Rain rose with the morning sun, blinking her eyes open to see the early morning light filtering into the bedroom through the window blinds. Gently easing herself out of Tyler's hold and crossing the room, she raised her arms over her head to stretch out the stiff muscles in her back and arms. A soft sigh of relaxation escaped as she let her arms fall back down to her sides. Peeking through the blinds, she took a look at the ranch, just to see the way it looked this early in the morning. As her wolf woke up as well, she could begin to hear the stirring of animals as they waited to begin their day just like every other day. Rain could smell the early morning dew on the grass and the rich scent of the earth as a gentle breeze wound through the tall, prairie grass.<br/><br/>Turning back to the bed, Rain walked back over to Tyler and climbed onto the bed. Kissing his shoulder to gently wake him just enough to get an answer out of him. "What do you want for breakfast this morning?" she whispered in his ear, lightly brushing her fingertips over the back of his shoulder. Running her soft lips over his bare shoulder as her breath tickled his skin lightly, Rain smiled against his warm skin as she looked up into his eyes.<br/><br/>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br/><br/>Tex visibly flinched as Kaden approached her from behind, looking up at him with a raised brow in surprise. But she didn't comment on him walking to her to her room, figuring he was just killing two birds with one stone since her own room was next to his. "Thank you Kaden, you too," Tex replied as he swung open her door for her and watched her from the doorway for a few moments to wish her a good night. Setting her plate down on the bedside table, she went over to the window to double check that it was locked before returning to the bed. It hadn't escaped her attention that Kaden had been watching her and she looked up at him, a kind smile tugging the corners of her lips up.<br/><br/>As Kaden finally shut the door to return to his room, Tex climbed into her own bed and grabbed her plate of food. Finishing her sister's barely eaten hamburger, she curled up in the farthest corner of the bed once she was through. Tex couldn't remember when she finally did fall asleep, but when she did she was constantly woken up by small noises she wasn't used to and nightmares that plagued her every dream. At one point, she could've swore her own crying had woken her but she couldn't be sure.<br/><br/>By time morning came around, Tex had been up for at least an hour. In that time frame she had already taken another shower, went back down to the kitchen for breakfast, cooked enough eggs, bacon, and pancakes for everyone, cleaned the dishes up and returned to her room to wait for sunrise. When the sun finally did rise, she was the first one to leave the house. It had been so long since she had felt the earth between her toes and felt the warmth of an early morning sun that she wouldn't miss it for the world.<br/><br/>Tex stood in the middle of the front yard, wiggling her toes in the dirt and humming quietly to herself as she bathed in the sun's warmth. Taking a quick peek around to make sure no one was watching, she quickly pulled off her shirt and shimmied out of her pants before shifting into her wolf form. Shaking out her almost white, blonde fur, Tex took in every last little detail her senses could handle and then bounded off through the tall, prairie grass with a high-pitched, excited yip of freedom. In her wolf form, she was much smaller than most wolves. Often times she had been teased and made fun of back in their pack because of her size and childish attitude. But Rain had always been there to teach them a lesson they wouldn't soon forget for picking on her little sister. Rain had been the only one to truly accept her for who she was as both a person and a wolf, that in itself is one of the greater reasons they had such a strong bond.<br/><br/>Forcing her mind to stop overthinking, Tex decided to just have a little bit of fun before everyone started their day. Leaving her clothes on a pile on the edge of the side of the porch, she ran through the yard back and forth, soaking her fur with dew and rolling around in the dirt. A cloud of dust was being kicked up in the front yard by all her rolling around and a little bit of digging to try to catch little bugs. After ten or so minutes of this, Tex found a nice, warm patch of sunlight to collapse on her side just in front of the porch. Closing her eyes and soaking in the warmth, she let herself relax and rest for a little while.