AN: Sorry for the delay. Life got hectic all of the sudden. But now, I'm back. I hope to update with some regularity for the rest of the summer. It doesn't help that I wasn't really sure what I was going to do with this story. I had the idea but I had trouble making it into an actual story. I'm just wining it now. Enjoy.

First came sound. It was the first thing to pierce through the darkness and the dreams. It awoke the feeling of self and dragged it towards consciousness. Then, came the body. The legs, tail, ears. They existed. The feeling of pressure began to form in them and consciousness came closer. Then, the pain began to arise from the fog. It was in the torso and the head but was bearable.

Slowly, the other senses arrived and quickly became more intricate. There was a voice, a familiar one nearby, but the words were unrecognizable. Flashes of memory came and went but nothing that made sense or lasted. Soon, only one choice was left. It was time to wake up.

Kate opened her eyes.

The senses that had toyed with her earlier suddenly sorted themselves out. She was in her den. Her head and side were a little sore but no worse for wear.

"Kate," a voice said suddenly, "You're up!"

Kate turned and looked at the speaker. At first she thought it was her father but soon realized he was too young and not the right build. All at once his identity became clear.

"Humphrey?" she asked.

"We were worried," he replied, "You've been out for three days!"

"Three days?" Kate asked, more to herself then to him.

"How are you feeling?" he asked, moving in closer.

"My head hurts," she replied. She felt that there was something important she was supposed to remember but couldn't quite get.

"Well, that's to be expected after what happened," he replied. "Can I get you anything?" He moved in even closer and was now uncomfortably close to her face.

"Um, Humphrey," Kate began, slowly pulling away, "thanks for all the attention but, what are you doing here? Where are my parents?"

Humphrey looked confused. "Kate, are you alright?"

Suddenly, Kate remembered what had been escaping her. The last thing she remembered.

"Oh my God!" she exclaimed. "The moonlight howl! Garth! I never went back did I?"

Humphrey cocked his head. "Kate-" he began.

Kate didn't let him finish. She jumped up, ignoring the pain."I have to go apologize! Tell him what happened!" she stopped for a second. "What did happen? You were there too Humphrey, do you know?"

"Yeah," Humphrey replied slowly. "You and I were tranked by humans and taken to Idaho."

"Humphrey, I don't have time for your jokes right now!"

"It's true Kate. We went to Idaho and made our way back. But Kate, that was years ago."

It took a minute for that to sink in. Now that she thought about it, Humphrey did look more mature than he had before. He was now a proper adult wolf rather than in a limbo between teen and adult.

"No, no," Kate began, "That isn't possible! I just got out of Alpha School, I had to meet Garth to… to…" she trailed off as another realization hit her. "I'm married, aren't I?"

Humphrey half chuckled. "Yeah Kate, you are."

Kate felt a sudden weight upon her. She had been hoping that things would be easier once she and Garth were married. That wasn't the case. Maybe it's just because I can't remember, she thought to herself, Maybe everything's just fine.

"But you're not married to Garth," Humphrey continued."

Kate looked up suddenly. Before she could ask her question, he answered it.

"You're married to me."

An: I really liked this idea so I didn't scrap it. We'll just have to see how it goes. I'm just gonna go for it, wish me luck!