An Omega's Love

by RRBone

Lelouch and C.C. are taken from their home and taken in by kind humans. Believing that they were the only ones of their kind, they are surprised when their wolf pack finds them seven years later. Imagine their "happiness" when they find out their bruised and battered wolf family wants to kill their human one! Set during the 1600s. SUZALULU! Omegaverse!

4. Chapter 4

REVIEWS!

ZZ960107: that was sad :( poor Lulu but thanks for the updating

Reply: I know I know…I suck at angst! And I just realized how weird Lelouch's ear will be later on in the story! But hey! Suzaku needs some way to identify Lelouch as being his mate!

Valkyriefan: I just wanted to say that i love this story i am a huge code geass fan and i love how you are portraying the characters and were this story is going i can't wait to see more great job

Reply: Well hello there! Really? I feel like my characters a very badly made. I hope I read a review from you on this chapter as well!

A/N: I never really understood why Nina is usually called a table raping lesbian psycho bitch. Or at least that was until I watched an episode of Code MENT and then the actual episode. I was like "OMFG!" And then a light bulb flashed in my head and I was like "Ohhh! Now it makes sense!" I feel all late now! This chapter is more like trying to help fill you in on what has happened over the years ever since the attack. Either way, enjoy!

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Seven Years without Love

1 A.T.B. (After The Battle)

Suzaku shook the snow from his brown, curly coat as he waited for the signal to come from Marianne. It was snowing rather hard but it left no lasting effect on the focused Alpha. The doe that was looking for food along with her little fawn paid no attention to the blistering cold as she struggled to find any kind of sustenance. Suzaku continued to watch the soon-to-be fresh kill and thought of how tasty it would be when it was killed. The brown wolf felt the pain of familiar hunger twist and claw at his belly. He was immediately reminded that this meal wasn't going to be for him. It would be going to the elders and expecting/nursing she-wolves of the pack. Even the Omegas were going to have to wait.

When he heard the sound of a twig snap, both Suzaku and the deer stopped what they were doing and looked at their surroundings. The green eyed Alpha was grateful that he had picked a place that helped camouflage his pelt. A few moments later, a rather large rabbit slowly came out from a bush and the wolf had to give a small sigh of relief since he had been expecting a hunting human. When he felt eyes on him, Suzaku looked towards the large rock that jutted from the ground and saw Marianne staring at him. With a nod, Suzaku turned back to the prey, crouched down, and waited. After at least five seconds, Suzaku darted away from the patch of trees and headed towards the hardest prey to catch, the rabbit. As he chased after the fat, white rabbit, Suzaku could hear as Marianne began her own attack on the doe and fawn; their shrieks echoing in his ears. He then focused on the prey before him and sped up; using the technique Marianne had shown him moons ago. Before long, he lunged forward and put all his fury into the snapping of his jaws. The force was so great, Suzaku watched as the rabbit's head fall off and the blood begin to spew down onto the frozen earth.

Suzaku then dropped the rabbit's decapitated body next to the head before picking both up and running back to the small clearing that was rather far from the Britannian Pack camp. He nodded to Marianne before letting go of the rabbit in order to grab the fawn and swing her up onto his back. Marianne watched her apprentice before grabbing the doe by its torn and bloodied throat and dragging the carcass across the clearing and towards the camp.

It was a long journey but, by the time it was over, they were immediately swarmed by their packmates. They carried the fresh-kill all the way to the Elders' den and the Nursery; the wolves there barely nodded in thanks before attacking the food. Suzaku and Marianne then went to the fresh kill pile to see what their reward for the hunt was while speaking to no one. Though some of the much newer pups didn't seem to get it, everyone else knew just how much the Bloody Snow Battle had affected them. They spoke only when necessary and mostly just to each other. When the two wolves stopped in front of the pile, they were met with a pitiful sight. Much of the big game had moved away from the area because of the humans so all that was left to them were birds, squirrels and rabbits.

Guarding the pitiful fresh-kill pile was Kyoshiro Tohdoh and Genbu Kururugi. Suzaku completely ignored the other two male wolves and instead plucked up the juiciest rabbit he could find. Though, instead of eating it himself, he dropped it to the floor and nudged it over to his former Alpha. Marianne was no longer considered the Alpha Female of the pack the day Genbu resigned his position of Second, just a few moons after the battle. Charles started to stay away from the grieving she-wolf and, in turn, began to favor other she-wolves.

Though no one even spread rumors about it openly, everyone knew that Marianne still held much influence over the males and warriors of the pack; unlike Seraphina who was practically just a decoration who got her power from Cornelia's achievements and Euphemia's kindness. Marianne had then moved back into the Knights of the Mound den which had also become the home of the Four Holy Lords. No one said anything about her choice; instead they had merely accepted it. But even the great Marianne had to restrain herself when she, and many others, watched as Seraphina walked into the Alpha den while being followed by both Cornelia and Euphemia.

Unfortunately, because of her new position, many of the other she-wolves began to openly snap at the black she-wolf and no one could do a thing about it. Suzaku, no matter what the circumstances, still saw Marianne as his Alpha and treated her as such. After a while, Marianne took him in as her apprentice and began to teach him The Flash's fighting style. Both Suzaku's former teacher, Tohdoh, and his father, Genbu, did not approve of this change in the once young and innocent wolf pup but they could not do a thing about it. Especially since they got their tails handed to them when they confronted both Suzaku and Marianne.

Even now, their disapproval showed in their eyes as Marianne nodded her thanks before bringing the piece of fresh kill closer to her. Once he saw that his gift had been accepted, Suzaku turned his brown furry head back towards the rest of the fresh-kill and chose a small squirrel as his breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Afterwards, the two Alpha wolves began to retreat to their usual spot; in the shade of the small tree that had decided to grow in their camp. Suzaku finished his small meal before the she-wolf did, but, instead of immediately taking off to hunt again, he pushed the remains aside, laid his head down, and closed his eyes.

Once closed, a familiar dream took hold. The sky was nearly clear with only a few clouds spread out against the blueness. The breeze felt warm and it made the field of flowers sway slightly. In the middle of it all, sat a small black wolf. Though he knew where this dream was going, Suzaku could not help but feel hope rising into his chest as he bounded towards the dark figure. And, just like always, he ran in front of Lelouch only to find him dead with his throat ripped out. The scene then changed to a snowy white one; blood everywhere along with wolves. He heard an echoed version of his name and turned to see Lelouch being chased by a human, just like last time. But, instead of merely tripping Lelouch up, the human caught a hold of the pup. Suzaku could only stare with wide eyes as the human tore his love apart once more. When he couldn't take it anymore, the entire world faded to black before the brown wolf began to regain a sense of his surroundings.

When he opened his eyes, Suzaku was surprised to find Marianne pressed against him, more like curled around him. She merely stared at him with understanding which let Suzaku know that she knew that he had another dream about Lelouch. Before anything else could be said, Marianne licked the tips of his ears in a motherly show of affection which reminded the green eyed Kururugi of his own mother who used to do the same thing when he got hurt.

Suzaku couldn't even tell Marianne thank you before a reddish pink she-wolf came trotting up to them. Her blue eyes darted towards Suzaku's green ones before resting on Marianne. "Marianne, I was wondering if it wouldn't be too much of a bother if you could accompany me and Mariel on a hunt."

Marianne quickly got up and shook out her coat. "Very well, Kallen." Marianne looked at Suzaku with soft eyes when she heard him growl softly. "It can't be helped, Suzaku. I will return soon."

Suzaku, after watching Marianne leave with both Kallen and Mariel, got up and buried the remains of their fresh-kill. As he did this, another she-wolf came up to him. The familiar pink coat helped identify the newcomer as Euphemia.

"Hey Suzaku, do you think you could come with me on a hunt? I really want to help out." Suzaku felt his eyes soften before nodding, not saying another word. He knew that Euphie just wanted to become his mate and that she really did want to help, but, deep down, he knew that he would resist her attempts for as long as he could. Suzaku then immediately thought about how hard it would be to resist the sweet smells that females and Omega males gave off when they reached sexual maturity. It is even harder for an Alpha male to resist, especially if they are not with their chosen mate. But that was something to worry about in the future. Right now, he had to focus on bringing in as much fresh-kill as he could to keep anymore of his packmates from dying of hunger.

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Lelouch sighed as he felt his fur heat up comfortably from the fire. The sounds of his family preparing for supper and C.C.'s rhythmic snores filled his ears as well as the crackling sound the fire made as it ate away at the wood. Over the year that they had been with the Ashfords, both pups grew up into rather plump wolves and ended up catching on and learning the human's strange form of communication. Over the course of the year, Lelouch learned that the little human that had saved both him and the white wolf next to him was a female (known as a "little girl") and that her fur was a color called "blonde". He also found out that her eyes were called "blue" and that her name was "Milly". It seemed that her grandfather was called "Ruben" and that the other "brown" furred girl was named "Shirley". Shirley had a "dark greenish" color to her eyes while the smallest girl had "indigo" eyes and "dark green" hair. This little girl was named "Nina". They also had a little male human that they called a "little boy". Everyone seemed to call him "Rivalz". Rivalz had blue fur and "dark gray" eyes.

Their neighbors were a "man" and "woman". The man was called "Lloyd Asplund" while the female was called "Cecile Croomy".

Lelouch let a sigh slip past him as he felt his muscles relax from being out in the cold. Both he and C.C. followed their humans wherever they went and protected them from anything that they considered a danger. The village that they lived in had learned to fear the Ashfords because of the black and white wolves that stayed near them. At first, many of the villagers felt that they were dangerous but, after saving a little girl from a house fire, the people began to feel a bit safer. They would even pet Lelouch and C.C. on the head whenever they were close enough or toss them treats if they were feeling particularly friendly.

Just as Lelouch began to feel sleep pull at him, he heard both his given name and C.C.'s being called ("Duke" being his name and "Duchess" being C.C.). The two young wolves immediately stood up and trotted over to the dining room and jumped onto the waiting chairs that sat at the ready for them. The Ashfords always let the wolves eat with them since they wouldn't eat otherwise.

Ruben quickly said grace before they all began to dig in. For the first few weeks of their stay, the Ashfords had found it strangely ironic that the Ashford coat of arms had a black wolf and white wolf on either side of the shield while having a black and white wolf on either side of their table.

Lelouch found that today's dinner (rabbit stew) was delicious and was quite proud of the fact that he had been able to help Milly out in its preparation (mostly by nudging certain spices to her and barking when everything was too much or too little). Both he and C.C. were able to realize that, for some reason, they were quite happy. It was when they all rushed into the parlor after the meal did Lelouch finally understand what they were so happy about. Today was "Christmas" or something. The family then handed each other gifts and unwrapped them. Most of the colorful boxes had an animal fur coat. Both Lelouch and C.C. were also treated with some more comfortable beds for their sizes. It was when Milly put her dark grey coat down when Lelouch realized that the fur on the coat reminded him of his and C.C.'s own fur.

2 A.T.B.

Suzaku felt himself stagger around camp like he was one of those drunken humans. The wolves around him tensed up whenever he got too close and some of them even hid behind larger Alphas. The day that all wolves feared had come. Suzaku had reached his sexual maturity and, therefore, had the aching need to mate. Some of the mated couples had the audacity to growl at the lonely Alpha and the un-heated Omegas ran straight for their homes at the sight of him. Even though the Omegas that were going through their first heat were hidden safely inside their Heat Dens, their lustful scents filled the air. Finally, after not being able to take it anymore, the brown furred wolf ran out of the camp and as far away as he could while trying not to feel the pain of his sex as he got further and further away from any sort of release. When he finally stopped, it was because he jumped into the cold, spring river. Any fish that had come out of hiding were immediately scared away as Suzaku began to thrash around as if he were still running.

When the heat left his baby making stick, the cold male Alpha slowly crawled out of the river and merely laid his head on the bank. Lelouch…this could have either been the day we made love or the day Schneizel would try to kill me for getting anywhere near you…sadly, it's neither…

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As Lelouch began to yelp and stumble around in the kitchen, Milly tugged on some warm boots before running outside with her skirts in hand. The black male wolf felt a fiery pain in his belly and the need to do something! At this point, anything would do. He didn't know what was going on and felt fear begin to crawl through his veins. C.C. could only watch with terrified golden eyes as Lelouch knocked over glass and plates.

By the time Milly returned, she had Lloyd and Cecile towing behind her since the rest of the family had left for town. They immediately came to the young wolf's side and felt him over, checking for anything that could be giving the family member pain. It was only when Cecile yelped and began to blush hard did they realize what was going on. By the end of Lloyd's explanation, Milly was left smirking, blushing, and laughing down at the dog that now lay on the floor. What Lloyd found strange was that "Duke" was most definitely male yet he seemed to be going through what most female wolves did during sexual maturity. He also found it strange that "Duchess" was in no way acting differently than before. It only strengthened the man's belief that these were not normal wolves.

3 A.T.B.

Suzaku groaned in pain as he and many of his packmates were led down the Healing Tunnel. He remembered the first heart stopping pain that had started all the rest. He had been in the Sparring Clearing and talking to Gino, a Beta male that had blonde fur and blue eyes, when suddenly the cheerful wolf fell to the ground and writhe in pain.

Suzaku was about to help when he understood his friends need to collapse onto the floor. They had been found by Leonhardt, an auburn furred Beta with golden eyes just a shade darker than C.C.'s, and were immediately rushed to the camp. There, they were led to the Healer's den along with other pained packmates. The tunnel that they were in now then suddenly gave way to a huge cavern. Surrounding them were glowing pink crystals. V.V. then brought each wolf to conveniently placed moss beds near the walls of the cave. Suzaku was placed on a moss bed in between a white Omega male named Rai and Gino. The brown Alpha felt the pain slowly wash away as the pink light fell on him which caused him to sigh in relief.

Suzaku's relief became short lived when V.V. began to explain why they were going through such pain.

"We have kept this secret hidden from any and all pups until it was their time. Now it is your own time and the secret shall also become yours.

V.V. took in a deep breath before continuing. "We wolves have the ability to turn into humans."

It was silent before cries of outrage shot out. "You jest!"

"Quit fooling around!"

"Yeah! We're in pain here!"

Suzaku merely stared around before looking at his paws. He noticed how the fur seemed to fall away and show a light brown color on his flesh before the hair grew back. He felt his muscles shift and tense painfully and how his bones seemed to stretch and snap back. For a second, he wondered how they would all look as humans before his thoughts, once again, returned to Lelouch.

Well, at least he will not feel the pain that this transformation is bringing on…

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Lelouch and C.C. let out pained yelps as they writhed on the floor. The Ashfords could only watch in shock and horror as the wolves features changed to have more human like qualities before transforming back. It had been going on for hours now and no matter what they did, the wolves' pain did not cease. When she could no longer take it, C.C. (or Duchess) began to completely transform. Her soft, white fur fell and her pale skin took over. Her hind legs grew out and became long graceful limbs while her front legs became flawless arms. Her snout shrunk in a painful looking way and her head began to rapidly grow lime green hair. Very small mounds appeared on her chest and, by the time she was done, the entire Ashford family along with Lloyd and Cecile had blushes on their shocked faces. Only when the now green haired girl began to whimper did Ruben snap out of his stupor and swung a wolf fur coat over the wolf-turned-girl.

After a few minutes of shivering, C.C. fell asleep on the floor with a pile of white fur surrounding her and not even Lelouch's cries could wake her. With Lloyd's help, Ruben was able to move the wolf/girl onto Milly's bed and could only watch with wide eyes as Lelouch continued his fight.

It was another hour and a half before Lelouch stopped trying. By this time, Lloyd and Cecile were beginning to examine C.C.'s new body and had been crowded over by the other four children. They watched as Lelouch's silky black fur fell to the floor and soft, smooth skin appeared. His paws grew out into elegant looking hands and certain…areas became longer. The three girls had their eyes covered and were only able to see after the transformation was done and the wolf/boy was covered by a blanket. They were able to get a glimpse of his now wide open purple eyes (which they never truly appreciated) before they closed to the world for a short, five hour nap.

4 A.T.B.

Suzaku stood at the outer edges of the circle of packmates and watched as another pair of wolves began to argue with their words and teeth. The pack's greatest warriors stood just on the other of the circle of cheering wolves and they watched with disdain in their eyes. Soon, after some drops of blood splattered on the summer earth, the two wolves that had been in the center were pulled away from each other and led away. Their spots were taken by another readied pair but, before they could have a chance to start their debate, Charles's howl echoed throughout the crowded camp.

"Enough! Go to your duties for now and we shall continue this tomorrow!"

There were a few grumbles but everyone complied and began to either leave the camp or head towards their homes. Suzaku, instead of moving an inch of his brown furry butt, decided to stay a bit longer. Noticing this, Marianne drew closer to her former student, knowing that he was trying and mostly succeeding in hiding the internal storm that was occurring. "So…what do you think we should do? Attack the humans before they attack us or try to stay hidden?"

Though it must have been exceedingly difficult, Suzaku was able to keep his voice low and emotionless. Even his once wide green eyes held no sort of feeling in them. "I think we should get rid of the humans. That way we no longer have to fear for the pups futures, be able to expand our territory, and have a much larger supply of prey."

Marianne nodded, knowing that Suzaku was raging underneath his hide. "I agree. That way, no one would have to suffer through pain similar to ours." When the brown Alpha said nothing, Marianne continued as she stared at the sinking sun which to disappear behind a large amount of angry looking clouds.

"You've grown, Suzaku. I'm sure that most of our packmates believe that you have gotten over your heartache. I am proud of you." This caused Suzaku to stare at his mentor in wide eyed surprise. "You know that I never liked pups, right? Well, I feel that, in a way, I am able to connect to my son through you and it is mostly because of that…well…you know." And Suzaku really did know. It was because of that very same reason that he even became as close as he did to the bitter she-wolf. They both reminded each other of the one wolf that they loved above all others.

"Marianne…I will not rest until every human that I see is resting in their own blood." Marianne gave him a peaceful looking smile before closing her eyes and feeling the wind ruffle her black fur.

"I would appreciate it if you kept your word."

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Lelouch quickly followed Rivalz into the house just as the rain started to come down harder. Inside, they found Milly, C.C., Shirley, and Nina sitting near the lit fireplace in wet clothes of their own.

"I see you ladies were also caught in this horrible weather," Lelouch said in perfect English. It took him a while, but both he and C.C. had been able to learn enough of the humans' language to be able to speak it fluently enough.

"Yup!" Milly said as she held out two semi-dry towels for the soaked boys. The two males nodded their thanks before beginning to pat themselves down. "So, how was your day?"

Lelouch and Rivalz looked at each other and thought about how the other boys in town tried to beat them up and how Lelouch had brought out a pocket knife and acted like he knew how to use it. It had been enough for them to be able to escape from there alive. Though, there would probably be some telltale bruises appearing tomorrow. "Good and yours?"

The girls looked at each other and thought of the snobbish girls in town that had decided to tease C.C. about her unique green hair. They were all surprised when C.C. pulled an actual sword (sharpened and all) out from under her rather puffy dress. She had then proceeded to cut up the other girls' dresses and become nude in public. She actually knew how to wield a sword for some reason. "It went rather well, didn't it C.C.?" Milly said with a smirk as she turned her eyes to the yellow eyed girl.

C.C. didn't hesitate in her answer. "Of course it did!" C.C. was about to continue but a clap of thunder silenced her.

"Wow…I feel sorry for the poor animals out there." This statement earned Rivalz a few raised eyebrows from both Lelouch and C.C.

"Sorry, sorry!"

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Suzaku continued on his way towards the flooding Nursery Den even though he was beyond cold and the rain stung as it fell upon him. When he was near the entrance, he made a final push and began to descend into the yawning hole before him. It was difficult to maneuver through the muddy floor but Suzaku was able to manage. He tried visiting each den at the end of the tunnels. He then turned to leave and seek actual shelter instead of looking into the much deeper tunnels which were practically filled to the brim with rainwater.

Before he was able to leave the bottom levels completely, he heard a pitiful sound. The now muddied wolf paused and stayed as still as he could as he strained to hear any sign of life.

There. Suzaku turned his body completely around and began to splash down a nearly filled tunnel. The water level continued to rise until even his back was getting wet. When he came to another stop he was able to hear the sounds of struggles and pitiful cries loud and clear. "Hello! Can you answer me!? I need you to say something!"

It was silent in living sounds before they started up in renewed fervor. "We're here! Help! Help us!" Suzaku was able to reach the voices and was suddenly assaulted by two different sets of paws. Instead of saying anything to them, he began to nudge the pups towards the entrance of the (now) nonexistent den. It was a struggle but they soon began to make progress.

"Come on! You can do it!" Though they said nothing in reply, Suzaku could sense that the pups were beginning to tire out. By the time they made it out of the Nursery Den, Suzaku had one pup on his back and the other's scruff firmly held in between his teeth. He then wadded to the closest mound that had the least amount of wolves on it. The Knights of the Mound's mound. There was a reason the Knights of the Mound were called…well, the Knights of the Mound. Their hill looked like an ordinary hill but, hidden under the moss and grass, were holes that varied from paw sized to something that can fit two wolves…if they were on top of each other. Only the best warriors were able to climb the hill and make it to the top without injuring themselves in the process. It was actually the test to see if a wolf qualified to become a Knight of the Mound. But Suzaku did not know this. Only those who tried out for a spot as a Knight would know such a thing and those that didn't make it in were sworn to secrecy so as to not temper with the results of another wolf.

So, without even thinking twice, Suzaku began his ascent to the top. The knights could only watch in amazement as Suzaku carried two pups up the hill without stepping into the (now) many holes that covered the hill even though the elements were against him. It was something that not even they would try. When he was within reach, Marianne grabbed a hold of the pup that was on Suzaku's back and hauled it off the male's back and into whatever warmth her body was supplying. A few of the other Knights huddled around Marianne and helped her warm the pup while the rest took the other pup from Suzaku and begin to do the same thing. When Suzaku finally reached the top, the male Knights nudged him in a show of camaraderie before huddling around him and the pups. It didn't feel as warm as a moss bed, but Suzaku felt much warmer now than he did a few seconds ago. When the brown wolf fell asleep, he was able to vaguely realize that the pups had wormed their way near him and were lying in between his paws.

5 A.T.B.

As Suzaku walked into the human building known as an inn, he could feel the human's eyes on him. He resisted the urge to scratch at the uncomfortable clothes that he had to wear so that the other humans could believe that he was human. The wolf-turned human sat down at one of the wooden tables and looked around as he waited for a human to come by and ask what he wanted. The Lord of the Mound (the official highest position that could be offered to a knight) looked around and noticed that the humans were beginning to get quite loud. A woman then shrieked in laughter but, to Suzaku, it reminded him of a shriek of pain. He remembered that, during their first village attack, this form came useful in confusing the humans. They had finally agreed to attack humans but were having trouble starting. Their first attempts were less than savory and many of their packmates died; including some of the remaining knights of the mound. They were going to make one last attempt and, if it did not work out, they would leave the humans alone. Marianne, not wanting to stop Suzaku's dream of killing every last human that crosses his path, came up with a plan.

They both knew that the pack would reject the idea but they also knew that it was the only way to succeed. A few moons before the attack, Marianne would watch as Suzaku learned to control his transformation. It took sometime but soon he was able to stand and walk but he had not been able to master talking. But, at that time, it had been enough. The day before the attack, Suzaku had managed to successfully integrate into the human society completely unnoticed.

When the attack began, they were most definitely surprised to see a human become a wolf and kill their children. Yes, even the children weren't spared. At first, the pack had been ready to exile Suzaku but then the other Knights began to say that they would leave with Suzaku if he was exiled. Since then, the pack was okay with the strategy as long as it was only the knights who got to change. Also, Suzaku had learned to speak like the humans which, he found, wasn't that hard at all. It felt nearly as natural as if he was speaking in a wolf's growls and barks.

After a few more minutes, Suzaku finally stood from his spot and made his way towards the back of the inn. When he passed by a guard in an empty hallway, Suzaku was able to grab the man's sword and plunge it through his neck. The Alpha found that these sharp sticks came in very handy at times such as now. When Suzaku yanked it out, he immediately came to the closest room to him and looked inside. He found a young couple asleep in their bed. Suzaku's green eyes shimmered in delight before he brought the blade over the man's neck. The human's jerk caused his mate to awaken but her scream wasn't loud enough to alert the others. It also didn't last very long which helped. After the deed was done, Suzaku quickly moved on to the next room. By the time he was on his fourth room, a blonde male came up to him with a smile.

"What are you? On your tenth human already?" Suzaku gave a smirk of his own before entering the next room; this one only holding four small children.

"Fifteenth," he said curtly before letting the sword sing as he swung down with all the force he could muster.

"Wow, you're really feeling it tonight, aren't you?" Gino said with a frown gracing his lips. Suzaku merely shrugged before picking up the heavy sword and moving onto the next child. By this time, the other little children began to awaken and could only stare in horror as another sibling of theirs was decapitated. Before Suzaku could warn him not to, Gino stepped behind the children, covered their eyes, and twisted their heads around and snapping their necks.

"Why the hell did you do that!?"

Gino continued to hold his ground even though he knew very well it was best not to get in Suzaku's way when he was like this. "Suzaku, I really don't think this anger towards the humans is healthy for you. I mean, I do realize why we hate them. Hell, I hate them as much as the next wolf, but we could still make the deaths of the little ones less, I don't know, violent!"

Suzaku merely continued to glare coldly at Gino and was about to snap at him when screams began to erupt in the area of the inn that served as a pub. When he began to hear the humans' screams, a smile appeared on his face. "It's begun." When they walked out of the room, they were greeted by a bloody Kallen who had an ax in her hands. The dress that she wore was also covered in blood and looked like that of a farm girl's

Suzaku nodded a greeting to a fellow Lord of the Mound before dropping the sword to the ground. "Did you make their deaths bloody?"

Kallen gave Suzaku and Gino a toothy grin and hummed her yes. Kallen had been given the title Lord of the Mound when she took out a patrol of five humans by herself. They had apparently been setting traps and Kallen had ended up in one of them. She had nearly died but then she remembered her brother, Naoto, who had been one of the Four Holy Lords. After her run in with the humans, Gino had begun to realize just how in love he was with her.

The three Knights made their way to the dining hall and found it littered with bodies. "It seemed that this place was the first one that they hit," Gino said with a serious tone. Kallen walked around and examined the bodies, sometimes kicking them with her bare feet that had been hidden by the large dress she wore. Meanwhile, Suzaku stared out the window and watched as the humans ran to and fro, searching for safety. When one passed by the window, Suzaku's hand darted out, shattering the glass in the process, and caught the human's head. He brought the struggling human closer before slamming the terrified creatures head on top of the shards. He them began to grind the screaming human's face in while wearing an emotionless expression. This caused even Kallen to look away while Gino had to leave the room entirely.

After making sure that the human was completely dead, Suzaku motioned to Kallen and the two made their way out the door. When he passed by a burning torch, Suzaku grabbed it and turned back to face the now empty inn. All around them, shadows seemed to dart from the shadows before grabbing and dragging unsuspecting humans into them. "Let this place burn," Suzaku said before bringing the fire against the wood of the building and lighting the entire place up.

Suzaku turned away from the flames and began to walk towards the other buildings. Kallen merely stared at Suzaku's retreating back while thinking only one thought in her head. Poor Suzaku…his soul is hurting so much even after all the seasons that have past…

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As the sun reached its peak, both Lelouch and C.C. dropped off their farming tools, unclothed and then transformed into wolves, not even feeling anything that could be considered pain. Milly and Ruben Ashford watched fondly as the wolves that had become part of their family ran off into the woods near their home. Ruben understood that, deep in their hearts, Lelouch and C.C. were wolves. Even if the only memories they had were of their time with the Ashfords, their lost memories were what made them the wolves that they saw today. But Milly wasn't as wise as her grandfather. She believed that they were the only world that the two wolves lived in. She couldn't have been more wrong.

As the two wolves ran through the spring forest, they felt their caged hearts soar with every breath. When they were with the Ashfords, it was okay. It felt nice to be with what they considered to be "a family" but it was not the same as running in the forest with them. In fact, the Ashfords have never even tried following them into the forest.

It made the wolves slow their pace to a stop and caused them to look back towards the place that had been their home for almost six years now. As they stop and look, they find themselves faced with the same option. Stay or go. And, as always, they find themselves heading back to the house with their hearts weighed down with guilt for wanting to leave and yearning to find out what exactly has been calling out to them from the woods. The two wolves knew that the answer was locked away in their memories but the only thing that they could truly remember was being found by Milly. The day when the Ashfords first began to take care of them.

6 A.T.B

Suzaku's eyes widened and his hackles rise as he began to smell an all too annoyingly familiar smell. The Omega that sat across the clearing had abruptly sat up and began to smell itself, making its dark eyes bulge in surprise. Early Heats sometimes annoyingly sprung up. V.V. was quick to move and had a now grown up Kaguya move the Omega female to one of the Heat Dens. But even that was too slow for Suzaku.

He was running out of the camp at the fastest he could go while hearing his name being called into the wind. He continued to run and didn't pay any attention on where he was going. His only focus was to get away from that scent. It was at times like these where not even Suzaku himself could still believe that he was a virgin. The brown Alpha had not even gone low enough to rut against a log or bush or anything. Most Alphas by his age would have at least mated once with a willing Omega, but not Suzaku. Some wolves did not understand Suzaku's need to stay away from the idea of getting a mate but even Suzaku's subconscious knew if his destination had anything to say about it.

When Suzaku finally did stop, he had to repress the groan that welled up in his throat. He had ended up coming to the very same clearing that had practically taunted him for a majority of his childhood. As Suzaku walked towards the center of it, he could remember which bodies lay where and their cause of death. He then continued to walk towards the very edge of the clearing to the spot where he had found the only part left of Lelouch. He didn't know how long he stayed there but, when Suzaku heard the sound of a twig snap, he jumped around and froze, letting in the evening wind carry its cool breeze through him. Suzaku jumped again when he heard a voice.

"Calm down, it's only me," Euphemia said as she stepped out from behind a large bush. Suzaku gave a sigh of relief as the pink wolf walked closer. Seraphina had managed to stay in power for a while now, but Suzaku had a feeling that that wouldn't last long. Marianne had started to hang around Charles once more and hanging around less with the other knights. He could tell from the way Bismarck and Jeremiah watched her that she was being sorely missed. Most of the knights that had been around at the time when Lelouch was still with them had either passed away or was about to. The only ones that remained were Marianne, Bismarck, Jeremiah, and Nonette. Everyone else was from the Bloody Snow Generation or the one after that. The pups that had lived through the Bloody Snow battle were considered part of the Bloody Snow Generation.

Before Suzaku could truly say anything, Euphemia waved him away with her tail. "Let me speak first, Suzaku." The pinkette took a deep breath in before speaking.

"Suzaku, usually, by my age, females already have pups and mates of their own." I should have known, she never really did give up, Suzaku thought fondly as he watched the Beta female struggle with her words. "I have had many willing Alphas come up to me over the years and offer their…services…but! None of them has so much of a hold on me as you do Suzaku! And I've waited for you for so long! But, I feel as if you never let go of my dead brother, and it hurts so much! Please Suzaku! Let go of the past and embrace the future that is available to you!"

Suzaku waited until she was done before speaking. "Euphie, my memory of Lelouch isn't the only thing holding me back from starting a family." She looked up at Suzaku in surprise.

"Huh? It isn't?"

Suzaku shook his brown, curly fur before continuing. "The truth is I don't want to raise my family in a place where humans can hurt them. Kill them even. I don't want my children to be sad if I or my mate died because there is a strong possibility for both." The green eyed Alpha paused and looked Euphie in the eye.

"Euphemia." The pink wolf felt herself stiffen when Suzaku addressed her by her full name.

"Yes…?"

"How about we make a deal?" This caused the violet blue eyed she-wolf to tilt her head to the side.

"What kind of deal?"

"The kind that I know you will like."

Euphemia straightened up even more and nodded. "Okay, let's hear it!"

Suzaku straightened up to his full height and made himself feel comfortable. "After getting rid of the final villages that are left in what will be our future territory, I will be willing to look for a mate. If you are willing to stay free and pure until then, then I will take you up on your offer."

If it were possible, Euphemia's eyes may have exploded in a supernova's brilliance. "Yes! I agree!"

Suzaku smiled before letting it falter a bit. "Then let us make it official." Euphemia felt a gasp rise in her throat as Suzaku began to make his way back towards the middle of the clearing. He then brought his paw up to his snout and carefully bit it. The brown Alpha then put his now wounded leg over the very center of the now holy land that was made pure by the blood and sacrifice of the wolves that fell there six years ago.

"I, Suzaku Kururugi, swear that I shall become the mate of Euphemia li Britannia after the last of the humans and their villages have been purged from the Britannia Pack and what was the Kururugi Pack's territory thus making it a safe haven for our pups and their pups and even their pups. I shall not, in any means, try to break or terminate the bargain that is being created now." Suzaku then pulled back his paw and looked towards Euphemia who nodded. The pink wolf pulled her paw to her lips and bit her fore leg, drawing the proper amount of blood. She then hung it over the very same are Suzaku had, and said her own end of the bargain.

"I, Euphemia li Britannia, swear that, until the time comes where Suzaku Kururugi has finished his part of the bargain, I shall remain pure and untouched in every meaning of the word. I shall not, in any means, try to break or terminate the bargain that is being created now." When Euphemia pulled her leg back, the area that had been touched by the blood began to glow a pink color, not completely unlike the Sakuradite that was hidden underneath the very ground they stood upon. Suzaku then looked up to Euphemia.

"It is done." Before she could reply, Suzaku raised his muzzle to the moon and howled with Euphie not far behind.

…

Lelouch tilted his head and looked towards the east side of the forest that surrounded their home. As he sat on the roof and stared at the moon, he began to wonder if it was just his imagination or if he really hear a howl in that general direction. Before he could think too much on it, he heard a set of footsteps coming towards the bottom of the barn. When he leaned out and checked, he was surprised to see Shirley there with a blanket wrapped around her shoulders.

When she noticed him staring at her, she began to feel a blush coming on and waved her arms wildly. Knowing what she wanted, Lelouch dropped down the ladder and waited patiently for her to come. By the time she arrived, the light brown haired girl was out of breath.

"S-so…Lulu…what are you, hah hah, doing here?" Lelouch held in a chuckle of amusement and merely pointed up at the stars.

"I'm star gazing."

Shirley then began to blush again and merely said "oh." Before it could get any awkward, Lelouch pointed in a certain direction.

"Do you see those clusters of stars?" Shirley nodded and let Lelouch continue. "That is Pegasus. And those stars over there make up Orion!" Lelouch then began to show Shirley all the constellations that he knew about and relayed all the stories he had heard about them in Grandfather Ruben's small collection of books. At one point though, while leaning back, Shirley's hand brushed against the wolf boy's and Shirley had the sudden need to run far, far away. Lelouch watched in wide eyed surprise as Shirley practically fell down the ladder and nearly tripped over herself as she ran for the house.

Um…okay…night…?

7 A.T.B

Suzaku paced outside of the Alpha's den while Euphemia sat a few feet away from him with a smile on her face. He remembered how he had been out hunting with Luciano and Akito when Euphie had run to them and announced that Marianne was going into labor. The Flash's former apprentice had immediately rushed to the scene and shoved his way to the front of the crowd. He still remembered when Marianne had first told him that she was once again going to have Charles's pups and that it would be her second litter in her fourteen year lifespan.

Suzaku's mind had a million thoughts a minute. So many questions that he wanted to ask yet knew that it wouldn't be alright to ask at the moment. Finally, Marianne's screeching stopped and so did Suzaku's pacing. There were growls and snarls being heard until Charles finally stepped out.

"Suzaku! Come out!" Suzaku looked at Euphemia who nodded her head. "Go" she seemed to say. So, with his ears flat against his head and his belly touching the ground, Suzaku crawled to Charles.

"Yes?"

Charles hesitated before looking away. "Marianne wishes to see you before anyone else. She will not tell me why so just please hurry on." Suzaku was shocked and stayed where he was until Charles snapped his teeth near the brown furred male's flank. "GO!"

Not wanting anymore trouble, Suzaku disappeared into the den. He was surprised to see Marianne lying there with her eyes closed.

"Suzaku? Is that you?" Suzaku started to nod until he realized that she wouldn't be able to see the gesture.

"Yeah, I'm here Sensei." Marianne chuckled weakly.

"I thought I told you to call me 'Marianne'." Suzaku gave a chuckle of his own as he sat down beside her.

"You did, but you will always be 'Sensei' to me." Marianne gave a wolfish grin.

"I'm sure that Tohdoh still doesn't like that."

This caused Suzaku to frown. "Tohdoh could roll around in the dirt with Chiba for all I care." Marianne laughed before falling silent.

"Say…Suzaku?"

"Yes, Sensei?" Marianne giggled a bit before continuing.

"Could you tell me what my pups look like? I'm…scared to open my eyes and find Lelouch lying there." Suzaku gulped audibly before saying anything.

"Of course Sensei." And so he began to lean over carefully. When he caught sight of the pups, he let out a sigh of relief. "You can open your eyes, Sensei. You don't need to be afraid." With those words, Marianne snapped open her eyes and looked down at the miniature Charleses. From what Suzaku could tell both were Betas but one of them was male and the other female. Marianne released a sigh that she didn't know she had been holding in. As the Alpha Female nudged her pups closer, Suzaku cocked his head to the side. "Pardon me for asking, but what would you have done if they…ended up looking like Lelouch?"

Marianne continued to stare at her pups before answering. "I think I would have killed them." Suzaku felt like he should have been surprised but in reality, he was kind of expecting it.

"So are you going to nurse them or have some other nursemaid do it for you?" The black she-wolf stayed quiet once more.

"I think I will pass them onto a nursemaid. At least after the first week or so." Suzaku also expected that answer.

"And their names?"

Marianne gave a laugh at that. "I'm going to name the little male Rolo and the little big sister Nunnally."

…

Lelouch, C.C., Milly, Shirley, Rivalz and Nina all stared at Ruben and Lloyd with mixed expressions. The news that they were one of three other towns left had barely reached them.

"And you say that it is all because of a pack of wolves?" Milly asked incredulously. Ruben nodded while Lelouch and C.C. stayed quiet.

"They apparently aren't ordinary wolves. Some say that they can disappear into thin air. Apparently the Indians that had lived here told stories about demon wolves who could think like a man does and have magical powers. They even went as far as to call them gods of the forest and such," Lloyd added with a bit of awe to his voice.

"Either way, from now on, I don't want any of you to be alone whenever you go out. If anything happens, come straight home and lock the doors and windows. The weapons are, as always, hidden in my room but you should have a few in your own, right?" The children nodded. Ruben then turned to the two wolf children sitting at the table. "Any tips on how to defend ourselves from a wolf?"

Lelouch raised an eyebrow towards Ruben. "Do you actually believe that demon wolves exist?" Ruben raised his own eyebrow and gave Lelouch a pointed look.

"You two exist. Why can't a demon wolf?" Lelouch rolled his own eyes before standing up.

"Okay first of all: no matter what happens, always protect your neck-"

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