The Handicapped Luna

Chapter 4 New Here

The packhouse is a dream. But it's so simple. The porch is modest. It's built to host small groups that get together. A bench swing sits at either end of the porch. Regular seats sit opposite the swings. Outside, the decorations are kept minimal. There's a few well placed bushes around the yard. There's a large tree that provides lots of shade. Underneath the trees are more chairs. On the opposite side of the lawn, to the left, there is a large vegetable garden. Jalen explained its communal. It's another way the pack brings everyone together.

Inside the house, it's nothing like the grand pack house I'm from. It's beautiful, but again, it's modest. The pack house has hard wood floors, but they're not as polished and expensive as High-Moon's. Their walls are light grey. Blue curtains are drawn from the windows. Decorations are mostly wooden. If it's not wooden, it's crystal.

The house has three floors. The first contains a large family room as soon as you open the front door. There's a hallway that goes straight back into a kitchen and dining area. Two sets of stairs curve off the sides and lead up to the second floor. As soon as you are at the top, you see the Alphas Office. It has a waiting area and a smaller private office. Besides the Alphas office, this floor is mostly for Beta's immediate family as well as guests. From the second floor, you can access stairs to the right that go up onto the third floor. This is the floor for the Alphas family. Our room is to your immediate right. But the left one will be ours in a week because it's the Alphas room.

Jalen takes me to our room to put my things away. "I'm sorry. I realize the closet isn't very big. But it will do for one week. My dad will switch rooms with us. Then I'll let you decorate the Alpha master room."

I was still new to this...? Closeness? So, all I could do was smile. Jalen asked if I was hungry. And I said yes. So, he picked me up again and walked me downstairs.

The kitchen had a group of Omegas cleaning up dishes. There were four tables. Each was big enough to have five chairs. Two tables were open, but he went to the one in the back with a very tall guy with spiked blond hair. Spikey saw me and my left leg and looked curious.

"Is this..."

"YES!" Whoa, he was excited to say that. "This is Octavia, my Luna. Octavia, this is my Beta. His name is Locklan."

I smiled, "Hey." Jalen pulled out a chair and sat me down, and then pushed me under. Then, an Omega pushed a cart over and placed food in front of us. It was roast beef and veggies with potatoes. It looked and tasted amazing.

We ate slowly while Jalen and Locklan talked. "Locklan, has any packs had any issues?"

"Not technically, no. But the Blue Moon pack answered your message. They said they would help, but they are so small. They were hoping we had some extra troops to send."

Blue Moon? I think they are a few hours north of us. "Why do they need extra troops at all?"

"Oh, I forgot to tell you. I'm sorry. When I left you with your parents this morning, I talked to your Alpha and father about it..."

He told me about his father. The missing people. And how, one after another, packs were attacked. At the moment, up to eight packs have been attacked. "This is why they need back up. That being said, I have an idea." Jalen pulled out the chair and said, "Come with me." As he reached down to pick me up, I opened my hand to promptly stop him. He stopped and looked at me.

"You need me to train and become more self-sufficient? Let's start now." I held up my hand for him to help me stand. He smiled and pulled me up.

My right leg is really weak. But he took support of my life side.

Locklan said, "Wait." He ran to a Gamma and started to whisper something. She looked confused, but she disappeared behind a door. She emerged with a long handled wooden mop. Locklan took it and snapped it like it was nothing more than a twig. The Gamma and I were both equally shocked. Jalen simply looked like he was amused.

Locklan walked over to me and gave it to me. "There you go." My mouth dropped open. I looked at Jalen. Took the once handle and supported my left side. And slowly walked to the stairs. Limping each step, my Alpha and his Beta patiently follow close by, I realize how constricting those stupid wheels have been. I get myself to the stairs and take a minute. I hand the broken handle to anyone who will take it. Holding onto the hand rail and using only my right leg, I climb one step at a time. Finally, I reach the top. Panting, I turned around to see that my two followers stopped mid stairs. And down on the first floor, there are people watching and smiling.

Slowly, they all clap. Jalen looks proud. Locklan looks amazed. "See. I told you this girl has more drive than I've ever seen on any woman."

But, as exciting as it is, I'm exhausted. And roughly, I feel my right leg give in. But before I even touched the ground, someone behind me grabs me from underneath my arms. "Whoa. I got you." He lifts me up onto a chair. When I look up, there's an older man who looks just like Jalen. Except this man looks a little rough.

"Hey father," Jalens eye is bright and proud. "Father, this is my fated Luna, Octavia."

He circles me. And smiles. "Hello, young lady. Octavia, my name is Thadeus Malcolm. Wow, I have no clue what the Goddess has planned. But, with that kind of determination, we all better hold on. Welcome to the family." He looks at Jalen, "Your mother would have been proud."

Jalen nods at his father. And his father sort of dances away, whistling a tune that kind of sounds like Twinkle Little Star. Jalen frowns, sighs, picks me up, and takes me into the Alphas office.

He sits down. "Okay, so the Blue Moon Alpha is Leroy Fotzy. He is fairly old, and his mate was never able to have a child. To his south is the Sun-Rise pack. They are larger but only slightly." He gets on his computer and starts typing. "So, what if the elders were able to induct him, and Sun-Rise absorb his pack?" He continues clicking away.

"Dude, that could work. By the way, have you talked to Charlie? She says she's working on a spell or a charm for you."

"Spell," I repeat like a question.

"Charlie. She's our personal and residential witch. She and my mother were best friends."

Why have I always been a part of this world, and yet I feel like I'm only just learning about witches now? As if reading my mind, Jalen answers. "First, packs are allowed to work with witches. But we don't always trust them. Charlie's a special case. My mother grew up with her. And it was later discovered she would be my uncles mate. Second, your pack was very closed off."

Locklan waved the conversation off. "In the morning, go see her." He looked at his watch.

Jalen jumped up, "Good Goddess, it's late. Let's go to bed. Big day tomorrow." He reached down and picked me up. And began carying me to our room. Whilst walking up the stairs, he began to tell me what we'd expect tomorrow. "You will start training tomorrow. When I go to leave, you'll go with me. But you will just be doing muscle training for now. Then we will get showers, and we will go see Charlie."

He opened the door and laid me on the bed. He brought me my bag so I could change. "I'll go into my closet to change and let you change out here. I'm not going to force anything on you." He went into his closet, and I put an oversized shirt on. When he came out, he asked, "Do you want me to sleep on the couch? Or can I sleep with a different cover next to you?"

"Um...," I can really feel that my face is red. " I... You can sleep next to me. Just use separate covers for now."

"You got it." He went back into his room. and came out with a black blanket. He crawled in the bed and faced me smiling. "I'm so glad I found you, Octavia."

"Me too. But, I'm so tired. I'm going to close my eyes now. Good night, Jalen."

"Good night."

It felt like a few hours had barely passed before Jalen was kissing my forehead awake. "My love, wake up."

"Groooooan!"

"I got coffee for you."

I rub my eyes. But, I sit up and take the hot cup of liquid sleep. And sip happily.

"Okay. So, I've laid an outfit in the bathroom for working out. It's a T-shirt and a pair of shorts. I'll carry you down to the car to get the wheel chair. And I'll push you to our training center. But eventually, we will get rid of that chair."

I'm still too tired and barely manage a, "Mhhhm."

Jalen snickers. "I'm going to go get dressed in the closet. Go ahead and get dressed. You can also refill your coffee and take it with us."

I grab my walking stick and take my cup to the bathroom. I chug it down and get dressed. I hobble to our tiny kitchenette and refill my cup. Then, I find a granola bar and eat it.

Jalen comes out of the closet and gives me a kiss. "Hello honey."

"Hi. Sorry, I'm not much of a morning person."

Jalen laughed.

We finished getting ready, and he carried me outside. We stopped at the car to get the wheel chair, and he pushed me to the training center.

When we walked in, we were greeted by a female Gamma. "Alpha," Jalen greeted her and told her who I was. "Octavia, this is Samantha." He explained my predicament. "So I need her to train. I figured first we needed to get her body strong."

"You got it, Jalen." She smiled and pushed me to an area that you would think had been for ballet. "So, he says strength. But, I'm fluent in Jalen Giberish. You need strength, but you also need form and flexibility."

Samantha started me on chair yoga. She would correct me and try to guide my movements. However, when I heard Jalen and his trainer start laughing, Samantha looked over and smiled. I got the feeling they had a thing.

"Samantha?" She looked back down at me. "Do you know Jalen well."

Samantha thought for a moment. "We are friends, Luna. I was a little girl when his parents found me. I was alone. No one ever claimed me. And, I worked hard to have a place here. Alpha Jalens always supported my love of training. Actually, Locklan and I are mates."

"Oh. I wasn't aware that he had a mate yet. I only talked with him and Jalen briefly last night.

"Both of us are busy and take our job seriously. We are fairly content with how our schedules are. So, no harm."

Samantha worked me pretty well for my first day. When Jalen was done, we went home and got showers. Finally, we went down for breakfast before leaving for Charlie's house.