6 comments/ 8679 views/ 11 favorites Book 01: Day and Night By: Shyee A big thankyou to my editor on this story. They asked not to be named but they know who they are. Thankyou again for your help on it! * The men started to pace and shake their heads, looking at each other before looking over at the woman who was crouched down, picking herbs. "We're going to be late, My Lady, if we don't start moving again," one of them said. The wood elf female grinned. "Relax my friend. They already know what I'm like so there is no need to hurry. Plus, if there was a reason to hurry, they would of signalled us with a howl." Slipping the small knife and the plant into her bag before standing up and began to walk again. "We still have two days before I'm really needed there for Kaisa to give birth." Turning on her heels, she smiled. "Actually, you two can head back home. I know where I'm going and no one will stop me along the way if they know what's good for them." The guards looked between themselves, the female was higher rank than they were but their General told them on strict orders not to leave her until the wolves arrived to escort her to their village. They looked back to her, the same one spoke again, "My Lady, we can't. The General told us ..." then stopped when she put her hand up. She walked over to them and smiled. "I don't care what my Uncle told you. I'm overruling that order. I want you both to head home. He knows better than anyone I can take care of myself. Just because I don't specialize in a weapon, doesn't mean I'm helpless in an attack. Now please, stop wasting time and go." They were about to speak again but again, she lifted her hand so they stopped. "Please, I don't want to have to put you two to sleep and continue on, on my own. So just turn around and walk. We're close to the meeting point. I have made this trip hundreds of times, so go." They both mumbled to themselves and nodded. "As you wish, My Lady." Before they both turned around and headed back to the elven city. She couldn't help but smiled and turned around and headed towards the wolven village, softly humming to herself as she scanned around the forest for any herbs she would need to make the remedies for the wolven stocks. * * * * * It was an hour later by the time the wood elf made it to the meeting area and smiled when she saw two grey wolves relaxing in the spot. One wolf was laying on its side with the other wolf rested its head on its partner's side. The wolf whose head was resting on the others, lifted its head and gave yipped as it stood up and shifted into its human male form. "Welcome back Maya. It's good to see you again." When the other wolf moved the one laying down jumped up and shifted into its female form. "Maya!" Running over to the elf and embraced her. Maya giggled and smiled brightly seeing her friends, hugging the woman. "It's good to see you as well Garath and Tonya. How have you both been?" Tonya smiled and linked her arm with Maya's. "We've been great, how was your journey?" The elf couldn't help but feel over dressed compared to her naked escorts. She wore her travelling robes, a long grey-white myridal dress which had been softened by enchantments so it didn't give the appearance or touch of being metal. "It was good. I hope you hadn't been waiting long." Garath smirked. "We know what you're like so no, we hadn't. We arrived a short time ago." He made a large sweeping bow, "If you will, our Lady, we'll escort you the rest of the way." Bowing her head as she curtsied. "I would be my honour if you do." Grinning as she stood back upright. "You know, you would put some of the elves to shame at Court if you came in with one of those bows." The wolves laughed before they shifted back to their wolf forms and started to walk with her back to their village. Talking along the way so she was updated with all of the activities within the village since she was last there. * * * * * There were hearty laughs coming from the blacksmiths stall with two men talking while they carved details into the handles of the bone daggers they worked on. "One of these days drow, you're going to have to tell me who taught you our ways," the wolven man looked over to the dark skinned elf. The dark elf answered, "And one of these days I might just do that my friend." He looked over to the wolf and grinned before looking back to the bone knife to make the finishing carvings to it before going on to the final step, "So how many are coming of age this year, Bosco?" Bosco rolled his eyes. "Eight this year, so another three daggers and we're done. But err, I've been meaning to ask you since you arrived here." He started to get a little nervous and placed the bone knife down and moved slightly to face the drow. "I was wondering Kay'n if you could do me a favour?" Kay'n looked up and arched a brow. He had never seen his friend so nervous for all the time he's known him. "If it is in my power, I'd do whatever you needed." The wolf stood up and started to pace a little, his little favour wasn't really a big deal, but to him and his mate it was a huge deal. He stopped and looked over to the drow. "Well, Kaisa and I have been talking a lot lately. We've both known you since we were pups and can't think of anyone that could stand up to do the job. So we were wondering if you'd be our child's guardian? We know it's a little untraditional for someone outside the pack to be that, but you have always been there for us. There's no one else that we respect higher than you. You're like a brother to us both, so would you do us the honour?" Kay'n was speechless. He knew it was mainly family who took the role of guardians of the children in the village, but also knew, both of their families had passed on. Both of their parents had died in the last wolven war and grew up with their guardians. He kept his face unreadable and placed the boneknife down that he was working on and stood up and walked over to the wolf. "The honour will be mine my friend. I'd be honoured to be your child's guardian." Clasping his friends forearm in their traditional way to shake hands. Giving a sigh of relief it was over, Bosco started off with linking his arm with the drow, but couldn't help but hug the elf hard. "You have no idea what it means to us." The elf chuckled and squirmed in the tight hug. "And you have no idea what it means to breath, wolf." The wolf jumped back and chuckled. "Err, sorry." Rubbing his hand behind his head. "I better tell Kaisa the good news. That's one down and the other one should be here soon so we'll have both guardians set up." He took off before the drow could ask who the other guardian was going to be. * * * * * The wolven village was busy with activity when Maya arrived. When people saw her, they greeted her warmly. Her two escorts took her to Kaisa's home and left her there so they could change and dress. Once Maya was alone, she knocked on the door and heard,"Come on in, to the fat wolfs home." Maya couldn't help but chuckle as she went inside. "I wouldn't call you fat Kaisa." Kaisa spun around hearing the wood elf's voice and darted over to her as fast as she could and hugged her. "Thank the spirits you're here, I was getting worried and thought I'd be doing this by myself!" Maya hugged her friend. "You still have a few days til your baby is ready but I'm here now just in case they decide they want to come early." Taking her bags off and putting them down on a seat before looking at the wolf. "You're simply glowing. The pregnancy has agreed with you." The wolf let out a soft growl. "I'm not sure about that, the start was bad til you gave me that tea, and now all I want to do is to get the pup out of me!" Maya grinned and walked over to the open fire and poured two cups of tea. "Relax, the pup will come when they are ready and not beforehand. Now sit and tell me everything that's been going on here." Just as she was about to start, Bosco burst in smiling broadly. "He said yes!" Kaisa's eyes lit up. "Thank you spirits." Giving a sigh of relief. "I nearly thought he'd say no to doing it for us." Bosco went over to his mate and hugged her from the side and noticed that Maya was there. "Err, sorry. Just had to share some news with the missus." Chuckling and whispered, "Have you asked her yet?" She shook her head and looked over to the elf. "Maya, we know it's a little untraditional with this, but we were wondering ..." Looking up to Bosco before looking back to Maya. "We were wondering if you would do us the honour of being our child's guardian?" Shock was across the elf's features then Bosco said, "You've always been there whenever we've needed you. When I broke my leg in that accident and when Kaisa was with fever a few years ago. You've been like a big sister to us and watching over us when we've been hurt. We've always looked up to you and I know our child will as well. So will you do this for us?" The wood elf nodded slowly with a smile in her eyes that matched her lips. "Of course I will. I'd never say no to either of you. It would be an honour." Bosco howled with excitement before Kaisa backslapped him to get him to be quiet. She mouthed thankyou to Maya. And Bosco kissed his mate and took off to the blacksmiths stall so the women could catch up. * * * * * It was during the women's talk when the Elder arrived, knocking on the door and waited to be given entry before she walked in. The Elder was the oldest of the wolves and smiled at the elf. "Hello my dear." Maya stood and walked over to the Elder and gave her a gentle hug. "How are you, old friend?" And the three of them spoke til it was nearing dusk and the Elder escorted the elf to the guest quarters. "My dear, I should warn you. You aren't our only guest here this week. We have another that's helping Bosco out with the bone knives. So the guest home won't be empty." Maya nodded. "Just one other?" The Elder nodded. "Then I'll make dinner for two." The Elder smiled. "And just a warning, he's not what you might expect. But he is a good man and not like his people. So give him a chance before you make a decision on him. I've told him the same thing, so try and get along." The elf arched a brow. "Ok, Elder." Feeling a little confused. Nodding and saying her goodbyes, the Elder headed back to her own home for dinner, leaving the elf standing at the foot of the stairs. The elf shook her head and headed up to the door, deciding not to think on it. If the other guest was a friend of the wolves then they were a friend of hers. So she headed inside and started preparing dinner for two. * * * * * Dinner was cooking so she decided to change and unpack her things when a males voice rang out from the main area of the guest house, "Hello?" She jumped a bit hearing a males voice, but guessed it was the other guest. "Hello, I'll be out in a moment. Wash up, dinner will be ready in a little while. I'm just unpacking." He arched a brow hearing a females voice answering, and shrugged it off. He couldn't help but go over to the pot to see what she was cooking. "I'm Kay'n, I'm helping Bosco out with the bone knives." It looked like she was cooking some kind of stew and he stirred it a little and grinned to himself it might not be so bad having a roommate during the stay. "Yes, Kaisa was updating me with all the going ons here. Eight pups coming to age this year. It will be a great year for them. I'm Maya, I'm here to help Kaisa deliver the baby," she replied. He went over to the washing area and poured some water into the large bowl and removed his shirt. He tied his hair back so it was up and out of the way and started to wash the days work from his obsidian skin. "Yes, it will be good for the child to finally come. Over the past week that's all Bosco has talk about. Wondering if he was going to have a son or a daughter, if it's a son, if he'll take after his father and want to be a blacksmith or if it's a daughter and take after her mother." She laughed behind the closed door. "Yes, Kaisa was the same when I saw her. She told me she can't wait til the child is born. She's just as ex ..." As she opened the door and looked over to the man, she couldn't finish what she was saying. His obsidian skin and platinum hair. The marks on his back, he was an dark elf. Her people had been at war for them for as long as she could remember and now the wolves were making enemies stay in the same house. Her heart started to thump loudly in her chest thinking she wasn't going to survive the night with this man right next door to her. Just as quickly as she opened the door, she shut the door a little to loudly for her likings. She lent back against the door and held her hand to her throat, trying to get her breathing under control. He was still washing away the day and lent down to wash his face. He heard her stop mid sentence and said, "Yes, when she had been at the blacksmith stall talking, she was just as excited as Bosco." He picked up a dry towel and turned around when hear heard the door slam shut. "Something wrong Maya?" She started to pace back and forth. "Err, yes there, is I think. I think I need to find other accommodations for my stay here ..." He lent back against the bench. "Because I had my shirt off? Haven't you seen a half naked male before?" He chuckled, "I'll be sure to wash up in the other room next time so you aren't uncomfortable with seeing skin," he said. Not able to stop her voice sound shaky, "Oh, it's not that, I've seen half naked men before ..." She went over to the door and held her hand on the knob. "Would you kill a guest of the wolves?" Deciding to get it out there. He just stared at the her door and repeated, "Would I kill someone that's friends with the wolves? Of course not, I'm not stupid. Even though they're my friends if I took a life on their land I wouldn't survive the trip home. But I do feel stupid talking to a door you know." Maya nodded to herself, taking a deep breath before opening the door and showing herself to him. They just stood there staring at each other. She was standing nervously and he was drying himself with the towel, but not taking his eyes off of her. There was a sizzle which made her blink and look over to the pot cooking. "Oh no ..." She raced over to it and tried to take it off the fire when she jumped back and held her hands to her chest, looking down at them to see red lines across them from the burn. The jump made him move, using the towel he picked up the pot from the fire and placed it on the stand on the table and went over to her. He grabbed her hands and she tried to pull them away from him but his strength was a lot more than her own and he held them firmly. "Silly wood elf." Half dragged her over to the basin he was washing up in and held her hands in one hand as he poured fresh cool water over her palms. She flinched when he grabbed her hands and tried to pull them away when he poured the water over them. But she knew what he was doing was right so tried to stayed still til he was done. He looked closely at the burns and thought they weren't as bad as first expected but still didn't want Kaisa to go untreated with the wood elf's mistake and looked at her. "Burn balm?" It took her a moment to hear what he was saying. All sorts of thoughts were going over in her mind and she nodded a little. "Yes, in the green bag in my room." He sat her down at the table and getting another small bowl and filling it with water and putting her hands in it while he went to her room to get the green bag. Once he got it, he went back out to her and started to show her the different bottles and placed down the one she nodded at. He grabbed a clean town and patted her hands dry before applying the balm and a thin bandage around each hand. She was shocked at the care he was showing her. With the soft touches when he applied the balm. She couldn't feel it when he applied the thin layer and wrapped her hands. Watching him stand up and putting her bag back in her room and went back to her. He ladled the stew into bowls and sat opposite her as he began to eat. When he took the second mouthful, she asked, "Why are you being kind to me? Isn't it law of the dark elves when they see a wood elf to kill them on the spot?" He nodded as he ate and waited til he finished the mouthful before answering, "Yes it is. But I'm not stupid enough to do that when Kaisa is nearly ready to give birth. She and Bosco would both hunt me down and I care for their friendship more than the laws of my people." Nodding a little she started to eat. She was glad she was safe in the village, but started to dread the idea of returning home. What if he followed her home and told his people where her home was. * * * * * After they each had two more bowls and the pot was empty, he started to clean up from their meal. There was still silence between them til a knock at the door and he called out, "It's opened." The Elder walked in with a smile. "I see you two have met. I hope you're getting along." Arching a brow at the bandages on Maya's hands. "What happened?" Looking over to Kay'n, not giving him a pleasant look. Maya saw the look. "It was my own fault. I was a little shocked when you didn't bother to tell me I would be staying with a dark elf so I forgot to grab a cloth when I tried to take the pot off the fire, so I got some little burns, but Kay'n fixed me up." Kay'n could feel the look the Elder was giving him so didn't dare turn and kept his eyes at cleaning the bowls and pot, he turned his head slightly when Maya told the Elder what happened and felt the Elders look go to her and felt the wolf relax a little. The Elder nodded at what she was told and knew in Maya's voice it to be true. She looked over to Kay'n. "Kay'n, I'd like to speak with you for a moment please." He wiped his hands and nodded as she motioned him to walk with her outside. As soon as they were outside, he looked at her. "I won't hurt her while I'm in the village, Elder. You have my word on that." She gave a soft nod and looked up to the sky then to him. "Kay'n, there is something you need to know about Maya, before the storm comes." That made him look up to see the clouds in the sky and looked back to her. "When Maya was young, she was left out in a bad storm. There was an attack on her village and her parents tried to get her to safety. Her parents died that night, but storms still affect her now. When there's lightning and thunder, her mind goes back to when she was a child and saw her parents being killed." He nodded a little listening as she continued, "Tonight will be a bad one. I have a feeling it will affect her badly. Whenever she is affected badly, it affects her for a few days afterwards, so please, do what you can to comfort her. You'd be able to get to her before any of us could, so please for all of us, forget what race she is and treat her as someone that needs help." He arched a brow to that but after a while he nodded. "For Kaisa and Bosco I will do whatever I can. She needs a straight mind to help them." The Elder nodded and touched his arm lightly. "Thankyou Kay'n." She went into her home, leaving him standing there to think as the first drop of rain hit his shoulder and he walked back to the guest house. When he got back to the house, Maya had finished cleaning and moving the chairs and tables out of the way of the centre of the room. He arched a brow at her and went over to help her. "What are you doing?" She smiled a little. "Rearranging things. I've heard dark elves train in the early mornings so thought I'd make a little room for you if you want to do it inside than outside." He arched a brow with her words. "We do, you seem to know a bit about my people." Smiling shyly. "I read a lot, only what's recorded in the library about your people so only a small amount of information." Book 01: Day and Night They had moved the table to the side of the room, tucking one bench totally underneath the table and the other out a little so they could still have their meals at it. Now the centre of the room was completely opened, plenty of room for his morning meditation. He went to the room he claimed and came back out carrying the furs and blankets from the bed and started to make a bed for himself in front of the fire and she watched him curiously. "What are you doing?" He smiled a little. "Beds are to soft, I prefer hard grounded underneath me when I sleep." She nodded a little thinking that meant for her to leave him. "I bid you a goodnight and sound sleep," and headed for her room. She left the door ajar slightly. "Goodnight and sound sleep," he replied and watched her go into the room and went back to making his bed. * * * * * It was an hour later when the first clap of thunder and streak of lightning filled the air and there was a scream from Maya's room. Kay'n jumped up quickly and went to her. Her bed was empty and he scanned the room to see her huddled in a corner rocking back and forth, a dazed look in her eyes. When another clap of thunder filled the air, he watched her jump and move harder into the corner. He walked over to her slowly, he couldn't help compare her to a scared animal at that moment, but had to let it slip from his mind when he remembered, he told the Elder he would comfort her in her time of need. He crouched down a few meters away from her and calmly said, "Maya, look at me." She didn't and he said it a little more forcibly which she darted a scared look at him. "Now I have your attention, we're going to go outside alright." He crept closer to her til he was nearly brushing his body against her and picked her up gently. He started to whisper, so soft she would have to strain to hear his voice. He gently placed her down facing the fire and laid down behind her. He curled his arms around her so she couldn't move and let her feel safe against him. He started to tell her a story his father use to tell him on nights like this but having to change them a little, so it wouldn't frighten her any more than she was alright. He used his drow magic to make the fire dance with the scenes he was telling her and felt her relax under his embrace before her breathing became calm. She had wrapped her arms around one of his arms and even if he wanted to leave her side, he couldn't. And soon she he drifted off to sleep and didn't move again til it was morning. * * * * * There was a knock on the door of the guest house and a soft, "It's open," came from inside. Bosco entered and looked around to see Kay'n was still in bed. He knew the elf slept on the floor so it wasn't an unusual sight for him, but what was unusual was that he wasn't at the stall before Bosco had arrived so was wondering what was up. Kay'n looked back to him and made the quiet sign with his hand and Bosco snuck over to him to see Maya was still asleep with her hands tightly holding Kay'n in place. Bosco couldn't help but grin seeing this and softly said, "It's good that you two are getting along so well.." Kay'n rolled his eyes. "Don't you know about her and storms?" The wolf nodded. "I do, I was trying to make light heart out of it." Then started to make them breakfast. The door was still open and Kaisa entered without knocking and neither of the men was looking in her direction when she said in her normal tone, "Aren't you two meant to be working by now. The ceremony is tomorrow night." Kay'n turned his head quickly at how loud Kaisa can be at times and gave her a dirty look. "I would but I'm a little stuck at the moment, thankyou very much." Kaisa walked a little closer to see what he meant and blushed. "Sorry," she said a little softer. "How did she do last night?" Feeling the grip on his arm loosen a little and said, "Maya, can I have my arm back, I need to get the dead feeling out of it." Hearing his voice in her ear made her wide awake more quickly than she thought and jumped out of his bed and knocked into Bosco with a fright. "Oh my goodness... I'm so sorry," looking around with a deep blush across her cheeks. Kay'n sat up and started to shake his arm a little to get the circulation back in it and stood up and stretched a little to work the muscles again. He wasn't use to being in the one position all night so was feeling it right now. "It's fine. As Kaisa asked, how did you sleep?" He watched her carefully to see if there were any signs of the storm affecting her the way the Elder had told him. She nodded a little as she carefully went through her feelings, blinked before answering him. "I think, I feel good. I don't think I've slept through a storm that well, ever. I am sorry you had to deal with me through it." He waved his hand in a dismissive remark. "No other way I could of gotten any sleep with you screaming the house down was there." Bosco gave him a look and Kaisa growled at him, he ignored both of them as he helped himself to the porridge Bosco had heated up and sat on the table to eat it quickly before going into the room his things were in and changed before walking out to begin work again. * * * * * Work went quickly that morning. After the speech Bosco had given him about his attitude towards women. He was onto the last bone knife. It was like he was on automatic as he sorted his thoughts out. He had actually enjoyed having her body close against his last night. There was something attracting to him with the wood elf. The light brown skin and fawn hair, the pale brown eyes with flecks of gold in them. The way her skin seem to glow against his dark skin. Or it might of been that last night she was helpless so being as the humans say it, 'her knight in shining armour to her rescue'. He didn't know what it was, he needed time away from her. So as soon as the last bone knife was completed, he grabbed his bow and quiver filled with arrows and went hunting for the pack. They'd need meat for tomorrows ceremony so he decided to help them with collecting it. * * * * * She watched him leave the house on the other side of the open grounds of the village where the women had gathered for their daily meet to gossip and do crafts. Maya was making her remembies as the women talked and couldn't help but watch him disappear into the forest then looked over to Kaisa, "Is he leaving?" She just saw a glimpse of him as Kay'n left and shook her head. "He's probably going hunting. You know what drow are like. They need to kill something to satisfy their blood lust." Maya nodded a little. "I see ..." Letting herself slip back into her thoughts as she appeared to be listening to the gossip and made her potions. She did tell the truth earlier that day. She had never slept so well during a storm and never had no affects from one the next day. She couldn't help but not think of his strong arms around her, the feeling of his heart beat against her back. Her heart seemed to shift beats to beat in time with his. She had never felt so relaxed in the arms of a man ever til last night. For the first time, she had felt safe in someone's arms. But what was she thinking, he was drow. First chance he got, she knew he would kill her. * * * * * He walked just over a mile in the wolvens land when he first spotted the large stag grazing alone. With careful steps he got closer, he drew two arrows knowing it would take that many to take the large creature down. The stag looked up and thumped its hoof on the ground knowing something was out there, but not knowing what it was before going back to grazing. Kay'n took a slow breath in as he drew the arrow back, the other arrow in his string hand ready to load it up straight after the first would leave his bow. He waited a moment longer then released the first arrow and stood up from his hiding position and fired the second one off. The first landed in the stags chest and the second went into its neck. It bellowed from the first arrow and fell from the second. He walked over to it quickly and spoke a silent prayer as it died in front of him. He removed the arrows and wiped the blood on his hand before cutting his palm and letting the mixed bloods hit the land as he finished the prayer. He placed the arrows back in his quiver and picked up the stag, putting it on his shoulders and started the long and slow journey back to the village. * * * * * Shouts had filled the village as warriors returned with their kills. Just on dusk there were more excited shouts as Kay'n arrived with his stag. As he walked through the village and dumped the large kill on the ground where the meat was being stored there was cheers, that he had brought in the largest of the kills. It was a tradition in the village that if a hunter went out by themselves, they would have to bring the kill back by themselves. They couldn't just leave it to get help for them. So with Kay'n being the smallest hunter that went out that day and to bring back a large kill, everyone cheered him on. He left them to do what they needed and as soon as he got to the guest house, he could feel ever aching muscle hit him all at once and he groaned, putting his bow and quiver down, he went over to his bed and collapsed on it. Hearing something in the main room, Maya came out from the third room and smiled a little. "Did you have a good hunt?" He nodded and groaned again, "Yes, they said I bought back the largest kill of the day." Hearing the groan, she arched a brow. "Tired and sore, I guess?" He nodded slowly, "It was a hard walk back. I didn't think I went that far from the village or I would of chased him closer." Giving a weak laugh. The corner of her lips curled up a little. "Then I guess I did the right thing." Going over to him and holding both of her hands out to him. "Come, you helped me last night, so I will help you tonight." He gave her a look which she couldn't help but laugh. "Yes, you have to get up, great hunter." He slumped a little before getting up slowly with her help, groaning every now and then, with each step he took. She lent him against the door of the third room and started to undress him. He tried to slap her hands away but in turn, she slapped his away. "What are you doing, woman," he asked. She looked up to him, he was easily a foot taller than her. "I plan on taking the soreness out from your muscles. So you can either strip or I will toss you into the bath fully clothed. It is your choice." When he heard bath, he looked at the metal tub in the middle of the room filled with water, he knew right then he wanted to be in that water and just soak. He nodded lightly and helped her undress himself. She helped him with the jacket, shirt and boots and helped him over to the tub and turned to the side as he slipped out of his pants and climbed into the water. He let out a pleasant groan, feeling the warm water in case his body, he sunk so only his head was out of the water. "This feels good." Closing his eyes and started to relax. He ducked down fully into the water and came up with some strains of his platinum hair covering his face. She went and got the soap and sponge and dropped them into the water with him so he got the idea to start washing the day away from his body. He sat forward a bit and started to wash his legs and she sat on a stool at the head of the bath and rolled up her sleaves then poured oil onto her hands. Rubbing them together before touching his shoulders lightly. He jumped from her touch but felt her starting to massage the knots in his shoulder and quickly relaxed, moving back a little to lean against the tub as she kneaded his muscles. He idly washed his body but was in a trance with her massage. He put the soap and sponge on the side of the tub when she started to work lower on his back and moved forward to make it easier on her. He flinched a little when she moved over a tender spot and started to work it out of his muscles and started to relax again. After she had done his back, she stood up and smiled. He was totally relaxed compared to how she first saw him. She dried off her arms and picked up the oil. "Come on, I'll finish off out here," she said as she walked out the door and poked her head back in. "Just come through in a towel please, will be easier that way." And disappeared from sight again. She was offering more of that massage, he was out of that bath in a shot and quickly dried off before wrapping the towel around his waist and walked over to her. She was kneeling on his bed and she patted it. "Lay down on your stomach please." He laid down on his stomach with the towel still around his waist and she moved him slightly to undo the towel and laid it so it was covering his arse. He felt a little open at that point and had to move from time to time to re-adjust his position. But soon he was putty in her hands and falling under the trance of the massage. She started working his back again and straddled his thighs which made his eyes shoot open. He could feel her body brush against his back and couldn't help but get goosebumps over his skin from it. Once his back was done, she moved down and started to work on his calves and thighs. Tingles were sent through out his body with her touch as it got higher and higher. He couldn't help but adjust himself again. With each knot she felt, she worked the muscle until it was loose. She moved over to his other leg and did the same thing to him again. She listened to his groans and smiled to herself. Once she had finished with both legs, she decided to be cheeky and patted his arse lightly. "Roll over and I'll do the front now." She held the towel as he rolled over and placed it back down once he was settled and started to work the front of the thigh muscles. His hands moved over to cover himself at the front of the towel so she wouldn't see how the massage was affecting him. He knew after she was finished, he'd have to relieve himself. A few times as she worked the thighs, her fingers brushed against the heavy laden sacks beneath the towel which made him quickly look down at her to see if she had intentionally done it or by accident. Each time she felt his eyes on her, she'd whispered, "Sorry ..." So he thought it was a mistake after all. But damn, this woman was getting closer to being attacked by him with each sweep of her hand. Once his legs were done, she moved beside him and started to work on his arms. And to soon for his likings, she was finished and washing her hands with water at the side and putting the oil away. He just laid there absently moving his hand over the bulge. "That felt great.. Thank you." She walked back out to him. "Looks like a I missed a muscle that needs some attention." His eyes shot open and realised what he was doing and quickly moved both of his hands to cover himself, even though the towel was doing that already. She walked back over to him and sat down next to him. She looked at him in the eyes as her hand went back to his thigh and started to creep slowly up to under the towel. His eyes went wide when her small fingers wrapped around his harden length and started to stroke him slowly. He put his hand quickly above hers above the towel. "Don't ..." Looking at him curiously. "Why?" "Because I don't know if I could stop myself if you start," was his answer. Nodding a little, she moved her other hand to his and moved it away as she started to stroke him against slowly. "What if I don't want you to stop." He bit his lower lip as she stoked him again. "You have no idea what you're going to make me do little wood elf ..." His hips started to meet her hand. She moved the towel away from covering his body and stared at the length she was stroking. She could feel how large it was but seeing it now, she was fixated on it. She couldn't help but lean down and circle her tongue around the large mushroom head and peaked up to him as he gasped. His hand moved over her shoulder and started to play with front of her covered breast as she moved her lips around him and started to move her head in time with the stroke of her hand. Swapping hands quickly, she moved her free hand to his sack and started to caress them gently which made him start to move his hips in time with her lips. His breathing became jagged then his eyes shot open. He couldn't control himself any longer. He pushed her back as he sat up. He wanted something more than a mouth around his cock right then, he quickly jumped on top of her and started to unlace her dress as quickly as he could, he wanted to feel her bronzed skin next to his and as soon as the dress was loose enough, he pulled her out of it and pulled her onto his bed. With the last of his control, she was met with a deep rough kiss. His hands moving wildly against her body as he rolled on top of her. Supporting himself with his hands and knees. Using his knees, he spread her legs and settled in between hers, moving his hips slightly to line himself with the heat he could feel, he plunged himself deep inside her. She screamed into the kiss when he broke her purity and started to thrust hard. It didn't register to him til later that he was the first to take her. All he could think about was release, he had warned her but she didn't stop and wasn't able to control his darker side. He pulled back from the breathless kiss and looked into her eyes. He moved one hand between their bodies and started to play with her clit which she squealed when he touched her, he moved down a little and took on of her nipples between his lips and started to bite and suck greedily at it. He moved from one nipple to the other. He could hear on her moans she was getting ready to cum and started to move more feral on her body. He wanted her to cum before he would. He needed her to. He started to pick up the pace with both his lips and hand. She was moaning more loudly now. He could feel her becoming tighter around his cock. He moved his kisses back up over her neck and whispered, "Come for me little elf.. Come hard for me ..." With his words and his breath on her neck. She wrapped her arms and legs around him and started to buck wildly underneath him. Tears ran down her cheeks as she hid her face against his neck as the shot of electricity went through her body and she came hard around him. Feeling her cum around his cock, he moaned loudly and with two more thrusts, he came deep inside her. Both breathing hard against the others necks, he shifted slightly so his full weight wasn't right on top of her. He started to thrust slowly back and forth as the after shocks of their orgasms calmed down. He kissed her lips then started to move down over her neck, to her breasts. As he softened inside her, he slipped further down and smelt the aroma of their mixed juices, but there was something else. There was blood. He licked the cum and blood and looked up to her, "Why didn't you tell me. I would of tried to control myself better." She ran her hand lightly through his silver hair, "Because I didn't want to put you off from touching me the way I wanted you to." He licked again and began to clean her, he felt her body shiver with each lick and the soft moans coming from her lips. He enjoyed those moans more than he expected, but most of all he enjoyed her body and wanted more, much more. Flicking his tongue against her clit, he smiled hearing her take a sharp breath in. His lips moved against her clit as he spoke, "I think I'm enjoying your taste..." then licked her more firmly. "You might have a problem getting me away from you." Letting out a soft moan, going quiet when he spoke, her body shivered and whispered, "I might not want to get away from you." Closing her eyes so she didn't want to see his reaction to what she just said. Book 01: Day and Night Both of them knew it was silly to do this, both of their races would frown upon their actions but right now, nothing mattered but what they thought themselves. He started to kiss his way back up over her body. Learning every curve as he moved. Once he placed a kiss on her lips, he moved to her side. She turned to face him and lightly traced her fingertips over his chest. "What are your thoughts?" He kissed her forehead before rolling onto his back and looked up at the ceiling before pulling her against his body. "I'm thinking..." He tried to pick his right words before he spoke so there was a long pause. "If what we feel right now will last or if it is just while we're here helping the wolves out." He idly traced his fingers back and forth over her spine. "If what your feeling is just because of last night, that you think you had to give something back to me. Which I tell you is a huge deal, taking a woman's purity is a big deal in any race no matter who you are. I'm thinking if you might regret it tomorrow or if you return home that you'll say that a dark elf stole it from you." Her fingers were tracing over the warrior marks of the drow as she listened to him. She snuggled against his body and nodded slowly to his thoughts and doubts of her intentions. But the last thing shocked her. She moved up a little and looked into his eyes. "I'll never regret giving myself to you. Don't get me wrong, men have tried to persuade me into sleeping with them so they could have it, but I never felt right about any of them. I don't know what it is but there is something about you, that I actually wanted to give it to you. Last night might of made that decision for me, you gave me something no other has in the past. Peace, so there is something about you that means something to me even if I don't understand it yet.." He listened to her and nodded lightly, letting her ramble, she continued, "Kay'n, I gave myself freely to you. If you don't remember, you did warn me but I continued it. So I seduced you and I would do it all over again if I have to." Lightly tracing his fingertips against her jaw line. "But Maya, what if one of our people finds out. It would be bad for us along with our people ..." She didn't want to think about that and kissed him and pulled back a little. "If that is what you are thinking then it is just while we are together here, so lets just go with the moment and forget about our races and let it just be us." Then kissed him again. Feeling her lips open, he slipped his tongue between her lips and started to kiss him more deeply. He rolled towards her and moved her back onto her back and started to trace his fingers over her body again and she started to moan into their kiss. It didn't take him long after that first moan to become hard again and thrusting into her. This time though, he took his time, letting her feel the total pleasure of being loved. * * * * * The next morning there was a knock on the door and Kay'n went to answer it, leaving Maya to sleep. It was Bosco, Kay'n said, "Do you need more work done?" Bosco just caught the hint of sex in their room and grinned, "No, but get ready, we're going soon." Kay'n arched a brow. "Going.. Where?" It was the wolfs turn to arch a brow, "Well you are part of the pack drow, so you are coming on the men's ceremony. It's just that you aren't usually here on the day." Kay'n nodded a little. "Ahh.. Alright, give me a bit and I'll be out." Bosco nodded and turned around and headed back to the small group that was forming in the centre of the village. Once the wolf was gone, Kay'n closed the door and went back over to Maya and kissed her softly. Whispered, "Have a good day with the women. I'll see you tonight." She opened her eyes slowly and kissed him. "Have a good day with the men." Giving him a soft smile. He got up and got his cloak and left. She watched him go and once he closed the door, she giggled to herself before getting up. As soon as she stood up she cringed a little feeling the soreness of what they had done most of the night. She went over to the fire and poured some water into a bowl, adding some cold water to it and started to wash. * * * * * Kaisa cringed a while after Bosco left and rubbed her stomach a little. "I know little one, I don't like him leaving either but it's tradition. He'll be back soon enough." then started to do her daily chores before meeting up with the women later on. * * * * * There was only women and children left in the village, the children who were under sixteen were sent off to play at the other end of the village. The older children knew they had to step up and look after the younger ones for the day so made sure they had plenty of things to amuse the kids with. By midday the women had finished the girls ceremony and now preparing for the men's return. The main ceremony would be later that night. The meat that had been caught the day before was starting to be brought out and placed into the cooking pits, and using the stag that Kay'n had killed as the main meat by putting it on a spit roast and started to turn it over. It was when the spit roast was up when Kaisa felt a sharp pain and bent over and started to pant. Maya was by her side quickly and placed a gentle hand on her shoulder and back before lightly touching her stomach. "Lets go to your home so you can relax." Maya looked over to the Elder and nodded which got a nod in return. Just as Maya got Kaisa through her door, she bent over again with a sharp pain, blinked looking at the floor when her waters broke which made Maya look down and quickly say. "Alright my friend, time to lay down. Your baby is ready to come into the world." Kaisa started to cry, she couldn't help it. "It can't come now, Bosco isn't here. He wanted to be here. The baby will have to wait a few hours til he returns." Then screamed with the hard contraction. Maya helped her over to the bed and lent her back to sit down on it. Just then howls from the village rang out and Maya looked towards the door listening to them before looking back to Kaisa. "There we go, their sending out word for him to return. He'll be back as soon as he can so relax and let it happen." Kaisa shook her head. "I can't do this ..." And screamed out, "without him!" Then started to pant again. The elf knew the contractions where coming to fast and asked, "Have you been feeling pain all day Kaisa?" Helping her lay back and feeling her stomach a little. The wolf nodded. "I thought they were just the baby angry with Bosco leaving ..." Her mouth opened and a silent scream came out. The Elder came in with two of the older wolves following her with blankets, towels and bowls for the delivery. The older wolves started to fill the bowls and placing the things down in easy reach of Maya. Maya kept feeling Kaisa's stomach. "Kaisa, I'm going to have a look to see how far you are along, alright." Kaisa just nodded as Maya lifted the wolves dress and had a quick look before rubbing the wolfs stomach again. "You're close and you're going to have to start pushing soon my friend. Your baby doesn't want to wait for its dad to return." * * * * * As the older men had sent the younger out on their warrior quests. Bosco flinched and rubbed his stomach. Kay'n looked over to him and arched a brow. "Are you alright?" Bosco shook his head a little. "It's nothing, must of been Kai's cooking last night." The pain started to become more frequent but he kept shaking it off til a strong wave of pain hit him which made him double over. "Damn." He rubbed his side where the pain was, a moment later the howls from the village reached them and he looked over to Kay'n. "Shit ..." Kay'n looked towards Bosco when he doubled over, then back towards the village. He looked to Bosco as he took off back to the village and looked to the other men and they started to motion him to go and the elf quickly took off after Bosco. * * * * * Kaisa yelled out again, "I hate you, you bastard!" Maya couldn't help but grin. Since she had told the wolves to yell out what she was thinking, all that Kaisa had been say is hateful things towards her mate. Panting as one of the other wolves patted her brow with a wet cloth, she shook her head. "I can't do this any more ..." and screamed out, "Bosco you are never fucking me again..." Even the Elder had trouble stifling her giggles from the profanities, along with the other wolves helping. Maya rubbed her stomach a little. "Alright Kaisa, it's time to push. Next strong pain, I want you to push." Kaisa nodded a little and screamed out again, "I hate you Bosco!" and pushed with everything she had, started to pant when it was over. Maya nodded. "That's it. Another few good pushes and your baby will be born. Keep going, you're doing great." * * * * * Bosco and Kay'n raced through the forest and they could hear Kaisa yelling out obscenities which made them run faster. Bosco only slowed down when he felt sharp pain but he kept moving as best as he could. Kay'n watched as it seemed that when Bosco felt pain, Kaisa was yelling out something. Just as they got to the village, the women looked at the men as they ran to Bosco's home. Just as Bosco went through the door of their home, a babies cry was heard and the women started to celebrate. One of the wolves that was assisting went over to Maya and took the baby from her and started to clean it up, Kaisa looked at Maya tired and worried. "Is it ok.. Is it healthy ..." but yelled out again when another sharp pain took over. Bosco rushed over to his mate and took the place of the woman. "I'm sorry my love I took so long. I came as fast as I could." He started to stroke her hair back lightly and kiss her forehead. She yelled out again, "I hate you bastard?" and squeezed his arm tightly which made him cringe. He looked over to Maya. "What's wrong with her. She's had the baby, why is she still in pain." Looking back at Kaisa worried. Maya ignored him. "That's it Kaisa, two more hard pushes ..." Between profanities and hard pushes the second child was born with a strong cry. Bosco looked at the second baby then to his first born then to his mate. "Oh love, I'm sorry I wasn't here earlier.. I'll never leave your side next time." Maya started to rub Kaisa's stomach and to wash her clean as the babies were being washed and handed to their parents. A baby boy and girl were handed to Bosco and Kaisa, they looked down at their children and became lost in the trance that only a new family could go into. Kaisa looked over to Maya and smiled weakly. "Thank you my friend, I couldn't of done this without you." "You're welcome and it was a honour to be here for you," Maya answered. She cleaned the wolf as best she could. "I'll fill the tub and then you can relax while he plays dotting father." Washing her hands first then started to make trips back and forth to the tub as the proud parents couldn't help but smile. They kissed each other and their children. Once Maya was done she said her goodbye before heading outside to stretch her legs. As soon as she walked outside, she smiled a little seeing Kay'n pacing. "Hello you." He looked straight at her and went towards her quickly and giving her a tight hug. "How is she, is the baby alright?" She hugged him back tightly, "Mother and children are well. They have a baby boy and girl." He couldn't help but swirl her around, he was happy for his friends and their new instant family. "They must be over the moon, having one of each." She nodded, "They are ..." Just as she was going to finish her sentence, Bosco walked out with two bundles and went straight over to Kay'n and Maya, "Meet Michael and Sonya, your nephew and niece." The twins were sleeping in their fathers arms and he was beaming a smile. Kay'n asked, "You want me to be guardian to both of them?" Maya slipped her arm around Kay'n and lent against him as she had a proper look at the twins, "Their beautiful Bosco, congratulations." Bosco chuckled, "Of course we want you to be guardian to both, that includes you as well Maya." Kay'n looked at Maya and placed his arm around her shoulders as she said, "It would be an honour," and Kay'n nodded in agreement. Smiling, the wolf took his children around to the other women. Once the wolf left them, he turned to Maya and wrapped both arms around her. "So, I guess you were the special someone they said that they've known since they were pups." Smiling she nodded a little, "I actually helped their mothers give birth to them, so I'm honoured to be there to help Kaisa to give birth to her pups." He nodded a little, "Strange we hadn't crossed paths before now then, I knew their parents as well." The Elder had come out and touched them both on the shoulders, "It is because we didn't want you two to cross paths. You're both only here because of the ceremony and the birth. We usually try to time passings with warring races so they don't meet ..." She touched their hands lightly, "Maybe in a few years time it will be you giving birth to you first children." Giving a knowing smile before she walked down the steps and to her home. Both of them arched a brow at the last statement before turning their attention back to each other. They kissed each other before sitting on the bottom step to watch the women sing at the birth of the twins. It had been over one hundred and fifty years since twins were born into the pack. * * * * * The week was soon over. The ceremony for the new men and women went easily along with the naming ceremony for the twins. But time had come for the lovers to separate. Kay'n looked at her and kissed her then whispered, "I will never forget our time together Maya. If you are serious about trying to be together, just send word here and they will get the message to me." She lightly moved her hand across his jaw line. "I'll always have my feelings for you Kay'n, no one will be able to take them from me. But alright. I'll contact the pack when I travel again and hopefully we'll be able to meet up once more." She hugged him tightly before slowly parting from him and disappearing into the forest. Tears ran down her cheeks with having to leave her love. The wolves escorted her to the edge of their territory which boarded to the wood elves and she sighed when she saw the elven escort. She said goodbye to the wolves before she started to head home. The guards watched her quietly seeing a change in her. She wasn't her bubbly self and wasn't stopping along the way to pick plants for her potions. They were just on the outskirts of the city when one finally asked, "Are you alright, My Lady?" She nodded, "Yes, just leaving someone behind that I care deeply for ..." and sighed a little. She wanted to hurry and go home. Home she thought, but knew within herself her home was with Kay'n but she could never admit it to anyone from her people. When she arrived home, her guardian Aunt was there waiting. "So how did the trip go, tell me everything from the wolves. Did Kaisa have a boy or a girl ..." She stopped herself seeing her niece somewhat distracted. "Are you alright, my dear?" Maya smiled a little and gave her Aunt a hug. "Everything went well, she had twins, a boy Michael and a girl Sonya. Both healthy and strong." Her Aunt poured her a cup of tea giving it to her. "And?" Taking the cup and sipped. "Oh, they asked me to be their guardians, which is a pretty big deal being outsiders to their pack." "Pish, you are of their pack, you have worked with them for centuries now," her Aunt said, tilting her in a knowing fashioned. "And what else, I know there's something else big that happened." That last statement made Maya blush. "I met someone. He's really special to me." That made her guardian giggle. "Tell me all about him and don't leave anything out." Blushing more deeply. "I can't tell you everything because I promised him, but I'm in love with him. He has the softest touch and his words are like a spring morning when the birds sing. He's a blacksmith so you know how rough they can be, but he's the complete opposite. I really want to be with him, I want to spend the rest of my life with him, Aunty. I really do." Her Aunt nodded lightly. "Well my dear, if you feel that strongly for him then I wish you all the best. I know you are picky when it comes to men so this one must be something special." Sighing a little, Maya said, "But my Uncle wouldn't allow me to go to him. He always wants to keep me close and within reach, he doesn't trust me." Her Aunt laughed. "Pish to him as well, I'll speak with my mother and see if we can come up with a plan." And winked at her. Maya froze hearing that, her grandmother was a seer. If she saw who her love was she would never be able to see him again. then sighed to herself, maybe that would be one way to be with Kay'n. Break the Kings rules and become an exile. * * * * * The next day, true to her word, her Aunt sent her to see her grandmother. Maya was nervous as she waited to be called in. All sorts of thoughts went through her mind. Maybe the seer had already had a vision of her union with a drow and was talking to the King about it. Soon, a young woman came up to her. "She will see you now." Which made Maya more nervous. Maya walked into the room and looked shyly over to the old wood elf. "Hello grandmother." The old woman looked up. "Hello granddaughter, come sit with me." To which Maya did straight away and held the old woman's hand. "I hear Kaisa had twins. The wolves must be happy." She nodded lightly. "They are. The Elder said they would celebrate the twins for the full month," then laughed. The older female touched her granddaughters cheek and arched a brow before giving her a warm smile. "An exotic one that man is, isn't he." Worry filled Maya's eyes and heart, "Please don't tell anyone. I promise I won't contact him again if you do." She shook her head, "My child, we need you to see him, for all of our sakes. He is your match, as you are his. I see a great but difficult future for the two of you. But in the long run it will be a great life for the both of you." Then she rang a small bell next to her. A moment later one of her handmaidens walked in and bowed. The young girl remained quiet as the old woman looked at her granddaughter for a long moment before acknowledging the girl. "Ask the King if he's not busy, I must see him straight away." The young elf nodded and quiet left. Tensing up when she heard the King was being sent for. All sorts of things filled her mind and the seer patted her hand gently. "Don't worry child, I'm going to be doing this for your own good. Could you make me a cup of that tea I like so much." Maya nodded silently as she rose and made the tea. She could feel the old woman's eyes on her as she moved around and took the drink over to her just as there was a knock on the door before it opened and the King walked in and closed the door behind him. "You sent for me, Seer." Handing her the cup before sitting down, the old woman nodded. "I did Sire, I have had a vision about my granddaughter here. For reasons I can not speak of now because it is not the time, she must go on a quest alone. Once she begins, she will feel the path open to her, if she does not take it now, then many lives will be lost in the future." The King arched his brow and started to pace the room, looking to the seer then to Maya. "So we loose one of our best healers for a quest that will save many in the future?" The old woman nodded. "She will return now and then, when she feels the call, but she must be released now so she can begin, or all will be lost." Nodding, he asked. "Do you see a timeline of when it shall end?" Touching her granddaughters cheek again and nodded. "In four years, her quest will end and she will return."