There's a Thing…Called the 21st Century

I sat up in bed, it was three in the morning and Ben had just woken me up with a dream about me dying. I shook my head and kissed him gently as he floated back to reality. Dear Lord, this hype was really getting to everyone's head.

I laid back down on my side and he quickly held me to him, gripping my left hip so tightly I thought it would shatter into a million tiny bone fragments and then Samuel would kill me for making him figure out how he could possibly in any way put back together a friggin part-human jigsaw puzzle with bazillions of little pieces. Then I really would be dead and Ben would have reason to freak out.

"The full moon isn't too far away." I sighed in an attempt to distract him.

"We won't remember it until we all sprout fur and a tail." Ben murmured into my neck, he was still breathing heavily. "We're too busy."

"That is very true." I nodded. "But, I think you'll solve this problem before the moon comes around, now get back to sleep."

I gasped quietly when he pulled me closer.

"Ben, I really can't breathe!" I struggled. "I'm not dead or dying or going anywhere, but you're suffocating me!"

"Mine."

"What's that got to do with not breathing?" I asked, my voice raising an octave towards the end from the lack of air before he loosened up. "Thank you!" I gasped out. He still held me tightly, but it was gently enough I could breathe. I pulled away a little so I could kiss him and he seemed oh-too-happy to comply. I kept an ear out for my parents.

We broke apart, desperate for air.

"None of that now." He told me softly when I was the one who began the trouble by nibbling his neck.

I smirked.

"This is the twenty-first century where women have just as many rights as men. If you can start things I can start things."

"And if you can stop things, I can stop things." He agreed, "However, you are not a woman, you are a girl."

"Here we go with the age thing again!" I said exasperatedly. "I have been through just as much shit as you've been."

"No, you haven't," He was on top of me, pressing me onto the bed, his eyes were his, not his wolf's, but he still looked angry. "I'll admit, you've had it rough, but you have parents that love you, that care about you. Do you think they wanted to give you up like that when you were seven? Bran convinced them to because you and Adam were going at it every single day. He figured you both needed a break, your parents didn't care, they loved you, they love you. Everything they do is for your well being!

"And they aren't the only ones, you have most of two packs behind you. Everyone you know pretty much wants you to have a good life. Okay, you were shot, twice, you were kidnapped a few times, people cared enough to find you and bring you back and fix you up. You have friends! You have a damn good life! You have Adam and Mercy, the two best people I have ever known in my entire life.

"You have me." He growled, "I didn't have any of that."

I winced.

"Ben, I didn't mean-" He broke me off with a kiss, a hungry kiss that told me he was more angry and upset than I had thought. He hurt, I could tell that too. There were only quick moments for breaths and it felt like it was his wolf's way of coping with my father's command that he couldn't do anything more.

"Ben what haven't you told me that it seems everyone else knows?" I whispered, searching his eyes which were getting steadily lighter and lighter.

His eyes turned more human again and he sighed, rolling off me and onto the bed beside me. He covered his face with his hands as he laid on his back.

"Ben, what happened to you?" I nudged him gently.

"I didn't grow up like you." He said simply, not bothering to expand on his statement.

His simple explanation was fine…

For now…

I stubbornly pulled him onto his side and curled into him.

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"Dad, can I please leave the house?" I begged, "This is entirely unfair! I don't like being under house arrest! Just a quick trip? I could take a wolf with me…"

"Porsche, I said 'no' already!" He said.

"Please, Daddy?" I hadn't used that one in a while. It usually worked.

He sighed.

"Who will you take?"

I shrugged.

"Whoever wants to come, perhaps Mary Jo, I haven't spoken to her in quite some time." I held my composure when I saw Mom jump, I had forgotten she wasn't particularly close to Mary Jo. "I'm sure she'd like a break from this stupid problem too."

"Where will you be going?" He pinched the bridge of his nose.

"I don't know, around, I won't be the one driving."

He let out a defeated sigh.

"Fine, take Mary Jo. Come straight back here if there is any trouble. Bring your cellphone, keep it on. If we call, I expect you to answer it." He paused, "If you can't answer it the moment we call, Mary Jo had better answer it and you'd better call us back."

I nodded.

"Deal."

"Go call her." He waved me away as Darryl approached him and Mom followed me upstairs.

"Don't let her push you around." She told me as I reached my bedroom.

"Mom, we get along fine, it'll be okay. It was either her or Honey." I shivered at the thought of spending the day with Honey, "And you have things to work out."

"I can ask your father-"

"No, you need to be there for your pack, I can handle this." She nodded and I smiled and picked up the phone. Mary Jo didn't answer and I groaned, "Do you think I should risk calling '911'?"

"No."

"Great," I grumbled, dialing another number, "Hello, Honey, do you want to go shopping today?"

This.

Was.

Officially.

The Stupidest.

Thing.

I.

Have.

Ever.

Done.

A/N-

Thanks Alana for the review! I agree, I should probably make him a little bit sweeter, I started this before you reviewed so I'll start the next one with your advice, meanwhile, what do you think of this chapter?

I know this one is short too, but I enjoy updating this story and I'm packing for vaca this week so I'm weaving in and out of chores to type this. Forget Adam and Porsche, my father is going to kill me if I don't do what he asks xD not really, its a joke. He's a great guy, just he suffers OCD (well…suffer is over exaggerating, 2 b honest he enjoys it)

I thought it'd b cool 2 share that i have had

Country - Hits - Visitors

United States - 122 - 43

United Kingdom - 7 - 5

Finland - 2 - 2

and i find that incredibly cool even tho Moon Bitten's visitors were literally coming from everywhere I didn't kno about xD so thank u guys 4 making it possible! I hope u keep reading this!

So please, everyone, review!

Love/Sincerely/REVIEW ELSE U DIE xD

GIMH

P.S. - sorry about the mistake where it uploaded the preview 4 chapter 1 idk HOW ON EARTH that happened! I checked over all of my uploaded files, its not in any of them! i just hope it fixes soon!