Alpha's Mysterious Luna.

23 Flint

After Leaving The hospital I need to go for a run. I decide to go north, deeper in to the forest, away from everything. My wolf Luke is so glad to be out and moving, running through the trees and free. It's quiet and peaceful here among the Redwoods, it would be easy to spend the day out here hunting.

After a solid half hour, Luke slows down and picks a place to stop and rest. He stretches out and and lays down on a patch of grass where the sun is beaming through the treetops, onto the forest floor.

"Flint are we going to except the Alphas offer?" Luke asks me, his voice giving nothing away as to his own feelings about it.

"How can we say no? Gamma Jackson believed that we are meant to be his replacement. He was told by a seer. Someone they call the Oracle. What if this is why we came here, because it is fate." I say to Luke.

"What if it is our fate? Would that be so bad? This pack is different Flint. We have a chance at a life here, and a family. Maybe even a mate someday." Luke says.

I always hoped that someday we would find a way to make it home.That we would reclaim our fathers land." I tell him.

"There nothing there to claim anymore Flint. What would we be going home to? There are no people, no home. We would be living alone, off of the empty land like a rogue. That's not a life. I don't want to live like that, and neither do you. This pack is our family now, and they deserve our best." Luke says.

"I guess that's it then. It's sounds like we have decided. Tomorrow we become Gamma."

We sit for a long time quietly thinking, lost in our own thoughts, and laying in the beams of sunlight. Eventually the sun begins to disappear and the warm air of the day is giving way to the cool breeze of the night.

"We better get back to the training house. Brick and the guys are going to think we ran away. Besides we've been out here all day and our stomach is empty." I say to Luke. "Unless you think you want to hunt?" I ask him.

"No. Not tonight. It would take too long and Im hungry now, besides I really think we need to get back to the training house. Another night though. These woods are full of things to hunt, I can smell them, and it seems to be a lot more lively at night." Luke says as he takes off running at lightning speed through the trees, back the way we came.

Luke hears something and we come to a halt almost to late as we are inches away from Brick. Luke quickly gives me back control and I shift.

"Sorry Brick. I didn't mean to startle you." I say to him.

"Holy s**t Flint! You scared the crap out of me! Your wolf is pretty quiet when he runs!" Brick says looking startled.

"Hey man are you okay? We weren't sure where you went after Jackson died this morning. No one had seen you for hours. Some us were kind of worried."

Brick says to me.

"I had some things I needed to think about. I went for a run and just sort of got caught up in the forest." I tell him.

"Things will be a lot easier once you're a part of the link, and can talk to us. Wait you're not planning on leaving are you?" Brick asks sounding worried.

"Uh, no, kinda the opposite actually. I guess Jackson named me as his replacement. Alpha Alexander accepted his recommendation, without question. I guess I just got a little freaked out and went for a run to clear my head." I say to him.

"Wow! That's great Flint! Congrats man!" He says lightly smacking me on the back.

"I have to say though, I feel a little bit guilty." I say to him seriously.

"What?! Why?! This is an amazing opportunity for you. Why would you feel bad about it?" Brick asks me.

"I've only been here for a few days. Maybe one of you would be better suited for the position. There are so many of you that deserve it." I say to him.

"You know that's not how it works around here. Everyone eventually ends up exactly where they are supposed to be. I did. Being in charge of the training house and its grounds, training our fighters to be fierce warriors, is more than I could have ever dreamed of. Alpha Alexander listens to me. He trusts me. I couldn't have asked for better." Brick says to me.

I sigh and give him a half smile. Talking to Brick always has a way of making things seem better. "You know you'd make a pretty good counselor Brick. You always seem to make things clearer." I say to him.

"I am a counselor, and a trainer, and sometimes a boss, and always a big brother. We just are what we are. Now you will be Gamma. Don't run away from it, embrace your new position. Throw yourself into it. If you do your best, and work your hardest, you'll have nothing to feel guilty about." He says patting me on the back.

"I better get back to patrolling. After what happened today I've increased the amount of warriors watching the borders. I don't ever want to be in the position we were this morning. I don't want to lose anyone else." He says sounding a bit sad. I watch him as he shifts into his wolf and heads out into the thicker part of the woods.

I stand silently in the dark for a moment watching him go, until my stomach start to rumble painfully. I missed dinner again. I hope Mrs. Leoni came through like always and brought something to the training house to eat.

I grab a pair of basketball short from the pile thats always on the porch and slip them on before I go inside. I head to the kitchen and like some sort of modern day food miracle, There are plastic containers filled with food. Lasagne from last night, meat loaf and mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, corn on the cob, and a freaking apple pie.

I laugh to myself for a few seconds, I realize that everything Brick had said earlier is the truth. That everyone ends up where the are supposed to be. My fate could have been much worse than to be accepted in to this pack. I feel lucky that Jackson chose me, and now just like Luke said, we're going to give this pack our best.

I grab a plate and take a helping of everything. I sit quietly listening to the silence of the house as I eat my dinner. It's funny how in a pack as big as this, I am still able to enjoy a bit of quiet time.

After I finish eating, I wash my dishes and put away the rest of the food. I go upstairs and take a quick shower. I should probably get into bed. I have an important day ahead of me tomorrow.

But instead I'm sort of wishing I had asked Brick if I could go patrolling with him. I had just barely moved into the training house and now sometime tomorrow evening I would be moving into the packhouse.

I should have spent this last night in the forest sweeping the grounds with the guys.

I bet I am the one of the youngest Gammas ever. I wonder what Beta Malekai will think. Alpha Alexander didn't question it at all. Im curious if everyone trusted Jackson's judgment the way he did.

I wander around the house for a while and decide to take a look at the entertainment center in the front room. I was going to watch a movie, but instead decided to turn on the Xbox and play a game of Halo.

I put on a head set and joined some people online in a game of team slayer. I play a few really good sets and then say goodnight after I realized I had been playing for more than an hour.

I turn the Xbox off and go upstairs to try and get some sleep. I don't want to be too tired to function properly tomorrow.

I climb into bed and stare at the ceiling for a while thinking about the note Jackson wrote me.

I wonder too what else, if anything, Jackson had written about me in the note he wrote to the Alpha. It must have been important for the Alpha to have accepted it without question.

I hope someday Alpha Alexander and Beta Malekai will trust me that much.

I hope everyone will eventually trust me that much.

At some point after much tossing and turning and letting my overactive brain make me nervous about tomorrow I finally fall asleep.