NOTE: lemon coming up in this chapter. YOU WERE WARNED.
Chapter Four: Chow Mein Beat
"Ech, why the hell d'you eat this shit? It's practically all noodles!" He griped as he handed her the soy sauce for her Chow Mein.
"It's just like your brain, so ya shouldn't be complaining, jerk!" She barked, tossing a noodle at his face, watching it slap him in the face wetly, making her start laughing.
"Shut up, Eri, it's not funny!" He barked indignantly, flicking a peanut at her from his Kung Pao.
Both former white and black wolves shared a look and sighed, ignoring the boisterous couple's familiar arguing habit.
"So you're really gonna camp out in the living room, huh?" He wondered, stabbing at a piece of meat from his plate and popping it in his mouth.
She nodded. "Yep, that's the plan. I've got a couple of movies we're gonna watch." She looked at him as he glanced at the still-arguing couple and smirked thoughtfully. "Y'sound like you're gonna miss having me keep you warm tonight." She pointed out.
He blushed slightly and nodded, looking at her and making a face. "'Course I am; how else am I gonna sleep without you?" He remarked, seeing her cheeks redden slightly.
She rolled her eyes and flicked a piece of pepper at his face from eating her Kung Pao.
"Dunno, babe; maybe you two can share the room for the night." She mused, making him look up from eating, the chopsticks poised half-way from placing the carrot in his mouth as the older male caught wind of their conversation and looked at her sharply.
Both male wolves scoffed. "LIKE HELL!" They shouted in chorus.
The former silver wolf looked at her curiously. "'Like hell' what? Express homosexual tendencies?" She guessed, making both stubborn men look at her slowly.
"There is NO WAY in friggin' hell that I'm EVER sharing a room with HIM!" The gray wolf barked angrily, flustered and annoyed with both females.
"That goes double for me: you'd have to be outta your mind if you'd ever think I'd share a room with your brother." The white wolf chimed stiffly, scowling at the older wolf.
Both she-wolves shrugged. "If you say so." They said in unison, continuing to eat.
Tsume scowled at him. "Your girlfriend is nuts." He growled.
Kiba returned the scowl. "So is yours." He quipped.
She pursed her lips as she looked from one DVD to the next.
"Princess Mononoke or Spirited Away? It's so damn hard to choose!" She grumbled.
She sighed as she placed the fresh bowl of popcorn between them, snatching the first one.
"Mononoke; seriously, how hard is it to choose? There are wolves in this one!" She declared, hopping up from the couch to put it inside the awaiting DVD player, inserting the disc.
Nikki rolled her eyes at her remark and grabbed a handful of popcorn, opening her soda can with her free hand.
"Whatever don't act so bossy; it's a wonder you're still a midgety twenty-year-old." She said, ignoring the look shot in her direction as she settled back into the couch and hit 'PLAY' on the remote.
Eri sipped from her own soda, wrinkling her nose at her friend. "Shut up, not all of us can be the perfect five-two, ya know." She remarked as the movie started.
She rolled her eyes again and sighed, popping a piece of popcorn into her mouth.
"So what'd Tsume say about you sticking around for the weekend?" She asked calmly when the credits began.
She shrugged. "He said he didn't mind, just so long as I helped out with the laundry or something; said something like he didn't want me to lounge around the apartment like a fat cat." She replied, making a face at the memory.
Nikki snorted, a trademark she'd picked up from her brother, chuckling. "He seriously called you a fat cat?" She wondered.
Eri laughed slightly and nodded. "In a way; y'know your brother, having respect for a girl's feelings is a top priority of his." She declared with heavy sarcasm.
Both former she-wolves laughed.
She looked at the large pig-god that was infected with demons, sipping her soda.
"So Kiba, he was okay with sleeping alone for one night?" She asked curiously, popping a piece of popcorn into her mouth and chewing.
Nikki smiled wryly at the mention of her lover.
"Nah, he was whining like a cub because I wasn't gonna be sleeping with him." She replied, a softness appearing in her face as she imagined how sexy he looked with his hair messier than normal from sleeping so well in her bed.
Eri caught that and smiled slightly, flicking a piece of popcorn at her.
"Sure you won't sneak off to go ride him in the middle of the night?" She wondered slyly, seeing the older girl's cheeks redden.
She threw a piece of popcorn at her face. "Depends if you hear us making too much noise, E." She remarked, smirking.
She rolled her eyes and sighed. "Whatever, don't deny anything; I heard all that screaming the other night." She declared, paying attention to the movie.
She smiled proudly despite knowing she should've been blushing, sipping her soda again and also turning her attention back to the movie.
Her mother's kind face looked so peaceful as she lay in the coffin.
She fought the hot tears, sniffling and rubbing her nose gingerly as she cried, continuing to stare at the opened casket.
Her eyes widened in shock.
Her mother's body was changed out with the body of a young girl with pink hair and pale skin, her eyes closed.
The girl opened her eyes to reveal brilliant crimson orbs; she looked at her. "Nikki." She smiled softly.
She gasped as she sat upright, her eyes wide as fear and shock overcame her body; she shuddered and hugged her arms, rubbing them gingerly before looking around.
She'd camped out in the living room with Eri, she remembered; the former silver wolf slept peacefully on the other end of the couch, curled up beneath the thick blanket as she seemed to have not heard her wake up.
Cheza, she thought, getting up as quietly as she could and tiptoeing down the hall to her room.
The thin moonlight from the crescent outside leaked into her dark room, highlighting the contours of the sleeping wolf covered by the blankets.
She silently moved closer to the bed, crawling onto the bed and sitting near the sleeping former wolf.
"Kiba," she said quietly, shaking his shoulder gently.
He roused and looked blearily over his shoulder at her, his eyes registering on her slightly fearful gaze; he rubbed his eyes of sand, yawning. "What's wrong?" He asked sleepily, turning to face her.
She lowered her gaze. "Kind of cold in the living room." She admitted, smiling weakly at him.
Kiba nodded slightly and caught that she wasn't being completely honest, looking down at her hands to see they were shaking slightly while gathered in her lap; he took one of them, looking up at her with half-asleep glacier eyes.
"Did you have a bad dream or something?" He wondered quietly, knowing her too well to know that she wasn't going to automatically tell him about what was bothering her (under most circumstances).
Nikki squeezed his hand, ducking to press her forehead to his, curling up in his arms with a small shudder. "Yeah." She replied softly.
He held her, rubbing her back slowly as he felt her shuddering shoulders ease out with his rubbing palms.
"You wanna tell me or d'you want to save it for tomorrow…?" He wondered.
She nodded, sighing softly as she recounted to him of her strange dream, seeing Cheza in the place of her dead mother in the coffin.
Kiba ran a hand through her hair, stirring her from her thoughts. "Sounds strange enough." He mused quietly.
Nikki nodded slightly and looked up at him.
"I don't know what it means, either. Kiba, I mean, I miss my mom sometimes, but then again I miss Cheza, too."
She lowered her gaze, her fingers absently running down his shoulder. "If anything happens, will you stay with me?" She wondered softly.
He nodded and his arms around her waist tightened protectively as he looked determined again.
"Of course I will. I'll protect you; I won't let anyone hurt you again." He promised softly, his voice carrying a soft growl that elicited a slight shiver from her.
She hugged his chest, sighing shakily. "Thank you, Kiba. Dunno what I'd do without you, sometimes." She admitted with a slight laugh.
Kiba kissed the crown of her head, nosing her black hair gently.
"I can say I feel exactly the same." He replied quietly.
Nikki smiled slightly, nodding.
"Kind of debating if I should stay here or sneak back into the living room." She mused softly.
He made a face before a lightbulb came on in his head.
"This isn't considered a bribe, right?" He wondered, allowing one hand to cup her breast, hearing her squeak softly as he fondled the mound; his thumb and index finger easily coaxed the nipple into erection, making her hiss softly between her teeth, earning a soft grin from him.
She trembled and allowed a stifled moan, blushing when he slipped her shirt off and threw it on the floor.
"N-no, of course not," she stammered, gasping softly when he lowered to lick the second breast slowly, capturing the nipple in his tongue and suckling; her hands clawed at his hair as she rolled onto her back, squirming with each torturous touch from his curious mouth.
"K-Kiba, please…" She pleaded, hoping not to sound so loud even though she knew it was impossible for that to not happen.
Kiba dug his fingers into the small of her back, feeling her warmth heat up as he pressed his belly so close to her squirming body.
"Mm?" He wondered, hearing her moan his name as he began torturing her unattended breast, feeling her nails dig into his scalp.
Nikki fought a small whimper, panting slightly. "G-great Moon, don't do that," she gasped, throwing her head back when he continued to torture her, her body on fire as she could almost imagine whining to him in wolf form for him to mate with her.
He chuckled softly against her skin, dragging his fingers down her sweet belly and hearing her whimper again.
"If y'don't want me to keep doing this, do something about it, wolf princess." He said brazenly, a soft growl of hunger in his throat as he challenged her.
She blushed again and pushed him onto his back, a likewise growl in her throat as she looked down at him stubbornly.
"You asked for it." She remarked, dragging her hands down his bare chest and making him shiver involuntarily at her touch, ducking to kiss him firmly.
Kiba moaned softly and held onto her, kissing hungrily as he distantly felt her hands travel south; a sharp hiss escaped from between his teeth when he felt her grope his manhood. "N-Nikki…" He groaned her name and let her mouth leave his to lick down his neck, making him grind against her as he imagined if he were still a wolf he'd be rolling her onto her belly right then and dominating her until she passed out.
Nikki slipped his sleep pants down, smiling to herself at having him at her mercy as she ducked to lick him; he gasped and then moaned, reaching to grab at her hair as she began to suck.
She swatted his hands away, briefly looking up at him and shooting him a look.
"No." She scolded, letting him reluctantly pull his hands back from her head, ducking to continue licking.
He hissed between his teeth at each warm lick from her teasing tongue, moaning softly when she seemed to continue teasing him; a brief growl of pleasure escaped him when he felt her start to suck.
Nikki moaned softly, digging her nails into his thighs when he bucked sharply, hearing him pant slightly as she took in more; Great Moon, she had no idea doing this to him would drive him so crazy!
Kiba snapped his eyes open, allowing a brief feral growl to escape from between his clenched teeth as he felt like he had grown tired of her teasing; she yelped slightly when he pulled her off his throbbing erection to roll her onto her back, pinning her with one hand and yanking her shorts off with the other.
She hadn't seen him this frantic in a very long time; she was cut off in mid-observation of his harried stripping her of her panties when he slammed into her, jarring her from watching him.
A loud moan escaped her; her hips jolted as she squirmed and moaned again.
"K-Kiba…!" She cried, moaning loudly as he pinned her to the bed and continued to pound hard into her, making her see stars on one or two instances; she wrapped her legs around his waist and guided his mouth to hers in a heated kiss.
He groaned low into her needing mouth, knotting his fingers in her hair as he moaned her name and kept his pace, hearing her whimper slightly each time he hit exceptionally hard, slightly rocking the bed.
Kiba finally pulled his mouth from hers to moan loud as he climaxed at last, letting her limply fall back onto the sheets, bowing his head slightly and panting.
Nikki moaned softly as he filled her, shaking slightly from being taken so ruthlessly, closing her eyes tiredly as she tried to regain her bearings.
He looked down at her quivering form and moaned a little at how beautiful she looked; he ducked to kiss her neck slowly, burying his nose into the spot behind her ear, hearing her whimper his name softly as he ran his fingers through her messy black hair.
She shivered lightly and opened her eyes partly to look up into his satisfied and gentle blue gaze, feeling him cup her cheek as he lowered to kiss her.
Kiba smiled against her lips and pulled back, seeing her muster a pout that made him chuckle softly; he kissed her forehead, lowering to kiss the spot behind her ear, feeling her shiver again in his arms as she reached to curl her fingers in his hair.
Nikki blushed and then moaned remorsefully when he slowly pulled out, watching him pull out with a sore look.
He smiled again and rolled to sit on his knees.
"If I keep it up, we're both going to be sore for weeks." He pointed out patiently, watching her eyes briefly flicker down at his manhood.
She gingerly sat up, hearing her core muscles scream at her to not move again, a huff escaping her.
"I wouldn't mind it, if it means I get to be with you." She said, the sore look returning to her beautiful face.
Kiba shook his head knowingly and chuckled again, slouching forward to kiss her.
"Stubborn, beautiful wolf girl." He whispered with a small sigh, his warm breath on her open mouth making her shiver.
Nikki blushed slightly and kissed back, pressing her tongue to his imploringly, hearing another soft chuckle rumble in his chest at her stubbornness.
He gently pulled her into his arms, running the fingers of his right hand along her ribs down to her thigh as he felt her shiver at his touch and explore his mouth curiously.
She moaned a little when he stroked her inner thigh absently, folding her arms around the back of his neck and pulling him closer.
Kiba grinned softly at her pleading gestures, inwardly sighing as he gently guided her onto her back, his hand at her inner thigh rubbing her heated warmth slowly as she spread her legs in compliance for him.
Nikki moaned against his exploring mouth as he continued to rub, a slight groan escaping when he delved a finger inside, making her squirm and buck, her abused warmth squeezing tight on his roving finger.
He smiled at her eagerness, slipping his second finger in and dug them deeper inside her, feeling her squeeze tighter as she moaned loud and bucked into his torturing digits that pulled out swiftly, leaving her wanting him again, before they plunged back in and continued to pull out and go back in as he easily worked her into a hot and wet form that seemed to ache painfully for his full attention.
She yelped slightly and moaned again as she was about to climax, a soft whimper escaping her when he pulled his fingers out, leaving her empty and cold and wanting him even more than before.
Kiba ducked to kiss her neck slowly, positioning himself before he eased in just as slow, making her groan and gasp his name loud; he hilted, looking down into her bothered and flushed face, a warm smile fighting its way to his lips as he marveled at the fact that she definitely looked beautiful when she needed him and wanted him to never leave her empty.
Nikki reached to grab his hips as he held her hips in his hands, blushing when he pulled out to the first inch of his throbbing extremity, making her whimper again and scowl up at him, blushing harder at his teasing.
A smug grin formed on his lips before he positioned her to be tighter, slightly surprised that she allowed him to adjust her position, briefly looking into her flushed face again.
He repeated the same slow thrust, making her moan again and dig her nails into the sheets as he pushed in deeper, hearing her moan low and clench the sheets tighter as he filled her aching warmth.
A cry of ecstasy escaped her when he began to go faster, her head falling back as she moaned his name and let him take her once more, the bed rocking again as she could almost imagine he was the strong and beautiful wolf he once was many years ago.
Kiba moaned loud as he climaxed again, hearing her moan his name and watched her flop back onto the sheets, tired and sore and sleepy and happy that she was filled with him again.
Nikki blushed slightly when he sank to lie down on her, curling her fingers in his wild hair and burying her nose into his neck as he rained kisses and bites on her throat and shoulders and collar bone.
He buried his mouth into the spot behind her ear, licking slowly, hearing her mewl and feeling her sore body squirm slightly beneath his, earning a pleased grin from him.
She dug her nails into his back, moaning softly when he kissed the spot behind her ear tenderly, his hot breath on her skin making her whimper for him to never stop.
Kiba chuckled softly and nuzzled her ear, looking at her bothered expression and smiling.
"You look ready to fall sleep again." He mused softly, lifting himself up slightly to get off her.
Nikki grabbed his wrist, earning a slightly confused look from her lover; she blushed. "Don't leave." She pleaded quietly.
He smiled again and nodded, gingerly sliding out from inside her, a soft hiss catching between his teeth at the rush of cold early-morning air on his extremity.
She sat up gingerly to look over the bed and find her discarded shirt, pulling it towards her and slipping it on over her bare chest and belly, noticing he was watching.
Nikki shot him a look, blushing. "W-what?" She grumbled.
Kiba shrugged and smiled sleepily. "You look better with nothing on." He mused, seeing her cheeks redden at his words.
She huffed and looked away, crossing her arms at her breasts.
"Just because you're alpha doesn't mean I'm always gonna follow your orders, y'know… Kiba…!" She gasped slightly when he gently threw her onto the bed, pinning her gently with her back facing him and her face pressed into the pillows.
"As I said the other day, you know better than anyone that I have no problem forcing you to listen." He reminded with a soft and teasing growl in the back of his throat; she trembled as she could almost feel the dominance of an alpha reeking off his body, blushing slightly at the sensation.
Nikki quieted and felt him lessen his hold, allowing her to roll to lie on her back and scowl patiently at him.
"You're my alpha, you always will be; but I know you better than anyone, too, Kiba. Inside and out." She reminded quietly, her left hand lowering to grasp his manhood.
Kiba hissed softly and allowed a soft growl, a pink blush staining his cheeks. "N-Nikki, easy." He said, watching her hand release him and pull back to her side.
He looked down at her stubborn blue eyes, his eyes flickering down at her half-dressed form, a slight sigh escaping him.
"I'm your alpha just as much as you're like the new moon to me. Black fur, shining stars, and a ferocity that would scare the shit out of anyone." He laughed slightly.
She smiled dryly at his words, blushing. "The new moon? Or your new moon?" She wondered softly, watching him lower to hover over her on his hands and knees.
Kiba smiled softly. "My new moon; mine and only mine." He added quietly, kissing her tenderly, happily.
Nikki smiled back and nodded, kissing him happily. "I like the sound of that." She said in the same tone.
He stifled a yawn, sniffing the air as he walked down the hall from getting dressed in his room to walk into the kitchen to smell a cooking breakfast.
His sister cracked open an egg on the pan, letting the liquid-like substance inside the fragile shell sink into the pan's center, sizzling rising up from the cooking egg.
She looked up at her brother's amber eyes and smiled lightly. "Morning, Tsume-nii." She greeted.
He slightly smiled back, wiping a piece of sand from his eye. "Mornin'; what possessed you to cook? It's five-thirty." He asked.
It'd been a long time since he'd had a home-cooked breakfast; their mother used to cook for them when she was living, and it was a strange sight to him to see his baby sister had taken up the trade from their mother.
What the hell happened to her? He wondered.
She shrugged.
"I was up early and felt like making breakfast; it's not a crime, so I have nothing to hide." She explained.
Tsume sort of smirked at her casual response, looking past her at the former white wolf as he waited for toast to pop up from the toaster. "You got him working over a hot toaster, huh?" He wondered wryly, seeing the younger man look at him and make a face.
Nikki chuckled and smiled innocently. "He wanted to help." She offered.
Kiba smiled in her direction, turning his attention back to the toaster as two pieces of toast popped up, using his fingers and quickly flinging the pieces of bread onto a paper plate.
He rolled his eyes at them and looked at the couch as the former silver wolf yawned loudly and then lifted her head as she sniffed the air. "Breakfast?" She wondered sleepily.
He huffed slightly.
"Good morning to you too, E." He greeted as she yawned again and rolled off the couch, stretching her arms to the ceiling.
She looked at him and smiled in the same sleepy state, her silver eyes carrying sand. "Morning, babe." She said, walking towards him to kiss him warmly.
Tsume ignored the slight blush on his face at kissing her infront of his sister, holding her waist with one arm and kissing back.
"You look like ya slept like a friggin' rock." He mused, his voice carrying a rare gentle tone that he only ever allowed Eri to hear (aside from Nikki, when she was little).
Eri smiled again and shrugged. "Feels like I did." She replied, slipping free of his arms to go wash up.
He watched her leave and smirked softly at her bouncy step. Typical brat, he thought.
'The Lion, The Beast, the Beat' played as a hum in the background of the bustling restaurant.
He looked down at the new shirt she'd gotten him, grimacing at the way the buttoned collar felt itchy.
"Remind me why you didn't let me wear my shirt…?" He asked her as she tapped her foot to the beat and hummed softly.
She rolled her eyes at him and smiled. "Because you've been wearing that shirt for decades; besides, I really like this new one, it makes you look more handsome than usual." She explained calmly, sipping her soda.
Kiba smirked slightly at her, sighing. "Okay, since you're being so damn stubborn about it…" He muttered, pulling at the collar of his new shirt and unbuttoning the first four blue buttons, allowing his neck to breathe.
Nikki smirked gently at him, perking up as she looked past her brother perusing through the menu as the silver wolf plopped down at his left. "I was wonderin' where you ran to, E." She mused.
Eri smirked slightly and huffed.
"The little girl's room, fearless Queen B." She replied, teasing her with the old nickname she'd tacked to her name in the past; the main reason she tacked the nickname to the black she-wolf was the fact that she'd been one of the first two to tell that she'd been mating with their fearless leader.
She rolled her eyes again and sighed. "Whatever, ya know I'm not like that anymore." She said.
"Hey, there you guys are!" A voice declared, making all four former wolves look up to see the rest of their pack had arrived at last, the tan wolf in the lead with the brown wolf at his heels and the familiar midnight-colored wolf at the tan wolf's side.
"Blue," Eri beamed as she stood up from the booth to throw her arms around the former half-wolf.
Blue laughed gently with the younger girl and hugged back, smiling. "It's great to see you guys again!" She said lightly.
Nikki slipped out from the booth to also welcome the third she-wolf, hugging her tight for a minute before she let her pull back as both of them smiled. "Glad you're back, Blue; really." She said.
She chuckled and nodded. "Feels great to be back with you guys, too." She said warmly.
"Hey would you three stop clucking like hens and sit down already? Some of us are starving here!" Hige piped up, half teasing and half earnest.
Blue shot him a look, quieting him. "Sexist ham." She muttered to her two fellow she-wolves, laughing gently when her mate shot her a sore look.
"Kidding, Hige." She said, moving closer to him to kiss his cheek, making him blush lightly.
Tsume rolled his eyes. "Oh great, now there's more sappy love-shit in the air… Talk about an ozone threat." He mused, looking back at the menu.
"Can it, jerkoff!" Nikki and Eri snapped in chorus.
Kiba sweatdropped and smiled patiently at their familiar antics.
It really did feel good to have the pack together again.
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