It was another day in Jasper Park, the sun was nearly fully up in the sky, the wolves were waking up one by one but Kate was up earlier before anyone else. Being a hunter meant she had to get herself up in the early morning to supply breakfast for the pack. It was tough some days having to be the leader for the pack; the Alpha. Though Humphrey was one it was different for him. He didn't have to force himself up to catch meals. Instead he got to snooze away in the warm and comfortable den.

Kate knew it was her duty to the pack but she sometimes felt like she was being taken for granted. Humphrey didn't want to do any Alpha training so he ended up sticking what he does best; being am Alpha/Omega. Omega came first. Sometimes Kate got a little annoyed that Humphrey fooled around while she did her duties. ... Just taking time for herself while Humphrey went to catch dinner would be a nice change for a while. Some days Humphrey wouldn't wake up until noon so that bugged Kate when he did.

As her usual routine, Kate got up from her spot in the den, stretched out her muscles, still feeling greatly tired, she left Humphrey to keep on sleeping. She didn't bother to say good morning or let him know that she was going to start hunting. He wouldn't have heard her anyway.

Meeting Hutch outside of the den, they greeted each other with a good morning and headed out to go gather their other hunting partner.

"You're not looking so good," Hutch said, looking at her closely. "Did you get enough sleep last night?"

"Yeah, just had a lot on my mind last night. A little stressed out," replied Kate truthfully.

"Over what?" asked Hutch.

"... Never mind. I'll be fine," said Kate.

Candu later met up with them and soon were now creeping through the tall grass. Steadily creeping along, waiting to attack for their morning food.

With a hefty deer carcass brought for the pack, Kate saw Humphrey was finally awake and coming up to her.

"Have a good hunt?" he asked.

"Well, what do you think?" said Kate smugly.

"I say you did alright," responded Humphrey, looking hungrily at the carcass. "I can't express enough on how much I love to get to eat first now."

Humphrey started to dig into the carcass as Kate watched him a little before deciding to ignore that little statement he said and joined in on eating.

As the day went on, Kate went to take a little lie. Curling herself up on the floor of her den, she closed her eyes hoping that this nap would help her out for the rest of the day. Not ten minutes into her nap, she felt her side being prodded by someone.

"Kate?"

"Not now, Humphrey," murmured Kate.

"Why are you sleeping?" he asked. "You've been sleeping a lot lately."

"Because I'm tired," said Kate, her eyes remained closed and getting a little annoyed. "Now let me sleep."

"Why are you tired?" asked Humphrey.

Kate snapped opened her eyes and stood up so fast, it startled Humphrey a little.

"Because I had to get up early and catch the food you just ate!" snapped Kate. "You do nothing to help with that kind of stuff; not one Alpha job. You could at least let me catch up some sleep!"

"What do you mean?" inquired Humphrey. "Since when do you care if I do Alpha duties?"

"Never mind." Kate moved past Humphrey to leave the den. She turned back to him before leaving. "I just wish... sometimes you could see what it's like to be me. Than you would understand. You may be an Alpha but you're still an Omega."

Walking in a huff, Kate didn't focus on where she was going or who she was passing...

"Aren't we angry today?" said a guy's voice suddenly.

Kate jumped in shock and turned to the side, seeing a black wolf laying over a fallen tree trunk. The wolf was in his adult years, rather thing and had one green eye and blue eye. The sight of him made Kate feel uneasy.

"Who are you and what are you doing in my territory?"

"That's not really relevant," said the black wolf. "I could say any name and you may believe it to be my name. Secondly, I am just passing through."

"Then get passing," Kate remarked, moving on. "And don't let me catch you anywhere near my home."

"You either have got no friends or got some pretty bad friends," said the black wolf, hopping off the log and following Kate.

Kate took a deep breath and replied impatiently, "And why do you care?"

"I like to hear problems of others. Most likely I can help," he answered. "It's what I do."

"Shouldn't you be running off before I make you?" responded Kate.

"Tell me your secret and I'll tell you mine," offered the black wolf innocently.

Kate paused and looked back at the black wolf. "What secret do you have?"

"You first," told the black wolf.

Taking a minute to decide on whether or not she should or could tell a stranger her problem. Then with a little shrug, she explained the problems she was having with Humphrey (not mentioning his name to be safe) and doing a lot of duties that was wearing her out. "It's basically my whole life is going down while my mate gets to fool around all the time," she finished.

"I see your problem," nodded the black wolf. "I heard it many times."

"Now your secret," Kate told him.

"I can do magic," said the black wolf right away, with a straight face. "And I don't mean making things disappear and reappear under a rock; actual magic."

Great, Kate thought to herself. I just confessed my problems to a complete lunatic.

"Right..." Kate said slowly. "I should be going home."

Turning to leave, the black wolf spoke up. "I can make your mate see what it's like to be you. Have him taught a lesson with a simple trick. What do you say?"

"If you so much as come ten feet of my home-" Kate began as she turned back.

"I don't need to," interrupted the black wolf. "I just need your consent and I can make him see what life is for you."

"Sure," said Kate, rolling her eyes. "I'll take that offer any day."

"So. Yes?" asked the black wolf.

"Yeah. Why not?"

"Great talking to you," said the black wolf, giving Kate a light pat on her shoulder.

Growling a little at the black wolf for touching her, he quickly turned around began walking off. Meanwhile Kate watched him go off, she looked away, shaking her head and made a mental note to never talk to strangers again. Little did she know though, her day tomorrow was going to turn out much more mental.