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Warning: This does contain explicit girl on girl action. If this is not your thing, turn away now.
This was originally submitted to the now defunct No Boundaries one-shot contest. I've broken it into three parts. Here is part one.
I stand in the snow, my silver coat contrasting with the shimmering white. We remain upwind, watching and waiting for the right moment to attack. This is the first time we are hunting together, the first time I have hunted with anyone. Previously, the kill was an easy and cheap way to keep my stomach filled and to pass the time as a wolf.
Now, I look at it differently. This is a bonding experience, another way to learn her quirks and let her see mine.
We didn't discuss a battle plan before we left the cabin. I'm starting to regret it now that communication is so limited. Her hand twitches; the scent of elk hits my nose. I watch as her head tilts. She shifts her eyes from the elk to me and back again. Guess this means I get to make the kill.
Quick and sleek, I crouch in front of her. Two steps closer. I need the elk just two steps closer before I attack. A hand strokes along my back, tracing my rear right leg. Distracted, I take my eyes away from my prey.
My glare just isn't as stinging in this form. I withhold my sigh as I see her try to contain her chuckling.
"Sorry, but you know I can't resist your legs." She shrugs as if I should have expected it.
For as often as she has seen me in this form, this is the first time she has made a pass at me while I am a wolf. How can she be attracted to the animal? She must be getting good at reading me. "Don't look at me like that. You are still you, Leah, no matter the form. I love you on four legs same as on two."
The elk finally moves closer, coming into striking distance. I snap my head toward the beast, take a half step forward and pounce. My body flies over the creature, my jaw digging through the coat of fur covering its neck. I jerk my head to the right, snapping the spine. I tumble to the ground as the animal beneath me collapses. Once my teeth slip from their hold on the neck, blood starts to seep from the piercings. A growl reminds me of the vampire in my wake. I pull back, keeping my head low in a submissive pose. Strawberry-blond hair streaks past, covering the wounds I just inflicted. Slurping, humming and low growls emit from the feeding creature.
I want to watch her more closely, but her nagging voice replays as she warns me to stay away until she slows down and comes back to herself. I creep around to the other side of the duo, allowing me to see each swallow slide down her throat.
Her eyes lift to mine. They have returned to their beautiful golden hue. I watch as her hand smoothes over the fur, down to the elk's stomach. Her fingers easily split the fur coat in two, opening the soft underbelly. She beckons me to join her in the feast.
Although I prefer my meat cooked, the taste of a freshly killed animal can't be compared to anything else. My paws crunch the snow beneath me as I make my way over. I give her one last chance to change her mind.
"Go ahead. I want to share this with you—my first shared meal in over a thousand years to be with you."
I halt. How can she not have shared more recently? Certainly she has gone hunting with others. The Cullens go off hunting as a group. Haven't her sisters dragged her similarly? I quirk my head to show my confusion.
"I'll explain later. Don't let the meal get cold. I know you are hungry. You haven't eaten since before we left early this morning."
The moment she mentions it, I realize how true her words are. I take a tentative few bites, keeping my eyes on her, making sure she continues to feed. My hunger overcomes me, and I forget to watch her. I rip into the meat under my snout. Soon the easily reached organs and meat are gone.
I stiffen as a hand runs along my coat. "It's all right. It's just me. Would you like me to skin one of the legs?"
Taking a half-step back, I arch my back and shake my head in the negative.
"Guess we should go clean up then. Want to go find a stream or head back?"
Not wanting to disturb the peace, I take a few steps away from her in the opposite direction of the house before shifting back to human. "I'm not ready for them to steal you away yet. Can we just be for a few hours more?"
She sways her hips while closing the gap between us. Her bloody fingers trace over my smooth stomach. "Sure. And as much as I love admiring you while naked, I don't like the idea of you freezing out here. You promised me eternity, and I plan on making sure you keep that promise."
Even with traces of blood dripping from her lips, I can't resist. I capture her lips, tasting the last of the elk's life source on them. Before getting carried away, I whisper, "You can always keep me warm." I know it is a cheesy line, but how often does one actually get to use them? I have never actually been in a situation where it won't come back to haunt me before.
However, Tanya doesn't seem to understand that I was serious. She pulls away and starts guffawing. A frown creeps across my face.
"I'm sorry, but you have to understand. I'm no warmer than the snow scattered around us. How in the world do you figure that I will be able to keep you warm?" Tanya stutters out between spurts of laughter.
I turn my back on her and shift back to wolf form. It's hard to break the habit of running when things don't go as planned. I can feel myself reconstructing the brick wall around my heart. Tanya immediately notices her mistake as I start my run back toward home.
"Leah! Leah, wait up! Why don't we go find a cabin closer that we can rent. It can still just be us," she yells after me. The crunching of snow gets closer as I slow down.
"I just think we should up and talk a bit before I get lost in your body again. I don't think you realize how big of a deal it is for a vampire to share a meal. And as I said before, I don't want you to be uncomfortable. I know there are some cabins not far from here."
She alters our trajectory through the wilderness. In no time, we come across the ring of cabins she spoke of. "Stay here and I'll go get the paperwork taken care of." Thinking that it would be frowned upon for either a wolf or a naked woman to stroll up to the reception desk, I remain hidden in the surrounding snow banks.
She returns with a key dangling from her right hand. Her eyes know where I am without searching. I sneak in the minute the door cracks open. I can hear her chuckling as I shift to human and continue to the bathroom.
"Bath?" I don't bother waiting for an answer, praying it doesn't take long for warm water to flow. The tingling up my spine lets me know she has followed, her eyes glued to my legs. I peer over my shoulder, slowly coming to an upright position. "You can't remain in that. Come here."
Once she is close enough, I reach out and slip each button through the corresponding eyelet. As much as I understand the necessity of the furry coat to maintain appearances to humans, it obscures too much of her body from me. I'm shocked at the amount of skin being revealed as she lets it fall from her shoulders, pooling on the floor. My head shakes as I try not to stare at her naked breasts. The smile on her face forces me to admit defeat; my head dips down to peer at her perfection. On their own accord, my fingers inch upward, grazing her stomach as they get closer to their goal.
Tanya clears her throat, dragging my attention away. "I thought we were headed for a bath. You seem to be a bit distracted. If you would like, I can remove my pants myself."
Right. Focus. Naked. Bath. Reversing their previous ascent, my hands find the button fly of her jeans. One by one, the jeans open to reveal a purple scrap of lace. I kneel down, sliding the jeans over her hips, carefully lifting each foot before she is left in nothing but that teasing lace. My temptress caresses my locks before stepping away from me. I want to protest but realize that I've just been negligent and almost flooded the bathroom. Without waiting for me to finish, she rips the remaining item from her body and steps into the tub.
I try to step in behind her, but she wiggles out of reach.
"Not yet. Talk first then cuddling."
Defeated, I plop down on the other side of the tub.
"Don't pout." She crawls into my lap, her legs bent over mine, resting on either side of my hips. "I want to know why you were shocked about not sharing any meals. I told you that vampires become territorial when feeding."
"The Cullens go out hunting together. I've seen Eleazar and Carmen go out together as well. I guess I just assumed you and your sisters have also."
"Ah, yes. The Cullens only sort of go hunting together. They all run to the same general area, set a time to meet back up and then split off into mated couples before actually taking down any animals. As you know, most newly mated couples have a hard time being out of sight of each other."
"Wait, is that why you crept into my room while my leg finished healing?"
"How did you know? I was silent. Even Kate and Irina have yet to find out."
"Your scent covered the top blanket." I shrug like it's no big deal. How can I complain when she was so willing to be close to me, not disgusted like everyone else of her kind that I have met? Even the other shifters looked down on me, staying away whenever possible. Knowing she was close, even in sleep, helped keep my inner wolf calm.
I'm still not sure how to tell her about the imprint. I know Emmett and Rosalie told her it happened, but it is unclear to me if they really understand how much everything in my universe shifted. Hell, I don't even understand it all or know how I'm now going to react to certain things. Before, everything was always about the present and keeping everyone at an arm's distance. I know it bothered some of my previous lovers, but how could I let them go through a similar pain to what I felt after Sam left if I happened to have found my imprint right after screwing them?
Wet hands on my cheeks bring me back to the present. "Leah, the others don't matter. Just know that I love you and want you near, always."
"Me too. I want you with me, always."
"Good. Now going back to hunting with others, not long after the three of us switched to an animal diet, we thought it would be easier to share a feeding since the sex would be removed. It went terribly wrong. Irina ended up with an arm detached. We found that the beast needs to remain in control even without the sex present. Actually, sharing a partner for sex is much easier than sharing sustenance."
I can't help the growl that escapes. The idea of anyone else seeing, let alone touching, my mate aggravates the wolf. My arms wind themselves around her, pressing our bodies tightly together. I hear shushing noises as I calm back down, her scent overpowering the urge to go after anyone she has bedded in the past. With as often as I used to change bedmates, I'm a bit surprised by how possessive I have become.
When she notices that I've stopped shaking, she continues. "I have no intention of being with anyone else. But you have to accept who I was to understand and accept who I am now."
"I know. It doesn't mean I have to like it." My grumbled response presses against her collarbone.
"Carlisle first found out that hunting as a mated pair didn't result in mayhem when he refused to let Esme hunt even fifty feet away when she was a newborn. The need to protect and provide for your mate overpowers the urge to feed. This theory was confirmed a few decades later with Emmett and Rosalie. I've been patiently waiting for the day when I could test it out myself. The idea of watching Kate and Garrett feed is toxic. It is bad enough that I've had to put up with the exhibitionist tendencies this past decade. I'm hoping it is a fad that they grow out of shortly."
"Mmhmm. I have no desire to see his blinding-white ass."
She slowly washes all the grime and dried on blood off my body, paying special attention to my hair. "So, was the wait worth it? I noticed your eyes turned back to gold before you finished feeding."
Her breath fans over my earlobe. "Definitely. Although, next time I think we should find a warmer location to hunt. I want to lick the leftovers off your body when you are done. It's a shame I let all that perfectly good blood go to waste." Tanya pulls back, glancing down at the murky water. "Let's get out. The water is filthy, and I don't want your fingers to get wrinkled."
Agreeing with her logic, I stand up with Tanya's arms and legs wrapped around my body. I forego the towels and head over to the couch in front of the fireplace. I try to set Tanya down. However, she nips at my neck in protest. I turn and sit on the middle cushion, unwinding her legs from behind me as I bring my legs up to the couch. I recline, resting my head on the throw pillow leaning against the armrest.
Her lips make their way to join my own, tasting, exploring. My hands glide from her ass down the outside of her thighs. Her head snaps back; a rumble emits from her throat. Her swift hands grab my own, pinning them to the cushion with her knees. Her fingertips smooth along my arms, from wrist to shoulder. Her head descends toward mine, nibbling my nipple before her fingers replace her mouth, pulling and twisting my nubs with just the right amount of pressure.
Before reclaiming my mouth she says, "I love you, my Leah." Her body shifts above me; my left hand is freed. Her right hand abandons its task to intertwine our fingers, bring them above my head. Making use of the added space, her knee pushes my legs apart. Once she has settled on top of my right thigh, I can feel her heat and wetness begin to spread.
As much as I try to prolong the moment, my stomach begins to clench. My ever observant mate notices the change and moves down my body. My clit slides between her teeth as two fingers sink into me, curving forward to make sure to hit my inner walls just so. I cry out; her name falls from my lips as I pump my hips up in time with her trusting fingers.
The last spasms contract my muscles as Tanya makes her way up my body, placing kisses wherever she may and ends with nuzzling my neck. I bring my left arm around her body, fingers dipping between her lips.
She wiggles just enough to rub her hard nipples against my own. "Nu-uh, I was supposed to be warming you up, remember?"
Not quite ready for round two yet, I bring my hand around and give the globe of her ass a gentle squeeze of agreement. Her purring lulls me into a peaceful sleep, a smile planted on my face.
A/N Big thank you to Sri for holding my hand while writing the first few words of this and encouraging me to make it more than a 500 word drabble. Thanks to hummingbirdFF and Tiramisue84 for all the encouragement and pre-reading. Thanks to renircx and 2Shaes from PTB for catching the missing periods.
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