"Matt." Jeff started out only to have his brother growl softly at him.
Matt Hardy drew himself up and walked over to where the men were about to start beating the poor were again.
"Excuse me." Matt called out as he walked closer.
The group of men stared at him then started toward him.
"Whoa!" Matt said holding up his hands in peace. "I'm a southern boy." He knew the reaction this would get him. The men grinned evilly and the abused were moaned.
Matt walked over and plucked a club from one of the men. He lifted it as if to hit the downed and bound were. Jeff was smirking from where he was standing in the shadows.
As the club was descending on the wolf, at the last possible minute, Matt's arm changed direction.
The club came up and caught the first man in the head, killing him instantly.
Jeff moved in and took the wounded wolf away from the rapidly ending fight.
Matt had just downed the last man as Jeff was snapping the silver chains holding the wolf.
"Can you heal him?" Matt asked softly standing by his baby brother.
"I think so." Jeff put his hands onto the blond fur. A pale gold light started to form, then faded. "Matt... I need you."
Matt put his hands on Jeff's shoulders.
The gold light formed again and this time it got brighter, then inside of the light a woman could be seen putting her hand over Jeff's.
The internal and the external wounds healed all but instantly and then Jeff would have fallen if Matt hadn't been right there.
"He's all better." Jeff muttered before shaking himself out of his thoughts.
"Let's get him back to the hotel. See if we can get him to wake up." Matt said picking him up and with Jeff close by watching for signs that the wolf was in pain, they went back the way they had came.
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Matt was just laying the wolf down onto the bed when he started to come around.
"Welcome back." Jeff said giving the half conscious wolf a smile.
He groaned again and started to shift. Moments later a wet, slimy shivering Shannon Moore lay there looking sick and sad.
"Shanny? When did you become a were?" Jeff asked as he moved to help Shannon sit up.
To Jeff and Matt's great horror Shannon started crying.
"What is it? Do you want us to get your pack?" Jeff said holding him tighter, but Shannon only cried harder.
"They're all gone... Those guys... found... our lupanar... killed everyone! I... was running... late... got there in time to see them kill... our lupa... So... much blood... Screaming munin. Heard them... all screaming... Past pains... Present pains... Future pains!" Shannon said and for a moment Matt didn't understand. Then Jeff looked into his eyes and then glanced at Shannon with an odd look.
Then Matt realized that Shannon must be a sensitive. "Shannon, it will be okay... I swear." Matt said as he vowed to protect this little wolf to the best of his ability.
"How can it? I'm alone... I have no pack." Shannon said after hiccupping and looking at Matt with big sad eyes.
"You can be part of our pack... It's not much, but we can protect you." As Jeff said it Matt walked over and put a hand on his shoulder and on Shannon's smiling softly.
"Pack? But you're not..." Shannon stopped and took a deep breath and looked at them closely. "You're pack... You would let me in? Who's your Ulfric? Is he nice? Would he really take me?" Shannon sounded so hopeful.
"I'm certain of it... seeing as how I'm his lupa." Jeff said with a smirk as he held Shannon a little tighter.
"You would be my new lupa? I wouldn't have to worry about you being horny and cranky..." The last part was so softly that Jeff barely caught it and then he realized that life in Shannon's old pack hadn't been the greatest.
"You will be safe." Jeff murmured.
"Can we go talk to your Ulfric? I want to make certain before I get too attached."
"I'm right here, Shannon. I'm the Ulfric of the Omega pack." Matt said as he let his eyes shift to gold and then completely shifted to his wolf form.
Shannon gasped and fell off the bed to shift and roll onto his back showing he knew who was dominant.
Jeff laughed as he shifted and Shannon lapped at his lips to show his taking of a place beneath Jeff on the list of ranks.
Minutes later they were all playing, getting to know one another. Then after they had played as much as they could they shifted and cuddled on the bed.
"So... Ulfric and Lupa of a pack... where is there rest of your people." Shannon asked as he lay with his head on his new lupa's stomach.
"There's just us. Our mother's pack wouldn't take us in... We're too weird." Matt's voice was sad and Jeff moved slightly so that he was laying on Matt's chest comforting his brother.
"Your mother's... You two couldn't be... that's just a rumor... Born weres don't exist." Shannon said then looked at the two weres who were smiling. "Maybe not."
"We were born as we are now. Werewolves." Matt's voice was filled with a smile.
"Okay... One question... lovers?" Shannon could smell the personal smells on Jeff and Matt.
"Yeah..." Jeff watched for some sign that Shannon wasn't okay with the idea that the brothers were lovers.
"I would give anything to find my mate... You two were fortunate enough to be born with yours. I'm jealous." Shannon gave Jeff a pat on the hip and Jeff ruffled his hair.
It was barely heard but Jeff and Shannon just caught a slight laugh on the air. It was happy and it made them smile then relax and went to sleep secure in that they were with pack.
