Hi all, as always S.M. has all of us waiting for her next story until then...

in this installment we learn about other suppers

as all ways R&R

Chapter 31

We were at the land bridge again, it was the third trip and I still remember Eryn complaining about eating animals. How they taste like dirt, "shitty bunny munchers" she whispered to Orrif. It was not that she disliked us she just could not stomach the blood. Now on the third time she just choked it down, she knew there was no humans till mid-way between the Arctic Circle and our home so pissing about it did no good. Kat on the other hand was in great spirits we saw more of her king bears than ever before it was the first time she did not bitch about others in her family eating them. They had been staging for their run to their new home at our home, dropping there boxes off till they could run them home. We pulled into our home for the last time from Zhou's. I guess I should get use to calling it Torice's home but old habits and all. Eryn was bouncing on her feet, and I just got out the words to help them self to my humans when she was gone.

Orrif gave me a smile of apology "sorry Mac she is young and has never had to go without before being captured. It affected her more than any of us had known."

I waved her off "go get a good meal then come back and we can discuss the run to your new homes." My humans had almost forgotten about me and my golden eyed children. Almost but not quite, stories of the red eyed drinkers, guests of the golden eyed had been passed to the next generation. They had bred like rabbits having no way out of the valley, and no rivals able to reach them all they did was fuck.

Kat looked at me "there's more here than before we let the human drinkers eat them."

Lil shakes her head, "we may have to just kill them off Michael, you know they will never forget us living this close to them, and I for one am not staying away for a few hundred years to let them."

I just nod while getting my maps out I had made of my lands. I had drawn out everything I could remember of North America after returning from my wondering with Ature. Getting my art supplies out a made a detailed copy of Orrif's new territory. Letting it dry I waited for their return, I was sure it would not be for a few hours. Kat and Peter had headed over to her humans, she had managed to get him on board protecting them he liked the Ully branch, tricksters like him. Her favorites were the Blacks, after nearly being wiped out she spent most of her time with them. We had told the council about her hands on approach and Aro was insisting that she fade from their minds. She told him to "go fuck yourself." She was a law onto herself; she agreed that she would instruct her people not to discuss immortals with any outside of the tribe. Since I was going to back her he dropped it, especially with Lil glaring at him, she still has his arm after all. Most of the others did not care, after all there were only 13 immortals living on this vast continent. What could happen with one isolated tribe on basically an Island? Little did we know?

We ran Orrif down to her new home helping to move her plunder Lil and I stayed with the new home owners while Kat, Peter, EL, and Carman ran back and got the last box. Orrif fell in love with the Blue Ridge Mountains of Northern Georgia. On one of the highest peaks Lil and I helped them make their home. I worked with stone again shaping another two towers, the others quarried the blocks I would need. Lil turned her hand to showing Pip how to make furniture out of wood and stone. When done we had two five story towers connected by a walkway on the fourth floor. Lil liked it so much she was already talking about doing something similar back home. By making their home in an isolated area the humans would be less likely to run into them before their deaths. It was also central to the tribes in the area so they could spread out their kills. Orrif made sure to tell all of my family they had complete freedom to hunt her lands and I reciprocated with the exclusion of Kat's humans. I asked her if she wished to meet her neighbors to the south. She wishes to settle in for a few hundred years first and asked if I would be willing to help make introductions later. After an extended stay we headed home.

Time passes and before you know it 50 years had gone bye. We had settled into a peaceful groove but that was to change. The four full covens descended on us at once. My family and I had planned for such a contingency; Building our home into a small palace, able to house even this great a number. Kat escorted the Brothers and the heads of the other three coven leaders.

Stephen broached a delicate subject, "Michael my brother Vladimir and his mate Carra are reluctant to enter your valley home."

Oh yes "the evil bitch" I thought to myself. The others had seen or heard about my little melt down over her eating habits. She was the one with the power to blank out gifts. She was so sure she was safe from me last time but after seeing what I did to that mountain she was having second thoughts. The silence was growing long as the others waited for my reply. Looking him in the eye, "I want you to listen closely Stephen so there are no misunderstandings. She may enter my home, eat of my herds, and interact with any who will have her. However she feeds in any way I find inappropriate I will end her. There will be no discussion, my coven and I just finished killing over 80 immortals in Zhou's home and 10 would not even slow us down."

Zeus clears his throat "that seems pretty clear to me. No messy eating and leave Kat's humans alone." He looks at the others, the brothers, and Minerva and they give a nod. Without calling for a vote Stephen knew the others sided with me on this, it was the two rules I demanded in my lands.

Stephen looks daggers at us all, "AGREED." Then let it drop.

Zeus looks at Cassias, "on a lighter note." He reaches down and pulls a long box up on his lap; Handing it to the Volturi leader. "I think this belongs to you, 200 years is long enough to make my point. As we will be seeing more of each other for a while I thought I would start out on the right foot so to speak."

Cassias was so happy even the little dig could not mar his happiness. "Thank you Zeus, Thank You so much." He had tenderly opened the box gingerly removing his leg and using his own venom to glue it back on.

The look on his face, his eyes were glassy, I think he would have cried if he could. I resolved to talk with Lil maybe she could take a lesson from Zeus and be willing to start out with a clean slate. The meeting broke up and Stephen went to get his brother, they had seen it all through there link, however he wanted to impress to Carra aka "the evil bitch" that I wasn't fucking around. With the meeting over the heads of each coven would talk with their covens and explain the hunting rules with Kat's tribe being off limits eating them was a death sentence.

I found my family in our privet tower. "Well looks like there here to stay for a while. I took Aro's memories its bad over there. Finding clean blood is almost impossible, they had to eat our diet all the way here. I wish to broch a subject that some of you may not like." I looked around and already Kat's eyes had gone hard. There's a no right off the bat. "I would like to give the brothers their arms back." I closed my eyes and waited for the shit storm.

Kat leaped up "NO, NO FUCKING WAY!"

Lil speaks in a low, cold voice, "some would think we are weak for doing that."

Not as bad as I thought she was not ready to burn the arms first, the others looked on letting Lil decide for them. I turned facing her giving her all my attention blocking out Kat's rants and braking of things. "Not weak, Zeus gave back his leg citing a need for a fresh start."

She looks me in the eyes "Michael you are our leader, and I will of course do as you ask but..." She looks on helplessly her inner Vampire does not wish to give them up.

"I think it will send a strong message to the brothers, do not expect us to be predicable." I smile at her. "What better way to fuck with Aro's mind then to smile, hand his arm back, and tell him he is on probation for the rest of his time and if he fucks up again you are taking his head for a thousand years."

Kat stops in mid rant "promise me, us, that there will be no bargains, no loop holes. I get to hold his head anyway I wish even putting it in the ground for the whole time."

Her sibs looked on in horror, even Peter looked a little green. "Kat that's a little harsh even for you."

She looked at her Petty with sad eyes he always backed her plays. "Well maybe not for the whole time, but he will be going into a hole for some of it."

Lil nods her head and the other follow suit.

I send EL with a message asking Aro and Cassias to come to my privet study. They walk in with my son and are surprised to see the entire coven. "Please have a seat we wish to talk with the two of you." We outlined what we had agreed to, the penalties of, as Kat told them "FUCKING UP" and after agreeing with everything anyone had to say Lil slid their arms across my desk to them.

Cassias was almost purring as he stroked the long missing hand, over 200 years without it had left a profound mark on him there was no way in hell he was ever going to let Aro talk him in to crossing Lil or Kat again. Looking at Lil somehow knowing she had relented "Thank you so much I will never give you cause to regret this."

Aro who had not suffered as long, nodded to Lil, "yes thank you dear lady and members of the Mac-Sand coven. The Volturi are in your det.

I turn looking at my old friend, "this was your last chance Aro I will not intercede on your behalf in my coven again. You have seen Kat's temper, and have witnessed Lil's, the next time you will see mine, and I guaranty you do not wish to see that."

With a lot more promising from the two of them they almost ran to their mates to show them they were whole. I looked at my family, "it was the right thing to do, sometimes you learn more from mercy." Kat looked at me like I had been dropped on my head but kept quiet. Hopefully things would go smoothly and we would weather this visit with out to much drama.

I talked EL and Carman into visiting Orrif's coven and Ature's even Tobie's to invite them up to meet the other covens. I had told the other leaders I was calling in the American covens to meet the European covens. There was a little grumbling at first but I reminded them it was my territory to do as I saw fit and when I was in theirs I respected there rules, as long as it didn't infringe on my coven.

I pulled Aro aside. "If I feel Chelsey's power used ageist anyone on my land without my permission I will end her and give you to Kat for the 1000 years we talked about."

"Mac please I would never poach another coven."

I gave him a dirty look it was what he tried at his home on me and Kat. "Just clearing the air Aro."

With all the immortals feeding in one place it became impossible to keep the secret. My valley of food was starting to go down and a few prefer to as they say free range, this included Orrif's coven. That was how we found out that "the evil bitch" had snacked on a Black. Eryn had seen her take the young girl only15 or so and do almost the same thing she did the first time I saw her feed. I used Aro's gift to see it all then had Aro do the same.

Aro looked at the crowd looking on, as I was too mad to speak. "Oh my, Stephen your coven mate has really screwed up this time." He shakes his head holding in his smirk. "The girl speaks the truth."

That was all Kat needed to hear. Peter leaped on her for a piggy back, something they did if Kat was in hurry and she blurred away. I was right behind them with Lil following me.

EL and Carman looked at the rest of them," I would tread lightly around my family when they return if you know what's best for you." Then turned to the Romainae's looking straight into Stephen's eyes. "Worn her, tell her, anything you want, but step in and try to stop it and we will rip you apart."

Stephen's mate Peori held the group mind, and had sent the mated pair a one word message, RUN!

I took the lead keeping my speed so Kat with her burden could keep up. There were no words spoken that evil witch was going to see the final death and her mate too if he raised one finger. I felt when they started to run; my tracking gift was second to none. I always took the best and that was Demetri's. They had no chance of out running us and before the sun had set 8 hours later we were standing in front of them.

"MAC PLEASE I WILL TAKE HER AWAY, SHE CAN"T HELP IT!"

Kat is just growling at them Lil and Peter standing behind her one on each side ready to go.

I look at them, "I DON"T CARE!"

With my words she panics, her gift goes off blanketing all of us, part of my mind thought this is nice no distracting lights in my head. It didn't matter we were the better fighters. He launched his body at me going to rip off my arm. Not going to happen, bounding my self was not the gift only the end result. He spun me around and I completed the turn wrapping my other arm around his neck. He could be ripped apart and I proceeded to do so. Slowly I removed a leg so he could not run then an arm followed by the other leg and arm. Looking at a head with a torso I finally speak with him. "What did I say that you didn't understand?"

He spits in my face and says "Fuck you."

Those were the last words he ever spoke as I removed his head. I looked over at Kat's team, and it was medieval, she was going old school. Removing small pieces one at a time and feeding it to her purple smoked fire. I tossed Vlad's head on the blaze. There was no way to leave him alive after killing his mate. I quickly tossed the rest on the flame and sat back to watch, this shit was going to take a while. I knew abstractly that the rest of the Romainae's saw it all, could feel it all. I wondered if they would block her out so as not to see.

Kat was happily talking to her as she tossed in another toe Lil and Peter holding her down. "She was 15 going to marry young Sam Ully this summer. She had a full life in front of her." she ripped another toe off. "They all are related to me you understand? Petty was made an official member of the family, part of the Tribe. He really likes the Ully's, now he will have to explain to Sam what happened to the love of his life you BITCH." She ripped off the foot as she was out of toes and tossed that into the fire. This went on for almost 2 days when Kat was running out of parts she started to strip the flesh of her skull. She made sure to show her each piece before tossing it in the flame. After ripping out the last eye she thought finally it's over. But oh no Kat was not done, she left an ear and started to whisper in it.

Back home the remainder of the Romainae coven started to scream and Peori ripped there group mind from the suffering coven mate. She was best friends with the girl before they were changed she felt it was her duty to witness all of it but what Kat had whispered was too much.

Dracula held his shaking mate looking like he was in shock. "She isn't burning the head she's putting it in the ground."

Every Vamp looked on with horror. They knew Kat had a temper but Lil, Peter, and I were there helping and watching.

Aro always the bizzy body brushed up on Peori. If an immortal could look any whiter Aro was it. He saw what we would do if we let our demons out to play.

We ran back at Peter's speed no one spoke about what we just did, we would let EL and Carman in on our dirty little secret. No sooner than we stepped in the door the whole Romainae coven was there.

Stephen fell to his knees "Please just burn the rest of her, PLEASE!"

Kat stepped around him, "NO!" then walked away Peter and Lil following her without a word.

I looked down on him and told him "step into my study."

His whole coven looked to follow but he lifted his hand. His mate was in no condition to use her gift so none would know what was said.

I close the door Lil and I had made this room sound proof 10" of cork between the stone walls I used my gift to bind the wood in the door to stop all sound. Stephen looks to start up again but I stop him. "I told you. I told you more than once, what were we supposed to do? Slap her hand? Make her leave? Every coven in the world that matters saw her flout both of our coven rules for hunting. What would you do in our place?"

He looks at me at a loss, "kill her yes, but putting her in the ground?"

I nod my head, "Kat and Peter were pretty mad. Let it go the more you ask them to stop it the longer she will sit in that hole."

"You know where she put Carra you could go and finish it!" He hated to beg for this, they were the first to become coven mates with him and his mate.

"I would never betray any coven mate like that, and you would be talking to deaf ears if you tried to sway any of my children."

Word got out quickly no eating Kat's humans.

They were there almost 100 years every 5 Kat would ask me to use Aro's gift on her shield then she would run to her head in the hole and ask her one question. "Are you sorry?"

Her mind got worse the longer it went Peori would touch it every now and then and break out in sobs after 57 years Peori begged on her hand and knees to Kat to Please end it.

Kat walked in to my study after that. "Dad she is never going to admit she was wrong." She whispered to me.

I put my arms around her "how can she sweetie she was always insane." Walking her to my couch in front of the fire place I push her down. "You are only punishing Peori now Hun. I think you should ask her to go with you and let her friend pass on."

She looks up with a little fire in her eyes "What about the seven you turned into a lawn ornament?"

I nod my head. "Your right and the next time I am there I will let them go. Keeping them here only hurts the living and they are 9/10 gone."

The next day the two girls went for a run. Stephen found me in a panic, "Mac stop her I will make Peori stop asking please!"

I told him they were going to put his mate's friend to rest. "Stephen don't make a big deal to Kat about this. She did it for your Mate; otherwise I don't think that head would have ever burned."

That was the last big bump until right before they were all to leave. Kat and Peter and to a lesser extent Lil spent a lot of time over the last 600 years with Kat's people. So when one of the red eyes was curious and got to close, one of the Black boys lost his shit, and shifted in to a wolf. He was a little bigger than an average wolf but not much. His teeth and claws were much harder; he ripped the arm off the male immortal from Aro's coven. Remembering what happened to the last immortal that killed a Black he ran. That's how Kat found him with an arm in his mouth like a stick looking to play fetch. At first he was scared everything was loud, smelled strange, and tasted different. Kat had talked with Toa and he told her about a tribe of tiger shifters. It seemed that all that contact with three vamps over many generations had let small amounts of venom in their blood stream. When a threat appears they morph into their totem animal. In this case the great wolf. He told her how to talk him back and gave enough information to help the new shape shifter. From everything I was able to piece together once it was in the genes all their decedents would be born with the ability to shift. Two others shifted from Tao going to help, it seemed Golden eyed immortals were not a threat only red eyes. We learned a lot after the other covens left. Tao and Reail stayed to help the new supernatural group, helping to bring the shift to two more, making the pack five strong. We learnt they would need more red eyes to increase there numbers but no one over 16 would ever shift it had to hit in puberty when the body was prepped for massive changes. The young Black that changed first became the alfa. Jacob Black was named Chief he was a massive man standing at 6'4" looking like he was in his early 20s when in fact just passed his 15 summer. A young girl from the Call family was walking by when Jacob made eye contact. It drove him to his knees everything revolved around that girl he described how it felt to me. I had taken an interest in Kat's people after all they were descendants of my first friend on this world. Besides who didn't think this shit was cool. All of my family spent time with them now we rough housed with them making sure not to hurt them too much. But shit happens as Peter puts it and one day he was showing Kile Ully the best way to take an immortal down by ripping his head off. He twisted wrong and we all herd it SNAP, his leg was pointing the wrong way.

I rushed over "Kile don't shift we don't know what will happen." I reached over and pulled the leg back to the right position. "Kat get me two straight sticks. Lil find me some cordage." The old Boy Scout training was kicking in. Who'd of thought I would be setting a wolf's leg. We bound it up and he slept as a wolf. Jacob came up to me the next day.

"Mac, Kile says his leg feels fine, and wants to know if you can take the sticks off? If not, do you think he could shift?"

I went to him with almost everyone from our coven, Lil was back home working on a few new pieces of furniture. That's when we learned about fast healing. They had a group mind, could take out most immortals, healed super-fast for a human, had greater human strength but not like us, and seemed to mate for life like us. It was only after 50 years when we put his mate in the ground that we realized Jacob hadn't aged a day.

now we know were shifters come from!