When we get back at the pack house Natalie is already there waiting for us. Unsure what all Dante has told her through mind link I let him begin. "Natalie, I am glad you got here quickly. I have an idea that I want to run by you but I want you to know that it is completely up to you and there is no pressure whatsoever to try and get you to choose either way." Dante says.
Natalie, understandly, looks nervous at his statement but follows us inside nonetheless. I smile at her in what I hope is a reassuring way and run to get us all some drinks. When I get back I hand her a glass and sit down on the sofa across from where she is sitting.
"How are you feeling today?" I ask her politely.
"Not too bad. A little nervous at this point but before that I was feeling better than I have for a while. My morning sickness hit later in pregnancy than normal but luckily, I am starting to feel a little better today." She says rather nervously.
"Well, I wanted you to stop by
Kiba has decided to extend his stay for up to a week longer to get to know Natalie better. Previously, I would have been thoroughly upset about this but now the news actually makes me smile a bit. To see him finally get a chance at some type of happiness and for her to be able to potentially have a whole family makes me feel like something is finally going right.I can't help but wonder when it will be time for me to make the decision to have pups of our own. Being surrounded by friends and family that are all having their own babies makes me want to embark on our own journey soon. Still, now is not quite the time. We have to figure out what is going on with the witches and see if we are going to be able to raise our kids in peace or not. I do not want to worry about if my children will have to grow up similar to the way that I did. That was not ideal for any wolf pup and without my witch blood who knows how badly it could have turned out?My grandmother also mad
Since we have not had a regular pack dinner for a while with me having had my heat and the tournament it seems like a good time to have another one. Of course, there is an extra pack here but we might be able to watch how Kiba and Natalie's interactions have changed over the last couple of days. They have been spending lots of time together but we have not been with them to see how it has been going. Scarlett is excited to come over and see what all has changed as well since she has not been around much. Apparently her pregnancy has been making her extremely sick lately so she has been stuck in her house. I planned to go see her tomorrow but she said she thinks that she can make it to the dinner as long as food is involved. As Dante and I head out to get some food for the dinner tonight, I can't help but wonder what is going on with Lovette. Nobody has really seen or heard from her recently as she has been staying with a psychiatrist while they figure out
Dinner is going to be a hit tonight. We got the steaks cooking and we are also making plenty of sides as well as what everybody else is bringing. Kiba is coming over to help us cook the meat since he is not back with his own pack yet. As I change my clothes into a light sundress, I look into the mirror and see an amazing change before me. Even though I exercise constantly I have gained quite a bit of weight since coming here. I am by no means overweight but I finally do not have bones sticking out from being underweight anymore. I have gained lots of muscle in places that I did not know I could gain muscles either. Even my skin and hair seems to be healthier lately. When I first came here my hair hung down a little on the lifeless side and my skin just looked worn all of the time. With the lotions that Scarlett got me and the hair products that I got from the salon I do not even look like the same person as before. Now, I would almost guess that I look more on the vibrant si
The pack dinner lasted late into the night and ended with all of us in the rec area playing games. Dante and I won all of the team games that we played. Overall, we all ended up having a fantastic night even if we did all get to bed extremely late. Now, it is time to get back to our lessons and making sure that the pack is prepared for attacks by either wolves or witches. Granted, we have not told them that we are preparing for witches as well but hopefully some of the training that we have been giving them will help with that as well. So far, Lovette is still not cleared to come back here as the therapist thinks that it might trigger her to back slide to where she started but I am waiting impatiently for the day that she can attend classes again. She was a natural and I am sure that without the distraction caused by Akela she will thrive even more than before. While I am teaching combat style lessons to the females and younger wolves, Dante is also increasing
True to her word, Natalie told Kiba of her intentions to go with him back to his back after the pack dinner. Today is the day that she is planning to leave and the entire pack has turned out to help her pack up and move. It is raining slightly but that does not dampen everybody's mood. We are all thrilled for Natalie and the chance at a good life for her and her pup. Some still have reservations on Kiba's demeanor but as they spend more time with him, watching him interact with her, most of those reservations seem to be going away. Scarlett and the other women that grew up with Natalie are shocked to see her leaving and are not actually much help to the packing and moving process. They keep breaking down into tears and fits of hugging that are nowhere near productive.Besides that, most of the pack is happy to see her going somewhere where her pup will be well taken care of and they can have the life that they should have had if her mate hadn't died so early. Amora is here to
We are not entirely sure when the witch is going to show up or which one it even is. In order to prepare we are trying to find different things that might hint to who I am and cover them up. The photos of me and my parents that were in the pack house are going to storage as is the correspondence that I received from my grandmother. Thankfully, there is not much else that might hint at who I actually am.The wait to find out when a witch is going to come and visit is absolutely brutal. I find myself jumping at every noise and completely unable to relax no matter what. Poor Dante is not sure what to do for me as he has to be nervous himself at the prospect of meeting one of the witches. Our biggest worry is which witch will it be? Will it be Morden herself, or will it be another of the witches that we do not have the distinct pleasure of knowing.Even though we were trying to prepare ourselves to wait a few days for the witch to show up but surprisingly she shows up the
Rosa meant what she said about trying to get as much training done as she could before she had to head back to the other witches. We showed her to her room and then went to make lunch. As soon as we all sat down for lunch the questions began. "So, what kind of abilities do you have?" Rosa asked. "Um, I am not sure. What do you mean?" I ask confused. "Well, each witch has one area that they specialize in even though you should be able to dabble a little bit in each area of witch studies. The fact that you are also a werewolf means that your abilities might differ slightly or maybe you even have less abilities. Some witches have an elemental affinity, some have almost skinwalker tendencies while others mostly focus on herbs and potions. Have you noticed anything unique about you that might hint at any of these abilities?" She asks sweetly. Thinking of how I can turn into different animals I nod slightly. Before answering though I also remember a few oth
After we finish our lunch, Rosa and I head outside to start training. She immediately takes off into the woods like she knows the way around already. I guess if she has been keeping an eye on me for a while now then there is a chance that she knows where she is going. I am not quite sure where we are heading yet though.She keeps striding purposely through the undergrowth and after a few minutes I start to get a sense of where she is taking me. Keeping my mind link with Dante open I tell him that I think we are heading to my old den. He is to inform the patrols to stay away from there while we are out and warns me to be careful. He is just as nervous as I am about me being alone with a witch but Rosa insisted that our craft is supposed to stay between women only and no man can be present. Luckily for her, I still have the note from my grandmother stating that she could never tell her own son about her being a witch so I do believe this part."As we are walking, I
"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