Kierra

My brain finally starts filtering his scent. After cutting off the intermingling smells of where his animal comes from naturally, as is one of my more confusing abilities; animal musk, a sense of home, the burning of leaves and logs at a campfire and put simply, sin. Musk is a no brainer, the thick husky scent derived from the beast itself. Sense of home, since he still carries the smell of the bedding at home. No, not stink, just a smell. Like your blankets and pillows get when you haven't gotten them washed in over a week.

Not sure how he manages the burning wood and leaves, but that one alone is intoxicating. The sin... Yeah. Not really sure how to explain it. It's not a smell of sex, more like the leading up to. The feeling invoked from the knowledge that you will bed him soon.

I don't plan on it, but it doesn't stop the scent process with possible teasing glances. It's bad enough when seeing him in nothing but a towel and dripping with water, my brain will totally scramble if I ever find him in one of those fantasy scenes all women who like men and men who like men, find themselves with; lowcut jeans, tanned skin covered in sweat, and a smile. Oh lordy.

Safe behind my wolfen fur and hidden face, I can get away not feeling the need to blush. Of course, that's also if he isn't peeking either. He doesn't usually talk when in his wild form, relying more on body language and sounds. Not sure if he chooses not to, or can't. Never thought to ask if it was just an ability of Asher's or if all could do it. Coming to think about it, no one has been in my head with me unless I was showing them something, or if it was Faline.

The black wolf was constantly sharing my brain when near each other. Made for some pretty awkward moments, especially when he'd get from my head what my body doesn't always advertise in scent release. Main one being arousal. He always knew it seemed.

Now that that sharing is gone, I'm going to miss it. The feeling of warmth, amusement, and his own desires coming through that could bring on any number of emotions from me. The most common one lately being the latter with his teasing, like he'd done when the bobcat was here. His jab at none of them being able to catch me because I wanted feline. Well, pussy is what he said, but I actually really don't care for the word. Just like 'penis', the words themselves being ugly, not necessarily their meaning.

He made it a joke and had been uncertain at first, but I think he picked up that I don't lean that way. Not heavily anyway. Asher had picked up on my reactions that only rose from three of them; himself, Xavier, and Benji.

That last one he really wasn't happy with, his hatred for Vamps too deep. He tolerated Ben because he's my friend and Faline for obvious reasons, but he never fully relaxed around either of them. Think they also picked up on his distrust and for the most part tried to stay out of his way. He'd warmed up more around my sister but I’m not sure if it stemmed from his getting to know her better or her not acting and seeming like a Vampire, and her never acting like one.

No flashing of fang unless big smiles were made, no shows of bravado or strength, no posturing period. If any was shown, it was the being female side of it, not a fanged killer. I think all of us kept forgetting what she is.

Bastion, Maii, and Xavier never got to see her before she was converted and Asher'd only heard and seen glimpses when he'd been near the house. To them, she's always been what she is now but with my sharing of memories of her from before, they get a sense of who she was. She tries to be much like what she'd been, but has been through too much to be able to see some things like she used to. Granted she's still close to being the same, just more reserved, more serious. More adult than what she'd been before this all happened. I miss that side of her, but we both had to become something a little different just to survive.

Sighing, I pull my head back, having gone off on yet another of my brain's field trips. Blinking to bring the maned wolf into focus, I think he knows what happened from the look in his eyes and feeling from his head.

"So, yeah... Back now."

Can hear his chuckle as I share his head. Not having meant to go that far in a melding, I pull back. He lets me with no problem, but steps closer to nuzzle my cheek.

"You can share my head anytime."

"I don't think that's a good idea. Actually, I can say that it definitely is not a good idea. I'd get lost in that maze of yours and end up in your overabundant porn section. Last thing I need is seduction tips from a barely eighteen-year-old who has yet to learn what a condom is."

He blinks at me as he decides how to react, then those eyes finally fill with laughter. His nose meets my cheek to do that nibble thing you see critters do when grooming themselves or others. Feels weird, my ears going back, yet not stopping him at all. His body moves to face the direction of home before he nudges me forward, the bodily push making me step backwards a few feet before I plant them.

"Can walk all by myself, you know."

His scoff sounds in my head as he lifts his. Including the ears that are pricked forward, he's standing over a foot above me. There’s only two things I have him beat on; body length and weight.

From my nose to my rump, I'm a little over six feet, tail adds another three and a half feet. Tail is longer than anyone else’s I've seen by over a foot. I'm also between 200 to 220 pounds, he's only maybe 110 and around four feet long. His tail adds a little under two more feet.

With his long legs and lighter body, he may be able to move faster, but he doesn't have paws made for the snow, which slows him down, just a little. When he kicks on his Were speed, he's extremely fast, but so am I.

Darting around him and zigzagging before running full out through the landscape, the trees hinder speed, but I've gotten to know these woods like the back of my hand...er...paw. Whichever. Can hear his pursuit, adrenaline spikes as I glory in the ability to run free. One of the 'downfalls' to keep me in this form, is the simple pleasure of running, the movement taken with someone or alone.

At regular animal speeds, Faline and I can keep up with each other, barely, her shorter legs get her each time. When packing on supernatural speeds, she can seriously boogy. Maned wolves are actually faster than timbers when running full out on open terrain, not by much, but enough. Because of past events, I've worked on becoming faster, sleeker in my dives, my dodging to avoid getting grabbed.

One of Asher's abilities is that he can put on a burst of speed that excels that of even his ‘regular’ Were. Using it though drains him fast, so it isn't used often. Without that extra boost, I was getting to where I was faster than he.

The only one that can really keep up with me when I put on all my speed, is the one with me now. I've come close to breaking my own neck from running so fast and not paying enough attention to the area around me, almost running into a tree head-on. If I'd been any slower on reaction time, I probably would have seriously messed myself up.

I lead the maned wolf around for a while before heading back home. It's just before or just after noon, and I have a lot to do today. Starting with a shower. We're coming up on the 'backyard' when I slow back to a normal walk, posture normal. Can hear the brothers up front romping in animal form. Xavier comes up next to me, bumping my side with his.

Keeps doing it till I nip at him, to which he then whines and drops down, face dropping first followed by his whole body till he's laying in front of me with belly presented and ears back. Stopping, I look down and wonder what the hell he's up to now. Can feel multiple pairs of eyes on us and it's starting to embarrass me, so I pull back my lip and growl, ears flicking.

Rolling more onto his side with tail tucked, he pokes his muzzle up and licks at mine. Wonderful, dominance displays. I hate these, and he knows it. Trying to move away has him moving to stay in front of me, ears back and whining as he keeps abasing himself. Having enough, his muzzle is grabbed between my teeth, low growl sounding till he calms himself. I roll my displeasure into his brain on making me do this. Soon as I grab him he stops, knew it would since he's done it before.

Letting go, I move to go to the house while he flips back onto his feet and rubs along my side. Zypher, Shade, Kani, and Maii all have their eyes on me. Bastion probably would too if he were out here. He'd be the only upright human since everyone else is in wild shape. Now things get awkward since they're all just staring. Raising my head high with tail lashing behind me, all their eyes drop almost immediately. I sigh in my head. I don't want this.

"Should know by now you have to establish who's in charge with animals. They look to you, but there are those who will try to walk over your claim. Everyone here now follows where you lead."

Xavier's voice slips in all annoying like, so I kick snow at him. The others come up and do much the same as he'd done. Pretty sure the whole thing looks like a mother with cubs wanting attention.

One by one they present their bellies, even the fox who's breed doesn't do displays like this. When he got here I told him I wasn't into this crap, and I've been made to look the liar. Once all are back up, I growl in their heads to not make me do that again.