All Alone, How I Used to Like it -Open-

[Lupa]

Lupa hopped up on a rock, and sighed. She wasn't very fond of the marsh, she didn't like water over all. She wondered if she would meet anyone here, but then shook her head. Anyone who came here must be barking mad. She sat down on the flat rock, her ears pricked for the sound of anything approaching. The silence of the morning air greeted her ears, and she sighed again. She, little-miss-anti-social, was lonely. She began to hum, vaguely wondering why, after all this time, why was she suddenly longing for another wolf? She lay down on the rock, her front half hanging off and she thought. It wasn't like her to be lonely, she liked being by herself. Usually. Her stomach rumbled and with a resigned look she slithered off the rock and lifted her nose to the air. There were scents of a pack, but she could tell they had been disbanded, she would have run into someone. She followed a trail of a jackalope, and came to a burrow. She began to dig, but the jackalope had another exit and darted away. Her stomach rumbling in protest, Lupa turned away. She trotted through the grasses, the mushy ground felt uncomfortable under her paws, and Lupa had a frown on her face as she found 'her' rock again and hopped back on it.
She lay down like she had before, and watched snake slither through the grass ten yards away or so. She kept one wary eye on it as she used the other to look around, once again wishing someone was here. A jackalope hopped past, and Lupa froze, hoping it couldn't see her. It had it's furry back to Lupa, and as it looked around, she pounced on the creature. The squealed and got her with it's horns once or twice, but a quick bite to the neck was all she needed. The taste of blood filled her mouth, so bittersweet, and she carried her prize to her rock to enjoy it. She bit into the jackalope and blood spurted out on to the rock. She watched the red liquid spread until it finally seeped into her coat. She went back to eating her meal; cleaning could come after. She ate the jackalope down to the bones, then licked one of her fore legs where the blood had stained her silver coat. After she had cleaned her leg, she began to gnaw on the bone to get the marrow out. It was a small bone, but she would take all she could get. Besides, she was a small wolf.

[☆Thanatos Sethos]

Thanatos slunk through the swamp, he had recently heard that the pack here had been disbanded and to him that meant more territory to roam and maybe one hed be able to claim for himself. But so far he wasn't liking the his bone paws sunk in the the mushy ground. He snorted as once again he stumbled due to the uneven ground. He wasn't in the best mood after his den in the cove became flooded the night before then when he was searching for a place to sleep all night he had heard news that his brother had entered the lands by a passing loner which he had almost killed in his rage. He lifted his head to taste the air catching the scent of a female lupus. The scent was alluring, his male instincts heating his blood up like fire. But for now he ignored it a little and instead decided to follow the scent.

His nose to the ground the scent grew stronger soon laced with the scent of a jackalope's blood. He wasn't hungry as he didnt need food to survive but he ate anyway it was something he liked to do as it was something he had done when he had a normal life. He snapped at a startled jackalope that dare run by him figuring that there must have been two and the female must have killed the other. He soon came in sight of the female. She carried the same colours in her pelt as he did though her markings were much more and she obviously wasn't like him.

He announced his appearance with a snarl. "Greetings, now what might you be doing here?" he words may have appeared kind but his tone was not it carried not one hint of kindness.

[Lupa]

Lupa finished with the bone and flicked it off the edge of the rock with a push from her nose. The swamp was silent, but for some reason the she wolf thought she was not alone. She sniffed the air, but smelled only the blood from her catch, the swampy water smell, and the smell of death, that she supposed came from her meal as well. The scent of death mingled with another scent, of rotted flesh. Her ears perked up but the mushy ground make it hard to detect the sound of approaching paw prints. She shifted on the rock but stayed put, her nerves had been on edge ever since she came to the swamp, and now was no different.

The scent of death and rot was growing stronger, but Lupa dismissed it. A pack had been here, she was probably smelling the scent of an old kill, carried to her on a breeze. Even so, her muscles tensed under her coat, and her eyes narrowed and darted around, scanning the land scape for any sign of movement. Her ears flicked back as she heard a sound, and she jumped to her feet and spun around on the rock, before the wolf could speak. Her eyes went wide as she looked at the mourti, she had heard of such wolves but never before seen one. She stared at him as he spoke, snapping back to her senses though, and deciding to play it cool. "I could ask you the same thing." She seemed fine with the other wolf's appearance, but her lip was curled up in a silent snarl.

[☆Thanatos Sethos]

Thanatos looked at her an amusing smile on his face as she snapped back at him with a silent snarl on her face. "Ah you see my den became flooded and now I am searching for a new one but it seems here is not the place as it is to wet for my liking. But then again I think it could work out fine as I see that no one likes the wetness here. Now it looks like you are not enjoying it either so what might you be doing here and in all fairness I gave you my reason now its your turn." He came closer breathing in her scent his heart beating faster by the second. He had wanted to carry on his bloodline of pure mortui for over 50 years but since it appeared he was the only one around here he would have to do it with someone else.

This female looked perfect nice and strong and all he really wanted was one nice strong pup that carried his blood and he would get that no matter what. It wouldn't be long until he got his way. He always did but in order for it to run smoothly so that he wouldnt have to hurt the female to bad in the process he would have to continue to pretend as if he really cared and act nice so that maybe she would give in unless she could scent his musk growing stronger with each second and he knew some females could where as others remained quite blank. He came to sit in front of her eyeing her body starting from her paws and slowly up to her face and with a sly smile he curled his bony tail around his paw and bones.

[Lupa]

The tensed she wolf eyed the mourti warily. In seconds it seemed his manner had changed. Lupa was not a fool, she knew it had to be a trick of some sort, but in the end she agreed with herself that she would play along, and she what he was up to. She listened to him as he spoke, it seemed truthful enough, and he really had no reason to lie. "I was looking for a pack to join, but I ended up here instead." Silently she agreed with him, the wetness really did not work for her. "So I take it you don't like to be bothered?" She asked, one brow raised quizzically. They had one thing in common then. She breathed in his scent and recoiled slightly. Love to her was a fake emotion, same as lust. She flicked her tail anxiously, something here was not right.

The male came to sit in front of her and she remained on her rocky perch, as to have some advantage over the undead male, though what being good being higher would give her she had no idea. "Seeing as we now know why each other is here, shall we go the whole way and give each other our names?" She smirked slightly, teasing the mourti. In fact, she was curious, she had never met a mourti before, and the wolf on front of her was fascinating. Her eyes flicked up and down his form, her curiosity getting the better of her. She knew how mourti were mutated lupuses, but she had only heard about what they looked like, and having the genuine thing in front of her excited her, and her tail began to wag slightly with excitement.

[☆Thanatos Sethos]

Thanatos watched as she began to wag her tail a smirk sliding across her face. It seemed she would be easier to fool than most. "No, I prefer to be left only with my thoughts to bug me." he smiled slyly as she tried to make herself taller than him but all it took was for him to straighten up. Her reason was just as realistic as his both looking for a home, neither finding one.

"Ah names always good to know, mine is Thanatos, now since you brought up this subject I do believe yours would be nice to know also."

(OOC: this post is crap, soo distracted)

[Lupa]

Lupa stopped her tail with difficulty when he noticed. No need to make the mourti think she was enjoying meeting him. Though her curiosity made many questions rise up in her throat, she swallowed them and nodded the the wolf. "Then we have something in common." Her eyes were cold as they looked at the wolf, though she was curious, she would rather be left alone. She had no idea of what the mourti was thinking, if she had, she would have turned tail and ran. She vaguely wondered that if he was trying to find a den, why in the world he came here? She had a reasonable explanation, she had said she was lost-in a much more dignified way- but if she had been looking for a den, it would not be here. Though he was right about the solitude the marsh provided, he was the only other wolf she had seen.

She raised her brow higher as he said his name, Thanatos, she knew she had heard it somewhere, but then decided to give him her name. "Yes, I am obliged to give you my name. It is Lupa." She hoped he wouldn't straiten up, for then her only advantage would be crushed. She hated how short she was.

[☆Thanatos Sethos]

The female stopped wagging her tail and looked at him through icy eyes though he could tell she was curious about him, most were, especially since he was a sight to see with his peeling and rotting flesh his bones showing through his chest. The rotting was spreading to his rump which made him even more anxious about decaying than he already was. He yawned this talk was boring him greatly and he figured hed just cut to the case but her was unsure how. Maybe he would startle her and back her into the tree so that he could grab her scruff and force himself onto her or he could just give her some charm and hope she gives in but that could take forever.

He got up quickly his eyes growing colder by the second and his longing to get to the female growing greater. He the lowered his head his ruby red eyes staring at her fiercely. "Well Lupa what do you say we skip the small talk and jump right to the part where you let me give you something you wont soon forget." He had been waiting for this moment for years, he snarled in satisfaction as came close and closer to her aiming to back her right into the tree so he could make his move.

[Lupa]

Lupa narrowed her eyes, once again she had the feeling something was not right. She tried to dig her claws into the ground, but she found she had not moved from her rock, and her claws scrambled uselessly against the surface of the stone. She wanted to run away, but her pride made her still stand there, waiting for Thanatos to speak. He liked solitude like herself, so why did he seek her out? She trembled slightly under his gaze, but her lip curled up when he yawned. She took a small step back when he got up, her eyes gazing fiercely into his own, her gaze not wavering, though she had to admit that Thanatos scared her. She did not answer him, but let out a snarl to match his. But she took a few more steps back, and her paws slipped off the edge of the rock. She barely managed to stay on her paws, and she backed up more. Suddenly her rump hit the trunk of a tree and she whined in exasperation. Of all the times she had to back into a tree, why did it have to be now? For a moment she almost forgot her fear, but then she saw Thanatos again, and it returned. She tucked her tail beneath her legs, but still managed to show her fangs and growl. "What do you want, Thanatos?" Every syllable rang with anger, though she was shaking inside.

[☆Thanatos Sethos]

Thanatos smiled as she slipped feeling her fear, it giving him satisfaction. He watched as her rump hit the tree and then knowing there was no escape she cowered before him. But she had spirit and snarled at him but it only made him laugh devilishly. "I think you know what I want. Just doing my duty to continue my bloodline even though you are not of my species you are strong and Im sure you shall birth fine pups. Now we can do it the hard way or the easy way, you can choose though I do believe the smartest choice is the first one. But you better hurry as I do believe 50 years is a long enough wait dont you think?"

He readied himself to strike knowing most likely he would have to hurt this female to get what he wanted from her. He just hoped she'd hurry so that he could move on though he after awhile he planned to hunt her down to make sure she had given birth to his pups and then once again after to take the strongest one and raise it himself to be like him. But for now he was out to satisfy himself and this female was proving it difficult. "Im waiting...."

[Lupa]

Lupa was backed up against the tree, and her options were slipping out of her paws like sand. You could give in, a little voice said, but she replied with a mental snarl that clearly said never. She could try to edge around the side of the tree, but Thanatos would be able to block her. She had at first thought he was a murderer, but at his words a bone-chilling feeling came over her and she knew what he wanted. She did not answer his question, her mind was in a turmoil. One thing was clear to her though; she would never be his. Her tail that was tucked between her legs flew up in a dominant position, and she raised her head to try to look him in the eye. He expected her to give in? Well, he was going to be sorely disappointed. "Your waiting? Well Thanatos, you can wait some more, can't you?" And with that she swung her front paw up, her claws reaching out, meaning to latch on to his muzzle.

[☆Thanatos Sethos]

Thanatos wasn't surprised to see her change into a dominant stance but he wasn't to happy to have to use his energy when it could have been so easy. He watched as she lashed out at him but he figured moving was pointless he may aswell waste the females energy. Her claws hit their target leaving three long slits across his muzzle the blood sliding down and dripping along his white fangs as he smiled devilishly. He didnt feel a thing he never did. She was wasting her time and energy, he laughed "Foolish Girl didn't anyone tell you that the undead dont feel? If not then surprise! You would not last 10 seconds against me so why not save your energy itll be over before you know it, then you can be on your way and forget this ever happened. But it's to late now you have made your choice."

He lunged forward grabbing Lupa's scruff with his teeth, snarling in satisfaction as he drew blood. She was a whole lot smaller than him making it a whole lot easier. He then forced her head to the ground and began to move her. He mounted her feircely his claws drawing blood from her hips as he continued to hold her head so that she couldn't throw him off.

(powerplay with Sky's permission)

[Lupa]

Her claws hit her desired mark, but as she feared, Thanatos was able to laugh it off. She winced as though each word he said was a physical blow, but when he grabbed her scruff she yelped in pain as she felt his teeth break her skin, and as he began to move her to the ground. She tossed her head, trying to make it difficult for him to hold on, but inside she knew her efforts were futile. He was bigger, stronger, and could not be hurt. But she twisted and turned as he mounted her, but stopped as his claws again drew her blood. She growled and yelped in pain, the wolf was much bigger then her and it hurt slightly to have his weight on her. "Get your filthy paws off of me, you mourti!" She growled, her voice menacing, though there was nothing she could do.

[☆Thanatos Sethos]

He ignored her yelps and continued to keep her in place even though her squirming only made it harder to keep on it just meant that his claws dug deeper into her hips. He then began to do what he had been longing for, for the past 50 years and now he had finally suceeded.

-fade to black-

Thanatos dismounted her some time later, he had kept on her a little longer to make sure she got pregnant before finally deciding he was done. He licked his lips, it had felt good to finally get what he had been wanting for forever. It being forced also meant that he didn't have to be gentle to the female. He could satisfy himself better if he had no worries of hurting her. Her then looked at her where he had left her on the ground "Now that wasn't so bad was it? Now will see you in a few months. Bye Lupa." was all he said before turning and walking out of the territory, he was done here.

(OOC: first ever mating thread wasn't sure how to go about it)

[Lupa]

Lupa fell to the ground the moment Thanatos left. She was badly shaken, her ribs were bruised from the large male, and her pride had suffered a near fatal blow. She inspected her hips and saw that the cuts were not large, and not very deep. She hoped the same could be sad for her neck, which she could not see. She had half a mind to run after him and try to kill him, but she was in no state to do so. She looked in the direction of the marsh, thinking of giving herself up to an alligator, but she shook her head at that as well. She winced when she did, fresh blood pouring from the cuts on her neck. She forced herself to stand, and then began to shakily walk away. She had no idea where she was going, she just had to get away.