I had such a hard time not overwhelming Xiaolian with my controlling attitude. It was very difficult to not control her movements, after all we have a murderer after the Ezo wolves. My little mate is strong, she takes care of the only 3 children in the pack, she runs the children's camp that includes humans and she puts up with my ass.
She is tiny but fierce. I admire her so much. She has lost everything she knew. She loves me and yet she hasn't been able to get to know all of me yet.
I decided to go for a long walk in the woods nearby. The Fukuoka area is very beautiful with many buildings but the woods were my pull. I moved into the treeline then I brought Joe forward to slither into a tree. The Mambas and Habu Vipers join me. We discuss the issues of finding the murderer of the Ezo pack.
"Please stay safe my friends. I need us to press on. We need to move in tonight, slither into the palace. Stay hidden as well as you can. The Ezo pack will expect you because I will tell them to. This evil has been working over 200 years to wipe out these people. I can't smell anything and that is what bothers me most.", I urge them on.
I slide down the tree and I take over from Joe. I walk back to the garden and lay down on a bench. I soak up some sun before TangNing brings me a robe. I gladly take it to cover my nakedness. I stood to leave but Naruhito was walking my direction. I ask Ning to remain.
"Brother Hito just the person I have wanted to talk to." , I saw Ning tense up. "Brother Levi, how may I help you?", he replied. "Well I have a secret I need to show you. Ning knows as does Xiaolian. Now you need to know the strength we hold." I motioned for him to sit on the bench, then I step back to let Joseph come forward.
The emperor is visibly shaken. He gasps in horror and trembles. I take over again and kneel down beside him. I try to show him I'm harmless. As he calms down he says, "Brother how is this possible? I know you are a Werewolf." I try to tell him, "My Grandmother is a Mamba Queen."
I explain how we plan to move into the palace tonight and we need him to mind link the pack to be aware that the snakes are there for their safety. He agrees to our request then we all head inside together.
TangNing stopped me to thank me for helping the pack, "I'm very concerned for Xiaolian. The pup is growing too big too fast. I'm afraid that her little body will not be able to get thru labor." I promise to talk to the doctor myself I reassure her.
Then I walk back to our room to check on my little mate. When I see her talking to her stomach it makes me smile. "Hi my little lotus and my sweet pup. How are my babies?" She holds her tiny pup bump, "We are both doing well love."
"When is our next appointment? I just think our pup is getting big fast." She agrees and calls the palace doctor. He agrees to see her tomorrow. She should just relax tonight. I gather her in my arms to carry her to dinner. She says "Levi I can walk!" I replied, "Nope this is my responsibility. "
After dinner I gather her in my arms again and carry her to bed. I get her one of my tshirts to sleep in. I undress her, then slip my tshirt over her head. I tuck her in and then join her in bed. I don't even try to cuddle but she backs her sweet ass up to me. I hold her gently as we sleep.
The next day we go to the pack doctor and as per usual I am carrying my little mate. Her mother was Chinese and died giving birth. She wanted her pup named Xiaolian to which her dad honored. Her dad was then killed by the mysterious murderer. Now here we are and I'm fighting to protect my family.
The doctor does an ultrasound for us. Our pup is growing very fast but not because it's big. Instead we find out its because we are having triplets. The doctor tells Xiaolian that because she is tiny she needs to be on complete bed rest.
He wants her up only for bathroom and dr appointments only. He says she can lay outside only if I carry her out for sun. We hear our babies heartbeats and we get pictures of all 3 pups. We will know what we are having when we come back in a few weeks.
We share the news with everyone and then we place guards in several strategic positions to protect my family. Xiaolian starts looking at names. Also, because we have 3 pups she will need to pick a date for the surgery birthing 3 pups would put all of them in grave danger.
At least Xiaolian is staying busy with plans. I check in with the Mambas to find they have now seen a shadow. This shadow has been seen stalking at night. No one can get close to the shadow yet. I tell them I will think up a plan. Then I call my dad to join us.
While waiting for my dad to get to Japan the Emperor and I plan different schedules to try to catch the shadow. We put up motion censor cameras and lights. Then we have both wolves and snakes scan all over the palace.
The surveillance gets several hits. We see a tall thin pale woman with long red hair. She looks to be in her late 20's, very slender legs, boobs like small melons and a flat butt. She leaves no smell, not one snake or wolf can catch a glimpse of her. If not for the camera we still wouldn't know what we were up against.
When the emperor sees the images he passes out. I can't imagine what is so shocking to him. After he wakes he tells me, "Levi my father talked of an Onigen with long red hair. No one would listen to him because he sounded crazy." I wasn't sure what he was saying, "Hito, what is an Onigen?"
"There are 2 theories, one she is a demon that is 6 thousand years old, she is able to look human with long red hair, the most villainous character of all of Japan. Two, she is a 300 year old vampire who hates werewolves and promises to wipe us out. She looks human but is very pale. " Hito believes this whole heartedly.
We don't know what we are fighting with but now we can form a plan to catch her. We can actually figure out how to fight this demon or vampire. First I go to the Royal library to research the 2 stories. The emperor goes to the council.
I spend the night searching for any information in the library that will tell us what we are dealing with. How to fight back. Most importantly the best way to destroy all the enemies plans.
The next day Hito tells me, "Brother Levi you won't believe the news I have, the council members told me they hired the vampire to take out the Honshū clan. What we are fighting is a vampire by the name of Onigen. She was hired to destroy the clan. She hates werewolves and took it upon herself to destroy both packs." I can't believe wolves in place of authority have done this to their own kind.
We meet to decide our plan of action. Once my dad joins us we all sit down in the war room. We refuse to come out before we have a plan. First we are replacing the council members. Second we will invite the Vampire to fight. She will agree to the fight because she believes she is indestructible.
My dad wants to fight the vampire because he is older with more experience. I was about to be a new dad so I don't push the issue. The emperor thinks he should fight but we both say no. We are 3 in one so we have more to fight with.
My dad called my mom to tell her the plan. She is nervous about the fight but relents. She knows that she has to trust his judgment. They talk about the years of marriage, about the grandpups that are on the way and the what if plan.
My dad says, "Pikkewyn (his cute Afrikaans name for her it means penguin) I just need you to promise me you will be strong, and happy no matter what. We will take a long needed vacation to Bora Bora after I win this fight."
I can hear my mom crying but she agrees to his wishes. She says, "Teddiebeer (her nickname for my dad it is teddy bear in Afrikaans) I know you are strong and you will save the last of the Ezo pack. You will help our grandpups survive. I love you Daddy." It breaks my heart but I know my dad can win.
We sit up all the cameras in new areas, then we put the note in plain sight. Then all that's left is to wait. If she agrees to fight then she will come to the training room. They will fight to the death. If he wins she will be dead, will be able to reestablish the pack. If she wins, she will kill the whole pack before help could get to us.
We all are watching the pack, my dad is with the Emperor in the training center, we are just waiting. At 3am, the witching hour, she walks into the training center. She walks over and says, "Who is this Michael that I will kill first." My dad walks into the ring with her. They begin to pace around each other sizing each other first.
"You are something different aren't you King Michael? I smell you are Royal, a wolf and something new. I haven't ever smelled anything like you. I don't like hybrids or wolves.", she says. As a vampire my dad knew of her sword ability, her fighting abilities and her capabilities to smell out the enemy.
He decided to play the honesty game, hoping that it would put her off balance. "It is true that I'm the North American King. I am a wolf that is strong with wolffangs. " She is still walking around him. She smells deeper and her eyes suddenly get huge. "You are a sneaky Snake aren't you your highness?", she says.
My dad changes into his wolf, Luther before trying to bite her with his wolffangs. They both are strong. He kicks her several times, using his claws. Her blood stinks but she seems unfazed. He tries to get his venom in her but is having a hard time with her speed. They fight several minutes both tiring. She slows for a fraction of time. She needs blood to keep up this pace.
Dad keeps his paws ready, everytime she gets close he kicks her hard. His fangs are ready by Gunther his snake. Gunther pushes forward and holds still teasing her. She makes a lunge, he is faster and moves out of the way. Gunther gets a good bite into her arm but she shrugs him off. Gunther is slower now from fatigue but he is still able to sidestep her. Just before she falls dead she draws blood with her own fangs. Gunther feels the sting of his own venom. Her bite was somehow deadly now.
That vampire bitch bit dad after he had injected his venom into her. She didn't even know she was dying. She was trying to take his blood to give her strength. She wasn't even trying to turn him into a Vampire like a normal bite would do. How had this happened?
Michael pushes forward but has no time to relish in his win over Valentina before Gunther tells him that it's over. As my dad drops to his knees, I rush forward to hold him. He is gone before I can even finish saying, "I love you dad!"
I have to gather my strength to call mom. "Mom, dad is gone. He won but her fangs got him with his own venom." I wait for a reply but I hear nothing. "Mom?" still nothing. "Mom did you hear what I said? Dad is gone." I hear a small intake of air before she replies "My Teddiebeer is really gone?" I couldn't hold back the tears any longer, "Yes mom, he is really gone." I can hear the great sadness in her voice when her next statement is, "The Ezo pack will now be able to recover."