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[POV: Lura 910 BBF]

{Control your emotions, demon.}

[You need emotions first.]

When Lura woke, she felt… cold. Which was strange, as she had gone to bed with Wolfe and Cordina. She opened her eyes to look around their hut, only to find that she was alone in it. Then she heard shouting from outside. It sounded like Cordina. She got to her feet and jumped off the bed, before padding out their door.

When she exited, she saw Cordina yelling in Wolfe's face, with Gabe staring at them with a disinterested look.

"Do you realize how stupid you are being right now?!" she was saying. "Wouldn't she be safer with you, as opposed to here, away from you? If I heard about Haven and you being here, how easy do you think it would be for others to find? Once word gets out to our enemies that you are supporting the Dark Army, they'll come after her!"

"They don't know that she's my mate, Cory. She's a lot safer here than wherever we'll be. At the very least I'll sleep easier knowing that she's out of immediate reach. Gabe will be here to protect her if things go bad. She'll be safe."

"You don't know that! Between you and Gabe, who's the better fighter?" she asked.

Gabe didn't even hesitate to point at Wolfe. The male umbreon glared at him.

"Thanks for the help, partner," he growled.

"That's my point exactly! She'll be a hundred times safer with you, rather than here with anyone else!" Cory exclaimed.

Wolfe growled softly. "Why do you want her to come so bad? A month ago, you asked just for me, now you're begging for me to let her tag along. What will your Dark Army say when we show up with her tagging along?" he asked her.

Cordina glared at him. "Well, forgive me if I don't feel alright with someone leaving their mate for three years. And they won't care, after all, I am the daughter of its leader."

Wolfe glared back at her. "This isn't a good idea, Cordina. She'll be fine here, and it's not like I'm abandoning her. I'll be able to visit via Gabe, and I will be able to send letters to her through him as well."

She huffed angrily. "Now imagine how much easier it will be if she comes with us."

Wolfe continued to glare. Then he sighed and looked at his paws. "Cory, it's not that I want to leave her. I don't. Not again. But I want her to be safe. If she were to come with us, I don't know if I can guarantee both of your safeties."

Her gaze softened. "Then have Gabe come along as well. He can watch out for her while you and I are doing what you were paid for. Besides, I'm a good fighter. I'll only need your help for the tougher of opponents."

He was silent for a while. Finally, he sighed and looked up at her. Lura was shocked to see pain in his eyes. I've never seen him have that expression, she thought. While it was sad, it also made her feel incredibly happy to see that he cared about her so much.

"Give me some time to think on it," he told her. Cordina nodded.

"What exactly was that argument about?" Lura asked them. Cordina jumped in surprise, before turning around to stare at her. She obviously hadn't realized that Lura had joined them. Meanwhile, Wolfe just flicked his tail in greeting, looking lost in thought.

Cordina shook herself, before answering her, saying, "Good morning, Lura! And that little argument was Wolfe here being stubborn and ignoring solid reasoning when it's presented to him. I think that you and Gabe should come with us."

Lura blinked in surprise. She hadn't expected Cordina to want that. It was strangely heart-warming. She looked at Wolfe, who was staring at his paws again. "You don't want me to come with you?" she asked him. He sighed again, before looking up at her.

"It's not that, Lura. I want you to be safe. I don't know if I can guarantee your safety if you were to join us," he told her. Lura nodded in understanding.

"Well, this has an easy solution to it. Cordina, ask me if I want to come with you," she said to them.

Cordina blinked, then grinned slightly. "Lura darling, would you want to join us on our three-year adventure? I must warn you though, it'll be slightly dangerous," she said to her in a winsome voice.

Lura giggled slightly. "Why, of course I'll tag along! It sounds like a great time!" she exclaimed. Cordina beamed at her, while Wolfe snapped his head to glare at her. Lura returned his gaze with a slight smile. "It's not your choice, love. I'm my own person. While I do appreciate your concern, you don't have to worry. Besides, you still need to train me how to fight. You've been kind of slacking in that regard," she told him.

He glared at her for a few moments longer, until he let out a snort and walked up to her. He stopped when his face was around an inch away from hers. She continued to smile at him.

Then he chuckled lightly, before he leaned forward and nuzzled her cheek with his, causing her to murr softly. "Fine, love. If you want to join us, I won't argue with it. Just promise me that you'll listen to me if I tell you to do something, alright?" he asked her.

She nodded against his cheek, before pulling away slightly and kissing him gently. "I promise," she told him when they broke off their kiss. He smiled sadly at her, before nodding again. Then he turned back towards Cordina.

"Well, looks like you win. Don't let it go to your head, as this probably won't happen often," he told her. She giggled at him.

"It doesn't have to," she told him. He sighed and shook his head.

"Alright, I need to go find Stephen and let him know that I'll be leaving shortly. Lura, we're leaving in around four hours. I recommend that you say goodbye to everyone," he said to them.

Lura nodded in agreement. "Alright, I'll go find Tal and Rio. Do you want to come, Cordina?" she asked.

Cordina thought for a moment, and then she shook her head. "No, I think that I'll tag along with Aurumn. Probably be easier on some people," she replied. Lura nodded in understanding.

Then she turned to go find Tal, hoping that he wouldn't be totally upset with her for leaving as well. She guessed that he wouldn't be too pleased. She walked through all the huts and houses, some of them finally having been built. Finally, she reached Tal's and Rio's hut. Unfortunately, the Bailey's house hadn't been built yet, so they all still lived separate. She decided that she would visit Betty as well. She wished that she had brought Gabe with her. Then and idea struck her.

'Aurumn, can you have Gabe come with me? I want to say goodbye to Betty after I speak with Tal and Rio,' she sent.

'Sure thing love, he wants to talk to you anyway. Oh, and Cordina is going to be coming with him as well,' he replied.

'Thanks!'

'Anytime, love.'

She smiled at their short conversation as she knocked a paw against Tal's door. I wonder what Gabe wants to speak to me about, she thought. Shortly after she knocked, the door opened to reveal a familiar lucario.

"Hi Rio! Is Tal here as well?" she greeted.

Rio nodded, and gestured for her to come in. She did, and saw that Tal was still sleeping, snoring gently. She went up to him and poked him with a paw, only to let out a squeak and jump as she felt a shock. Apparently, poking a sleeping electric type led to getting zapped.

Tal blearily opened his eyes, before seeing Lura with her paw in her mouth. "Morning," he greeted drowsily, before getting to his feet and stretching.

"'Morn'ng," Lura replied, voice muffled by her paw. He frowned at her.

"Why is your paw in your mouth?" he asked her confusedly.

She removed it to answer him, saying, "You shocked me when I poked you to wake you."

"Oh! I'm so sorry!" he exclaimed in apology. Lura giggled at him.

"Don't worry about it, it was my fault anyway. Any case, I just came to say goodbye to you and Rio. I'm going to be going with Aurumn when he and Cordina leave today," she told the two of them.

Rio nodded understandingly, before patting her head. He was obviously expecting that. Tal, however, was not.

"What! Is he out of his mind!? Why would he take you, you could get hurt!" he panicked.

"Calm down Tal. He didn't want me to go either. But, it's not either of your choices. Cordina asked me, and I am my own pokemon. We leave in about three and a half hours," she said.

"Good luck, Lura. You're smart, you should be fine. I'll watch over Tal while you're away, and don't forget to send us updates. Aurumn can write, Gabe can teleport, and I can read and write," Rio told her. She smiled at him.

"Thank you, and I will!" Lura said, as she turned to look expectantly at the jolteon, who was frowning.

He sighed, before nodding to himself. "Alright, I guess I can see that. I don't want you to go but you're right. You're your own pokemon, you don't need us to tell you what to do. Just promise that you'll look after yourself, alright?" he said to her.

She smiled at him, happy that he understood. "I promise! Alright, that's all I really wanted to say, I need to go speak to Betty now. I'll stop by before we leave, alright?"

They both nodded with sad smiles. She nuzzled them both gently, before padding out of their hut.

Once outside, she saw that Gabe and Cordina were waiting for her. The gallade was wearing an unusually large grin, and Cordina was looking at him confusedly. Lura smiled as she went up to them.

"So, what did you want to talk to me about?" she asked Gabe, as they started walking towards Stephen's and Betty's hut.

"That's what I want to know as well. Why did you want me to tag along with you two?" Cory asked as well, walking next to Lura.

Gabe chuckled. "Oh, no real big reason. I just found something out about you two is all, and felt that you should be made aware of it," he told them.

They shared a look, before both glaring at the gallade. "Then tell us," they said in unison.

Gabe huffed in annoyance. "You two have no sense for the dramatic, now do you?" he asked them.

They both continued to glare at him.

He sighed again. "Fine, but you're taking all of the fun out of this for me. You two," he said, pointing at the both of them, "are pregnant."

They both stopped in their tracks, staring at him in shock. "Are you serious!" they exclaimed.

Gabe stopped as well, staring at them with a small frown. "Yes, yes you are. I had this huge revelation speech going on in my head, filled with lots of suspense and anxiousness on your part, but no. You two had to be impatient and ruin my moment. Fuck you," he told them, before walking in front of them, towards the Bailey's shack.

They exchanged glances again, jaws open in amazement.

[POV: Wolfe]

'You're going to have an interesting day, my friend,' Gabe sent him. Wolfe frowned.

'What did you do?' he replied

'Don't worry about it, you'll find out soon enough.'

'That's a real comfort partner. Should I be worried?'

'Depends on what you would say qualifies as worrying material.'

'Is anyone dead.'

'No.'

'All I need to know.'

Wolfe let out a slight huff. Then he concentrated and turned into his human form, wearing his combat gear. He blinked his eyes a few times, before stretching. Been a while, he thought. He rolled his shoulders as he continued to walk towards the meeting shack that was being used as a government center. He knocked on the door, before waiting for it to open.

He didn't have to wait long, as the door soon opened to reveal an aging man in nice dress clothes. He grinned once he saw Wolfe.

"Ah, Wolfe! We were just about to send for you!" he told him. Wolfe frowned, before shrugging.

"Is Stephen here?" he asked. The man nodded, before gesturing for him to enter.

"Right at the table," he was told.

Wolfe nodded, before entering the shack. He noticed that there was apparently a meeting taking place, as around 20 men were gathered around the table. He spotted Stephen among them, and waved at him. Stephen grinned, before shouting, "Wolfe! Come in, come in! Take a seat, we have a lot to discuss."

As soon as his name was called, everyone in the room turned their eyes towards him, all wearing faint grins. Wolfe started to feel uneasy. He made his way towards the table, stopping about three feet away. He then spread his legs and folded his hands in front of him.

"Alright, why exactly were you about to send for me?" he asked the crowd. They all nodded towards Stephen, obviously wanting him to answer. Stephen cleared his throat.

"The city of Haven has decided on its new Lord. In a surprising count, the victor of the vote was you, Aurumn Wolfe, winning by over 100 votes," he said dramatically. Immediately cheers rang out through the shack, all in tribute to Wolfe.

Wolfe, however, was less than pleased. He smacked his gauntleted hand against his head. Hard. This caused more than a few of the council members to falter in their applause. Then Wolfe dragged his hand down his face, groaning the whole time. Now everyone stopped, and looked at him in confusion.

"You do realize that I said this would happen, right?" he asked them. Then he sighed. "Whatever. No can do, sorry guys."

There was a collective gasp, before shouting broke out, with everyone trying to get the center of attention. This went on for a while, before Wolfe started to get annoyed. He growled slightly, yet still the noise continued. Finally, he had had enough.

"Shut the fuck up!" he shouted angrily. There was immediate silence as he glared at them. "No. End of discussion. I am not a Lord, I am a mercenary and an assassin. Point in fact, I came here to tell you all that I have received a new contract, and will be leaving today. I'll be gone for around three years, maybe longer depending on how things go. This is non-negotiable."

Everyone stared at him, shocked. Finally, one of the council members spoke up.

"Wolfe, are you stupid? You have the opportunity to be something greater than a pitiful mercenary. You could be a Lord for Arceus' sake! Surely that's worth more than a handful of poke. You need to stop this foolishness and grow up. You're young, so perhaps you do not see it, but you have the opportunity to do something great for these people," an elderly man said, staring at him with a pleading look. Stephen started laughing uncontrollably, although a few seconds ago he was looking startled and sad. Everyone turned to look at him.

Finally, he got his laughter under control, before breathing deeply. "Did I say something funny?" the elderly councilman asked. Stephen nodded with a grin.

"Yes, yes you did. I can guarantee that, for fact, Wolfe is the oldest man in this room right now. But, that's beside the point as I agree with you. He should stay," Stephen told them.

They all blinked at him. Then, as a group, they all shrugged and turned to look at Wolfe, who was still glaring at them.

"No. I already told you this, and I dislike having to repeat myself," he said.

"Wolfe, you are a great warrior, as your history shows, but perhaps it is time to set aside your blades for a more… diplomatic lifestyle," a different councilman told him.

He started to growl again, unnerving more than a few of them. "As I stated earlier, I dislike having to repeat myself. No," he told them again.

At this point, one of the more brash of the councilmen spoke up. "Wolfe, you are being ridiculous. You will stay here, you will become Haven's Lord, and you will not complain about it. As the council of Haven, of which you are a part of, we order you to," the younger man ordered.

Wolfe instantly snapped his glare to him. "And who's to say that I am subservient to Haven's council? Are you so sure of your supposed power that you dare order me around? Am I some servant to your council? Some lapdog to do your bidding, hmm? Don't even get your hopes up. I am beholden to no-one, and nobody has enough power over me to control me," he told them in a deceptively calm voice. Stephen let out a soft grunt. He knew that they shouldn't try to convince him anymore.

"Gentlemen, it's obvious that he isn't going to change his mind, and I for one would like to still be breathing tomorrow. So, let's all relax, and try to keep the peace. Aurumn, calm down old friend. We're not going to force you to do anything," Stephen told the group. They all nodded uncomfortably, with the younger councilmember looking nervous.

Wolfe relaxed slightly. "I would recommend that you go with the second choice. Odds are, they'll probably do a better job than I would," he said to them.

They breathed a collective sigh of relief. "That would be fair," the elderly man said again. They turned to Stephen, who looked down at the sheet with all the votes again. Then he slapped them down on the table and glared at Wolfe.

"You planned this, didn't you?" he asked him. Wolfe just grinned at him.

Stephen sighed and shook his head. "The next closest on the vote is one Stephen Bailey. Aka, me," he told them.

The group let out a collective laugh at him, all amused that he got the part. Stephen just glared at them all, before he shook his head again. "Whatever, I accept. Wolfe, I would appreciate it if you were to speak with me in a bit, after the meeting is adjourned."

Wolfe nodded with a laugh. He was fairly confident that that's what the results would be.

About an hour afterwards, Wolfe and Stephen were finally alone, as the rest of the council had dispersed to get the news out. Stephen breathed out a long sigh as he and Wolfe started walking the paths of Haven.

"Not going to lie, this isn't how I expected this day to go," Stephen told him. Wolfe chuckled.

"No, you never really do expect a leadership position, now do you? Don't worry too much though, you'll do a great job. I have faith," he replied. Stephen laughed.

"Thanks, old friend, I appreciate that."

Wolfe shrugged. "Don't mention it, you're obviously the best man for the job. You care about the people, more than I do anyway. You've got this man."

Stephen sighed, placing his thumb and index finger on his eyes. "So, are you really leaving for three years for a contract?" he asked.

Wolfe nodded. "Yeah, I am. Leaving in around two hours. That's the plan anyway."

Stephen nodded understandingly. Then he looked at Wolfe. "Take care of yourself, you hear me? Lura would be heartbroken if you didn't return."

"Lura's coming with me."

Stephen stopped and stared at him for a long moment. "You sure that's a good idea?"

Wolfe shook his head with sigh. "No, but it's her choice. I can't stop her."

Stephen nodded again. "She's a smart pokemon. She'll be fine."

"That's all that I can hope for."

Stephen and Wolfe walked around for a while, before they split ways and Wolfe headed back to his hut, knowing that Lura and Cordina were there, along with Gabe. He briefly wondered what Gabe had told her, but decided that he would be told sooner or later.

Once he was close to his hut, he closed his eyes and concentrated, before returning to his umbreon form. He shook himself as he walked, before arriving at his hut.

Lura and Cordina were sitting next to each other, whispering to each other, both looking very happy, although Cordina also looked slightly worried. Gabe was leaning against his hut, staring at his hand. Wolfe cleared his throat to let them know he was there. Gabe raised a hand in greeting, as Lura and Cory stared at him with bright eyes.

"Welcome back!" Lura greeted, as she ran up to nuzzle him. He could sense a plethora of emotions from her, the most prominent being happiness, pride and love. He smiled slightly as he returned her nuzzle.

"What's up, love? What's got you two in such a good mood?" he asked her.

She pulled away and grinned at him, before gesturing with her tail for Cordina to come closer to them. She did, although she appeared to be slightly nervous. He wondered what they had to tell him that would cause such a reaction from the two of them.

"Well… we have something we want you to know," Lura told him with a smile. He gazed at them questioningly.

Cordina took a deep breath, before steeling herself. Then she smiled at him slightly, blue eyes shining. "We're pregnant," she told him.

Wolfe immediately froze, feeling as though all the breath was knocked out of him. He felt the same emotions as he had sensed from Lura, as well as a bit of anxiety. His last child hadn't been such a great experience, as the child's mom wasn't a fan of Wolfe in the end. Let's see, eevee gestation usually lasts for around 45 days, then they lay their egg. Then the egg continues to grow for another month outside of the body. So, figure around 15 days until they lay, and then 30 days before the egg hatches. Plenty of time, he thought. He blinked, before smiling at them broadly.

"That's wonderful!" he exclaimed finally.

Lura and Cordina grinned at him, before they both nuzzled him again. He just basked in their attention. While this would certainly complicate things further down the road, he knew that it would probably work out. He silently promised to himself that this time, thing's would be different. He looked at Gabe, who was grinning at him.

'I told you, friend. You were going to have an interesting day,' he heard Gabe tell him in his head. He nodded in agreement, still smiling. Today hadn't turned out quite as bad as he had thought it would.

[POV: Lura]

They spent a few moments in each other's company, before they decided they should head out. Lura remembered her promise to stop by Tal's hut to say goodbye again, so they headed their first. After a short goodbye, during which Tal looked very depressed while Rio was… well, Rio. Then they headed out of Haven, with Lura feeling strangely cheerful.

She smiled slightly. She was looking forward to this trip. It was her own adventure, one she had always wanted to go on. She felt that it would be a wonderful time, full of danger and excitement. She couldn't wait.

They had been walking for around an hour in relative silence, with Lura watching the trees go by, still smiling. It seemed that nothing could put her in a bad mood.

"We should go to the Dark Army's main location first," Cordina said suddenly.

Wolfe nodded. "How far away exactly is it?" he asked.

Cordina thought for a moment, before saying, "It's hard to say. It took me about a month for me to find Haven, but that was because I didn't know it's exact location. So, I would say around 20 days."

Wolfe nodded again. "Alright, that should be fine. We'll take things a little slower, just because Lura isn't as used to long distance traveling. Should be there by the end of next month."

Lura frowned. "We don't need to make special allowances for me. I'll find a way to keep up," she told them. She didn't want to be a burden.

Cordina smiled at her. "Don't worry about that, it's no problem if we take things slow. Matter of fact, it'll actually be better this way. After all, we are with egg," she told her.

Lura smiled back at her. "Alright, just please don't make special allowances just because of me."

Cordina nodded, still smiling. Then Wolfe spoke up. "Oh yeah, I almost forgot," he said.

He closed his eyes and concentrated, before turning into his human form again. Cordina looked at him questioningly. He smiled at her.

"While my pokemon form is certainly more durable than this one, I am a much better fighter like this," he told her. Cordina just shrugged.

They continued to walk for a while, with Lura still looking at the trees. Every now and then, she would see the mountains through any gaps in the trees. She always forgot that they were living in mountains.

She looked back at Wolfe. "Aurumn, can you tell me what the layout of the territories are? Like, what kind of environment do they each have?" she asked him.

He glanced at her for a second, before focusing in front of him again. "Well, where we are, which is Foria, it's mostly flat forest, although if you go more west, like we are, it turns into mountains as well. To the west of us is the ocean, and to the east is Norovia. Norovia is mostly grasslands, with a few patches of forest here and there. To our north is Darvia, which is almost completely pine forest. Personally, I like Darvia, as it is all mountainous, and it's right next to the ocean as well. To our south is more ocean, although it is much further than if we were to go west. East of Norovia is Widia, which is mostly desert. Not a huge fan of there to be honest."

"North of Darvia and Norovia is Memoria, which is mountainous in the west, but the further east you go it turns into plains. North of Widia is Taria, which is mostly wetlands. Not much is there, though you might enjoy it. South of Widia and Norovia is unclaimed territory. There's a huge mountain range there that no one has been able to traverse, though many have tried. Widia says they own it, but so does Norovia, and even Foria, as they all share a border with it. But really, no one owns it. I've actually considered exploring it, just because no one has yet. That's a pretty basic summary of our region, which is simply known as the Southern Region to other regions."

Lura blinked. Then she nodded to show that she understood. "Thank you, I think I have a basic idea now. So, where exactly is the Dark Army located?"

"Darvia," Cordina answered curtly. Lura nodded again.

They walked in silence for a while longer. Then Lura had another thought strike her.

"Aurumn, what do you want to name our kit?" she asked.

"Well, it depends on whether it's a boy or a girl. I guess it largely depends on what you want," he told her. He then looked at Cordina, who was staring at him questioningly. "Same goes for you as well."

They both nodded. Then, Cordina sighed sadly.

"What's wrong?" Wolfe asked her.

She sighed again. "Well, I'm worried about how my parents are going to react to me having a kit, namely with the man I was sent to hire. And specifically told not to have any 'fun' with. I mean, they sent me for a multitude of reasons, some of them being that I'm a good soldier, and I'm attractive. This, added to the fact that I'm an umbreon as well, made them think that I would have a higher chance of getting your cooperation with us," she told him.

He raised an eyebrow at her, before focusing ahead of him again. "Well, I'm telling you right now that I don't give a shit about appearance, so long as my price is met. Which it was. And I don't know your parents, but you said that if you were set on someone they wouldn't force you into another relationship with someone of their choosing." He turned to look at Lura. "Lura, are you alright if she tells them that she's one of my mates? She obviously isn't, but that would help her out greatly."

Lura thought about it for a moment. On one paw, she really liked Cordina. In fact, she almost considered her to be a sister. Almost. On the other paw, she didn't know if she was alright with sharing him like that. Then she realized that it wouldn't be real, it would just be to help Cordina. She smiled. "I don't mind, if it will help her out," she told them.

Cordina released a breath of relief as Gabe chuckled softly. Wolfe just smiled at her, before focusing forward again. "So, if you tell them that you fell in love with me, and that we are mates now, problem solved. Not much they can do about it then," he told Cordina.

Cordina nodded again, wearing a small smile. "Thank you, Lura. You don't know how much that helps me."

Lura just smiled at her. "It's no problem, I don't mind."

"Partner, your reputation will just get out of hand when this gets out, you know that, right?" Gabe asked Wolfe.

Wolfe shrugged. "It doesn't bother me what people think of me. I know who I am, and I know that I'm pretty free with myself. Doesn't bother me in the slightest."

Gabe groaned, and shook his head. "You know, it's not exactly a good thing to be as free with yourself as you are. That's something you should work on."

Wolfe laughed. "Friend, when you've lived as long as I have, you just stop giving a shit. Hell, I'm pretty sure I'm over 100 by now. If I'm this old and still this good looking, then I figure I should share."

Cordina let out a gasp, before staring at him, clearly shocked. "You're how old?!" she asked loudly.

He raised an eyebrow at her again. "Not sure of my exact age, the years kind of blend together. Either close to 100, at 100, or over 100. Not by much though. Does that bother you?"

"How can anyone live that long and still be attractive?!"

He chuckled at her. "Glad to see that you agree with me. Any case, I'm not exactly a normal person, now am I? After all, I can turn into a pokemon at will. That's bound to effect other things as well. Yeah, I'm old. Doesn't really affect me though."

She just stared at him, mouth slightly opened. Then she shook herself. "Alright, I'll just ignore that for now. One of these days, you'll have to tell me more about you, alright?"

"I make no promises," he said with a laugh. She glared at him.

"Excuse me, but I am carrying one of your children. I think that I deserve at least a few answers because of that," she said with a huff. He frowned.

"Fine, but not today. Probably not this week either. Or this month. Eh, how about when your egg hatches?"

She continued to glare at him. "I'm holding you to that."

He laughed at her. "You do that. Meanwhile, I would focus on a name for the kit."

"That's your job to, you know that right?"

He frowned at her again. "I didn't sign up for this," he told her.

"Yes, yes you did," she replied.

"When?"

"When you decided that you wouldn't pull out. That's like signing a contract."

He groaned loudly. Then he turned to Lura. "I suppose that goes for you to?" he asked her.

She nodded with a grin. He groaned again. "Fine, I'll think up some names. Don't blame me if they're absolute garbage though. I'm not great with names."

Lura and Cordina giggled at him, as Gabe snorted.

"So, would you prefer a boy or a girl?" Gabe asked.

Wolfe grinned at him. "Well, I mean there are two chances here. So, why not both?"

Lura and Cordina exchanged glances. "I think I would want a boy," Cordina said.

"Well, I would want a girl if I'm honest," Lura said as well.

Wolfe looked at them again. "In that case, I want a girl with you," he said, pointing at Cordina. "And a boy with you," he said, pointing at Lura.

They both glared at him as Gabe started laughing uncontrollably. "You're impossible," they said in unison.

Wolfe started to laugh as well. "I know, I know. But, you love me anyway," he said with a wink at them. They continued to glare at him, and he started to frown.

"What? It's true, ain't it?" he asked them.

They sighed and exchanged glances. Then they looked at him. "Eh, I guess," they said in unison again.

Wolfe frowned at them, as Gabe started to laugh even harder. "My friend, I don't think that you can match the two of them. Especially when they're so in sync," he told Wolfe.

Wolfe sighed. "It's not right. People shouldn't be able to double team me like that," he replied.

"You don't seem to have a problem fighting against eight to one odds, yet you complain about verbal battles when it's only two to one. I think you need to practice your retorts, my friend."

Wolfe suddenly grinned brightly. "Well, luckily we'll be spending the next three years around each other! That means I'll have lots of opportunities!" he exclaimed. Gabe groaned.

"I don't know if I can handle that," he told him. Wolfe shrugged with a grin.

"That's not my problem, now is it?"

Lura and Cordina giggled again. "Well, he seems to be better at them than you, Gabe," Cordina said cheekily.

Gabe glared at her. "No. Let's not go there. You'll only inflate his ego even more, and that's the last thing that I want."

Wolfe laughed again. "To late, friend. It's already increased, nothing can change that," he told him.

Cordina turned her gaze to him. "Do you want to bet on that?" she asked him.

He grinned at her. "Take your best shot," he told her confidently.

Five minutes later, Wolfe was very sad as Cordina trotted in front of him triumphantly. Lura giggled at their antics. Yeah, this will be a very enjoyable journey, she thought with a smile.

They walked until it started to get dark. Then, Wolfe and Gabe started to set up their camp, erecting small fabric tents, in case it rained. Then they all sat around a small campfire, exchanging little quips here and there, and just enjoying each other's company. When they turned in for the night, Lura and Cordina stayed out of the tent to stargaze for a while. Then they both went into Wolfe's tent, Wolfe being in his umbreon form, and curled up next to each other by him.

The last thing that Lura felt before she drifted into unconsciousness was Wolfe wrapping his tail and body around her and Cordina. They let out a happy murr, just enjoying the safety and warmth that he provided for them.

"Goodnight, Aurumn," they told him. He chuckled as he tightened his embrace.

"Goodnight girls."