Finding A Home Amongst The Wolves

Searching for my pride

~Snow~

I woke up first. What felt like a restless sleep of one minute was actually a couple hours. Turning over and reading the clock its ten minutes before seven and as I stare a little bit at the sleeping face of Blake I realize that today is going to be extremely hectic.

Wiggling out from under his arm I ignore his growl and clamber over to the bathroom where I take a quick shower before getting dressed in a tank top and shorts and walking down to the kitchen.

There's a lot more mouths to feed now so I need all the time and help I can get. Ten minutes later, as I'm scrabbling the eggs to make French toast, I feel the presence before I smell her and then thin and slightly muscly arms are wrapped around me in a brief hug before they are pulled away.

Not even a second later I hear her bustling along the kitchen, helping take the load off me greatly. We work side by side in complete comfortable silence for a while until she clears her throat and then talks.

"I'm sorry about your family Snow. I'll help with anything I can in any way."

At that point she stands so close to me that I can easily lean my head over and rest my head on her side.

"Thanks Xena."

With that short touch and simple words she easily understands how much what she says means to me. After that moment we went back to silently working side by side.

It was around seven forty when I heard the first movements in this big house besides our silent shuffling around the kitchen and I knew any minute now that this house would soon become alive with noise and heart beats.

The first people to come down was relatively shortly after that. I knew who it was immediately and ran to get six plates and fill it with French toast, bacon, and eggs. Grabbing three Xena grabs the other three and we place them on the kitchen table for them to eat.

In walks Blake, Xavier, Rose, Ash, Red, and Max carrying little baby Andrea from the hallway. The kids mumble a hello while sitting down at the table to eat, except for the baby who bouces on Max's lap as he eats his food, and except our mates whom touches our waists before kissing our temples and sitting down to eat their food.

We let them eat while we finish with the buffet of food we have to make before taking our portions and sitting up at the island so that we can get the plates of any risers who happen to come down for food.

As the food is distributed the lions and wolves go to the huge dining area in which all pack houses happen to have and before long the amount of food we cooked dwindled as the last people walked out to join the others.

It wasn't before long when Danny and Joey walked into the kitchen through the kitchen door. They looked well rested but Danny still had that worried look in her eyes... But I also saw something else in there.

I'll have to ask her later about that but for now we have more pressing matters to discuss.

"Morning Danny, Joey. Grab some food and sit down and then we'll talk about the plans for the day."

Almost immediately Danny gets a sour look on her face and gives a small grunt before walking to the cabinet and grabbing some food to eat while Joey gives me a small smile in thanks before doing the same and sitting next to Danny at the table.

As we finish up Red runs out of the kitchen to join the others in whatever activity the other wolves have started to keep them occupied and we sat alone, except for Andrea who couldn't run or understand the severity of what we were saying.

Clearing my throat I jump in with what little plan we have before Danny could jump in and demand answers or recommend anything.

"Since we have no absolute idea where they could all be we will split up in teams of four and communicate with one another regularly. Not everyone will be out looking at once because we need people here to protect the young in case who ever did this to Rafe's Pride is still out there. Just because this is a dire situation doesn't mean we have to be reckless about it."