Chapter 3 In love

Humphrey's POV

"Psst, wake up." Someone whispered. I groaned and slowly asked, "Who are you?" I rubbed my eyes and noticed a jet black wolf with a cruel deep scar on his right eyebrow and he tilted his head and answered in a deep voice, "The wolf who just saved your ass." I shook my head and peered into the darkened cave and asked, "What are you.." Yelling interrupted me and I heard Bronx yell, "EVERYONE UP!"

The dark wolf turned and said, "From him finding out who you are… omega." I yelped and looked to see the ash had begun to disappear making my fur the normal grey it had been before." The wolf shook his head and with his teeth grabbed what looked like a ball of leaves and began to unwrap it. I hissed, "Is now the time for Christmas?" He simply continued unwrapping it and I saw the leaves had wrapped within them more ash.

He quickly threw the ash on me and coughing and sputtering I jumped to my feet. I violently shook the ash out of my eyes and hissed, "What are you doing?" He looked at me and said, "Reapplying your disguise." I wiped away the last of the stray ash and sighed before saying, "Thanks but why?" The wolf worryingly looked over his shoulder and said, "Bronx is almost here, but why I am helping you is simple curiosity."

I scoffed and whispered, "Curiosity?" He finished his work and said, "That and the fact of you being an omega at alpha school could cause problems for me if you get caught." I watched him walk away and confused I slowly stood up and suddenly Bronx burst into the cave yelling, "MOVE, EVERYONE OUT AND ONTO THE FIELD!" The few wolves that were in the cave stood up groaning softly and walked out into the light. I sighed loudly and stretched when suddenly the wolf was there again. He looked at me and asked, "So is Humphrey your real name?"

I quickly backed away and answered, "Y-yes." He nodded and said, "My names Jason, so why are you here?" I turned and stuttered, "I-I, couldn't let my friend be.." He raised an eyebrow and asked, "Changed?" I nodded and told him, "Yea, changed." He shrugged and asked, "Who is he?"

I shook my head and said, "Not a he, a she." Jason nodded and said, "Really? How interesting." He looked me in the eye and suddenly broke out laughing and said, "Oh I see, is she going to be your future mate?" I blushed beneath my fur and stuttered, "I-I, don't know." He shook his head and told me, "Relax, I'm sure that she loves you all the same." I sighed and said, "I think she does but what are you doing here then?" Jason replied, "That's a long story mate, you see I'm a lone with some official business here regarding a female as well." He winked at me and I whispered "A lone? How did you even get in?"

He chuckled and replied, "Oh I have my ways, but to save time mostly in the same way you did." He rolled his eyes and continued, "But I didn't bother with a disguise." I nodded and said, "Yea, I can see that." He coughed and told me, "But anyway, who are you after?"

I stopped and slowly answered, "Kate…" He stopped and eyed me suspiciously before causally laughing and saying, "Well I'll be damned, that's quite...the challenge there." I shrugged and told him, "Maybe, maybe not." Jason raised an eyebrow and said, "Uh huh, well let's get out of here before Bronx notices were missing."

I nodded and followed him into the bright light of the day. I squinted and slowly my vision became clear and I watched the wolves run in circles in the field with Bronx urging them on to greater speeds." I nudged Jason and asked, "Which one are you after?" Jason shook his head and told me, "My reasons have nothing to do with love my…friend, however they do concern my relationship with your pack."

I turned and suspiciously asked, "What about my pack?" Jason shrugged and said, "It's not important but good luck with your girl then." I shook my head and called after him but I saw no sign of Jason anywhere. I thought to myself, "What is he after, and what does he want with the western pack?"

Suddenly I saw Bronx padding up the hill yelling, "HUMPHREY, GET DOWN THERE AND RUN!" I scrambled down the slope dodging past him to run through the grass back into the field. I breathed a sigh of relief when suddenly someone tugged on my tail. I whirled around and saw Kate's amber eyes staring back at me hidden in the grass.

I rolled my eyes and playfully called, "What are you doing in there Kate?" She poked her head out and responded, "Waiting for you to get back from your little nap." I chuckled and asked her, "Well was it worth the wait?" She giggled and said, "Of course it was." Laughing I jumped into the grass and tackled her causing us to roll down the shallow slope and away from the other alpha school trainees.

We hit the bottom of the hill and dazed I stared into Kate's eyes and saw she had me pinned. I struggled for a moment and Kate softly bit my ear and I shouted, "Ow, careful there." She giggled and told me, "Looks like I win." I nodded and whispered, "Yea so can you let me breath please?" She smiled and shook her head slowly.

I whimpered and she insistently nuzzled me causing me to ask, "Kate what are you doing?" She pulled away and whispered, "I-I can't take it anymore…" Confused I asked her, "Kate what are you talking about?" She started to tear up and whispered, "Humphrey I've fallen in love with you."

Stunned I lay on the ground thinking, "When she said that she loved me before she meant loved loved, not just as friends but as... as mates." I shook my head and stared into Kate's teary eyes the blue sky above us amplifying the moment as she hugged me. A smile creaked onto my face and I stroked her mane and whispered, "I love you to Kate."

A cruel laugh pierced the moment and suddenly I saw Jason standing a mere ten feet away and he called, "Well isn't this a nice moment, to bad its over."

CHAPTER OVERVIEW: Sorry for the long wait with this one but I have a new plot idea for this story and I can't wait to completely implement it here and if you have any suggestions or ideas of what it might be don't hesitate to leave a review or PM me.

ARM INJURY: The fracture seems to have almost completely healed (thank god I'm a fast healer) and I am able to do my flips and tricks on the rooftops once more so thank you all for your support and I can't wait to keep these chapters coming