Chapter Six

Five teens eating one sleeping. No one bothered to wake Ryen up from her slumber. Tyler was against it, seeing her peaceful face. He couldn't. He let himself eat in an awkward manner as to not wake up his sleeping beauty.

"Are you sure you don't mind Tyler? I could always carry her out to my car." Ryder asked from across th table.
"It okay dude, really. I don't mind."
"Suit yourself."

After finishing his meal, Tyler got comfortable. Moving his arm around Ryen shoulders, her head resting perfectly into the nape of is neck.

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A soft blush appeared on Tyler's cheeks as Ryen's head went into his neck.

They make a cute couple. To bad Ryen's

"So, why is she sleeping?" Reid asked from across the table.
"She doesn't like to sleep at night" Ryd said from next to me.
"What does she like to do at night?" his voice suggestive.
"Dude! Brother! Pick on some other guys sister."

His eyes drifted toward me.

"Sorry," I smiled. "Happily taken," I held Ryder's hand above the table.
"Damn right," he whispered to me as he came and kissed my forehead.

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Close to half an hour had pasted by the time the teens were finished eating and ready to go.

"We should get her something. She'll be starving when he wakes up." Virtue spoke, squeezing her boyfriends hand.
"The question is what. You know how picky she is." Ryder said.

"Nothing with meat." All eyes went to the supposedly sleeping beauty against Tyler. "What?" She asked the group as they watched her stretch. "What?"
"What do you mean 'no meat'?" Asher asked.
"I gave it up after you guys left. Mom encouraged it, but only because Levon hated the idea."
"Who's Levon?" Tyler finally found his voice, curiosity in it.
"Step-father." The the 'R' named twins said simultaneously.

"What do you want?" Asher asked.
"Uhh... I'll get something from the house. It's fine really." She gave him a smile to reassure him.
"Alright... let's get out of here."

"Hey, I just realized. We're supposed to go shopping." Virtue spoke up as she pulled herself to the end of the bench to leave.
"Damn it!, I thought you had forgotten about that." Ryen whined as she stood between Tyler and Reid. A pleading expression started to appear on her face. "Can't you just go and buy me stuff and I'll wear it. Or I can just wear some of your clothes."
"Oh come on. I've been stuck with these idiots, no offense. I could use some girl time.... please..."
"Ugh. Fine, but you owe me." She spoke as Tyler held the door for everyone.
Virtue clapped her hands once, "Yay! Girl time." Her arm linked with Ryen as she dragged her away."See you later guys. We'll call when we're ready to be picked up."

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"So what happened? Why did you come? Not that I don't want you here. I just know that your mom isn't only part of it." Virtue asked as the girls sipped on warm coffees outside the local cafe while waiting for their ride.
"Levon wanted me to marry Ayden. You know since I'm mom and dad's first daughter, I have this obligation to be his mate. When mom was alive she had tired to stop it... but Levon wouldn't hear of it. So when she died, and I still put up a fight. They locked me up, and Runa, and they were going to use her to get to me. Matti got to her before anything could happen. He helped us get away."
"I've been thinking, about what your grandfather said when you were born. That there would be change. Maybe Levon was forcing you to mate because he fears change?"
"Of course he fears change. That's why he killed mom, she wanted me to mate for love not the for the pack. She knew that I would never love someone like us."
"Levon knew it to."

A silence developed as the girls drank, still waiting for their ride. The breeze of the Autumn air made a crinkling noise at it hit their multiple bags that lay of the ground next to them.

"Tyler likes you." Virtue frankly said after a few peacefully quiet moments passed.

Coughing loudly to keep from choking on the coffee that dislodged itself into the wrong tube, Ryen tried to answer. It was a few moments before she spoke, her face pink from embarssment.

"What?"
"Tyler. He likes you."
"What brought that on?"
"You said that you would love a human. I see the way he looks at you. The way he blushes when you look at him. Reid told me himself too. That he's being more... bold."
An eyebrow cocked as a matter for her to elaborate.
"He's trying to know you. For what I know of him, Tyler has never asked a girl out. They ask him."
"So he's shy? Never would have guessed. You still have yet to fully answer my question. What brought this up?"
"Back at the dinner. You were confortable with him."
"I've gotten to know him."
"Exactly! You wouldn't have if deep down you didn't have some sort of intaminate feelings for him."

Another silence filled more moments of silence. Virtue stared intently at Ryen and she herself was staring of thinking.

"I think it was when I was with that guy in the library."
"Aaron?"
"Yea. Tyler had this scent about him that I haven't smelt since dad first found out that Matti wanted me as a mate. That protective smell. I haven't..."
"So you do like him?!" her face did nothing to hide the excitement that came with her voice.
"Why are you trying to play matchmaker?"
"Because Tyler's been hurt, you wouldn't hurt him. And you deserve to be happy, and he can give you that."
"How are you so"

HONK!!HONK!!!

"Hey, Ryder asked me to pick you guys up." Tyler after he rolled down the window of his yellow hummer.

A questioning look was sent to Virtue that if put into words would have been, Did you get Ryder to set this up?

Ignoring the expression, Virtue picked up her bags and walked to the curb to greet Tyler before jumping into the backseat. She sent a wink to Ryen, who was still sitting at the table. Shaking her head of confusion, she too, grabbed her bags and went to the car, tossing them in the back with Virtue before climbing in next to Tyler. They smiled at each other.

"Hi Tyler."
"Hi Ryen. Sarah and Kate were upset that you didn't invite them." He said as he started to drive off.
"Awe, they'll understand. We needed our sisterly bonding moment." Virtue spoke loudly from the back.
"Yeah, how'd that go?" he glanced in the rear-view mirror, making eye contact.
She shrugged her shoulder in reply. "Effective. Caught up on stuffed, gossiped, boy talk, you know, girl stuff." She smiled sweetly, watching his eyes as the darted to Ryen.

The rest of the ride was quiet, except for the medium roar of music that flowed in from the speakers.

Parking on the curb in front of the two story house that was the Bennett home, Tyler turned off the engine. Virtue had already gone to work collecting the bags as Tyler turned and spoke.

"So, did you get anything to eat?" He watched as Ryen looked up at him sheepishly.
"I had coffee." She awkwardly smiled, jesturing to the cup she was holding.
"I was wondering if you would want to have dinner with me?" His eyes began to watch Virtue in the back to avoid Ryens eyes.

She too was now watching Virtue. She planned this!

"I'd love to."
His eyes whipped to her, and light up like a child getting a puppy for Christmas. "Really?"
"Yes." She blinked before nodded her head.

"Tyler. There are some rules that you have to be aware of." He voice was stern and serious as she pointed her finger at him from the back seat. She almost resembled an overprotective mother. "One," she started, holding one finger in her other hand. She continued this pattern for each rule. "She better be back before ten. Two, don't do anything Reid would do because Ryder will kick your ass after she does. And three, the goodnight kiss has to be on the cheek." He blushed. Ryen laughed, rolling her eyes. "Got all that?"
"Uh... yes." He timidly said, still blushing.
"Good. Now, it's almost six. So shoo and go have fun."

Hope you enjoyed. Sorry it was short, I was going to continue, but it seemed a bit awkward. But I'll try and have the next chapter up in the next week for you all.

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