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The next morning, Jana woke up with Aran's arm still around her, and she smiled softly to herself.

She smiled until the truth of her reality sunk in, and then her smile faded. She'd run away from her pack. She'd run away from her father; her only family. But, of course, she had run away for good reason; so she could be with Aran.

Alric had never put Jana first. His favourite things were power, and then leadership, and then Jana. He never put her before the other two things.

But Aran? Aran had put her first. He'd begged her not to save him because he knew she'd be hurt; he had told her to go back to camp when Alric first found them because he knew that would ensure her safety.

Aran had put her first on many other occasions in her life, too; and for that she was eternally thankful.

"Aran," Jana whispered now, shaking his arm slightly. Under his embrace she managed to turn to face him, leaning forward to kiss his cheek.

He shuffled in his spot, inhaling deeply before his eyes fluttered open. His face flashed with something good as he saw her, but there was no obvious smile on his lips. "Jana." He said huskily, his voice rougher than usual. The sun had only just risen, making an orange glow weave through the trees and dance against the leaves. Birds were tweeting happily around them, and for the first time in a while, they felt independent. Free.

"Good morning." Jana smiled.

Aran rested his forehead on hers. "Did you sleep well?"

"Surprisingly, yes," Jana replied, and then she leaned forward to leave a small kiss on his lips.

"Me, too."

She smiled. "Okay, so…shall we run for a while, and then hunt for some breakfast? If my father catches scent of blood, he'll guess it was us hunting something."

Aran nodded before standing up. He brushed his jeans off and held his hand out to her, which she took willingly.

And then they ran for a long time. Probably miles once more.

They ran until their stomachs rumbled with hunger and they knew it was time to hunt. Once they had hunted and eaten, they continued to run, knowing now that they were a safe distance away from Alric but staying running just in case. Alric wouldn't be able to use Eolas to track them this far away, and scent would have evaded him miles back.

Mostly, Aran and Jana were just searching for suitable territory now, so that they could set up their new camp, just the two of them.

After another few miles, they began to smell more wolfbloods near them. At first they thought it was someone else's territory that they were on, but there didn't appear to be an established territory for miles.

Instead, the couple came across a group of four wolfbloods, jogging through the forest almost aimlessly. The temperature of the air was dropping, and the four wolfbloods appeared to be in pairs, huddling to keep warm; an older lady and older man, and then two young wolfbloods, all with their arms around what appeared to be their mates.

Jana frowned when they came across them. They smelled like wolfbloods, but they were most definitely not wild; their scents were clean and tainted, along with their clothes, skin and hair. They were tames.

Jana and Aran became extremely uncomfortable upon approaching them. The four other wolfbloods seemed uncomfortable too.

"Is this your territory?" The older lady of the wolfbloods asked, stepping in front of her small pack protectively, but still appearing hesitant. She had brown hair cut to just below her chin, and her brown eyes were fairly distinctive.

Jana shook her head, but Aran stood in front of her.

He inhaled deeply, staring the tame wolfbloods down. "We thought this might be your territory."

The man behind the female wolfblood shook his head. "This isn't our place."

From her position behind Aran's figure, Jana looked at the two Wolfbloods behind the older ones.

There was a girl, maybe about Jana's age, with brown, straight hair that came down to her shoulders, and brown eyes. She was slightly standing behind a taller boy with blonde, spiky hair and a small scar on his forehead. He had distinctive, ocean blue eyes, and he was standing in front of the girl protectively.

"Who are you?" The lady asked, seemingly slightly more relaxed now that she knew they weren't invading anyone's territory.

"I am Jana," Jana said, standing out from behind Aran. Aran's head snapped around to look at her, an unsure look in his eyes. But Jana smiled encouragingly and nodded her head once to him, letting her know that it was okay. She stepped towards the unfamiliar Wolfbloods. "This is Aran."

The woman remained quiet for a moment, assessing the situation. And then she took a breath to speak. "I'm Emma," she said finally. "This is Dan. Maddy, my daughter, and Rhydian, her…boyfriend."

"Her what?" Aran questioned.

The girl, apparently called Maddy, smiled softly. "It means mate.… I guess."

The blonde haired boy – Rhydian – smiled down at her.

"Well…it's nice to meet you." Emma said, smiling tightly now.

"You too," Jana said. "If you don't mind me asking, why are you out here? You smell…tame."

"Are you wild?" Emma asked, but Jana had a feeling she already knew the answer.

Jana nodded. "We are."

"We got chased off our territory," Maddy piped up from behind Emma, stepping out from behind her boyfriend. "By a scientist. She threatened us with exposure. Said she'd reveal the secret…"

"What's a scientist?" Jana asked, frowning confusedly.

"Umm…," Maddy thought for a moment, "it's someone who researches things. They find out a lot of things, and some make medicines, like pack healers. This particular scientist was threatening to tell the world about us. She had evidence."

Jana looked horrified, her eyes wide. "What evidence?"

"Let's just say it's to do with our blood."

Both Aran and Jana looked alarmed now.

"And now we're out here, in search of a place we can live. There was no other choice; we had to leave our home behind." Rhydian explained, taking Maddy's hand.

"I'm sorry," Jana said sincerely, a frown gracing her forehead. "That is terrible." Aran nodded in agreement.

"What about you? Why are you out here?" Rhydian asked.

"Well…we're hoping to start a new pack. We had to leave our old pack…" Jana said, looking down at the floor for a moment. She felt Aran's hand come to sit on her waist, his arm around her body.

"Were you exiled?" Emma asked.

"No," Jana shook her head, "we had to run away. It's a long story."

"Oh," Emma looked sad. "I'm sorry."

Jana shrugged, smiling sadly. "These things happen."

Aran's grip tightened around her waist for a brief moment.

"So, are you out here starting a new life?" Jana asked casually.

Emma and the rest of her pack nodded. "We are. Are you?"

"We are, too. But there are only two of us, so it'll take us a while. It will be alright though. "

"We're hopeless," Maddy said, "we know nothing about living wild at all. We've all grown up as…tames, if that's what you want to call us."

Frowning, Jana thought for a moment. And then she took a short breath, stepping very slightly towards the tame Wolfbloods. There was something about this pack that seemed trustworthy. The way they were appearing hesitant but still friendly, and the way they were all slowly becoming more confident around each other just made Jana feel comfortable in their presence, even though all her life she'd been taught to hate tames.

These tame Wolfbloods were nothing like she'd expected.

"We know all about it," she started. "It's always been our life….," Jana paused for a moment, her eyes flicking from one person to the other. Then she looked at Emma again, and she spoke. "I don't suppose you would want to set up camp together? As a…pack?" She got some shocked looks, and she felt Aran tense, but he stayed quiet for now. So she continued to speak, "we've grown up living wild. And you've grown up in the human world, around humans which, one day, we might end up needing to accept as a part of our world…"

"What?" Aran snapped, shocked to be hearing his Alpha talking about the humans like she was.

Jana turned to face Aran, giving him a reassuring smile. She took his hand and squeezed it. "Trust me."

"Jana, that's an amazing offer," Emma smiled politely. "But we wouldn't want to intrude, or…"

"…Be put in danger?" Jana finished for Emma when her sentence faded off.

Sheepishly, Emma nodded.

"It's okay," Jana said, "I understand. But trust me, my father – the one we are running away from – will not find us out here. We have run for miles. And even if he did, he wouldn't face off against an entire pack of us. We will be safe. But, having said that, you don't have to take the offer. It was a risky suggestion, I suppose."

Maddy smiled softly, still standing very slightly behind her mother. And then she stepped forward in front of her whole pack, letting go of Rhydian's hand. She was standing directly in front of Jana now with no one blocking her path. "I think it's a great idea, personally," Maddy said, and then she turned back to face her pack. "Jana's right. We're a good match; they know about the wild, we know about humans, the world they live in, and…tame wolfbloods. It could work. It's our best chance, mam. We don't know a thing about living in the wild."

Jana watched as Maddy's pack stared at her; and then slowly, one by one, they each started to nod.

"I'm with Maddy," Rhydian said, stepping forward and taking a hold of Maddy's hand again. "She's right. It's our best shot at surviving out here."

Maddy smiled up at Rhydian. Jana was slightly amazed by the sudden confidence Maddy had; it was clear now that Maddy was pretty much top dog in their pack, because they each begun to listen to her and trust her decision. Even though she was young, she still had authority.

It reminded Aran of Jana. She would always be his Alpha; age difference or no age difference.

"Okay," Emma said slowly. "Okay. We'll take the offer."

Jana smiled. Maddy smiled.

Squeezing Aran's hand, Jana looked up at him. "Okay?" She asked. Aran nodded, still slightly hesitant. He was gazing in to her eyes as if she was the only thing he ever wanted to look at, and then he squeezed her hand in return.

"Okay." He replied, and Jana grinned.

Minutes later, the six Wolfbloods were now walking off together in search of the best territory to set up camp. Maddy and her pack seemed to be a lot more relaxed now than they had been when they first bumped in to Jana and Aran, which Jana took as a good sign.

After a while of walking together, Aran squeezed Jana's hand and came to a stop, meaning Jana stopped walking too.

"Everything OK?" Maddy asked, noticing that they had slowed down.

"Um…," Jana looked to Aran and, upon seeing that look in his eye that implied he wanted to talk alone, she nodded to Maddy. "Yes. We'll catch you up. Keep walking."

"Okay. If you're sure."

"I'm sure."

Maddy smiled, and then she walked away, leaving Jana and Aran on their own.

"What is it?" Jana asked, a frown now on her forehead. She stepped closer to him, searching his face, trying to work out what might be wrong.

"Are you sure about this, Jana?" Aran asked seriously, his brow furrowed and face troubled. "They are tames. We have never trusted tames before, and I have never even met one; how do we know we can trust these Wolfbloods? They may be the same species as us, but they are not our kind. They are different; they'll have different rules and ways of living, and I just do not know if it's going to work…"

"Aran," Jana said softly, stepping closer so she could reach out and ever so gently touch his face with the palm of her hand. As she touched him, he inhaled deeply, still frowning, but seemed to relax a little. "It's okay. Trust me."

"I do trust you," he said, "I trust you, Jana. I just don't know if I can trust them. How can we be sure?"

"Instinct. I'm just trusting my instinct here, Aran."

"But how do you know it is your instinct and not just wanting to believe you can trust someone? You are only young, Jana – how do you know what instinct is, or what it feels like!?"

Frowning even more, Jana stepped back from him and let her hand fall back down to her side again. "Are you questioning my leadership?"

Aran hesitated for a moment. "No," he said. "No. I am not questioning you."

"It sounds like it." Jana crossed her arms over her chest and stared at him pointedly, an eyebrow raised. "Just because I'm 'young', you're saying I can't be a trustworthy leader?"

"Jana, that is not what I said."

"You did say that, Aran."

Aran exhaled. He tried to step closer, but she stepped back, and his frown deepened. He looked at her, his eyes now sad; he was disappointed in himself for snapping like he had.
He'd just been scared. Scared of change and worried that something would go wrong again.

"I'm sorry," he said quietly and sincerely. And then, hesitantly, his eyes darting all over the place, he crouched down to the ground in front of her. With one hand to steady himself on the floor, he let his eyes stay low. "I trust your decision."

Slowly, Jana unfolded her arms. She exhaled slowly and before she knew it, a tiny smile was on her lips. "It's okay," she said softly, and then she reached down to touch his arms so she could bring him back up to her level. "I don't want your allegiance. I just want your trust."

Aran looked down at her, now at his usual height, and he appeared hesitant.

Jana spoke again, "actually, forget that. I…I just want you."

For the first time all day, Aran's lips let a small smile escape. "You have me, Jana."

She smiled too. "And you have me, too. All of me."

"All of you…," Aran repeated thoughtfully. "…And you have all of me."

Jana smiled wider. "I like the sound of that."

She stepped forward, wrapping her arms around his neck and pulling him in for a tight hug.

"Remember how I said I didn't want to rule in the way that my father does?" Jana asked after a few moments, her voice slightly muffled from her face being pressed in to his shoulder.

"Yes?"

"This is what I meant," she said. "I don't want to be afraid of tames anymore. I want to change history. These people we've just met – I know they can be trusted. I am not saying all tames can be trusted, but not all wild Wolfbloods can be trusted, either. My father, for example. We need to lose our fear. I do not want to become my father."

Aran held her tighter. "We won't let that happen. You will not become like him."

Jana smiled. "I love you."

"I love you too."

"Now, let's go catch up with our new pack," Jana said as she pulled away from him. She left a small kiss on his cheek and then took his hand again, beginning to walk once more. "We have some adventures ahead of us."

A/N: Here it is - the final chapter of All Of You! I realised I haven't updated in ages, so I felt it was about time. I hope you enjoyed it; please let me know what you think in a review! :)

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