Hey guys I'm back with a new chapter and it's a bit of a switacharoonie! So I hope you enjoy it(:

Lady's Pov

Tonight's Friday. I do my show tonight. I sigh heavily as I walk back into my house. I don't really notice at first until slowed down and realized that the boys were unusually quiet. Usually they're being loud and playing or arguing, well at least that's what Toboe, Hige, Tsume, and King do. I pause from where I was putting things up and turn around only to come face to face with a hard, white t-shirt clad chest.

"Oh! Sorry!" I say as I lock eyes with…Kiba. He has amazing eyes. Oh God…

"It's alright. I shouldn't have snuck up on you like that. I was just coming to see if you needed any help." He replied Oh how I loved his voice. It made me wish he would talk more often. There's not even a word to describe the way his voice made me feel. "Lady?"

Huh? "Oh! Um…sure! Yeah!" I say stepping aside "Can you finish putting these groceries away while I get the pans out to cook?" I suggest

He nodded "Sure."

As he did that I began to move around the kitchen getting out various pot and pans while glancing at the clock it was 6:00 now. I have to be at work at 10 and dinner should take 30minutes to an hour to be finished. This leaves me just enough time to get King showered and ready for bed before I have to get ready for work.

"Thanks. This is really sweet of you" I say

"It's the least I can do. "I feel bad just sitting around while you cater to us." He answered

"Its part of my nature. I don't mind." He didn't reply and after a minute of silence I asked the question that burns in the back of my mind every time I look at him. "How old are?" I asked

"18." He answers simply

"Really?" I say breathless "You seem so much older."

He simply shrugged "What about you? How old are you?"

I smiled "I'm 20. I'm younger than Tsume by three years."

"Don't take this the wrong way but, you seem older than what you are too."

My eyebrows knitted together and I kept my face towards the pan that I was frying meat in "Really? Do you really think so?" I reply sarcastically "I've seen a lot. I've done a lot. I've been through a lot, and I have a kid. What did you really expect?" I mutter to myself not really expecting him to answer but he does.

"Not much really. It's all in your eyes." He answered

I wasn't sure how to respond to that so I didn't. However, I was startled a bit when he initiated another conversation "Can I ask where King's father is?"

I shrugged "You can ask all you want to. It doesn't mean that you'll get an answer though." I reply off handily

He surprised me by chuckling a bit "It was worth a shot."

I just smiled to myself and continued to cook. We continued to talk as I cooked and he took a seat at the kitchen table and waited/watched until I gave him something else to do. It was the most I'd ever heard him talk, and I don't think I ever want him to stop. Geez I sound like such a sap.

"Do you ever get tired of living like a human?" he asked

I sighed and leaned against the counter folding my arms across my chest. "Sometimes. Yes. I only live like this so that I can take care of my son. He's my reason for everything I do. If living like a human is going to keep my son safe and comfortable then, no. I don't get tired of living like a human." It's not like I really had a choice. I've been living like a human ever since me and Tsume got "separated." "Besides, human life isn't so bad. You find someone to hook you up with an ID and what not and BAM you're a legal human. And you don't have to constantly hide from Nobles. I just like peacefulness, and besides me and King aren't the only wolves in the city. There are others and we all stick together. Not like a pack, but we take care of each other." I explain as best as I can

"What about paradise?" he asked

"What about it?"

"Don't you want to go? Don't ever have that burning desire to search?"

Honestly, I have but he didn't need to know that. So I lied. "No."

He looked like he didn't believe me but he didn't press. Instead he saw that dinner was close to being ready and asked if I wanted him to set the table. I nodded and he moved to do so.

"By the way…Where is tsume?" I asked

"I'm not sure I think he went upstairs. Hige pissed him off so I guess he wanted to be alone."

I rolled my eyes "Everything pisses Tsume off. You guys haven't been taking it personally have you?" I asked

"I don't pay any attention to it." He replied "Hige well its hard to tell what he thinks sometimes and since Toboe's the youngest so I don't think he really understands, but is used to it now."

"Mm." I made the sound so that he'd know I was listening "Alright fellas! Food's ready!" I call

Not surprisingly Hige was the first one in followed by King and Toboe. Tsume was the last to make his way in with that ever present frown on his face. "Honestly Tsume. You really need to change your facial expression. That frown is ugly and its getting on my nerves." I say

"Tough shit deal with it." I smacked him with the spatula I was holding "OW!" he flinched "What was that for?"

"Cause you just pissed ME off." I say turning to grab the food of the stove "Do us a favor and get out of your shit ass mood." I grumble as I began to serve up King's plate for him

"Thank you Mama." He said when I sat it down in front of him

"You're welcome baby." I say patting his head softly "You guys can eat as much as you want I fixed a lot."

That was pretty much all Hige need for him to dig in and it made me smile to watch them all eating and smiling..except for Tsume of coarse but still. It made me feel good. It makes me remember what its like to have a real family.

Tsume POV

Hige makes me fucking sick. It doesn't make any sense for anyone to eat that much.

"So Lady, what do you usually do on a Friday night?" Hige asked I guess he was looking for some excitement.

"Um, usually rest, but tonight I have to work." She answered

"Aww…" King complained "Really?"

"Yeah, but you don't have to go over and stay with MiMi tonight if you don't want to. You can stay here with the guys. They'll take care of you." She replied easily

"That sucks. I was hoping to get out and about." He pouted

Lady looked thoughtful for a moment before she ran a hand through her hair. "Well, how about I take you guys out tomorrow? I'll show you guys around the city."

"Really? Alright!" Great now Toboe's excited

"Yeah,"

"Awsome!" Hige exclaimed

She turned to me "What do you think sourpuss? Are you down?" she asked with a raised brow

I sighed "Sure. Why the hell not." I answer

"What about you oh silent one? Are you in?" she asked referring to Kiba

Much to my surprise he smiled and nodded "Sure."

"Great. It's a date guys. Now I'm going to go start getting ready for work. King when you finish eating come take a bath and get ready for bed ok?"

"Yes ma'am." he replied perkily

At least someone is happy around here. I thought bitterly as I watched my sister walk up the stairs. For some strange reason being around my sister now. It seems so fake. I know that we can't pick up exactly where we left off, but it doesn't mean that we can't try… right?

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