Hirian smiled.
"Look who's talking, ugly mug!"
He cuffed Ouka over the ears, backpedaling to avoid a possible blow.

((And Medina could be scared to tell Hirian that Ouka and her are mates now because she is worried that it'll break up their friendship...and she has the whole pack hide it aswell!?*Just a thought...))

((Jes!! oooh, we really gots some drama comin nao!!! :D))

Ouka laughed and jumped after Hirian. He couldn't smell Medina because of his fried nose. The skunk had yet to wear off.

~~~

Brutus smiled sweetly and sympathetically,

"It would be my pleasure."

Starmoon nodded and walked toward where she remembered the den to have been, although she wasn't sure. She padded slowly toward the area, afraid to see Medina and Ouka, but she had to be strong, no matter what.

Fayte looked over at Maple.
"I think we should head back to the den. Its a little more protected."

Maple nodded,

"That sounds good. Here, let us help you."

She and Aeren situated themselves on either sides of Fayte's shoulders to support her weight.

~~~

Brutus followed silently after Starmoon. He could feel the tension building in the air as they drew closer to the den.

Fayte nodded and *though it may be a bit of PP'ing* She limped toward the den, with the two beside her.

((Grr. I can't draw humans worth my life!))

((lol!! PP!! *ish rolling* XD))

(rofl)

Medina landed with a woosh of air, her wings pulling her up before hitting the ground. Her head tilted to the side, she asked,

"Hirian?"

Her heart pounded in her chest, terrified. She had completely forgotten about her realtionship with Hirian when she had left. Finding Ouka again didn't help with that either. Dozens fo thougths conflicted in her head, and she was unsure of what to do next.

----

Lyanti nodded and lent his mate a shoulder to lean on as she limped back to the den.

----

Aurora walked next to Kioko, asking,

"Are you okay, sis?"

Ouka trotted happily over to Medina, a broad smile on his face.

"Isn't it great?! The old gang's back together!"

He had to admit, he missed his old friends. They were the best memory he had of the old pack.

Hirian looked at Medina as she landed.
"Medina...Woah.. I never thought I'd find everyone in one place."
Then he turned to Ouka, and in response smiled.
"Yep, all of us are here again."

Kioko walked slowly, still in shock. When Aurora asked her a question, it was a moment before she realized ut and jerked her head up.
"Huh? What..? Oh...yeah, I guess."

Medina was at a loss for words. she was utterly silent for a moment before she nervously cleared her throat and said,

"Yea.. everyone...together again."

She had no idea what to do next. Should she tell Hirian about her current relationship with Ouka and hope he forgived her? But that might make both males angry with her. Ouka might b angry because she didn't tell him about it once she had her memories back, and Hirian would be angry because she practically cheated on him. These thoughts roiled uncontrolled in her mind, her concious doing its best to find a solution.

----

Kurano could practically feel the indescision roiling from Medina. It only took a light peek inside her mind, because her defenses were so low, to see what the problem was.

Huh? what's so bad about that?

((even at a young age, he knows nothing about  romance XD ))

----

Aurora looked worriedly at her sister, lightly bumping her to cheer her up. She asked,

"You sure? You don't look so good."

Ouka's smile dissappeared quickly as he sensed the tension rolling off of Medina. He looked at her with worry coating his features.

"What's wrong?"

~~~

Maple looked at Fayte with concern while walking, keeping an eye out for any sign of pain.

"You good?"

Fayte nodded.
"Yeah, just a little shaky."

Kioko pushed back.
"Yeah. I'm just a little scared still...."

Medina snapped out of her inner conflicts and shook her head, stuttering,

"N-nothing, I was just daydreaming."

Regaining herself, she turned to Hirian and forced a bright smile on her face and said,

"It really is great to see you again."

-----

Aurora smiled gently and licked her sister's cheek, saying,

"We're back together again now though, nothin' to be scared of anymore."

Ouka shrugged, fully trusting Medina.

"It really is man! So what kind of trouble have you been rousing recently?"

~~~

Maple nodded, smiling,

"Just let us know if you need to stop ok?"

Fayte shook her head, wincing slightly.
"We're almost there, I'll be fine."

Hirian shrugged.
"Mostly tryin' to find you. But I've stirred up trouble in human towns, stealing meat, killing sheep. Things like that."
He shoved Ouka playfully.
"But I can't do my worst without my partner in crime!"

Maple nodded kindly.

~~~

Aeren smelled the air silently. Something seemed different about the den. It wasn't empty, he could tell that, but was it the twins? No. There was a somewhat new scent hovering around. A familiar one masked the new, but that didn't make him feel any better. The hair on the back of his neck rose instictively as his nerves jumped.

~~~

Ouka laughed,

"I can't even imagine what the two of us could do!"

He boxed his friend back, smiling broadly.

Medina felt herself relax somewhat and she glared at both of them.

"NEITHER of you will be doing ANY sort of criminal acts!"

-----

Lyanti glanced at Aeren, noticing his confusion.

"You smell that too?"

Hirian smiled.
"As usual, trying to kill the fun."
He turned back to Ouka and smiled, somewhat rare lately.
"We wouldn't do anything too bad..."

Fayte sniffed, and would have ran toward her home, if she hadn't been injured. She growled deeply.
"Whoever it is, they'd better not be there long."

Ouka laughed,

"Don't worry, I'm sure we're too grown up to do anything.....criminal."

~~~

Aeren nodded.

"Sorta smells familiar...wonder if it's that one wolf who ran off when we showed up."

He barely knew her. He knew she came and helped them with the fight, but she had disappeared pretty quickly.