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Wolf Moon

Ahmose Inarus

Disclaimer: I do not own Criminal Minds, nor do I make any profit off of writing this.

SLASH WARNING!!! Hotch / Reid

Written for the Chit Chat on Author’s Corner Halloween Horrors Challenge. The moderators supplied a number of titles of the novels of the Master of Horror himself, Stephen King. We were to pick any title and write a fic using that as the prompt. I chose, “Cycle of the Werewolf”

Chapter 10

The rain was still falling Wednesday morning, but only lightly. Hotch checked the weather as soon as he got up. It was supposed to clear up before noon. Good… tonight was the first night of the three parts of the full moon. While tomorrow night was the actual full moon, the days before and after it, the moon was full enough to force a werewolf to change under its glow. Tonight, he and Reid would run… and tomorrow, they would run with the pseudo pack of the wolves in the DC area. He knew Reid was still not ready. He was still scared. Hotch had to get him ready for it.

“Good morning.” Hotch turned and smiled at the young wolf standing before him. And to his delight… Reid had figured out how to put on his tail without changing the rest of himself… and it was wagging. This made Hotch’s smile widen, and he crossed the room and pulled the youth into his arms.

“I told you not to clean the bathroom.” Reid suddenly mumbled.

“what?”

“A few days ago, when I was in the bathroom and you startled me and… made me uh…”

“Miss the toilet?”

“Yes.” Reid scowled, looking embarrassed. “I had forgotten all about it. Until this morning… you cleaned it.”

“Yes. I did.”

“I am SO embarrassed, Hotch, I’m sorry…”

“… So am I. But not for the reasons you think.” Hotch said. Reid gave him a questioning look. “I liked it.”

“What?”

“I know you didn’t… it was an accident… but… it was almost like you had… marked the place. And… I found that to be… pleasing.”

“… You found it pleasing that I… urinated on your bathroom floor.” Reid deadpanned.

“It was like you were… marking this home as yours. And… that made me happy.”

“Do YOU pee in your home?!” Reid demanded to know incredulously. His eyes widened when Hotch turned red.

“Not… IN the home.”

“… You DIDN’T!!!” Reid shrieked.

“I marked the boundaries of the property and the house itself.”

“You peed on your HOUSE?!?”

“I’M A WOLF!!!” Hotch cried, throwing his hands into the air. “… And I’ll need to do it again when it stops raining. And… I was hoping that you would… add your scent.”

“… I am NOT going to URINATE on your HOUSE!!!” Reid yelped, looking mortified. But then, to his horror, Hotch seemed to droop in disappointment. Reid blinked. “You… you really expect me to…”

“I don’t expect you to anything you don’t want to.” Hotch said firmly.

“But… you WANT me to…”

“… Yes. Just… think of it as a different… culture.”

Reid sighed and flopped onto the sofa with a groan, rubbing his hands over his face.

“Aaron, you’re killing me here.” He muttered, and Hotch snorted.

“Breakfast?” He asked gruffly.

“Are you upset with me?” Reid asked meekly.

“… No.” Hotch said softly, moving to sit on the sofa beside Reid. He curled his arms around the young man and held him close. He slowly inhaled deeply, and smiled. “God, you smell good…” Reid smiled slightly, turning his head… and their lips met. Reid let out a soft whine of wanting, and Hotch tightened the embrace, tilting his head and deepening the kiss. Slowly, Reid slid closer until he was straddling the man’s legs, perched in his lap. Hotch slid one hand up Reid’s back and the other slid down, moving to his bottom. Reid moaned at that, tightening his fingers on the man’s shoulders.

Until there was a knock on the door. Then he let out a startled squeak and leapt away from Hotch as though the man had pinched him. Hotch eyed his skittish little companion, then smiled and shook his head, calling “COME IN!!!” Reid gave him a look and Hotch shrugged. “I recognize my brother’s knock.”

And a moment later, Sean came in. He faltered at the doorway, making a face. “Good God, this place reeks! Will you both knock it off with the pheromones?!” He howled.

Hotch rolled his eyes. “If it bothers you, you can leave.” He said. “What’s that I smell?”

“I brought breakfast.” Sean snapped. “But if you want me to leave…”

“I’ll open the windows.” Hotch snorted, standing and throwing open the nearest one.

“Fine.” Sean nodded, and headed to the kitchen. Hotch followed, a smirk on his face and a wag in his tail. Reid watched them go, then sighed and sat there for a moment before getting up and following.

In the kitchen, Hotch was helping his brother unpack thee breakfast he had brought.

“It looks good.” Hotch said with a smile, mouth watering at the ham, bacon and sausage he had just unpacked.

“So…” Sean said, as Reid shuffled in and headed to the fridge. “You boys get things figured out?”

“Yes.” Hotch nodded. “We have, thank you.”

“And the pheromones?”

“I need to teach Reid how to hold that back, but it will be hard when I seem to be having trouble holding my own back when I smell his.” Hotch grinned, and Sean rolled his eyes.

“Lovely, Aaron.”

“I can’t help it.” Hotch said, turning and grinning at Reid, who blushed.

“I don’t KNOW I’m doing it!” Reid cried. “I didn’t even know I COULD do it!” The two brothers just smiled, amused at the little brown wolf’s near hysterical announcement. “How do we even do it?!”

“We have scent glands.” Hotch said calmly.

“… Like… anal glands?”

“Yes, but those aren’t the glands I’m talking about.” Hotch chuckled. “We have scent glands in our face, above and behind our ears, and right above the tail. These are the ones you’re probably using.”

“Hmm…” Reid frowned in thought, and Hotch began to make up a plate for the youth, allowing him to mull this information over. He set it before Reid and watched the young man blankly fumble for his fork and poke some hash browns into his mouth. Sean gave his brother a questioning look, and Hotch just smiled and shrugged, sitting down with his own plate. They were half finished with breakfast when Reid finally concluded his internal thought monologue, looked up and said, “What are we doing today?”

Sean and Hotch glanced at each other with a little smiles of amusement

“Well…” Hotch said, “We’re going to have lunch with a couple of wolves in the area. Singles.”

“What?” Reid asked, fear in his voice.

“We‘re running with the pack tomorrow night.” Hotch said. “I don’t want you going in not knowing any of them. This way, there will be some familiar faces, so you’ll be a bit more comfortable.”

“I… I dunno, Aaron…”

“We’re going, pup.” Hotch said with a smile, and Reid drooped.

And at one o’clock, Hotch and Sean loaded Reid up into Hotch’s car, and they were off. Reid sat in the back seat, fidgeting. Hotch and Sean could both SMELL how nervous Reid was. Hotch sighed.

“Spencer. No one will hurt you.” He said. Reid didn’t answer. Sean glanced at his brother, but said nothing. When they pulled up to the steak house Sean got out of the car eagerly, nostrils quivering. Hotch did the same. Reid dawdled in the back seat, taking quite a lot longer to get out of the car than necessary, and then was dragging his feet on their way into the restaurant. Hotch eventually, had to curl an arm around his shoulders and guide him in at a faster pace.

As soon as they entered, Reid tensed… he could smell the other wolves…

“How many.” Hotch murmured into Reid’s ear with a reassuring smile. Reid glanced at him nervously, then sniffed the air.

“… Five.” He murmured. “Two male, three female…”

“Good.” Hotch nodded and gave Reid a smile of approval. Reid gave him a tentative smile in return. “Let’s go. I’ll have you between me and Sean, so you’ll feel safer.”

“Okay.” Reid nodded, and allowed Hotch to guide him through the restaurant, following Sean who was following his nose. Five people looked up at a table in the corner, and they all watched the three males approach. A young black man stood with a smile.

“Aaron! Long time no see!” He called, his voice thick with an accent.

“You too.” Hotch said. “Everyone, this is my brother, Sean, and this is Dr. Spencer Reid.” Sean smiled and nodded pleasantly, Reid, half hidden behind Hotch, gave an awkward little wave, not really looking at anyone… his entire demeanor screamed “Omega”. “Sean, Spencer, this is Amani Bastian.” Hotch said, gesturing to the man he had just shaken hands with, and then he moved around the table. “Esperanza De Santiago,” a mocha skinned woman smiled and nodded, “Michelle Barton,” The blonde next to her smiled and openly eyed Sean, “Martin Bernadette,” the sandy haired man behind her smiled and nodded, adjusting his glasses, “And Noriko Hikage.” The Japanese woman smiled sweetly up at them, but despite her small stature, her sharp eyes and posture let them know that she was, indeed, an alpha female. She already knew Aaron, but now she was staring down Sean Hotchner in an attempt to establish the pecking order. Sean simply smiled and offered his hand.

“A pleasure Miss Hikage.” He said. She paused, and then accepted his hand shake. They shook hands, and Sean firmly lowered his eyes, not challenging her status. She visibly relaxed at that, and her smile became much more genuine.

Hotch pulled out a chair and gestured to Reid. Reid hesitated, then shyly sat. Hotch moved to sit beside him on Reid’s right, and Sean sat on his left. Reid seemed to shrink down in his seat between the two males and under the gazes of the five other wolves. They all observed Reid with mild curiosity, and while Esperanza and Michelle had some eyes for Sean, Noriko had eyes for Aaron Hotchner…

“So.” Amani said, smiling at Reid. “You new to the area?” Reid froze like a deer in headlights.

Hotch smiled and answered for him. “Spencer has been here for about three years.”

“And we’ve never met before?” Noriko asked.

“Spencer was living beneath our detection for the first year.” Hotch said. “He was at the FBI Academy in Quantico. He smelled him from time to time on one of my team members, who is NOT one of us… I figured once he completed at the Academy, he would be gone. But lo and behold, he ended up on my team at the BAU.”

The waitress came up then, and took their drink orders and asked if they wanted appetizers. Everyone placed their orders, but Reid seemed unable to find his voice, so Hotch ordered for him. Noriko was now eying Reid, but she didn’t say anything.

“So, you were saying?” Martin ask when the waitress left.

“Spencer was raised by his human mother. He’s never really interacted with other wolves before. His father abandoned him when he was young, and he had been born an outcast. He’s never had a pack before. I’m the first who has ever taught him to be what he is. I’m bringing him to run tomorrow night, but other wolves make him very, very nervous. So I wanted him to get to know some of you before hand.”

“Makes sense.” Michelle shrugged, sipping her soda. “Where are you from, Spencer?” Reid squeaked and huddled down. Noriko narrowed his eyes.

“Speak up, pup, she’s speaking to you.” The Japanese woman said sharply, and Reid jumped at the order from the alpha wolf.

“Las Vegas.” He blurted in an obedient, submissive fashion.

Hotch gave Noriko an annoyed look, but she didn’t notice. He sighed and rolled his eyes. Noriko wasn’t a bad person… she was just an alpha to the extreme… an alpha among alphas, and she had always used and embraced that status... Hotch happened to know for a fact that she had the hots for him, and he was quite sure that it was because he was one of the only wolves who would not back down from her, as even other alphas would… Noriko was one dominant she-wolf… In fact, Hotch had not invited her to this lunch because of it… he knew she would intimidate Reid. But apparently she had found out and invited herself along. But maybe it would be better for Reid to get to know her here rather than when they ran where she would be much more likely to pull rank…

“So, Aaron.” Noriko said, suddenly. “Why take the pup under your wing?”

“Because.” Hotch said, mind racing… if he said ‘someone had to’ Reid would take it badly, thinking that Hotch had felt an obligation to him… if he said ‘because no one else ever has’ Reid would think he felt sorry for him… So Hotch settled for, “He’s family.” Reid blinked, and looked up at Hotch with a tiny smile. “My team is my family. My pack. I love each and every one of them. We take care of each other and look out for one another. I did this because Spencer deserves to have someone look out for him and teach him.” Their appetizers were delivered, and Reid forked some crab cake into his mouth with a smile. Noriko narrowed her eyes as Hotch gave Reid a tender a smile in return.

“He’s a good kid.” Sean announced. “He’s just learning everything from the beginning later in life.” He smiled over at Reid. “And he’s a fast learner.” Reid gave Sean a tentative smile this time, and Sean ruffled the pup’s hair.

“But anyway… since we have the week off, I’ve got him staying with the me while I give him a crash course on being what he is.” Hotch said.

“He’s staying with you?” Noriko pounced on that almost immediately, narrowing her eyes.

“Yes.” Hotch said calmly. Amani exchanged knowing looks with Eperanza and Martin was suddenly very interested in his appetizer. A moment later, the waitress came to take their orders. Everyone ordered their steaks, most of them asking for it rare. Reid stuck with medium-rare.

Once the waitress left, Noriko looked at Reid and sneered “MEDIUM rare?”

“It’s progress.” Hotch chuckled. “Before this week, he would have ordered it Well done.” The other wolves all made faces at that.

“Why?” Amani asked.

“It’s how my mom always had it, so that’s how I always had it.” Reid offered softly. “I’d never had it any other way.”

Noriko snorted and rolled her eyes. Hotch sighed. Noriko was usually much more pleasant… but he knew that she could smell the hint of his and Reid’s pheromones from earlier that day… She was looking at Reid as potential competition… And the others knew it too. Hotch could tell. Amani gave him a sympathetic shrug and smile.

“So.” Sean said, breaking the awkward silence. “Where is everyone from?”

“Kyoto.” Noriko said.

“Cuba.” Said Amani.

“North Dakota.” Michelle announced.

“Seattle.” Replied Martin.

“San Miguel de Allende.” Esperanza said with a smile.

“Where are you living?” Michelle asked. “Aaron mentioned that you had both left the pack’s hometown to work.”

“I’m a sous chef in New York City.” Sean said, and even Noriko perked up at that one; all wolves appreciated good food…

“I’m in Law School at Georgetown.” Noriko said, glancing at Hotch.

“I’m at Georgetown for my Master’s in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.” Martin announced.

“Really?!” Reid asked, suddenly looking bright eyed and bushy tailed and the next thing anyone knew, the pair were prattling off using large words none of the others understood. Every single member of the table other than Reid and Martin rolled their eyes.

The pair kept it up until their steaks were delivered, and then a commanding bark from Noriko shut them up. Hotch just sighed and slid a hand over Reid’s thigh under the table to calm and comfort him, and he could almost see Reid’s little flutter of the tip of his tail. Then he cut into his steak and began to eat. Most of the wolves ate eagerly. Reid was much more hesitant, almost demure in his table manners, taking tiny bites and savoring his steak. He was only half finished by the time most the others WERE finished. Hotch had deliberately slowed his eating to try and match Reid, and Noriko, being much smaller anyway, was also still working on her steak when they others were finished. Casual conversation floated around the table… simple things that any group of people would discuss… politics, music, movies… Reid had to remind himself that these were werewolves he was eating with, and not just regular people.

Finally, they were on dessert.

“So… tomorrow night will be the first time you run with a pack?” Amani asked, and Reid gave him a shy smile and a nod.

“Yes.”

“Ever run with wolves before?”

“Only Aaron. And Sean.” Reid confessed.

“You will enjoy it.” Amani said with a broad grin. “There is no greater pleasure for a wolf.”

“Oh, I can think of one…” Michelle chuckled, openly ogling Sean, who choked on his water and began coughing loudly, turning bright red. Esperanza giggled, covering her face with her hands.

“Michelle!” She cried, amused and appalled at what her friend had said. Reid was also looking thoroughly scandalized.

Finally, they were all rising from the table after paying the bill and heading out to their cars. Reid walked out with Martin, chattering about science things again.

“Aaron.” Hotch turned to Noriko. “Perhaps when your week teaching pups is over, you would like to go to my family’s cabin… it’s on a lake up north…”

“You’re very kind Noriko, but… scheduling something with my job is virtually impossible… I’ll see you tomorrow night.” And he walked away from her. She watched him go with a slight pout, then narrowed her eyes when she saw Hotch place a hand in the small of Reid’s back and guide him into the car, the pair sharing a smile as he went.

When the trio of wolves arrived back at the house, Hotch looked back at Reid. “Well now. That wasn’t so bad, was it?”

“No. They were nice… for the most part.” Reid said with a smile. Hotch chuckled.

“Noriko?”

“… She doesn’t like me.”

“She’s an alpha. You’re an omega.” Hotch shrugged, and Reid sighed, following Hotch into the house.

“… She has her eyes on you, Aaron.” Sean blurted. Hotch gave his brother a look.

“Yes, thank you Sean, I know.” He drawled, annoyed. And sure enough, as he had suspected the boy might, Reid was now drooping. Hotch knew exactly what the young wolf was thinking… he wanted Hotch, but how could he, a pathetic little omega, compete with a strong alpha female like Noriko? Hotch curled his arms around Reid and held him close. “But it’s YOU I want…” He murmured, and Reid gave a hopeful smile. Once again, Hotch could almost see that tentative little flutter of the young wolf’s tail.

Sean’s eyes widened. “Hey Hey HEY!!! STOP IT WITH THE PHEROMONES!!!” He ordered sharply. Reid and Hotch jumped and looked at the blonde wolf. Reid squeaked and bolted for the bedroom, and Hotch gave his brother a dirty look.

“Sean!”

“He needs to learn to control it! He’s going to completely embarrass himself tomorrow with the other wolves if he does that!!!”

Hotch glared at his brother… but he didn’t say anything in response… he knew that his brother was right. He sighed and turned, heading for the guest room.

“Spencer?” He called, knocking on the door.

“… Yes?”

“Come out here, please.”

There was a pause, and then Hotch heard the shuffling right before the door opened. He smiled down at the younger male, and enveloped him into his arms. “Come on…” He encouraged, and guided Reid to the living room to sit on the sofa. Reid refused to meet Sean’s eyes in his continued embarrassment.

“Sean has made a good point, Spencer.” Hotch said. “If you put off pheromones like that around the other wolves tomorrow, at best, you’ll embarrass yourself.” Reid drooped. “At worst…” And Hotch trailed off. Sean looked at his brother and sighed.

“At worst, you’ll be mated against your will by another wolf who gets the wrong message.” Sean said, and Reid’s eyes snapped up to him. “You could potentially be raped by a wolf who lacks self control, or who just doesn’t CARE. And this isn’t just about running with the other wolves tomorrow. This is for any time you’re around other wolves, period.” Reid now looked terrified.

“We’re spending the rest of the day,” Hotch said, “teaching you to control yourself, and teaching you how to release, and withhold, your pheromones.”

Reid nodded, a fearful determination in his eyes…

“Okay.” Sean said, taking charge since his brother seemed to be just as embarrassed. “So… usually we release our scents from the glands in our face when in contact with family. Marking one another as family. I think the scents you are releasing are coming from the gland above your tail.” He watched Reid tense. “Don’t clench your ass, kid, you’re not holding back a fart.” Reid turned red and Hotch groaned and let his face fall into his hand.

“It’s a tightening in your lower back. Aaron?” Sean asked, and Hotch nodded. He guided Reid to turn away from him, and then pressed his thumbs into the top of Reid’s buttocks and began to slide them up Reid’s skin and then outwards slightly, following the subtle curve of the flesh of the buttocks. Reid groaned, and Hotch echoed him as the pheromones flooded his senses.

“Really?” Sean deadpanned.

“Sorry.” Hotch mumbled, and continued to run his thumbs up and down the area. “Spencer, your tail please?” Reid nodded, and Hotch watched with a slight smile as Reid’s tailbone slowly began to push out of his skin, growing long and longer and sprouting bushy brown hair. Hotch then massaged the area just above the base of Reid’s tail. “Ah. THERE they are. Feel where I am, Spencer?”

“Y-Yeah…”

“Okay… I want you to release your pheromones to understand what it feels like.”

“… Um… H-How?” Reid asked, and Sean pinched the bridge of his nose. But then, he saw a devlish look overtake his brother, and Hotch leaned in close to Reid, and murmured something in his ear. Reid’s face flushed pink, and then his eyes fluttered and he moaned. And then came the pheromones. Sean winced and shifted as the scent affected him. After a moment, he sprang to his feet and began to open the windows and turn on the ceiling fan.

“… Sorry.” Reid offered pathetically.

“It’s okay.” Sean nodded. “Did you feel it?”

“Yes, I think I did.”

“Then we accomplished what we needed to.” Sean said. “Now… try to stop it.”

“How?” Reid asked. And once more, Hotch leaned in and whispered into his ear while sliding a hand down Reid’s upper arm. Reid shivered and moaned, and there was the scent again. Sean sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose again.

“This is going to take time.” Hotch said to his brother, grinning.

An hour later, though, Reid seemed to have the hang of it. Hotch whispered into his ear and stroked a hand down the youth’s chest, and Reid was holding the pheromones in check. But when Hotch removed his shirt, they all came flooding out again, making Sean laugh.

“Well, all we have to do is have you make the change while still dressed and we’ll be fine!”

“Shut up, Sean.” Hotch chuckled, while Reid whined in his own embarrassment. But the trio kept at it and worked on it late into the evening, until Hotch came striding out into the living room stark naked, and made a suggestive comment. Reid turned red, squeaked, and hid his face in his hands… but he held his pheromones in, though he did tremble at the effort.

But he did do it. And with this triumphs buoying their spirits, the three men stripped naked and allowed the moonlight to stream in through the windows, forcing them into the change. And they Sean curled up on the sofa while Hotch guided the little brown pup into his own bedroom. The pair leapt onto the bed and curled up together to rest and build their energy for the run the next night…
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