THE AWAKENING OF THE CHOSEN

Kali Kool Kat

“Oh s**t!" Kaleigha’s hair had turned completely white. All of it! She turned around I'm sure with confusion written all over her face.

"I I don't know what happened! There used to be just a streak in the center and now!" She stared at her hair in awe.

"It's beautiful honey, absolutely stunning." Rochelle said, running her fingers through it. She is lying Kaleigha thought why else would she have tears in her eyes? "There is a legend I heard once as a child. Maybe one day I can tell you the story." Kaleigha just nodded. She wasn't one for making friends and after she left, she was sure she would not return to this community in the woods.

"What is this place called?" This s**t is like a cult or something she thought she heard a snicker in her head. Azira! she gasped. she quickly patted her pockets. Turning in circles she walked over to the bed and started feeling around.

"Kaleigha what is it?" Dr Arden asked.

"My pills I lost them."

"Oh, I'm sure Dr. Arden can give you more." Rochelle said.

"No, she didn't give them to me, and I need them or else..."

"Or else what?" Lucas asked. At this point she was on her knees looking under the bed. She froze trying to think of how to answer the question. These people were strangers. she surely was not about to tell them that she was taking her crazy pills. "I get anxious." She said lying again. 'Azira are you there? Did I hear you?' There was no response, maybe she imagined it. Being honest with herself when Dr. Arden said she had been there a full day without her meds. She was almost hoping it was her. Why did she miss that part of herself when it was what made her technically crazy?

Dr. Arden grabbed her arm and helped her up. "May I?" She turned her around to look at her scar. She smiled, and Kaleigha reached up and touched her head. It was gone. She couldn't even feel a scar and she’d had a deep gash there.

"How? It's gone! How did it heal so fast?" Dr Arden just looked at her and smiled. She still felt a little dizzy but otherwise perfect.

"Food Kaleigha." Zion said and Goddess she started to sweat. The man's voice was like smooth butter to her. It made her want to melt. Why were these men so ...fine? Good Goddess he had to be at least six two and his stature. The man's arms look like boulders. She suddenly imagined herself rubbing those big arms. He was gorgeous with his six pack of rock-hard abs. His fitted t-shirt was hugging him. His mahogany complexion, skin was so perfect, had he ever had a bump in his life, chiseled chin and luscious lips, broad shoulders, her eyes continued down.

"Kaleigha."

"Yeah!" Oh, Goddess she totally just mind f****d this dude, and it didn't help that she knew what those lips felt like.

"Follow Alp- Zion he will get you all taken care of. Don't worry about your pills, they will come up and if not, I will get you more."

"Thank you." She was alright, she guessed.

Rochelle took her hand. "So pretty you are. We will meet again later. Let's get you fed." She was a sweetheart. Why do I like her Kaleigha thought as she felt her give her hand a gentle squeeze? She didn't like many people. Zion reached his hand out and she hesitated. The man had kissed her, and she’d swear the world stopped. What was that about! She tried rationalizing, yes, he is fine, and she was sure women fall at his feet.... Why was she bothered by that thought? She doesn't know this man. He reached out and grabbed her hand pulling her close. He practically tucked her under his arm. She’d have to admit she’d never felt so...content.

"Come Kitten, let's get you fed." He said leaning down and kissing the top of her head. Okay she thought I should pull away. He is entirely forward. She didn't though she let him lead her past his father and right out the door. As soon as they stepped outside, she looked up and she could see flecks of yellow in his beautiful brown eyes. He can't be real; they don't make men like- holy s**t! She was surrounded by them. Vanessa would have thought she'd died and went to w***e heaven! Every man in this community was built like a God what in the hell. She knew she was drooling. It was the most breathtaking site and not just the men. The landscape, she was brought up in this town yet never ever had she heard of these waterfalls. Yes, it was beautiful again she thought of Vanessa she would have done a makeup check and dragged her there to take selfies of herself for f*******:. Children ran around playing in every shade of under the rainbow. It really was like a small community. As she walked, she admired her surroundings. Trying to ignore the Sparks that she felt as Zion held her hand. The people all stopped to stare at her as they walked. "It's your hair Kitten, it's absolutely gorgeous against your complexion." There he goes with this Kitten thing again. She blushed and like the goof that she was she tripped. Before she could make a complete fool of herself Zion swept her off my feet and started carrying her bridal style. "Oh, I'm fine, I can walk." She said pushing against his chest and wiggling.

"Of course, you can." He said as he continued to walk "but you have no need to. Rest your head were almost there." If she were white, she would have been beet red. He obviously had no plans of putting her down, so she buried her face in his chest as he walked to avoid the eyes of the passerby. He looked delicious and smelled even more delicious too. It was a combination of wood and sweat and Goddess I don't know but it was delicious. The fact that this was the closest she’d ever been to a man was doing unfamiliar things to her body too. She was familiar with how s*x works, got a plenty of details from Vanessa but did you feel this warm inside before. She didn't know how but it was different. He wasn't even out of breath! How sexy is that! I mean She wasn’t a small girl as mentioned before she’d call herself chunky, chubby whatever! Solid because she did work out, so she had fat and muscle. This man was walking, talking with ease as he carried her. "Are you okay Kitten?" He asked, looking down at her.

"Couldn't be better."

Flash back

"Mom, I think a boy named Gavin likes me. He wants to carry my books to class every day."

"Well Kali, do you like him?"

"I like that he likes me."

"Kali you and I are different from the people around us."

"What do you mean?"

"One day you will meet your true mate Dear. He will be everything you want and need him to be."

"How will I know it's him and not a regular boy like Gavin."

"His scent he will smell delicious and when he touches there will be sparks. And in your heart you will just know he is the one."

"That sounds like a fairytale mom!"

"Oh well, I better not tell you the rest then." She said pinching my cheeks.

"What?" I said with eyes full of excitement.

"Your hair will turn completely white."

Flashback over

"What is it, Kitten?" Zion asked her. He was so close she could feel the heat from his breath on her face.

"Nothing." He looked sad for a moment and then he said "you will share when you're ready. We are here." She’d spent so much time lost in her head that she hadn't noticed that they were now in front of a huge house. He placed her gently down on her feet and guided her inside. The ceiling was high. She kept looking up at them. Geesh! It reminded her of her doll house when she was little. He led her into a huge dining room "Sit my sweet. I will get your food." He said leaving her there with a group of strangers staring at her.

"Who is this b***h!" She heard one of the females say.

"I don't know but I'd advise you to get to the bottom of it." The other female advised.

"She's the rogue they found in the woods. She has no wolf." A guy said to the two girls.

The girl who called her a b***h had frizzy red hair and almost orange color to her. She was pretty in a way but something about her made her ugly she knew this because she had a blue aura. Blue is not good. Never for her anyway. Always almost always bad! She switched back and forth when she walked. She came to stand in front of Kaleigha. "What's with the hair?" Her friend asked as they got closer. Kaleigha blushed a little. "Hey chick I'm Emoni, Zions chosen. Who may I ask, are you?" Kaleigha bit her lip, her heart had dropped. He had a girlfriend.

"Hey." The guy stepped forward "I'm Kevin, Zion's best bud."

"You're more than that Kevin. Your-" she paused, and something happened between them. How does she know this? She felt it like they were communicating with one another. Not like with body language but their eyes did something. Like they- oh f**k I need my pills. That sounds ridiculous as hell she thought to herself, it is happening.

"YOUR HIS AWESOME FRIEND ALMOST LIKE BROTHER!" The girl said awkwardly. “I’m Emma and this is Emoni.”

"Honey, have you ever been to a mall? Where, they sell this stuff called dye?"

She let out a cackle that sounded like a dying crow.

"I don't know, I think it's pretty." Her friend Emma said, making her turn to glare at her. Just then Zion came in pushing a cart and the smells hit Kaleigha’s nose and she blushed when her stomach made a loud rumbling noise. Great more ammunition for them to torture old kalidactyl head. They started laughing and she just wanted to disappear. "Enough!" Zion practically roared. "You are making Kaleigha uncomfortable." He snapped. The three of them quickly shut up, Apologizing. He looked so mad that she instinctivly reached over and touched his hand. His hard face instantly softened, and he smiled at me. This man Goddess this man! He started placing dishes before her. "We have steak hoagie and sweet potato fries, pizza with olives pepperoni and mushroom, fried chicken with a side of honey mustard and of course coconut cream pie for dessert. Oh, I almost forgot Salisbury steak and mashed potatoes." . He had laid all her favorites before her.

"Dig in Kitten." He said, smiling at her.

"ZION!" Emoni yelled "I need to speak to you privately."

"No." He said simply pulling out a chair.

"No!" Emoni snapped.

"Yes, that's what I said no!" She looked back and forth between Kaleigha and Zion and huffed "What is this? I demand to know right now! I am your chosen and she is nothing but a filthy rogue!"

This b***h is trying me! I mean really a filthy rogue. Way to f**k my self-esteem. If Azira....stop it Kali. Azira is a figment of your imagination, she thought.

"Emoni, you are not my chosen. You were my father's chosen for me. I don't choose you. I chose Kaleigha. Today, tomorrow, next year, forever it's as simple as that." Zion said matter of fact. Kaleigha’s mouth just dropped open. She didn't know how to react, so she did what she did best, grabbed a piece of pizza and started to chow down. Emoni must have found this to be disrespectful. "How dare you treat me like a nobody! You know who I am." She screamed. Zion looked like he was losing his patience. Kaleigha was minding her business until she touched his arm. Why did that piss her off? She almost choked on her pizza. Something about her touching him made her skin crawl. Zion removed her hand and grabbed her arm. "I'm sorry Kitten if you will excuse me for just a moment." She just nodded as he practically dragged her out. Now she sat awkwardly as Kevin and his friend stood staring. "Zion really likes you. I never seen him like that before," he smirked before purring like a cat and saying "kitten." Kaleigha just looked at him and then he said, "I'm kidding with you."

"Oh." He pulled up a chair. His friend stood awkwardly. "I'm Emma." She said out of nowhere. "I better go check on Emoni. She's, my cousin." She said almost as an afterthought.

Then she walked off.

"So Kadejah where are you from?"

"That's not my name." She thought he was being funny at first but then he blushed. "Sorry, what did you say your name was again?"

"Kaleigha."

"Oh, do your friends call you Lee or Leigha?" He asked as he kept staring at her food.

"Would you like something to eat?"

"Goddess I thought you'd never ask."

He said, grabbing a slice of pizza. This pizza was awesome. Better than any she’d ever had. She nearly had a foodgasm.

"I hate cold fries." She said as she started munching on them. Kevin grabbed a fry and moaned with pleasure.

"Perfect no ketchup and lightly salted." Everything she tasted was delicious. She took a little of everything and set it aside for Zion because Kevin had quite an appetite. He also had a deep voice. She felt like she heard it before. Maybe in a dream. She didn't know but when he talked it felt like she heard his voice before.

"You never answered me."

"Oh, I'm from here. Although I think it's odd that I never knew about this little community. I love the cobblestone roads. And the waterfall it's like your own little piece of paradise." She said as he kind of just stared at her.

"What?"

"I was just admiring how lovely you are. Your hair is so radiant. Out of respect for our alp- Zion I'm resisting the urge to touch." His eyes seemed to darken a moment and then he suddenly stood. "Ka- I'll see you later Leigha," He said then he winked "or should I say Kitten." She was sure she was blushing. She wasn't used to this type of attention from the opposite s*x. She usually felt invisible.

"Kali is what my friends usually call me." Was he a friend? Should she have said that?

"Great see you later Kali Kool Kat!" He said as he strolled off. Kali Kool Kat now that was a first.

She had just ate her last bite of pie when Zion came back. "Sorry Kaleigha I didn't mean to take so long." Awe no Kitten I was getting used to that she pouted.

"No problem. Your girlfriend seemed pretty pissed."

"Not my girlfriend." He said sitting and staring at her like he'd seen her for the very first time.

"I can't get over how pretty you are." Oh, crap she blushed again. He had to stop making her do that.

"Thank you." She said purposely looking away. He reached over and grabbed her chin and dammit she felt heat run through her whole body.

"Why do you look away when people compliment you? Surely you have heard those words a thousand times."

She shook her head no thinking. Yeah, right nobody went around calling me pretty.

"What's a chosen Zion?" Is this a f*****g cult, is what she wanted to ask? She never fell for a guy before. Hell, a guy never fell for her. She so wanted this not to be a cult.

"In my family, everyone has a mate. Some are true mates, and some are chosen."

"Mates, you mean like soulmates?"

"Yes exactly." f**k it's a cult!

"So how do you know when you have met your mate." He smiled at her before saying.

"You just do. There are certain things that only a mate can make you feel." Oh, s**t she needed him to say it.

"Like what?" Before he could answer, a lady came in that was absolutely gorgeous.

"Zion." She said, handing him a pitcher. "You forgot the strawberry lemonade." Holy f**k these people are stalkers. They have been watching me, this is too much I need to go home she panicked.

"Um, I really should be getting home. I'm sure Vanessa is worried. The last thing I want is people searching for me in the woods. Plus, I need to do something about Buddy." Just saying the name out loud made her heart hurt.

Zion looked so hurt. "You want to leave me?" He said his face dropping.

"Um we can Facetime, but I have a job I know by now Mrs. Jene and the children are worried sick."

"Are you rejecting me, Kaleigha Pinkney?" He stood tall with his chest out but somehow, she knew she had hurt him.

"Rejecting you?" She shook her head in confusion. "No, I mean yes I don't know that's an odd choice of words." He looked crushed. "I'll have arrangements made to have you carried back down the mountain." He abruptly walked away, and she suddenly felt as if she couldn't breathe.

"Zion." She called but by the time she got to the front door he was gone. Goddess, he is like superman fast. Why did she feel like a panic attack was coming on? She needed to see him. To explain that she was simply needing to go home to her house, she still was willing to pursue this. The man looked like a God. And he liked her, she was his chosen. Right? What the f**k does that mean. She felt a hand on her shoulder. "Luna it's okay. Calm down come back and have a seat." Luna Goddess, how many chosen were there before her

"Was Luna another girlfriend? My name is Kaleigha." She said sadly. The thought of Zion having others was tearing her up.

"No, that's not what I meant." She smiled "I thought that was your name I'm sorry." She sighed sadly. She led her back inside and said, "I'm Jacky, I do all the cooking here."

"Oh, my Goodness your food is amazing."

"Yes, I will pack this up so you can take it with you." She nodded suddenly, very sleepy. She stood up and started walking around. An attempt to wake herself up. She felt anxious. "I need to step outside for some air." Jacky nodded at her as she made her way outside. She felt like crap. She so wanted to see Zion. She stood outside watching as some kids played around in the yard. Goddess, they played hard. Kicking and punching She had to admit it looked fun but rough. That's what she needed a good workout. A truck pulled in front of the house. "You ready to roll." A guy said. She looked behind her. "Me?"

"Didn't you say you wanted to go home?" She nodded walking toward the car.

"Hi, I'm...." the closer she got the more she realized that these were the most beautiful people ever. Even the old men were fine. What the f**k!

"Kaleigha yeah I know. You are the talk around town."

She nodded as she walked around and slid into the passenger's seat.

"I'm Philip the Omega around here."

"Omega?"

"Yeah, I do all the work nobody else wants to. Jacky’s the wife you met her." Ouch! she felt that shade.

She did not remember falling asleep, but she was being shaken by Philip. They were behind her jeep and to her surprise, Vanessa and her friends were gone leaving only her jeep and tint behind. "That's f****d up." She said in almost a whisper.

Philip's eyebrows raised "What's that kiddo?"

"They just left me," she said sadly. She had lost Buddy, Vanessa and whatever Zion was in one day. Philip just looked at her.

She opened the door but didn't get out. "Philip?"

"Yes, Luna." Why the hell do they keep calling me that? She froze as she thought it over.

"Can you give Zion a message for me?"

"Sure thing."

"Tell him," She paused. What did she want to say? "He didn't give me his number."

She said and Philip just nodded. Um hell, nothing. She thought he would offer to give it to her, not!

"Never mind I can just come back later." She slid out of the truck and closed the door.

Philip laughed "Good luck with that Luna!" He said backing up.

"What does that mean?" She asked.

"It means you can't find Mystic Moon on a map. Have a good day." He drove away and she stood suddenly realizing what that meant. No! Oh, my Goddess, Zion! What have I done!