Warmth of the Sun

Part 8

Tw: slight NSFW near the end if you squint

The bus drive there wasn't too bad, the pack was on their best behavior for once. Sure he had to get on a few of them at first as soon as they sat down. Having to snap at Nathan M when he started growling at a cat in a pet carrier, receiving worried looks from the cat owner, and placing the pet carrier on her lap as Anton apologized to her on Nathan's behalf and he only had to scold Delcan once for trying to get one of the windows down just so he could stick his head out. After that they all seemed to mellow out, all of them sitting quietly in their seats and talking amongst themselves. Both Anton and Viago sat at the far end of the bus so that Anton could have a better view of his pack. Their shoulders bumped into each other now and then when the bus became a little rocky on the road until Viago began to lean on Anton's shoulder resting his weight on the werewolf's side, prompting him to wrap his arm over the vampire's shoulder with a sigh, a smile forming on his face as he leaned on Viago as well, both finding comfort in each other's company until they got to their destination.
 
After a 20-minute drive, they finally made it to the park. The bus pulled right at the park entrance. One by one the werewolves all started to pile out of the bus, Viago and Anton being the last ones to step out. Anton was the first to walk out before Viago, turning to the vampire and offering his hand to him watching as he happily took it, letting his boyfriend help him off the bus steps, both looking around once they exited the vehicle. 
 
The park they went to was a pretty spacious park, with various windy trails and miles of open grass fields with a couple of trees planted around and a rather large lake in the middle. There was also a trail that led to a small patch of forest, which was popular with tourists if they wanted to see what nature had to offer and was a really popular spot for werewolves during a full moon. 
 
Anton scanned the park and noticed that it was completely deserted where they were due to it being late in the evening. He could smell that there were humans somewhere around the park, but they smelled pretty far away so they wouldn't be much of a bother for him and his pack. He let out a sigh, slinging the snack box over his shoulder before turning to the others. "Alright, we finally made it," He began getting the others' attention. "There are no humans in this area so it's safe for now to wolf out a little bit, but if a human happens to come around just keep a fair distance until you're wolf traits are fully gone. Keep the wolfing out to a minimum okay? The full moon's in a week. I know it's a little harder to control your wolf side when a full moon is approaching so please be careful. I don't want you to have to deal with two transformations that are not that far off of each other. We know how exhausting that'll be. If you find that you're getting too worked up and feel like you're changing call out to me and I'll be there to help-."
 
"Come on Ant we know." Nathan M groaned but was grinning as he did so, the others chuckling at his response.
 
"You're a worry wart sometimes, Mate." Declan chuckled before pointing at Anton. "You tell us this every time we come here."
 
"Well, I just want to make sure it sticks," Anton said with his hands on his hips, looking between the two and ignoring their snickers.
 
"You care about us," Dion walked from behind him, patting both of his shoulders with his hands causing Anton to jump, turning to him with a glare. "We care about you too, Anton," He then looked at the other pack members before running passed Anton. "Let's go play fight in the field!"
 
"Yeah!"
 
Anton's eyes grew wide as the others began to run toward the park, shoving into each other as they did so. He walked forward reaching out for them. "Don't get too rowdy!" He called out to them, but they ignored him as they began to tackle each other, Dion being tackled by Declan while both Nathans joined in. The alpha let out a sigh, stopping in his tracks and shaking his head as he watched the display before he mumbled. "They're gonna get grass stains all over them."
 
"They'll be alright, love," Viago reassured as he walked up next to Anton, watching the others play fight as well with a smile. "We're both here if something happens."
 
The werewolf's eyes grew wide as he turned to Viago who was still watching the pack, giggling when Declan tried to run but tripped when Dion grabbed him by his leg. While the vampire watched them, Anton just stared at his boyfriend for a long time thinking over what he had just said. 
 
"We're both here."
 
Viago said we, as in he was also there to help if Anton's pack needed it. The werewolf couldn't help but smile at that, feeling happy that Viago cared for his pack as much as he did and would do anything to help them. Looking away from Viago, Anton spotted the lake that wasn't too far away from his pack. Seeing a lonely two-sided bench planted right in the middle, facing both the pond and the open field. Thinking that it was the perfect place to sit and watch over the others, he took Viago's hand into his own getting the vampire's attention before motioning to the bench. "Care to join me?"
 
Viago looked to where Anton motioned smiling when he saw the bench near the beautiful lake and turned back to Anton. "I'd love to," He delightfully answered leaning in close to Anton and holding his hand up close to their sides, both beginning to walk toward the bench.
 
Once they made it toward the lake, Anton held Viago's hand up and motioned for him to sit on the bench first. Viago whispered thank you as he sat down on the right side, watching as Anton walked around sitting to the left of him with a sigh. He kept his eyes on the alpha werewolf, who placed the snack box on the other side of him, opening up to check on the jerky. Once he was sure everything was in order, he closed the box up and stared ahead, keeping a close eye on the others. Viago decided to do the same, his eyes landing on the pack members who were still tackling each other for fun. 
 
Four of the pack members were having a brawl, the werewolves being Declan, Dion, and both Nathans. Declan had Dion in a headlock grinning as the werewolf tried to yank himself out of his grasp but was failing to do so. Both Nathans had their hands interlocked pushing against the other, trying to push the other down with their strength, and after a while Nathan G reined victorious as he sideswiped Nathan M's legs causing him to fall. 
 
"Hey! That's cheating!" Nathan M snapped, glaring up at the other.
 
"But you did it to me last time!"
 
"Guys, play fair!" Anton called out with his arms crossed, watching as the two werewolves in question looked at him in shock.
 
"But he started it!" Nathan G snapped pointing to Nathan M who flipped him off causing the other to growl back in response.
 
"I don't care, just play fair! Both of you!" He snapped back watching as they groaned causing him to roll his eyes with a huff.
 
Viago only smiled at the interaction, thinking it was like watching a father scolding his kids. In a way though Anton was like the father of this werewolf group since he was the alpha werewolf. That and Anton always gave off a dad-friend vibe to him, though Viago thought that if he had kids, he'd make an excellent father. He smiled at that going back to watching the other pack members, his eyes landing on Stu. 
 
Stu was standing next to one of the park signs, smiling at his phone and typing on it like he was texting someone. Viago concluded that he was probably texting Nick. He remembered that the young vampire was going out to boogywonderland tonight so he must be telling Stu about his night so far. The werewolf continued to text, his eyes not leaving his phone when he heard the sound of running footsteps coming toward him.
 
"Surprise attack!" Dion shouted, as he jumped at Stu with his arms wide about to tackle him but Stu was quicker.
 
Without looking from his phone, Stu sidestepped to the right, still typing away as Dion let out a yell hitting the ground with a loud thud. Finally, Stu looked up from his phone as he looked at Dion who was lying face first in the grass letting out a groan. "You okay, Dion?" He asked watching as Dion lifted his arm, giving him a thumbs up.
 
Viago couldn't help but giggle at the scene, covering his mouth with one hand before turning to Anton, and pointing to Dion with the other. He smiled as Anton rolled his eyes while shaking his head, but he had a smile on his face indicating that he thought it was funny also. Once Viago's giggling died down he began to observe the others once more, watching as Stu helped Dion up from the ground, both of them beginning to have their own conversation. The vampire then looked from the two as he scanned the park looking for Clifton and wondering where he went. He didn't have to look long when he finally spotted him, though his smile fell at what he saw. 
 
Clifton was sitting at the edge of a tree near the lake a little ways from the others. The werewolf was throwing tiny rocks into the water, his eyes trailing to the others now and then, a look of sadness on his features like he wanted to join in on the fun, but was afraid that the others wouldn't want him to. This made the vampire sad. He didn't want Clifton to distance himself from the pack because of what happened. Maybe he just needed a little warming up. So he looked over to Stu who also seemed to notice Clifton, looking at the werewolf in sadness as well before his eyes trailed over to Viago. 
 
The vampire looked at Stu with a grin motioning his head to Clifton, silently telling him to help Clifton warm up to the others again. Seeming to get what the vampire was saying Stu gave him a nod, turning back to Dion to put their conversation on hold. Dion gave him a small nod with a grin in response before running off. Once the werewolf ran back to the others Viago watched as Stu walked up to Clifton who paused on his rock throwing looking up at Stu in shock. 
 
"You want me to show you some moves you can use on the others when they try to fight you?" Stu asked, holding his hand out with a grin.
 
Clifton looked from Stu to his hand, feeling a little hesitant at first. He wasn't really in the mood for play fighting and in truth, didn't think the others would want him to join right now. But no one could ever say no to Stu so he gave the werewolf a small smile that didn't meet his eyes, taking his offered hand and letting Stu help him up.
 
Viago smiled happily at this, watching as both the werewolves walked toward an open field near the others. He realized that Stu was showing Clifton some fighting techniques that he once taught Viago so Clifton could use on the others. The werewolf made Clifton hold up his fists and told him to come at him. Reluctantly, Clifton ablodged coming at him at full force but before he could get Stu, the werewolf dropped to the ground and swung one of his legs at Clifton's ankles, feet sweeping him and causing him to fall onto his back. The vampire let out a gasp covering his mouth with wide eyes, watching as Clifton sat up, staring up at Stu in shock. They both stared at each other in silence for a while, before Clifton began to laugh causing Stu to smile holding out his hand to help him up. Viago smiled at this, watching as Stu began to show Clifton how to do a foot sweep, letting the werewolf try it on him. After a while, Viago turned back to Anton who was also watching the entire thing. However, they were both interrupted when Dion suddenly ran up, holding his red ball in his hand.
 
"Hey uh, I brought my red ball and wanted to know if you could throw it for me just one time so that I can fetch it?"
 
Anton looked from Clifton and Stu to Dion, a chuckle leaving his lips as he held out his hand. "Yeah, Dion, give it hear and I'll toss it for ya."
 
"Oh, actually I uh was hoping that Viago could do it," Dion then turned from Anton to Viago holding out his ball. "If that's alright with you, Vi."
 
The alpha werewolf was stunned at hearing this, looking at Viago whose eyes went wide a the question. Dion never let anyone touch his ball except for him, only trusting Anton with the object that was important to him. Yet here Dion stood wanting Viago to be the one to throw the ball for him.
 
Smiling, Viago gave Dion a nod before holding out his hand, wanting Dion to be the one to place it there in case he would have second thoughts and change his mind. "Sure, Dion. I would happily throw it for you."
 
Dion looked from Viago to his hand slowly inching the ball close to it. But as soon as it was inches away from the vampire's hand he paused looking at Viago with a look of hesistence. "You won't take it for yourself right?"
 
The vampire just smiled before placing a hand on his chest and raising his other in the air. "I swear to you that I will not keep the ball from you. Honest."
 
Nodding his head Dion looked back down at Viago's hand that he held out once more before holding out the ball, letting the vampire take it from him. He then backed up getting ready to go after the ball once it started flying. 
 
"Okay," Viago grinned rearing the ball back, watching as Dion's eyes were now on the ball bracing himself.