She felt hands tearing at her clothes and when they didn't move fast enough
she helped him. Gods how she needed those hands on her body. 

She was so hot... so filled with desire that when his lips covered hers
again she opened to him and urged him on.

She felt him gently lower her to the soft grass, and then lay down beside
her....reach for her and felt as if his hands were touching her every where
at once. 

She cried out as his hand slipped down over the curve of her hips, across
her stomach then slipped on down to the junction between her thighs....

She felt his lips at her breasts, suckling gently as if he didn't want to
hurt her, but it wasn't enough for her. Her arms came up, wrapping around
his neck pulling him still closer as her body arched up off the ground. 

She cried out when his lips left her only to feel them traveling over the
same path his hands had taken. Down over the outside of her legs and then
back up the inside, touching her everywhere except where she needed him....

"Please!!!" she cried. She couldn't take much more of this. She needed him
inside her, but he refused to leave off what he was doing until he had
brought her to a shattering orgasm. Only then did he move his body back up
only to tease her by touching her wetness with his heat, but never quite
penetrating her.

"Now please....now...." she cried trying to move her body closer to him, but
he would just pull away. Finally when he too had had enough of the teasing,
she felt herself being lifted and then lowered as he moved under her. 

"Now... he sighed and the groaned as his heat slide inside her body. He
controlled her movements by placing his larger, strong hands on her hips and
setting the pace. 

She braced herself with her hands against his chest as he continued to trust
into her. An echo of intense pleasure in the back of her mind acted like the
key that finally sent her over the ledge and she felt her body responding in
kind.

When the fire that had burned so fiercely inside her abated, she couldn't
hold herself up and slumped down to lay on the hard flesh below her. She
felt his arms come around her and heard the sound of their two hearts
beating in unison as they both waiting for their breathing to come back to
normal.

Shawnee's first thought was to panic when she realized just what had
happened. How could she have acted like this. Why she was no better than her
mother!

<You are nothing like *her* !> a voice said in her mind. 
<You are a kind loving human. I would not have chosen you if you were not.
Be easy my rider.>

Be easy!

She felt the man beneath her move them and then as she drifted off into a
light doze heard his soft words of comfort and there was something else she
couldn't understand.

When she awoke a short time late he was still asleep beside her. Not wanting
to she turned to look up to see who's dragon had won Doshy. Up until now she
hadn't wanted to know. But when her eyes saw the red color of his hair, the
panic she'd been feeling eased somewhat.

T'jellan. No wonder the man had taken such cares with her, even as his own
dragon induced desires raged. Yes he wound, she thought and felt her heart
swell in thanks for her friends caring ways.

She stretched and then noticed he was awake beside her when he turned away
from her.

"T'jellan what's wrong?"

<<insert Kris's Depression and Anger post here dealing with the after mating
flight part.>>

She got dressed and turned back to him. She could see he was still upset
over what had taken place and she felt bad about it. Quickly she knelt down
beside him and leaned over and kissed his cheek.

"What was that for?" he asked a little stunned.

"Cause I wanted you to be very sure that I care about you and am not upset
with what happened," she told him taking his hands in her. "Don't think I
don't know how you tried to be careful with me. I do. Even when... And I
will never forget that my friend."

She stood and started to leave when he caught her name.

"Shawnee..." 

Her eyes met his. "If you ever need me I hope you know you can still come to
me. I don't want this to change that."

"I know," she smiled warmly at him and went to find Saul.

<<Doshy were is Fayloth's rider?> she asked, knowing her mate would probably
be going crazy with worrying about her. He knew how scared she was of the
thought of mating flights. She had to find him now and let him know she was
all right.

Owlean
*********

(The night before)

"Did you find them?" Owlean asked him as he came in the door, her voice
dripping with concern.

"No." he said gruffly. 

Still playing the part of the concerned mother she let out a sob and reached
for him only to have him push by her as he entered the cave.

When she saw what he did next, her body burned with the lust this man always
aroused in her. A wicked smile spread over her lips as his naked form
because visible to her. Gods how she wanted him. She could already feel the
wetness spreading between her legs when he turned to her.

>"Come here!" he growled and she moved quickly too him, allowing him to take
out his frustration and tension of the unsuccessful search in a vicious romp
in the sheets. Perhaps 'losing' those kids had more advantages then
she knew.

***

He was already up and dressed the next morning when she awoke. Where could
he be going? So early yet?

Searching once again. Well let him search! He wouldn't find anything anyway.  

She frowned slightly. By now she would have thought he'd give up looking for
the little bitch and they could get on with the plans she had made. Had she
figured it wrong? Could his feeling for the girl really be all that deep?

How long would he keep looking before he finally gave it up? She was getting
real tired of this place real quick. There was nothing for her to do all day
until he returned. Not that she was complaining what happened then.

Oh no... what happened then... the things he did to her body...even now she
wanted him.

>"Don't you want some breakfast before you go?" Owlean asked, throwing the
covers away from her and wiggling seductively.

>"Later," K'leev said, "I don't wanna miss the day light."

>He slammed out of the cave and Owlean scowled. 

Damn!! She swore as she watched him leaving her again. Once again she
thought of how she had misjudged his feeling for the girl. 

A feeling of impending trouble came over her, and she pushed it aside. There
was no way he could find out she had had anything to do with it. Surely the
kids had been sold by now and there was no way he could find them. She knew
how well her *friends* worked.

Still the feelings lingered though out the day until finally she couldn't
take it anymore and began to pack her things. Then when most of the stuff
she wanted to take (she had left out a few things so he wouldn't get spooked
when he returned) she took the bags and hid them in a safe spot outside of
the caves.

Then she made her way back inside to wait for him.

Shawnee
*********

<There is trouble at the med center,> the teal told her rider seconds after
she had asked her to find out where her mate was. < Bruteth's rider is there
demanding to see his hatchling! Fayloth's rider and the other's won't let
him in!>

Bruteth!! 

Oh Gods!! That means...K'leev!

No... How could it? Hadn't Trinale banished him? 

What could he be doing back here... Ojean and Cill!

Was there nothing the man wouldn't do to cause more trouble for the two
young children? Hadn't he already done enough.

<<Doshy where is Ojee?>> she had to make sure her brother was safe.

<Fayloth's rider has sent some other riders to watch the school and keep him
safe.>

<<Thank the Gods!!>> she sighed and then turned and headed towards the
medical center. 

Racine (with Kris's permission) 
*************************

She had been sitting by her daughter's bed while the young girl slept. Over
and over she had thanks the Gods for Cill's safe return. She knew it would
be a long time before the girl would get over whatever terrible things she
had to go through while she was gone. But Racine swore to do everything she
could to help her.

Sometime later she hear the sound of raised voices coming from down the
hall. One of the voices she recognizes and it scared the death out of her.

K'leev!!!  Here!! Gods please no! 

She didn't want to leave her daughters side, but something stronger than her
will made her leave and go on down the hall. Towards *him* .

A feeling of coldness came over her. A hate for the man stronger than she
had ever felt before. It made her strong. She suddenly wasn't afraid of the
man for the first time. Not after what he had done to the daughter he
professed to love.

Her heart grew colder as she listen to what the two men were shouting about
even before she got half way down the hall.

"I want to see my daughter!" K'leev roared.

"Don't you think you've done enough!" 

That sounded like Saul. He was such a good man. His mate was very lucky. Why
he'd even come by to check to see how Cill was doing and said his mate hoped
they were all right. Such kind thoughts from the girl after when had happened.

>"I didn't do anything but want to be with my daughter."


She felt like laughing. *I didn't do anything...* Yes that sounded just like
him. Always blaming others, never himself where the problems laid.

"You took Cill and Ojean from their home! And then ~sold~ them to the lowest
level of human there is."

"*I* didn't sell them, and neither did Owlean!" he roared, 

Racine couldn't believe he was sticking up for that cold hearted bitch. Did
he enjoy rutting between her legs so much that she had blinded him to how
evil her heart really was?

"I know what Owlean did. I've talked to Ojean ..  he told me everything."

"I want to see Cill!" K'leev roared once again.

"You also have a little something to answer for in Ralengarde .. a once very
lovely young lady would like to see some justice."

"That's right, "I know all about that little escapade of yours too."

K'leev moved toward Saul and growled once again, "I don't care about any of
that. I - WANT - TO - SEE - CILL!"

Racine stepped around the door frame just then and stood between the two
men. Seeing her stopped the big man in his tracks. Something about her...
something different...she'd put on a little weigh, but that wasn't what he
noticed the most.

"You will never see my daughter again," her words were softly spoken but
held a note of steel he had never heard coming from this weak little bitch
before.

"Get out of my way woman. I want to see her," he growled and started towards
her meaning to push past her and go inside, but several of the riders moved
to cut him off.

"No," Racine said, her voice still soft. Then as her rage for this man, this
man she had called mate, boiled past a simmer, her voice rose. She would be
proud of herself later that her fear wasn't evident in her speech.

"Cill is safe here back in the Warren were she belongs. Safe away from the
likes of you and that woman and you will never be able to harm her again.,"
she stared at him. Refusing to look away even when his eyes shown his
contempt for her. 

"You profess to love her, but a caring father would never have allowed the
things to happen to her that happened. A caring father would have protected
her with his life and not be blinded by a slut because her legs were spread
open wide for him. Was she that good in bed that you couldn't see what was
happening before your own eyes?" she yelled.

"I never...Cill means everything to me!!" he roared, struggling with the
riders who now held him.

"Did bedding that bitch mean more to you then the well being of the daughter
you *love* ? She SOLD *my* daughter to a man who was going to sell her to a
pervert to use as a sex toy!!!! And you let it happen because you couldn't
control that thing between your legs!!"

"That's a lie!!" he shouted.

"No K'leev," hated for the man filled her heart. "Cill has already told me
what happened. Everything that happen. And it will take her a good long time
to deal with your betrayal. In the mean time you will not see her. I will
not allow it!"

"You can't keep me from seeing her," his voice held a note of desperation
now. "I have to see her!"

"You should have thought about that before." Racine told him just as she saw
the Warrenlady arriving. "Because now it's to late. It's sad though...you
had three wonderful children,"  Her eyes met those of Th'rin's who had come
to see what was going on, and smiled, before turning back to face the man
who had been her mate.  "And instead of thanking the Gods for their lives,
you chose another path. One that denies you all of them."

She turned then and walked back inside meaning to back to her daughters
room. But she never made it. Half way down the hall the coldness that had
surrounded her heart while facing K'leev melted and she began to tremble.

"Oh Gods,' she mumbled after realizing what she had done... then everything
went black.

Shawnee
*********

There he was surrounded by a few big dragonriders when she finally made it
to the med center. And there stood Saul (still in one piece she noted)
confronting him.

An odd feeling came over her and her hand moved to cover her stomach as she
approached them.

Saul caught sight of her and motioned for her to stay behind him. She could
see concern flashing in his deep blue eyes, and smiled to let him know she
was all right. 

<<Doshy love ask Fayloth to tell him rider I'm find and he needs to deal
with this first. We'll talk later.>>

She saw understanding come into his eyes and then saw him turn back to what
was going on.

She stood there utterly amazed as the weak willed woman she had come to know
as K'leev's mate attacking him and felt proud of her. A mother's love for
her children had made her stronger.

Trinale showed up followed by Derry and a few others just as Racine had
fished speaking and turned away. Shawnee wanted to go to her feeling she
might need someone after what she had just been through. She understood
better than most, as her brother had also had to suffer at the hands of
*that* man.

<<Doshy tell Fayloth to let his rider know I'm going inside to see how
Racine is. I think she may need someone to talk to right now.>>

<Fay's rider said that is a good idea.> 

Actually, Saul had said that anything to get Shawnee away from what was
going on would be a good idea. He had just been about to have his blue
suggest to Doshy that her rider might want to go check up on the woman. This
way he didn't have to be the one to ask and be told he was being over
protected of his pregnant mate.

She could feel K'leev's hatred for her as she past by him to get inside. The
presence of the other riders keeping themselves between them gave her a
small comfort.

Racine was a little ways ahead of her as she turned the corner and then
suddenly she was slumped against the wall and as Shawnee started running
towards her the woman slid to the floor.

"TH'RIN!!!!" she screamed as she raced down the hall and knelt beside the
woman pulling her head around until it laid in her lap.

"TH'RIN!!!" she called again and saw the young healer racing toward them.

"What happened?" he asked knelling beside them.

"I don't know!" Shawnee told him. "I turned the corner and she was there
walking in front of me and then she fainted before I could get to her."

She watched as he checked her over and then stood back as several orderlies
pick her up and placed her on a stretcher before rolling her into one of the
examining rooms.

"Look would you mind checking on Cill while I have a look at Racine?" he
asked. "I don't want her to awake and find herself alone. I don't think
anything's really wrong with Racine but I want to make sure after what she
just went through."

Shawnee nodded and went down the hall.

Cill was awake when she entered the room. The poor dear had tears in her
eyes and looked frighten.

"It's okay sweetie," Shawnee told her, when she stood next to the bed. "I
came to see how you were doing and give you a message from Ojean.

It wasn't really a lie, Ojean had asked if he could come see her, but Saul
and her thought it would be best to give them both a few days to heal first.

"He must hate me because of what I did," the little girl said quietly, and
Shawnee's heart went out to her.

"No Cill," she told her and reached out to hold the girl's hand. "He doesn't
hate you. Not at all. In fact he's very worried about you and wanted to come
see how you were doing for himself."

"Really?" her little face was alive with hope. "You really mean that?"

"I sure do," the blond smiled. "That's all he talked about this morning at
breakfast." Just a little lie. "But Th'rin wants to wait until you're better."

"I'm better!!" 

Shawnee chuckled. "I can see that. Maybe this afternoon if Th'rin or
Clarissa say it's all right I'll bring him over to see you."

"Promise?" 

"I promise," she said and reached out to stroke the young girl's hair. 

It was sometime later when the door opened and Shawnee looked up from the
sleeping child to see the girl's mother standing in the door.

"She's asleep," Shawnee smiled, and saw the look of relief come into the
mothers eyes. "She asked if she could see Ojean this afternoon and I told
her I would ask if it was all right."

"Oh that's fine. She's been so worried that he would hate her over ...over
this..." tears entered the woman's eyes.

"Well I let her know that he doesn't and wants to se her too," Shawnee
assured her as she stood and came towards her. "He's very worried about her.
We all have been."

Their eyes met and understanding past between the two of them. Shawnee moved
to hug the woman and held her while she cried. After a few moments the door
opened and Saul poked his head around the door.

Racine saw him first and pulled away from Shawnee to busy herself wiping
away the tears. 

"Is he gone?" she asked, ate filled her voice.

"He won't be bothering you again," Saul answered as Shawnee moved to his
side. "And we want you to know that if you ever need anything..."

"Thank you Saul," Racine smiled when his words trailed off. "You've always
been kind to us."

"I care."

They left the room and Shawnee turned to him wanting to ask what it was he
didn't want to say in front of Racine, when a woman caught her eye. 

Actually it was the dress the woman was wearing. It looked familiar. She
frowned and then remembered that she had made a dress like that for
...Aradia. It still hurt to think of her friends passing. 

So then how did someone else come to be wearing the same dress, she wondered
and looked up to see who it was. The woman's face had been turned away from
her when she first saw her, but as she turned and Shawnee took in the thick
red hair recognition set in and she thought she was seeing a ghost.

Aradia!!

No it couldn't be!! Pain sliced through her stomach and she cried out. 

"Shawnee!!!"

She felt Saul's hands sweep her up and heard him calling out for a healer as
another pain ripped trough her....

Oh Gods no!!!!

"My baby!!" she cried. "It's to early...it's too early....

****Submitted by: ********

Barbara (a.k.a.

Shawnee & Doshayne 
Racine (once again with Kris's kind permission)
Whiteriver Warren

Nrpg: the part about clothes was okay'ed ahead of time by Morgie....