I was trying to... Something! - Tidus

She noticed rather quickly how the werewolf changed from curious to furious as she mentioned Jonathan. She sighed, as he called him an idiot, knowing that it would be even worse if she explained that she in reality was married to the so-called idiot. The werewolf was easier to read than a children’s book. She clearly saw how he got nervous as she had explained that Michael had helped her. Calmly, she smiled at Bienvido before she bit her lower lip shortly. ‘’I know you rather wanted me to call you or Tidus in that situation. I was trying to keep you guys at a distance, so that I… Well, yeah, you heard what I said to Tidus, so there’s no need to explain further, I hope,’’ she said, as she reached for her coffee once more. ‘’I hope that you won’t meet him. He’s with the police,’’ she said, calmly. She knew that if Bienvido met Michael, Michael wouldn’t hesitate to arrest him. Or, she feared it, at least.

Now, they were in that state where they didn’t know how to continue. He clearly didn’t want the date to end, but if they kept it going for much longer, she would have to accept the fact that they were dating and that included a label she wasn’t ready to accept yet. Instead, as he kissed her hand gently once again and then released her hand, to placed the now-free hand on the coffee cup as well. She then looked at him, as he mentioned that they all had secrets. That statement scared the shit out of her, but she tried not to show it. He lifted his hand before she could even manage to ask what he was talking about, making sure she didn’t ask. ‘’Honestly, I really want to show you my place,’’ she said, as he had offered to go to the movies with her. ‘’I think it’s about time you see where I live, don’t you?’’ she asked, smiling at him; trying to hide the panic that resided in her as he had mentioned that even he had secrets.

The situation was already explained. She did not need to say more. He knew why she hadn’t come to him. Nothing more to do. Again. The past was past. He had to agree with himself on that.
When she mentioned that Michael was in the police, he raised an eyebrow and just for a second looked all to puzzled. “And I´m guessing the police aren’t corrupt here as they are in Mexico?”
He had been in England since marts. He still had a lot to learn. From England to Mexico. It was a big culture shock! “Never mind. In that case… I don´t need to meet this Michael.”
If they couldn’t get that goodie two shoes on their side… then there was no reason for Tivo to meet him.

When she offered for him to see where she lived, his eyed lit up and a smile… big as the joker´s grew on his lip. “Yeah, I think that is about time I see where you live!” his voice was just as excited as his smile. This was a new step. She trusted him. To some it might have been a small step, but to him… it was perfect. He stood up, tried to ignore all the excitement he felt, as he looked down at her with a smile. “Do we need to get a cap? Or can we walk there? Just so you know… I´m lazy, I don´t wanna go for a loooong walk.”

It was easy for the witch to tease him, as he said that he wasn’t goin to go for a long walk. “I know,” she said, looking at him with a calm smile to even out his own excited grin. “I’ve lived with you, remember?” She then said, winking at him it would take a long while for her to even consider living with someone again. Living alone had been the best way for her to manage her abilities, magic and nightmares.
Her cousin waved at them as she saw them both get up, which made Cassandra chuckle lightly. “See ya’ tomorrow,” she said, before she linked her arm with the werewolf’s and guided him outside.

“Usually, I walk. It’s only a couple of miles anyway, but since you’re reluctant to exercise, we’ll just take my car. I need to get it home anyway,” she said, calmly as they walked back towards the headquarters. Cassandra had owned a black Audi for many years, but she rarely drove anywhere since she preferred to walk. “So...” She said, looking at him as they walked. “I need to make a thing clear, before anything serious derives from this.” She said, her smile assuring him that it wasn’t anything remotely urgent. “Whatever happened before I left. Whatever you saw, it wasn’t me. Okay? I’m not that person anymore.” She said, clearly referring to the murder and ball-busting she had done before they had left the headquarters to run into Jonathan.

She had lived with him. She sure had. It was shame it was over now. It had been such a great time to live with her. In that way, he could always be with her and make sure she was alright. Or… at least as much she could be.
when she linked her arm with his, he smiled widely and followed her outside. Her arms in his just felt right. He couldn’t help but laugh as she teased about him and his exercise. Both her and Tidus should know that he did not exercise. Only to run from the enemy. That was his kind of exercise.
“Yes,” he commented on the car situation. He loved that there was a car involved.
As they walked, she suddenly said something to him, he had never imagined hearing her say. He smiled warmly at her. “I know.” Once again, he took her hand up to his lips and kissed it so gently. “I know that wasn’t you.”
Seeing her in that kind of matter, hadn’t changed anything for him. He still loved every piece of her beautiful being.
When they got to the car, he did a funny little dance and waited for her to open it up.

The werewolf knew most of her weaknesses. He knew magic drained her immensely; that she was scared of the dark; that she didn’t handle the cold well… He even knew that she felt like she wasn’t able to love or be loved. Sure, she had a family, but her father had decided on leaving her before she was born - and knowing about her wouldn’t have changed his mind, he had stated. Her maternal side of the bloodline had likewise decided she wasn’t worth the light of day - she wasn’t allowed to use her maiden-name; Dumor. She had had so many names through the years that she felt like every name represented a different part of her story.

He kissed her hand once more - making her smile carefully at him - before he agreed on that not being who she was. She breathed out loudly; showing that she had been nervous for his answer. She was cold-blooded when it came to the beings that harmed her or her loved ones - for the most part. Jonathan, as an example, was a person that had attacked her more than once, and somehow, he still managed to slither into her life from time to time, making her weak in the knees. Shortly, she looked at her hand where her wedding ring had been before she left Dublin and moved to Gaia. She felt like shit for not telling the werewolf the truth, but… She somehow felt that he was doing the same by not telling her about his past.

She unlocked the car and without waiting for him to get in, she placed herself behind the steering wheel. The car was clean and tidy; no random packet of gum or anything like that was to be seen. As soon as she turned on the engine, the speakers began playing the intro to some song, although it was too low in volume to determine which song just yet. As moved a duffel bag filled with clothes to the backseat, together with a blanket and a pillow. She had been living in her car for a short period of time back when she needed to stay away from Tidus and Bienvenido, before she left for Bali. She waited for him to sit down and fasten his seatbelt, before she rather smoothly drove away form the headquarters, heading back home. She turned up the volume for the song ever so slightly, without saying anything, as it turned out to be Thousand Years that played. She kept her eyes on the road, not really paying much attention to the werewolf other than smiling at him from time to time whenever they stopped for a red light or such.

The car trip was silent. That kind of silent that actually felt good. It wasn’t awkward and it wasn’t hateful. It was just the two of them. Sitting there in the car, smiling with hearts filled with warm, which made them beat so weakly. Everytime they stop for red, he looked over at her and smiled. One of the time, he carefully placed a hand on her thighs. Not in anything sexual. It was careing and in a way of saying: ‘I´m here.’

when it finally seemed that they arrived, he stood out of the car and curiously looked around. It didn’t seem as much. But he had also known not to judge a book by its cover. His heart was pounding faster and faster dis closer they got to her home. He looked forward to se it. See what she have been hiding from both him and Tidus.
He walked up next to her and smiled down at her pretty face. “Show the way my dear Cassandra.”

As they arrived, she felt the slight hesitation growing in her. She trusted Bienvenido completely, yet it felt very intimate to invite him inside her home. It had been something else back when it had been his flat - since that had never been hers. This, this was her home. Her memories; scents; pictures... not even Tidus had been invited there yet.
His words, as he waited for her to lead the way, made her somewhat uncomfortable. His dear? Her full name... it felt damp and unpleasant - mostly because Jasper had used the exact same words whenever he forced intimate relations with her. She would never tell Bienvenido that. She knew he had a sort spot when it came to his temper - mentioning Jasper was like playing with fire.

She smiled to him, to hide her hesitation. As they walked up to the cottage-like house, they had to walk through an herb garden, consisting of at least twenty different herbs and spices. Most of the seasonal plants had died because of the cold nights, but some seemed to thrive even more so. The front door was massive. Almost two and a half meters tall, dark oak. Nothing broke though that, for sure. The door knob was bronze, clearly old as the rest of the house. “It’s not much,” she said, as she placed her hand on the knob, only for the door to light up shortly at the edges. “But it’s home,”.

She opened the door to reveal a kitchen. The kitchen was old, and made mostly of wood. The only electrical appliance was the fridge and freezer - even the oven was so old that you had to use logs to fire up first. The kitchen wasn’t too large, but large enough to fit a dining table with four chairs, as well as the fridge, freezer, counter space, an oven and a sink. On the table stood two bottles of whiskey, and a single glass. One bottle had nothing left, while the other had maybe one drink remaining. She had a problem, where she couldn’t sleep. Alcohol helped, at times, but never for more that to actually fall asleep. As soon as the dreams caught up with her, they turned to nightmares.

He wasn’t sure what he expected. But… the house was rather cute. It was warm and had its own personal touch. It was like Cassandra. Completely its own. He had seen nothing like it before.
To be polite, he removed his shoes and stepped further into the house. He inhaled every sent and checked every corner. He stayed in the kitchen, just until she showed him or allowed him into the rest of the house. Anything else would be a bit rude. As he saw the bottle of whiskey, he smiled weakly and knew immediately that she had used it to drown her pains and sorrows. Just like another shithead he knew.
“I like it… It seems like home,” he said. His tone was warm and soothing. Not a lie to find. He leaned up against the counter and looked over at her. “So… this is were you lived, before you met Tidus?”
He wanted to know her story. Every little piece of it. Unless she found it a bit too personal.

It was easy to get confused by the way she lived. Most people wouldn’t consider a medieval kitchen like this useable, but to her - it felt safe. She wasn’t scared of modern technology, she simply preferred the simple way of living when it came to her own home.
As he took off his shoes, she chuckled at him. It had not been necessary, but she wasn’t the one to tell him what to do. They had done that enough in the previous couple of months. He leaned up against the counter, making Cass look at him with a slightly tilted head. They had similar mannerisms when it came to being confused or curious; tilting their head like the animals which resided in their genes.

‘’No, not really.’’ She answered, smiling calmly at him as she leaned up against the wall opposite to him so that she could look directly at him as they spoke. ‘’I studied at the Academy when I moved here. I lived there, for a while, before I met Josiah - and through him; Tidus.’’ She said, biting her lower lip shortly. ‘’I have something I need to tell you…’’ she said, clearly hesitating. Whatever it was, it was something that bothered her immensely. She finally reached for the folder she had placed on the table as she had entered her house; the folder from the Patrons headquarters. She picked out the first sheet of paper; a sheet filled with information such as her name, age, appearance, felonies and family.
She looked back at him, hesitating immensely, as she considered if it was a safe bet to finally tell him. ‘’My maiden name is Cassandra Angela Avalynn Dumor. My wedded name is Avalynn McGivens,’’ she said, handing him the paper where it clearly stated that she was born in Edinburgh; her father was unknown; her mother listed as Arumia Dumor; her husband listed as Jonathan McGivens. It also described her as being arrested for murder at age 12, but the charges were dropped. ‘’You are the only one that knows, besides the police.’’ She said, looking carefully at him. In pure instinct, she reached for the whiskey-bottle that had the remaining miniscule amount of whiskey left.

He felt like vomiting in the second she told him, that she had to tell him something. Had it been anyone else, he would have taken it with ease… but since it was Cassandra. His stomach turned and twisted.
The green eyes tried their best to have their calm glim in them. Maybe it wasn’t anything serious. Even though the tone of her voice said otherwise.
“Oh yeah?” he said calmly.
Her hesitant behavior made him tense. Whatever she needed to tell him… it couldn’t be anything pleasant. But he really did try his best, to keep on his smile and ensure her that it would be alright.
When she handed him the papers and said what her heart eager to tell him, he could feel himself freeze on the spot. He looked down at the papers. His hand felt like shaking… but it wasn’t. It was frozen in time. Just like himself.
She was married. Married to the mosquito he had met for some months ago. Why… why would she…
His eyes were fixated on the floor. If he looked up in her amber eyes, he wasn’t sure if his glim would still be there. After a minute or so, he finally looked up from the floor and smiled at her. The warm glim still there. This was just in time to see her reach out for the whiskey bottle. With a slight chuckle, he placed himself in front of her and stood in the way for the bottle.
“He´s gonna get a surprise when we´re gonna get that divorce,” he said.
It was Clearly Jonathan he talked about. That mosquito had her no more. He knew that. And they would find a way out of this. He was sure of it.
Carefully he put his arm around her and pulled her into an embrace. He placed his chin on the top of her head. “It´s okay.” A sweet little mumble and confession.

She understood his need to swallow such a statement. How long had they known each other for, and he had yet to know so much about her? It wasn't fair of her to serve such a statement, and expect for him to actually accept it. In some way, she understood if he wanted to leave and get some air, instead of looking at her. Yet, it wasn't what happened.

Instead, the werewolf looked back up at her and chuckled, as he hindered her in taking the bottle. Instead, he spoke; making her look at him with a mixture of confusion and relief. She was about to point out that 'we' wouldn't be getting a divorce. She would. But instead, she was pulled into a gentle embrace and placed his chin on the top of her head. The sweet little mumble made her smile, before she noticed who was standing in the doorway, arms crossed and a humored smile on his face.
''My, my. Ya' didn't mention bringing a friend home from the meeting,'' the man chuckled with a raised brow. Cassandra smiled slightly at him, before she placed an arm around the waist of Bienvenido. ''It's my house, isn't it?'' she asked, retorically, before she nodded at Collin. ''This is Collin Laveau. Don't mind him, he's simply here to make sure I'm staying out of trouble,'' she said, smiling a teasing smile to the stranger.

Collin, a man with broad shoulders, grey-green eyes and light brown hair, looked at Bienvenido with a crooked smile. Even though he was rather tall - 1,88 meters - he didn't match up to the man by her side. Wearing nothing but a pair of checkered PJ-pants, his chest was comepletely exposed, showing off loads of scars from teeth and claws. ''So, are ya' spending all your time with rogues?'' Collin asked Cassandra, still with his eyes fixated on Bienvenido. ''A what now?'' Cass sighed, tilting her head, making Collin laugh at her lack of knowledge as it came to werewolves.

He just stood there. Held her in his arms. She belonged there. He was sure of it. Slowly he pulled himself out of the embrace and was ready to let their lips meet in a sweet kiss. If it hadn’t been for the interruption. The interruption of nothing less than a half-naked man. He suddenly just appeared out of nowhere. In Cassandra´s house. He opened his eyes in shock and studied the man in front of him. Everything screamed alpha over him.
As Cassandra introduced him, he looked shortly at her, smiled a little smile and then he looked over at Collin, completely letting go of his smile.
“Aha… and why is he here?” he asked. Green eyes still lingering on the alpha. The rogue inside of Tivo wanted to attack and bow down at the same time. He then looked at Cassandra with a smile. “A rogue is the best version of the werewolves. It´s the ones who decided that they don´t need a leader or a pack, so they go out on their own.”
It felt rather weird explaining this to Cassandra. He had never imagined himself explaining it.
He looked over at Colling again. A warning growl left his lips low and whispering. “Now again, explain who you are and why you and your hairy torso is running around in Cass house.”

She noticed how the sense of the room shifted from anxious to tense, the moment Bienvenido noticed the other werewolf in the room. ‘’Collin, behave,’’ Cassandra said, smiling calmly at her friend. However, the steel-eyed werewolf had no intention to do as asked. The warning growl from Bienvenido made Cassandra look at him shortly, before she looked back at Collin, whom now approached them with precise steps. ‘’I am here to take care of her and protect her, since you obviously weren’t up to the task,’’ Collin answered, narrowing his eyes as he stopped right in front of the werewolf. ‘’Or do you consider yourself able to protect her? If so, was it intentional for her to raped, beaten and broken? Or did you fail, leaving her to suffer?’’ he asked, clearly ready to fight the rogue if he did not accept the fact that Collin was there to protect Cassandra. ‘’That was uncalled for, Collin!’’ Cassandra said, as she now stepped in between them, pushing Collin a step or two backwards. ‘’Was it? Where was he when Jonathan attacked you? Or when Jasper raped you? Or when Jerry broke your bones? Where was he? Because he certainly didn’t stop it!’’ Collin said in a low and very restrained tone; clearly moments from loosing his shit as well. He looked straight at Cassandra, his eyes piercing hers and locking her gaze with his. ‘’Collin, back down,’’ Cassandra ordered, making him grind his teeth loudly. He looked away from Cass, only to look at Bienvenido. ‘’You better protect her from now on, or your pelt will be a nice carpet in front of my fireplace,’’ Collin warned Bienvenido, making Cass grab Collin by the chin; forcing him to look at her again. ‘’Enough, Collin. Go for a run or something. Leave.’’ Cass ordered the werewolf, making his eyes shift shortly to a pale yellow, signaling that he accepted her order. With that, and without allowing the rogue to answer, he left the kitchen to go back upstairs and read a book or something to keep his mind from the rogue in the kitchen. Cass looked back at Bienvenido, slightly apologetic. ‘’Collin was the one that helped me leave Dublin after the miscarriage. He sent me here, and when he heard that there had been issues with a blood-witch and a mafia, he decided to check it out to make sure…’’ She explained, shrugging a shoulder.

How dared this fucking shithead saying that to him! He already knew he hadn’t been there for her. He knew he had failed. It was a heavy cloud over his head. A cloud he couldn’t ignore. And right now… he felt how the words of the alpha, made the fire inside him burn and therefore, he stepped forward, taller than Collin as he now looked down at him. “And where the fuck was you huh?! Don´t come here and be a holy fucking Gillipollas, when you weren’t there yourself either!” He growled. A threating loud growl, only thrown at the man in front of him. “I now my mistake you hijo de puta!” his green eyes lid up. “I know! I know!”
Here he turned his back to both him and Cassandra. “Mierda, mierda.” He cursed lowly under his breath. Tired and frustrated he ran a hand through his body. After that… he didn’t say anything more. Instead he just sat by the table, waited until the alpha left and left him and Cass alone. As he explained what he was doing here, he huffed annoyed and looked up at her. His heart was still beating fast of anger. “He´s Tonto del culo.”
To the displease of Tivo, Collin only disappeared upstairs and not out of the room. But the apologetic look on Cassandra, made him sigh in order to calm himself down. “How come you never told me about him?” with a bit of weak smile, he let their eyes meet.

Cassandra wanted to slap both of them at once. Maybe the one with the other? She was furious by the way Collin didn't leave the past alone, but also the fact that Bienvenido spoke that way to her family.
"I've had enough of this," she said, looking at Bienvenido as he called Collin a dumbass. Her voice inches away from shifting to a growl of frustration. "you stay here, okay? I need to clear somethings up with him," she said, slightly angry, yet careful. "and I don't blame you for anything... Just so you know," she said, before she moved to the staircase, and in a harsh voice started scolding the alpha. "how dare you act like that in front of my boyfriend! What the hell do you think happened, you little dingus!? Do you really think he just accepted it to happen!? He didn't know! You didn't know either, and you still think you are capable of protecting me!? You better behave in my fucking house, or I will skin you myself, you little mutt! " she snarled, hearing Collin answer with a simple word before she left him alone and joined Tivo in the kitchen, only to take her whiskey bottle and take a large gulp without letting Tivo stop her.

Right now, Tivo wished he hadn’t said anything. Especially not since he finally had the chance, to be there for Cass. She didn’t need this drama. But… That damn alpha had just made him so mad. It wouldn’t have been right to stay silent. Someone should put that man in his place.
Franticly, it seemed that it ended up being Cass who did this. She asked for Tivo to stay back and as the puppy he was. He did. He sat still and listened… listened to how she now hissed at the alpha upstairs, even calling Tivo her boyfriend. This made Tivo´s smile wider.
When she finally joined him again back stairs, she went straight to the whiskey, which made him sigh. Her and Tidus had the alcohol in common, when they were frustrated, that was for sure.
Calmly, he stood up and went over to her, putting a hand on her shoulder.
“I´m sorry Cass… I now I shouldn´t have yelled,” he said in an apology. Although… he couldn’t control the smile, as he remembered how she had called him her boyfriend to Collin. “Soo… I´m your boyfriend?” he asked with a smile. A smile so sweet and innocent.

Cassandra, a witch that had little to no patience when it came to someone disrespecting her, stood with the whiskey in her hand; feeling ready to throw the bottle through the room and against the wall in sheer frustration. As Bienvenido moved to place a hand on her shoulder, she sighed in frustration once more. He apologized for yelling, making her look at him with her eyes flaring up to their golden hue. Her emotion wasn’t to be traced in her eyes in that moment. Instead, he smiled as he pointed out that she had called him her boyfriend. A sweet and innocent smile, that made her heart melt slightly. ‘’Well… I don’t know! It’s not like we’ve agreed to anything, so… If you don’t want that, I understand!’’ she said, slightly nervous - obviously, since she never had been in a position where she really had to clarify such a thing.
‘’Oh, and by the way.. Don’t you ever call my family such profanities!’’ she said, warning him that hell hath no fury as a woman scorn. She would never accept him to treat her family ill.
From the upstairs, Collin’s voice could be heard as he yelled; ’’Of course you’re her boyfriend, you moron! She wouldn’t act like this if she didn’t want it!’’. With that being said, she sighed and took yet another large gulp of the whiskey, trying to drown the blushing in her cheeks.

It had been a while since he had seen her this shy. He hadn’t seen her like this since before she left for Bali and she had kissed him the first time. He didn’t even listen to what she said next, neither did he really care, what the alpha upstairs yelled. All he knew, was that it was something, that boosted his ego just a bit more. Therefore, he took the whiskey bottle from her, placed it on the counter and laid his arm around her. With one swift motion, he pulled her closer by her waist, so their bodies were touching. Hypnotized by her words, he looked down at her lips and then up in her golden eyes, once again.
“I do want to be your boyfriend, more than you know,” he said in a low whisper. He didn’t even let her say anything, before he pushed their lips together in a kiss so sweet, yet so passionate. A kiss that showed her how much he loved her.

She didn’t like to be that shy and careful, but in this matter, she wasn’t sure in what to do. Should she simply say that they were boyfriend or girlfriend, or should she just... she didn’t know. Therefor, as she had tried to tell him that it was up to him, he had taken her alcohol away from her to put an arm around her waist and pulled her closer.

They stood there for a moment, simply looking into each other’s eyes, before he answered her in a low whisper, only to have a loud displeased growl sound from upstairs. No secrets in this house... with no chance to answer, she felt his lips against hers. The kiss wasn’t like the one she had given him outside the pharmacy back then, no... it was sweet, passionate, demanding and yet gentle. She wasn’t sure if it was because it was Bienvenido or because she simply enjoyed it far too much, as she sighed quietly against his lips; pressing herself up against him as she leaned into the kiss.

Tivo couldn’t care less, that he heard the growl of Collin upstairs. All he cared about was the beautiful woman in front of him. The woman in his arms.
The woman who now had her lips pressed against his own. Her sweet little sigh against his lips, made his grab around her, just a bit tighter. One of his hand traveled up, just to caress the soft cheek of hers. Her lips were tasty. Sweet and luring. Just like her personality.
This thought made him smile. After some time, he separated their lips, to look at her and caress her cheek again. His thumb moving slowly up and down. He looked into her eyes. Green met amber.
“So… what do you say… do you dare to make it official?” he whispered.
His whispering was his hope for Collin to stay out of their conversation.

She wasn't sure what he meant by making anything official, since she never really had dated anyone without a preceeding amount of signs to tell the surrounding friends and family that they indeed were dating. With bienvenido, it was different. They shared The Patrons as a comment family, and Tidus was like a brother to her. They all knew by now, didn't they? She was just about to answer, when she heard the loud displeased growl from the stairs - Collin stood with his arms crossed; clearly not approving of the situation. Although he was a werewolf, he looked slightly older than Bienvenido; his steel Grey eyes made him look worn-out and tired, while years of worrying for Cass had given him lines in the forehead. Cassandra looked shortly at her brother, before she looked back at Bienvenido with a calm smile. "who would you make it official for? I'm sure Tidus already knows," she said, winking at Bienvenido before she turned to Collin. "Can I help you with someone, Curious George?" she asked, clearly still ready to rip him apart if he crossed her in her own home again. He simply looked at Bienvenido with a warning glim in his eyes. Fail to protect her, and it would be a painful future in store for the rogue.

How come she didn’t understand him? Neither him or her had declared what they were. He tilted his head. For once in his life, the green eyes had a glim of innocence in them. Were they a couple? Were they official? Was she ready for that?
“Well… He knows yes… but…” he didn’t get to finish his sentence as suddenly the crancky head from before, stood near the stairs, looking like someone who could use some hours sleep. “yeah… can we help you? We were discussion something private here? So could you get your alpha butt out of here?”
Brother or not. He wanted to talk to Cassandra. Alone. Which meant, four eyes, not six.
With a little smile, he looked back down at Cassandra, before kissing the soft forehead of hers. “Well… if we´re already an item… then can officially take you out on a date?”
Completely ignoring the alpha next to him, he softly started to caress her cheek.

She knew what he meant. She understood completely if he needed a label on them to be able to work on whatever they actually were. “If Tidus knows, I’m not sure who you would want to make it official for?” She asked, tilting her head to match his. As Collin appeared, clearly not pleased with the situation, Cassandra knew what the issue were. Was an alpha’s sister too good for a rogue in his mind? “Behave, Bienvenido. Remember, right now, you’re both guests.” She said in a calming tone. Then, she walked over to her brother in precise steps. “Look... I know you don’t approve. You didn’t approve of Josiah either, or Jonathan. No one is good enough in your eyes. But I can’t date an alpha. I can’t be bothered with your snobbish ideas of what a person I should be dating. If I want to be in a relationship with someone, it’s not your place to approve or not. Your place is to be there when my heart breaks and I need your support... if you can’t do that, then you can return to Dublin and take your place as an alpha.” She said in as low a voice as possible, making Collin look at her like she had punched him in the gut. Silently, he looked back at Bienvenido before he walked over to the rogue. ”I trust you, but only because she asks me to. Break her heart and I’ll make sure to break yours too.” he warned the rogue before he left the house through the kitchen door without allowing the rogue to answer.
Cassandra sighed before she crossed her arms. “My apologies... I guess a brother would never approve of his baby sister dating someone.” She said, looking at Bienvenido. “Oh... and of course, a date is in order. Dinner, tomorrow at 7pm?” She suggested, before she walked over to him. “And... by the way.... of course I dare to make it official.” She said, winking at the werewolf with a teasing glimmer in her eyes.

Tivo had a feeling that she was teasing him. She understood exactly what he meant. Even if Tidus knew about their relationship, it didn’t mean they had made it official, only in the sake of taking baby steps. He let her walk to back to Collin. The alpha that apparently never would accept any of Cassandra´s lovers. Not even the famous Josiah.
Cassandra pushed the Alpha back, put him back on his place, so he looked like a man who had just got kicked in the stomach. The rogue would never say it out loud, but he loved the look on the alpha´s face.
A smug look Tivo quickly had to hide, as the alpha all sudden stood in front of him, telling him to treat Cassandra right. He didn’t even get to answer the Collin. Just as quick as he had arrived into Tivo´s life, just as quick, he left for the day. Finally, Tivo could breathe!
When Cassandra apologies, he shook his head and waved it off. “Don´t. I understand his rage in some ways. No man was or rather IS good enough for my little sister either.”
the dinner plans made him smile widely. “Yeah! I would love that! I´ll pick you up 6:30?” in midsentence, he had taken her hand and caressed it carefully with his thumb. Her little wink and words made the werewolf smile so wide, like a boy on Christmas morning.
“In that case. We´re official.” With those words, he leaned in for a kiss, soft and romantic.

Cassandra stood there, baffled, as her boyfriend told her that he had a little sister as well. She wasn’t going to tell him, but she had never known that he had had any family left. Somehow, she was relieved that he wasn’t alone in the world, but it made her wonder.ll was his sister a rogue too? Or had she chosen to stay with their pack?
As he agreed to dinner plans,she chuckled lovingly at him. “It’s a date then,” she said, winking at him. Mid sentence, he had grabbed her hand to caress it, which made her smile even more at him. She knew it was simply his way of expressing affection, but to her the touch meant so much more - like it washed away the hurt jasper and her stepfather had caused her. It was a simple gesture, but she loved it.
He leaned in for a kiss, as she had stated she of course dared to make it official between them. She had nothing to hid from the world, regarding Bienvenido. She allowed their lips to meet, gentle and softly, as her fingers intertwined with his on the hand he had caressed. She mumbled against his lips after a moment, still softly; “but don’t you dare introduce me as just a colleague no more then,”. Following her words was a soft chuckle - almost a giggle instead.