They gathered their previously discarded clothing and stepped behind a large tree to shift back and dress before heading in the back door of the pack house, hand in hand.
“We need to do that more often. It felt great to get out and run.” Alyce grinned over at Tristan, tucking herself into his side as she often did.
“We can go out as often as you like so long as it is safe to do so.” Tristan wrapped an arm around her, holding her close to him.
“Sounds great.”
Mat, Kami, and Cedric were already sitting at their table and Alyce and Tristan made quick work of getting their food and joining them. Brandon, the Gamma, soon joined them.
“Well, well, look who decided to grace us with his presence.” Kami snickered.
~Alyce/Faelyn~ Tristan and I woke up early the next day. I was eager to spend some time with Mat before he and Cedric left the next morning. Tristan was just happy to see me happy and would do whatever it took to make sure I stayed happy. I stretched on the bed, as if I thought I could gain an inch or two in height with a stretch, then I rolled off the bed, running to the closet to get dressed. I dug out a pair of black, fleece lined leggings, and a long sleeved olive green shirt that was a little big for me, making it super comfortable. Lastly I grabbed a pair of panties and a sports bra. I could hear Tristan chuckling at me as I got dressed in a hurry and scurried out of the closet, jumping onto the bed, where he was still stretched out like a bum, “Come
Tristan settled into one of the oversized recliners, waiting on me to join him. Kami and Brandon took over one of the couches, sitting on opposite ends. Mat and Cedric stretched out together on the other couch. Mat had the remote, pulling up the streaming services, “Alright, the current options are “IT”, both parts or “Spirited Away” from Studio Ghibli.” Mat said, looking at the rest of us. A chorus of voices rang out, everyone but me giving an opinion. I hadn’t really ever seen many movies given the circumstances I grew up in, the few I had seen Mat had picked out, or Faith had insisted I watch. “Aly, you don’t have an opinion?” Kami asked, looking at me curiously. “I’m pretty sheltered when it comes to movies, I’ve only ever seen a few and I don’t know what most of them are.” I gave a small, sheepish smile.
The next morning after breakfast Tristan, Kami and I gathered out front to see Cedric and Mat off on their trip back to Dark Forest. “You two be safe, and hurry home.” I hugged Cedric and then Mat, squeezing him tighter and hugging him longer than was really necessary, but this would be the first time I would be away from him for any kind of extended period in almost ten years. Mat untangled himself from my arms and kissed my forehead, “It’s just a few days Aly, we’ll be back before you even really know we’re gone.” “I know. It will just be weird not having you around, even just for a few days. Hopefully the preparations for having Lucian here will keep me distracted and time will fly.” I felt Tristan take my hand, giving it a reassuring squeeze. “You’re tough, it’ll
By the time we had gathered everything on one table and scoured the other sections for anything we might have missed I was dead on my feet and my stomach was growling. We hadn’t even stopped for lunch. I was a touch wobbly on my feet at this point. “Alyce dear, are you ok? You look awfully pale.” Ivy frowned, concern plain on her face and in her voice, which drew Tristan’s attention to me. His brows furrowed and he was at my side in an instant, tucking me into his side for support. “My love? What’s wrong?” He questioned softly. “I’m fine you two. I just need to get some food. We haven’t stopped all day. I should also check in with Mattie. They should be getting pretty close to Dark Forest by now.” “We can stop here for now. We can start going through all this tomorro
All of us were about done eating, and I was already feeling a lot better. “Do you want more love?” Tristan asked, motioning to my nearly empty plate. “No, I’m fine, thank you.” I pushed my plate back a bit and leaned into Tristan, snuggling into his side a bit. He, Kami and Brandon were discussing new ideas for training sessions and while normally I would be inserting myself into the conversation, I left them to it this time. I closed my eyes and focused on reaching out to Mattie. It was not nearly as focus intensive as I had expected it to be given the distance between us, *Mattie, how are you two? Almost there?* *Aly! Yes, we’re about 2 hours from the pack border and we’re doing just fine.* *Good. I miss you tons! I’m having to find ways to distract myself while yo
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“Alright, new topic.” I suggested, hiding my grin at my pack’s reaction, in Alyce’s hair. “We need to relocate Faith and Jake to their permanent room on the 3rd floor. I would suggest putting them into their own home in the village, but I don’t suspect that it would be their preference at this time.” Alyce chuckled, “You’re likely right on that one. Ironically, I’d bet Jake would be the one to protest. Faith is like a mother to me, but Jake is definitely the more protective of the two.” “I believe it. It’s always the quiet ones you have to watch out for.” Kami snickered. “We also need to prepare Mat and Cedric’s permanent room on the 5th floor.” I shifted Alyce in my lap a bit so that I could lean back against the wall and stretch my legs out. “You and I can tackle M
The next morning I awoke, laying on Tristan’s chest, his arms around me like he was some kind of restraint I might try and escape without. I blinked a few times, trying to get the sleep out of my eyes and get them to focus.Gingerly I shifted, trying not to wake Tristan just yet. I wasn’t sure what time he came to bed, so I figured I would let him sleep a little longer. His arms loosened their grip just enough that I was able to slide down his body and slip out of his grip. I had just made it to the edge of the bed, thinking myself successful in not waking him, when his arms encompassed my waist, pulling me back to him.“Where do you think you’re going, Half-Pint?” His voice was still gruff with sleep.“I was trying not to wake you yet, I was just going to use the bathroom and che