The D’Angelo woman was not blind; the mass exodus of members had royally pissed her off. Even so, her injury still prevented her from running after them to give them a solid piece of her mind. Especially Larkspur for leaving her without finishing their lessons, the goddess just wanted to smash a rock into the side of each one of their heads. A family? Strict guidelines, fuck them, burn in hell is what she thought. Anathema would pursue without them and she would continue walking the cave’s making sure no one else was thinking of sneaking off in the middle of the night, at least without a word in edge wise.
She still wore the tight bandage around her midsection, providing support for her healing ribs. Demi hadn’t seen Teddy in a few days but figured he was out doing whatever on earth he did, and he’d return eventually. If he didn’t, no she wouldn’t think of that, it would be a sour case of luck if he ran out of them too. Demi wanted to march right up to her surrogate mothers den, Naniko and demand something be done about this… this lack of loyalty, the scheming but nothing good would have come of it. Good riddance, they could just rot.
Finally she burst into her old room, an air of manic pissed off woman surrounding her, surely today wasn’t the day to be bothering her, but she figured a was the case, someone would stumble upon her and bother her with questions or idle chit chat. No she had mushrooms to harvest, and a damn garden to plant and nothing would get in her way today.
She huffed as she grabbed her collection of seeds, wishing teddy was with her to help her plow the ground but she’d have to the best she could with her simple hoe and small shovel. Her opium plants would grow and with that a very profitable trade item.
its the 15th today, so i think thats long enough for someone else to reply if they wanted to! and I have teddy muse coming out of my ears, so sorry?
He hadnt seen Demi in a few days and it was beginning to show. The agitation, the angst at not seeing the little earthy goddess he loved. And he knew he loved her, which was the scary thing about it. The fear, the terror, at seeing her bright eyes slide into pain and fear had been too much for the black male. Carrying her down the mountainside had been a struggle- the damage to his left leg was going to show for the rest of his life. But Demi had managed to patch him up and he had been given his first crash course in first aid. Of course, the vital treatment had been administered by Demi herself, but the first few bits had been given by Teddy, even if the little goddess had dictated what must be done, step by step. But he had been amazed when she had gotten better. Her ribs still troubled her and he knew that it would take a while before she regained her strength. He could smell her now, smell the sweet perfume that drew him every time into the folds between her legs. But this was different- he could smell the rage from where he stood, outside her old den.
It was understandable as well, and as Teddy internally assessed his own feelings he could almost see the kernal of red fury in his belly. They had been deserted, by those who were well settled in the pack. Where they had hovered around thirty members just a few days ago, they barely scraped twenty now. And that put immense pressure on him and Naniko- with more members they had expanded the territory. But there were less now, with the same amount of land. He had to pick up his guard, hence not seeing Demi in a good few days. They missed each other whenever they slept, as the little goddess had moved into his rooms. Though they had admitted love for one another, they had not yet made it clear and difinitive that they were mates. Black ears pitched back as her furious work inside the den stopped. Was she ready to come out now?
"Demi? Baby? Are you there? Are you okay?"
It was somtimes comical how the warrior male turned into a fussing mother hen when it came to his almost-mate. He worried about her, used soft words to entice responses from her and generally treated her with much more kindness that he had ever treated anyone. Still, that was what mates were for, wasnt it? Stepping back and wincing as the dull ache in his left leg caused him to look down and note that his bandage needed changing, the warrior waited for an answer from his lover.
The ache in her ribs was still present, even if she had done all she could to make sure they healed well she still supposed it would take a lot longer. Demi had come to terms with the attack after a while. She was stronger than she realized as she looked back upon the events that transpired. The attack had awoken something in her, and the scars that now adorned her once pristine body reminded her of the fear, but also reminded her of something else seeping to the surface. She was ready to learn how to defend herself, Teddy had been there to save her but even he couldn’t be with her all the time. No she’d have to learn.
All that had taken a back seat for now, other duties required her time, and in the back of her head she knew that she would have to make a choice about Teddy soon. They had expressed their love for each other but something else was coming soon and she knew it. The time of year when she normally withdrew from contact with any male, and suffered the week long desires her body was being withheld from. Soon even Teddy would know what time of the year it would be for her. It was something she was dreading, she wasn’t sure she wanted to be a mother, nor was she sure he was ready either.
Finally she was finished collecting her items. It was his voice that greeted her at the door. She guessed her mood may have been due to the coming heat she would come into in a few weeks but his voice reflected the knowledge of her mood. Demi slowly walked out of the door to greet him, walked right into him, and wrapping her arms around his waist and burying her head into his chest. Comfort resided there for her, nose inhaling his scent, and ears listening to his breathing. With anyone else they would have been met with a sharp insult or stare as she walked out of the cave but he was so much more to her now.
“I’m fine love, just mad about those who left the pack.” And that was simply the reason. She didn’t like wholesale abandonment that was something she hated. But today she needed to do other things then feel sorry for herself, or for play time with Teddy. Maybe he’d like to help her, since he was so willing to help her on the trip to Halifax.
“I was just about to start planting my Herb Garden, do you want to help?” she asked, skipping the pleasantries because she was more of a show rather than speak anyway. Her quick embrace spoke exactly her feelings for this male better than any word may have.
Her small body collided with his as she walked out of her old cave. At some point they were going to have to move all of her crap from in here and back up to his quarters. He was nowhere near ready to let her go on her own and he had no qualms in asking her to stay with him each night. So far she hadnt said no to him and it had driven him wild. Like the filthy wolves they were, he'd abused Demi all around his quarters, hoping their dirty animal sex didnt wake Naniko up. If it did, he wasnt sure he cared. His arms came immediately to wrap around her small body, a soft groan in the back of his thraot admitting how much he liked the feel of her in his arms. Her muzzle pressed into his chest and he chuckle softly as she inhaled his scent. She admitted what was wrong and Teddy grimaced softly. The deserters.
"I know baby... But they dont matter anymore. They left and they are nothing to do with us anymore."
He murmered, his cheek brushing the top of her head. He wanted to stand there forever with the little goddess in his arms. But sooner or later someone was going to walk along and find them. They hadnt yet told anyone they were together, let alone fully told each other that they were mates, together through it all. He knew it, and she knew it. But they had never vocalised it and he didnt feel as though this was the right time to do it. Feeling his frazzled nerves soothed with her body rubbing against his, Teddy sighed, a deep and heartfelt sigh. She spoke once more against his chest and Teddy thought about it for a moment.
"Sure, it'll be fun right? Digging in the dirt. We can get nice and filthy, and I can drag you off the the hot springs to wash you"
He growled against the top of her head, feeling himself grow slightly hard at the thought of throwing Demi head first into the water. And joining her there. He really tried to keep his mind from running amok and focussing on their task today, but he found it hard. Demi was going to have to be firm with him it seemed. It was such a shame that her anger and meanness towards him just turned him on more.
She growled playfully in to his chest, her nose drinking in his delicious scent. He was hard to ignore for her for some reason today, and his slight arousal had already been noticed and smirk given in response. What was up with her, normally she could function just fine against his advances but today was different. Somewhere in her brain she started counting the months, she had guessed that she would go into heat sometime at the end of this month, but her nose told her otherwise as she buried it back into his chest. Oh no, she was, if for only going through first stages, but her drive was there already, how was she going to get anything done now.
She whined then, it was out of character for her, and she moved back from teddy like he was the plague. Demi had to stay a distance away from him, work yes work, they needed to plant her garden, mental check list, prioritize…. But oh he smelled so good, stop it! Her tail ducked between her legs as she suddenly became very shy toward him. She gathered her things back together and walked past him, in a hurried walk, trying to get his scent out of her nose. The only thing she worried about was him, once her own scent crossed his nose, she wouldn’t be able to keep him off. They wanted puppies, she knew this and this was supposed to be an exciting time, she just hadn’t planned on it being this soon. Seemed she was tied to the seasons as much as planting her plants where, so undoubtedly planting the garden would coincide with this.
Finally she got out of the cave system where the wind could help clear her nose and thoughts of her mate and his handsome chillsed body, those strong arms…. She huffed in annoyance at how her thoughts where betraying her. Finally she started bending down with her hand spade, the ground was indeed muddy and they would need a bath afterward, and that was what kept her sane, plant the garden, keep him off her until done, then pounce him and be all lovey dovey.
“I need you to take the shovel and hoe and start stripping off the weeds from my Garden Teddy,” she looked up at him with a smile, keeping her mind off him specifically.
She always smelt delicious to him, the rich creaminess that clung to her body. But over the past few days that delicious scent had changed, morphed into something deeper and better, something that had made it impossible for her to stay away from her. She growled into his chest and he felt it all the way down to the tips of his toes, making various extremities stand on end... like his ears. He attempted subtly reaching down to grope her ass, but her body had tensed to a ramrod status that had Teddy worried for a moment. He pulled back, concern in those usually stoic blue eyes. What was wrong? Before he had time to ask her what was wrong she moved away from him. A scowl marred his face as his white gloved hands reached for her, but she'd already gathered her things up and had set off down the corridor. How rude. Teddy took off after her, a low growl rumbling from his chest as he watched her ass sway in front of him. He made another lunge for her, but she emerged from the tunnels and into the windy day. Dammit...
Teddy tried to keep the disappointment from his face. They both knew they could have more fun in their cave than out here. But she seemed determined to get things done and had crouched down to start digging. The ground was soft and malleable beneath her paws and it stuck immediately to her fur. A sly smile crept over his muzzle as he dipped surrupticiously down, white gloved hands digging for a few short seconds to grab some mud. He pulled his hand back to throw the offending dirt at Demi and issue a dirt war that would ultimately end up with them tussling in the mud... completely naked. With his mouth watering at that delicious image he almost let the mud ball fly. Her delicate words, so loaded with innuendo's that Teddy almost choked, came through and he lowered his hand behind his back before she could see what he was doing. He nodded, a cheeky school boy look of guilt on his face.
"Sure... you'll have to tell me if I'm doing it wrong... wouldn't want to over prune you're garden. Nobody likes a bald garden."
He answered, trying very hard to keep the smirk from his lips. He knelt down next to her, one white hand taking the shovel and the mud-coated other hand taking the hoe. He dipped his head down, ripping a few weeds away with his hands before he began to dig around for them. He was tempted to push Demi over, but she looked so focussed on her work that he couldnt just yet.
She squeaked at his response, cringing at the innuendo he gave back. Seemed both of their minds where filthy and soon enough they wouldn’t be able to hold back much longer but she had to try. Her tail had crept back out to wag absently, not remembering it would spread her scent more effectively, and instinct was kicking in even if she didn’t realize it. This was why she had always hidden herself away during this period, she was already a highly sexually active girl and this just added gasoline to the fire that was her hunger for him. Teddy had a way of stripping away the façade about her, having her giggling, mewing and letting out feminine sighs whenever she was around him. But this had to stop, she raised up then to look over at his devilish smirk, giving him a nervous smile of her own for now. She cradled her injured ribs for a second as she caught her breathe, the act of being bent over driving the breathe out of her.
“Teddy,” she all but whined to him, seemed she was more worked up then him right now and keeping her mind clear was a problem. “I need to get this done,” she whimpered to him, her hand wanting to touch his chest, to have him take her and start the process of making them parents. “Just remove the weeds love, help me get these seeds planted,” oh that was just fantastic, because it was really his seed she wanted planted. Her maw threatened to drool as she looked at him, oh how she hated how wolves went through this at times, humans had it easier, but they could get pregnant at any time of year. Her eyes where pleading with him to just help her get this done.
She bent back down and continued along the line she had started, planting the seeds of her opium and morning glory. She had hoped to raise some vegetables and things to actually eat but that would have to wait it seemed. Her tail was already wagging with clouded thoughts in her mind, and her form couldn’t exactly be still.
Dark ears flashed forward as his mate squeeked and Teddy couldnt help the laughter that spilled forward. She was just so easy to wind up about these things and it seemed recently that she just couldnt help it. Not that Teddy was complaining- he rather liked being woken by her wicked little mouth on various parts of his body. It was just unusual for Demi to initiate their playing, usually it was Teddy pestering the earthern goddess into bed. He could see she was struggling, could see that she was really trying hard not to indulge him. His white gloved hand crept forward and rested on her knee. He was just in the process of moving upwards to more vital areas that would cause much more fun, when his name was spoken in a whimper that had the male grinning. He was about to answer with a very innocent " yesss, demi?" when she whimpered once more. He didnt like her whimpering unless he made her, and he wasnt doing anything remotely connected to his idea of making her whimper.
"But there's always tomorrow Demi..."
He murmered, leaning over to nibble very softly on her ear. His breath huffed in her ear as she spoke again, and it took him a moment to realise what she said. He pulled his muzzle away from her ear and gave a choking cough. He gave a laugh then, tail whipping back and forward as blue eyes connected with blue. That wicked grin came once more, stretching almost ear to ear as he leaned close to her ear once more. Being close like this was something the warrior wasnt used to, had never experianced. But he found he rather enjoyed the tremors running down his spine.
"Now now darling, you know I'd love to help you with that... but I'm sure Naniko would have something to say about us procreating in her back yard..."
He chuckled, dirty brown hand mistakenlt coming up to brush her hair back. Blue eyes widened as a clump of dirt clung to her fringe and he moved back quickly. He glanced down at the patch of dirt, quickly moving to dig up the weeds and pull them away. Maybe she wouldnt notice if he didnt say anything.
That was it, having him so near she all but let a thin lisp of drool leave her maw, and along her most private folds she could feel the moisture building to stain the fur there. He was doing everything she needed him not to and her eyes flashed with hunger when he looked back at her. The ground was indeed wet with moisture and it didn’t take much to get it all over her hands and arms. But his sly little gesture only furthered to set things into motion to where she was fully out of control. Her little hands fidgeted over the last seed, and barely was able to cover it up before her own hands grabbed a clump of mud.
Her plan was interrupted as she let out a cough which sent fire up along her chest and spine. She bent down to all fours as she struggled to catch her breath for a moment. A tear welling in her eyes, as the bent down position had all but killed her intake of air earlier. It didn’t kill her spirit though, her breathe was caught easily enough, and a growl escaped her lips as her body seemed to act on its own accord. Demi’s form seemed to mold to her all fours pose, body quickly reverting to its natural form. Demi stretched out then not even realizing she had changed until she noticed her posture.
But if he wanted to love her for all that she was then this was the form that called her when she was going through this, nature had a way of calling her back to a time when she wasn’t gifted with an upright stance and she acted on auto pilot. Her form darted over to his kicking up tons of mud and dirt on the way before she pounced on top of him, her tongue lashing out to lick across his maw, her tail wagging feverishly, she had popped, and nothing would stop her from getting what she had been wanting the moment he had come across her.
He could see the lust in her eyes, the desperate need to finish the job at hand and drag him off like some prehistoric cavewoman. He could see her control snapping and breaking. Her scent intensified once more and his own mouth watered almost to the point of spilling over. He really had no other wish in the world right now than to bury his face between her legs. But she moved instead, hands almost shaking as she dropped the last seed in the row, covering it with the dirt and patting it twice with a final gesture. He backed off then, the wicked smile on his lips. She was going to chase him whether she liked it or not. Blue eyes saw her scoop some dirt up in her hands and he gave a chuckle. His ears flashed forward as her cough rang clear- that could not be good. And sure enough, pain rippled over his little goddess like a visible wave and she went down. He was about to move forward and help her back into the den when she did something he had never before seen.
Whilst down on all fours, her limbs shrunk, hands rolling in to become paws. They were dainty and cute and something Teddy hadnt ever seen before. Her elbows and knees disappeared, reverting back to the mostly straight legs of a wolf. Blue eyes widened as Demi D'Angelo stretched her body out, all four paws on the ground. He hadnt ever seen her in any other form than optime- he hadnt even seen her secui form. And now she was running towards him like her ribs hadnt just caused her some trouble. He was so shocked he didnt move as she launched herself at him. She hit him in the chest and automatically strong arms wrapped around her stomach and back. She licked his muzzle, breaking the spell of immobility. She was less vulnerable in this form it seemed, for her ribs weren't troubling her as she launched herself at him.
He didnt think about it as he allowed his bones to rearrange, to shrink and fit back into a still bulky but decidedly smaller body. Her paws still wrapped around her back in a very awkward pose, his head resting over her right shoulder. He eyed the muscle there, torn between marking her as his own and playing with her. In the end he dropped to the ground, shaking his longer fur out and grinning at the much smaller and earthly toned female. With a playful snap to her face he circled her, nose pushing just under the base of her tail and scenting the delicious smell there before aiming a swipe across the same sensative spot. He could taste her on his tongue as he moved back towards her front, nibbling softly on her shoulder as he made a dash for the treeline.
She cooed seductively as she felt his strong arms surround her, she even winked at him as she felt the beginning of his own change in response to her own. Oh her ribs still hurt her but she had past the point of caring and indeed this form gave her more freedom of movement. Her licks where frenzied over his changing maw before she was sat down and her hulking handsome man circled her. His nose found the spot of all her frustration and her tail flicked out of the way in a polite way thinking she’d finally find some release from the lust that had been building up within her being. But just as quickly as that wondrous tongue rolled along her folds did she find him circling back around to her front. Her blue eyes looked at him pleading him to just do what came natural but as his form nipped and then ran off into the woods she whined audibly.
She pranced in place unsure of if she wanted to follow, unsure if she would be able to run with her ribs but finally she was done procrastinating. The little goddesses frame took off in a dash forgetting the surging pain in her chest, no finding her mate was much more important right now. She could breathe later, yips and excited mews escaped her lips as she ran in after him, nose hitting the ground searching his scent. From tree to tree she jumped and ran before she picked up his tracks and followed in a dash.
Demi could almost taste him he seemed so close and she turned to spy him before yipping excitedly before collapsing on the ground. Her breathes came ragged again, her neck extended out as it hovered over the ground in labored breathes. She wasn’t exactly ready for this play she guessed, she was wheezing, something totally new to her. Instantly she just wanted Teddy to smother her with love and make her feel like she was going to be alright, she was scared again. A loud whine escaped her lips as she labored for a few moments to catch her breath, it was like a bad case of asthma, something she had only read about, breathing in was fine but out was almost impossible and her ribs only added to the pain. She needed him for more than one thing it seemed, his comfort would help ease the attack.
He heard her whines and knew he was driving her insane. It was good to have power again, even if it was only short lived. After this, he would be at her whims again, but rebuffed when he went for a sneaky grope in the hallways. Still, he would, and could, make a good time of this new desperate mate of his. He reached the treeline and slunk swiflty in and out of the trunks. Laying his scent in a confusing pattern all over the first line of trees, Teddy doubled back on himself to confuse his little princess even more. That mischevious grin lay on his lips and it didnt occur to him that this was the longest he'd gone with true smiles before. With smiling at all. He could never be described as a very expressionate person in the best of times, until Demi came along. Rubbing himself against the trees along the way to give the scent trail something to get its teeth in to, Teddy wasnt listening behind him. Of course, those fighting instincts didnt have to be 'switched on' for them to be working- the dark male worked constantly to gauge what was going on around him. And lets face it, Demi wasnt the quietest as she tore through the bushes on her way to reach him.
He wasnt, however, prepared for what happened next. She was throwing him for wides all the time it seemed today- firstly with her odd shift into her four legged form and now this. He knew her ribs were still healing, but this was different. Black coated ears heard her yip and he paused. Blue eyes could just see through the trees to watch her sink to the floor. Worried he rushed back as she gave another whine. Keen hearing picked up the horrid wheezing coming from his mate. He had no idea what that sound meant and he dropped to the ground a few feet away from her. Slowly he crept forward, black nose sniffing all the time to see if anything in her scent would give away what was going on. It didnt help him stay focussed much, that delicious scent invading his nose and firmly sticking to the sides, refusing to move. He reached her face, sending an array of licks over her muzzle and ears.
"Demi baby? Whats wrong?"
He murmered, hearing her laboured breathing even more now that he was so close to her chest and nose. He shuffled forward once more, wrapping his head and neck firmly around her own in an awkward summice of a hug. He had no idea what to do.
Today was just a bad day, first the people leaving, miscalculating when her heat cycle would hit, and now this. She couldn’t even have fun with her own mate when they were supposed to be doing what nature insisted on them doing. Now she just laid there, overcome with helplessness as the breathing fit pursued. A familiar warmth spread over her then and instantly she knew who had come to her. Her Teddy, even though this game was supposed to be a flip of the tables, he was making her chase after him, but now she couldn’t even repay him all the times he had fawned over her, drooled and damn near demanded with her own lustful wanton of his chiseled form.
The earth bound female was crying, tears streaming down her face, hating this. Why today of all days did she have to revisit her childhood condition? She had thought she had out grown it, but here It was and as bad as it had been. Her breathing slowed for a while, the mere act of it tiring her. Her previous experience with these attacks was helpful as her body calmed and breathing started to come easier.
Then her tail started swishing around as an exhausted whimper exited her jaw line. The massive male hugging her was a relief, she had chosen very well even if she hadn’t consciously done it. The day they had all met outside of the caverns, with her arriving in a mess, it was him who helped her back up. Now it was him again helping her just by hugging her.
“Asthma,” she whispered out to him. Must have been living in the cramped up caves, it was spring after all as well and any allergy would have magnified it as well. “I’m better now,” her voice spoke, the gravity of the tones starting to come back in her cadence.
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