Getting to know you (mature /private)

[tessablack]

Delia and SilverMind trotted to the edges of the packlands. they had scoured the territory for hide or hair of the offending males that they had sent off, but found none. Delia looked across the lines of Lucina territory. she now was the alpha of the light pack, her destiny and blood being fulfilled. she gazed upon the rolling hills and sweet fields in front of her. she smelled at patch of her flowers and she badly wanted to get the stench of blood off her, though no one had been killed by her paw, she still smelled of blood. she trotted over her lines and into the lush green fields, a slight breeze tickling her fur and making her smile. if the world there were plenty of hard things, but there was always beauty left.

[shestoki]

She trotted over into a patch of flowers suddenly making him think about smelling again, or how he appeared. He smelled like blood and he was covered in it from head to toe, his white fur becoming crimson at the edges where it met the blue. Now he saw her in the breeze and again tried to ignore being so attracted to her, she was so............ well, perfect. He reminded himself that he was here to relax and talk, as his alpha had said, and so he needed to remember his place with his alpha. He now stared with wonder at her and tried to lie to himself that he was only taking in the sight of a good alpha and not someone that he was falling in love with. However he now felt the need to get the blood off of him and so he asked "would it be OK if I washed off in a river, I feel drenched in that traitors blood." Making him remember that if he simply mistook lust for love than he would be in his mind as horrible as the wolfs blood he was soaking in.

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Delia looked over at SilverMind, his fur covered in blood splatters form the enemy "sure, go ahead, I'll wait" she said, finding a patch of Deliah flowers and laying down in them. she breathed in the sent of the flowers and remembered how the day started, in the flowers. she smiled a bit and closed her eyes, the sun warming her fur and making up for the bad things that had happened.

[shestoki]

He ran into the territory, not wanting to go back to Lucina and ran to the pool made by a stream that lay about a few hundred yards from her. Upon reaching it he jumped in, loving feel of the water flow over him. He loved the water and he dove down into the depths of the pool, feeling the blood come off his fur like the water was purifying him. He now got out and shook his fur dry under a blue sky that had patches of clouds blotting it in places. He now continued to Delia, she was beautiful to the eye, and yet she was such a good soul also. He was becoming obsessed with her he noted, but for once he just thought he would let his feelings lead him a little because there was nothing that his mind could argue the logic that would win against him being close to her instead of ten feet away at all times. And so he pranced over to her, smelling the flowers scent. He noted that they smelled like what she had when he first met her in a field of the same flowers earlier that day.
He now lay down next to her and just smelled the flowers. The smell reminded him of nothing but her, a unique smell that he loved only because it was associated with her and therefore to him it was perfect, just as she was.

[tessablack]

Delia felt Silver lay down next to her and she rolled over, lying on her back with her side pressed against his, looking up into his face. she smiled and her tail began to wag to an internal beat and her eyes met his. she could stay like this forever with him, just the two of them. then she briefly wondered where that though came from. she felt drawn to him, just like she had when they first met, and when he smiled, her tail wagged and her heart soared. she was falling in love with him, she realized, and there was nothing she could do or wanted to be done to stop it.

[shestoki]

She seemed so happy, just sitting there in the flowers and relaxing. He knew that even though he could take down many wolves he could not show his feelings very openly because he was scared that she would not love him back. But now, plucking up his courage and making him as nervous as ever he said "Delia.......... thanks for helping the pack today". "dam" he swore to himself, he just could not bring himself to ask if she loved him back.

[tessablack]

Delia smiled "it is nothing, those brutes deserved what they got, i would do just about anything for my pack" she said, leaning her head against SilverMind's chest lightly and closing her eyes. there was something he wanted to say, but he couldn't say it, and she could feel it. she had felt it in his pause and thought the small connection they still had. "thanking me for helping isn't what you were going to say, is it?" she said, opening her eyes and looking at him, quirking an eyebrow and waiting for his answer

[shestoki]

"no" he replied "not really, I was wondering if, well please don't hate me for this" he stuttered "but I love you" he said. Now he just closed his eyes and expected her to hit him.

[tessablack]

Delia did a double take on what he had said. he loved her? was she just projecting her feelings onto him and making him feel the same or was it real. she sat up, looking sad and confused, wondering if she would ever know the truth. she hoped with all her heart that he really loved her, but how could she ever know if he really did. "I..................I..........." she managed to stutter out, but she fell silent, words escaping her. she then pulled her mind away from his. she had to know if her loved her for real of if it was her manipulation that did it

[shestoki]

Silvermind opened his eyes, feeling a consciousness fade from his mind but not interfering with what he now spoke of. "Delia, I love you, I will bury it deep down inside of me if you wish, I will never speak of it again, I just thought you should know that from when I first met you i knew that you were a incredible soul. You are a kind, beautiful, smart, and caring. I hope that you can accept that I love you, if you do not love me I will just be part of your pack, but I will always love you.

[tessablack]

Delia felt as though she would burst. he loved her back, so she flopped down next to him and began to nuzzle him neck. "i love you to, i just didn't know if it was you or me talking" she whispered closing her eyes and snuggling in close to him. she let out a soft sigh against his neck and nuzzled under his chin. he was hers and she was his, forever. she let the connection that she had been trying to hold back re-establish, welcoming the warm feeling of his mind to her own.

[shestoki]

Silvermind relaxed now feeling the best he ever had, and he sighed. He no longer had to hide his love for her, and he simply felt stunned, sitting there among the flowers and sun with her resting her head on him. It felt like a dream to him, and yet he knew it was real, he knew that he could never imagine something so perfect. And so, now he sat there with her as the sun set over the plains making a blood red sky that was beautiful as any other.

[tessablack]

"Silver" she said softly "i would be honored if you would be my mate and become the alpha male of Lucina". she said this softly, not wanting to disturb the beautiful sunset with her chatter. she closed her eyes to wait for an answer, her heart pounding and her tail wagging excitedly. she felt amazing. it was better than any dream, because it was real. laying in the grass, then sunset, their love, it was all real, not some fantasy.

[shestoki]

"I would love to" Silvermind replied. Now he became very exited, he was actually going to be her mate. He simply wagged his tail and felt content there under the sunset. Now he leaned down and licked her ever so softly on the face.

[tessablack]

"that's what i hoped" Delia said softly snuggling in closer to him and opening her eyes, gazing up at the stars. they twinkled back down at her and seemed to sing of her love. "lets sleep here, its warm and its beautiful out" she said closing her eyes again "sleep well, my love" she whispered, and fell asleep.

(the next day)

Delia woke with the morning sun as it danced with the night. she felt a bit odd, her body felt loose and too relaxed. she took a deep breath and the sent of her own heat overwhelmed her. she began to panic mentally, somewhat along the lines of 'oh shit!' over and over in her mind. she settled back against SilverMind, not quite sure what to do about her 'condition'