(nah it's fine)
Val laughed and followed Harlow, swaying and moving to the music. "I'll try to cut us in with Zyl." He called over the music, slightly getting closer to where her mom was with Zylpher. Cadion was off to the side and saw what his daughter was trying to do. He walked over and pulled Kiya to him by the waist "am I not allowed a dance my dear?" He asked softly, winking at Val before fully pulling his mate away to dance
The wolf in a red hood (romance one on one)
Harlow knew what Val was trying to do, and she was thankful for it. Harlow gave Val a smile before walking over to Zyl. "May I have this dance?" She held out her hand and laughed a little. All she wanted was to spend some time with him.
Zyl looked at her through the mask with a smile. "Of course," he took her hand in his spun her around as a new song started to play. "So you never got to answer my question from before, you like being surrounded by wolves?" he joked as they swayed and turned, never a few feet apart but also not getting any closer than a few centimeters. Don't be selfish, she's not meant to be with you.
"Well… it's a bit intimidating." She looked around and felt… small. "Let's not talk about me, how do you feel? It must be exciting." Harlow wanted to be closer. But with all the other wolves around, she felt that it was a bad idea. And that girl Macy scared her. "I'm glad I came." She smiled at him as she spun.
Zyl smiled softly "intimidating is a good word for it." He glanced around proudly at the people around him. "I'm excited, yeah. But…" His gaze fell to hers "I never wanted this. They need a strong leader like my dad. I don't know if I'm that person they need to lead." He admitted, keeping voice Dow so only she could hear "and then they expect me to find a mate… I can't right now, not with the new responsibilities…." And because of you. I want you as my mate. No other wolf. But that's selfish. He wanted to tell her, but knew it'd only end badly.
(Question, when do you want to return to them when hey fell asleep together?)
(It's up to you. This is your RP, I'm willing to go back whenever.)
(ok, I'm going to switch back to where they were before the flashback if it's ok with you. Want me to start it off?)
(Yeah that's fine.)
Zyl's eyes fluttered open. He glanced down at Harlow who was sleeping next to him. He gently untangled his arms and legs from where they were around her and silently slipped out of bed. He tucked the covers over her for warmth and pressed a kiss to her head. He wasn't entirely sure what they said to each other the night before or how they managed to sleep together in the end but he hoped he could wake to her every day. But first he needed to set somethings straight before anything got serious. He headed to the kitchen to begin breakfast before she woke up angry that no food was around
A few minutes later Harlow woke up stretching. With a smile on her face she got out of bed and headed to the kitchen. Her hair was a mess and she was still wearing the clothes from the day before. When she saw Zly her face turned a bit red. Did they really feel the same? Harlow thought that this must be a dream. "Morning." She skipped over to him and hugged him from behind. It felt nice. She loves him.
Zyl glanced behind him and smiled "Hey, did I wake you? I'm sorry," He asked, turning in her hold and wrapping his arms around her. He rested his head on top her head and breathed her scent in. He sighed softly "we need to talk,"
"No, you didn't wake me." When he turned and wrapped his arms around her she felt happy and like she was at home. "We need to talk." When those words came out it was almost like her heart stopped. Why do we need to talk? I thought things were good between us? Harlow started to freak out just a bit. What if he didn't want the same things as her? Was she just making a fool out of herself thinking they would actually be together? "Yeah, okay. What do we need to talk about?"
Zyl felt her heartbeat quicken again his chest. He smiled softly and pressed a light kiss to her head. He shut the stove off and walked her over to the couch. He sat down with her, breathing in a heavy sigh "Are you sure, this is what you want?" he asked gently, taking her hands in his. "I'm not going to force you into this life if you don't want to. I know you have plans to live somewhere else,"
Was he worrying this whole time about this? A gentle smile rose to her face. "This is what I've been wanting for years. Wherever you go I'll go. Although, you'll have to teach me a bit more about werewolves and how they live." Harlow moved closer and laid her head on his shoulder. She loved his scent. How were the other werewolves going to react though. Harlow knew there were a lot of girls after Zyl to be his mate, so she was definitely going to have some enemies.
Zyl pulled her close and nuzzled her hair, "of course I will." He shut his eyes and let himself relax. Finally, She was his, here in his arms. He knew it was selfish but at the moment, he didn't care. She had chosen him, and he would try to be the best for her for as long as he could. "I- I love you Harlow. I love you so much,"
bump
(I'll respond soon. My weekends are usually busy. Sorry.)
(It’s ok,)
Harlow smiled, "I lo- " Just then a knock came at the door and Harlow was interrupted. "Hm.. I wonder who that is?" She let go of Zyl and walked towards the door. Her long brown hair was a tad curled and wavy, it could never choose. She opened the door with a smile, not to be impolite. Slowly her smile faded when she saw bright blue eye and blonde hair. He had grown taller, of course he did, it's been years since she last saw him. "Conner?" He smiled down at her. "I'm back."
Zyl slowly made his way to the door, the sent of another male filling his senses before he heard the voice. All the memories of childhood and their teenage years came back in a blur as he tried to compose himself. He’s not your enemy. He’s a friend. A friend who also likes Harlow just as much as you do but still a friend.” He walked up behind Harlow and smiled “what took you so long to come back?” Zyl joked smiling at Conner and waving him inside
"Oh, yes come in." Harlow stepped aside so Conner could move past her. A gentle smile on his face. "Well, I'm the new alpha of my pack here, so I kinda had to come back. Plus… I kinda missed you both." He walked inside. Harlow was still a little shocked, she honestly thought she would never see him again. But, she was very happy. Tears formed in her eyes, but she tried to hide it. She missed him. "Welcome back." Conner gave her a hug, then moved to Zyl. "What has happened since I was gone?"
Zyl had to choke down his shock to embrace his friend “life as usual, some battles with other packs here and there but nothing too bad.” He guided them both to the living room but stayed by the threshold to the said room “alpha of a new pack? You mean this one?”
"My.. father passed away.. I moved away with my mom, because my dad couldn't leave his duties as Alpha.. So I came back to take his place and go to his funeral." Harlow was shocked to hear this… though she never met his family, she heard many stories about them. "I'm sorry about your loss." Conner shook his head, he didn't need Harlow to feel sorry for him. "I also stopped by to talk to you Zyl. I want no bad blood between our packs, so I would like to make an alliance, and if anyone on my side breaks that alliance, will be banished. So, what do you say." Conner held out his hand, of course they would have to do this the proper way and have both packs there when it's announced, but he wanted to just talk to Zyl first.
Zyl’s eyes widened when he heard that Conner’s father had died. Zyl Bowed his head in respect but said nothing. He knew Conner was strong and probably didn’t need any more pity. He glanced up, sadness in his eyes for the lost alpha and father. He nodded along to what Conner said and took a deep breath, taking his hand and shaking it. “ no bad blood. That started with our parents. It’ll end with us.” He offered a smile and nodded to Conner. “Are you staying long? I’ll have to make the announcement soon. He looked around for phone to call his sister and gestures to the kitchen “have anything you’d like, I’ll be right back.”
"So, you and Zyl?" She knew exactly what he was talking about and blushed. "Ah, yes." She hid her face with her hair, it was embarrassing. "I see…. I guess I made it back too late. Well, congrats." There was a small sting in her heart, she didn't think Conner felt that way anymore, but Harlow didn't regret her decision. She knew Zyl was the one for her. "You'll find the one. You're a great guy." Conner smiled and patted her head. "I'm going to make a few calls. I'll be back." He walked away into a different room, leaving Harlow alone in the living room by herself. "Well…" She sat down waiting for either of them to come back.
(what if Conner and Valerie get together?)
"Ye….yes I told her… no, conner came before she could." Zyl leaned against the wall adjacent to his room and smiled to himself as he talked with his sister "Hey would you mind coming over soon? I want to tell you something before I tell the rest of the pack."
"Oooooh wedding announcements?" Valerie squaeled
"what? no! no not yet no! you've put way too much thought into that havn't you?"
"maybe….I'll be over in an hour, see you then big brother!"
"bye little sis," he ended the call and smiled to himself before heading back to the living room
(I was literally thinking the same thing😂)
Harlow looked up and smiled when she saw Zyl walk back into the room. "How did the call go? Oh, Conner is calling all his pack… I think." Harlow knew a bit about werewolves, but they still kept her in the dark most of the time. "So… Uh, about earlier…" Her face turned a bit red. This isn't the time Harlow, Zyl has enough to worry about. "We'll talk about it later. Is Val coming over?"
(yuuuusssss we might build their relationship up soon)
Zyl nodded, wary about how many wolves would be in his territory all at once. He sat beside her, gently taking her hand in his and squeezing gently "we'll talk after the meeting," he agreed before nodding again with a smile "yeah, in an hour. I want to tell her first before the rest of the pack. by the way did she ever talk to you about uhhh…planning some sort of wedding?" he asked the last bit sheepishly, slightly blushing as he realized how odd the question was, especially considering their relationship at the moment
"Uh… well… she might have showed me some designs for a wedding dress." Again Harlow covered her face with her hair, it was a thing she did since she was young. Are we really talking about this? It was embarrassing, but she did hope one day they would be married. Conner had ended his phone call a while ago, but stayed in the room. His heart felt a bit heavy. Seeing Harlow again is something he wanted for a long time and even though she chose Zyl, he was happy for them. He wasn't one to ruin relationships either. Finally, he decided to come out of the room. "Well, I called everyone, and I hope you don't mind, but I had no other meeting place, so… I told them to come here."
Zyl groaned internally when Harlow mentioned Val's sketches. He was going to have to talk to her about that… He chuckled to himself, fully knowing it was something his sister would do. Zylglanced up and nodded "yeah, that's absolutely fine, a little tight but it should be fine. Just make sure to tell your pack this is on peacefull terms in case any of them get any idea of causing trouble, I'll tell mine the same."