Derek listened to her story and cursed lightly as he thought "I guess, That's my cue to the location of Wolfbane". He took a deep breath before he nodded and said "Mira, do you know of any powerful artefacts that might have been in your temple or in the 5th village. And this shadow you talk about, when your people start attacking each over did you see something like a black wolf mark on their forehead or tails?"

The young dragoness chuckled and said "Oh honey, I know your lying. I can see it in you, that lust and strong urge to want Shadow all to yourself. You want to be submissive to him to do anything to make him happy, please him whenever he ask you. You want him to dominate you and claim you as his. I can feel those urges deep in your heart and soul".
She chuckled as she walked up to Luci and touched the tip of her tail which would send a minor spike of pleasure though it before she chuckled and said "You can have that all, you know. Right now, the little hero wolf is up there all alone with a catling. One of the most ... submissive and eager to please kind of species, well at least the females. She could even be tempting him right now and you would not even know it, until he is taken from you. Derek will never be Shadow, he will never be the same kind of wolf that all your feelings are pointing towards, but if you can return him to that form before the Catling gets her claws into him. You'll get everything your heart and submissive soul wants. I can help you do that, but only if you want me to. Maybe you'll think about my offer".
She walked up to Luci and kissed her on the lips, before she would suddenly vanish in a flash of her black wings. Leaving behind a single black scale, inbetween Luci bosoms.

''The shadow was a wolf form yes..'' Mira said and looked at him. ''You are so nice..'' she whispered and when he asked about the temple she shook her head. ''Only people of the fifth village know what is inside the temple... But they never talk about it.. They can't... To become a member of the fifth village you must take a certain poisonous mix and then you will lose the ability to speak'' Mira said. She sat up and the blanket fell down, she then noticed that she was topless and tried the grab the blanket in time.

Lucinda jumped away when the dragon female touched her tail. ''Go away from my tail..'' she said and looked at the dragon. She heard what the female said and swallowed. It was so true.. And then she talked about the catling.. Something started to change in Lucinda's eyes, she felt more hatred for the catling now than before.. She looked away and tried to stay sane minded.. She closed her eyes but opened them right away when she saw Derek kiss with that cat.. Lucinda felt the dragon her lips on her own and she pushed the dragon away. ''Go away!'' she said, loudly and then suddenly the dragon was gone. She took the scale and let it slide in the pocket of her skirt.

Luci heard the gong for bed time and sighed. This was gonna be a awful night, she just knew that Derek was still at the side of that cat and she walked to her own room. She passed by the place where the catling sat with Derek and saw how the Catling tried to grab her blankets and Lucinda felt her blood starting to boil. That dragon was right! This was bad... Very bad..

Derek tried to help her grab her Blanket in time but instead he ended up going face first into her breasts, which made him panic and pull back with a massive blush on his face. "I'm .. .really sorry about that Mira" He said still blushing not knowing Luci was there outside but she was being very quiet so he did not notice there. He coughed and quickly threw her a top to wear though he found himself still thinking about the wonderful size of her bust.

Mira blushed too and when he threw her the top, she putted it on quickly. Luci coughed and Mira looked up. ''It's not...'' she started but she saw Luci's eyes and stopped talking. Luci looked at Derek and shook her head. ''I can't believe it.. I just can't... I defended you towards some dragon female that showed up out of no where but she was right..'' she said and tried to stay calm but she was boiling from anger. Before Derek even could do something, Luci walked away in the same direction as she was coming from.

She walked back outside and with a fast pase, she went down the stairs. Away from the palace. ''I can't believe it... I can't.. I just can't'' she said to herself and took the dragon scale from her pocket. She threw it away and then sat down at the end of the first stairs.

"Luci" Derek yelled after her as he gave chase to her and stop just a couple of inches away from her on the step. "Luci, what's gotten into you? What dragon female do you mean? SPike's sister Skylar in the only dragoness we know. What were you defending me from?" Derek had so many questions but he felt the main thing he should say was "I'm really sorry Luci, it's not what it looked liked up there. She sat up and I tried to grab her blanket before it fell. Its only ever been you, I've had feeling for"

''Well this wasn't Skylar.. This was a black dragon'' Luci said and looked at him. She listened to him and when he said that it had only been her that he had feelings for she looked at him and blinked a few times. ''You... You... You moron!!'' she said and walked up to him, she slammed against his chest but not very hard. ''Why did you never tell me!'' she said and sighed.

''Really Derek... Why ? Why didn't you say it?? Why... Why didn't you kiss me to night at the restaurant... Why did you stay with that stupid cat while you saw that I was pissed off...'' she said and shook her head. ''I know that it's bad Derek... But sometimes I wish that Shadow was still here... Just a tiny bit.. Not that I like the true you but.. Shadow... He.. Well... Never mind, its wrong to think'' she said and shook her head. She wondered if he ever remembered anything from when he was Shadow..

Derek sighed as he held her in a close hug and kissed her on the lips before she spoke as he said "Because I was never sure that you fancied me and not Shadow, I was too frightened to tell you in the restaurant and then Mira collapsed and I felt compelled to help her like a true hero should".
Though when she told him, she wished she still had Shadow. Derek sighed and said "I'm sorry Luci, but I can never nor do I ever want to be Shadow again. He was a cruel heartless basterd that beat you sometimes just because you did not do things he wanted. He probably would of done some horrible things to you if he was still here"

Luci was surprised by the kiss but smiled and returned it. She looked at him and smiled. ''It did make me stronger..'' she said and laid her head against his shoulder. ''And.. he.. or you... Let's stay at the 'He' terms...'' she said and smiled. ''He didn't always beat me.. Remember that one time that he returned later than planned..? I was so happy that he was alive, that I actually kissed him and he didn't do anything against it... I can even remember his hand'' she said and then took Dereks hand and placed it on her butt. ''Moving there and holding me for a little while...'' she said and looked at Derek.

She then kissed him again and held a hand on his cheek, she wanted to kiss him as long as her lungs would allow her to live without actually breathing... She moved her hand down, to his neck and her other hand she moved to her cheek so she could hold him where he was.

Derek squeezed her butt lightly when she put his hand there almost like an instinct deep in his mind, as he held her in that kiss for a good few minute before he pulled back so he could breath, "Luci, I have always loved you. I promise you that nothing will ever take me away from you because you are everything to me. Which is why, I must ask you to stay here in the Jade temple. Mira has told me where Wolfbane is hiding and she going to take me to her village where Wolfbane was sighted.
I don't want him to have something he can use against me, cause god only knows what he would do to you if he ever captured you" Derek told her with worry in his eyes.

Lucinda listened to him and slowly nodded. ''Actually.. I would rather tag along than let you go alone with that cat.. But I get what you mean.. I saw how you turned from bad to even more evil when Wolfsbane tried to hurt your little sister'' she said and hugged him. ''I'll let you go alone with her then I guess..'' she said and looked up at him. ''But give me a day extra.. Leave the day after tomorrow... Then that Mira girl as that is how you call her, can rest some extra.. And we can spend a little more time together'' she said and wrapped her arms around his waist, laying her head against his chest.

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Mira felt bad. This was not going good.. She had traveled three days.. And she only had gotten seven to bring Derek to her village.. Plus her mission was to seduce him.. What if she would fail? She did know what would happen then... She looked down at her hands. Then she would lose her family, her little sister from five... And her baby sister from only four months old would both die because their hero had failed.

Life had been though on her when her parents had died two months ago.. Leaving her behind with the other two.. No body could help her out, they had been willing too but only by separating them and that was something Mira didn't allow. She sighed. She HAD to do this.. If she didn't.. She laid back down and closed her eyes. This was so wrong.. But she had to break the heart of the dog girl, Luci.. And she felt sorry for it.

Derek nodded and kissed her on the lips again before he said "Well, I have a way to help you keep an eye on the cat girl". He summoned a mask which Luci would remember that he always wore as Shadow. It was an old ancient mark which allowed the user to become invisible at will, as well as letting them take on the forms of people they had met or killed in their lifetime. "Wear this when me and Mira have to leave and you can keep an eye on her and keep yourself hidden from Wolfbane prying eye.

''I remember that mask'' Luci said and giggled. She had stole it once from him when he was sleeping but only to use it so she could see her mother again. For two hours she had stood in front of a mirror looking at herself, showing her mother. She took the mask and placed it on top of her head, not on her face.

''I hope that you don't feel like I don't trust you... Because I do.. I do trust you, I just don't trust any female cat'' she said and hugged Derek. She closed her eyes and smiled.

Derek had known she stole the mask from him back when he was Shadow but he had said nothing about it, instead he let her take it and enjoy it because he had returned it to him before he had got up. Derek kissed her on the lips as he said "Oh I know, and I trust you more then anything to keep me on the right path". He kissed her again before he yawned and said "I think its time to head to bed now, got a busy day tomorrow after all. Want to share a bed with me? You don't have to do anything, I just want to feel you close to me"

Luci returned the kisses and smiled. She nodded and kept the mask on the top of her head, she took his hand and walked up the stairs. ''I will lay next to you'' she said. She didn't say that she didn't mind it if he would make her his that night and claim her. She smiled at him and while walking upstairs, she looked at the stars.

''Such a beautiful night'' she said. She looked at him and once upstairs again, she let go of his hand. ''I'll be with you in a minute'' she said and walked to her own room. She closed the door and undressed herself, she took her black satin night gown, it was a short one that stopped half way her upper leg. She putted it on and then grabbed her yukata. She place it over her night wear and walked to Derek's room. She softly knocked on the door. ''Can I come in?'' she whispered.

Derek open the door for her, Derek was only wearing a pair of PJ trousers with a hole for his tail, he smiled at Luci and said "You look so sexy Luci, you are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in my life". He touched her cheek and kissed her on the lips, he also showed her that he had made a place for her next to him on his bed as he smiled at her. Derek knew he wanted to claim her as his own but he did not know if she wanted to yet

Luci entered his room and took of her yukata so her black satin dress was visible. She looked at him with a smile, she returned his kiss and closed the door behind her. She looked at him and softly laid a hand on his chest, she had never really done that without pushing him away as they had done a lot of sparing together. She kissed his cheek.

''You are looking very sexy too Derek'' Luci said and gave him another kiss on his cheek this time. She then walked to his bed and sat down on the part that he had made free for her. She looked at him and smiled. She was not gonna start this, she wanted him to start.

Derek walked up to her and sat next to her in silence before soon his primal lust and want for her began to take hold as he began to reach up to play with the tip of her tail knowing it was a turn on point for both the dog and wolf females. Though there was the fact he was waiting for a scent, he did not know when Luci went though heat since she had always vanished a few days before her heat started back when he was Shadow to avoid any problem that could happen.

Lucinda looked at him and when he started to play with the tip of her tail she blushed some. She felt what he wanted and knew that he was waiting for something.

She moved her tail more against his hand and leaned towards him. She whispered: "Are you gonna kiss me or not? Cause... You know I like you a lot and really Derek.... You are about to miss your shot"

It was a little bit of a lyrics from a song she had heard a few times and had really liked. Something from a country far far away but she didn't mind. She looked at Derek with a smile and let her whole tail stroke trough his hand.

Derek blushed as he looked at her before he smiled and said "Well, its just ... I'm hoping I'll be good enough for you". With that, he touched her cheek and leaned in before he finally kissed her on the lips and held her close to him as his hand would slowly slide down her arm and to her tail which he would began to play with once more while his other hand slide down to her leg and rubbed her inner thigh sliding up between her legs as well.

"Why wouldn't you be Derek?" Lucinda asked and felt his hands touch her body. She knew that today they would start a new journey together in which there was no 'just friends' anymore.

In return on his touches, she started to touch him on his body and soon they would end up in his bed. Searching new things to pleasure each other.

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The next day Luce was awake early. Before dawn like always and she looked at the sleeping Derek next to her. He had a leg wrapped around hers and his head was on her chest. She smiled and kissed his forehead.

She closed her eyes again and doze of a little but not far away. Every sound that wasn't right by her, would get her guard up but it wasn't for another two hours before someone knocked on the door of Derek's room. "Derek-sama are you awake?" Mira said.