When I woke up the next morning, it was from someone nudging me. I slowly opened my eyes to see Lilly glaring at me, obviously angry with me. "Shadow, get up!" She said, almost yelling. I quickly scrambled to my feet and she said "Lupa told me last night about what you did! I cannot BELIEVE you! What in the hell is wrong with you!?"

"I-I didn't know wh-what happened at first! All I kn-knew was Aatu had his n-nose in Fable's-" I said when she said "And you think you just need to blow up at him!? You should've found out exactly what happened before you did anything!"

"I...I'm sorry! Just...Just back off and let me fix this!" I yelled, shocking her. I quickly went out and toward Lupa and I's den, looking back over my shoulder to make sure she wasn't chasing me. I got there a few minutes later and looked inside to see Lupa already awake.

I nervously walked in, saying "Lupa?" She turned to look at me and said "Oh, hey...I was wondering when you'd be coming back." I weakly smiled and said "Well, after your Mom yelled at me a little bit ago, I figured I need to straighten this out now."

"Mom yelled at you!?" She said, surprised. I nodded and said "Yep. She was pissed when she heard about last night, I suppose." She sighed and said "Dammit...I knew I shouldn't have told her."

"No, it's okay. She needed to know. How're you doing this morning?" I asked, walking in and sitting down by her. She shrugged and said "Alright, I suppose. Aatu came back home last night."

"Oh, good...I've been so worried about him. Is he still asleep?" I asked. She nodded and said "Yeah. I don't think right now would be a good time to see him, though. He was really mad last night and probably still is today."

"Okay. I can come back later after he gets up if he's not as upset." I suggested. She smiled and said "That's probably a good idea. Let me talk to him for a bit and see how he's feeling. Come back around noon, okay?"

I smiled and said "Okay. I'm gonna go get us some breakfast. I love you, Lupa..." We kissed real quick and she said "I love you, too. Now, go on, get outta here!" I laughed and walked out of the den toward where some deer were grazing yesterday, hoping to find one today.

Lupa's POV

Shadow had left a couple minutes ago and I heard Aatu starting to wake up. I walked inside to where he was to see him stretching out and yawning. I smiled and said "Morning, Aatu!" He opened his eyes and smiled up at me, saying "Morning, Mom!"

He sat up and said "Are you still mad at me for running away?" I nuzzled him and said "I never was. Worried, yes, but never mad." He smiled a little more and said "Okay...Has Dad...come back yet?"

"Yeah, he was just here a few minutes ago. He went out to get us some breakfast." I said. He nodded and said "Are you two still together?" I smiled and said "Yes, honey, we are. Just because we got into a fight doesn't mean we're gonna break up."

He chuckled and said "I know, just making sure. I was hoping he'd be here when I got up so I could apologize..."

"For what? You didn't do anything wrong, per say. You were still asleep when you started doing...that." I said, making him blush. "So...It wasn't my fault?" He asked. I shook my head and said "Not even a bit. It WAS your father's fault for getting upset like he did without knowing what was going on."

"Oh, I knew that. So, all he saw was where my nose was and that just ticked him off?" He asked. I nodded and said "Basically. He really over-reacted when he should've just asked what happened." Right about then, Mom and Grandma walked in. I smiled at them and said "Hey, you two! What brings you by?"

"Just wanted to make sure everything was okay this morning." Mom said. "Don't worry, everything's okay. We're just waiting for Shadow to get back with breakfast to finish talking this all over." I said.

Grandma smiled and said "Well, that's good. Aatu, how're you doing?" He chuckled and said "Pretty good, but my paw is throbbing..." She came over and asked "Why, what happened?"

"I was pretty mad last night and I was hitting a rock in the water..." He said as she started looking at it. She sighed and said "Yeah, you must have...You ripped out two of your claws! Also looks like you broke one of your toes."

"Really? It doesn't hurt that much, though...Just a dull, throbbing pain." He said. She nodded and said "Just take it easy for a little while and stay off it so it can heal, okay?" He nodded and she said "Good. Lupa, can we talk to you for a moment?"

"Sure, let's go outside." I said as we got up and went out. We walked a little ways away from the den and Mom said "First off, are you and Shadow still together?" I smiled and said "Yeah, we are. I know he's feeling terrible about yesterday and I've forgiven him. I think Aatu will, too."

"Oh, okay, that's good. How're you feeling?" Mom asked. "A lot better since Aatu came home. I was just so worried about him last night. I pretty much cried myself to sleep." I said. She nodded and said "I figured you would've. We all heard Aatu's howl last night and it brought me to tears as well..."

"Yeah...Mom, why did you yell at Shadow this morning?" I asked. She sighed and said "Because I was so mad at him for what he did. I just couldn't hold it in any longer."

"Okay, just wondering." I said, smiling. She was too and about then, we saw Shadow coming back, dragging a deer in behind him. "Hey, everyone!" He said, dropping it. Mom smiled and said "Hi, Shadow. I'm sorry I yelled at you earlier..."

"No, don't be. I kinda desereved it..." He said, chuckling. She giggled and I said "Thank you for getting breakfast, babe!" He came over and kissed my cheek, saying "It was nothing. Never even knew I was there..."

"Well, how about we get it into the den and eat? I'm starving!" I said, smiling. He nodded and I turned to Mom and Grandma, saying "We'll talk to you guys in a little while, okay? I think we need a little bit to talk ourselves."

"Of course, honey. Take as long as you need." Grandma said. I nodded and they turned around, walking back to their dens while Shadow and I went into ours, pulling the deer in with us. Aatu looked up to see Shadow coming in and said "H-Hi, Dad..."

"Hey, son..." Shadow said, walking over to him. "Let's take a little walk, okay?" He asked. Aatu shrugged and said "Okay, I guess." He got up and they both went back out, going away toward the lake. Fable was awake already and looked up at me, saying "Mom, is everything okay between them?"

"I think it will be, honey. They just need to talk for a bit. Don't worry, okay?" I asked, smiling at her. She nodded and said "Can we eat while their gone?" I giggled and said "Sure, dig in! Nobody's gonna stop you! I'm starving myself, too!"

Shadow's POV

"Soooo..." I said as Aatu and I were walking. He looked over at me and said "I'm sorry about everything, Dad..."

I stopped and said "No, you have nothing to be sorry about. Me, on the other hand...I'm the one who should be, and I am. I seriously over-reacted and I shouldn't have. You didn't do anything wrong. You were asleep and didn't know what was going on."

He had stopped too and said "Yeah, you really did. I was really mad at you all night long." My heart sank when he said that and I said "I knew you were, and you had every right to be. I'm sorry for what I did and honestly wouldn't be surprised if you hate me right now."

He sighed and said "No, I don't hate you. I'm still kinda irritated, but I don't hate you and I never will. You're my Dad...Just because you might do something dumb doesn't mean I'll hate you." I smiled and said "Good...I'll admit, I do some dumb things. Nothing ever as bad as that, but still."

He nodded and said "I know, Dad. I kinda hurt my paw last night when I was still angry..." He held it up and I said "Good god, what did you do!?" He chuckled and said "Hit a rock...Over and over."

"Aatu...I guess we BOTH do dumb things, huh?" I asked, laughing. He was too and said "Yeah, I guess so. Are you still mad at me about yesterday?" I smiled a little and said "No. I had no reason to in the first place."

"Well, I'm happy that you're not anymore, but still kinda irritated how you reacted in the first place." He said. I nodded and said "I know you are, and I can't apologize enough. All I can say is that I'm sorry..."

"It's alright, Dad. I forgive you." He said, smiling. I was too and said "Thanks, son...I was so worried I'd lose you guys over this. That would've just killed me..." He chuckled and said "Hey, it was just a misunderstanding. Besides, where would we've gone?"

"Good point. Well, let's get back to the den now. I'm sure your mother wants to know everything's okay." I said. He nodded and we started walking back, getting to the den in just a few minutes. Lupa was sitting outside next to Fable and saw us coming.

She smiled and said "Hey, boys. Everything okay now?" We both nodded and I said "Yeah, we patched it up. Aatu, Fable, can you guys give us a minute?" Fable smiled and said "Sure, Dad! Let's go see Alexis and Chase!" With that, they ran off to go find them, leaving us by the den.

"So, was he still upset?" She asked. I smiled a little and said "Yeah, but I don't blame him. He has every right to be. Are YOU still mad at me?" She giggled and said "No, not anymore. Trust me, I was furious last night, but then I figured you two would calm down."

"Well, you were right. Did you see what he did to his paw?" I asked, chuckling. She nodded and said "Yep. When he came back last night, he showed me. I think he'll be fine, though."

"Okay. God, I was so scared of losing you..." I said, nuzzling her. She purred and said "Don't worry, I'm not going anywhere, no matter what stupid thing you do." I chuckled and said "Good, because I never want you to leave." I leaned back and deeply kissed her, making her purr more.

"I love you, Lupa..." I said between breaths as we passionately kissed. "I love you too, Shadow...So much!" She said, cuddling closer to me. Soon we were pressed up against each other, the warmth coming off her almost too much! I pulled back and she smiled, saying "How about we go inside?"

"Right behind you!" I said as she turned around. She giggled and ran her rear under my chin, wrapping her tail around my neck. I smiled as I started to smell her scent a little as she walked inside, her hips slowly swaying side to side. I followed her inside, to the very back of the den and into a small, room-like area.

"I missed you so much last night..." She said, turning back to face me. I deeply kissed her again and she put her forelegs around me, laying back and pulling me up over her. I started kissing and nuzzling her neck, making her purr as I moved down her body. Her tail was swishing around on the ground and her scent was getting stronger.

"Shadow?" She quietly said, a little purr in her voice. I looked up at her and she smiled, saying "I need you right now! I need you to make love to me!" I smiled too and kissed her again, saying "It'd be my pleasure...so to speak." She giggled and I moved back down to her chest and stomach, kissing and nuzzling her everywhere.

Lilly's POV

Cody and I were in Mom and Kevin's den talking with them since we'd came back from Lupa's den. We'd been there for two or three hours now and I was starting to get a little sleepy. I loudly yawned and Mom giggled, saying "Wow, tired or something?"

I smiled and said "Yeah, I really am...I could use a nice nap." She smiled too and said "I was kinda thinking the same thing. I'm a little sleepy, too. You two missed a great show last night!"

"You think that arguement was "a great show"?" I asked, stunned at what she'd said. "No, of course not! I wasn't talking about that, honey. I meant the lights in the sky..." She said.

"Oh! Sorry, Mom..." I said, feeling bad now about that. "It's alright. I didn't think about how that sounded at first. But no, there were some really nice lights up in the sky last night. It happens quite a lot, actually!" She said.

"Lights in the sky? Are you talking about the Northern Lights?" Cody asked. She shrugged and said "Could be that. They are to the north after all..." He chuckled and said "Yeah, that's them! It really is beautiful, isn't it?"

"Sure is! I don't know what it is, but something about them...excites me!" She said, giggling. I was too and said "Oh, really? Just a fun, playful excitement or a "Holy cow, I need to mate" excitement?"

"Second one...It just really gets me going, but I don't know why!" She said, blushing a little. I smiled and said "Hmm...Maybe they'll come back tonight!" Now she smiled and said "Possibly. Wanna see it, too?"

"Yeah, I do! See if they really have this...effect!" I said, giggling. "Yeah, well, we've heard you two before, so try to keep it down, okay? We're only about twenty feet away after all..." She said, smiling.

"We can try, but you know how it is. Once we get going, there's no stopping..." I said, smiling at Cody, who was blushing a little along with Kevin. "How is it you're not embarassed to talk about this anymore?" Cody asked, smiling.

"Ah, who really cares anymore? We have sex, period. So do Mom and Kevin, Shadow and Lupa, Dakota and Crystal...It doesn't bother me anymore." I said. He chuckled and said "Yeah, but it's still the whole "talking about sex" thing..."

"Well, like I said, it just doesn't bother me anymore...Does it bother you guys, Mom?" I asked, turning to them. They both shook their heads and she said "Nope, not really. We've all seen or heard too much to be bothered by it now."

"Okay, fair enough...So, back to the Northern Lights. When does it usually start around here?" Cody asked. "Around midnight, I think." Kevin said. I nodded and said "Well, I guess we're staying up a while then! After I get a little nap, we can tell everyone else so they can see it, too."

"Sounds good to me, love! I'll wake you up for dinner, okay?" Cody asked, smiling. I was too and said "Okay! Oh wait, we still need to go into town for food!"

"Don't worry about it, Dakota and I'll go while you're asleep. We won't be long, I promise." He said, kissing my cheek. I purred a little and said "Well, alright then...I'm gonna go back to our den and get some sleep now. See you guys later, Mom!"

"Bye, honey! See you in a while!" Mom said as I got up and walked out and over to Cody and I's den. He followed me over and I laid down near the back where it was a lot cooler, quickly getting comfortable.

"I'm gonna go get Dakota and we'll head into town now. You just relax and get some sleep, okay?" He asked, kneeling down next to me. I smiled and said "Okay, babe...I love you!" He deeply kissed me, saying "I love you too, Lilly! I'll see you in a little bit."

"Alright. Bye, babe!" I said, smiling. He kissed my forehead before getting up and walking out. I softly sighed and curled up, closing my eyes and quickly falling asleep. I didn't feel good letting him and Dakota go without me, but I was sure they'd be okay.

Yeah, I know, shorter chapter...At least I finally found the time to finish this one! Been working on it for about a few weeks now and it's been a killer!

Good to see Shadow and Aatu were able to make up for Shadow's over-reaction! Sounds like Aatu hurt himself pretty bad, too. Hope it doesn't get any worse...And what's this about the Northern Lights? They apperantly get the girls excited!? Sounds like the boys have a fun night coming, even Aatu and Chase! Any idea why them as well?