Why Do All the Beasts Want Me?

Chapter 38

The alternation of day and night was imminent, and spring had already begun. The land, usually not favored by polar bears, was now bustling with activity.

Bears came and went on the snowy ground below the mountain, though this was an exaggeration. In short, they were either matchmaking or on their way up the mountain.

Examples like Audiss and Alexander, who had already occupied a mountain peak, were relatively rare.

Under the sheltered rock face, the light was quite dim. The massive Male polar bear enveloped a mass of white with his robust body.

That was another polar bear, he was younger, with a round and adorable figure and fluffy white fur, but he was not a cub.

Regardless of age or size, it was actually no longer appropriate to continue using the nickname 'cub' to refer to Alexander.

In terms of age, Alexander was already a subadult bear, old enough to leave his mother and live independently, just like Audiss back then. He was already self-reliant at that age.

In terms of size, two-and-a-half-year-old Alexander had developed very well; even a three-year-old Male polar bear might not be as large as he was.

Audiss, who was raising the little yellow bucket, seemed oblivious to these obvious issues. It was as if he had never considered managing his relationship with the little yellow bucket according to the way a mother bear raises her cubs.

Whether Alexander was two and a half or three and a half, it seemed this behemoth had never taken it seriously.

Perhaps Audiss thought that even if the little yellow bucket was ten years old, he would still be his little yellow bucket.

He needed to be fed, needed to be held while sleeping, and needed constant companionship.

After an unknown period, a faint light rose from the horizon, finally bringing a touch of brightness to this land that had been dark for several months.

Of course, the sky wouldn't brighten all at once; perhaps they still needed to wait patiently.

As they waited, snow began to fall, making the sky a bit darker.

Qiao Qixi woke up with a yawn, listening to the wailing wind and snow outside, and immediately felt that this spot was truly well-chosen; the wind and snow really couldn't blow in at all.

With Audiss serving as a warm nest, he wasn't cold at all.

He turned his head to glance at Audiss, who had been resting with his eyes closed, immediately opened his eyes and looked at him. Just like that, their eyes met: one pair of eyes was blurry with sleep, unspeakably adorable; the other pair was deep and focused, with undercurrents surging beneath their calm, dark depths.

It seemed something was hidden very deeply.

Qiao Qixi blinked his round eyes, feeling quite amazed. He rubbed against Audiss's face, thinking, if he hadn't known Audiss, he might not have realized that even polar bears had a mysterious side.

Clumsy and simple-minded, it simply couldn't be associated with Audiss.

After his chin was rubbed by the little yellow bucket, Audiss's gaze immediately became fervent; he looked very happy.

He had many ways to express happiness; he usually preferred to express it through actions, and occasionally through short sounds, like today.

Qiao Qixi compared Audiss's current sounds with the sounds he made to drive away intruders, including suitors, and smiled knowingly.

However, as he smiled, Qiao Qixi couldn't smile anymore.

He hadn't forgotten Audiss's purpose for coming up the mountain: it was because he liked him and wanted to mate with him.

Although Qiao Qixi had now accepted the hair-raising fact that Audiss felt desire for him, he also had no intention of rejecting this incredible affection.

This was not to say that he had a strong capacity for acceptance, nor was it a herd mentality or guilt.

It was simply because Qiao Qixi had wholeheartedly accepted his new identity, so what was wrong with one polar bear falling in love with another polar bear?

Secondly, Audiss was very good, capable of mental communication and living together. He was much gentler, stronger, and more emotionally rich than many humans Qiao Qixi had encountered.

Being his mate... it should be very happy.

Qiao Qixi thought, even if he insisted on leaving and refused to accept this affection, would Audiss let go?

The answer was undoubtedly no.

“…”

It wasn't as if he hadn't tried; thinking back to the last experience, he hadn't even run ten kilometers before being caught.

Qiao Qixi sighed slightly in his heart, how to put it? Actually, the problem now wasn't whether to accept Audiss's feelings, but whether he could endure Audiss's estrus period.

They had already built a nest at the top of the mountain, and even the little yellow bucket near the nest knew that they certainly hadn't come up just to see the scenery and then leave.

The problem now!

It was that Qiao Qixi's physique was too disparate from Audiss's; if they truly went all the way, the little yellow bucket would surely get hurt.

Although Audiss, who valued the little yellow bucket's life, probably never even considered actually going inside, Qiao Qixi believed this. He knew Audiss was very smart and knew what he could and couldn't do.

He certainly wouldn't let himself get hurt.

If the little yellow bucket were a bit more selfish, and simply contributed a plump backside when the other party was suffering immensely, then they could indeed get through this breeding season.

However, Qiao Qixi was not such a selfish character.

While he complained sometimes, when it came to serious matters, he was a young man who could handle things.

Alas, isn't it just a breeding season and estrus? Let him recall the adult films he had watched; besides the real thing, there were still many methods they could try.

Audiss was just a polar bear who hadn't seen the world, and now he was just stepping through the threshold of a new world.

At most, he had only tasted the sensation of rubbing twice before, he couldn't be more innocent.

As an innocent bear with such a low threshold, perhaps a little trickery would be enough to fool him, Qiao Qixi thought, holding his forehead with his paw.

Perhaps it was because the little yellow bucket had been very resistant to rubbing before, that when he woke up, Audiss didn't immediately want to do that kind of thing. In fact, if not for the difference in body temperature and breathing, Audiss was no different from usual.

However, Qiao Qixi knew that if he asked Audiss to turn his belly up now, he would definitely see that unsettling fellow.

Even so, Audiss had no intention of making any other moves, apart from occasionally licking his fur.

Although Qiao Qixi didn't understand why Audiss wasn't even rubbing, he knew it definitely wasn't because Audiss wasn't interested in it.

Perhaps he was just holding back.

Because he knew he didn't like it.

Foolish Audiss, if he had known this, why didn't he accept the advances of those female polar bears?

Now it's good, he still has to hold back so hard.

The bad little yellow bucket thought with schadenfreude and heartache.

At first, he was also embarrassed to do anything, until the wind and snow grew heavier, and the surrounding environment became darker, giving him a sense of security.

The little yellow bucket, wanting to seriously accept this affection, finally made a move. He turned around in Audiss's arms, originally with his head up, now with his head down, burrowing backward.

“…”

This action startled Audiss. The big fellow, who couldn't stand any stimulation, immediately lifted his head and arm, trying to confine the mischievous little yellow bucket in his embrace.

However, Audiss only moved a few times, and Qiao Qixi's next action immediately made him widen his eyes and stop abruptly.

Such a situation rarely occurred with Audiss; even when he was shot by poachers and blood flowed all over the ground, he had never been so on guard against a formidable enemy.

But he had to admit, he dared not move a muscle now, for fear of disturbing the little yellow bucket.

At this moment, that pampered little yellow bucket, just as Audiss used to help him clean himself, proceeded without any hint of distaste.

Now the little yellow bucket also did not dislike it… Well, at first, he was very unaccustomed to it.

Very shy.

But actually, Qiao Qixi thought, he should have gotten used to this kind of thing long ago. If Audiss hadn't helped him with hygiene this past year, he would have become a dirty bear long ago.

However, the two were still different; Audiss simply cleaned the little yellow bucket, while the little yellow bucket was responsible for a wider range.

He just wasn't sure if what he was doing was really effective?

Of course it was. Audiss, who had originally wide-open eyes, now slowly narrowed them, leaving only a drowning glimmer of light focused on the little yellow bucket's back.

Clearly, he was very engrossed.

Only his idle forearms moved occasionally and cautiously, seemingly wanting to touch the little yellow bucket so close by, but also afraid of startling him.

The round bear paws could only lightly draw in the air.

After an unknown amount of time, Audiss restlessly turned his neck, his eyes no longer fixed in one direction.

Upon closer inspection, one would notice that his gaze was no longer calm and focused, but rather slightly dazed.

After an unknown period of time, the polar bear emitted a series of low growls from his throat, filling the narrow, comfortable den.

To achieve his goal as quickly as possible, Alexander temporarily forgot his shyness and boundaries, after all, he knew that such a thing would have to continue throughout the entire spring.

Suddenly, the little yellow bucket abruptly froze, then immediately climbed away from Audiss.

And Audiss immediately got up, lowering his head to complete the cleaning himself.

“…” The little yellow bucket's fur was white, fortunately his skin was black, otherwise he might have turned into a red little yellow bucket by now.

Ah ah ah ah!

Alexander's sense of shame instantly skyrocketed to its peak, and then he crawled out and plunged into the snow, trying to cool himself down with the thick snowflakes.

In his mind, recalling that instant, the little yellow bucket's world seemed to explode along with it.

Damn it! Couldn't Audiss have given him a heads-up?

“Woo woo yii yii.” Qiao Qixi strongly demanded that at this moment, he be allowed to be a dead bear and not wish to receive any external disturbance.

Whoever cues him is a dog!

Audiss quickly finished cleaning his fur. He immediately poked his head out to look for Qiao Qixi, and then quickly spotted a white backside in the snow.

In an instant, Audiss’s eyes sparkled with warm, fragmented light, then he returned to his lazy state, stretching comfortably, his gaze fixed on Qiao Qixi the entire time.

However, occasionally his gaze would flicker, looking at other places, as if the little bear was not the only one feeling shy.

Perhaps Audiss, being pleased for the first time, might also experience a similar feeling.

Who knows?

Audiss lay at the entrance of the den, waiting for a while, but the little bear still didn't return, so he had no choice but to get up and intervene.

His fur on his back was rubbed, and the little bear immediately lifted his head from the snow to see which dog was bothering him.

It was, without a doubt, the dog Audiss. Wait, wouldn't that make him a dog-bear?

“…”

Never mind, he didn't want to play with Audiss now, it was too embarrassing!

The photography team, who had been paying attention to the commotion here, was overjoyed; Audiss and Alexander had finally emerged.

After a while, a team member asked, “Captain, did you see anything?”

The captain said with a somewhat complex expression, “I saw Alexander hitting Audiss again.”

Another team member reminded him again, “Captain, that’s not hitting, that’s acting spoiled.”

Everyone thought about it and felt it made sense—can a damage value of -5 be called damage?

Obviously not.

One morning in early spring, two polar bears performed a session of playful banter in the snow outside their den. About half an hour later, they re-entered their hard-to-observe den.

When the weather improved slightly, the photography team deployed an expensive drone, risking a crash, and sent it up the mountain.

Fortunately, the drone successfully approached the mountaintop and found an opportunity to film from an angle that was not easily discovered by the bears.

In the returned footage, Audiss and Alexander were indeed engaged in intimate activities.

They clearly saw Audiss’s body moving, but it was unclear to what extent he had gone, whether it was just a simple rub as before, or if, with the arrival of spring, he had more intense needs.

They wanted to see more clearly.

But frustratingly, Audiss was too cautious and cunning; he always used his massive body to block Alexander, and only on very rare occasions could they capture Alexander’s half-exposed face or a chubby leg.

That’s all?

In any case, no more private photos could be taken.

After three days, the team members were all anxious: “s**t! Audiss, we’ve been waiting all these days just to see this?!”

At the very least, they should have been allowed to take a full-body photo of the little bear as material for their report, but unfortunately, Audiss was like a neurotic husband who was prone to jealousy, not even allowing this humble request.

“Audiss’s body is too big, I’m a bit worried the little bear will get hurt,” a team member said with great concern after watching the video. “I hope he just rubbed.”

“Probably not,” the captain said reassuringly. “You have to trust Audiss has a sense of proportion. I feel he is a reliable male.”

It was a strange experience for a group of people to believe that this polar bear would rather hurt himself than hurt the little bear.

Inside the den of the two polar bears, who were being secretly observed, intimate scenes had been playing out intermittently for the past three days.

Audiss seemed to have concentrated his entire year’s needs into this spring season.

Unable to calm down, he wanted to cling to the little bear every moment, but he didn’t act on it; he had rationality.

This was very different from other polar bears; whether it was during normal times or the restless spring, Audiss never exhibited a tendency for indulgence.

He was so restrained.

Even when he frequently clung to the little bear, it was truly because he couldn't suppress himself.

It was precisely such a strong reproductive urge that caused Male polar bears to mate with so many female polar bears throughout the spring.

But Audiss only had Qiao Qixi, and besides Qiao Qixi, he didn’t want to find anyone else, which inevitably put a burden on the little bear.

Fortunately, this fake little bear knew many things unknown to bears, otherwise this trip to the mountaintop might have ended in disaster.

It was also fortunate that Audiss had a stable and restrained personality; even during the most agonizing times, Audiss’s level of agitation was enough to smash the surrounding rock wall with one paw.

But he never put an extra ounce of force on Qiao Qixi, and his act of licking his fur was still so gentle.

Inside the bear den on the snowy mountain peak, the atmosphere was thick with affection.

Slowly, Qiao Qixi understood something; he no longer called Audiss a dog.

Audiss wasn't a dog, Audiss understood everything, and he would dote on him so much…

Feeling sorry for the other party, Qiao Qixi obediently accompanied him through the increasingly intense torment and suffering.

Worried that Audiss might have grown tired of the old tricks, and thus become increasingly difficult to handle, Qiao Qixi gritted his teeth and tried other new tricks.

This was quite dangerous; a slight carelessness could turn pretend into reality. If he didn't completely trust Audiss, he wouldn't dare to try it at all.

Facts proved that even the honest Audiss liked novelty, and the other party indeed liked it…

The atmosphere throughout the den was incredibly thick, with the unique scent and temperature of spring intertwining in the air, as if it were a different world from the icy, snowy outside.

Qiao Qixi was already very tired, but Audiss still held him, occasionally rubbing his nose, as if comforting and apologizing: I didn’t mean to, I like you.

The little bear felt he might be confused from sleep, otherwise how could he translate such a meaning.

But thinking about it, it seemed there was nothing wrong; it was perfectly normal for Audiss to express his feelings, and it was definitely not him overthinking.

He tried to hold on a little longer, but Qiao Qixi ultimately couldn't, and fell asleep from exhaustion.

Audiss, who had calmed down slightly, hadn't closed his eyes for days; even when he closed his eyes to rest, he couldn't fall into normal sleep.

When the little bear was sleeping, he would either hold him quietly or help clean the little bear’s fur, which had been getting dirty very easily these days.

Whenever he cleaned the areas of the little bear that hadn't yet developed, Audiss would pause for a moment, confirming with his sense of smell. Unfortunately, the little bear was not yet mature, and he still had to wait.

This was something Qiao Qixi didn't know: it turned out that Audiss’s criterion for whether he could proceed was whether the little bear was mature.

But it was clear that there was still a long time before the little bear would mature, so Audiss could only wait patiently.

This might not be difficult for him.

The prolonged intimacy created an urgent need for water for the two polar bears. After the little bear woke up, they went outside to eat fresh snow.

Qiao Qixi cherished the hard-won outdoor time, and very fortunately, they saw the sunrise on the mountaintop.

The Arctic sky, free of wind and snow, finally brightened, and the warm sunlight shining on them felt incredibly comfortable.

Even Audiss, who hadn't seen the sun for a long time, seemed to enjoy this kind of weather.

With the bright sunlight, Qiao Qixi inadvertently noticed that Audiss’s eyes were bloodshot, and in the sun, he leaned his face against Rock, his squinted eyes looking a bit tired.

Under the rare sunlight, this polar bear gently rubbed against Rock, scratching himself.

Qiao Qixi didn't want to disturb the other party; he hoped Audiss could get some sleep.

As he wished, in this comfortable environment, Audiss, who had just finished their intimate moment, slowly closed his eyes.

This was Audiss’s first truly deep sleep since spring began. He slept for four or five hours, and although it wasn't long, it brought great comfort and compensation to his body and mind.

Seeing Audiss still lazy after waking up, the little bear naively thought that the restlessness of spring had passed so easily.

He excitedly brought his little yellow bucket, conveying a message with roars: Audiss, going down the mountain?

Audiss and the little bear looked at each other, blinked twice, and didn't answer.

What did playing dead and not answering mean?

Even two-and-a-half-year-old Alexander knew it meant he didn't want to go down the mountain.

“Woo-woo-yi-yi.” Alexander let go of the little yellow bucket and threw it away, then pounced over, feigning tears and acting spoiled: I’m hungry, let’s go down the mountain to eat Seal.

Didn't Audiss think his fat was getting less? Was it comfortable to hug him like this?

Being embraced by his beloved little bear, Audiss visibly became happier. This time, he chose to express his joy through action, such as dragging and pulling the little bear back into the den.

He had just woken up from a nap, and now he was full of energy.

Since the little bear actively provoked him, why be polite?

The distant camera clearly captured the video of Audiss chasing the little bear back into the den.

These two Male polar bears, along the way, could be described as pulling and tugging, flirting and bickering, with the entire screen overflowing with the sour smell of romance.

“Audiss is so domineering, the little bear clearly doesn’t want to go back to the den…”

“Haha, because the little bear doesn’t have needs right now.” A team member accidentally exposed his perverted inner thoughts: “I can’t wait to see what happens two and a half years from now, if both of them enter their restless period? Will they fight?”

When Alexander becomes physiologically mature, he will also be a huge polar bear. Will he still willingly be bullied by Audiss then?

A team member said, “They will never fight. Character determines dominance, and the calm and wise Audiss will absolutely be the dominant one.”

The little bear is soft, and it seems that even when he grows up, he won’t lose his delicate nature.

Unless Audiss is willing to let him go.