The hunter

I laid back in my chair, half asleep when I felt two bodies on top of me. I started to wake up the rest of the way. I slightly opened my right eyes and saw I was right when I saw Sophia laying on my right. She had snuggled herself into my side and had a fist full of my shirt in her hand. I smiled as I wrapped my right hand around her shoulder, and she rubbed her head into my shoulder. I looked over to my left and saw Blevine laying on my chest her left hand, gripping the lower part of my shirt. ‘Ok, didn’t think she'd be bold enough to do anything given how timid she was last night." I gently wrapped my arm around her side, and she moved closer to me in her sleep. I could hear her talking in her sleep.

“Apex.”

My breath caught as she breasted her chest into my side, and she started to pull on my shirt. ‘Is she dreaming of me?’

“I see you're awake now, Apex.”

I looked over and saw Mingan had reheated the soup from last night. She and Adolfa were eating some. I moved my hand from Blevine who didn’t seem to like my arm moving as she moved her body around a little. When she steeled back into my side, I pointed down to her, and they smiled.

“Blevine is a very timid, and shy girl at heart. However, it's instinctual to us diamond dogs to cling to the most dominating of the group. So, you being an Apex, you are the most dominant in the room. Normally she’d sleep in my side, but when I woke up, and she wasn’t there, I looked over at you, and there she was sleeping beside you.”

I nodded as I pulled both my hands free then started to slip out from under the two of them. Sophis let go of my shirt easy enough back Blevine wouldn’t let go of the shirt. I slowly pulled my shirt out of her hand then stood up as Blevine moved her arms around, trying to find me, and when she didn’t, she started to wake up. Sophia also started to wake up from all the moving around Blevine was doing.

“Eric, where did you go?”

“Apex?”

I watched as the two of them got up, and Sophia fell off the side of the chair and yelled as she landed. Blevine jumped from her side of the chair then screamed when she hit the ground. Adolfa laughed as Blevine looked at the blush on her face. ‘Just walk outside and let them do whatever they're going to do or talk about.’ I turned and walked to the door as a conversation started among them. Once outside, I grabbed my ax sitting on the side of the house. I walked down to my wood stack where I had some cut up logs I was going to turn into firewood. I set the first log on the chopping block and started on my day's work.

Sophia pov

I sat in Eric’s chair as my friends as on the bed, and Blevine was still blushing. I smiled as I looked at her. “I see you’ve taken a liking to my Eric girls.” I smiled as Blevinecovere her face with her paws, and I saw the tips of her ears turning red. I smiled then leaned back in the chair. “Adolfa, Blevine, Mingan, how about we ask Eric to form a pack with him as the alpha?” The all looked at me, shocked, and I smiled as I crossed my legs.

“Sophia, you can’t be serious! An apex only ever takes top breed females as his mates. Your top breed but were not! Were just barely not mutts!”

I laughed as I looked at them. “Eric does have a little trouble with our ways, but I know I can talk him into it if I try.” They smiled as I twirled my hair between my fingers as I stood up then walked over to the door and opened the door. I saw Eric cutting firewood and stacking it as he worked.

“Why is apex doing that?”

Blevine asked as she looked out the door at Eric. “It’s so we can stay warm when the snow Blevine. He does this every morning, so we have wood for the day to cook with and to keep warm at night.” Blevine looked at me then back to Eric. She walked past me and slowly walked down to Eric and patted his back as he stacked some of the wood. He turned around and looked at her, and they talked for a minute, then Eric nodded his head as he pointed to the next log. Blevine grabbed the cut wood back on the chopping block, and he cut the wood again then she stacked it.

“We’ll that strange she never warms up to anyone that quickly.”

Adolfa walked up beside me and watched the two of them working together.

“It could be the fact he’s an apex; she could just feel safer near him then near us.”

Mingan suggested as she rested her head on my shoulder. “Maybe.” I closed the door as the three of us cleaned up.

Eric pov

Blevine had asked to help me with some of my work before we head into town to get us all clothes. But, I couldn’t look at her as she kept fixing her top and thong every time she moved too far to one side. ‘Why couldn’t they have normal clothes, and why do I like the fact that she was snuggled deeper into my side same Sophia does.’ These were the thought that when through my mind as we finished cutting the last of the wood I have cut for firewood. “I’ll have to get more wood, but this will be fine for now.” I turned to Blevine a smile on my face. “Good work, Blevine.” I rubbed the top of her head as she was still stacking the cut wood. She blushed again, and the tips of her ears turned red as I rubbed the top of her head.

“Thank you, apex.”

I smiled as I heard the cabin door open again. I looked back and saw the rest of the girls ready to go. Sophia my scythe in her hands along with the rifle in Adolfa arms, but she had it held upside down with an ammo bag on her side. I smiled as they quickly walked down to us with the weapon. I took the rifle then placed it on my back, and Sophia hugged my arm into her chest. Blevine grabbed the side of my shirt, and I looked down at her. I noticed something as well that both of them were doing. Both had their palms up showing submission if I had to guess. I smiled and grabbed Blevine's hand, and Sophia rubbed her head on my cheek as we started to walk down the path I had made in the forest. Adolfa and Mingan walked close to me as we walked, and the walk was pleasant. We all talked about what kind of clothes they wanted, and Adolfa wants to help me hunt down more big games animals.

"Eric."

Mingan stopped, and we all stopped, then I heard a branch snap. Sophia and Blevine hide behind me. Adolfa clinched her fist and widened her stance, and Mingan bore her teeth, and a set of black claws came out from her fingertips. I grabbed my scythe and got ready for a fight but stopped when a mare in armor came out of the trees.

"Good to see you again, Beast Hunter."

I looked at her then smiled as I looked at her. "Hey, Drake, good to see you made it through the battle." She took her helmet off, and I noticed something bizarre. The white fur and blonde made she had changed. Now, her coat was an ashy grey with a dark red mane. The armor she was in was different as well. It was now black instead of the gold armor she was wearing before. "I like the color change reds and black our my favorite colors." All their ears perked up at that, but I assumed that they all heard something I couldn't because they do have a better hearing then I do. I ignored it then I took a step towards her Sophia and Blevine both wrapped their arms around me. Sophia and Blevine both pressed their bodies as close to mine as they could. Adolfa and Mingan got in front of us, acting as a shield to keep drake away from me.

"Leave Apex alone, pony."

"We know how you ponies work; you seem all nice a sweet, but once you get what you want, you threw others away."

Drake showed her fangs as she looked at the two of them.

"You listen to me, you two bitchs."

"Bitchs!? Who are you calling a bitch, you whorse?!"

'Oh, boy!' I pushed past all the girls and held my hands up to stop them. "Ok, stop right there; no fighting!" They all still looked ready to kill each other, but the girls back down, and that seemed to be enough for Drake as she back down as well. "Ok, so everyone knows where we stand no fighting and no attacking each other ok?" Mingan's claws moved back into her paws as Drake pulled a letter out of a bag she had on her side.

"This is for you, beast hunter."

I took a letter and skim it then smiled. "Well, that's nice, and I can get us some warm clothes for the coming winter." Drake laughed, and we started to walk again, but when Drake tried to walk closer to me, Sophia and Blevine grabbed onto my arms. Drake huffed as she walked ahead of us, her arms swing back and forth quickly my guess out of frustration, and Sophia hugged my arm tighter as her tail wagged behind us. As we walked the tense in the air was so thick I could cut it. As we walked, I had an Idea and reached into my bag on my side. I pulled my LG G 4 out and powered it up. "Who wants to hear a song?"

"Ya!"

Mingan yelled, and Drake nodded her head.

They all liked the song, and we walked out of the forest. We stopped when I saw the red stallion with the mare who nearly kicked my skull in. They had two pies in hand with an awkward smile on their faces. A little filly was behind them waving a small we're sorry flag. I clicked my tongue then took the scythe off my shoulder and started to walk over to them after pushing my way out of the group. The red stallion put himself in front of the mare and filly as I got close. I stopped in front of him then put the tip of the scythe at his throat. "If I see any of you again, then I'll kill them now get lost." Sweat formed on his forehead then he dropped the pies grabbed the mares then ran off. I smiled and laid the scythe back on my shoulder. "Coward." I turned, and we all started to head to the town.

'Let's see how well this goes.'