caldera said as she reached the front desk, setting down a Snarlbucks Pumpkin Spice latte in front of Will with an easy smile.
"And you are an angel I don't deserve" Will thanked her, smelling the contents of the cup with obvious relish.
As Caldera chatted with the two for a bit all three greeted many of their fellow officers entering in to start their days. They bid warm good mornings to Officer Carol Frost an arctic wolf who was something of the precinct mom, and her niece fresh out of the academy Officer Mihoshi Yama whose father was a japanese wolf. As the pair of wolves started walking past the front desk they heard Officer Autumn Luna pointedly, but amiably address Officer Grimm.
"Good morning Grimm. You know I've heard a bit about you from my sister. Is it true you really sleep with a life sized fox plushie, and did you really name it Layla?" she asked him.
As soon as he heard her speak that name his mind flooded with the memory of his beloved vixen nearly dead in front of him, and all he could see when his eyes cast down were his own paws covered in blood. He slid from his chair onto the floor his muzzle in his paws as he cried uncontrollably sounds of pain, and such grief emanating from him that both Autumn, and Ben were stunned speechless while Jade extended her claws, and looked ready to eviscerate the white tigress in front of her. Officer Frost, her instincts as a wolf, and mother going into overdrive put herself between Will, and Autumn while growling threateningly, and defensively. Officer Yama meanwhile also under the impulse of her instincts rushed to Will prying his paws from his muzzle to lick his muzzle reassuringly, and comfortingly.
This was the scene that greeted Officers Hopps, and Wilde when they entered the precinct shoulder to shoulder, and almost paw in paw. When they reached the front desk they both inquired what was the matter, over Caldera's, and Frost's growls directed at Luna. Nick was about to break the ice with a quip before he heard a whimper escape from Will, and like a red flash put himself beside Frost, and Caldera growling fangs bared, and claws extended toward Luna. As the efforts of Officer Yama, and the sound of Nick's growls seemed to take effect on the distraught wolf Will managed to pull himself out of the state he was in.
"Enough you guys" Will said pushing Officer Yama away, and managing to stand with her aid "if you attack Autumn I'll attack you. She's not a threat."
After seeing the commanding tone with which he'd spoken take the desired effect, he placed a paw on the desk to steady himself while the other subconsciously held one of Officer Yama's before he continued "to answer your question Autumn" he said with a stern bite in his voice "I do own a life sized fox plushie, and I do sleep with it when I m alone in my bed. It brings me a modicum of comfort though I did not name it, and it will remain nameless. Also I would appreciate it if you refrained from ever mentioning that name to me again; I am not fond of my PTSD being triggered."
As the sound of his voice faded into silence, it's last echoes being swallowed in the vastness of the entrance hall, the mammals around him seemed to remember their respective purposes with Caldera heading back to her office while the rest headed to the bullpen. When it was again just him, and the cheetah Will slid over to Ben leaning sideways into him for a one armed hug. Will nuzzled into Ben with his muzzle enjoying as he put it "a second dose of friendly cheetah" before he righted himself, and scooted back a ways to do his share of the work, and enjoy his latte.
The hours passed swiftly for the pair who worked well together as they each bolstered the other's positivity. Even the Chief was impressed when he gazed out across his precinct as he took a short break from his work, and saw the two talking, and working animatedly noting that Clawhauser was working the fastest the cape buffalo had ever seen, and Grimm kept pace with his tail like a metronome. Before he turned back into his office the Chief had a most amusing thought to haze his newest officer, and using the intercom in his office paged the front desk to have the wolf retrieve some reports from the coroner down in the basement morgue.
Will gladly accepted the request, and promptly left to take the elevator down ignoring the worried look on Ben's face, and the warning that the coroner was a real mammal eater. When Will had left the lift on the proper floor he made his way down the hall towards a set of double doors. As he neared them the sound of "Ace of Spades" by Motorhead assaulted his ears, and he headbanged to it as he crossed the threshold into the morgue proper not noticing the coroner herself likewise dancing around a cadaver on a table. When he did pause, and look up at the mammal who still hadn't noticed his presence his muzzle showed his shock not at the goth attire of the rocking out coyote, but of recognition.
"Sage. Sage Wormrider is that you?" Will said in surprise causing the coyote to finally notice him "Bless the Maker. I knew you were one of the city's coroners, but I didn't know you were the one attached to the very precinct I'm now working in."
"Bless the coming, and going of him. Will!" Sage exclaimed, before pausing her stereo I haven't seen you since you became Lola's deputy, why didn't you tell me you were transferring to the ZPD?" she asked going over to him excitedly embracing him, and not so surreptitiously running a paw over his crotch.
"Please don't be the second pack sister in as many days to scold me for not letting them know I was in town, and I wonder just why it would skip my mind to let you of all mammals know my whereabouts" Will replied to her with a raised eyebrow as she rubbed her paw over his crotch again.
"Oh, come on you know you love me, and you've missed me" she said while she started tugging at his belt, and seeing the effect she had on his member held her tail to the side the meaning of her body language obvious.
"May the sands cleanse my soul" Will responded before leaning down to kiss her, his tongue flooding her muzzle, and he proceeded to oblige her over an empty metal examination table with only the dead to hear them when they tied.
When Will made it back to Benji only his face looked disheveled as he handed the Chief's requested reports to the cheetah. When Ben reminded Will about how he'd warned him about the macabre coyote Will only laughed, and said "I am very familiar with that girl, believe it, or not she's one of my pack sisters. Now I know the Chief wanted me to bring these to him, but I really need a smoke break. Can you page him that I ll bring them up to him when I get back in?
"Sure thing Will. Ya know you should've seen the look on Nick s face after he first met our Sage." Ben replied.
"Oh, I bet it was totally priceless. Thanks buddy, I won t be more than ten minutes" Will said before he walked out the front to the nearby smoking section where he proceeded to chain smoke three cigarettes out of habit, and secret desire to mask the smell of sex he knew would be lingering on him. After he was done, and about ten minutes had passed he walked back in, and found Jade talking with Ben.
"Hey, Will" Jade called out to him when he'd walked up "Benji here was just telling me about your trip to our friendly precinct M.E. Is she really your pack sister? So a visit down to her wasn't quite the hazing the Chief usually means it to be?"
"It figures that's his idea of hazing, hehehe. Yeah she's one of my pack sisters alright" Will responded before picking up the reports the Chief wanted, and continuing "I'm gonna go run these up to him who is on high. You going to stay here, and hang with us for a bit?"
"Yeah I am. I was getting bored in my office" She replied before sniffing in his direction then giving him a wink at which he shook his head, and made his way to the Chief s office.
After the short lift up to the third floor Will made his way to the door labeled Chief Bogo, and knocked before entering when given permission to do so. Once inside he walked in front of the Chief's desk, and looked evenly into the buffalo's eyes where he saw the laughter that wanted to escape past the stern expression on the Chief s muzzle. Setting the reports on the buffalo's desk Will simply said "Sage is one of my pack sisters, and I'm one of the few mammals who can resist her without having to run away. Thank you though for the opportunity to catch up with her, it's been a good six months since we'd last spoken" before he left a smile curling at the edges of his muzzle.
When Will got back to the front desk it was about time for lunch. He, and Jade decided to go to the precinct cafeteria to retrieve food for the three of them. In the cafeteria while Jade handled her own tray Will handled getting food for himself, and Ben piling their trays dexterously which earned him the comment from Jade "You would do Bluto proud just please don t yell food fight. I feel like I'm in that scene enough as it is." to which he responded "I won't, and that really is one of my top three favorite movies"
"From what I know of you so far that makes a bit of sense" Jade said to him as they walked back towards the front desk "So what're the other two?"
"Apocalypse Now, and Ferris Bueller's Day Off" Will replied without hesitation.
After they'd made it back to Benji they continued to talk about movies they enjoyed while they ate. When they started quoting different scenes to each other Will surprised them both with just how many lines from the Austin Powers trilogy he could recite verbatim, and in the proper accents. He was about to go on about finding a delivery boy's car keys to a nice Chevy Nova when his phone rang to the song "Love Me Dead" by Ludo. After looking at it for a long moment Will answered.
"Yes" He said to whoever it was on the other end of the line.
"No" Will responded to a question neither Jade nor Ben could discern.
"Huanui have you not claimed enough of my water?" Will asked the mammal on the other end of the line sarcastically.
"Look, between you, and the two cats eating with right now I choose these two cats. Maybe later I will give you what you want, but not at work. Understood?" Will said with finality before hanging up.
When he saw Jade, and Ben both looking at him with expressions begging 'who was that, and what was that about?' he explained "That was Sage, and I think you can guess what she wanted. Fun fact about her that only I know, and as her pack alpha I ask that you keep it between us, her last name wasn't always Wormrider. While we both are huge fans of the Dune series of novels she felt the need to change her last name to something that would tie her normally desert dwelling species into something Fremen related. Also do not ever call her Huanui like I did, it was an insult that makes calling a bunny cute look nice in comparison, and I only got away with it because she knows I don't actually mean it."
"Then what was her last name before?" Ben asked.
"Now you've got to explain this Huanui insult" Jade wanted to know.
"Not going to tell you her original last name. That's her secret" Will replied to Ben before saying to Jade "A Huanui, or Deathstill is a device for rendering down, and reclaiming the water from corpses. As a female I think you can grasp how, in being a receptacle for certain fluids if you'll forgive my turn of phrase, calling a girl that is most insulting. Another Dune related insult for a female that is no less heinous would be to say a girl is 'only fit to be an Axlotl Tank' which is a way of saying no better use than as a literal breeding machine. Don t use that either. Ever. It s fucked up."
After that turn in the conversation all three mammals saw fit to finish eating in relative silence. Once they were done, and lunch was over Caldera took their trays back to the cafeteria on her way back to her office while Will, and Ben went about their duties. The pair at the front desk formed a process where Ben handled any incoming calls, or messages while Will handled the paperwork, and both took turns dealing with walk ins, or helping officers book in perps. The duo were at it quite efficiently for several hours before along with a mid-tier drug pusher that was brought in a great deal of evidence needed to be taken back to forensics for analysis which Will volunteered to do. Upon reaching the sector of the ground floor that forensics split with cyber crimes he delivered the evidence he carried where a passing forensic analyst indicated incoming evidence was put so that it could be processed before being placed in storage before taking it upon himself to introduce himself to the head of the department. Upon finding the one Alice Underland an arctic vixen he noted was quite attractive with vibrant ocean blue eyes working at her lab he wasted no time making his hello.
"Good afternoon miss Underland. I m Officer William Grimm, just came through dropping of some evidence to be processed, and figured I d introduce myself." He said politely to the arctic vixen.
"Yes I know who you are. Not only do you stand out like a chicken in a fox's den you've made quite the precinct zootube sensation what with saving Officer Fangmeyer's son from a tree, defending Officer Wilde against that specieist, and giving Officer Hopps quite the run around. I might also add that before you'd even joined our precinct I'd heard plenty about you from Sage who for some reason really wants you to be father to her pups. I got quite the earful after you turned her down during lunch which I'd commend you on if she hadn't also let slip how you tied her up earlier today."
"Ah, I hope that doesn't make the rounds of the precinct. Even I don't want the Chief to have my tail over something like that" Will responded "Sage has long been enamoured of my paternal instincts despite how often I try to explain to her that I really don't want children. So you know a bit about me, but all I know about you is your name, and occupation. I have quite the soft spot for foxes, and an even softer spot for girls with white fur. Perhaps you'll permit me to buy you dinner sometime?"
"Oh, I can keep myself to myself unlike the obese, but lovable Clawhauser, and I will consider your offer William. Now if there is nothing else I have work to do, and so do you" Alice told him.
After commenting that there was nothing else he could think to pester her with he nonetheless smiled at her before heading back to the front desk. When he had returned to Ben he told the cheetah he felt like he needed another hug which Ben gladly gave. Will continued working with Ben up until it was time for the cheetah to clock out around seven. After the two had bid each other a goodnight, and a 'see you in the morning' Will made his way to his Shelby. When he got there he was greeted by the sight of a certain coyote lying suggestively across the hood, and Joe telling him how he'd "told her the owner wouldn't like her on his car
"At which point I told him to shove it because I've modeled with this Shelby before" Sage interjected.
"It's alright Joe. She's cool" Will reassured the snow leopard before saying to Sage "I had fun with that photoshoot. Perhaps we should do one again only this time with all of my pack. I like the sound of that a photoshoot of my pack mates, and my car"
"Ooh, can it be a naked photoshoot?" Sage asked just for the double take she got out of Joe.
"I'll think about it." Will responded pulling out his keys, and unlocking the car.
After they'd gotten in, and Will waved good bye to Joe he drove out of the motor pool before pulling out a cigarette that Sage promptly stole from his lips causing him to pull out another, and light this second one before lighting the one Sage had taken.
"So you spending the night at my place?" Sage asked him when they'd reached the street.
"Well it is where I m heading now, but whether, or not I'll stay I haven't decided" Will responded before handing her his phone.
"What if I make you a nice salmon steak, and promise you a hot, and sweet dessert?" She asked plugging his phone into the aux cord, and starting up the music player.
"Well I think you've got me sold, not that it was so hard for you to do" he replied, and as she played Within Temptation's cover of "Grenade" he added "this is a real fucked up track for you to pick"
"Maybe, but tell me I don't care more about you than you do about me?" Sage asked him seriously.
'You wound your alpha, you wound him when he's already down. I love you Sage.' Will said his hurt in his voice.
"With the love you feel as an alpha for your whole pack, don't think I'm fooled." She responded evenly "Tell me which of us gets to say she's your alpha female? Which of us gets to say she has your heart? Which of us gets to say she has your soul? While the rest of us make do with your body, and mind?"
"Why? Why are you asking me these things? Why now are you cutting me down with your words" Will asked almost in tears.
"Because I want you to say it. I want to hear you admit the truth, and I want to know am I the only one who knows? Am I the only one who has seen?" Sage said firmly.
While they were stopped at a red light "Who's Gonna Save My Soul" by Gnarls Barkley came on, and Will could not hold back the tears as he spoke "I can't say it. Why now of all times must you ask that I admit it? No you re not the only one who knows, nor are you the only one who has seen."
When the light had turned, and he drove on toward Sahara Square where he knew she lived he went on "Lola knows, how could she not? She was there when my awakening began. Sierra more than knows; she's like me, why do you think we have the bond we do? Kat just like Sierra knows because she is my counterpart, and the vixen with my heart . . . she has seen more than anyone . . . it s how she won my heart . . ."
"I'm sorry Will, I really am. It's just that everytime I see you around cubs I see it as plain as the moon." Sage said apologetically "So Sierra is like you, huh? No wonder she is so strange around you. This is the first I m hearing of this Kat, and so there is a mammal with your heart after all? A vixen no less first I m hearing about her too"
As they neared Sahara Square Will tried to end the subject as the song changed to "Gothmobile" by Vampire Beach Babes "You're the first one in my pack to hear about Kat, let alone that she's my counterpart though I really should tell Sierra we're not alone. Lola has been the only one in our pack I opened up to about my vixen, and if you want me to continue driving this car safely you ll let it stay that way."
"Fair enough" Sage replied "We're almost there. When you get past the Wall just go down three streets, make a left, and my building will be at the corner two streets down on the right."
When they finally made it to her place they each took the time to smoke another cigarette to decompress from the weight of their conversation before they got out of the Shelby, and Will locked it. As they headed through the lobby the camel who was smoking behind the main desk looked at the wolf strangely not that Will bothered to notice. Once up at her apartment, and inside Will made himself at home walking into the kitchen, and nosing around for a drink. Sage however had other ideas as she went to her room, and retrieved some things from her stash box. When she came back towards Will she found him in the kitchen a beer in paw as that was all he could find.
"Couldn't find the rum, Eh?" She laughed at him, and help up her paws one holding a bag of cannabis, and the other a pipe, and lighter to smoke it with.
"I swear it s always gone" he laughed back "And please pass that my way after you pack it."
"You pack it, and take a few hits. Like I said I'm fixing us dinner." She said handing him the weed, and paraphernalia as she padded to her fridge, and pulled out a wrapped salmon steak she'd planned on eating alone tonight glad that she wasn't.
"So is this sativa, or indica" he asked her while he packed the bowl of the pipe, and watched her prepare the massive piece of fish that was easily two days worth of food for her.
"Sativa" she answered as she rubbed herbs into the fish she was going to bake with a healthy bit of butter. As she put the fish in the oven she heard the lighter spark, and Will take a healthy hit he held deep.
He closed his eyes as he enjoyed the smoke filling his lungs, and took in a second breath through his nose to mix more air with the smoke in his lungs. When he reopened his eyes his gaze fell on the coyote who was a part of his family as she set the timer on her microwave, and he exhaled a dragon worthy cloud.
"Thanks I needed that" he said as he passed her the pipe when she neared him adding I cornered it for you, take a good green hit
After she had taken her own deep hit she grinned toothily letting the smoke escape through her mouth, and rise around her muzzle.
"You know that quickie this morning really did nothing to satisfy" she said to him her gaze towards him as lazy as her delivery as she passed the pipe back to him.
"Well yeah" he agreed before taking another hit he sucked into his lungs before trying to speak, and let no smoke escape "it was basically just a 'hey, ain't seen you in a while' between us" after he exhaled, and passed her the pipe he continued "you know I prefer to take my time, and really satisfy a girl"
"Yeah, fang first" she laughed as she took the pipe, and wasted no time hitting it again. After she exhaled she finished her thought "you were always so good with that tongue, and those fangs . . . too bad most girls never realize just how you use them, or the orgasms they get from it"
"Or the danger they could be in if I went too far" he replied morosely as he accepted the pipe, and hit it as deeply as he could, letting out a monster cloud with a coughing fit.
"What danger? You guys always take your ethics, and honor so seriously" she said taking the pipe, and grabbing the bag of weed to pack a fresh bowl before going on "and you in particular would rather kill yourself than let yourself endanger some poor girl"
"The potential for lethality is still present in us all, and in me more so than most, but enough of this heavy depressing shit" he told her before he got up and went into the living room to take off his belt, and empty his accessories onto her coffee table. His weapons, and badge he placed carefully alongside his wallet, and keys.
"I agree. Let s enjoy our dinner, listen to some music, get naked, and have some fun" she said as he walked back into the kitchen where she was.
"Or we could get naked first, then enjoy music with dinner, and move into some fun" he countered as she took the first green hit of the fresh bowl. When the timer dinged she set the pipe down, and turned towards her oven to retrieve their dinner. While she pulled it out, and set it on the stove to cool enough to handle Will took another hit from the pipe before setting it down, and taking out his phone started the music player before setting it on the counter, and taking off his shirt. At his initiative Sage also took off her top, and together they likewise completely disrobed.
While they waited for their meal to cool, and they passed the pipe back, and forth the song that played first was "Pot City" by The Seatbelts. Eventually they were quite stoned, and Will seemed to think The Seatbelts made an excellent soundtrack for their evening as he took his phone, and had it shuffle only through their songs on it. The track it played next was "Bad Dog No Biscuits" which was followed by "Cosmos."
As the easy sax of "Cosmos" played Sage pulled out a beer for herself, and another for Will as well as grabbed them each a fork, and pulled over the fish that they might each pick a direction, and start forking away. As their natural hunger, and solid stone fueled them to demolish the baked salmon they laughed as they rubbed sideways against each other, and clashed their forks together teasingly fighting for morsels of fish. All the while that they ate the song that played was "Cat Blues". When they had eaten their fill they left their forks where they lay, and made their way into the living room Will taking his phone with them.
As "Spy" began the upbeat tune inspired him to initiate the frisky business firmly by passionately kissing Sage as he wrapped his arms around her, and pulled her into him his phone still in paw. Wanting the full space of her bed Sage eventually pulled away, and led the pair into her room as "Tank" began. Throughout the song their mutual petting got heavy as they rolled around the bed making out. Eventually neither mammal registered anything but the other as Will lavished the coyote's intoxicating sex with his tongue before rising up to fill her with his member. While he thrusted in her he managed to recognize some of "The Real Folk Blues" but was too lost in pleasing his pack mate to care. After his phone had gone through all the songs he had from the given artist it went dormant while the wolf's throbbing member did not. Will refrained from tieing with Sage that he might fuck her longer before climaxing though eventually she forced his knot in her as she was lost in her own lust which caused them both to go over that edge together.
As they panted in eachother s arms Sage undulated her muscles around him, stimulating his erection into remaining stiff, and inducing Will to continue his short thrusts that were not as long as he wanted, or prefered to take, and maddened him. Swiftly enough he had come again, and nothing could stop his deflation though they remained stuck together as they rested from what was round one, and round one point five. After they'd come apart they took an intermission licking, and nuzzling into each other. When Will had begun grooming the fur of Sage's neck, and scent rolling into her she felt compelled to purposefully bite into his neck inspiring round two after which the pair slept.