Kiss of the Moon

Chapter 16

© CRGangell aka Whitesabretooth

AN: ALL GRAMMAR NAZI COMMENTS WILL BE DELETED AND IGNORED, THIS CHAPTER IS NOT EDITED

                                Chapter 16

~The end and the beginning were always there, before the beginning and after the end. ~ T.S Elliot.

** One year later… **

Grey-hawk quickly made his way to his seat knowing he was late but it was almost impossible to get anywhere near here in a taxi, as all the streets for several blocks in any direction had been closed down. He glanced around and smiled when he saw Cass seated near Amy. He would know her anywhere, he told himself. His wolf roused from his daytime slumber as he sat near Cass, he leant forward and smiled at her.

Cass smiled and turned to him, "Hi Grey-hawk," she greeted.

"Cass, how have you been?" Grey-hawk asked; his eyes quickly roamed over her, she was more beautiful than he remembered; she had lost that slightly haunted look of her abuse. Her hair was left loose today in red waves and curls. His black eyes locked with her hazel ones for a moment and he felt his wolf start to pace in his mind, wanting to come out and smell her, to see if she was his ultimate match.

"Good, I've spent most of the year at my grand da's ranch," she answered.

"So have you moved back to the city," Grey-hawk asked.

Cass nodded, "Amy offered me a job as her P.A a few weeks back, with the cubs so close she says she needs the help with everything she's doing," she said, excitement about her new job clear in her voice.

Grey-hawk frowned, "If you needed a job I could have helped you out? My company is always in need of good staff."

Cass grinned, "No… I can't work for the man I intend to date," she told him. She stood and walked off as her phone had started to buzz.

Grey-hawk smiled to himself as he watched her leave; she wanted to date him. His wolf settled, he would get his chance to smell her soon enough. Grey-hawk turned to Wolfgang who was seated across from him. Wolfgang smiled and winked.

Everyone settled as Bob stood before the microphone. Directly behind him a large covered statue drew everyone's attention, granite walls curved around the statue in a perfect semicircle. The names of those who had died, both the innocent and the fighters were engraved and highlighted in gold making the names stand out against the black granite, a sad reminder of the cost of war. Bob had decided against separating the Were and Others from the humans so they were mingled together. A small letter next to each name; H, W or O, were the only indication of race.

Bob cleared his throat and smiled, "Hello everyone; today has great meaning, this hour has great meaning. A year ago today we decided our futures…"

Amy took a deep breath as she rested a hand on her swollen abdomen hoping the added pressure would make the cubs settle down, it felt as if they were having a royal rumble inside her. Wolfgang's hand joined hers on her belly; his hand inched forward and linked his fingers with hers.

You okay? He asked her silently knowing that the cubs could come any day now.

Fine… I just wish they would stop using my kidneys as punching bags, she replied.

Wolfgang smiled and turned his attention back to Bob who was giving a speech about what had happened here a year ago today. They had chosen shortly after the dust settled and the last of the leaders were rounded up that a memorial for all those who died had to be built. Since it was the only building that had been destroyed, it was quickly decided that the building the fates had hated would be the site of the memorial.