It is hard enough for Jungkook to continuously witness his peers finding their mates when he had been waiting for years to have his own. It is even harder when his eyes fall to someone who he may not even be allowed to pay attention to, much less to...
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That night, Kitana finds herself tossing and turning in her bed, unable to sleep.
Every time she closes her eyes, she would see different images. Flipping between her reality and her bizarre dream, going back and forth so many times that she can no longer tell if she has truly been awake at all.
It isn't until past midnight when Kitana realises that her family's quarter has grown completely silent. The only thing she can hear as she listens in are the sounds of her oldest brother's soft snores and the steady breathing from the others, letting her know that everyone is in deep sleep. She keeps trying to force herself to sleep only to keep failing, until she finally decides that she has had enough.
After making sure that it is safe for her to move around, Kitana slips out of the bed-chamber that she has been using since they moved in, conveniently placed at the very back of their compound that there is no need for her to worry about waking anyone as she escapes through the backdoor. She runs a bit further before immediately shifting into her fox form once she is somewhere secured. Though she remembers not to do it before tying up her nightshirt around her neck instead of leaving it behind, just in case she would need to shift later on.
Using her shifter's senses and her fox's instincts, she goes out through the woods to track down and find the cabin where she believes her mate lives. She still remembers the location where she had sensed his alluring scent earlier, but she would need to be extra careful and make sure that she wouldn't get caught wandering through the pack's grounds completely uninvited. Despite her earlier blunder, she still remembers Felix's warning about getting permission to venture around the pack as new arrivals who have yet to be initiated in. The last thing she ever wants is to get caught and then accused of being an intruder in her new home. There is no doubt that it would only cause some distrust against her and her family. So as she dashes through the woods, she silently sends prayers to the Moon Goddess for her protection so she can stay hidden from any pack members who might be up tonight for patrol.
Focusing on her surroundings to ensure that she would still remain undetectable, she continues her journey through the deep of the night, not once letting her exhaustion or the cold distract her. She refuses to give up until she is finally able to find the gravel-covered pathway leading away from the center of the forest. She continues to follow the path until she finally finds it, the wooden cabin which she had only caught a glimpse of earlier, hidden in the middle of the woods and slightly further away from the rest of the houses and cabins that are spread around the area.
While she is glad to find that the cabin is secluded enough for her to approach without having to fear anyone catching her in action, she feels nervous and terribly giddy as she comes closer to it.
The sound of her pounding heartbeat becomes too loud against the silence. She contemplates shifting back to her human form for a moment until she is standing on the front porch, realising that she wouldn't be able to open the door by using her muzzle or her paws. After taking one last look around her to see that she would remain hidden in the darkness, she focuses on transforming, making it swift and fast until she is standing on her two legs in no time. With her fur melting into her skin, she no longer has any protective barrier shielding her from the cold breeze and the nightshirt that she had carried along with her around her neck ends up as her saviour, much to her relief. It may not be enough to keep her warm, but at least she would have something covering her naked skin for the time being.
