The Great Darkling Assassin: I am sorry that it took so long. I had forgot the password to the account but I got it back now and will try to update more often.

Chapter 4: Getting Ready

Humphrey's point of view

I thought furiously, what do I do…what do I do? I looked at the distance between mooch and me. I couldn't reach and kick mooch, so I made the next best decision. I kicked shaky. He winced and looked at me. I looked between mooch and lexi. He got the message and got lexi's attention while kicking mooch. Mooch got the memo and slid back into the water.

Kate's point of view

Something had gotten Humphrey's attention. I glance to see where he was looking and saw shaky getting lexi's attention. But what I saw on his back shocked me. He had spikes sticking out of his back!

'Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god' I kept thinking to myself. This extremely cute wolf was a legendary blight wolf. This must mean his friends are some too. I was just about to mention something when my sister yells," Kate, mom wants us both home."

She came into the clearing," Kate co…." she trailed off. She had notice Humphrey and started to blush. I didn't get why she would blush unless she liked him, and she had a thing for garth. That was until I notice how close we were. Apparently he notice too, because we both started blushing at the same time. Me and my friends got out of the water.

"Ok Lilly, let's go home."

Just as we were about to leave Humphrey blurted out," Hey Kate, would you like to go to the midnight howl with me. I giggled at him.

"Of course I would." I told him. As my sister got away far enough to hear I said," keep your spikes clean."

Jaws hit the water. I walked away to get ready for the midnight howl in two days, or really in one and a half.

Humphrey point of view

I was hyperventilation. My spikes were stiff with fear of rejection and excitement of Kate saying yes. I couldn't sleep that night and in the morning I went to see my mom and dad. After I explained about the date mom was squealing and hugging me.

"My baby is growing up!" she practically yelled, as though the whole world should know it.

"MOM!" I said, but then I stop, "wait you guys aren't mad."

Dad laughed, "Why would we be mad. If she is the one you want, then the more power to you."

He then lean in close to me. "Just tell me when she is coming over."

"Why?" I asked.

"I can't let her leave without telling her a few of your stories of when you were ."

"DAD! None of that!"

Later that night, I couldn't wait until it was time. I was self-conscious about everything. Were my spikes clean? Yep. Is my fur brushed? Yep. Did I have my present? Yep. I was going to give her a flower carved from multiple different stones that made it look like a real flower. I didn't even notice that I was pacing until I heard mooch say something.

"Humphrey calm down. Everything is ready and complete. When the time comes we will be ready to meet them."

"It's ok. I am calm."

Kate's point of view

After explaining to my mom for the hundredth time that I already had a date and I didn't need her to hook me up with someone, she asked who.

"Humphrey." I replied. She looked at dad and he said

"I don't know any Humphrey"

"He's not from this pack, mom" I said.

"What rank is he?" asked mom.

"Honey," said dad, "it doesn't matter what rank he is."

"Anyway mom they don't have alpha and omega ranks in his pack."

"WHAT?!" said both of my parents.

"They had pretty much the same job." (They had talked about it before they left in the water.)

"Like what?" asked dad.

"Tunneling, fighting, hunting, and other things." I said. Then I glared at them. "I hope you get all of your questions out now. Because when Humphrey is here you both aren't going to pelt him with a thousand questions."

"One last one." Said dad.

"What?" I asked warily

"Do you like him?"

"DAD!"

Outside point of view

Two hours later both Kate and Humphrey were ready. Kate had her hair brushed back and a purple flower stuck behind her ear. Humphrey had polished his spikes until they were shiny and rubbed schist, a great smelling green stone, all over his body, especially his chest.

Kate's point of view

After I had gotten ready, I went over the ground rules with my parents one more time.

"Ok, mom, no…" she interrupted me.

"Yes, I know, no attacking him under any circumstance. Although if he gets out of line" her voice started to rise, "I will tear off his claw, shove them down his throat and shake him around and then I will…"

"Mom," I interrupted her little threat, even though Humphrey wasn't even here yet," if Humphrey gets out of line, I will deal with him, not you." I paused before adding "although he not that type of guy."

Mom sniffed dismissively. "You can never know that."

I shook my head and look into the sky. The moon is in the middle of the sky, "I have to go meet him to bring him here. Remember your promise mom…and dad." I added as an afterthought.

I took off to go get him dodging rocks and trees and other things. When I got to the edge of the denning area I ran into a wolf.

"Sorry." I muttered and I heard a deep chuckle. "Are you trying to run away before I got here for the midnight howl?"

I looked up to see Humphrey grinning at me and I was suddenly breathless. He had a strange smell around him and the full moon gave him a silver glow.

He cleared his voice shall we get going to the moonlight howl. I frowned at him.

"Are you trying to get out of meeting my parent?"

He smiled a foxy grin, "maybe."

"Well it isn't going to work." I laughed.

He sighed "well, let's get it over with." We slowly went to the alpha's den. Going into shadows so people didn't see us. When we got to the alpha's den, I went in to talk to my parents and get them ready to meet him.

"I'll go first and introduce you." He nodded his head and calmly sat at the edge of the mouth of the den.

Mom smiled at me as I came in. "Did he show up?"

"What? Yes, he did show up." I said, somewhat shocked that they could think that after everything I said about him.

"I just wanted to say don't freak out , ok. He doesn't look like other wolves." They both nodded.

"Ok Humphrey, you can come inside now." It was silent for a moment then the moonlight coming in was blocked by a large figure as Humphrey came in.