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ZZ960107: Lulu show's his hatred immediately towards Euphie (that's a good sign) indeed the flower has a lot of meanings Merry Christmas

Reply: Zizi! You made it! Btw, Lulu doesn't exactly hate Euphie…he just dislikes her a lot. The rose has a shit load of meanings. Too many to count. And a Happy New Year!

SailorKickass270: I am going to like this story. I JUST KNOW IT. Update it soon :D

Reply: …I believe that this is your shortest review to me ever 0_0 Oh well! At least you reviewed! Is this soon enough? XD

A/N: Three favorites and six follows! Let's keep it going! Special thanks to Zizi and SailorKickass! Don't forget to smile Zizi!

Disclaimer: I own the plot. Not the characters.

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A Snowy Day

Lelouch held his head high as he and his parents watched the Knights of the Mound, the Britannia Pack's greatest warriors, led a small portion of the Kururugi Pack into their rather large home. The black wolf pup felt his heart soar when he was able to locate a brown, two month old wolf pup; Suzaku Kururugi. He quickly noted that the wolf pup already had a large necklace made from teeth that was most likely from his first kill. He wasn't even supposed to be hunting yet! Even though a lot of the adult Alpha wolves were too prideful to admit it, they all knew that Suzaku would probably be one of the greatest Alphas to ever live. Suzaku also wore a bronze colored necklace. It was shaped in the very same bird sigil that was painted on the Britannian heir's forehead.

Even though Suzaku looked proud, stern, and mature, Lelouch could clearly see just how excited and childish his green eyed mate really was. The purple eyed Omega then moved his gaze towards Genbu and Rin Kururugi; Suzaku's parents and the Alphas of the pack. He moved forward with his parents, moving towards the Kururugi Pack leaders while they moved towards them. Out of the corner of his eyes, Lelouch was able to see that the wolves of the Britannia pack and a few of the Kururugi Pack watched them carefully. The Knights of the Mound stood near a small, unoccupied hill and were surrounded by a few curious pups and young wolves. When the two pack leaders came together, they were faced with their opposites. Genbu was a dust colored wolf that wore a bronze colored metal bird necklace that was a lot like Suzaku's. The Alpha male also wore a snug teeth necklace that had come from his first kill many years ago. It was a custom in the Kururugi Pack to wear the teeth of your first kill until the day you died; it was thought to contain the animal's spirit and that it would guard you until it was your turn to face a similar death that it had been faced with. So really, it was no surprise to see it on the green eyed Alpha she-wolf that stood in between Suzaku and Genbu. Rin's brown fur was much better kept than her son's and the bird necklace was clearly seen even though it looked hard to keep it from getting tangled in the stylishly messy coat.

The Kururugis stayed staring at the Britannia Pack's leaders before lowering their heads. They stretched out their left leg and bent their right one beneath their bodies. When he spoke, Genbu's voice was full of respect and held no malice.

"Since we were the ones in need and this is your territory, Rin and I shall submit our rule to yours. Our pack is yours, as is our lives." The rest of the wolves waited patiently for their Alphas to say something. Charles nodded his head in respect towards Genbu.

"We thank you for the respect you have shown. We are also grateful that you had helped us during our time of need and protecting my mate," the Alpha male nodded towards Marianne bowed her own head towards Rin; remembering the day not so long ago when they had been attacked by humans during a standard patrol. She had run as fast as her legs could have taken her as four humans chased after her. The dark she-wolf had run into the Kururugi Pack's outer territory and ended up crashing into Rin. The two she-wolves had been pregnant at the time and could not really do anything as they were cornered by the hunters since they did not want to do any damage to their unborn pups. They had been saved when Genbu came charging in with the Kururugi Pack's four greatest warriors, the Four Holy Lords. Marianne also remembered that that was the day when Suzaku decided to come into the world.

After the bow, Marianne smiled kindly towards the Kururugis as she lifted her head back up. Charles paused before continuing. "For that, I wish to ask for your approval in making you my Second, Genbu." Many of the other wolves gasped. As Second, if anything ever happened to both Charles and Marianne, Genbu and his mate would become the temporary Alpha pair and the entire pack must follow their rule. It would remain that way until either someone challenged Genbu and won or Lelouch had come of age.

There was moment before Genbu raised his body up but kept his head low; after another moment, the dust colored wolf raised his head as well.

"It would be our honor, Charles." As soon as those words were spoken, the wolves broke out into cheer. Lelouch couldn't help it so he raised his muzzle to the sky and howled. The effects were almost immediate. All the wolves stared at the black pup with wide eyes as the beautiful song continued to fill the air. Suzaku was especially entranced by his mate's song and before they knew it, the young Kururugi stepped close to Lelouch and howled along. Slowly, almost hesitantly, the rest of the pack followed. The parents stared at their surroundings in surprise. It would seem this pair already had much power over their new packmates. Soon, the Kururugi pack that was waiting just outside the actual pack home came running in while howling their joys into the air. The two packs began to merge; pups of all ages began to run and play games in which even some of the adults joined in. The Four Holy Lords all calmly walked over to the Knights of the Mound, nodding their heads in respect to fellow warriors that they have, thankfully, never fought with before.

The scene around them looked like something out of a fairy tale. The moonlight shining down on them. Wolves of all kinds chasing and even sharing their fresh-kill with each other. Leading each other to their new homes and talking to each other. As Marianne looked back down to her son, she was surprised to see him leading Suzaku towards the other children; walking with his dark head up and his purple eyes shined with the upmost confidence. She also noticed just how Suzaku seemed to hang on his every word and didn't try to assert his dominance in the conversation like most Alphas tend to do. When she felt a nudge on her shoulder, she quickly turned around and was faced with Rin. Her green eyes sparkled as she watched the pups surround Lelouch and Suzaku; either welcoming the brown pup or challenging him playfully.

"I think it was smart of me to go out on a walk, that day." Marianne smiled back before trying to make herself look taller and more dignified.

"Well, I think it was pretty smart of me to decide to run in the direction that I did!" Soon, Genbu and Charles were watching in amusement as their mates began to join in the fray and start their own game of tag. Everyone was so busy with everyone else, they didn't really notice Suzaku giving his purple eyed mate a small, chaste kiss on his muzzle.

Well, except for Euphemia who ended up huffing and stomping back to her nursery.

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~One Month Later~

Lelouch quickly wriggled out of his mother's fluffy hold and quickly made his way to the entrance of their den. When he stuck his dark head out, he was surprised to see white stuff everywhere. As he observed the stuff, Lelouch began to lick down his fur; making sure to look presentable for the day. Once he was sure that he would outdo Euphie, the pup began to get near the strange substance. He was quite surprised when, just before he touched the thing, something grabbed his paw in a firm hold and dragged him down into the rather unpleasant thing. If anyone had been watching, which a few wolves on guard duty had been, they would have been amused to see Lelouch pulled under the snow with a small squeak.

When the purple eyed Omega did resurface he was practically yowling bloody murder. He was also followed by a grinning brown furred Alpha. Suzaku helped his panicking love get to solid dirt ground while trying to hold his laughter in.

"Suzaku! Why did you do that? What is that, anyways!? I could have died!" Suzaku wore an easy grin as he licked his mate's now messed up fur in order to soothe him.

"I don't know what it is but I wanted to surprise you with it! It was fun, wasn't it?"

Just as Lelouch was about to snap at him, he took in Suzaku's cheerful smile and bright green eyes. He felt his anger slowly give way to warm love and affection. Deciding to go on the initiative, Lelouch leaned forward. At this, Suzaku looked at him with confusion written on his face. It was quickly gone when he felt a lick on his muzzle. "…Lelouch…?"

Lelouch in question practically glared at Suzaku while feeling quite hot all of a sudden and even started to fidget. "Don't make it all awkward!" The brown furred Alpha quickly shook his head before giving another grin except this one was brighter than before. Lelouch, for some reason felt quite irritated to see what he thought was a triumphant grin; so, instead of taking it with a grain of salt like his mother had taught him, the dark pup tackled his mate back into the white stuff. They began to play that way, not noticing as some adults began to step out of their dens with irritated and annoyed looks which quickly transformed into amazement as the snow fell for the first time for that season.

Soon, other pups began to come out and play. Some of the older wolves watched calmly while the other, more immature ones began to act like the very pups that had woken them. No one really noticed as V.V. and Kirihara, the Healer of the old Kururugi pack, quickly travelled across the camp into the Alpha pair's den. While the others kept on playing, Lelouch and Suzaku silently crept towards the Alpha den. They got very curious when they began to hear V.V. and Old Man Kirihara's voice.

"They're close…akuradite is acting…ill find it! We ha…" At this point, the two pups decided to surprise the adults. So, completely in sync, they jumped into the dimly lit den with a "BOO". The Alpha pair, Medicine Wolves, and Seconds only stared at the naive children with looks that said "really?" Suzaku began to think that it was a bad idea and started to fidget while his dark furred mate merely trotted up to his mother.

"Mother, what's Sakuradite?" The panicked look the dark colored she-wolf sent to the other occupants of the den did not go unmissed by either of the rather observant cubs. They were actually surprised when the Alpha she-wolf began to nudge Lelouch out of the den.

"Perhaps some of the pups should go to the clearing and stretch their legs? What do you think Rin?" At her name, Suzaku's mother stood up from where she sat and followed her Alpha to the opening.

"I think that the Nursemaids should also be given a chance to breathe the fresh air out here." All the wolves that were up immediately stopped what they were doing when they noticed their leaders. Lelouch and Suzaku stared up at Marianne as she spoke; her voice loud and clear and powerful.

"Attention everyone! It seems that today is a Paw Day! If all pups that are a month and up make their way to the center of the clearing, it would be greatly appreciated." As Lelouch and Suzaku made their way to the center, they noticed that the adults looked grim. Even though he wanted to ask someone what the heck Paw Day was, Suzaku was distracted by the funny sight of other Alpha pups being dragged to the center; all claiming that they were adults now. Finally, when even the pups that had been sleeping in had been waken, Marianne, with Rin just a few paces behind her, walked past the pups and towards the main entrance of the Britannia Pack's camp. "Come on! I'm taking you to the clearing!"

All the other adult wolves had to clear out of the way as a wave of excited wolf pups ran pass them; some were even tripping over their own feet since they were trying not to step on any poor pup's tail and have an angry mother on their hands. As Lelouch ran, he noticed that Suzaku was keeping up with their Alpha and just a few steps ahead of Rin. Not wanting to be left behind, Lelouch began to run as hard as he could. When he was running next to Kanon, he quickly caught the three month old pup's attention.

"Hey, Kanon! Do you know what Paw Day is?" The peach furred wolf looked over the other Omega's running body, noticing that he was panting just as much as he was, before shaking his head.

"No clue. I think you should ask Schneizel though! Your brother seems to know everything!"

Before he could reply, a pink blur darted past, nearly knocking over the two Omegas. Angry, Kanon and Lelouch both sped up to catch up with the pup that they both knew all too well. When they reached Euphemia, the group had nearly reached the clearing.

"Why the heck did you do that, Euphie!?" The dark furred Omega yelped as he continued to struggle with keeping pace with the pink she-wolf.

"Just to remind you that I'm faster and better than you! Hehe!" Lelouch felt his patience snap when he heard Euphemia's high pitched laugh and didn't really notice that the entire group had stopped running. Instead, he used the momentum of his fast pace to knock into his younger sister and they both tumbled into the quiet snow white clearing. After the shock of the tumble had worn off, he quickly climbed out of the small hole in the snow and looked for Euphemia.

"Euphie? Euphie!" Just as he was about to turn back towards the rest of the group, Lelouch felt something grab his hind leg and pull him backwards. He let out a high pitched squeal when he felt something put a lot pressure on his back.

"Gotcha!" Lelouch, remembering the lessons Suzaku had given him in self-defense, turned on his back and pawed hard at Euphemia's belly. She quickly jumped off the black pup, laughing while doing so. "That tickled, Lelouch!" As soon as those words were uttered, the rest of the group came pouring in.

Lelouch stopped playing with Euphie and watched as his packmates laughed and played in the snow. It was then that he noticed that the Knights of the Mound and the Four Holy Lords had also followed them. Probably to make sure that no one gets lost or something. Lelouch also noticed that his father's other mates had followed them but his mother and Rin were nowhere to be seen. Hm, maybe they had to go pee. Oh well! Just as he was about to move once more, Lelouch was once again squished under some other pup's weight. This time, that pup was Clovis.

"Not so tough now, Lulu? Come on! With the way you were fighting Euphie off, I thought you may have gotten a little stronger!" Before the blonde furred wolf could say anymore, he was quickly knocked off the purple eyed wolf pup by a golden colored male wolf.

"Knock it off, Clovis. Mother would be quite disappointed if she saw you acting this way." Euphemia and Lelouch both stared in awe as Schneizel quickly let his younger brother up.

"Schneizel! That hurt!"

Schneizel shook the snow off his fur before answering, though there was still some amusement in his light purple eyes.

"It doesn't matter. What matters is finding out why all the pups except the very younger ones were brought here. It isn't exactly safe even though it's just outside of the camp."

"Even I can't answer that, Schneizel," said a two month old C.C. They all looked at the white she-wolf in surprise.

"C.C.! Aren't you supposed to stay with Uncle V.V. all the time?" Lelouch said with a worried tone. C.C. shook her white head.

"He sent me away for some reason."

"You too?" A one month old black wolf pup came running up to the small group with Suzaku walking calmly after her.

"Kaguya! Were you also sent away by Kirihara?" Just as the green eyed she-wolf was about to answer, Suzaku said yes before making his way over to Lelouch; brushing his body along Lelouch's thus renewing his scent on his mate. Lelouch rolled his eyes at Suzaku's open display of affection while Schneizel, Clovis and Euphie either glared or rolled their eyes. Clovis, in order to keep the image of a stupid Alpha on his brother out of his mind, stuck his legs out playfully before Lelouch.

"Either way, I am still better than you Lelouch! I always have been and always will be!" Lelouch, full of pride and a bit of arrogance, took the bait.

"That's a lie and everyone knows it! I can beat you in and Euphie at the same time in my sleep!" No one mentioned how that was more of a lie than what Clovis had first said. Suzaku merely leaned towards his mate and licked the top of Lelouch's ears.

"I'm sure you can but let's not try. I don't want you to end up with a broken nail or anything." Lelouch felt his body heat up in embarrassment as everyone else began to laugh. Cornelia walked up to them along with Odysseus. They merely watched in amusement as Euphemia fell to the ground with tears in her eyes as she continued to laugh. Having enough, Lelouch tackled an unsuspecting Euphie.

"Shut up!" After recovering, the little pink Beta quickly got back up and growled back playfully. Soon, Lelouch was a little black blur as he ran around the lower half of the clearing as he was chased by a laughing Euphie. Lelouch, in an attempt to get away, jumped onto a log and began to scale it carefully. Since he was more agile and graceful with his steps, the black wolf was able to get to the very end while Euphemia was still trying to get on; her steps a little less sure. Lelouch merely scoffed before turning back to the landscape before him. He heard as Euphemia got closer along with the rest of his siblings and mate. As Lelouch waited, he noticed something a few yards away.

"Hey Schneizel," he yelled over his shoulder.

The blonde wolf reply came from the base of the tree. "Yes, Lelouch?"

"You're really smart right?" Lelouch tilted his head as the thing slowly walked closer.

"You're smart too, but yes, I believe I am rather smart." Lelouch tilted his head and narrowed his innocent purple eyes in an attempt to get a better look at the weird thing.

"Have you ever seen anything that…looks weird?" he heard a chuckle.

"Lelouch, there are many weird things in this world that we live in. Describe it to me." Lelouch was able to see more of the thing as it drew closer.

"It…it has a funny looking pelt. Like it looks like blood but I don't smell any. And it also looks like there's dirt on it. And there's some of it that just hangs off. And it has something shiny on it." Lelouch felt Euphie right behind him.

"Where are you looking at, Lelouch?" The dark furred pup said nothing but merely nodded his head in the direction. He heard a soft gasp. "I see it. Hey Schneizel…it's walking on its hind legs! It's so funny!"

When Schneizel answered, there was a hint of worry. "Hey Lelouch, Euphie, I think we should go back. I don't think that thing is safe." Lelouch felt a whine work its way up.

"But Schneizel! I want to see it better! I'll keep on describing it to you! It has furless paws and they have long weird sticks attached to them! And it is able to carry something in it! What is it Schneizel!?" Suddenly, a loud boom was heard. Everyone in the clearing stopped what they were doing. Lelouch then turned and looked away from the weird animal and towards the large dirt cloud that was rising over in the direction of their home. Lelouch continued to watch with wide scared eyes until he heard the snap of a twig in the direction he had been facing earlier. At the same time, both he and Euphie turned and were shocked to find that the weird thing was right in front of them.

The two wolf pups tumbled back down the tree with yelps. When Lelouch opened his eyes, he saw Suzaku hovering over him protectively with a threatening growl rumbling from his throat. Schneizel and Odysseus were at the front of their small group, lips pulled back in snarls. The thing made a weird noise as it slowly came forward. Lelouch got up and moved behind Suzaku who pressed up against his scared mate reassuringly. Slowly, ever so slowly, the group of wolf pups began to inch their way back.

"Cornelia, get the Knights and Lords!" Schneizel snarled. Without another word, they all heard as the purple furred wolf darted away. The thing made a move to follow, but it was quickly reminded of the two rather large wolf pups still protecting the majority of the group in front of it. "Hey Lelouch."

Lelouch nearly stumbled at the sound of his name and the push Kaguya, C.C., and Euphie gave him as they too took comfort in having Suzaku there. "Y-yes, Schneizel?"

"I know what the thing you were describing to me earlier is." Lelouch felt his eye twitch in annoyance even though the situation felt rather scary.

"Oh? Do-do tell." Schneizel gave a breathless laugh. The thing then put its furless paw into its hanging pelt and brought something very shiny out. It kind of reminded the pups of the warriors' very sharp teeth. It also then made a strange noise while lifting its lip up; showing the pups its small weird teeth.

"It's a human. Probably a young one by the stench of lust it is carrying." There was a pause in the human's steps and the wolf pups paused as well. There was a moment of absolute silence where not even the birds chirped. Then the human lunged towards them, making an ugly sound, and he pointed the sharp stick towards Schneizel. Schneizel jumped and then Lelouch heard a snarl of pain.

He didn't know what had happened because Suzaku jumped on top off him and began to cover his body with his own.

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Comments:

Okay, since so many people were crying for me to update (*cricket cricket*) I updated! Actually, a lot of people wanted me to update You Are Mine and I Am Yours and Code: Cat. Sorry! This was the story that I felt inspiration for the most! I actually haven't even started the others! ^_^; *bows head* I am so sorry! I will try to update as soon as I can! I was planning on updating them all today but my sister took away her laptop and I only have time for this. After I need to get ready for school and whatnot. I'm sorry for the mistakes and everything but as I said, I was being rushed! I think I like the way I showed Lelouch's and Suzaku's relationship in this one. And yes, they do already consider each other mates and everyone else accepts that. That and they probably don't want to get on Suzaku's bad side.

Anyways, as always:

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