My Place- Randall Carpio Love Story

For all the time we've lost

"So? Did I pass the test? Did I say the magical word that grants me access to your exclusive club?"

"We're not a club, we are a sacred brotherhood."

"A gender neutral collective."

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"You are a werewolf."

"Sorry, a what?"

"A werewolf,"

"Uh-huh, right, and I'm just supposed to... believe that?"

"Dude, you just transformed and went for a run on two furry legs. We chased you all the way across state lines. You climbed a tree!"

"Werewolf... That's what you meant by lifetime commitment? I'm like this... forever?"

"Until the day you die,"

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All of Remi's memories rushed back to her, it was like a dam had been built to block off an essential part of her. But now that dam broke, and every last memory resurfaced. She remembered it all: every first meeting with Randall- which were plentiful- her first transformation, bonding with the pack, her drunken stupor with Jack when they transitioned from friends to best friends, her first kiss with Randall, her being tortured by The Order.... her meeting up with Jess to talk only for Jess to throw a powder at her and erase all of her memories.

She remembered everything, but the memories came back with a searing hot vengeance.

She groaned as she sat up next to Jack and Randall. Hamish and Lilith sat up on the other side of Jack and mumbled as they all gathered themselves- and their newly retrieved memories.

Remi lifted a hand and rubbed at the back of her head as it throbbed from her fall.

"Is... is that it?" Hamish asked as he looked up at Alyssa.

"That's it," Alyssa bowed down in front of Jack and looked all of them over. "But... you can't tell anyone that I gave you back your memories-" Her eyes flitted over to Angus's unconscious form. "If they find out, they'll just make you forget again."

Remi growled as she thought of her best friend. "She made me cut my hair... she lied to me! For months!" She seethed as she stood up. Her chest raved with angered breaths as Willow got worked up inside of her. "She kept me from my parents... she made me unpack my clothes! She changed me!" She balled her fists by her side as Willow desperately wished to eat her heart. "She kept me from the best thing that's ever happened to me."

"Aw," Randall stood up as he gave her a cute grin. "I'm flattered."

Her glare extended as she look up at him. "As much as I missed you, I meant this-" She motioned towards the house and the others. "I feel at home here and she took that from me."

"They all did," Lilith told her as she stood up. "Every time we'd start to remember..."

"They made us forget," Jack finished for her as he stood up. Alyssa must have draped a robe over him while they were all passed out, because he fitted it over his shoulders and tied it to make himself decent. 

They all looked at one another. They were deprived of each other for the past eight months. They were searching, even when they weren't sure what for. They still knew, they knew that something was missing from their lives- they knew that they were missing from their lives.

"Guys, I know you feel betrayed, but you have to act like you're still oblivious," Alyssa warned them.

Remi looked at her with flared nostrils and wild eyes. "How am I supposed to pretend that I'm best friends with someone who took everything from me?"