For Brave Soldier

" oh my god! go lay down!" asra teased as his face flushed darker

Grey laughs and shifts back to wolf, the furs disappearing as well. He looks at Asra with amusement, then lays down where he was before.

asra laughed a bit and shook his head, " you didn't have to.." he said softly and put his forehead on greys.

Grey growls softly, but it's a friendly growl.

I like being a wolf. his eyes say.

" i know, " asra says back and reaches onto the counter for greys usual treats " you know, you not bad looking for a wolf," he said

Grey sneezes.

Sorry, I'm allergic to bullshit. his face says, tinged with dark humour.

asra chuckled " I'm not lying, " asra said, " you can test my truth I'm really not and id go out in the sun to prove it."

Grey gets up, and narrows his eyes at Asra, shifting once more.

"I know you're telling the truth." he murmurs.

asra holds back a soft gasp at how close they are, his eyes locking with the wolfs

Grey chuckles, hearing Asra's heart speed up. A vampire with a heart that yet beats. Unusual.

He sighs, then shifts back to wolf again, laying his head down on his paws.

asra let out a sigh of relief," I was born a vampire. not made." he mumbled as if to answer his question " to a human mother and a vampire father "

Grey chuckles and looks up.

How'd you know what I was thinking? his face asks.

" vampire. we forge bonds and it becomes natural. the day you gave me kindness and basically snuggled me in your den. that was the tie between the bond"

Grey huffs.

I thought werewolves were the only ones to forge such bonds. I suppose I need to revise my opinion. he grins.

asra grins back ' you are not the only breed with alpha and omega either." he said

Actually, the whole Alpha/Omega thing came from wolves in captivity. True, in a wolf pack there is an Alpha, but we all work together. The only Omegas we have are the ones that die. And even then, they are not Omegas, because they ascend to Alpha status in death. Grey laughs.

asra gives a soft smile " for vampires it is different. while I will never be mated to an alpha, most omegas are mated young because we rely on our alphas to help hunt and allow us to feed. mating is challenging as alphas can be rough and unkind. we take a chance of being killed. we are not as cared for as yours may be."

Grey looks surprised. Your pack fights itself? What use is that, when the whole pack needs to work together to survive?

" im not sure.."

Grey sighs. Well. . . whatever. We have no pack, except each other now.

He gets up and curls himself around Asra, laying his head in the vampire's lap.

asra stroked his head softly " you are the best pack mate I could ever ask for.." he said softly and planted a soft kiss on the wolf's head.

Grey grins and places a paw on Asra's hand, then falls asleep.

asra had woken once again when the sun was just falling, still surrounded in the fur he knew so well. "mm.."

Grey wakes with Asra, and gets up, stretching languidly. He accidentally shifts, and falls into Asra's lap again, face first. He gives a muffled "Oh, shit" as he gets up.

"Sorry." he murmurs, going outside. The fading sunlight hits his skin, turning him into a creature made of bronze.

asra peeked his head out the door, wearing the coak he was given many months ago. he stood by grey and gave a gentle smile. " watch thinking about?" he asked. asras cobalt blue eyes seemed to glow in the light as he looked to the wolf. hed always felt something between them and nowadays.. it felt stronger the closer they got

Grey looks over. "Me. You."

He looks at the sunset. "The world is dying, yet we couldn't be more alive."

' so, what exactly about us has you thinking?" he asked softly

"I don't know. Wolves are known to get philosophic from time to time." Grey murmurs.

he gave a soft smile " then what are you feeling." he said softly and moved a bit closer

"Tired. A feeling that I need to wander the night." Grey grins, looking at Asra. The sun had set, and now Grey's skin was molten silver, with two gleaming mercury orbs set into the face. He shifts, and the wolf appears in his place.