Reita walked down the snowy hill towards the cabins as he watched his younger self run inside on them. He moved to the closed door and reached for it, but hesitated. They couldn't possibly see him, right? He grabbed the handle, but his hand went right through it. He stared for a moment then moved right through the door. He watched as his younger self sat in his mother's lap as she braided a lock of his hair. The door swung through him and another woman walked in not even seeing him. She was his height, black hair, with same feathers and beads in her locks as his mother.

"Yuca, welcome home." His mother said

"Momma!" Akira shouted running to her. She happily picked him up in her arms and carried him to Kira. She happily greeted her mate before taking Akira back in her arms.

"My parents." Reita gasped. "These are my parents."

"So how did it go?"

Yuca sighed. "Kira, we have decided that one of Raven's pups will be Akira's mate. We haven't decide which yet, but definitely Raven's bloodline."

"Mate?" Akira asked.

"Yes, when you come of age you'll be mated to a strong alpha."

"Yuca." Kira warned. "It's too early for him."

"He'll find out eventually, and as the only omega in our bloodline he'll have to take responsibility."

"We don't even know if he's a carrier yet." Kira sighed seeing her son looking at them with confused eyes. "Why don't you go rest for now? You'll want to be up bright and early to play with your friends."

Akira nodded and ran out of the room, but Reita wanted to stay. As he looked around the memory started to change. He was still in the home, but now he was looking out a parted door. Below him at his feet was his younger self looking through the door as well.

His parents were talking by a fire. Something about Akira still being a child and about bloodlines. Reita listened and learned. The pure Suzuki bloodline was fading and Akira, Reita, was the last direct decedent alive. Yuca was talking about how he was the most important wolf in their tribe. He was also the only omega. It didn't make sense to Reita, if he was so important then how did he end up with Dogma?

Before he knew it the scene change again. He was back outside watching his younger self play with the other pups his age. They rolled around the snow tackling and biting. He was always the one pinned down though. As he went to attack again, Yuca came walking up in heavy black furs. She smiled and waved for Akira to come over. The little white pup pounced over and Reita ran next to them.

Yuca petted Akira's head. "You're trying so hard, but you won't win like that. You're smaller than them, so have to go for their legs. Throw them off balance before you attack. Try again."

The white pup barked and went running back out just as Kira walked up to her. "Training him already?"

"Old habits die hard." Yuca laughed. "My line is full of warriors and yours is full of royals. Akira is the perfect balance between strength and elegance."

Kira rolled her eyes. "Just don't make him into senseless warrior like Raven is doing with her sons."

"Raven is doing that so they are up Akira's standard. Who wants an alpha that can be beaten by an omega?" Yuca smirked. "Which is why I'm going to train Akira to fight like an alpha so only those who are worthy may be his mate."

"We're a combined pack, remember." Kira said. "Akira also has to be agile, cunning, and of course graceful."

"He will be." Yuca said. "We'll make sure of that."

Reita shook his head as he watched himself take down another pup, finally. It just didn't make any sense to him. Why was he bred for perfection only to end up cage fighting? He sat out on a hill watching over the pack. Every face seemed so familiar but at the same time they were so distant. As he watched over the area his inner wolf came to sit next to him. Reita patted his head and pointed at his younger self falling in the snow.

"You've kept these memories from me and I'm guessing it's for a good reason. I just haven't found it yet." Reita spoke to himself. "Nothing has really happened here so why hide it?"

His inner wolf let out a low bark. Reita looked back up to find that he wasn't watching his young puppy self any more, but as an older boy. He was playing with a smaller group now and they were all trying to earn his attention.

Reita watched as they no longer played, but trained as fighters. The days quickly turned to nights in his eyes and he was staring at his own sleeping form. Reita shook his head because he vaguely remembered this. He wasn't asleep, he was waiting. A tap sounded on the window and Akira's eyes opened wide. He ran to it and climbed out to join five others to run out. Reita followed them to the largest cabin, where they climbed to the roof where a door sat open to let out smoke. Reita peeked inside along with the others.

There sat all of the pack including his mothers. Yuca was sitting in the middle of the room with Kira next to her and they were surrounded by the pack members just like they would in Kyo's pack during a meeting. Reita leaned in to listen.

"We have to take action, if we don't Dogma will strike."

"We cannot fight him, his pack is to large and it's too strong. We'll be wiped out."

"So what, we give in to his commands?" Kira gasped. "Easy for all of you to say you don't have a child on the line."

"Kira." Yuca snapped, but her mate stood up.

"No. I will not lose my son. Your son, Yuca."

The pack leader sighed. "I know, Kira."

"We should hand Akira to him." A woman shouted.

"Mother!" Kira gasped.

"That boy has been nothing but a curse. He was born prematurely, almost killed you, and with his birth took your ability to have more children."

"Silence, Maya" Yuca ordered. "Akira is our only omega. My only child. He is the key to our pack's future. He shall not be cursed, nor degraded, nor shunned. Dogma has ordered us to give him all our omegas or fight a war. Our lines have always found a way to survive. We have plenty mates between us and although we are all alphas, some can still conceive. Our line is not lost, but it will be if we go to war."

Kira glared at her mate with teary eyes. "Please, don't do it, Yuca."

"I will give Akira to Dogma to prevent a bloodshed."

Reita gasped as he covered his mouth and his younger self whimpered. Akira jumped off the roof, ignoring his friends' stares he ran off into the darkness.

Reita shook his head in disbelief. He was given away to a monster without a fight or anything. He meant nothing to them, he wasn't a part of this pack, and he was just a tool to be used. When he was a child all his parents wanted was for him to be mated and have children. They didn't care.

Reita looked up and found himself in the woods surrounded by darkness and dead trees. He heard a whimper coming from a log next to his leg. He moved to look inside and found his younger self crying. He felt a familiar pain in his chest and he wanted to reach in to comfort his child self, but he knew it wouldn't work. Reita sat against the log listening to the crying and to the nearby howls. The pack was looking for him. He remembered this. He remembered sitting in the dark alone when suddenly a white wolf came into view.

Reita looked over at his mother who was quick to change into her human form. Kira smiled sadly as she approached the log. Reita watched as she gently coaxed him out of the log and Akira jumped into her arms. They sat there together as she wiped off his face.

"You want to get rid of me." Akira whimpered.

"You heard everything?" She asked and he nodded. "No, I would rather fight to the death than send you off."

"Then why are you letting it happen?"

Kira sighed, "Yuca is the pack leader and she has to make decisions that are best for the pack even if it means the cost of her family."

"Then we can run."

"No Akira, you have to go, but listen to me. We're not going to leave you with that man. You'll have to stay with him for a few weeks, but we're going to get you back. We're already making plans to get you back home safely. We just need you to listen and behave. We need you to be strong and help us with this."

"But…I'm scared."

"We are, too, but we're strong. You come from a line of warriors, some of the strongest to ever live. Your body can handle fights, so trust it. Use your brain more than brawn that is the key to surviving."

"I have to go back, don't I?"

"Yes."

"Okay." He whimpered out.

Reita followed them through the forest and watched as Kira talked with him, making him laugh. She led him out to the opening where Yuca was running towards them and she slid on her knees to wrap Akira up in a hug. Reita was actually mad for seeing her cry after she just said she would give him away. His younger self felt the same as he moved away from her. She sighed with a sad face, but stood to lead them back to their home.

When they got there, they didn't take Akira to their home, but to a different cabin. Reita watched as they sat Akira in front of an old shaman couple. Yuca and Kira sat behind him, holding hands as the shamans began mixing spices, herbs and water into a pot to boil over a fire. All the while they sung something Reita couldn't understand. They fanned the smoke from the fire towards Akira making him breathe it in. Then finally once it was finished they poured the red concoction into a cup. Akira was ordered to drink the whole thing and once he did, he fell to the side. Reita gasped as Kira gathered him in her arms

"He will sleep well." The female shaman said.

"And this will all be dream to him." The male shaman said.

"He won't remember a thing." They both said. Reita shook his head in disbelief as he watched them carry his younger self away. They placed him in his bed and tucked him in like any other time before going to bed themselves.

Reita watched a couple of days pass then a familiar memory popped up. Akira was in his wolf form and he was outside playing in the snow. He was bigger than what he remembered, but he guessed that was because everything was large to him when he was that size so he felt smaller. The white fluff covered the ground as he hopped through it towards his pack who were all in their wolf forms.

"Mom!" He yelped and laughed as he caught up. She was in her white wolf form as well. She leaned down and nuzzled against him. "Where are we going this time?"

"Kira" The pack leader had walked up to join them. She was a dark grey wolf and she was very large compared to him and his own mother. "It's time."

"But why him? Why our son? Yuca please." She whimpered. The alpha wrapped her head around Reita's mother's neck.

"We have no other choice." Yuca said.

"Mom? Momma? What's going on?" Akira asked and Reita sniffled.

"Akira." Yuca turned her head to point towards a large brown wolf. "You need to go with him"

"But…"

"No buts. You will not return here." She said.

"You lied to me." Reita whimpered looking at Kira. "You lied."

Yuca leaned down and bit the scruff of his neck to carry him away. Being carried like a puppy embarrassed him, but Reita knew that feeling would pass in a few minutes. He watched as his mom closed her eyes and turned away from them. Akira whimpered as he was carried to the strange wolf. She dropped her pup and let a low growl. "Here. Now leave our lands and never return."

He growled "I'll come back as many times as I please."

"Dogma! The deal was—"

"Deals change." He growled and attacked her. Suddenly about twenty or so wolves hidden in the snow jumped out and started attacking the pack.

Reita watched as the snow became red with blood. He watched as the wolves were being ripped apart from being outnumbered. He watched his younger self whimpering as wolves were dying around him when suddenly Dogma walked up to him. Reita closed his eyes as Dogma picked his younger self up in his mouth and took off. The memory began to fade with no sign of his parents living or dead. Reita guessed his memories couldn't even tell him that. Dogma took him away far too soon to find out.

Reita sighed wanting to get away from it all, but when he turned around he found himself sitting in a cage. He was looking right at his younger self chained up to the wall. He heard footsteps coming closer and soon Dogma with one of his lackeys was standing there just as Akira groaned.

"What do you plan on doing with him?"

Akira woken up to the sound of them talking. He raised his hand to scratch his neck, but found something metal wrapped around it. He froze in the spot as the men near him kept talking. Reita watched the memory continue on.

"Originally, I was thinking about making him my mate." Dogma said. "He'd make me some fine pups."

"True, but why waste his warrior bloodline with pup making when you already have so many breeders birthing new pack members every month? His name alone will make you money in fights."

"Bastards" Reita spat.

"True." Dogma turned and smiled down at Akira. "He'll replace the omega that just died in the Cage. Get him prepped for surgery and start him on the drugs. Akira, you come from a strong bloodline. You'll make me a hefty sum in the Cage. Get him ready for the procedure."

"Don't forget, Dogma, omega's can grow their uteruses back." The lackey said.

"Akira's won't, not after I'm done with him." Dogma said and went to walk away, but stopped and looked Akira in the eye. "But if it does happens to grow back, well I'll put it to use then."

Reita watched as they walked away, but then the lackey was coming back with an old man. Reita remembered him. He was Dr. Straze, he was Leena's grandfather. He was also the man that made the drugs they injected into Reita and the other omegas. He didn't remember this though. Reita's inner wolf rubbed his head against the blonde's hand and whimpered. Reita petted it as he watched the lackey and a couple others drag Akira out of the cage.

They took Akira to a room that Reita thought he'd seen before, but he couldn't remember what happened here. He guessed whatever was happening now was it, and it was upsetting his inner wolf.

"He's too young for this." Dr. Straze said, but was hit upside the head.

"Do what you're told or else Leena will suffer." The lackey said.

Reita watched as they strapped his younger self down on the metal table and as Dr. Straze brought out clean medical supplies. He held up a scalpel and turned towards Akira who was struggling on the table.

"Don't struggle, it'll hurt more if you do. I'm sorry we ran out of anesthetics last week so you'll just have to endure it." The doctor said before cutting into Akira lower stomach. Reita gasped as he watched the procedure. His inner wolf was rubbing its head against his thigh to try and comfort him. He closed his eyes and turned his head away as his own loud screams filled his ears until it suddenly became silent.

Reita opened his eyes expecting to see a bloody mess, but found himself on the hill of his inner soul. His tree was as green and full of leaves as ever, but it also had something else on it. He noticed it before, but then it was green and smaller. Now it was lighter with some orange to it and a little bigger. His inner wolf licked his hand before looking up at the fruit.

"Is that for me?" Reita asked and his wolf let out a low bark, but when he tried to reach for it, the white beast pushed him back. Reita raised an eyebrow. "Not ready yet?"

The wolf licked its own snout as it sat down. Reita laughed as he sat in front of it and started petting it. "Kai is trying to get in again, I feel him. You don't mind me blaming this on you do you?"

The wolf huffed, but laid its head on Reita's lap and licked his hand. Reita smiled. "Thanks."

Reita opened his eyes to find the moon glowing in the night sky. The blonde swallowed hard before slowly sitting up, startling Kai who jumped right up.

"Reita." He gasped grabbed his mate's hand. Both of their chests warmed up and Reita felt Kai's anger, sadness, and worry. The blonde laid his head on the alpha's shoulder.

"I'm sorry." He whispered. "I…had to remember a few things and I wasn't sure what they would be. My inner wolf kind of didn't want you to see before I did."

"You let it block me out." Kai said feeling betrayed.

"I didn't want you to pull me away from possibly the only chance I had to see what happened to me."

"I wouldn't do that to you." Kai said.

"Not on purpose, but accidently yes. I felt you doing it the moment you called for me. I'm sorry, but I'd really like to share what I've learned with you and I hope you'll listen."

Kai sighed and pulled his mate into a hug. "I'm just happy you're okay. You were out for three days."

"There were a lot of memories to go through." Reita said with a small laugh. "Kai, I had a pack before Dogma."

Toshiya woke with a yawn and was surprised to hear someone talking. He sat up with a start worried about being caught sleeping. He was supposed to be on watch and had fallen asleep. Kaoru was going to kill him for that. Toshiya looked over to see who was talking though and was surprised to find Reita up with Kai. The alpha got up and rushed over to them.

"Reita, you're awake."

"And you're interrupting." Kai said. "A private conversation."

"Kai, Byou to needs to check on him, make sure he's okay."

"I'm fine Toshiya. It was my choice to sleep as long as I did, now if you would, I'd like to finish before the whole pack wakes up and starts asking me questions."

Toshiya nodded and backed up to give them space. He walked over to the tree was sitting at before he got up and found Die sitting by it. He didn't even know the other alpha was awake.

"Hey." Toshiya whispered.

"Hey, sleepyhead."

"Please don't tell anyone."

Die waved his hand with a smile. "No promises."

"Evil." Toshiya joked.

"Only a little."

They sat there listening to the sounds of the night, including Kai and Reita talking as well as the moaning coming from the shed. Yeah, peaceful.

Kaoru was first to wake up and move around that morning cooking breakfast. He decided to break the rules for once and gave Reita the first helping since the omega was probably hungry. Kai was surprised to find Reita wolfing down the food without hesitating or complaining, but he was also very happy. Soon everyone else was up and eating while Byou did a full blown examination on Reita because it's exactly what Shinya would do.

"Shinya told you not hit your head anymore." Byou joked.

"Yeah, my bad." Reita laughed as the bandage was changed out.

"We'll be leaving in a couple of days once our leader has finished mounting his mate into the ground."

"Were we that loud when Kai and I mated?" Reita asked.

"Probably, the rooms you guys were in helped sounds from getting out so we didn't really hear it unless the door got opened."

Reita's cheeks burned and he was laughed at for it. They finished up and joined the rest of the pack, but Kai grabbed him and pulled him to the side.

After Reita was deemed healthy, Kai pulled him away to go on a run together as wolves. They ran through the trees and bushes chasing each other. Reita was enjoying the run. Being able to feel wind against him, digging his paws into the earth with every step, and running freely with his mate next to him. He never felt so free.

They alternated who led and who followed. When they took a break they would end up wrestling before taking off running again. The sun moved across the sky as they continued their little adventure until Reita suddenly slowed down to a stop. Kai stopped and turned to look to see why his mate wasn't moving anymore. Reita whimpered before falling to his side and Kai felt his heart dropped. The white wolf curled up just before turning back into Reita curled up. Kai changed before dropping to his knees next to his mate.

"Reita," He whimpered.

Reita looked up with a smile and a sweaty face. He was gasping for air, but he reached for his mate's hand. "I'm okay, just couldn't catch my breath."

"Why don't I carry you back?" Kai asked and the blonde nodded. He climbed his mate's back and Kai started carrying him back to the camp.

"Kai?"

"Yeah."

"Can we do this again? I really…loved it."

"When you're feeling better." Kai said.

"Okay. I'm going to take a nap."

"You do that. I'll wake you up when we get back."

Reita hummed before pressing a kiss on Kai's neck. "Love you."

Kai smiled as his chest warm up. "Love you, too."