I Didn't Know I'm a Rogue

Damn Dopey Smiles

"What is it?" Bo asked, concern evident in his voice.

"My parents called me Ty all the time. They called me that on the night that they died," I said.

Bo pulled away, and I looked up to see him looking at me both apologetically and guiltily. "I had no idea, Tyler. I won't call you that again."

"Why?" I asked, "There are more good memories of that name than bad. I don't mind if you call me Ty."

"Are you sure?" he asked skeptically.

"Yeah," I said with a small smile, "I miss it." That was true. I missed the nickname that I had grown up with. Hearing Bo call me Ty made me feel like not everything from before I had been captured was lost to me. It sounded silly, but the name Ty made me feel a lot better.

"Alright!" Bo said with a large grin. "It looks like I've missed my first three classes of the school day. Since the day is almost half over anyways, what's say you to spending the day hanging out. There are a lot of things that have come out in the last three years that you really need to experience."

"Like what?" I asked, and I raised my eyebrow at him.

"Well, for one, the movie The Hangover."

"It sounds stupid," I stated matter-of-factly.

Bo gasped dramatically and slapped his hand over his heart. "You don't know what you're saying! I will prove to you that it is one of the best movies in the universe."

"Sounds good," I said with a laugh, but then I groaned in remembrance. "I have training today."

Bo shrugged. "No problem. I'll just join you and Anton."

"Won't he be pissed that you skipped school?" I asked.

"Probably."

~~~Bo's POV~~~

No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't wipe the dopey smile off of my face.

It had first appeared when I had seen Anton's face when he came to find both Tyler and I waiting for him for a training session. His face had almost gotten as red as his hair. Anton hadn't made a comment, but he wouldn't let me train with them. Instead, he let me watch as he taught her skills and techniques.

Anton had been right. Tyler was fierce. I could tell that she had a force driving her to fight back against her opponent, and even if she was pinned on her back, Tyler wouldn't give up. I could only guess that

she fought so hard because when she had been in captivity, they hadn't given her the chance to fight.

After about three hours of training in her wolf form, Anton had Tyler shift back and they went on a timed run. I had stayed back at the house because as much as I wanted to be with her, I didn't want to distract her from her training. There was still the fact that she had a month to prove herself, and I wasn't about to get in the way of my father accepting her into the pack.

After they had gotten back, Tyler had taken a quick shower and we had settled in the living room. After watching The Hangover, which I had gotten Tyler to admit as being the funniest movie she'd ever seen, we had eaten a late lunch. Pretty soon, the pack members started coming home from work and school.

When Fae had gotten home, she immediately dragged Tyler away from me so that they could have some "girl time". It was good to know that even though she wasn't a part of the pack, my mate had made a couple friends. Fae was a tough warrior, and not to mention the next Beta, so it was somewhat comforting that she was one of the wolves to try with Tyler.