chapter 2 Europe

The sun shines through the plane window waking me up. I’m not sure what time it is, closing the window blind I pull out my phone and see that it's 9:30am. Stretching my arms and legs, I look over my shoulder to see if Creed and Ryan are still asleep. Taking my pillow from under my head,  I throw it at Creed to wake him up. 

“ dude what the hell?” he groaned pushing it off him giving me the death glare 

“ wake up we are going to be landing soon” I griped knowing he knows better than to talk to my like that. 

“ you didn’t have to throw a pillow at me.” he hissed sitting up in his seat. 

“ shut up and throw it at your brother.” I tell him knowing he'd enjoy that way to much. 

“ say no more” he loves taking every chance he can get to aggravate Ryan. Standing up, he holds onto the seat in front of him and aims the pillow right at his head. Once it hit him Ryan jerked so hard we thought he was going to fall out of his seat. 

“ dude I was sleeping! What the hell is wrong with you?” He yelled looking at Creed ready to kill him where he stood.

“ it was just a pillow calm down” rolling my eyes, they both are so dramatic sometimes 

“Oh yeah then why is there a book in the pillow case with the pillow?” he questioned pulling a hard back book out of the pillow case. Looking over to Creed who is dying laughing with disappointed. 

“ You put a book in it?” I scrunched my eyebrows confused on what made him think of something like that. 

“ Yeah, the pillow would have been no fun by itself.” Creed grinned 

“ you are evil” I laughed knowing Ryan is going to be irritated with the both of us now. 

Walking off the plane, my grandparents were waiting in the car a little ways away in the lot. I watched the two boys push and shove each other the whole walk over. I remember when me and my sister would fight like that, I wonder if we were just as annoying. 

“ Oh look at you! You’ve gotten so big over the last year! Where's your sister?”  My grandma yelled as she got out of the the car slamming the door behind her. 

“ she said she was sorry for not being able to make it here because she had some kids to deal with. I guess Briella has her hands full.” I chuckled 

“ Well I’m so glad you can make it!” giving me a big hug 

“ I see you brought the two trouble makers of your own with you.” grandpa adds standing by the driver seats door

“ Yes, sir you remember Creed he’s my beta now and this is Ryan he’s younger brother, hes my gamma” I explain nodding my head in respect. I might be the alpha now but I know better than to cross my grandpa 

“ Oh I remember you two! You and my grandson here used to get in a lot of trouble together as kids and thought it was funny as hell, I also remember all the pranks you two would pull of Ryan to piss him off.” he added 

“ yeah those were the good ole times.” Creed laughed with a big grin on his face.

“ Let's get going! It’s cold out here!” grandma shouts as she walks back to the car leaving us all behind The ride to the house was longer than I expected, they built a house in the woods beside a mountain a few towns away from the airport. 

“ Come on before my feet fall off from this cold!” Grandma complains as she opens the back door for us. Right when you walk in you get this feeling of warmth and comfort. But I think everyone's grandparents' house feels that way. In the living room there's a fireplace already burning wood

“ You didn’t light that before you left, did you grandma? That's dangerous!” I comment looking at her with such disappointment and concern. With their old age I try to look out for them the best I can. 

“ Oh for goodness sakes we did not, no need to worry your little head about us. We might be old but we aren’t stupid.” this made Creed and Ryan laugh at me for getting scolded by my grandma

“ Venessa, You have such a lovely home!” Ryan such a kiss ass

“ Wow, I haven’t been called by my real name for years. The neighbor girl doesn’t even call me by my real name.” she chuckles “ she calls me grams, I miss my grand babies so much that I never corrected her.” She finished, heading into the living room while we all followed. 

“you have a neighbor?” I asked sitting down on the couch next to her 

“ Yes, her name is Charlotte. She moved in the house next door about 4 months ago, she’s so sweet! She asked for our permission to move in that house, because we own the land but the look on her face when she asked I couldn’t say no to her.” She explained 

“ Is she like us?” Ryan asked sitting in a chair next to the couch

“ Yes, she is a wolf. Very pretty one at that.” She winks making Ryan smile 

“ Grandma, you think all she-wolves are pretty.” I added rolling my eye 

“ Oh hush! She should be by later today you can meet her, until then get to working on those security cameras boys” she commands waving her hands for us to go.We all three stand up instantly, around here it's her that is the boss. Plus she can be a lot scarier than my grandpa. He knows how to put them up as well but she told us he threw his back out once putting up christmas lights so he wasn’t allowed on a ladder again.

It was mid-afternoon when we decided to call it a day. My balls are now inside my body and probably won't come back out till we are back home. It’s so fucking cold! Grandma was kind enough to make us hot chocolate and chilli for dinner tonight. Bless those women and knowing how to cook. It really hit the spot after spending all day in the cold.

“ OMG it’s so freaking cold! I feel like my body parts are going to fall off.” the smallest voice shouted through the house. 

“ oh I didn’t know you were going to have company grams.” she sighed blowing on her hands as she walked into the kitchen

She is short about my sister's height at a strong 4 '11. Her hair is strawberry red, curly and puffy like a cotton ball. Pale skin and pink full lips with the brightest nordic blue eyes. Her cheeks are flushed red along with her hands and button nose. Without even thinking twice, I got up from my seat grabbing the blanket that was thrown on the back of the couch, rushing back to the kitchen  and wrapping it around her little body.

“ Thank you.” she mumbled her voice sound sweet like sugar as she spoke. It was like listening to an angel talk with how soft her voice was. And that saying something taken both my sister and mother are actually angels. 

I walk over to the pot of hot chocolate on the stove, scooping some into a mug, adding marshmallows and whipped cream and passing it to her, at the stool she sat on at the island in the middle of the kitchen.

“ thank you, again” she says blowing on the mug before taken a sip

“ Why do I feel connected to her?” I asked my wolf Max confused at this warm feeling I got on the inside the moment I laid eyes on her. 

“ she's smells amazing! She's our mate Alex, she looks so cute all cold and chattery” he purrs already smitten. 

I look at her as she laughs at Ryans stupid mountain jokes. I couldn't bring myself to join into the conversation right away. I just watched as she enjoyed our company and blended in like she's known us for years. The red in her cheeks from the cold has lighten up and her pale skin looked almost normal. I watched as she brushed her curls out of her face and behind her ears as she ate the last bit of her marshmallows. Saddness spread across her face as she looked at her mug. 

“ Can I have some more Marshmallows please? They are my favorite part!” she giggles showing a smile small to my grandma. My grandma was also of ray of sunshine with her around. 

“ oh course dear” grandma says turning around to get it from the counter. 

“ I got it grandma!” I cheered jumping up from my seat. This made my grandma chuckle giving me kissy faces. Gross. Grabbing the bowl of marshmallows off the counter, I walk over to her putting more in her mug.

“ Would you like some more whipped cream?” I asked. Her eyes shined as she looked up at me with such innocence. 

“ yes please” she whispered

Grabbing the can I put more whipped cream in her mug till she tells me to stop

“ she must really like whipped cream” Creed chuckles 

She blushes hiding her face as she takes a drink of her hot chocolate 

“ You two quit picking on her!” I commanded 

She hasn’t looked at me once since she walked into this room, I wonder if she feels the same way? Could that be why she hasn’t stopped blushing?

“Charlotte dear come with me, leave these boys to do there job” my grandma says guiding her into the living room 

“ You two are ridiculous!” I hissed 

“ us? You are the one googly eyes and practically drooling over her.” Creed smirks 

“ I was not drooling! Let's just get this job done so we can go home.” I said placing the marshmallows back where they go and heading out the back door.

“ mhmm you sure you don’t want to stay and get all kissy kissy with the neighbor girl?” ryan mocks making kissy faces 

“ Yes, I’m sure!” I growled