ff:Walking the cat 10/?

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Title: Walking the Cat.
Rating: NC- 17. Smut 
Chapter Ten: Morning Screams
Disclaimer: All BTVS characters belong to Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy.
Summary: Buffy has been tricked by the counsel into taking another mate.
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Morning Screams

Michael was terrified. And he was screaming like a man terrified. There at
the foot of the bed was a large lion. 

Willow who was closer to him gently reached around the man and pulled him
into a gentle hug. Whispering "Sh, it's all right," in his ear. 

As he continued to scream Buffy walked around the bed and slapped him gently
across the face. "Mike, never scream at an animal like that. It pisses them
off." She said evenly as she got into bed next to him taking his hand into
hers. Willow continued to whisper soothing sounds in his ear. 

The cat had just looked at him the whole time he screamed. She was mad at
being woken up that way but she accepted him as beta. He belonged in the bed
with them. When he stopped screaming she simply lowered her head and looked
at her mates.

"You calmed down yet?" Buffy said kissing his cheek. Now that she had
claimed him as beta she felt a responsibility for him. Almost as if he were
her child. Well maybe not her child but she felt a kindness towards him she
had not felt the day before. 

"What.... Why?" He stumbled out pointing at the cat. 

"Tecal would never hurt you Michael." Willow said crawling down to the end
of the bed and rubbing the cat behind its ears. The cat purred loudly at the
touch of its mate. 

"You call the cat Tecal too?" He asked as his breath returned to normal. 

"Well they're a lot a like." Willow said as she continued to scratch behind
the cat's ears. 

"Why don't you touch her, pet her. It might ease your fear." Buffy said
tenderly kissing his hand. 

"Ah ah, she won't bite?" He asked still afraid. 

"Not unless you want her too. Sorry I was kidding, Tecal won't hurt you, I
promise." Buffy said pulling him down to the end of the bed. 

Michael reached down and stroked the cat's side carefully ready to pull back
his hand quickly. The cat just purred at the attention. Buffy too began to
stroke the cat's fur coat. Petting her roughly. Tecal just purred louder and
rolled over on her back putting her legs in the air. She was enjoying all
the attention. 

"Please!" Buffy said sarcastically as she began to rub the cat's belly.
Michael too was petting the cat stomach, smiling as he rubbed the cat. His
fear gone. 

"She really is quite friendly." Michael stated. 

"She's a little harlot." Willow said laughing. 

"Tecal enough of this, I think it's time to go for a walk." Buffy said
snapping her fingers. The cat growled playfully but rolled over and hopped
off the bed. Buffy grabbed some sweat pants and a tee shirt and her shoes.
After she was dressed she walked down the stairs followed by Tecal with
Willow and Michael dragging behind. 

Buffy picked up Tecal's collar and snapped it on, followed by the leash.
Then she walked back over to Willow and kissed her, whispering in her ear.
"Get rid of him. Send him home." Willow kissed Buffy's neck in answer. Then
she and Tecal went for a walk. 

After they left Michael and Willow just looked at each other not knowing
what to say. It wasn't hard to get Michael to go home. 

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Two days after the greatest sex in his life the nightmares began. He would
dream of Buffy, Tecal and Willow turning into lions. He would dream they had
his children and his children became lions. He could see them hunting in the
streets of LA or New York. Hunting the undead, hunting demons. He saw
himself beside them hunting with them. Taking joy in the act of hunting and
he would wake up covered in sweat. 

And when he woke up he would draw the visions from his dreams. Terrible,
frightening visions all placed on sketchpads. Visions that he wanted to come
true. That was the real fear; he wanted to be a hunter, to be counted among
the pride. He wanted to belong to these women.


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Three months later.

Buffy had taken up racketball with Michael. She still felt very protective
of him. All three of them did. They cooked for him, called him on the phone
and checked on him, spend time with him. Went to his gigs and clapped like
mad women after each song. They had all become good friends with him. But
none of them had sex with him. They touched him, even kissed him. But none
of them went beyond that point. 

And he seemed to understand. He knew it was a one-time gift they gave him.
He still felt them. Remember the sex they had, the tenderness and passion
they shared. 

Buffy lost to him again. He knew she let him win. She was careful to make it
look like she had to work at it to lose closely to him but he knew she let
him win. Still it was always a good match. He enjoyed playing with both
Willow and Buffy. Tecal only watched. She never joined in the game. 

"So how are the wives?" Michael asked putting his racket up. 

"Pregnant." Buffy said casually. 

Michael dropped his racket and bag and stared at Buffy.

"You're joking right!"

"No, they are both pregnant." Buffy said as she put her own equipment away. 

"How, who's the father, or fathers?" He asked quietly. Somehow he already
knew the answer.

"Only one father." Buffy said pulling her bag over her shoulder and moving
to pick up Michael's equipment. 

"Who?" He asked as a cold sweat broke over him.

"Well on the practical every day level I am the father. But biologically the
sperm came from you." Buffy said smiling at him before bending down and
picking up his racket and bag. 

"Why didn't you tell me?" He said stunned. 

"I don't know really. But I figured both of them are going to start showing
soon and you would put two and two together." Buffy said putting and arm
around him and pulling him over to the bench. 

"Are you sure it's me?" He asked slowly.

"Let me think, Ok here's a list of all the guys the three of us have slept
with in the last five years. Well there's you. Yeah that's the whole list.
You." Buffy replied.

"Lesbians." Michael said out of the blue. 

"Noticed that did you." She said smiling. 

"You used me." He said suddenly staring out her.

"Yes I did. And I am sorry. Michael you're a great guy. One of the reasons
we choose you. Believe me when I say we really looked for a great guy for a
while."

"And that's it." Michael asked rather hurt. 

"It really depends on you. Do you want to be part of their lives? Your
children's lives? You can be a friend of the family; an uncle or you can be
part of the family. Only it gets complicated on the last one." Buffy said
carefully. She had already claimed him, she didn't need to bond with him but
she wanted to let him have that option. They were his children too. 

"I don't understand." Michael said carefully.

"I have seen your drawings from your visions. Willow brought the one of the
cat's hunting vampires home the other day." Buffy said carefully.

Michael always enjoyed sharing his artwork with Willow. He had given her one
on his cat people drawings earlier in the week. 

"What does that have to do..."He stopped in mid sentence as Buffy shifted
into a large black panther. The cat was twisted up in sweat pants and tee
shirt. Then Buffy shifted back. 

Michael was speechless. He just sat there and stared. Buffy straightened her
clothes and picked up both their bags. Then she reached under his arm and
led him out of the college racketball courts. She led him to the parking lot
and into her car. She even buckled him into the front seat. Then she started
to drive home. 

"Tecal, that was really Tecal on the foot of the bed." He suddenly asked
coming out of his silence. 

"Yes, that was Tecal." Buffy said as she turned off of Baseline on to 3rd
street. 

"Tecal is a lion and you are a panther?" He asked slowly.

"Actually I am a slayer. But when I shift I become a panther. Don't really
know why that is. Willow becomes a lion, a little smaller and darker than
Tecal." Buffy babbled. 

"Your all cat people?" He asked

"Not exactly. Tecal is a feral, cat people is a good enough description.
Bonded she is pretty harmless. Willow is a witch. Human or at least she was
until she bonded with Tecal. It really is complicated. And like I said I am
a slayer. I am also the prime of the pride. Our pride... Your pride." She
said slowly.

"My pride?" He asked looking at her.

"Don't worry, it's not a big deal. But I had to at least claim you as a beta
before I let you mate with my alpha's." Buffy said as if that made perfect
sense. 

"Ok." Michael replied then asked, "You don't eat your males or anything?"

"NO! Michael I am not going to let you get hurt. No matter what you decide.
But after looking at your drawing it's obvious you know at least
subcontinuously what we are. And you are the children's biological father.
And we, all three of us, like you. So it was only fair to tell you the
true." Buffy explained pulling into the driveway.

"And you just now decided to tell me that." Michael said getting out of the
car. 

"Like you would have believed it before. Michael to be honest, I thought we
would get a guy who just wanted to live the lesbian fantasy. You know two
girls, no guilt. Instead we got a great guy we all liked. We aren't complete
heartless bitches. And to be honest, I have two pregnant wives both in
Lamaze classes I am going to need all the help I can get. You don't strike
me as the walk away kind of guy. But honestly we don't want to force you
into anything you don't want either." Buffy said trying to be as honest and
sincere as she could. 

"What is Willow cooking for dinner?" Michael asked. 

"I think Tecal is cooking but she is getting better. She actually put the
meat on the grill last time." Buffy joked and took Michael's hand heading
into the house.




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