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Call of the wild
Chapter 14

Fusedtwilight: I am SOOOOOO sorry it took so long to update, I had a lot of things I needed to take care of but now finally I was able to post a chapter. Thanks to all you who reviewed and waited patiently. And now the new chapter.

I woke up to a light in my eye. "He's awake." A female voice said. I tried to sit up but a soft pair of hands gently pushed me back down. "Easy there, you lost a lot of blood last night." The voice said.
I tried to focus on the voice, and the more I focused the clearer things became. I was still in Drake’s room only wearing my boxers; I looked and found myself face to face with Doctor Lillian. "Miss Lillian?" I asked.
Doctor Lillian was a Wererat, she was a member of the Rodere, she was a kind woman but a strict doc, she was in her fifties but I thought she was a very pretty woman.
"That’s right Dave; you gave us quite a scare." She said. I looked around the room and found that we weren’t alone. Drake was there wearing black as usual, as well as Jason, and Claudia and Bobby Lee. I saw Fredo, he was a rat to, he was slim with intense eyes, and he wore a black jacket that slightly showed the rows of knives he kept hidden there. "You'll be fine, the wound is almost healed." She said.
"Almost? How long have I been asleep?" I asked.
"It is the morning, it's been twelve hours." Lillian said checking my pulse.
I checked my neck and felt for the wound, I found it; it was now only a slight wound, "How? I mean I know me and William have two marks now but this seems kind of intense." I said.
"We think it may be a mixture of that and the fact your power still has so much power from the drain.” Lillian said.
"Tell him the other thing Lil." Jason said.
"Yes I was getting to that, Drake told us what happened, that it was willing and he bit you in bat form, this true?"
"Yes, it was willing, something for protection." I said trying to remember, "And he bit me in bat for-" I stopped, "Oh crap." I said. He bit me in bat form, a Lycanthrope could only infect you if they were in animal form, a bite or a scratch is all that it took, some strains of the virus were more infectious then others, I had no idea how infectious bat was.
"Not to fear, we brought a vial of wolf." She said holding a vial. If you are infected you go to a hospital and they’ll do some tests, if you come back positive, they give you a serum of lycanthrope venom of different viral strains since one virus cancels each other out, sometimes however people would shoot the gun and assumed they were infected and get the shot and get infected with whatever was in the shot, sad but true.
"Are we sure I’m carrying though, no offense to anyone present I may play with the furry but I
don't want to be furry." I said.
"Most assured, our virus is as infectious as the rats." Drake said, "To be bitten by us is a sure means." He said.
"Can I just drink it?" I had a serious thing with needles, a phobia.
"Fear of needles?" Lillian guessed seeing my expression as she loaded the vile into a shot.
"Yes, Drake come here." I said waving him over, "I need you to hold my hand." I said.
"You’ re tough enough to run with wolves but a little prick and you wet your pants." Bobby Lee teased.
"Listen it's been a hell of a week, and my nerves are shot, if I’m getting a shot I need someone to hold my hand." I said frustrated.
Drake walked forward and took my hand in his, for some reason I felt a need to touch him which impacted my decision, the second he grabbed my hand I felt better, calmer, stronger. Lillian injected me with the serum and I whimpered closing my eyes. When it was done I opened my eyes I saw her putting a cotton ball on my arm to stop the flow. "Do I get a sucker?" I asked and she grinned Damn guess not.
"So Dave here you’re going to Narcissus’s tonight, you never struck me as someone like that." Claudia said.
"I'm not." I said annoyed, "I'm only going because Narcissus is paying me to meet him." I said.
"How much?" She asked and I told her the amount.
"Jesus, that’s a lot of zero's." She said amazed.
"I know, I can't imagine what he would want from me." I said.
"You call animals like a master vampire, only Padma can call all beasts, it is only natural for the leaders to have an invested interest in you." Drake said still holding my hand.
"Like you?" I said nodding to our hands.
"Sorry." He said letting go.
"I just hope he doesn't try and turn me into one of his hyenas or something." I said.
"The leaders of the Were groups have agreed they may meet with you under supervised meetings but they may not under any circumstances try and infect you." Drake said.
"You’re being awfully chatty Drake." Bobby Lee said aggressively, "Most I’ve ever heard you say at a single time." He said.
"He is my Harem boy, I may discus with him what I will." Drake said glaring at Bobby Lee
"Yeah about that." I said getting his attention, "Don't think that your off the hook bat boy, I’m still pissed you neglected to inform me about that little detail in the protection clause." I said looking at him angrily. "And don't think that were bed bodies either."
"And on that note Rafael is planning on a meeting with you as well David." Claudia said.
"I'd rather Rafael then Narcissus." I grumbled.
"Then don't go." Jason said, "Simple as that." He said.
"And if I was making a few hundred as a tip, then I would. But sadly I'm not young enough for stripping so, crazy bondage guy here I come." I said faking excitement.
"So what does Rafael want with David?" Drake asked.
"It's rat business, bat." Fredo sneered. I guess that bats and rats have some kind of bad blood.
"He's my Harem boy, it is all my business, rat" he sneered back.
While they went at it I turned to Claudia. “Claudia I owe you an apology.”
“Really? What for?” She asked
“The other day when you where trying to help me with my power I attacked you. I’m sorry.” I said sincerely.
“Oh boy you’re in trouble, Claudia is going to lay the smack down.” Fredo jeered. I had a feeling he didn’t like me.
“It’s ok you are forgiven.” She said.
“What! You’re kidding me.” Fredo said indigently.
“He apologized for what he did and he means it. There is no reason to hold a grudge.” She said.
“No reason? He almost killed you. Hell he almost killed everyone tied to Anita and the others and you forgive him?” Fredo demanded.
“I was there Fredo.” She said glaring at him. I felt his power squeezing the life out of me, I saw what it looks like. I applaud him for having to deal with something like that for all these years. And I knew there may be risks when I said I would help with his training.” She said giving him a glare.
“He is my Harem boy, and if I decide to tell him something it is none of your business Rat!” Drake said.
Him and Bobby Lee where having a verbal fight, both of them where looking ready to fight for real.
"Stop calling me that, it sounds dirty." I muttered trying to diffuse the situation. I sat up and checked my neck one more time.
"Anita wants to talk to you." Jason said, "It's about tonight, and certain situations that have been sent in motion." He said mysteriously.
"What?" I asked.
"The leaders are in an uproar." Drake said, "When they found out that you were the cause for the drain of the Wolves, Leopards, and vampires they flipped." he sat down on the bed still facing me, "You really have their interests now Dave, you’re about to find yourself bombarded with requests from every Were in the city."
"Rather chatty, don'cha think?" Bobby Lee said.
"He's got the right to know, he will sooner or later so it might as well be sooner. Besides if I want to tell him anything it's my right and none of your business." Drake said.
I felt Drake, Bobby Lee, Fredo, and Claudia let loose some of there power. It bit along my skin like ants biting my skin, "Stop it all of you!" Lillian said glaring at the others "You might wake his power up."
They all pulled their power back, after the power drain no one was going to take any risks with my ability. I was surprised Fredo, Bobby Lee, and even Claudia quickly obeyed her. To think some of the Rodere’s top warriors where taking orders from a fifty some year old doctor. Made me think twice about Lillian.
"Has your power acted up at all since the drain?" Jason asked curiously.
"No strangely it's been very...quite, William thinks because it was so well fed from the drain it might still be feasting on some of the power, which makes it actually do what it's told, for now at least." I said.
"I thought vamps can't do mind to mind without the second mark?" Fredo asked.
“They know I’m William’s Human Servant?” I asked Jason angrily.
“We had to tell the Rats there our most trusted allies.” Jason said shrugging his shoulders.
"You probably shouldn't tell anyone what your master can do." Drake said, "It's not smart to go and tell what powers he possess, someone could use that knowledge to there advantage."
"Good then someone can do me a favor and get rid of him." I said standing up.
"If he dies so do you." Drake said seriously.
"What’s your point?" I asked darkly.
We were back in the circular room. Anita and Micah were there, "Jean-Claude has got some cloths for tonight for you." She said.
"Great, leather and metal." I said dryly.
"You can say no." Micah said.
"With a check that has that many zeros no way." I said. "Narcissus just wants to talk, so we'll talk and if he tries anything, you can just shoot him." I said.
"If you’re sure you want to go then we'll go with you." She said.
"Now, we know what happened last night." Micah said, "We know about the vaccine Lillian had to give you, what exactly happened last night?" He asked.
I told them what happened, how I went to confront Drake about the whole Harem thing, then finding him with his clique, Jen attacking me, then me using my ability to make her back off, Drake biting me to start the ritual, and more importantly me being able to see Drakes memories when I drank his blood and when William lent me some of his power temporarily. "This may be a problem." Anita said, "Your power does seem to have gotten stronger, and there always a learning curve, but it would appear that you’ve gotten some of what Drake can do." Anita said.
"What? But that’s impossible." I said.
"Members of a triumvirate have been known to share power, but you have no ties with Drake. Your Williams human servant, it's possible for human servants to gain abilities of there masters, I know I and two others did." She said.
"You got a power from Jean-Claude? What is it?" I asked.
Anita looked rather uncomfortable for a second before her neutral face came back up; I knew I had asked something I shouldn't have. "Let’s just say it has been a very useful and burdensome ability. As a Necromancer I can sometimes copy the abilities of vampire powers that have been used on me, sometimes there permanent sometimes there not."
"A Necromancer? Really? Kickass, I heard about them from some of the pack members, they spoke like you were all dead." I said excitedly.
"Well, were rare because years ago the vampire council made a rule that all Necromancers were to be executed on sight." She said.
"And now your executing them, ironic huh?" I asked and she grinned. "But if you can copy vampire powers because your a Necromancer, how can I? My power deals with things that are alive, not dead" I said confused.
"I have a theory." Micah said, "Your ability is similar to a master's ability to call animals, it's possible your connection to the living gives you the ability to gain his power. Like how Anita’s connection to the dead lets her copy vampire powers." Micah said.
"I guess that would do it. But will it be temporary or permanent?” I asked.
“Don’t know, we have never encountered a human with a power like yours before.” Micah said.
Maybe William would now. I would have to ask him later, it was still early in the morning so I would have to wait later.
"Why not ask me now?" William said in my mind.
"William? I thought you were dead right now? I asked amazed.
"When my father died I found myself capable of rising earlier than any of my kiss, and with the power I gained I am no longer bound by the limits of the sun, in fact I am now capable of walking in sunlight." He said sounding pleased.
"How is that possible?" I asked.
"All thanks to you, I must admit that my power wanes in the sunlight however, so I prefer the night."
"Great, so what do you think of Micah’s idea?" I asked.
"The Nimir-Raj is smarter than he looks, it is a sound theory, just as the Necromancers deal with death you deal with life."
“I hope this doesn’t mean I can copy every shifter power. I have a hard enough time with my own. And I hope I don’t get yours, if what Anita says is true then I get a power from you.”
“That doesn’t happen often, and you need the final two marks for that to happen.”
“Good thing I’d rather be dead then have your marks.” I said.
"Dully noted, I think then you should be careful around shifters with special abilities." He said seriously.
"Why?"
"Like Anita seems to be able to copy vampire abilities it could be possible for you to copy were powers, like say....Micah’s".
"What? Micah has a power?" I asked.
"Yes, he can call flesh, it's a healing technique, so rare it's believed to be legend, the user can heal the wounds of others, with there mouth."
"Whoa."
"Yes, it is rather intimate."
"And it is possible for me to copy it?"
"Maybe, the last person I knew who could call animals did it once."
"Wait, last person?! You bastard you’re holding out on me!"
"Wow look at the time, got to go." He said quickly.
"William, William? Get your native American undead ass back here!....Damn it."
"Dave?" Anita asked trying to get my attention.
"Huh?" I said.
"You totally zoned out." Anita said.
"Sorry William decided to pay me a little visit." I said tapping my temple.
"What did he say?" She asked.
"He said it could be possible to copy special shifter powers like how you can copy vampire powers." I said, "Like Micah’s ability to call flesh.”
"How does he know these things." Micah asked sounding surprised.
"It's a talent him and his father had, it's like this mix of Telepathy and Psychometry, if he looks at you everything you've ever known he knows, and he can hear thoughts of those in a certain radius from him." I said.
"Creepy." Anita said.
"Try being tied to him." I said grumpily.
"So he thinks you can copy Lycanthrope powers?" Micah asked.
"He thinks but I’d rather not test that theory." I said.
"Yes, let’s let the beast sleep." Anita said, "Now your cloths have been prepared and we'll be leaving as soon as Asher wakes up."
"Because Hyena’s are his animal to call right?" I asked.
"Yes how did you know?" Micah asked surprised.
"It's a thing I can do, normally I can't tell vampires from humans if there skilled enough, but if they have the ability to call an animal something about it makes them stick out like a sore thumb." I said.
"Could you sense Damien last night?" Anita asked.
"Who?"
"The tall red head." Micah said.
"Oh not really, I sensed some power, is he new?"
"He's a thousand years old." Anita said.
"Really? So that means he'll never be a master right?" I asked.
"Yes, but that’s still a long time for a vampire to grow strong." she said. Just because a vampire could never become a master doesn't mean they can't get strong as one. A new vampire needed a master vampire because they were unable to provide there own energy to animate them. If a masterless vampire didn't blood tie themselves to a master come sunrise, they would never come back alive. Masters were capable of providing there own animating force and give power to help younger vamps wake up. It is said that if a Sour de sang is killed then all the vampires created by that vamp and any vamp related to that Sour would die weather they were a master vampire or not. It sure as hell helped discourage any assassination attempts by anyone from your line. And for some reason some vampires no matter how old they become will never become a master, they become strong as hell, and if they get old enough can challenge certain masters, but they will never have there own animal to call, or provide there own animating force. If there was one thing a vampire wanted (besides blood) was power. Power to wield for the sheer hell of it, power to be there own master and never be told what to do. That’s the world of vampires, the strongest survive, the weak will either die, or be smart enough to find a master and be a good lackey. It was known that some master will actually kill there own vamp-spring if they get to powerful, helps keep competition to a minimum.
"Is there anything else you noticed about him?" Micah asked.
"Well...he seems to be tied to Anita." I said.
"What do you mean tied?" she asked.
"Well, it's like with you and Jean-Claude, I just knew there was a connection." I said struggling to describe it, one of the problems with metaphysics was trying to explain it. "It was like there was this string that attached you and Richard to him. And I saw the same connection to you, him, and Nathan." I said.
"Could you always tell?" Anita asked.
"Well I used to be able to just sense the connection, but a while ago I could see the strings.”
"Strings?" she asked confused.
"Well, it's the best way to describe it, I mean that’s how I see it." I said shrugging my shoulders. If members of a triumvirate are close I can see the strings connecting them, but if I just see one of them alone I know there connected just not to who.”
"Huh, that could be useful, when did this begin?"
"Soon after I left the clan."
"So maybe it is a result of the marks?"
"I don't know." I said.
"Well in any case, I wouldn't worry to much about Narcissus, he's always been rather neutral. Well go in see what he wants, if it's too much to ask of you then we'll leave, it's up to you so if you feel uncomfortable at all just say so." Anita said.
"Ok so who's all going?" I asked.
"Well the invite is for five guests of your choosing, you and the five get in free. So me, Micah, Nathan, Asher, Noah, Merle, Jason, Drake, and Jeremy" Anita said.
"Well umm who should I pay for?" I asked, I didn't want to offend anyone, how do you choose who gets in a bondage club for free?
"Asher is always welcome; Me, Micah, and Nathan can pay our way in".
"So Drake, Jason, Jeremy, Merle, and Noah? Who are the latter by the way?" I asked.
"They are Micah's bodyguards, you saw them the night before last." Anita said.
"Oh, yes." I said recalling.
"Well, how about we get something to eat then?" Micah said with a smile.
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We sat at a table eating some breakfast. Jason and Nathan joined us, and some other members of Anita and Micah's Pard. There were Zane, and Cherry, and The twins Stephan and Gregory. Stephan was a werewolf, and his brother a Wereleopard, no idea how that happened. They both had blond hair, cornflower eyes and a fragile china doll appearance. We were all having some breakfast and were all having random conversations.
"I can’t believe that was you that did the drain Dave." Stephan said, "I mean no offense, but your so harmless looking." he said looking at me perplexed.
"To think the mild mannered waiter boy was such a force to be reckoned with" Cherry said giving me a smile, and I felt myself blush. She was hot in a Goth way
"So what exactly is your power?" Gregory asked, and I noticed how many at the table seemed to lean forward.
"Leave him alone." Anita said firmly, "If he doesn't want to talk about it don't force him."
"No it's ok really, it feels...refreshing to talk about it." I said and grinned. I lowered my shields and I felt around the room, I could sense all of them but there was one person I was looking for. I know your here Mickey were are you? There, I felt a familiar aura and I called it forward.
"What’s he doing?" Zane asked.
"I feel him doing something but it's not threatening." Jason said curiously.
There was a sound of tiny clawed feet on the stone floor, everyone turned and saw a rat. It was the same rat from yesterday. He looked around the room searching for something. His beady little eyes spotted me and he scampered over to me. I picked him up and sat him on the table, "You don't mind do you?" I asked those present at the table, and they all said no. I gave him some of my food and pet him wile he ate.
"Looks like you made a new friend." Micah said with a smile.
"That’s amazing" Cherry said watching the rat eat so casually next to me, "And you can do that to all animals?" she asked.
"Yep" I said and proceeded to tell them a few story’s of my childhood.
"So you fell and landed with a bunch of Alligators and they just sat with you?" Jason asked his mouth slightly open.
"Yep, they were really nice, and protective the zoo keepers had a hell of a time getting them away. I didn't want to leave them I was having fun." I said.
"Ok hears a question, how old are you really?" Zane asked.
"Sixteen." I answered, it was so nice to have a truthful conversation.
"What school did you go to?" Cherry asked.
"I didn't I was homeschooled, I had plans to go to college but that may have to be put on hold." I said. "I was planning to take courses that dealt with animals and metaphysic stuff." I said.
"You really like animals huh?" Micah asked.
"Oh yeah, since I was a kid. I always knew that I would one day work with animals, I just didn't know how much." I said.
"I understand you worked two jobs?" Micah asked.
"Yes both of them, but the county zoo fired me." I said.
"If you want I can hire you for the coalition." he said.
"Really?" I asked.
"Yes, I mean you can't just stay here all the time, plus it might help to be around more Lycanthropes, give you a chance to better learn control, we can also use your help controlling new shifters." he said, "If your interested that is".
"Sure I did that in my old pack when we got new shifters, when can I start?" I asked excitedly.
"Well talk more later, right now lets enjoy the food" he said.
We all hanged out for a while just talking, and I couldn't help but feel excited, I was getting my dream job. Nothing could dampen my spirits.
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I was wrong. We all rode in a limo. Noah, and Merle rode up front and the rest rode back. I was wearing my cross choker again. I rode a tight leather jacket that bared my chest and arms. And a pair of leather shorts that showed far to much leg for comfort. I also wore a pair of metal studded wristbands. Everyone was wearing various forms of cloths, all leather and metal. I refused to meet anyone’s eyes, this was so embarrassing. Next time if Narcissus wanted to talk, he could drag his ass to my place. "You look uncomfortable mon ami." Asher said. I looked him in the face. I was embarrassed but I had to look. There was something about him. I knew the one side of his face was scared, but to be honest I had a scar fetish; there was something about scars I liked. I knew from his good side he was unbelievably beautiful, the stuff you see only in ancient Greek sculptures. I knew he was so handsomely devastating that straight men had problems not being seduced by him. So for someone like me I had to be very careful. Especially when you hero was in a get up from every sixteen year olds wet dream. Which was why I was staring at the ground, everyone looked hot to me, and I would not embarrass myself. But I was trying to hard to stare at his scars which of course he noticed, "Do I disturb you?" he asked rather stiffly.
"No!" I said to quickly, "I'm not bothered at all it's just you um...you look very good." I said.
"Thank you." he said politely but there was still a slight thread of miffed.
"I'm sorry for staring at your scars, I really didn't mean to hurt your feelings." I apologized sincerely "I just have a thing for scars and you are gorgeous." I said then realized my mistake. "I mean I like your scars they look good on you like your cloths...I mean you look so good scars and all...I’m just going to shut up now." I said red beyond belief.
Jason was trying his hardest not to laugh and everyone looked either amused, or surprised. Except for Drake who looked a little pissed, is it bad to feel a little streak of triumph at that?
"You find my scars attractive?" Asher asked cocking his head to the side, slightly exposing his scared face.
"Yes I have a thing for scars so if I stare it's because they are attractive." I said and blushed at my choice of words.
"Most people try to ignore them, or notice them to much. It is a rarity for someone to find them attractive." he said.
"I think there attractive." Anita said.
"Me to." Nathan said.
"Thank you." he said nodding gracefully. "And if I may say so you look rather ravishing yourself" he said, his husky blue eye sizing me up and I felt a shiver go down my spine.
"Asher." Anita warned, "He's sixteen."
"Forgive me ma petite, it is rare for me to have company at such a place I admit I have a little delight at the thought of us going to the club together with our friends." he said giving her a small smile.
Anita kind of blushed and got a faraway look on her face, she shuddered and Micah placed a hand on her shoulder, "I'm ok, I’m ok." she said closing her eyes, her breathing increased slightly.
"So Jeremy, how you enjoying the look?" Jason asked turning to Jeremy, and breaking the atmosphere.
Jeremy was as sullen as I was. He had his arms crossed and a frown graced his features. "I know how you feel." I said.
"Dude you were raised by wolves, how can you be so timid when it comes to the scene?" Jason asked with a grin.
"I'd rather be going nude, that I can deal with. This is a whole different ballgame." I said.
"You can be nude around strangers but a little leather and your nervous? That doesn't make sense."
"Well my parents never had reason to dress me in BDSM gear." I said grumpily.
"Were almost there." Asher said.
"Good the sooner we get this done with the better.” I said.
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We Arrived at Narcissus in chains. The bodyguards opened the doors for us and we stepped out. We walked to the front past the muttering line and to the man at the front. I showed him the invitation and he nodded, and the others paid there way in. Drake was next to me and I felt a weird urge to touch him. "Need a hand?" he asked me.
"What?"
"You’re nervous, I could wrap my hand around your waist if that would help."
"Won't that be weird?" I asked.
"Were walking into a bondage club, how much more weird can it get?" he asked with a low chuckle, and he wrapped his arm around my waist.
I felt Jeremy watching us and could feel the distrust. We were escorted into the club by a large muscular man. We were patted down for weapons and we were escorted from the club were there were many activities going on to a staircase. The man knocked on the door then opened it and we walked through. As soon as I saw the room I wanted to run. It was black, not because it was dark but because everything from the wood to the sheets were black. The bed was humongous, you could probably fit a dozen people on it. The walls were lined with whips, chains and blades, and there were a pair of cuffs hanging from the ceiling. A person stood and I knew it was Narcissus. My power alerted me to an alpha and this person was definitely an alpha. I couldn't tell if he was a boy or girl, that’s how androgynous he was. "Greetings miss Blake Lupa of the thronose rokke clan, Nimir-ra to the leopards, Micah Nimir-Raj, Asher Jean-Claudes second, and Drake Prince of the werebats." he said. His eyes settled on me and I felt a shiver of warning. "And of course our most important guest David Kazat." he said extending a hand. I slowly and hesitantly shook it, and I felt the thrum of power against my skin.
"Hello." I greeted.
"I thank you for coming on such short notice, I imagine the last few days have been rather hectic." he said with a smile.
"Yes umm thank you for inviting me." I said.
"Well lets not stand around uncomfortable let us sit" he said.
Sit were? There were no chairs. He headed for the bed, there was no way I was going there. I felt a tug on my waist and Drake led me and everyone else to the bed. Narcissus sat in the middle so we all had to crawl in the middle to. Merle, and Noah stood at the foot of the bed with Narcissus’s guards. I sat next to Anita. Nathan had his head in her lap and Micah had his head leaning on her shoulder. Drake sat with me and still had his arm around my waist. Jeremy and Jason were with me and Drake, Jason like Nathan had put his head in my lap and I began petting his hair. Jeremy sat next to Drake. There was a bunch of drapes next to the bed. They were attached to the ceiling so they could be pulled back to reveal what was behind them. There was something in those drapes, something very not human. I wanted to unleash my power and find out what but Narcissus cleared his throat. "Well thank you for coming, Asher I hope this was no inconvenience for you." he said looking to Asher.
"Of course not, but I am curious what young David can do for you that I could not." Asher said, his eyes full of heat.
"Oh nothing like that you naughty boy, tell me David you were raised by wolves right?" Narcissus asked.
"Yes." I answered.
"Then you know about Lycanthrope pregnancies?" he asked.
"shifters don't have kids...no certain kinds can swans and dogs aren’t tied to the moon so they don't have to shift, snakes just lay eggs. For the rest the change is to strong, the pregnancy gets aborted sooner or later. If a female wants children she has to find a surrogate." I said.
"My, my you are smart." he said patting my cheek, and I fought the urge to flinch. "Yes it is true, some shifters are more lucky then others in life. Tell me what do you know of your talent?"
"That it's a pain in my rear and has ruined my life." I said darkly, and he laughed.
"Once before I was turned I met a woman who was like you, and yet different. She could call hyenas and displayed unique gifts."
I froze, could it be there were others like me? "Who was she?" I asked giving him my full attention.
"Can't remember her name, she fled when I became Oba. I couldn't risk her trying to take over." he said simply.
"Ok but what does this have to do with shifter pregnancies?" I asked confused.
"I'm glad you asked." he said and slid of the bed and walked over to the drapes. His two guards followed him; they looked like they rather not go near the drapes.
I lowered my shield and sensed the curtains. There was some kind of were there. It was like Anita I sensed one being but multiple animals. The guards opened the drapes and revealed a small bed with something wrapped in blankets. I felt everyone stiffen and Asher cursed "Mon dieu, Narcissus, that can't be!" he gasped.
Narcissus picked up what was in the bed and turned around. I nearly threw up. In his hands was....something. I guess it was a baby. Or a young child, but it was like a baby shifter, only it was like a horrific chimera, it had scales, and fur. It had a tail, and it's fingernails were like curved daggers. It's ears were on top of it's head it had an odd growth on it's back, causing it's head to slightly bend down like a hyena, it's mouth was a muzzle with sharp teeth. But the eye's there was something about the eyes it was staring at me. Its eyes weren’t human at all, but they had a child like intelligence in them, and they were focused on me, it looked like it was trying to decide weather to eat me or play with me. Everyone stared at Narcissus and the shifter in his arms with a look of horror and disbelief, even Merle and Noah stared. It was like seeing something so horrible but unable to look away do how macabre it was. I knew it was a shifter, I sensed wolf, leopard, lion, bear, snake, hyena, and a few more. "What is that?" Drake asked not even hiding the disgust.
"This is a baby." Narcissus said petting it's head and it let out a purr/hiss of pleasure, "My baby her name is Andromeda. Isn't she beautiful?" he crooned.
He looked at us expecting us to just burst into oh's and ah's. No one said anything to shocked for words. Finally I cleared my throat "Um, she's very...unique. Very eye catching." I said politely.
Everybody including the guards looked at me like I was crazy, I probably was. "Ahh you here that Andromeda, you were complimented." Narcissus said rubbing his cheek against the girl.
"That’s Chimera’s child." Micah said shocked.
"Yes." Narcissus said.
"Who?" I asked.
"Chimera was a panwere." Anita said, "And the most evil man I ever met, and I don't use the E word lightly."
"A Panwere really?" I asked in disbelief. Panwere’s were beings of myth. Supposedly they were capable of shifting into more than one kind of shifter. Impossible because the viruses cancel each other out. I thought they didn't exist until I met Anita. "Like you?" I asked.
"No, he could actually shift, I just carry the strains. He would find weak shifter groups and take them over. He used everything from torture, rape, and kidnapping to get the alphas of those groups to obey him. A few years ago he tried to take over my pard and the wolves, I killed him." she said.
"But before that he came to me and we had some pleasure before he took over my clan, I lost many good men then, but I learned my lesson. The difference between skill and muscle is vast." Narcissus said shaking his head. "But at least I finally got a child; at least Chimera was good for something."
"Um if you don't mind me saying sir Andromeda looks like she might be a little...different." hell she looked like she had Mowgli's syndrome. It was a disease that effected were children who were conceived while daddy was in animal form. As long as a lycanthrope had a human female they could have kids, females abort do to the violent shift. So somehow Narcissus managed to carry the kid to term, and the sick freak conceived the kid when the father was in his were form. Jesus Christ why did I come....oh yeah the zeros on the check. No wonder greed is a sin.
"Well yeah, she has Mowgli's Syndrome, but I appreciate you trying to ignore it." Narcissus said.
Andromeda made a motion at me with both her arms she made a noise that was half a growl half a yip, "Umm is she ok?" I asked.
"Yes, she wants you to hold her." Narcissus said amazed, "I'm usually the only one she lets touch her, everyone else she claws."
Great what do I do now? I had a theory, Peg once told me I have an attraction for all animals, shifters included. But for shifters something about the human in them made them a bit more immune to my natural call they just felt a weird attraction to me. Animals however felt there call more strongly and would naturally flock to me. If Andromeda was more animal in mind as well as body it would explain her like for me. Every animal I have ever encountered never tried to hurt me, so in theory the little tyke wouldn't either. In theory, but strangely I was confident she wouldn't. I slowly got up, gently lifting up Jason’s head and walked to Narcissus. I felt someone grab my hand and saw it was Jeremy "Don't." he said.
"It's ok she won't hurt me, will you?" I asked her and she shook her head.
"She's never done that either?!" Narcissus said amazed.
I walked up to them, but before I reached them Andromeda flew herself from Narcissus’s grasp. I caught her luckily and held her gently in my arms. I had babysat some of the kids from the pack before. The ones whose single parent needed a babysitter so I knew a thing or two about kids. Do to her awkward shape it was kind of hard to hold her comfortably. I petted the top of her head and she did her wired purring hiss sound. "Ahhh how sweet!" Narcissus said clapping his hand together, "Quick get the camera." he said to one of the guards. He quickly went to the stand and quickly pulled the drawer open reveling a camera. He gave it to Narcissus and looked at me with a mixture of shock and unease. "Smile." Narcissus said taking a photo of a smiling me and a (I think) smiling Andromeda. "You have no idea how happy this makes me, if anyone got to close she would go berserk and try to tear them to pieces, I’ve gone through dozens of nanny's." he said.
I should have felt uneasy but I felt strangely calm. Everyone climbed off the bed and started to walk forward to see the baby. As soon as she saw them she began to hiss and growl at them "I see what you mean." I said.
"Narcissus how did you do it?" Asher asked.
"It wasn't easy, as soon as I learned of my pregnancy I despaired. But I had an idea anyone care to guess?" he asked looking around the room. "Surrogate parents." he said. "I quickly found a human female willing to bare my child. I had my fertilized egg removed and implanted into her." he said.
"Dear god" Anita said aghast.
"Yes, we learned to late about the syndrome by then Andromeda ate her way out."
I stared down at Andromeda and she stared back. I wanted to let go of her now, I was getting creeped out, but she had me in a death grip. "That’s fascinating Mr. Narcissus but what does it have to do with me?" I asked.
"As you can see Andromeda can never go to school or find love do to her condition, I plan on living a long time but some day I need to retire and pass on the rule. I need an heir, I got one but as you can see." he said waving to Andromeda "I want you to make her normal." Narcissus said and I stared.
"Come again? I didn't here you the first time sir." I said and he laughed.
"Oh please call me Narcissus, now that Andromeda has taken a liking to you your family, how would you like to be a big brother huh?" he asked excitedly.
No...Fregen...Way. I was not going to play big brother to the daughter of the gender mutant from planet Bondage. "Narcissus lets not get carried away, how is monsieur supposed to help you?" Asher asked.
"Simple, the one who could call Hyenas had the ability to shift us from animal to human, however she also had the ability to make those of us who spent to much time in our beast form human again." he said.
shifters could shift anytime they wanted. However if they spent to much time in animal form they wouldn't be able to shift back fully. It depended on the time spent in there beast form. The pack had a few who suffered from this condition; I noticed Micah's eyes were like a leopards meaning he had spent to much time in his animal form. The others I had seen had eyes like a wolf, gravely voices, pointed teethe, some even were slightly altered enough that they looked human but were different enough to pass as another person.
"I don't think I can." I said and Narcissus smile faltered.
"Why not?" he asked.
"I've never done something like that, I mean I can cause a shift yes, but your child was born like this. I mean I don't even know the first thing about turning someone from animal to human." I said.
"Please" Narcissus begged grabbing my arms "Please I beg you try" he said his face was showing his desperation. "I want her to be happy, I want her to grow up get an education, find her first true love, all the family things in life, I’ll pay you any price" he said pushing his face uncomfortably close to mine, his eyes were beginning to become a little demented looking now.
"Narcissus that’s enough!" Asher said and I felt him use his power of hyenas to call Narcissus of me.
Narcissus turned to face him his face a mask of furry his energy was so strong I actually felt pain, "Don't you dare interfere with this" he said his eyes had gone Hyena.
Andromeda started to whimper she could feel there power to. "STOP!" I shouted and they both turned to me, "Your hurting her." I said nodding to the girl in my arms.
"Oh baby." Narcissus whimpered pulling his power back "Mommy's so sorry." he said taking the baby gently from my arms.
Anita and the others came closer and flanked me. "Look I don't know if I can" I said and Narcissus began to sob, "But I’m willing to try." I said and his eye's lit up with hope. "But not tonight, I think I should train first, give me time to prepare, then I’ll return and try, I can't promise it'll work but for the sake of your child I’m willing to try." I said.
"Oh thank you." Narcissus said his face full of hope. "I'll give you time, anything you need, just help my baby." he begged. "I will be forever in your debt if you succeed, and with that note it's time for you bedtime young lady." he said walking Andromeda to her crib behind the drapes.
She waved her paw/claw at me, and just to be polite I waved back and gave her a small smile. I felt odd for some reason, the absurdity of the situation was amazing.
"Now then for the second part of this meeting." he said. Grate there’s more? "I would also appreciate it if you would take some of my men into your bed."
I stood there speechless "EXCUSE ME!" I said.

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