Hello! And welcome to the next chapter! Yay! I love chapters! Do you love chapters too? What's your guy's favorite chapter of either this book or the first book (The Beautiful Beast). And if you haven't read that book yet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THEN WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU HERE!!!! YOUFUCKING CHEATERS!!!! GO BACK TO THE FIRST BOOK IF YOU HAVEN'T READ IT YET!!! Don't be that asshole that's all like "Oh, I'm going to go read the second book before I read the first book because I'm a dumbass!" Don't be that guy! Nobody likes that guy! Nobody likes guys in general! except people who are gay . . . . . . . . or straight girl. . . . . . but even then they still hate guys! Boys suck! Sorry boys, but you got to admit that most of you do suck. P.S. I did not mean to turn this into some sexual war bullshit. I was just trying to be funny for the intro and it didn't work out to well. But I'm just going to leave it because I don't know what else to do for this intro and I don't want it to be boring! So sorry. Moving on! I would like to dedicate this chapter to thebella_readsalot! She is a new follower! Yay! Love you thebella_readsalot! Love you guys! Enjoy the chapter!

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POV: Kenia

I brought all the kids into the infirmary and laid them down in some of the beds. Once most of their head touched the pillows, they were passed out. Others fell asleep while I was getting some others into bed. They were all tired from their day at the park.

"Goodnight Kenia." Reiki said as I took Rosemary into my arms and he crawled into a bed.

"Goodnight Reiki." I said, and tucked him in with one hand, as I held Rosemary in the other.

"Hey Kenia?" He asked, quietly.

"Hmm?" I hummed.

"Are we going to be okay?" He asked me.

"What do you mean?" I asked him as I pulled the blanket up to cover him up.

"Is that Aka lady going to get us?" He asked more clearly. I let out a sign as I sat on the edge of his bed.

"Reiki, I promise you." I said as I reached my hand up and brushed his hair out of his face. "I will protect you and the rest of the pack, with every fiber of my being. I will make sure you and everyone else is safe." I told him, and he smiled a little. "Now get some sleep." I told him and bent over and kissed his forehead before getting up to set Rosemary up for bed.

"Kenia." Reiki said my name and I turned around to look at him again. "Thanks. For everything."

"Of course." I said and he rolled over, passing out almost immediately. I grabbed some pillows and placed them on the bed next to Reiki's making a small hole that way Rosemary wouldn't roll off the bed. I went to lay the sleeping like red haired baby down, but the sound of the door opening caught my attention, as my ears twitched as I snapped my head in the direction of the sound. Natsu walked in and quietly closed the door. "What do you want?" I asked him just loud enough that he would be able to hear me with his sensitive hearing.

"I want to talk." He whispered back loud enough that he wouldn't wake the kids.

"Well I don't want to talk to you." I said and placed Rosemary in the little hole I made with the pillows.

"Why not?" He asked me, and I turned my head towards him to show that I was annoyed.

"Who would ever want to talk to a monster like me?" I asked, and then covered Rosemary in a blanket.

"That's what I'm here to talk about." Natsu whispered.

"I'm not in the mood to talk Natsu." I told him trying to blow him off.

"That's fine." Natsu said, and I felt a bit of relief. "All you have to do is listen." I groaned.

"Fine then lets go outside." I said and went to walk towards the door.

"No." Natsu said. "This room will keep us from screaming at each other." He said and I looked at him weird as I realized he was taking about the kids. I took a deep breath and sat on the bed next to Rosemary.

"Well." I said after Natsu didn't say anything. "I'm listening."

"Look, I'm sorry about calling you a monster earlier." Natsu started. "I guess I'm just still mad about what happened to Lucy."

"Obviously." I stated.

"I thought you didn't want to talk." Natsu commented as he crossed his arms over his chest. I rolled my eyes and waited for him to continue his explanation. "Up until a year ago, I would have done anything and everything in my power to protect the people I loved. I've fought beside them my entire life, and I would do whatever was needed to protect them no matter the cost. But when it comes down to it, you should always live for your friends. I thought Lucy felt the same too, and yet . . . . . . I'm so confused. Why would Lucy just up and sacrifice herself like that? After everything we did together, did we really mean so little to her that she'd leave us with just a note  saying 'sorry' and a few things to remember her? Why didn't she wait until we woke up? She could have told us herself, and we could have understood!" Natsu said a little loud and some of the kids shuffled around in their bed. I put my finger over my lips and shushed him, Natsu then sat on a chair and put his head in his hands. "It makes my head hurt every time I think about how it was so easy for her to leave us."

"You think it was easy for her?" I asked, and Natsu looked up at me in confusion. "Lucy knew that it would hurt. Death always hurts, you can't stop that. She knew the kind of damage it would do, but she felt that it was the right decision. Honestly,I wish she wouldn't have made a deal with me. And most of all I wish that I hadn't accepted it. But that's just me being selfish. Because you and you're friends wouldn't be here." I said as Rosemary started whining a little from her dream. "And I have no idea where the kids would be." I said and used my finger to stroke Rosemary's cheek, and the feeling calmed her down knowing she was safe. "So if you want me to apologize for what happened. I'm afraid that's never going to happen. I won't ask for forgiveness for Lucy's death, not with everything I've done. Everyone I've protected."

"And I'm not asking you to." Natsu said. I was surprised with what he said, and I looked over at him. "I'm asking that we move past this hole thing, for Lucy. I know that she would be mad at both of us for being at each other's throats like this."

"I really hope you weren't trying to make a pun." I said as the memory of Lucy dying the came into my mind and I could feel my throat clenching and tightening.

"I didn't." Natsu said and I could tell the his memory was reminding him too. We were quiet for what felt like forever.

"I guess Lucy would be pretty pissed at us, wouldn't she?" I asked as I smiled and couldn't help but laugh. Natsu laughed and for the first time since I met him as me, I saw him smile. The pain of seeing so many memories flying through my brain made me flinch a little. Natsu seemed to notice, so I stood up and walked towards Natsu until I was only a few feet away. "I think we did nothing but start off on the wrong foot, so let's start over." I stuck my hand out to him. "My name is Kenia." Natsu smiled a little and grabbed my hand.

"Natsu." He said, as he shook my hand. "It's alright to meet you."

"Alright to meet me?" I asked as we let go of each other's hand and we headed towards the door.

"Well it's not exactly like we met on good terms the first time." Natsu said as I opened the door.

"That's cause you threw me off a building the first time." I said, as Natsu walked passed me.

"Well that's cause you were being a bitch last time." He told me as I stared closing the door.

"Natsu, I've always been a bitch."