Full Moon

Full Moon

By Mally-chan and hatochiisai

Disclaimer: We do NOT own Yugioh. All original characters DO belong to us, such as Mikado, Ahmose and Takeru, who are hato’s.

YAOI WARNING

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Chapter 9

Harvest Moon

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It was only a week until Hunter's Moon. Ryou could FEEL that something was going to happen... he didn't know why... he was on edge. Megumi had to bring him a new squeaker every day since Ryou continued to kill his toys.

Ryou gnawed nervously on his newest toy, a bone-shaped squeaker. He looked around in apprehension. How he wished his friend would come... maybe he was remembering something important. But... He drooped. 'I cant LEAVE...'

Suddenly, there was a rustle, and a very familiar golden wolf appeared from the woods, and slowly walked over. He looked different, somehow... his coat seemed to lack its former shine, as did his dull eyes.

Ryou blinked and got up trotting to the edge of his pen. 'blondie?' he yapped. 'did you finally come to visit me?!' his tail wagged eagerly.

Marik sighed, wagging his tail slightly. He walked over and touched his nose to Ryou, a slight sparkle of happiness in his eye. 'Yes... for the first, and last time...' He sighed.

Ryou blinked. 'what do you mean 'first and last time'? What's going on?'

Marik sighed. 'I... I won't be around anymore, in a week...'

'why not?' Ryou poked his muzzle through the fence and licked Marik's cheek.

Marik sighed. 'Hunter's Moon will be my last night in this town... Ahmose fights to overthrow Takeru. I will back him up... I... I might be the only one...'

Ryou blinked and tilted his head to the side. 'why? Stay here with me! Miss Nicelady would love you!' he yipped. 'It took you long enough to visit me!'

'I'm sorry, Ryou. I have to do this. And it's likely that I will die.' Marik confessed.

Ryou's ears drooped. 'but...why?'

'If Takeru doesn't kill me, the pack probably will... Ahmose is my only ally, now... Bakura... even my own brother and sister have turned their backs on me...' Marik sighed. 'I just... wanted to see you one last time...'

Ryou's ears drooped. 'you're going to die? b-but why?'

Marik sighed. 'Because... I love you. And under Takeru's leadership, being with a human is forbidden. And making a human a werewolf is punishable by death...'

Ryou shook his head. 'Then dont go, stupid! Stay here! You can stay with me, I'll share my squeaker and everything!'

Marik sighed again. 'I can't.... I have to back up Ahmose. I swore I would. I'm sorry Ryou... but I can't live like this...'

'You say it like living this way is bad...' Ryou said looking at him and tilting his head.

'It may not seem bad to you now... but one day, you will remember your human life... and you will begin to hate this one...' Marik said.

'if you were just going to throw your life away, why'd you bother coming here to make me remember?' Ryou asked after a moment.

'Because... I had to see you again... And... gods, I'm so sorry, Ryou... I should have just let you alone... I should have let you and Seto...' He lowered his head, stopping. 'I'm sorry... I never meant to ruin your life...'

Ryou flicked his ears a bit before picking up his squeaker and beginning to dig. 'lets run together for a while.'

Marik sighed, then nodded. 'Sure.' He said with a smile. 'For old time's sake...'

With Marik's help Zephyr made another 'escape'. He crawled out and with a muffled yap, he and Marik took off running.

Marik tried to forget everything and just concentrate on the here and now, what he considered his last time with Ryou. He tried to enjoy it. But he couldn't ignore the sorrow.

After a while Ryou stopped and growled playfully, bumping heads with Marik lightly and offering him half of his squeaker, to play tug-o-war.

Marik seized it and began tugging and growling, tail wagging.

Ryou growled tugging back until they both fell down, panting from their play. 'Is this really so bad a life? it's better than dying you know...' Ryou said after a moment.

'It's okay... but give me a week and it won't be enough...' Marik said. Then he sighed. 'Ryou... the Hunter's Moon is in a week. I will stay with you until then. But I MUST go and fight for Ahmose... he needs help.'

Ryou sighed softly, and licked Marik's cheek. 'That's not fair I want you to stay with me...'

Marik wagged his tail at the lick. 'Then why not come with me? If... If I survive Hunter's Moon I'll come BACK for you!'

Ryou's ears tilted back and his own tail wagging ceased. 'but...I...' he sighed and looked down. 'I...I've had a lot of time to think...a-and...well I know what being human was like..' he admitted after a moment. 'I remember that...but...I dont remember you...or me...I'll never be the same...'

'You can remember. Maybe over this next week... around me... you will remember.' Marik suggested.

Ryou closed his eyes and laid down. 'maybe...'

Marik began to give Ryou a tender loving grooming, wagging his tail the whole time. 'I love you...'

Ryou blinked and gave Marik a sad look. 'I must...have been something special, for you to love me even now...'

'You still are something special.' Marik said softly, licking Ryou's cheek. 'I love you...'

Ryou licked Marik back. 'I dont understand...I came home...you wanted me to stay there with you...why do you still like me?'

'I love you. I will love you forever.' Marik said, laying down beside Ryou and nuzzling him. 'I've never loved anyone before like this... Bakura keeps telling me to let you go and just mate someone in the pack... but all I want is you...'

Ryou sighed and nuzzled into Marik. 'You mean that?'

'With every beat of my breaking heart...' Marik whispered.

'Why breaking?'

'I'm so tired... I feel like I'm losing everything worth living for. I am a pack outcast. The whole pack... my world, wants me dead... my own family... they are disowning me. My best friend has turned against me... Bakura... The only one in this world who supports me now is Ahmose, because of his relationship with Yami. If Ahmose dies Hunter's Moon, the pack will kill me. If he wins... I... I still won't be able to stay... I just... I just want you... I NEED you... Please...' Marik gasped.

Ryou looked at Marik for a long moment. 'where have you been staying? What have you been doing since I've been gone?' he asked slowly.

Marik sighed. 'I've been staying at your house.' He said. 'I had no where else to go... I uh... I've been keeping it clean and sorting the mail and watering plants...'

Ryou licked his cheek. '...let me see you...'

Marik blinked. 'What?

'let me see you...' Ryou said once more. 'as a person.'

Marik blinked, then slowly changed, lying on his side next to Ryou and staring at him. "Why?" He breathed.

Ryou looked at Marik intently for a long time, before changing back as well and shaking his head, clutching his squeaky. "I...wanted to get a look at you again." Ryou said softly, gently pressing his lips to Marik's. "If...if I'm all you have left, then I wont turn you away."

Marik blinked, surprised at the kiss, but then his face split into the first smile he'd put on since watching Ryou leave him on the ferry. Then he wrapped his arm around Ryou, pulled him close, and kissed him. "I love you..." He gasped. "You are... you are... if I loose everything... all I need is you and I can be happy... Damn Bakura, damn my family and damn the pack... all I need is you..."

Ryou nuzzled him. "I'll be here for you...I'll...I'll come back with you.." he said softly. "when...when it's over, we can come back here, just us. We can start our own pack if you need that…" he pressed his forehead to Marik's.

Marik blinked. "Come back HERE?"

Ryou blinked. "why not?"

Marik blinked. "Well... we'll see how things play out." He said with a smile. "I don't WANT to live here... but if it's the only way we can be together... I'll do it."

Ryou looked around for a moment. "I dont know why...it's beautiful here..." he said after a moment. "Look around...it's beautiful. No one here would ever hurt us..the wolves here are all very nice to other wolves..."

Marik sighed and smiled, flopping onto his back and looking up at the stars. "I guess..."

Ryou nodded. "We'd have this place...all our own." he nuzzled closer to Marik and squeezed his squeaker. "No one would...ever hate us here." he said softly. "We...we'd have our own paradise."

Marik smiled and sighed, draping an arm around Ryou. "Yeah... and we'd have a lifetime supply of squeakies."

Ryou nodded. "Yes...we'd have everything. We could always go to town whenever we wanted...we could bring clothes here...and store them in our den...we can live here together."

Marik sighed and smiled. "Well... it's something to think about..." He said.

Ryou nodded. "So dont go..." he whispered kissing Marik once more. "I...I can love you all over again...even without memories...but dont go to die..."

"I have to... Ahmose needs help... and Malik and Bakura have abandoned him... at this rate... Ahmose and Mikado will be alone against their father and his bullies... they'll both be killed... I HAVE to help..." Marik said, stroking Ryou's cheek.

"If you go...then I'll go too." Ryou said frowning.

Marik sighed. "Okay..." He said, smiling. "I think Yami will be there..."

"Yami?" Ryou said confusedly.

"Oh... Ahmose's human lover." Marik said. "I heard that he's gonna become a werewolf if Ahmose takes over leadership..."

"He's...getting into the fight as a person? He'll be killed!” Ryou squeaked.

"No, he won't be fighting. I think he's gonna be up a tree." Marik said, snickering.

Ryou sighed. "Cant you be up a tree too?" he asked, giving Marik the most beautiful, fearful look of love he'd seen since Ryou'd lost his memories. "Cant you stay safe...? I...I dont want to lose you..."

Marik blinked, then chuckled, shaking his head. "No Ryou. I cannot be up a tree. And neither can you. It will be a full moon. We'll both be wolves and there's nothing we can do about it."

“If you climbed the tree first and found a good branch...." Ryou reasoned after a moment.

Marik threw his head back and roared with laughter. "No, Ryou!!! I have to be on the ground to back up Ahmose!"

"Then...me too." Ryou said softly. "I'll get hurt...you'll get hurt..."

Marik frowned. "No Ryou. I don't want you fighting... you don't even know HOW to fight... You're small enough that Yami can pull you up into the tree with him, actually." He smiled and pet Ryou's face. “Some of the pack may want to hurt Yami. You can sit up in the tree with him and defend him, hmm?"

"No." Ryou bared his teeth, though as a human he just looked cute. "If you won’t go up a tree then I'm not either!"

Marik sighed and smiled. "You are so stubborn..." He mused, giving Ryou a tiny kiss.

Ryou smiled proudly. "I do what I can."

Marik chuckled and relaxed in the grass, looking up at stars and the waxing moon.

"Do...you want to go back to 'my house'?" Ryou asked after a moment. "Would...would you like that better than here?"

Marik blinked and looked at Ryou. "Huh? You mean, now?" He asked.

Ryou shrugged after a moment. "If...you're more comfortable there, then I can go..."

Marik blinked, then smiled and curled an arm around Ryou, pulling him close to rest on the golden wolf's chest. "Tomorrow." He said. "We can spend the week together... recovering your memories... Maybe even get you to remember me, hmm?"

Ryou sighed and nuzzled up to Marik, looking at his squeaky. "A-alright..."

"Well... if you WANT to remember, that is..." Marik said softly, running his hand up and down Ryou's side.

"I...I'm just scared." Ryou mumbled after a moment. "What happens to me? What happens if I'm not the same as I am now, or the same as I was then? If I remember who I WAS, does that make the me who's me now, not ME anymore?" Ryou wrinkled his nose cutely. "I dont like that thought..."

Marik smiled. "Honestly... I think you're very much you. The you I fell in love with. Your personality hasn't changed... much... you had a bit more spunk, before... but ultimately... you're still you. You're just... scared."

Ryou smiled at that. "I...haven't changed then?" he asked hopefully. "So..when I remember, I wont...I wont be someone I dont like?"

"No, I don't think so." Marik said, closing his eyes and relaxing, feeling the breeze. It felt quite good on his skin with no clothes or fur to block it.

Ryou kissed Marik's cheek. "Then...then I'll try. I wont ask to come back until after we fight." he cooed. "That way if we die...at least I'll have tried."

Marik winced. "I don't want you to die..." He whispered, looking up at the sky with worried eyes.

"Then dont you do it either." Ryou said sternly.

Mark blinked, then smiled. "I'll fight my hardest..." He said, clutching Ryou close.

Ryou grinned and nuzzled into Marik's arms once more. "I love you."

Marik blinked, and his eyes widened. "You... what?" He gasped.

Ryou blinked up and looked confused. "I dunno..."

Marik looked down at Ryou. "What do you mean, I dunno?!" He asked with a slight laugh in his tone.

"Um...I dunno?" Ryou squeaked, squeaking his lil squeaker.

Marik smiled. "You said you loved me."

Ryou blushed. "Um...squeaky?" he asked holding up his squeaker.

Marik sighed and shook his head, closing his eyes again. "I love you, too..."

Ryou squeaked his toy loudly. "I love you too." He chirped and kissed Marik once more.

Marik blinked his eyes open again, then laughed. "Hmmmmm...." He hummed, settling back down again, running his hand up and down Ryou's back.

Ryou sighed and chewed his toy. "You like it...when I say that."

"Yes... very much... but do you mean it?" Marik asked.

Ryou blinked and looked thoughtful. "I...I was your mate, you said once...so...I think so."

"Well... kind of. You and I never did... um... perform the mating act..." Marik said.

"ew." Ryou said wrinkling his nose.

Marik blinked, then laughed and sat up, tickling Ryou. "Ew? EW?! What's so EW?! Don't you WANT to be mates?! Don't you WANT to get down and dirty and do the nasty?! Huh? HUH?!?"

Ryou giggled and squirmed. "Noooo!!" he giggled swatting Marik with his bone. "Bad! BAD!"

Marik laughed as there was squeak with every swat. "Awwww... but you wanna be my mate!!! You wanna do the nasty!!! I know you do!!!" Marik howled, still tickling Ryou.

Ryou giggled and squirmed, changing back to a wolf mid-tickles and whining. 'nuh uh!!!'

Marik just wrapped his arms around Ryou and gave him a BIG kiss on his wet nose. "MMMMMWAH!!!"

Ryou squealed and squirmed. 'EWWW! COOTIES!'

Marik laughed and flung Ryou to the ground, holding the squeaky and bouncing it around Ryou squeaking it while rubbing his belly.

Ryou squirmed snapping at the chewy squeaker. 'Gimme that!' he yapped. 'MINE!'

Marik let Ryou have it, and rubbed his belly with BOTH hands.

Ryou howled in glee, squeaking his toy, his hind foot beginning to kick at the belly rubs.

Marik grinned and after giving Ryou's belly a good long scratching, he sighed and rested his head on Ryou's side, listening to his heart beating.

Ryou sighed and licked Marik's ear, flicking his tail. 'whatcha doin?'

"Mmmmm...." Marik smiled. "Relaxing..." He murmured.

Ryou squirmed softly. 'on ME?! I'm not a chair!'

Marik smiled. "Shhhh... I'm listening to you breathe... to your heart... I'm... listening to you live..."

Ryou blinked and watched for a long time confused. '...why?'

"Because I feel at peace..." Marik sighed, smiling. His eyes were closed, and he LOOKED at peace.

Ryou tilted his head to the side. '...are you thinking about death?'

"No." Marik mumbled, inhaling deeply.

Ryou sighed in relief, and laid still for Marik, squeaking his toy occasionally. 'You're naked.'

Marik smiled. ".... Mmm-hmm." He hummed an affirmitive.

'Nudist.' Ryou licked Marik and squirmed to roll out from under him again.

"Nooooooo!" Marik whined, grabbing Ryou around the chest and hind quarters, holding him in place.

Ryou squeaked. 'heeeey! This is getting weird, why am I suddenly a pillow?'

"Because you're soft and warm and comfy and I want to be near you." Marik said.

Ryou yapped softly. 'wanna...come into my pen and sleep in my den with me?'

Marik smiled. "I'd have to leave before the sun rose..." He said.

'why?' Ryou asked licking at Marik. 'The nice lady wouldn't touch you, I'd growl. She'd leave you alone.'

Marik frowned. "No, they would come in and tranq us..." He snorted. "But yes... I'll stay in your den with you tonight."

Ryou nuzzled Marik. 'c'mon then, you can share my cuddly blankey.' he said, tail beginning to wag. 'and the nice lady would NEVER tranq me. she feeds me out of her hand.'

"Hmph... we'll see..." Marik said, but changed to his wolf form and licked Ryou's cheek, wagging his tail.

Ryou yapped once more and licked Marik's cheek, getting up and running back to his pen, crawling in. 'This is home...I've got my chewies, and my den, and soft diggy sand, and it's really nice.' Ryou said proudly.

Marik chuckled. 'It's okay. For being inside of a fence.' He said.

Ryou blinked. 'what do you mean? It's wonderful!'

Marik chuckled. 'But you're in a pen!'

'so? What's wrong with that?' he asked tilting his head to the side and crawling into his den, and under his blanket.

Marik crawled in. 'I don't like being fenced in.' He said, licking Ryou's face.

Ryou cuddled up to Marik. 'It's not so bad...'

Marik smiled and nuzzled Ryou, grooming him. 'No... not when you're here...'

Ryou sighed and buried his face into Marik's fur, beginning to doze. 'mmm...I love you..."

Marik blinked, then smiled and lay his head down to rest, sighing in contentment.

And that's how Megumi discovered her precious Zephyr the next morning. Cuddled up to a mysterious sandy-colored wolf.

"Oh!" She gasped, eyes wide. "Shoo! SHOO!!" Marik lifted his head, then laid his ears back and growled. Megumi gulped and backed away, running inside for help.

Ryou woke up and stretched, licking Marik's cheek. 'She saw you?' he asked just as Megumi rushed back, with the help. One holding a net, the other a tranq gun.

Ryou squeaked and curled up in front of Marik, giving Megumi a heartbroken look and whimpering softly.

Marik growled, sitting up and glaring.

"Zephyr... c'mere, boy..." Megumi called. "Come on! Breakfast time!!! Come here!"

Ryou remained in front of Marik and nuzzled him after a moment, licking his cheek.

The men blinked. “should...we uh..." one stammered.

Megumi blinked. "Where did this wolf COME from?! It's an Arabian Wolf! Do you know how RARE they are?!" Marik snorted and nuzzled Ryou's neck with his nose.

Ryou nuzzled Marik back and offered him the squeaky.

"I couldn't tell you Megumi, but Zephyr seems attached..."

Megumi frowned. "This is ridiculous! Zephyr!!! COME!!!" she ordered, as Marik squeaked the squeaky.

Ryou however, completly ignored Megumi in favor of the new wolf, who he was licking and nuzzling. His tail wagging in contentment.

The other man chuckled. "Maybe he's gay.”

Megumi stood and glared at him. "Don't be stupid, animals can't be homosexual."

"Sure they can, I hear they have homosexual penguins in that zoo in america!" The other man laughed.

"Oh, shut up..." Megumi said, annoyed. She reached in to Zephyr. "Come on, boy!" Marik laid his ears back and growled. Megumi stopped, eyes wide.

Ryou nuzzled Marik once more. 'dont growl at her...she's nice...I promise.' he made a soft grumbling sound that sounded content before cuddling into Marik and giving Megumi a puppy-eyed look. The men both laughed.

"I think Zephyr's picked his mate."

Megumi frowned. "Separate them. I want that Arabian Wolf in the exam room. I wanna know where he came from. And have someone find out where we are on acquiring a female for Zephyr and look into options for getting a female for this... stranger."

Ryou growled this time, ears back, his head still rested on Marik's fur.

Megumi's eyes widened. "Zephyr!!! NO!!!"

Ryou whined and licked Marik's cheek, giving her a warning look.

"I think he's already picked HIS mate Megumi." The man said laughing again. "He's never growled at you before, unless in play over his toy."

Megumi scowled and stood. "Arabian wolf ON Dr. Shinsoku’s exam table ASAP." She said, and turned to go get Zephyr's breakfast.

Ryou growled louder at that, and whenever the men tried to near Marik, he'd bare his teeth and snarl, and was in the way, preventing a clear shot of the tranquilizer to Marik.

Finally, Megumi stomped over to the hut, and overturned it.

Ryou yelped and his hackles raised. 'You messed up my house!' he growled louder.

Marik bolted.

"NOW get him!" Megumi ordered.

Ryou yelped and bolted after Marik once again protecting his beloved from being in the line of fire. Of course this only lasted until a shrill yelping whine was heard. Ryou'd taken a dart for Marik.

Marik whined and nuzzled Ryou. 'The hole! Now!!!'

Ryou nodded stumbling. 'my toy...' he whined once more, tripping into the hole and crawling though.

"THERE'S A HOLE!!!" Megumi screamed, throwing her hands up. Marik turned and darted back at the hut, seizing Ryou's squeaky, then whirling and charging towards the hole after Ryou.

The man had finished reloading the dart gun at this point, and with an amazing shot, nailed Marik in the thigh.

Marik yelped and stumbled, but was up in an instant. 'RUN RYOU, RUN RUN RUN!!!' He darted through the hole and tore after Ryou.

Ryou ran into the forest and once he'd reached the mossy clearing near the lake, he fell to the ground panting harshly and struggling to stay awake. 'She...s-she shot me...' he mumbled laying his head down. 'so tired....'

Marik whined and limped up to Ryou, dropping the squeaky by his head, then collapsed beside him, licking his cheek. 'I'm here...'

Ryou nuzzled into him and licked his cheek. 'I love you...' he laid his head on Marik's shoulders. 'I mean it...' he passed out next to the one he loved, curled against him.

Megumi quickly gathered up a group of volunteers to help her find the tranquilized wolves. "They couldn't have gotten far!" She called to them as they started out. "Half a mile, I'd guess!"

It took them nearly two hours to comb the forest before they found the two slumbering wolves, and squeaky. They were curled up together near a pool of water, squeaky between them.

Megumi sighed. "Okay. Let's get them back. Put Zephyr in his pen, and I want Dr. Shinsoku to look over this one." She ordered.

The men quickly muzzled both wolves, and lifted them, hefting the animals back to the sanctuary shelter area. Megumi was left to carry Zephyr's squeaker.

Zephyr and the squeaker were returned to the pen were some people were filling in the hole, and the other wolf was carried to the vet's office (though the vet hadn't arrived yet).

By the time Dr. Shinsoku had arrived, Marik was slowly waking. He smiled. "Oh my, where did this one come from? Donation?"

Megumi sighed. "I have NO idea." She said. "I arrived this morning and he was in with Zephyr!!! We just got through chasing them around and tranqing them! Then they got loose through a hole dug under the fence. It took us over an hour to find them!!!" Marik laid his ears back and growled, raising his hackles.

"I see...Ah well." he said approaching Marik and beginning to harness him before he could get enough sense back to attack. "He's a fine wolf...a little unhealthy though...his coat doesn't have that healthy sheen..."

Marik growled and glared at the man, shaking in his anger, but the stupid human's thought it was out of fear.

"He needs more meat in his diet..." The vet continued, running a hand over Marik's fur. "Give it a good dusting of some calcium and iron vitamin powder..." he added before moving to Marik's face and shining a light in his eyes. "hmm..." The checkup proceeded normally, and after a moment the vet smiled. "Well other than the fur...he seems fine. We just need to get a temperature."

Marik's eyes widened at that. He immediately began snarling and growling, thrashing to get away.

"Good lord, it's like he knows what you're up to!!!" Megumi laughed.

The man laughed at that. "Honestly Megumi, he's a wolf, he doesn't understand that sort of thing." he chuckled, and with that, pressed the COLD thermometer into places best left unknown.

Marik let out a high pitched yelp and turned, snapping at the vet, but the muzzle prevented it.

"Poor thing... You're not too happy, are you?" Megumi cooed to Marik, who just whined. "What should we name him?"

"How about Dune? He's an Arabian wolf, lots of sand dunes there.." he said ruffling Marik's fur as he waited on the thermometer.

Marik growled again, inwardly groaning. 'Dear Ra, they're giving me dumb names now...'

"I think it suits him." Megumi said after a moment, to Marik's irritation.

"It's settled." The vet said proudly, removing the thermometer. "wow, perfect temperature." he said smiling proudly. "He's a fine wolf, and he's at sexual maturity. He's more than ready to breed."

"Excellent!" Megumi explained. "Then we'll get a female for him!!!"

"Wonderful." The vet grinned. "He looks ready to pounce any female within miles. He'll be a great breeder. He's in heat."

Marik's eyes widened. 'I'm in WHAT?! YOU MORON!!! I am NOT in heat! I'm fuckin' PISSED!!!'

"You can always tell a wolf is in heat by their temperature, and positioning of the legs, posture, breath rate and heart rate." Dr. Shinsoku explained. "He's probably been trying to mate for a few weeks now."

Marik blinked and cocked his head. '... okay, he has a point THERE... but no, I'm NOT in HEAT I'm just fuckin HORNY!!!'

"Can you describe his behavior in Zephyr's pen? What was he doing in there? How did he get in?" the vet asked, petting Marik calmly.

"I have no idea! I showed up and they were curled up in the den together. They seemed to be protecting each other. He started growling and Zephyr looked upset and when I tried to get Dune out, Zephyr started growling. I had to tip the hut over to get them to budge. When we found them passed out, they were together."

The vet nodded. "It's possible that Duney here got so desperate for some 'action' that he mistook Zephyr for a female, or may even have just been trying to hump him regardless."

Marik rolled his eyes.

"Well, we'll get him and Zephyr both mates." Megumi said.

"Wonderful. how is Zephyr doing anyway? He should be ready for a female. He's shown some signs of sexual interest." The vet asked.

"I'm just glad to have him back." Megumi said. "I don't know why he left, OR came back!"

The vet laughed. "Well he was domesticated. He probably came back because he recognizes this place as his 'home'." The vet explained. "He has no where else he knows he can go to be safe."

Megumi nodded. "Well... I guess I'll go find a place to put Dune... could you put him in a clinic pen until I come get him?" She asked

The vet nodded. "Oh by the way, what is the status on Zephyr's mate?" he asked picking Marik up after detaching the harness from the table and locking him in a cage before he could struggle too much.

Marik began whining and howling, pawing at the door of the cage.

"We're still looking and negotiating." Megumi said.

"Oh? Well don’t wait too long, I'm sure Dune's approach of him may have given the poor thing the wrong idea...he's domesticated and still impressionable. He might think only males can be mates."

"Well, I'll just have to keep them apart, then." Megumi said, and Marik threw a FIT.

The vet laughed. "The damage will have been done Megumi, you need to get a female to Zephyr as soon as humanly possible."

Megumi nodded, wincing at Marik's tantrum.

"heh heh...poor thing. He really wants a female partner. He's stressed from lack of sexual stimulation... maybe I can get him a humping toy." the vet laughed at that.

Megumi laughed. "ANY thing to shut him up!" She called, over Marik's racket.

"Shoo!" The vet laughed, ushering Megumi out. "get Zephyr's female here, and check up on him for me. I'll see about a humping toy for our horny little hound."

Outside in his pen, Ryou woke and looked around dazedly. 'ahh...Marik...?'

Marik threw his head back, and HOWLED, not at ALL happy.

Ryou blinked, ears perking slightly. He whimpered and howled back to the faint howl he heard. 'I'm scared...'

Marik cocked his head and listened, then began to howl back. 'They're separating us!'

There was a pause before Ryou's response came. '....from what?'

'From each other!' Marik answered.

'Ohhh oh. Ok. I got it.' a moment later. 'WHAT?!'

Marik sighed and lay down, whimpering and staring at the vet with "the eyes".

The vet merely went about his business, ignoring Marik completely.

'Marik I'm scared...'

Marik lifted his head. 'I'm sorry...'

Ryou whimpered and hung his head. 'Where are you? I...I dont WANT to be seperated...' he looked around and his ears drooped. His pen just wasn't as fun without Marik...

'They locked me up!' Marik howled, back. 'I TOLD you this would happen! Ryou... I love you!'

The last howl Marik heard, sounded almost like a howling whimper. 'I love you too! I love you Marik!'

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Megumi trotted into Dr. Shinsoku's office, smiling. "I think we're ready to move Dune." She said. "We just moved the coyotes to a larger pen we've been working on for them. Dune can be moved into their little one."

"Alrighty. Sounds like a plan." he said smiling and opening Marik's cage, picking up the still muzzled Marik and holding him tightly. "lets go."

Marik began squirming and whining, whapping Dr. Shinsoku in the face several times with his tail.

"I don't think he's used to human contact..." Megumi said, leading the way out of the office.

"Probably not." Shinsoku said chuckling and brushing the tail away. "How's Zephyr doing? Is he showing any signs of trauma, or nervousness?"

"He's showing signs of depression..." Megumi sighed. "He's not even playing with his toy anymore... he just holds it and carries it around. I haven't ever seen him been a pacer... but he's pacing now."

"Poor thing..." Shinsoku sighed. "Probably from Dune's attempt to mount him I'm sure. He must be so confused. He probably thinks he's Dune's mate."

'He IS my mate!' Marik whined, turning and sticking a cold wet nose into the doctor's eye and thwapping him with his tail again.

Shinsoku laughed as Megumi opened the pen and he put Marik in, quickly un-muzzling him and shutting the door. "There we are." he said proudly. "How's your new home lil fella?"

Marik threw his head back and howled. 'RYOU! Where are you?!'

Moments later. 'In my pen!' Ryou called back. 'where are YOU?!'

"Aww...Megumi we might never get Zephyr to mate...he seems really attached to Dune." He said, recognizing the wolf pup's howling.

Megumi blinked and watched as Dune perked, then rushed to the corner of the pen closest to Zephyr, and began to dig frantically, whimpering and whining and yapping anxiously.

"Poor Dune's going to be disappointed. Aren't the smaller pens connected to a metal plate beneath all the dirt?" he asked thoughtfully. "Megumi, get him a female as soon as you can. He's trying to get to Zephyr, he's trying to get back to the one he's claimed as his 'mate'."

Megumi sighed and frowned. "Obviously... I'll try to have mates for them both within a month, but that's gonna be pushing it..." She said. "I'll have people get right on it..." Marik yelped when he found that the fence extended beneath the ground. He whined loudly, darted to another place on the fence, and began to try and dig there.

"Do what you have to." Shinsoku said after a moment. "Just make it happen. Otherwise neither of them may mate at all."

Megumi nodded and turned, heading back inside, while Marik moved on to another spot in the fence to dig. Megumi headed straight to Zephyr, entering his pen and making that kissey noise that always brought him running to be petted and loved on.

Ryou however was whimpering and jumping up against the fence nearest Marik's cage, letting out whimpering howls. 'Marik! Marik! Where are you!?' he whined and dropped down to all fours once more, beginning to dig. 'I'll find you! I'll dig to get out and find you!'

"Zephyr! NO!!!" Megumi gasped, running over. Clearly, the Arctic wolf would have to be moved to another pen, too, as this one did NOT have the fencing underground. She picked up his toy and squeaked it at him. "Come on, Zephyr!!!"

Ryou whined loudly and continued digging. He squirmed through his small hole and struggled to get into the next cage and begin digging again.

Megumi sighed and shook her head. "Zephyr... no. You can't go see Dune..."

Ryou paused and whimpered loudly, beginning to dig all the faster, finally squirming into the pen next to his, which startled an even younger timber wolf into it's den as he began to dig in the same area of the fence.

Megumi sighed and turned, rushing inside and heading into the pen with the young timberwolf who had been injured. She ran in and over to Zephyr, hefting him up into her arms. "NO!" she said loudly. "NO!!!"

Ryou whimpered loudly, ears tilting back and he froze bristling and beginning to shake softly. 'b-but...h-he...I promised he'd be ok...' he let out soft little whines.

"Shhh... Come on... we'll get you a female soon, baby..." Megumi said, carrying Zephyr out of the pen and to a smaller one that DID have fencing under the ground. She plopped him down. "Here you go." She said, then turned and left, preparing to have Ryou's OTHER pen fitted with fencing underground.

Ryou whimpered once more and paced, around. 'Marik she moved me! She told me NO!' he dropped to the ground, letting out the canine equivelant of sobs. 'Marik...'

Marik howled again in distress, upon finding yet more fencing under ground. There were now seven holes around his enclosure, and he was working on the eighth.

Shinsoku sighed. "You're not getting out Dune, the entire cage is fenced under the dirt." he said shaking his head, monitoring him calmly. "Zephyr isn't your mate, we'll get you a pretty female and you can make pups." he said smiling. "keep your wolves in this world, and Zephyr will too. No going extinct for you two."

Marik whined loudly and flopped down, staring at the man with sad eyes and droopy ears.

Shinsoku sighed. "There ya go." he said smiling in relief. "Just take it easy. We'll take care of you, and get you a good mate."

Marik continued to whine sadly, then got up and began pacing again, looking around to see if Ryou was in sight.

Of course the white wolf was nowhere to be seen, and Shinsoku sighed. "Maybe we can see about just breeding you, to buy some time..." he said, getting up to run the idea by Megumi. They could get a pair of females to breed within a week, which would satiate the wolves until they could get decent 'mates' for them."

Megumi looked horrified at the idea. "You want me to breed them with different types of wolves?!" She yelped. "I mean, that can be done with Zephyr... Arctic wolves are close to gray wolves and timber wolves... but Dune?! No, I don't think so... the closest for him would be the red wolves, and they are so rare, they can't afford to have mixed pups!"

Shinsoku laughed. "No I mean it would be easier to find someone to donate a female for breeding purposes than for mating. Many zoos will do that, but wont donate the wolf to the sanctuary." he explained. "Then you could find the right wolf breed, and still have time to find a society that would donate the wolf to be a mate."

Megumi blinked. "Well... I'll look into it." She said.

Dr. Shinsoku smiled. "Great. Well...I'll go back to monitoring Zephyr and Dune...make sure there isn't too much damage."

"Oh, Zephry just dug through nearly three adjoined pens before I caught him and put him elsewhere." Megumi told him.

Shinsoku sighed. "I...I may have to see about some almost..therapy for the poor thing. Get him near some other mating wolves, so he sees how things are supposed to proceed."

Megumi groaned. "Great... our wolves need therapy..." She mumbled, letting her head fall into her hands. "What next...?"

Shinsoku laughed. "Homosexual wolves." he laughed. "That's next, if I cant get Zephyr straightened out."

"Oh, shut up." Megumi said, giving the man a look, and throwing a wad of paper at him. "Get out of my office and do your job." She chuckled.

Shinsoku laughed and scuttled out before the notepad hit him, to do as he'd said he'd be doing, leaving Megumi to her work.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Marik sighed and groaned. It was early afternoon. Hunter's Moon was three days away. And here he was, stuck in a cage. And not only was he stuck in a cage, but he was stuck in a cage watching the sanctuary workers unload an Arabian Wolf female that they had borrowed from a Zoo who wanted to breed her.

Shinsoku smiled as he and the others carried her in for an examination. "She looks healthy. She'll make a fine breeder." he said smiling approvingly to Megumi. "Did you dust his food with the powder I gave you? That'll help things along a bit." he added calmly.

Megumi sighed. "He's a picky eater, just like Zephyr. I don't think he's eaten yet. And he'll only eat fresh meat. JUST like Zephyr."

Shinsoku laughed. "Give him some then, and dust it with the powder." he said as he examined the female wolf. "This'll mellow him out a bit...a nice female and he'll be friendly and calm again. His breed wasn't ever a hyper or particularly vicious breed."

"I DID!!! He still hasn't touched the meat! He sniffed it and then walked away!" Megumi cried. "That wolf is ridiculously weird!!!"

Shinsoku laughed. "Ah well… Hopefully that got enough of it in his blood to help."

"Just by sniffing it? Dear God, what did you have me GIVE him?!" Megumi laughed.

Shinsoku chuckled and swatted at her lightly. "You hush woman!" he said playfully. "What's this one's name?"

"Sahara." Megumi laughed. "And we have a lovely young Arctic female named Chinook."

"Oh great!" Shinsoku said proudly. "They'll hopefully both hit it off well and we'll have pups on the way!"

"You mean the Zoo will have pups on the way..." Megumi laughed. "We think we have a female for Zephyr, but a final deal hasn't been made. We're having trouble finding one for Dune."

"Wonderful!" He said once more. "Zephyr will be much happier with a female of his own than with Dune, maybe he'll stop being so depressed."

"I certainly hope so." Megumi said, smiling as the Arctic female was brought in for Shinsoku to look over.

"Oh she's gorgeous!" he said proudly, beginning to examine her. "Oh and look at that...you can tell she's near heat..." he was practically fawning over the new wolves. "I'm so excited! I hope they have pups!" he said eagerly.

"The zoo DID say that if they get pups, they'll be sure to send us one or two of them." Megumi said. "So that's a bonus right there. IF this works..."

Shinsoku nodded. "And they'll be so adorable..." he said smiling. "I love watching pups grow."

Megumi grinneed. "I know... Zephyr must have been the CUTEST little fur ball!"

Shinsoku laughed. "He probably was. It's a shame his owner abandoned him like that...he's so loyal and well behaved."

"It's something we've seen again and again..." Megumi sighed, shaking her head. "So? Can we show the ladies to the gentlemen?"

"Yes. They're ready to go." he said patting each on the head. "Good luck ladies!" he said smiling as Megumi led the wolves off.

Megumi took Chinook to Zephyr, first. "Zephyr!" She called, smiling broadly. "Come on! I have a friend for you!!" And she let Chinook into the pen.

Ryou blinked and tilted his head to the side. 'huh...?' his nose quivered slightly, and he slowly approached Chinook. 'u-um...hi...' he said cautiously.

The female blinked, and seemed to perk up at the sight of Ryou. Her tail began to wag.

Ryou blinked and sniffed her over slowly. He sighed softly, fur bristling a bit. 'ooh...' he cooed licking her cheek. 'girl...' his tail began to wag too.

Megumi watched, eagerly, hoping... The female continued wagging her tail, lifting it higher as she turned, licking Ryou's face and pawing at him.

Ryou shivered and closed his eyes, the scents...gods the scents! It was making the wolf in him go mad! He licked her again enjoying the scent of the horny horny female near him, and what it was doing to him.


"Oh please... come on Zephyr! She wants you! And you want her, I know you do!" Megumi encouraged.

Ryou let out a needy whine. 'yes....want...' he rubbed up against the girl slowly making his way behind her and panting softly at the sight of her. With Harvest Moon so close, he was definatly ready for SOMETHING, and about now, this sexy little mistress seemed like she might just be what he was lookin for.

Chinook began to prance excitedly and danced away, enticing Ryou to follow her. Megumi glanced down at Sahara as the female Arabian wolf whined, watching the pair.

Ryou panted harshly, following Chinook dumbly.

Sahara whimpered and pranced as well, pawing at the fencing around the pen.

Megumi giggled and turned, rolling Sahara's crate over across the back of the building and down the path to Marik's pen.

Ryou let out a wispy howl of desire. 'need...' he howled.

Marik's ears perked and he leapt to his feet, yapping and howling. 'Ryou?! Ryou, what's going on?! RYOU!?'

And that's precisely when Sahara made it to Marik's cage, telling him EXACTLY what was going on. Girl wolves...HORNY girl wolves.

Marik's eyes widened and he stared at her in the crate, and it all clicked. 'RYOU!!! RYOU NO!! RYOU!!! MARIK!!! ME ME!!! REMEMBER ME?! MARIK!!! RYOU!!! I LOVE YOU!!! RYOU SNAP OUT OF IT!!! YOU'RE HUMAN AND YOU'RE TRYING TO HAVE SEX WITH AN ANIMAL!!!'

Sahara was let loose into Marik's pen, and she trotted slowly forward, tail wagging eagerly. She was ready for this male...more than ready thanks to the arctic wolf show.

'wolf....wolf a-ah need so bad...' Ryou howled out his whines. 'hooootttt....'

'No Ryou!' Marik howled back, backing away from the female with wide eyes. 'HUMAN!!! WEREWOLF!!! RYOU!! COME ON, RYOU!!! REMEMBER ME!!! MARIK!!! Remember your mother! Your father! Your sister!!! You're HUMAN!!!'

Ryou howled again. 'b-but...neeeeed!' he whined loudly.

Sahara approached Marik more, giving him soft needy whines, tail wagging. Her body language screamed with the need to be mounted.

Marik gulped and darted away, tail tucked in. 'RYOU, NO!!! I love you! Please, just wait! I'll get us out of here! TONIGHT!!!'

Ryou whined once more. 'try...' he seemed disappointed.

'I love you!' Marik called. 'I love you! I love you! I --WHOAH!!! WATCH IT, BITCH!!! I am NOT your own personal dildo!!!'

Sahara whined again and rubbed against him, tail raised eagerly.

'I'll try...' Ryou howled pouting. 'She wants me...smells so good...I want it so badly....'

'Oh shit... yeah... I know what you mean... oh gods, she's... ACK!! NO! NO RYOU!!! DON'T GIVE IN!!! OH GOD!!!' Marik howled, running.

Sahara mewled and followed eagerly, trying to entice Marik to agreeing to mate her. She licked his cheek and rubbed up against him, wagging her tail, the scent of her lust filling his nose. Her loud invitations being picked up all the louder.

He was welcome to give it a try. A try at mating, a try at puppies...anything he desired.

Marik whined and shut his eyes, dropping to the ground and slapping a paw down on his own nose. Megumi blinked and raised an eyebrow, then turned and went to find Dr. Shinsoku.

"Doc, I want your opinion on some... odd behavior..." She said, dryly.

"Oh? Do tell." He said looking up from his paperwork. "How are Zephyr and Dune taking the females? Any luck?"

"Well... Zephyr and Chinkook are chasing each other around... they're in courtship, thank God... DUNE on the other hand..." Megumi said, frowning. "Well... I've never seen anything LIKE it! She certainly wants him, but he took one look at her and FREAKED!!!"

"What do you mean?" Shinsoku asked confusedly. "Did he attack her?"

Megumi sighed and shook her head. "No... he RAN from her! Come see!!!"

Shinsoku nodded and followed Megumi back, where Sahara was positioning herself in front of Marik, her tail raised and the inviting entrance to bliss plain to view for the wolf, the strong scent of lust drawing him to fulfill the act.

Marik was flat on the ground, eyes tight shut, whining and howling. "Good God, he sounds like he's being TORTURED!!!" Megumi cried in dismay. "Doc, what is WRONG with that wolf?!"

Shinsoku frowned. "Megumi, if Zephyr isn't busy, would you get him for me?"

Megumi blinked. "Zephyr? Well, hopefully he's doing his duty as a male! But okay..." And she walked off, leaving Shinsoku to watch Marik flee from the female again, tail between his legs, scuttling into the little cave den.

Sahara whined pathetically, crawling after Marik and licking over his face and sides trying to entice him once more. She was a desperatly horny wolf, and he wasn't even trying!

'Aahhh!' Ryou howled whiningly. 'I need it so bad!' he whined.

Marik howled right back. 'Try! Don't give in!!! You'll have to live with it the rest of your life! If you had SEX with an ANIMAL and gods only KNOW what the BABIES will be, crossing a wolf with a werewolf!!!’

'You're just as animal as she is!' he whined right back. 'And if I dont have sex soon, I swear I'm going to explode!'

Sahara rubbed against Marik once more, trying to crawl under him and force-mount.

Marik yelped and scrambled out from the cave desperately, tripping over his own paws and tumbling. Megumi, in the mean time, had reached Ryou's pen.

Ryou was staring at Chinook needily, CLEARLY ready for some action, but made no move on the female to initiate any.

Megumi blinked. "Zephyr?" She called.

He perked and slowly walked over, trying to shake off the fact he wanted to pounce Chinook. 'I would kill you...if I wasn't so busy wanting...'

Megumi sighed and quickly removed him, leashing him and taking him over to Dune and Sahara, where Dune was running from the female.

Ryou perked up immediatly at that. 'Marik!' he called tail wagging.

Shinsoku blinked and watched calmly. "Put him in with the two desert wolves..." he said after a moment.

Megumi blinked and nodded, and slipped Ryou in as Marik circled a tree, whining.

Ryou hurried over to Marik and licked him, whimpering needily. 'I hate you sooo much right now.' he whined.

Marik whirled and pounced Ryou. 'GODS!!! I want to fuck you so bad! RIGHT NOW!!!' Megumi's eyes widened when Dune went to mount Zephyr. And that made Sahara FURIOUS.

Sahara snarled and charged snapping at Ryou. Ryou whined all the louder, scrambling out from under Marik, once again craving action and denied. Damn him! Damn HER!

She shoved under Marik and raised her tail once more, trying to instruct him on EXACTLY who he was supposed to mount.

Marik leapt over her and ran after Ryou, herding him into the little den and curling up around him, and when Sahara came to chase Ryou away again, Marik snarled loudly and snapped at her.

Shinsoku frowned. "Megumi, I don’t think Dune will breed the female." he said after a moment. "I think he's already chosen Zephyr."

Megumi sighed, watching Dune go rocketing out of the den and knock Sahara to the ground, before zipping right back in again and crouching over Zephyr.

"How could this have HAPPENED?!" She wailed.

Shinsoku laughed softly. "Sometimes nature throws you a curveball." he said amusedly. "Ours happens to be gay wolves." he laughed more.

Ryou whined loudly. 'I HATE YOU!' he howled pathetically.

Marik whimpered and began licking Ryou's face, feverishly.

"Maybe if we just... give Dune some time to get used to the female... Maybe she'll... wear him down?" Megumi suggested.

"I doubt it." Shinsoku said chuckling. "He wants to mount Zephyr. He's mated to him, as far as he's concerned." he said as he motioned to the white wolf, who was whimpering, and raising his tail feebly.

"Well shit." Megumi pouted, crossing her arms and glaring at Dune. "Damn that wolf... where the hell did he COME from, anyway?!"

Shinsoku shrugged chuckling. "I told you, Zephyr was impressionable, and Duney got him first. They're mated, and I guess that's all there is to it."

"Wolves don't mate for life." Megumi pointed out. "The alpha male mates the alpha female. And they each prevent others of the same gender from breeding. But they can be overthrown. If Zephyr is out of the picture, Dune will eventually turn to Sahara."

"I suppose." Shinsoku said after a moment. "But who's to say that he would? He obviously finds males attractive over females. He charged her." he pointed out as well.

Megumi sighed. "Well... I'll just get Zephyr then... I'm sure HE is ready to mate Chinook." She said, and began calling to Zephyr.

Ryou looked like a deer in the headlights. 'm-mate...' he mumbled whimpering. 'I...I...I want...' he slowly stood and took a step towards her.

Marik seized Ryou in his teeth by the scruff. 'I am your mate. Shhhh... stay with me... we go home tonight...'

Ryou whined softly and looked between Marik and Megumi.

'I love you...' Marik said softly. 'If you go with her she's going to keep us apart, Ryou...'

Ryou's ears tilted back and he whimpered. 'Need....' he pouted. 'NOW.'

Marik licked Ryou's nose. 'I am NOT doing you as a wolf. You're a virgin for crying out loud!!!'

Ryou snarled. 'then you'd better make it work, because I'm going to DIE.' Ryou whined louder.

'No you're not.' Marik said. 'Look, we'll get out of here tonight, okay?'

Ryou's ears drooped and he slowly laid back down. 'You'd better not be lying, or I'll eat you.' he grunted and looked away grumpily. Grumpy wolf-boy wanted his sex damnit!

Marik smiled and nuzzled Ryou. 'We have to get out of here. Hunter's Moon is tomorrow night...'

Ryou nodded. 'And the sex. Don’t forget the sex.' he grumbled.

Marik chuckled. 'Right. The sex. Promise.' He said, tail wagging a mile a minute. He was gonna get LAID!!!

Ryou pouted. 'so when are we getting out then? She's growling at me...' he mumbled looking at Sahara, who's hackles were raised. She was insulted.

"I don’t think he's going to come Megumi." Shinsoku said chuckling.

Megumi scowled. "Guess I have to call the boys out again..." She said. "At least this time they can't escape..."

Ryou growled at her.

"I wouldn't count your chickens before they're hatched Meg, it might be good to just leave them in the cage tonight, and separate them in the morning while they're asleep.”

Megumi frowned. "I want to keep them apart so they'll mate the females." She said.

"I still think it'd be safer..." The doctor warned. "They're growling at you."

"That's why I get the boys and trang them." Megumi said with a pouting scowl.

"I REALLY think you shouldn't..." Shinsuke advised. "You might disrupt their mating at all. A shock like that could prevent any occurance at all."

Megumi sighed. "Fine, fine, fine..." She muttered. "YOU handle it!" And she headed inside to call the zoos who had lent them the females and let them know what was happening.

Shinsoku laughed and shut the cage. "You three have fun." he said amusedly. He left the growling female, and the two werewolves to themselves.

Ryou growled, tail lashing. 'I'm starting to hate this...' he grumbled.

'Told ya.' Marik said, nuzzling Ryou and licking his ears.

'How do we get out?' Ryou grumbled looking for something to chew. 'my squeaker's gone...'

'I'll buy you a new one.' Marik said. 'And simple. We'll change.'

'and run around naked?' Ryou blinked. 'um...ok... you first then.'

Marik chuckled. 'Yes dear.' He said.

Ryou flicked his ears. 'well? Go. I'm not gonna til you do.' he said giving Marik a look. 'Especially with her growling at me. She seems like the vengeful sort...'

'Wait until nightfall, Ryou.' Marik snickered, nuzzling his mate.

Ryou bit Marik at that. 'I'll kill you...' he growled tail lashing. 'This isn't fair!'

'We HAVE to wait.' Marik said. 'No... wait... nevermind... we need to catch the boat back. We go...' He peered out and looked for the doctor, but he was gone. "NOW!!!" Marik shouted, shifting to his halfway form, and he bolted for the door. "Come on!!!"

Ryou did so as well, Sahara bristled and wide eyed, yapping loudly. "What if someone sees?!" Ryou yelped trying to help Marik open the door.

Marik lifted the latch and they darted out, and he closed the door, then changed to his wolf form again and ran. 'Where did you hide your clothes?!'

'In a tree.' Ryou replied, doing the same and chasing Marik. 'Where'd you hide yours?' He whined as they passed his pen and Chinook yapped eagerly, chewing his squeaker.

Marik sighed. 'Same place as before.' He said, heading to the bushes and trees where he and the others had hid out when they came to rescue Ryou.

Ryou licked Marik's cheek and darted off to retrieve his own clothes. When he returned he was human, and his clothes looked a bit dirty, but otherwise fine.

Marik smiled, already in his own clothes. "So... shall we catch the boat back and screw like rabbits?"

Ryou blushed but glared. "If you don’t, so help me I'll find someone else!" he howled sniffling.

Marik laughed. "Sounds good to me... LET'S GO!!!"

Ryou nodded and pouted. "I'm gonna miss my squeaker...it was just right..." he pouted as they walked, but nuzzled into Marik once they'd boarded the boat and yawned softly. He fell asleep against his lover during the ride, just like old times.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Ahmose sighed as he lay in Yami's bed, with Yami beside him, staring at the cieling. It was late afternoon, and the sun would be setting in a few hours. But Ahmose's mind was on the next night... in a little over twenty four hours, he would be preparing to take a stand and challenge his father. He sighed again.


Yami chuckled softly. "It'll be ok Ahmose..." he said kissing him. "You're a great fighter, for a nerd."

Ahmose snorted. "You know I could be killed tomorrow... right?" He asked, softly, folding his hands beneath his head.

"Which is why I'm taking a gun." Yami reasoned. "Incase you get overwhelmed, I'll just pick someone off."

Ahmose jerked and sat straight up. "WHAT?! Are you mad?! NO!!!"

Yami laughed. "I was joking!" he said shaking his head. "Honestly Ahmose."

Ahmose snorted. "GOOD. If you did that, the pack would NEVER accept my leadership. The fight is with claw and fang and nothing else."

Yami pouted. "Aww... I can’t throw a rock at him?"

"Not unless you want to get us BOTH killed..." Ahmose mumbled.

Yami pouted slightly. "He deserves a rock." he grumbled. "So I'm just supposed to park my ass in a tree and watch you possibly get an ass whoopin?"

Ahmose sighed. "If you don't want to come..." He said softly laying down again, facing Yami. "You don't have to..."

"It's not that Ahmose, but you can’t possibly expect me to come, and just watch you fight." he said sighing. "You know I don’t like seeing you get hurt, especially right in front of me. I'd want to help somehow."

"I will have help." Ahmose said. "Mikado will be with me. And I also have Bakura, Otogi, Malik and Marik backing me up."

"Are you sure?" Yami said after a moment. "I know you said they said they would... but its easy to SAY you'll do something..."

"I trust them." Ahmose said, folding his hands beneath his head again.

Yami sighed once more. "I dunno Ahmose... it's a lot to trust anyone with..."

"Well... I have to trust them..." Ahmose said. "I need their support."

Yami closed his eyes. "What if they don’t keep their word?"

Ahmose sighed. "Then... I guess I have fewer friends then I thought." He said.

"Well if you showed more ass..." Yami chuckled. "And a bit more skin..."

Ahmose blinked, then turned and gave Yami a look.

"What? It's true. You look nice, everyone knows." Yami cooed. "You have a nice body, you could show it off a little you know."

"So I make friends by showing off my body?" Ahmose drawled, looking at Yami like he were stupid.

"Actually, yeah you could. And I'd be pretty happy with that too." he said laughing. "Because then when I brag about you, people will believe me."

Ahmose rolled his eyes. "Funny." He said, rolling onto his side again.

Yami chuckled. "It's true. How am I supposed to convince Joey that you're amazingly flexible in bed, if you're never wearing anything really form fitting?"

"Oh, good grief..." Ahmose grumbled, rolling his eyes. "Wait... exactly WHY are you telling Joey that I'm flexible?!"

"Bragging." Yami said shrugging. "He just wishes he'd find someone who can do some of the things YOU can do."

Ahmose groaned. "Yamiiii..."

"Ahhhhmoooose" Yami chuckled.

"You're such an ass..." Ahmose sighed, rolling onto his belly and draping an arm over Yami's chest.

"You love me for it." Yami said smiling. "Besides, I don’t think anyone else could satiate your wild wolfish carnal needs like I do." he said proudly. "I know JUUUUST what makes you go crazy."

Ahmose blinked, then chuckled. "Well.. one thing is for sure... you're the only HUMAN up to the task..." He said with a grin, showing sharp, wolfish teeth.

Yami raised an eyebrow. "For now anyway. You'll fix that soon enough."

Ahmose chuckled again, closing his eyes lightly. "As long as I'm still alive..."

"Ahmose, if you die, I won’t be far behind. I'll last maybe until morning, and then Takeru'd just climb the tree and kill me."

Ahmose smiled. "I plan on taking a few peices out of him..." He said. "Maybe... you shouldn't go... just... wait here for me..."

Yami kissed Ahmose once more. "I'll go Ahmose. So you'll have a reason to fight all the harder."

Ahmose sighed, and smiled, opening his eyes again. "Alright..." He said, before sitting up. "I should go..."

"Where to?" Yami asked, sitting up as well.

Ahmose sighed. "Tomorrow night is full moon. So I'll be changing tonight, too."

Yami shrugged. "I see... and where is it you're going to stay?"

Ahmose shrugged. "I dunno..."

"You could always stay here. By now Grandpa's learned to not ask." he laughed. "And Yugi would just flip."

Ahmose chuckled. "He already saw me in my halfway form in the bathroom... you... DID tell him... right?" Ahmose asked, suddenly looking concerned. "You said you would..."

"Yeah I told him." Yami chuckled. "He loves dogs. He'd flip with joy."

"He wasn't happy when he found me in with the towels." Ahmose said, grinning.

"He'll get you back." Yami shrugged.

Ahmose chuckled again, stretching his arms. "Poor kid..."

Yami cuddled Ahmose calmly. "Hush up and get comfy. You're spending the night. End of discussion." he said firmly.

"You don't mind a wolf in your bed?" Ahmose asked, smiling.

"Sleeping? No. I don’t do animals." Yami said shrugging.

Ahmose smiled slightly. "Well... if I'm gonna be cooped up in here all night, let's go out, now. I'm hungry, and I need some fresh air..."

Yami smiled and nodded. "Alright." He sat up once more and got up, beginning to dress.

Ahmose did too. "... Yami, what did you do with my boxers?"

"Hid em." he said calmly. "Looks like you gotta go commando." he added laughing more and hurrying from the room, fully dressed and laughing.

Ahmose's eyes widened. "What?! YAMI!!!" He yelped, beginning to search for his underwear desperately.

Downstairs, Yami was smirking to himself, stretching said boxers amusedly. "heh heh..."

"Yami..." Grandpa said in a scolding voice. "Are you being mean to poor Ahmose again...?"

"Yup." Yami said, looking quite proud.

"Let me guess... you stole his underwear to make him go commander, or whatever you kids call it." The old man said, frowning at his grandson.

Yami chuckled. "Yup." he folded the boxers tightly, and put them into his pocket.

Grandpa chuckled, shaking his head. "You're going to be the death of that poor boy, Yami."

"Ehh, he'll live." he said smiling. "Maybe once he loosens up a bit he'll see how fun it is."

"I hate you." Ahmose snapped, storming into the room. Grandpa laughed and clapped Ahmose on the back as he left the room. Ahmose glared at Yami.

Yami grinned proudly. "What? I like easy access to you." he cooed approaching Ahmose hungrily. "Maybe we wont make it outside..." he added pinning the boy and kissing him dominantly.

Ahmose's eyes widened. "HNM?!" Ahmose said, shocked.

Yami chuckled and groped him. "A little adventure never killed you." he cooed backing away smirking. "Think of it as a promise of better things to come."

Ahmose gulped. "I... but... what?! Yami! I'm HUNGRY!!!" He whined. "Come on, I want pizza or something... let's go."

Yami was already heading out the door. "Pizza it is." He called over his shoulder, trotting out.

Ahmose sighed and shook his head, following.

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