Request by Original Werecat Alpha

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House Rules

It had been a long three weeks walking around on crutches for Kat. And it didn't help that the week after she could put them down her leg still was weak from the wounds and lack of use. So it was really more of a month until she was fully up to strength.

After her leg was fully healed, Kat was excited for her mate to come back from the two week long camping trip that her family had gone on. Originally neither had been thrilled with the idea of Leah leaving when Kat still couldn't walk, but eventually the blonde relented that Leah hadn't really spent much time with her family since the wolves joined the fight.

Kat was jolted out of her musings by her phone ringing from her pocket. Shaking herself, she pulled the phone out of her pocket. Seeing Leah's caller ID, Kat hastily answered the call.

"Hello?"

"Kat?" The Alpha perked up when she heard Leah's voice on the other line.

"Yeah, hey. What's up?"

"I've got kind of bad news."

"Did something happen? Are you alright?" Kat gripped the phone with both hands, fighting panic. Leah and Seth were more than capable to take care of themselves and their mother. There was no reason to worry.

"Nothing horrible, and no one is hurt, don't worry." Leah assured Kat. "Our car broke down on the way back. It'll take a day to get it fixed, and my mom doesn't want me running back alone. She's still a bit overprotective of us considering everything that has happened."

"Oh."

"I'm sorry. Trust me, I want to be back too."

"It's fine, it's just one more day. I think I'll survive."

"Thanks for understanding." Leah let out a breathy chuckle.

"No problem, seriously."

"See you tomorrow then."

"Definitely." Kat agreed, smiling.

After hanging up the phone, the blonde let out a heavy sigh before settling back on the couch and picking up the book she had been reading to kill time. She had only gotten a few pages in before her sensitive ears picked up giggling and light footfalls.

Kat sighed. It wasn't exactly fun being constantly being surrounded by happy couples when your own mate had been gone for a while.

Of course when the door swung open, slammed closed, and said happy couple began making out and moaning against it, Kat shot up on the couch to see Bella pinning Alice to the front door.

"Seriously?" Kat groaned, prompting the two to jump apart, a blush staining Bella's face. Even Alice had the decency to look embarrassed.

"Kat, hey." Bella cleared her throat. "I thought you'd be out with Leah."

The blonde raised and eyebrow, internally enjoying how twitchy it was making her pridemate.

"She got stuck for an extra day, so here I am."

"Oh…"

"And if you're gonna jump your mate, you could have the decency to do it in your own room. At least the walls are soundproof." Kat informed before picking up her book again.

Bella was properly bright red at that point, but still grabbed the tiny vampire's hand and pulled her up the stairs. Kat let a smug smile out for a brief moment, but it didn't last long. She really fucking missed her mate, and Bella and Alice weren't making it any easier.

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Figuring it was best to let off some steam, Kat decided that a run was in order. Danni and Rikki were supposed to be getting back from their trip soon, and the book Kat was reading just couldn't hold her attention for very long. And there was no way Kat was staying in the house to wait. She had been telling the truth that the bedrooms were soundproof, but Kat didn't really feel like putting her supernatural hearing to the test.

So the shifter slipped out the house, found a good place to stash her clothing, and let her inner beast take over. Setting a course towards the mountains, Kat let the forest become a blur of greens and browns as she worked her powerful muscles. She could hear the small scuffling of the forest creatures darting out of her way, avoiding the predator racing through their home.

Finally, green and brown gave way to the grays of the mountains her cat called home. Grinning as best as her feline form would let her, the Alpha began to scale the rocky cliffs. They were nowhere near as intimidating as some of the climbs that she had managed in the past, but the burn in her muscles was enough for now.

After a few good climbs, Kat looked up and realized that it was much later than she thought it would be. The sun had begun its trek below the horizon, and the blonde was glad she had managed to distract herself for so long. Danni and Rikki were sure to be back, so the snow leopard descend the rocks and headed back to the house.

It didn't take long for Kat to reach the front door of the house, but just as she was about to open the door, noises from inside made her stop. Just like earlier, the sounds of moaning stopped her in her tracks. Only this time, the sounds were much deeper, indicating that not only were Rikki and Danni back, they were already going at it.

Letting out a growl, Kat let her head fall against the door, hearing a rather satisfying thump in return. "Guys, seriously! Bedroom!" She called into the door, wanting nothing more than to sleep the remainder of the day away.

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An insistent buzzing pulled Kat from her sleep the next morning, and she resisted the urge to hiss at the noise. Cracking an eye open, she realized that the noise was coming from her phone frantically vibrating on the bedside table.

Pushing herself up, Kat grabbed the device and read the screen to see what was so important that it had to wake her up. It turned out to be a text from Leah, letting Kat know that they were on their way back, and that she'd see Kat sometime around noon. Checking the time and seeing that it was already 9, Kat figured that she should get up.

Making her way downstairs to grab some breakfast, she ended up joining Danni and Rikki who were already eating.

"Morning Kat!" Danni greeted, chipper as ever.

"Hey." Rikki was far more subdued, probably having just woken up a few moments ago.

"So how was the trip?" Kat asked as she dug around in the pantry. "I didn't get a chance to ask you last night."

"Sorry…" Danni responded sheepishly.

"Aw, she's just jealous 'cause she's not getting any." The blonde turned to see Rikki smirking at her, an arm around Danni's shoulders.

"Regardless of whether or not that is true, we all share this house. I'd appreciate it if you could keep it in your pants until you get to the bedroom." The sound of someone coming down the stairs paused, and Kat turned to call over her shoulder. "And that includes you too Bella, so don't hide on the staircase!"

"Busted." Danni giggled as the girls were joined by a sulking Bella.

"Shut up…" Bella grumbled, grabbing an apple from the bowl of fruit on the kitchen table.