This time was suppose to be spent taking Kiara out on a date, he had been working hard at making sure that everything was going to be right, he had been stalking prey, and had been taking metal notes of when the sun was setting, he wanted everything to be wonderful, he wanted everything to be just right so that when he told her, of his feelings. The silver Sawtooth Omega of New Dawn wanted her to know really how much he just adored her. He was sick of being alone; not having someone that he could know that he was sharing his life with another female. He wanted nothing more than to have that love that him mother and Soran had, and the love that Zalen and Titania have. That all he wanted out of life and yes of course he wanted litter or two to call his own. He wanted to lie down at night and feel the warmth of his loved ones.
The silver male sighed as he looked out towards Ichika no Ho-en, as he sighed. He was not going to push his luck with leaving the pack not with the lashing that the black male had given him. Though…he knew that if he stayed in the pack the male would be allowed to have company…it was a tiny bit shady. Bringing other’s to him, to talk to him and entertain him; but he couldn’t stand to be an exiled member from the pack and not be allowed to talk to anyone. The male thought it over…He could not provide her a date in or around her pack, or even near the packs. So he would do with the best that he could, and that being at his pack. Knowing that this was a long shot, a very long shot the male lifted his head up into the sky as he howled, his wide silver chest tighten as he pushed out his song.
Ever since her training with Saluce, Kiara had become determined to get back into shape. Her drills, as he had called them, were done poorly and she was always very tired afterwords. On top of that, Kiara just couldn't seem to eat enough. The snow wolf had quickly learned that if she wanted to keep anything down it meant eating later in the day after regurgitating her first meal. The process was unpleasant and it always made her feel weak in the knees, but she needed to eat something. Kiara had also added her own supplement to the training regimen that Saluce had given her. After her attack, she had started to run along the old human highway, but never at regular intervals. After her time with Saluce, she did her runs more religiously and tried to go for longer periods of time. The arctic wolf was determined to work through her illness and make herself stronger in the process. Even if that meant pushing her body to its limit.
It was her second day of training and Kiara was tired. She had slept in later than normal and had simply lazed around her den all day except for the ten or so minutes she had taken to do the drills. Kiara was aware that she should also run, so when mid-afternoon had arrived the young she wolf set out. Her muscles complained as she ran, and they didn't stop complaining until Kiara had left the Ichikan territory. Unlike before, she wasn't scared to venture out and she certainly wasn't scared of Rojo or Amy. As Kiara ran along the rough pavement, her thoughts turned slowly from Amy and Rojo to more pleasant things. She thought of Alonso and her wonderful night with him. She thought of his colorful fur, and his beautifully accented voice. He was a dream and Kiara wondered if she should make him her mate. Back home, the answer would have been clear. But her time in the luperci society had changed the snow wolf and made her rethink her old customs.
A familiar cry drew Kiara's attention away from Alonso and her running. The snow wolf slowed a little as she listened to the howl. It was Noah, and he was calling for her. Kiara thought back to her promised date and wondered if that was the reason for the silver male's call. The idea really made Kiara happy, although she still didn't know what a date was. Her run had turned from a training exercise to a date. The snow wolf moved as fast as her tired body would take her, although it still took her several minutes to reach New Dawn.
There he was, the silver male Kiara loved so much. He was a great friend to her, and her former pack brother. Being with Noah was always something the arctic wolf loved to do, and she ran to greet him. However, the scent markers made Kiara pause at the boarder. She longed to go further, but didn't dare to without direct permission from Noah. The last time Kiara had visited Noah, he had specifically said she couldn't go into the pack lands. Her fluffy tail wagged slowly back and forth as she smiled. "Hey Noah."
The male was so disappointed that he would not be able to take the snowy white female out, so disappointed that he couldn’t take her on a walk on the beach, he wanted to be able to take her out, play with her, hunt with her, and if even cuddle. The male knew that if she gave him the answer that he wanted to have, that he would have to make a choice…a very important choice. He did not want to the one pack lands that forced him to be drug though the mud, to have the leader literally to stand upon his head, making sure that he knew he was nothing but dirt. Just thinking about that made the grown dapple grey male, made him yelp and want to run his face though mud. That feeling…that cold feeling was a sensation that chilled him to the bone.
Seeing the ivory female slipping though the shadows the male lowered him-self down to the ground as he tail whipped back and forth, her face…it brought him joy. She had been what has so far been a very lonely time, the best thing ever. He brought his nose to the border line, the male knew that the pack laws about bringing other’s into the pack land was a taboo, and he knew that he wasn’t allowed to leave the pack lands. There was that grey area as so long as a single part of their body stays on their side of the line, then there was no breaking that law. Yes, that grey area would help with the date that he wanted to have with her, there was so many areas where that ‘grey’ area would help him, and would be allow him to touch her. ”I’ve missed y..you!” The male squeaked with happiness, she would probably be the highlight of this whole punishment time.
There he was, the silver male Kiara admired so much. Noah had always been such a great friend and Kiara often found herself looking at him like she would her own brothers. She often wondered if that was what it felt like to have an older brother. The snow wolf's older brothers had died before she was born, it was simply the way of the arctic. However, Kiara did have living brother's who were her litter mates. They weren't really older than her though.
So it was true, Noah was an Omega. Kiara watched as the older male lowered himself to the ground, his tail wagging and his face lit up with joy. It was...somehow wrong. She never pictured Noah as the omega type and yet there he was, in such a submissive position. The snow wolf was never a very dominant wolf and that was simply the way she licked it. She was more than happy to let other's lead, to follow in their footsteps. Although she would never submit all the way to the omega position, she didn't mind being low ranking. Watching Naoh, the male she had always viewed as above her, lower himself to the ground was...uncomfortable. Noah wasn't an omega, at least, not her omega.
At that point in time, Kiara really didn't care if there was a boarder line. When Noah stopped just beyond it she quickly moved forward and nestled her head underneath his jaw. Noah wasn't her omega and she wouldn't treat him like one. As her head moved, Kiara whined a little in a happy greeting while her tail wagged. It was good to see him, and she really missed the touch of another wolf. Living alone in the forest, even a forest in the pack lands, did not suit Kiara one bit. She'd rather live in a communal den or in the forest where other wolves were always within sight.
"I've missed you to Noah." Kiara really did miss Noah and she wished that he had never left Ichika. He was her pack brother and her friend. She had been sad to see him go.
Feeling her touch the male cringed and tucked in his back legs, under his body. Then with a sighed, the he shook his head. The punishment had messed with him; being kept away from all contact the male had suffered a huge metal blow. Soran touched him once, and he jumped, he wanted to turn around and snap at her, but know that might be the last breath he would take if he did turn around and snap at her. The silver male came back to her and shook his head as he gave her a quick nuzzle. The male stepped back with a sigh, as he shook his head. He was the Omega, so scared, so spineless, always acting as if someone was going to hurt him. The male hated this; this was supposed to be the day that changed his life. The male took another step back and then huffed then walked back towards her.
The male pushed his nose into her shoulder, taking in her scent. He knew who she was, and know of what pack she came from, but he never taken the time to smell He stepped back and bowed down to her, tucking his tail up under his body
”Why don’t you r..r..run?” The male looked at her from where he had taken another step back to look at her. Had she not heard of the crime that he had committed against her pack? Did she not know how much of a monster he was, he single handedly made one move that could have started a war. A war against both packs was not a war that the male wanted, nor was he aiming at. Here they where though, she was from the pack that wanted him punished to the maximum extent of the law.
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The sudden rejection from Noah was worse than any physical blow Kiara had ever sustained. She was just trying to show her affection to someone she deeply cared for, yet he pulled away and acted as if she was some...some horrid thing. Kiara had never been treated like that, and her easily confused mind was overloaded with questions and doubts. When he pulled away from her it was heart wrenching and Kiara immediately withdrew behind the boarder line again. Although the arctic wolf was aware that Noah had been punished, she didn't realize how badly it had hurt him. Kiara firmly believed that she had been in the wrong.
Seeing Noah submit to her did not make things any better. Her ears pinned back and her eyes were round disks. Relief flooded the white female when Noah nuzzled her and she whined in protest as he stepped away again. What had she done wrong? What could she do to fix it? Once again, Noah approached her, drinking in her scent. Overcome by the impulse she wrapped her head around Noah's neck as his nose pushed into her shoulder. It was the only way she could hug him. Kiara's body shook a little, her gentle mind afraid of his rejection. Noah was her friend, she didn't want him to hate her.
There it was again, the submission. Kiara looked around confused, soft whines escaping her lips as he asked her why she didn't run. What was there to run from? Why was he acting like this. No matter how much Kiara's mind reeled, she never once thought about his punishment. The Ikusei was aware that Noah had entered the pack lands without permission, although in her mind he didn't need it. In the arctic, it wasn't unusual for wolves to wander off for a little while or even go to another pack. But they were always welcomed back with open arms, even if it was accompanied with a lower standing in the pack. Kiara didn't know the full details of his punishment, she just knew that he had been pushed down and bitten a little. To her, that was normal and it was common form of punishment in her old pack. Kiara was completely unaware that he had been outcast from the pack.
Kiara wanted to go up to Noah, to give him gentle kisses and try and get him to stand. She didn't want him to bow to her, she didn't want him to submit to her. He wasn't her Omega, he shouldn't have to bow to her. "Noah, please...don't. Don't submit to me...I...I'm not...I mean we..." For once, the snow wolf had no words. She didn't know what to say, how to express herself. Her pleading eyes just looked at him, begging him to stand.
Submission had become part of his everyday life; it was how the pack wanted him, and how the pack expected him to act. So it was only natural that the male would portray that submission though out the rest of his life. Just as novice actor has a hard time falling out of character once they are in that being’s mind.
The white lady requested that he not show the submission of the Omega to her, this was not something that she wanted. He whimpered tucking his head down. Rolling his ear back ”Sorry Kiara…” He spoke shameful; he didn’t want to make her feel uncomfortable. That wasn’t what he wanted to get out of this limited time that they had together.
He pawed as the ground as he walked up to her and gave her a wolfish hug, trying to be ever so careful not to hurt her. ”I’ve missed y..you so much.” He spoke the truth, he just wanted her to enjoy him just as he did her.
The male gave a soft tender nip at her shoulder, ”Leave them….stay w..w..with me?” The male offered her, even if he could talk her down to one night, that would be the best gift the omega male could ever ask for.
Seeing the proud Noah that she once knew so submissive was startling to the she wolf. What could have happened to him to change his personality so drastically? Noah and Kiara were practically mirror images in their stance. They both were low, their ears were rolled back, and neither was willing to take the dominate stance. When Noah approached her again she was thrilled. His gentle, wolfish hug was more than welcome and Kaira returned it with a shower of licks. Her tail wagged nervously behind her and never really rose in the air. Once again the silver male proclaimed how much he missed her, yet there was a strange note in his voice. One Kiara could not quite identify. Not entirely understanding his feelings, Kiara innocently proclaimed again, "Me too. As well as everyone in Ichika, we all miss you."
Kiara was about ready to return Noah's tender nips with her own friendly version, until his words stopped her cold. Leave Ichika? How could she? They were her family, and had been for several months. The arctic wolf stepped back, her head shaking as her confused eyes looked at the silver male. Now she realized it, he liked her differently. "Noah...I...can't....I...I can't leave my pack...not again...Don't get me wrong, I love you and I love being with you. You are like my older brother, but I...I can't leave Ichika...I can't leave the puppies...They are my friends...my family..." The snow wolf's sapphire eyes gazed at Noah, begging him not to hate her.
Oh how he loved having her around, she was so light hearted and everything about her seem to be shimmering with goodness. She was one of the female he could see spending the rest of his life with and being happy, there would never been a compromise. The silver male knew he could do whatever she wanted to make her happy, even if it meet never ever shifting a day in his life. The silver male would do it and never say a word about it, and really all he wanted was to have her in his life as his lover for the rest of their lives.
The male shook his head, ”Your wrong..” The male voice went chilled, it was because of the members as a whole he was in this issue. ”They a..a..are glad I’m g…gone. That p..pack is the r..r..reason I’m in b..b..banishment from t..t..the pack.” They had come to these lands and had demanded that he be punished. He accepted the fate that he had moved into a pack land that he was no longer a member of, however he was not welcomed there anymore.
Hear the words that came out of her pretty mouth shattered his heart. Her words where so bitter tasting in his mouth. ”Brother?!” His head jolted back, here he had been showing her hints of his feelings for her.
Stepping away from the snowy babe the male lowered his head down, rolling back his ears. ”I’m not s..s..suppose to have any contact…” The male shot out very quickly as he kept the distant between the two of them. Hurt that she thought of his as a bother. He was either the brother figure, or the friend. Not one out there thought of him as a lover figure. ”By orders o..o..of your pack…” The male kept the topic short.
Kiara was dense when it came to love, and really most matters in general. Her world was simple as was her background. She would wake up, stretch, exercise, hunt, rest, and play. Some days she would spend with the pack puppies and watch after them as they slowly grew. Others she would enjoy lounging in the snow or touching up her den. It was a simple life led by a dense wolf. Kiara never picked up Noah's subtle hints and even if she had, the snow wolf had no way to interpret them. Love to her was an emotion to be given freely to the pack members. In her world, Noah held the greatest amount of affection she could give. The complex relationships of the luperci and the special bonds they held with their mates were not shared by the white wolf. A mate was one to spend her life with, one to have puppies with, but one who held no special place in comparison with the rest of her family. When Noah's head jolted back as he said brother, Kiara didn't know what to think.
Noah wanted something from Kiara she simply couldn't give. Not to mention his pain and hatred toward Ichika were terrible. Kiara was shocked to hear about the silver males banishment and how it had been caused by Ichika. What could she say? What could she do? He was her brother, yet he was in so much pain because of her. Kiara whimpered as he stepped away from her, his words like a slap to her face. She didn't know what to do, or how to explain herself. The white wolf's voice squeaked out of her throat; barely audible and weak, "Noah...I...I didn't know." Her excuse sounded weak, even to her own ears.
Kiara's snowy body hunched over, her nose pointed strait to the ground and her ears were pinned against her head. Why did this happen? What happened to her peaceful world? As she stared at the snow her mind drifted back to her original family. The one she had left behind to learn more about the world and all that it contained. At that moment in time, all she wanted to do was be back in her valley where the complicated life of the luperci was no where to be found. Where family was important, the game was big, and the only thing that mattered was the circle of life and how long one could play their role. No more houses. No more trinkets. no more fires or strange rules. Just the pack and the arctic tundra.
