Akeifa walked Yugi to the pack line. Leaning over, he smiled at the teen. "Did you have a good time tonight?"
Yugi grinned, blushing. "Yea, I did. Thanks for taking me and dancing with me."
Akeifa smiled, cupping Yugi's cheeks. "I would do anything for you." Akeifa smiled, leaning down and kissing Yugi gently. Yugi growled low in his throat, kissing back. Akeifa tasted like beer, and sweat, and tasted really good. Whimpering, Yugi pulled back. Smiling shakily, Yugi stepped onto his pack's land, smiled, and turned with a wave, running away.
Akeifa smiled, turning around and heading back to his pack land. Hearing a twig snap on his left, Akeifa jerked his head. Eyes scanning the dark forest, he saw nothing. Sniffing, he could smell nothing but a couple deer a bit away from him. Akeifa got a shiver over his body. Feeling a sense of urgency, Akeifa ran towards the pack, running through a few various areas to get Yugi's scent off of him. Walking back into the pack area, he looked around. Everything seemed to be in order. After doing a perimeter check, sniffing for anything out of the ordinary, he headed for his cave. He saw Bakura heading into his cave, and Akeifa waved at his brother. Bakura nodded in acknowledgement. Akeifa could smell that Joey was in his cave. Crawling into his own home, Akeifa went to sleep.
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"No! He's mine! I want to keep him!" Malik growled, putting himself between Ryou and Seto.
Seto sighed, looking sternly at Malik. "You don't have a choice. You cannot just pick up another wolf and claim him."
Malik's eyes went crazed. "Yes I can! And...no...you..you can't!" Growling at Seto, raising his hackles, Malik squared off.
Seto rubbed his face, grunting in frustration. "Malik, don't make me hurt you. I have to take Ryou back." Seto looked up at Ryou, eyes pleading silently for Ryou to understand. Seto was cold, but he loved his pack. He did not enjoy hurting his family. Ryou slumped his shoulders.
"Malik, he's right. I...I have to go back or a war will start. M...maybe we ca..uh, never mind." Ryou blushed, looking down. Gulping, and looking up, Ryou gave pleading eyes to Seto. "Could I have a couple moments alone with Malik, then I will go with you willingly?" Ryou whispered.
Seto sighed in relief, nodding and stepping out. Malik turned around. "No..." His crazed eyes were glassy.
Ryou grabbed Malik's hands. "Malik, please...I...I really like you, and I want to get to know you more...but we cannot risk a war. Dartz is ruthless, and he would destroy everything to get me back, not because I'm important, but because I'm his. Do you really want your family to be injured, or perhaps killed?"
Malik whimpered, gnawing his lip. "No, but I want to keep you. And you are important to me. You are cute and fluffy. And you make me feel better. Can't we just leave?"
Ryou smiled. "Malik, you are important to your pack. No, we cannot just leave. Let's just plan to meet each Friday night...maybe at the Silver Bullet, so the smells will mix?"
Malik frowned, but nodded slowly. "Fine, for now..." A tear slipped out of his eye. He felt that his grounding was leaving.
Ryou smiled and hugged Malik tightly, shyly leaning up and kissing the tear away. "Okay I will leave now. See you Friday?" He whispered.
Malik nodded, turning away. Ryou frowned, but headed out. Walking to Seto, he nodded. Turning, Seto led Ryou out to the border. Joey was waiting there, nervous. Seeing Seto, he nodded...seeing Ryou, he broke out into a grin, grabbing Ryou in a hug. "Heya bud, ya okay?" He looked Ryou over for signs of injury.
Ryou smiled, nodding. "Yes, I'm fine. We had better get back." Joey nodded, looking up at Seto.
"Tanks. Here." Tossing a bottle to Seto, Seto caught and gripped it, looking at it. It was more of Mokuba's medicine.
"I don't have any money on me right now." Seto stated.
"Don' worry about it. Dis is payment enough." Joey nodded his head gratefully at Ryou.
"But..I didn't..." Seto stopped, closing his mouth. The emotions whirling inside of him were overwhelming and needed to be sorted, but not now, and not here. Nodding, not wanting to say something foolish, he simply said "Thanks."
Joey and Ryou sprinted off towards their pack land.
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Akeifa woke up, stretching. He hadn't slept so well in such a long time. He had dreamt of Yugi. He smiled. Standing, slipping on pants, he smelled his youngest brother and smiled again. Stepping out, he enjoyed the mist rising off the ground, the sun rising, the smell of the earth on a cool spring morning. Suddenly, he smelled his Alpha and he frowned. Dartz was approaching Akeifa's cave. Kneeling, Akeifa wondered why Dartz was up early. "Rise, my dear Akeifa." Dartz's voice rang out in the clear morning air, dangerously calm.
Akeifa rose, looking at Dartz. With his pale green hair and one green eye and one amber eye, Dartz was striking. His face was regally sculpted, but he rarely smiled. The blood thirst was clear in his face most times. "My dear Akeifa..." Dartz nodded at someone behind Akeifa and Akeifa was grabbed by strong arms. Akeifa glared, sniffing. He smelled no one unusual. Growling lowly, he then knew who had grabbed him. Only one wolf had no scent.
"My Alpha, why have you invited him here?" Akeifa asked respectfully. Bakura, Joey, and Ryou walked out, along with the rest of the pack at feeling an uneasiness in the air.
Dartz smiled cruelly, then looked around, ignoring Akeifa's question. "Please, my dear pack, pay attention. This is what happens to traitors. Akeifa is a traitor, and as such, has been stripped of his title. How has our dear former Enforcer been a traitor to us, his family?" Dartz's voice hissed in the silence. Continuing, Dartz's voice stayed eerily calm. "Akeifa has cavorted with the Reds, the enemy, and did not kill them. He has disobeyed a direct command...a basic covenant...of our pack. I am hereby appointing Zorc as the new Enforcer. Akeifa will now be tortured here, in punishment for his crimes. Everyone will be in attendance to witness the cost of treason."