A Fox Amongst Wolves Part 8: No Strings Attached
#8 of A Fox Amongst Wolves
Mason was standing at the door of Alec's home. He was staring at the car as we were pulling into the driveway. As we came to a stop, Alec said, "Dereck, listen, if you want you can stay in here while I deal with him." I knew Alec meant well by this, but I needed to face him. I wasn't going to let the fear of him ruin my time with Alec.
"No Alec I'm going out there with you. We will take him on," I put my paw on his, "together."
We got out of the car and made our way towards Mason. "Well Alec, looks like you can't even train a bitch to walk right with his master."
Alec ignored the remark and said, "Mason, if I remember right you should only be here to get your stuff. Since it looks like you do." Alec pointed over his shoulder to the small moving truck "I'd say you should leave. Now!" I heard Mason give a small chuckle at this. I wondered what he thought was so funny.
"The only reason I'm here is to give you one last chance to bring me back into the pack. You can still keep the bitch with you, but he will be a slave, not a pet." I looked over to Alec and saw the rage in his eyes. Rage, not anger. I had to stop him before he did something to harsh.
"Master, may I speak my mind?" Alec stopped giving Mason the evil eye and simply nodded. "Mason, you must be some pathetic piece of shit if you think Alec would take you back. If you ask me this pack would be better off without your sadistic mind in it. So, what I'm pretty much saying is Mason, go fuck yourself!"
Alec starred wide eyed at me. I rarely cursed. I only did when I was extremely mad, or in pain. Mason, however, looked pissed off. I saw him bring his left paw up ready to back hand me when Alec grabbed it in mid swing. "If you so much as touch him, I will kill you myself."
"Well Alec your bitch just back-talked me and you're not even going to punish the little shit. This just proves you can't prove who the dominant one is. You're giving it the impression that it can do what it wants."
Ok, now I was pissed, I was about to say something, but then Alec said, "First off, I gave him permission to say that. Second, he knows I'm in charge, watch." Alec turned to face me. In a commanding voice, he said, "Dereck, sit." I did what he said and sat down on my haunches, looking like an obedient pet. "Lay down." I followed the command again and laid down in front of both wolves with my chin on my paws, looking up at Alec for the next command. "Good boy, now rollover." I did and he continued to give his compliments. "See, Mason? He knows who to obey." said Alec.
"Big whoop! So he knows tricks, but does he know how to serve?" Mason said this as if he were still unconvinced of my loyalty.
"You want commands, fine. Dereck lick Master's boots." Now Alec began raising his voice. I laid next to his feet and began to lick the boots he was wearing. They tasted of worn leather, with a hint of Alec's musk in them. As I was licking, Alec continued to talk to Mason. "So as you can see, my fox knows who is in charge, so if you don't mind, get the hell out of here." Surprisingly, Alec was speaking in a calm tone, yet still demanding. I didn't dare look up; I didn't want Mason to continue questioning me and Alec.
"Fine Alec your loss," began Mason, "but you will regret your decision." I saw Mason's feet move from my line of sight. I kept licking until I heard the sound of the moving van drive away. I didn't know if I was to stop, so I continued until Alec told me I could stop.
Alec pulled me into his chest and began rubbing the small of my back. "Sorry I had to tell you to do all that Dereck, but he wouldn't go if I didn't."
I began to murr into his chest and said, "It's ok Alec, anything to get rid of him. Plus, I was really getting into licking your boots. Don't be afraid to make me do it again in front of your pack. I loved it."
Alec pulled me out of the hug, and gave me an odd look "Really now? I forgot you had a thing for leather. Well then, maybe I should get you to do it more often."
We went back for the things we bought at Leather's Good's and made our way inside. We went into the living room to find the pack lounging on the furniture. When we came in and Jack looked up and said, "Hey Alec, Dereck. How was your day?" Alec walked over to a large white chair and sat down. I didn't know what to do, but Alec picked me up off my feet and laid me down in his lap. He began describing things we had done together. When he mentioned our little trip to Leather's Goods they all seemed more interested.
"So you really chose a Biocollar? I heard those things only come off by one person." Asked David, towards me.
"Yea I did. I really want to be with Alec, so I figured go big or go home."
Jason came up and crouched down in front of me and ruffled my head fur. "Well if your that committed you might as well be a part of the pack." I yip in joy. That was one down. Maybe the others feel the same way.
"I don't know, Jason," said Jack. "A fox in a wolf pack. I don't know how that would work." Ok, so there is a bit of work left but still, Jason wants me here.
I looked up at Alec and said, "Master, I think we should put my collar on." Alec looked down at me with a questioning gaze, as if he was thinking if he should or not. I gave him a reassuring nod and crawled out of Alec's lap and over to where are bags were. I fished out the collar, crawled back over, and gave it to Alec. I knelt in front of him and looked down; stretching my neck to give him more room to put it on.
I felt him slip the leather under my head and attach the two ends together. He clicked the open leather end into the thumb print scanner and locked it in place. It was quite big actually. Alec could have locked in first and then put it over my head, but then he put his thumb to the scanner and it made a small beeping noise. The collar began growing smaller, until it was snug on my neck, but still loose enough so it didn't choke me.
"Well, Dereck, you are now officially my pet," said Alec as he picked me back onto his lap. We sat like that for some time, me lying in his lap and him gently petting me. I was so comfortable and relaxed that sleep eventually found me. I slept knowing that my life would be different for a while, but soon I will be able to be with the one I love no strings attached.