Faeya sighed as the bus came to a full stop. She couldn't even hear everyone's rambling slowly come to a silence. She stood and turned to everyone in the bus, some more angry than others, and said "I know you all are not particularly... fond of our current situation... but we will have to deal with it. The Elders saw us as the strongest pack in the nation, so we should just feel priviledged to be called so. Now, let's get off this bus and help this pack." She grinned slightly at them to reassure her pack and she turned and stepped off the bus. She walked to the side of the bus and opened the large shelf attached to the bus, shuffling through the suitcases to get her bag.

Derek punched this punching bag until his knuckles bled, he replayed the voice mail over and over again, "Der, i love you but you don't love me the way you loved Lilac , I'm not your mate... We're done." Derek could hear her try to hold back her tears. Derek gave the punching bag one last blow until it burst completely. He threw himself onto the cold marble floor, panting. Derek was angry, he had dated Samantha for a year, she knew everything about him, but he couldn't love her the same way she loved him. Derek laid on the cold floor, he watched the ceiling fan.

Blake rolled out of bed, he had received 30 messages from Derek. He quickly read all of them while he got dressed and drove over to Derek's house. He got in with his spare key, "Dude stop moping and get dressed, we gotta go" Blake threw Derek some clothes .

Derek took a quick shower and got dressed.

Austin stood just inside the door into the pack house( if that's ok). It was where he and most of the pack stayed. His body was pins and needless, and he could hear his wolf whining to come out. He could smell her. He shook his head and straightened his shirt. It was form fitting, hinting at the muscles underneath. Then his dark navy blue jeans and normal sneakers. He then opened the door, stepping down the steps towards the bus. He walked towards Faeya. He walked up behind her and nearly in her ear," need any help with that?" He wanted to grab her and kiss her, his wolf wanted to forget the pleasantries and really, really claim her as his. He restrained that much however, knowing it wouldn't have been the best way to start this off.

Alyssa yawned as she got out of the bus and looked around already seeing Faeya and a guy talking. She was pretty fast but it matters not to Alyssa. Faeya was her friend and she could do what she wants. Anyways, Alyssa walked to the other side where the bags were at. As she tried to grab her bags dragging them slowly to the pack house. It was going to be a long day today.

Blake drove to the pack house in silence, Derek was quiet in the front seat. Blake glanced at him, "Are you ok-"

"I'm fine" Derek shot back. He watched as his knuckles already began to heal themselves. Derek looked out the window, they had arrived. Derek jumped out of the car, hoping to avoid any further questioning. Derek nodded at Austin, and walked past him and sat himself on the couch in the living room.

Blake rolled his eyes at Derek, he was always in a mood. Blake smiled at Austin and winked at the girl. She must have been Austin's mate.

Lilac left the bus with a groan, she took off the headphones that had been blocking out her sense of sound, and through off her fluffy blindfold that kept her from having to see the rest of her pack. She had ignored the Alpha's speech, it didn't help at all, she was still going to mope and be tired. She ruffled her hair with her fingers and straightened out her top. She looked around at the men and women that surrounded her, smiling slightly and trying to pick her mate out in the crowd. She wondered if he would notice her.

Haruki had woken up fairly early that morning, despite having gotten home late the night before. [i[Must be the anticipation...[/i]
Today was important, he remembered. The meeting would be happening today. That was probably why he was unable to sleep any longer. Sighing, he got up and prepared for the day, wearing nice clothing for the occasion, though he actually liked to look good for every occasion.
With a pair nice looking black skinny jeans and slim light blue T-shirt under an open dress shirt, he sat down and used his extra time to look over his new script while he drank his coffee.

A couple of hours later, he was on his way to the pack house. Upon arriving, he could see that the bus had already arrived and the female pack was already getting off. He stood there for a moment, just observing. He could smell a very familiar scent in the group, one that caused a small, sad smile to adorn his face for a moment. He quickly replaced it with a slightly confident, though mostly neutral look, like he normally wore.

Faeya jumped in surprise at how close he was. She turned to him with wide, doe-like eyes and her hand went to her heart. "Jeez! You scared me." She cleared her throat and straightened her black leather jacket over her grey tank top. Her skinny jeans, dark blue, were matched with black combat boots. She looked over at her bag and yanked it out. "And to answer your question, no I don't need your help." She looked him up and down for a second before looking back into his eyes. "Thanks for asking though."

Took a step back as she whirled around, avoiding being accidentally hit as she did. His eyes met hers, an ache in his chest, wanting to wrap her up in his arms and claim her as his. He took a deep breath, calming himself quickly. It was so difficult. He then studied her face. He didn't see any reconization on her face when she looked at him. How did she not recognize him? She was his mate for Hell's sake! He said," you do remember me correct? I don't see how you can not. Or even know who I am without even reconizing me." His eyes flicked down her body, before returning back to her face.

That was her final standing, she felt. She had to come back to a place she was not wanted before, she had to travel by bus with loud women, and she hadn't had a break in hours. She was already on edge and her mate asking if she remembered him? Oh, that set her off. She smirked slightly. "How could I not? I was just trying to act in a formal manner, but if you think I don't remember the person that was suppose to love and protect me but instead turned me down for some toys; then I must have gotten hit by a car." She slung her bag over her shoulder and said "I won't stop you from exploring your sea of women, but I do ask you not to touch any of my girls. If you do, I will make your life a living hell. Now," she stepped in front of him and stared up at him defiantly "show me to my room so I can wait until the danger you apparently can't handle is gone."

Lilac gulped, she stood in what she felt was the center of the pack. Surrounded by girls that were more important then her, but right now she felt even less visible. She walked forward, trying to find Faeya. She had seen her Alpha in a rage before, luckily it wasn't as bad as it could have been, but the girl was angry. She sighed, still wallking and dodging others.

Soon she found herself standing behind Faeya, she raised her hand and placed it on the woman's shoulder. "Faeya, I think I found you a suitable room. We should go look at it..."

His nose flared in anger and his teeth bared slightly at her words. It wasn't like he was a mind reader, he expected more of a reaction then what he received. He took a deep breath, reigning in his anger. His anger wasn't centered completely at her. It was also at himself. Regret flicked over his facial expression at her words, before composing himself. He didn't reject what she had said, or try to change her mind about it. He knew she knew, she would have felt it everytime he did something. He then spoke slowly," I have changed. I know you probably could care less that I have, but I have." He stared down at her, as she stepped closer. He took a deep breath, inhaling her scent before he said," follow me, your room is located on the top floor. As is mine, and my office." He turned slightly, keeping an eye on her as he did. Then he spotted the girl behind her and said," she already has one."

Alyssa noticed more people walking in. It was turning into a very crowded place. Alyssa decided to talk with her dear ole friend, Faeya. As she was getting closer to the girl, she heard something about rooms, she also saw Lilac smiling at her and waiving she turned to Faeya. "Ohhh. Hey there Faeya girly. What's going on here? And who is this guy? Fighting about who gets a room?" She asked raising an eyebrow thinking, she notices him from somewhere but dosent really knows. Faeya shrugged crossing her arms close to her chest waiting on the response.

"...I'm sorry about that sir." Lilac murmured instinctively, of course she did. It wasn't as if Lilac had a say in any of this. "I'm going to go find my room, Faeya." She turned on her heel, dashing away silently and balling her fists. It wasn't truly anger that made her react, instead it was the urge to do something she couldn't. She wanted to speak, but no never around the group. She wasn't her own person, what was she thinking? She could be her own person around someone though, maybe. But where is he? She asked herself, quietly carrying on with her business.

Derek could feel the tension build in the pack house, he could smell his mate. His heart raced a bit. Derek sighed, he didn't know if he was ready to see Lilac again. Derek decided to put his problems aside and help the other pack move in. Derek slowly got up from the couch, he scanned the room for Lilac. He couldn't find her, 'I swear i can smell her but none of these girls look like-' Derek found her. 'She looks so different' He said to himself. His heart raced again, she was beautiful. Derek bit his cheek and walked toward her. He cleared his throat.

Lilac grumbled something under her breath, she was searching through the pile of baggage. Her bag was plain and hard to find in the colorful pile. She heard a throat clear behind her back, the scent in the air was clear. She smirked and turned, the smirk being replaced by a smile. "Hi, I'm Lilac. Can you get my bag? I need to head to my room." She waved slightly, and turned back to the pile. Soon she found her bag, it was easy enough after a while..five minutes. Turning back to Derek she handed him her luggage, shrugging and waiting.

Derek's eyebrow rose, she knew who he was. 'Fine two can play this game' he thought.Derek smirked, he carelessly threw the bag over his shoulder, hoping something would break. He went down the hallway, her room was right next to his. He threw the bag into the room, causing a loud bang. "My bad" He said grinning. Derek sighed, "If you need anything i'll be in my room.... On second thought, don't ask me for anything." Derek walked into his room and slammed the door shut. A few seconds later, loud music starting booming from his room.

Lilac growled, she had peaked inside of her room for just a moment before the music came. Her eyes widened, and she shook her head wildly. How dare he! Sbe screeched, her thought barely loud enough to go against the music. She huffed, wanting to smack Derek for his stupidity. Instead of doing something totally irrational she ran across the hall to his room; banging on the door and shouting curses through it. "Derek! Turn it off! Right now!" She shrieked, opening the door after a moment or two. "Turn it off! I'm tired of your crap Derek!"

Derek turned off his music, he stood so that he was right in front of Lilac. "So you do remember me." Derek smirked, he stared at the fuming girl. He licked the corner of his lip, mocking Lilac. He made his way past her, and walked toward the kitchen. Derek whistled as he looked through the fridge, he grabbed an apple before closing the refrigerator.

Faeya glared at Austin. "Don't talk to my pack members that way!" She turned to Alyssa and said "hey, Alyssa. This is Austin. He's the other pack's Alpha. He's upset because his mate is back and he simply can't stand her." She turned back to Austin and gave him a sickeningly sweet smile. "Now, let's continue on our journey to my room. I'd like to begin helping my pack members unpack also."