Aidan caught the gift that Eryan tossed to her, grinning back at the playful wink that was given to her from the other female.<br/><br/>â€œEryan I swear if this is another vibrator...â€ the pack as a whole chuckled lightly, well those from the original who remembered the moment when Eryan had gifted Aidan a rather large vibrator as a gag gift. The laughs that were had then did well to make the pack smile and forget their problems, their memories at least for a bit.<br/><br/>"The upcoming Heat isn't helping matters at all." She laughed.<br/><br/>Eryan chuckled rather heartily as she looked through her bag of presents trying to think about what presents could possibly go to the other members. â€œThat's what that vibrator was for, you know just in case our dear Aidan could not find the right person who could satisfy her. She gets a bit rough and insatiable when its that time in the seasonâ€ Eryan said shooting Aidan another wink that had the auburned haired female blushing a bit as she chucked a wet soggy snowball at Eryan.<br/><br/>When Jaden blurted out mentally to everyone his inquiry about Heat, it was all Eryan could do to not burst out laughing. Aidan sighed rolling her eyes, â€œCan't control yourself for five minutes. You know how hard it is for the new ones...â€ Aidan said giving Jaden another friendly scratch behind the ears to try and sooth him a bit.<br/><br/>*Um, I know some animals go into 'Heat' but is that the same thing she's talking about for us?*<br/><br/>Hearing Jaden's question Aidan cleared her throat as she tried her best way to inform him without signaling him out. Figuring the best way would be to just continue with the current conversation that was going on now that Eryan seemed to have somber up a bit.<br/><br/>â€œI mean for those of us who were born within the pack already it was easier to understand what was happening. Those of us who were not born within a pack...well the whole idea of going into Heat is something one would only expect for animals to do. Not something a confused and scared individual would ever expect to happen to them or how to deal with it eitherâ€ she patted Jaden lightly to try and let him know that she was speaking this for his benefit.<br/><br/>â€œStill it helps better when you have a pack to guide you and aid you during one of the most trying times in your life as a werewolfâ€ she said with a smile as she scratched him again before standing to check on the stew. Finding it to be done, â€œSoups on!â€ she said in a teasing fashion as she began to spoon some of the thick hearty meal into bowls for those who came up to get their share.<br/><br/>Once everyone had their first serving she got her own and returned to her spot by the fire to enjoy her meal.<br/><br/><br/>The fire crackled softly as the pack sat together, the light and somewhat strained conversation welcome in the approaching darkness. When all was said and done the meal was cleared away and the pack set about retiring for the evening. Many had a lot to think about while others had to worry about the impending season the issue of having to deal with a lost mate or loved one already.<br/><br/>Crawling into her furs Aidan stared up at the cave ceiling, arms crossed behind her head whilst she pondered a few things about the future of the pack. Then as these times tended to do she began to think about her own future within the pack. The season was fast approaching and she was not sure what she was going to do. There was no chance of considering just having fun this time around, things were serious and she was going to have to make a move or at least let someone know that she was interested in something long term with them. Sighing she rolled over and snuggled deeper into her furs to get some rest for whatever tomorrow may bring.<br/><br/>Eryan too had a time getting to sleep, not ashamed to be seen clutching the stuffed teddy that her father had given her when she was a little girl. Her world had been destroyed twice and she was now trying hard to not break down again. It was hard sleeping in the cave with the normal noises and familiar sounds of the pack so different now. It sounded so quiet now even with the numbers of members that were there, there was a deafening lack of sound that nearly drove her to tears. Swallowing them back she clutched the bear tighter to her chest, missing the security and reassurance that she use to receive from her bond with the pack. That was probably what was giving her the most pause, the most pain and discomfort. She hoped that come tomorrow Thomas would feel up to renewing her bond with the pack so that she could begin to move forward with the pack once again. Sighing once more and fighting back tears she closed her eyes and gave into the emotional and physical exhaustion of the day to finally drift off into sleep.<br/><br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic">The sun rose bringing for yet another day to the pack</span></span>.<br/><br/>Aidan yawned and stretched, kicking off her furs before shivering as the cold morning air touched her naked body. Rolling out of her bed area she grabbed up a towel and her bond clothes before heading out of the cave.<br/><br/>She returned back to the mouth of the cave a bit later she was freshly washed and looking to get breakfast started for the pack. But first....she needed some music.<br/><br/>Sitting out at the fire which she had just built back up she began to unwrap the gift that Eryan had brought her, her head nodding to the music that was coming in through her ear buds. When she finally got to the opening the box she could not stop the smile that came to her face.<br/><br/>â€œEryan you know me too well...â€ she said aloud mostly to herself, so you bet she jumped quite a bit when she heard a response.<br/><br/>â€œWell we are like sisters. If I could not get you something that was perfect then I am certainly failing as a sisterâ€ Eryan said from where she stood at the mouth of the cave.<br/><br/>Aidan lowered her ear buds and smiled, â€œTrue. So just how much new music it is on this?â€ she asked holding up the memory stick that was in the box along with a speaker docking system.<br/><br/>Eryan smiled and strolled over taking the black and mark free stick, before taking the offered mp3 player and inserting the disc into the device. With Aidan waiting and watching Eryan took the docking device and connected everything, â€œI thought that maybe 16 gigs of new music would be a good means of refreshing your library...â€ she her tone teasing as she set the device up on a fallen log that they often used as seating. â€œI will admit that while I was riding up here I sampled the music and only took the time to wrap your gift at the bus station. So I know...â€ her voice trailing off as she began to skim through the music â€œ...which songs are likely to be your...â€ again trailing off as she selected a song. The music began to play and she stood with a grin on her face, â€œFavoritesâ€<br/><br/><div style="margin:20px; margin-top:5px"><div class="quotetitle"><input class="button2 btnlite" onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = '';      this.innerText = ''; this.value = 'Hide'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerText = ''; this.value = 'Show'; }" style="text-align:center;width:100px;margin:0px;padding:0px;" type="button" value="Show"/></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;"><object height="360" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UecPqm2Dbes"/><param name="wmode" value="transparent"/><embed height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/v/UecPqm2Dbes" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" wmode="transparent"/></object></div></div></div><br/><br/>The beat began and Aidan immediately beamed a huge smile, â€œOh yes you definitely going to know me too wellâ€<br/><br/><br/>Those sleeping in the cave would surely hear the music as it pumped from the small though powerful speakers, then again even if the speakers had not been powerful they would still hear the music given their exceptional hearing. When they finally made it out of their furs and out of the cave they would be greeted with two things. First off Aidan had managed to get some bear bacon going, yes bear bacon since she took  the time with Eryan's help to finish butchering the great beast for storage and cooking purposes. So the rich thick and mouth watering scent of bacon fat sizzling on the griddle would surely make several stomachs growl and loudly.<br/><br/>The second sight would be one of Eryan and Aidan engaging in a bit of dancing, looking like Eryan trying to test Aidan a bit of salsa or some form of Latin dance. Though given their height difference it looked rather silly watching Eryan attempt to spin Aidan away from her only to then spin her back into her. There were smiles on both females as they moved together, their hands more then once roaming a bit when the dancing called for them to be against one another. Still their spirits were high and they were having fun despite everything that was going on within the pack.<br/><br/><br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic">Somewhere else in the world...</span></span><br/><br/>â€œHow concrete is this data?â€ the hardened and weathered man asked from behind his desk, his face in a shadow as he continued to leaf through the documents before him.<br/><br/>â€œYes sir. We ran into a bit of luck with the data actually. Finding one of them within our own ranksâ€ the nervous man said as he pushed his glasses back up on his nose.<br/><br/>â€œReally? How did he get past the screening process?â€ the mans gruff tone came out as he laid the file down on his desk and folded his hands over it.<br/><br/>â€œWell he is rather clever and managed to sneak in a clean sampleâ€ this time a woman spoke as she looked over her notes on her clipboard.<br/><br/>â€œI see. Where is he now?â€<br/><br/>â€œDown in interrogation. Apparently he has a family...a packâ€ the woman said again in a tone full of satisfaction.<br/><br/>â€œGood. Lets see if we can make him talkâ€ the man said leaning forward into the overhead lighting, which only served to make his hard face seem even harder. Especially with the long scar down across his left cheek.