Hey everyone, just a short chapter for right now but im hoping to get another one up either tonight or tomorrow afternoon.
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Only Friends

The eastern sky was rose and gold as the sun broke over Jasper. Kate watched the light spread into the den, her head resting on her paws. Outside the world turned from black to indigo to stark white as dawn crept across the sleeping forest. A feeling of loneliness washed over the Alpha as she shivered from the cold. Wishing she had another wolf there to help stave off the icy wind her thoughts drifted towards Garth. She was beginning to see how foolish she was for ever thinking that things could work out between them. As soon as they left she could tell Garth's heart was still in Jasper, and hers was too. Pawsteps from outside reached her ears and she sat up quickly turning to face the door.

"Knock knock," Garth's voice echoed through the small space.

"Come in," Kate said stifling a yawn. Garth stepped into the den shivering with a huge smile on his face despite the fact that he was completely covered in snow and had icicles hanging from his fur.

"Did you sleep outside?" Kate asked.

"Maybe . . ." Garth grinned.

"Outside of Lilly's den?" she pressed.

"Good guess," Garth laughed. "I stayed there the whole night,"

Kate shook her head. "Sometimes I wonder about you Garth."

He let out small laugh. "Yeah, oh well . . ." he trailed off. "Look, Kate. There's something I've got to tell you."

"No Garth, I have something to say." Kate interrupted. Garth immediately fell silent. Kate continued. "I can't keep going on with this, you and I both know that isn't going to work out. I think we should just be,"

"Friends?" Garth suggested.

"Yeah, friends." Kate answered.

Garth took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "I was thinking the same thing."

Kate breathed a sigh of relief. "You were?"

"Yeah, for awhile now actually, well maybe more," Garth paused. "Hell Who am I kidding, I felt it as soon as we left."

Kate's eye's drifted down. "Did you mean it when you said you loved me?"

"I thought I did, believe me. But I was looking for something that I already had, I was just to blind to see it." Garth explained.

A feeling of betrayal choked Kate, this must have been what Humphrey felt, the feeling of hopelessness when she had left Jasper.

It was silent for a while before Garth spoke again.

"I should be going." He whispered before turning his back on Kate and quickly strode out of the cave.