A Payment in Love

Authors Note: Action, not really any sex in this chapter. Looks like another two after this, I misjudged how much was left. More like one more real chapter after this then an epilogue of sorts. I left this one at a cliffhanger, I know.... XD I'm evil.

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The enemy forces were dwindling, and within a few minutes the general's forces lay scattered on the ground.. The nearby Draenai cheered, and Ara's brothers whooped and hollered, many corpses lying around them. Ara had gone back into the city, but not far, and once it was announced that the forces were defeated, she was back at the gates in seconds, pushing through the surviving troops, who were standing around, clapping themselves and each other on the back. "Railen!" She called. At one point, a dying troll attempted to stagger to his feet and stab at her but she sent a bolt of lightning straight into his face, continuing on without a backwards glance.

He picked her up easily as she neared and kissed her deeply, "Mmm hello little one," he said holding her gently, trying not to smear the blood on his chest over her too much. He set her down lightly and tugged her tail with a smile, "You did go back into the city, yes?" He said suspiciously, not sure if she had listened or not. "Or else I might have to punish my little slave," he winked.

Ara sighed, resting her hands against his chest. Her healing magicks began to spread, knitting together the edges of the wound. "You have to be more careful." She fretted. "And yes, I went back inside, but if you want to punish me later, you still can." She finished her work and stood on tiptoe, kissing his nose and sighing. "I would have stayed to fight by your side had it not been for..." She sighed, lowering her hand to her stomach. "You're already being a pest." She said to her stomach teasingly.

"I like it being a pest if it makes you behave," he teased, kissing her softly as he gave her ass a spank, "And I just may punish you at that," he said in a dangerous tone, looking down at her. "Now lead the way back," he said cracking his neck some and stretching his body out a little. He was quite worn out from the battle now, "Mmm I wouldn't mind a bath and food," he said giving a nod.

Ara led him back, corralling her brothers along the way. Fang fell in beside them, panting happily, blood all over his face. Delica, the pretty Talbuk, was waiting for them at the gate, dancing in place, her hooves clattering on the stone. She bleated at them welcomingly, butting Fang in the head again, who howled at her slightly and snapped playfully at one of her horns. "Well, at least they are getting along well." Looking at the bodies littered around them she sighed. "I think I'm a trouble magnet." She said with another sigh.

"Oh you most certainly are," he said with a grin, "It was Marrowbone...he seemed quite intent on putting his rotting cock in you," he said with a wink. "Seems to be a theme with you, they either try to kill you or fuck you...you are quite popular you know," Railen said as he tugged her tail once more, shaking his head at Fang with a small grin.

Ara shrugged. "If you got it, flaunt it!" She said with a grin, twirling around in his arms. Her brothers laughed then made yukk noises when she kissed him. She broke from the kiss, glaring at her brothers and reached down, finding the first thing she picked up, which happened to be half of a troll's head, and threw it at them. They howled with laughter at their angry little sister and ducked, the troll head sailing over their heads to land with a plop on the ground behind them. "Oh GOD please don't let it be twins." She mumbled, only loud enough for Railen to hear.

"Well one could be a boy, and one a girl," he said, "One for me to spoil and one to make sure she doesn't end up on an adventure quite like yours," he said shaking his head as they reached her home. He looked to Fang and motioned him to the stable, "Get some rest Fang," he said as he looked down to Ara and smirked, shaking his head a little at the girl still amused by how she acted.

"Hey." She said, smacking his arm. "I rather like my adventure, thank you, I met the love of my life on it." She kissed him, then opened the door. Inside, her mother was standing stiffly, strangely near the entrance to the kitchen. "Mother? What's wrong?" Ara said worriedly,moving from Railen's side towards her mother. "Ara... don't..." her mother whispered. Before Ara could react, a form rippled out of stealth directly beside Ara, yanking her back into her assailants stomach. The cloaked figure holding Ara against itself held a very sharp looking dagger against her stomach with one hand, an arm wrapped around Ara's throat with the other, holding her tightly but not choking her. A velvety voice sounded from inside the hood. "Well well well. Nobody move, or the bitch gets it in the stomach." The hood fell back, revealing a pretty, but unfamiliar blood elf rogue. "Rosa sends her regards." She grinned wickedly, placing her back against the wall so there would be no sneak attacks. "Now that I've got your attention, I want you all to put your weapons down."

Snarling as he watches the woman draw a blade to Rosa's belly he narrows his eyes, tossing the heavy greatsword to the ground. "What in the hell does Rosa want with me now," he said as his arms folded, eyeing the rogue that held Ara, wanding nothing more than to rush her but knew he wouldn't get there in time. Who knew what poison could be on there, and he didn't want to find out.

"Mm, well. She sent me to spy on you folk, but mother dearest over there discovered me. I should have just killed her, but that would have alerted you all to my prescence. Now, I want a way out of here... and I'm taking this little one with me as an insurance policy, and as a bonus. I'm sure Rosa will enjoy her. Everyone away from the door." One of Ara's brothers started forward a half step, but the rogue tightened the knife against Ara's stomach, cutting a few of the threads of her robe. "Ah ah ah... You wouldn't want to kill your sister and your little neice or nephew, would you?" Ara's mother fainted in the corner, and her brothers looked at Railen wonderingly. "Oh yes, I know all about your little secret. I was there last night you see, when she told you. I saw... everything." The rogue grinned, licking Ara's ear gently. Ara snarled, her eyes angry, but the rogue's grip on her neck simply tightened.

Railen followed the woman, his eyes narrowing as she spoke. He followed the two girls at a safe distance as he watched the girl quietly. "I hope you enjoyed your show," he snarled quietly. "Let her go and I will give you a reward, besides your life," he said with a snarl. "Her dowry hmm? Little Rosa has little to promise next to what I can offer wench," he said softly, eyeing the blade a bit hesitantly.

The rogue laughed. "Sorry, money doens't tempt me much. I'm doing this for Rosa. She's been a lovely bedcompanion for me." The rogue continued to back towards the door, holding Ara tightly. Ara flexed one hand slowly, unnoticed by the rogue. Clenching her hand, she called for her protection totem to appear around the corner of the house. The tiny rumble outside didn't phase the rogue, and when they rounded the corner, the rogues knife shot from her hand and slammed into the ground next to the totem. Before the rogue could react, Ara's elbow went slamming into her stomach. As the rogue doubled over, Ara grabbed her arm, twisting it behind her back and forcing the bigger woman to the ground. "How DARE you threaten my baby!" Ara shrieked, forcing the woman's arm behind her back until she screamed in pain.

Railen rushed to Ara's side and grabbed the woman and moved the smaller girl away, kissing Ara lightly to soothe her, "Go see to your mother...I believe she figured out your secret," he teased quietly as he twisted the womans arm tighter. "As for you...well, I believe Rosa has lost one of her playmates," he said quietly, reaching down to draw out her dagger from the earth as he looked at the elf he held tightly, twisting a bit harder.

Ara growled in the elf's direction, but did as Railen said, going over to help her mother to her feet. Her mother grabbed onto Ara tightly. "Is it true?" She asked breahtlessly. "Yes mother, it is. You're going to be a grandmother." Ara smiled brightly, trying to help her mother understand this was a good thing. Her mother groaned, but nodded, rubbing her head. "I'm too young to be a grandmother dammit." She grumbled. Ara's hand shot to her mouth to hold in her laughter at her prim and proper mother using a swear word. Ara's brothers hovered nearby, their eyes flickering over to Railen. "Need any help over there?" One called. The elf was blubbering on the ground, pleading for her life and offering everything she could, sex, money, more sex, more money, if only railen would let her live.

"No, she seems amiable enough," he said to the twins, twisting the rogues arm more. "Well we will see what to do with you...you tried gutting Ara, so we will let her deal with you...maybe I will give you to Fang hmm? He could use that pretty little ass of yours," he snarled, pushing the rogue toward Ara, making her kneel in front of the girl as he twisted her arm even harder.

Ara stood in front of the girl, motioning her brothers to take her mother to her room. Once she was out of earshot, she bent and lifted the rogue by her chin. "I would give you to Fang and let him fuck your brains out, but you'd probably just like that." She purred, her eyes furious. "I think a better idea is to give you to the Exodar interrogators... I've heard they do wonderous things to captured females with spiked clubs. You don't mind never walking straight again, do you?" Ara rose, looking at Railen. "Tie her up, and when my father gets back we'll hand her over to him, he'll give her to the exterminators. On second thought, tie her up and put her in the stable with Fang after all. Even if she enjoys it, Fang can have some fun."

He laughed a little and kissed the girl, "Well you are an evil little girl," he teased, kissing her deeply again. "If you ever do see Rosa again, make sure to tell her this is what who will happen to her if I catch her," he said almost sweetly as he grabbed chains and locks, taking her to the stable as told, stripping her naked as he bent her over a rail and locked her that way so she couldn't move, ruffling Fangs fur. "Have fun, though try and leave her alive," he said with a grin, watching as Fang went to his new little toy eagerly, Railen soon out of the stable and back to Ara. "Fang will be thanking you quite a lot later," he said laughing some.

Ara grinned. "If we get bored later, we can go and watch." She teased him. "Have I mentioned that we really need to get you a divorce at some point?" She butted her head against his playfully. "My brothers heated up some water for a bath, come on. Afterwards I'll rub you down and you can tell stories to my stomach." She pecked him on the cheek, leading him inside the house to the big tub inside her room that her brothers had filled.

"I bet you would love watching," he teased, pinching her ass some as he undressed when they got to the room, slipping into the tub. "About the divorce...well...that would involve going back to my clan, and that might not be so safe for you...maybe not even for me, but unless you want to become a clan plaything, or my fathers mistress, who knows how it could end. Well...you could be ok, but," he shrugged.

She sighed, shaking her head. "Forget I said anything. I love you, not all the other Orcs in your clan and I'd rather not service them all, thank you. I know that I am tied to you far more than she ever will be and that is good enough for me." Disrobing, she slid into the tub with him, letting the warm water sweep over her with a sigh. "Ooooo... this feels good." she breathed happily,laying back against his chest, her little ass snug against his cock.

He pushed his cock up against her ass a little giving a small smile. "Mmm...well...I can always try," he said with a shrug, "You should now me well enough to know that i won't let you become their plaything," he said softly, nipping at her neck lightly as he reached down to rub between her thighs lightly as he rested.

"I know you wouldn't let me, but I also know that from what you've told me, they could very easily knock you out or hold you down and then do what you said.... and that would make it all the worse for you." She grinned, reaching down and wrapping her hand around him. "So. Want to fool around here, or did you really want to go see what Fang is doing.... or were you just teasing?" She said, snuggling her bottom against his cock daintily.

He laughed, feeling her press up against his shaft. "I will go watch if you want to, why you interested," he said sounding amused as he pushed up against her ass a little, playing with her tail. "You know you might have liked going with Rosa and her friend, I am sure they would have played with you a lot," he teased with a little wink, biting at her neck.

"I was just trying to see if you wanted to. I can see a huge cock pounding a little ass anytime I want to." She purred, rubbing against him some more. "I hate to be a spoilsport, but I'm rather tired, tonight love. I think I might go to bed after this." She said with a yawn, her tail swishing in his hand. "I've been thinking, along with little bells for these..." she said, twirling her nipples between her fingers "I think I might want to get some rings that you can tug on as well. I can wear whatever I feel like." She grinned, nibbling his nose before rising from the tub and beginning to dry herself off.

"Rings could work well," he agreed, "And you are so much of a cocktease," he said shaking his head, "I just may have to go take sloppy seconds with Rosa's little whore," he said with a teasing wink, but got out of the tub and dried himself off looking more amused than anything, tossing his towel aside as he moved toward the bed with a small smile on his face.

His teasing no longer bothered her, as she knew he would do no such thing. She scrambled on to the bed and held out her arms to him. "Come and hold me." She said softly, lying on her back. Her hair had fallen out of its knot again and was spread out all around her on the pillow. "We should go home tomorrow." She said softly. "I miss the snow, believe it or not, and I'm almost afraid things will keep happening here."

"I don't think it matters where we go," he said kissing her forehead lightly as he held her. "You are a trouble maker," he said giving a simple shrug, squeezing her bottom lightly. "But yes, I like the snow as well, and we can go back," he promised. "Though I think you might want to go calm your mother, she seemed quite taken back that I fuck you so well to get you full of babies," he winked.

Ara laughed. "Baby, not babies... I hope." She said with a groan. "But we will have many, many babies in due time. I'm obviously quite fertile for you if you bred me the first time you fucked me." She said with a grin. "You're going to have many strong sons if I have anything to do with it." She snuggled against his side, yawning silghtly. "I love you." She murmured as she fell asleep against him, one of her little hooved legs wrapped around his muscled leg.

He smiled at her and held her as he slept for a couple of hours. He eventually woke up and dressed, leaving Ara tucked under blankets as he went to check on Fang and his playtoy. Fang was enjoying her again, and the girl was a mess, clawed up and covered in the mounts seed, the girl having stopped fighting long ago just groaning from the pain of it. He eventually got Ara's father to get the interrigators, sitting downstairs to drink ale, eating some quietly as he relaxed wondering where Colline had gone off to, and when Ara would wake, he left her upstairs to sleep for as long as she could.

Colline scurried in after awhile, her arms full of papers. "Oh Railen! I heard about the commotion. Look at all these tailoring patterns and engineering plans I got! These draenai are clever! Oh, and I can't wait to start making baby clothes! The news is out like wildfire, it's all over the city. You fought very well in the attack, apparently, and impressed the hell out of most of the men here, so everyone's happy for you." She grinned, patting Railen on the knee. "You'll make a good papa." She said firmly, then headed back to her room to put away the things she had gotten. Ara stumbled downstairs an hour later, her eyes sleepy and tired. "Oooo." She groaned. "I do not feel good." Plopping down on Railens lap, she exhaled. "I really want to get back home where it's... relatively peaceful." She said with a sigh. "I know of a mage here who can port us back."

He nodded a little and bounced the girl on his knee some like a child, "Aww my poor little Ara is home sick," he teased. "Oh, and I checked on Fang, apparently you missed quite the show. I wouldn't be surprised if she started popping out little furry babies soon after you have mine," he said laughing a little, squeezing her bottom lightly as he rested against her and shut his eyes quite comfortable leaning on her.

She laughed a bit. "Is that your idea of how werewolves are born?" She teased, kissing him on the nose, then sighed, rising to get herself some tea. She sipped at her cup, watching Railen drink his ale with a smile. "I'm going to go pack our things." She said, leaning forward and kissing him on the top of his head. She headed to their room, gathering together her things and Railens, packing them all up.

"Seems a perfectly reasonable way for it to work," he joked, "Besides I am sure Fang wouldn't mind being a papa either," he said and just shook his head watching her head upstairs to pack. He got up after a bit with a mug of ale, drinking quietly as he went looking for her brothers to tell them they were leaving soon.

The two brothers were outside, sitting on top of their bags, arguing about who would get to go through the portal first. A female draenai mage was standing nearby, watching the two with wide eyes. Ara came out a few minutes later with their bag, Colline behind her with hers, and Ara's parents following behind. "Come and see us again soon." Her father said, clapping Railen on the back. Her mother was dabbing at her eyes with a lace cloth. "Ara, you take care of your brothers, and boys, you take care of Ara... and Railen, you watch them all." She said with a small smile. "Bring the little one so we can meet him or her." Her father added, and Ara nodded. The mage in front of them created the portal ready, and Ara's brothers dived through, whooping and hollering the entire way. Ara waved to her parents, and followed Colline through.

Railen gave the parents a small nod as he grabbed their things and walked in behind Ara, standing in the middle of his Company's fort stretching some. "Well here you are boys," he said, Fang coming in behind him as the portal closed, "The northern outpost of the Bloodied Company." He looked around some before spotting a troll, sending him to their room with the bags he had brought, taking the brothers to the barracks.

Delica had made it through as well and the pretty Talbuk snorted, kicking up a snowdrift in Fang's direction. The big wolf snarled playfully and began chasing the bleating creature around the courtyard in circles. Ara laughed watching the two. She sat down in front of one of the buildings, enjoying the cold air on her face. It was nice to be home, with no obligations or anything to think about besides her love and the tiny life inside her stomach.

"Want me to take your robe so you can go play with those two," he teased motioning to the two mounts running around, seeing her enjoying the snow as he kicked a little at her with a smile, sitting down next to her, his eyes shutting as he relaxed, the twins now being shown the fort by one of the officers, and Colline heading inside muttering about patterns and designs.

Ara laughed and reached down, forming a nice big snowball with her hands. "That's okay, I can play now." She got up, danced a few feet away, and let the snowball fly, hitting him square on the side of the face. She let loose with a peal of laughter, ducking behind one of the buildings to hide.

He gave a growl as the snow hit him and gathered up one roughly the size of her head. Moving around the corner he spotted the girl and grinned, dumping the snowball onto her head, the snow breaking apart and filling her robe as he laughed at her now, kicking another bit of snow toward her.

She squealed as the cold snow went down the front of her robe and she grabbed another handful of snow, throwing it square at Railen and darting away to hide behind Delica. Fang backed over by Railen, snorting in the girl's direction. Ara grabbed two large handfuls of snow and Delica snorted, getting ready to kick snow at the men.

He whispered to Fang who gave a small growl in answer and watched as the wolf ran off to the girls sides, coming back around the flank, his mouth open and biting at the scruff of Ara's robe to pull her out away from Delica, Railen waiting with a big snowball for her.

Ara screeched and Delica snorted, kicking most of a large snowdrift in Railens direction and trying to headbutt Fang out of the way. Not in time though, Railen's snowball caught Ara directly in the face, and she screeched, wiping snow out of her hair. "I surrender!" She cried, laughing in between words. Delica obviously did not, and she butted Fang until he dropped Ara on her ass in the middle of a snowdrift.

---Four months later----

"A little to the left..." Ara called, watching Colline try to hang a picture on the wall of their new home. It was small, but it was bigger than the one bedroom apartment they'd had before. Railen had commissioned the home for them shortly after returning back from Exodar, and it was almost finished. It was completed enough for them to move in, although a few walls were still under construction. Their bedroom was done, and that was good enough for Ara. The two child's rooms weren't quite done, but they would be in plenty of time. Ara's hand rested on her stomach, rounded out quite a bit. She was larger than most women at five months, but she was carrying quite a bit. Orc babies were not small, but she was handling it well so far, only occasionally bursting into tears about being fat. Railen always rolled his eyes and tugged on her tail when she said that. The home was two stories, with the childrens rooms upstairs and theirs downstairs... as Railen had said with a laugh "Otherwise, the bed creaking wildly above them doesn't keep them up at night." Ara smiled over at Colline. "Perfect right there." The little gnome climbed down from the stool and smiled at Ara. "Okie dokie, I'm going to go get some more stuff. You, missy, need to sit down and rest." Ara obediently sat down with a sigh. Neither he nor Railen let her do anything these days.


Railen was finishing putting the last of the big furnature together. Ara had insisted on two guest rooms, the children's rooms, their room, and so much more besides he felt a slave in his own home. Then again, he heard most husbands felt that way, and Railen was all but Ara's husband. A point she brought up from time to time. Sighing a little he went and looked for Ara and spotted her, the gnome bossing her into taking a break, to which Railen laughed, "Well if it isn't my rolly-polly little love," he said teasingly. She always whined about her size, but Railen liked watching her bounce on his cock with her growing breasts which often had bells or rings in them, her belly going along with it. He joked that with as much as Ara rode him the children would be quite comfortable in a saddle.

Ara glared at him as he approached. "Don't you start." She threatened, her hair up in a messy bun at the back of her neck. She slowly rose from the chair, one hand on her back with a wince and the other resting on her stomach. As Railen approached she gasped, then grabbed his hand, yanking it towards her stomach. "He's kicking!" She said with a grin, letting Railen feel their exuberant baby asserting his presence inside his mother. They had no idea what the baby was yet, but Ara insisted it was a boy, while Railen insisted it was a girl. They argued about it from time to time, people around the hold grinning to themselves as they heard the happy couple go by bickering. The hold had accepted Ara during the past four months, and all the tough commandos were anxiously awaiting the birth of their commander's child. They had been overwhelmed with gifts, all the tough, gruff soldiers returning from various jobs with a trinket here, a blanket there. Aras brothers had almost become insufferable, hanging around all the time asking "Is it time yet? Is it time yet?" Although they had made a very nice, sturdy crib for the newborn.

Railen pressed his hand to the girls belly and gave a little squeeze, "Yes, she does have quite a kick," he said giving her a wink. "And how is her mother? Being bossed around by a girl half your size still?" He asked, Colling walking by with a smile carrying a pile of what he suspected were baby presents. He still didn't know where half of them came from. Their home was not very far from the fort at all, just on a nearby hill, and soldiers who took turns guarding it always brought along a present or two when they came, and it was starting to add up. He started to wonder how much he could make off selling the extra...he bet he could get additions to the house without even tapping into her dowry, which he hadn't even started spending yet. The house had cost a lot, but he was not poor at all. Once she started pumping out more children he told her he would double the place, and then some on top of it, adding a third floor maybe. Hell, with the fort nearby he was already working with others on creating a city up in the north, a small one, but still a town at least.


She groaned in Colline's direction. "I would HATE that bossy, adorable little gnome if I didn't love her to death." Colline grinned at her, blowing her a kiss, and Ara shook her fist in her direction in mock anger. "Ooo... I think she had a point though, I need to lay down. This heavy little guy is taking a toll on my back." She placed one hand against her weary back, heaving a sigh. "You are a big baby." She commented to her stomach. The fort was really alive with excitement, and Ara seemed to have started a craze. The Tauren's human paladin was also beginning to show, but barely. She was a good three months behind Ara, and her Tauren had set to work building them a house nearby Ara's. To everyone surprise, Delica's belly was also beginning to swell, and Fang walked around with a triumphant expression, as if to say "Not compatible my ass." Ara was still wary about what was going to pop out... little horned wolfies? Furry gazelles? Time would tell.

"Of coarse she is big compared to you...you are a tiny little girl," he said before leaning down and scooped her up to take her more easily to their bedroom, which was even larger than the one at the fort, and just as well furnished if not better. He smiled and flicked Ara's nipple playfully, hearing it jingle, "I have to go to the fort for awhile, I will be back tonight. Your mother sent a bird with a message saying that she wants you home for awhile, so tomorrow you should go to the fort and see her...I think she wants to feel some of that kicking," he said kissing Ara as he tugged her tail lightly, bundling her up in blankets.

Ara groaned, holding onto him. "Come back soon." She said, looking up at him with sad eyes. "We'll miss you."She said with a smile, gesturing towards her belly. "I'll take Colline with me to Exodar, it'll be fun. The twins can go too." She stifled a yawn, pulling him down into a kiss. "I love you." She murmured drowsily, her eyelids beginning to droop. She was always tired lately, and she felt bad that she didn't get to take care of Railen as much as she used to. He didn't seem to mind though, and when he did fuck her, he loved her breasts which were swelling larger every day. He'd had Colline pierce the nipples like he said he would, and Ara's neck also bore the glint of a delicate, flat golden necklace with Railen's name inscribed on it. He'd given it to her for her birthday a few months ago, and she never took it off, wearing it with pride.

It was dark in the room, Railen had shut the heavy curtains when he left so she could sleep more easily. A soft set of footsteps could be heard moving toward the bed, a soft hand trailing down Ara's cheek, along her neck and over her breasts and then her belly before a sharp little pain could be felt on her neck, the feeling of a blade stabbing her so very slightly, a thin prick of blood swelling as a womans lips nipped the girls ear. "Wake up love," said a familiar voice, that of Rosa's lover who looked down at her with a smirk. The poision should already be working, freezing the girls body up soon, as two men began moving up through the manor making sure the way was clear to the wagon that would take Ara to the Clan's hold.