Gone

18.

Is There Somewhere by Halsey

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Amoura wakes up sore in a medical bed, "oh good you're awake," Amoura nods as she rubs her temples.

"I am, what happened?" Amoura tries to rub the head ache away.

The medic walks up to her and gives her a quick checkup, "Oh, you can hear me? Your eardrums have healed, let me get the General so you can tell him what happened," She nods and changes into clothes in the small bathroom.

General Gomez, Captain Lance, Leo, Granger, and McAllister walk in as she walks out dressed. "Stone what happened?" She tells them about the frequency that causes pain and pins the loss of hearing and possibly the slowing down of her healing abilities on it.

"But she's back to normal now right doc?"General Granger asks the doctor.

"Yes, she's completely healed and is already showing signs of her healing returning to normal," they take a shot at a few more theories before remembering they're in a medical room.

General Gomez speaks up then, "well Generals I leave this problem to you, I'm being sent to Canada." Generals? She looks at all the people in the room as she realizes General Gomez was talking to everyone including McAllister, she had forgotten that.

Everyone but Granger walk out, "how are you feeling?" Granger asks her.

"Other than exhaustion? I'm fine sir." Granger nods and gets up.

"I'll let you rest then. I'll come by later," She nods and he walks out. Stone was rubbing her temples when the door opens

"We're the same rank for-" she's cut off when the scent doesn't match.

"We've always been the same rank," Amoura looks up when Williams speaks.

"Sorry I thought you were-" McAllister. She stops herself.

"Thought we were?" Coon teases and she gives him a look

"A lack of keeping my thoughts straight, never mind me what are you all doing here?" Coon gives her an amusing smile as he helps change the subject.

"We came to make sure you eat something, come on," She follows them out.

Confetti is thrown in her direction as multiple people shout 'happy birthday,' she holds back a glar as she sits in the chair wrapped in paper with the words Birthday seat painted on. "How did you all find out?" She asks as she sits down.

"Captain Granger let it slip when he was reviewing your promotion papers." Row smiles at her.

"That's great," Stone mutters.

"So Stone, how old are you?" She doesn't skip a beat.

"Old enough to drink," S.L De La Rosa raises a shot before shoving the bottle across the smooth table surface.

"My apologies Stone I didn't think someone was in the room with me when I commented on your date of birth, but happy birthday," Granger walks up to her.

"Thank you, General," McAllister nods at her and she looks back to the table that now holds a birthday cake.

Stone blows out the candles after they sing to her, "so what did you wish for?" Row jokes Stone looks at him completely serious.

"Better sports bra's, the ones at the base stores have no support," She says as she eats frosting with her finger.

"Thank you guys but the best gift is knowing that as of tonight I will be Captain," Amoura says as Coon leaves her a vanilla cupcake, despite the cake being chocolate.

"Funny." Amoura mutters blandly.

"What canines can't eat chocolate?" Stone smothers a laughing Row with her piece of cake.

"You idiot you insulted yourself, you're a werewolf," Amoura sits back down as the laughter gets louder.

"Idiots." Coon gives her another slice this time chocolate.

"Thank you," he nods and looks around to make sure everyone's gotten a piece.

After random conversations that Stone ignores, she zones back into the beginning of a topic that apparently has left multiple males fathering if maybe it's them, "seriously you all are asking everyone but me who I liked?"

She questions the intelligence of her peers, "really you all think it's one of you all? It's obvious the one she's in love with is-" Stone cuts him off.

"Must you participate in this too Coon?" They give each other looks for Stone knows Coon knows about McAllister.

"No, no, ignore her Coon, what were you going to say?" Row speaks up as Coon and Stone stare at each other, silently threatening one another.

"Isn't it obvious she's in love with her fiance?" The table explodes.

"Seriously why does everyone react like that?!" Stone declares annoyed at those who don't believe it.

"Right its like the time Coon and I found out you were marrying the Vampire King."

"Thank you. Row," Stone replies bitterly, the table returns to chaos and Stone whistles to get them to all shut up.

"How did you get engaged to the Vampire King?" Stone shrugs.

"It was an arranged marriage, Alexander Sterling was killed not to long ago, we grew up together, Leo - Leonardo the King at the time built a town only a few acres from my pack. And like most vampire and wolves they fought my parents proposed a truce, long story short to strengthen that truce the oldest child of both parties would marry. That being me and Alexander, the crowned prince."

"So you're royalty?" They ask her and she shakes her head.

"Nope he was King and I was engaged to the King to be, very much a commoner, despite his family wanting me to take the royal plunge, hated the formalities," Amoura comments as she plays with her cake.

"King Alexander Sterling died, you don't look sad," She nods and smiles sadly.

"We didn't get engaged out of love, don't get me wrong I did care about him but our marriage was made to strengthen the truce not out of a love declaration, I miss him and I was sad, but I'm not in the greatest positions to mourn," she smiles before laughter bubble up and escapes her,

"Despite being in shape he was a terrible fighter, terrible dancer too. Each time he'd need to dance him and his brother Alphonse would switch places, He was a good man and he would have made a great King," Stone excuses herself and heads to the rooftop.

Coon comes to her first, "Stone?" She sighs, might as well come clean to someone else.

"Four years ago today, I decided to leave home. Four years ago today Heminsworth rejected me as his mate and I realize everyone was trying to get rid of me when my parents enlisted me without my consent. So I left and I decided they were wrong and I could be somebody and that's what I'm doing now," Amoura stares at the night sky.

"There's nothing wrong with not feeling pain from a loss, it means you healed and moved on. As long as you know what you feel, that is all that matters."

They stand in silence looking into the night, "how long have you known?" She asks after a few moments of silence.

"Fugured it out when you walked into the metal death trap with Williams. How long have you two been together?" Amoura leans on the ledge.

"Since we got here. Something about him, pulls me in like a magnet," Amoura breathes.

"Row knows to by the way," Coon looks at her surprised.

"And he didn't say anything?" She nods and looks at the sky.

"I think I'm in love with him Coon. I almost told Row that and it's been eating at me since and I think it's true, I think I'm falling for him even though I don't mean to," Amoura slouches as Coon smiles at amused.

"You can't control everything Stone."