Mine, Chapter 5
Story Title: Mine, Chapter 4
Story Type: Slash, AU
Characters: Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase, Cody Rhodes, Chris Sabin, Alex Shelley, Mike Mizanin, Alex Riley, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy, Adam Copeland, Jay Reso, Justin Gabriel, John Cena, Evan Bourne and whoever else gets dragged into this one.
Pairings: Codaisi, E&C
Rating: PG-13/NC-17
Disclaimer: We all know the drill; not mine, they belong to themselves and Vince/TNA.
Warnings: Language, Slash
A/N: OK, so here's Chapter 5. I wanted to write a couple one shots, but the muses had different ideas. After three brawls, a screaming fit and an incident involving Sabin and some of Cody's mirrors, we got everything settled and started on this chapter. It's a little shorter then I had wanted, but what can you do? It's not really short, either, so it should be alright. Hope you guys like.
A/N2: Oh, and about that cliffhanger? Yeah, I'd apologize but it wasn't my fault. BB put his foot down and I was in a good mood, so … *shrugs* Besides, he was pouting at me. We all know how I feel about pouting. Enjoy it, peeps.
A/N3: I want to thank everyone who's been reviewing and putting this story on alert. You guys give my muses the compliments that they love, and help me to keep writing. Special thanks to candy_belle on here for all the awesome feedback; I'm glad I could get someone else hooked on MMG. Extra special thanks to InTheDark34 at fanfiction for talking to me, helping me bounce ideas, laughing at the various antics of our combined muses and just, in general, letting me be me which is often annoying and silly, but he never seems to mind. Oh, and don't worry, I'm sure Evvy'll be back on RAW soon; he just said on his Twitter that it'll be three months top.
Five pairs of glowing eyes stared back at him; two pairs of yellow and two of brown and one of green. Justin remembered Heath had told them once that weervolven eyes switched color right before they Changed, or if they were angry about something.
“Almost any strong emotion can bring on the Change, especially if they're young and their control is shaky,” Heath had told them, as they had sat hunched on the bed on the far side of the room. “So, you should always try to keep calm and watch your mouth,” this part was said with an affectionate smack on the back of Evan's head. “Never run away from them and always, always be careful the day of the full moon. Even older werewolves have a hard time controlling themselves then.”
There was also growling coming from everyone in the room.
Justin very carefully kept his eyes on the floor and after motioning for Evan to do the same, turned his head until his neck was showing. He flinched when he felt a warm hand touch his face, tilting it up so that he was looking into Randy's eyes, which were still green.
“No one's mad at you,” Randy said softly, his thumb caressing Justin's cheek. “It's Wade we're pissed at. You didn't do anything. Either one of you.” Randy added, glancing at Evan with a small smile. Randy closed his eyes and inhaled Justin's scent, which didn't smell like other vampires to him. It smelled dark and hot, like sex almost.
“But you're eyes.” Justin said, barely moving his lips. Randy smiled again before moving and going back over by Ted. “We're pissed,” Randy said quietly, a growl still under the surface of his voice. He paused, trying to figure out how to explain. “See, we're -” Randy motioned to encompass the whole room. “All dominant. That means we're supposed to take care of anyone who's not. It's hardwired into our brains, it's instinct.”
“It's not only that we want to, we have to,” Ted told him. “It's like an impulse that never quite goes away. You always keep an eye out for danger, always quick to listen and check out every noise you hear, just on the off chance that it might belong to someone or something that could hurt anyone under your protection.”
“No matter the danger to yourself, you need to protect other people,” Adam put in, a small smile curving his lips.
“You'll tear apart anyone who tries to hurt what's yours,” Mike went on, his eyes hard. “You know it's your worth your life to help someone.”
“And engraved even deeper then that, is the need to protect your mate and beyond everything else: your Alpha. Your Alpha comes above everyone and everything; their life means more to you then your own, then anyone's 'cause without his life, there's no pack. And without pack, there's nothing.” Ted finishes, and despite the subject, there's a smile in his eyes as if all that is the best thing to happen to him.
“We're pissed because Wade was supposed to take care of you,” Alex said, his body tensing a little. Chris squeezed his thigh with the arm that was still wrapped around it. No one commented on it, but Adam moved and put a comforting hand on his shoulder. Alex felt himself relax again; he briefly wondered if he was ever going to get over this, issue he had.
“Turning someone is a huge responsibility,” Chris told the newborns, his hand rubbing circles on Alex's leg. “Obviously, Wade needs to be dealt with.” Chris was going to go on but a slight movement from Randy changed his mind.
Randy paused for a minute, options going quickly through his mind and dismissed just as quickly. There was no question of the newborns joining the pack, not now. John was already straining to go after Evan. He was tensed and barely under control. If Evan was a wolf, or hell, even a human, John would have dragged him away and locked both of them in an empty room for the next few days. Once that was over, Evan would have to accept the mating for them to bond, and, depending on the people involved, that could take a while, too.
None of them knew how mating to vampire would be different. And they would have to learn how to control themselves and relearn how to hunt before they could go near the rest of the pack. Randy looked at Justin again, his eyes traveling down his body before looking over at Ted, who had a huge grin on his face.
They can foster with us, Alex told Randy, Chris murmuring his agreement. We're the only ones who can help them right now anyways. He added, absently running his hand through Chris's hair.
We can help them adjust to the pack, too, Chris put in, leaning into the caress. They need to understand about well, everything before they can mingle with anyone else.
Don't tell Evan about the mating, John said suddenly, speaking for the first time in almost an hour. I want to do it. He's mine.
No problem, Alex assured him and Randy could hear the shrug in his voice. He's going to know about mating, though. Especially since me and Chris are mated.
John nodded thoughtfully, accepting this. What about you, boss? Alex asked, a mischievous gleam in his eye. Want us to inform Justin he's stuck with your moody ass for the rest of his life? Chris put in, snickering at the thought.
I'll do it, Randy told them, not even bothering to deny it. He knew he was mated to the young vampire, knew too that Justin could feel it; even if he wasn't sure what it was. But, it had to be Justin's decision to come to him. That was traditional anyways; but especially with him being Alpha... It was entirely more complicated.
Randy frowned as a sudden thought occurred to him. I'm not moody.
They started chuckling, shaking their heads at him. Randy allowed himself a small smile before looking back at the newborns. He looked them over once last time while he made plans in his head.
“You're going to foster with Shelley and Sabin,” Randy told the newborns, pausing to see if they objected. When they didn't he nodded ; he hadn't thought that they would say anything. “They'll help with your control and teach you how to hunt without killing someone.”
Justin nodded, relieved; at least they were still alive. Evan also nodded, a little more slowly then Justin had, his eyes never leaving John.
Randy turned to go, calling out orders as he left. “Mike, John, stay and guard the area. Ted, Adam, with me.” After bidding the older vampires goodbye, they left, chatting like normal.
Justin followed them, unable to help himself. He peeked out the front window, gasping slightly at the sight in the front yard.
Five wolves the size of small ponies played in the front yard. Pouncing on each other and play fighting. After a minute the black one pulled away with the one who had brown hair tipped in white -he knew they were Randy and Ted, respectively; he remembered from earlier- with another black wolf, only this one had white paws. That one must be Adam, Justin thought to himself. But which one was Adam?
Justin licked his lips nervously as he tried to decide if he should ask any questions of these vampires. They were supposed to be his onderwysers, surely they would expect him to ask questions.
“Um, onderwyser, which one was Adam?” Justin asks hesitantly, his body half braced for a punch or kick. After exchanging looks with Alex, Chris walked over by the newborns while Alex dashed upstairs to check on rooms for the younger vampires.
“Adam's the blonde, well, the blonde with the long hair.” Chris answered, careful to keep his voice light and not make any sudden movements. Justin nodded and went back to looking out the window.
Two wolves stayed in front of the house, looking at each other for a minute before turning and running in opposite directions.
“The gray wolf with the black ears and muzzle is Mike,” Chris went on, stepping up to look outside with Justin -and Evan who had crept up to look with Justin. “Mike's the one who uh,” Chris stopped for a second, trying to think of how to describe Mike. “He's the one who was smirking the whole time, right?” Evan asked, something about the way the gray wolf looked at the house before leaving had reminded Evan of the smug wolf who never stopped smirking.
Chris smiled again, brighter this time as he thought of the complicated mess that was Mike. “Yeah, that's him. And the last one, the light brown one is John. He was the brunette, the one who barely talked.” Chris finished, mentally rolling his eyes when he thought of it and the reason John had been so silent.
“John.” Evan repeated softly, his hand against the window. Almost as if he heard Evan, the light brown wolf paused, looking back at the house for minute before he turned and disappeared from sight.
Justin watched where Randy had gone into the woods with the others. As he thought about the way Randy had touched his face before, it occurred to him that maybe the rest of his life wasn't going to turn out as bad as he had originally thought.