Mended Hero

Chapter 1

   Sparks fly across Eclipse's skin, bringing a smile to her face as she opens her eyes. The morning sun glowed off Anna's hair as she looks down at her with a smile, her fingers dancing over the tattoo on her neck.

"Good morning my love." She whispers softly as she bends down for a kiss.

Eclipse hums happily as she kisses her wife. Yeah, wife. A week ago, they had said their vows and now they were wives. Not just wives either. Her eyes hover over the fresh tattoo on Anna's neck, a Flaming heart outline. She reaches up to touch it, pausing as she sees the tattoo on her arm. A black wolf with glowing pink and blue eyes and arrows in its back, stepping through a rip with a galaxy behind it. She looked at her other wrist, eyes widening. A panda asleep on top of a yin yang symbol sat on her wrist.

Anna's soft moan reaching her lips as her fingers brush the skin of her neck, pulling her out of her thoughts. Eclipse smiles, feeling the rush of desire running through Anna. The effects of the mating bond were interesting. She could feel Anna's emotions, almost as easily as she could feel her own. Touching each other's tattoos seemed to create a desire in the partner... or maybe that was just the fact that it was a new sensation. Annoyance flashes through Anna.

"Sorry babe. I'm just trying to figure this all out." Eclipse smiles apologetically.

Anna kisses her gently in response, Eclipse's hand slipping behind her neck as she focuses on her love for her wife. Anna smiles widely as she pulls away.

"Ok I get it. Quit that." She giggles as Eclipse chuckles and stops focusing the emotion towards her.

Looks like they can persuade each other's emotions as well. Interesting. Anna gets off her so she can sit up. Her body groans in protest. Even she was having a hard time keeping up after that week in a fog. The memory of Anna's moans flash through her mind and a pillow hits her on the back of the head.

"Hey!" She turns with a laugh at the blushing Anna. "I guess it shares thoughts too... I will try not to send you anymore horns thoughts. "

Anna shakes her head and stands up slowly, her own body seeming tense from their activities. Eclipse catches a look at her wrist. The panda looked the same except it had a bow on its head. However, the wolf was red and laid down peacefully with its eyes closed, a calming forest sitting behind it.

She smiled softly; the tattoo fit their relationship. Eclipse was the fighter while Anna was the calm prevailing mind who kept her centered. She grabs a pair of jeans and t-shirt, getting dressed quickly.

"So, the animals are coming today." Eclipse smiles as Anna's head jerks around.

"What kind?!" Her eyes were bright as excitement bubbled up in her.

Eclipse had to focus hard to not get overwhelmed by the emotion, that's going to be an issue if they can't learn to distance themselves from strong emotions. Her mind flashes back to her panic attacks and worry fills Anna. She shakes the thought from her head.

"Sorry I let my mind wander. Anyway... it's a surprise princess. Let's go downstairs for breakfast... I don't remember eating at all these last couple days." Anna's tummy rumbled, confirming that fact as she laughs.

She jogs down the stairs and grabs eggs, bacon and bread out. Good thing she'd gone shopping before the wedding. Anna comes into the room behind her as she grabs a pan out of the cupboard.

"Can I help?" She tilts her head.

"No offense my love but last time you cooked, it was all burnt." She laughs as Anna pouts. "How about you grab the cups out of that cupboard and pour some juice for us. You know what I like."

Anna smiles as she goes to the cupboard and does as she asks. Eclipse fries the eggs and bacon while she sits, watching her back.

"Oh my god babe. Is a week of fun not enough?!" Eclipse laughs as she looks at her wife.

Anna turns bright red as she looks away in embarrassment. Eclipse shakes her head as she places a plate in front of Anna and sits down with her own.

"Thank you love." Her eyes brightened as she takes a bite, humming happily.

As they eat, they talk about their plans. Eclipse needed to get the pens ready for the animals and Anna wanted to say hi to the horses.

"So, what's the deal with the grey one?" Anna tilts her head as she finishes her food.

Eclipse finishes her drink and picks up the plates, placing them in the dishwasher as she answers. "When I was 18, I was drafted into the army and sent overseas."

"Wait seriously? You never told me this before." Anna looks curious.

Eclipse smiles. "I know. It's an... interesting tale but one for another day. While I was overseas, I was... separated, for lack of better terms, from my team. I ended up wandering a desert area and came across a small town. They were having problems with a wild horse eating their produce... so I decided to help. The poor thing was skittish as hell. While trying to protect their crops, the townspeople had ended up hurting him. It took me a while, but I ended up earning his trust. He gave me a ride to the embassy, and they shipped both of us home since he wouldn't leave my side. Unfortunately, because of the abuse he suffered, he becomes violent if anyone else tries to ride him or even touch him when I'm not around. He can also control the wind to a certain degree... which is why I call him Tornado."

"Awe. That's so sweet. I'll stay away though. I don't want to trigger him or get hurt. Maybe someday he'll trust me." She smiles softly.

"You never know. Plus, our mate bond might help." Eclipse kisses her cheek as she goes outside.

Anna watches from the horses' pen as she fixes the fences and gets the food ready for the incoming animals. Eclipse can feel her desire as she worked, fighting to ignore the emotion.

"Anna!" She yelled at her wife as a dirty image crosses her mind.

The only response she gets is cackling laughter. She rolls her eyes, making a mental note to make her pay for that later. A truck with a big trailer pulls up, giving Eclipse a reprieve as her wife's attention is redirected to the fluffy animals. By the time the day was over, all the animals had been settled into their new homes. Chickens scratched at the floor of their pen. Miniature cows explored their pasture with the horses. Miniature goats grazed in a separate pasture. And rabbits were settling into the rabbit house created to provide them comfort and safety to roam a small outside pen.

Anna was jumping from one animal to the next as she named each one and gave them pets. Eclipse smiled as she watched, the animals would mean more work but the happiness they gave Anna was worth it. She also had some rooms inside the house set aside that she could build specialized habitats in, that way Anna could enjoy whatever she wanted.

Anna smiled brightly at her as she watched. Yeah... she could get used to this.