The Pack and Me

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Ember as Gray walked away. she nearly knocked Ember over as she did.

Alice pulled away and asked, "why are you weak? What happened? Are you okay?" Alice was getting mad as Ember smiled at her and said, "I'm fine, just a little more tired than normal, don't worry about it." Alice still looked worried as she asked, "why wouldn't I worry? something is wrong I can tell." Alice looked at Blake and demanded to know what they did to Ember. Ember smiled and said, "Alice, listen to me, when they took me here, I was fighting a little so they gave me something to sleep, that's all. it's probably still affecting me a little. I'll be fine after I sleep a little."

Alice still wasn't happy about it as she said, "they knocked you out." Alice was angrier at this point so Ember said, "Alice look at me." Alice did as Ember said, and Ember smiled at her again and said, "it's alright, I don't want anyone going after them for me." Alice then said, "they shouldn't have hurt you; they deserve it. they knocked you out and kidnapped you, we shouldn't let this go." Ember smiled and said, "we have too, if you fight them now everyone will fight and I'm not going to just stand around and let any of you get hurt because of me."

As Ember talked to Alice, Gray noticed and came back, he stood next to Ember as he added, "it's my job to decide who needs their ass kicked for this not yours. I understand how mad you are, I'm mad too, but Ember's right. we need to just let it go for now. if I find out there lying about knowing I'll bring you with me to kick his ass for hurting Ember and for lying to me okay." Alice crossed her arms and said, "fine, but I want the first swing." Ember laughed a little as they talked but out of the corner of her eye, she saw someone coming.