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Hey people. I'm back with another chapter of Live together Die together. Quick A/N, I won't upload for this as much as my other. This is a secondary fic, but I'll keep up with it. Two, I've read all of your comments and I'll split it up at each new character dialogue, thanks for the feedback. And 3, Crimson, you're awesome. I cannot thank you enough and I'd figure you'd like to know that I took your comment, and wrote it down. I wrote "Enjoy writing, so that the audience may enjoy reading." And I put your name down. Again, thanks man. I greatly appreciate your support. And I mentioned this on my other story, but I'm looking for an editor. It would be mostly for my other story, but if you only want to do one or the other, that's fine. Contact me Via PM, or on skype. (pm me for it if you want it) Contact me if you've any interest in editing, or if you have any questions about me, my story, or anything else.
-POV Bryan-
I woke up to the sunlight, and the average commotion outside of my door. I felt a body pressed against my stomach and I looked down and saw a mass of golden fur and fluffy tails, taking tha shape of my new mate Romana, or Ro for short. I noticed that I had my arm around her so I tightened my grip a little, pulling her in close and not wanting to let her go. She began to stir, but said nothing as she wiggled in closer to me. I put my head to the top of hers and gave her a kiss on the top of the head.
"Feeling affectionate are we?" She asked as she looked up at me with a smile. I answered her with a kiss and she giggled. "I'll take that as a yes."
"Indeed. I love you Ro. But I have things that must be done today. As much as I'd like to be laying like this with you in my arms." I commented and she let out another giggle.
"I feel so full. I hope I'm pregnant with your pups soon Bryan. You know that every mother dreams of having her mate's pups right? That's the greatest honor among females. It's what keeps this pack going. So every pair tries to have at least one litter. There's one sterile male that I can think of in this pack, and he's seen as inferior." She said and I shook my head.
"That's not right, but there's nothing that can be done about being sterile. And thanks Ro. I hope that you bear my pups too. I'd like that." I said and she looked back up at me with a smile and I responded with a kiss. Just then there was a knock at the door and I looked over my shoulder at it. "Come in!" I shouted and in walked Ka, with Nancy behind him. "Good morning you two. Can I help you?" I asked and Ka was the first to speak.
"Yes, you have a meeting with me later. I'd like to fill you in on pack relations. Both inter pack, and within our own pack. But to start, Nancy here says she has something to speak wit you about." Ka bowed and I let go of Ro and sat up and turned around to face her. Ro flipped over to watch but stayed laying down.
"First off, I hope that you guys had a good evening. The Blissey egg work well?" she asked and I nodded.
"Very well. I was blacked out pretty quick, and we were both in the mood beyond belief." I said and she smiled. "Heh, she has a cute smile." I thought as she began to speak again.
"The second thing I would rather keep between us, and Ro is ok to be in here. But you need not kick Ka out if you do not wish to." she said and I thought for a moment.
"Ka is a good source of advice. I don't think he'd be able to hurt the situation." I thought as I replied. "Could Ka stay in here? Unless it's personal to you, I'd prefer he stay." I said and she shook her head.
"Very well then. If that's what you wish. I would like to say that Fer would like to speak with you. I have not done as you asked yet, because he asked me to wait until morning, so he could make an appeal to you. He assured me that if you would listen to him, he would not fight it and would accept his fate." she said, looking down and not meeting my eye and looking uneasy.
"I want to ask something. Do you not want to do this?" I asked the Audino and she looked up. She stayed quiet for a few moments so I spoke again. "Be honest, I won't be mad if you don't." I said and she shook her head.
"No, I really don't. I'd be ruining his life, and not to mention the pain. I'd rather heal than anything else." She said, meeting my gaze once again as she stood there. I looked at her for a minute and thought.
"She doesn't want to. I don't want to make her do something that she doesn't want to. On the other hand, what Fer did was unforgivable. But I'd be ruining his life, like Nancy said. But he tried to end mine out of rage." I thought to myself, arguing in circles with this and that going through my mind. After I focused again, I noticed that she was looking at me.
"I'm sorry for questioning you. I'll do it. Goodbye." Said Nancy as she turned to leave and I spoke up finally.
"Wait. You said he wanted to speak to me? Make an appeal?" I asked her and she nodded. I looked at Ka and he was still standing next to Nancy, with a neutral face. He seemed to just be observing. "I'll keep your thoughts in mind when I talk to him. Can you bring me to him now?" I asked and she nodded and she stood still, waiting for me to get up. "I gotta go Ro. I'll see you hopefully at lunch." I said as I turned my upper body around to face her and I leaned down to her and gave her yet another kiss on the mouth. We kept the kiss brief, and I stood up and followed Nancy out the door. Ka didn't follow.
We walked through the halls, and I was greeted by various pokemon and I greeted them back. I noticed that the females seemed to be happy and greeted me with enthusiasm. We made it to Nancy's office quickly and we stopped at her front room. "Ok, Fer is in the back. He's sitting down. I'll bring you in." she said as she made her way to the door. I spoke up before she could open it.
"Wait, can you tie his hands down? If I don't have Ka with me, I'd like to be assured that I'm safe. My powers aren't nearly as good in close quarters." I said and she looked at me and sighed.
"If you wish leader Bryan. I'll return shortly. Please, sit down." She said as she slipped into the room that held Fer and I sat down as she had suggested. I hadn't been sitting for more than a minute when she came back.
"Ok. Come in." she said and I got up and walked in. I was greeted with Fer sitting and Nancy standing next to him. Upon closer inspection, I could see that his hands were tied to the arm rests of the chair he was sitting on with some sort of rope.
"Hello Leader Bryan. I heard of what your plans were for me, and I'd requested to talk to you. I'd like to begin by apologizing for my actions. But I have a request." He said and I stood there, glaring at him. He seemed to have sensed my hostility and he continued with urgency. "I will stay away from you. I will not come in the same room as you at any time, and I'll stay as far away as possible if we're in a hallway. Just please" he said and I stood there.
"You see Fer, you have to think of the consequences before you act, not after then plead. You made an attempt on my life, out of rage. I cannot let it go unpunished. And your suggestion is too impractical. If I slip up in defenses for even a moment, I will be dead. I cannot enforce that. Which hand do you use the most?" I asked, thinking that I had a reasonable compromise.
He slumped down in his chair, realizing that he had been defeated. He raised the fingers of his right hand and said "This one, leader." I nodded.
"Nancy, carry it out, but only on his left. No questioning me. Do I make myself clear?" I said, looking at her and she gave a brief nod, looking upset.
"Yes Leader David." she said and I nodded in approval.
"Well, Thank you for at least listening leader. I said that I'd accept my punishment, whatever you decided. I'm ready when you are Nancy." said Fer and Nancy nodded.
"Very well. Could I request that you leave leader so that I may begin?" asked Nancy and I nodded.
"I'm sorry Fer, but I cannot show weakness with this much to prove." I said as I walked out and shook my head in disbelief. I walked out and back to my room and I saw Ro laying there, sleeping when I entered. I smiled at the sight of her and decided that I'd let her sleep for a while longer. I left my room and went across the hall to find Ka. I knocked on the door and didn't hear a response for a moment.
"Come in!" replied Ka a minute later and I walked in to Ka laying down under his blanket and a very strong smell. I took a big sniff and noticed that it smelled like sweat. I wrinkled my nose and ignored the smell.
"Ka, you said that you wanted to speak?" I asked and he looked up at me, then looked away. "To be honest, I probably caught him in a little bit of personal time." I thought as he nodded.
"Yes, sit down. I'd like to explain a few things about the pack here, and the packs around us." he said and he pulled the blanket off of his body. I caught myself briefly looking down at where his member would be and I saw the tip of it slightly poking out into the air. I looked back up into his eyes and he glanced at me and again looked away. "I'd like to start simple. You've heard of the other packs right?" he asked and Ibit my lip.
"Err, no. To be honest." I said and we made eye contact. He held it this time and I decided to put his earlier actions to the back of my mind.
"Well, we're considered the North pack. There's a coastal pack. They're friendly towards us, but we stick to ourselves when it comes to them. We leave each other alone and keep it that way unless we have a reason to break it. Now, there's also the southern pack. They're more aggressive, but also smaller than us by about a hundred. The coastal pack is even, maybe a few dozen more. The southern pack will keep away from us as long as we show that we're strong, and willing to fight to defend our land. And then there's the east pack of the mountains. They're a very small pack, numbering 50 give or take, and they're isolationists. They're also the strongest pack, based on individual member's power. That simple enough?" He asked and I nodded.
"One question though." I said and he raised his brow. "What's trade like between the packs? Nancy mentioned trading for Blissey Egg." I asked and he tilted his head in thought.
"Well, very little. There's very few things we trade for with the exception of regional medicines. Certain berries can only be grown up north, they have a large Blissey population in the southern packs, and the coastal uses certain aquatic plants for ailments. I cannot tell you of anything they offer." he said and I shrugged.
"Sorry, continue." I said and he did.
'Other than that, I cannot think of anything else that's traded with the exception of food in an emergency." I nodded and motioned for him to continue. "Next is relations within the pack. This is both easy, and hard to do. It's wise to make laws that make life easier, and more fair for the pack. If you make it lax, people will be happier and more productive. But at the same time, if you make it too if it's too loose, then there will be no structure and the organized life will break down." he finished, taking a deep breath. I sat there for a minute, taking in everything that he had told me.
"Ok, thank you a lot Ka. You're a good friend." I said and I saw him break his eye contact with me. "No problem. That's what I'm here for." he said and I stood up and nodded. I turned around, and left the room.
-POV Ka-
I sat there as Leader Bryan left. He gave me a nod, and walked out. "No doubt to find Ro." I thought and I grew worried. "What can I do? He'll kill me if he finds out. Maybe literally. Why did I do it? I regret it, but it's in the past. I just hope he doesn't find out, and if he does, he'll forgive me." I thought as I stood up and stretched, preparing to do some training to take my mind off of my predicament.
-POV Bryan-
I left Ka's room and across the hall to get Ro ready to go to a late breakfast. "Well, Brunch by now." I thought as I opened the door. Ro was laying in bed, awake and cleaning herself. She had a leg in the air and was cleaning her vagina, which had cum leaking out of it. "Wow, you finally gave up my loads from last night, huh?" I jokingly asked and she looked up at me with a smile. She rolled her eyes at me and replied.
"Ha, yeah. Took long enough, but I guess that my body decided that it had been long enough to get me pregnant." I chucked and went over and gave her a kiss on the top of the nose. She giggled.
"I'm going down to breakfast. Come down when you're ready." I told her and after a confirmatory nod, I walked out, and down to the mess hall. I went in and found it almost empty, with the exception of Nancy, face buried in her hands, and looking distraught. "Hey Nancy, what's wrong?' I asked her as I went down and sat down next to her. As soon as she heard me, she looked up and I could see her face was red.
'Bryan, you made me ruin his life. Why did you make me? I prefer to help them. not to disgrace them, and cause them almost unbearable pain." she said, occasionally hiccuping and pausing.
"I'm sorry Nancy. I don't really like doing that much either. I did what I felt like I had to. I cannot show any weakness and i saw no other options. I'm viewed poorly throughout the pack, for being human. Yeah, they've warmed up to me with my fight, and my laws, but they'll only see me as weak if I have no action. I can almost guarantee that you'll never have to do that again. Ok?" I asked and she looked up at me.
"Promise?' she asked and I nodded.
"Promise. Let me get you a berry. You need food." I said and I got up and got two, to her protests of not being hungry after that. I put one down in front of her and she muttered a thanks and picked it up and began to eat. i smiled and began to eat my own. I was halfway through my berry, Ka walked in, looking tense. He grabbed a berry, and sat down with Nancy and I. "Hello Ka. Everything alright?" I asked him and he nodded without a word. "Tell me what's wrong Ka. I won;t force you if you don't want to talk about it, but I'd like for you to tell me." I said and he shook his head.
"Sorry Bryan. I appreciate it, but I'd rather go through this alone. Thanks for caring about me though." he said and I nodded, respecting his wish for privacy. I ate the rest of my berry in peace, and i tried to figure out what I'd do for the rest of my day. Nancy spoke up before I could figure out what to do.
"It went well. It hurt, of course, but it went off without a hitch. He's recovering right now and hopefully sleeping. "Want to check up on him?" she asked and I shook my head
"No, just make sure he heals well. He's probably not too pleased with me right now. Just make sure he heals well and without problem. And thank you for doing me this favor. I didn't do it to cause him pain. I needed to set an example. I know you didn't want to do it, but I'm extremely grateful that you did." I said to her with a smile.
"You're welcome. I just wish I coud've done it with less pain." she said and I put my arm around her. I gave her a hug and she back. I had an idea as to where I could go for the day.
"Ka, where do the foragers and guards work?" I asked and he looked at me.
"Why?" he asked.
"I'd like to work with them for a day or two. Get to know them better, and show that I'm no stranger to working." I said to him and he smiled. I'm sure they'd like to see that.
He took me up to the entrance of the dens, and we walked away from where i had come from on the first eventful day. We arrived in a small clearing after a minute of walking and I was greeted by an angry Machamp standing there, ready to protect the smaller pokemon in and around the trees, gathering food.
"Oh, It's just you leader Bryan. How may I help you?" asked the Machamp and I smiled at his dedication.
"Well, I think that I'm going to work for the rest of today. I can understand you better, if I know exactly what you do and go through daily." I said with a smile and the Machamp looked at me skeptically.
"You sure leader? It's not the easiest." he asked and I nodded. "Well, sure. The tree in the middle could use another set of hands.' he said and I turned around to see a Pecha berry tree, with a Growlithe at the base, catching and making a pile of the berries that the others collected. In the trees were a Bulbasaur, an Ariados, a few pidgey, and an Aipom. I went over to the tree and stood by the base with the Growlithe.
"Hello Leader Bryan. How can we help you?" Asked the Growlithe with a female voice.
"Hey, are you the same Growlithe from yesterday?" I asked and she nodded.
"Yes, I am. Why are you here?" She asked yet again and I smiled at the little thing.
"I'm here to work for a day. I figured that if I know about what you do, I can better help you when I make laws." I said and she opened her mouth and let out an "ahh".
"Heads up Leader!" I heard from above and i looked up to see the Aipom drop a berry on me. I reached upa nd caught the berry and set it'd own in the pile. I walked back and waited for another. "Why are you here Bryan?" I heard the Aipom ask.
"He's here to work!" Shouted the young Growlithe. I saw the Aipom give an approving look and go higher to geta nother berry.
"Look out below!" I heard as he dropped another berry.
After the day of working, I learned that they aren't permitted many breaks and I vowed to change that. I went into the dinner hall with the other pokemon, and Lethe caught my eye. We made eye contact and I smiled at her. She smiled back and I grabbed my berry and sat down. I ate while talking with Ka about the workers, and possible improvements. We both decided that my new rule on extended breaks would go over well, and make for an overall more productive team. I got up halfway through eating my berry, so I knew that nobody was finished with theirs and I went and stood in the front of the room, and waited for the room to quiet down, which it did eventually. "Hello everyone, I believe that it was a successful day foraging and I think that I can help you all out." I said loudly, and I could see that I had the complete attention of them all. "I would like to add a break into your day. In the middle of your work, you'll be permitted to have an hour to rest. And if you need a break, and feel like you're going to feint, tell your protector." I said and I could see the satisfaction on the faces of many of the pack members. "That is all that I have and I'd like to say, have a good night." I said and they went back to their talking.
"I told you he'd be the best thing to happen to us." I heard when passing Ro's old table.I looked over and saw that Lethe had spoken. She glanced up at me and I gave her a smile and a nod. She blushed and looked away, obviously intending for that to not be heard by me. I sat backed down and I felt a tap on my shoulder as I finished the last few bites. I turned my head to see Fer standing there, with his left hand wrapped in leaves, and bound in rope.
"I'd like to say, sorry again about the trouble I caused. I'm not mad at you. I deserved it." He said and I was taken aback.
"Where's all that rage from before?" I thought as I realized that I was just staring at him. I opened my mouth to speak after a few awkward seconds of this. "Sorry about doing that. I'm happy that you've decided to not hold a grudge against me. It's greatly appreciated. He shook his head.
"No, I have no reason to be. I've accepted it. Well, goodnight. Have an ice night." he said and he walked away. I smiled.
"People can change I guess." I said to Ka who agreed with me as I threw out my berry, and Ro, Ka, and I made our way up to our rooms.
We came to the point where we would be parting and I stopped before Ka could go his separate way. "Thank you for being my friend. And In Ro's case, my lover. The one's who I can count on, and who will always be there for me." I said with a smile, genuinely complimenting them. I saw Ka glance down at Ro, and back up at me before he embraced me in a hug, being careful of his spikes.
"Of course, I'll always be there for you. I have your back." Said Ka and we broke our hug. I gave him my goodnight, and we went our separate ways for the night.
-POV Ka-
"Why do I do this? No amount of meditating can help me through this. I can't tell him, but I can't keep lying to him. But of course, maybe he wont be too mad. He's close with both of us. He may not be too upset. I don't know. I'll take some time to think through my options. But for tonight, I'm going to sleep. My mind may clear." I thought to myself, feeling bad as I went into my bed, and pulled the covers over me, drifting to sleep.
A/N
Well, As you can see, I split the story up a lot more. Tell me what you think of it. I did as you requested, and I hope it worked as well as i feel like it did. Again, thank you so much Crimson. I appreciate it. Anyways, I'm tired. It's 1 AM here and I have school tomorrow. Lamosamo67, Out!