"Keller, he's coming back. Just like our soulmates." Rashel comforted her. Just then Kayla came in with a smile on her face. "Keller. He's back!" She stepped aside to reveal Galen, although he looked tired and anixous. All Keller could do was stand there in shock until he moved forward barely, then she was across the room and in his arms. She only relaxed when she heard his sigh of relief. You came back to me. Of course I did. I promised you that you'd never be alone anymore. Yeah but when they said that you might not survive I thought that the only one that had cared enought to force me to admit that I didn't want to be alone was leaving me alone again. Shhhh... Don't think like that ever again! I won't leave you alone. I promise. Accepting that she wouldn't be left alone by the most important person in her life, she relaxed enough that he could lean back to look in her face, see the worry that still lingered in her eyes, crush her to him, and whisper comforting words in ear.
5 MONTHS EARLIER
I had to admit I was nervous. Galen was going away to war and at that moment we thought that he would only be gone for a few weeks. At the same time I was excited because when he came home we would finally have our wedding and start our life together. It was unexpected when I got a call from the frontline hospital, one that knew about the Night World. They told me that Galen had been injured and was not expected to make it through the night. By the time I hung the phone up I could feel the tears streaming down my face. Escaping to my room, I curled up on the bed and tried to convince myself that it was all just a sick joke, I couldn't do that because I couldn't reach him through the soulmate bond and that worried me the most. I was in the same position when Rashel found me and we both were in that same position when Quinn came looking for us. If I wasn't so scared I might have laughed at his expression when he found the both us crying, curled around each other in fetal positions. Before either of us could process anything, Rashel was in Quinn's lap and I was pressed against his side. I knew he had always loved me like a sister and treated me like one, which included threatening to kick Galen's but if he hurt me. So far that hadn't happened, I was pretty sure Galen would get it if, when, he came home.
PRESENT TIME
Remembering that particluar conversation, I coulndn't help but let out a little laughter. Now i wondered if Quinn would make good on his promise. Rashel seemed to be thinking along the same lines and was laughing as well. I think the boys thought we had finally gone crazy. After we had calmed down, we noticed the looks switched by our soulmates, but we coulndn't do anything before we were thrown over their shoulders and shrieking in surprise.