Wolfkin Part 3
Arrivals
A pretty lullaby slipped past beautiful cherry lips as Duo gently stroked his swollen stomach. It was the three-month anniversary of the pup's conception, and he was contently humming, imagining that the pup could hear him and he was coaxing it into the land of sleep.
A soft chuckling quickly broke off the gentle tune as the Delta turned to see his audience. "What are you doing love?" His mate asked as he stretched out next to his little love. "I was singing the pup to sleep, of course." Duo replied grinning as the Alpha Male chuckled once again.
"Well, how are you two feeling?" The violet-eyed Wolfkin sighed and rolled his eyes. Heero had been asking him the same question every day for the past few weeks. "Fine, I haven't had any dizzy spells since the hunt. I think Quatre was right; I just needed to eat more. Now I can." His mate nodded accepting this answer.
"Well, Treize and Zechs are arriving today. I suggest you get ready little one." With that, he rolled off the bed they had been lounging on, kissed his mate's forehead, and left their burrow. Duo quickly stood and set about making himself presentable. After all, Treize was the Alpha Male of the Namarc Clan and Zechs was his mate.
The longhaired Delta sat gently down in front of the vanity Heero had made for him. [1] He unbraided his hair and was in the middle of brushing the silky stands out, when his sharp ears picked up footsteps behind him. At first he thought it to be his mate, until his nose detected a scent he'd only smelled once before. Violet eyes shot quickly to the mirror he was sitting in front of.
The brush fell from limp fingers to clatter noisily on the tabletop. Duo sprang from his seat, well as close as a pregnant Wolfkin can come to springing, and spun around. Before him stood the smelly man from the forest and beside him was a man the Delta did not recognize. "Now, now sw'ty. We aint gunna 'urt ya none."
"Are you sure this is the one Malinko wants?" The other asked. "Course, dummy. Look at 'is eyes, thems purple, same as dat w'ite wolf we's trapped before. An' dis be de only one in da village wit' a babe on da way."[2] The smelly man answered. The other nodded, noticing the way his victim ran his hand protectively across his rounded belly. "Then let's grab him and get out of here before his mate comes back."
Both men took a step forward... and then two back as their 'prey' growled viscously at them. "I thought you said last time he was paralyzed with fear." The smelly man nodded. "'e was." He confirmed. "Last time?" Duo scoffed at their stunned expressions.
"Last time I was in a trap, alone, hurt, and in pain. Not to mention it was the first time I'd ever seen any humans." And this time I have someone else to protect. He added silently, his maternal instincts kicking in big time. "You made a huge mistake. Now I'm healed, surrounded by my pack, and no longer stunned to see your kind." Throughout his entire rant, Duo had secretly been reaching for a small dagger he kept hidden behind his vanity.
In the blink of an eye, the dagger left the Delta's hand, soared through the air, and imbedded itself in the smelly man's shoulder. Duo was an excellent marksman; anything he could aim was his weapon. All Deltas were trained in some form of self-defense. After all, Wolfkin didn't want their child-bearers completely helpless.
The large stinky man bellowed in pain just as Duo let out a piercing distress call. Almost instantaneously, a group of five Beta males rushed through the den door. They quickly subdued the two failed kidnappers. "Are you hurt Duo?" The apparent leader asked worriedly.
The Delta smiled and shook his head just as his mate bounded through the door. Heero rushed to Duo's side concern etched clearly across his face. "Are you alright love?" He asked not bothering to conceal the emotions that shone in his voice or eyes.
"I'm fine Heero. But I might not have been if it wasn't for the quick actions of these fine Betas." He replied, motioning to rescuers. The five Betas straightened under the gaze of the Alpha Male, but smiles still lit their faces at the praise they had been given by his mate.
Heero turned to the leader; a tall blond that had been standing next to Duo when he'd entered their burrow. "Yuki, I must thank you and your men for saving my mate. Your actions shall not go unrewarded; tonight you may feast with our guests and myself. Then I will discuss having your group promoted to the hunting party with Trowa and Wufei."
They Betas flushed, they hadn't been expecting any reward when they'd rushed to the Delta's rescue. Now they were invited to eat with the Alpha Male and being promoted to hunting party. "It will be a great honor to hunt with you someday, sir." Yuki replied bowing. "And an even greater honor protecting your mate." Duo blushed a pretty pink at this.
"As for you." The Alpha Male turned to the 'kidnappers'. "Take them outside, I want the whole clan to see these two." The Betas obeyed and quickly dragged the humans outside. The entire pack waited anxiously outside their leader's den and growled menacingly as the two men appeared. Heero gently took his mate's hand and led him outside.
"My clan brothers," Heero said addressing the pack. "These two humans entered our village, then snuck into my burrow and attempted to abduct my mate. Their punishment should be great and I leave it in your hands." He turned to the Betas holding the intruders. "Take them to the holding cells." The group nodded and left.
Before the rest of the pack had a chance to disperse however, Duo felt a strange sensation in his stomach. The hand clasped in Heero's tightened slightly and his other flew to his belly. "Duo what's wrong?" Heero asked noting the puzzled expression on his mate's face.
The Delta bit his lip; it had felt odd, like a fluttering or bubbles. "I'm not sure, I felt something..." His sentence trailed off as realization hit. "Heero, I think the puppy kicked." Duo's voice was full of wonder as his hand once again tightened in his mate's.
The Alpha Male smiled proudly and leaned down to kiss his love as cheers rang out all around them. "Well, that is cause for celebration." A strong silky voice cut gently through the commotion. Heero and Duo turned to see a tall ginger-hair Wolfkin with his arm wrapped protectively around the waist of a golden-haired and blued-eyed Delta.
"I see the rumors about you choosing a mate were true." It was now obvious that the voice had come from the taller of the two. "Yes it is. Hello Treize." Heero responded. They bowed to each other slightly. The Delta was now very glad he'd decided to change his clothes before doing his hair, which now flowed gently around him on the breeze.
"Allow me to introduce my mate, Duo. Duo this is Treize and his mate Zechs." Duo couldn't help but be amazed at how tall Zechs was, he stood at a grand 5' 10", where as the average height for a Delta male was 5' 6". Which also happened to be his own height.
Treize, on the other hand stood at a regal 6' 4". Heero's only two inches shorter. He observed silently. "Pleased to meet you." He said shyly. "And we're very pleased to meet you, Duo." Zechs said gently. "I see you and Heero are expecting a pup." At Duo's blush he continued. "We've brought one of our own actually." The blond rested a hand on the shoulder of a boy about Duo's size.
The longhaired Wolfkin could tell immediately that he was a Delta just by his scent. He had a strong yet slim build, medium brown short hair that fell into beautiful crystal blue eyes. All in all, he was very pretty. "This is our eldest son, Jesse."[3] Treize introduced. "I believe he is about your age Heero." Duo's mate bowed politely to him.
"Duo, why don't you show Zechs around a bit, Treize and I have some affairs to discuss." Heero smirked as he saw the way Wufei was staring at Jesse. "Wufei, why don't you accompany them? I'm sure Zechs and Jesse won't mind." Wufei bowed. "It would be my honor Heero." With that, the group of four left to see the sights leaving Heero and Treize alone to discuss the human problem.
TBC...
[1] Ok, I'm not sure if this is what they're really called but I think it is. You know those desk like things with a mirror and women put makeup and brushes on them.
[2] No that's not a typo, think about it, would a human call it a puppy or a baby?
[3] Anybody ever watch Mutant X? Well this is the character Jesse Kilmartin. I like him.
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