Prey for the Beast Part 1
Heero settled into his seat and waited for class to begin. He was mad about the incident that had occurred last night. One of the human students had been stalked and killed by a pack member, this was strictly forbidden and the offender would pay with their life. He was unsure which member would have been so bold. The rules were made by the bitches of the pack and few wanted to anger the females. They had the ultimate power over procreation because there were so many males and so few bitches.
Une ran this particular school and she was also the current Alpha female. Treize was the alpha male and he was very strict on following the rules. Heero was a member of the elite pack, but they couldn't be everywhere because their numbers were small at the moment. His personal pack only consisted of Quatre, Trowa, Wufei and Sally. Relena, the other resident breeding bitch, had been furious when they had chosen Sally over her. She desperately wanted Heero for a mate, but he wasn't interested.
Wufei had been the one to breed with Sally and she was pregnant with a litter now. Trowa and Quatre were a mated pair and had no interest in mating with a female. He had been strongly encouraged to mate with a female, but the truth was he wasn't attracted to females. His only focus at this point was his pack and the protection of his race.
Treize sighed as he observed his favorite student brooding in the back of the room. Heero was strong and he fully expected him to take over the pack one day, but he had refused to take a mate.
At one time he had hoped that Heero would mate with Relena, but thus far the female had only driven him away. They did have the power to transform a human into a pack member but Heero had not shown a strong interest in any of the humans in the school.
Now he had to worry about a Hunter being sent to the school. A human had been murdered, and it was only natural that a hunter would be sent to investigate and punish the guilty. Treize only hoped the hunter was reasonable and would let the pack dispense their own brand of justice.
He started the class, only to be interrupted by Lady Une a few minutes later. Going to the door, his eyes widened at the slender, elfin youth standing outside the door. Lady Une announced that he was a new student.
Heero sat up as he caught an unfamiliar scent at the door, he noticed other pack members had followed suit. Treize re-entered the room leading a slim youth. If not for the male scent, Heero would have had difficulty guessing the gender of their guest.
"Class, we have a new student. He has transferred here from America. Please introduce yourself."
The fey beauty stepped forward and announced his name. His melodious alto filled the room as he stated his name was Duo Maxwell and he was happy to be attending this school. Then the fey youth stunned the whole room with his dazzling smile.
Heero stared as Duo approached him and asked if the seat next to him was taken. He managed to stammer a no before the boy's sweet scent filled his senses. The elfin boy smelled of lime and underneath that crisp clean scent was Duo's own unique smell... spicy and mysterious.
Treize watched in shock as practically everyone in his class took turns covertly staring at the new student. He was practically overwhelmed by the scent of arousal that was filling the room. Duo was a bright spirit, filled with life and joy, and of course, a lovely face and body.
Treize shook his head as he realized that his world was about to be shaken up. He could already tell there would be challenges among his pack on who would get to woo the beauty as a potential mate. His troubles had just increased again.
Relena seethed silently as she watched everyone fawn over the new student. It was sickening! She began a steady, low growl as she scented arousal coming from Heero every time he gazed at the American. Snarling in displeasure, she decided that he had to go.
Duo was slightly overwhelmed at the welcome he was receiving from the students. Everyone was going out of his or her way to be nice and helpful. Only two people were making him feel uncomfortable, one was the blonde girl across the room who stared daggers at him all day. The other was the Japanese boy he had sat by. That one's bold cobalt-blue stare had made him feel funny and tingly at the same time.
His introspection was suddenly broken as he found himself surrounded by several classmates, each one volunteering to show him to his dorm room. Just as an argument was about to break out, Principle Treize appeared and announced that HE would show Duo to his room.
Treize rubbed his head, feeling a headache coming on. He could well see the attraction that the American held for his younger pack members, but this was a distraction he really didn't need right now. Smiling at the slim youth, he opened the door to show him his room. The smile quickly turned to a scowl as he saw the visitors in Duo's room, each one stinking of lust as they laid eyes on the pretty boy.
Duo tried not to laugh out loud as he watched Treize ground out a suggestion that his visitors go study for tomorrow's assignment. He made it quite clear that Duo needed time to settle in and visitations could wait for a few days. Duo thanked the Principle for his time and set about unpacking and making himself at home.
Looking around his room some time later, Duo was pleased with the results. Everything was unpacked and he had anime posters up on the wall. He was just putting up the finishing touches to the decor, when he heard a knock at the door. Opening the door, he was surprised to see the Japanese boy from earlier, and he had some friends with him.
Heero swallowed hard as he stared at the new student, damn but this boy was beautiful. Clearing his throat and glaring at his companions' amusement, he introduced everyone to Duo. He felt his heart leap as Duo agreed to go to dinner with them. This would deter some of the younger pack members when they saw that the Elite were interested in the American.
Dinner had been very pleasant and Duo had enjoyed the company of the others. He, Quatre, and Sally had carried on most of the conversation, but he'd been comfortable with everyone. They were nice and walked him back to his room, but as they left, Duo decided to go for a walk.
As Duo walked through the forest path that was generously lit by the full moon, he was unaware of being followed. He was slowly stalked and as he drew close to a clearing, he jumped as he heard a twig snap and heard a menacing growl from the path behind him. Following his feelings of flight or fight, he broke into a run, trying to escape whatever was behind him.
Relena smirked as she pursued her human prey. She fully intended to get rid of the boy once and for all. She followed the slender form as it zigzagged in and out of the trees. She was so close, breaking through the trees into another clearing; she suddenly stopped. Her prey had vanished. Snarling in frustration, she sniffed the air to pick up his scent.
Hunter Shinigami watched as the bitch tried to find her missing prey. Laughing evilly, he dropped down and attacked in a flurry of black.
Relena howled in fright and terror as she was attacked. She couldn't see much of her assailant due to the concealing cloak it wore. Never had anything moved so fast. She tried time and again to strike the moving figure but she missed each time, worse, she knew they were just toying with her.
Shinigami decided it was time to end the encounter and question the female. Drawing his weapon for the first time, he easily pinned the female werewolf with the cutting edge of the scythe. He deliberately drew some blood at her throat to impress upon her the seriousness of the encounter. As she lay whimpering, he introduced himself, "I am Hunter Shinigami and you were stalking a human. Give me one good reason why I shouldn't take your head."
Relena wet herself in terror as she realized the trouble she was in. Hunters were the final judge and executioners for all supernatural beings. "I... I was only going to scare him. I wasn't trying to kill him. He attracted the attention of one I wanted for a mate; I just wanted him to leave. Please."
Shinigami nodded and released the bitch. Her words had the ring of Truth to them; she was not the one who killed the young boy in these very same woods. He jerked to attention as he heard others approaching. Several other Werewolves entered the clearing and quickly surrounded the pair.
Treize had heard the howl of distress that Relena had uttered and had gathered Une and his elite and had gone to investigate. He quickly restrained Wufei when he wanted to attack after taking in the scene of a terror stricken Relena and the cloaked figure standing over her. "Are you the Hunter sent to investigate the death of my human student?"
"Yes." replied the clocked figure.
"Why did you attack Relena?"
"She was stalking a human boy through these woods. I questioned her and found her to be harmless."
Treize looked at the two for a moment before asking Relena who she had been stalking. The trembling girl looked up from her cradle in Une's arms and admitted that she had been stalking and trying to frighten the American student.
Heero stiffened as he realized who Relena's victim had been, he tensed to go in search of the missing boy before the before the Hunter spoke up and let them know that the youth was quite safe.
Treize observed the continued tension in Heero and asked just how the Hunter knew that the Maxwell boy was safe.
All of the pack members tensed at the maniacal laughter that came from the cloaked figure. They watched with bated breath as delicate hands reached up and threw off the hood of the clock. Gasps were heard all around as the face was revealed. Glowing, violet orbs dominated the elfin face that bore the mystic brand of the hunter on the right cheek. It was an individualized symbol chosen by the hunter to represent his name. On that fine-boned cheek rested crisscrossed scythes in the form of an X, a face that everyone in that clearing recognized. It was the beautiful face of Duo Maxwell, now revealed to be Hunter Shinigami.
TBC...
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