((Time skip?))

(how far?)

((Ehh like a month or so))

(sure... OW! I say soon we put in where they 'sleep' in the bed ^^ ... and I have a few other ideas but I'll tell you tomarrow on chat... Ow could you start that off?)

((kay....))

One month had gone by....

Reyol got better at his 'talking' and hardly ever left his sisters side. Delta and Kaji continued to hang with Haren and become more rebellious.

Ratchet struggled with being too close to Alora thought didn't want to push her away either. Ratchet sighed playing with a ball as he lied on the bed lazily.

The month had seemed to pass... Oddly for Alora as sh slipped more and more into this troublesome thing called love. She had been forced to stay bed bound and stayed in Ratchet's room unable to get up from the bed without either one of the kids, Ratchet, or Mesa barking at her to lay back down and rest. She had seemed to morn and yearn for Ratchet more and more each time he laid next to her. Today she finaly got her cast off and was able to walk around though still wasn't exactly used to the feel of it yet. Slowly she walked quietly into Ratchet's and hers room and wondered quietly of he would allow her to stay in there or how long she had if he didn't.

Ratchet looked at her and his face lit up then he forced it to dull, "Ah...Alora...how are you feeling...." He said crossing his arms.

"Better now that that stuppid cast is off." Alora smiled as she went over to the bed hessitently to sit next to Ratchet and looked at her now rather odd looking leg. "how you been?" she asked softly as she smiled up to him seeming to be in a good mood today.

He shrugged, "Tired....It's getting colder...." He said hoping he didn't get sick. he smiled at her patting the space next to him. "Sit..."

Alora smiled and nodded as she scooted closer to Ratchet to sit next to him and smiled up at him.

(Why are you not on chat?)

"I have to explain something to you Alora...." He said his eyes dark as he looked at her.

((I was at a movie....))

Alora's smile slowly faded as she saw the look and looked puzzled slightly. "What?... Did I do something? What's wrong..." she asked softly thinking through everything she had done recently and couldn't find a problem anywhere....

"It's nothing you did noting you ment to do anyway…" He sighed heavily. "If Damen finds out how I feel he'll kill me…" He said looking at her searching her face. "I don't want to die…I don't want to lose you…"

"Why? Why wold he... why... why would he kill you?" Alora asked seeming to have a bit of trouble saying what she wanted to. She had dreams or Ratchet being killed like Callence... slow and painful... why would they kill him though? Who had the strength to kill him? He said himself no one did... did he lie to her?

"Because the alpha isn't allowed to have a mate…" He said lookjng at her sadly. It's a long standing rule…" He frowned looking ather sadly. "I'm sorry…"

"but... my father was an alpha and my mother was his mate.... is it just for Lycan's?" Alora asked trying to hide the inner pain his words caused her... "What about what Misa said?... I mean... doesn't most of what she says comes true?" She asked quietly her voice low... slightly pained with the thoughts that ran through her mind.

"Just for Lycan's…" He said nimbly as he nodded. "Yes Misa is never wrong." Ratchet said looking at her frowning. "I'm sorry…" He said unsure what to do.

Alora was very quiet for a long time as she stared at her legs just trying to understand. She finally shook her head with a slightly pathetic somewhat pained look o her face. "Man... If you had said that the first few weeks it wouldn't have bothered me... But... Now that actually hurts..." she laughed and smirk slightly though they were more hurting sounds then anything else.

Ratchet looked down noddig numbly, "Yeah…same…" He said softly looking down with a frown. "There is…there is a way to fix this…" He said painfully. He was his friend. He trusted him, mostly, he didn't want to.

Alora looked up at Ratchet slightly surprised by the tone of his voice. What could it be if it hurts him to think of it? I... I don't think I've ever seen him look like this... well other then when Heiwa got hurt but this... this seems worse... what could it be? she thought as she looked at Ratchet worriedly. "What is it?...it... it doesn't seem too good by the way you look." she said softly and continued to watch Ratchet quietly.

He chucked humorlessly shakig his head, "It's not…I'd have to…I'd have to kill Damen…" Ratchet said his heart sinking. He and Damen were close. Good buddies they built a strong pack and depended on each other. Killing him would be like Ratchet killing part of himself. Not to mention how upset Mika would be. They two however different were mates.

"Why... Why would you do that just... For me to be your mate?... He's your friend... I can see that... You shouldn't... You shouldn't have to give a friendship up for someone who you haven't known half the time of your friend..." Alora murmured looking down her voice toneless as she spoke not showing both the pain of the thought and the pan of not being his.

"Because he wouldn't hesitate to kill me..." Ratchet said softly looking at her. His eyes reflected sadness and determination. "And he will find out Alora....." He said softly looking at her.

Alora was very quiet as she listened to Ratchet and even after he was done speaking... she just didn't know what to say really... "I mean... Why would you kill him just for me to be your mate?..." she asked softly not looking up to him in the least. She loved him yes... though she didn't understand why he would do something like that just for her to be his... wasn't she already?

"I don't know…" He said because I want to be just yours." He frowned. "Cuz I'm tired of always trying to be strong. He frowned ranking a hand threw his hair.