Xylen had woken that morning as he did every morning. He hated this life. He hated everything. He did admit that this life was a hundred times better then his past life as a human. Yet he still could not stand it. He did not understand what had happened to him and his sister. One minute they are walking into a cave the next he is a Stag Elyana is a Doe and there both inside an endless forest. He did not understand and hated it. Hated it so much.

He stretched his limbs and looked around noticing his sister was gone. “Not again…” he sighed. He hated when Elyana left his side. It was more out of fear that he kept the young doe next to him all the time. The memories of the time when she had ripped out her own eyes flooded his mind. She had ran up to him with blood flowing from her eyes one time when she was 6. He tried to see what was wrong when he looked down into her hands and saw her own eyes staring at him from them. She had ripped them out that morning after having a nightmare. He had never understood why. Ever since then he kept her near him out of fear of her hurting herself again, even at the cost of him having to punish her for leaving. It did not change now that they were both deer. He stood up and looked around hissing.

No deer had better be near his sister. He had attacked a few deer already and hated knowing that his sister might try to befriend one of them. He did not trust them especially around his sister. Ayanel was lucky that her previous mate Touraga had gone. Or he would have attacked him, too. He was more angry when he found out that she had found someone new. He did not understand why she would. His only thought was that they were brainwashing his sister and that they might try to do the same to Elyana. He ran off in search of her. He picked up her scent and froze when he scented two stags near her. He was terrified that they would try and mate with her or abuse her.

That was his fear and he bolted screaming for her. He felt her suddenly bolt in fear and he ran faster running into the two stags first. He stared at them and with a venom in his eyes. What had they done to her? What were they thinking!? “Where is she!?” he hissed stamping his hoof down angrily. He had never been one to talk things out. His temper never let him. He stared at the other two deer who just stared back at him questioningly. The much larger one, Plague, seemed more incline to take the challenge it seemed. The smaller one piqued Xylen’s interest, though. Yet he ignored it for the moment. He accused them of being the type that would talk mean to his sister.

“Tell ME!” he roared at them stamping his hoof again. The silver one, Lorque, came forwards and claimed that she had just left them. Xylen then recognized him. "... that... smell...." he suddenly glares at Lorque "You. Your the one! You must be Lorque! She had mentioned you before. Don’t even try to deny it, I smell her scent ALL over you." he had lowered his antlers suddenly. Lorque suddenly became defensive and lowered his antlers and nodded explaining that he was Ayanel’s mate and if Xylen had a problem with that.

"You’re the one who screwed my sister…SO YOU THINK YOU CAN MATE WITH MY SISTER AND THAT WOULD BE THAT HUH!? WELL YOU GOT ANOTHER THING COMING, ASSHOLE!!!" with that he lunged sinking his antlers straight into Lorque’s shoulder. He began to rear and slam his hooves into him. Lorque then retorted with a lunge of his own his hooves slamming onto Xylen’s back. Yet Xylen had miscalculated. He had forgotten there were two stags here, and was quickly outnumbered when Plague began attacking as well. He saw Lorque back out of the way trying to make the fight even but in Xylen‘s eyes it seemed he was surrendering.

Xylen, even though being pummeled by Plague couldn’t help but sneer at Lorque. “What a wimp.”, he thought in his head and finally realizing he was beginning to loose blood, surrendered. After a while Plague stopped attacking and Xylen stands up not even wincing in pain. He then looks to Plague with respect realizing that he had lost to the much larger stag.

"I know you...", he sputters through his breath, "You are... a friend to Ayanel.... She... would hate to know... what I... am doing... please.... stop..." he laughs backing away, "I don’t want to die... my sisters need me..." through this all his pain was not seen. "Please... I.. understand your strength... Vampire....". Plague stands over him and glares down threatening Xylen never to talk down to him or anyone else. Xylen got up slowly. "I respect you but... I will not leave... not until I.. have a word with him...." he glares at Lorque hate still in his eyes. Lorque stared back the same hatred staring back at him. He warned Xylen that if he tried anything that he would attack. Xylen knew not to do anything now and he walked over to Lorque and glared at the other stag.

Xylen walked over to him standing in front of Lorque holding every urge to rip at the stags throat with his antlers. "You listen to me... I know what had happened between Touraga and Ayanel.... I had already promised myself I would kill him if I ever saw him again...." he then hisses under his breath "but... if I hear.. that you have hurt Ayanel at all in any way. I will come looking for you.. and I will kill you myself... even if Plague were to try and stop me.. I would kill you before he killed me... I promise you this" he said this his glare burning deep into Lorque’s eyes. "I will hunt you down… and beware if you are alone one day, and I find you... if no one is around, watch your back... because I will fight you again... maybe not to the death as I do not want my sisters grief on my hands... but I will love to kick your ass for screwing her..." he shook his long antlers angrily backing away before he got too carried away.

Xylen turns to leave, "you just wait... the day I find you alone. I will kill you... and Ill make sure daddy plague isn’t around to help you... just watch your back, you fucking wimp." he runs off killing a bird quickly with his antlers as he ran, no pain visible in his stride. After he was far away enough Xylen sighed then looked up and froze. Ferin stood in front of him not saying a word. He then came full steam and slammed his antlers into Xylen’s throat. “I know you can not feel pain. But you listen to me. If I EVER see you near those stags again, I will personally take it upon myself to punish you.”

Then Ferin opened his mouth as a breath of fire hit Xylen not burning but healing his wounds. Healed up Xylen stares at Ferin then goes off. “You will learn… soon enough…” with that Ferin leaves not looking back to the young stag. Xylen went home and lay down sighing. He looked at his body where the wounds had been and shook his head. He did not feel any pain at all from the fight. He had lost his pain reception when he was human, and even now as a stag he still could not feel pain. He looked around wondering where his youngest sister was. He had gotten hurt because of her. She always had to leave him. Why couldn’t she understand that he needed her.

Without her, he was alone. He sat there looking around, his eyes closed as he looked up knowing that Elyana was with the two stags that had fought him. “Why is she still with them knowing that they hurt me…” he wondered and lay his head down to wait for her return.

Back at where Lorque and Plague were, Elyana came out of hiding. She moved to Plague who was badly injured and leaned against him to support him. “Plague… Elyana will help you clean your wounds…” she and Lorque then began to help their injured friend to the lake.

After some time Elyana came back to Xylen and he glared at her. “Why did you leave me, Elyana… I told you never to leave my side…” Elyana looked at him. “Elyana wanted to make friends.” She said looking at him with her shut eyes. Xylen spoke again temper growing. “Elyana, you would befriend deer that hurt me!? I was trying to protect you from them! Why would you do something like that!?” he said yelling now.

Elyana looked away, “They are Elyana’s friends. They like Elyana! And Elyana doesn't care what you think, Xylen. No matter what you say Elyana will be their friend!!”. Xylen’s body began to tremble in anger. Why would she say that to him? Why would she betray her own brother!? He did not understand and instead of trying to understand he did what came natural. He got mad. “I forbid you to EVER talk to them AGAIN!!” he yelled at her.

She then looked back at him and yelled “YOU ARE NOT DADDY OR MOMMY!!! YOU CANT TELL ELYANA WHAT TO DO!!!”. Xylen stood there for a moment motionless. They had never spoken of there parents in a long time. He stared at her for a time. Then without warning or even control of himself he lashed out at her, his horn digging into her back leg and a gash appearing. “DON’T YOU EVER TALK ABOUT THEM AGAIN!! UNDERSTAND!? EVER!!!” he then stomped off angry.

It was after a time that he realized what he had done. He went back to try and apologize to Elyana. Yet when he arrived. She was gone. “Alone…. Again….” he said as he lay in the spot where she had been. What had he done?

Continued in part 3


Story Part 1