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ZZ960107: Wow that was a quiet change in the whole plot. Suzaku you idiot with your stupid deal. Poor white fat rabbit got his head cut ;) update but not soon.

Reply: yeah, but either way you liked it right? I mean, who expected Suzaku to make that deal because I didn't!

hitomi65: Great story

Reply: Really? Is it a great story? Okay I may be fishing for more compliments. .

A/N: Wow, it feels like I haven't updated in a while. Just so you know, updates may take a lot longer because my sister. Has had. Enough. So I can no longer borrow her laptop and type up my latest chapters. I'm actually doing this on my dad's computer. Hopefully it doesn't freeze up or anything. So read and review!

Disclaimer: I own nothing but the plot.

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The Howl

The moonlight filtered down through the trees and upon the forest floor. A light, easy breeze could be heard and felt as it took the lazily falling leaves on a joyride. For once in a great long while, the wolves that lived within the territory felt at peace while the humans feared for their lives. To say that it was a bit of a nice change was an understatement. To the wolves at least. A pair actually took advantage of the peaceful night and decided to play tag. Euphemia's pink pelt was transformed into a soft purple while Suzaku's turned to a dark brown.

Their laughter wasn't the only one that floated on the wind that night. Every wolf that was part of the Britannia Pack was out that night. The usually tired adults played childish games with their children. The warriors, usually stiff and guarded, went out of their way to start up a game or conversation. The Elders, who have been cooped up in their den for nearly a moon, walked out and lay on any smooth surface; choosing to either sleep, talk or argue with the younger wolves about how they are still able to hunt and stuff.

Suzaku had actually been cornered and interrogated by a Beta Elder. Her questions ranged from asking about his position as a Lord of the Mound to things about his relationship with Euphemia. He could no longer take her questioning when she asked about how many pups he planned on having with the pink she-wolf. Whether the universe was out to help or annoy him, Suzaku did not know. Tohdoh had actually been the one to save him from that situation but Euphie had been the one to save him from Tohdoh. Now the two young wolves were chasing each other through the beautifully lit forest. Euphie, who was being chased by Suzaku, suddenly stopped right before she fell into a small stream. Suzaku, being the brown furred idiot that he was, let his Alpha pride fill him and tackled the smaller wolf into the flowing water. Euphie laughed as she stood up and splashed her future mate with the refreshing water.

Suzaku could only laugh as he began to make his way back to dry land, gesturing to Euphie. He went back to her and began to nudge her out of the water when she merely pouted and stood her ground. "Come on, I don't want you catching a cold."

Euphemia laughed as she began to shake the water out of her coat. Suzaku turned his head and felt drops of water make their way over to him. After a few moments of peaceful silence, Euphemia laid down on the soft earth and stretched her head out, making a sweeping motion with her tail. "Come on, Suzaku, lay down with me." Suzaku laughed once more before walking over and wrapping his body around Euphemia's slightly smaller body. His head ended up on her head and this caused him to be jerked backwards and into a small yet special memory. It had been a rainy day and Suzaku had stayed with Lelouch in the Alpha den since their parents had gone out hunting that night. Lelouch had stayed cowering in his moss nest, trembling and yelping every time there was lightning. It got to the point where Suzaku had to practically lie on top of him to calm him down. An Alpha's presence, especially one that was your mate, could just about make you do anything. This included calming down even though there was a terrible storm just outside the den entrance.

Suzaku was brought back from the memory when he felt Euphemia shift underneath him. He noticed that she had moved her head out from under him and was now staring at him with soulful eyes.

"Do you regret making the deal with me?" Suzaku stared at her before sighing and laying his head back down.

"Are you really going there? Now of all times, Euphie?" The look of hurt that flashed across the pink Beta's face made Suzaku feel like a douche. He then raised himself off the ground completely and slightly turned his body to her. "Look, I know that…I may never feel the same way towards you as I did Lelouch. I want you to know that too. But I am also ready to move on. I know Lelouch would want me to go on and be happy. Even if it wasn't with him. We had actually…" Suzaku turned and looked at a really interesting bug that was crawling on the ground. "We had actually talked about our future pups. Though he wasn't too keen on it, he knew just how much I wanted them." Suzaku knew the moment it had happened that the point got across to Euphie.

"He would have wanted you to be happy and you don't want o dishonor his last wish. Even though you truly wanted to have that future…with him…" Euphemia said with a sad note to her voice. Suzaku stared at the saddened Beta with kindness in his eyes. He then stood up to his full height and licked the tips of her ear in a familiar gesture of affection.

"Come on, let's had back to the others. We still need to prepare for tomorrow's journey."

The pink furred she-wolf paused as she stood up. "Why do you have to go? Can't you just stay here for this attack? I don't want you to go."

Suzaku sighed before rubbing his body against her's, refreshing his scent on her warm body. "There is no way in hell that I'm missing the attack on the last human town. I have to make sure they all get the job done. After all," Suzaku said as he let himself lean on Euphemia's lithe body. "I will mate with you the moment I come back." Suzaku let his muzzle draw closer to the pinkette's twitching ears. "In front...of…everyone…" Euphemia shivered as Suzaku's husky voice said those words. She thought about just how horny Suzaku must be after depriving himself from sex for seven years. All those missed opportunities and his damnable pride as an Alpha keeping him from mating with some random Omega.

Euphemia could only playfully snap her teeth into empty air as Suzaku began to run away from her and towards the camp where most of the fun was being had.

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Most of the occupants of the house were asleep. Only Lelouch, C.C. and Ruben were up. Ruben himself was actually in his study, trying to think up of ways to expand his trading business and refusing to take Lelouch's offers of help. So, instead of doing anything important, Lelouch and C.C. merely sat at the table and got lost in their own little worlds. They came to a silent agreement that, the moment Lloyd and Cecile came back with Rivalz, they were going to go straight to bed.

Drifting off into their minds brought the siblings the questions that they usually avoided during the day. Finally, after having enough of his own opinions, Lelouch turned to the expressionless C.C.

"C.C., have you ever wondered…if there were more of us?" C.C. cocked her head to the side.

"What do you mean 'more of us'? Like…more half humans, half wolves?"

Lelouch slightly flinched at that but continued to stare into C.C.'s eyes; the fire casting a mysterious shadow over her features. Her green hair had been brushed back into a ponytail which swayed as she leaned forward and rested her head on the table.

"Yes, I have thought about it. I've wondered if we had a wolf pack before Milly and why we couldn't remember. I have wondered if we had a mother and father that could become wolves or humans whenever they wanted too." C.C. started to pant lightly, most likely from all the emotions she was feeling at the moment. Lelouch could only watch her with a small, sad face before he felt she was calm enough to tell her his thoughts.

"I've had….dreams…." At this, the girl stared up at him with a face that asked what that had anything to do with what she had just said. Lelouch rolled his eyes before fixing the soft blanket around his shoulders. "I've dreamt about….running…with other wolves." This caused C.C. perk up.

"What do you mean? How many others were there? Were you chasing something? Were you playing with each other?" Lelouch felt his own excitement rise up as he remembered the clarity of the dream.

He felt his body begin to relax and, as he stared at the fire, a trance like state began to take over.

"It was….warm…and there were definitely more than twenty wolves. I think the number was well over seventy. We were all just…there. Some were chasing each and others would lie down. And they were of all sorts of different colors. I mean some had a naturally colored coat like brown and black and white. But some had purple and others had blue and maybe even red. Heck one was pink!" Lelouch said as he practically jumped up and out of his chair in excitement. He began to pace around the room which added to C.C.'s own excitement. "And you were there! You were with a black pup and a bigger, blonde wolf. I couldn't tell who they were or if they were male or female but the color and their happiness were definitely there. We were surrounded by huge hills! And I was sitting next to a brown pup, a pink pup and a big black wolf!"

By the end of it all, Lelouch's body was practically trembling with all the excitement and he was breathing heavily. Yet, slowly and surely, his excitement gave way to disappointment. "Then it started to fade away. It was like the colors were melting off the image and then the shapes themselves." C.C. felt her own disappointment crawl through her. "The shapes went afterwards. Until all I was left was darkness…" Before C.C. could stand up and comfort her family member, Rivalz burst through the door; followed by Lloyd and Cecile.

The two wolves had almost shifted but were able to realize exactly who had just burst in on their little moment. They watched with wariness in their eyes and waited until the blue haired boy got his breath back before asking why he seemed to be panicking.

With one last gulp, Rivalz spilled the beans. "W—we are the last town. Janedge has fallen…it's just us now."

Lelouch stared at the terrified human before walking swiftly towards Ruben's office; his boots hitting the wooden floor in a quick paced manner.

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Suzaku watched as the camp began to slowly grow lighter by the second as the sun started to climb through the sky. Some members of the pack began to say goodbye to the warriors that were leaving. He could tell that a majority of the pack wanted to be a part of the final attack but knew that they couldn't leave the pups alone in the camp with the elders nor take them along. If they ran at a quick enough pace, they would reach the last human town before the third day. Coincidentally, this town sat right in between what used to be the Kururugi Pack's territory and the Lihua Pack's own territory. Thankfully, they doubted that they would have a problem with them since their official leader was about the same age as Nunnally and Rolo.

Suzaku tried shaking out the cold breeze that gently blew against his body but failed famously. He could practically taste winter on his tongue.

As he continued to watch the others, Euphemia sat down beside him. "You know you don't have to go. Just stay. Here. With me."

Before he could reply, Marianne walked over to them with an excited jump in her step. "Euphemia, please give it up. You won't get him to stay. It is completely and utterly hopeless." At the black she-wolf's harsh statement, Euphie's body lightly flinched and her blue violet eyes narrowed into a nasty glare.

"I don't need your advice, Marianne. It's because of your influence that caused Suzaku to grow terribly violent." Suzaku could only roll his eyes as Marianne and Euphemia began to bicker in a way that only she wolves could. It was one of the few downsides of being with Euphemia. She hated Marianne and Marianne hated her. In a way it kind of reminded Suzaku of how Euphemia used to get Lelouch annoyed and how they would start play fights that would get the entire pack riled up.

When he noticed a small sand colored body, he quickly grabbed it before Euphemia could sit down on it. Nunnally struggled with all her might in Suzaku's jaws; demanding that she be set down. Suzaku could only chuckle as he set the three month old pup next to her brother who was crawling slowly closer. Suzaku remembered how surprised he had been when he found out that Rolo was an Omega. Marianne nearly lost her temper and killed the small male pup but, thankfully, Suzaku had managed to save the pup before he met an untimely end. In a way, this was rather traumatic for Rolo and he ended up staying close to Suzaku ever since. Though he did not mind, Euphemia sure as hell did. Nunnally on the other hand did everything she could to get close to her mother. Even though she was just a Beta, she made sure to train as hard as any Alpha pup. It was a bit heart breaking to see the little she-wolf being rejected so many times.

"So, Marianne," Nunnally said in an unwavering voice which caused Suzaku to feel pity for the poor thing. "Is it all right if I help on hunting trips while you are away?" Marianne barely turned her head towards Nunnally before turning back to a glaring Euphie.

"Sure, go ahead."

Nunnally looked like she was about to grow wings and fly away at any second. Before she practically skipped away, she turned to Suzaku and gave him luck for the journey ahead.

When the sun had nearly risen, all the warriors that were leaving began to get into an arrow like formation. Suzaku stood near the very front, close to both Marianne and Tohdoh. Genbu was the one leading this attack since they had all agreed that Charles should stay at the camp. Of course, Charles had put up quite the fight. With one final goodbye, the warriors raced out of the camp and into the surrounding trees; practically tasting victory on their lolling tongues.

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Three days later

Lelouch and C.C. strode into the town pub like they owned the place and not a single patron turned and looked their way. The people of Westerwynne were quite used to seeing the two in there. They even kept a table clear in the far corner, exactly where they liked it. The usually loud pub was quiet, the gloominess not lost on the wolves. They all knew exactly what had caused the silence. Though most people would be jumping in joy at having no competition for their businesses, the people of this town knew that this was not something to be happy about. Most of them had family in those other towns and knew that there was a strong possibility that they would be the next and probably the last target of whatever had destroyed their neighbors. There was nothing the two teenagers could do to cheer up the men and women that they practically grew up with.

They merely sat in their usual spots and ordered their usual order of ham and egg along with a loaf of bread and a small mug of ginger ale. They ate silently and took their time enjoying the meal that they ate at least once a week if they could. After finishing the rest of his drink, Lelouch began to look around the room and take in the familiar faces of those around him. One unfamiliar face caught his eye though. Under the huge hood of a rather large cloak, a male seemed to be sitting at a table and merely stared at the food before him with a hungry yet drawn expression on his face. Lelouch could see a tuft of curly brown hair peeking out from under the hood and the stranger's green eyes seemed to hold a saddening look in them. Lelouch then felt a sense of completion through him. It felt like he had finally found the answer to a difficult problem and this stranger was the answer.

Lelouch could feel C.C.'s questioning eyes try to burn through him but Lelouch was too busy wondering why he felt like this stranger held the key to the uneasiness that had plagued him for a majority of his life with the Ashfords. Even as he contemplated this, he began to realize that he had ignored that uneasiness nearly this entire time, letting it spring up when he was too busy with something else. Lelouch felt the need to stand up and walk over to the man but also felt like he needed to wait until he was invited over. Just as he was about to let out a whine of confusion and frustration, Lelouch felt it rise and die down in his throat when this green eyed stranger stood from his place and make his way over to them.

Almost instinctively, Lelouch lowered his gaze to the floor and stilled his body. Just when he thought the stranger would stop before him, he was once again disappointed when the bastard only walked past their table without a backwards glance. The black Omega could only watch with an open mouth as the cloaked figure made a somewhat dramatic exit out from of the pub. When C.C. turned to him and opened her rosy lips, she was cut off by the irritated wolf.

"Who the hell does he think he is? Completely ignoring us as if we were nothing but two stupid stones. The nerve of that guy!" Lelouch's voice was low enough to be heard by some of the closer tables and the only reason that the patrons turned to look at the Ashford siblings was because it was one of the first times that they hear Lelouch let out…any kind of emotion actually. C.C. stayed still and watch as Lelouch stood up from his seat and begin to look through his purse, trying to find a good enough tip to leave their server. "Come on, C.C. We are hunting that bastard down."

C.C. had to scramble after the angry and strangely flustered Omega as he began to exit the pub. Lelouch mumbled curse after curse as he opened the door and walked out into the somewhat chilly night. Right as Lelouch turned towards the strange scent of the strange man, a hauntingly familiar voice sounded through the night. It was the sound of a beautiful wolf's howl, and it sounded like it was ready for battle.

Lelouch and C.C. could only freeze as liquid fear began to course through their veins and the need to either run for their lives or lie down and expose their bellies in a show of surrender became a real problem. They did the only thing that could have possibly been reasonable at the moment. They immediately sprinted towards their home which was situated only a few hundred yards from the town's official grounds.

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Suzaku leaned against one of the buildings that created the alleyway brought his right leg up, feeling completely relaxed. He felt a genuine smile light up his face as he heard Marianne's howl echo throughout the town. Everything was in place, they would only wait a few minutes before beginning the attack. When Suzaku's mind drifted back to the two humans in the pub, his smile dropped into a frown.

Their scent was a tad familiar. It actually felt like their true scent was being drowned in that of a human's. No matter, Suzaku thought grimly as he began to walk out of the alley once he felt like he was no longer being followed. Even they will be killed tonight. Now I can finally be free of the past. Suzaku felt his heart fall slowly almost lazily at his next thought. I guess this is goodbye…Lelouch….

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I hoped you enjoyed. Yeah, yeah I know, I probably have a lot of mistakes. Either way, school will probably be the death of me. I hope you enjoyed and that I get more reviews this time around. I'm actually thinking of making a My Little Pony and Code Geass crossover. Yaoi will be included of course.

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