-3:01 a.m.-
"What are we going to do?" We can't just simply give them more humans to feed them." Said the red-headed woman as she pinched the bridge of her nose. "We already took 1,152 humans throughout the world so that the authorities wouldn't poke their nose."
"I know, Saaya but what can we do, we can't just let them starve, Yumiko would kill us if any more of these idiot newborns die before doing what they were created to do." The blonde said as he looked out the window that revealed a city of lights making it look like the city itself was replacing the night sky.
"Yes, but we can't substance 1,151 newborns and you know that Tadase!" Saaya yelled as she stood up from where she was sitting and faced Tadase's back. "We need triple the amount of humans we obtained to feed these…these –ARGH!" Saaya racked her hand in frustration through her hair.
"We can' give them blood from the blood bank. If we do then they Sire will find out and shut us down before we even start. Not only that but we're all dead." Saaya said as she looked at Tadase who didn't even face her once. Seconds pass before Tadase finally decided to face his partner in crime.
"Then we have to get even smarter than before," Tadase said confusing Saaya ever so more then what she already was.
"What are you talking about?" She asked.
"We're going to be taking Human's just like we did for the newborns but," Tadase lifted his finger at his last word. "We're not only going to be taking Humans but elves, Fae, pixies, witches, and warlocks." Saaya's eyes widen at the words she was hearing her brother say towards her. She couldn't find the words to respond to what Tadase's words.
" .CRAZY!" She yelled her last word out as she waved her arms above her head to exaggerate her statement more. "Not only is that idea crazy we're going to be twice as dead. We can't just simply take other supernatural races to feed these idiots. They'll report to the wolves and they'll look into it and maybe inform the Sire. Then what!?" Tadase rolled his eyes at the over reacting red-head. He repeated the same movements she did before; pinching the bridge of his nose.
"That won't happen, not if we do things right." Saaya scoffed.
"And just what is the right way for us to go about this huh…" She asked as she crossed her arms across her chest. Tadase simply sighed at the inanity his sister is as he shook his head.
"We'll only be taking the ones that are complete loners, the ones that even their own race hate and want out of their lives," Tadase explained as he stuffed his hands into his pockets. "Not only that but we'll only be taking a few at a time for example, we'll only take about five people at a time from each race and not on the same night." Saaya considered over what her brother had just said and in truth there was something about it that rubbed her the wrong way. However, overall the plan seemed perfect…maybe just to perfect.
"Alright, we'll go with your plan," Saaya said as she rack her fingers through her scalp in frustration. "It's not like we have that much of a choice." Tadase glanced down at his watch to see that it was 3:59 a.m.
"We should go home and freshen up we both have 5 a.m. meetings to attend." Saaya glance over to the clock that was hanging against the wall behind her.
"Okay, I'll see you later." Saaya quickly said as she left not evening bothering waiting for a respond from the blonde male. It's not like she was going to get one either way. Wanting to take his time Tadase walked his way out of the room and the building itself. As he took his sweet time he started to think over the conversation he had with Yumiko the day he decided to join her.
"And what would I gain from joining you?" Tadase asked as he was looking over some documents.
"A little dead birdy told me that you're quite smitten with a certain female fleabag." Yumiko said as she was looking around the office. Tadase on the other hand raised his gaze up at her raising an eyebrow.
"What does my interest have anything to do with the topic at hand?" The blonde asked as he eyed the golden haired woman.
"Oh, my dear boy it has everything to do with this…," Yumiko stopped looking around and turn to focus on Tadase as she slowly walked her way towards him. "What would you say if I told you, I can make it so that she-wolf is all yours…Well that's if you join me."
Tadase took out a small picture from his pocket it was a picture of Amu; who looked to be laughing and standing next to her was him. His arms were wrapped around her waist as he pulled her closer towards him.
"Where did everything go wrong?" The blonde asked himself as he looked away the picture once again as he walked through door to the elevator that would take him to his penthouse. It didn't take long for the doors to reopen to reveal a small hallway with a single door at the end. Tadase walked down the narrow hallway to reach the door. However, when he came face-to-face with the door. The blonde hesitated on opening the door, let alone placing his hand onto the door handle; a sorrowful expression graced his facial features. Seconds turns into minutes until finally Tadase moved his hand to reach out to open the door to his penthouse.
Le Désir d'un Loup
-4:29 a.m.-
-KNOCK-KNOCK-KNOCK-
"Mmm…" A female groans in irritation as the loud knocking continue to pound on her apartment door.
-BAM-BAM-BAM-
"Utau!" A male voice yelled out as he began to bang his fist on the door. "Open up I know you're in there!" The young blonde groaned in frustration as she forced her body to sit up as she rubbed her eyes to rid the sleep away.
"What the hell?" She questions as she looked over at her clock that was on her night stand, and read – 4:31 a.m.- "Is he fucking CRAZY! What in the bloody moon, does he want at this hour!?" Utau asked as she climbs out of bed to walk towards the banging door. She unlocks it and opens it wide as she comes face-to-face with her brother. The two glared at each other once their eyes met instantly. Silence coax them as the door finally opened that is until Utau finally broke the silence.
"What do you want?"
"You knew didn't you?" He asked without hesitation in his responses. Utau raised an eyebrow not quite understanding what her brother was getting at.
"What are you –" Before she was able to finish her sentence her brother cut her off.
"You knew she was a werewolf!" Utau's eyes widen as her brother's words echoed into her apartment hallways. Soon silence once again eloped them both. How Utau was so grateful that everyone in her apartment build were fellow supernaturals.
"The Correct term id Lycan…And due make sure not to use the 'W' word in front of them, it's an insult." Utau didn't have to turn around to know who it was behind her; however, it was different story for Ikuto.
"Wha…–" Kukai emerged from the shadows and stood right beside Utau.
"I think its best that you come inside and take a seat Ikuto so we can explain everything…well at least what we ourselves are able to tell you anyways.
-Click-
Ikuto slightly jumped at the soft noise and looked over his shoulder to see that the door was close. "How did you…?"
"Telekinesis…a useful power when needed…Now come take a seat." Kukai said as he guided both himself and his blonde lover towards the living room couch. Ikuto soon followed and took a seat across from the couple, but once he did silence once again befell upon them. Kukai couldn't take it anymore with the silence so he decided to break it.
"Truth be told I didn't think you were going to find out about our world through Amu. I always though you would find out by stumbling on me feeding on your sister." Utau's eyes widen like a deer caught in headlights as she slaps Kukai on his shoulder.
"KUKAI!" He faked a wince as he gave a light chuckle.
"What, you know it's true." Utau glared at her vampire lover were in return he was flashing her a grin. Soon he turned his gaze towards Ikuto and his expression turn serious. "So tell us what happened." He said slightly taking Ikuto by surprise. He had never seen thee Souma Kukai act so serious or any kinds of seriousness at all; then again hardly anyone does but Utau, Amu and his older brothers. Ikuto cleared his throat to gain back his words. "Well after I left the party I just drove around not really knowing where I was going and well…" By this point Kukai quickly stopped Ikuto by holding his hand up.
"Wait, Wait, Wait…you mean to tell us you drove aimlessly and ended up driving yourself to Night Haven and by chance you saw Amu in her birthday suit and you thought something happened to her so you ran towards her took her by surprise making her wolf senses to kick in, making it her only choice to tell you…" Kukai finished explaining. Ikuto's eyes widen at how accurate Kukai was and simply nodded his head towards the pale brunette; who had then proceeded bursting into a laughing fit. Utau on the other hand shook her head at the whole situation that had unfolded in front of her.
"I can't believe this happened to my dear Alpha…" Utau gave out a sigh as she thought over what Amu might have experience. While Kukai was holding his stomach from the laughter that was over taking him, until finally Utau grabbed the nearest pillow and smacked him with it.
"Hahahaha…Okay, okay I'll stop…hahaha…ha~" Kukai said as he wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes. "Oh my moon, Tsukiyomi I haven't laughed that hard since Amu was forced to wear that ridiculous outfit Angel had her wear because she lost a bet." Utau glared at him as she slowly turned her gazed back towards her brother.
"Well you know now, Amu is a Lycan and well Kukai a Vampire…" Ikuto could only stare at the blood sucker who was trying ever so very hard to stiffen a laugh not able to believe that he was in fact a vampire; because lets the man doesn't look menacing with his cheerful personality.
"What about the others that are in the house?" Ikuto asked.
"They're wolves as well. There are a very limited amount of humans that know about them."
"And you happened to be one of them." Ikuto stated but Utau nodded nonetheless.
"Yes, along with Rima, Yaya and Tsukasa." When Ikuto heard Tsukasa's name his eyes focused solely on his sister.
"Wait…Tsukasa knows about them…?" Kukai scoffed at the words Ikuto had just said.
"Knows…The guy practically knows everything there is to know about us and every other supernatural in this moon forsaken world. Truthfully I don't even think he's human." Utau rolled her eyes at Kukai's last sentence.
"Really Kukai, you know as well as I do that Tsukasa is 100% human. Yet, he has strange un-human like characteristics….He doesn't age as years go by…" Utau's words faded at the end. The blonde shook her head as she then turn towards her brother once again. "Anyways, back to the topic on hand," she said as she looked over her brother only to find him slightly pale, tired, and overall overwhelm from everything that had happen within the last couple of hours.
"I think we'll just end it here," Utau looked up to see that Kukai had stood up and all smiles was erased from his face to be replaced with a composed serious expression. "If we continue on with everything you'll get even more overwhelm with the information and I doubt that's what Amu want to happen. As to why she sent you home and yet you decided to pay us a visit." Ikuto looked up towards Kukai with confusion written on his face.
"How did you…" Kukai gave an infamous smirk that he rarely shows people.
"I have my ways Tsukiyomi don't underestimate me simply by the way I present myself towards you." Kukai then looked down to face his beloved. "Utau you go on and head back to sleep I'll show your brother to the guest room." Kukai offered yet had a slight demand in his tone but Utau simply shook her head. She knew that she needs to have at least a few words with her brother alone.
"No, it's okay Kukai I'll take him to the guest room. You go on ahead to the room and change I know you had a long day." Kukai wanted to say something but he knew his blonde lover better than anyone else so he nodded and headed towards the room, leaving the two siblings on their own. A few seconds passed by as the two did not say a word to one another until finally Utau made a move towards the direction of where the room was located. "Come on, your room is over this way." The blonde said as she walked off not waiting for her brother to respond. Ikuto didn't argue either and simply just followed his sister. It didn't take them that long to reach the room in which Ikuto would stay the night. Utau walked further into the room until she was in the center her back facing her brother.
"Look Ikuto, I know you're confused…So was I, but there is just something about the whole thing, that once I let it all sink in I felt that I belonged in their world…you know?" Utau asked her brother but never faced him. Surprisingly, Ikuto understood what his sister was talking about and yet he couldn't quite grasps the reality of things quite yet. Utau slowly turned around to face Ikuto with a serious expression. "I'll tell you right now, I think its best that you don't see Amu anytime soon. In fact I don't even think you should come to the meeting as well." Ikuto was taken aback by what Utau was asking of him.
"Wait, what?" Ikuto took a step forward towards his sister.
"You're just barely coming into this world, you will not know what is happening throughout the whole meeting. So there will be no point in you being there." Ikuto's hand slowly turned into a fist that was slowly tightening with every word his sister was speaking towards him.
"Then you, tell me what is going on. Tell me everything that is happening, the reasons as to why you all are having this meeting." Utau turn to look at her brother only to shake her head.
"You know that I have no right in telling someone else story."
"She's right," The two turned their heads towards the door way to see an unexpected visitor. "She might know about our existence but she is not pack; not yet that is."
"Angel Moon," Utau backed up towards where her brother was standing. "I thought you were in hiding…" Angel rolled her eyes as she walked into the room. Angel looked at the two straight at their eyes but they quickly averted their eyes past her shoulder. The young wolf gave a small grin as she looked at how the bluenette was responding.
"You catch on pretty fast, Tsukiyomi Ikuto, to your ways," Ikuto gave a small nod. "And to answer your statement Utau, I am still in hiding however, just not where I was before. Amu still has not idea of my whereabouts let alone anyone else in the pack but you two and Kukai." Utau looked over towards the door to see Kukai leaning against the door frame.
"But why come here?" Utau asked her trying to understand the meaning of the Beta's presences in her home.
"Well at first I was going to come here to get an update on what was going on since I'm technically cut off from all sort of communication with the outside world." Angel was saying as she crossed her arms across her chest with her eyes close. She slowly opened one eye and looked at the two siblings. "That was until I by chance overheard your little conversation." The two sibling's bodies went stiff. Angel then opened her eyes fully and turned her attention towards Ikuto with a serious expression.
"Do you truly want to know everything about what is going on in my pack?" Angel asked never taking her eyes off of Ikuto who slightly surprised her by him staring straight back at her. It might have been a glimmer of a second by she saw something that she never thought she would see in a human. An Alpha's stare…but how, Angel thought to herself as she tried to get her composure back.
"Yes, I do."
"Do you now, give me a good reason why?" Ikuto was taken aback from what Angel had just asked him. "Why are you so head strong on wanting to know about my pack?" Ikuto's gaze lowered towards the ground as he thought over the question the she-wolf had just asked him.
"Something inside me is urging to know more," Angel raised an eyebrow not quite understanding what Ikuto is trying to say. "More about your world, more about everyone, more about the pack, especially more about your Alpha, Hinamori Amu. And everything that has to do with her." The she-wolf's eyes widen a slightly at the response Ikuto gave her. A slow but small grin spread along her lips.
"Very well I will tell you everything that is going on," Utau's eyes widen this time as she took a step forward.
"But Beta you -" Angels turn gave Utau a sharp glance shutting her the blonde month instantly. Utau back down as she gave a down casted look. "Yes, Beta I understand." Kukai was at Utau's side when she finished uttering her small response. He gently rubbed her back trying to comfort her, as she gave her a small tender smile.
"Well, then I suggest you sit down for this since it is a long tale to tell." At her words the three sat down on the floor and Angel followed suit. Angel placed her index finger on her chin as she pondered on where to start. "Now, if I remember correctly this whole ordeal started when Amu started dating Hotori and I was just dating Senatami."
"Hotori? Senatami?" Ikuto asked confused on who these people are.
"Oh, I guess you did not meet them at Kukai's party." Kukai shook his head.
"No, Amu would have killed me if he met them especially Hotori, he was with Yumiko." Angel nodded understand why.
"Hotori Tadase, he is-"
"The president of the famous pharmaceutical company, Flèches Rose." Ikuto cut her off while Angel huffed out a small chuckle.
"Good you know your stuff." Angel said with a small smile. "But the next time you cut me off I suggest you sleep with your eyes open. Understood." Ikuto quickly nodded his head.
"Good…Like you said Tadase is the president of Flèches Rose. The Flèches Rose Company is owned by the Senatamis, is also active in other industries operating hundreds of companies, which I'm sure you know." The she-wolf said giving Ikuto a brief of information which she knew he might know. He's a reporter after all, Angel thought. "Senatami Isuka, son of Demetri and Elizabeth Senatami, Sire to all Vampires, and heir to the Senatami family." When the last words fell from Angel's lips she got lost in thought as she looked passed the three people that were sitting in front of her. Timidly Ikuto raised his hand breaking the she-wolf's train of thought.
"Yes, Ikuto?"
"How did you meet them, I mean, Hotori Tadase and Senatami Isuka?" Angel thought over the question. It's been so long since that time, Angel thought as she, search through her memories.
"If I recall correctly I met Isuka through Amu, at a party that was being held by her company to build a strong connecting with the companies that were making small investments to the company." Angel closed her eyes as she tried to recall Amu's encounter with Tadase. "I don't believe I was with Amu at the time when she met Tadase. Hm…It was just when Amu was off trying to build relationships with people in a party and I was I was given a task by our Alpha to check up on something so I had to assign someone to guard Amu while I was away." Ikuto's shoulders dropped down when Angel finished her sentence. The she-wolf thought over the memory, when she recalled something. He eyes shifted from the ceiling to Kukai.
"What?" He asked tilting his head to the side in confusion.
"You were there that day when Amu met Tadase," Angel wrapped her arms around herself as she gave a mocking grin. "Of course, you were. Why wouldn't you be since you're his best friend." Kukai gave the Beta a better smile.
"I was…His best friend until he started to turn his back on everything he believe him when Amu left him." Upon hearing the brunette's words Angel narrowed her eyes towards him.
"Are you accusing of my Alpha for your friend's lack of thinking." Kukai's eyes widen as he looked up at the Beta: her eyes were glowing as a warning towards the bloodsucker. Kukai quickly averted his eyes from hers and bared his neck to the she-wolf.
"Forgive me Beta I meant no such thing nor did I mean to insult your Alpha." Angel's glowing slowly started to fade.
"I hope not," Angel held her guard for a few more seconds when she let out a sigh. "Anyways, Kukai if you can do us the honors of telling us how Tadase and Amu met that day."
"Amu was talking to the wolf that had accompanied her to the party as male and female one after another went up to her and introduced themselves to her. Of course Tadase had spotted her from afar but at the time he was busy greeting all the people that he knew. I took it upon myself to see who this person was and try to make friends with her. I walked up to her and did the same as the others before and introduced myself to her. However, before I could even utter a word she opened her mouth and spoke for me."
Le Désir d'un Loup
"Souma Kukai, fifth son of Kai and Shirayuki Souma, it is a pleasure to meet you." Kukai's eye widen no one really should know who he was but this pink haired female did. "Oh, I forgot you were kept in the dark to protect you for your enemies, forgive me." The pinkette gave a slight bow of her head as she then lifted her gaze towards Kukai paralyzing him from her intense stare. Without wanting to he shifted his gaze past Amu shoulder.
"I'm Hinamori Amu, daughter of Tsumugu and Midori Hinamori, and heir to the Hokkaido Pack." Amu said with elegance and pride. Kukai was taken aback but quickly composed myself and gave his infamous signature grin.
"I like you Hinamori; you have this spice to you that not most she-wolf's have." This time it was Amu's turn to be surprised by the young vampire.
"As there are few like you Souma; blunt and out going." Amu gave a rare smile that even her wolf guard was surprise in seeing. "You are quite different from your brothers."
"Really, people think I'm like them in different ways."
"Yes, well you are you and they are them." Amu said with a tender smile. Kukai was about to say something to the pinkette however, before he had the chance someone cut him off.
"Kukai, there you are." A male voice called out to him. Kukai looked over his shoulder to see that it was Tadase; he was making his way towards where he and the wolves were standing.
"Tadase, are you done with your greetings?" Kukai asked with a small grin. Tadase returned the smile with his own as he nodded.
"Yeah," When he answered he turned his gaze towards the pinkette and flashed her, his business smile. "Hello, I'm Hotori Tadase." He extended his hand out towards her only to have her stare at it.
"Pleasure to meet you Mr. Hotori," Amu gave him a nod of her head as she turned her body towards a different direction. "It was a pleasure to talk to you Kukai and a pleasure to meet you Mr. Hotori. However, I believe it is time for us to take our leave." Tadase was taken aback by how Amu was treating him. No female has ever reacted like that towards him let alone walk away from him soon after meeting him.
"No wait!" He said as he reached out to grab the pinkette's arm. However, before he hand a change the male that was with her grab hold of his wrist and glared at the blonde. "Wha…" Amu glances over her shoulder to see her pack-mate grabbing Tadase.
"Don't you dare try to touch my Alpha." The wolf said with anger laced into his words as he threw back Tadase's arm.
"Alpha…?"Tadase asked as he rubbed his wrist. Kukai walked up behind him as he whispered something to him.
"Tadase she's from the Hokkaido pack not only that but she's also the daughter and heir of the Alpha's of the pack." Tadase's eyes widen as his eyes darted towards her but just as quickly as his eyes landed on hers they shifted towards over her shoulder.
"Hotari Tadase, son of Yui and Mizue Hotori and President of Flèches Rose," The pinkette gave a small smile as she place her small hand on her pack mate's shoulder releasing the wolf's tense stance. "It was a pleasure to meet you and I thank you for having us but unfortunately we have to take our leave." Before the she-wolf turn to leave she directed her gaze towards the brunette.
"I hope to meet you again soon Kukai."
Le Désir d'un Loup
"From that day Amu and I would schedule brunch or Lunch meeting to get to know each other. It didn't take Tadase long to find out that I was getting friendlier towards the pinkette and didn't hesitate to tag along right away on my next meeting." Kukai stopped talking as if he was trying to recall the memory. "I think it was after the three time that Tadase tagged along that he had asked me to help him be alone with the young Alpha heir. And I think you know the rest from there." Kukai ended his sentence as he turned his gaze back at the Beta. She gave a nod at what Kukai had said as she brought her hand to cradle her chin, as she continued on with where the brunette left off.
"Yes, that's when Amu decide to host a party the party to strengthen her bonds and connections to the current and new companies that she was making deals with. Of course Tadase's was one of them, because his company was involved that meant that the owner of the company had to take part in the party as well. I was to attend the party in representative of my father since our Alpha –Hinamori Tsumugu- had sent my father, Moon Haru, Beta to the Hokkaido pack, off on an assignment. My brother was to stay behind and hold the fort down at the pack house. Our Gamma, Tsukirumo Masato, along with his mate also attend; of course our Alpha's –Amu's parents- also attended. All the high ranking wolves from our pack were there that night." A small smiled graced Angel's lips as she recalled the memory of that night. "I kept close to Amu, accompanied her to speak with all her guests, until finally we got to Tadase.
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"Amu!" Called out the blonde with ruby eyes as he made his way towards the pinkette and companion. Amu looked over towards where the voice had come from and a wide smile appeared on his beautiful small lips.
"Tadase, I'm so glad you made it." The two grabbed onto each other's hands giving it a little squeeze as they pulled one another into a small peck on the lips.
"I wouldn't have missed something that's so important you, love." The black-headed she-wolf that stood just behind Amu rolled her eyes at the statement the blonde gave to Amu. Amu gave a small chuckle as she pulled away from Tadase releasing on of his hands but not the other as she turn at a slight angle giving Tadase a view of the female that was accompanying her.
"Tadase, I like you to meet Angel Moon, daughter to Haru and Misaki Moon, and candidate for Beta heir to the Hokkaido pack." Amu smiled as she introduced her close friend to her lover. Angel had to hide her disgust from the pinkette as she left something strange about the blonde vampire. Angel gave him a curt nod as she forced a small grin on his lips.
"It's nice to meet you Hotari Tadase, son of Yui and Mizue Hotori and President of Flèches Rose; Amu has told me so much about you. It's great to finally meet you in person." Angel notice a tint of power pink decorating Amu's cheeks and she had to stop herself from rolling her eyes at the reaction the she-wolf was presenting at the moment.
"Likewise, Angel Moon, there was not a day when Amu wouldn't talk about you. It's as it's you were actual sister by blood and not by pack." Said Tadase as he extended his arm to shake hands with the young she-wolf, however, Angel simply stare at it as she made no move to take it and return the gesture. Noting that Tadase pulled his fingers into his palm and gave a wary smile as he pulled back his arm to his side, Amu took notice of the scene as she looked over at Angel giving her a questionable look but all she saw was a blank expression. Angel made move to turn her feet at a different direction as she looked over at the couple.
"Well, I'll take my leave since I'm sure you both want some privacy to yourselves." Angel stated as she started to walk away only to be stop by a collision between her a broad chest. "Ah, I'm sorry I wasn't looking where I was going." Angel quickly apologized to the person she had bumped into.
"Are you alright Angel?" Amu asked as she came to her side to stead her; Tadase not being far behind for the pinkette stood on the other side of Angel as he too looked at her with concern eyes.
"Yeah, I'm fine, don't worry Amu."
"Hinamori Amu? The daughter of Tsumugu and Midori Hinamori, and heir to the Hokkaido Pack, is this the female you are so enticed with Tadase?" A male voice spoke out bring the three's attention to it.
"Ah, Sire you're here…I didn't think you were going to be able to make it." Said Tadase as she gave a small bow towards the man; the two she-wolves looked at the man getting a better look at him and seeing if he was important enough for them to know about him. Angel was the first to figure out who the person was that she had bumped into.
"Senatami Isuka, son of Demetri and Elizabeth Senatami, and Sire to all Vampires. Please do forgive my rudeness in bumping into you early." Angel said as she stood on her own and gave a slight bow of her head to show some respect towards the high ranking vampire. The Sire looked over at the female and eyed her up and down.
"It's quite alright it is also my fault for not paying attention as well," he said as he walked closer to the two she-wolves. Amu noticed the Sire's stare's toward her pack-mate as he made his way towards her. Just before he was just one step away from being in front of her Amu pushed around Angel to block the Sire from getting to her.
"It is an honor to meet you Senatami Isuka," Amu said as she looked up at the high ranking vampire. "Thank you for coming to my company party." Isuka noticed the protective aura the pinkette was giving off.
"As it is an honor to meet you Hinamori Amu," he said with a small smile. "Though I am surprise, I thought that lower ranking wolves were supposed to protect their Alpha's not the other way around." Amu kept her calm at the comment the Sire said. However, a low growl did escape the lips of the wolf behind her. Amu pushed some of her power onto the she-wolf.
"Just as it is there right to protect and follow their Alpha, it is the Alpha's right to lead and protect their Pack." Isuka was slightly taken aback from the response he got from the young wolf. He had met many children from past Alpha's such like the pinkette but they gave the air of arrogance and irresponsibility. The young pups thought that simply because they were born within an Alpha line they had every right to boast about their title. However, the pinkette was different especially the she-wolf that was being shield by the Alpha heir. She also held the air of an Alpha around her…it brought much interest towards the Sire.
"My apologizes, Hinamori Amu, I meant no disrespect towards you or your pack-mates." Isuka said with a curt of a nod. He looked over Amu shoulder straight at Angel. "If you don't mind if I keep you company, Moon Angel?" Angel blinked a few times before she felt the touch of her best friend. She looked up to see Amu giving her a concern look. The she-wolf shifted her eyes away from the pinkette as she gave her a small reassuring smile. Amu nodded as she stepped aside for Angel to step forward. When she did Isuka extended his hand out to her and she took it with grace in her movement. With that the two walked off both Amu and Tadase stared at the two retreating pair.
"That was strange…" The pinkette gave an un-lady like snort.
"Really? In the world we live in and you find this," She gestured towards the pair. "Strange?" Tadase shrugged his shoulder as Amu just rolled her eyes at her lovers responds. As she then turned her attention towards the pair that had just left them who seem to be talking…what? Was beyond Amu's imagination.
Le Désir d'un Loup
"From that day there was not a day when Isuka did not visit me, with gifts no less." Angel shook her head with a smile on her lips recalling the memories of that time. "Of course I reject each and every one of them. There was a point where Ai decided to stick her nose into the situation." Angel gave out a sigh at the mention of the female's name.
"Ai? Who is that?" Both the Tsukiyomi sibling asked in union.
"Moon Ai, is my father's true mate and my sibling's and I stepmother." Angel answered with a disinterest in her voice whereas the Tsukiyomi siblings were slightly shock at the answer.
"Wait but I thought your mother was your father's true mate." Utau said quite not understand what Angel was saying.
"Well yes and no. My mother, Moon Misaki, was human and my father's first love. My father met my mother when she was eighteen years old in 1868 and they fell in love at first sight. They were mated by name but nothing more. They never completed the bonding ceremony or the Blood Rites. My mother knew there was something different, something special about my father and when my father decided to tell her about his origins because he knew that she would still expect him for what he is and for who he is. My mother to my father's shock actually received the news very well within months they married and in 1869 my older brother was born. My parents were blessed to not only to conceive once but three times; around those times it was nearly impossible to conceive without a gypsy healer in the pack but maybe it was because my mother was human it was even more possible for them to conceive more than once." Angel's words faded. She was recalling her mother's smiles, and her tender love. "In 1915, my mother, died…well in reality my mother was killed because of jealously; a human female had fallen in love with my father, Let me explain something, all Lycan wolves be it male or female are drop dead gorgeous to human eyes." Ikuto raised a single brow at the statement. Recalling, the times he's seen the other Lycan's he's met so far, he won't deny that they weren't beautiful but he wouldn't go as far as saying their drop dead gorgeous. Well expect Amu, Ikuto thought.
"We're human's," Utau spoke up as she pointed towards Ikuto and herself. "But we're not attracted to the male and or female wolves like you say." Angel looked at Utau for a second before she finally rolled her eyes at the statement.
"My dear, you and your brother are a different case. In which is not my place to tell you." Angel said as she crossed her arms across her chest. "Now, Lycans live for a very long time and that also includes their true mates once completing the bonding ceremony and Blood Rites. A true mate is for lack of better terms the other half of our souls, for females we are the light to the male's darkness that is eating them away are decades pass them by them. To the males we are like the better half of their souls that was given back to them and thus making they feel whole once again. Within recent decades there has been a decline birth rate for female Lycans. Making it harder for male Lycans to find their true mates because of this my Alpha thought it would be a "good" plan to allow our males to mate with other races. Which was around the time my parents met; of course he also required for the Lycans to inform their mates that there would be a possibility that they would come cross their true mates and they would be going their separate ways. To our pack's luck it helped however, very little and once Amu and my relationship went down the drain our Alpha decided to stop allowing our generation and any future generation to mate with any other races."
"So your mother died because a young human female was jealous that she was married to a handsome man like your father so she thought that if she was out of the picture she could have him all to herself?" Ikuto asked as he processed everything. Angel nodded as she let out a heavy sigh.
"Yes, because she was human along with my mother we couldn't actually pass pack law against her. My father mourned for my mother, he wanted revenge for what the female did to her. At the dead of night when everyone was asleep my father slipped out of the house in his wolf skin and attacked the female. My father thought he had gotten away with it but I was awake at that time crying for my mother. When word can to the pack about the death of the girl everyone turned to my father but he denied it. To his luck the Alpha turned towards my sibling's and I and saw that I knew something but instead of pushing onto the situation he simply ignored it and allowed it to be a rabid dog attack on a women with a black heart." Angel's words strained as she forced the words to leave her lips but it didn't show towards they she knew how to hide her emotions for people. "It's been nine centuries since my mother's death."
"Wait hold the phone. You said nine centuries?" Asked Ikuto slightly dazed at the new information he was receiving.
"Yes, that's right."
"The how old does that make you?" A single brow raised as Angel stared at the bluenette.
"I'm 138 years old I've been living for over thirteen centuries." The bluenette's eyes widen in shock.
"B-But Amu said she was twenty in our first interview." Angel gave out a un-lady like snort at the poor sap.
"Of course, she would. Would you have believe us if we told you before knowing of our world that we are as old as we actually are?" Angel asked him as she gave out a breathless laugh.
"Well, no…"
"Well theirs your answer if you actually look at it we do look to be in our twenties heck even my father still look like he's in his mid-twenties and he's over sixteen century's." Angel said as she tried to explain it. "Look I'm sure Amu would explain it to you much better than I can so ask her once you have a chance." Ikuto nodded reluctantly.
"So why did they go their separate ways?" Asked the bluenette as he tried to gain more information out of the black-haired she-wolf.
"Like I said before true mates do everything in their power to keep their other half happy and well protected. A true mate would never be able to lay a hand on his mate or even hurt her ─ it goes against everything inside of us. Our wolves would sooner die than to lift a hand against their mate. The mates we chose to have didn't really understand that logic that's so natural to us." Angel explains a little more. "And that's exactly what Tadase did to Amu. He might have known everything about our culture and laws but he didn't understand them and he ended up betraying Amu by sleeping with another women, oh but not just one but several of them. Within our law that betrayal is punished with death, but, be it as Tadase is a bloodsucker our Alpha went straight to the Sire and demanded for Tadase to never come near Amu ever again."
"What about you and Isuka? What happened between you two?"
"That's a different case; I was the one that ended it with Isuka. Not because I fell out of love with him but because I fell in love with another." Angel said as she looked down at her crossed legs. "I fell in love with Clayton Smith, son of Dalton and Rose Smith, and Alpha to Northern California Pack. We met during 'The Gathering'."
"The Gathering? What is that?" Utau and Ikuto voiced out in unison.
"There were many practices that were done by older packs that had simply faded from our knowledge. One such practice was called The Gathering," Angel digged through her archives of her memories. "It involved the four packs, Hungary, Serbia, Romania, and Bulgaria, all of which had agreed to a truce. The Alphas of those four packs had met a night and decided to implement a new tradition. It was written into our pack records as a tradition to be followed every four years. The decree is as follows: All pure blooded, unmated pack members of age must attend The Gathering. The Alpha, four dominant mated pairs, and his mate shall accompany these pack members…blah, blah, blah…I'm sure you don't really want to listen to everything that the old parchment had written on." The three nodded.
"I wasn't aware of that tradition…" Kukai said out loud.
"Of course, you wouldn't Kukai we ourselves weren't aware of it until Vaslie, Alpha of the Romanian pack and Decebel, Alpha of the Serbian pack came to us about it. Thought they truly didn't like the idea to hold another Gathering after the one they attended to ended in mayhem." Angel gave out a sigh as she remembered that day. "However, we couldn't refuse, if an Alpha and his unmated pack members are invited to join in The Gathering and they refused then they would be treated as an act against the species and that Alpha shall be subject to a challenge. If our Alpha is defeated, then their pack members will be split among the other packs." The three pairs of eyes that were staring at her widen in shook.
"That's rather extreme." Angel scoffed at Kukai's words.
"Yeah, well when your race is close to extinction one would take extreme measures to get it back to a balance. And my pack having a large number of one-drop and half-blooded female of course they would take the chance invite us." Angel waved her wrist around making it seem that it was the most common thing. "Of course, some of the other race mates were not happy about this but they had no say in it since they were under my Alpha's pack. Making them follow pack law as well."
"So then practically all your female she-wolves took pack in The Gathering?" Utau asked.
"That's right, I being one of them. Isuka wasn't all that happy with the idea however; he knew we were not allowed to refuse such a request to help our own race. Within, the second day of The Gathering I felt the pull and met him, it was during an activity for the males to teach us female self-defense." Kukai snickered at the sentence.
"Oh I wish I could have been there to see that." Angel chuckled at Kukai's words, he knew first-hand how strong she is.
"Yeah, well when I was "training with one of the males he thought it would be a great idea to run his hand down my body to the inside of my thigh gripping it too tight for my liking. I winced in the slight pain and the next thig I knew I felt an over powering force surround me and a lightness to my body. The wolf was prayed off me as Amu and the other females from my pack rushed towards me I tried to calm them down but I wasn't able to put pressure on my right leg…"
Le Désir d'un Loup
Angel stood still as the male wrapped an arm around what she thought was going to be her waist. He stepped closer so that their bodies touched from his chest to her calves. However, instead of her waist his hand wrapped around her thigh, his hand not quite making it on top of her leg. He had basically had a handful of inner thigh that only made the she-wolf stand frozen from the shook. Angel would have overlooked the little detail if that idiot hadn't squeezed making her gasped in shock and instantly heard a growl somewhere beyond her. The wolf who held her tightened his grip painfully and Angel tried pulling away from the wolf, which only caused what felt like his claws to descend. Well, that's going to leave a mark, she thought sarcastically. The growl, the wolf's growl, turned into a snarl. Her head snapped up as she tried frantically to get out of the idiot wolf's groping hand. She looked up and saw the American Alpha, Clayton Smit, look at her, then at the hand that was planted on her inner thigh.
Clayton phased, faster than any wolf Angel had seen phase before, and launched himself across the room. Suddenly everything a flurry of movement, Jen was pulled from the offending wolf's arms and into the wolf. Everything happened so fast that Angel didn't even know that someone had pulled her away from the stupid wolf's grip and were dragging her towards the door. However, before Angel and her 'savior' reached the door they turned their heads when they heard bodies slamming together. They froze in place at the sight that welcomed them. To their horror, the other guy had phased into a brown-red grey wolf and he and Clayton were circling each other. Clayton was much, much larger with a black shiny grey pelt. Everyone watched as Clayton snarled and snapped at the other wolf, trying to lip him up. Clayton got him chance when the wolf stumbled back just a little. Taking advantage of the mistake and launched himself forward. The larger black wolf sunk his teeth into the smaller wolf's neck and in an amazing show of strength, Clayton raised the wolf upward and slammed him onto his side. The other wolf quickly submitted towards the American Alpha. Clayton stepped back, releasing him from his jaw; had Angel not been shocked frozen in place, she would have laughed when he slapped the other wolf across the head, efficiently knocking him unconscious. Clayton through his head back and howled, and as if beyond their control, the other North California Pack males howled with him. Suddenly Angel felt a pressure fill the air that nearly drove her to her knees. The howls cut off as she watched as the full blooded wolves all knelt and a very, very pissed off Tsumugu and Vasile thundered through the gym doors. Angel glanced back at Clayton, she could see him slightly struggling at the equal weight of the two Alpha's power. Angel wanted to yell at the stupid Alpha that had just fought the wolf that assaulted her, but her word never came out as Tsumugu came up beside her. His eyes were glowing a deep golden honey. Beside Tsumugu was Vasile who snapped a hand out and someone placed a pair of sweat pants in it.
"Phase back." His voice was low, but no less commanding than a shout would have. Without fighting back the American Alpha phased back. Angel stared at the naked well-built man as he dressed his lower half to be somewhat decent in front of the others. Once he was finished Clayton's eyes were on her, not Vasile's or Tsumugu's.
"Are you alright?" he asked her. Angel lips formed into a tight line, thinking about how the wolf had grabbed her – no not grabbed her HE violated her. She's felt his claws piece her skin. She knew better and decided it was best that no one knew her true feelings.
"I'm fine." Vasile stared at the Alpha before opening his mouth to speak.
"I expected much more from you, Clayton Smith, Alpha of the Northern California Pack."
"I will not apologize for protecting a female from being violated like that." Was all the Alpha wolf said, Tsumugu turned towards his wolf to see his daughter coming up beside Angel.
"Pack, meet me in the room we had breakfast in, Now." Tsumugu said as he looked at the other members of his pack, one by one they dropped their eyes, baring their necks.
"Are you okay?" Amu asked. Angel scoffed at the question as she tighten her hands into a fist.
"I don't even know how I actually am at the moment," Angel admitted saying the words under her breath. She could still feel Clayton's eyes on her as he walked behind them.
"What happened, Alpha?" Silver asked.
"Not now," Clayton answered abruptly as he followed the Hokkaido pack not letting his eyes leave the retreating she-wolf he had saved moments ago. One by one the pack members filed into the breakfast room; tables and chairs had been put away and in their placed they were replaced by lounging chairs. Tsumugu didn't sit, Midori joined him and looed just as angry. Angel watched as all the males eyeball each other. None would concede and sit until Tsumugu commanded it. Once everyone was inside, Haru moved to close the door but was stopped by a large hand.
"Clayton Smith," Haru said as he held him placed in front of the Alpha. "What ever it is, it will have to wait after our meeting."
"We wish to take part in this meeting." Haru eyes widen in shook.
"Allow him and his two wolves in Beta." Haru nodded and allowed the three wolves to come through the doors. Once in Haru pulled the door closed with an ominous click. To Angel's surprise it was her that Tsumugu addressed first.
"Angel, please explain to me in as much detail as possible what happened." Angel took a deep breath as she mentally sighed before she began.
"Of course, Alpha. The last wolf I was training with felt me up. And not in the area you are thinking of," Angel said as she pointed towards her chest. Clayton snarled, along with her father, Clayton's Beta and Gamma snarled at her words. Tsumugu took a deep breath.
"That's as detailed as you can be?"
"At first his hand just landed on my thigh, I would have just simply ignored that. The catch was that he squeezed into my inner thigh and didn't let go." The black-haired she-wolf said nonchalantly. "So, instead of being 'oops, my hand slip' or a passing 'hello~,' it was more like 'let go hit it all night long, baby,' kind of gesture." Clayton was visibly shaking with angry as he tried to keep his wolf under reins.
"Alpha, calm yourself or I will have to ask you to leave." Tsumugu commanded. "Did he leave any marks on you?" Tsumugu turned back to Angel. Cussing under her breath, Angel had really hoped that they would avoid asking her that. Angel bit the inside of her cheek.
"Well…Not per say…." Angel started vaguely. Before Tsumugu could comment Clayton was at her side, turning her to face him. Although he was very gentle with her, hiss touch was frim, determined. His hand, now steady, came up amd stroke her face.
"The truth, Angel. Did that mutt leave any marks on you?" Clayton's words were soft she could tell that he didn't want to have this conversation in front of everyone.
"That's the thing, I'm not really sure. Haven't really gotten the chance to check it out myself."
"Check," Clayton said simply making Angel's jaw drop open.
"Here? Now?" Not that she had any problem with it, she Lycan for moon sake her and her race see each other bare at a daily basis but having to be the only one in the room having to strip off your top just makes you slightly more shy then what a she-wolf actually should feel. Midori walked over to Angel and pulled her to the side. Clayton looked back at every male in the room and growled instantly making them all turn giving their backs to the females. Only Tsumugu was the only one to face straight towards his mate to see what she sees. Glancing back at Angel Clayton looked to see Midori helping her remove her pants when Angel noticed him, she stopped her Alpha from going any further. Clearing her throat she looked over towards Clayton. "You haven't earned enough special points to get the privileges to see me bottomless, Wolf. So unless you're throwing out my good friend Benjamin, then you don't get to watch the show." With a grunt he relented and turned around understanding that she didn't feel comfortable with him seeing her bare. Taking that as their cue the females walked over to form a semi-circle around the she-wolf. Clayton waited impatiently, but nearly spun around when he heard one of the female's gasped.
"Holy fluff," murmured a timid blonde she-wolf. Midori looked up at her mate; she was growling.
"She's bruised and she had claw marks."
"Bloody fucken hell," Amu gasped as she leaned around her mother. Another female covered her mouth to keep from blurting out another f-bomb. A purple-head girl shook head.
"That's going to be there for a while, Angel." Angel gave out a heavy sigh as she rolled her eyes at the she-wolf's comment. She turns her eyes to watch Clayton twitch as he tried to keep himself from looking.
"Geez thanks Iru. Your play by play is really helping keep everyone calm." Angel said sarcastically as she slowly pulled back her pants. "Just chill out. It's not like I'll have his marks on me forever. She realized the mistake of her words a second after they were out of her mouth. Clayton's wolf would consider that as the other wolf marking her, claiming her and Angel knew that –but she also knew that the wolf was also a perverted guy. Clayton pushed all the girls out of his way and as standing in front of her faster than Angel could blink. She froze as she looked up at his face, his dark features accentuated by anger. She felt him pull her pants the rest of the way up to cover her; she still couldn't move.
"You're making light of this situation, Angel." The she-wolf rolled her eyes at the statement.
"Look, I'm not saying that what that asshole did was okay, I can handle myself. He was being a guy, and what guy doesn't take advantage of the opportunity to get some free action up in there."
"He was just being a guy? He was just BEING A GUY?" Clayton roared "He touched you! He had his hand on you, on your-"
"On my inners?" Angel offered with her oh so helpful mouth. Clayton's mouth tightens in a straight line.
"Yes, Angel. He had his hand on your inners. That is not 'just being a guy,' that's being an ass. An ass who touched what is mine!" Angel's eyes widen with anger, she knew she should have just shut her trap and cut her losses with the wolf, but backing down had never been her strong suit.
"Screw you, wolf-man! You and I are nothing to each other! I am not yours and you are not mine! The only reason as to why I'm here is because of the stupid law that was implied for this Gathering! So I'm SORRY that you're mad because some other idiot got there first, A.L.P.H.A."
"What the hell, Angel? Shut your trap." Angel didn't take her eyes off of Clayton's as she answered what was certainly rhetorical.
"What? I'm just saying what's true, ultimately, I'M. NOT. HIS!" Clayton's hand came up as he squeezed his eyes closed as he pinched the bridge of his nose, holding onto the small thread of control he has felt.
"Alpha." The word was a plea to the Hokkaido pack Alpha.
"Mated pairs, please escort the girls back to their respected rooms. The rest of you head back to your own rooms." Clayton gave a look at his two wolves as they followed everyone else out of the room leaving only Angel and Clayton. Tsumugu was the last to leave the room; before he closed the door he looked back at Clayton, who didn't look away from Angel. "I understand why you did what you did, Alpha. It may be that because he left marks on her skin you won't be punished for your impudence." Clayton watched Angel return his stare without flinching. He couldn't remember a time in his long life that he had been this angry. He started to shake with the urge to phase, remembering the wolf's hand on his mate. Angel gave out a frustrated sigh as she turned her body to the side and flipped her hair over her shoulder as she took a step towards the door, completely aware of the lack of control he had on himself. Just before she took a hold on the doorknob Clayton grab her forearm and pulled her towards him, grabbing hold of her face and before Angel realized it, he pressed his lips to hers.