A/N: Or the story of how Romulus became a hellhound.

MK Drabbles

- Not So Simple Anymore -

Romulus awoke with an unfamiliar sensation. He had never experienced this urge before. He opened his eyes and smelled the pulsating flesh around him.

"Romy?" He quickly turned his attention to his cousin who was staring at him with an unfamiliar expression on her face.

"What do you remember Romy?" She asked as she cautiously moved closer to place a hand on his cheek. The touch was enough to bring back something.

He was shaking and cold all the way to his core. Then the feeling of a large clawed paw pinning him to the overly heated floor of the underworld. The flash of teeth just before they descended to rip through the rest of his flesh.

That was the last thing that he remembered. He reached up to scratch his head nervously and nearly fell out of the bed he was in when he felt the two unfamiliar fluffy appendages on his head. He looked at Eclipse in shock and ripped away the bed coverings to see the matching tail.

For a moment they just stared at each-other not saying a word but allowing their feeling to filter through their separate minds until the dread he was feeling dissipated by the cool press of a leather collar around his neck. And suddenly the hunger he felt was numbed and placed far away from the rest of his thoughts.

"You are going to have to wear that for now on," She said as she looked away for a moment before continuing, "Otherwise you will be unable to control yourself or your urges."

He looked over at his cousin and her expression was clear as was the whisper of the thought that slithered into his head.

Things would never be simple again.

FIN