I'm sorry...

16 year old Forrest laid on his bed. He couldn't wait for this year to be over, he couldn't wait to be 17. Just laying there, thinking nothing, in his room made time pass far more slowly. This irritated him. He sat up and left his blue comfort to go downstairs. He didn't sense the Alpha in the house so he decided to go out, passing by Violet (Beta) with Wolower sleeping on his foot. The 13 year old didn't acknowledge Forrest, the work in front of him was more important.

Forrest wasn't as ignored by the pack members, however. He was awed at. Like their Alpha, he finished the training very young. Plus, his first appearance to the pack wasn't all baby basket and note either. Forrest proved himself the moment he walked up to their Alpha.

So he walked across camp, to the healing cabins, hoping to find the Alpha. She wasn't there. He decided to use his nose, but of course the Alpha isn't so easily tracked. He tried anyway. His senses led him back to the house and there he saw Her. She sat at the table across from Violet, and She smiled upon seeing him. Forrest remained patient.

"I bet you looked stupid just coming out of the house all cool and shit just to go to the cabins for no reason and to head back, heheh."

Forrest's eye twitched. He was pretty much like a robot except for the few times She actually got to him. She did this on purpose to break him from that worship feeling he had for Her. He wasn't as aware of it for it felt normal to him.

"Heheh, well, why were ya lookin' for me?"

Forrest remained silent. The Alpha sighed with a tired smile, "Right...". She stood up and walked over to him, placing a comforting hand on his shoulder, "I want to let you know it may not come to ya right after. So, patience."

Forrest sighed in defeat and headed up the stairs to his room. She watched him do so with a sad sigh, "Oh Violet, what do I do with him...?"

"Teach him something else besides mating bonds."

The Alpha jumped in surprise, forgetting that Her Beta was behind Her.

"I...wasn-,", She caught Herself, "what do ya mean by something else?"

"Tch! I don't know! You know him best out of all of us. He only ever talks to you."

She paused, "That's not entirely true..."

"Pshh! Yeah right."

The Alpha thought to Herself. What else could She teach Forrest? She already trained him, including the Alpha training for goddesses sake. He excels in all categories of each training, he has a job, he's an excellent artist...well, he isn't really great at socializing...

"I've got it!!", She shouted too loud for Violet's liking, "what about a pet?"

He was shocked by how normal the idea was, but was given no time to express his liking to it for She ran out the door in excitement. He huffed in pleasure at the idea, and happily went back to work.

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Not an hour later, She returned with a bag of fishes. Violet stared at Her.

"Fishes...?"

"Yep!"

Violet rubbed his temples, "What was the reason for a pet in the first place again?"

She looked at him as if he was stupid, "So he can be more social."

"Right, right, and fishes, silent creatures that require water to live so they have to stay in a bowl, will help him be more social?"

"They don't belong in a bowl, you stingy ass."

Violet was getting a headache, "You're completely missing the point! How are fishes supposed to help Forrest be more social?!"

The Alpha thought to Herself, "Maybe they could...swim together?"

That was the line for Violet as he yelled on how he actually thought Her idea was a great one, but shouldn't have counted on it. She watched in amusement, knowing the answer would piss him off. They never did get along. Not even when Violet was alive.

She chuckled and headed upstairs as he continued his rant into his own world.  She knocked before entering and handed the bag of fishes to Forrest.

"What's this?", he asked in awe.

"A pet to keep ya company, I guess. I don't know, you lock yourself in this room a lot so yeah."

He paused before asking, "What do I do with them?"

"Draw 'em like one of your French girls,", She replied sarcastically, "You feed them fuckass! rinse out their bowl every week or some shit!"

"Thanks.", Forrest smiled.

She was taken aback by that. He rarely smiled.

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"You're welcome..."

She left the room watching him observe the creatures. Then she closed the door. She tried to center her emotions, but found it difficult for she didn't really know what to feel about the situation. As time passed, she smiled to herself. She felt proud of what she just did, and happy to see him appreciate it. She felt like a mother.

She walked back downstairs to an exhausted Violet. He was in the middle of eating one of the omelettes She had made. What Violet said before replayed in Her head:

"Teach him something else besides mating bonds."

A thought came to Her. Forrest didn't really know much about cooking anyway, only the basics. She scheduled the plan.

Forrest was happy as well. He was glad and grateful to have heard of the Night Sky pack, and to have left his own for this one. He was glad to have met the Alpha and to be raised by Her, and cared for as if he was one of them. He loves the pack, and he loves Lavender. Nothing would ever get in between that.

~•~

Forrest

Since Axel was still asleep I decided to go ahead and make breakfast. I looked in the fridge and decided on omelettes. I took out a bowl, fork, and pan. While I waited for the pan to heat up, I whisked 4 eggs, water, and enough salt and pepper with the fork. Then I poured in the mixture flat like a pancake. Finally, I added the spinach, broccoli, mushrooms, tomatoes, peppers, shredded cheese, and chopped ham at the center, then folded it. I cooked it a bit longer to cook the insides. Scooping the finished omelette onto the plate, I placed it on the tray along with some grape juice. I headed upstairs, but immediately headed back, for I've forgotten something: ketchup. With it, I drew a colored-in heart and did some artsy curves on the plate itself to make it look more romantic. Satisfied, I headed upstairs. When I gently opened the door, I found Axel had completely invaded my space on the bed. He was sprawled out on his back with drool about to drip. I snickered at how much of a puppy he looked like. His eyes slowly opened in a grumpy manner, and he lifted his head up to look at me, still not fully awake.

"Wha...?", his eyes were fluttering to close until the smell of food hit his nose. Axel was now wide awake.

I laughed without voice at how amusing he was. He was looking at the tray then at me. With an 'oh', I quickly made my way over to him. When he saw the hearts he gave a shy grin before tiredly hugging me and kissing my shoulder.

"Thaaaanks~", he yawned.

"You're welcome.", I smiled.

With the fork, he cut the omelette in half, revealing the contents drenched in gooey cheese.

"Oh my god.", was all he said before digging in. I waited. I only brought one fork...on purpose. When he noticed this he blushed, knowing I planned this.

"You sneaky plum.", he muttered before cutting a piece and feeding me. I didn't really understand the plum part but I didn't question him. He continued feeding the both of us until he got too flustered and handed me the fork. Though it meant I wasn't going to get fed by Axel, it also meant I was gonna feed him. I honestly don't know which I preferred. I'll have to make a note to bring 2 forks to get the best of both worlds.

After we finished, I headed down with him to do the dishes while he sat on the counter while finishing his grape juice. I was finishing up when he spoke.

"Forrest?"

"Hmm?", I hummed.

"About that day in the lab...sorry."

I looked at him in confusion, he sensed it and continued, "Well, I wasn't really being fair. I mean, we're werewolves, after all, and we naturally depend on the mating bond to find our partners. Just that...sorry for doubting your love for me...we do have stuff to work on and move forward to, we need time, but I guess I kinda went too far..."

My eyes softened as I looked at him, "What do you mean?"

"Love is important and a big thing. I shouldn't have dismissed it as an extra thing in life that blinds us. Love is more than those human clichés in the romance books and stuff. I guess I just didn't take you seriously for that."

I went around the counter and hugged him tightly. I nuzzled into the crook of his neck and inhaled deeply and sighed. He hugged me back just as tight.

"It's okay.", I said.

I felt his body stiffen, but then relax even deeper into my body afterwards. I asked him about it.

"It's just that...I didn't- I wanted you to take me seriously on this and I guess I was just surprised you accepted it as an apology. I didn't...expect that..."

I hugged him tighter and inhaled and sighed once again before pulling back to kiss him. Just a long kiss. Nothing heated, just our mouths closed. When I pulled back to look into his eyes, they weren't like the other times I've kissed him: flustered, happy, lustful, or embarrassed. No, none of that. The look in them as they stared up to mine, reflected how I always looked at him: with love. After a moment of staring at each other, he lowered his eyes and hugged me.

"I love you."

He said seriously this time.

"I love you", he was nuzzling into my chest.

I felt emotional enough to cry. It just felt real compared to all the other times he said he loved me. It wasn't that he was faking the whole time, no, don't get me wrong, I was happy when he said them. It's just...right now felt more real. I rested my head on his with a content sigh.

"I love you too."

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( - ▽ - )ﾉ hello, lemon sponges!! Sorry fer the wait. Something went wrong and the chapter was gone. It was a full written, VERY LONG chapter and I got very discouraged to rewrite it...

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BUT I DID!!! So sorry fer that, but yes. To be optimistic, the chapter is probably cleaner than before (as in it's easier and not too much important clues that unlock the past, not smut ya citrus sponge ;D). Anywho, smut with FAXEL (THE SHIP NAAAAME!!!) will be written in a real romantic and meaningful as in...'not out of a blue here's some smut' kinda chapter xD like uhh the thing would be part of a chapter like a complete piece (TOTALLY NOT MAKING SENSE RN!!) but yeaaah...

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