Alexis' POV
I woke up just as we pulled into the campground. Cody parked the car and we all got out and stretched. I still felt bad about what happened earlier. I let my heat get the best of me and yelled at Lilly when she was trying to make me feel better. Mom said she would talk to me after we got here and I was kinda nervous what it was about.
We all looked around and Cody said "Well, we're here!" Dad smiled and said "It's about time! Now we can finally relax a while!" Cody chuckled and said "After we go to Eve and Kevin's den."
We started walking down the hill after he got his shotgun and some shells for it. We knew where their den was now and went straight to it. When we got there, we heard Eve and Naomi inside talking.
"How much longer until I come into heat, Mom?" Naomi asked, sounding rather excited. Eve giggled and said "Well, anytime in the next few days. I'm sure Todd's thinking about how lucky he is right now!"
"Probably! He's been really loving to me lately since we decided to go for it." Naomi said. "He should be! I'll tear his tail off if he wasn't." Eve said, laughing.
"Yeah, sure you will...Just like everytime you threaten someone!" Naomi said, giggling. "Oh, don't believe me!? Fine, then I don't want you two to have pups!" Eve said, sounding mad.
"But...Mom! Wh-wha..." Naomi stammered. Eve suddenly laughed and said "I'm only joking, honey! Think about that next time you decide to question me..."
Naomi sighed and said "Don't do that again! I was about to start crying!"
"Okay, I'm sorry..." Eve said. We heard her start sniffing the air all the sudden and said "What the...Alright guys, I know you're there!" She must've smelled us outside the den. Lilly stuck her head in and said "Hi, guys!"
"Hi, honey! Good try this time...What brings you guys by again?" Eve asked, walking out to us. Naomi came out with her and Lilly said "Well, we decided to spend a week her again. After we left the other day, we all wanted to come back."
"Oh, okay! That's great!" Eve said, hugging her. Lilly smiled and said "So, where's our little girl? Out with Shadow?"
"I think so. They could be at their den, too. I know Aatu and Fable are." Eve said. Just then, Kevin came walking up to the den and saw us inside. "Well, hey, guys!" He said as he came in.
"Hi, Kevin! How've you been?" I asked. He smiled and said "Pretty good! What brings you by again?"
"We're spending a week here again. We decided to take a little vacation." I said, smiling. He nodded and said "Cool! So, did she tell you the news?" Lilly looked at Eve and said "News? What news?"
Eve smiled widely and said "Well, honey...I'm pregnant again!" Lilly squealed in happiness and hugged her, saying "Mom, that's great!"
"I know! You wouldn't believe how happy I was when I finally found out!" She said, tears in her eyes. I smiled at Kevin and said "So, what, did you guys do it just after we left or something?"
"Cody!" Lilly said, giggling. Eve blushed a little and Kevin said "Wouldn't you like to know!" I laughed and said "I'm only messing with you. Think you guys could show us Lupa and Shadow's den?"
"Yeah, sure! It's just a couple minutes away." Eve said. We all walked out and along the lake following Kevin and Eve. Lilly looked at Naomi and said "So, how've you two been?"
"Good. Just waiting until I come into heat now. We decided to just go for it." She said. Lilly smiled and said "That's great! You'll be a really good mother!" She smiled and said "Thanks, Lilly! Todd's going to be a great father, too!"
"I know he will. We all know how much he loves you. He's not going to let anything happen to you or your pups." Lilly said. Naomi nodded and a minute later, we got to another den. It was a little smaller then Eve and Kevin's, but not by much. We all walked to see Aatu and Fable laying in the back.
They saw us come in and Fable said "Hi, guys! Nice little surprise!" They came over to us and we all hugged them. Lilly sat back and said "Nice to see you guys again. How've you been?" Fable looked at Aatu and he looked away from us.
"He'd be better if he'd stop getting into fights!" Fable said. Lilly looked at him and said "Aatu...Why?" He sighed and said "The other guys keep chasing Fable around...It just gets me worried they'll hurt her."
"I told you already, I can protect myself. You can't keep chasing them all off." She said. He just nodded and I said "Did you get hurt again?"
"Yeah, I did." He said, holding his leg up. I bent down and looked at it. There was a big scar running from his knee to his paw and it looked fresh. "How long ago was this?" I asked.
"Yesterday." He said. I nodded and said "It doesn't look TOO bad, but you need to stay off it for a bit and keep it clean." He nodded and said "Okay. I didn't know."
"No problem. Where's your Mom and Dad?" I asked. Fable smiled and said "Out...again." Lilly smiled and said "Out, huh? I think I know what you mean...How long have they been gone?"
"Only about ten minutes. She said they'll be back soon." She said. Lilly nodded and said "Okay. Mom, can we use that den from last time?"
"Of course, honey!" Eve said. I smiled and said "We didn't bring a bed with us, so I guess I'll be sleeping on the ground."
"Honestly, it's not that bad." Kevin said. I chuckled and said "Maybe not for you guys. You're used to it."
"True...Why didn't you bring it?" He asked. "Because I decided to see how it is for you guys. If I can't take it, then I know I can get an air mattress at the gas station up the road." I said.
"Alright. Good thing is that it's pretty warm at night here right now for summer. Don't need to worry about getting cold." Eve said.
"If you guys don't mind, we're gonna go relax for a while. It was a long drive." Lilly said. Eve smiled and said "Okay, no problem. I'm sure the kids wanna catch up for a while."
"Alright. Come on, let's go relax." Lilly said to me. I smiled and said "Okay, love. See you guys in a little while!" Lilly and I walked out and toward the den we'll use. She giggled and said "You're not gonna be able to sleep at all!"
"Yeah, I know...But, as long as you're there, I don't care." I said, smiling. We walked into our den and sat down to relax a while. "So, you happy we decided to come?" I asked.
"Oh yeah! Just promise me ONE thing, okay?" She asked. I nodded and said "Anything."
"We mate at least once this time. I know what happened last time and you were right, but this time is gonna be different!" She said, smiling. I was too and said "Anything you wanna do. You know I won't say no to you."
"Good!" She said as she laid down. I did too and put my arm around her and she cuddled up to my side, softly purring. She laid her head on my chest and said "This is gonna be a good week..."
"I hope so." I said, stroking her back. She smiled and said "I think I'm gonna take a quick nap. Wake me up when Lupa and Shadow get back, okay?"
I kissed her cheek and said "Alright, love. See you in a bit." She closed her eyes and slowly drifted off to sleep a couple minutes later. I was a little uncomfortable on the hard ground, but wasn't going to move from Lilly. I closed my eyes as well and fell asleep eventually.
Lupa's POV
Shadow and I were off walking around for a while. Aatu and Fable were back at the den when we left. I was still pretty upset with him for getting into another fight yesterday and Shadow suggested we walk for a while so I could calm down.
"You know he was only looking out for Fable." He said. I sighed and said "I know, but it seems like every other day he's getting into a fight. I know he's just worried about her, but she really CAN protect herself. I know she's interested in finding a nice boy, but he keeps running them off."
"I know, babe...Want me to talk to him about it?" He asked. I shrugged and said "If you think it'll help. Fable told me he's been upsetting her because of that."
"Okay. I'll talk to him later today. Hopefully he'll understand and back off a bit. I'm not mad at him for what he does, but it can be kinda annoying I guess." He said. I giggled and said "Yeah, just like you!"
"Oh, what?! Me, annoying? You're one to talk!" He playfully said. I smiled and said "You can't say that about me! I'm your mate!"
"Well, I'm your's! What makes you think you can say it to me?" He asked, pushing me a little. I giggled again and pushed him back, saying "I'm a girl! I can say whatever I want."
He stopped and put his paws over my muzzle, holding my mouth shut. "There, fixed that!" He said, laughing. I pushed his paws off and said "Oh, ha ha! Jackass..." He chuckled and we kept walking back to our den.
When we got close to it, I smelled a scent that was familiar. I stopped and sniffed the air, trying to figure out what it was.
"What?" He asked, stopping too. "You smell that?" I asked. He sniffed the air too and said "Yeah, I do. I recognize it, but I just can't place it..."
"Me either..." I said as we continued walking to the den. It just kept getting stronger the closer we got. When we were just outside of it, I heard voices that I recognized.
"Were they sharp?" A female voice asked. "Yeah, they were. He didn't get me TOO bad, but it hurt!" Aatu said.
"Well, like Dad said, take it easy on that leg. Don't wanna hurt yourself anymore." Another voice said. I instantly recognized it as Dakota and Crystal's voices. I ran inside to see them laying down with Aatu and Fable, talking.
"Dakota, Crystal!" I yelled, getting their attention. They turned around just as I got to them and I pulled Dakota into a big hug, squeezing him.
He coughed and said "Too...TIGHT!" I let him go and said "Sorry..." I then hugged Crystal and said "What're you guys doing here?"
"Well, we decided to come here for a week. Just a little vacation." Crystal said. Dakota nodded and I said "That's great! Where's Mom and Dad!?"
"In the den next to Grandma and Kevin's." Dakota said. I nodded and just then, Shadow walked in. "Hey! What's up!?" He asked as he walked up to Dakota and Crystal.
"Not much, bro. You?" Dakota asked, hugging him. "Just out for a walk with my lady. Hi, Crystal! How're you doing?" He asked, hugging her too.
"I'm good! And by the way, that's not what Aatu and Fable said..." She said. I sighed and said "Guys...We told we were just going for a walk."
"Oh yeah, huh?" Aatu said, smiling. I rolled my eyes and said "How about we go see Mom and Dad, babe? I've been dying to see them again!"
"Sure! I'd love to see them, too!" He said, smiling. "We're just gonna hang out here a while, okay?" Crystal asked. I nodded and said "No problem. Oh, where's Alexis and Chase?"
"Over talking to Eve and Kevin." Dakota said. "Okay. We'll be back soon." I said as we walked out. We walked to the den Mom and Dad were in and looked inside to see them asleep. I smiled and quietly said "Must've been a long drive..." He smiled too and said "Probably. Let's let them sleep and go see Alexis and Chase." I nodded and we walked over to Eve and Kevin's den. They were all talking, mostly about how it's been back in Kalispell.
"Hey you two!" I said as we walked in. Alexis and Chase looked at us and she said "Hi! Nice to see you guys!" We all hugged real quick and Shadow and said "You too! So, what's up?"
"Not much, just hanging out. Are Grandma and Grandpa still asleep?" Chase asked. I nodded and said "Yep. We're just gonna let them sleep a while."
"Okay. So, what're you guys doing?" Chase asked. I smiled and said "We were just out for a walk. I was a little upset with Aatu still, so I needed to relax." Alexis smiled and said "Yeah, we heard about what happened. Can't really blame him, though..."
"I know, but this happens a lot. He's just overprotective of his sister." I said. We talked a while longer until I heard Mom yawn when she woke up. I smiled and said "Be right back..." Shadow kissed my cheek and I walked into the other den to see her stretching.
"Hi, Mom!" I said as I walked in. She looked up at me and smiled, saying "Hi, honey!" I walked over and hugged her, saying "So, you guys are staying here a while?"
"Yeah, we are. Figured we needed a break, so here we are." She said. I nodded and said "That's cool! Just glad you're here!"
"Me too. Where's Shadow?" She asked. "Over in Grandma and Grandpa's den talking to Alexis and Chase." I said. She nodded and said "Okay. So, how've you been doing?"
"Pretty good! I'm sure you know about Aatu already." I said. She smiled and said "Yeah, I do. Where we you two?"
"Out for a walk. I needed to calm down a little and clear my head." I said. She nodded and said "Alright. Just wondering since you weren't here when we got here." Just then, Dad started waking up. I smiled and said "Hi, Dad!"
He yawned and smiled, saying "Hi, Lupa!" I hugged him and said "It's great to have you guys here again!"
"It's good to see you again! Where's everyone else?" He asked. I sat back and said "Either over at Grandma and Grandpa's den or at ours." He nodded and said "I figured they'd all be catching up now."
"Yeah, it's definitely been a while since we could all just relax and chat." I said. Mom smiled and said "Well, now we'll be here for an entire week. Plenty of time to catch up."
"Yeah. So, what should we do now that you guys are here?" I asked, excited to do something for a while. "Can't we relax a while? We just got here." Mom said, laughing. I giggled and said "You two've been asleep for almost an hour."
"So? It was a long drive...Besides, Crystal and Alexis need to talk for a while. She's in heat and it's driving her absolutely crazy." Mom said. I nodded and said "Yeah, I thought she was...It is about that time again. Hasn't she been in heat before?"
"Well, yeah. For some reason, this time is just killing her." She said. I shrugged and said "Kinda odd." I looked outside and the sun was starting to go down already. I yawned and said "Well, I think I'm gonna go relax with Shadow for a while. We've both been up since around six or so...Before the sun was up anyway."
"Okay, honey. I think we'll go see Mom and Kevin for a bit." She said. I nodded and said "Okay. See you guys later then!" I walked out and to Shadow and I's den to see him laying on the floor, almost asleep. The kids weren't there anymore, so I said "So, where'd they go?"
"To the lake. They wanted to go swimming for a bit." He said. I smiled and laid down next to him, cuddling up to him. He smiled and said "I take it you're happy to see your parents again?" I nodded and said "Yeah, I am!"
"Good. I'm sure they're happy to see you, too." He said, laying his head down. I yawned and said "Feel like getting some sleep? We've been up too long..."
"Yeah, I was just thinking that myself." He said, chuckling. I laid my head down next to his and said "Okay, goodnight, babe!" He kissed my cheek and said "Night, love." I closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep after a couple minutes, excited to spend some time with the family again.