Hi there! I think it would help for you to read this first so that you understand the story. This whole situation with Kate, Humphrey and their children is what it was like at the end of my story 'the Problem'. If you haven't read that story, try reading it to understand this chapter better plot-wise. Enjoy the story and remember to Review!

The sun beamed down upon Jasper. The dens illuminated, and the fields that teemed with caribou were shining from a perch on a great hill beside a great den den. Inside that den lay the leader of the United Pack, Kate. She lay sleeping, despite it being mid-day. She was exhausted from the pressures and the strains of being the leader of the pack. She was soon to pass down the role to her son, Stinky. He was still at Alpha School.

Stinky was a fully grown alpha for all anyone cared. No longer a pup. He was no longer in need of training, but he still needed to finish Alpha School. He had been deemed impeccably able to do this task, to run the united pack. His mother was rich with pride at his achievements. The fact her son could follow in her footsteps meant a great deal to Kate. Her daughter was also greatly talented at her alpha duties, and her and Stinky supported each other through the training.

Their smaller brother adored them both. He was Runt, who was gay and an omega - unlike his other siblings who has opposite-sex partners and were alphas. He was a bit younger than the others, and he was weaker physically. Despite this, he got a lot of respect from his parents.

Humphrey, his father, had separated from their mother after an affair. She had been caught cheating on Humphrey with her now Husband (Hutch) by a friend of Humphrey's. Now Humphrey was married to a wolf called Sweets, a female who was a good friend of Kate's. Despite these problems, Humphrey and Kate remained the best of friends. Kate's experience with Humphrey and her son made her like Omegas more than a lot of Alphas liked. This was were problems began.

Alex had returned from Alpha School two terms prior to Stinky's finishing of the same course. He and Sara had tried for Pups multiple times, but nothing ever worked. Luckily for them, healers had told them that they could have children. They said that it would be hard, though. Sara had fertility issues, but Alex never blamed her or stopped loving her.

Though Alex could find it in his heart to forgive Sara for her problems, he never forgave his mother. He knew what he did was wrong, for a time. But George and the other Alphas had changed him. He wasn't as sweet as Rhiannon though him to be. He went from the 'weird one', to the 'cruel one'. And he had hated Omegas deeply since that day. Alex saw what Kate did. He saw her treat Omegas better than what Alex thought they deserved - and he hated it.

One day, when Runt was searching for his boyfriend Jack, he ventured into the wrong path. He trod across an unfamiliar field, thinking that Jack may be there. He wasn't, but someone was. Alex. The large Alpha was out trying to catch Caribou, but he saw the young Omega instead. He approached from behind fiendishly. In the long grass, he suddenly stepped out to Runt's surprise.

"Hey." Alex called.

"Huh?" Runt reacted. He quickly spun around and saw the larger, black Alpha.

"What are you doing here?" Alex asked, staring down his muzzle at the grey Omega.

"Looking for someone. Have you seen a light grey Omega, about this high." Runt stationed his paw flatly, just slightly above his own head. Runt seemed quite oblivious to Alex's threatening stance yet reasonable cautious about this strange wolf.

"No, why? Is he your brother?" Alex asked, encroaching slightly on Runt.

"No, he's a good friend." Runt lied, becoming wise to the fact Alex was not very friendly.

"You're Kate's kid right? The Omega one?" Alex inquired, grinning slightly and coming closer to Runt.

"Yes. I better get going." Runt tried to get out of the conversation.

"Wait. An Omega can't just walk away from an Alpha." Alex commanded.

"That's wrong. Omegas don't have to do what Alphas want them to if they don't want to." Runt corrected, annoying Alex greatly.

"Watch your mo..." Alex was cut off.

"Runt?" A voice called near the two. It was Jack. Runt sighed in relief.

"I have to go." Runt told the Alpha, and quickly dashed off. Alex saw no reason to try to follow him, so he walked in the opposite direction. Runt ran towards his boyfriend through the long grass, worried that Alex was following him. He soon smashed into Jack, throwing him to the dusty ground and collapsing on top of him. Jack made an annoyed look, and told Runt to get off.

"What was that for?" Jack asked, as he shook the dust off of him.

"It was an accident. Can we go to your den?" Runt asked, very tensely and worriedly.

Jack didn't notice his worry. Hr did, however nod to agree with Runt. They began to walk way from the field and towards Jack's den. Runt seemed skittish and kept looking over his shoulder. Jack became slightly more concerned, until Runt became obviously and visibly upset and stopped all attempts to conceal it.

"Runt," Jack began, turning to Runt, "is something bothering you?" He asked.

"Yes. This big, black-furred Alpha came up to me and started harassing me." Runt explained, once again looking over his shoulder.

"You need to be careful," Runt was told by his boyfriend, "he might be one of those Alpha-Supremacists."

"What?" Runt asked, growing more concerned and walking ever closer to his partner.

"Those Alphas who think your Mom is too soft on Omegas. They think Alphas are better than us." Jack said angrily, almost damningly.

Runt slowly calmed down as they neared Jack's den and realised that he wasn't being followed. He thought of what could of happened if he had stayed there. Would he have been killed or attacked? He was glad he wouldn't find out. The pair then came across the den that Jack had recently began to occupy.

"Here we are." Jack told Runt. Runt smiled in response. They both entered the medium-sized den and sat on the dry, rocky floor. It wasn't too uncomfortable to sit on. Runt and Jack sat next to each other, and Runt lay his head on his boyfriend's shoulders.

Runt leaned on Jack, once again pushing him to the floor. Runt lay on top of him, refusing to get off. Runt pinned Jack down and started laughing. Jack was the stronger of the two, but he would never raise a paw against Runt. He was laughing too.

Runt let go of Jack's paws, but wrapped his own front legs around Jack's back and pulled him closer. Runt kissed Jack on the lips and pressed their torso's against each other. "I love you." Runt told his boyfriend, as he began to make out with him.

After a few minutes of kissing, Runt pulled back and smiled, burying his head in Jack's chest. They then cuddled for a few more minuted. Jack wrapped his front legs around Runt and pulled him as close as he could.

"When are you going to move in with me?" Jack asked out of the blue, quite seriously.

"When Stinky and Claudette get back from Alpha School." Runt told him.

"Why wait?"

"Because I'm scared." Runt answered, surprising Jack.

"What?" He chuckled.

"If she's on her own and all these Alpha-Supremacists are walking about."

"She has Hutch." Jack responded.

"He's out hunting most of the time, and Mom can't defend herself against 3 angry Alphas alone." Runt said.

Both fell silent after that. Jack let out a large sigh, indicating to Runt that he wanted Runt to be here with him. Runt looked away, and sat up away from Jack. Both sat there in silence, not looking at each other. Jack new his boyfriend needed to have alone time after the shock of meeting that wolf. A big, angry Alpha who thought Runt's kind should be wiped out or treated like dirt.

"It'll be okay, Runt." Jack finally said. Runt turned and smiled.

"I hope so." Runt responded.

The two cuddled back up and lay down together again. They fell asleep in a similar position to how Sara and Alex had that night in Alpha School. Two very different wolves, who shared a love for someone else which was the only thing that kept them both from incompleteness. But Alex didn't see himself as similar to Runt. He saw Runt as inferior, and this is where things would go dreadfully wrong. Where everything went horribly, horribly wrong. Alex had met these inferior wolves now, and that only fuelled his hatred. He would not stop until the leader of the pack shared his opinions, regardless of who they were.

"I love you." Runt told the wolf beside him.

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