"Happy Birthday" everyone shouts as Jean steps out of her room to find her family waiting for her at the kitchen table with a cake.

"Hurry, cut the cake, I have to see Engel" Gio shouts as he rushes to grab her hand pulling her towards the table.

"After that make us some breakfast, Ana was not up to make and Rom was busy looking after her" Emma asks as she lights the candle while Jean eyes Ana who smiles while sitting on the chair, heavily pregnant.

"Thank you, guys" Jean smiles as she bends to blow the candle.

"Won't you make a wish?" Henry asks as he eyes his sister.

"I have everything I want" Jean points.

"Then ask for a brain" Emma sighs as she stares at her sister.

"Emma, not nice" Ana chides.

"Well, I still need her big room which she can give me if she finally mated with her mate" Emma groans before Rom pulls the girl's hair as he asks Jean to blow the candles who sighs as she blows it.

"Okay, all done, happy birthday, Jean, I will eat at Eri's house" Gio shouts at once as he cuts the cake and puts it in his plate and hurries out.

"Young love, I was once like that" Emma gushes.

"Sick" Henry grumbles as he passes the plate to Jean who laughs as she cuts the cake and give to each of them.

***********

"And look at this one, they all are getting eaten up alive and Ad has no interest to protect my plants" Scar pouts as she stares at the plants dying.

"So, what can I do?" Dante sighs.

"Well, I need some strong bodyguards for my garden where they can feel ate ease and safe and freely flower" she states.

Jean pauses on her steps as she hears Scar talking to Dante, so she makes her way towards the garden to greet them.

"Scar" she calls who gasps turning at once in surprise.

"Jean, you scared me" Scar points as she clutches her belly.

"Sorry" Jean smiles apologetically.

"It's okay, I just get scared fast. Oh, is it not your birthday? Happy birthday" she wishes and Jean nods her head.

"Thank you"

"Should we throw a party for you? We have not ha party in such a long time" Scar asks as she walks to where Jean was and grabs her hand.

"Uh, no...I mean, you don't have to"

"But I want to, I love parties" she grins.

"Scar if Dante had said to..."

"Dante?" Scar frowns in confusion.

"If he had asked to throw a party for me"

"No, I have not seen that guy in like ages" she points making her frown.

"But was not he just here with you?" she questions in confusion and watches Scar laugh.

"Of course, not"

"But when I came here, you were..."

"I was talking with him on phone, don't you do that?" she asks Jean who stares at Scar before at Scar's hand holding a phone.

"Oh"

"Ad got this for me last year when I told him I missed his voice close to me, when he is away for some work, we do phone se..." Scar covers her mouth before she clears her throat.

"I mean we talk on phone because phone makes life easier when your loved ones is just a call away" she smiles showing her phone.

"Okay" Jean nods awkwardly.

"Don't you talk on phone with Dante?" Scar asks and Jean steps back.

"Um, I will leave you to your work, see you around?" Jean smiles as she tries to walk away.

"Ho, Jean, are you and Dante having second thoughts?" Scar asks at once making Jean frown and halt on her steps.

"Second thoughts?"

"Uh-huh, you know like getting another life partner? Like Ad and Rom? Will that not be so beautiful? Dante will have some who will love him the way he is like Ad loves me, he makes me the happiest wife ever" she gushes and Jean loses the color from her face.

"Wife?" she whispers.

"Wife...best feeling ever" Scar sighs before she rubs her swollen belly with a gentle smile.

"I miss Rain" Scar frowns at once before she turns and grabs the flowers in the basket.

"Bye" Scar waves her hand as she walks away in search of her husband.

***********

"Oh, come on, Dante" Emma giggles making Jean stop on her tracks as she makes her way towards where her sister was only to find Emma applying nail polish on her fingers.

"What?" Emma asks as Jean just stares at her sister.

"You were talking with someone" Jean mumbles.

"Yeah so?" Emma frowns.

"No, I just...never mind" Jean sighs as she looks around the room before she turns away.

"It was just Dante on the phone" Emma shouts making Jean sigh.

"Why does everyone have his number?" Jean grumbles as she makes her way towards her room.

"Jean, do want to call some of your friends to celebrate your birthday?" Ana asks as she calls her from the living room.

"Uh no" Jean replies.

"Are you sure? Gio is at Erika's and Henry is out with his friends, but I am sure they will be back before the party starts" she states and Jean walks up to where Ana was.

"Ana, a birthday party is not what I want, so relax"

"Then what do you want? It's your birthday it does not come every day"

"It comes every year, not celebrating it once won't make a difference" Jean points.

"But..."

"I will just stay in my room so"

"Well at least go out with your friends"

"I am tired so will just rest" Jean smiles and Ana nods her head as Jean walks towards her room.

*************

"Amore" the whisper startles Jean as she finds herself to a place unknown.

"You know it sucks that you could not fly with me" Dante's voice makes her halt as she stops to watch him standing with his back to the tree while he kicks on the ground.

"But it sucks more to not have a cup of tea with you" he stops kicking before he stares ahead and Jean frowns as she turns her head to stare at what he was staring to find a tomb.

"Mom brought another Red at home you know, not as pretty as you and definitely not as quiet as you, she is a brat a royal one" he states and Jean tilts her head as she watches Dante again.

"Mom even gave her your room, as if that would make any difference" he sighs as he runs his fingers through his hair before he moves away from the tree and touches the tomb softly rubbing it.

"But no one can replace you, Amore, no one" he whispers as he bends and kisses lightly on the stone.

"BB" the breezes giggles blowing his hair and he smiles as Jean shivers as the breeze passes through her.

"Red" he calls and Jean watches as a tear rolls down his eyes before the fog covers him.

"Dante" Jean wakes up startled as she looks around the room to find herself alone.

She feels a dread fill in her as she gets up from her bed and walks out of the room to find the house empty, she calls for Ana and her sister only to find a message left behind by Ana informing her that she was going to the pack house while Emma was with Tony.

Not knowing what to do Jean walks out of the house as she feels suffocation.

"Dante" she gasps his name too shaken up by the emotions swirling from within her.

Jean does not understand the feelings she feels or the emotions triggered as it gets worst as the shadow starts to appear and swirl around her making it difficult for her to breath.

"Dante" she whispers as she feels light headed and suddenly out of breath.

Kneeling on the ground she clutches the front of her t-shirt trying to keep focus and calm her breathing but she fails as she feels a burn in her chest.

"Make it stop" she asks as tears falls down her eyes making the shadow grow strong as if sucking her in.

Jean lays on the ground feeling weak trying to move away but she cannot as she lays on her back while the fog gathers gulfing her in the darkness as her eyes slowly starts to close as darkness pulls her in.

Something touches her cheek startling her as she opens her tired eyes to stares at the dark sky before something starts to fall off the sky and touches her, slowly raising her hand she blinks as a firefly touches her finger before it gets covers by something feathery and she smiles as the feather turns in to white.

"Mate" Jean whispers as Dante lands in front of her while she closes her eyes in relief.

************

"If I had not known better, I would think you were on some heavy drugs" Dante points as he picks Jean in his arms.

"Maybe I am, you never know" Jean sighs as she puts her arms around his shoulder, burying her face on his neck and he stiffens.

"You are right, with you I never know" he points and she smiles before kissing on his neck.

"Jean, are you on drugs?" he asks shocked and she smiles.

"I don't have your number" she informs and he frowns.

"You do, you just never call" he states and she frowns this time.

"You did not throw a party for me" she accuses and he raises a brow at her.

"Last time, I saw you, you wanted nothing to do with me" he reminds her and she cups his face.

"Last time, I saw you, you wanted love" she replies and he narrows his eyes at her.

"Just hit eighteen and she thinks she knows all about love" he chuckles and she closes her eyes as she holds onto him tightly.

***********

"If it was not love then why would I look for you? If it was not love then how could I share my deepest fears with you. If it was not love, why would I smile alone when I think of you...

If it was not love then why does it hurts knowing you were hurt, if it's not love then what is it?" she asks and Dante stiffen as he grips her tightly.

"I don't want your flattery nor do I want all the glitters. I already am scared of the feelings I have started to grow for you, Dante, so when you get closer it scares me that I will lose you too and I will not even get to see you from far away....

I am scared of the consequences of getting close to you" she confesses and he puts her down and Jean gasps as she finds herself in a room, on a bed and in his lap.

"Any darkness that wants to cover you from me, the light of the fireflies will always lead me to you" he smiles before he pulls out a firefly tangled in her hair making her giggle.

"You are my universe, Jean, your smile lights the stars in my galaxy, your anger fires the sun that shines upon me. Your name, the sound of your voice, your very presence calls upon who I am, it always leads me to you...

You do not get to ask me about love and then put the fear in me about the consequences. Every fear of yours, every decision of yours will only have one end and one consequence only and that is Dante Carlos...

You called me your mate, Jean and it has been the most beautiful word I ever heard and I promise you that I will love you just as much as and much more, so much that it will fill all of you from in to the out. I will love you until I cover the sky you look upon searching for me" he states as he tilts her chin up but before he could do anything she brushes her lips with his.

"Baby" he groans as he moves his hand from her chin to grip the side of her hair as she turns in his arms to cups his face as she deepens their kiss.

"A kiss as birthday gift is not a bad idea" she smiles as she stares in his eyes and he joins their forehead.

"Sure?" he asks and she nods her head before he shifts her at once making her gasps as she feels the soft bedsheet under her back.

"Just a kiss, Dante" she informs and he grins.

"Oh, you have no idea what you just wished for, Jean, you have no idea" he grins as he seals his lips with hers and gives her exactly what she wishes for but a twist of his own wish, kissing her from the moonlight until the sun shines.