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I guess Brittany was still curious as to what happened to my Dad because later that same day of the blood pact, she caught up with him and started asking questions about his leg and foot.

"Excuse me, Jason?"

"Hmm?"

"Would you mind if I asked you some questions?" Brittany asked, looking down at Dad's leg with quick glances. This was not lost on him.

"You want to know about my leg and foot, don't you, Las?"

"Yes, Sir. What happened to you?"

"How about we go somewhere more private? Like a nice meadow."

"That would be nice." Brittany said as she got into Dad's car.

They didn't drive very long before Dad found a meadow with several rolling hills for them to lay on and look up at the sky. Sitting up and looking Dad in the face, Brittany restated her question. Dad, laying on his back with paws behind his head, gladly answered.

"Well, as far as my foot goes, it was cut off by an assailant long ago. Like my hand, it is all metal but acts like a normal foot."

"An assailant?"

"Yeah!" Dad said, seeming to stare off into space. "Bastard killed my Foster Father. He was trying to kill me and Kodi but my Dad saved us. Killing the assassin before he died himself."

"I'm sorry to hear that." Brittany said, realizing that Dad and I shared something very personal.

"Thank you. You're a sweet girl." Dad said looking at her with a caring expression. "I can see why Jessy's so found of you."

"Thank you, Sir." Brittany said blushing.

"Now, to answer your question about my leg. It's actually not met. Well, it is but it's more like a piece of armor. I still have my real leg inside of it. At the moment it's more like a piece of training equipment, and I suppose a bit of a weapon. However there's more to it than that."

"Really?"

"Yeah but that's something I'd rather not reveal yet. I hope to never have to. There's only one other person that knows the real secret behind my leg and that's Kodi. He and you, although you only know part of the secret, are the only two that know about it."

"Not even Jessy or Alex?"

"No, not even them. I don't want them to know about it either. OK?"

"Ok. But why don't you want them to know?"

"Well, let's just say that there's some questions that are better left unanswered for the time being."

"Yeah....but.....Ok." Brittany said, looking away from Dad with a sad look.

Dad looked at her for a while before coming to a decision. He thought it might cheer her up some if she knew his reason for him not wanting us to know.

"Look, Brittany," He returned to staring off into space "it's not that I don't want them to know the secret. It's just that if they did know then they'd expect me to take care of all their battles for them. Jessy not so much but he'd still expect that. If they don't know then they have a reason to learn to fight for themselves. Do you understand?"

"Yeah, I guess so." She said a bit more cheery now.

"Good. Now I think that's enough questions for one day, it's getting pretty late and I'm sure Jessy will be worried about you."

"Ok! Let me help you up."

"Uh. No, no that's O...." He yelped in pain as Brittany pulled on his arm and tried to help him up.

"I'M SORRY! I didn't mean to hurt you."

"It's Ok, Las, really I'm fine." He said but his heavy panting told another tale.

"Jessy was right, wasn't he? He told me he thought he hurt you really bad but you just shrugged it off."

"It's just a scratch on my back, that's all."

"Jason, stop being like that, if you're hurt you need to let us know so we can help you!"

Dad thought about what the Golden Retriever before him had just said and decided to tell the truth to the young girl.

"Alright, Brittany. You're right, he did hurt me pretty bad. I just don't want him to worry about me. That's why I didn't tell him I'm hurt." Dad said as he indicated an injury on his back. A big black scab the size of his fist was on his shoulder blade. The sight of this made Brittany gasp really loud.

"Oh my! Jason, how could you keep this from us?"

"Like I said, I don't want to worry the boy. He's got enough to worry about without his Foster Father adding more to that list of worries." Jason said. "Besides, Kodi's been taking care of my medical attention."

"I'm sure he can do a fine job but I'm putting a bandage on you. I learned how to wrap them for Jessy when he was in the hospital."

"I don't want to be a bother."

"Nonsense. When we get back to the house I'll run inside real quick and get them. Don't worry I won't let Jessy know what I'm doing."

"Thank you, Las. You're to kind." With that being said, Jason took Brittany back to her house.

She ran inside quickly and went to the bathroom to grab the medical supplies that her parents kept in case of an emergency. I was watching TV with her mom and dad when she came running through the living room.

"Hi, Honey." Trevor said as he saw her rush passed.

"Hi, Daddy. Hi, Mom. Hi, Jessy." She said in a very rushed way.

"Brittany? What's wrong?" I asked concerned.

"Nothing. You just keep watching TV with my parents. OK?"

"Oh, um, OK. I guess."

"Mom, where did you put the gauze and medical bandages from when Jessy was in the hospital?"

"Don't you remember, Sweetie? You put them in yours and Jessy's room so you could take care of him better in there."

"Oh, yeah that's right I did. Thank you."

I watched as she went to their room, completely unconvinced now that everything was fine. When Brittany rushed passed them again and went outside, I got up quietly and went after her. After all I was concerned for her. What I witnessed her doing shocked me but it hurt my feelings more. Even in the dark I could tell that it was my Dad that she was outside with. That didn't bother me, I knew he wouldn't try anything with her. What upset me was the fact that I was right about him being hurt. I could see her bandaging him up. After she finished I heard my Dad thank her for the service and supplies before he got in his car and left. How he hadn't noticed me standing in the doorway is beyond me. I caught Brittany as she came back inside by surprise. She wasn't expecting to see me standing in the doorway.

"JESSY!? You scared me!"

"Why were you bandaging him up?"

She was silent and very reluctant to tell me the reason. She looked away from me and wouldn't look back.

"Brittany! Tell me why you was bandaging him up. He's the only person on this planet that I can call Dad. If he's hurt I think I deserve to know."

She looked back at me but was still reluctant to tell me what I wanted to know.

"I promised him I wouldn't tell you, Jessy. I'm sorry but I can't break my promise to your Dad."

I was starting to get really angry about this now. Why? Why didn't anyone want to tell me what I so desperately wanted to know? All I wanted to know was if one of the most important people in my family was going to be alright and no one would tell me SHIT! I was pissed and getting madder by the second! I furrowed my brow as I looked at her and said as calmly as I could that all I want to know is if he's hurt. Seeing how angry this ordeal had made me she finally broke down and told me.

"Yes! Yes he's hurt! When you threw him the other day you threw him on top of a large sharp rock! His back is very badly injured where he landed and the inside of his coat is caked with dried blood!" Brittany said as she started to cry. I felt bad for making her tell me.

"Sweetie, don't cry. I'm sorry if I upset you but don't you think that I deserved to know? Everyone else in my family did including you. I'm the only one who was left in the dark about it. Don't you think that's just a little unfair?"

"I guess you're right." She said, sniffing as she calmed down.

I leaned over and gave her a big kiss.

"Thank you for telling me, Baby. Now come on, let's go join your parents in the living room."

"Ok!" She said cheerier now.

The next morning, I got up and went to meet my father. Knowing that he was living with Kodi, I went to Kodi's house. We weren't supposed to do any training that day but I had a bone to pick with my dad. Banging hard on the door so my presence would be known to even the soundest of sleepers, I waited for someone to answer the door. After a few minutes had passed I heard a groggy Kodi speak.

"Who is it?" Came the tired sounding voice as he grew closer to the door.

"It's Jessy. I'm here to see my dad, Kodi. Open up."

I heard him groan as he unlocked the door. When he opened it I looked at him and saw exhaustion heavy on his face. I caught a whiff of a strong smelling musk that smelled familiar to me coming off of him mixed with his own.

"Fun night?" I teased

"Your dad is still in bed." He said with a blush

"Thank you, Kodi." I walked past him and went straight to the only bedroom in his home. It wasn't hard to find on my own as the scent of musk was heavy in the air. Kodi closed the door after I entered and went about his daily ritual of starting his day. I entered the bedroom and saw my dad still sleeping in the bed, the other side noticeably disturbed as if someone was in the bed on that side and got up recently. This caused me to giggle a little bit. After stopping giggling I got in the bed beside him and gently rolled him over on his side to inspect the wound.

"Dad why did you keep this a secret from me?" I asked whispering so not to wake him up.

I caught the smell of another male coming from him, another strong musky scent. Looking down I found the area where the scent was originating from as it was still leaking Kodi's "essence".

"You two sure did have a fun night didn't you?" I giggled quietly and got up to get a wash cloth to clean my dad up.

Returning with a cool wash cloth I cleaned my dad up under his tail as gently and thoroughly as I could. Having been injured by me I really wanted him to rest as much as he possibly could. The smell of food cooking and coffee brewing could be smelled coming from the kitchen while Kodi made breakfast. My dad stirred in his sleep and I pulled the blanket up on him to keep him warm.

"Sleep, my dear father. Rest up and heal. I'm really sorry I hurt you, I didn't mean to do that. I just wish you would have told me about this though." I leaned down and softly kissed his cheek.

Kodi came back into the bedroom after a few minutes, still in his underwear, and put his pants back on. He blushed more as he noticed the wash cloth I had.

"Breakfast will be ready in a few minutes if you're hungry, Jessy."

"Thanks, I could use a bite to eat. However, I'm not coming until dad wakes up." I replied to him in a hushed tone, still not wanting my dad to wake up.

"Alright, come on in when you're ready."

I stared at my sleeping father and pondered a few questions. Deep in thought I spaced out for a little while and didn't notice my dad starting to slowly wake up. The bed made a loud creek as he turned over and that sound is what alerted me to his waking up.

"Take it easy dad. Don't move to fast"

"Je...Jessy?"

"Yes dad, it is me."

"What are you doing here?"

"I came to talk to you about something."

He shifted and tried to sit up, I helped him.

"What's on your mind, Son?"

"Why didn't you tell me that I hurt you during our training session?"

"I didn't want you to worry about me."

"Don't you think I deserved to know that though, Dad?"

He looked at me as if he was in deep thought for a while before speaking again.

"Son, let me ask you a question before answering yours."

"Alright, ask away."

"Why do you choose to fight?"

That question caught me off guard and I thought a while on the answer.

"I fight because if I don't, who will? I fight to protect the ones that I love."

"Then instead of worrying about whether or not you hurt me, that you should be focused on training instead? From what I've seen you could use all the help you can get, Son."

"I guess you're right..."

"But?" He asked having picked up on the hint that something more wanted to be said.

"I just wish you would have told me. Ever since my parents were killed you have been my father. You took me in, fed me, clothed me, did everything that a parent is supposed to do for their child. When you don't tell me stuff like that it really upsets me, makes me think that I'm not worth telling when you are hurt or not feeling well, Dad."

He looked at me with a solemn expression

"Son, I'm sorry I made you feel that way. That was not my intention I hope you know."

I gave him a gentle hug and in a low voice spoke to him as I held him in the embrace.

"It's OK, father. Just please tell me next time. OK? You're my dad and I love you." I sniffed the air again. "And from the scent in the air Kodi is my newest dad." I giggled and kissed him, causing him to blush.

"Well we..." I hushed him before he could speak another word.

"Dad, you don't need to explain anything. The fact that you are happy is all that matters to me. I couldn't care less if your choice in a mate was a male or female. As long as they make you happy that's what matters to me." I kissed him again. "Come on, Kodi made breakfast and is waiting for us."

"Alright, let's go eat. Kodi is an excellent cook!" He licked his lips after he said that.

"Sure." I giggled after seeing how excited he got when both Kodi and food was mentioned.

After helping my father out of bed I helped him to the kitchen and brought him a plate of eggs, pancakes, sausage, and bacon before sitting down with a plate of my own and thanking Kodi for the wonderful breakfast he had prepared.