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Darlin woke up slowly, something they're not used to. Their waking each morning would be abrupt, like waking from a nightmare they couldn't remember. They're slow wake they realized had been happening when ever they've slept beside Sam and finally realization hit them. Sam couldn't have said it better then themselves they felt safe with him, something they haven't felt these past year since returning to Dalila.
No sunlight shown though any window, but from the clock on the nightstand it read 2 pm. Before they could move, the arm that wrapped around their waist -one there sleep ridden brain just registered- tightened its hold around them. Darlin chuckled before turning over to face their bed mate, Sam's face was relaxed in sleep.
The inversion took a toll on Sam, as much as they didn't want to admit it it took a toll on them as well. Darlin was a doer, and being trapped outside the ward while almost their entier pack and Sam were stuck in there. They almost ran to the edge of the barrier to try and find a way in, and the shifter was prepared to run into it. David's and Asher's mate had found them and pratically had to calm them down enough for Darlin to realize Milo already had a plan.
The werewolf continued looked at Sam, compared to their own body littered with scars, he only had three major ones. The scar cause by the door was right under his ribs, Sam also had a smaller one but, still easy to notice scar close to the corner of his lips. He had told them he got it when he was young, but couldn't remember how since he was still a babe when it happened. Their eyes caught the claw marks that sat on his left shoulder from Sam's newest scar, the only mark that remained from inversion.
Darlin lifted there hand up gently pushed his hair behind his ear, before they found their fingers gently brushing against the scar. As much as Darlin knew it would be a reminder, it also ment he was still here. They never once minded scars, not there own and certainly not Sam's.
They pulled their hand back when they felt Sam move slightly, but when he settled again they went back to tracing. Darlin smiled after a little bit of silence "how long have you've been up?" They looked up to see Sam's sleepy gaze.
"Not long" the vampire said sleepy as he gently grabbed their tracing hand and kissed the knuckles. The action making Darlin's heart warm as they resisted the urge to snuggle closer. Sam then looked at the hand his eyes curious as the werewolf felt him trace a small scar on their ring finger.
Darlin smiled as they watch Sam raise an eyebrow at it. "It's a stupid story on how I got it. Honestly, probably half of these scars are just stupid stories." They explained to him.
"I'd like to hear it." Sam said as he returned the smile.
"Ok, ok, I was basically a little kid. Kindergarten. The teachers thought it was a good idea to leave a circular thing that kids could easily stick their fingers into. Well, I thought I'd try my hand. Knew my thumb was too big and my pinky was too small, but my ring finger fit just right." Darlin explained with a roll of their eyes. "It got stuck and it had to be cut off at the hospital. Not sure how I got the scar since they didn't cut me or anything but, I got one there."
Sam just chuckled "why were you able to acknowledge that your pinky and thumb wouldn't fit, but not that you could get stuck?"
"Eh, I was a little kid what do you expect." Darlin said with a laugh. Sam gently moved on and held their other hand a burn mark was at the base of their thumb where it meets their hand.
"Ok in my defense that one was not my fault." Darlin said.
Sam looked at them skeptically "oh really? Please inlighten me then."
"I was invited over to Milo's place. I was late and Milo and David had run out to get something leaving Asher and me. Marie was out of town that day so she wasn't home either. Asher forgot to inform me that David had used the stove prior to me getting ther and it was still very much hot." Sam winced as Darlin nodded "yea, it was quite a shock. I'm grateful it was just a part of my hand and not the whole one."
"I'm guessing you didn't treat it correctly since it did scar?" Sam asked.
"Yea, it was just me and Asher so we didn't entirely know how to treat a burn. Milo also didn't know much healing magic so he couldn't help when he and David got back. So we waited for Marie to get back two days later." Darlin said with a nod.
Sam moved his way up their arm from there, completely bypassing the very obvious bite scar thry both knew who it came from. He then thumbed a scar that was under the deltoid, but a bit above the bicep. It cut across the arm horizontally and was a jagged cut.
"I got that around the time I first shifted. You already know I was human-born and suddenly shifting into a wolf scared me. I manages to squeeze myself into a cave with a small opening. Didnt realize I cut myself in the process until after my Uncle calmed me down enough to come out." Darlin told Sam.
"Your uncle?" The Vampire asked softly, he stil ldidnt know much about Darlin's family, well their family outside the Shaw pack.
Darlin nodded "yea, he's husband then boyfriend at the time was an empowered a water elemental (Not Kody or anyway shape of form realted to him XD). He was the one to suggest I be taken to a pack to learn. My parents weren't thrilled with the idea."
Sam nodded understanding what they ment Darlin had told them about their not so good relationship with their parents, before speaking "was you Uncle the one you stayed with after the fight?"
The were wolf nodded knowing what fight he was mentioning "yea, when they both heard they practically begged me to come see them. They knew what I was gonna do before I even said anything, they wanted to keep me safe for as long as they could."
"I'm glad you have them Darlin." Sam said with a soft smile. They're mouth opened before immediately closing it making Sam shake his head "now hang on there, you wanna ask me something. It's ok to ask."
"I know just...they would like t-to meet you sometime." Darlin practically whispered, if Sam wasn't a vampire he probably would not have heard them.
Sam could just see the doubts filling their eyes so he quickly spoke "are you face timing them anytime soon?"
"I was planning on calling them tonight." Darlin said softly before they snuggled into Sam's chest "thank you."
Sam kissed the top of their head "You're welcome Darlin." Sam looked down the expanse of their back, taking in the dragon wings tattooed into their back. He also noticed the claw marks that part of the tattoo covers, but it trailed further down their back. "Now how did you get this one?"
Darlin laughed softly "me and Milo were wrestling in our wolf forms. Let's just say we play rough, got an ear full from Marie for not being careful, but I may have left matching claw marks on his right leg." Sam bit back a laugh as they continued with a soft laugh of their own, "I told you most of them were stupid."
"Their stories I'd love to hear." Sam said before adding softly "because they are apart of you, and I love you."
Darlin make a strangled noise one Sam recognized as them getting flustered, Sam just chuckled as he contuned to hold them.
"I love you too." Darlin said softly as they snuggled more into him.