Moonlight Sun 2

One Of Those Days

I was happy that I had to work the rest of the weekend, on one hand because I knew since I was grounded I would be stuck in the house, and the other I was hoping to see "Rufus" in our usual spot behind the restaurant, only both days I wound up being disappointed. Kenyon and his "honor code" even kept him from seeing me in wolf form. He was like a puppy with multiple masters and I wasn't one of them.

I was just the girlfriend I got the scraps when he was done training, doing things for the pack, and Aunt Talya, he even would honor my dad's requests, before he would honor mine. I could never vent to him, because he always took my dad's side.

At first I enjoyed the code of conduct. It reminded me of King Arthur's knights, and he was my Sir Lancelot, but now it seemed like nothing that he ever did was from him, it was part of the code.

That Monday as school, I decided that I no longer wanted to be bothered with "the code" and I skipped lunch all together and went to the library for some peace and quiet. I decided to surf the internet. I wasn't in the library five minutes when my phone started ringing. I put it on silent and kept surfing until the bell rang for my next class.

I was glad to be back in my AP classes again, it made me feel like my life was getting back to some sort of normality, away from Kenyon and his strict moral code. I began to wish that he could be more like Randy, Randy abided by the code a majority of the time, but still was able to have fun. He didn't always dot, every letter and cross every T, from the outside looking in he almost appeared normal.

I knew that if Randy ever did something and didn't get caught, he would never have gone back and told what he did. That is like kid rule number one.

I finally got the chance to look at my phone on the way to class I had several missed calls from Kenyon, my dad, and Beth. I was sure Kenyon called Beth and my dad to see where I was. I had also had some texts.

N tha lunchroom. Where r u?

Are u still mad?

Can we plz talk? Call me!

If u r mad just text me a blank message so I know that you are ok.

I got to my AP Physics class early, wondering if I should have text Kenyon back a blank message, as he had requested. I pulled out my phone and pulled up the message, and was about to send a blank message in response.

"Somebody is really good at the silent treatment."

I didn't even look up, but I closed out the message. Instead I pulled out a book and pretended to read.

He giggled. "Okay fine, I just wanted to check on you. I was worried about you."

"How honorable of you! I am sure your pack leader will be proud that you are upholding morality amongst your peers." I shot him a fake sincere smile.

"Yeah…well, I have to get to class. Maybe I'll try and see you later."

"Oh on, by all means." I said. "I know I am already such a bad influence on you, I don't want you to be late to class because of little 'ol insignificant me."

He sighed. "Fine, Sorrell. I give up! Well, talk later."

He walked out of the room. I crossed my arms thinking. He couldn't ke me talk to him if I didn't want to talk to him. I wasn't ready to talk to him. I planned to spend my entire punishment avoiding him, I am sure that is what he wanted because I was sure it was what my dad would prefer.

I decided I would spend the rest of my two week grounding not talking to Kenyon. When my class let out, I was going to head to the teacher's parking lot, and sit in the station wagon and wait for my dad. I would avoid Kenyon completely at all costs.

Just before I even got out of the school, a felt an arm around my waist and Kenyon's pleasant body wash. I almost forgot that I was mad at him.

"I need to talk to you."

"Well, I have nothing to say to you."

"Good then you can listen." He snapped as he took my hand and led me into an empty band room. "Sorrell, what's going on? It seems like every other time I see you, you are upset with me."

"Shocking isn't it considering you never do anythingwrong?"

He frowned and studied me a moment. "Sorrell, did I say or do something wrong to you? Because if I did please let me know."

"Nothing against 'wolf code'." I said and did the quotations. "So you have nothing to worry about"

His eyebrow went up.

"Can we speed this up, I have to meet my dad so I can go home. I don't want to be unethical or anything."

"Sorrell, I don't know what's going on, but I just wanted to let you know, is that I talked your dad into shortening your punishment so that you could come to my birthday party next weekend."

"I thought it was reserved for pack members."

"Sorrell, you are a part of my pack. What are you talking about?"

"Obviously not an important member." I huffed. I started to walk away but he grabbed my shoulders.

"Sorrell, you are my mate which means you are one of the single most important people in my life, and if you're upset with me and there is something that I can do to fix it, please let me know."

"I think you have done enough."

"Sorrell, I don't like this."

"Well, I don't like being grounded, and I don't like coming in second to your pack."

"Sorrell, you are a part of my pack. That's why I asked you to be my mate."

"Maybe, I want to be just your girlfriend, but I guess that's just too much to ask."

Kenyon gave a surrendering sigh. "What do you want me to do?"

"I want you to choose which is more important to you, me or the pack."

His hands dropped and he had a sorrowful look on his face and suddenly I regretted what I said. "Sorrell, that's not fair."

"That's what I thought!" I said and stormed out of the room. As I went to my dad's car I started to think rationally wondering why I was mad at Kenyon. He was at my house because of me, because I wanted him there. He was right; we had been in quite a few little spats lately about almost nothing at all. I didn't even know why I was mad at him anymore.