Pre-Event

Griffin and Melody drove that evening from the hotel to the address that Chanelle had provided to them. It was a good hour drive away, something they didn't realize but they did know it was out of town. Griffin pulled into the long, snaking driveway that led deeper into the woods. Melody seemed a little nervous, which Griffin noticed so he grabbed her hand and held it tightly as they made their way up the driveway.

"It'll be okay love. If you don't want to do this, we won't do it." Griffin frowned slightly, worried about her.

"No, Master. It's okay. I want to do this. It'll be fine." Melody smiled slightly at him. She was indeed nervous.

Griffin looked forward as they finally saw a house at the end of the long driveway. There were already a couple of cars parked to the side of the house. Griffin parked next to one so that they could easily back up and leave when they wanted to. He cut the car off and took a breath. He got out of the car after popping the trunk. After opening Melody's door, he went to the trunk and grabbed their duffle-bag that had a change of clothes for both of them and extra water just for them. Just as Chanelle had instructed, they both ate a high protein and high carb meal for this.

Melody stood with Griffin and looked around. She could see movement within the decently sized and well-remodeled farmhouse a few feet away. She held onto Griffin's arm as he closed the trunk, locked the car then walked with her to the front door of the house, just as Chanelle instructed. Before Griffin could even knock on the door, Chanelle opened the door and smiled widely.

"Hey there you two! Welcome to my home! Didn't expect a girl like me to have a little farmhouse." Chanelle giggled.

"Little...?" Melody mumbled as she peeked inside to see that it was in fact a decent sized and nicely built home.

Chanelle giggled once she noticed Griffin squeeze Melody's hand to scold her. "It's okay wolf. She was speaking her mind. I love it. We have a couple of people still coming but we start in 30 minutes regardless if they are here or not. Come on in! I want you to meet everyone!"

Chanelle led them inside and to what Melody assumed was the dining area. There was a large table where everyone was sitting and talking. They looked up as Chanelle entered the room with Melody and Griffin.

"Everyone! This is Melody and Griffin. The primal couple I met at the club."

Everyone said their welcome and greeted them kindly, some more reserved than others, not what you'd expect out of a primal. You'd expect them to be out in the open, but no. People were indeed surprising.

Everyone was talking amongst themselves when a few car doors closed outside and Chanelle smiled widely.

"Finally! Just in time!" She scurried off outside.

Melody sat next to Griffin who was talking to a few others. She was silent, her mind racing on what this was going to be like. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Luke, Chanelle's prey, looking at her. Melody felt her cheeks become warm as she tried to act as if she didn't notice.

"Love, are you okay?" Griffin whispered to her, noticing her cheeks were burning red. He felt of her forehead to make sure she was okay.

"Yes. May I go to the restroom, Master?" Melody asked as she looked at him.

"Yes. Go ahead." Griffin nodded, his eyes looking worried.

Melody got up quickly and went to the bathroom that Chanelle had pointed out was available for them to use earlier. She went inside and locked the door. Melody washed her face with cold water and let out a sigh as she looked at herself in the mirror, the deep crimson of her cheeks was going away. She splashed her face a few more times before finally drying herself off and opening the door. As she did, she noticed Luke standing there, leaned up against the wall.

"L-Luke? I'm sorry, I didn't hog the bathroom, did I?" She asked.

"No, you're okay. I had a question to ask you." Luke spoke gently.

"Okay?" Melody looked at him.

"You are a primal. Right? Have you ever done anything like this? Have you ever let yourself go like this other than sex?" Luke asked, tilting his head to the side.

Melody knew the answer immediately. "No. I haven't. This will be the first time. Why do you ask?"

"Well, I had a feeling. The way you carry yourself. You seem to have the same tension that I once did before I released for the first time. When that happened, I thought I was the Dominant, but the feeling of being chased overwhelmed the feeling of chasing. I knew then what I was. We have had a few times at events, the prey actually turn against the predator and the chase changes directions." Luke smiled a little, reminiscing.

"Do you think that will happen to me?" Melody asked.

"No, quite honestly, you have the prey vibe. Did you notice the different looks that people give you? For example..." Luke approached her and stood next to her, leaning in close and looking into the dining room with her.

"Look at the gazes of everyone. Tell me what you see." Luke whispered in her ear, which sent a chill down her spine.

Melody looked at everyone talking in the dining room, studying them. "Well... some of the gazes seem... more fixed."

"Good. Now, watch the gazes of those when I, a prey, enter the room." Luke smirked a little. There was more to him than Melody thought.

Luke walked off into the dining room and Melody noticed the gazes of the ones who had more fixed gazes seem to harden slightly and she could even notice some of their eyes widen ever so slightly. They took notice of the prey. Melody decided to take this lesson and practice it. She needed to be subtle. She walked, normally, back into the dining room and when she did, out of the corner of her eye, she noticed the same thing and when her eyes landed on Griffin, she could see the faint change as well, but his was more secluded, more hidden. Melody sat back down next to Griffin and he took her hand immediately, holding it tightly.

Chanelle bounced into the room with 2 more couples behind her. "Everyone is here! Let's get this started, yeah?"

The people that had done this before seemed to get excited quickly and rise from their seats almost instantly. Griffin and Melody did so, but slowly.

"Let's go get the vans and head on down to the land." Chanelle smiled widely.

Melody took a deep breath. This was it. Her heart began beating faster and her palms got sweaty. This was it.