Chapter 1: Inseparable (written from August 30th to August 31st, 2015)
Two years later…
An Alpha to an Omega. Who knew? What many thought was impossible had come true for the first time in perhaps all of wolfkind. Never, Humphrey thought, could he ask for more. His life was in a golden age. Kate had surprisingly proposed to him yesterday, and it was only a matter of time before they could finally get married. According to Winston, it would be in a few days to about a week's time. He would get the love of his life and vice-versa.
"Could it ever get any better?" Kate asked him quietly, her heart pounding. They were both sitting in front of her parents' den on the edge of the short cliff looking up at the bright moon and looking down upon the valley.
"It could," Humphrey answered. "But that'll have to wait." He winked at her.
"Why not make this the best time of life? We are alone. We have plenty of time." She smiled as she tried to seduce him by putting her tail under his muzzle.
"Best we wait." He put her tail down with his paw. "I wouldn't want Eve on me right now."
"Mom? Who says she has to know? It's not like my belly is going to expand before the wedding."
"Kate. Wake up," he said, smiling back. "You know Eve. She can practically sniff pregnancy with one whiff."
"Oh, alright. Darn." She nuzzled him.
"But don't you worry. Once married, we can enjoy ourselves all we want. No worries. No responsibilities for the time being. No Eve."
He and Kate had been wanting to do it for a while. Ever since they found each other's hearts, desire always seemed to creep up on them. It was still the early mating season after all. Better to do it now while aroused than at any other time of the year. But being married was the priority, and both of them knew that neither Winston nor Eve would be happy about giving them more leeway in the mating system, so being patient was the least they could do.
"Oh, I can hardly wait. I can imagine it now; you riding me. You know I've never seen you erect before. I wonder how big you really are."
"'Really are?' Have you been looking at me there?" Two red circles began to appear on Humphrey's face.
"What? Are you shy?" she asked.
"A little, though I don't think... my size really matters."
"You're right. It doesn't... But it wouldn't hurt if I knew."
"All I'm going to say is that it's moderately sized."
"So you have been looking too!"
"What? No! Kate!"
"I'm teasing! I'm teasing!" she said, busting out into laughter. She always knew the best ways to mess with her fiancé.
"Whew. Hopefully, once we get it over with, I won't have to hear stuff like that again."
"Well, that is until we decide to have another litter."
"I'm not sure if I could handle another litter. I hear it's a big commitment of time and energy."
"Oh, it is. Mom used to always share her troubles with me and Lilly. Like I remember Mom told me I used to be a biter."
"Nooo."
"Oh, yes. She said my jaws developed really fast, and by week nine, I had already made Dad bleed."
"Wow. Was it his paw?"
"Right front one, yes."
"How did it stop?"
"Dad would howl to me. Howling calms me down. Eventually, I used my biting obsession for hunts in Alpha School and it turned out to be very useful. Now, I'm pretty much normal."
"I wouldn't say that, Kate. You're pretty much extraordinary if not more!"
"Aww... Come here, you..." They shared a long kiss. "Oh, I've been wanting to do that for so long."
"You have no idea."
"Think about it. You're probably the first Omega to kiss an Alpha."
"And I'm about to do it again," said Humphrey, leaning in with his lips. But Kate stopped him with her paw.
"Not tonight. I want to save the next one for the wedding."
"Okay."
"Bye, sweetheart." She began walking away down the hill. "My lovely sweet Omega..."
"Bye, my beautiful thought-enriching Alpha..." Humphrey sat down, facing the direction where Kate left. His mind was cloudy with nothing but the thoughts of her. She was just perfect for him. She completed his life. And with that, he decided to fall asleep right on the cliff, embracing the moonlight that constantly reminded him of the previous romantic times. It was something his own den could not compare.
In the cave next to him, Winston and Eve were celebrating the proposal. They had heard some of their conversation or the parts they wanted to hear, and they were filled with joy. Earlier, they congratulated them both because, finally after so long, the packs can unite in peace despite the adjustments that had to be made to ensure it. Everything was going well and somewhat as planned. It was decided in a conference with Tony that Kate and Garth would co-lead the united pack, and when the time was right, the whole pack would vote on whose bloodlines, whether Kate's or Garth's, to be the one to rule the pack. All of this was due to start as soon as Kate married Humphrey and Garth married Lilly, and with things going so well, what could possibly go wrong?
Dreaming of Kate was all Humphrey could do. The time on that train was in his memory forever. Never will it leave. Along with that was the time when he first met her as a pup a little before the Great Wolf Games. Good times. Good times. For a while, Kate was the thing that sat on the back end of his mind. Now, his whole life revolved around her. He just hoped that it would stay that way... for as long as she made him happy, everything was good...