Condemned Fates - Part II

A bathroom deep & meaningful

"You have a very pregnant lady wolf in your garden, now coming through your front door.." May said in a very monotone voice.

"Yes I know…" Elodie sighed. She really didn't May's input for that one. She knew Elara's calls very well. Normally she would get excited hearing her voice. But not today, she wasn't ready for her yet. Although she missed Elara tremendously while she was away, and wanted to see her. She was hoping they could catch up at dinner, and she could spend a bit more time comforting May. The poor girl obviously needed it.

"I had to find out from Emmerson that you were back! And May's here! Why didn't you call me! I came prepared, look!"

Elara held up a bottle of wine and a tub of ice cream.

"Ahh Elara I don't think.."Elodie attempted to object.

"Bottle is for you, ice cream for me. Don't know what vampires have, other than the obvious. O yes, bathroom DMs gotcha." Elara said so confidently and pushed past Elodie at the bathroom door.

Elara was till as gorgeous as ever with her long blonde hair softly tied back into braid in a light blue summer dress that fell over her very pregnant belly.

"May! Elara nice to meet you! I got choc mint interested?"

May shook her head. Although Elodie imagined May to be pissed off at the intrusion, it was like she was so deflated that she didn't seem to care.

Elara carefully lowered herself to sit on the shower floor.

"I was secretly hoping you would say that." Elara gave May a cheesy smile and cracked the ice cream open.

"Okay, I need detes!" Elara exclaimed as she took a spoonful of ice cream.

May looked down as if she was still ashamed and sat on the edge of the bath again.

Elodie sighed and shut the lid of the toilet seat so she could sit down to. "If you don't want me talking about it, then just stop me, okay? May." Elodie said, looking to May for any kind of pushback. May shrugged.

"Well, it was during the fight with Leonard. After things got heated."Elodie started.

"You mean after he said that Leon was a waste a space, not a true Alpha. And Emmerson was an actual Alpha who just chose poorly. And Leonard didn't regret taking out Emmerson's entire family and pack, but was only able to do so cause he murdered both of your mothers in cold blood."

Elodie's stomach turned, and she winced. She was very much still coming to terms that her mother had indeed passed.

"Yes," Elodie sighed. "Can you try and be a bit more tactful, Elara?"

"Sorry. I'm sorry that was....I'll try and be better. I'm just crazy jealous. Honestly, you guys are going out and having just insane adventures, and I'm stuck here without my mate, best friend, and whatever you want to call Emmerson and getting fat. "

May let out a large breath through her nose. It almost sounded like a muted snort of sorts. Elodie smiled at May, that was somewhat an encouraging response. Elara did have a way of warming up to people incredibly quickly.

"Well, after that, and things started to get.. Concerning. May and Adam showed up and were able to help us out a lot. And then this guy showed up seemingly out of nowhere and he saved May from this particularly nasty siren." Elodie continued.

"What was he?" Elara asked

"I don't know, neither of the boys could get a scent from him."

"Human, vampire hunter," May added.

"A vampire hunter! They exist, and he saved you?! The vampire!" Elara said, completely hooked and invested in the story.

"So you guys have met before then?" Elara says, taking another spoonful of ice cream.

"Yes, we had some... encounters."

"Encounters.. That's an interesting word.. May…." Elara paused, and her tone shifted to a stern motherly one.

"Did you sleep with him?"

"Elara!" Elodie objected

"No…t really."May responded

Elodie gasped. "May!" She loudly whispered, completely shocked. She attempted not to be. After all, she didn't really know May that well. But May should know better. She was an operative after all. Surely, there is a rulebook with a rule that you don't hook up with someone who is trying to kill you.

"I knew it! Is he hot?"

May didn't answer, Elodie did, though, with a slow nod and raised eyebrows.

"What's his name?" Elara asked

"What's who name?" Emmerson was suddenly in the doorway.

" Perfectly freaking timed!" Elara groaned at Emmersons sudden appearance.

Emmerson was holding onto the door frame and leaning into the bathroom.

"Soz Ems, girl talk, and there is no room for your large ass!" Elara jeered at him.

Emmerson used the wall and sink to jump into the bathtub and take a seat.

"Ugh," Elara complained.

"His name doesn't matter." Elodie cut in to get the story out of the way.

"He shot and killed Adam, her the partner she has had for like three decades."

"I'm so sorry, May! That’s awful!"

There was a brief pause of silence between them before Elara continued, "So," Elara continued scrapping the bottom of her ice cream tub while talking.

"What do you need to mourn in a healthy way? Cause trust me, you don't want Elodie helping you with that."

"Hey! What's that supposed to mean?" Elodie whined.

"I mean, when you experienced grief, you locked all your feelings away for years and then became a prisoner." Elara said without skipping a beat.

Ugh, she's right Elodie thought. I really don't know how to cope well, do I, she thought.

"Hey, but you also ran away from your problems! So don't throw stones!" Elodie retorted back to her.

"Anyways. "Elara brushed off Elodie's comment."You have had enough life experience, I'm assuming not that you look it. So you know what you need to start the of widening of your world just enough so that the grief doesn't overwhelm you, and you know, you don't walk for 30 days straight across the country."

A slight smile appeared across May's face just for a moment.

"Approximately 13 minutes ago, I really needed a bath. Thank you, Elodie. Currently, I need clean clothes, which judging from the young racing heart of a wolf coming towards us will be here soon. Wait no never mind, she has changed direction."

"You really shook Mikayla" Elodie laughed.

"I need an assignment, something to keep me busy. I know none of you would understand, but a risen vampire I have no need for sleep. So every hour, every day, every night just rolls into the next. It doesn't feel like I lost Adam a month ago. It was just a moment ago, a haze ago. I need something, something I can keep track of, a task."

"Huh." You could see the wheels in Elara's head start turning.

"Male, 29 werewolf Alpha, approaches the premises."

"O, that's Leon." Elara chirped, seeming to pick up her mate's scent.

"Hey babe, get me a cushion, please. we are in the bathroom!" Elara calls out.

"O Me to!" Elodie calls

"Me three!" Emmerson chimes in. Quickly followed by the sound of a loud huff from the living room and then stomping.

Alpha Leon appeared in the doorway, passing a large cushion to his mate. Before throwing two more at Elodie's and Emmerson's faces.

"Thank you, Darling." Elara purred.

"Anything for you." He smiled at his mate.

"But you two! Coming home with no announcement and bringing back a vampire with you!"

"She was here when we got here, and you should recognise her! Saved your ass on that ship!" Elodie retorted.

"What do you mean she was here when you got here."

"Blood blockers, sir. They are in my clothes a lot of them."

"Sir?" Leon looked, taken a back a bit. But very much liked the respect of authority he was receiving. It wasn't something he got much of in this cottage with Elodie and Emmerson, that's for sure.

"She's like a vampire operative," Emmerson informed Leon, "She's been through a lot and just needs something to take her mind off it."

"The vampire wants a job? In the werewolf pack?" Leon scratched his head. "Just can't be f*****g normal you lot can you?" He sighed and paused for a moment scratching the side of his face.

"Is what Elodie said about vampires true, can you compel wolves to tell the truth?"

"Yes, sir. Not on yourself though sir, Alpha's are normally immune to it."

"Let me see, I can call Mikayla" Leon said.

"Elara" May whispered to Elara, causing her to look away from Leon and directly into May's eyes, which were now glowing red.

"Who owned the last phone number you deleted from your phone?"

"Scott Wilson." Elara responded in a flat, monotoned voice.

Elodie shuffled nervously in her seat. Leon is not going to like this, she thought.

"How do you know him?" May continued compelling Elara.

"He was my first boyfriend, when I was a teenager."

"Why did you break up?"

"I got bored of him."

"Why did you delete his number?"

"He sent me a text at 3 am. asking if I was up. It's inappropriate."

"How did Leon respond to this?"

"He doesn't know."

"Well, I do now!" Leon almost yelled with an strong intimidating tone.

May cut the compulsion and looked towards Alpha Leon.

"Mmm, what's going on?" Elara said, waking up from out of her daze.

Leon tapped his fingers furiously on the door frame.

"May compelled you," Elodie added, "hey, is Scott Wilson the one that always wears the hat backwards at training? And has the big.."

"That's enough! Leon raised his voice again, cutting Elodie off, clearly very angry and aggitated. "You get some clothes on and come with me." He pointed to May. " Emmerson, come with to, you can stop me from beheading one of my best warriors."

"Mmm, I don't know if I will hold you back," Emmerson replied, side eying Elodie.