Back to Reality
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It’s so nice to be back home to be back with my people. I was only gone for part of the summer and I see how much we have grown as a unit. I mean don’t get me wrong we aren’t perfect but to me we are perfect.
I’ve only been home for a couple of days and all of the my companies are fighting for my attention right now. Who would of know a 15 year old girl would be in charge of one of the best construction companies in the Midwest, a very successful marketing company, and now trying to open a restaurant.
To be honest my father was the one who started the companies and it was always my mothers dream to open a restaurant so all I’m doing is giving their legacies a little extra tlc if you ask me. Plus if something happens to me I need my brothers to have a safety net just in case.
Lu and Mikey have been helping me out with patrol and with training the younger ones since I’ve been up my neck in meetings then I also have my grandmas surgeries coming up as well. So much to do in a little bit of time. Also to my surprise AJ and Alice have been picking up some work with the guys too. It nice seeing them all work together. I can definitely see Alice and AJ as Gamma and Beta.
Alice reminds me of Mikey so much its scary at times but she has a big heart and AJ, well he’s been tagging along with Lu more and he’s been stepping up ever since we have been home without being asked. In my pack blood lines don’t save your position. Every spot is earned and it can easily be taken away without a second thought if necessary.
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“Again! You guys need to get this right”
“Yes Alpha Queen.”
“Remember you need to protect each other once we are on that battlefield. Cover each other’s 6’s at all times. It’s life or death out there!”
“Princess I think they have had enough.”
“I know Lu, just 5 more minutes I need them to learn that’s all”
“They do look better than yesterday and the day before, if I’m being honest.”
“Yea they do but I still worry once we are on that field. I want them all prepared as much as possible”
“ I get it just don’t over work them it can back fire.”
“Your right. Ok guys class dismissed. Make sure you all soak in the bath bombs that were handed to each of you. If you feel like your still in too much pain let me know so I can help you heal faster okay”
“Yes Alpha Queen” the class says in unison
Every heads back to the pack house when the doc links me in to meet him in his office.
For the next three hours the pack doc and I talk about my grandma’s surgeries that are going to happen tomorrow and since she’s family I can’t be in the O.R. but I’ll be in charge of her recovery process and it’s perfect timing since school starts in about a week and a half. I’ll be able to get her stable enough to get around on her own without being in a lot of pain. I already had her Plan of Care ready to go.
With my meeting done with the pack doctor I head back to the pack house but I decide to go to the gym and turn the radio. The song Wait A Minute comes on by the p***y Cat Dolls and it’s like second nature. I start dancing with so much emotion and and passion that I didn’t know I had. I mean I have some rhythm since I’m Latin but I combined some tactic moves into my dance and it was amazing. I ended it with a couple of back flips that turned into a split at the end. I have never danced like that before and it was nice; like something was unlocked within me.
Artemis: Look at you Miss.Confident
Me: I don’t know what your talking about!
Artemis: Mmmhm Wait a Minute!!!!! Ahhhhh wait a minute. I had to have him when he walked through the doors!
Me: You look funny dancing. But I’m happy to know you liked the song. Shake it Artemis!
Artemis: Well who can’t it’s catchy.
With that I cut the mind link and head to the back yard I need a moment to think and breath. I love looking up at the moon and stars, it brings me peace and tranquillity. This is going to be a good year I can feel it.
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“Miss Crystal!”
“Yes doc. How did everything go?!?!?”
“Everything went great. She’s in her room recovering. She did lose a lot of blood since we did both knees, so we did a blood transfusion using your blood and it looks like it’s healing her a lot faster than what anyone expected.”
“What do you mean it’s healing her?!?! How is that possible! She’s human. My blood should only heal our kind and anyone who is badly injured. How much did she lose?”
“Not much but it wasn’t enough for a supernatural being but enough for a human. The moment we started the transfusion it was like the incisions were closing on us. I’ve never seen anything like it.”
“Can I see her?”
“Sure follow me”
The doc was right her incisions where healing as if she was super natural but she’s human. The gene skipped her but my great grandfather was a chief wolf back in the day but this was different.
Artemis: It’s love
Me: Huh
Artemis: It’s love. Our blood is stronger the closer we are to the person. Yea we are able to heal others but the more love we have for those in our lives the stronger our healing power is. We love grandma and will do anything for her hence how quickly she’s healing even if she’s human
Me: So the more we love the person who is injured the faster our blood heals them?
Artemis: That’s right. We just need to be careful because just like our blood can be used for good it can also be used for evil.
Me: How will we know when it will be used for evil though?
Artemis: Everything will be revealed with time princess.
Once the others found out about the outcome of the surgeries everyone rushed to see how grandma was doing, bring along flowers and get well balloons for her. My three younger brothers even brought their pillows and covers so they can stay the night with her and I.
Everyone stood for a while to the point where the nurse had to come to kick everyone out. My brothers on the other hand gave me a hard time leaving but I was able to convince them after I told them that grandma was going to be able to go home tomorrow.
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For the past two days grandma has healed completely and is up and moving like she never had surgery or should I say surgeries. She doesn’t understand that she can still hurt herself. This lady is going up and downstairs and going on long walks;I’m over here trying to limit her. All I know is I’m not taking the blame for her hurting herself.
She looks happy though. I haven’t seen her this happy for a long time.
“Hey princess”
“Hey what’s up”
“What you looking at? Ah I see. She seems different wouldn’t you say.”
“Yea she’s happy. Like truly happy. I mean look at her she’s healed perfectly for being human. How is she adjusting with my tia’s?”
“Communication is a little hard at times but they pick up quickly and my dad translates every so often. But other than that she seems to blend in fine. Why?”
“I’m thinking of having her move in permanently.”
“What! Do you think she will agree to it? What about your aunts and uncle”
“I will deal with them. But look at her Lu she’s happy. She literally has every she needs here. She can go out for walks, go to the pool, she can do whatever makes her happy here”
“You know I have your back plus it’s nice to have some home cooked Mexican food every so often”
“You saying my cooking skills suck?” I say giving Lu a playful push
“Come here. You know I love your cooking, even if you almost burned down the kitchen and gave us food poisoning”
Lu and I were non stop chatting in my office. It’s been like we haven’t talked in ages. By the time we realized it we were being called for dinner. We all sat around in our assigned seats. My brothers were seated in front of me with my uncle Lucas to their right and my Uncle Xavier to their left. I was sitting in between Lu and Mikey; Lu was on my right and Mikey was on my left. My brothers and I made a rule that non of us would sit at the head of the table out of respect to our parents.
Dinner has always been a time to unwind and relax. Its were we talk about our day and enjoy each other’s company. I bring up having grandma move in and sure enough everyone agrees. Grandma on the other hand is very hesitant about the whole idea but she didn’t totally turn it down the so that’s a good thing.
After dinner I head back to my office to get some more work done. With only having a week left before school I need to make sure I get everything that’s extremely important out of the way and done. Everyone is going to start their sport training for school next week since they are on the varsity teams, so I’ll be left with more responsibilities which is fine but it’s going to be a adjustment to say the least.
Papers papers papers so many papers. This is going to be a long week!
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