The Alpha Enforcer and His Dancing Warrior

Fed Up Pt. 2

I turned the guy I knocked onto his face over. I cringed, “Deter. Where are they? Where are the girls from our group?” He laughed, “You won’t get them back.” I heard a car outside peeling out. I ran out the side door. I gripped the bat and knocked the guy leaving off his bike. He was going to follow the van. I ripped his helmet off. I snorted, “Hey Sal, long time no see. Are my aunt and Emma Frost in that van?” He winced, “Damn Melanie…yes.” I glared at him, “So you knew my name the whole time. Jerk.” I threw him back inside and picked up his bike. I gunned it and took off after the van. Freya linked, “This was not the right outfit for a bike.” I looked down. She was right, It was not. My skirt was definitely showing off part of my butt. I was gaining on the van. I heard a car coming up behind me. Sierra linked me, “We are with you.” So, the girls were coming. I changed gears zooming forward. I recognized where the group in front of me was going. In an attempt to stay off the main roads, they were going to pass briefly through the Conners territory. That was a bold move, and a seriously bad choice. That didn’t make sense. They weren’t bold. CRAP! There had to be a holo port. I had to get closer to the van. I gunned it. I felt Xander nearby. I heard yelling. I ignored them. The hunters had to be close to the holoport. I stood onto the seat and jumped. Paige screamed, “MEL!” I grabbed the handle on the back of the van and held on for dear life. I used my momentum to slam my elbow into the window. It shattered, cutting my skin, as we went through a holoport. I instantly felt sick. We must be in Red Run. Great.

I unlocked the van, and threw the door open. I stopped a punch and headbutted the guy coming for me. I grabbed MaryBeth and Emma and jumped out of the van. I put them both down and turned. A guy had jumped out with us. I threw up all over him. He started dry heaving. I hit two buttons on my watch. I had small, miniscule doses that would help MaryBeth and Emma. It would get them out of here. I quickly gave it to them. Emma groaned. I threw up again and picked her up as others began to pile out of the van. I told Emma, “Get out of here.” I pointed her in a direction and shoved her. She stumbled but she was going. I picked up MaryBeth. She giggled, “LADYBUG!” I nodded, “Uh huh….run.” She frowned, “No…we were going to spend time with you tonight. It’s our turn. I’ve missed you Ladybug….you and your smushy little face.” I told her, “Yeah..ok…I’ll catch up to you…you need to catch Emma.” She laughed, “WE ARE PLAYING TAG! Just like when we were kids. TAG! You’re it Ladybug.” I rolled my eyes as she took off. I threw up again. Gosh this sucked. I turned. One threw a knife at me. I snorted, “You’re new.” I caught it and threw it back, killing him. I was fighting the driver when I got sick again. I guess I could use that. I took his gun and shot the other three guys. I stumbled and threw up again. I used my speed to catch up with Emma. I picked up MaryBeth on my way. She giggled, “Damn! You caught me….you’re faster than you were when we were kids. That’s hardly fair.”

I dragged her and Emma into the hospital. Several people gaped at me. The pack doctors said, “Ladybug?” I threw up in a trashcan. I pulled back, “Sure. They were drugged.” The pack doctor said, “They seem fine…I’m worried about you. Let’s get you checked out along with them.” I rolled my eyes, “Yeah, well spells and stuff…I have to go.” I took off running. I was stopped by Nick Kyle. I sighed and told him, “You have several dead men near your border….you should do something about that.” I turned and threw up again. Nick was holding my hair back. The concern in his eyes was killing me. I didn’t like it. I didn’t like having feelings or showing weakness. Nick asked, “Ladybug…are you ok?” I told him, “I have to get out of here.” I took off as he yelled behind me. I stopped short when I saw my parents’ house. It felt like I couldn't breathe. What shook me from that moment was when someone ran out of the house in a black hoodie. I took off after them. I had them before they crossed over into Alpha Raven’s border. That guy REALLY needed to up his border patrols. I threw up again. The person under me yelled, “Gross!” I knew that voice. I heard a pop. Xander put his hand on my back. He asked, “Mel? Are you ok?” I got up and shoved the guy at Xander. I walked over the border with Alpha Raven. I took a deep breath. I said, “That guy broke into my parents’ house.” Xander titled his head, “That was him? Not you?” I asked, “What wasn’t me?” The guys hood fell back.

I snorted, “I thought that was your voice…of course you’re here.” Xander asked, “Who is he?” I sneered, “Francis. He’s one of Trevor’s good buddies.” Xander snarled. He grabbed something out of Francis' pocket.” He squeezed his throat. Francis was turning purple, but I was staring at my old hairbrush that Xander now had. My family was popped in with Elise and EJ. I asked, “Why would he break into my parents’ house to take my old hairbrush? Why is it still there?” EJ said, “Probably to pull you to them with your hair.” Freya took over and said, “Jokes on you Francis…that wouldn’t work with me.” Francis gaped, “You’re her wolf…damn…you really did come out once she met her fated mate. I mean Trevor said that could happen but…you know…I seriously doubted it after they suppressed her wolf.” Freya snarled, “You are just as obnoxious as Melanie’s memories of you. Sometimes our human half’s memories aren’t accurate as they are one sided. We see their view when we come to them….I can already tell that her view of you is not jaded. You’re just a bad egg. Your wolf doesn’t like you either.” I snorted and linked her, “No one likes him, Freya….Except Trevor. Ask where Mark is.” Freya asked, “Where is Mark?” Francis snarled, “Who knows?” That was interesting. Freya put a hand on Xander’s shoulder. She said, “I am fine. So is Melanie.” Xander threw Francis like a rag doll at EJ. He stepped over the border and went to kiss me. I wrinkled my nose as I took back over. I said, “I need to brush my teeth…I’ve thrown up…a lot..” Xander snorted, “I don’t care but if you do that’s fine.” I snorted, “I do…that’s gross…so gross.” Xander laughed.

He walked over and pulled my skirt down. My face turned red. Francis snorted, “I always knew you had a nice ass, Ice Queen.” Elise kicked him in the balls. Xander roared in anger. Alpha Raven’s patrol ran up. They looked at Xander and frowned. The one in charge spoke, “Alpha Alexander….what are you doing here?” Xander said, “My mate gets sick if she’s in Red Run. That’s why we are standing here. We’ll leave momentarily.” The warrior looked confused but said, “Ok…I guess.” Xander said, “EJ, I’m popping her home.” EJ nodded, “We will be there shortly.” I asked looked at Elise, “Marybeth and Emma…are they ok?” Elise nodded, “They are fine. We’ll go see them now.” I snorted, “Marybeth seemed….like she was somehow very drunk. Emma wasn’t as much.” Elise snorted, “MaryBeth had quite a few drinks before we arrived. She was nervous about seeing you.” I shrugged, “Ok.” Xander popped us into our bathroom. He growled, “You hurt your arm.” I looked at my elbow. I stared at it. It was already healed. Freya snickered, “Being the white wolf has perks, Melanie. We heal very quickly. You healed quickly before me…with me…well…it’s fast unless you ask me to hold back.” I told Xander, “Slamming one's elbow into glass….does tend to lead to getting a few cuts.” His eyes were pitch black. He said, “If you could take a shower and wash off your blood….I would appreciate it.” I snorted, “You could snap it off…I smell like other men…right? That’s the problem right now. Isn’t it, Oden?” Oden growled, “Yes, you do…particularly Francis….I want to know what he did to you. I could guess it really f*****g bad based on who he is friends with and the smell of his scent is making me see red.” I sighed, “It’s not a small list. He was Trevor’s crony.” Oden growled, “I’m going to go for a quick run then I’ll be back.” I nodded, “Ok. I’m ok Xander…and Oden. Really. Physically…I’m fine.” He kissed my forehead and left.

I quickly got into the shower. I got out and brushed my teeth and used mouthwash six times before I was satisfied. I threw on Xander’s hoodie and leggings. I decided to lay my head down for a second. I opened my eyes where I heard a whisper, “We stop her here. I’ll mark her tonight.” I frowned. That was Trevor. How did he escape the Hackura realm? I opened my eyes and looked around. I was in a forest. Why was I in a forest? I quickly got my bearings. I wasn’t just in any forest. I was in a forest in Nashville….near our holoport that led right outside the Conners territory. Freya linked, “Uhh…I think we are in the ribbon. This is definitely not our reality.” I linked her, “SERIOUSLY?! You’re telling me our day goes….Shifting, finding out I’m the white wolf, first girls night going to hell, saving my aunt and ally, speaking to Nick Kyle for the first time who I considered another grandfather, seeing my parents’ house for the first time since that night, throwing up in front of far too many people, an already worried mate, AND THE RIBBON?! You’ve got to be kidding me.” Freya cringed, “I guess not.” I rubbed my face. I sighed, “I know what day this is. It’s my eighteenth birthday. I tried to go see Xander.” Freya said, “Well, let’s make sure this version of us gets there.” I heard myself coming. I was crying. I had a bottle of vodka in my hands. Trevor, Mark, and Francis stepped out. Trevor asked, “Where are you going, mate?” I barely held in Freya’s growl. What surprised me was I still heard it….from the other me. Trevor stepped back in surprise. Freya linked me, “I broke through a few times. When things like this happened.”

The other me spoke, “You’re not my mate, Trevor! I hate you! I’m going to see him…” Trevor gaped, “You’re my mate, and you’re not going to see Alexander.” Now I wanted to growl. The other me yelled, “HE IS AN ALPHA! He deserves respect! Unlike you, reprobates!” Francis sneered, “An alpha who doesn’t want you. Just take the guy who does.” The other me took a drink then started to chug the bottle. She threw it away and dropped her backpack. I smiled. It was the one from Cayden. She said, “Bring it on, d***s. I can take you injured and drunk. It’s my birthday, and I want to see my REAL mate….just see him. I’m not staying or anything. Can’t you let me have anything happy? It’s MY BIRTHDAY!” I clapped my hand over my mouth so I wouldn’t laugh. The only thing that stopped me was the reminder she’d been whipped earlier.

Trevor smiled, “You’ll bear my mark by the end of the night, Ice Queen” I was shaking. I could not shift. I could not shift. Wait…yes…I could. I wasn’t her…this wasn’t my reality. They wouldn’t know it was me…even if they saw me as the white wolf. Freya took over to shift. We were waiting. The other me snorted, “I won’t bare your mark…ever…I’d kill myself if it ever happened and no one could save me.” Dang….I was hammered. I didn’t remember this conversation. Mark sighed, “Come on Melanie….it’s not that bad.” She snorted, “A demented sick and twisted man who is not my mate is claiming to be…it’s pretty bad. Especially when you consider the jerk is the one who whips me…who has hurt me since I got here….he BRANDED my back. Just let me go see my REAL mate. I’m not going to introduce myself. I just want to see him. It’s my happy birthday to myself to cap a super crappy day ruined by your stupid wet dog smelling friend.” They moved to attack her. I snarled and jumped on Francis. I told Freya, “Use that electricity thing and shock them all.” She easily did. They went down in a heap of limbs. I shifted back. Freya linked, “They will be out long enough for us to get her to Xander….and then some. They aren’t dead though.”

The other me laughed, “MAN! I am so drunk I’m seeing another me…..and the white wolf…gosh…we should call Micah! He’d laugh.” I raised an eyebrow, “Sure…or…we go to the holoport so you can see Xander.” She jumped up and grabbed her backpack. She pulled out another vodka bottle. She opened it and took several pulls. She wiped her mouth with her sleeve and nodded, “Let’s go other me. Onward to the edge of Black Mountain!” I laughed, “Let’s.” She grabbed my arm and pulled me through the holoport. She ran to a tree and climbed up it. She hiccupped and took another swig. She pulled out her phone. I asked, “Who are you calling?” She smiled, “Micah.” I could stop her…but might as well let her. I intended to make sure she and Xander met. Micah would find out eventually. She dialed. He answered, “Ashley? What’s going on?” She sighed, “UGH that name.” Micah asked, “What do you mean by that name? It’s your name.” I snorted, “Not really.” Micah asked, “Who was that?” The other me snickered, “Oh just the other me.” Micah said, “What? The other you? Ashley, what's going on?” She sighed, “You didn’t call to say happy birthday! It’s not nice.” I reminded her, “He doesn’t officially know it’s your birthday….remember…you have a different one Black Path claims is your birthday.” She hit her head, “Oh yeah…never mind…I won’t be mad at you anymore Micah.” I snorted. Micah said, “What the hell is going on Ashley?” She sighed, “I’m just waiting for someone to come outside then I’ll head back to my shitty life. I just want to see him. Just once for my birthday…then I’ll go back to reality.” She hung up.I snorted, “They will track you down after that call.” She shrugged, “Who cares? It’s still my birthday….Why isn’t Xander outside? It’s not fair!” I smirked, “You could always call him and tell him to come outside. You’ve memorized his number.” She smiled and kissed my cheek. She spoke out loud, “I’m a genius….I mean you are…but you are me….so…subconscious…you’ve done it again. Brilliant as always. So simple…call him.” I bit my lip. She dialed Xander’s number from memory. He answered, “This is Alpha Alexander.” She giggled, “I know that silly. I called you. Why aren’t you outside?” Xander asked, “What? I’m in the gym. Who is this?” She pouted, “But it’s my birthday…I just want to see you….but you’re not outside. It’s not fair. I can’t see inside the gym…..Of course that’s where you are though….you’ve got muscles for days….those shirts you wear in the videos you put out DO NOT hide your muscles. I drool…wait…don’t tell Xander that. Oh hey! There’s EJ. Why aren’t you with him? It’s my only birthday wish. It’s been a VERY bad birthday so far, but seeing you will make it better. PUHHLEEAASSEEE come outside?” Xander asked, “Melanie? This has to be Melanie. Are you drunk? Are you home?” She laughed, “SHHHH don’t tell but I’m quite possibly very drunk. I’ve had several bottles…of vodka at this point. Please, please, please, come outside!” Xander popped to EJ.

Elise came running out of the house to join them. Xander said, “Ok…I’m outside.” She giggled, “I can see that. Thank you. BEST BIRTHDAY EVER!” The other me hung up the phone and gasped. She looked at me, “He’s so handsome in person.” I bit my lip, “He is. EJ and Xander can also hear us. So…keep that in mind.” She rolled her eyes at me, “Werewolf hearing is good…but not that good. Silly other me.” I saw EJ and Xander shoot each other a look. I told her, “Yes, normally that is true, but our mate is a partial Hackura, werewolf, AND fairy. His hearing is out of this world good.”

A portal opened. I said, “And now it gets interesting.” The other me laughed, “Now? You electrocuted people earlier…..you’ve got to tell me how to do that. You should’ve seen the look on Trevor’s stupid annoying lying face. GOD I HATE HIM! He’s such a liar!” I snorted, “Ok, even Elise heard that.” She took another drink. I wasn’t surprised to see that Cayden and Micah had stepped through the portal. They went to meet up with the group outside. I snorted, “I actually wish I could hear them figuring things out.” The other me sighed, “He’s so perfect. Damn…I thought I drooled over his videos….he’s even more good looking in person.” She started to cry. She asked, “Why is everything messed up? Why does everyone blame me? I just want to be with him. I hate it! It wasn’t my fault! I swear! I wish I’d died and not them….I miss Jase…I miss my home. I miss Elise…I miss Xander….I HATE IT IN BLACK PATH! I HATE IT! Everything’s backwards and messed up. Everyone treats me like a traitor and I’m not!” I hugged her as she fell apart. I watched as their group popped closer to us. I told her, “It wasn’t real, and you are home now.” She cried, “Xander hates me, but I love him. Everything I’ve done is for him. To protect him…and them. He’s mine not Trevor….he lied and I don’t know why. Trevor isn’t my mate. I know he’s not…Do you smell that sugar cookie? I want to eat it.” Xander roared in anger and took off for the tree we were in. EJ tried to stop him, but he shook him off. Haley and Eric popped to EJ. I picked up the other me and jumped out of the tree.

Xander was waiting. He growled, “MINE!” She gasped and looked at him. She screamed after they locked eyes and fell out of my arms to the ground. Elise screamed, “LADYBUG!” Xander picked her up and she curled into him. Alcohol did seem to dull the pain of Freya coming to her…..Plus her version of Xander holding her didn’t hurt. EJ asked me, “What’s wrong with our ladybug?” I sighed, “Well….it’s a long story. Hi Cayden…Hi Micah.” Both stared at me. I smiled. Cayden raised an eyebrow. Cassie popped in and gaped, “Holy s**t! It IS her…I mean how I would imagine she looked.” Haley asked, “What the motherfucking hell is going on? Obviously…..Melanie and Alexander are in the ribbon….that is the only person I know of that would look so much like Drake and Sam….plus Elise called her ladybug…that’s Melanie McAlister’s damn nickname. I suppose she is real…I seriously thought you all were pulling a f*****g prank on me.” EJ frowned and looked at me, “Explain…she obviously can’t.” I sighed, “Well, her wolf is being un-suppressed…her back needs to be healed from the whipping earlier….plus she’s VERY drunk…and you look mad…actually you all look mad…How do I get back to my reality? My Xander…is probably VERY unhappy himself…it’s been a day….evening? I don’t know. It’s a lot.” Cayden said, “XANDER?! YOUR XANDER? It’s him? Alexander is the guy you thought was your mate back home? What is HAPPENING?! HOW are you….or her…HOW are you Melanie McAlister?” Xander’s healing light bubble surrounded him and the other me. Max popped to Micah and kissed him.

The healing bubble disappeared. I watched as the other me was practically burying her face in Xander’s neck. She giggled, “You smell so good…I know he smells good…I just said that…hey…is that the other me talking? Who is talking to me?” I sighed, “It’s your wolf.” She snorted, “I don’t have one. So it must be you…stop arguing with me…I do not look crazy….you’re crazy.” I cringed, “You do have a wolf now….she was suppressed on your sixteenth birthday….It’s a whole ring/McAlister/Ezra plot deal….that is COMPLETELY absurd and ridiculous.” Xander growled. The other me sighed, “He is so hot! Why does this voice I keep hearing echo everything I say? I already said he was hot….It’s like having an echo in my brain….another me and an echo…the universe needs to calm down…or I should stop drinking….nope definitely the universe. I need more drinks.” Freya snorted, “I’m glad you were not drunk when we started talking to each other. This us is funny though.”

The other me looked away from Xander and yelled, “MICAH! CAYDEN! Did you come to tell me happy birthday? You didn’t text today….I thought we were friends.” Cayden said, “Your birthday isn’t supposed to be today. Remember?” The other me said, “Oh yeah…Micah and I talked about that already….I think…didn’t we? It’s hard to remember a fake birthday. Everything is so hard to remember sometimes…plus the whole…I’m such a bad liar it’s sad….so very sad. Has anyone noticed I never tell you all my name? What am I saying? You’re Hackura…of course you notice. You notice everything. Obnoxiously sometimes…it’s so complicated being your friend…but you make me feel a little bit like home…..that’s probably selfish…but I do help you too…so it’s not a total one sided thing…actually I help a lot…I’m helpful…that’s a thing that I am.” I put my head in my hands. She asked, “Hey…Laxenread has been helping you guys right? I worked really hard on it.” I yelled, “SHUT UP OTHER ME!” She stared at me, “Ummm Rude….I just want to know…I worked so hard on it. I bet Cayden would like my contacts I developed. Well, so would Micah. I tried to tell Levi about them when we met, but T made me go home…and we didn’t get to talk about them… I bet Levi would like them if he didn’t hate me so much now.” I sighed, “He would like them. He does not hate you. Please stop talking.”

EJ said, “EXCUSE ME?! LADYBUG DEVELOPED LAXENREAD?!” Xander held her tighter. She giggled, “Say…Xander….Can we just pretend you don’t hate and you’re mine for real? Just for my birthday? Please don’t reject me on my birthday….that’s super mean….you’re not mean….and I just want you to hold off for my birthday.” Xander growled, “WHAT?!” Haley asked, “Eric…WHAT THE f**k IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW?” Eric was staring at me. I used my index fingers to rub my temples. The other me sighed when no one answered. She stepped away from Alexander and grabbed her backpack. She pulled out the bottle of vodka she’d been working on. She started to chug it before anyone could stop her. She started crying, “Go ahead then….reject me…maybe it will hurt less since I’m sauced. Will I lose my wolf? I just got her. She insists she is my wolf…she says that’s who is talking to me…along with the other electric version of me. Why am I not electric? That would be SO handy…but you don’t have to reject me since I have a wolf…maybe Beta Jason would take it all back.

Xander growled, “I’m not rejecting you…you’re mine.” She frowned, “But you promised…” I said, “No he didn’t. It was all a lie.” He yanked her back into his arms. She started smelling him again. Xander turned to me, “Who lied to her? What the mother f*****g HELL is going on?” Cayden said, “Great question….SERIOUSLY…you have NO IDEA how good of a question that is. I’ve been waiting for that girl to slip up and admit she’s in the resistance since I met her…which she just did.” The other me said, “In it? Gosh….that’s a way to put it….I mean..I….” I told her, “Please STOP talking…” She sighed. I told her, “You can keep smelling your Xander. You want to do that anyway.” She smiled and went back to doing that. Cayden narrowed his gaze on me. He asked, “What was she going to say?” I raised an eyebrow, “Is that really on the list of questions we want to cover right now? GOSH DANG IT! How do I go back to my reality, and get out of here? I fixed our lives. You guys will go in and take out Black Path and get my friends out….everything is fixed. Why am I still here?”

Haley answered, “Because apparently, you have more to tell us.” Micah said, “Not to throw stones or anything but I’d guess you have to tell us things along the lines of what contacts is she talking about. That would be good to know.” I sighed, “I developed contacts that don’t show eye color change…well here it was her but I did it too…this is so weird….anyway….if you guys were on a mission and you got mad….it wouldn’t matter if you could control it or not your eyes could go gold without outing who you were. The contacts would keep others from seeing any color but the color you choose your eyes to be.

My contacts had helped Kingsley. Her eyes go purple, but with the colored contacts…no one could see that. Cayden snorted “Yes, that would be helpful….Why is Melanie McAlister pretending to be Ashley Griffen?” The other me said, “Hey! I’m not pretending! I had to pick a new name. Everyone hates me! I picked a name so they would ALL know it was me…and no one does!” I sighed, “They don’t hate you. It’s all a giant big fat ring lie.” The other me asked, “Xander….you’re not going to put me in the dungeons, are you? I know I’m not supposed to be here…but I really don’t want to die….I also can’t do small, enclosed spaces…I have panic attacks…I don’t want to go back in the hole…please don’t make…please!” Xander roared, “WHAT?! NO ONE is putting you in the dungeons…or killing you…What is happening?” The other me sighed, “Is anyone else hot? Like not like…Xander’s body is like so hot…seriously…I think I’m drooling…but I’m like a thousand degrees.” She got out of Xander’s arms and took off her shirt.