A/N: I've been looking for a story like this for a while now, but I honestly haven't found one that came close, so I had this one in the works for a couple months now. I would've written this one first, but I decided to write that Halloween special because Halloween was coming up at the time. Personally, I think that story wasn't done very well, but it was a spur of the moment kind of thing.

By the way, the story won't be focused on Kate and Lilly's ranks being reversed, like I originally intended, so I'm going to change the title once I think of a better one, or I get a suggestion of one. I have this entire story planned out, more or less, and depending on how this story does, I may write a sequel.

Anyway, I think I talked enough for now, so here's the story.

Chapter 1 - A Lost Pup

Humphrey's POV

I was running for my life after some mean Alphas came to my parents' pack and killed everyone, including them. They came in the middle of the night, without provocation or warning, and didn't leave anyone alive, not even the pups. I was forced to watch them kill my parents right in front of me, after they'd killed all of my friends. They were about to kill me too, but I escaped and ran away as fast as I could. I remembered my mom talking about her friend Eve and how she was living up north with her mate, Winston, in the Western Pack, so I decided to run there for help.

Eventually, I grew tired from running for the past few hours and laid down to catch my breath. I suddenly heard a howl and recognised it as one of the Alphas that attacked my pack. Immediately I got up and bolted out of there, while ignoring how tired my body was. After another hour, I came across a territory marker and noticed I was now very close to the Western Pack. Again I heard another howl from behind me, but this time I was too tired to go any further. 'Maybe the pack will find me here, before they catch up to me', I thought, just before I passed out from exhaustion.

Winston's POV

Eve and I woke up before dawn and we got Skye to watch over Kate and Lilly while we were out on our patrol. We were walking along the southern edge of the territory when we heard a howl come from the south. "What do you think that was for?", Eve asked me.

"I don't know", I answered, "but as long as whoever they are, stays out of our territory, there won't be any problems".

We continued walking along the border until I spotted something gray just outside of the border. I looked closer and noticed it was just a little wolf pup, "hey, Eve", I said, getting her attention, then pointed towards the pup with my muzzle.

Eve gasped, "oh my gosh!", she exclaimed, then ran off towards the pup as fast as she could.

Ever since she had Kate and Lilly, she's been protective of every single wolf pup that she found was alone. She even once brought home a caribou fawn that she found all alone, and let's just say, that didn't last very long. I caught up to her and found she was carefully examining the pup, now that I was closer I could tell it was a male. "Is he alright?", I asked.

Eve nodded, "he's just passed out", she said, "Winston, does this pup look familiar to you?".

I closely examined the pup, taking in his gray and white fur and other features. "You know, he does look familiar", I said, then I remembered Eve's friend, "hey Eve?".

"Yeah?", she said, "what is it?".

"You remember your friend, umm...Clair, I think her name was?", I asked.

Eve chuckled, "Yeah, I remember, and her name's Carol", she answered, then her eyes widened with realisation, "you don't think…?".

I nodded, "he sure looks like him", I said, "so what should we do with him?".

Eve didn't answer, instead she laid down beside the pup and rested her tail on top of him, keeping him warm. "Eve…", I started, but was cut off because I heard the bushes behind me rustle. Eve growled at something behind me and I turned around to see four wolves approaching us.

"Give us that pup and you won't be harmed", the lead Alpha said.

I was about to demand they leave our territory, but Eve beat me to it, "if you even touch this pup, I will rip off your tail and shove it down your throat", she threatened.

The lead Alpha was unfazed by the threat, but the others were staring at Eve with fear. "It is just a pup, sir", one of the Alphas said to the lead Alpha.

"We want that pup", the lead Alpha insisted.

"Why do you want this pup so badly?", I asked.

"His parents broke Pack Law by having that pup", he answered.

That confirmed my suspicions, "I don't see anything wrong with the pup", I said, "why do you?".

"Sir?", another Alpha said, "the pup doesn't matter anymore, let's just go".

The lead Alpha glared at me, "Fine!", he snapped, "but this isn't over", then the four of them turned around and left.

Once they were out of sight, I turned back towards Eve, who was now fussing over the pup. "Eve…", I started, and once again was interrupted.

"No, Winston", Eve said, "I will not part with her pup".

Whenever Eve had her mind set on something there was no changing her mind, except for that time with the caribou fawn, but that was slightly different. I sighed, "we can't hide him for long", I said.

"We don't need to", Eve replied, "just give him the rank of Omega and it'll be fine".

"He may still have an Alpha side to him", I explained, "if that shows, everyone will know that he's not entirely an Omega".

"Then make him the Leader of the Omegas", Eve suggested, "he'll need his Alpha side for that position".

I thought about that for a while and found that could work, "alright", I said, giving in, "but we should be the ones to take care of him".

Eve smiled, "I wouldn't have it any other way", she replied.

Skye's POV

Winston and Eve asked me to pup-sit Kate and Lilly, of course I was more than willing to do it, because the two of them were so adorable. I was laying down just outside of the den watching the sunrise, when I heard a small yawn come from inside the den. Soon enough, I felt a tiny presence sit down beside me, "what are you doing?", Kate asked me.

I smiled, "I'm watching the sunrise", I answered.

"Oh, can I watch with you?", she asked.

I looked down into those adorable puppy eyes, 'how can I say no to that adorable face?', I thought. "Of course", I said, "I'm glad to have some company".

Kate laid down beside me and stared off into the sunrise, "it's so beautiful", she said.

"Yes it is", I replied.

"I wanted to ask you something", Kate said.

"What's your question?", I asked.

"What rank are you?", she asked, "I mean like what do you do?".

"You're wondering why I never hunt with the Alphas and why I don't have fun like the Omegas do, is that it?", I asked.

Kate nodded in confirmation and I chuckled, "how many ranks do you know of?", I asked her.

"Only three", she answered, "Alphas, Betas, and Omegas".

"Well, what if I told you there was a fourth rank", I said.

"Mom and Dad never told me about any other ranks", Kate said, "what else is there?".

"There's also an Epsilon", I answered.

Kate looked at me with confusion, "what's an...Epsilon?", she asked.

"Epsilon is the rank given to the Head Healer", I explained.

"That's cool", Kate said, "how many Epsilons are in the pack?".

"There is only one Epsilon in a pack", I answered.

"That sounds really lonely", Kate replied.

I chuckled, "it's not so bad", I said, "now why don't you go get some more sleep?".

"Okay, Skye", she replied, then went back inside the den and laid down with her sister.

'She's going to grow up into a beautiful young Omega', I thought, as I stared into the distance.

I laid there waiting for Winston and Eve to return, so I could go do my Epsilon duties, which are just as important, if not more, as Alpha duties. The sun was just peaking over the mountains by the time I spotted Winston and Eve approaching the Alpha den. I noticed Eve was carrying something small and gray in her mouth and when they got close enough, I saw it was a young male pup.

They came up to the den, then Eve immediately went inside and laid the pup down beside Kate and Lilly. She then came back out and sat down beside Winston, while I sat up. I looked at them curiously, because I could tell they recently found the pup on their patrol and decided to take care of him. "Where'd you find him?", I asked.

"We found him passed out from exhaustion by the southern border", Eve answered, "at the same time four wolves came by wanting to take him away".

"Any idea who he is?", I asked.

Winston and Eve looked at each other as if they were having a silent conversation, "we think he's Rick and Carol's son", Winston said.

To say I was shocked was an understatement, "isn't Rick an Omega?", I asked.

Eve nodded then quickly looked around making sure no one was eavesdropping, "They must've broken Pack Law and had this pup", she said.

"So what are you going to do?", I asked.

"Eve has convinced me that we should adopt him", Winston explained, "and to hide his true identity I'm going to make him the Leader of the Omegas".

"That should work", I said, "and I promise not to tell a soul, as to who he really is".

Eve chuckled, "aren't you required by Pack Law to not say anything?", she asked.

"While that is true, I just wanted to say that I promise I won't tell anyone", I replied.

"How were Kate and Lilly while we were gone?", Winston asked.

I smiled, "they slept the whole time", I answered, "although Kate was up earlier and asked me what rank I was".

"What'd you say?", Eve asked.

"I told her the truth", I answered, "I told her I was an Epsilon, but I only described it as a more experienced healer".

They nodded in understanding, "okay Skye", Winston said, "and thank you for watching over them".

I smiled, "anytime", I replied, "now I have to go do my duties, so bye".

I then walked off towards the Pack Healer's den to see how things were going there.

Eve's POV

Skye had just left to do her Epsilon duties and Winston and I went inside the den for a little rest before we headed out again for our Pack Leader duties. I laid down beside Kate, Lilly, and the other pup and wrapped my tail around them to keep them warm. Winston sat by the entrance of the den and stared outside towards the rest of the pack, which is what he usually did when he was thinking. I felt the little pup begin to stir from his sleep, "Winston", I called out and he looked back at me, "he's waking up".

Winston came over to the pup as he opened his eyes, we could see he had icy blue eyes. The pup immediately whimpered when he saw us, probably because he was scared of us. "It's okay, little one", I said, "we're not going to hurt you, what's your name?".

The pup gradually calmed down, "H-Humphrey", he stuttered, "am I in the Western Pack?".

"Yes, sweetie, you are", I said.

"Humphrey, would you mind telling us what happened?", Winston asked, "and why you were passed out by our borders".

Humphrey immediately started crying, "they were after me", he sobbed, "they killed everyone in my pack, including my parents".

"Who's your parents?", I asked.

"Their names were Rick and Carol", he answered, "I remember my mom telling me about her friend, Eve, and how she would take care of me".

"I'm Eve", I said, "and this is my mate, Winston, we'll protect you".

Humphrey smiled and snuggled up against me, "thank you", he said, then fell asleep.

I chuckled, "he fell fast asleep as soon as he knew he was safe", I said.

"I don't blame him", Winston said, "he did run all the way here from the Southern Pack".

Shortly after, the Alphas came up to the den to receive their duties for the day and Winston and I went out to perform our own duties.