Will You Keep The Secret

"Childish nonesenese asking is, hm?" She hummed, leaning up to kiss him softly.

He kissed her back.

She kept the kiss brief, pulling away after a few moments

He pulled away when she did.

She smiled slightly

He smiled back at her.

(( What now? ))

((whatever you want))

(( Well, I don't know... Why I asked. ))

((hmm....could skip a few days, and bring in your other character, say that she tries to warn teagan off ayden?))

(( Don't think she would actually care though haha ))

((hmm, okay then someone else? someone from aydens past?))

(( I don't know… ))

((hmm...all i got stupid uni work has fried my brain))

(( I feel your pain. I've been in 12 hours a day every day for the past two weeks and have an assessment tomorrow ))

((oh god, good luck with the assessment by the way, let me know how it goes.))

(( Meh ))

(( I'm gonna have to go soon, got to finish an assignment))

(( Okay. ))

Melani was quietly sleeping in her shifted form on a rug in the middle of Kimi's bedroom, a smaller, nearly fox sized wolf curled up on her side. Kale was awake, his chin resting on his paws, and he simply and quietly observed the room.

Kimi was laying on his front on his bed, lazily leafing through a book.

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"You're leaving again, huh?" Liam asked quietly, watching as Flint neatly packed a bag with the clothes he had brought with him.

"I don't like staying in one place, you know that." Flint zipped the bag up and rest the strap over his shoulder. "And if I didn't know better, I'd ask you to come with."

Riley leant against the doorway quietly gazing in at them all. "Anyone hungry?"

Amara shook her head wandering into the room and sitting herself on the floor, her back against Kimi's bed.

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Aleaka was in the small nursery putting Sophia down for a nap.

Kale's ears perked up in interest, and he let himself slide off of Melani's side, paws digging into her ribs and causing her to huff as she stretched and then tucked her head under her foreleg. Kale shook his back leg out and then trotted over to Riley. He barely reached his knee.

"Nuh-uh," Kimi replied, keeping one hand holding his book open and letting the other drop off the end of the bed to hang by Amara, fingers curled as if in invitation.

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"You don't have to go," Liam said quietly, and grimaced slightly at Flint's flinch in response to that, Flint instead looking away and to the side so he didn't have to answer.

"Right. I get that." Liam smiled, but it was weak and strained. "You'll be back soon though?"

"Yeah," Flint murmured. "Say goodbye to Aleaka and the littl'un for me."

Riley chuckled kneeling down to scoop Kale up. "Alright kiddo let's get you a meal." He glanced over at Kimi's and Amara his eye arched in silent question.

She reached upwards slipping her fingers between his not bothering to meet Rileys gaze at all.

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She sat down in the rocker setting Sophia on her lap as she read her a story, the little one drinking from her soppy cup.

Kale wriggled happily, tail wagging gently as he settled himself in Riley's arms. Only a moment or so later and he was human again, doing his absolute best to tuck his head under Riley's chin, little fingers holding on carefully.

Kimi closed his fingers around hers gently, and turned a page with his thumb, not even looking up from what he was doing.

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"Let me know when you get where you're going safely, okay?" Liam asked, and then when he was given a nod, walked Flint to the door, murmured his goodbyes, and closed the door a little more forcefully than he really should have.

Shaking his head with quiet laughter Riley turned and left the room carrying him down the hall. "What would you like to eat?"

She rubbed her thumb against his hand lightly.

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When Sophia was asleep she laid her in her crib covering her over with her blanket. Making her way inside she looked at Liam. "Is everything alright?"