A/N: For those of you wondering when do Garth and Lilly come into the story then this chapter should answer your questions.
Humphrey's POV
"God damn it" Kate cursed as we walked down from her parents den. "Hey it's alright, so things didn't go the way we wanted it but at least we tried." I said trying to look on the good side of things. "Humphrey we have to leave Jasper for good now, doesn't that make you upset?" She asked looking at me. "Of course it does, but like I said we tried and that's all we can do." I said. I was just as upset about this as she was but I held it inside. "It's just hard and unfair, I have to leave my family and friends to stay with the wolf I love." She said "I know, we'll get through this and besides it's not like we can't come back to visit." I said. I was trying my best to cheer her up since it hurt me to see her like this. "You're right" She said as we passed by the many dens that lined the hill sides. The sun was high above meaning Kate and I could at least reach the mountains before calling it a day. I began to think about what I would be missing by leaving here as well.
I only had friends here since I had no idea where my parents were, the only true family I had now was Kate. I would miss my group of three friends but I know they would understand and move on. I wanted to say goodbye to them but I knew Winston would end up holding a pack meeting to tell about the recent turn of events. I felt bad for all the wolves that made up the pack, they had to deal with the wrath of the east because Kate wouldn't marry Garth. But there was nothing we could do to change things for the better, not a single solution came to my mind. I cleared my mind out since I hated feeling upset, I was so post to be a free spirited omega. I didn't need to let unfixable things drag me down.
It had been ten minutes since we left the leaders den and we were getting close to the border when Kate stopped suddenly. "What is it?" I asked stopping as well "I should say goodbye to my sister, I can't believe I almost forgot about her." She said stomping her paw on the ground for forgetting. "Yes, where do you think she would be?" I asked "We'll she did like spending time at the river so let's check there." She said turning and walking off in the direction of the river that lines the northern border of the territory. The river was actually right around to corner from where we were so I would take no time getting there. I hoped Lilly would understand for Kate's sake, she didn't need to be pulled down by anything else. I could hear the sound of rushing water as we drew nearer to the river, it was a peaceful place to be since it was far from the rest of the pack. As we came out onto the rivers bank I was surprised to see that Kate had guessed right because sitting right there was Lilly.
"Lilly!" Kate yelled out happy to see her sister after so long. Lilly immediately turned her head to look at us "Kate! Humphrey!" Lilly yelled back quickly getting up from her spot and giving Kate a hug. "You're back" She said "Yeah, we arrived last night" I said. "I'm glad to see that you got back safely too" She said "Yeah considering all we've been through to get back here." Kate said. "You'll have to tell me all about it" She said "I would love to, but I'm afraid I got some bad news" Kate said.
"Bad news?" She asked "Yes Humphrey and I have to leave again and live elsewhere." Kate replied, she got a confused look on her face "What do you mean?" She asked. "We're mates now meaning we can't live here in Jasper. We tried to get dad to remove the law but he couldn't do it." Kate said. Lilly's face became plain before she spoke "Well if you're leaving then I want to come with you." She said. Kate and I shared a surprised look on out faces, it made no sense why Lilly would want to leave the pack. "Lilly" Kate said before pausing "Why would you want to leave Jasper?" "I have a long story to tell as well, I'll tell you all about it as we walk." She said. Kate looked at me for approval, I nodded my head yes. I really didn't mind it at all if she wanted to run away with us, It would be nice having some else I knew to talk too. "Alright you can come, only because I know you must have a good reason to." Kate said.
After that we all got up from the river side and proceeded northward. I thought about why Lilly of all wolves wanted to leave Jasper, she was always in a good mood that made you want to be in one as well. She didn't hate anyone that I knew of and I don't know who would want to hate a kind omega. The only logical reason she would want to leave I could think of was she didn't want to go through a war with the east. But she said she had a story to tell us as well so there had to be something more Kate and I didn't know about. We were now in the unclaimed forest making our way toward the distant mountains that would lead us back to the small pack we only left a day ago. It had remained silent between us for the past several minutes until Kate spoke.
"Alright, Humphrey and I will tell you about what happened to us then you can tell us what happened to you." Kate said as we walked "Sounds good to me" Lilly replied. For the second time today we talked about our journey from being captured and taken to Idaho. This time I joined in more so it wasn't just Kate telling it alone. Lilly kept fully focused on what we told her, hearing all the fun and hardships we went through. If I had to sum up our whole adventure I would say it was the biggest experience I ever had in my life. Even though we cheated death a number of times I had a lot of fun getting to spend time with Kate after so many months without her. Those winter months while she was in alpha school dragged on for what felt like years. At the time I didn't know why I missed her so much, I understood that she would come back but it seemed to bring me down when I thought about it. I eventually came to realize that I have some romantic feelings for her, it was the reason why I missed her so much. However it was forever drilled into my mind that we could never be together and no matter how I thought about it was true. But my stroke of luck came when we got taken away to Idaho, where we started acting like the best friends we were as pups again. It might sound odd but I am thankful that we got captured because if we didn't then Kate and I would have never been together. "...and we decided to come back to Jasper and try to get the law removed." I heard Kate say brining me out of my thoughts. "Wow" Lilly said "I'm happy for you two, you look great together" Kate and I both smiled. "Thank you sis" Kate said.
Surprisingly it took Kate and I over an hour to tell Lilly about our journey, we were still in the forest that made up Jasper but the mountains were much closer now. The sun was also getting lower to the ground meaning my estimate was correct. We would be spending the night at the mountains edge. I realized it was now Lilly's turn to share her story of what happened to her while we were gone. "So Lilly, what made you want to leave Jasper? It seems strange that you of all wolves would want to leave." I said looking at her who was walking next to Kate and I. "Alright, so it all started the morning after you two vanished." Lilly began "Winston called the east over for a pack meeting because he thought they might of kidnapped Kate. I'm sorry to say this but no one seemed to wonder where Humphrey was either, everyone was too concerned about Kate." She said. "Good to know how well I'm cared about" I sarcastically said, honestly I really didn't care because I barely knew anyone in the pack anyway. "Tony said kidnapping wasn't his style so that ruled them out as a suspect. That's when Winston started making search parties to find you two but nothing ever came up. The only thing he did find was human scent around your scents. I'm getting off the reason why I'm leaving though, anyway as I was saying. I decided to show Garth around our territory considering at the time he would soon be a part of our pack. We became quick friends and spent more time together over the time you were gone. He taught some hunting moves for fun but I sooner learned that hunting wasn't for me. I began to realize that I was falling in love with him and I knew he was too. The reason I knew this was because we howled together but unfortunately I wasn't allowed to see him after that. So thinking you would come back to marry him I began to try moving on but I just couldn't do it. So that's why I'm leaving Jasper, if Winston won't remove the law then there no point in my staying. I would have better luck trying to move on away from it." She said finishing her story.
I now felt bad for her as well because unlike Kate and I her story doesn't have a happy ending to it. "I'm so sorry to hear that" I said "Yes, my sister doesn't deserve being heartbroken and I wish you would have had a chance with Garth." Kate agreed. "I guess I brought it on myself, and now it's my problem to deal with by running away." She said. We all feel silent after this but Kate suddenly stopped after a minute of silence. "Oh my god, that's it!" Kate exclaimed with her face brightening up "What's it?" I asked as Lilly and I turned around to face her. We both looked at each other thinking she had gone crazy due to her sudden happy mood. "I just got the perfect idea that ends with us all happily living in Jasper united as one pack." Kate said. Now I really thought she lost her mind, after what we've seen and heard today it was only a dream that we could all live in Jasper the way we wanted it. "How Kate?" Lilly asked wanting to know about her idea as did I. "It's simple we go back and untie the packs through the marriage of you and Garth. This in turn will remove the alpha and omega law meaning Humphrey and I can live there as well." Kate said keeping a smile on her face. The biggest smile grew on my face after I heard this, that was the best thing I had heard all day. "You're right Kate that idea has to work, do doubt about it." I said. It seemed that things were suddenly taking a turn yet again, but this time for the best.
"Sis you're a genius!" Lilly yelled now full of excitement "That will work for sure" "Then it's settled, were turning around and heading back to Jasper. And this time for good!" Kate said, I couldn't help but walk up and kiss her. I was happy that maybe this time luck will be on our side. The plan was perfect, there was no way Winston or Tony would turn it down, it would avoid a war that I was certain they both didn't want to go through with. We turned around and began to yet again head back towards Jasper, it would only take around two hours to walk all the way back and by then it would be night. Things were happening so fast that I felt like we were just going in endless circles but hopefully soon that would all stop. Everything should go back to normal after we get back and set everything straight. Set everything to the way it should be.
A/N: There that should answer the Lilly and Garth question, now let's see if Kate's new idea will work in the next chapter.