Burning the stars

AN: Once again I'm dedicating this to my lovely reviewers! Thank you. More personal notes are as always at the bottom.
AND THANKS TO ALL OF YOU SILENT READERS TOO!!!!
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Orion woke in the morning to a wet feeling running over his face and head. He blinked and realised that a warm tongue was licking him.

“Blaze what….”

“Shush, I’m washing you hold still.” Blaze continued seriously with his work of cleaning Orion. The seed must have hit home because he already smelled different. Sweeter, more in need of being taken care off.

“Ok, ok I’m clean now, can we go to breakfast?”

“Mmm.” The tongue was pulled across his head one last time and then was released. The thought alone should have grossed him out but it had felt nice, loving somehow. Was he going soft, Orion wondered. After getting dressed, he was pulled into a secure embrace and kissed thoroughly.

“Blaze…we need to go to breakfast.”

“Mmm…yes ok and after breakfast I will have you again. You will be mine.” Blaze’s interpretation of an evil laugh followed, but it sounded more like a cow with a cough. Orion just smiled and dragged him to breakfast.

“How was your night boys?” The King asked, winking at Blaze inconspicuously in the process.

“It was good thank you.” The King smiled and breakfast appeared on the table. During breakfast, the King and Blaze kept sending each other conspiratory looks which were as obvious as a punch on the eye, but somehow Orion was completely oblivious to them…too busy was he rubbing his own hands at his thwarting of everyone’s children plans.

“Orion, would you go for a walk with me this afternoon. I would like to speak with you. I’m sure Blaze would like to check on his wolf friends.”

“Yes uncle. He has been a bit edgy lately.” Orion received a rather evil look from Blaze, seeing at it had been Orion’s constant refusal that had put Blaze on the edge of his patience the last few days, but he couldn’t be angry at his mate…not now that he was carrying their children.

“Good, good I will leave you two to have fun before lunch.”

“UNCLE!” King Siccus chuckled, oh how he loved to see his nephew blush. It was just too much fun so as not to do it.

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Ryka watched the Kings garden from his perch on the temple tower. His eyes spotting every movement. The time was ticking by, his lord wouldn’t accept a failure…he winced just at the thought of what his night would be like if his lord was angry.

There was a movement down near the shifter’s quarters. A pack of black wolves were sunning themselves in the afternoon heat and a half human figured moved towards them, his own black tail beating in joy. He wished that he had a family he could go to. Ryka hadn’t seen many shifters in his life. His lord did not keep many in the palace, he said he didn’t trust them. Ryka was only trusted because he had been raised by his lord himself. His parents had died when he was only a little fledgling, his lord had bought Ryka off a slave dealer before he had been drowned, he owed him his loyalty.

Somewhere deep down, he wanted someone to love him though. He wanted someone who would care for him, cuddle him…treat him like an equal. It went against his nature what his lord demanded of him. He didn’t want to kidnap anyone…who knew how many people would be hurt because of that. Another movement caught his eye and his head turned towards the king’s gardens. Two people walked along the garden path, one being the King and the other he didn’t know…maybe the Kings lover. He flapped his wings experimentally and then pushed himself off the temple roof. He dove down like a dagger, his talons expanded, his eyes focused on the king.

His talons closed around a pair of shoulders and he took off into the sky. The prisoner wasn’t as heavy as he had expected but he struggled more then he expected.

“Hold still or I will drop you which I would hate to do.” The struggle continued for most of the flight. “Hold still I said.”

“LET ME GO YOU OVER GROWN TURKEY!” Ryka dropped the prisoner in surprise, luckily for him, they were close to the ground and Ryka had been going to let him go soon. He landed and then changed into his human form.

“You are not the king.”

“NO! I’m Orion you great stuffed chicken. Where am I….”

“What is this Ryka? This isn’t the king.” King Tumulosus stalked forward and lifted Orion’s chin. Then he grinned evilly, “This is better then the king. It is his nephew, much better. And such a pretty one too.”

“Your majesty…”

“You’ve done well Ryka.” The king stroked his head. The small show of affection was enough to make Ryka respond. “Take the prisoner to his room and then prepare yourself for me pretty one.” Ryka nodded and dragged Orion under large protest to the prison/guest room. Something about the prisoner was bothering him…his smell maybe but he couldn’t quite put his wing on it.

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Blaze was in complete an utter fury, his eyes burning with anger and frustration, his hair flying around his head; he stormed down the corridor, sending the servants scattering left and right.

“What happened?! Where is my mate.”

“Blaze please, we will find Orion, calm down. Getting stressed will not help you….”

“Stressed?! My MATE has been kidnapped! MY PREGNANT MATE!!”

“Pregnant? Orion is pregnant already? Oh someone call on the gods that nothing happened to him while that big falcon was carrying him!” Blaze was pacing around the king’s study at a constant trot, when he heard the big falcon being mentioned and stopped his pacing.

“Falcon? Bigger then your usual falcon? Bigger than Orion?”

“Yes that is what I said Blaze. I think it wanted me though. Orion pushed me out of the way and was grabbed instead. Where are you going Blaze?”

“I’m going to sniff out that rotten shifter who stole my mate and then I’m going to tear him wing from wing.” And before the King could interfere Blaze had left the study and was already moving quickly towards the gardens. Once there he transformed into his wolf form, his hackles rose as his nose took in the sent of the foreign shifter, the black tail whipped the sand back and forth and the smell grew stronger. With one big leap Blaze’s wolf form cleared the castle wall. The pack’s heads snapped up and they followed the howl of their prince.

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Laith : Well since I really appreciate my reviewers, I like to reply to them. And especially ones who introduce themselves so politely.

Smutty bits - I really need to learn to write smutty, I'm kinda shit at it, but do my best. Any inspiration in that direction is much appreciated.
Thank's for saying its amazing though, you made me sooo happy and blush, I'm flattered. Yeah I like the conspiring it makes it more fun, you know all about that what goes around comes around, shouldn't have annoyed the healer when he was younger should he? I got a bit distracted from continueing last time is all. I should get lots done now though, I've broken my knee cap and need something to do, so writing more of this is def an option. I just wish i was good at drawing to actually get pictures of them done.

Saminada: THANK YOU!!! I'm sooo glad you'Re still reading, I thought you might have stopped and you always gave me these great reviews, see nad i must say, my ego didn't want to let them go. Blaze will make a great daddy, wait till you see his babies, they will be soooo cute. Gonna have a naming contest maybe...so yeah I have one name already but you never know how many there will be. *Huggles*

Jen: Thanks for your review, any review is much appreciated here, and I'm so glad you enjoyed it, I shall keep writing.

bambi4real: Which character do you mean? I shall try to keep the flow going though. Carry on reading please. THANK YOU