It took a moment for me to realize that my mate was no longer on the t.v. screen, it was only when moms voice spoke that I remembered that I was in a room full of people
"What did you both say?"
I looked around to see everyone watching both me and Acre
"Mate" I whispered
My brain cleared and everything clicked into place, my mate was scared, she needed me so without any more thought I jumped out of my chair only vaguely aware that Acre was doing the same thing.
"What are you both doing?" dad said looking pale
"I have to find her" both me and Acre said at the same time again,
"WHAT?" mom yelled
"Our mates need us" Acre tried to explain with fear in his voice,
"Wait a minute boys," dad said trying to calm us down and be the voice of reason,
"Can we just clarify something, are you both after the same girl or one each?"
"The girl on the left," I say
"the one on the right" Acre says
Grandpa Luke laughs "Thank the moon goddess for that, think of the problems it would have caused if you both wanted the same girl"
"We need to get ready," I say turning to the door
"Bu but you cant, Scott tell them"
"Beautiful, we cant stop them, I would walk heaven and earth to get to you, it will be the same for them",
A voice then comes from the corner of the room
"It is time, I must help the twins, we need to get their mates, we need to bring back the future, we must keep them safe"
We all turn as Queen Lanna steps out of the shadows.
Queen Lanna has been with our family for years, people claim she gets visions of the future and can help in great times of need, my parents included but I just saw a batty old woman without anything special about her, Acre generally felt the same, we used to both spend hours mocking her,
"Wait, what do you mean we need to get them?"
"I shall be travelling with you"
"No your not" Acre giggled
"Yes young man I am, the moon goddess wills it"
"What no, Ocean we are not taking loony Lanna are we?"
before I can reply growls fill the room
"Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr"
grandma Beth then spat "You two may think that because you have elemental gifts your special, but let me tell you both now that if you insult my good friend again I shall knock your teeth down your throats for you"
"Ok ok sorry," I say then turn to Queen Lanna " we are sorry we didn't mean to insult you but your still not coming",
Dad looks from me and Acre to Queen Lanna before saying
"Do you need to take this journey"
"The moon goddess has willed it"
"And do you feel strong enough?"
"I may be old but I am young at heart and anyway the moon goddess gives me all the strength I need," Queen Lanna says smiling
Dad smiles at her then nods his head then he turns to me and Acre and says
"There you see boys the moon goddess he's willed it so Queen Lanna is going"
"What but no bu but dad"
"Nope no buts shes your travelling companion and let me warn you both, you are going to take good care of her and keep her safe or it won't be just your teeth you lose"
"Fine"
Acre snaps as we both go stomping out of the room and up to our rooms to pack.
"I shall now go and prepare for our journey"
I heard Queen Lanna say as I slammed my door shut.
Finally after a tearful goodbye from mom and grandma and well wishes from dad and grandpa and lots of "Don't forget to call us and make sure you stay safe" we were finally on the plane and on our way. Me and Acre sat together eager to get there as fast as possible while queen Lanna curled up across from us and went straight to sleep "Did you see how much luggage she had?", Antony said nodding his head towards Lanna, when I didn't say anything he continued "You would think this was a holiday, honestly does she think we're gonna be lounging around and taking in the sights?" I laugh picturing Lanna strolling around London in sandals and a sundress with a camera slung around her neck. After a very uneventful journey, we finally land and head towards the exitof Gatwick airport, Once outside I look at Acre and say "Now what?" only for Lanna to tut and shove past me and go up to a taxi, then with the cab driver s
At 7:30 am I was up, showered and dresses, I wanted to be on my way as quickly as possible, I wasn't surprised when I found Acre already in the kitchen making two bowls of cerial, he handed one to me "Thanks, is Lanna up yet?" "No" "Should we wake her?" "And have her getting in our way all day, no let's not bother, I say we quickly eat and sneak out before she wakes up" I nod "good plan". S we scoffed our food as quickly as we could, grabbed our jackets and headed for the door, "No no no, I haven't had breakfast yet" a voice behind us said making us both jump "Errr we were, we were just errr" "Sneaking out yes I know, I need breakfast first, then we can go" Lanna said standing there in jeans and a hoodie looking very hip and very out of place "I have a London map, you boys look it over while I get my breakfast," she said handing Acre the map. With the map laid out flat on the tabl
"Whatever happens don't use your elements" "What?" We both look at Lanna as though she's lost her mind "Just do as I say, your dad doesn't want anyone knowing what you can do" I look around and can't see any way for us to get out of this situation, by this time the rogues have all started moving forward, "I don't think there's any way for us to get out of this" I whisper, Acre looks at me before whispering back "Were gonna have to fight" "Hmmm yes but don't transform" "What so we cant use the elements or transform?" Acre spat Lanna rolled her eyes "just follow my lead" "Follow you're... are you joking?" I start to say but its too late, Lanna has already gone up to the lead rogue, all we can do now is watch, "Hello young man, Im Lanna? "Seriously old lady I don't care" "Hmm, your very rude," Lanna says making my eyes bug out if my head "Oh great, she plans to
Once back at the hotel Lanna heads straight for the shower while Acre and I go to the kitchen to make some coffee and sandwiches. "Well who knew," Acre says chuckling. "Yeah I know, we seem to have our very own Bruce Lee". "Or Kun fu panda". We are both laughing as Lanna comes into the kitchen looking fresh and clean wearing a tracksuit. "I know you are both laughing at me". "What no were not" Acre splutters. Lanna raises her eyebrows. "Ok ok we are but seriously that was some badass shit you did back there and you don't exactly look err..." I start to say without knowing how to finish the sentence but Lanna steps in. "Well looks can be deceiving". "So we noticed, where did you learn that stuff?" Acre asks. "My parents put me through classes when I was a child". "Well we are glad, thank you," I say and Lanna smiles and gives me a wink. "Yeah I don't think your queen Lanna anymore,
After a restful nap, we got ready, called a cab and ended up having a fantastic meal, Lanna had decided to use her walking stick all of the time, as she said "On the outside, I'm a little old lady but with enemies around its good to have a weapon", So after our meal we took a stroll to M and M world where Lanna turned into a child, I swear the gleeful look on her face and the way she jumped up and down clapping her hands had me and Acre laughing so hard people had started to stare but Lanna didn't care she just ran around like a five years old. After what felt like forever we were finally on our way, I kept trying to sniff the air to see if I could pick up the mate scent but I couldn't pick anything up so we enjoyed an evening stroll eating M and Ms from the big bag Lanna had bought. We decided it would be easier if we got the tube to the Embankment so headed to Leicester Square station, as we were walking Acre mind linked "Do you get the feel
"No dad, I'm fine, stop worrying, yeah I know you said we should stick together" I thought talking to my dad would help but so far all he has done is worry and yell, I roll my eyes at Acre and Lanna and try again "Dad, come on look we are fine but what do you think I should do?" "Stay away from them son you don't know who they are, look just forget the whole thing and come home" "WHAT? no way, we need to find our mates" Acre had started pacing the room clearly agitated at the thought of being made to go home "Ok look, dad, we've had a long day, ill call you tomorrow and we can talk more", "Ok, you're not going to meet with this chap though are you?" "No dad, we will keep looking for our mates" "ok son, stay safe, goodnight," After I hang up the phone I go to get myself a glass of water and take five minutes before Acre and Lanna start badgering me. I had filled them in on everything that
We get to Trafalgar Square at 1.45 pm and sit beside the fountain waiting, Acre is on edge pacing while I sit relaxed but alert scanning the crowd but Lanna seems to have mastered the art of blending in the best making me wonder if she is acting or is actually that fascinated with the sights "Just look at thoughs huge lions Ocean," she says snapping more pictures with a look of pure glee on her face "Do you think I could sit on one of the lions like thoughs people, so you can get my picture?" "Hahahha Lanna, you do remember why we're here don't you?" Acre asked laughing "Well yes of course but look, it's London guys, it's so exciting" she replies jumping up and down clapping her hands. "So are you enjoying the sights?" a voice asks beside me making me jump "Calm down," he said as I spin to grab his throat and he knocks my hand away "How did you do that?" "Ahhh I can mask my scent, it's a talent I've had since I was a ch
"So tell me, what do these girls look like?" Gregory asked with a glint in his eye, we were all sitting in his study, "They both have brown hair, medium build" Acre started to say but I held up my hand to stop him before looking directly at Gregory "You already know who the girls are so why don't you stop playing games and tell us what you know?" I growl "Ok ok" he chuckles before continuing "Yes I know the girls they are Desert and Sky" The name Desert when he said it made my heart skip a beat and looking across at Acre I could see he also had a content look on his face "Don't you think it's strange how their names are Desert and Sky and you and your brother are Ocean and Acre?" Gregory asked jolting me from my thoughts "Mmmm, so where are they?" "I'm afraid you are going to have to wait a little while longer, I had to send them out of town" "What, why?" Acre asked incredulously "It was for their safety,
Four children ran around gasping at the huge lion statues eating m and ms, "There amazing aint they Gregory?" "Yes, they are" "LOONEY LOOPY LANNA, LOONEY LOOPY LANNA" one of the children started singing as they were running around, "SHUT IT" Gregory roared at the little boy, "Hey, come on enough, Logan leave Lanna alone," I say walking over to Gregory and Lanna, Acre right beside me. "Hey, beautiful" Acre bends down to his little girl whose eyes are sprinkling with tears, "Ya know you were named after a very special person, I used to take the Micky out of her, she ended up being so special to me, she saved our pack" "And, and her name was Lanna?" wiping her tears Acre smiled "Actually she was queen Lanna and Gregory," he said looking at my son who was agog at the revelation, "He was her mate and protected her no matter what" "Haha so you have to protect me Greggy," Lanna said with a huge smile,
A loud cheer went up by all toughs around me and as one they all turned and aggressively took the fight to the attackers while I fought to reach Desert, I was vaguely aware of Gregory beside me trying to get to Lanna but I was too focused on getting to Desert but I knew deep in my heart I wouldn't make it in time. As I ran Gregory let out a roar beside me and I noticed Jimmy attacking Lanna who was dodging his attacks and landing a few hits of her own I left Gregory to jump on the stage and engage Jimmy in combat while I dove under the stage to grab Desert and cut the rope around her neck, a howl ripped from me as I held Deserts lifeless body to me. I carried her out from the dirt to see Jimmy wielding a silver blade that sliced through the air in an arc and slashes blood from Gregory's throat, he stands there momentarily shocked, "Lanna" he whispers as his body slumps into a heap, flames leap into Lanna's eyes and Jimmy is fearful for the first time, he turn
We are all marched to the gallows and pushed forward, I cant see a way to escape and am just hoping Acre is trying to come up with a plan. Just then a car up and a finely dressed man steps out of the passenger seat, he has a smirk on his face as he climbs the steps of the gallows and turns to us all, "Welcome, welcome everybody, it's so nice to see you all, now let me introduce myself. my name is Jimmy and well I like it here so I have decided to stay, now I know most of you are rogues and well I'm here to set you all free so if you would like to be a part of my new pack you will be very very welcome or you could be apart of the pack your standing amongst and you will be treated as one of them, it's your choice." A hand from one of the rogues that had been marching with us shoots into the air, Jimmy smiles and says "yes, good man, what is it?" "Err well err what if the rogues don't want to be part of either pack, can we just leave?" The rogue
I pushed everyone as hard as I could, I knew there wasn't time to spare. I had filled everyone in on what was going on, we all had people in the pack that we loved so we all moved as quickly as we could, "What I don't get is why the rogues as so determined to get to this fight," Acre said as we marched along, it was Donny's voice from behind me that answered "We may just be rogues but believe it or not most of us just want peaceful lives, most packs leave us alone if we leave them alone but if these mutt rogues take over then even us rogues are not safe, we will be used as slaves, made to harm innocents, turned into wild animals". "Don't you want to be a part of a pack?" Donny thought for a moment before replying "Some do, I was happy as a rogue until I met my mate, I would walk heaven and earth for her, so she wants me to be part of a pack, so I become part of a pack but my sister, I want her to be part of a pack, Brie is strong but I
Oceans p.o.v. Gregory doubled over as if in pain, before I could react he had transformed into his shaggy brown wolf and was howling to the sky "Gregory, what's wrong?" "Ocean, it's Desert and Lanna they went into the forest and didn't come back and now Sky cant contact Desert" fear settled deep in my stomach "I'm on my way" I rush over to Gregory "Gregory, come on we need to go, Lanna and Desert need us" "Sh sh shes dead" Gregory stuttered once he had managed to calm down enough to transform back into a man "Who is?" I ask fearing his answer "La Lanna shes she's gone" "Come on, we need to find out what happened". Acre and Sky are waiting for us by the tent, grandma and grandpa were standing by the trees of the forest with people around them "What happened, wheres Desert?" I ask a tearful Sky
We set off earlier this morning when it was still dark, everyone was apprehensive about what was to come, most people were quiet thinking about what their futures would hold or their loved ones that had been left to wait for their return if they were to return, Lanna was acting strange well stranger then normal, she was humming a tune with a vacant expression on her face, Gregory kept looking around clearly unsure what to do until he could take it no more, "Lanna, honey are you ok?" "Hmmm, oh yes, yes im perfect" "Bu but you keep humming that tune" Lanna looked around at us all and smiled "Yes, I'm humming with the moon goddess" "What, you can hear her?" I ask "Yes, shes humming with me" We all look at Lanna as though she had gone mad but she just keeps humming with the same smile on her face as though she had never been interrupted. By late morning we were making good time so decided we would eat and rest now b
By the time we had gotten up and ready most of the tents had been taken down, as we stood watching the commotion for a moment a wolf came up to us, "Good morning sirs, madams, your breakfast is waiting over there by that fire," he said pointing "Oooo breakfast," Lanna said pushing her way over to the food, "Errr well, yes ill be taking your tent down before we all set off," the wolf said snapping his fingers to get the attention of two other wolves, he then bowed to us and got to work taking our tent down. We spent the best part of the morning trekking through the mountains, everyone was getting tired, Gregory had taken to carrying Lanna and Sky was leaning most of her weight on Acre, I looked at Desert and although the fatigue was clear on her face there was also a determination not to be weak which made me smile, "What are you smiling at?" she asked glaring at me but before I could answer movement in the rocks above caught my attention, noti
Grandpa leads us to a big tent amongst the other tents and leaves us to rest for a while. Food is sent to us and for the next few hours, I spend time in a soft blanket holding my mate who is sleeping soundly in my arms. "Ocean?" The whisper of my father mind linking me alerts me "Ocean, can you hear me?" "Dad?" "Yeah son, are you ok?" "Yeah I'm fine, what about you, mom, the others?" "We are all fine, don't worry, I don't have much time, we are all being watched but I need you to know, there's a rogue, I've marked him" "Donny, yeah I know" "Ah so you've met him" "Yeah Shannon met us at the airport" Its silent for a moment before dad comes back with "Shannon?" "Yeah she's the one who helped the rogues take over the pack years ago" "That Shannon, she's still alive, how, why? I don't get it" "Grandpa and grandma set her up in a place to keep an eye on things,
We decided to camp for the night as everyone was tired. Acre, Donny and a few of the rogues went to hunt some meat so we ended up feasting on deer. Desert wasn't talking to me so I waited until everyone was getting ready to bed down for the night before I said "I'll be back soon, just some business to take care of" before I strolled over to Desert and hoisted her over my shoulder and stomped through the trees leaving the sound of everyone's laughter behind us. "What are you doing? put me down pig" I smacked her bum just to annoy her "Don't call me pig" "Pig, pig, pig, pig, pig, pig" chuckling I finally let her down and pin her against a tree, "Now sweetcheeks, when are you gonna stop being mad at me?" "Never" "Thought so," I said as I moved her hair away from her neck and start kissing her, "What are you doing? stop" "No," I said kissing and nibbling along her jaw until shes breat