Eren was the first to rise the following morning. He lifted his muzzle and opened his powerful jaws in a yawn, a whine escaping his throat. A low whine reached his ears causing the enormous brown-furred wolf to gaze down, bright green eyes softening at the sight of Mikasa. The beautiful black-furred Wolf/German Shepherd hybrid had somehow managed to wriggle her way under the huge wolf's front leg, her shoulders pressed against his thick-furred chest. Her paws twitched in sleep, tail flicking back against Eren's stomach.
The huge wolf pulled his lips back in a grin as Mikasa sleepily nuzzled his chest and sighed in contentment. Eren lowered his muzzle and licked between her ears affectionately before getting to his paws, being careful as to not wake her. He trotted silently to the stream, lowering his muzzle and lapping at the water. Once finished, the large male stretched, arching his back with powerful muscles rippling under his thick winter fur.
The huge wolf turned his head towards his brother who was sprawled out on the large moss-covered rock, the light golden-furred female curled up with her head placed on her side. Eren rolled his eyes and trotted away, tail wagging slightly. He made his way over to the kill, tearing into what remained. Licking the blood from his lips Eren opened his jaws in another yawn, tongue lolling out.
Reiner groaned and lifted his head lazily, also letting out a yawn. He glanced around the den site, ears flicking at every sound. He growled when a large white paw hit him on the muzzle, turning to glare at Jean who had swatted him as he rolled on his back in his sleep. Bertoldt shifted and sat up, huffing a laugh at his grey-furred brother. Reiner and Bertoldt pulled their lips back in a grin when Eren trotted by and stepped on Jean's tail, causing him to yelp loudly and jump to his paws. Armin and Annie lifted their heads at the yelp, Annie rolling her as at her brother while Armin laughed. And the den entrance Mikasa opened an eye and flicked an ear, letting out an annoyed growl before drifting back to sleep. Eren pulled his lips back in a smirk before walking over and lowering his muzzle to lick Mikasa's cheek lovingly.
"Mikasa, my dear. It's time to wake up," Eren whispered into the hybrid's ear, making her growl irritably. The huge brown-furred wolf shook his head in amusement, knowing well how Mikasa acted each time she came in Heat.
"Not now, Eren. I'm tired and just want to rest," Mikasa groaned, dark gray eyes hazed with sleep. Eren whined and lay next to her, burying his muzzle into her neck. Mikasa smiled softly and turned her head, nibbling Eren's ear affectionately.
"Alright. Try and get some rest. I'm going to show the others our territory boundaries and go on a hunt. You can join us if you feel better. When I return we should take off for a bit, just the two of us," Eren said, growling the last part seductively in Mikasa's ear. Dark gray eyes widened as Mikasa froze, looking at Eren.
"E..Eren? D…do you mean…" Mikasa stuttered, trembling in excitement at the large wolf's words. Green eyes softened as Eren pulled his lips back in a grin, nuzzling Mikasa.
"Of course, my dear. I have wanted you to be my mate since we were small-pups. I have always loved you," Eren said softly, pinning his ears back in embarrassment.
"I have wanted to hear you say that for a long time, since that night when you saved me and gave me a home when we were still pups. I have waited for you to take me as your mate for so long," Mikasa said, nibbling Eren's chin. The enormous brown-furred wolf wagged his tail excitedly and leapt to his paws, playfully bumping his head against her shoulder.
Armin opened his jaws in a yawn and stood, stretching with his lean muscles rippling under soft golden fur. He shook and left off his sleeping spot, blue eyes studying the Pack's den site. Reiner was wrestling with Jean, pinning his grey and white brother by sitting on his chest. Bertoldt laughed at his brothers' antics, his tail wagging good naturedly. Armin turned his gaze to his much larger brother, smiling as the enormous male rubbed up against the black-furred female Wolf/German Shepherd hybrid, who snapped at him with her tail wagging happily. The smaller golden-furred male had scented that Mikasa was in Heat and, judging by her over-playfulness with his brother, that the two would most likely disappear into the woods later on.
A soft grown reached Armin's ears, making him look over his shoulder to see the light gold, almost cream, female shift. He sat in front of the boulder, studying her with keen blue eyes. Annie rolled to her belly and stretched, extending her paws out in front of her. She stood and shook, dirt and grass flying off her fur and splattering Armin in the face. Armin yelped in surprise causing the beautiful, in his eyes, light gold-furred female to stare at him with wide sky-blue eyes.
"Oh no! I'm so sorry, Armin! I didn't know you were there," Annie whined, jumping off the boulder and licking his face in apology.
"Don't worry about it. I'm not upset with you," Armin laughed, nipping her ear and wagging his tail. Annie pulled her lips back in a grin and trotted over to her squabbling brothers, rubbing her way-to-lean frame against Armin when she passed him.
"You like her don't you. It hasn't even been two days since they joined us," a deep voice woofed, making the smaller wolf turn to see his much larger brother walk up to him.
"Yeah, I really do. So, what are you going to do with Mikasa being in season, especially know that there are three more males with us," Armin asked, watching as the black-furred Wolf/German Shepherd snarled at and scolded the squabbling males. Annie lay nearby, chewing on an elk bone and snapping at her brothers in agitation when they crawled over to her in a failed attempt to escape Mikasa's scolding.
"I'm not too worried about it. Mikasa is my mate. Besides, those three wouldn't dare try anything with her," Eren said, lips pulled back in a smirk and tail waving. Armin laughed, knowing what his brother meant. The golden wolf himself had shown interest in the strong and beautiful hybrid, only seeing her as a mother even though they were the same age.
A loud yelp caught the brother's attention, making them stop talking and look to see Reiner and Jean on their sides. Mikasa sat on top of Reiner while she had pinned Jean with her powerful jaws latched onto his scruff, both males whimpering loudly like small-pups. Bertoldt and Annie laughed at them. Apparently the two males hadn't been paying attention to Mikasa's warning growls and had slammed into her while fighting over a large chunk of elk meat.
While Mikasa scolded Reiner and Jean the strong scent of buffalo reached her nose, causing the black-furred female to release Jean and step off Reiner. She lifted her head, ears pricked and pupils dilated. She loped over to her mate, whining and licking his muzzle while she trembled anxiously. Armin placed a paw on his brother's back and nipped Mikasa's ear, tail wagging. Annie, having finally caught the scent, let out a puppyish yip and raced over to tackle Armin. Reiner, Bertoldt, and Jean barked excitedly, jaws open in a pant. Eren took Mikasa's muzzle in his jaws gently then let go.
Eren lifted his muzzle to the sky and let out a deep howl, starting the hunt. Mikasa stood pressed against her loving and powerful mate, her howl melding with Eren's. Armin stood to the right of them with Annie at his side, their howls perfectly combined in a tone below Eren's. Reiner, Bertoldt and Jean's howls rose and fell.
Eren lowered his head, ending the Hunt Song. The enormous brown-furred wolf turned and trotted away, ears bricked forward and head held high. Mikasa loped up to him, pressing against Eren affectionately. Reiner and Jean trotted behind Eren and Mikasa, glancing around and whining in excitement. Armin, Annie and Bertoldt brought up the rear, laughing when Mikasa turned and snapped at Jean and Reiner in annoyance.
Eren nudged the black-furred Wolf/German Shepherd, flicking an ear and pulling his lips back in a grin. Mikasa let out an amused huff and nipped his muzzle before lowering her muzzle to the ground, breaking away from the others. As Mikasa was an excellent tracker it only took her a few seconds to pick up the herd's scent. She glanced back at Eren with shining dark gray eyes and her jaws open in a pant. The huge male grinned and lengthened his stride, playfully bumping Mikasa as he passed her. The black-furred female rolled her eyes and dropped back to join Armin and Annie at the rear.
They reached the herd of buffalo ten minutes later, slowing to a leisurely trot. Armin and Mikasa glanced at the others, who stopped and sat, before calmly approaching the herd. The buffalo kept a wary eye on them while they continued to graze. Armin's keen blue eyes scanned the herd, being the best at quickly spotting weakness in prey. Mikasa was fleet of foot and had the best nose and ears, easily being able scent something long before the others could. Eren, large in stature yet as swift as Mikasa, tested the herd by darting in and chasing them a few feet before turning back.
Reiner and his littermates watched from the tree-line, closely studying their new pack-mates to learn the signals they needed to know before joining in future hunts. They watched as Armin trotted through the herd, noticing how he would glance at each animal with a calculating gaze before making his way to another. They studied the swift black-furred hybrid whose ears flicked and nose twitched when she turned towards certain animals. Annie let out a whine when one of the buffalo aimed a kick at Armin, who leapt out of the way.
Jean kept shifting impatiently, desperately wanting to join in. Reiner growled in agitation, causing his grey-furred brother to glare at him. Bertoldt flicked an ear and stretched, letting out a groan. Annie rolled her eyes at her brothers before turning her attention back on Armin, whose demeanor had changed. Sky-blue eyes widened and the light golden-furred female let out a bark, catching the attention of her brothers who turned to watch with wide eyes.
The smaller golden-furred male had singled out an elderly cow with severe arthritis, separating her from the herd which scattered. He chased after the cow, barking and snapping at its hocks. Mikasa raced along at its side, periodically sinking her fangs into the buffalo and tearing its side open. Armin flashed in front of the cow, making it stumble. Eren raced past and turned quickly, lunging forward and sinking his fangs into the cow's throat and flipping the cow on its back. Mikasa clamped her jaws down on its muzzle to suffocate it, her mate snapping his jaws hard and crushing the buffalo's neck.
The four siblings stared at their new pack-mates in awe. Never before had they seen a pack of three take on a full-grown buffalo and eliminate it, something that even a large pack couldn't do without injury. Reiner glanced at his sister, who was pacing and whining anxiously. Jean and Bertoldt followed their sister's gaze, landing on the golden-furred male who was sitting beside his large brown-furred brother with his jaws opened in a pant. The dark grey and white-furred male pulled his lips back in a grin, having noticed that his normally stoic and solitary little sister seemed quite attached to Armin and desperately wanted to race over to him.
Mikasa whined and licked Eren's muzzle excitedly, rearing up and placing her paws on his back. Eren growled playfully, gently nipping his beloved mate. Armin huffed in amusement before turning to stare at their waiting pack-mates, letting out a bark. Eren kept an eye on the approaching siblings, standing protectively beside Mikasa while she tore into the carcass and ate the vital and more nutritious organs.
Annie loped over and tackled Armin, making them crash to the ground with her lying on top. Reiner trotted over with his lips pulled back in a grin and a teasing bark, causing his sister to whip her head around and snarl at him with her ears pinned. Bertoldt woofed in amusement before approaching the kill cautiously, head and tail lowered in submission. Eren, who had joined Mikasa in eating, lifted his head and glanced at the hungry black and white-furred wolf. He dipped his head and walked away, allowing Bertoldt to take his share.
Eren trotted over to his golden-furred brother who was desperately trying to stop Reiner from instigating a fight with his sister. Reiner raced around the field, periodically looking over his shoulder and laughing at his sister. Annie chased after her brother with fangs bared, immediately skidding to a halt once Armin let out a pleading whine. The light golden-furred female pinned her ears in embarrassment and walked over to the smaller male, flopping down at his paws. Armin sighed and lowered his muzzle, nudging her affectionately.
"Don't let what Reiner said get to you. That's just how brothers are. They like to tease their litter-mates," Armin woofed, groaning in embarrassment when he heard Eren bark something about him and Annie. The small female whined, the fur on her face flushed a deep red.
All of a sudden a squeal was heard, immediately followed by a deep snarl and the clicking of fangs. A series of yelps not long after caused the three wolves to turn and spot an extremely agitated Mikasa flip Jean on his back with his scruff in her powerful jaws. Reiner laughed, freezing and letting out a startled yelp the moment Mikasa's angry dark gray eyes landed on him. After a minute the black-furred female released Jean's scruff and trotted in the direction of the den, snarling and snapping at Reiner when she passed him. Eren watched in concern as his mate disappeared into the woods before turning to stare at Jean with narrowed green eyes, his lips pulled back in a warning.
"What happened?" Eren growled, eyes flashing angrily as he stared Jean down.
"He got too close to Mikasa and stole the piece of meat that she was eating," Bertoldt barked, glancing at his brother. Eren growled and trotted away.
"Armin, I want you and the others to head back to the den. Try and bring as much of the carcass as you can carry," Eren told his brother before turning his attention on the huge golden-furred male. "Reiner, keep everyone safe on your way back."
"Yes, of course. You have my word, Eren," Reiner barked, turning to help Bertoldt and Jean tear large chunks off the carcass to bring back to the den.
"You are not going with us?" a soft voice asked causing Eren and his brother to see Annie trot over, stopping to sit and press herself into Armin's side.
"Eren wants some alone time with Mikasa. They will join us later," Armin said, glancing at Eren with his lips pulled back in a grin. Annie's sky-blue eyes widened the fur on her muzzle flushing bright red when she realized what her companion meant. The enormous brown-furred wolf glared half-heartedly at his brother before loping away, disappearing into the trees
Armin let out an amused laugh and shook his head, nudging Annie and trotting in the direction of the pack's den-site. Annie dashed back to the kill and grabbed a severed hind-leg, trying to carry it with some difficulty. Bertoldt and Reiner trotted past their extremely skinny sister with huge chunks of meat in their jaws, keeping a worried ear turned towards her. Jean raced by and barked a laugh at his struggling sister, letting out a high-pitched squeal when the normally friendly Armin growled and bit down on his tail. The smaller male made his way over to take the other end of the leg in his jaws as he trotted beside Annie, bright blue eyes glancing over at her and shining with adoration. The stoic and shy female pulled her lips back in a soft smile as she bumped against him playfully, following her brothers as they headed toward the den.
Meanwhile:
Mikasa lay curled up in the shade of a large bush, ears flicking around and nose twitching. The beautiful Wolf/German Shepherd let out an uncomfortable groan, shifting to try and find a comfortable position to try and relieve the cramping pressure that attacks her during each Heat. She let out a low whine, having been plagued by old memories while she rested after leaving the kill. They would always start out pleasant, playing with her parents when she was a pup and having fun chasing the smaller farm animals. Unfortunately the memories always ended with her watching in fear as her parents and their humans were shot and killed by bad humans. The memories always occurred while Mikasa slept, resulting in the normally strong female jolting awake and convulsing severely. This would wake Eren immediately, making him pull her against him with a large paw to make Mikasa feel safe.
However the vision Mikasa had while waiting for her Beloved was different. She lifted her head from her paws and narrowed her dark gray eyes, trying to figure it out. She had been trying to play with the barn cat, yipping and racing circles around the annoyed animal. After being swatted and getting scratches on her shoulder the once small-pup had squealed in pain and scampered to the house, tripping over paws too big for her body and slamming into something hard before reaching the door. Mikasa had lifted her small muzzle from the top of a large white paw, staring into a black face with gray eyes identical to her own. She barely remembers the familiar dog growling something before picking her up by the scruff and carrying her inside, lowering his head and gently placing her on a large dog bed where she fell asleep quickly. He had flopped down on the bed and curled around her protectively, keeping an ear turned towards the voices of their parents.
"I wonder why I saw that. Also why did I see Him, who looks so much like my older brother?" Mikasa barked softly to herself.
"My love, are you ok?" a deep husky voice whispered in Mikasa's ear, causing her to flinch and growl in surprise. She glanced up to see Eren sitting beside her, tail wagging and bright green eyes shining mischievously.
"My Dearest. I am fine, just remembering of old memories. But enough of that. I do believe you said that we are going to have some 'alone time'" Mikasa said, standing to stretch before her mate. She glanced over her shoulder at Eren, lips pulled back in a grin.
"You little tease!" Eren growled in amusement, ears twitching when Mikasa laughed softly.
Dark green eyes flashed and Eren playfully nipped Mikasa's hind-quarter, causing the beautiful black-furred Wolf/German Shepherd hybrid to let out a whine and turn to nibble his chin while making sure to keep her hind-end close to his nose. The huge brown-furred male rubbed his powerful frame against his mate's lean build before walking behind her to see that her tail was relaxed and to the side, showing that she was ready for him.
Eren nudged Mikasa, licking and nipping her hind-quarter affectionately. He swiftly mounted her and thrusted his hips forward to sheath himself inside her, his front legs wrapped around Mikasa's flanks to keep a hold of her. Mikasa let out a sigh of contentment, as she had been waiting for this moment for a long time. She shifted slightly while the huge brown-furred wolf growled soothingly into her ear.
Mikasa wasn't too surprised with Eren's stamina, more than an hour having past from when he had mounted her. His thrusts had become more erratic and powerful as time went by, causing the large wolf to become extremely hard and engorged within his beloved mate. Mikasa let out a whine, causing his thrusts to become even more frantic. Eren let out a loud snarl as he released himself, flooding her womb with his seeds. Eren dismounted and turned around, still knotted within her. They stayed like that for another hour, Eren wanting to make sure that he had Mikasa pupped quickly. After awhile longer Eren was finally able to pull out.
Mikasa turned and nuzzled the enormous brown-furred wolf, licking his muzzle lovingly. Eren pulled his lips back in a goofy grin, tail wagging excitedly. She rubbed against him and loped to the den, stopping to look over her shoulder. Eren let out a puppyish yip and raced after his beloved, snapping playfully at her. Mikasa dodged when Eren leapt at her, laughing softly. Eren barked happily, both slowing to a trot when they reached the den-site. A series of snarls caught their attention, making the mated pair make their way into the clearing.
Eren and Mikasa skid to a halt, keen green and sharp gray eyes studying the scene. Grey and white-furred Jean was snarling and snapping at a familiar, to Mikasa, black and white-furred male. The intruder kept stepping to the side each time Jean lunged at him, finally getting extremely irritated and grabbing the grey wolf's scruff in his jaws and rolling him on his back. Always the peace-keeper, Armin tried to break up the fight between Jean and the smaller intruding male. Reiner seemed to be in a trance, staring at a small golden-furred female whose ears were pulled back and her muzzle flushed in embarrassment. Eren noticed a ginger-furred female whining pleadingly, catching the attention of the smaller black-furred intruder. Eren let out a sigh and trotted forward with Mikasa at his side, causing Jean to flinch and look up.
"Is that you, Shitty little pup?" a slightly familiar voice barked, making Mikasa watch as the black and white-furred male made his way over and stop in front of her. Mikasa tilted her head as she studied the smaller male, letting out a whine when she recognized the scent from when she was a small-pup.
"B…brother?" Mikasa whimpered, burying her muzzle into her mate's thick-furred shoulder to try and hide.
"Levi, dear. Is she the one you told me that you have been searching for?" a soft female voice said, causing Levi to glance to his side to see the ginger-furred female leaning into him.
"Yes, Petra. She is my sister. She was two moons the last time I saw her, the day before those fools murdered our parents and their humans. I would never forget her scent, even after all this time," Levi growled, nudging Petra gently.
Levi is a 3 year old Wolf/German Shepherd hybrid, standing 26 inches at the shoulder and weighing 80 pounds. He has jet black fur with a white collar marking and white paws, his eyes a dark gray. He has an overly calm demeanor but isn't easy to approach. He can be insulting at times and tends to provoke those who annoy or irritate him. He is only obedient to wolves he fully trusts, otherwise completely ignoring the authority of those outside of his pack. Other than that Levi is extremely loyal and fiercely protective of certain wolves, his mate Petra and sister Mikasa being the two main ones.
Petra is a 3 year old female wolf, standing 24 inches at the shoulder and weighing 65 pounds. She has ginger-colored fur with light gold eyes. She is very sweet-tempered, motherly, loyal and a bit shy. She met Levi when both of them were just over a winter old. He had wandered into her parent's old territory, in search of his missing little sister. The moment they met the two became inseparable, becoming mates the following Spring.
Eren glanced down at his mate before turning his attention to the black-furred male who greatly resembled Mikasa. Even though Levi was a year older he was shorter than Mikasa, who took after their German Shepherd father in height. While Mikasa was built like their Wolf mother, Levi was more streamline like their father. Both had the thick fur of their Wolf mother and the swiftness from both parents.
"Mikasa, my love. How about you and your brother catch up. It seems to have been a long time since you last saw each other. I'm going to make sure those idiots brought back enough from the kill, since we are gonna need it," Eren woofed, licking between Mikasa's ears affectionately before looking at Levi. "You are welcome to stay as long as you like,"
"We aren't going anywhere, Shitty idiot. Petra, my dear, you need your rest. I am sure they will allow you to sleep close to the den. I will be at your side before you fall asleep," Levi huffed, gray eyes softening as his ginger-furred mate nuzzled his thick-furred chest affectionately before walking a few wolf-lengths away and flopping down on a soft patch of grass.
Armin lay on his favorite spot with his head on his paws, deep blue eyes half-closed in exhaustion. Annie growled in agitation at Jean, who was teasing her by easily carrying the huge leg bone in his jaws and passing her. After a couple minutes the small light gold/cream-furred female decided it best to ignore her annoying brother, trotting over and leaping up on the large moss-covered boulder to lay beside Armin. The ever lazy Bertoldt flopped down right in Jean's path, causing the large grey and white-furred male to trip and crash on his back beside his brother. Amazingly the normally confident Reiner had been reduced to acting like a very shy small-pup, with a bright red flushed muzzle and stuttering horribly as he talked to the small dark golden-furred female who had come with Levi and Petra.
Petra watched as the enormous brown-furred male made his way over to the large flustered golden-furred male, who pinned his ears and growled when Eren said something that seemed to embarrass him. The ginger-furred female pulled her lips back in a small grin when she noticed that the smaller female, her younger sister, had yelped in embarrassment with her entire face flushed a deep red. She glanced back to see two other golden-furred wolves, a male and female, sprawled on their sides and fast asleep. She laughed when she saw Eren trot over and sit on the grey-furred male, who had been making his way over to the golden wolves to tease them.
Finally Petra glanced over at Levi who had his ears pinned and a lip lifted in annoyance when his younger sister reared up on her hind legs and placed her paws on his back, shoving him to the ground. Mikasa stood over her brother and lowered her muzzle to bite his ear, causing Levi to let out a groan. A soft bark from Eren had Mikasa running, slamming into her mate with her tail wagging excitedly. Levi got to his paws and shook the grass from his fur before trotting over to lay next to Petra, who started to lick his fur clean.
"Petra! Petra! We don't have to leave! Eren said we can stay with them! Isn't that's great?!" a soft voice yipped excitedly, causing the ginger-furred female to stop cleaning her mate's fur and look up to stare into blue/green eyes that shined with excitement. Levi let out a soft groan, complaining about "Shitty loud pups" before placing his muzzle on Petra's paw.
"Yes, that is great Krista," Petra laughed softly, licking the younger wolf's muzzle.
"Alright already, pup. Stop bouncing around, shut up and go to sleep. It's too late for you to be acting like that," Levi growled, lifting a paw to swat Krista's muzzle. The young female whined dramatically and raced off, crashing into Reiner and sending him flying only to rush over and whimper frantically in apology. Petra shook her head before returning to cleaning her mate's fur.
Krista is a 2 year old female, standing 24 inches at the shoulder and weighing 70 pounds. She has deep golden fur with blue/green eyes. She is very sweet-tempered, loving, shy and submissive. She is also loyal and playful. She is Petra's little sister.
A few wolf-lengths away Mikasa was curled into Eren's side, nuzzling him affectionately. Eren growled and nipped her muzzle before pulling her closer with a large paw, placing his head on her back protectively before drifting off to sleep. After being slammed to the ground a few times by Reiner, Jean flopped down next to Bertoldt, on his side with his legs on his brother's back. Finally tired from playing Reiner dropped where he stood, Krista flopping down next to the larger male with her muzzle on his large paw and his head on her hind-quarter. Levi scanned the clearing before curling himself protectively around Petra, who had finished cleaning his fur and was fast asleep with her muzzle buried into his chest. After a few minutes Levi drifted off, not before sensing that a couple known annoyances would be joining the pack soon.
What the pack didn't know was that things were about to change, bringing great surprise and love to two certain wolves and a large/loud annoyance to a certain hybrid.