Two days since I've been sick and remembered those kind of memories. Since then not much has happened other than Hunter and Dylan trying to teach Eden how to use a weapon. Wolf coming home with the tip of his ear cut off. Me killing the bastard who did that to him. And... yeah that's about it.

I sit on the couch, with wolf laying on my lap. "Wolf, do you believe in happy endings?" I look down at the white dog, but he doesn't answer me. He licks my face then jumps off and walks into the kitchen where Dylan and Brook are making lunch. I'm bored. As if on cue both Hunter and Eden walk in and shut the door behind them with a grim look on their face, who do I have to kill now? Sometimes it really sucks that we don't have a way to communicate. I sigh, "What happened?", the sit on the floor in front of me. I raise an eyebrow at their weird behaviour, "You do know that you can sit on the couch, right?" they nod.

"That's not the problem, for the next two days Autumn and his elite squad is going to be doing patrols of the streets and house visits for this area." Hunter huffs and glares at the carpet. My eyes widen, then I scowl. Fury fills me as I realise that-

"I guess that just means that for the next two days I'm going to be a wonderer. Oh yeah and don't forget about Brook. You're probably going to need to find a place to hide her. It's not going to be safe if she's with me. Wolf is going to come with me though. For the next two days-" I get cut off with Brook and Dylan walking into the living room with a startled look,

"Oh you guys are back." Dylan smiles, Brook narrows her eyes at me.

"What about me hiding?" Brook's gaze narrows, like a falcon zoning on its prey. But I don't bother to smirk. This isn't the time to be crafty with words. I ruffle my hair and bite my bottom lip in annoyance,

"Autumn is doing patrols and house visits for the next two days meaning I'm going to be wondering about killing the damned police officers with Wolf. You know how the man whore is, and I worry for your safety so you are going to have to find a secure hiding place because let's face it you are good looking and I wouldn't be surprised if one of 'em try to lay a hand on you and you try to fight back seeing as how independent you are. But if you fight back you're playing with your life and you are a valuable member of the pack. I'm not going to let any of you die by his grubby hands." My glare intensifies at the wall, "not only that but if he does visit the house I'm sure he will realise that Eden wasn't born in a place like this or from Cheney or anywhere in the poorer parts of Escye. The one I'm most worried about is Brook and I'm sure you are all too. I think if you give me an hour or two I can either make a good hiding space or find one. Brook just remember you have that gun, but if Autumn is the one visiting the house don't use it." Brook's eyes widen. I stand up and punch the wall creating a small crater, some plaster flakes off and falls onto the stained carpet, God dammit! Why so soon?!

"You don't need to. I'll just make myself look like a guy. It's no Biggy all I have to do is cut my hair and bind my chest." She grins which I return with a small smile,

"I can help you with your hair so that you don't have to cut majority of it off, but I'm not sure what we can do with your face to make you look more manly." I cross my arms over my flat chest and look at her sceptically,

"Technically we can make her look like a trap, so we would just have to deal with her chest and make it flatter than a white board. But that's going to be hard considering how huge her boobs already are." Dylan speaks up,

"Trap?" Eden asks,

"It's a boy who looks so convincingly like a female, that by the time you realize you have made a mistake, it's already too late. But I guess we can do it in a way a girl looks like a guy, like in those animes." Hunter explains, Eden thanks him. I fiddle with my red t-shirt and rip the bottom half so it's a long strip of fabric that's about 10cmX43cm-I wear loose baggy clothing. Everyone just looks at me as I hand the fabric to Brook,

"Hurry up and bind your chest, you can go in my room to do it. I'll get a knife and a pair of scissors to do your hair." She nods and walks into my room. The three boys stare at me in shock, I brush them off and walk into the kitchen where a pair of scissors lay on the work top. I grab 'em and walk back into the room where the boys are sitting on the couch muttering about how shocked they are that I ripped my t-shirt in two, I sigh they're idiots. Brook walks in with her bust looking considerably smaller, I nod in improvement and she sits on the stool.

"Damn Brook you look like an A. That's some skill you got there." Brook glares at Dylan,

"Damn Dylan I didn't know in the time I was binding my chest you decided to bind your dick. It looks like there's nothing there, that's some skill you got there." Brook remarks. Both Eden and Dylan blushes, on the other hand Hunter howls with laughter and I smirk. Never mess with anyone in the pack. They all have a way with words.

"Oi Dylan get me an elastic band." I order, Dylan nods and walks off into the kitchen. I start to snip at Brook's long hair to the point where it barely passes her shoulder. I cut the locks so that they layer each other and form a 'V' behind her. Then I start to work on her fringe, I cut the hairs that line under her eyes so that her small face is framed perfectly by her hair and that only the space between her eyebrows-the glabella- and the middle of her forehead are covered with some of her hair. Dylan shortly return with a handful of elastic bands, I take one of the grey bands and tie up the shorter parts of her hair at the back of her head in a short loose ponytail.

"There all finished," I mumble and pat her shoulder, "take a look in the mirror." I point to the cracked mirror. She walks slowly to the mirror and holds both hands to her gaped mouth as she takes in the reflection, the boys smile. Wolf runs up to her and licks her, she happily ruffles the fur behind his ear he barks then runs to me. "Ya like it boy?" I grin and ruffle his fur, he licks my face then sits on my feet. I look at him expectantly, he looks to the side and ignores my look. I continue to try to burn holes in the back of his head but he just ignores me, "Wooollllffffff...get ooffff.." he bite my shin and rests his head on the floor. I sigh and just stand there, I look at Brook who's looking at me. "Did you not like it?" I tilt my head to the side and place my index finger to my bottom lip,

"Like it? I LOVE IT!! I LOOK AWESOME." She grins, I smile.

"then as payment can you get Wolf off of my feet. He hasn't done this in a while and I have a feeling that he might bite my feet off if I move them..." I mumble and stare at the peaceful Utonagan,

"Yeah but I don't want to lose my hands. Gunners kinda need their hands ya know. Ask Hunter, I'm sure he can manage nipping with his feet." Brook points to a shocked Hunter,

"Ask Dylan I'm sure he wouldn't mind pleasuring ladies with his tongue." Hunter chuckles,

"Why don't you ask Eden, I'm sure he would still look adorable without hands." Dylan mutters and points to a sweating Eden,

"Eden isn't here because I thought he was cute. That was just a plus. He's here because his well-off family wasn't even looking after him. He's here because well he's probably the only sane one and he's handy for intel gathering, cooking and medical things. We're all here for certain reasons and have different strengths. Now can someone get Wolf off my feet.." I mumble at the end, Eden gets up and walks into the kitchen, well I guess Eden is gone...

"Hey boy, you want this? Do ya? Do ya?" Eden holds out a dead frog in front of the white dog, Wolf opens one of his eyes and closes it again,

"Don't let him trick you, he is the master of trickery." I sigh, I taught my dog to well. I think he's scarier than me. Wolf suddenly makes an attempt to munch at the frog but Eden quickly pulls it out of Wolf's range,

"Get off Wolf and you can have the treat." Eden bargains, Wolf gets up and walks slowly to the small sheep like boy, Eden throws the frog in the air. Immediately Wolf goes for the treat and swallows the small dead frog whole. The Utonagan goes to the corner of the room and lies by the heater. I look at Dylan, Hunter and Brook and narrow my eyes at them,

"Thanks for the help guys." I say sarcastically, the trio laugh awkwardly.

"Hey Wolf, where ya from?" Brook asks and leans back on the couch,

"I was born in Devil's Spine but my mum's from Cheney." I sigh reluctantly and lean back on the wall, this is our last night together,

"No I mean in terms of ethnics and countries." She beams, I raise an eyebrow

"Why the sudden interest?" I ask, she shrugs in response

"I've always wanted to travel the world, and ever since England got renamed Escye I've had more of an interest about over countries and their governments, ya know." I smile lightly,

"Well... I'm a halfie. My biological father is English and my mother is Asian Specifically Japanese." I can see their interest perk up when I mentioned the word dad, "the topic of my dad is not something I want to discuss so soon. You'll find out sooner or later though." I huff. "What about you?" Brook's ears perk up even more, she's been coming out of her shell more recently,

"Well I'm a full-blooded Englishman." She states happily,

"I just realised that you're going to have to sort out the pitch your voice is in." Dylan picks out,

"if you eat a lot of beef your voice will naturally go deeper. I learnt that in science." Eden speaks up,

"We don't have the money to buy beef. Especially large quantities." Hunter points out,

"Don't worry about it. But from tomorrow you're a mute. You won't be speaking at all for the two days." I state, Brook nods her head,

"that sounds easy enough." She mumbles,

"If you don't see either Wolf or myself tomorrow morning immediately take it that we've left. If we don't return after the two days take it that we're in trouble, dead or just lost. But if it's either of them stay put and don't do anything. If that happens however Hunter is in charge." I close my eyes and embrace the darkness I stand temporarily in,

"Come on Wolf don't say that, we're all going to make it." Dylan encourages,

"Yeah that's right, we'll assassinate Autumn together." Brook pipes up,

"Yeah man what's up with the depressing aura you're admitting. The wolf the people know in these parts of town doesn't run with his tail between his legs. The wolf everyone knows is a fighter." Hunter explains,

"Yeah have some hope. After all we're part of the pack you created." Eden speaks in his mum tone, the three others nod simultaneously,

"Hope is something I abandoned all those years ago. There is no room for it in this damned grey world." I spit as that familiar word I hate so much rings through my mind, "if you excuse me now, I'll pack my stuff and head out as soon as I wake up tomorrow." I walk into my room quietly and begin to pack a spare t-shirt and pair of trousers in it. I'll put the rest in tomorrow, I'll have a shower and brush my teeth in the morning hen put the tooth brush and bar soap and toiletries in the bag. Then I'll have to put Wolf's stuff in..