The Diner

Rueben sat in a diner surrounded by the group. She sat counting the checker blocks floor, trying to distract herself from two heated bodies that sat next to her. The modern diner with vintage touches was quiet because they missed the brunch hour. The group was stuffed into a corner booth where Rueben learnt that Raye was a nightmare without breakfast and Lita was better with a few pancakes in her. But Rueben wasn't complaining, since she needed coffee to function and deal with this group. 

Raye and Lita would occasionally glared at each other over Rueben's head while his friends chattered amongst themselves. Reuben's sights were set on couldn't get to her safe house, changing her nasty outfit and get this mission over with. This alone was a waste of time to the witch, extra baggage she didn't sign up for. Having to deal with Lita at her side was more than enough, but Raye as well. She felt like her worlds were colliding a little too fast. 

Lita leaned back in her seat, her hip pressed against Rueben, the man spreading, forcing against the witch into Raye's man spread. Between the two muscles legs and infectious scent, Rueben was a balling flame of orgasmic waiting to explode "so now that our hunger has been fed and we can speak as adults" Felida said but she soon cut off by Raye, who sat forward glaring at her.

"Yes, now we can speak like adults. Where are you going?" He looked into Rueben's eyes. "why do you need her?" he pointed towards Felita

Rueben rolled her eyes. "I am taking her to the Perpetuum" Lita sat back with a smirk watching Raye rage climb. 

He scoffed, lifting his head in unbeliever. "You seriously going to involve her in your fruitless search" Rueben turned to Lita, whose face twist into a grim expression. The witch's heart ached at that look.

Rueben raised her hands "I don't care about the past between you two, that's not the point of this, I need to find the merchant and according to my source, he going east and I need to ask him about this purple shit" I pulled out the ziplock with purple slime on a leaf, Raye grabbed it when, Gordon, the gruff mature man throws a stone at Raye who catches it without looking up.

He turns towards Rueben. "where did you find this?" He handed her the stone, which had a glitter purple stain.

Rueben caressed the stone before summoning a zip-lock bag and placing the stone in it "in the woods, where we encountered the Ogya, it is the same shit tho" she handed the stone back and Raye looked at it confused in the little baggy "for protection, you lot probably smudge the stuff off" he just shook his head throwing the stone by to Gordon.

Lita sat forward. "Oh, so those are the creatures that attacked you last night" Rueben shook her head taking a sip of coffee.

"No, those were called Caulis, which are Planta, but that's a long story. Either way, we are on the same journey," Rueben huffed, leaning back in her seat.

Lita nodded her head but the weariness in her eyes spoke another tale. "I can't take all of you into Perpetuum, three people max" the table grew silent.

Which made Rueben clap her hands. "well, Lita and I have to get going, contact you when we get back" Raye just gave Rueben a death glare which made her lean into Lita.

Before words could fall from his raging mouth when Vivianne slammed down her hand on the table, "you want me to sit idly by as some merchant takes my sister into the Perpetuum" the doe-eyed woman hissed as the others stared at her.

Lita's sudden soft voice flowed next to Rueben. "I can't take more than three people, including myself, but I promise I will find her" she placed her hand on top of Vivianne while the woman's eyes turned glassy. 

The emotions shared between the two made Rueben's heart sink and triggered her uncomfortably scaled "plus, the Perpetuum is full of uncertainty, no smart person would leave someone in a place where they can easily escape or…" the others stared at Rueben while she sunk back in her seat.

Raye turned to Lita. "I am coming with you" Lita leaned back and glared at him. "if you can only take three, including yourself, I am coming with" he smirked as she-wolf rolled her eyes.

She leaned forward over Rueben, glaring at him. "And what if I say no" she stared at the two and all the witch wanted was to be squeezed between, be captured by the heated glaze.

Vivianne's soft voice sounded in front, "I would feel better if he did" Faye, the young ginger, stared at Gordon.

He huffed, "and what are we gonna do?" He moaned as Gordon gave him a sharp eye.

"You could take care of the pack in my absence, I haven't left them alone for this long" Raye sharply looked at Lita with Rage in his eyes.

"you left. The pack. Alone?" he hissed through his teeth. 

Lita huffed, "I didn't leave the pack alone" she was frustrated leaning back in her seat. "Left them with Chad," she smiled at Rueben, proud of herself.

Raye slammed the table, causing the few people in the diner to stare at the group "Chad!!" He growled but Rueben grabbed his arm as he realised how loud he was being, the tingle erupted in the witch's fingertips which made her pull her hand away quickly "that guy is a douche" he sneered while Lita crossed her arm. 

She murmured, "you never believed in him" 

"Believe in a douche!" The two were getting heat between them.

"At least he didn't abandon the pack," Lita hissed, which made Raye stand to his feet.

Rage filled his eyes. "I was thrown…" Lita stood as well, ready to defend, but Rueben stood between the two.

The witch pulled out a few bills and threw them on the table. "not here" she moved to the door with others following close by.