Darkest Jewel (Eclipse)

[Eclipse]

Maya eyed the approaching males, ears still ringing with the promise of her mate, so smoothly and flirtily put. It had made her smile, she was still smiling, but it died as Cort and another male approached. She recognized him barely, and her memory placed his face with the name Polt. Quite a fiendish looking guy, one who had always frightened her slightly.

She wanted to refuse what Cort was requesting, but she remembered the first time she had refused him, and knew she shouldn't. It might end in either her or Chaos being hurt. "I'd rather not..." She murmured softly, eyes pleading Cort. Seeing no swaying there, she let her shoulders sag. "I can share." She whispered.

[Redclaws]

Cort and Polt smiled, getting ready. They tackled Maya, and proceeded with their awful deed.

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Chaos watched in satisfaction as the faes dragged home even more prey than the previous day. They were really improving! He couldn't wait to keep his promise to Maya and treat her to a night to remember. After they got home, he helped drag the catch to the kill pile, grabbed a rabbit for Maya, and padded on over to see his mate.

When he got to the entrance to their cave, his jaw dropped and his rabbit hit the floor of the cave with a thud, causing Maya to jump, and the two wolves with her to look up. "M- Maya..." Chaos was tearing up. "Maya... How could you?" He started crying, and dashed out of the cave without listening to more than her: "I can explain."

[Eclipse]

Maya faintly heard the returning females, but as busy as she was, she barely registered what it meant. Apparently the males didn't either; that, or they didn't care. Perhaps they *wanted* her to get caught. She continued the deed, having no choice. She had liked it with Cort, but THIS was crazy. She didn't like it, and had she been able to refuse without fear of being forced into it, she would have. But she had lost the fight against Cort alone, add Polt and she was doomed.

She heard Chaos enter, but still couldn't register it over the fearsome pain and pleasure, and terrible fear and guilt that the two brutes caused. Then a thudding noise made her jerk awake, the two males momentarily pulling away. She didn't catch their shared grin, her horror and sorrow was so great. She stepped forward. "Chaos... I can explain!" She cried, taking another step, and then her mate plunged away, leaving the cave entrance once more bright and sunny. Too sunny. She closed her eyes and laid down, crying. She felt terrible. She hadn't even wanted it!

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Luna picked up her head, noticing Chaos running from his den, tears streaming. She didn't love him, but had come to respect him the last few days, as he took over as their leader temporarily. She stood and followed him silently, not wanting to bug him, but hoping to help him. And with that much sorrow written across his expressions, she wanted to be sure he didn't do anything stupid.

Catching up to him, she called out softly. "Chaos! What's wrong?"

[Redclaws]

Run Chaos... Run as far as you can. Run away from Maya, from Cort, from everyone who's caused you pain. Just go. For once, Chaos followed his head and just ran. The tears blocked his vision, he had no clue where he was going, all he knew was that he was going away from the one thing in life he'd ever truely wanted. The one thing that he ever worked for so hard it almost killed him. And now she was off freelandering (hope that's a word) with not just one, but TWO wolves who just so happened to be his worst enemies.

He heard Luna approach and threw himself on the ground from exhaustion and frustration. "Maya and I are over..." He managed to choke out. "She was mating with Cort and Polt when we got back... I never want to see anyone from that camp ever again!" He broke down in tears once more as the reality of what was happening really started to sink in. He was never, EVER going to see his mate again... His beloved... Gone... Out of his life for good...

[Eclipse]

OOC: XD I think you meant philandering

Luna felt shock and revulsion spill through her as he explained, choking out the words. What the hell?! Why would someone do that, especially to a mate as great as he had obviously been? And now he was laying there, so torn through with sorrow and grief that it almost made her cry out in rage and sorrow for him.

She came a little closer to him, reaching her muzzle out to comfort him, then his comment about the camp reached her ears. Immediately recoiling, she sighed, feeling slightly hurt. "Oh." She started to turn away, walking away slowly. Over her shoulder she called softly, "Did you get the entire story? It may not be what it seemed. That Cort brute always made me wonder, and no doubt that between him and Polt they could force anything they wanted on someone..." She trailed off, looking at the broken male, and then disappeared into the surrounding foliage...

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Maya stood, staggering from the cave, and heard the excited pair behind her, laughing off her grief and the obvious ending of her mates' bond with Chaos. In their minds, she was now even free'er game, she supposed. No bonds to break, no risks to make. Just an open singleness, and no one to protect her from ill thoughts and wants of those around her. And with so many powerful brutes, the still weak and sick faes, and Mayhem's pack circling nearby, she could very well have just signed her freedom goodbye. It was going to be her childhood all over again...

[Redclaws]

Chaos sniffled and looked at Luna as she went. "Wait!" He called out, still drenched in tears. "Please... don't go..." He buried his head in her fur. "I need you to stay here with me. My life is over, I need someone to be here so I don't run away, or worse..." His mind raced. Would he really commit suicide to escape this? Probably. Maya had been the only thing in life he'd ever really wanted. She was gone now though. Gone gone gone... Lost in her own little world of sex and pleasure. "What should I do Luna?" (sorry for writing for you, but I want to make this post longer! ) Luna nuzzled him and said "Come on, let's go back to camp. Maybe Maya will have some answers." Chaos followed reluctantly. She'd better have some good answers. He though to himself.

They went back to the camp, and almost everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at him. They all knew, and were anxious to see what was going to happen. Cort must've shared the news and made everyone this interested. It was the only explanation. Not looking at any of them, he marched straight to his and Maya's cave. "Maya?" He called out. "Get over here, we need to talk."