Hey everyone!

I'd just like to thank everyone who has read and reviewed this story this far, and you may or may not like the fifteen chapters that come in two more chapters, but I assure you that my former BETA loves them.

This is also a chapter where one character gets their just desserts-something that everyone has wanted (You know you wanted them to go through this)

Also, I might miss updating on Monday, because I have to Edit the next twenty chapter block over the weekend, and writing new stuff takes priority over editing. If I don't finish editing, then the raw text will be uploaded to both and JBNP, and only JBNP will get the updated versions.

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Call of the Forest 35 Happiness is a Blessing (NPOV)

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"Come on Nix-we need to get to the Summer festival before the crowd arrives!" Danny shouted at me.

It's been about a month since Dustin phased, and Summer is in full swing. June flew right by, as did the first half of July. The only major things that happened were the very seldom vampire appearances that came about once a week.

"…" Liza whined.

"I'm coming!" I screamed back.

Of course, the wolf pack had today off, so we were all going to be at the festival. I was going to stick with my cousins, and I did have appearances to keep, which brings me to my current situation-finding a shirt that fits me. Even the light blue one from last month doesn't fit anymore.

I crept into Dustin's room, to find him in the same predicament.

"God, why can't I fit in any of these shirts!" he complained.

"Mind if I borrow one?" I asked.

"Nope. If you find anything that might fit me I call it though."

I dove straight into Dustin's closet, and found the one thing that would fit him lying on top of the pile of clothes that he had tossed around his room-a gray muscle tee.

"Thanks." He said as he pulled it on, before leaving to meet up with our cousins downstairs.

I dug through his stuff some more, before finally settling on a light blue camo short sleeve shirt. Sheesh, almost everything in Dustin's wardrobe is camo…

After pulling the shirt on I went downstairs to meet my cousins. Despite the shirt being my brother's, it still hugged tight to my body. Would I ever stop growing?

"Wow Nix, you look…" Liza started.

"I know. 'Like sex on wheels'" Another comment that everyone in the pack had gotten used to hearing on a pretty consistent basis "Just put a sock in it. I really don't need my cousin thinking about me like that."

"I was going to say you look good in blue, but if that's how you feel about it…"

"Just shut up you two- we have a festival to get to." Dustin sighed, as he and Danny walked out the door.

"Hey, wait for us!" Both Liza and I called in harmony.

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We were walking down First Beach, reveling in the sheer amount of booths stationed on the makeshift boardwalk that the pack had helped lay out on the sand yesterday. We were all in silent agreement that we would spend time with our families and friends this morning, come together at lunch and hang out for a few hours before rejoining our families and walking down to second beach, where we would rejoin each other before half of us went on patrol and the other half of us stayed behind to listen to the legends again.

"Hey Nix!" I heard Seth call from one of the stalls.

"What Seth?" I asked as I approached the booth he was standing behind-the Clearwater's stall.

"Why don't you buy your cousins one of these necklaces or bracelets?" He asked, motioning towards a basket that said 'RESERVED' in big, red bold lettering.

"Are they even for sale?"

"Just look at them closer, then you'll see why they're reserved."

I carefully picked up a necklace. A simple silver chain housed a small piece of obsidian connected to a white oak charm-carved with an intricate design filled with a black pigment under the shiny glaze that shone in the luminescence of the sunlight.

"Are you sure the elders would allow this?" I whispered hushily, recognizing the carving as that which we each bore on our shoulders.

"Why do you think my mom made them in the first place?" he had a point there "Besides, they want everyone who knows to wear the symbol-so we know who knows and who doesn't."

"Does my mother have one?" I asked, picking a necklace with a black cord for Danny, and a bracelet with a silver chain for Liza.

"She had a charm put on her charm bracelet." Seth responded.

As Seth totaled up my two items, I looked at the rest of the Clearwater's merchandise, before another necklace caught my eye. It was a copper wolf charm attached to some turquoise before a silver chain-something perfect for Danny.

"I'll take this too." I said handing it to Seth.

"Let's see…" Seth mumbled, scribbling at a piece of paper while pounding at a calculator. Math isn't Seth's strong suit.

"Eighteen" I stoically stated. After all, every label on the table I took stuff from said '$6'.

"Yeah…" I handed Seth a twenty, getting two dollars in return before jogging back to catch up with my cousins, who were staring wide-eyes at the Black's stand-Billy's hand carved wood sculptures standing proudly on the cedar wood of his stall.

"What can I do for you guys?" Billy asked us with a smile.

"We're just looking…" Danny started, before his eyes settled on a six-inch tall walnut carving of a wolf in mid-stride.

Following Danny's gaze, Billy picked up the carving "Do you want this young man?" Make us all feel old why don't ya?

Danny nodded, entranced by the carving.

"Then it's yours." He held the carving out to Danny.

"Billy, you don't have to do this-you spent too much time on that to not get anything in return…"

"Nonsense Nix. No monetary value rivals someone's happiness." He winked at me after Danny took the sculpture, and I knew what that meant. I had asked him to carve a sculpture of my wolf so I could give it to Danny. I was planning to buy it from Billy as soon as he had finished that bloody carving, but he insisted that I buy it at the festival. I have no clue how long I had to hold that bloody position, because no camera would focus on me running.

I sent him a knowing smile before continuing down the beach.

We walked past the Atera's stall, where Old Quil was selling herbal potions and ointments to any who would dare come near the stall. Quil's head was flush against the red-brown stained wood of the stall as his grandfather went on and on about the effects of some potion that a costumer had asked about. I felt genuinely sorry for him.

Around noon, the pack was starting to gather around the end of the boardwalk, so Dustin and I headed in that direction too.

I stopped my cousins before we reached the end of the walk, motioning for Dustin to go on ahead.

"Liza, here." I said, holding the bracelet out for her.

"Wow Nix… It's so beautiful…" she trailed as she attached it around her wrist.

"I'm glad you like it." I replied, sticking my hand into my pocket for Danny's necklaces.

"What about me? Don't I get anything?"

"Yep. Here." I pulled the necklaces out of my pocket, and Danny snatched them out of my hand.

"Nix… Thanks." He said before clasping both of the necklaces around his neck.

"You're welcome Danny." I responded while continuing our walk down the beach. The pack knew that Danny and Liza had to tag along with me today, so it came as no surprise to them as we walked out of the crowd.

I met the gazes of each of my pack brothers and sisters, stopping at Leah's. Her gaze was locked on something near me, and filled with love, adoration and shock.

I followed her gaze to my cousin's. He was frozen in place, his gaze locked with Leah's-staring at her like she was the most beautiful thing in the world.

A few nervous glances were sent between the members of the pack. We all knew what had happened-Leah found happiness at last; Leah imprinted on Danny.

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