Going through old Wips and I found this one, do I finish it, Nate is a new Vampire with fang issues
Being a vampire was not one of the top ten things Nate had imagined the way his life was going to go , but a stray mortar shell and a fragment to close to the heart had resulted in Ray one admitting Vampires were real and he was one and two him offering Nate the blood kiss to stopping him from dying, well permanently dying.
Nate was also a little pissed that as it turned out half the men in Recon were some kind of supernatural being and the higher up forgot to mention it. It would have been nice to know you know considering.
Being bound to Ray by the weird Maker bond was not horrendous and Ray for all his quirks and idiosyncrasies was a patient and strangely zen teacher when it came to all things Vampire.
Brad admitted he was another of Ray's vampire offspring it seemed Ray had a type.
The things he learned once he became a Vampire were interesting, One, Sunlight won't make you burst into flames, but you do become well acquainted with 100 plus sunblock, Eyesight, hearing and smell become your superpower everything looks better you can literally hear a pin drop and smells.The smell of over a hundred marines in mop suits had Nate gagging until Ray taught him how to fine tune his nose, on the upside damn did Mike smell good, all woodsy and a strange musky scent.
If Mike felt uncomfortable about Nate constantly sniffing him for the first few days he did not show it, as with all things Mike just smiled and put up with Nate constantly sniffing his neck whenever the opportunity availed itself.
The whole drinking blood thing was not a big turn on if Nate was honest , Ray explained that back home they had one of the local blood banks supply them with fresh blood each week and he would on occasion supplement that by hunting down local miscreants and evil doers (Rays words), and there was this whole subculture of weirdos that would let you drink from them because it go them off.
The fangs were an issue though, they seemed to pop out of their own accord, three times in one conversation with Encino and Kasem Nate had to will them back in and fight the urge to bite the throat of both men. Ray smiled serenely when Nate told him and said it was a natural reaction to a threat.
If that was not embarrassing enough he seemed to have a fang boner everytime he was near Mike, between the man's intoxicating scent and the steady thrum of his pulse that Nate could hear it was driving Nate to distraction. Daydreams of climbing into the other man's lap and nibbling on his neck while doing other things were having a serious effect on his combat efficiency.
That night outside Nasiriyah Nate found Ray and dragged him off ostensibly for a Vamp training talk
“Ok Lt what has got your panties all in a bunch. Your acting weirder than me and that is saying something” Ray looked at Nate his prenaturally bright eyes would have seen Nate blush if he still could.
Nate bit his lip wincing when one of his fangs pierced skin “I have a problem, Ray”
Ray sighed “ What you finally see sense and feed of Encino, I can help you bury the body dude no problem”
“What ..No not that, but yeah I'll keep that in mind, no it's another issue entirely,” Nate whispered Nate
“LT spit it out Brad starts getting all grouchy if I am not there to cuddle up too when tries to sleep”
“I Want Mike” Nate hissed out louder than he meant sure that a dozen pre-nautal ears had just perked up
“Oh your big ole Man crush on the Gunny, umm dude you were crushing hard on him well before I turned you” Ray reasoned sympathetically
“I know Ray but now it is getting out of hand I have to fight the urge to do all manner of things to him, I don’t want to hurt him, and besides there is no way he would be interested” Nate poured out his bottom lip
“Why cause you're a man or a Vamp?” Ray asked
“Both” Nate whined
“Umm think you would be surprised on both fronts Sir, I mean from what I know Werewolves are not picky when it comes to the whole gender thing and Mike is totally into you” Ray smiled
“Wait!Werewolf !, What Mike’s a werewolf “ Nate was stunned how did he not know this
Once Ray had turned him he got to know all the other supernatural members of Recon but Mike had never come up.
“Um Yeah I thought you knew, and he would be totally down with you wanting to do the nasty the man's been mooning over you since we left Pendleton” Ray waggled his eyebrows smirking at the way Nates eyes grew big as the honesty of Ray's statement hit him
“OK, I have to go ah find Mike” Nate left speeding through the camp at prenatural speed, leaving a laughing Ray behind.
Nate sped through the camp not stopping until he arrived at the command vehicle, Q-Tips head popped out from the back
“Hey LT, Vamp school finished already ?”
“Evening Evan, have you seen where Gunny Wynn has gone?”
“He took Kocher.Rudy, Paps and Doc for a run, said they needed to burn off some energy before the full moon” Qtip shrugged “A Werewolf thing I guess”
Nate nodded and then walked off towards where Qtip had said the werewolves had gone, climbing over the berm he saw Walt sitting amongst a pile of uniforms and boots
Dropping down onto the berm alongside Walt Nate gave him a questioning look “Hasser, what are you doing here ?”
Walt gave a huge grin “Guarding their clothes”
“Why?”
Walt let out a giggle “Cause Ray keeps stealing them and then the guys have to try and find them and if he keeps it up Gunny may finally crack, last time Sixta caught them and gave them hell about grooming standards”
They sat in companionable silence for a while until a loud howl echoed across the sand, Nate with his pre natural vision could make out five canine shapes dashing across the desert floor , the lead wolf had unnaturally bright amber eyes.
Nate was floored by the size and beauty of the wolves each the size of a great Dane and each with a pre natural gleam in their eyes . as the wolves got closer they started to shift becoming more human in their shape, well apart from the big teeth and bulging chest and cute pointy ears, Nate reminded himself not to say the last part aloud ever.
The five came to a halt in front of Walt and Nate
“Hasser you kept our gear save from that thieving Vamp” Kocher joked and then blushed when he realised that Nate was sitting alongside Walt “Shit Sorry Sir “
Nate let out a loud laugh “No offence taken and Ray can be a little shit when he wants”
“Nate something I can help you with” Mike's voice still had a gravelly sound from the change and Nate's insides may have gone a bit gooey at the sound.
“No not really just was looking for you I think Schwetje wants a briefing soon” Nate lied, looking everywhere but at the five very naked men standing in front of him.
Walt stood and started handing out uniforms to the men, brushing his nose against Doc when it came to his turn, Nate cocked and eyebrow and looked at Mike who just grinned and said something about love-struck mates.
Nate was trying really hard not to stare as Mike pulled up his black USMC boxers and really really tried not to notice the golden happy trail of hair that lead from his navel down, Oh dear god if Nate was still human he would be blushing brighter than a brush fire.
Watching as Mike pulled his shirt on Nate had to chase images away from his mind, the thought of being able to lick up Mikes strong jaw and those rosy nipples of his. Damn it what was wrong with him.
Mike took a sharp sniff and looked at him, his amber eyes growing wider and a small pleased smile growing on his face
“You OK there Nate, you seem distracted,” Mike asked
Nate took a couple of breaths, that he no longer needed trying to damp down his very human reaction to Mike.
“I am fine Gunny ,I should be getting back, let you chaps finish getting dressed “
Nate walked off threading his way through the darkened camp, letting his pre-natural sight guide him ducking behind a burnt out building when he heard Dave Mcgraw's voice
God, he did not need to deal with him right now, he knew he was being childish but right now one of Dave's paranoid ramblings may set him off on an on a murder spree of the companies officers, and he was sure Ray was only willing to help him bury so many bodies.
Once Nate was sure the other man was gone he stepped out from the shadows of the building only to be slammed back into the shadows by what felt like a truck.
Fangs out Nate was ready to fight whoever had just assaulted him, but before he could react the firm body that had him pressed against the wall , let out a quiet rumble.
Nate dropped his hands from their defensive position and carefully placed them on his assailant's shoulders
“Mike, um you OK?” letting out an undignified squeak when a strong hand grabbed his waist
“You have to stop doing that Nate” Mike growled as he started to growl and nuzzle at Nates neck.
Jesus that felt good but what was had he done to set Mike off “ What Mike I don't believe I did anything”
“You smell like a horny teen each time you look at me Nate, a man can only take so much”
Mike took a deep sniff of his neck and, holy fuck he could feel Mikes tongue on his neck.
Nate was trying to formulate a response to Mikes accusation but all he could come up with was a groaned “Damn werewolf noses” and the rest became a bit of a garbled mess Nate was ashamed to say once Mike started kissing him.
Too soon in Nates opinion, Mike pulled back a satisfied smirk on his face, Nate felt it too like something had just snapped into place surrounded by his Gunny and his scent he felt for the first time actually Ok with everything.
“Was going to wait till we got out of the sandbox before I tried to court you, but you make it difficult for a man Nate” Mike whispered aware of others in the came with just as keen hearing.
“Sorry I make it difficult !, do you have any idea what you smell like, before when I was human was bad enough but now” Nate let his head thunk back against the wall
“Same could be said for you Sir “Mike gave a gentle smile “Before Ray changed you, I was having a hard enough time not claiming you but after he gave you the blood kiss, damn it, you shone”
Nate let out a harsh laugh “ I would have to be the worst choice for a vampire ever, I bite my lip all the time, my fangs have a mind of their own and I am one broken shoelace away from turning Encino and Griego into Vamp food not to mention the whole blood thing makes me squeamish”
Mike growled low “You are the one thing that is keeping this company whole, you have been a vamp what two weeks, give it time your a natural soon you are going to show them what a fine Vampire your going to be and then you're going to have all the other vamps swooning over you wanting to court you”
Nate could not help but feel a little hope and pride in Mikes words “Well it's lucky then you got your claim in first”
Mike butted his head against Nates gently and growled happily as he rubbed his cheeks on Nates neck and face, Making sure Nate smelt thoroughly like him. Satisfied he pulled back
“All right we better head back before they send a search party out, besides I stay here much longer I’m not going to be able to fight the urge to do something else and that would be a problem” Mike huffed
Nate pouted he knew Mike was right, the corps gave the supernaturals a little more leeway with fraternisation but still, it could cause issues for them both.
They separated and walked off together towards the command vehicle both feeling sure they had escaped anyone's undue attention that was until Ray's voice boomed across the quiet encampment
“All right Gunny got some”
“I really hate that vampire “ Mike growled a blush creeping up his neck.
