Humphrey's POV-
I was sitting and eating on our feeding grounds when I noticed a large portion of the Omegas were gone. "Where did everyone go?" I asked the wolf next to me whose name was Chuck. "I don't know, I think they went to go chase after someone," He told me. I was about to ask who, but then I saw Marc dragging a wolf back.
"What's going on?" I asked Marc. I could see the wolf had white fur, but I couldn't see who it was. "We caught Lilly as a spy," He told me and let Lilly go. She then proceeded to walk over towards me. "No! I told you, I don't know what's going on," Lilly said out loud. "Ugh, you guys have to be kidding me," I told Marc shaking my head. It could just be me, but Lilly doesn't strike me as the spy type. However, it wasn't over then. I saw Salty, Shakey, Mooch, and other Omegas carrying two other wolves. "We caught these two Alphas too," One of the Omegas said to me. It was Kate and Garth. Now they seem more like the spy type. The Omegas let down Kate and Garth and then backed up, making sure they couldn't escape. "Okay, this is a lot to unpack. Do you guys mind giving us some time," I said to the other Omegas, wanting to see what was going on. The Omegas backed up more, but continued to look at the 'captured spies'. Kate and Garth then sat up when Kate looked at Lilly.
"Why were you following us, Lilly?" Kate asked her sister. "I was curious where you guys were going," Lilly said to her. "You could've just asked, then we wouldn't have gotten caught," Garth told her. "Get caught doing what?" I asked them. However, I already knew the answer from the Omegas. "Well, my Dad was informed by Hutch that some Omegas were rebelling against the Alphas. He wanted to know what it was all about," Kate explained to me. I didn't expect an honest answer being that they were accused of spying. "Oh...okay...wow. Before you side with your Dad on this one, let me talk. We were unhappy with the Alphas, as Lilly knows, so we decided to take matters into our own hands," I explained to them. "By starting a violent revolution?" Barf said to me. "Trust me, that is not the intention. I think the Omegas got carried away," I said to them. "I'd say so. I know it was their job to capture me, but they seemed blood-thirsty for being Omegas," Barf replied back to me. At that point, we were all sitting in the formation of a square, everyone was at one corner.
"Anyways, I don't know what I should do because you guys are my friends. Well, two of you anyway. However, you guys are an enemy of the rebellion," I said, not knowing what to do. I really wanted to let them go, but it wouldn't be a smart idea. After all, they were spying for the Alphas. Imprisoning Garth wasn't the issue, it was imprisoning my best friend/crush and my other really good friend.
Kate's POV-
I had not expected Humphrey to be the leader of this rebellion. "What is the end goal here?" I said since I was curious as to why he was leading it. "Contrary to what it may seem, I don't want to start a new pack or anything. I just want equality, life without ranks, and if Winston agrees to that, I'll be more than happy to come back," Humphrey said to me. I understood what he was saying, he had always been like that. He didn't care who a wolf was; he would be friends with anyone.
I don't want to be mean, but it's pretty clear Humphrey doesn't know how to handle this situation. If I was the leader, I would've imprisoned the spies immediately and possibly used them as a ransom, especially since we're the leaders' offspring. However, that showed me that Humphrey wasn't doing this to gain power, he was doing it for what all the Omegas wanted.
Now, this could be just my mind playing tricks on me, but by the way he acts, I think he likes me too. I mean, it does make sense. The reason why he doesn't want ranks is because he wants to marry me. Then, I looked over at Garth who was very secretly looking at Lilly. Right there and then it hit me, Garth likes Lilly just as I like Humphrey. I even realized something else, Lilly likes Garth. It all made sense, that's why she blushed when he was around and went all crazy when she first met him. A plan just popped into my head.
"What if we join you?" I said which got shocked reactions all around. "What are you talking about?" Garth asked me as he shot a look that said 'are you crazy?' to me. "Humphrey, I know you don't have to, but do you mind giving Garth and I just a second to talk? I promise we won't run," I pleaded with him. He seemed a little skeptical, but he let us talk. I think it was more for him to get his thoughts straight. Once again, not a good leader, but a good person. We have been friends since birth, I trust him just as he trusts me. I don't think I've ever broken a promise to him. Well...maybe a few times...but not here!
Garth and I walked away, but stayed in a spot where Humphrey could still see us, just couldn't hear us. "What do you mean?" Garth asked me once we got there. I could tell he was a little mad that I offered to help the Omegas. "Think about it, this is the perfect chance for not getting married and asking out our crushes," I explained to him, wanting him to read in between the lines that I like Humphrey and that I know he likes my sister. "What do you mean crushes?" Garth said, trying to play dumb with me. "I know by the way you look and talk to Lilly that you like her," I told Garth. "Your hint also gave it away a little," I told him, referring to what happened a little while ago. Garth didn't know what to say. "But the truth is that I also like Humphrey," I said which put him at an even greater loss for words.
"So, what you're saying is that by staying here, there is no arranged marriage? And because there are no ranks, we can ask out our crushes?" Garth asked me, wanting to know if he understood what I was saying. "Exactly," I told him.
"But do you really want to join the Omegas?" Garth asked me, still a little hesitant. "This is the only way to solve our problems. Plus, the rebellion is in action for, seemingly, all the right reasons," I said to Garth which seemed to get rid of his hesitation. No Alpha liked to admit it, but they were wrong. The only reason for the stupid law is to keep the 'Alphas' bloodline pure', which is a bunch of baloney if you ask me.
Humphrey's POV-
Lilly and I sat there in an awkward silence when I remembered the conversation we had the other day about our crushes.
"How are things going with you and Garth?" I asked her as she started to blush. "We haven't really talked that much," She said, but I could tell she still had high hopes. "How about you and Kate?" She asked me."I haven't seen her much, so same here," I responded to her.
Kate and Garth then returned to us. "So, what's going on?" I asked, still confused about how they could be serious in joining the Omegas. I also didn't know what was going on with Lilly. She was an Omega, however, she's been with her family her whole life, so I can understand why she wouldn't want to join. But, I don't know because I haven't asked her. "We could all talk about it, but I think it would be easier if we talk in private," Kate said to me. Talk in private? Like one to one? "Come with me, Humphrey. Garth will stay here with Lilly," Kate said to me as she started to walk away. I was in a pickle. For the most part, I trusted Kate and Lilly. Garth, on the other hand, I was skeptical of leaving him alone. I decided to follow Kate while still keeping an eye on Garth. I didn't know if they were creating a diversion, or actually wanted to be part of the rebellion. Why would they want to be part of the rebellion? That's what I want to find out.
"Why does this have to be in private?" I said to Kate but tried to avoid eye contact as it would be too easy to get lost in a trance staring into her beautiful amber eyes. "You'll see, Humphrey. This may sound out of the blue, but I need help asking out this one guy," Kate said to me. I forgot this was about the rebellion and I immediately thought Barf. Even though I should be happy she found a love, I would be lying if I said that I wasn't jealous of him. Maybe the solution is to imprison Garth and let Kate and Lilly go.
"What do you even like about him?" I said, referring to his cocky and braggy attitude. Sure, he's strong, but heart is more important when it comes to choosing a mate. "Well, let's see...I fell for him the first day I saw him. I know looks shouldn't go into choosing a mate, but he looks real handsome. He has, and I know he always will, protect me, even if the odds are against him. I trust him and I know he has a good heart," She said to me. She makes it sound like he and she were friends since puphood. How could she trust him after only just meeting him? And what does she mean 'has a good heart'? I don't see it.
"I'm sorry, but Garth doesn't fit half of those descriptions," I said to her, being honest. "Well, that's because the guy is not Garth, it's you," She told me blushing and smiling at the same. "M-M-M-Me?" I managed to stutter out, shocked in disbelief. I was blushing like a tomato on harvest day. Kate chuckled very cutely at my reaction. I tried forming a sentence like I have feelings for you too or I didn't know you felt the same way, but all that came out were words that didn't make sense.
"At a loss for words, are you?" Kate said. "Then you don't have to tell me, just show me," She finished her statement. She then moved her face closer to my face, very slowly, as we started to kiss. My heart was beating so fast, I thought it was going to burst. Even though it took a long time, my dream had come true.
"So that's why you want to join? If you're here, you don't have to get married to Garth. And since ranks aren't a thing, you can get married to me," I said, finally understanding it. However, we both ended up blushing even more when I said the marrying part. "Well, maybe not quite yet, but certainly on our way," Kate said to me with dreamy eyes as we both stared into each other's eyes.
No one's POV-
Garth had also been attempting to confess his feelings, but this time, to Lilly.
Lilly's POV-
"Do you know what Kate and Humphrey went to talk about?" I asked Garth, wanting to start a conversation. Garth seemed to search his head to figure out what to say. "Well, now that we aren't part of the Western and Eastern Packs, Kate and I don't have to get married," Garth said which almost made me jump for joy. "It kinda goes hand in hand with something I wanted to tell you," Garth said as I felt my heart rate speed up dramatically. I felt like the sun was two feet away from me. "I know we just met, and by no means do I have a perfect personality, but I was thinking. I feel something strong towards you. I was curious if you wanted to give you and me a shot?" Garth asked me, and if my heart wasn't beating fast enough, it was now. Did he just confess his feelings? I was too shocked to respond.
"Forget it, Lilly, it was stup-" Garth had started, but I cut him off before he could say anything else. "No, let's not forget it because I want to give it a shot too!" I said in such a happy tone, you would think my dream came true. Oh, wait! It did!
I couldn't help but have a huge, giant smile on my face. I looked over and noticed Garth had one just as big as mine. We just sat there, shocked at what had just happened.
Humphrey's POV-
Time did not exist looking into her eyes. I could've looked at those eyes all day, but then I remembered that Lilly and Garth were waiting for us. "Oh, we should probably go back to Lilly and Garth," I said, snapping back into reality. Wait till Lilly sees that Kate and I are finally together! "Oh, yeah," Kate said, also seeming to have lost track of time.
We walked back to Lilly and Garth where we all sat down. Kate was sitting next to me, Lilly was sitting next to Garth. I noticed a very big smile on Lilly and Garth's faces. I turned to Lilly and couldn't help but think about what went on between the two. My eyes asked her the question (that of which, I think you can tell), to which she nodded her head, confirming they had admitted her feelings. Then I moved my head, ever so slightly, motioning to Kate. She understood what I was saying as we both realized our dreams had come true.
"So, this was your plan too, Garth?" I asked him, but I already knew the answer was yes. "Well, it was Kate's idea, but I certainly didn't mind following along with it," He said as he looked into Lilly's eyes. Seeing that made me think he wasn't the worst wolf of all time. "I know we didn't get off on the right paw, but how about giving each other a second chance?" Garth said while extending his paw for a pawshake. "Exactly what I was thinking," I said as I shook his paw.
"So, I guess this means everyone is part of this pack now?" Kate said, wanting to make sure that we all agreed that staying here was the best plan. We all nodded our heads in agreement. "Well, technically it's not a pack, it's only a rebellion," I said, correcting Kate. Maybe I should just call it a pack, everyone else is. "Well, whatever it is, I'm happy I'm in it," Kate said as she began to rest her head on my shoulders. I took a massive gulp as my heart rate began to increase along with a large amount of blushing. Kate chuckled, probably laughing from seeing how nervous I was; she could probably even feel my body temperature increase. I got very tense at first, but then I soon eased into it.
Everyone just sat there for a moment, taking in what had just happened. "Anyway, since of my new position with Omegas, if you need it, I can help you lead," Garth offered to me. Kate then lifted her head off of my shoulders which made me frown a little. "I could help you lead too. I can give you a few pointers on leading," Kate said to me in her beautiful voice. I knew she was right, I had never been taught how to be a leader. I felt like I didn't play the negotiation part very well from a leader's standpoint. "Well, judging by where we are now, I'm happy I didn't imprison you guys," I said as I breathed a sigh of contentment. "I don't know how much help I would be, but I would love to also lead," Lilly said to me. "Then it's settled, the four of us will lead whatever this is," I said, not knowing if I should call it a rebellion or pack.
"Are you guys sure you are okay leaving your families?" I asked them. It was easy for me to leave because I didn't have any family there. "Once our families can accept this is the way it is, we can go back," Kate said to which everyone agreed. That had been my intention from the beginning. Once we got what we wanted, I wanted to end the revolution and renter the pack.
"We should make an announcement," I said as we started to get up and walk over to where a lot of the Omegas were. "I have to admit, your Omegas were pretty clever in catching us. They even used a log somehow!" Garth said to me. Good job Salty, Shakey, and Mooch. "We're more clever than you may think," I said while smirking. "With Kate and I teaching them Alpha skills, there will be no stopping them," Garth said to which we all nodded. "I mean, at first, I didn't like how they seemed so eager to catch us. However, now it seems like they will be great at Alpha training," Garth finished his talking. We hadn't talked about it, but I think it was pretty obvious that, to stand a chance if war comes into play, the Omegas needed to be trained. It was another thing we were going to mention in the announcement. It seemed like a bright future.
We walked up to the point where we could see all the Omegas in front of us. We were a little higher than them thanks to a little hill. However, once I was about to say something, I heard a chant they were saying. They were saying, "No more Alphas!" very enthusiastically. That was a huge problem. How was I supposed to tell the Omegas that some of the Alphas we were rebelling against are now going to be co-leaders of this rebellion/pack/revolution?
I could tell Kate, Lilly, and Garth were all thinking the same thing I was as we all had the same nervous expression on our faces. Then, suddenly, the Omegas spotted me, so they all stopped chanting and faced towards me. All the Omegas were looking at me, but I didn't know what to say.