Title: Learning To Hunt
Chapter: Section 10
Fandom: The Tribe
Author: PinkTribeChick
Summary: Sometimes, love is just right under your nose . . .
Extended Summary: An alternate-universe Series 4 romance story, from the point of view of Pride, Jack, and an original female character.
Rating: Teen
Pairing: Jack-Original Female Fiction Character, Pride-Original Female Fiction Character, Jack-Ellie, and Bray-Amber, with a few mentions of other pairings.
Author's Notes: Massive thanks to Ariannya and Whit for their thoughts and proofreading on various sections over the years! Enjoy, and please review! Feedback is much appreciated!
Big thanks to my first, and so far only, review – Jemiul, thank you for reviewing twice! You are awesome!
Disclaimer: All characters, situations, and song lyrics remain the property of their respective owners. Any original characters are sole property of me, PinkTribeChick.
Learning To Hunt
Section 10
Pride was sitting in an armchair, watching Samuel and May as they slept on the big double bed in his room. Samuel was so peaceful, taking in deep breaths and letting them out. He reminded Pride so much of Liliana, even though he was adopted, just as Liliana had been. Big blue-gray eyes framed by dark lashes, a cute, little button nose, and a crop of dark brown hair. He had a way of crinkling his nose up when he smiled, just like Liliana did. It was probably something he'd picked up from being around her so much, just coincidence. Or maybe not. Either way, Pride loved him as if he were his own.
There was a knock on the door, and Pride stood up. The door opened quietly, and Liliana tiptoed in. Pride smiled at her.
"Is he asleep?" she asked with a small smile. She couldn't bring herself to look him in the eye for very long. She felt embarrassed about running off like she had earlier, but Pride seemed oblivious to it.
"Yeah. Out like a light. He had a long day, I guess," Pride responded. He pointed over to where Samuel was curled up on the bed. Liliana crept over to the bed and picked the boy up gently, careful to not wake him up. She turned back to Pride.
"Thanks for watching him, Pride," she said. "You're a peach." She kissed him on the cheek, then walked toward the doorway. It was then that Pride saw Jack standing there waiting for her. He frowned. Jack wore nothing but a pair of pajama bottoms and had a stupid grin on his face.
As much as it bugged Pride, he wasn't about to ask what was going on. He didn't feel like having his head bitten off by Liliana again for being over-protective, and part of him just didn't want to know. There was something about the thought of Jack and Liliana together that made his heart ache, and he didn't want to make it any worse than it already was. So, he just plastered a false smile on his face and waved at Jack.
"Anytime. Night, guys," he said softly.
"Night, Pride," Liliana said, as Jack shut the door. As soon as the door shut, the frown returned to Pride's face. He grabbed the book he had been reading and sat down in the armchair again, his imagination running wild about the possibilities of what he had just seen. They're just friends. Liliana's not stupid, she wouldn't get into a relationship with a guy on the rebound, he told himself. Groaning loudly, he opened the book to where he'd stopped last.
Who am I kidding? They're probably madly in love and having wild sex or something, and I know it. And that shouldn't bother me a bit. I have May, Lili has Jack. This is how things are supposed to be . . . I think. Pushing the thought out of his mind, he turned his attention to the book in his hands.
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