My Alpha Soccer Player

WereChallenge 1

Kayla

The first challenge course is set deep in the heart of the dark, dense forest just a little far away from campus buildings but still in school grounds.

The first team of werewolves is crouched at the starting line. Their eyes are gleaming with a fierce determination as they wait for the signal to begin. I will be in the second team to enter the challenge. My sister is in the first team but I can’t see her because we have to stay far until it’s our turn to start. I haven’t even looked who is in the same team as me because of how nervous I am. For the first challenge we are not allowed to shift. So this should be fun.

As soon as the signal is given, the first team charges off into the night, their powerful muscles propelling them forward with incredible speed. Damn. Looks like I’m not the only one gunning for the top spot.

The first course is filled with treacherous obstacles designed to test the our strength, agility, and cunningness. It is a series of spiked pits hidden by a thin layer of leaves. The moon is at its fullest, and the night is dark when it’s our turn to gather at the edge of the dense forest. We all know that this challenge will be a difficult one, but we are all determined to prove our strength and agility. To prove that we are the most capable of all.

I know that i will have to use all of my senses and skills to navigate the terrain and make it to the other side. Future me will have to deal with what comes next.

The signal for us to start rings loud and clear making most of the the others run forward.

We have to get across in an hour. So yeah, no time to waste.

I stay behind As the first werewolf steps cautiously into the forest,I watch with a bated breath. The leaves rustled under our feet, and the we all know that every step could be the reason we’re out of the running.

Someone screams as they fall to the pit. s**t it’s looks like I’ll have to be more strategic about this. I remain at the back watching where the others step and then step there if it’s safe. This is not about coming first but rather surviving and making it to the end before the time runs out. So I’m not worried.

I use my keen sense of smell, to discern the locations of the hidden pits and carefully navigate around them.

I make it past. Letting out a breath. That was not too hard but I don’t want to get my hopes up. We start making our way deeper into the forest, the tension in the air is palpable.

Next we encounter a raging river, its churning waters filled with rocks and fallen trees. s**t.

I’m not the best swimmer and I’ll have to use all of my strength to swim against the powerful current and make it to the other side. This is gonna take a while and time is not on my side.

I spot a log bobbing as the water rushes past it. I grab it and use it to help me stay afloat. The water gets too high making me go under. My mouth fills with the salty water, making me cough. My eyes burn as I try to see where I can get out.I can’t drown. That would be embarrassing, I need to get the f**k out of here. I go under then swim as fast as I can. I make it to the edge but when I grab the grass it rips making the current take me back in the water. f*****g hell.

I try again and this time I manage to grab a root that’s sticking out pulling myself out of the water.

I lay down for a while taking large gulps of air before I lift myself up and move on to the next part of the challenge.

As I emerge from the river, I am confronted with a dense thicket of thorns and brambles that seem impenetrable.

Son of a b***h.

I have to navigate my way through the tangled maze and emerge on the other side unscathed. I try to enter but I hear howls and grunts of pain from the others. My top gets caught in the thongs ripping.

“There she is” someone shouts behind me. Who the f**k is that? Who are they talking about? When I look behind it’s clear they are talking about me because I’m the only ‘she’ I can see.

I push aside the sharp branches and thorns trying to get away.I leap over the larger bushes trying to avoid getting entangled in the thorny vines.

They are chasing me.

What the hell. I run faster the thorns ripping my skin as try to make it through.

I finally make it to the other side, my arms and legs throbbing from the assault i just went through.

I keep running but my foot slips on something making me fall. I get up ready to start running again but someone comes at me at lightning speed knocking me off my feet. I suck in a breath because the motherfucker hit my stomach. s**t. I pick myself up and try to find out where they went. As I listen, I hear feet from different people maybe four or five. They are surrounding me. Why would people surround me as if I’m some kind of a threat. My plan is simple, make myself look unthreatening as possible so that I’m overlooked by everyone until the last challenge where I’ll be like “you bitches forgot about me now it’s time for me to f**k you up” and then win.

Seems like someone is on to me though. This is not good.

There’s only one thing left to do here and that’s running. I sprint as fast as I can to the side where I didn’t here footsteps. Jumping over bushes and swatting away branches. I try to keep my breathing steady so as to not run out of breath while there are a bunch of people chasing after me. Footsteps echo in my ears and they are getting closer and closer by the second.

Someone grabs me then throws me to the ground. s**t, not again.

“Give up,little alpha”says a male voice.

“Why?”I ask trying to keep my cool.

“Because I said so”

“Okay then, I give up”

“Really just like that?” He laughs “Aren’t you a compliant little alpha”

“I’m not stupid enough to put my life in danger because of these Challenges. I’ll find another way to make a name for myself” I shrug. Pain shooting up my ribs.

“Sure you would. Well, I don’t believe you little one so I’ll have to make sure you’re not available for the rest of the competition”

“How are you going to do that?”

“You!” He points at someone behind me “Come hold her.” He then rolls up his sleeves preparing for whatever it is he is about to do to me.

“Do you really need someone to hold me? Are you really that scared of me” I ask him just to stall.

“I don’t like taking chances sweetheart. And from what I’ve seen, you can be really feisty”

Before his goon can grab me I turn and kick him right in the balls. he shrinks in on himself, kneeling. Another guy try’s to punch me but I dodge it elbowing him right on the nose.

They surround me yet again. There’s no winning this unless I shift.

One of them grabs me holding my hands behind.

Dammit there’s no escaping this unless I shift and if I shift then I’m disqualified.

The one who seems to be calling the shots advances towards me but Before he cold lay his hands on me, he is knocked out cold by someone. He is an alpha but I can’t make out who it is.

It’s like time stops, everyone is watching the guy to see if he wakes up but nothing. Everyone except the guy who knocked him out. He is watching me instead.

If he kills him he won’t win this challenge, but maybe he doesn’t care about winning that much. Or that he would be expelled.

While he is still distracted by watching me One of the goons hits him with a big branch knocking him down.

They all start piling on him punching and kicking. It goes on for a few minutes before He stands up sending them flying and then he growls.

The growl makes my body shiver, it’s like I can feel it all over my skin. Who the f**k is this. And why am I being turned on right now. This is not the time nor the place for it.

The feeling is squashed down though when he knocks another one with just a punch and the rest scatter off, running. He turns to me his eyes fully black. His wolf wants out and he seems to be holding on for dear life to not let him out. I guess he wants to win this after all.

He looks at me and then stalks towards where I’m standing as if I’m the prey and he is the predator.

Alvin.

It’s Alvin. Of course it’s him.

“You know I really hate to be saved but you did me a solid there big guy” I try to laugh but it comes out all wrong and forced.

He grabs me pulling me flush against his body.

Wow. He is really warm.

Or maybe it’s because every part of me feels damp and soggy thanks to the river.

He runs his hands on my face pushing my hair away.

“Alvin?” I call out but he doesn’t stop his exploration of my face. His clawed finger brushes over my lips making my body shiver once again.

“Sorry to disturb you. . .but can you let Alvin take over. We have to get going if we want to move on to the next part of the challenge” when I try to point to the direction of the path we should take my n*****s brush against his bare chest. I gasp and he growls yanking me closer to him. And then he starts sniffing my hair and my neck.

And then to my horror he lifts me up, my legs going around his waist.

“Oh my god what are doing” I shriek. He take a few steps to the opposite direction of where we should be going. After a few steps he suddenly starts swaying.

“Please don’t drop me”

As if he understands what I’m saying he places me gently on the ground then he stengers and drops down.

“f**k! Are you okay.? Alvin? Please don’t be dead” I shake him and he groans “oh thank god. You might be a douchecanoe but I don’t want you to die”. I lift his head up my hands immediately feeling something sticky and wet on the back of his head.

“You’re bleeding f**k what do I do. What do I do?”

I turn him on his so I can see his wound better. Laying his head on my thighs “why aren’t you healing, you should be healing” maybe the force was too much and his body is healing slowly. Dammit I hate this. I guess I’ll have to stay here until someone comes and helps us. That means I won’t win.

fuck, I don’t want to leave him here though. I just can’t. He helped me and the the least I can do is return the favour.

“I really wanted to win” I tell him but then an i idea hits. “But maybe I can. Can you wait here. I mean it’s not like you can go anywhere but I was just making sure”

I remove him from my thighs gently and get up and sprint towards where I saw a selic flower. It has healing properties and if I make him eat it, it will stop the bleeding enough for his body to start healing.

I run as fast as I can since time is about to run out on us. If we want to make it we have to hurry.

I find the flower where I saw -the lime and pink petals making it easy- picking it then sprint back to where I left Alvin. I chew a part of the flower for him it’s tastes vile making my tongue numb. I spit it out then try to feed him but he just lets it flow out of his mouth without eating it.

“Dude come on. I know it’s tastes disgusting and the fact that it’s mixed with my spit doesn’t help the case but please just swallow” I try again but he still spits it out.

“This is the last bit, if you spit it out I’m leaving you here and not telling anyone that you’re hurt” I chew on it again but instead of feeding it to him like I’ve been doing, I change tactics. I open his mouth and and then place mine on his. He grunts when I push the flower to his mouth. My hand holds him in place until it’s gone. Then when I’m about to move away I feel his hand stopping me. His fingers gets tangled up in my hair pulling me closer while his mouth parts father apart letting his tongue out. His hand leaves my hair down my back.

I push him away suddenly out of breath.

“Uhh. . . Okay well. . . That happened” he groans trying to grab me. “Yeah you’re right we should get moving if we want to win this thing. We still have another part of the challenge to get through” I manoeuvre him until I’m carrying half of him on my shoulder then we start moving.

The final part of the challenge is a sheer cliff face that seems impossible to climb. How the f**k am I going to do this while carrying this big ass man with huge muscles.

“You know if you were any one else I’d be crying right now. Like snot running down my face type of crying.” He grunts and I don’t know if he wants to laugh or tell me to f**k off.

I start pulling him while climbing and we fall a few times because the ground is covered in moss covered rocks.

I almost start crying for real.

But Alvin starts gaining his strength back helping me climb and then when we finally make it on top I almost pass out due to exhaustion. We are the last ones to get there but we do. With a few minutest to spare. Okay two minutes but that doesn’t matter.

Medical stuff tends to us while congratulating us on making it through. I try to fight off the exhaustion making my eyes heavy but the last thing I hear is my brother telling me I’ll be fine before I go under.