Author here,
I hope that this story isn't confusing I tried to give as much detail as possible of Asu's life so it won't get confusing between time jumps as Asu's life is full of mysteries that even she doesn't have clear yet, I hope that you can stay and enjoy her journey.
With love,
Hime
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Asu P.O.V
I managed to calm down resuming my packing with Kim and Anna having to look over their shoulder in concern to make sure I was doing fine " I am alright you can relax now" I spoke
"Are you sure?" Kim questioned with uneasiness
I nodded as I closed my bags " Are you guys ready?"
"yes" Anna confirmed taking the language out of my hands and taking it outside
We walked in silence to the living room and saw godmother looking over a stack of yellowish papers her facial expression was a mixture of frustration and tiredness
"Is there something wrong?" I asked alerting Kim and Anna who quickly moved to the open windows scanning the place
"Asu, Kim, Anna I need to speak to you," she said in a serious tone
"what happen?" Kim asked making her way to her stumbling a bit with the table
"Kim and Anna" she looked at both of them " I leave Asu in your care as her guardians you know well what your duty is"
we all looked at her pain cross over all of us " aren't you coming with us?" fear froze me in place.
She shook her head " No," she gave us a small tired smile " I can't I must go and find something related to you my child I think it's time I tell you"
she motioned us to seat down " there is something that is preventing me from speaking to you fully Asu, and until I make sure I have it in my hands I'll be able to completely answer every question you have with or without the moon goddess permission," she frowned " I thought that I would have it by now and all your questions would have been answered but it isn't the case I know you are tired of been surrounded by many secrets and believe me I know how tiring all this is on you but know that if we do this is for your safety we can't tell you anything without violating the sacred vows we made nor without seeing if you are fully capable of accepting it"
I as she spoke her face became torn and the feeling of guilt crept in once more " godmother I did-"
"Asu" she smiled looking at me and shook her head signaling me that everything was fine it didn't help to lessen the guilt but I couldn't tell her that either "the moon goddess also left due to this and seeing that she hasn't come back has been worrying me I need to go on my own in search of it as well, you are all aware of how I go now and then and take a while to come back" she snapped her fingers and the papers disappear in a poof " I was planning to take you back home to your pack once the collection was over and done with but it didn't feel right to leave you, girls, here alone and unprotected even though you might not need it is best to have more manpower and if that power is the biggest pack in America the better"
Kim and Anna looked at me I shook my head slightly turning to godmother "Does this have anything to do with Anna's coven been attacked?" I really hope I am wrong, please let me be wrong.
"Could very well be" she replied and I felt like a bucket of ice-cold water was pour on me " but even I am not quite sure and is precisely that reason as to why I do not want to leave you all here unprotected"
I felt their concern stare at me once more, knowing that I was not only drowning in guilt but I was also hating the idea of been shelter or been kept in a cage.
"Will you be in danger for this?" I asked her breaking away from my thoughts and trying to move their attention back to her.
"No" she smiled not noticing the effort I placed to shift the whole conversation to her " is more like a scavenger hunt than anything else really also I will like to try to check on the moon goddesses whereabouts so it may take a while that woman likes to hide"
she cursed under her breath forgetting that we can clearly hear her even if she whispers she looked up and when she met our eyes she noticed and frowned " I forget" which made Kim burst out laughing and Anna shook with laughter. I made a face I didn't like anyone disrespecting her for some reason maybe because I was the wolf and she is our kind mother.
"sorry Asu" she smiled apologetic which made me return that smile and heard her sigh
I listened to her words carefully analyzing them one by one and there were no lies in her voice she was speaking the truth yet my gut was telling me otherwise.
" she is a goddess so she is bound to come and go as she pleases but-" she looked far off nostalgic maybe? " Is hard to contact her when she is in her realm"
"Please find her" I look down at my hands unable to stop my words from flowing out " there is something I must ask," I looked back at her " I must see her the connection we had before I arrived here is gone... maybe not gone but... I can't contact her anymore"
the longing that I felt towards her only grew day by day and no matter how much I didn't try to think about her it was impossible and I needed to know why I felt this kind way, with Diego hurt I can't have any more regrets I must ask her why.
she smiled warmly at me " you don't need to worry Asu she is alright" her voice was tender "there is no way the moon goddess will be in danger but I will find her" she bit her lip lost in thought for a moment " I figured you knew about that connection"
I gave her a stiff nod and her expression worsened, but no words came out of her only a gloomy expression.
"What are you trying to find?" Anna interrupted trying to mask her voice that sounded different than before
I turned to look at Kim who looked at me with a sad smile, perhaps the fear of losing the person that took her in as a daughter with no questions asked is making her this way, she already lost her mom and she fears that she might lose this second chance of having another one too. What she meant to ask was something else but it isn't my place to meddle in.
" the only thing I can say well no that only thing I know is that is regarding Asu" she looked at me and smiled she didn't catch that tone in Anna and if she did she is pretending well enough " and it's not a secret I really don't know I am basically following a blind spot"
"You must have an idea about it " Anna pressed
"Idea I have but I don't want to say what it is until I am fully sure about it I do not wish to make any more promises I may not be able to keep" she sighed
I got up and walked to her grabbing both her hands and giving them a tight squeeze was the feeling of guilt was forcing her to say this or do this? " whether you find it or not make sure to come back safely do you understand?"
Her eyes went wide for a minute and tears began to form in them, I nodded and gave her a smile " mhm" her voice was strained holding back her tears.
"You, mean more to me" I looked at the others who look like they were barely holding in " to us than anything else"
Anna came forward with Kim right behind her, I let go of her hands to give them some space.
"The moment I lost my parents my world began to collapse but at that time I didn't have time to react due to the circumstances I was in and when I came to my senses I let out my grieve" Anna pulled the coffee table to her and sat on it leveling herself with godmother
I looked at Kim who quickly wiped away a tear that had escaped I closed my eyes and lifted my head upwards giving her the privacy she wanted.
"I thought that my family was lost but after drinking Asu's blood and spending this short amount of time together I knew that wasn't the case I learn that family doesn't only consist of blood relationships but can also be formed through bonds, we are a family" Anna continued her voice sounded hard she wanted to stop her trembling voice no doubt it was hurting her vocal cords " you took me in as your daughter without demanding anything from me just like you did with Kim I know you understand that I can't simply call you like you deserve because my loss is so recent that..."
" Anna you sweet child," godmother's voice was soft and mellow like a coo " take as long as you need to no one here is forcing you to do something that your heart is not ready for"
"But-"
"Shh, hush my child if you wish to take the same time as Kim had to take is alright what I want is for you both to feel comfortable I can wait as long as I need to and if it never comes then oh well that is fate and nothing will change do you understand?"
there were no words from Anna but I heard some sniffling, I leaned on the window crossing my arms having my eyes close, and just heard them speak.
"Now stop thinking like you need to rush it" godmother kept on speaking " Kim here calls you sister because it comes from the heart it may seem like she quickly calls you sister but in truth, it took her a great deal to get to where she is"
" I managed to call you sister rather quick was because of the time it took me to heal"Kim stepped into the conversation " just like mom said don't rush it let it flow naturally"
"Now come wipe those tears away" Godmother chuckled
heard some shuffling " As for me I never got to thank you properly for taking me in as your daughter I want to say I am sorry too for taking me this long to call you mom," she said softly "and I admit it after what happened I was scared" there was a pause "no more like terrified of what could happen and to add to it I didn't feel like you will like it if I called you that so I refrained from calling you mom and now that we are parting ways I feel like it may take a while to see you just thinking about it, it makes me regret losing all that time with you mom"
"oh sweety" godmother voice broke " is alright don't worry you have no idea how your words make me feel more at ease I used to think that you hated me that you hated the idea of been my daughter even if it was in the paper I felt like I forced the idea on you and you HAD to accept it I figured that giving you time will be the best option so I never asked for you to call me mom and I waited patiently and it paid off"
I heard sobs coming from all of them but I didn't look I knew that if I did the yearning for my mother will deepen but even so it was still a bittersweet moment.
"Thank you to the both of you" Godmother cried
I open my eyes and smile as I look at them they had red puffy eyes from crying making me want to chuckle.
"Go and be careful and make sure to come back safely do you hear me young lady" Kim got up warning godmother who in return laughed at her attempt to sound threatening.
"Yes, ma'am " she mocked her tone, Kim and Anna launch themselves on top of godmother falling off the sofa with a loud grunt from godmother I jump from the sudden movement.
"OW!" they cried out in pain
"PPFFFT" I didn't hold it anymore and laughed.
"Asu how about you help us instead of laughing your ass off," Kim said annoyed
I walked to them grabbing Kim and Anna from the collars of their blouses and lifting them easily reaching out for my godmother's hand and helping her up " there"
"This is why we don't ask you for help" Anna dusted her self
I shrugged " want me to put you down?"
her eyes flashed to mine and gave me an awkward smile " N-No is fine"
"thought so" I patted her head
after our conversation we watched her get into the car stopping and turning to look at us " Girls be safe okay"
we nodded and smiled at her for her to see a good send-off even though it was killing us from the inside.
" Asu" she sounded cautious " when you are in the woods be careful danger lurks everywhere you go always maintain yourself in alert and don't underestimate your opponent do you understand?"
I looked at her confused as to why she had to give me such warning but in the end, she was right " yes, godmother"
"If there comes a time you need to truly come out then " waited for her to finish Celene plop her ears up " make sure it's for a good cause alright" she gave a wicked smile
"And Kim, Anna" she looked at them " guard her with your life for she is our hope okay"
they stood straight " yes, we will protect her with our lives"
she gave us a hard gaze and nodded getting in the car " Ah!" she yelled " I told Mina you will be going back home to call you or the girls if anything is needed in the companies but for now everything is settled and is going smoothly so do not worry about it and Kim and Anna" she motioned them both
once she was done she drove off and we were left watching her.
"Asu her leaving I don't like it," Celene said
" it may be because after two long years we will be separated for a long while " I informed her "it's only that don't worry Celene everything will be fine we are just too attached to her"
"Just stay in alert okay Asu" with that warning she faded
" I get the feeling that things are about to change" Anna commented as she made her way to me
"I also feel the same way even Celene is worried" I crossed my arms "Let's see how it goes"
"We should get going," Kim said, standing next to Anna, " Mom said to use a portal to get there and once we are in Chicago there will be a car waiting for us"
"driver?" I raised my eyebrow suspiciously
"she said we are more than capable to go on our own" Anna shrugged and smiled wickedly
"I will drive then" I turn to the house
"WHAT?!" Anna exclaimed
"You drive like a maniac " I simply said " and besides none of you know where we will be going"
Kim rolled her eyes " You don't know EITHER!"
I glared at her " ugh, Fine as long we get moving" Kim said huffing and Anna followed but gave me a small glare that made me smile
"Alright then" I walked to the house
"Miss" A maid called out coming out with the bags I smile
"Thank you," I said looking at the heavy bags and she was carrying with ease
"Do not worry miss the human's don't work today" she said looking at me looking at the bags and smile
"Oh" I was relieved and reach out for my bag and the girls followed.
I look at her she was small with dark hair tied into a tight perfect thick bun and grey eyes and small freckles adorned her face " have a safe trip and do not worry about the things in the house we will take care of everything"
I smiled " thank you " Anna took my bags, so she was a witch too.
"Asu" Kim called out already far from us " this way let's go to the back there is a small place there we can use to open the portal,"
She began to the enchantment opening the gate " is my first time opening a gate to that specific part but because I am pint poting the address with your memory " she looked at me "I can't really open it close to the pack that's why mom asked me to open one at least outside the city ....."
I was distracted that I didn't even pay attention to what she said at the last part until Anna tap me on the shoulder and worry masked her face
"Everything will be okay don't worry" she smiled reassuring me
" And if you are worried about that bastard" Kim smiled " well we can always deal with him secretly"
"Kim he is a Beta" I reminded her
she shrugged " I took down an alpha a beta is a walk on the park"
"True" Anna contemplated it
"Good heavens let's just focus on the portal" I was worry but not for the reason they imagine I was more worried about how we will cover it up if anything happens between these two and him.
Brother nor father will mind but the pack and his parents on the other hand will.
"There!" Kim said happily wiping away imaginary sweat " shall we?"
"You're so dramatic" Anna mused
"and yet you still love me" she blew her a kiss making Anna smile and shake her head
I stared at the portal for a long time " I'll be going back to the place where I swore to not return to I basically ran away from it I never even once open my mind link to them because I was afraid of how to tell them that the daughter and sister they yearn for wasn't planning to ever go back I tried many times to not even think about them because the guilt and yearning for my family weighed heavily on me yet look at me now it's consuming me entirely that I never once even sent a letter as Kim had suggested before maybe if I had I wouldn't feel like s**t"
"Asu what you did was because you were afraid you still don't know whether it's safe for you to be out there and you only thought about their well being I am sure they understood that and I know that they don't hate you for it so don't bring yourself down," Kim said
"maybe you did had your chances to contact them but it doesn't matter Asu what matters is right now and right now they need you the most so let's go, this time don't let them go even if you decide to only stay for a while sure that's okay but don't push them away," Anna said sweetly "what happened in your past life is gone this is new don't let it drag you down"
I looked up and sighed " alright" I put myself together again and walked towards the portal Anna and Kim each grabbed one of my hands
"on the count of three," Kim smiled eagerly
"ONE"
"TWO"
I grabbed both tightly and jumped before it hit three.
"Why you LITTLE-"