The Hidden White Wolf

Time To Go

My Alarm is going off, I turn over and see that there is only 45 minutes until we leave. I hopped up outta bed so excited to get there but so not looking forward to the 5 hour ride to get there. At least my brothers are all going to be in the back of the SUV and I get all the middle to myself. Our KIA carnival is really roomy and I’m the only girl so i always get first pick on where i want to sit. My bags have been packed for 2 days and I took my shower before I went to bed last night, so all I have to do is get dressed, do something with my hair, brush my teeth, wash my face and bring my stuff down. 

Before I can even get finished washing my face Rob bangs on my bedroom door yelling “get ready short stuff!” This was typical for us, he was beanstalk and I was short stuff, we were  always teasing each other. I didn't mind, we are twins after all. 

I was short stuff because despite how strong and powerful my family is, I'm only 5 feet tall, shoulder length dark red hair and emerald green eyes. My style was of my own. I didn't follow the newest trend or always wear tight clothes. I like leggings or jeans, over-sized sweaters, hoodies and t shirts,  boots or sneakers, (i am not a fan of heels). I like to keep things simple.  My father has 6 '7'' black hair, blue eyes, when he is working he is always in slacks or suit attire, but on days like today he is in jeans and a shirt. 

 Rob was 6’2”, red hair, blue eyes, and loved to show off wearing a muscle shirt and shorts, or jeans and a tight fitting t-shirt.  RC and RJ were 6’0, black hair, each of them had one green eye and one blue, and they were always wearing button downs with a shirt and jeans, or shorts and a shirt.  My mom was 5’11” long dark red hair and green eyes, and she always looked amazing. My mother loved to get dressed in the morning, makeup and her hair done. She always said you never know who you're going to run into so you need to look presentable. So by many standards I am short and I took a lot after my mother.  

With 15 minutes to spare I was down stairs and ready to go. As i walked into the kitchen and the amazing smells that came out of it dont even have words to describe it. My mom was wearing her favorite apron with hearts on it. 

She had pancakes cooking, bacon and sausage done and home fries. Fresh orange juice, coffee. My stomach was rumbling. It's like as soon as I smelled all that goodness, my stomach woke up. So I brought my things to the front door and grabbed myself a plate, said hello to my mother, and grabbed what I wanted and sat down to eat.

 While I ate my mother was putting to go plates together because as usual my father and brothers were late. As soon as I finished eating my father and brothers were heading down the stairs. Because it's early none of them are talking. To say that they are not morning wolves is an understatement.

 After dad and the boys got all of our stuff into the car we all piled in. Now we're off to Pine Pack. I pop my headphones in and look out my window. I really can't wait to get there. Spending my birthday with my family and being at the Pine Pack at the same time is going to be the best weekend ever! I know exactly what I'm going to do when I get there, change into my bathing suite and jump right into the pool. 

Daydreaming for now is the best I'm going to get right now because we have a 5 hour ride ahead of us. So I am just going to close my eyes for a little bit. The excitement of the trip left me unable to sleep last night. So a short nap won't hurt. I laid my head on the window and closed my eyes. Before I knew it I was asleep. About 2 and a half hours into our trip I felt the car stop. I blinked my eyes open and that is when my mom said that we were halfway there. Because we were in the woods we did not travel on normal roads. We traveled dirt roads mostly. Like I said , we like living the way we do. 

But that didn't mean that we were living like animals. We built our community strong so even though we didn't have normal roads we did have gas stations, and little stores along the way in case anyone needed anything during their travels between packs. Mom said that if we need to go to the bathroom to go now because we're not stopping again until we get there. And boy after that amazing nap i had to pee. So I hopped out of the car and walked right into the gas station. As soon as I walked into the gas station I asked the older gentlemen with salt and pepper hair for the key. He passed it across the counter and I took it and scurried off to the bathroom in the back of the place. 

As soon as I got to the door of the bathroom this mouth dropping, handsome, tall, dark haired God walked past me. I ended up watching him walk past me until I couldn't see him any more before I realized that I still had to pee. So I unlocked the door and walked in. When I was done I walked back up to the counter to hand the keys back over. And that's when I saw him. That beautiful man walked right over to me and said “all set there shorty?” Normally I would be so mad that a stranger called me that. But this man could have called me kiddo and I still wouldn't be mad. I replied “Yes, thank you! Where are the older gentlemen from before?” He answered “Oh! That is my grandfather and he is taking his break. I take over for him here every day at this time. I'm Johnny by the way, and my grandfather is John but everyone calls him Pops. 

After meeting Johnny I got this weird feeling. Something I've never felt before. I dont think it's the mate thing because  it's nothing like what my mother described to me. The only reason I or my dad even let my mom have this talk with me is because I'm their only daughter, and on Sunday rob and i turn 18. We’ll be able to shift, meet our wolf and more then likely find our mate. Mates give off a scent that our wolf can't ignore. 

And it is how we know if we are in the presence of our mate. A mate is kinda like when a human finds the one they will spend the rest of their life with. The one they will marry. Except mates don't have to get married. The mate bond is a forever thing. If you get rejected it could kill you. And when your mate passes away you wolf feels it, and sometimes then to your wolf can die. Which then leaves you ultimately human. 

On my way back to the car I wasn't paying attention and I walked right into the back of RJ who was facing the car. I Instantly spun around to see if Johnny saw my mishap. And to much luck he didn't. RJ however turned around in time to see me checking for Johnny. Rj asked “Who are you looking for?” I started to blush a bit and said “No one.” Being that he is my brother, he looked over my shoulder to see if he could see what I was looking for. And thank the moon goddess for the second time luck was on my side and he also saw no one! 

Then he called me a weirdo. We all hopped back into the car. Dad gassed up, and whoever needed to go to the bathroom went. And now we're back on our way to the Pine Pack. Being halfway there I couldn't go back to napping if I wanted to. The excitement was way too much, and I just knew this was going to be a trip to remember so I didn't want to miss anything. Staring out the window with my earphones in again, I was able to really enjoy the scenery. Seeing a waterfall with zero sound is so beyond peaceful. I also saw a baby deer drinking from the bottom of the fall! He was light brown with white spots. Such a cutie. I also saw a couple of rabbits, white and brown, chasing each other just enjoying nature 

That's exactly what I'm going to do after my first shift. I'm going to go on a run. This place is so peaceful. I can't wait until I can enjoy this on my own. And the best part, I’ll be able to see the wolf's reflection in the water. So I'll get to see her face to face, sorta speak.

I wonder what she is going to look like. I also am super excited to find out what her name is. But to be completely honest I'm kinda low key scared. Because my mom wont explain why it is that she is only able to shift sometimes makes me nervous. What if I have the same issue as her, and I'm up in front of everyone and can't shift! That would be so embarrassing. So needless to say i have been praying to the Moon Goddess that that doesn't happen to me this weekend.

No one is going to know what is going to happen until 12:01 AM Sunday morning. 

This is going to be a huge party, a lot of people are going to be there. It's the Alphas twins coming of age party.  “Oh Moon Goddess please don't let me get on that stage and not shift, and let this party be a good one!” I prayed again to her for like the 100th time today.