Mating season has set in, and this is by far my most stressful part of the year. Along with my other duties, I must also watch my back for males trying to jump me. However, I've found this past season that I haven't had as many potential suitors as usual. The males in this forest have grown respectfully exhausted of challenging me, and have found younger, easier partners. Even my den mates, my brothers and sisters, have all at least weaned a litter or two. But I am alone.
I want a mate desperately, even if I don't allow it to show. While my heat stinks of sweet hormones and permeates the rest of the forest like any other pokemon, I've trained myself not to act any different, although my body is screaming for sex. As Alpha, I need to keep my composed, regal form. The females and males of the forest respectfully sniff the scent wafting off of me, but very few take the initiative to court me.
I cut through the forest and begin to trail the stream, sniffing the water's edge to see if any humans have been through here. If so, my responsibility is to warn all the other pokemon of their presence. Those who wish to stay in the forest go into hiding, and those wiggling for a trainer companion remain about.
As I open my muzzle to analyze the scent deeper, I glance a shape to my right. Royally, I lift my head, nearly choking with excitement when I see who it is. "Good afternoon, Sergio," I call calmly. The mature Manectric nods his head with a polite smile. He pads towards me, then lowers himself slightly to the ground, licking my muzzle in submissive greeting. Not all pokemon greet me this way; only the other alpha species and evolutions, those who I could see as a threat and try to steal my position. "What brings you to the river? Not looking for some Feebas to taunt, are you?" He snuffs at my comment, sitting next to me.
"Hardly! I was a kid, Ember, I liked to show off a bit. I'm not a kid anymore. I actually came looking for you." After glancing at him curiously, his slightly opens his mouth and inhales. Tasting the air. "I see your still in heat." I nod my head, turning my gaze back to the rushing water. Being in heat was nothing to be ashamed of. It was natural, a part of the changing seasons. "Have you selected a mate this season?" I roll my eyes at him. "Heh, I'll take that as a no." After a few moments of compatible silence, he nips my front paw.
"Serge, what do you think you're doing?" I rise to my paws, my nine tails weaving around me. Although Sergio and I have known one another a long time, treating an Alpha to such direct aggression could be taken as—
"A challenge." With a lopsided smile, he flanks to my right, placing the river at my back and himself in front of the tree line. "I've been training for a long time, Ember. I think I'm ready to offer my proposal." I smile ruefully, pretending to not take his challenge seriously. I begin grooming myself, first my paws and tail, then slowly working down to between my hind legs. I hear Sergio groan as my scent intensifies in the air, filling his nostrils with my sex.
Suddenly, he launches himself towards me, a Thunder Fang crackling in his maw. I dart out of the way, laughing teasingly, keeping just out of reach. I smell his growing desire, his inflaming hormones coat the air and my mind with his scent. "You have no idea how long I've waited to be strong enough to give you a real battle," Sergio growls, a new lustful hunger in his eyes. Baring my fangs in a threatening position, I watch his muscles for any signs of another attack.
"Just because I've known you all my life, doesn't mean I will go easy on you." I toss a Will-O-Wisp towards him, letting him know I will accept the challenge. He smiles confidently at me.
"Good. I've been training for the past two years, I wouldn't want to win you as mine unfairly." A tingle runs up my spine, a needful growl for him brews in my throat. I let it grow loud enough for him to hear, letting him know that I am both rearing for battle, and for the chance that I might be his. With a swirl of my tails, I launch myself above Sergio, and speed down in a Flame Charge that he easily dodges. " If you can prove yourself worthy," I call after him.