Showing up outside of the witch house the next morning is priceless. They had to have been trying to keep an eye on if I was still in the house or not because they are all beyond shocked that I used the front door instead of leaving my quarters. Next time I am going to have to leave at the end of the day and then use the pathway back to really throw them off."Laina?.....I did not expect you here....now." Rosa says to me as I walk into the house.She really did not hide the fact that I threw her off well. Could she end up being the one that tries to overthrow me first? I know for a fact that somebody is going to try it but I never expected that she would be the first one to try. "Well, I figured it would be nice to work on my quarters some more. It was not quite ready for me to stay last night but I am hoping that I will be able to soon." I tell her."Are you sure that you do not need help with anything up there? I would be more than happy to help you out." She offers once again."No
When I tell Dante about what Jade says to me he smiles while making the food. He does not seem surprised that any of the parents have come up to me to thank me for what I have been doing. He seems more surprised that it took them this long to finally say something."You do know that the things you have started in this pack are completely unheard of right? Nobody has ever done this kind of training with all of the members of the pack before. They have always just let things go as they are." Dante informs me."That may be true but I am not doing any more for them then I wish somebody had done for me. While I would not have been able to fight against the witches as a child, at least knowing how to survive on my own would have been helpful. My father had taught me a few things but that was only the things that he had picked up from Elle before he left. This stuff could have made my life way easier when I was younger if it was just taught to me the way I am teaching it to them." I explain.
"Are you telling me that your familiar has already established enough of a bond with you that it has been able to change its shape to travel with you now?" Elle asks the next day when I run into her at the house with Rojo draped around my neck in cat form once again."Yeah, it seems that way. Yesterday he did not want me to leave so instead he just came with me. I finally know that it is a he instead of a she though. It was too difficult to tell as a fish but now that he is a cat, it is a little more obvious." I confide."I can see that. Well, congratulations on this accomplishment. It was hard enough to believe that you had a familiar and now I have to wrap my head around the fact that it is already shape shifting. You might as well work on training it to fight so that it will be able to help defend you better if need be." She tells me.I guess that would not be a bad idea. I just got done training a bunch of werewolves and as much as I would like to have some free time this really c
It is finally time for the first survival weekend. I wanted to be able to spend some more time with each group before they are left on their own for a weekend but they seem to be fairly prepared. Since they have only received one week of training I am allowing them to keep their notebooks with them but they will each have to survive at a campsite alone for 3 full days. Not long enough to starve but it is long enough to test them and motivate them. Once we get more training done on others we are going to make the survival time even longer."Are you guys ready to get out there?" I ask them all.Being a group of guys none of them are allowing me to see their nerves but they are not very good at hiding it either. One of the guys visibly gulps while another seems to be sweating profusely. There are a total of five guys that will be heading out today with nothing on them except for a pocket knife."It is time for you each to come up here and draw a popsicle stick out of this jar. Each one g
Keeping an eye on the teenagers that are doing their survival training is just as entertaining as I had thought it would be. The two that procrastinated when they first arrived are the first two to notice the desperate pangs of hunger. I think that they thought that their parents would sneak them food but when nobody shows up, they begin to worry about what they will eat. Eventually, they break down and begin to set up their camp and find food but not until the hunger is a constant distraction. I have been at that point and it makes somebody make foolish decisions when they are constantly distracted by it. At least they do not have to worry about the possibility of actually starving as we will be there to get them by the time the weekend is over. The other three are doing better but have still faced their share of difficulties. The one that could not find water has had to get creative on they get their water intake all day. Instead of capturing it like the other ones have done, he ma
The first Fast and Furious movie is completely different from any of the other movies I have watched with Dante. I never really watched racing movies when I was a kid because they have always bored me but this had such a great story line that I could not help but be pulled into the movie.The entire time I was watching I was rotting for Brian and Mia to get together. If she had ended up with Vince I might have just broken the television set for the fun of it. I also loved the way that Dom and Letty are still into each other no matter what they are going through.What almost broke me though was when Jess was shot. It was so sad to see somebody die over something that seems as pointless as a lost race with a car grand prize. I had not expected that but then to see the way the movie ended was even more shocking. The cop just lets the bad guys get away because he gets too attached to the family. I understand that part but they were still robbing truck drivers and stealing parts so justice
"Luna, Luna!" I hear in my head while trying to sleep.Groggily, I turn over and look at the clock next to the table. It is 3:00 in the morning. Why am I awake. As I roll over and try to look out the window I hear the voice once again. Somebody is calling me through mind link but what could be going on this time at night?"What is going on?" I ask as I remember that all of the teenagers are going through their survival weekend right now.I jump up and begin getting dressed as I wait for the response. I search through my connection to all of the pack members to try and find a clue while waiting. Shaking Dante gently, I motion for him to get up and get dressed as well."Are you still there? Do you need help? I need to know what is going on!" I command through the mental link as I open it up to Dante as well."He is in the patrol that was heading close to the kids. We should head that way and see what is going on." Dante tells me. I nod my head as the two of us head out of the bedroom an
As we follow the path that the Earth has laid out for me I begin to feel more and more nervous about what we might find. I cannot access the boy's mind to find out what he is seeing or doing. It is almost like it was shut down from his end somehow. The only time that I have ever seen this happen is when Quin was attacked and we could not locate him. It is extremely difficult to block Alphas, Lunas and Mates so it hardly ever happens. We might not infringe on their privacy often but to be completely cut off is disconcerting."Do you know where we are heading?" Dante asks me worriedly as they all follow my lead."It seems like we might me heading towards the small waterfall that we have this way but I cannot tell for sure. This is the area that butts up against the witch's land so I am not as familiar with it." I tell him."Right, we will have to increase patrols around here and have it more thoroughly explored." Dante tells me. I nod in agreement as we continue our trek towards the f
"Wait, you can do that?" Frank asks shocked. "Yes, of course I can. It is not something that I have done often, actually only one other time but it is an option. It is one that terrifies her." I admit. "Who did you do it to before?" Rand asks me. "I did it to Morden. There was no other way to stop her from coming after my pack or my family." I answer simply. "Your grandmother said that Simonetta was behind that the entire time. That only makes it right that she gets the same punishment if not worse than what Morden received." Rand points out. I had not thought of it that way but it is true. Still, we need to have a system set up for something like this. Otherwise, there will always be somebody that takes advantage of the power and that is not something that I can condone. "That is very true. I had not thought of that but this is not a decision to be made lightly. There might be longer reaching consequences that even I am not aware of by using this ability. Still, I see no other o
It did not take long at all for the Hybrid Council to arrive. They all file in looking a little shocked to see Simonetta there, unable to use her magic as she floats slightly in the air. Quickly, they find their seats. Then, both Rand and Frank walk in as well. I had not thought of inviting them but I am glad that Dante did. With how long she terrorized their pack it is only fitting that they are here for this as well.I smile at them all as they whisper among themselves for a few moments. This is a bit of a shock for those that were not here to see Simonetta arrive. For Frank and Rand, they finally see their enemy tied up and floating in the air. They are not aware that I can take away her ability to use magic so this is going to be a shock to them when the meeting starts. "I take it you called us all here for a reason?" Elle says once everyone starts to calm down."Yes, I did. As everybody here knows, Simonetta has caused quite a few problems for us. She has terrorized werewolves,
Simonetta rushes towards me using wind to guide her speed. It is not enough to throw me off guard though and I shove a wall of dirt up in front of me. She almost crashes into it before she is able to skid to a stop at the last second. If she had prepared then she might have been able to use the air that was helping her speed up to me to jump over the wall but instead, she is used to using her other powers for combat and did not make the decision in time.As soon as she begins to stop, I tear down the wall and shift into werewolf form quickly to land on top of her with my teeth to her neck. Out of all of the forms that I could have turned into this was the only one that registered as an option. I would like for her to see the one thing that she thinks is beneath her be the thing that brings her down. For once, she surprises me when she throws me off of her with some air. I quickly flip over and land on my paws. I shift back and face her again. She is breathing hard and I find myself a
As soon as my illsuion drops I see Simonetta's face blanche. Chelsea drops to the ground and has it swallow her up as she falls through it to meet the others. I send her a brief thank you as she helps to keep them all safe from whatever back up plan Simonetta could have.She sends me a sad farewell. Apparently she is worried about whether or not I am going to make it out of this one. I might not have used much magic recently but I guarantee that there is no way I will let her get away with this threat. Today, she is going to go down and she is not going to be a threat to anybody with werewolf blood ever again."Wait, you had the baby? No! You can't have had it already!" She screams in rage."Actually, I can. There was nothing stopping me from having it. There is also nothing in the way of me putting a stop to you and your bullying once and for all" I say. She takes a few steps back as she steels herself for what we bothk now is going to happen next. It is a shame that the rest of the
"Why would she ever want to go with you?" I ask Simonetta in shock."I am sure that she can see the benefits when she realizes that if she doesn't then she will never get to meet the bundle of joy in your stomach. I will personally make sure that you are unable to deliever them. After all, the more powerful the babes the less the mother can use magic so I am sure that you are not able to defend yourself very well." Simonetta says triumphantly.I try my best to look worried. I really do. I find that it is difficult to be worried about her though. She has never really had a lot of sway over me. Even when I first realized how much stronger than her I am I had found it difficult to be scared of her. "You really think that I am afraid of you? Even without being able to use my powers you do not worry me. I have plenty of other witches that are able to come and help me." I say."Not before something bad happens to you. Chelsea, I would hate to see for anything bad to happen to Laina. I just
Each team splits up and gets ready to make their way through the obstacle course. They are all going to have to take turns trying to make it through safely. Each team has a designated amount of time before they get elminated. The one that makes it through the fastest and with the least amount of mistakes, will be the ones to win the competition. The course is very similar to the one that we did with the entire pack when we first started training. The one that really got the women moving faster as they fought to make good time through the course to beat the men. This one is just a little more geared towards children and not fully grown adults.Some of the obstacles are smaller to better accomodate their size, some things are closer together and they have even added some new obstacles that would have been difficult for the adults. There are also some obstacles that are going to require teamwork to make it through. If they do not work together then they have no hope of making it to the
It takes much longer than planned to get the babies ready for travel. I have never packed a diaper bag before but luckily Scarlett shows up to help me get them ready and squeal over the twins for a minute. Or more precisely, several minutes."I can't believe that they are finally here! I swear it felt like your pregnancy was never going to end. Every time that I thought you were going into labor and you never did. Yesterday, I had no idea that you were going into labor. How did you keep that from me?!" She says to me."It was not exactly on purpose. I did not even know that I was in labor until I spoke to Dante and then Elle confirmed it. It was a really odd day. We had a lot that happened that day so I thought that everything I was feeling was just from stress." I admit to her."Ha! For once, I could have answered that if you had just talked to me. Instead, you have me doing made up jobs with you to help me out." She says excitedly.I shake my head as she begins showing me exactly h
The first night with the babies was quite a bit of a learning curve. Whenever we put them in their bassinets they just started to cry nonstop until we picked them up again. It took a couple of hours to find out that if we put them into the same bassinet they were able to sleep peacefully and not wake us up. By the time we managed learning that, I was beyond exhausted and ready to sleep. Thankfully, there was more than enough people in the house to help us out throughout the night.When I wake up I find that Dante is already standing over their bassinet watching them sleep. They have managed a few hours of sleep straight which for me was quite shocking considering that they are newborns. "How are they?" I ask him sleepily.Chelsea decided to sleep on one of the loveseats last night as well. She was just too excited to go to sleep in her bedroom after I had the babies. I do not blame her but as she shifts when I start talking I do realize that that might have been a mistake. She is goi
Chelsea comes running in once the babies start to cry for food. Her face is filled with excitement as she rushes over to me. Even though they are hungry, I allow her to hold and rock Caterine while I first feed Archer. I might get good enough to be able to feed them both at once in the future but for now feeding just one is tricky. I never knew that it could be this hard to feed a baby."Hi Caterine, I am your Aunt Chelsea. We are going to be best friends. You are going to get to go to school with werewolf pups and use magic. It is going to be wonderful. I can't wait to teach you everything that I know." Chelsea coos to the baby making all of us smile.It is a good thing that she already has so much experience being around babies because she does a great job holding Caterine while Archer is feeding. She does sit down though as she looks at her. Even though Caterine was crying just a moment ago from hunger, she is now looking at Chelsea with wide eyes. Werewolf pups have much better ey