After leaving the bar, she headed back home and get some rest before the fight tomorrow. Her mind wandering to that hunter and how Silver was doing. He's a tough wolf I'm sure he's fine… She thought trying to bury the worry filling her heart. Reaching the floor where her apartment was, she noticed a grey mass laying in front of her door. Making her way to the door, she saw Silver curled up resting on the doormat. Sighing with relief she called his name and watched as he looked up and moved out of the way so she could unlock the door. Hearing the tumblers click she opened the door and both of them walked in. Silver jumped on the couch, curled up, and with a heavy sigh he drifted off to sleep.

Getting her a clean set of pajamas out of the drier, she walked into the bathroom, washed off her face, and put one the light blue spaghetti strap top and short black shorts. Walking into her bedroom, her phone starting ringing. Opening it, she recognized her boyfriend's voice, "Hey, Jay, what's up?" she crawled on to her bed and laid on her back.

"Oh just resting. Been a long day."

"Know what ya mean. Say, why don't we do something in the morning?"

"Rienne, I can't. My family is still here."

"Jay, are you seeing someone else?"

"What, no! Why would you think that?"

"Because the last three times I've asked you to do something with me you say no. And I feel like every time I talk to you, even though you say your family is over, there is something in the way you say it that makes me think otherwise."

"Babe, come on! I told you it's family!"

"Look, I know, but I still can't shake this feeling."

"Rienne, there is nothing like that happening. "

"Well, I'm going to go to bed. I'll talk to you tomorrow."

"All right, goodnight."

"Night."

Setting the phone down after hanging up, she rolled over and went to sleep.

In the morning, she got up and noticed Silver was resting by her bed. As soon as she climbed off, he woke up and looked at her expectantly. Figuring he must be hungry, she walked into the kitchen and prepared some sausage and pancakes. Fifteen minutes later they were both enjoying their breakfast. Hearing her phone ringing, she set down her fork and went to retrieve it. Grabbing it and walking back to the kitchen, she sat down in the chair and answered it. A woman's voice came through asking if this was Rienne. "Yeah, this is she. Who is this?"

"Jay's cousin, Lily." she responded.

"Oh, you must be some of his family that came to visit." Rienne said happily, switching the phone to her right ear so she could cut up her pancakes.

"Uh, what? No. I just wanted to make sure I had the right number. My mom, dad, and I wanted to get to know you. We're coming down next week. Why did you think we were already there?" she asked half jokingly.

"Well, he's been saying that he has family down, and from what he has said in the past, I know you are his closest living relatives." Rienne said popping a piece of sausage in her mouth.

"Wow, um, I don't know why he would say that. Of course, I only have talked to him really on holidays and reunions. But, maybe someone has came down and it just hasn't got word around yet." she said hopefully.

"But for the past three weeks?" stating disbelievingly while setting down her fork.

Silence filled the air. His cousin came back and said "I'll call around. Talk to you in a while." she said before hanging up. Rienne's suspicions were all but confirmed by the conversation. Today she would find Jay and tell him it was over.

Getting up, she put her and Silver's plates in the sink, walked to the front door and let Silver out. Going into her room and pulling a gray mid riff, half sleeve shirt. Finding a pair of blue jeans, faded down the center thighs, she then opens up a drawer, finds and pulls on a pair of black biker gloves. Walking into the living room, she puts her keys and phone into her pockets, locks and heads out the door.

After making her way to the old tree, she noticed that the gang that now used the area as a hang out and Trixi ready and waiting. Walking up to stand seven feet in front of her sparring partner, she looked the girl straight in the eye, letting her know that it was time to start. With a smirk, Trixi straightened her own gloves and said "So you wanna tell the audience the rules?" Not taking her eyes off Trixi, she spoke to the guys now surrounding them in a typical circular pattern. "Rules are no one interferes unless it looks like one is going to seriously hurt the other and no one touches either one of us during the fight. Is that clear?" her demanding tone was answered with the guys muttering yeah in unison.

With that said both girls ran at each other.

Walking towards the usual hang out, he heard whoops, hollers, and cheers echoing along the alley walls. Entering the clearing, he saw his gang in a circular formation, occasionally seeing two unrecognizable forms in between the guys legs and body's. Wondering what was going on, he walked up curiously. Noticing his presence, one guy wearing jeans, a thick black jacket, shades and a red bicycle helmet on his head turned around.

"Chen ,what's going on?" Tsume now realized that the forms punching and knocking each other around were two young human females. "Man, it's a babe brawl!" he said excitedly, turning his gaze back to the fight. He studied the two women closely. A red head was ducking a brunettes punch and returning it with a fist to the stomach. The brunette backed up, clutching her stomach, recovered and punched the other square in the jaw. After a few more swings, he listened to the guys make bets on which one would win and comment on how their fighting style was more like two men instead of women. When the brunettes face was in his sight, he recognized her immediately. A gasp escaped his mouth before he could stop it.

It can't be… he thought as he remembered the girl who bandaged him up and fed him in her apartment. He started to walk forward when Chen pulled him to a stop. Turning his head to glare at the man, Chen quickly released his arm and said "Brunette said that we're not to break it up unless it's starting to look really bad." As Chen returned his gaze to the fight, Tsume stepped back and watched, ready to pull the two apart whenever it started to get bloody.

In the midst of the fight, Rienne saw the last guy that joined in the circle step in as if he was going to break up the fight. He was quickly stopped by the one closest to him and, after a brief talk, returned to the circle. Good, don't need anyone interfering… she thought dodging another swing from Trixi. Landing a punch to the girls side, she moved to the side to hit her other side. Seeing what she was planning Trixi faced her and threw a punch of her own. Rienne narrowly dodged it and hit her in the stomach. Staggering backwards, Trixi muttered loud enough so Rienne was the only one that heard "You win again Roxi." before she fell down and took Rienne with her. Both girls realized that Trixi's fingers got caught in Rienne's hair, both began laughing as they untangled her fingers.

Realizing the fight was over, a few guys began collecting money from the others, while some went to get gauze, alcohol, and bandages. Tsume walked towards the now talking girls, and noticed that besides a few scratches, they were fine. Both girls looked up at his presence, and drew quite. Taking a bottle of alcohol and gauze from one of the returning guys, he handed it to the brunette. Hesitantly she took it, dabbed some onto the gauze and passed it to the other. Leaning down so he could be eye level with her he asked "What were you doing fighting on my turf?" She stopped cleaning her face to look him in the eyes. "We didn't realize this was anyone's turf. We used to fight here a few years back." She returned to cleaning her cheek.

Why am I telling this guy so much. More importantly, why do I feel like I can? It's as if I've known him before. How weird….

Rising up, he looked around and heard the faint sound of people running and talking quickly. Figuring a curious onlooker heard and saw what was going down called the law. "Cops are coming. Great" Aggravated he looked down at the two women, now both staring at him with confused faces. The cops footsteps got louder and captured the others attention. The girls quickly stood and some guys came up to them and told them where a good place to hide was. The red head quickly left with Chen and a few others. Gehl ran up and looked up, terrified. They both took off in the opposite direction of the others. Hearing a third set of steps following them, he looked over his shoulder and noticed the brunette following close behind. Leading them down an alley and into a cut off he spotted a manhole. Lifting it up, he looked at the woman and stepped back for her to go first. He jumped down last and pulled the manhole over the opening.

Footsteps quickly passed above as the leader stepped off the last rung. Looking at the man, she noticed his intimidating stance, as if he was ready to fight anyone who looked at him funny. Yeah he definitely belongs with them. "Lets go." He walked past them and headed down the tunnels. She caught up to his side and matched his pace. Finally able to get a good look at him, she saw the deep X shaped scar on his chest. Imagining the pain that must have caused him, she hissed under her breath. Seeing his muscles move underneath his leather shirt she wondered what he looked like without it. That thought lead her gaze lower. His long legs were covered in the same dark leather as his shirt and it hugged every inch of his body. She glanced at his backside, and lost all train of thought. Good gods, that ass! I wouldn't mind getting a good feel of that! No girl, you're seeing someone. He might be cheating on you but you don't have to stoop to his level. Shaking that thought she returned her gaze to the walk ahead.

Feeling her gaze on him, he could tell she was checking out every part of him. Her scent got stronger, a beautiful combination of lavender and pine, and it made him instantly hard. Damn, she's a human, why am I reacting like this? Then a faint scent hidden beneath the lavender made him stop dead in his tracks. He stared at her in complete shock. He only smelled it a couple of times in his life. It was when he was just a pup and two of the females in his pack were in heat. At the time he was too young to be attracted to it, but now it was like trying to resist hunting a deer when you had been surviving on nothing for months on end. No wonder the males practically went crazy at that time. But why was it coming from her?

Realizing he had been staring at her and that her and Gehl were staring at him as if he lost his mind, he cleared his throat and lead them to the outside of the building where he stayed.