''Well.. I rather have my showers cold Gabriel but hot water is inclueded'' Vaness said with a grin and a raised brow. ''Of course I have hot water and a towel and if I open a box or two I probably even can find clothes for you'' she said. ''I believe that my brother and you have the same size.. Or he had it'' she said. Her smile didn't leave her lips but it didn't reach her eyes this time. She looked around. ''I learned to drink tea from my grandmother, she always told me to drink a cup before I drink something else.. Since she and grandfather lived in our house too, we always listened to her.'' she said with a smile.

Vanessa placed down her cup and walked to her bedroom, leaving the door open as after a minute or five she came back with a big box in her arms, a towel laying upon it and turned around so she could close the door using her elbow. She looked up at the surprised faces. ''What? A women alone must find her own ways to move around, even with big boxes in her hands'' she said and then placed it down. She took the towel and held it up. ''Go on, it is yours to use'' she said. ''I believe I even have a bottle with men showergel.. It must be in the cabinet under the sink'' she said.

Gabriel looked at the others. "Hear that, gang? Vanessa has hot water." he grinned at them, and they rolled their eyes back at him. "So go on, take a shower." he continued, playfully attempting to provoke any of them. They were all far too polite to ask to take a shower at Vanessa's home. When Vanessa came back with some clean clothes, she closed the door in quite a funny way. It was a sort of clumsy confidence that was quite entertaining to watch. So this is what it's like living in an apartment, they thought. ''What? A woman alone must find her own ways to move around, even with big boxes in her hands'' she said and placed the box down. She even held up a towel to Gabriel. "Go on, it's yours to use." she said, continuing. "I believe I even have a bottle of men's showergel... It must be in the cabinet under the sink."
Gabriel raised a brow. "Men's showergel? Why the heck would you have that?" he asked, confused, accepting the towel with his hands but didn't really know what to do with it.

The others looked at Gabriel. "Come on dude, you the leader of this pack-- I mean gang." started Thomas. "What?" Gabriel blinked. Robyn motioned her hand towards him, "Yeah Gabe, go on." she said. Gabriel opened his mouth to protest, but was interrupted by Conrad, who was grinning devilishly. "Indeed it would be appropriate for our dear leader to be granted the honor of 'first shower'." he said, happy with himself. Jaze was simply looking on, smiling, finding the situation as hilarious as the others.
"Alright..." Gabriel said reluctantly and stood up. "Vanessa, if you would allow me to, I will borrow your shower and be the first in the gang not to smell like a... Dog." he looked at the others, laying emphasis on the last word. He was smiling so much his cheeks might've burst. He found his own comment to be quite hilarious. The others rolled their eyes and sighed at his bad humour, but said nothing. "I know nothing of fashion. Throw me some clothes, will you?" he turned to Vanessa, and took off his shirt as he entered the bathroom, eager for a hot shower. As his chest exposed itself for a second before he disappeared into the bathroom, the others could catch a glimpse of the wounds he had gotten the night before. They were completely healed, and no bruises were left on his body. Jaze noticed, and worried Vanessa would too. The others didn't notice, however, and went about their own business, talking about usual affairs and what-not. Whatever homeless people talk about.

Gabriel left the door half-open as he looked himself in the mirror. He had only taken the shirt off, as he waited for Vanessa to bring the clothes. He didn't want to just... Take the clothes, in case there was something in the box Vanessa didn't mean to give away. He had accepted 'charity' before but this was completely different. For the first time in years, the pack would sleep under a roof. It was a lot to take in...

Vanessa raised a brow. ''I am not a lesbian Gabriel.. I do sometimes have a boyfriend'' she said and chuckled. ''Plus I like the smell of men's showergel'' she said, she then put the box down and opened it. She looked at her clothes and swallowed. ''It's been so long'' she whispered, she took a jacket and smelled it. It still smelled some like her brother and she felt herself becoming a little emotional.

She didn't look at Gabriel when he took of his shirt and walked into the bathroom, she didn't even notice Thomas saying Pack instead of Gang. She then looked up and saw Gabriel in the bathroom with the door open and shirtless. She shook her head and grabbed a jeans, a t-shirt and some boxers. She looked at it, dropped the shirt and grabbed something else. She knocked on the door and looked at him. ''Your clothes, Sir Gabriel'' she said with a little smile. He could clearly see the emotions on her face but she didn't care, she didn't have to be a strong woman all the time.

"I didn't... Mean to say you were a lesbian." Gabriel responded, shocked. He didn't mean to offend her, and feared that he had until she chuckled. His expression lightened.
When she entered the bathroom with the clothes, he accepted them, looked at them, and put them aside. He looked at her. "I wontt ask you how you are feeling, or if you are alright. I've seen a lot of that face you're making right now." he said suddenly, complete honesty expressing his facial features. "And I'm smart enough to put two and two together. I can guess why you have your brother's clothes here."
Gabriel put his hand on Vanessa's shoulder. The others watched from the living-room, understanding, or minded their own business. They respected Gabriel and now even Vanessa. "So I won't ask. I will say however that if you need to ventilate or if you want to talk about what's troubling you, me and my entire group out there will listen. You've been a true friend to us so far, and shown kindness in just a few days that we've never seen in years." he removed his hand from her shoulder and ran it through his hair, which was getting in his face. "So we're here for you."
He smiles, finishing his little speech. Robyn rolled her eyes at the goofy fussball attitude of Gabriel, but secretly she loved it. The others were basicly smiling and grinning at each other.

Vanessa listened to him and nodded. ''Thank you so much..'' she said, she then walked away but before she closed the door she turned around. ''Oh.. And I didn't take any offend in it, don't worry. I was just kidding'' she said with a smile. She looked around and then frowned. ''Wait.. How is that wound of yours?'' she asked suddenly as if she suddenly remembered that he had been here the night before too.

Suddenly behind her, Vanessa heard something and turned around. Robyn had 'accidentally' dropped her mug and Vanessa walked up to her, the girl acted to be very shocked. Vanessa moved between the guys and looked at the mug on the ground. ''I am so sorry'' Robyn said. ''Its okay, it can happen'' Vanessa said. Thomas signed to Gabriel to go and take that shower quickly now or else Vanessa would return to that question. Robyn got up and walked to the kitchen. ''Where can I find the dustpan?'' she asked. ''Oh no, I'll clean it.. It's alright'' Vanessa said. ''But, I made the mess'' Robyn said, she looked at the girl and then saw the dustpan and grabbed it. The young girl had only been able to save this as she had been the last one with her tea.. She had not liked the grandma stuff but Gabriel always told her to stay polite. This had been the best way to both save her alpha and get rid of that yucky stuff.

Vanessa smiled and looked how Robyn cleaned the pieces of the mug. She herself grabbed a towel to clean the tea that had still been inside the mug.

Oh. She was just kidding. Gabriel was delighted to see Vanessa had a sense of humor. "Wait.. How is that wound of yours?" she asked so suddenly, Gabriel froze. Thoughts raced in his mind, trying to come up with an excuse. What a fool he felt like, having not thought about this simple thing. He was so used to being around his pack and other werewolves that he had just forgotten about it.
Suddenly, Robyn dropped her mug. Gabriel realized at once what was up... And although he didn't appreciate Robyn making a mess, he did appreciate a mess that got him out of a mess. He grinned at her approvingly when Vanessa was looking the other way. Robyn winked.

"Yeah Robyn, gosh clean that up!" the others said, playing along.
Gabriel took the moment to close the door and jump into the shower.

A few minutes passed... A hot shower. It had been a little while since he had showered at all, but even longer since he had actually had a -hot- shower. He was delighted... It was wonderful. He suddenly felt guilty he had done this before the rest of his pack, so he decided he wouldn't appear delighted once he exited. He would let them shower when they all arrived at the big house... Whatever that even means.
Gabriel thought about the situation, contemplated this whole affair while under the stream of warm water. He had 'saved' Vanessa from being mugged by the bastard-pups, and she had in return saved his life when they came back to beat him up... Then she had offered them some work, and a bit of money... She was the absolutely kindest person Gabriel had ever met, and also the weirdest. Who does this to complete strangers, anyway? And to a gang of hobos, no less. Still... Gabriel could tell she had been through a lot. He would feel it around her. The way she carried itself, it just kind of... Spoke to him. So then she told them about her inherited house outside of town, and the pack had decided to trust Vanessa halfway due to kindness and half because of gratitude owed to her for saving Gabriel, and taking care of him when wounded.

And then there was the fact that Gabriel was starting to realize who she was, what kind of connection they shared... He couldn't quite remember it all, but... This all felt so familiar to him.

She was a lovely person.

-

A few more mintues pass, and Conrad sips his tea quietly, listening to Jaze tell him about a movie he had seen as a kid, way before he was homeless. Thomas was helping Robyn and Vanessa clean up the 'accident'.
"So, Vanessa." Thomas said, approaching her. "I'm sure Gabriel already introduced you to everyone, but I'd like to say hi in person. So hi, nice to meet you." he said and held out his hand to her for a shake (he had made sure to wash his hands before).
"As a group, we really want to thank you, don't we guys?" he continued. Conrad and Jaze looked up, and Robyn rolled her eyes. Conrad spoke next. "Yes, we do... Gabe told us what happened. You were being harassed by some schmucks, and he had stepped in to scare them off, and later they came back to beat him up, so he found his way to your place, where you helped him and nursed him even though it could endanger yourself." he said. Jaze nodded agreeingly. "On behalf of the pack, we thank you, Vanessa. You are a very nice person." said Jaze.

Then, Gabriel came out of the bathroom with the new clothes on and with clean (but not quite dry) hair. The others applauded, teasing him, as he came out. "It feels weird having clean clothes. I don't remember everything being so... Stiff." Gabriel said, smiling at the others. "Hey, you'll make us jealous." Conrad said jokingly.
Gabriel looked at Vanessa. "I'm kidding, of course. I really like these. Thank you for letting me borrow them, and your shower... It's been a while."

After that, the group hung around in Vanessa's living room when nothing special was happening, just chilling with each other, talking, and telling Vanessa about themselves in ways that wouldn't give their secret away.
In the back of his mind, Gabriel was still terrified she'd ask about the wounds again, but he had came up with an excuse. He'd say they still hurt and are sore, and if she wants to see them he will just say it's too sore to life his arm... So that he won't have to show her. Or maybe he could wear fake bandages..? Bah, details...

He caught himself staring at her, and looked away, continuing to talk to the others as if nothing happened. They didn't seem to notice anything either.

''It's alright, It's alright...'' Vanessa said to Robyn with a smile. Robyn helped her clean up and Vanessa smiled again. ''Thank you for helping'' she said even though the girl had made the mess and she didn't. Vanessa looked up when Thomas started to help and when the cleaning was done, she looked at him. ''Nice to meet you too.. Thomas'' she said, she didn't hesitate a second and gave him a good handshake. ''Sorry if I ever mess up your names, I am really bad with them'' she said and smiled some.

After a while, Vanessa sat on the couch, in between Conrad and Thomas and looked up as Gabriel exited the bathroom. ''Your most welcome Gabriel, really.. Stop thanking me.. You're acting like I am some angel or something while I am just a simple human'' she said with a giggle. She listened to what the others said to Gabriel and smiled. '' You guys really are like a family, it's so great to see how the bond between you all is'' she said and then got up. ''If someone else wants to take a shower, you guys still can use this bathroom'' she said.

While they all were talking, Vanessa just looked at them and when they asked something, she would answer. She looked at Gabriel and caught him staring at her, she smiled and looked at him. She still didn't know why he had fled her flowershop or why he had asked her if she knew him. But she didn't mind, she wanted to know him as he was her savior.

Then suddenly the doorbell rang. Vanessa looked at the clock and shook her head, it already was close to 5 am. She walked to the door fearless and opened it. ''Yes Mister Grassfields?'' she said. She could feel that Gabriel was standing in the hall way and looked at her and her land lord. ''Good morning Miss Wolf claw'' the a little older man said, his voice filled with sarcasm. Vanessa rolled her eyes. ''I told you to not address me like that.. It's not even my last name'' she said. ''I came because some neighbours saw some weird people enter your house'' he said. ''Good to know you are coming like three hours after, as I could have been death by now'' she said. ''But don't worry, those 'weird' people, are my friends'' Vanessa said. ''Right.. Good to know, oh and I didn't collect your rent yet'' he said and held up his hand. ''No need for, in a few hours this apartment is empty'' Vanessa said. She looked at the surprised and rather angry turning look on the mans face and then closed the door. ''It's unacceptable!!!'' he yelled but Vanessa didn't care. She returned to the living room and stood eye in eye with Gabriel. ''My stupid land lord'' she said and smiled softly looking at Gabriel, she actually stared a little into his eyes and she could feel that there was something between them, they hád met before but why couldn't she remember?

The others were just about to all stand up at once and fight over who gets to shower next (with Robyn being most successfull) when the doorbell rang. Everyone froze, including Gabriel, but seeing Vanessa walk quite calmly and fearlessly to the door they stayed where they were. Still, Gabriel was ready for the worst.
During the entire conversation, Gabriel was baffled with the exchange of words. First of all, he thought, Miss wolf claw? What the hell is that? The two by the door kept talking. Someone had seen them entering three hours ago. Then they started talking about rent, and Gabriel was surprised to hear how adamant Vanessa was. She took no crap from that man. "Is your rent late? Wont he be mad if he doesn't get his due before you move out? And.. I didn't even think you would be moving out completely." Gabriel said, stunned. "Also I didn't know you were such a badass. I thought you were all sunshine and flowers, peace and love?" he added with a playful sneer, teasing her.
For a moment, he was lost in her eyes... Not only were they mysterious, they were also beautiful. "My stupid landlord." she said and smiled softly. Gabriel snickered. "Let's hope he would bother you anymore. Quite a rude man to knock on your door in the middle of the night."

"Now about that shower..." Robyn spoke up, getting Gabriel's attention. "Vanessa, I wouldn't suppose you had clothes my size? Until I can wash these ones, I mean." she said. Thomas, Conrad and Jaze realized something. "Oh, right. Clothes. We'll wait with showering until we can wash out clothes, then." starts Conrad. "Sounds best. Gabriel was lucky she had clothes his size, but I doubt she has any for all of us. It's quite alright, we can wait another day." said Jaze and smiled. Thomas nodded agreeingly, but didn't feel 'wise' enough to speak.
"Sounds good to me." responded Gabriel. "Maybe we can scrape some money together for new clothes one day." he smiled. He turned back to Vanessa, meeting her eyes again...

''He knows that I am most of the time awake at this hour because of the flower market and my shop'' Vanessa said and smiled some. She then listened to him saying he had thought she was all love, peace, flowers and such and laughed some. ''I am, but not if someone tries to be bossy over me. Oh and, he is a douche.. He always tries to ask a second time for rent as I already have paid him'' she said.

She saw that Gabriel was wondering about the Miss Wolf Claw, they probably all were but unless they asked about it she wouldn't say anything. She then looked at the others and smiled. ''All I can say is, take a look in the box and see if there is something that fits you.. And Robyn, my mother was a pretty small lady, maybe something of hers will fit you.. No, she wasn't a old type of mother.'' she said. ''It will not be in your own style but it will be something until we have moved to my house in the woods where I can wash your clothes'' she said.

She then looked at Gabriel again and smiled. ''Thank you, for standing in the hallway and keeping an eye on what happened'' she said, almost whispering. She laid a hand on his arm. ''Your a good friend.. Thank you'' she said and kinda felt like she wanted to hug him. But didn't know if it was a good idea.

"A good friend? Oh but Miss 'Wolf Claw'," Gabriel started, flattered but still teasing, "Such kind words you say! We only just met recently." he gave her a wink, wanting to hug her as well but decided to wait for a less awkward moment for that. Thomas raised a brow. "Yeah what the hell did he mean with that? Miss Wolf Claw?" he said, suspicious. The others were getting curious as well. They could feel by her scent that she wasn't one of them, but did she have a connection to their secret or was it just a stupid nickname?

Gabriel gave Thomas a wave. "Now, now, suspicion and distrust is no way to treat our hostess, am I right?" he said. Jaze and Conrad nodded, and Thomas' expression softened.

Vanessa looked at him and smiled at his teasing tone. Instead of giving him a hug, she now softly punched her fist against his chest. ''Don't be so mean'' she said and then looked at Thomas. She waited for Gabriel to finish his speech and then shook her head. ''It does not feel like that when you ask it.. It's a long story but I am willing to share it'' she said.

Vanessa then looked at Gabriel. ''Do not suddenly run away again please'' she said and then took of her vest. She laid it on the edge of the couch and made a little turn so everyone could see the wolf claw scar that covered most of her right shoulder and a part of her back. ''My family always have been living in the forest.. My mother comes from the city but my father can't stand them. When they married, they moved to the forest and got my brother and me.. Wonderful time.. Suddenly a lot of animal attacks happened and my mother got scared, she wanted to go away. My father was a hunter, he said that he would never let something happen to us..'' Vanessa spoke and she took a short stop. She shivered some and almost like she knew he would still be standing there, she leaned back and touched Gabriel's chest.

''I was sixteen when our house alarm suddenly went off in the middle of the night. I remember that it was a full moon.. My father went outside and locked the door for us, we stayed close to each other. He never returned and after an hour my mother went looking for him, telling us to hide in the special hide out room.. Yet when she opened the door a big.. almost huge wolf attacked her.. In stead of running, My brother grabbed as much as he could and threw it at the... beast... He was the next to be killed.. I have never seen a wolf like that.. The last thing I remember where his brown eyes.. They met mine for a split second and then I ran.. He jumped at me, scratched my back and I fell on the ground, with my head against a cabinet..'' Vanessa said. By now a few tears rolled over her eyes and her voice sounded a little weird. ''I don't know why he didn't kill me.. Why he spared me and for a long time I have wished that he had not... The big black wolf.. With the intense brown eyes.. A lot of doctors have said that I imagined it myself but.. I know what I have seen'' she said.

Hey, I know that this story is not the same as the back ground story of Vanessa but this just flowed out of my fingers... So I am going to keep it like this if you do not mind, I mean.. It does even fit in better with Gabriel's rampage in the time that he just had turned

(( I find this new background to be quite cool actually! Let's go with that! ))

At first, the group smiled and listened to Vanessa's story, thinking the "Miss Wolf Claw" thing would be some silly thing from her childhood. It turned out to be only half right of what they thought. Their expressions grew worried and grave as she continued the story, showing them her scar.
Now Gabriel realized why she had told him not to run away. He thought she was just teasing him back... But she must have noticed he saw the scars from earlier. Gabriel swallowed a lump in his throat.

She told them everything. Of why she had a house in the woods, about her mother, father and brother. About a big black wolf. About the killings. Gabriel stood still, unable to move. He was paralyzed with horror.
Tears started welling in her eyes. Gabriel was terrified. He was so ashamed, so guilt-grieved about what he had done, what he remembered as a haze, a blurr... Now he knew why her scent was so familiar. It was her, after all. The girl from the night of his first turning...

When she finished her story, the group was quiet for a moment. Everyone was uncomfortable. Thomas spoke up uncertainly. "I-I'm sure it was just some sort of dream your mind made up to explain the--" he started, but Gabriel raised his hand swiftly and gave Thomas a stern glance, silencing him. "It's alright. I'm truly sorry, I didn't realize... There was such a sad story to the name. That's quite a scar you have there." he put his hand on her shoulder gently, to comfort her. "It's... Getting late. Maybe we should all rest for the few hours remaining before we leave?"

Vanessa closed her eyes for a short moment en when Thomas spoke she shook her head. ''Thomas.. You would be a great doctor'' she said and then looked at Gabriel. Vanessa nodded and laid her hand on his. ''That's a good idea.. I hope that you guys are willing to stay'' she then said en looked at him. ''I do have one spare bed.. Robyn could use it and if you guys take the pillows from the couch, it can be changed to a futon.. for two people'' she said.

Robyn, still a bit flabbergasted by the story, looked up and nodded. ''I'll stay, as protection for you.. It is the least I can do after you are such a good person to us'' she said. She knew very well who this black wolf was and looked at Gabriel for a moment. She also knew that everyone else knew that Gabriel was the wolf of his story, and they all now understood why he ran away from the flower shop and was so quiet. Vanessa nodded. ''I btw do hope that you do not mind sharing a room, the spare bed is in my room'' Vanessa said. Robyn shrugged and then shook her head. Vanessa nodded and looked at Gabriel. ''Will you.. Take a walk with me? I really would like some fresh air..'' she said.

Gabriel could feel the others' eyes on him when Vanessa had told them of the big black wolf of her tale. Gabriel himself felt incredibly guilty.
He closed his eyes for a moment as Vanessa touched his hand. He said nothing while Vanessa spoke to the group about beds... Or even when Robyn spoke. Gabriel didn't want to intrude upon Vanessa's personal space with all his gang though, so at the end he voiced his opinion. "We'll go back to our camp and gather up a few things and we'll meet you here in the morning. I'll allow Robyn to stay if she wants to, but I really don't want to intrude and crowd your apartment. I wouldn't want to make you uncomfrotable, I mean." he said.
Then, Vanessa looked at him and nodded. "Will you.. Take a walk with me? I really would like some fresh air.." she said. Gabriel nodded, a bit surprised at first but it was no big deal. "Of course. I suppose... You guys get cozy or something." he said to the others. "We'll be back in a bit."
He then fetched Vanessa's and his own coats, handed her hers and put his on. "I'll be glad with some fresh air too..." he said quietly to Vanessa once they were in the hallway.

Once they were out, Thomas, Jaze, Conrad and Robyn sat quietly for a moment. Conrad spoke up. "I guess now we know why Gabriel told us that story earlier, and why he was so upset at the flowershop earlier." he said. Jaze nodded understandingly, and Thomas raised his voice in surprise; "This is so weird! This is why he's been acting so weird since he met her. It must be her scent or something! This is crazy, how he's met her after all these years!"
Conrad agreed, his face concerned. "Gabriel had the most violent turning of any werewolf I know... And he's also the strongest I've ever met. Not that I have met a lot of them, mind you, but I think we could all agree he's something special." he said. "I agree. I haven't seen anyone as powerful as Gabriel yet, except for one or two savage alphas. There aren't many of them in the big cities though..." said Jaze, having been quiet in thought for a while.
"Man, this is just so crazy..." Thomas said, leaning back on the couch, dumbfounded.

-

When they were outside, Gabriel found it hard to come up with any words. There was a lot he wanted to say to her about her story, but he didn't think she was ready to hear the truth just yet. They had just met a few days ago, so naturally you wouldn't trust someone like that with your deepest secret, but... Vanessa was different. They had a connection, something Gabriel realized they probably have had since he first turned that awful night, years ago. She could never know he was the one to...
He shook off the thought and found courage to speak. "You alright? Fresh air is nice and all but it's pretty chilly out."

Once outside Vanessa looked at Gabriel. She could see in the light of the lantern that he was struggling with words. She had the same feeling. When he spoke up she hummed and nodded. ''True, it is very chilly'' she said. As they walked next to each other, she hooked her arm trough his and looked at him. ''Gabriel?'' she said. ''I want you all to stay.. I feel saver then'' she said. ''Please, let them just sleep on the couch or even on the ground but let them stay warm.. It's Autumn, it gets colder every night..'' she said, her voice almost begging.

''We can pick up your beings tomorrow morning'' she said and looked at Gabriel again. ''Please.. Stay with me'' she said, she looked him deep in his eyes, even if it was really dark.

Gabriel smiled a bit when Vanessa hooked their arms together. It was nice walking with someone like this. "Gabriel?" she said. "I want you all to stay... I feel safer then." Gabriel opened his mouth to speak, possibly to object out of courtisy but Vanessa continued. "Please, let them just sleep on the couch or even on the ground but let them stay warm... It's autumn, it gets colder every night." she continued, almost begging him. He gave her a warm smile. "Of course. If you don't mind the crowd, we'll all stay the night." he said, reassuringly.
"We can pick up your beings tomorrow morning. Please... Stay with me." she said, looking up at him. He met her eyes and time froze around him. He didn't feel the autumn night's chill anymore. All he saw were those two brown(?) eyes looking at him and he didn't know what to say. He wanted to say Of course I'll stay with you, Vanessa. It was the least he could do. But the words disappeared on their way through his mind. Even in the dark of this dim-lit street, she looked stunning. She was actually quiet beautiful, Gabriel realized. Or rather, he had known it all along, but this moment was different.

He remained quiet, just looking back into her eyes.

Vanessa smiled as he said they would stay and she then also got sucked into his eyes. She moved a little closer, laid her hands on his chest and then laid her head on his chest. This little movement made this moment even more intimate for two people that claimed to be just friends. ''I hope that you guys will like the other house.. I would really like it if you guys would stay with me there..'' she whispered.

She closed her eyes and enjoyed the warmth from his body, she had forgotten about the chilly night already but now even felt more comfortable. She looked up after a short moment and looked in his brown eyes, she then slowly got on her toes and gave him a light kiss on his lips. Their lips only touched for a second, most likely even less but it gave her a good feeling, and looked at him. ''It might sound crazy but I think that I am in love'' she said. ''In love.. with a very special person.. With brown hair, and half long, slight curling hair.. Who protected me without asking something back for it..'' she whispered and kept looking at him with her brown eyes.

When Vanessa leaned in close and put her hands and her head on his chest, Gabriel's heart skipped a beat. Indeed, they had said they were just friends but Gabriel knew they shared something special. Wether it was this strange connection or something more, he couldn't tell though.
She whispered to him. "I hope that you guys will like the other house.. I would really like it if you guys would stay with me there.."
"We haven't lived in a house for many years. I'm sure we will all love it." he responded softly, holding her close, his arms wrapping around her.
Then they stood there for a moment, and he saw she closed her eyes. After a short moment, she looked up again and he could feel the warmth in her eyes. She slowly got on her toes and gave him a light kiss, stunning him completely. They had only touched for a second, but he could still feel them, like a lingering sensation.
"It might sound crazy but I think that I am in love" she said softly. "In love.. with a very special person.. With brown hair, and half long, slight curling hair.. Who protected me without asking something back for it.." He smiled slightly. "That is pretty crazy." he said smoothly. "But I guess I'm going crazy as well, falling in love with a girl who took care of me when I was beaten and probably saved my life."
He kept holding her in his arms, looking into her eyes. He was quite confident, but he didn't have much experience in the ways of love. He didn't know wether or not to kiss her now, act smoothly and be all like "How about another kiss?" or if he should be the sensetive type and just keep looking into her eyes and let her make the move... Those eyes just paralyzed him with their beauty.

When he told her that he was also in love with her, she blushed. He would easily sense it and she kinda felt embarrassed for it but she couldn't help it. It had been quite a while since she had really been in love, feeling something so great. She then got on her toes again and gave him another kiss. She let this kiss take a little longer of their time and when she let go again she looked at him.

''Shall we go back home?'' she asked after the kiss. Even though she didn't feel the cold when in Gabriel's arms. She didn't want to stay outside too long and she did get some of that fresh air that she wanted.

Savoring the second kiss, Gabriel was glad it lasted a bit longer. Sure, he wanted more. Who wouldn't? he thought, but he wasn't greedy or in a rush, so he felt like he could wait.
"Shall we go back home?" she said afterwards, and Gabriel nodded. The coolness of the air was starting to creep back after they had finished their embrace. "Yeah, that sounds good. Fresh air only gets so fresh when it's in the city." he joked, giving her a wink. While they headed back, the others from the pack talked about the situation.

"I can't believe we'll be moving into a house, guys!" Thomas says enthusiastically. "Calm down, kid." responded Conrad cooly. "We don't know if we're moving in anywhere yet, we're just visiting because she offered." Jaze put his hand on Conrad's shoulder. "Don't be so cold, Conrad." he said. "Vanessa seems like a really nice person. I'm sure we'll move in if she wants us to and if we think it's okay after we've been there." Conrad nodded in response. "Of course, I just mean nothing is set in stone yet."
Then they went quiet as the door opened and Gabriel and Vanessa returned.