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Post by Rufus Lee Bailey on Mar 23, 2013 14:00:09 GMT -5
Rufus was at peace now; he deserved that much after the week of hell he went through.
It started off with Cal snatching him away to the Walizi pack with a scar and a threat; leave and watch your family die. Ruf's world nearly ended - his family was his everything, his life included - and he was ready to crawl into a hole and just die. But Jason and Cayden didn't give up, and secretly hatched a plan to drag Rufus back to Orion pack, whether he wanted to or not. They hid his family in Connie's uncle's house before walking Rufus - unaware and oblivious to their plans - back to the packhouse. It was there that they told him the truth; Rufus flew into a panic. He didn't believe... no, couldn't believe that his family was safe. Cal was a trained killer! A murderer! His brother was just a little eight year old. Distraught and afraid, Rufus still stayed with the Orion pack overnight; he feared what Cal would do if he came back smelling so strongly of Orion.
They met early that morning - Cal, Ruf, and Jason - to negotiate. It was then that Callum did something completely unexpected; he promised to leave Ruf's family alone. Then Rufus - with too much heart and compassion to do him any good - agreed to return. The teen couldn't bear to see anyone so... upset, desperate even. Though it may have seemed crazy to anyone other than Rufus, he found it best for both sides for him to come back, and willingly at that. Orion and Walizi didn't need to hold grudges against one another; Ruf refused to contribute to those bad sentiments.
It was for the best... and right now, Rufus felt better than he had in a long time. He sunk his feet into the water and made small whirlpools. Then he leaned back so his head was resting on the sand.
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