after the fight? :3

Skye was sitting outside in the rocking chair that was right outside her house, on the porch. She was still pondering the events of the day. Sky and Orin, fighting...she would never have thought that would have happened! And all over silly Shawchert, whose body moved faster than his brain did, apparently. She rolled her eyes to herself, thinking that she would have to give the man a serious talking to later. Perhaps tomorrow she would go down to his hut and talk to him; either to berate him or comfort him, whichever came first. If he was looking really pathetic, most likely the latter, because Skye knew that he felt dirty for what he did.

Skye didn't know who started the fight, and neither girls seemed like the ones to do it. Her mind wandered over each in turn - Orin, who had so been swayed by Shawchert's undeniable charisma, who loved reading and writing and enjoyed talking the most, perhaps. She was a bit clumsy, as demonstrated when she had almost totaled Skye's garden, but she was a good soul, and was very happy and cheerful most of the time. Sky was more reserved, but her voice was like gold and sang of who she really was - a young girl looking for a home; Skye didn't want to think about either of them fighting. She just wanted to be both their friends, and wanted them to be friends, as well.

She had known that Sky liked Shaw from the start - the way she looked at him, the way she spoke around him, and, most of all, the way she had danced with him at the party after Skye had. Skye had no romantic feelings for Shawchert, but she could easily see why Sky had taken to liking him so much. She wondered if Orin liked him like that, too, if Orin loved him; she couldn't say she thought she did. The way Orin was around Shawchert was different, more friendly, like with Skye and him. Of course, Skye and him would never...ughck!!

Skye shook her head free of disturbing thoughts. Ew! That was disgusting! No, Skye and Shawchert would never be anything more than friends. But, then, who would Shawchert choose? Orin or Sky? She assumed that he had felt dirty because he didn't want Orin as a mate; did that mean he wanted Sky? Or did he want either of them at all, or just didn't want to have a mate right now? She leaned her head back against the rocking chair, deep in thought. She would definitely have to talk with the alpha tomorrow.

it's fine! that wasn't a wait at all xD

Skye heard a familiar voice that she'd heard not too long ago and sat up, finding herself looking at Sky. She seemed so unhappy, her face and eyes hollow with disappointment and what could be shame. Skye didn't like seeing her packmate like this; she didn't like seeing any of them like this. She found herself wondering what would have happened if Orin and Shaw never had done what they did, and then shook the thoughts away. What was done was done, and Skye knew that it was her duty as the co-leader to help fix things, since Shawchert had taken to locking himself away in his hut.

"Sure, Sky," she said, getting up from her solitary chair and sitting on the first step of the three steps that led up to her porch. She patted the seat next to her; an invitation for the Soprano to sit and discuss whatever she wanted to say. "Tell me what's on your mind."

An unhappy thought crossed her mind - she or Shawchert would, eventually, have to punish Orin and Sky for fighting. She didn't like the idea, but she had to uphold the pack's rules. She didn't want to give them a punishment - she wasn't even sure what sort of punishment would even work. Maybe something...maybe...she glanced back for just an instant at her house, where Jack the horse was residing in her living room. Her mind then flashed to Mars's horse and his question of whether or not there were a stables in the place. She looked at Sky, waiting for an answer, but her mind reached out to the store across from them; maybe Orin and Sky could help the co-leader built a stable for the horses using that store? It'd benefit the pack, and hopefully get them to work together.

i'm sorry for the wait! D: D: D: and pooor sky. :< but she has the alpha as a bf now!

Skye looked at the girl sympathetically as she gasped, seeming to want to cry. She wanted to put a reassuring hand on her shoulder, but was unsure of how it would be taken, so she didn't. The singing member curled her legs up to her chest and sighed, beginning her story.

It was as Skye suspected - Shawchert had come to her when he needed help, and she had told him that she loved him. Skye shook her head in sympathy - she didn't want Sky to feel this bad about it, after all. And Shawchert should have noticed...it had been quite obvious, especially at the party Orin had thrown. She wondered vaguely if Orin and Sky were back to being friends, but somehow she sort of doubted it. She listened as Sky carried on, this time berating herself, and Skye cut her off.

"Sky, stop," she said, turning to the girl. "You're not to blame for your feelings - and anyway, it was a matter of time before you told him. You couldn't just go on repressing what you felt, could you?" She allowed very little time for Sky to answer, and continued. "It's alright," she said. "and you're not selfish. You're just trying to work out your feelings, that's all - it's what anyone would do." Anyone; Sky couldn't go hiding and running just because she couldn't tell the leader she loved him. She had to tell him her feelings, or they'd be bottled up and turn old and harsh. Possibly into something worse.