The closing vortex had generated a considerable gust of wind, and this had sucked one of the wreaths inside the boundary and towards them. It struck Andy's foot gently, but was enough to make him look down (after finishing up on the kiss due to mutual lack of oxygen). He picked it up, puzzled, and read the inscription. 'Sariel Animal Scouts troop 263 - Andrew Reynarder - He will be missed.'<br/><br/>He started looking around, really noticing his surroundings for the first time.<br/><br/>"Oh my gosh! This is the same place I got snatched from! This is it...I'm really home!" He hugged May joyfully, only to notice she had shrunk in on herself slightly, looking downcast. His hug shifted around to more of a comfroting thing.<br/><br/>"This is your world too, now. If I could give you back your own, you know I would, but even if you had gone back, there was nothing left for you there. So I will _make_ a place for you in this world, for you, and for our kits!" He rested one gloved hand on her abdomen, which made her cheer up at least slightly.<br/><br/>"But your family... will they see me the same way, your friends..."<br/><br/>Andy cupped her chin between his gloves, and looked up into her eyes. "May, we've faced demons and monsters and psychotic military types and survived them all. My family may be scary, but they aren't _that_ scary! As for friends, apart from the other scouts and my on-line buddies, I didn't really have any. And anyone who has a problem with us can go climb a rope!"<br/><br/>People were starting to return. The cameraman had stayed in sight, if well back, the whole time< recording the events. The first one to reach them was Andy's sister, who'd run ahead. despite her parents calls. Andy turned as he sensed someone approaching.<br/><br/>"Millie?" He exclaimed.<br/><br/>"Andy... they said you were dead!" She was on the verge of crying again, but for happier reasons.<br/><br/>"Not for lack of things trying." He replied with a smirk. "What's with the fancy clothes... Oh no, I didn't just gatecrash my own memorial service, did I?" He slapped his forehead.<br/><br/>She sniffled, and giggled at the same time. "Got it in one."<br/><br/>"May, this is Millie, never Milicent, Reynarder who for her sins, which must have been black and legion, is my younger sister. Millie, I want you to meet May, the girl who holds my heart and watches my tail, and various other parts of me she has a vested interest in."<br/><br/>Millie was only about 12, and despite planigrade legs was a few inches shorter than Andy. She looked up at the wolfess with not a little trepidation.