"Sorry we're late, we had to pick someone up after her car broke down," a female voice said as a few more people came into the backyard. Rachel looked up from her food curiously as the new werecats entered.
The woman who had spoken was a persian werecat who was holding the hand of another black cat like she was. The two women smiled a bit as two teenage werecats ran around and took a seat at the table. Rachel smiled a little as the other pride members went to greet the newcomers and went to start eating when a familiar scent reached her nose.
She blinked as she turned around again and saw Cynthia coming in, looking around a bit nervously. She still smelled human, so why was she here? Rachel curiously got up and headed over to where the other young woman was. "Cynthia? What are you doing here?"
"Huh? Oh, wow, Rachel, is that you? You look, good..." Cynthia said, a little sheepishly as she looked Rachel over.
"Thanks," Rachel said a bit sheepishly, trying not to stare too much at the human. "It's nice to see someone I know here."
"I can imagine," Cynthia said, brushing her red hair back. "I've been... considering joining the pride lately. When my family joined here, my big brother became a werewolf. I've made friends among the prides, and recently I've been considering making it official. I'm still deciding though, it's kind of a big decision."
"Yeah, I can imagine," Rachel said with a nervous chuckle.
"Oh, right... I'm sorry..." Cynthia said softly.
"It's alright, it happens," Rachel said as the two of them headed back to the table. "Just because it didn't go well for me doesn't mean you shouldn't enjoy yourself."
Cynthia nodded a little as Rachel took a seat again. She was about to say something to Jessica when she realized the girl was gathering her food up. "Uh, Jessica are..."
"Oh, I thought I'd make room for your girlfriend," Jessica said and giggled a bit as she ran off to find another place to sit.
"She's not my..." Rachel tried to say as Cynthia laughed and took a seat next to her. "Kids..."
Cynthia just laughed as she started getting food. Rachel stole a few looks at the redhead, she had to admit she was cute, but she wasn't ready for that kind of relationship, was she? She shook her head and went back to eating. If Cynthia wanted to become a Werecat, then that didn't mean it would affect her.
Right?