Kingdom Hearts Fan Fiction ❯ To Mate ❯ Chapter 4 ( Chapter 4 )

Chapter 4
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Riku stared at the frantic blond for a moment then burst into laughter. Sora blinked at Riku confused while Roxas' face began to heat up with a dark blush. The light haired haired guest grew furious as the silver haired teen laughed.

"What the hell is so funny?" Roxas snapped, glaring daggers at Riku. Wiping an imaginary tear from his eye the previously laughing boy looked at Roxas.

"I thought I just heard you say that you were 'werewolves'."

"He did say that, though." Sora decided to pipe in, drawing an aqua gaze to him. Riku cocked his head to the side, confused once again.

"You've gotta be joking. There's no way you could be..." Riku trailed off, looking between the two, Sora's down cast head and Roxas' heated gaze. He settled on Sora, the boy being the less threatening of the two. He was still slightly disbelieving, but the look Roxas gave him was telling him he wasn't playing and Sora looked ashamed of himself for keeping such a secret from him. He spoke the first thing that came to mind, "How is this possible?" Sora wasn't about to speak so Roxas took it upon himself to enlighten the poor outsider.

"Like any other race, it's passed down from generation to generation. It started out as a curse but as time passed our people began to think of it as a gift."

Riku looked at Sora, eyes wide. "So is it like in the movies? Do you transform and ravage towns and kill people?" The platinum blond thought about ever werewolf movie he had ever seen and recalled one fact about biting. His hand flew to his mouth and he jumped away from Sora, who jumped as well and looked at Riku, hurt. "You bit me!" Riku said pointing at Sora. The boy cocked his head to the side then his eyes brightened.

"I did?"

"He did?" Roxas asked then shook his head. "Damn it! Sora! How could you?" The brunette looked at the blond, a pout on his lips.

"But I don't even remember doing it." Sora retorted then looked back at Riku, who was still covering his mouth but had a confused look on his face.

"I'm not going to turn into a werewolf am I?" He was almost afraid to hear the answer. Roxas simply laughed and shook his head.

"Stupid human. You can't be turned into a werewolf, you're either born one or you're not." Roxas said snidely. Sora stood up and glared at the other boy.

"Don't be mean Roxas, you're no better than a human yourself!" The brunette fiercely said. Meanwhile Riku dropped his hand and sighed, placing a hand over his heart in relief.

Roxas looked flabbergasted and stared at Sora wide eyed before getting angry.

"How could you say that to me!?" Sora scoffed and walked over to Riku, snuggling up to the taller male.

"It's what you deserve for saying that to Riku." Said boy looked down at the slighter boy and raised an eyebrow then looked at Roxas who was glaring at him, cheeks red. Riku could see an impending fight starting and decided to separate the two before anything of value was broken or he got in trouble with the landlady.

"Eh, Sora, I think you and I should talk." Riku lead Sora into his room, looking over his shoulder at Roxas who sat on the couch in a huff. Sora sat on the bed while Riku paced around the bed.

"Okay, start off by explaining what that guy freaked out about when I told you that you bit me." Riku stopped in his pacing, looking at Sora while the boy explained.

"Well it's because when a person is bitten by a werewolf they are marking them as their mate." Sora blushed, but didn't look away and continued to smile at Riku.

"So that means..." The platinum blond trailed off, his mind trying to make sense of what Sora just told him.

"It means that I have marked you as my mate." Riku hit his forehead with the palm of his hand.

"Can't you take it back or something?" Sora pursed his lips.

"You can't take back something like that Riku." The boy groaned and flopped down on the bed, his back to Sora.

"What does it mean? To be mated?" Sora perked up, crawling over to the boy and hugging him.

"It means that I can only mate with you for my whole life." Riku turned and looked into Sora's eyes.

"So it only applies to you?" Sora nodded, his gaze curious as to what the college student was getting at. Riku smiled and sighed again in relief. "Then I can still get a girlfriend." Sora's jaw dropped before he grabbed Riku possessively.

"You can't!" He protested.

"But if it doesn't apply to me then why can't I?"

"Because you're my mate and if you dishonor me by taking another person while I'm still on this earth then I'll..." The boy paused looked down in a calculating way, going over his options. "I'll have to commit suicide." A finely shaped silver brow rose in question as Sora looked at him with an 'I'm not lying' look on his face. Riku laughed and turned away.

"Yeah, right." Sora pressed on.

"I will. To keep from shaming my family I will have to. That or kill you, but werewolves usually can't kill their mate unless it was a loveless bonding... not that they would in the first place since werewolves can't mate with anyone else after they mark their mate. Well girls are different, after all they--" Sora began rambling and Riku groaned, having gotten the picture.

"Sora, you're talking too much again."The boy blushed and smiled.

"You get the point then." Riku nodded, dropping his head.

"Oh, come on Riku, I'm not so bad, am I?" Sora whined, resting his chin on Riku's shoulder. The boy moaned in anguish and Sora pouted. "That reaction almost makes me wanna go commit suicide right now." Hugging the boy closer, Sora nuzzled his nose into Riku's neck, his heart tightening in his chest. "After a while you find out that it isn't so bad, I mean who wouldn't want a lover who's completely devoted to them?"

"Can we abandon this subject, please? That's a little too much for me at the moment." He felt Sora nod and stood again, the boy releasing him so he could resume his previous pacing. "Okay, so can werewolves really turn into wolves?"

"Of course, other wise we aren't really wolves then... okay maybe I shouldn't say it like that." Sora laughed, scratching his cheek nervously.

"What do you mean?"

"Well my family is called "Weak Bloods" because of the fact that werewolf blood runs so thin through our veins. My eldest brother, Cloud, is able to retain a wolf form on the full moon, but Roxas and I aren't as lucky. I am at least able to get some features of a wolf, such as ears, a tail, and claws. Roxas wasn't as lucky, the only proof that he is even a werewolf are his longer than normal canines and razor sharp nails, other than that he is no different than any regular person." Riku nodded, processing his new information.

"So why is it that your eldest brother can take on a wolf's form when you and Roxas can't?"

"Cloud has a different father than Roxas and I. His father was actually a mid ranking pack member, but he died before Cloud was born. As for me and Roxas, our father is a low ranking pack member like our mother. So naturally we have weaker werewolf blood than Cloud."

"So pack rank depends on blood potency, or something like that amongst werewolves?" Sora nodded. "So if Roxas isn't able to retain any wolf like attributes on the full moon then wouldn't that make him the lowest ranking pack member?" The brunette once again nodded.

"I think Roxas hates me sometimes..." The werewolf said miserably.

"Why's that?" Riku asked, once again halting his pacing to look at the boy situated on the bed.

"Well if you hadn't noticed Roxas and I are twins."

"I noticed." Riku elaborated and gestured for him to continue.

"I think it's my fault Roxas can't turn into a wolf."

~*~Author's Note~*~
Sorry to stop it there, I know you all are wondering what Sora is talking about ^_^ but you're just gonna have to wait. Also on another note I have some ideas for side stories that I will be doing as I finish certain parts of this trilogy(which may just turn into a cycle... if the side stories don't make it a cycle already). Thanks for the reviews, I hope this chapter shed some light on questions other's had. If you have any other questions please ask, you know just in case I miss something then that way I can make light of it in the next chapter.

Thank you.