To Court or Fail

Time goes by

Years passed...
And the village thrived with all the improvements, like a better little school for the young orc pups, more food to go around, and good memories that kept being made in these last 12 years. It was all well and good, except for one certain human pup who had it questionably hard. Even though everyone was considered equal, Lucius was always having small fights and injuries by the other older orcs. He got stronger with a nice slim masculine build but it didn't change the fact he still wanted to not kill or hurt purposely. The other kids grew and their frustrations with not understanding why he was like this stayed with them. He was 19 yet he still couldn't kill something which was always one of the things that was expected upon the older males. Now we find him surrounded by other orcs watching him defend himself against another while training for their daily routine. He was fighting Ignatz an Orc who was a little older and bigger at 22 yrs old, though his main goal was to pick on poor Lucius and how he did things.
"For the love of god, man up and do your part already runt!" Ignatz said as he swung his fist again at Lucius which Lucius then dodged. They kept exchanging blows and defending against each other.
"For the last time! IM NOT KILLING A FREAKING PERSON!?" Lucius yelled as he then kicked Ignatzs side which made him fall and let Lucius chop his neck which knocked him down. The orcs cheered and laughed but not Lucius. He grew tired of the fights and the debates about killing enemies, he just wished he could just not have to be forced to that choice. As they all walked away he didn't notice the big shadow over him by his new Chief Muhaul. "Fighting again are we Little Mouse?" Lucius jumped as he turned to Muhaul. Now Muhaul got BIGGER, he got TALLER, and hairy. He became a true Chief for his village with time but still felt a fascination towards Lucius. "Ya...I'm sorry but he-" Lucius is then cut off,
"I know, I know it was Ignatz again. I'll talk to him later but he might be right about you needing to-" after Muhaul tried to speak he was then also cut off "I KNOW I HAVE TO KILL OUR ENEMIES! But I'm not like that, I fight to protect not Murder....please...I don't want to be the one to end someone...or some family's life" Lucius said. Muhaul sighed as he understood where he was coming from now. After Ushat and Olaugh told Lucius about his birth parents at 13 yrs old, he made a promise to not hurt anyone's life like that. Because it would mean someone would lose the people they held close like he did.
"Look I know about everything Little Mouse, but one day you will know that you have to defend yourself at all costs, No matter what." Muhaul said as he turned and walked away. Lucius heard it before and reflected because he was afraid and scared of that and what his mate would say about this. Speaking of Mates his was right around the corner at 5 more months until he became old enough to have a mate of his own, though knowing that he could find them early on. But it scared him because what if they would be disappointed in who or what he was, He couldn't handle that and assuming it didn't make it better but he knew it would happen.
Just then an explosion happens, Muhaul and Lucius turn to each other and run towards it. Fire outside and enemy thieves run towards the village in a full on attack. Orcs and humans run to fight and defend their village as their enemies surge forward. Muhaul walks towards his enemy with a glare and a shout as he rushes in assaulting them left and right. Ignatz kept slaughtering them with a twisted grin, Kroth came in to help and warned Lucius to be careful. Though Lucius instead ran into battle to then Knock out and apprehend the enemies. As the fight continued Lucius was doing fine till a big enemy came from behind and tackled him to a tree nearby and nearly knocked him out. Laughing at his take down and he grabbed Lucius by the head while grinning in a smug way,
"HAHAHA, A Shrimp taken out so easily! HOW FITTING!!" He laughed as Lucius groaned in a weak tone. "Heh and since you were taken down so easily. Maybe I could keep you as a play thing since I defeated you. Could easily break a pathetic shit like you. HAHAHAHA!!" He kept going on as Lucius struggled to move but to no avail. As the thief laughed a tall shadow appeared, punching the thief away from Lucius and far into a tree. As the tables turned, Lucius was held close by none other then Muhaul bridal style. As they noticed the battle slowing down and finishing up their feelings didn't go unnoticed.
"W-what is this feeling?" Lucius said as he felt tingles in his arms. Just as he questioned what was happening Kroth came to report the situation to their Leader. "Chief the battle is over we got the thieves but we still don't understand what this was all about. It's strange they didn't kill or steal but they just attacked at random and not planned?" Kroth continued on.
"Understood, we'll deal with the prisoners later but for now let us head back to make sure no further damage was done." Muhaul said to then have Kroth nod to respond while heading back meanwhile Lucius was still carried by Muhaul back to the village to their medical center.
"It's ok pup you'll be fine" he said walking and still feeling the tingles that nearly made him almost pounce on Lucius. From the beginning Muhaul knew Lucius was special and now he knew why.

He had a feeling that,
He was his fated mate.
Finally connecting after forever.