Burning the stars

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Orion awoke, his eyelids fluttering open. Pleasant warmth surrounded his body, not the freeze of the storm anymore. He shifted, someone was poking him in the side, he moaned.

“Ah you’re awake, lucky to be actually.” He blinked, trying to focus the swimming objects in front of his eyes. He couldn’t answer either just groan. “Very lucky you are, I wouldn’t have brought you here. Not worth the trouble really.” He heard the healer’s steps leaving and fell back into a daze. A while later Orion awoke again, his thoughts were jumbled and once again he wondered why on earth he was so nice and warm, unless he’d died and then he obviously wouldn’t be cold. His eyes started to focus and the first thing they saw was a pair of twitching black fluffy ears and a curious impish face leaning over him. Suddenly he sat up with a jerk, slamming his cranium into that of the other person.

“The message, I need to give the message to the king. It’s important, it’s urgent I need to give it to the king. Where’s the king I need to see him.”

Blaze rubbed his head, it really did hurt and Orion was babbling on about needing to see the king, and his head hurt, he was going to have a bump there, and his head really hurt.

“Calm down Orion. You just barely survived the snow storm, you’re in no state to go and see the king.”

“Who are you?”

“I’m Blaze, I brought you back here.” The furry ears twitched and Orion could resist reaching over and giving them a tug. “Youch! What did you do that for? They’re attached.” Blaze pulled his head away and Orion remembered why he was there in the first place. He grabbed the front of Blaze’s tunic and pulled him down.

“I need to see the king, take me to see the king shifter.” Blaze frowned at him. He didn’t like being talked to that way, especially since he had given Orion his name. Plus he was still mad at Orion for pulling his ears.

“I shall tell the king that you are awake but you will stay here with the healers.” He turned round brushing Orion’s face with his tail, which was unceremoniously tugged as well and had him yelping in pain. To avoid any further pulling of various body appendages Blaze hurried out in search of his father.

King Glacier was resting in his study. State business was wearing, especially with the upcoming winter, though the weather never changed much. He needed to find a way of getting more supplies, the greenhouses had not born as much vegetables and wheat as they had done the last years. At least the thick haired yaks brought them enough meat and the fish in the river were plentiful.

“Father!” The “little” whirlwind plopped himself down on his father’s lap.

“Blaze.” A smile crossed the King’s face. “How is my favourite little cub?”

“Not a cub father! Papa said that too. He licked me again.” Glacier ruffled his son’s hair and scratched his ears. The satisfied thumping of his son’s tail told him that once again he had reached the right spot.

“What did you want Blaze?”

“I found a man father. His name is Orion. He says he has a message for you. I’ve never seen anyone like him before father.” Blaze was unceremoniously dumped onto the floor as his father sprang up. “Ouch!”

“I want to see this man Blaze and you are to stay away from him. He might be dangerous.”

“But father….”

“Don’t but me Blaze. I don’t want a cub of mine to be hurt.”

“You sound just like Papa.” He was pouting now, which was probably very cub like but he didn’t care. Why did everyone always insist on treating him like a child? However he did not get a chance to stage a protest, his father had already left the study. Blaze hurried after him, not sure what had induced his father to leave so quickly. However whatever it was had something to do with Orion, and Blaze wasn’t sure if his father wouldn’t harm him.
The King stormed into the healer’s quarters.
“You dare come here?!” Orion started, he hadn’t expected the King to come to him.
”My lord…”

“I have told the other Kings time and time again I will not be involved in this war!”

“But my lord….”

“No! You will leave immediately! You should be grateful that I haven’t had you thrown right out again before treating your wounds!”

“Please my lord if you just….”

“Out!” Blaze stopped just behind his father’s seizing figure. His ears twitched back and forth.

“Can we not hear him out?”

“This is none of you’re business Blaze.”

“We should hear him out. I think he’s interesting.”

“You would Blaze.” Orion watched the argument with interest. Who was this shifter he wondered, that he so forwardly challenged the King. In Sahrdonia the shifters were kept as pets or slaves, but this one seemed to have some status. Completely lost in thought, he had missed half the argument that the shifter and the King had, had, so he was shocked when the King spoke to him.

“Alright let’s hear this message then.”

“My Lord, the King of Sahrdonia sent me with a message asking for trade and support. He asks you to remember your old alliance….your old friendship.” The King scratched his chin and wondered whether he should throw the young man out for delivering that impudent message; or if he should consider it first. He was suddenly distracted by the twitching of his son’s ears as he edged forward to get a better look at Orion. He shook his head in amusement, it looked like he was creeping up, ready for the kill; instead he stopped when he wasn’t even a hands width away from the man and sniffed.

“You really need a bath.”

“I will consider your message while you do that.” King Glacier laughed at the outraged look on the young man’s face and took that opportunity to gain a little more time before having to answer. “Blaze will show you the way to the baths.” And with those words the King left, sweeping his cloak behind himself.

“Well follow me. I’ll show you were you can get rid of that stench.”

“I do not smell.” Orion was outraged, how dare that shifter….how perfectly rude.

“You do. Now follow me.” Blaze turned, his tail batting against Orion’s leg. The young man jumped at the feel of soft fur against his bare skin. Deciding that a warm bath was quite a nice thought after being nearly frozen, Orion stood up and followed Zev’s swishing tail out of the Healer’s quarters. They walked along long winding corridors, the walls glittering like ice crystals; great glass chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. The baths were situated in a round room in the centre of which a large pool was let into the floor. Steam rose in great clouds from the pool, causing Blaze’s fur to flatten against his tail with the damp. “Here are the baths. You may use the community pool.” Orion nodded and stripped, sliding into the warm water rather gratefully.

“You may wash me now.”

“Pardon?” Blaze’s ears twitched, he wasn’t sure if he had heard correctly.

“You may wash me now shifter.”

“Why would I want to do that? You can jolly well wash yourself.” Orion turned round angrily. Alright he might have been feeling frozen and faint on their first meeting and pretty grateful that anyone had found him, but now the shifter should know his place and do as he was told.

“You will do as you are told shifter. Wash me.” Blaze caught the growl in his throat and his ears flattened, suddenly he had a flash of inspiration. Smiling passively he picked up a bucket of water and walked over to where Orion was now lounging back against the side of the bath. With a quick movement Blaze dumped the bucket of freezing water; that was used for cooling off after the bath over the top of Orion’s head. The shock catapulted Orion about a foot into the air.

“HOW DARE YOU!” He spluttered and jumped out of the bath. Blaze took off, letting a furious and completely naked Orion chase him through the castle halls. Of course he could have got away easily with a bout of supernatural speed but the chase was fun. Unfortunately his game of “It” was abruptly brought to an end with his running into his Papa.

“Blaze!”

“Papa…sorry.”

“What is the meaning of this?” At that point a furious (still naked) Orion round the corner.

”YOU SHIFTER ARE GOING TO PAY FOR YOUR INSOLENCE!”

“Are you threatening my son?” Blaze heard his papa’s dangerously low voice.

“He dared insult me in such a manner; he poured cold water over my head instead of doing what he’s told. He needs a good beating.”

“I will decide what my son needs. You will leave.” A rumbling growl started in his chest and his ears were flat against his head. Orion being faced with two canine shifters, one of which looked ready to tear him apart, decided that retreat was the best form of attack hastily edged away and disappeared around the corner.

“What was that about Blaze?”

“I dumped a bucket of cold water on his head.”

“Why?”

“He told me to wash him.” Another growl.

”Don’t worry Papa I didn’t do anything indecent. I wouldn’t bottom anyway.”

“BLAZE!”

“What?”

“I don’t want you talking about things like that. You’re still a cub.”

“I could have sex if I wanted to though. I’m not a minor anymore.”

“You are, you’re birthday is in a months time.”

“Yes papa but….”

“No Blaze. No cub of mine….” He was effectively silenced by the King who had crept up behind him (which only worked when the shifter was worrying or worked up about his cub.)

“What are you fussing about Rafe.”

“Blaze being chased by a NAKED man. THAT man.” Blaze shrank away from the glare of his parents. Maybe it hadn’t been such a good idea to let Orion chase him round the castle naked. The sight of him in his bare glory had to be worth the telling off he was going to get though. After all, if he got the chance, he was going to taste that long slim cock and maybe even have a go at that pert bottom which hadn’t wobbled a bit as he’d got into the bath. A dreamy look crossed his face as his parents started to tell him about propriety and guest hospitality and generally behaving like a prince and not a common little prankster.

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