Life learning to be a Luna

The Talk

As we sat on the bed in silence. It didn’t feel uncomfortable but we both didnt know where to start. We were just in our own space and it felt sureal. Elliot laid back on the bed and tapped his chest, silently waiting for me. Sioux was ready to jump on the opportunity to be closer to him.

Sioux: “ I’ll lay close to him any day”

I felt he roll on her back and her tongue drooping out the side drooling over our mate, lovesick.

I try not to look so eager to be close to him again but I slowly lay down next to him while laying my head on his chest and play with his shirt. It just felt so perfect.

Elliot: “What is it you would like to talk about Luna”

Kim: “Elliot can you please use my name, Luna is a tittle not a pet name. You can call me something else.”

Elliot: “I call you Luna because I want the ones around you to respect you, not just because you are my mate, because you are strong and deserve respect.”

Kim: “I will gain their respect. It isn’t just given, I have to earn it in the pack system. And that’s what tomorrow will be, a test and demonstration.”

I lean up resting on my arms. To look into his golden eyes that make me want to melt. I have to try and stay composed looking at them, that is the hardest part of this.

Kim: “I want to train with Cathy in the morning and get warmed up, then I want to work my way through through your warriors.”

Elliot raises his eye brows, and leans up closer to me.

Elliot: “Kimberly, that is not the best idea. You are a new wolf and you may heal faster and you may be stronger. But my worries are not to be taken lightly. Especially Caleb and the twins. They are the best for a reason, their body counts are higher than you could imagine.”

Kim: “Selene told me this is how I gain respect and trust in the pack, learning to be one of you and training along side them will help. I’m not at a disadvantage, I have trained and been in self defense. I know I’ll be ok. Plus now I have Sioux and she is very effeciant form what she says.”

Elliot sits a moment contemplainting what he thinks will keep me safe, it is sweet for him to try and think of my safty but he really needs to let me do things my way. Even if he disagrees I will tell Cathy what we will be doing.

Elliot: “I will evaluate your training tomorrow with Cathy and decide from there. If you need to train a little bit to get used to this situaiton, thats fine. It’s better than you coming up seriously hurt.. I would hate to kill my own pack for hurting you but on record I’m not a fan of this.”

I kiss him before he can say much more. And then I roll over on top of him. I just can’t get enough of this man, the sparks are like a drug I want more of. He grabs a hold of my body that is now crushing him it seems and squeezes me. He doesn’t stop kissing me until we both need to catch our breath. I sit up and admire how he looks in a dress shirt with the top buttons missing. Then I notice something.

I move the left side of the shirt and find a scar that had healed over, not well. And a tattoo in Roman numbers. Elliot notices my hands wandering over them and signs before he speaks.

Elliot: “That is my first battle scar. A group of 4 rouges came on to pack land early in the morning and I was on patrol with an older warrior, Joey. I was 16, I was eager to protect my land, I found the scent first, Joey told me to stay behind him and we would take them out quietly being a little group. Well I didnt listen and made some mistakes in the fight. Joey he saved me but he didn’t make it to the pack hospital in time..”

Kim: “Is that the date it happened?”

Elliot: “Yes, and Joey has a marker in the back for all to see. The first month I became Alpha I asked for it to be put in. If it wasn’t for him I wouldn’t have made it to Alpha.”

Kim: “Wow.. that’s .. awful.. I am sorry Elliot.”

Elliot: “We take training seriously because of those situations Kimberly. This is why I am not ok with you wanting to jump in with no idea how hard we push.”

Kim: “Elliot I can’t imagine what your life has been like and what you have went through to get where you are today… but I need to do this right for the pack and for you. I need to prove to everyone here that I may have not known my linage but I can and will uphold my kind as I did humans. I have been ensured that doing it will make the pack stronger and me better for it.”

Elliot nodes and pulls be back down for a kiss. But let’s it stop there, he picks me up and sets me to the side. Standing up he brushes the wrinkles in his shirt. He looks disapointed but I cant tell why. He turns around to me proped up watching him form the bed.

Elliot: “Kimberly I need to go do night checks on the patrol, you better get some rest darling. Goodnight and I will wake you in the morning.”

He kisses my forehead and walks out the door.

I am sad he decieded to not stay with me tonight but duty calls for the Alpha. I decide he is right tomorrow will be long and I need my rest. I get up and get changed with my nightly routen and get snuggled in to the massive cloud of a bed. As I am dozing to asleep I hear the door open ever so slightly, I could smell him before he made a move in the door. He cautiously and carefully crawled into bed. I rolled over and played sleep, when he got comforable and didnt think he was caught.

Me: "Patrol was good then?"

Elliot sharply paused holding is breath frozen knowing he had been caught, he started whispering,

Elliot: “I’m sorry my Luna I couldn’t stay away from you. I wanted to be close … My wolf and i are calmer with you around..”

I just snuggle into him and kiss his cheek.

Kim: “I’m glad you came back.”

with that his sent wrapped around me sleep was easy to find.