Tobys cabin

[Jamie D'vart]

"Old?!"

[Toby]

"Most pairs are made by 10. We reach maturity a lot faster than humans. Look it's ok I can go slow" I lie

[Jamie D'vart]

"I don't want you to go slow, I don't want you to go at all! I want to go home!"

[Toby]

"You arehome now. Where ever I am is your home now. I know this is alot but it's for the best." I say getting up to do the dishes "a mate who doesn't take the bite once they've met their mates go insane most end in suicide. Taking the bite gives us time to get to know each other. Just because you have my bite doesn't mean your life is over. You'll live with your mom until you're 18 we'll spend weekends and full moons here. You'll finish school and if you want you can go to collage. Life's not over just different. And you'll be safe now. You'll hav3 a space to practice and control your magic, and the kids at school won't bully you as some of my bates are in your class and they'll protect you. And pack is family you'll never be lonely again."

[Jamie D'vart]

"Look, I'm sure that's all true, but I don't want this. I don't want to be a werewolf, I just..." He wipes at his eyes. "I know I can't ever be normal but at least I could just be an artist."

[Toby]

"You're not a wolf, a mating bite doesn't turn you. I won't ever turn you with out consent. Marking is a safety percoution, turning changes your entire genetic make up. And you can still be an artist. Mala works at the art institute and can get you in if that's what you want." I walk over and pull him into my chest. "You can be a painter Jamie it's ok"

[Jamie D'vart]

"But I don't want to be tied to you forever!"

[Toby]

"You sound like Mala when I gave her the bite." I muse stroking his hair. "She lives her own life and I live mine. It's possible to be mates and live apart. And besides I'm not such a bad guy, I think if you give me a chance you'll really come to like me" I say gently tilting his chin up so he looks st me

[Jamie D'vart]

"It's not like that -- I don't even want to be stuck with Mom forever, I want to be able to pick." Still, he won't meet Toby's eyes. "I want to be able to... I don't know, what if I want to just drop everything and move to Europe?"

[Toby]

"Then I'll come visit you and I'll send word to the local packs to keep an eye on you so you're safe. You can go anywhere do anything so long as you're being safe about it. Hell you could become a hooker and I'd be fine with it. You get to choose what to be because of the bite not in spite of it. The bite means you're my responsibility so anything you do falls on me and given you're first reaction to an unconscious man was 'I need to hide a body' having someone less chaotic to make sure you're safe isn't a bad thing. Fey magic as I'm sure you've realized is unstable at the best of times, who knows how your chaose will manifest. Having someone els who makes sure your bills are paid and you have all the paints you want doesn't sound so bad now does it?" I press

[Jamie D'vart]

"What if I grow to hate you?" he asks, in a whisper. 

[Toby]

Then I either break you or kill you, you're mine Jamie and you'll be mine one way or another I shake my head to clear it. "Then set you up somewhere safe and leave you alone. But I doubt it'll come to that. We get along well and I'm not unreasonable. If you need something tell me if you want something ask. That's how you stop hate, by being open. And for you....I'm an open book."

[Jamie D'vart]

Jamie  nods, then, pressing his face against Toby's shoulder so he can cry into it. 

[Toby]

I scoop my tiny matte into my arms and Cary him to bed holding him absent me I then gently lay him down and tuck him into bed. Kissing his forehead. There's a howl outside. "That's my pack, their looking for me, get some sleep I'll be back in the morning. I'm locking you in tonight since it's the full moon and I don't want anyone wandering in. You'll be safe. I'll be back at sunrise. Sleep well." I say heading out the door. I charm it shut and lock it before stripping, shifting, and joining my pack

[Toby]

Damn it, hunters aren't swooshed to be out at night let alone the full mooon. This is pack land it's ours to hunt and run. Damn humans still it's just the hunter that got it the worst. A bullet won't do much to a wolf. It wasn't even silver.

I kick the door open and slide in "you know where the first aid kit is" I say to Tova and she nods going to tend to her bullet wind. As I start to string up the hunter. He shot first, he hunted us, by law and by right since I fought him I can kill him, and boy will I have fun with that.