Prey

Dean was resting on his stomach the snow was starting to melt away leaving the ground a pile of gue, if he had been in his human shape he would be pouting of boredom, Nathanael was on top of him standing on his four dominating him. He had been grouchy lately for some reason he was not aware of since they had been having so much fun lately. He glanced at the fighting wolfs a treachery was at a progress, it wasn't uncommon in their wolf shapes they would attack each other almost fight to the death. Seemed like some wanted to clime the ladder of hierarchy you didn't just climb it by years sometimes a human would be changed and out rang a wolf that been a wolf for over hundred years, it all depended of the way you where as a human and the primal within and of course how close you where to the blood of Nathanael. There was a loud whine seemed she lost she rolled over to the other female that bleed but ever so proud. He scratched his ear yawning then his head peeked up in interest.

He sniffed a moose it was weak, probably old he quickly rolled to his back whining softly to his mate then dared to lick his mate's neck in a plead sniffing the air catching the scent. His mate looked at him then climbed over him signalling to the wolfs that was hungry that they could join in to the hunt, Dean ran into the woods tightly following Nathanael, stopping sometimes to sniff the snow, his nose burring into the nose, he could have depended on Nathanael that didn't need to sniff the snow. But it was much more fun to hunt like this, the others followed them, Dean sniffed the air the moose was probably around 6km away. He ran towards the scent hungry, his mate froze in his tracks Dean stopped sniffing the air wanting to know why but couldn't scent anything in the air, he moved closer to his mate sniffing around his mate but couldn't scent anything until there was a wind bust into his face.

Another wolf pack real wolfs those where the laws never interfere with the real wolfs. If the wolf pack caught the same scent they did in a hunt the wolf pack was automatically the ones to take it and they had to search for another one, disappointed Dean started to sniff around the snow trying to catch another scent and did, there was another prey 3km up east but it wasn't that tempting. Then his mate started to run away and Dean ran after the confused but then caught the scent that the wolf pack had moved on to the kill 3 km east perhaps the wolf pack was no mood for a harder kill.

He heard a small snap and growled at the wolf clumsy enough to make a sound like that, the wolf rolled around and Dean snorted sniffing the snow no longer running but sneaking it was nearly night fall, their eyes shining in the dark, his white fur melting into the snow. He crutched down sneaking up closer to the moose that was eating from a tree he saw the opportunity. He looked at his mate for reassurance that signalled him, and they where off unfortunely the clumsy wolf made a sound startling the moose that looked up it was a big moose thick and male. And of course he was aggressive Dean would kill that stupid wolf. But it was to late as two wolfs already had thrown themselves and the moose that kicked mad a loud whine was heard then flew back. The moose was panicking which meant the would get more dangerous.

It had happen that the weaker wolfs had died in hunts. Dean growled at the moose that threw its feet's around knocking around the wolfs. It was tired and started to weaken when Dean charged the moose biting right in the neck Nathanael was biting the other side both hanging from the moose that used its last force to throw them off, he smashed into a tree shaking his head before charging the moose again Nathanael had been quicker then him the moose throwing a last kick that came directly at Nathanael chest Dean could hear the smash of ribs smashing and crushing the chest. He froze to his core, he ran to his mate that recovered quickly attacking the moose that dropped dead.

He whined worriedly his nose sniffing and bumping slightly against Nathanael that growled at him he looked up with a whine at his mate that nudged that he should feed. His teeth aggressively attacked the moose flesh angry that the moose that hurt his mate angry with himself for catching this moose scent. They could eat kilos of meat that would digest slow. He vaguely remembered in the beginning when he had feed then changed to his human form looking at his stomach waiting for any second that his stomach would explode. He glanced at the wolf that been clumsy aggressively he growled at the wolf that backed off but that wasn't enough he left the prey hunching down growling at the wolf before biting it down biting the neck and slamming the body down on the ground forcing submissiveness growling showing his teeth. His mate called for him to eat and Dean growled one last time at the wolf clearly saying that the wolf wasn't welcomed anymore. The wolf ran off and it would probably be the last time Dean ever saw that wolf.

The prey was devoured the rest left behind to other animals or perhaps wolfs. Dean was tightly behind Nathanael watching carefully if his mate was hurt which wasn't the case, when they saw familiar ground of the manors garden he quickly changed to his human shape he looked at his mate that changed into his standing up tall and proud, he moved closer to his mate a look filled with worry and guild played over Dean's features his hand slowly going to Nathanael's chest that gripped his wrist gently then entwined their fingers tugging him to come. He followed his mate to the side of the house the climbed into a window entering one of the couch rooms as Dean thought of it, basically a room with sofas and couches and a fire place a cosy room where he often spent time curling into Nathanael in his wolf shape as Nathanael would read a book his strong hand stroking his fur.

Dean growled aggressively to the mate couple that was in the room kissing, they ran off closing the door behind them and he turned to his mate that locked the window. Closing the thick curtains giving them utterly privacy. Nathanael pealed his shirt off showing his chest to Dean as he sat down proving to his mate that he was okay, but his mates face was still filled with worry and guilt and perhaps a little anguish. This was a worry to Nathanael that stroked his mate's hair that was a little longer then normal, perhaps two inches long now. Nathanael threw the cotton shirt on the floor now the fashion since a hundred years back it was all cotton and polyester as jackets. Everything was a little more new age thingy yoga and live in harmony perhaps after the big economy catastrophe that happened the entire world the re valued what was important in life.

Nathanael kissed his mate reassuring but his mate still wasn't convinced as he touched the skin pressed the chest a little to se if every thing was healed. "I… if something… I'm sorry I shouldn't have caught that stupid scent I should just have…"

"Freckles I'm fine, stuff like that happens."

"Not to you." That was true, he had been a little careless but he just wanted to kill the moose before it could possible hurt his mate.

"I'm fine." He insisted. Dean looked at him with those hazel eyes that had the affect to always take his breath away, "promise." He said softly kissing Dean's lips that sighed giving into the kiss, he stretched out on the dangerously comfortable couch, his body sinking into the fabric and pulling his mate with him the leaned against his arms not putting his weight on him looking deeply into his eyes as he said.

"I love you." Dean said, he didn't say it often but neither did Nathanael they didn't have to but sometimes it felt good to say it. He just wanted Nathanael to know. "You know that right?"

"Yes I do know Dean and I promise you not some moose are gonna take me down."

"Good." Dean dropped his weight curling up close, "just so you know. Its all kind of love."

"Cheesy one to?" he chuckled lightly as a reply then said.

"Yeah, but don't think your into the whole flower and quoting love poetry."

"Like you read love poetry."

"Love rock music." Suddenly feeling sleepy Nathanael had that affect on him when they laid like this.

"Love, love what is love but a torturing feeling in my soul, but without it my heart aches and rut to my core. My soul starve into a shell of broken pledges. Love love what is it then an addiction to my soul." Dean frowned looking up, "Mighty heart oh mighty heart what does your heart betray to you? Mighty heart what secret do you spill into your lovers ear at dawn. Oh mighty heart what do you reveal to your love, do you show your beat prepared that your lovers dagger is prepared. Oh mighty heart so brave prepared to fall into lovers battle."

"Shakespeare?" Nathanael chuckled.

"No, is that the only author you know? Wait don't answer that one. It was Adrianna Blav in 2087." Dean almost purred it soothed Nathanael that closed his eyes following his mate into slumber.

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He felt like a fool a stupid prey to her stupid claws and lies, he crooked his eyebrows chuckling at Nathanael that rolled his eyes, Dean did as the female said putting his hand on the scanner. She studied it for a very long time before saying with a exaggerated soothing and mysterious voice not the voice she had before when she greeted them, "your young." Was the first thing she said Dean felt his lip tug up trying to keep himself from bursting out laughing. "Which is very odd since you been alive for such a long time. You have a lot of blood on your hands…" she looked at him suspicious. Then continued to speak when she glanced at Nathanael. "You hunt. You've been a hunter all of your life. I see great tragedies in your life your mother..." Dean's amused sceptic face dropped his jaw clenched. "A fire…"

"Why don't we do you now?" he asked Nathanael.

"Wait. Your truly hurt deep into your soul, you're sensitive." Dean frowned chuckling shaking his head, "but you are! But you keep it to yourself because it hurt so to bear it all. Especially you keep your heart away sometimes, as love has deceived you." She looked almost sadly and pity at him and he snorted, "but under that a beautiful heart, you love pure and strong. Ah… I see love your in love." Dean looked at the lady not revealing anything. "You're very much in love, how precious." Dean couldn't help bit laugh at that she snorted at him. "But there is a threat on your way."

"What threat?" Dean said a little cold. She frowned looking at the screen.

"I don't know."

"What kind of stupid psychic can't say that?" he growled, what threat? Would his mate cheat on him again?

"I can say this, be careful with your heart." Dean snorted looking at Nathanael with narrowing eyes almost suspicious his mate responded with narrowing eyes at the psychic. "It's your turn." She said to Nathanael that glanced at Dean that looked challenging at him looking cold and walls built up, he didn't like it at all. "C'mon don't be shy." He put his hand on the screen after just a few seconds she gasped smiling a little spooked at Nathanael. "Well…" she stuttered, "well I don't think this is gonna be a surprised if I say that your very powerful. There… your not… human." She panted a little in fear her fingers trembling.

"No" Nathanael replied rather cold, "continue."

"You're ancient."

"I think she's calling me old." He said lightly to Dean that offered a curved smile back but it was weak.

"You're very ancient, you have a lot of darkness in you…. Not necessary evil but dark… primal… you're an animal in a human body."

"Aren't all humans animals?" he asked rather crude. She didn't reply but continued.

"You also have been hurt in the past, family disowning you, abandoning you. You don't just have blood of innocents on your hands you bath in it." She kissed her cross, "dark times are very dark for you as you barely can contain the beast within you." Nathanael narrowed down his eyes at her not liking to be called a beast. She gasped in fear, "you're vibrating with it, your so… dark. So much darkness."

"Can't you bring up anything fun?" Nathanael asked leaning back trying to not be threating speaking stiffly glancing at his mate that studied him.

"Well you sure do know how to pick them Dean," she said looking straight at Dean that looked at her through the corner of his eyes. "You're powerful. Not that much fun in that, but you are capable of love even if its not human love. Cuz you do know that your not capable of that." She spoke rather with venom. Nathanael growled at her and she became pale again.

"What do you mean by that? He can't love? What…?" he felt a knot in his stomach like the air been forced out of him.

"He does love you. Not in remotely human ways… but animalistic ways. Your not so innocent yourself Dean, your not human anymore you haven't been for a very long time."

"Back to the love thing." Dean snapped he felt Nathanael grip his wrist tugging him closer.

"Humans would se it as dark love. But he does love you, you should be more worried that he does then that he doesn't." Dean snorted putting a hand on his mates thigh, "and you do have an calming affect on him." She said, "like I said to you Dean. A threat is coming and you Nathanael know it," her sharp eyes focused on Nathanael. "You feel it is it that what makes you tick? Makes you want to kill? Make that beast come out? Humans let the one they love free they know when to fight when they shouldn't. You… you don't just fight… you go into war."

"This wasn't fun as I thought it would be." Dean said with a tight smile to Nathanael that looked at him darkly he looked away. "Do you have anything light to say?"

"Your sex life is good." She said. Dean blinked a couple of times laughing nervously.

"Yeah… true… c'mon." He stood up tugging Nathanael's hand.

"Wait." She nodded to Dean, "you can wait outside." He frowned was about to tell her off when he glanced at Nathanael and left. She boldy stood up looking into Nathanael's eyes.

" Mission accomplish?" he questioned her crudely.

"I didn't say those things to be mean."

"No?"

"No. There is a lot of things happening. You know what, be careful to lose yourself completely. Somehow… I doubt that he would leave if your beast did come out."

"That's the good news?"

"No."

"No?"

"There is always light the end of the tunnel. Much will happen soon test much prove much. Prove what you'll find out. And you will learn, so enjoy ignorance for a while." Nathanael growled at her and left yanking Dean with him that hurried to keep up the pace.