I THE SCENTS: Chocolate Mint [sequel of Bloody Chocolate]

18

Ceres

As Rupert Quins parted this life, all of us were dwelling in the loss of one pack member that we trusted the most. Inside, we should be mourning for our loss but our pack was different from others. We intend to move forward behind those losses because we know that our parted fellow won't like it. We don't stuck in our losses for some time instead used our experiences for tomorrow. I sighed when I felt the gloomy atmosphere that they were sending. They were down and I get that so, when I clapped my hands, the pack/clan looked at me before smiling in sorrow.

"He might be gone now but he's always in our pack waiting for the right time to return. You know what the Lone Rogues do and that what's Rupert last words. We should make it real." I began to remind them what we are from the very beginning that brighten their mood.

"For the change." they all agreed while smiling from the bottom of their hearts.

"Indeed." I also agreed before we dismissed and went to our private rooms.

I took Alison into my arms while Frizabelle do the same to Alicia as we went to our cabin like room. There, the kids were sad since Rupert supposed to teach them academically since he knew lot of things from traveling. We cradled the girls into our arms before we let them rest for tonight. We let them lay down at their bed before Frizabelle went to ours. I sighed as I watched the kids for a while until they fell asleep in there bed, Frizabelle was already waiting for me at the bed but I know that there was something else bothering her.

"Say it, my queen." I sweetly said that made her sighed while smiling at me.

"What do you mean about waiting for the right time to return?" Frizabelle asked that made me went to the window and looked at the moon.

"Lone Rogues were bunch of travelers and we don't travel together so much. We go into places to another and still meet here since this sanctuary was made for us. We made this place to remind us that there were a lot of chances to change since each one of us were different for one another that made us unique. And because of our uniqueness, we managed to understand and accept each others differences..." I explained that made her nodded but there was still a looked in her face that I must spilt it out.

I sighed as I walk back to bed and sat next to her.

"Rupert Quins came from the lines of witches that was so closed to the moon goddess. So, there might be a glimpse that he might come back. Maybe not in our time but he will definitely." I confessed to my wife since I couldn't hide much more than I used to.

"I see, then we must get strong and start to be a leader." She said to me with such conviction that I missed to see in her eyes. I smiled proudly at her as I nodded in agreement.

"Starting tomorrow, I'll act like an Alpha and you must act like a Luna." She continued that made my smile turned into grinned since I really missed this side of her - the serious her.

"A unique Luna. I won't be just the backbone of the pack, I intend to be its fangs and claws if needed." I assured her as I chuckled that made her smiled with a soft smacked onto my shoulder.

She thought I'm kidding but I am not. I intend to do that as well being her wife and a mother to our kids.

"But what changed your mind?" I asked proudly to my lovely mate.

"Babe, I'm the Alpha - well, it's Rupert's death and this pack, you guys reminds me that I must stand for my family before forming the pack I want for the kids to live in. And I must be the Alpha that my kids' love me to be. So better to help me though." She replied with seriousness within her eyes while her smiled never left her lips.

"That's what Luna is all about. Don't worry, I'll be your support but as well your wife." I told her before kissing her lovely lips that I missed.

"I love that sound." She chuckled before she finally lay down.

"Sleep well." I told her as I kissed her forehead for goodnight.

"Same to you." She responded before closing her eyes and snuggled into my arms.

When all of my love ones finally sound asleep, my mind drifted somewhere else. I slowly and silently moved away from the bed, so I could think clearly. I went to the shelve since there was a prepared tea set and I made some tea. After making a tea, I went by the window to relaxed my tensed body while I kept repeating in my mind what Frizabelle said to me earlier. I'm analyzing things like how should I do that or something. Nothing came up until I went to checked on the kids and looked at the sleeping face that made me smiled.

"Yeah, that's it." I told to myself and took the last sip of my tea before going back to the bed with Frizabelle.

I slept peacefully and dreamless one till I woke up on the following day. I woke up alone in the bed and even the kids wasn't there. I seriously, slept soundly. I went out from the room and looked for them calmly and the kids were already in their training. They were indeed enjoying their training with them while I tried to feel where Frizabelle gone to and she was already in the school.

"Did she?" I asked the half siblings and they just nodded as they kept training the kids.

I smiled on how active the girls are, so I let them at their training since everyone was helping the kids with a little touch of fun because they were still kids. I went to the kitchen to ate my breakfast before going the library since I have to read tons of books from then once again. I have to learn about the bond that the kids have.

Frizabelle

I woke up around five in the morning and I left early Ceres as well the kids at the Lone Rogues place. Then I went back home to take a bath and get some school stuffs that I'm planning to finish today. When I was done doing that I went to the kitchen to get something to eat. As I passed through them, they were all in silence apart from my friends who were so close to me.

"Up so early?" Batz asked me in surprised tone.

"Yep, better do it if I'm planning to make my own pack." I flatly said that made them gasped, coughed and slammed their hands on the table.

"And how your planning to do that?" a lady asked me and I remembered her very well since she doesn't like any vampire especially Ceres.

"That's my problem not yours." I frankly told her as I tried to control my anger held aside.

"How dare you! You changed into some disrespectful young lady." The same lady said that made me grinned devilishly.

"Disrespectful, aren't you not? Oh well, don't answer that since you don't know who your talking to plus, you don't know me or what I'm capable of. " I frankly told her that really sent her into the edged and growled at me.

I laughed before looking at them with my flaming amber eyes that made them shocked and speechless. Those eyes only runs within the family and only the next Alpha has it. I was satisfied then I left the pack house with the others but on our way, my parents' linked something private only for me.

'Sweetie, I heard that.'

"She deserve it, Mom." I responded with chuckled in my tone through our link.

'We'll that's my princess.'

"You're not mad, Dad?" I asked when I heard my father agreed with me.

'Not all instead I'm proud. Anyway, come home tonight and bring Ceres alone.'

"Okay." I responded before the link has been cut off that made me thought of the reason why he wanted to meet us tonight.