Schwenk’s revenge Chapter 3
Schwenk’s revenge Chapter 3 By Leanna Later that evening after everyone finished dinner the ThunderCat’s left the dining room. Panthro went to the control room; he had offered to take over Lion-O’s shift so the lion could rest his shoulder, but that wasn’t the only reason. As he ran scans his mind wandered back to what happened inside that cabin, and how close he came to having his throat sliced opened, he was thankful Schwenk’s influence over his mate wasn’t as strong as the human thought. But it also made him wonder what kind of influence he really did have over her and what happened during the time she was with him. He shook his head and quickly dismissed the doubt that crept into him mind. It had been a very long time since he cared that much about some one, he always swore he’s never get involved with anyone again, loosing them hurt to badly, it had taken him a lot of years to get over losing his first love, a leopardess named Amria, she was sweet and kind to everyone, and he loved her deeply, he met her when he went to collage to study engineering at the age of 18, the first time he seen her , she had her nose stuck in a book, all he could see was the top of her head and her mousy brown hair as she walked down the hall towards him . It was his first day at the university and he was hopelessly lost, she had been the only one coming down the hall at the time, he had stopped her and asked for directions. When she raised her head from the book, he has seen she was quite attractive; she had dark amber eyes and a small nose. She looked at him and smiled and told him when he could find his classroom. He thanked her and walked off. The next day he seen her again sitting alone at a table and as usual her face was stuck in a book, being a curious cat, he wanted to know what she was reading that was so interesting. The panther took a deep breath and walked over to her table. “May I sit with you,” He asked nervously. “Sure, go ahead,” she said without looking up from her book. “What ya reading,” Panthro asked looking at the book, it was obviously well read, the cover was worn and the lettering was faded. “Physic’s,” she answered finally looking at him. “Most find it boring. ...But I think it’s quite interesting, so I take it you found your classroom ok”. “Yes, thanks for directing me to the right place,” Panthro smiled, “the names Panthro”. “Amria,” she nodded. The two spend the rest of the afternoon talking about the courses they were taking, as time when on the two grew very close. One afternoon as they walked along the city streets Panthro looked at her and said, “one of these days, I’m going to be working there,” he said pointing to a large building sitting on top of the hill, which looked over the whole city. “You want to become a ThunderCat,” Amria asked looking at the stone cat, the head sweeping side to side looking over the city for any danger, keeping the residents of the city safe. “Yes…we’d have a good life if I became one, we wouldn’t have to worry about anything, it will be a year before I can try out though,” Panthro smiled putting his arm around her, in his mind he had their future already planned out. That same evening he asked her to marry him and the leopardess gleefully accepted. He was unaware that two weeks later the love of his life would be killed in a mutant attack upon the city. When the mutants attacked, his first though was to find her and make sure she was safe, it was the weekend and he knew she’d be working in her father’s shop, he ran down the street as the mutants weapons fire exploded around him, he didn’t care he had to get to Amria, by the time he reached the street the shop was on, the city was under heavy fire, he spotted the ThunderCat’s and thunder guards fighting the mutants. He ran into the shop and found Amria hiding behind the counter, he quickly grabbed her and started back out the door, as they ran down an alley they were cornered by two reptilian mutants, the panther quick placed Amria behind him to protect her and looked at the two mutants and growled a warning. The two mutants looked at him and laughed and readied their weapons, the fight was over as quickly as it started, Panthro wasn’t a skilled fighter or as strong as he was now, the two mutants quickly over powered him, when Amria tried to help him, one of the reptiles shot her square in the chest at point blank range killing her instantly. That was the day his life would change forever, three months later he walked to the ThunderCat’s home and tried out, Lord Claudus seen something special in the young man, even though he knew the Panther was a bit too young to try out, the sword had already let the king know it’s opinion of the young panther. It was also around that time that Panthro met the newly anointed ThunderCat Tygra, the two quickly became friends, Tygra was the only one he told what happened during the last mutant raid. With time and training, Panthro became the fierce warrior he was today. A smirked crossed his face when the doors to the control room opened, he didn’t need to turn around to know who entered, he had sensed the lioness’s presents as she walked down the hall. “Thought you’d be sleeping,” he said not taking his eyes off the screen. “no. couldn’t sleep,” Leanna said walking up behind him and planting a kiss on top of his bald head then sat in the empty chair beside him. “What’s wrong,” she asked looking at him. “Nothing, why?” he answered without looking at her. “You seemed troubled by something” she said moving closer. “Really…there’s nothing wrong,” He said finally looking at her. “Then why do you have pain in your eyes,” she said cocking a brow. The panther grumbled, he hated she was so sensitive to his moods, she seemed to know when something was bothering him and as hard as he tried, he couldn’t hide anything from her. “Nothing to worry your pretty head about,” he smiled. The lioness looked at him and scowled then sighed, “ok…you don’t want to talk about it…I respect that,” she said knowing it was no good to push the issue any further, as much as she loved the big cat, there were times she wanted to give him a good throttling, especially when he was in his stubborn mode. But she had an idea; right now she was facing Panthro, the warrior. She need to get to the man behind the cat, she smiled sweetly and got up and moved a few steps and plopped her self down on his lap, “what time is your shift finished?” She asked running her fingertip along the outside of his ear. “In a couple of hours,” He answered trying to keep his composure. “Aww that long…what are we going to do to the pass the time?” She smiled mischievously. “I have work to do. Sorry,” Panthro said coldly and gentle lifted the lioness off his lap. “Oh, OK,” She said confused and a bit hurt, he had never pushed her away before, “I’ll let you get back to work then,” she said walking towards the door, then stopped, “love you panther,” she said. When he didn’t respond she lowered her head and walked out the door. The lioness went down to the kitchen to get a glass of warm milk, when she neared the door she seen the kitchen light was already on and wondered who would be there this time of night; she knew everyone else would be sleeping. When she went in Lion-O was sitting at the table, “Another night hawk,” the lioness smiled. “Yeah…my shoulder was aching and I couldn’t sleep,” Lion-o shrugged, “What are you doing up”. “Couldn’t sleep either,” she said going over to the cupboard and taking out a small pot, “thought a glass of warm milk might help me sleep,” she said setting it on the stove and going to the cooler. Lion-O never said anything he just stared at her, “what!” she snapped turning around. “Huh…nothing,” He said. “Your looking at me funny…what’s going on,” she asked putting her hand on her hips. “Do you remember anything of what happened at the cabin,” Lion-O asked slightly shifting in his chair. “Not much...why?” She asked pouring the milk into the small pot. “Do you remember coming on to me?” he asked shyly. Leanna nearly dropped the container of milk, “What!” she exclaimed, “I did not,” she pro-*test*-('")ed, “I would never do that”. “Yes. You did, or should I say Raven did,” Lion-O nodded. “But….I,” she stammered, then realized why he gave her a funny look and why Cheetara hardly spoke to her during dinner, it also explained the panther sudden coldness “Lion-O…I’m sorry, what did she do”. “Nothing serious,” He said, “but enough to raise questions”. “What kind of questions?” Leanna asked almost afraid of the answer. “Well if you could be that flirtatious with me…what did you do when you were around Schwenk”? “Absolutely nothing,” Leanna nodded, “He wanted nothing to do with me in that aspect.. He knew better”. “Are you sure about that, considering you can’t remember much of what happened,” Lion-O replied cocking a brow. “I’m positive. I Love Panthro too much to ever do something like that,” Leanna scowled. “What about Raven….does she feel the same way?” Lion-O asked. “How dare you!” the lioness snapped, “I would Never hurt Panthro like that. And I don’t like what you’re accusing me of,” She growled slamming the container of milk down on the counter and running out of the kitchen. Lion-O sighed and plopped back down in the chair, things didn’t go exactly as he planned, he had clearly upset her and that wasn’t his intention, he just wanted to know if she was aware of anything Raven did. He sat and wondered how long it would be before Panthro showed up to bashed in his head for upsetting her. The lioness stalked down the hallway fuming, “how dare he,” she thought to herself, “Accusing me of being unfaithful”. She was angry she didn’t know where she was going until she felt the cool night air on her skin, she looked around and found herself standing inside the mouth of the large cat’s head, she walked towards the edge and sat down and stared up at the stars, not only was she angry at the lion, she was also angry with herself, she only remember bits and pieces of the past few days. She could neither deny nor confirm Lion-O’s accusations. Panthro finished his shift and decided to go down to the kitchen for a light snack before he went to bed, when he walked in Lion-O was sitting at the table. “Figured it wouldn’t be long before you came to bash my head in,” Lion-O sighed. Panthro looked at him totally confused, “and I would do that why”. “Oh…you haven’t seen Leanna in the past hour”. “Umm no…she’s probably in bed, which is where I’m going after I get a snack,” Panthro said going to the cooler. “Umm, Panthro, there’s something you should know,” Lion-O cringed. “What?” the panther replied taking a container of cold meat from the cooler. “I upset your wife; I questioned her about what happened at the cabin,” The lion nodded, “and I think I went a bit too far”. “Oh?..How so”. “I practically accused the woman of adultery,” Lion-o said hanging his head. “And what was her response,” Panthro asked calmly. “She denied everything; she said she has hardly any memory of what happened at the cabin. I want to know if she was aware of her actions when raven took over,” Lion-o said. “I could have answered that,” Panthro said, “when Raven takes over, Leanna has no memory or control of herself, Raven completely takes her over”. “So…you’re not mad at me?” Lion-O asked surprised. “No…Because I was wondering the same thing,” the panther sighed, “I know what Raven is like, I’ve had a few run in’s with her, and when I seen her bite you, It got me thinking not some very nice thoughts; I know Lea would never do anything like that. But Raven on the other hand is a different story”. “I’m truly sorry Panthro…I really am,” Lion-O nodded. “It’s ok,” Panthro said, “I better go check on her”. “Alright, please tell her how sorry I am”. Panthro grabbed a few things before leaving the kitchen and went to his bed chamber, when he found it empty he knew where to find her, Leanna sat with her long legs drawn up to her chest, her chin resting on her knees when she felt her mate approach. “Come to make accusations too,” she snorted staring straight ahead. Panthro sighed and sat down beside her, he knew she was angry, “Lion-O said to say he was sorry for what he said,” Panthro said setting a small bundle down beside him. Leanna said nothing; she just kept looking straight ahead. The panther reached down beside him and picked up a piece of ripe birble fruit, “here,” he said holding it by the stem in front of her face, “it’s your favourite,” he said swinging it slightly back and forth. She still never spoke as she quickly snatched it from his hand and took a bite, as she chewed he laid his head on her shoulder and looked up at her, “you’re beautiful when your angry,” he smirked. She just rolled her eyes; he looked at her and pouted, “Aaaannnna,” he said quietly moving so he was directly in front of her. She took another bit of the fruit and chewed staring straight into his amber eyes, “come on…smile…you know you want too,” the panther said practically nose to nose with her. Still she just kept on chewing, “come on ….pookie”. With that she stopped chewing and tried not to smile. “Anyone ever tell you you’re stubborn,” he said resting his forehead against hers. “Go pester someone else,” she snorted. “Anna,” He smiled sweetly, “Snook’ems”. The lioness burst out laughing, “Snook’ems,” she chuckled. “Hey it got you to smile,” He grinned. “You have one very warped sense of humour,” Leanna laughed. “Woman, you don’t know what I’d resort too in order to make you smile,” he winked. “Don’t think I want to know either,” she smirked. “Save that for the others”. “oh no…I have a reputation to up hold, how can I be known as Panthro the deadly if I’m making goofy faces to make my wife laugh…that would really scare off the mutants” he snorted. ”You mean like this, “the lioness said crossing her eyes and screwing up her face and sticking out her tongue, Panthro busted out laughing, “so, am I forgiven”. “Only if you promise NEVER to call me Snook’ems or Pookie, again,” the lioness said dead serious. “Aww,” he pouted. “You do and I will tell everyone about you shaving your head every morning in the shower as a sign of respect to your martial arts master and if you actually let it grow you’d have a thick black mane…or I’ll tell them about the birthmark on your…” she smirked as the panther quickly pulled her into his arms and kissed her. “You say one word woman, and I’ll cut off your tongue,” Panthro stated. “Like I’m scared of you,” she snorted and playfully punched his arm. Panthro cocked a brow and stood, in one swift motion, he picked the lioness up and put her over his shoulder and gave her a playful smack on the rump before heading inside. The next morning, the lioness slowly woke up, the first thing she noticed was a slight weight on her belly, she opened her eyes and seen a rather large lump under the blankets. She smirked and pulled the blanket back,” umm exactly what are you doing,” she chuckled looking at the panther who was facing her with his head resting lightly on her stomach , his ear resting on a spot just below her belly button. “Listening,” he grinned, “now, hush woman,” he said closing his eyes and concentrating. “To what? My stomach saying its breakfast time...feed me?” she questioned propping herself up slightly on her elbows. “No….I can hear their heart beats and their moving around,” he smiled “Are you sure we’re not making a mistake by bringing these cubs into this world? ...I mean given who we are and what we do,” Leanna asked. The panther’s eyes snapped open, the smile he had on his face was replaced by a frown, “where the hell did that come from,? “He asked getting very upset. “We already talked about this once”. “I know…but given the present circumstances,” the lioness said.” I mean they could be endanger… all the time, they would never be able to go out and play like normal children without fear of being kidnapped or killed”. “Believe me Anna…NOONE will EVER harm either one of my children, they get with in a hundred feet of them I will rip them apart with my bare hands and ask questions later,” Panthro nodded. “I know you will,” she chuckled slightly and patted his cheek. “So get that thought right out of your head,” Panthro nodded and got up on his elbow and leaned over and kissed her softly. The lioness giggled as the panther’s lips traveled from her mouth to the tender part of her neck, his breath tickling the spot just below her earlobe, the sensation giving her goose bumps. Then with out warning, he just went limp in her arms, his weight pinning her upper body to the bed,” Panthro?” she questioned and tried to move, “Stop playing around, it’s breakfast time”. But the big cat didn’t move, “Pan…come on…stop playing,” she said trying to push him off of her, she couldn’t move him because he was dead weight, his 6ft3in , 250 pound body pinning her, 5ft10 in, 140 pound frame to the soft mattress. Bending her knees she pushed using both her legs and arms and managed to push her mate off of her, “Pan, “she said feeling for a pulse and laying her head on his chest, his heart beat was as strong as always, and his breathing was regular, so what was wrong?. “Panthro,” she said patting his cheek. She nearly jumped when his eyes snapped open, “by the gods man…you scared me half to death,” she said laying her head on his chest hugging him tightly. “Sorry Pet” came a familiar voice. Leanna gasped and raised her head and looked at her mate, “What did you say? “She asked slowly backing away. “You heard me PET, “He smirked and grabbed her arm, “Going some where?”. “Schwenk,” she said seeing the panther’s eyes change from amber to cold steel grey. “Nice to know you haven’t forgotten me,” He smirked. “Why are you taking over my husband’s body,” She asked. “What a better way to execute my revenge,” he laughed, “and if you want to stop me I guess you’ll have to kill me,” He smiled and leaned closer, “ and it looks like you’ll have to kill your panther after all to get to me”.
Schwenk’s revenge Chapter 3 By Leanna Later that evening after everyone finished dinner the ThunderCat’s left the dining room. Panthro went to the control room; he had offered to take over Lion-O’s shift so the lion could rest his shoulder, but that wasn’t the only reason. As he ran scans his mind wandered back to what happened inside that cabin, and how close he came to having his throat sliced opened, he was thankful Schwenk’s influence over his mate wasn’t as strong as the human thought. But it also made him wonder what kind of influence he really did have over her and what happened during the time she was with him. He shook his head and quickly dismissed the doubt that crept into him mind. It had been a very long time since he cared that much about some one, he always swore he’s never get involved with anyone again, loosing them hurt to badly, it had taken him a lot of years to get over losing his first love, a leopardess named Amria, she was sweet and kind to everyone, and he loved her deeply, he met her when he went to collage to study engineering at the age of 18, the first time he seen her , she had her nose stuck in a book, all he could see was the top of her head and her mousy brown hair as she walked down the hall towards him . It was his first day at the university and he was hopelessly lost, she had been the only one coming down the hall at the time, he had stopped her and asked for directions. When she raised her head from the book, he has seen she was quite attractive; she had dark amber eyes and a small nose. She looked at him and smiled and told him when he could find his classroom. He thanked her and walked off. The next day he seen her again sitting alone at a table and as usual her face was stuck in a book, being a curious cat, he wanted to know what she was reading that was so interesting. The panther took a deep breath and walked over to her table. “May I sit with you,” He asked nervously. “Sure, go ahead,” she said without looking up from her book. “What ya reading,” Panthro asked looking at the book, it was obviously well read, the cover was worn and the lettering was faded. “Physic’s,” she answered finally looking at him. “Most find it boring. ...But I think it’s quite interesting, so I take it you found your classroom ok”. “Yes, thanks for directing me to the right place,” Panthro smiled, “the names Panthro”. “Amria,” she nodded. The two spend the rest of the afternoon talking about the courses they were taking, as time when on the two grew very close. One afternoon as they walked along the city streets Panthro looked at her and said, “one of these days, I’m going to be working there,” he said pointing to a large building sitting on top of the hill, which looked over the whole city. “You want to become a ThunderCat,” Amria asked looking at the stone cat, the head sweeping side to side looking over the city for any danger, keeping the residents of the city safe. “Yes…we’d have a good life if I became one, we wouldn’t have to worry about anything, it will be a year before I can try out though,” Panthro smiled putting his arm around her, in his mind he had their future already planned out. That same evening he asked her to marry him and the leopardess gleefully accepted. He was unaware that two weeks later the love of his life would be killed in a mutant attack upon the city. When the mutants attacked, his first though was to find her and make sure she was safe, it was the weekend and he knew she’d be working in her father’s shop, he ran down the street as the mutants weapons fire exploded around him, he didn’t care he had to get to Amria, by the time he reached the street the shop was on, the city was under heavy fire, he spotted the ThunderCat’s and thunder guards fighting the mutants. He ran into the shop and found Amria hiding behind the counter, he quickly grabbed her and started back out the door, as they ran down an alley they were cornered by two reptilian mutants, the panther quick placed Amria behind him to protect her and looked at the two mutants and growled a warning. The two mutants looked at him and laughed and readied their weapons, the fight was over as quickly as it started, Panthro wasn’t a skilled fighter or as strong as he was now, the two mutants quickly over powered him, when Amria tried to help him, one of the reptiles shot her square in the chest at point blank range killing her instantly. That was the day his life would change forever, three months later he walked to the ThunderCat’s home and tried out, Lord Claudus seen something special in the young man, even though he knew the Panther was a bit too young to try out, the sword had already let the king know it’s opinion of the young panther. It was also around that time that Panthro met the newly anointed ThunderCat Tygra, the two quickly became friends, Tygra was the only one he told what happened during the last mutant raid. With time and training, Panthro became the fierce warrior he was today. A smirked crossed his face when the doors to the control room opened, he didn’t need to turn around to know who entered, he had sensed the lioness’s presents as she walked down the hall. “Thought you’d be sleeping,” he said not taking his eyes off the screen. “no. couldn’t sleep,” Leanna said walking up behind him and planting a kiss on top of his bald head then sat in the empty chair beside him. “What’s wrong,” she asked looking at him. “Nothing, why?” he answered without looking at her. “You seemed troubled by something” she said moving closer. “Really…there’s nothing wrong,” He said finally looking at her. “Then why do you have pain in your eyes,” she said cocking a brow. The panther grumbled, he hated she was so sensitive to his moods, she seemed to know when something was bothering him and as hard as he tried, he couldn’t hide anything from her. “Nothing to worry your pretty head about,” he smiled. The lioness looked at him and scowled then sighed, “ok…you don’t want to talk about it…I respect that,” she said knowing it was no good to push the issue any further, as much as she loved the big cat, there were times she wanted to give him a good throttling, especially when he was in his stubborn mode. But she had an idea; right now she was facing Panthro, the warrior. She need to get to the man behind the cat, she smiled sweetly and got up and moved a few steps and plopped her self down on his lap, “what time is your shift finished?” She asked running her fingertip along the outside of his ear. “In a couple of hours,” He answered trying to keep his composure. “Aww that long…what are we going to do to the pass the time?” She smiled mischievously. “I have work to do. Sorry,” Panthro said coldly and gentle lifted the lioness off his lap. “Oh, OK,” She said confused and a bit hurt, he had never pushed her away before, “I’ll let you get back to work then,” she said walking towards the door, then stopped, “love you panther,” she said. When he didn’t respond she lowered her head and walked out the door. The lioness went down to the kitchen to get a glass of warm milk, when she neared the door she seen the kitchen light was already on and wondered who would be there this time of night; she knew everyone else would be sleeping. When she went in Lion-O was sitting at the table, “Another night hawk,” the lioness smiled. “Yeah…my shoulder was aching and I couldn’t sleep,” Lion-o shrugged, “What are you doing up”. “Couldn’t sleep either,” she said going over to the cupboard and taking out a small pot, “thought a glass of warm milk might help me sleep,” she said setting it on the stove and going to the cooler. Lion-O never said anything he just stared at her, “what!” she snapped turning around. “Huh…nothing,” He said. “Your looking at me funny…what’s going on,” she asked putting her hand on her hips. “Do you remember anything of what happened at the cabin,” Lion-O asked slightly shifting in his chair. “Not much...why?” She asked pouring the milk into the small pot. “Do you remember coming on to me?” he asked shyly. Leanna nearly dropped the container of milk, “What!” she exclaimed, “I did not,” she pro-*test*-('")ed, “I would never do that”. “Yes. You did, or should I say Raven did,” Lion-O nodded. “But….I,” she stammered, then realized why he gave her a funny look and why Cheetara hardly spoke to her during dinner, it also explained the panther sudden coldness “Lion-O…I’m sorry, what did she do”. “Nothing serious,” He said, “but enough to raise questions”. “What kind of questions?” Leanna asked almost afraid of the answer. “Well if you could be that flirtatious with me…what did you do when you were around Schwenk”? “Absolutely nothing,” Leanna nodded, “He wanted nothing to do with me in that aspect.. He knew better”. “Are you sure about that, considering you can’t remember much of what happened,” Lion-O replied cocking a brow. “I’m positive. I Love Panthro too much to ever do something like that,” Leanna scowled. “What about Raven….does she feel the same way?” Lion-O asked. “How dare you!” the lioness snapped, “I would Never hurt Panthro like that. And I don’t like what you’re accusing me of,” She growled slamming the container of milk down on the counter and running out of the kitchen. Lion-O sighed and plopped back down in the chair, things didn’t go exactly as he planned, he had clearly upset her and that wasn’t his intention, he just wanted to know if she was aware of anything Raven did. He sat and wondered how long it would be before Panthro showed up to bashed in his head for upsetting her. The lioness stalked down the hallway fuming, “how dare he,” she thought to herself, “Accusing me of being unfaithful”. She was angry she didn’t know where she was going until she felt the cool night air on her skin, she looked around and found herself standing inside the mouth of the large cat’s head, she walked towards the edge and sat down and stared up at the stars, not only was she angry at the lion, she was also angry with herself, she only remember bits and pieces of the past few days. She could neither deny nor confirm Lion-O’s accusations. Panthro finished his shift and decided to go down to the kitchen for a light snack before he went to bed, when he walked in Lion-O was sitting at the table. “Figured it wouldn’t be long before you came to bash my head in,” Lion-O sighed. Panthro looked at him totally confused, “and I would do that why”. “Oh…you haven’t seen Leanna in the past hour”. “Umm no…she’s probably in bed, which is where I’m going after I get a snack,” Panthro said going to the cooler. “Umm, Panthro, there’s something you should know,” Lion-O cringed. “What?” the panther replied taking a container of cold meat from the cooler. “I upset your wife; I questioned her about what happened at the cabin,” The lion nodded, “and I think I went a bit too far”. “Oh?..How so”. “I practically accused the woman of adultery,” Lion-o said hanging his head. “And what was her response,” Panthro asked calmly. “She denied everything; she said she has hardly any memory of what happened at the cabin. I want to know if she was aware of her actions when raven took over,” Lion-o said. “I could have answered that,” Panthro said, “when Raven takes over, Leanna has no memory or control of herself, Raven completely takes her over”. “So…you’re not mad at me?” Lion-O asked surprised. “No…Because I was wondering the same thing,” the panther sighed, “I know what Raven is like, I’ve had a few run in’s with her, and when I seen her bite you, It got me thinking not some very nice thoughts; I know Lea would never do anything like that. But Raven on the other hand is a different story”. “I’m truly sorry Panthro…I really am,” Lion-O nodded. “It’s ok,” Panthro said, “I better go check on her”. “Alright, please tell her how sorry I am”. Panthro grabbed a few things before leaving the kitchen and went to his bed chamber, when he found it empty he knew where to find her, Leanna sat with her long legs drawn up to her chest, her chin resting on her knees when she felt her mate approach. “Come to make accusations too,” she snorted staring straight ahead. Panthro sighed and sat down beside her, he knew she was angry, “Lion-O said to say he was sorry for what he said,” Panthro said setting a small bundle down beside him. Leanna said nothing; she just kept looking straight ahead. The panther reached down beside him and picked up a piece of ripe birble fruit, “here,” he said holding it by the stem in front of her face, “it’s your favourite,” he said swinging it slightly back and forth. She still never spoke as she quickly snatched it from his hand and took a bite, as she chewed he laid his head on her shoulder and looked up at her, “you’re beautiful when your angry,” he smirked. She just rolled her eyes; he looked at her and pouted, “Aaaannnna,” he said quietly moving so he was directly in front of her. She took another bit of the fruit and chewed staring straight into his amber eyes, “come on…smile…you know you want too,” the panther said practically nose to nose with her. Still she just kept on chewing, “come on ….pookie”. With that she stopped chewing and tried not to smile. “Anyone ever tell you you’re stubborn,” he said resting his forehead against hers. “Go pester someone else,” she snorted. “Anna,” He smiled sweetly, “Snook’ems”. The lioness burst out laughing, “Snook’ems,” she chuckled. “Hey it got you to smile,” He grinned. “You have one very warped sense of humour,” Leanna laughed. “Woman, you don’t know what I’d resort too in order to make you smile,” he winked. “Don’t think I want to know either,” she smirked. “Save that for the others”. “oh no…I have a reputation to up hold, how can I be known as Panthro the deadly if I’m making goofy faces to make my wife laugh…that would really scare off the mutants” he snorted. ”You mean like this, “the lioness said crossing her eyes and screwing up her face and sticking out her tongue, Panthro busted out laughing, “so, am I forgiven”. “Only if you promise NEVER to call me Snook’ems or Pookie, again,” the lioness said dead serious. “Aww,” he pouted. “You do and I will tell everyone about you shaving your head every morning in the shower as a sign of respect to your martial arts master and if you actually let it grow you’d have a thick black mane…or I’ll tell them about the birthmark on your…” she smirked as the panther quickly pulled her into his arms and kissed her. “You say one word woman, and I’ll cut off your tongue,” Panthro stated. “Like I’m scared of you,” she snorted and playfully punched his arm. Panthro cocked a brow and stood, in one swift motion, he picked the lioness up and put her over his shoulder and gave her a playful smack on the rump before heading inside. The next morning, the lioness slowly woke up, the first thing she noticed was a slight weight on her belly, she opened her eyes and seen a rather large lump under the blankets. She smirked and pulled the blanket back,” umm exactly what are you doing,” she chuckled looking at the panther who was facing her with his head resting lightly on her stomach , his ear resting on a spot just below her belly button. “Listening,” he grinned, “now, hush woman,” he said closing his eyes and concentrating. “To what? My stomach saying its breakfast time...feed me?” she questioned propping herself up slightly on her elbows. “No….I can hear their heart beats and their moving around,” he smiled “Are you sure we’re not making a mistake by bringing these cubs into this world? ...I mean given who we are and what we do,” Leanna asked. The panther’s eyes snapped open, the smile he had on his face was replaced by a frown, “where the hell did that come from,? “He asked getting very upset. “We already talked about this once”. “I know…but given the present circumstances,” the lioness said.” I mean they could be endanger… all the time, they would never be able to go out and play like normal children without fear of being kidnapped or killed”. “Believe me Anna…NOONE will EVER harm either one of my children, they get with in a hundred feet of them I will rip them apart with my bare hands and ask questions later,” Panthro nodded. “I know you will,” she chuckled slightly and patted his cheek. “So get that thought right out of your head,” Panthro nodded and got up on his elbow and leaned over and kissed her softly. The lioness giggled as the panther’s lips traveled from her mouth to the tender part of her neck, his breath tickling the spot just below her earlobe, the sensation giving her goose bumps. Then with out warning, he just went limp in her arms, his weight pinning her upper body to the bed,” Panthro?” she questioned and tried to move, “Stop playing around, it’s breakfast time”. But the big cat didn’t move, “Pan…come on…stop playing,” she said trying to push him off of her, she couldn’t move him because he was dead weight, his 6ft3in , 250 pound body pinning her, 5ft10 in, 140 pound frame to the soft mattress. Bending her knees she pushed using both her legs and arms and managed to push her mate off of her, “Pan, “she said feeling for a pulse and laying her head on his chest, his heart beat was as strong as always, and his breathing was regular, so what was wrong?. “Panthro,” she said patting his cheek. She nearly jumped when his eyes snapped open, “by the gods man…you scared me half to death,” she said laying her head on his chest hugging him tightly. “Sorry Pet” came a familiar voice. Leanna gasped and raised her head and looked at her mate, “What did you say? “She asked slowly backing away. “You heard me PET, “He smirked and grabbed her arm, “Going some where?”. “Schwenk,” she said seeing the panther’s eyes change from amber to cold steel grey. “Nice to know you haven’t forgotten me,” He smirked. “Why are you taking over my husband’s body,” She asked. “What a better way to execute my revenge,” he laughed, “and if you want to stop me I guess you’ll have to kill me,” He smiled and leaned closer, “ and it looks like you’ll have to kill your panther after all to get to me”.