Story Notes:
This story has been bouncing around my head for a while now, I'm not sure but I'm fairly certain that this idea is origonal if nothing else.Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.
Chapter 1
A tall figure wandered through the forest, a mop of messy brown hair clinging to his head moving slightly in the crisp breeze, his blue eyes sparkling with life. He was wearing only blue denim jeans held up with a thin black belt and a plain back t-shirt yet the autumn chill seemed to have no effect on him. Simon whistled as he walked down the small dirt track that wound its way through the forest, Gemma had been right these evening walks had been just the thing he needed to unwind. He reached the end of the track and sat down leaning against an old oak tree watching the sun sink beneath the horizon enjoying the spectacular view and the gentle sound of running water as he reflected on his life.
He lived in a small apartment on the edge of town with his Bayleef; Gemma. They could afford a much larger residence but neither of them felt it necessary to move, they made their money by competing in the many Pokemon contests and championships that often graced Jubilife. He and Gemma were the best of friends and although she couldn't communicate verbally with Simon she had taught herself to write using her vines to hold the pen, using a small whiteboard and a pen she would simply write down what she wanted to say. However Simon had always felt that he was missing something in his life, being something of a local celebrity he was never short of suitors but he had never found a woman who exited him or who had wanted to spend the rest of his life with, sure he had slept with a few of them on impulse but it always felt hollow and he always felt awkward doing so. He sighed all of this self reflection was great and all but it got him no closer to actually solving any of the problems he had discovered or to filling the mysterious void he felt in his soul. His almost meditative state was broken by a loud rustling from the bushes to his left; opening one eye he caught a flash of purple from the bushes.
He stood up his legs groaning slightly in protest; he slowly walked over to the bushes trying to make as little noise as possible lest he scare away whatever he had spotted. Parting the branches carefully he looked into the clearing, a bubbling spring leapt from a small rocky outcrop into a small shallow pool before running deeper into the forest, he spotted the purple Pokemon again. It was the size of a dog; he guessed it would be around his waist height; its long tail forked near the end and was thrashing around as its owner took long thirsty gulps from the pool Simon's mind provided the species name Espeon. Perhaps most surprising was its condition, it was quite clearly pregnant and quite far along, Simon couldn't help wondering why a pregnant Pokemon was wandering the woods alone but he wasn't going to try anything on the off chance that its mate was still around. He took a step backwards wincing as his foot came down on a dry twig snapping it with a painfully audible crack; the Espeon's head flew up and swung around searching for the source of the noise.
The Espeon locked eyes with Simon and he could feel a mental link being opened as the psychic type wormed it's way into his mind 'So you've come to challenge the Alpha' it was a statement more than a question.
Wait! What?" Simon said
The Espeon responded by opening its mouth and calling out with a high pitched "Essssspp"
Simon covered his ears at the horrible sound, he waited until the Espeon's mouth had closed before slowly lowering his hands his ears still ringing "What was that?"
'I merely called my mate.' the Espeon replied 'By entering our territory you have challenged his right to rule'
A low growling came to Simon's ears; he swung around to face the source of the noise. A massive Mightyena emerged from the shadows of the forest, it's body criss-crossed with scars and old wounds. The necessity of the high pitched wiling became quickly apparent too as Simon noticed the beast had had one of his ears ripped clean off his head along with a sizeable chunk of flesh leaving a raw, red crater covering the right side of it's head. The murderous gleam in his eyes betrayed his evil intentions, and his scars marked him as a Pokemon that was more than capable of taking a few hits.
Simon backed up as the beast advanced eyeing him up with a sneer of content on its muzzle. Simon winced as he caught his arm on a holly bush, the sharp leaves cutting through his skin easily and leaving two thin red lines on his arms, the Mightyena took advantage of the opening and leapt at Simon aiming to end this fight quickly. Simon dropped to the ground and rolled to a side as his assailant soared through the space his neck had occupied moments ago the large dog's body snapped the branch that had scratched Simon, the sharp leaves having little or no effect on the ancient Pokemon.
Simon quickly jumped to his feet grabbing the holly branch of the ground and brandishing it at the Mightyena, the large Pokemon stared incredulously, did this stupid human think that that branch could deter him or was this some kind of trick.
Simon took a step backwards feverantly wishing that Gemma was here, she would dispose of this monster in a heartbeat. The Mightyena finally deciding that the human was indeed not pulling some kind of elaborate trick leapt forward again, Simon swung the branch fully expecting the large Pokemon to rip through his feeble defence but was surprise when he heard a yelp of pain. The branch was ripped from his hands as the Mightyena thrashed around shredding the foliage and scattering shards of wood and leaf all over him and Simon. Simon watched in horrible fascination as the impact of his attack became painfully clear, one of the Mightyena's eyes had been pierced by a leaf and the dog's thrashing had reduced his eye to a bloody mush with the offending leaf still sticking out from its centre. The Pokemon was angry now it turned on Simon, blood and pus dripping from its eye almost like tears, and snarled its remaining eye alight with fury and vengeance. With the snarl still hanging in the air the wounded beast leapt at Simon knocking him backwards with a vicious tackle, Simon knew he had to do something or him and his throat would shortly be forced to part ways, praying that it worked as well on Pokemon as it did on humans we swung one of his feet up aiming at the beast's sheath. Mightyena yelped in pain as he felt Simon's foot impact with his delicate organ, Simon used this moment of weakness to throw the Pokemon off him and rose to his feet again, he knew that Mightyena wouldn't fall for that again and he had to finish this fight soon.
The Espeon watched the fight with intense interest, most of the males who challenged Scar went down quickly but this one was proving to be a far more worthy opponent. She sighed and shifted her position slightly, could it be possible that their next alpha would be a human. Simon glanced around looking for something he could use to finish his opponent off since he knew he lacked the strength to do it with his own hands. Scar stood back watching Simon carefully, that last attack had more force behind it than the Pokemon had expected from the human and now he knew that this was an opponent that was worthy of some level of caution he waited for an opening in his targets defence. Simon smiled as an idea formed, all he needed to do was get behind the Pokemon then he could garrotte him with his belt, the dog couldn't use his natural strength against him if he was on its back. Loosening his belt Simon shifted his feet falling into a karate pose stolen right out of a movie, this was the risky part, he had to lure the large Pokemon into attacking him so he could get behind it. Scar couldn't believe his luck the stupid human had left his left thigh completely unguarded in exchange for striking a stupid pose, with a smug grin he launched himself at his victim. Simon cheered mentally as he saw Scar charging towards him, as the Pokemon got closer he started twisting his body spinning such that he grabbed the Mightyena's neck as he shot past eliciting a startled yelp from Scar. Pressing his knee into Scar's spine to keep him in place Simon quickly whipped his belt off and wrapped it round his victim's neck. With a tug he tightened his hold jerking Scar's head back and cutting off his oxygen supply, Scar's body twitched and shuddered underneath Simon as he was slowly asphyxiated.
Simon held his position for several minutes after Scar stopped twitching just to be sure that the Mightyena was indeed dead. He stood up shakily and walked away from the corpse heading back out of the clearing towards the path for home.
'Wait!' Simon stopped as the Espeon spoke up for the first time since her mate had arrived
Simon turned around; he couldn't help but feel sorry for the Espeon who had had her mate killed in front of her whilst she was carrying his pups "What is it?"
The Espeon padded up to Simon, her walk slightly awkward because of her large belly 'Welcome to the pack.' she lowered her head to the ground in an imitation of a bow 'You are our Alpha now'
"Wait what?" Simon asked shocked
The Espeon sighed 'Ok let's start this from the beginning, I'm Crystal and I was Scar's prime mate and his ears'
Simon nodded; judging from the pride in her voice being the prime mate gave her some power in the pack "Ok then, I guess Scar was that Mightyena then?"
Crystal nodded 'Everyone had names like that, he was named for his scars' she jabbed her tail in his general direction 'I was named for the gem in my forehead' she gestured to the small red gem set in her forehead that served as a focal point for her psychic powers
Simon nodded absorbing all the information "What did you mean when you said you were his ears?" he asked, he had a hunch but wanted to verify it
'He was missing one ear as I'm sure you noticed.' Crystal explained 'That injury affected his hearing much more than he was willing to let anyone know. So since that fight he's had me listen for him and feed what I hear into his mind'
Simon laughed "Like a living hearing aid!"
Crystal cocked her head unfamiliar with those human devices 'Anyway,' she continued 'our pack has a very simple structure an alpha sits at the head, that would be you. The alpha's word is law and he can do what he pleases however the rest of the pack looks to the Alpha for leadership and support.'
Simon nodded, gulping as the weight of the responsibility he had accidentally inherited dawned on him 'Below the alpha is his prime mate, she has almost as much power as the alpha but like the others she must respect the alpha's wishes. Finally comes the pack members, they have almost no power and are at the alpha and his mate's beck and call'
Simon nodded, the pack organisation seemed simple enough, after hearing how it worked he felt duty bound to stay, at least until a new alpha could be found.
'Any male can challenge the alpha to leadership at any time, because of this male cubs are often killed at birth to prevent competition' Crystal continued 'However as you've learnt entering the packs territory in itself is a challenge to the leadership of the alpha'
Simon nodded numbly, how anyone could kill their own children was beyond him, "Anything else I should know?" he asked
Crystal nodded 'There's a bit more but I'll explain as we walk, we should get back to the den before night truly falls'
"Ok then" Simon agreed glancing up at the sky, a few stars had appeared in the sky and a crescent moon was just peeking above the tree-line, he felt a pang of worry about Gemma being left alone by herself
'Don't worry, you can send some pack members to fetch her if you want' Crystal spoke up as she started making her way slowly across the clearing heading down the other side of the hill Simon had been sitting on when this had all started.
'Since you're a human I guess I'll need to stick to my old job' Crystal piped up again after a few minutes of walking in silence
"What do you mean?" Simon asked "I can hear just fine"
Crystal shook her head giggling slightly 'No stupid' she teased 'You can't understand Pokemon'
"Oh right" Simon saw the problem now "So you can translate for me?"
Crystal nodded pleased that he had picked up the idea so quickly 'I will but on one condition'
Simon nodded indicating that she should continue
'Can you make me your prime mate' she asked
Simon blushed slightly at the mental images his subconscious threw up "Ok then" he agreed
Crystal nodded 'Thank you'
"So how much longer until we arrive?" Simon asked curious
'About five or six minutes' Crystal replied 'It's quite close really but my condition slows me down'
Simon accepted this silently "So what's the den like?"
'It's a large series of underground caves carved out by a river' Crystal explained 'There is plenty of room for you despite your size'
Simon smiled as Crystal hit the nail on the head "Good to know, so how large is the pack?"
'That's a good question' Crystal thought about it for a while 'Well there are about eighty or so members including the cubs but of those about twenty of so are always out scavenging'
Simon nodded "That answered my next question too" he laughed, for some reason the more he learnt about this pack society the more it appealed to him and the less nervous he felt about the whole thing.
Crystal giggled 'At least you're asking the right questions for someone who is going to be in charge'
"Thanks" Simon replied blushing ever so slightly at the praise "So you're the only Espeon in your pack?"
Crystal nodded 'I'm the only evolved Pokemon now,' she admitted 'but how did you know?'
"Your name, every Espeon has that gem but your named after it, that would suggest that it was a defining feature and therefore that they hadn't seen another Espeon" Simon explained how he had reached his conclusion "Tell me, how did you evolve?"
Crystal blushed slightly 'It's kinda personal asking that' she explained 'but I'll tell you. It happened last summer when Scar had just overthrown our last alpha, a Nidorino named Spine, we were in love and he had finally decided to mate me. I was so happy as he started pounding me, I felt something strange deep inside and when I came I evolved into the form you see now.'
Simon blushed at the story but couldn't help but be more than a little aroused by it "So will I need to mate with you?" he asked cautiously trying to keep his voice as neutral as possible lest he insult Crystal
Crystal nodded 'Yes if I'm to be your prime mate'
Strangely this revelation didn't have the impact Simon had expected it to; he acknowledged this information with a brief nod. He reasoned that since he had had no luck with human women so maybe it'd work with a Pokemon, still there was the moral question. Ah screw it! He would deal with that line when he reached it. He shook his head to break the train of thought much to the amusement of Crystal who had obviously been listening in on his internal monologue.
They walked the rest of the way in relative silence, soon they reached the large rocky outcrop that hid the entrance to the pack's cave system; it rose to about twice Simon's height. 'Here we are' Crystal announced obviously relieved to be home
Simon nodded making up his mind that he would at the very least give this life a try "So what exactly do I need to do to make you my prime mate?" he asked
'Ah' Crystal paused realising she hadn't explained that yet 'I guess I should have explained that earlier' she laughed nervously
"I don't mind" Simon reassured her
'Well since you're the new alpha I introduce you to the pack since I was the witness to the challenge' she blushed before continuing 'Then the alpha goes to his quarters with the female he has picked and they stay in their quarter for a full day, umm getting to know each other' she finished with a wink
Simon nodded "Ok then, but can I send out for Gemma first since she is like family to me?"
Crystal nodded understanding 'Sure the alpha can add people to the pack and he can banish them, however Gemma will probably have to wait for us to finish before seeing you again'
"Why?"
'No-one can interrupt us in our quarters for any reason until a full day has passed'
He lived in a small apartment on the edge of town with his Bayleef; Gemma. They could afford a much larger residence but neither of them felt it necessary to move, they made their money by competing in the many Pokemon contests and championships that often graced Jubilife. He and Gemma were the best of friends and although she couldn't communicate verbally with Simon she had taught herself to write using her vines to hold the pen, using a small whiteboard and a pen she would simply write down what she wanted to say. However Simon had always felt that he was missing something in his life, being something of a local celebrity he was never short of suitors but he had never found a woman who exited him or who had wanted to spend the rest of his life with, sure he had slept with a few of them on impulse but it always felt hollow and he always felt awkward doing so. He sighed all of this self reflection was great and all but it got him no closer to actually solving any of the problems he had discovered or to filling the mysterious void he felt in his soul. His almost meditative state was broken by a loud rustling from the bushes to his left; opening one eye he caught a flash of purple from the bushes.
He stood up his legs groaning slightly in protest; he slowly walked over to the bushes trying to make as little noise as possible lest he scare away whatever he had spotted. Parting the branches carefully he looked into the clearing, a bubbling spring leapt from a small rocky outcrop into a small shallow pool before running deeper into the forest, he spotted the purple Pokemon again. It was the size of a dog; he guessed it would be around his waist height; its long tail forked near the end and was thrashing around as its owner took long thirsty gulps from the pool Simon's mind provided the species name Espeon. Perhaps most surprising was its condition, it was quite clearly pregnant and quite far along, Simon couldn't help wondering why a pregnant Pokemon was wandering the woods alone but he wasn't going to try anything on the off chance that its mate was still around. He took a step backwards wincing as his foot came down on a dry twig snapping it with a painfully audible crack; the Espeon's head flew up and swung around searching for the source of the noise.
The Espeon locked eyes with Simon and he could feel a mental link being opened as the psychic type wormed it's way into his mind 'So you've come to challenge the Alpha' it was a statement more than a question.
Wait! What?" Simon said
The Espeon responded by opening its mouth and calling out with a high pitched "Essssspp"
Simon covered his ears at the horrible sound, he waited until the Espeon's mouth had closed before slowly lowering his hands his ears still ringing "What was that?"
'I merely called my mate.' the Espeon replied 'By entering our territory you have challenged his right to rule'
A low growling came to Simon's ears; he swung around to face the source of the noise. A massive Mightyena emerged from the shadows of the forest, it's body criss-crossed with scars and old wounds. The necessity of the high pitched wiling became quickly apparent too as Simon noticed the beast had had one of his ears ripped clean off his head along with a sizeable chunk of flesh leaving a raw, red crater covering the right side of it's head. The murderous gleam in his eyes betrayed his evil intentions, and his scars marked him as a Pokemon that was more than capable of taking a few hits.
Simon backed up as the beast advanced eyeing him up with a sneer of content on its muzzle. Simon winced as he caught his arm on a holly bush, the sharp leaves cutting through his skin easily and leaving two thin red lines on his arms, the Mightyena took advantage of the opening and leapt at Simon aiming to end this fight quickly. Simon dropped to the ground and rolled to a side as his assailant soared through the space his neck had occupied moments ago the large dog's body snapped the branch that had scratched Simon, the sharp leaves having little or no effect on the ancient Pokemon.
Simon quickly jumped to his feet grabbing the holly branch of the ground and brandishing it at the Mightyena, the large Pokemon stared incredulously, did this stupid human think that that branch could deter him or was this some kind of trick.
Simon took a step backwards feverantly wishing that Gemma was here, she would dispose of this monster in a heartbeat. The Mightyena finally deciding that the human was indeed not pulling some kind of elaborate trick leapt forward again, Simon swung the branch fully expecting the large Pokemon to rip through his feeble defence but was surprise when he heard a yelp of pain. The branch was ripped from his hands as the Mightyena thrashed around shredding the foliage and scattering shards of wood and leaf all over him and Simon. Simon watched in horrible fascination as the impact of his attack became painfully clear, one of the Mightyena's eyes had been pierced by a leaf and the dog's thrashing had reduced his eye to a bloody mush with the offending leaf still sticking out from its centre. The Pokemon was angry now it turned on Simon, blood and pus dripping from its eye almost like tears, and snarled its remaining eye alight with fury and vengeance. With the snarl still hanging in the air the wounded beast leapt at Simon knocking him backwards with a vicious tackle, Simon knew he had to do something or him and his throat would shortly be forced to part ways, praying that it worked as well on Pokemon as it did on humans we swung one of his feet up aiming at the beast's sheath. Mightyena yelped in pain as he felt Simon's foot impact with his delicate organ, Simon used this moment of weakness to throw the Pokemon off him and rose to his feet again, he knew that Mightyena wouldn't fall for that again and he had to finish this fight soon.
The Espeon watched the fight with intense interest, most of the males who challenged Scar went down quickly but this one was proving to be a far more worthy opponent. She sighed and shifted her position slightly, could it be possible that their next alpha would be a human. Simon glanced around looking for something he could use to finish his opponent off since he knew he lacked the strength to do it with his own hands. Scar stood back watching Simon carefully, that last attack had more force behind it than the Pokemon had expected from the human and now he knew that this was an opponent that was worthy of some level of caution he waited for an opening in his targets defence. Simon smiled as an idea formed, all he needed to do was get behind the Pokemon then he could garrotte him with his belt, the dog couldn't use his natural strength against him if he was on its back. Loosening his belt Simon shifted his feet falling into a karate pose stolen right out of a movie, this was the risky part, he had to lure the large Pokemon into attacking him so he could get behind it. Scar couldn't believe his luck the stupid human had left his left thigh completely unguarded in exchange for striking a stupid pose, with a smug grin he launched himself at his victim. Simon cheered mentally as he saw Scar charging towards him, as the Pokemon got closer he started twisting his body spinning such that he grabbed the Mightyena's neck as he shot past eliciting a startled yelp from Scar. Pressing his knee into Scar's spine to keep him in place Simon quickly whipped his belt off and wrapped it round his victim's neck. With a tug he tightened his hold jerking Scar's head back and cutting off his oxygen supply, Scar's body twitched and shuddered underneath Simon as he was slowly asphyxiated.
Simon held his position for several minutes after Scar stopped twitching just to be sure that the Mightyena was indeed dead. He stood up shakily and walked away from the corpse heading back out of the clearing towards the path for home.
'Wait!' Simon stopped as the Espeon spoke up for the first time since her mate had arrived
Simon turned around; he couldn't help but feel sorry for the Espeon who had had her mate killed in front of her whilst she was carrying his pups "What is it?"
The Espeon padded up to Simon, her walk slightly awkward because of her large belly 'Welcome to the pack.' she lowered her head to the ground in an imitation of a bow 'You are our Alpha now'
"Wait what?" Simon asked shocked
The Espeon sighed 'Ok let's start this from the beginning, I'm Crystal and I was Scar's prime mate and his ears'
Simon nodded; judging from the pride in her voice being the prime mate gave her some power in the pack "Ok then, I guess Scar was that Mightyena then?"
Crystal nodded 'Everyone had names like that, he was named for his scars' she jabbed her tail in his general direction 'I was named for the gem in my forehead' she gestured to the small red gem set in her forehead that served as a focal point for her psychic powers
Simon nodded absorbing all the information "What did you mean when you said you were his ears?" he asked, he had a hunch but wanted to verify it
'He was missing one ear as I'm sure you noticed.' Crystal explained 'That injury affected his hearing much more than he was willing to let anyone know. So since that fight he's had me listen for him and feed what I hear into his mind'
Simon laughed "Like a living hearing aid!"
Crystal cocked her head unfamiliar with those human devices 'Anyway,' she continued 'our pack has a very simple structure an alpha sits at the head, that would be you. The alpha's word is law and he can do what he pleases however the rest of the pack looks to the Alpha for leadership and support.'
Simon nodded, gulping as the weight of the responsibility he had accidentally inherited dawned on him 'Below the alpha is his prime mate, she has almost as much power as the alpha but like the others she must respect the alpha's wishes. Finally comes the pack members, they have almost no power and are at the alpha and his mate's beck and call'
Simon nodded, the pack organisation seemed simple enough, after hearing how it worked he felt duty bound to stay, at least until a new alpha could be found.
'Any male can challenge the alpha to leadership at any time, because of this male cubs are often killed at birth to prevent competition' Crystal continued 'However as you've learnt entering the packs territory in itself is a challenge to the leadership of the alpha'
Simon nodded numbly, how anyone could kill their own children was beyond him, "Anything else I should know?" he asked
Crystal nodded 'There's a bit more but I'll explain as we walk, we should get back to the den before night truly falls'
"Ok then" Simon agreed glancing up at the sky, a few stars had appeared in the sky and a crescent moon was just peeking above the tree-line, he felt a pang of worry about Gemma being left alone by herself
'Don't worry, you can send some pack members to fetch her if you want' Crystal spoke up as she started making her way slowly across the clearing heading down the other side of the hill Simon had been sitting on when this had all started.
'Since you're a human I guess I'll need to stick to my old job' Crystal piped up again after a few minutes of walking in silence
"What do you mean?" Simon asked "I can hear just fine"
Crystal shook her head giggling slightly 'No stupid' she teased 'You can't understand Pokemon'
"Oh right" Simon saw the problem now "So you can translate for me?"
Crystal nodded pleased that he had picked up the idea so quickly 'I will but on one condition'
Simon nodded indicating that she should continue
'Can you make me your prime mate' she asked
Simon blushed slightly at the mental images his subconscious threw up "Ok then" he agreed
Crystal nodded 'Thank you'
"So how much longer until we arrive?" Simon asked curious
'About five or six minutes' Crystal replied 'It's quite close really but my condition slows me down'
Simon accepted this silently "So what's the den like?"
'It's a large series of underground caves carved out by a river' Crystal explained 'There is plenty of room for you despite your size'
Simon smiled as Crystal hit the nail on the head "Good to know, so how large is the pack?"
'That's a good question' Crystal thought about it for a while 'Well there are about eighty or so members including the cubs but of those about twenty of so are always out scavenging'
Simon nodded "That answered my next question too" he laughed, for some reason the more he learnt about this pack society the more it appealed to him and the less nervous he felt about the whole thing.
Crystal giggled 'At least you're asking the right questions for someone who is going to be in charge'
"Thanks" Simon replied blushing ever so slightly at the praise "So you're the only Espeon in your pack?"
Crystal nodded 'I'm the only evolved Pokemon now,' she admitted 'but how did you know?'
"Your name, every Espeon has that gem but your named after it, that would suggest that it was a defining feature and therefore that they hadn't seen another Espeon" Simon explained how he had reached his conclusion "Tell me, how did you evolve?"
Crystal blushed slightly 'It's kinda personal asking that' she explained 'but I'll tell you. It happened last summer when Scar had just overthrown our last alpha, a Nidorino named Spine, we were in love and he had finally decided to mate me. I was so happy as he started pounding me, I felt something strange deep inside and when I came I evolved into the form you see now.'
Simon blushed at the story but couldn't help but be more than a little aroused by it "So will I need to mate with you?" he asked cautiously trying to keep his voice as neutral as possible lest he insult Crystal
Crystal nodded 'Yes if I'm to be your prime mate'
Strangely this revelation didn't have the impact Simon had expected it to; he acknowledged this information with a brief nod. He reasoned that since he had had no luck with human women so maybe it'd work with a Pokemon, still there was the moral question. Ah screw it! He would deal with that line when he reached it. He shook his head to break the train of thought much to the amusement of Crystal who had obviously been listening in on his internal monologue.
They walked the rest of the way in relative silence, soon they reached the large rocky outcrop that hid the entrance to the pack's cave system; it rose to about twice Simon's height. 'Here we are' Crystal announced obviously relieved to be home
Simon nodded making up his mind that he would at the very least give this life a try "So what exactly do I need to do to make you my prime mate?" he asked
'Ah' Crystal paused realising she hadn't explained that yet 'I guess I should have explained that earlier' she laughed nervously
"I don't mind" Simon reassured her
'Well since you're the new alpha I introduce you to the pack since I was the witness to the challenge' she blushed before continuing 'Then the alpha goes to his quarters with the female he has picked and they stay in their quarter for a full day, umm getting to know each other' she finished with a wink
Simon nodded "Ok then, but can I send out for Gemma first since she is like family to me?"
Crystal nodded understanding 'Sure the alpha can add people to the pack and he can banish them, however Gemma will probably have to wait for us to finish before seeing you again'
"Why?"
'No-one can interrupt us in our quarters for any reason until a full day has passed'