Ahh! Ok, let`s see how Kitty feels after she is done with the main, action-filled conflict with Hokori shall we? What is going to happen? Is Raika gonna find out what`s happening to Chaula? Will he get there in time? Or is Hokori going to have his wicked way with our favorite she-wolf?

Upon returning to the house after letting the Princess into the company of the werelion twins, Searchman found Raika sitting on the couch, looking so forlorn. Searchman was at a loss for what to do, and he panicked when he saw his shoulders start shaking. Raika cried silently to himself as he realized just how much he loved his werewolf friend, but she wasn`t willing to love him back. He did not move as Searchman ejected himself from the cyberworld to comfort his lost netop.

"Sir, I…" Searchman started. Raika reached up and grabbed his beak, holding it shut. His eyes tightly closed, Raika thought about the argument with Chaula and his true feelings for her. Searchman growled quietly and pulled out of Raika's grip. Raika glared at him before speaking.

"Searchman, I don't want to hear it." He said quietly. Searchman glared right back at his netop unrelenting.

"You love her, you know you do, I know you do, everyone else knows you do. The only one who doesn't know is Chaula, so go tell her." He commanded.

"You think it's that easy? You heard her Searchman she doesn't love me, I'm nothing more than her rejected dinner." He said looking back down. Without moving, Searchman continued to stare at him.

"But you don't believe that. Stop lying to yourself and stop lying to Chaula. Go to her and tell her, before it's too late." Searchman told him. With nothing else to say, Searchman retreated back into the cyberworld leaving Raika to ponder his words. Raika had a bad feeling in the pit of his stomach, and he thought about his nightmare. He saw her frightened and alone in his head and he violently shook the thoughts away and stood up, sighing deeply.

"You're right Searchman, and I do not trust Hokori one bit. I'm going to find her, do you remember the way to Hokori's home?" Raika asked as he walked outside. Searchman flew out of his PET and rushed ahead.

"Try to keep up sir!" He called as Raika changed into his deer form and followed. By the time they found the house, it had gotten dark, and the smell of male werewolves was overpowering as they got closer to the house. Searchman landed on one of Raika's prongs while Raika carefully stepped closer to the house. He saw two wolves patrolling the entrance and Raika grew nervous as his deer instincts told him to run.

"Why would he want the place to be guarded?" Raika whispered. Searchman was about to answer when a terrible scream was heard.

"RAIKA! HELP! RAIKA PLEASE!" Chaula voice called out. What happened next was completely unpredictable, and uncharacteristic of Raika. He bellowed loudly and charged toward the house, Searchman just barely hanging on. The two guards at the front were no match as Raika bowled them over and knocked the door down. He ignored all the wolves that came at him as he rushed toward Hokori's room. He took the door down and saw Chaula had been pinned and Hokori was getting ready to mount her. With a snarl, he rushed over and knocked all the wolves away from her, then charging the stunned Hokori.

They both crashed through the window and landed in the forest outside, rolling away from each other and getting into a fighting stance. Hokori growled at Raika as the two circled each other, while Chaula and Hokori's wolves watched.

"How dare you interrupt me when I'm about to claim my prize. No Matter, I'll just take my female after I am done with you!" Hokori snapped. Raika glared unrelenting.

"YOUR female? Excuse me Chaula is no one's possession, she is the strongest werewolf in all of Sharo and the alpha female of her pack, and I am her alpha male. If you think you have what it takes to change that, then come at me! Dominance Challenge! Loser loses their pack and any chance of reaching higher than third in command, and they must submit to the will of the victor!" When Raika finished, Hokori burst out laughing.

"A weredeer challenging a werewolf for dominance? That's new. Very well, I accept your challenge. But just so you know, I never play fair!" Hokori said as he rushed Raika. He clamped onto his neck as Raika reared up and slashed Hokori with his razor-sharp hooves, causing the wolf to yelp and let go.

Hokori jumped back up and charged Raika again, falling face-first into the mud as Raika jumped out of the way. When he landed, Raika lowered his head and ran right toward Hokori, goring his right arm when the wolf turned around. Howling in pain, Hokori raised his other paw and tried to bring it down on Raika, only to have it smacked away causing it to bend in a way it wasn't designed to bend. Hokori cried out in pain while Raika got his antlers under the wolf and threw him into the air.

He jumped up, following Hokori into the sky and smacked him with his back leg down to the ground. Upon hitting the ground Hokori created a huge crater from the force of the impact and he started whining when he looked up and saw Raika sailing right toward him, knowing what was coming next. He shut his eyes tightly and waited for the deer's Terra Stomp, but it never came. He opened his eyes again and saw Raika at the edge of the crater, looking at him sternly.

"Get up." Raika commanded him, panting. With his arms disabled, it took Hokori quite a bit to do this task but was able to complete it nonetheless. He limped out of the crater to Raika and growled at him.

"Looks like you aren't as tough as you thought, I told you I don't play fair!" Seeing Raika exhausted, he took this as an opportunity and he started to run toward him on his back legs when something else crashed into him. He looked up and saw Chaula in her wolf form retreating over to Raika and nuzzling his shoulder lovingly. With her help, Raika gracefully walked over to Hokori and flipped him over with his left hoof until he was on his belly. Chaula bent over Hokori's rear and grabbed his tail, lifting it up. Hokori's eyes widened as Raika reared up on his hind legs and brought down one of his hooves behind Hokori, altering him forever more. The minute Raika's hooves made contact, Hokori Howled in sheer agony, attempting to struggle as Searchman, Protias Bass and Chaula held him down (Searchman freed Protias and Bass made his way to the clearing sometime during the fight, so yeah).

"It's over Hokori. I win, you lose. Now you must submit to me and take your loss with whatever pride you have left. From this day forward, your pack is disbanded, and you can no longer lead nor co-lead. Now leave before I take more away from you, and don't you ever let me catch you anywhere near Chaula or my pack again." Raika said as Hokori was released. As he cried, two wolves came and picked him up, carrying him away as the rest of the wolves dispersed.

When the area was abandoned by all but Chaula, Raika, and their navis, Bass took it upon himself to send Searchman and Protias into the cyberworld before retreating there himself, allowing the two friends to have some privacy. Chaula turned around and faced her dearest friend, who stared at her speechless. Both lycans changed back into their human forms and Chaula ran toward Raika when his transformation was complete. Grabbing him in a huge hug, Chaula buried her face in his chest and cried. Raika was shocked but he hugged her back anyway and held her tightly.

"Chaula, I'm so sorry. Please don't cry. I am so sorry about all of this." Raika told her softly. Chaula just continued crying and clutched her best friend tighter. Lifting her head from his chest, she looked up at him and smiled, shaking her head.

"D-don't be Rai-Rai. You are m-my best friend and you saved me. I-I love you so much, I'm sorry it took me so long to admit it." She said, hiccupping. Raika smiled and lowered his face till they were only a few inches apart.

"I love you too, and I just want you to be happy and safe. I love you so much, and I promise, I will do my best to show you." He said, closing the gap between them. They closed their eyes as they leaned into the kiss, showing their love for each other passionately, ignoring everything, including the cheering coming toward them, around them. Nothing else mattered except them and the moment they shared. Apart they were strong, but together they were unstoppable, and with the latest rise of their relationship, who knows where their love would lead them next?

THE END, for now

WHOOO! Awesome, I got this done before Christmas! Awesome, so did you like it? Also, be sure to vote in my latest poll on my profile on whether or not you want a RaikaXChaula lemony Christmas fic. See you guys in my Christmas story!

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