Welcome to Chapter 2 of Alpha vs. Omega: Civil War. Enjoy!

Kate's POV

I can't believe I just yelled at my best friend...why would I do that?

I was walking back to Garth after my conversation why Humphrey. It wasn't really even a conversation, more like a fight or an argument. I just got so nervous and mad at Garth's howl that I snapped at Humphrey even though it wasn't Humphrey's fault. I proceeded to hop onto the rock where I saw Garth again.

"Hey, Garth," I told him, signaling I was back. All of the girls were still looking at him in a dream state. Creepy.

"Oh, hey again, Kate. Is everything okay? You took a while," He asked me. I could tell he was getting a little suspicious. I was gone for a while, and who knows if he heard all the yelling I did.

"Oh, nothing. Just this stupid Omega kept on bugging me," I told him. More like I was yelling at him.

"Do you want me to go deal with him?" He said, looking over my shoulder. Probably not doing it to protect me, probably doing it to show off, but who knows?

"No, I told him to get out of here," I told him. I didn't want to get into a physical fight now.

"Oh, okay. Do you want to continue?" He asked me. I got no other option, do I?

"Sure; what do you wanna do?" I asked him. Hopefully, he will forget about the whole howling thing.

"I was thinking we could go to the top of the rock?" He asked me. Great, more howling. If I say no he be suspicious, so I guess I gotta say yes.

"Okay, is there a wait?" I asked. I was referring to the line to get the chance to howl at the top rock. Everyone wanted to be there because it was the most 'romantic' spot at the Moonlight Howl. The only problem was everyone is looking at you howl. As if Garth's howl wasn't embarrassing enough.

"If there is a wait," He said while we were starting to walk. "There won't be one now," He concluded. What does that mean?

I soon realized what he meant because once we reached the top of the Moonlight Howl Rock, everyone let him pass. Mostly the girls though, and the guys didn't seem too fond of it. This one couple just stepped down from the rock and the next one were going to get up, but the girl hesitated once she saw Garth.

"Do you mind if we go?" Garth said to the female wolf who was clearly mesmerized by Garth's looks.

"Actually, pal," The male wolf in the relationship said sarcastically to Garth once he turned around, but then he saw Garth. "Go right ahead," He finished after seeing him with all his muscles. It was obvious that he was angry at Garth, but Garth is so much stronger and popular.

"Thank you," He said as we stepped onto the rock.

We howled a little bit, but it was more like me howling and him doing whatever he does.

"Okay, come on guys, it's been a while," The same male wolf said to us. I was hoping Garth wouldn't get into a fight.

"Yeah, maybe he's right. We've been here for a while," I said to Garth, hoping to avoid a fight. Please say you wanna go.

"Okay sure, It's getting a little late now anyway, so I was thinking that I could just walk you to your den and bid you a good night," He said to me as we were walking down from the rock. That's not more howling, I'll take it.

"Sure thing," I said as we started walking to my den.

There was a moment of awkward silence between us. I don't think either of us really likes each other in terms of higher than friendship. I mean, sure, he was super muscular and fit, but that doesn't fill the requirements I look for in a husband. I look for the heart and soul of a wolf; I see little of either in him.

"So, what do you think about the caribou shortages in our pack?" I asked in an effort to break the awkward silence between the two of us.

"I mean, it's pretty bad, but we've survived worse. Both of our packs have great Alphas, so just imagine what it could be like when our Alphas finally combine instead of fighting each other," He said to me. The problem with that was that I doubt we are going to get married and join packs, but I couldn't say that.

"Yeah, that's true. Hopefully, we can be stronger than ever," I told him. I didn't want him to get suspicious about the wedding.

"I can't tell you how many times those stupid Omegas have stopped us from winning an easy war. Maybe if they didn't stop up, we wouldn't have a caribou shortage!" He said in rage. He clearly has a grudge against Omegas.

"Yeah, but you also got to figure all the times the Omegas stopped you guys from losing half of your Alphas to nonsense," I said in his response to his remark. Omegas help us more than some Alphas may think.

"We could do without Omegas though," He said so certainly. I don't know about that one.

"I don't know; we have the for a reason, don't we?" I said to him. There's gotta be a huge role with Omegas in our daily society because, otherwise, they wouldn't be here. That role is probably keeping peace and whatever else they teach at Omega School.

"Agree to disagree?" He asked me. At least he didn't want to get into a fight. Or he just knew he was wrong and wanted to take any correctness in his claim and run with it before it got taken away.

"Okay, I agree to disagree," I said to him as we were walking up to the den. I didn't want to get into a fight either. I rarely want to get into a fight, especially when they're not the enemy.

While up at the top level, I noticed Lilly was entering from the other side also.

"Hi, Lilly," I said to her as our paths collided with each other.

"Oh, hi Kate and...Garth," She said while blushing at the last part. Odd, must be because she isn't too social.

"Hello, Lilly," Garth said to her trying to be polite. He seemed to lose all trains of thought for a second looking at Lilly. Weird.

"Oh...uhhh…sorry to leave so soon, but it's time for me to go," He said to us once he regained his train.

"Okay, no worries. I'll see you later," I said to him. Thank you in fact. I could only imagine what my Mom would've said to him if she got home when he was here.

"Okay, bye girls," He responded as he started to leave the den.

"What was that about?" I asked her referring to her blush once Garth left.

"What are you talking about?" She asked me. She knows exactly what I'm talking about.

"That blush; what was that about?" I said.

"I...well...you see…" She said as she was stumbling for the words. Why is she stumbling?

She got saved, however, as our parents entered the den.

"Oh, there you two are. We've been looking for you," My Dad said.

"Why are you two late? What happened? Did anyone hurt you?" Mom said, taking her defensive Mom stance.

"Nothing, Mom. I was just walking back with Garth from the Moonlight howl," I said to her.

"Did he give you any trouble?" She asked me, still being very aggressive.

"No Mom, everything was perfect," I said to her. It obviously wasn't perfect, but I didn't want to get into a long conversation.

"So, Kate. I want to talk with you about-" Dad started but stopped once Hutch enter the den.

"Sir, our recent hunting squad would like to have a word with you. They have some concerns," Hutch said to him.

"Okay. I'll talk to you about it later, Kate," Dad said to me.

"Okay, love you, Dad. Bye," I said to him as he was walking out.

I went to the back section of the den and lied down as I was exhausted from the day.

"Okay, Lilly, where were you?" My Mom asked Lilly.

"Just with a friend," She replied back almost secretly.

"A guy friend?" Mom asked.

"Yeah, but we weren't doing anything; it was Humphrey. We were just talking about the Moonlight howl," She said to her.

"What did Humphrey say?!" I practically screamed at her.

"Umm...nothing. We just talked," She said to me. She was confused at my craving for that information.

"About?" I asked her. I needed to know if he was mad at me.

"Nothing. He just seemed a little bummed. I don't know why though. Frankly, I was bummed also," She said to me.

"Why were you bummed?!" My Mom asked her aggressively again. I didn't hear the conversations after that as I spaced out in my thoughts.

I felt bad now, I ruined his Moonlight Howl. He was just trying to lighten the mood and I snapped at him. It's all because of Garth's terrible howl. I haven't heard anyone howl worse than that. I need to go to Humphrey and make things up with him. No way my Mom would let me out at this time, but tomorrow I will have time.

"Okay, but if a wolf ever tries to hurt you," I heard my Mom say after I regained consciousness.

"Yes, Mom," I heard Lilly say in an annoyed tone.

My Dad then walked back into the den and took a massive sigh.

"We've got a massive shortage of caribou on the hunting grounds," My Dad said. "I have no clue what we are going to do," He finished in a sorrowful voice. I know the job as leader puts a lot of stress on my Dad. He says he's going to teach me how to be a leader in a couple of weeks, for I will soon become pack leader with Garth if we get married.

Speaking of Garth, I don't know if I really want to marry him. I mean, I have no feelings for him whatsoever, but it is my responsibility.

"I heard that it's spreading 50 miles in all directions also," My Mom said. "One of the biggest caribou shortages ever known," My Mom ended.

"I'm going to meet with Tony tomorrow night; we need to figure something out. We're practically united packs at this point. Thank you, Kate," My Dad said, the last part was directly at me.

"Oh, ummm...sure thing," I said a little unsurely. "But, Dad, I want to talk with you about something," I looked around at Mom and Lily. "In private preferably," I finished talking.

"Oh ummm…" My Dad said unsure what to do. "Since this seems important. Eve, would you mind taking Lilly somewhere for a little bit?" My Dad asked my Mom.

"Sure, I have a couple of questions to ask Lilly anyway," My Mom said while looking at my sister.

"Great," Lilly said as Mom and her left the den. Lilly's probably pissed at me for leaving her with Mom.

"What did you want to talk about?" My Dad asked me. I didn't know how to say this to him. I know he's been counting on me to unite the packs, but I don't think I can.

"Well, Dad, you see...I don't think I can marry Garth," I told him, telling him the truth. I felt bad saying it, but also good relieving it from my conscious.

"Why? Do you not like him?" My Dad asked me. I know he also cares about how I feel about this marriage, but he thought I was all-ready-to-go on this whole marriage situation.

"I don't know. I mean, I have almost no feelings for him. I can see myself marrying Humphrey more than Garth, and that's really saying something," I told him. It was true though. Despite how much I wanted to deny it, I knew I secretly had a crush on my best friend, Humphrey.

"Wow, you would rather marry an Omega than an Alpha. You're right, that is really saying something," My Dad said. Luckily, he didn't notice that I was kinda saying that I liked Humphrey.

I don't get some Alphas though. I mean, Omegas may not be the strongest or the fittest, but they have a lot of heart in them, especially Humphrey. The crappy thing is that you almost are supposed to be crappy to Omegas. They taught us that in Alpha school; Alphas are always 'better'. I felt bad for the Omegas, but there's nothing I can do sadly.

"Well, I'll bring you with me to the meeting with Tony tomorrow. Maybe you and Garth can work something out. I don't want you to do something that you don't want to do, especially when it comes to marriage, but it could be a problem between the two packs if you and Garth don't marry," He said. It is true though, it is my responsibility to unite the packs.

"Thank you, Dad," I said to him. A couple of minutes later, Mom and Lilly came into the den. I wasn't paying too much attention though, I was tired.

I knew there was nothing my Dad could really do, Tony's a strict guy and he has to do everything by the rules. My Dad and him could just become allies, but Tony needs a physical bond between the packs. Slowly, I feel asleep thinking about what I could do to not marry Garth.

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