50 CHAPTERS!!!! ::falls over:: Please give comments on what you'd like to see, how I... er we now are doing.

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Sorry sorry forgive me my lovely co author that I know is holding out on my account. Yes she can write scarer stuff.' And Thanks to AngelWingsOfALion for spell checking this for me.

Disclaimer I don't own FF8

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Alana twirls around and storms through her parlor. Wounded pride filled her senses, and she knew any chance of winning she'll have to regroup and rethink her strategy. She needed a bigger, better army, better then those wolves Dante herded around. What to do with the other woman Dante brought her. Turning her into a warrior would be a possibility, but this woman held more to her. Something that got under Dante's skin.

"Dante!" Alana calls out. "Dante! Dammit you lazy bastard get your ass in here!" Alana screams out at the top of her lungs. "Dante!"

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Elsewhere in the castle Dante and his pack surrounded Estrella. She lay bound by her hands and legs upon a large bed of satin. Dante looked at her and snarled. Her new mate's pack had killed one of his brothers, he was furious yet he smiled at the fact that he had taken her.

He would show her what it felt like to turn one's back on their own kind. He would prove to her who she truly was and where she belonged. As for the knight he would kill him as well whether or not his allegiance to Alana he would avenge his fallen brother.

"Ulferic didn't even get a proper burial you human's slut", he whispered in her ear "but we'll show your new pack what happens when you kill our own won't we".

"DANTE!!!!" Alana's voice boomed out as she screamed for him.

Growling Dante turned, "What does she want now that demanding bitch?", turning back to Estrella he bent down and licked the side of her face, "As for you I'll be back later."

He turned and shoved open the doors to the chamber, the rest of the pack in tow.

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Irvine ran around gathering his stay daughters. His eyes betray little about his emotions, only the fact that he was angry, and sad. Coming towards the infirmary he noticed Bobby, who was looking worse for words. Wordlessly he grabs her arms and drags her towards his gathering family.

"Father, let go your hurting my arm!" Bobby complains.

Irvine ignores her set on getting his family together, just in case they should strike again. Fusterated, Bobby digs her feet into the ground, forcibly pulling her arm free from her father's grip.

"Father stop, your are being irrational." Bobby snaps.

"Em I? You have lost one of your sisters if you did not realize."

Bobby closes her eyes suppressing her feelings. Irvine takes this time to grab her arm again. Instantly Bobby pulls away, not to be dragged along again.

"Please Bobby, I know I'm asking you alot not to fight, but I need to protect your Mom, and your other sisters. Your Mom is with child and should not fight, and your sisters do not posses enough skill to defend against this evil."

"You underestimate Inna." Bobby looks into her father's eyes. "Do not coddle me father, I will NOT allow it."

Irvine opens his mouth to speak, but no words came. This was not his young daughter, it was someone much older, and much more stubborn. He had to admit though, he often coddled her, thinking her as just one of his daughters. When in fact she was nothing like her sisters. Similar in looks, totally different attitude though.

"What the fuck, lets get your mother and sisters set and lets go sniper some monsters." Irvine sighs. "That a compromise?"

"Yes, but take it easy father, my ribs are tender." Bobby notes, feeling the pain that slowly risen from being jerked around. "And I'm not hiding if they come around again."

"I understand, and I'm sorry for coddling you."

Bobby eyes Irvine, her father never gave up that easily. Something was rolling around in that mind of his. Irvine looks into her eyes, both of them warning the other. One for well being, the other not to try anything.

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Alana turned to yell again but didn't hear as Dante moved up behind her. she screamed out again.

"No need to scream woman i'm right here".

"oh".

"What is it you want?"

"The garden they know we're here yet we have no forces what are you doing about that?"

"I'm merely your tracker sorceress not your general"

She looked out the window and then turned to him with a smile

"Where is the knight"

"I don't know how you cannot know you've got one of the girls. Where is my knight if I knew i'd tell you but I don't we were ambushed by the rest of them my pack suffered a loss."

"I care not what your pack suffered I want my knight you have failed me I will punish you Dante if you fail me again".

"So be it I will get him good".

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Estrella woke up to find herself bound to a bed and gagged she tried to move but couldn't turning her head she was met face to face with the muzzle of a great white wolf. The wolf whined and nuzzled her face. She looked at the animal and smiled.

"Munin?"

The wolf yipped and yapped happily as she heard her name. Estrella smiled, "So this is what happened to the pack then? Dante has taken charge?"

Munin whined and looked down sadly she licked Estrella's hand and slowly brought her face up to meet hers.

"Oh Munin." Estrella comforted the she wolf "What happened to Hunin and the others?"

"They're dead just like you will be." Dante grinned evilly as he emerged from the shadows of the room.

"Dante?"

"Glad you remembered." He glared at her "Seemed like you forgot your pack when you left us for that human filth".

"His name is Laguna".

"His name is fresh meat when I get a hold of him."

He walked over to her and caressed her cheek with his fingers, bending over he licked the side of her face. She squirmed and turned her head trying to get away from his very touch.

"What am I not good enough for you like your human male, traitor?"

She spat at him and he struck her growling he looked to the pack " Leave us now!"

Munin whined and refused to move, Dante growled and struck her with his boot. The wolf yelped and flew across the room hitting the wall, the rest of the pack quickly moved out of the room. Fenrir and Geri moved towards the injured she wolf, taking her in their jaws they struggled to move her from the room. Once they were all out Dante barred the door and crawled on top of the bed. Angry with her for her defiance he snarled and growled. Estrella looked at him with fear in her eye's and prayed to Hyne that Laguna would find her quickly.

"You will pay for that bitch, and you WILL know who your alpha is!" He hissed.
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Out side of the chamber, the pack was startled by the screams coming form inside the room. The woman cried out. Munin whined softly as a tear slid down her furred face. Geri looked to her and lay next to her licking her wounded leg. The screams did not stop for the rest of the night as Dante punished Estrella for not acknowledging him as alpha, for embarrassing him in front of the pack, and most of all for abandoning him and her people for a life with the human man Laguna.

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The garden remained in chaos after the departure of Dante' and his wolves, few had dared to breathe really well after it all. Fear still remained that they might return, returning to place they were not prepared to defend.

IN the sick bay Rin was once again allowed to see her fiancée, his mother insisting. It after all might, just MIGHT wake up Seth. But dead to the world he remained, and they waited for the time he'd pass away into the other life. Seifer stood in the corner waiting for the chance to take out Rin if she so moved the wrong way. He hated her he hated the Leonharts for bringing them this mess

Squall walked to the door way not trusting Seifer with his most precious thing he had left in the world, Rinoa was gone, and it looked like at any minute Laguna would collapse over into another relm.

Damn fates for all they had done to him and his family. Why couldn't he live alone in a world of peace, for awhile everything was so fine, so picturesque. Turning away he walked back to his father.

Laguna paces the floor cursing himself and Hyne. His wife was lost, and he felt like he'd lost her like he had lost Raine. That would be unbearable. He looks up as Squall enters the room and sits on the end of the bed. Their eyes meet in an understanding of sorts.

Forcing a smile Laguna looks at Squall, faking a look of everything was going to be okay. Squall's heart turns sour and he slaps his father, his face contorting to one of unhappiness.

"If your going to give up, and lie about things, then I'm glad mother never gave me the last name Loire, cause it seems like the name Loire is cursed with weakness." Squall spits out.

"The Loire's are cursed Squall." Laguna responds calmly. "And it comes in our blood, not our last name... Rin will loose you like I lost you, and she'll probably loose Seth after their first child is concived."

Squall's eyes open wide with shock. As much as he faught the truth it was there. Cutting away at the skin like a hair thin wire. He couldn't deny it was there, cause the more he fought, more damage was done. And if things followed what Laguna was saying, then, then maybe Rin would grow to hate him.

"Father, I'm not going to think like you. Rin WILL have a familly, and I will always be at her side no matter what." Squall growled loosing his composure.

Father and son stare at each other stone faced, turmoil torturing their souls. Testing the bonds of father and son. Bonds that were, from the begining, fragile as a thread of silk.

As if sensing this bond breaking Rin storms into the room and slaps both Laguna and Squall. Her eyes clearly telling them she didn't like this fighting. It was immature, and at the worst time possible. If it didn't end she'd have Squall summoned back to his office, and Laguna forced back to his place of presidency.

"I guess your right Squall, she's the first Loire to have such an ADORABLE little glare." Laguna teases.

"And just look at that dimple." Squall says back too calmly.

Rin glares at them, she did not like being treated like a little child. She was not a child, not at least anymore. The time for these games in her eyes had passed. But in the eyes of the adults this seems to familar, just anouther day. Violence did not affect them as much as the generation after.

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Seifer approaches his wife and rests his hand on hers. His eyes heavy, as if he had a glimpse into the future. Gently Mrs. Almsy wraps her arm around him, pulling him over so he can rest his head on her shoulder. She knew something was wrong with him, it was always written in his face.

"Love, why do I get the feeling most of us will not live through this?" Seifer asks.

"Don't be silly Seifer. We can all make it through this."

Seifer shakes his head. "No, I don't belive so. We already lost so many, including one of the Kinneas kids. And our son... ..."

"Our son will be fine, he's just like his father and we all know how stubborn you are."

"Wish I could belive you."

Mrs. Almsy hugs her husband tight, it was like him to think so foolishly at times, but his heart was in the right place. What came out of his mouth, often counter acted what was in his heart.

"You know what we should do Seifer."

"What love?"

"Fight like they did in the fantasy books. I know it's a bit inhuman but it's not like it's humans we are fighting."

Seifer looks up at his wife. "They were once human."

Mrs. Almsy sighs, he was right. They were once humans, they once all had families and at one time they had a life to live.

"But you are right my wife. It is a good plan."

"I know I'm right." Mrs. Almsy smiles.

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You know this would have been out sooner if my co-author wasn't such a slave driver. ::gets hit by a whip:: I MENT THAT LOVEINGLY SISSY! OW DON'T- *Half hour later* ::bloodied:: This would hav been out sooner if I would have gotten off my lazy ass and done it.