*Well, isn't this hot? Hehe, let's see how far I can go with this (~￣³￣)~*
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Jordan had charged first, his paws baring at her and fangs flashing though Raven had managed to get away from him, being scratched a bit and jumping to the other side.
As blood nicked out of the cut, she could see him smile.
Bastard.
The talk between her and Briar flashed in mind as the woman had applied some paint around her face.
"I don't want you holding back on Jordan because of me" Briar had said, putting some red on her shoulder "Or Elle. We support you one hundred percent"
"But" Raven said "I haven't really fought anyone. Those I have, I never had killing intent.... What if I...."
"We wouldn't mind you killing him either but don't" Briar said laughing "Your conscience wouldn't forgive itself, besides, I know you can put a lid over your Change. Can't you?"
Raven sighed "I don't know.... No one else talks about the Challenge to me, except you and Axel, so I don't know what I can or can't do"
"Yes you do" Briar replied "Because you're you, and you control you, don't let your animal instincts rule your besides, you have me, I'd be protecting you all the way"
Though Raven was very much aware of the fact that Briar was possibly a hundred miles away from here, she let out a low growl.
She had to safe.
Had to be sane.
She lunged at him this time, pushing him into a tree and swapped her paw at him before moving back as he quickly charged back at him.
Him biting into her shoulder.
She let out a loud whimper, pushing him off her body with her hind legs as he rolled over and stood a far distance, blood on his mouth but claw marks on his face.
More ugly to the scar then.
Raven smiled.
The pain began to subside as she stood but he did not give her a chance as he went at her again, this time both rolling as they settled, him on top, fangs snarling and snapping at her with all his mights before she pushed him off.
The healing had completed when she stood on her paws, taking a good look at him.
He had scars on his chest that refused to heal fast....
Possibly because of her claws.
She was well aware that they were poisonous but she didn't....
He charged at her again, but she moved out of the way.
She wasn't going to touch him again.
She wasn't going to.
He kept coming, blindly, without even thinking this time, mostly with his teeth.
He even managed to scrape her a couple of times.
Fight the goddamn man Raven! , Reina snapped, he's planning to sever us to pieces with his teeth!
Raven ignored her.
She moved away, hearing the voices of the people staring around them.
'Why is she not fighting anymore?'
'Is she already tired?'
'Jordan would kill her!'
Suddenly, she felt him shove her into a tree, coming again.
She only managed to get away before he bit into her legs.
She let out a loud howl, falling to the floor as he got on top.
His voice in her head.
'Weak'
This time, Raven snapped.
In a flash, she had him thrown off her, somewhere far as she screamed.
Her spine cracked, bones breaking....
They were forming....
They were...
She could not feel Jordan around her as she screamed louder, possibly because she had hurt him.
She was hoping he was okay.
Another bone snapped and she curled, biting into her lips.
No!
No, this can not be happening.....
Kill him!
"No" She murmured "I can't.... He's family...."
The pain racked her like electricity going through her skin.
You are Alpha, he is beneath you. None challenges an Alpha and survives.
"Shut up" She snapped to the voice as she began to sit up, ignoring the fact her bones were positively in the wrong directions as she stared at Jordan.
He was bleeding tirelessly, back on his feet, staring at her with so much hatred....
She could tell....
If he didn't stay away...
She would kill him.
Her Alpha form was so ready to do that.
Permit me, the Voice said, He doesn't deserve to live.
Blood coated her eyes as she stared at him, her naked and sitting on the ground.
Breathing hard, she tried to stand.
Her legs felt wobbly but when she was standing, ignoring the pounding in her head, she saw him come at her again.
But this time, her body acted on his own accord.
Immediately he got close, her legs reached above his head and slammed him down into the ground.
The ground cracked, dents forming around him as dust came up.
More of her body reacted to go down and rip his heart out but she fought it and stood still.
When the dust cleared.
She saw him.
He was back into his human form, naked too, but he was spewing out so much blood that she winced and moved back "Please.... Stop... Just give up"
He tried to sit up, but couldn't and she realized through the sound of his heart beating, that he was barely alive.
Infact, she could hear so many things now...
Her head was pounding...
She turned around, knowing there was no need to fight anymore until she heard him.
Axel.
"Ravenna!"
She turned faster than she had expected and what happened next had her still.
Jordan was on his knees, thrusting a knife at her....
Except it didn't get to her.
Briar....
Briar was now in between them.
Jordan's eyes filled in horror as Briar coughed out blood, nearly falling but Raven caught her.
The blood was everywhere....
And....
And much to Raven's horror, it wasn't stopping.
Axel was now there, but he had Jordan raised in the air, his blue eyes burning so bright she imagined them as the gateway to hell "You BASTARD!"
He flung him somewhere, far, and with that force, Raven knew Jordan would barely survive, but before she could worry about that.
Axel was on his knees at Briar's side, tears in his eyes "How could you?! Why didn't you tell me anything?! This.... This is too much!"
The blood....
Why wasn't she healing?
Briar rested a hand on her face, jolting her back to reality as Raven saw a smile on her face "I couldn't let him.... Kill you.... You mean.... You mean so much... And.... And that little girl inside you.... She deserves... She deserves so much more..."
Little...
Axel turned to Raven "She's..."
Briar chuckled lowly "I... I knew yesterday..... The baby.... And the knife.... I couldn't let anything happen to either... Either of them Axel.... I couldn't...."
"But you're pregnant for heavens sake" Axel said.
Raven turned to him "She's what?"
Briar smiled "I can't imagine a world.... With a child that has.... Jordan as a Father..... I love my son too much for that...." Then she coughed out blood and Axel grabbed her hand tight "I.... I don't want you.... Sad... Both... Both of you..... I'm..... I'm finally free...."
Axel choked this time "Just because you couldn't reject him... Briar...."
She smiled, holding his hand, and joining it to Raven's "What.... What... You both have... It's... Real.... Don't let anyone.... Destroy that.... Please.... I... I love you both very much"
"Belle...."
Belle?
But she was quiet....
And still.
With a smile on her face.
Axel seemed to shake for a while, more tears falling from his eyes as he held Briar to him....
Raven..
Raven finally found her tongue "Why...
Why did you call her Belle?"
She watched him visibly freeze as he looked at her "Rav...."
"Don't say you can't tell me" She said "Did you... Did you know she was going to do this?"
"No! Raven..."
"But you knew she was pregnant" She cut in "And you didn't say a word..... I could have...."
"There was nothing you could do...."
"I could have kept her safe!" She yelled "You were the one that was supposed to be with her! You were the one that was supposed to keep her SAFE! You even knew she was pregnant and kept that from me but didn't pay proper attention to her!"
Axel looked like he was breaking "Raven...."
"I'd forgive you if you tell me why you called her Belle" She said "Can't you see? All this secrets.... Keeping them from me..... It's not.... It's not safe... It's not okay! She's... She's dead and I didn't even know she was.... I didn't know I was going to be an Aunt.... I could have killed my..... My niece's Father...."
"She didn't want you to know"
"And now she's dead" Raven said, her eyes becoming cold as steel, her red eyes now out "Tell me.... Tell me Axel, why did you call her Belle?"
He didn't answer.
She stared....
"Fine"
She stood up, her eyes now void of emotion "I don't want to see you anymore, until I feel like, and as the new Alpha of this Pack, if you are spotted around this place without my full permission, everyone here is ordered to kill you"
And with that, she walked away.