Luna's Revenge

The Big Day

I was awakened by the sounds of footsteps storming down the stairs. My father came down like a man on a mission and stopped behind the couch, the same moment I sat up to see who was making all the noise. "Corra, what are you doing on the couch? Why don't I smell any breakfast cooking?" I stood up instantly forgetting that I hadn't made any breakfast for my parents. "I... I... So sorry dad I got in so late from working at the packhouse, that i passed out on the couch and..." "Save it. I don't want to hear your excuses. I just want to hear the sound of food cooking. Now get to it!" He shouted at me with his right arm outstretched and his index finger pointing in the direction of the kitchen. "Yes sir." I said with my head hung low. My father was becoming increasingly harsh with me with each passing year that I remained in his house wolfless and mateless. Aside from my quick heightened sense of smell and sight, I was little more than humans in his eyes, and he was not very fond of humans. I still smelled of the dishes I washed earlier this morning and sweat. There was no time to change right now, I had to get breakfast on the table and quickly, my father has struck me a few times over the years. Not over any small things, like the other warriors and leaders would have. But with his increased distain, I didn't want to bring him to that point. I hurried to the kitchen located at the back right side of our house and put on one of my mom's aprons. She always had fun quotes on her apron like 'Best Cook in The Pack', or 'Paw might Bring Home the Bread but Maw Brings Home the Bacon'.

My mother could be heard coming down the stairs. "Good morning family." she says as she gets to the bottom step and kissing my dad on the cheek. "Good morning my love." My dad says to my mom while bringing her into his embrace and kissing her on the lips. "Good morning my little pup." My mom says as she makes her way over to me. Even though she is also disappointed in that I am wolfless, she still thinks of my as her little pup. She is the only one in my family that still shows me any kindess. She felt bad that I was being treated so poorly, but she also had to side with the pack on pack affairs. Unfortunately, my role and title here is part of pack affairs. She is possibly as optimistic as I am about me finding my mate today. She came into the kitchen to check on me. "How are things going in here?" She asked me as she stopped at the edge of the counter. "The sausage and eggs are almost done. I just have to start the croissants and get the orange and cranberry juices out of the fridge." I went to the fridge to get the juices and as soon as my right hand touched the fridge's handle, my mom was by my side with her left hand over my right one. She came closer to me a spoke at a whisper so that dad couldn't hear. "There is no rush my little pup." With that, she poked my nose with her free hand and winked before squeezing my hand lightly. " I love you mom." She smiles, "I love you to Corra. Today is the day. It has to be. It MUST!" she said in a loud whisper. " I... You... We all really need you to find your mate." I brush a tear from her eye, "Me too mom. I having been praying to the moon goddess all night." A few moments later my dad came into the kitchen. "Our breakfast ready yet, girl?" With that I turned from my mom and opened the fridge to get the juices. The I went to the stove and turned off the sausages . "Ye...Yes sir" I said rushing to the cupboard tp get two glasses. Dad went to the head of the kitchen table and sat. " poured him a glass of orange juice and sat the glass in front of him. I then went back to pour my mom a glass of cranberry juice. She and I both liked cranberry juice. My dad, brother and sister were the orange juice drinkers in the family. As soon as I put down her glass, I went to fix them each a plate. My mom went to her end of the table and sat. " I put some eggs and sausage on both of their plates; a larger helping on my dad's plate, as warriors need more protein than most. Once I put their plates in front of them my dad grabbed his fork and dived right in.

My mom on the other hand looked up at me and said, "We're missing something, aren't we?" My dad stopped eating anf looked around the table. I do the same, but can't figure out what was missing. My mom looked at both of us with a hint of annoyance. "Where is your plate Corra?" I looked up at my mom with my mouth gaped open and my dad raised his head ready to object. I had not sat down to eat with my parents in nearly two years. Once the have their breakfast I generally eat once they are done. " I umm.. sorry what?" My dad spoke up over my mumbling at the moment, "And why would she need to eat with us?" My mom looked over at my father with an expression like duh. "Because she is our child John. Our baby, and the last child we have still at home with us. Wouldn't you want to eat breakfast with her one last time, before she leaves the nest?" My dad put down his fork and huffed. "I did that two years ago when I found out what a disappointment our 'baby' had become Shauna. Besides the only way we are getting rid of her now is when we go to our graves." With that he picked up his fork and began eat again. I put my head down in regret. "John, please she's our daughter!" My mother spoke to him shortly. "Don't remind me." My father said whilst chewing. "For Goddess sake the least you can do is try to show some compassion, you big ogre." My mom said and gave my dad a death glare.

Dad paused for a moment, gave out an annoyed growl and put his fork down. "Fairly well." He picks up the napkin in the table to his left, and wiped his mouth, before placing it down where he got it. "Tell me, daughter, how are you doing on this final day that is surely to seal your fate, as a pathetic, barely more than human omega?" He said the last part with such distain, as if he had something sour in his mouth. "I .. Well, I hope it will be a joyous day, dad. I have been praying really hard to the Moon Goddess to bring me a mate today. I hope that they will be perfect and they will be able to lift me out of my runt." I put my head down looking at the floor, "Our rut." I said shamefully. "I wouldn't count on it. There is nothing that will make what shame you have brought onto our family any better. Well, nothing short of a miracle anyway." We all let out a collective breath, we didn't realize we were holding. There was a long moment of silence. No one said or did anything, just stared off lost in our thoughts. " Is there anything else I can get you two." I said quietly to break the awkward silence? "No little pup, thank you." My mom said with a faint smile, snapping out of her thoughts. "Well, OK. I will just... go upstairs to shower and change." With that I bolted out of the kitchen, through the living room and up the stairs. I have been so stupid. There was no way in the world my father would ever accept me again. I was a stain on the family name; on this pack. “Why would anyone want to be with me?“Once I reached my bedroom, I closed the door to my room,put my back to it. I slid down my door with tears streaming down my face, my head held to the sky. “Please, I am begging you. Please send me my mate, please send me my savior.” I said in a flood of tears, It’s not running down my nose. After several minutes of crying, I began gasping for air in between the sobs, in between the shaking cries. I lay on the floor still crying and rocking myself to sleep.

I awake to the sound of silence. Side of my face closest to the floor is covered in dried tears and snot. I rise slowly still a bit weak for my crying fit. I stand up shakingly and crossed my room into my adjoining bathroom. Looking at myself in the mirror, I look like a complete and total train wreck. My right side is crusted and dry tears and snot covering my forehead, side of my eye and most of my cheek. My hair which was in somewhat of a decent ponytail, is now sticking up if not out of the ponytail holder , And pressed tightly against my scalp. In order to avoid looking at myself any longer I cross to my tub and turn on the water to steaming hot. I slowly began to remove my clothes and let them drop to the floor. After several moments I move my shower curtain from its place and step into the tub. Even though I have it set on shower , I sit with my back against the back wall of the tub and my legs pressed tightly into my chest and I hugged myself I began to sob, but no tears come out. Only nonverbal moans in words. After my pity party , I decided to bathe myself and wash my hair. After I finish cleaning up I dried off turn, off the water, and went back into my room, with my towel wrapped securely around me. I go to my closet and pick out a nice dress to wear for the day. After staring at all of my clothes for it seems like forever I decide to put on a taupe colored doily styled dress that comes just below my knees and has lace sleeves. I grab a pair of cream colored flats that have a bow at the pointed toes. Then I go back into my room lay both of them on the bed and then go to my drawer to get a strapless beige bra and matching panties. I take both back onto my bed and lay them across from my dress and examined my choice of clothing for the day. “Yeah, that should do it I believe this is the perfect outfit for what I’m hoping will be the biggest day of my life.”” No sooner do I remove my towel to get dressed the door flies open and in walk my best friend Jared.“Hey Corra... so sorry I am so sorry! Your parents and you were up here. I didn’t think...I mean... dang it.” At the same moment I snatch my towel back onto myself and shriek. “Jared! What in the...why?! Don’t you know the knock when you come into someone else’s room?! Dang it.” I storm out of my room and into my bathroom with my clothes in hand. “I said I’m sorry!” Jared exclaims sheepishly. I return a minute later fully dressed and go back into my room, sit on my bed and snatch my flats from off the floor.

Upon bending back up, halfway, my eyes lock onto Jared’s pants. In his zipper area his manhood is bulging out. “Oh my goodness. You have got to be kidding me. What is that doing?. I interrogate him sternly. Jared looks down at his nether regions his mouth gaps open and quickly locks eyes with me again. “I… Oh… I am so. Sorry.... it just happened?” He responds in more of a question than a statement with his hands out and struggling his shoulders. You know it’s a... guy thing.” IHOP irritatingly at him stand up straight with my shoes on and look up into his eyes, as he is nearly a foot taller than me. Then I say to him and he hast but yet determined voice, “well that guy thing better leave my room right at this very moment.“ Then I turn around, Cross to my door that leads to the hallway and emotion him to get out. “Oh come on Corra. I didn’t mean to,please. I am your best bud. I just wanted to see how you were doing today. You know… Because it’s your big day! The last day you have to find that “special someone” you’ve been longing for.” He puts special someone in air quotes. I slammed the door and cross back over to him. “I know that, my parents know that, we all know that Jared! But right now you are impeding on my chance, my last chance to find that “special someone.” So if you don’t mind, please get out and wait for me downstairs. I promise you I will be down soon and then, and only then can we continue this conversation.” I ya sternly to him as I cross back to my door and motion him to leave once more. With one big exhale he slaps his shoulders and tries out defeated. He then turns around once he has crossed threshold and says, “well could you at least“ Well that moment the door slammed in his face I didn’t give him a chance to finish that statement. I was too concerned with my future . I let out a breath I have been toting, and cross back to my bathroom to finish getting ready. “And, would you please dear moon goddess find that annoying bullheaded, unable to use the brain you gave him, best friend of mine a mate as well?” I say as a final prayer before stepping out of my room.

As a male Jared doesn’t have to be concerned with finding his mate as a way to be relieved from these burdens and disappointments that have befallen the Omegas. He has a decent job within the pack, and his parents actually still cared and loved him. But I know he would be happy if he we’re to find his mate today, even if he won’t admit it. With that thought pushed out into the universe, I leave my room, and walk into the hallway, and go downstairs to have this dreaded conversation. “I really don’t wanna do this.” By the time I had reached the last flight of stairs that lead to our the lower level of our house, I could see my father and Jared having a very animated conversation. Their arms were flailing about, when they were speaking or reached out, in an almost agonizing move, pleading to the other. By the time I had to hit the second to the last step I could clearly hear some of their conversation and the agitation in Jared‘s voice when he spoke with my father. My father on the other hand stood stone face with his hands on his hips staring down Jared. “No! There is no way in the world I’m going to do that. It would not be fair... it would not be right, for me… And especially for Corra!”

By the time he had said my name I was standing two feet away from them at the bottom of the stairs. “What wouldn’t be fair to Corra?” I inquired with my interest peaked at the mention of my name. “Nothing. It’s nothing. It’s stupid… Just forget about it.“ Jared said clearly frustrated about the conversation and unaware that I had entered the room. “It’s not nothing it’s a resolution. The only resolution you have of fixing this problem, this shame that you both have brought unto yourselves, your families, and your pack.!” My father explained with his teeth graded and his fists by his side, trying to calm down his wolf, that was clearly trying to get out from the look of his eyes which were going from brown to silver and back to brown rapidly. “What what problem father? I don’t understand what you’re talking about.” With that my father looked at me with his eyes, which were no longer shifting from brown to silver but we’re now clearly just silver. “ what problem?! Are you seriously asking me what problem you and him have caused your families?“ My father said inching towards me with every word he said. “You! You are the problem Corra. You and your human self! The fact that you are in a pack of werewolves and you have no wolf is the problem! We were once proud families now we’re stuck with useless pathetic humans as our offspring.” Every time he said the word human, he did. So with disgust madman inflection. My father was not one of humans; mainly because we were killed off or forced not hiding by them.

“Can’t you see the pain and shame you have brought upon us? You are nothing more than a common servant. It’s disgusting how weak and pathetic you are. When we get attacked by opposing packs or rogues, you are of no help to this pack. We have to waste precious energy to protect you Amigas because you cannot protect yourselves. The only thing you’re able to bring to the table is being subservient, in order to do our bidding. You bring no real value to this pack. If anything, you make us weaker just by existing!” I wasn’t aware my father had this much hate in his heart for anyone, let alone his own daughter. I know he is ashamed of the fact that I am wolfless, but to hate me and rate me as nothing more than a weak and useless human? That really hurt me to my core. I begin to sob and fall to the floor hugging myself. My mother, who had been in the kitchen cleaning up after breakfast heard the whole the whole conversation and with the sound of my sobs, she came running in with her apron on, the same on I was wearing earlier, and wrapped her arms around me. At the same moment that my mother sheltered me in her arms, Jared stepped in between me and my father, ready to defend me from my father’s physical blows, should it’s come to it. “Enough!”Shouted my mother to my father looking him dead in the eye while still holding me on the ground. “You have said what do you want to say, now leave. You have just cause your family more pain with those heinous words, then Corra could have ever done just by being who she is.” She looked at my father stonefaced her eyes shifting from hazel to gray with her wolf on the edge of coming to the surface. One thing that could always get my mother riled up was anyone harming her pups, even my father. After several moments of them having their stare off, my mother turned her attention back to me sobbing uncontrollably in her arms and she kissed my forehead and shushed me while walking me slowly in her arms. With that my father was able to gain control of his wolf feeling hurt from what my mother had just said to him. I managed to glance back at my father to see if the man that I knew that I loved was still there, or was this evil heartless being the one that had taken over. He looked at me with steely eyes for a moment before looking down to his feet his shoulders slumped in defeat.

He tried using a different tactic to get his point across. “Sorry Corra. I didn’t... I don’t hate you. Might blame you for... but I don’t hate you,isn’t the situation. Now all I’m asking you to do, in order to restore at least an ounce of dignity back into our family and yours to Jared.” He said looking back at Jared who was still standing in between he and I. “ I want you two to choose each other as mates. If you do we will have some honor brought back into our home.” My mother and I looked upon my father’s with shocked written all over our faces. “ John! You could not be serious?! Why in the world would they do that? They still have a chance to find their true mates today, and you want to take that away from them? The last moment of hope they have before the fates are sealed in this pack. Why would you want to do that to them? Why would you even poach that topic? They’re just friends!” My mother stated to my father with concern in her voice. She was all about someone having their true mate. She was a hopeless romantic in that aspect. “Because Shauna they owe us that much. You are on this fairytale of happily ever after and romantic crap. But in reality THIS! This is the only solution for them to store the dignity that we have lost and gain our respect back. And besides we all see the way Jared looks at her. Come on, don’t pretend that you don’t everyone sees it he’s hopelessly in love with her.“ With that statement I’ll turn my focus to Jared who even though he was still staring down my father and had not turned my way, I can clearly see his shoulders tense up in his hands ball into a fist and then relax again, as if he was trying to calm himself and not freak out by this new revelation that had just been spoken out into the universe. John! Really? That was not for you to say. Doesn’t matter if we see it or not if he never said anything to her, it is not you’re doing to do so for him. And romantic crap?! Is that what you call us being true mates? Crap?” My father let out annoyed growl. “Oh come on Shauna, you know that’s not what I meant. I’m just so frustrated from all of this and just like you said this is the last chance they have at finding their mates. Therefore why can’t they just choose each other’s meats and get it over with! It’s not like they’re going to actually find there to meet today if they haven’t done so in the past five years!” My father said exasperated with this whole conversation.

“Do you… Is that true Jared? Do you love me?“ I said mockingly. “I… Well dang it Cora everybody sees it. I can’t help it I just... I just. Yeah OK. Yeah I. Love. You. You happy? I love you Corra! But I’m not going to act that love. I never have because I know that you were searching for your true mate and I love you enough and respect you enough, to not do anything to ruin that for you.” He said so quickly that’s he wasn’t stumbling over his words, just to say it and get it over with. He had been caught in the act. An act that everyone saw through apparently, except for me. How could zi truly call myself his best friend when I was too blind to see how he felt about me. Was I truly stuck wallowing in my life go pity at I could not see how a red felt? How much he longed to be with me? Looking back on the moments we’ve spent together these last five years, I could see all of the tender moment so we had. Moments that I thought were really sweet and tender, like the way he would wipe my tears from my face when I cried or how he would carry me over a mud puddle when I had to go outside to do errands and the ground was wet from the rain. The solemn songs he would sing when I had a hard day. But I just couldn’t bring myself to love him. Not in that way. Nor did I have the heart to tell him so, after his confession. So I did the only sensible thing I could think of, and ran. I pushed myself out of my mother’s arm so and ran out of the house through the front door. I ran so fast and aimlessly. I didn’t know where ai wasn’t going. I just knew I couldn’t be in that house around those people right now.