This damned horse is going to be the death of me! Fae cussed under his breath as he tried for the fourth time to guide Destrier into a stall for the night.
As expected, his gentle and beloved mare had been fully bred and was in 'broodmare' status until she dropped her foal. Which meant he was left to deal with the restless, strong-willed black stallion responsible for the temporary loss of his favorite mare. And said horse was proving to be every bit as stubborn and frustrating as Cami had stated. To date, the only thing that worked part of the time was bribery. But Fae wasn't fond of giving in to bad behavior and offering rewards simply to get a horse to cooperate.
After another five minutes of struggle, he managed to get the horse where the beast belonged and slammed the gate of the stall closed before Destrier tried to make a break for it. An escape artist, a horny bastard, and a stubborn jackass - all titles that Fae had whispered under his breath at one time or another regarding the creature. All the same, he was grateful to his lovers for getting their hands on such a large, handsome black stallion.
He whistled as he finished feeding the last of the horses. He did a final sweep around the stable to check for anything he missed before making his way into Lookout Landing. The normal hubbub of the people bustling to prepare food and finish their chores before night fell offered a sense of normalcy even in the absence of his lovers.
Cami had made a beeline for Azzy when he returned, and it was hours later before Fae had heard or seen either of them. He couldn't blame them though. They were the first to develop their relationship, so it was only natural that Cami would go to her first. He didn't mind, as long as he was kept in the loop and the balance between the three of them was kept.
It didn't take long for him to get a turn grabbing a dish and receiving a hearty serving of the rice topped with a savory meat stew. His waterskin was already full, leaving him with the task of finding where his lovers had gone, if they were even back by then.
But the sound of Azzy giggling guided him to where the couple was seated with their food on their laps. Fae crossed over to the far side of the bonfire created to keep the area warm.
Cami glanced up and offered a closed-lip smile while he finished his bite.
"Didn't want to wait for me to cook, huh?" Fae teased. "I see how it is. Just ravenous for food, and company from our beautiful girl, right?"
"I'm not complaining if you're not." The platinum blonde smiled happily up at him. "Come sit! Cami was telling me about everything that happened while he was out with Link."
A half hour later, Cami leaned back with a sigh and pushed up his glasses. "So, that was it. Best part was pissing off that damn reporter."
"That really was. Your ability to dodge really came in handy for that." Fae chuckled. "Well then, you both ready to head back to the cabin for the night?"
"Absolutely. I had Azzy already earlier, but I need you both. Please." Cami stood and offered her a hand to stand up. "I'll wash up the plates and then we can go."
"Azzy! You got a second?" Link jogged up to them. His hair was still unbound, though he had changed into a Hylian tunic rather than the strange style of outfit he had returned in. His eyes betrayed his weariness though he said nothing about it.
"Link! Welcome back! What is it?" She cocked her head to the side in curiosity.
"I've gotta go up to Zora's Domain to answer Sidon's request for me to check on something up there. But when I come back, Lurelin Village will be my next destination. There's been some pirates who have attacked, and destroyed part of the village."
Azzy gasped. "No! Not the village." Her hand flew to her mouth as she looked frantically from Cami to Fae to see if they knew more than she did in that moment. Both shook their heads slightly. Her attention was immediately back to Link. "Are they okay? What happened to the pirates? We've gotta help the villagers! Those are my friends out there!"
"Easy now. We will. I promise, Azzy. I know how much the village and the people there mean to you–"
"I grew up in Lurelin!" Azzy cut in, her pink eyes welling with tears. "If anything happened to them…"
"I know. Shhh. It'll be alright. But I want you to come with me when I head out. If the report I got is to be believed, it's too many pirates for me to handle alone, and you're the only healer that I trust to keep me from dying." The blond Champion sighed. "It won't be for a day or two. But will you come with me when I'm traveling to the village?"
"Of course!" Azzy replied without hesitation. "I'll go with you! I have to know that everyone's okay!"
Link smiled but it quickly faded. "Promise me that you won't go to Lurelin until I get back. I can't in good faith let you venture there without me. Purah's Sheikah technology lets me come back, but you don't have that luxury."
"Trust me, we won't let her go." Cami spoke up. His arm slipped protectively around her waist while his green eyes flashed with fierceness. "We don't want to lose her anymore than you do. Less, probably."
"You're not going to lose me. I'm not a child," Azzy protested with a pout. "I can take care of myself."
"You can, but you can always use some backup."
Link's face softened during the banter between the two lovers. When there was a break in the conversation once more, he spoke up. "Thank you. I appreciate you. All three of you. Take care of each other, and I'll be back soon."
Azzy crossed her arms and fake-scowled at Link. "Take care of yourself too. No more losing limbs to ancient demons!"
"I don't recommend venturing into shadowy areas alone either. But if you do, you know how to fight them," Cami deadpanned.
Fae just chuckled while he watched his lovers exchanging words with the Champion. Cami's body language had relaxed around Link. Not to the point of being completely unguarded, but the redhead could tell that Cami was becoming more accustomed to being around Link without seeing him as a threat. And Azzy was the same as usual: sweet, bubbly, and happy to be with her friend.
Link bid them farewell, leaving the trio on their own in the last of the dying light. Cami yawned as he took Azzy's hand, then waited for Fae to join on their other side.
"Need a nap, Cam?" Fae teased. "I thought you wanted time with us."
"I do! It's just been a helluva long couple days. It'll be good to relax. Catch my breath." The brunet gestured to the darkening skies. "I want to enjoy time where I'm not watching my ass for enemies all the time."
"Thought you had a shadowy girl looking for them now," Fae chuckled. "Why don't you just let her do it, unless her focus isn't on them. Maybe she finds your ass more attractive."
He paused mid-step as a shiver ran through his body. It wasn't cold, and the sensation didn't give him goosebumps like most shivers tended to. It was odd, but vaguely familiar. Yet he couldn't quite place it, so Fae shrugged it off.
"Oh, fuck off. That's not how it works," Cami groused. He shot a scowl at the redhead when the trio got to the small porch in front of their cabin.
"So how does it work? Is she looking at your ass as closely as we are?" He didn't relent, even when Cami made a swipe at his ass with a booted foot.
"Only ones allowed to check it out are both of you. Don't want anyone else staring that close. Now get your ass over here. You got me itchin' for grappling. Fought too many damn monsters. Hand-to-hand is more fun."
"Especially when we're naked," Fae purred. He stepped away from the porch while Azzy settled into a post as referee. He had to hand it to her: she looked perfectly content and at home leaning over the railing and watching the two young men take their defensive positions facing each other.
"We're not doing that outside tonight," Cami declared. "I'd rather be in my own bed, thank you!"
"Awww, now you're sounding like a girl. Preferring your creature comforts," he taunted with a growing smirk. "Next you're going to say you like specific blankets, and facing a certain way while you're snuggling into bed."
"I have preferences, but everyone's got those. So don't judge me!" The brunet pursed his lips and made the first lunge towards Fae.
He chuckled as he deftly dodged Cami's initial attack and landed a pointed blow just above the kidney, effectively doubling the brunet over. Cam would learn how to do a traditional grapple, if the stubborn fool would just pay attention. On the other hand… the longer he didn't, the more assured Fae's victory was. He still had four inches and twenty pounds of pure muscle on him.
His laughter promptly ceased when Cami landed a swift kick onto his groin, sending pain through him with a moan. He gripped his aching cock through his pants and hissed at his lover. "I thought we agreed on no hits below the belt!"
"That was before you pulled a cheap trick and punched me so hard in a sore spot!" Cami argued. "You fight dirty, imma do it right back."
"Dirty, huh? Is that a request?" Fae struggled back to his feet while Cami did the same. "I'd rather fight naked if we're going dirty. Not covered in dirt."
"Soon. Not yet though. I won't be satisfied til I successfully get you pinned." Cami warned, circling the redhead like a cat ready to pounce.
"When was the last time you managed to pull that off? Oh, yeah. It's been awhile - at least when I didn't let you pin me. It's fun to watch you struggle though. Tell you what: the winner gets Azzy first."
Cami scowled at him, then considered his words for a few seconds. "Alright. You got a deal."
"Good." Fae smirked and glanced over at Azzy. "You don't mind, do you? Ultimately, it's up to you as well?"
"Long as I wind up with both of you by the end of the night, I don't mind!" Azzy chirped. She leaned over the edge of the railing, her arms inadvertently accentuating the swell of her breasts at the top of her dress. "I like watching my two favorite men wrestling for dominance."
A possessive rumble came from Fae's throat at her words. She was HIS, and he was going to prove it first. Cami had already had her that day. He wanted his turn! "You're going down, Cam!"
"You say that, but you don't always win," the brunet countered. "This time you'll get a run for your money. He rolled to the side when Fae made his move, earning a growl of frustration.
Fae darted faster this time, his veins singing with energy. He had missed this! Grappling was always fun with Leysra, but so much more so when he could finish the battle with a good fucking. Cami was the one on the receiving end, and he typically had no complaints.
He caught Cami by the waist and wrestled him to the ground. The brunet fought back hard, shoving an elbow into his ribcage. Fae grunted but didn't relent. "Is that the best you got?!"
"Fuck… you." Cami grumbled while desperately clawing and grabbing against his taller lover. "Shit, you're strong."
"Isn't that always the case?" Fae let out a dark laugh. "I'm powerful, and I love reminding you of that. Do you enjoy this?"
"Long as you're not… crushing my… windpipe," Cami gasped. "Alright, alright! I yield!"
"Bout damn time." He shuddered again, his arousal growing stronger by the minute. He gestured to the hard ridge in his pants when he knelt back to let the brunet sit up. "Gods, I need to fuck."
Fae's eyes drifted to Azzy's and locked on. Even from a dozen paces away, he could catch a whiff of the soft scent that was uniquely her. "She's mine first!"
"Yeah, yeah. Kiss me, then she's all yours." Cami brushed the grass off his back and leaned over to the redhead.
He roughly fisted his hand into Cami's hair and kissed him deeply. He relished the faint grunt then moan that came from the younger man. He'd get his chance to bury his cock inside him and make him cry out. He needed to claim his lover's ass and remind him whom he belonged with!
Fae ground his hips against Cami's to feel his erection before pulling away and stalking toward Azzy. The musky scent of her arousal was starting to overwhelm his senses, and make his vision hazy.
He was barely aware when Azzy murmured something about his eyes before he pounced, sweeping her into his arms and covering her face in rough, desperate kisses. Azzy was what he needed! He had to have her. She was HIS!
He whisked her inside, unaware of anything beyond the petite blonde he carried. He was in the bedroom in a flash, pulling off her clothes and laying her on the bed, only removing his hands long enough to tear his own shirt and pants off so he was naked in front of her.
"Faefae, take a breath," her voice cut through the haze. "I'm not going anywhere. Take a deep breath, and then continue after you've cleared your head."
His head cocked towards her. Take a breath? He was already breathing! He huffed, another wave of intense longing swiftly wracking his body. CLAIM HER!
He growled and pinned her to the bed, grabbing her two petite, pale hands under one of his own, and firmly planting them onto the mattress above her head. "You would try to tell me how to claim you! You're MINE!"
The petite blonde whimpered and cried out, writhing against him. "I won't, Faefae. I promise! But I want you. Take me!"
Her arousal filled him with desperation. He didn't hesitate to take what he wanted, thrusting into her with one swift motion until he was entirely buried within her. Warmth from her walls engulfing him heightened the sensation and demanded his full attention. This was what he wanted!
The cry filling his ears held a tinge of pain. It tugged at him just long enough to register that she might not have been adequately prepared for all of him. He was quite a bit larger than average, something he took great pride in. But he couldn't dwell on it. The animalistic need to fuck, to claim, to breed was entirely driving him.
His mouth was on her neck, her breasts, everything soft and supple he could reach. She was in her prime, arousal emanating from her while he thrusted deep into her. Claim her! The words running through his mind repeated like a chant. Breed! Continue the bloodline! How dare his brother succeed before him!? He was the eldest!
Another male's scent approaching him filled his senses. Impulsively, he growled at the newcomer, the sound echoing off the walls from the intensity. "Fuck off! She's MINE!"
"Faefae, he's not going to take me," Azzy's quiet voice tried to reassure him. Small, gentle hands ran over his chest, then up to his face. "It's just Cami. He's not going to interfere."
Fae huffed loudly. A wary eye went from the blonde to the brunet who now sat on the edge of the bed beside them. His hips never slowed. He switched which hand he was using to pin her wrists down and nibbled on her ear. "Mmmm. Mine… My mate."
He heard her breath hitch and her whimpered plea for him to not stop. He had slowed… a rarity during the intense drive to fuck her senseless. She was encouraging him. Accepting him as he was. And he couldn't get enough - even when he felt her cum around him. His grip on her wrists eased as he sat back to take a different position, one that let him pump his seed even deeper into her than usual. His hips pounded as hard against her ass as he could, not stopping even after he'd given her the first load of his cum.
She pulled a hand free, but rather than rest it on his chest or offering another erotic gesture, she reached over and took the other man's hand to squeeze it tightly.
The snarl that came from the redhead's throat was nothing short of feral. His fingers wrenched against their skin, leaving fingernail marks on both wrists. His chest heaved and he growled more possessively than before as he shoved his hand down hard against the other man's wrist. "Get your fucking hands off her! She's mine to breed, so fuck off!"
"Cut the bullshit, Fae! You ain't 'breeding' Azzy, moondrunk or no! She's every bit as much mine as–"
The words came through to his ears muffled, funneled as if through water. Fae ignored them, bent on driving away the other male who would dare try to lay claim on HIS girl. After wrenching the brunet's wrist hard enough to earn a low curse, his hand swung back, intent on hitting him across the face. But an abrupt shift from the pale woman below him and an accompanying smack to his own cheek.
"Stop it, Faefae! You have to snap out of it!" Her voice wobbled with her next several sentences. "I know it's n-not your fault, but you c-can't hurt him! He's our lover t-too, every bit as much as you and I a-are together. Please, take a deep b-breath. The moon craze will be over soon, I p-promise. Just let him go. Please, stud… I know it's still you under the madness. You'll regret it if you hurt him. Hurt us."
The scent of salty tears disoriented him enough for him to pull back. He still growled at the brunet who only scowled at him but said nothing. Fae pointedly ignored him, rapidly giving the blonde still below him the second large load of his cum before flipping her over and pulling her ass in the air to fuck her hard from behind. She was petite, yet somehow she was managing to take all of his cock with faint whimpers and moans. The smell of sex dominated the air now. His chest swelled with satisfaction. This was how it should be! He was breeding her, and the bloodline wouldn't fail! His dick was remaining erect, his balls still full of enough potent seed to ensure her pregnancy. All it would take was a few more rounds, and it would be as good as guaranteed!
He came again, keeping himself buried deeply in her until he was sure he'd given her all that he could with that round. Then it was back to having her on her back, pressing her knees up towards her shoulders to give himself the optimal 'breeding' position. The whimpers from her were growing weary and quieter, but he no longer was paying attention to her body apart from covering her neck and chest with darkened marks of his claim on her. Gradually though, his movements slowed as sleep welcomed him.
He was completely unaware when he collapsed half-covering his blonde lover who let out a faint plea.
"Cam. Help, please," she murmured. A moment later, Fae was laying on his side facing away from them with his cock slowly softening.
"You alright?" Cami asked in a low voice. "Shit, he did a number on you."
"I'm okay, I promise." Azzy assured him. Even still a wince crossed her face when she shifted to turn towards her lover. "I'm worried about Faefae. The blood moons are returning with more frequency, and he's becoming more and more feral. What's going to happen if it gets worse and we're not there to help him?"
Cami shook his head, his green eyes focusing on the now-snoring redhead sharing their bed. "Then gods help anyone who chances to be around him."
"There's gotta be a way to help him!" Azzy earnestly whispered. "We have to find one.
"Short of defeating Ganon again, I don't know how we can do it. But we'll try to find ways to help him. I promise, angel."
The couple watched the steady rise and fall of his chest for a few minutes before Azzy worked on healing Cami's wrist, the marks on their arms, and her own bruises. Fae would have enough guilt in the morning without being confronted head-on with the evidence of a mania he had no control over. Only Hylia knew when it would be over. Until then, all they could do was fervently pray and wait for an end to his afflictions.