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[thewolfinside]

Jason roars up to the house just as the sun starts to rise, cutting off the engine near the front door. He slinks into the temp house, shirtless and covered in glitter. His hair is windblown and there's a wild, not quite there look in his eyes.

He opens the fridge, pulling out a cartoon of juice and taking a long drink from it as he shuts the door. He turns and opens the cabinent looking for something to munch on. He can feel the eyes on him, not sure if they're angry or upset, but hunger is overriding his common sense right now.

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[thewolf-inside.livejournal.com]

"I won't."

Crashing hard, cold now, trying to stay awake, shaking badly. Shoulder almost numb now, stomach rolling.

"Gabe... I don't... "

Tries to push himself up, closing his eyes when everything starts to spin.

[lion-passant.livejournal.com]

"Baby... got to get you inside. Take care of you. God...' Standing, sweeping Jason up into his arms, helping him to stand and yet not letting him straighten completely.

"Do you need a doctor? Or just.. .What? What can I do? Fuck, tell me what you need.'

Whimpering, bowing his head to nearly rest against his mate's. "Fuck, so sorry. I... Oh god...."

[leonathaniel.livejournal.com]

Nate slips up behind the two of them, growling a bit.

"Fuck, how have you two survived this long? He's going into shock and needs to shift, now."

He looks Gabriel over and rolls his eyes.

"And you're in no shape to make him do it, move."

[lion-passant.livejournal.com]

He wanted to fight. So bad. Wanted to rage and scream. Because in the end, it hurt too fucking bad to know he wasn't what Jason needed and likely never would be. To accept that, at least where his mate was concerned, he wasn't alpha. Not now. Not ever. Not enough.

Backing up slowly, eyes closing as he turned. Unable to make himself stop. Accepting it was true. He wasn't enough.

[leonathaniel.livejournal.com]

He grabs Jason's arm when the man sways, turning to glare at Gabriel. He slowly helps Jason sit back down and then strikes. No warning, just lets his beast roll over Jason, ripping the wolf to the surface. Cold and cruel, ignoring his friend's scream of pain. A scream which quickly turns into a howl, then a whimper as the wolf falls to the ground, panting.

He steps back, wiping his hand on the grass, cleaning the fluid from his skin. He turns his head slightly, looking at Gabriel's back.

"Your mate needs you."

[lion-passant.livejournal.com]

Bile rose in his throat, gagging on it at the scream from his mate. Feeling that energy, scenting it, feeling an answering roar within him. One he swallowed. Bowing his head.

Nate's words are like a dagger between his shoulderblades. Striking hard and deep. Yet missing his heart. Because that seemed dead within him.

Turning back slowly, eyes midnight, dark pits in the dusk of night.

"No. He needs an true alpha.'

No bitterness. No pain. Just true acceptance of all of his failings, everything he could never be, all of it falling over him in that moment.

[leonathaniel.livejournal.com]

He just looks at Gabriel, a strange look in his eyes, reaches over and pets Jason, slowly scratching along the back of the wolf's neck.

"Really. Then go. If you can't be what he, what they need, then go. Don't worry about what they know they want or need, just go."

He tightens his grip on Jason, holding the wolf still.

[thewolf-inside.livejournal.com]

NO! Nonono, Gabe!

Wants to scream, can't do anything but whimper and whine. To exhausted to fight off that hold, tries anyway. Struggles to get up, turning to snap at Nate's hand, growling at his friend.

[lion-passant.livejournal.com]

Eyes closing. Feeling as if he's being torn in two. Ripped apart by two men, two beasts, one he knew and the other he feared. And they were both him.

Eyes closing, taking a long slow breath. And then he was truly being ripped in two. By his own beast. Knowing he would pay for this. There would be no shifting back tonight. Not after two hard shifts in one night. And he didn't care. He only cared about one thing.

"Get your hands off what is mine!"

Starting out a growl, turning into a snarl as teeth rushed into Gabe's mouth. He was already in the air before full shift took him. Hanging a moment in mid air, mangled and marred.

And then it was as if one of those pictures. If you moved it a little all was revealed. And what was revealed was a massive leopard launched directly at Nate's throat.

[leonathaniel.livejournal.com]

Nate grins and moves in that impossible quick way and smirks as Gabriel crashes into Jason. He holds his hands up as he backs into the shadows.

"See, I'm not touching him. Do yourself a favor Gabe, get some help, for both of you, before you end up killing each other. I don't want to get stuck with a pard that I didn't pick."

He turns and slips into the shadows.

[lion-passant.livejournal.com]

Snarling as he misses Nate, twisting, ready to go after him. And then feeling the fur beneath him.

His mate.

His heart.

Dropping down, lightly nuzzling at Jason's haunches, mewling like a newborn kitten.

[thewolf-inside.livejournal.com]

Turns his head, licking at Gabriel's fur. Sore, too tired anymore, just wanting his mate. Whimpers, curling up slowly, watching Gabriel.

[lion-passant.livejournal.com]

Mewling louder at that lick, inching forward to slowly bath Jason's head and throat. Deliberate strokes even as he slips closer, his purrrr rumbling lightly through him.

[thewolf-inside.livejournal.com]

Eyes slowly falling closed, that sound lulling him to sleep.

[lion-passant.livejournal.com]

Perching himself over his mate, protecting him. And proving that at least, even when it was too late, that he loved him and could be there for him.