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Territory.

Dean panted loud his stomach rumbling. They were running fast, everyone was panting loud as the ran through the woods, Nathanael's territory had expanded infinitely, he took back land as clan leaders couldn't handle the power. Only fifteen percent of the whole wolf land where now use to other wolfs, Katharine had eight percent of it. Julia had five, and Stacie had one percent, the other one percent was now Crystal's, the rest was Nathanael's. Old clans joined Nathanael's or joined the others. The old leaders that survived got to be house leaders instead.

It was hot, the sun boiling almost and he hadn't eaten for almost a month, that could kill a wolf, a wolf needed to eat at least once a week to be strong and healthy two weeks and it would weaken you, two and a half it was dangerous. He had been so incredibly eager to meet Nathanael that he forgot to eat, then they had been busy getting back to the house and now finding out they where marking the land again. They had been running for five days already.

He caught up with a scent, a very pleasant scent. A cadet, his mouth watered quickly he was running by Nathanael's side only two steps behind him. He slowed down a little, trying to track the scent when Nathanael howled at him to get back in line. He ran quickly to take his place but the scent was still there. His hunger took over, he took off quickly, leaving the line. Raven and Brandon that was behind them didn't know what to do, especially Raven which job was to be at Dean's side, or rather protect him.

Raven made a sound calling for Dean but he didn't listen, Nathanael gave a furious howl making everybody scared. Dean ran back with his tail between his legs skittish. Raven jumped back a little pressing towards her mate as Dean made a painful whine as Nathanael bit Dean's ear. It was getting dark soon and they still had few miles left.

Everyone in the group was afraid now, Dean was the one they could turn to, it was he that could keep the mighty Nathanael in check and calm. Which meant no stress for the group, and not being so fearful all the time for a certain death. Dean could charm their leader from his bad mood and even make him smile and laugh out loud among them. But when their nice leader couldn't influence their great leader or when their mighty leader Nathanael was annoyed with Dean they kept away, far away.

Even their nice leader would shut up and look away as Nathanael unleashed his anger on someone. They didn't blame him at all, keeping Nathanael in check was hard, their mighty leader was moody and unpredictable in his mood. One thing they knew certain of was that Nathanael couldn't be mad at their nicer leader for too long, but when the day came when Nathanael would become immune towards Dean was the day most wolfs would flee and never return.

But their nice leader could weasel his way out from trouble by a look or something, they never seen Nathanael bit Dean that hard before. It shocked everybody including Dean that didn't do his usual ways but kept his head down and ran after Nathanael as he took off again. They all followed.

There was a small pause again when Dean was three steps behind Nathanael and their leader roared at Dean and bit his ear again which made Dean whine in pain. Finally, after what seemed a lifetime, they settled down to rest and sleep, they would continue in dawn. Nathanael settled down on the ground Dean looked around him his eyes resting on Raven that looked up at him but then settled down with her mate closing her eyes telling him she was not gonna meddle.

Nathanael looked up at him snorting and Dean settled down beside him, he looked up as Nathanael started to lick his ear he bitten twice. Dean shook his head as it tickled, his leg kicking somewhat, Nathanael nibbled his ear. It was getting darker and Dean's belly rumbled again louder, Nathanael sniffed him then nudged him to get up. He got up and nudged his lover to come with him, looking at the others to stay put. He felt a little guilty for biting Dean but he didn't like that Dean just took off like that it gave him a freaking heart attack.

He loved to be attached to his charming mate to the hip, so when he left his hip he could get a little aggressive and especially when he hadn't shared bed with his mate for months, and now he was back and he couldn't even have Dean. Because he had to leave his scent or some wolfs would try to take some land. Even counter everybody's beliefs he didn't like killing wolfs at all they could be replaced but they where his kind.

He was faster then Dean and quickly got the prey his mate had searched out, he bit its neck quickly killing it efficiently. Dean did not even hesitate as his teeth attacked his prey, Nathanael changed to his human form waiting for Dean to finish up surprised that Dean was devouring the prey ravenous. "Dean." He chuckled amused "finished soon?" an answer was the sound of chewing. After the half pray was eaten up did Dean come up for air laying down on the ground sated. Nathanael lifted up Dean that changed form.

"No."

"Your gonna reek dead animal, c'mon." He lifted Dean away and put him down as Dean elbowed him. They came back to the rest stop Dean stroked his belly sated. Licking around his mouth before his eyes fluttered close and he was out as a light. Nathanael glanced at his mate that was deep asleep and he frowned, he wondered how long it had been since Dean had eaten. It worried him because he knew from Raven that Dean got miserable when he left, but also now he got a bigger responsibility, a responsibility he couldn't weasel his way out of. He had to keep track of every house leader and the territory while he was gone.

He stretched beside Dean looking around not tired at all, not needing sleep for another couple of days. He wouldn't risk sleeping now out here in the woods he would never risk it never risk Dean's life. He wasn't the only one awake the entire night, Brandon was too. He had to admit it was a relief with Raven mated with someone getting that constant worry of Raven being a threat to rest once and for all.

Dawn came and they were running again, Nathanael heard panting from the others wolf if he could he would roll his eyes. Everyone was tired, he glanced at his mate that was bouncing full with energy. His tail wiggling as he ran, Dean nudged him and took off Nathanael took off quickly after him nudging Dean to tell him to slow down the others wouldn't keep up with their pace. He made a memo of taking Dean out to run.

They ran and froze in Nathanael's territory woods had been chopped down a lot of trees and Nathanael turned to Dean heated with anger he growled furious at his mate that backed away scared knocking into Raven that moved away with her mate. Nathanael bit down Dean hard on the ground by the neck, forcing him to submissive and Dean changed shape. "I would never have allowed this to happen." Feeling a smear of blood tickle down his throat before it healed quickly.

"I trusted you to make sure that nothing happens to my territory! I leave you for four months and this is what I come back to?!" he roared vehemently Dean didn't fight him as he was the alpha and he wasn't he was just beta. But alpha for others. It was no secret that Nathanael loved the forests and made damn sure they where never harmed. Wildlife was important for wolfs.

"I swear I…" Nathanael's eyes flared at him yanking him up, gesturing to the mark that once where filled with trees.

"What excuse can you have for this?" Nathanael showed his pearl white teeth, "I should never have left you with this responsibility its clear that you can't handle anything." The condescending tone hit Dean worse then anything else. It was in a wolfs nature to be violent with each other Dean had accepted that but he wouldn't accept from his mate was being condescending towards him. But he was no fool he knew he couldn't question Nathanael or his authority with other wolfs watching so instead he stretched his neck. Nathanael dropped him like yesterdays trash.

"I remember a time when you slept on hay…" she looked around in fascination in the room that was provided to them all. Dean looked around impressed.

"Is that… what is that?" he reaching to touch a button when he yanked his hand away as he felt Nathanael come closer. He smile died out and he stood up straight with the others showing his neck as Nathanael entered the room. Brandon was beside Nathanael smiling softly as his mate that glanced at him with love.

"Dean, go into out bedroom." Dean didn't question but left them alone, he walked straight to the bedroom without exploring. The hotel was gorgeous. Technology had really advanced and he felt eyes on him as he walked. There were cameras around for security. He entered the bedroom standing in the middle of the room not touching anything. His mate entered later walking towards him pulling him closer but he squirmed out quickly. "Is the room suitable enough for you?"

He just nodded as a reply ignoring Nathanael advances of nudging him to the bedroom. As it turned out it hadn't been his fault but the documents Dean had gotten provided had been tricking. There was a company that stole from them, a tree at the time. There was no doubt in Dean's mind that they had been punished for it. They were outside Nathanael's domain and any other wolf territory "Is there something important you wanted to talk to me about?"

"No, we have time now…" Dean looked at him in disbelief he held back a snort staring at his mate mutinously.

"Time?" he scoffed.

"Dean…"

"I'm sorry but I am not the mood." Dean averted his eyes from his mate and looked out. He left the room making damn sure that Nathanael didn't follow him as he left the motel he was on his own, no Raven no Nathanael no other wolfs he never felt so… free before. He walked down the street watching in awe at the things. People looked at him and flushed embarrassed. Dean had learned a very long time ago to shut off his listening or you would go mad hearing others speak, he didn't mute some voices like Nathanael's or Raven's he could heart hem as far as his listening could go not that he was listing to what they were saying he gave them their privacy.

As he looked at tecnologoly he remember buying Tecobust.

He froze seeing something, he walked towards it the female saw that he looked interested, "this is Tecobust 4002 it's a whole new technology."


"What is it?" she laughed at him like he was ridiculous.

"What it is? Its Tecobust… you… have you never heard about it?"

"No… I'm not really around from here."

"Where are you from the wild life or something?" she giggled, Nathanael had bought land as there had been towns that crashed and the inhabits moved away the cities torn off and letting wildlife run free for miles and miles.

"Something like that." She stopped laughing and looked at him.

"Well it's a music player with every song that ever existed as it is a vacuum cleaner, its also a digital phone, hologram" she explained. "As it is a TV."

"With every movie done?"

"Well no. That would be silly! You get to chose 1500 movies ever done." Dean brow crinkled, he saw the tecobust in action and wanted it badly. "Its 50.000"

"Your kidding?"

"No." he shrugged he had 50.000 he had saved his money not Nathanael's but his. He never touched Nathanael's money he knew that the wolfs that took care of his money made sure that the money he had increased and it had been… well many years. He sign his name and she gripped his hand into a scan. He blinked at a hologram popped up with his photo and every information there was about him. The year he was born was changed every tenth year as he didn't look a day over twenty five.

She smiled brightly, " Winchester? My oh my never thought the day would come as I would meet the riches man in the world. Well… next riches. She batted her eyes at him and he ignored it and took his tecobuster out with him ignoring her as she called for him. He returned to the hotel room a little confused, next riches in the world? He never interfered with Nathanael's business in the human world he stood beside Nathanael in the wolf life yes.

Dean opened the box pulling out the dark blue flat ball on the floor, he felt like a little kid on Christmas he smiled dopy at Nathanael. "What is that?" he asked curious.

"Tecobuster 4001." he replied as he read the manual. He pressed the button and out popped out the hologram with icons. He pressed the music icon and typed in the songs name on the hologram letters and the song popped up and he pressed play. Soon the all to familiar songs played and he sighed with happiness his tape recorder long long destroyed as his tapes were.

He never had the chance to really enjoy it they had gotten into a fight once in anger Nathanael that thrown the Tecobuster 4001 into the wall smashing it to pieces. Dean had been crushed because Nathanael knew damn well how much he enjoyed the thing. He had pushed his mate in anger hard into the wall before slamming the bathroom door shut. There had been pleading from Nathanael's side and Dean had just roared at him angry. It slipped from his lips that he would go to the woods for weeks to put distance from him and Nathanael had kicked the door open. The sex had been brutal their anger lashing out in the sex, as they were sated they were calm.

Kissing each other softly for forgiveness. Nathanael had promised him to buy him a new one he had just shook his head not wanting to talk about it anymore. Now he looked into the shop window seeing just like he had but it had changed name to MegaTecoBuster he entered the store buying one. When he returned to the hotel he saw Nathanael lay on the bed waiting for him. He knew if he didn't come to bed there would be a fight and he was to exhausted to fight. He went to bed sitting down cross-legged at the edge of the bed as he pulled out his new toy.

"Is that Tecobuster?" Nathanael asked with a frown.

"Yeah."

"It looks expensive. How much?"

"Don't worry you didn't pay for it." Dean looked at Nathanael quickly regretting what he said.

"I don't care about that Dean," Nathanael replied with a clench jaw, "I'm just trying to talk to you. I just don't understand why your so mad at me." Dean blinked surprised he put this new Megatecobust down on the floor he didn't want to break it by throwing it at Nathanael's head. "You seem surprised that I don't know. Did I forget something what?"

You treated me like shit that's what! You condescending jerk! Dean wanted shouted ignoring anyone that could hear them, instead he sighed deeply. "Everything is fine. Sleep."

"I'm not tired." Nathanael could almost hear Dean's heated voice, fine that your mad at me but never ever talk down at me treating me like I'm not worthy! As my leader as my alpha I've learned that you take me down at things, but as my friends as my mate I won't allow you condescend me ever.

"Go and look around then." His tone strained. I left only for four months and I come back to se a whole field with chopped trees, you know the forest is a sensitive topic. Nathanael's voice screaming in his head.

"Want me to go?" the tone dropping. I understand that you pushed me down. What I won't accept is they way you speak to me.

"Never said that," I spoke to you reacted to you as I would have reacted to anyone! That was a lie anyone would have gotten their heads ripped off.

"You're sure?" I am not like anyone! I am your lover your companion!

"Dammit Nathanael!" He burst out. "I missed you like crazy. Now when your here I just get reminded of who you are."

"Don't do this." He warned.

"I love you, I really do but… you hurt me." Dean admitted that much. I'm not going to change anymore for you. It's your turn. Dean didn't utter those words.

"You have no idea! No fucking idea how much I've changed!" Nathanael roared at him angry. "I give you anything! You're just ungrateful!"

"Excuse me? Ungrateful? When was the last time I asked you for anything! Tell me that huh?"

"You ask me… no demand things of me all the time Dean. You demand changes of who I am. You need me to be someone I'm not! I am brutal I am crude! I let wolfs get away with things all the time when you plead for their miserable lives." Nathanael's eyes were flaring.

"Who the hell are you?" Nathanael gripped his arms, "get off me." Dean demanded.

"Another demand."

"What? Want me to roll over? Fine!" Dean showed his neck Nathanael sunk his teeth into his neck and Dean hissed. They ripped each other or more like Nathanael ripped Dean into pieces as Dean laid there pliant. When it was over Dean moved away but he was slammed into the bed again and bitten hard.

"Mine" Nathanael growled thrusting into him brutally, "mine." Dean just grunted. There was release and Nathanael glazed into Dean's pride eyes. He bit back his own pride, "I'm sorry Dean. I know your more than capable to take care of things while I'm gone. More then so. I am not gonna say I'm sorry for who I am. But how I act towards you I will."

Dean was trying to catch his breath as he spoke. "Okay."

"So we're fine?" there was a silence between them as they stared into each others eyes.

"Just… kiss me."

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Dean wasn't stupid he knew when it was time to get behind Nathanael and stay there. He remembered when vampires were easy to kill, now… they had evolved to something else. Stronger faster and much harder to kill, not only did they suck blood but they drained your life force out of you. Five wolfs had already been killed my vampire one of them was a strong wolf in Europe. Even if it was only five wolfs total around the world in the three hundred years it still was unacceptable.

Nathanael laughed darkly, "your threaten me?"

"This is my territory wolf!" the female vampire roared hissing showing her teeth at him, one of her goons were holding up and bow with a arrow in it. It looked very painful to get hit by it, Dean almost winced. He stood behind Dean but not right behind more like behind at his side, which was a mistake on his part.

"Your territory?" Nathanael growled in just a millisecond Nathanael moved so freaking fast choking the vampire holding her up at the air his eyes flaring a low growl. By the time she made a choking sound one of the vampires pulled the trigger of the arrow, all Dean had registered was Nathanael being there then choking the vampire. Then an arrow coming his way, he quickly ducked dropping on his four growling the arrow never swished over him but Nathanael had with his other had clenched the arrow in the mid air stopping it from ever coming his way.

He head a cry as Nathanael had grabbed the arrow in the air then stabbed the vampire right in the heart with such force. She dropped dead. Her mate hissed, he not even had time to react as all of it happened in less of a second. "NOOOO" he screamed. Dean leaped at the vampire that pulled the arrow his fist with such force hitting through the chest into the heart ripping the heart out in one quick move. The remaining vampires screamed and started to flee.

Nathanael ripped the throat off the male vampire which mate had just died, and ripped the heads of the remaining vampires killing all nine as Dean had killed just three, he looked up at his mate. He stood up looking down at the mess, "their stronger now… how?"

"Their blood is different… drugs." Wolfs could never ever drink or feed on a vampire as the consequences would be hard, it would mutate their body deforming them they would suffer then die a horrible death, not caused by another wolf but its own blood would attack.

"Her territory?" he snorted at the former leader, Dean walked to her putting a leg on her chest then ripped an arm out.

"This should do it right?" Nathanael nodded, they left the warehouse Dean flickered the lighter on and threw it at the gas tank and ran as the wear house exploded, he quickly looked up searching for his mate that scowled at him. "Sorry"

"A warning would have been nice." Dean offered a cheekily smile and showed the arm proud.