Born to be Alpha

Strange Changes

Another weird wolf dream. I have no idea why this has been happening the past few nights. It's a little strange because the wolf in my dreams always looks the same and sounds the same. Weird, I know this massive looking creature speaks to me in my dreams. Its sort of like hard to explain but I feel like I am somehow connected to him. Besides the dream there has been a lot of weird things that have been happening. Like I have started feeling more energetic recently. Although Ethan and my parents don't believe me, I also feel stronger. Brandon's beatings don't hurt like they used to before and I am no longer afraid of him.

Alexander turned his head quickly, there was a loud sound and people talking loudly. He walked into the kitchen and saw his parents busy making breakfast, but he could still hear people talking loudly. "Did you guys hear that?" I asked ."Heard what?" my mother asked. "The sound of people talking. They are so loud," I said, trying to drown them out. "Alex, I really don't know what you're talking about. There really isn't any sounds. Maybe you didn't get a proper sleep last night and so everything sounds louder than usual," my father said while giving my mother a weird look. I know I wasn't going crazy. I distinctly heard the voice of Mrs Peters, one of our neighbors, three doors down, she had that unique laugh and accent but if I told my parents they may think I'm either making things up or think that I have completely lost my mind, judging by the look my father had given my mother a few seconds ago.

"Yo, man. Are you okay?" Ethan asked me the next morning at school. "Yeah I'm fine," I replied. "I saw Brandon drag you out of the field. I swear I thought you were going to be beaten so bad that you would've skipped school today,"Ethan said. "Yeah, that's what I thought too but as he started punching me, I somehow felt like I could handle it and I wasn't going to give him the satisfaction of asking to be left alone. As he was beating me, the coach from the other team and his assistant, the female who rejected Brandon, had come to use the bathroom. They saw him and asked him to leave me alone. As soon as he saw her, he left out of embarrassment," ,I explained to Ethan who couldn't believe how lucky I was to have been able to escape Brandon the bully.

As Ethan and I were walking to our first class of the morning which was science class, thinking we were lucky enough to not have to deal with Brandon and his friends, we bumped into them. "Just when we thought we were going to have a good day for a change," Ethan said dejectedly. "Hey Doofus and Buttface,"Brandon said bumping hard into me. I just ignored him and walked into the classroom followed by Ethan. "For today's lab work, I want you all to swap partners for a change. Work with someone you haven't worked with. Just my rotten luck, of all the people I could have possibly been paired with, it had to be Brandon. Well, seeing as I have no choice, I just have to grin and bear it. How much trouble could he cause in front of a teacher right? Clearly I underestimated Brandon's sheer dislike of me and his need to humiliate me constantly. As soon as our teacher got distracted by a member of administration, who had come to the door to remind him of something important, Brandon saw it as his opportunity to strike. He intentionally dropped my notebook on the floor. I got off the stool to pick it up not knowing that it was just the start to his master plan. As I was sitting down, he kicked my stool, causing me to fall hard on my ass. The entire class, with the exception of Ethan were bawling in laughter. Pointing at me. I don't know how to explain the rage that came over me. I pushed Brandon so hard, he fell. I think I am a magnet for bad luck just as I pushed him, my teacher walked into the class, and of course I was the guilty one. No one, not even my best friend was going to snitch on Brandon. I don't blame Ethan though, a few months ago, I would have done, the exact same thing.

"Alexander Greystone! I'm highly disappointed in you. I really didn't expect such pathetic behavior from one of my best students. Now you go straight to the principals office," Mr Brown, our science teacher said disappointed. I tried to protest but he cut me off, "I saw the whole thing that happened. So don't you dare try to deny anything. I really didn't expect this from you Alex! As I walked to the principal's office, I was so angry, I punched a wall along the hallway. I left a hole in the wall! What the hell? Where did this strength come from. Somehow I managed to damage the wall without injuring myself. I wish I could understand what is going on.

So the principal decided that I deserved detention. It didn't matter how much I begged and pleaded, according to everyone I was in the wrong. So I served me detention without the Principal Stone asking my parents to come to school because Brandon wasn't injured. I had no choice and served my detention. Finally it was time to go home where I could finally be in peace.

As I got out the school gate, Brandon and his crew, were waiting for me. "So, you think you're strong now? You think you can stand up to me?" Brandon said bumping me real hard. He seemed a little confused and surprised to see me still standing. "Oh so you want to play tough guy now?" Brandon said, aiming his fist at me. I dodged it and grabbed his wrist and squeezed it. "Ouch! Let go! Let me go," Brandon said. Everyone stood there stunned for a few seconds before dispersing leaving me standing alone trying to figure out what just happened. As I got home, I noticed the black SUV that had been parked outside our house since last night, there again. I noticed it in the morning as well. Curiosity got the best of me and so I decided to snoop. I hear them reporting to someone on the phone that the Prince was awakening. What Prince I wondered. I decided to have a talk with my parents when they got home later, because things are getting weird around here.

"Alex,get down here! You have some explaining to do!" My mum shouted. "Woah! What's going on?" I asked confused. "We just got a call from Principal Jones. He said you almost snapped a boy's wrist. Apparently, you had some sort of altercation with him in science class and was given detention and then after detention, you confronted him and hurt him real bad. I recounted the events of the day and let my mum know that the boy the principal was referring to was my bully Brandon. That infuriated her because both my parents together with Ethan's parents had reported the incidents of bullying to the school administrators but nothing was done. Don't worry, your father and I will go to school tomorrow morning and sort out this mess,"she said.

"Mum, there's something else. Look I know how this sounds and you and dad are probably gonna think I'm losing my mind, but if I don't talk about this to someone, I may just end up losing my mind. I have been having these strange dreams recently. There's always a wolf, it looks the same and sounds the same every night. He looks scary but I don't know why it feels familiar. Then there's the issue of me becoming stronger. I swear this afternoon I thought I was going to be attacked by a dog that was barking only to realize I had heard a dog that was almost half a kilometer away. Then there's this black SUV, that I swear has been watching our home and I heard them talking to someone about a Prince awakening. My parents seem hesitant to say anything but they exchanged very weird looks with each other. At the exact moment when I had finished talking, my dads phone rang. "Alex, lets continue this discussion when your father is done with his call. It's work and may take some time. You go upstairs and we'll come to your room," she said.

They never came, so I decided to go downstairs and see if they were still awake because I hadn't heard them come upstairs. "It's happening sooner then we expected. We are going to have to tell him soon," ,my father said. "Not yet, not until we know that there's no threat and that he's safe," my mother said. "Okay I will do some digging around and see what I find," he said. So they knew why this was happening. As much as I wanted to confront them, I know that they would only tell me whatever they had been hiding from me, when they were ready and judging from what I had just heard, wasn't right now.

This morning I feel a little strange. I had that dream again last night, but this time the wolf with silver eyes told me that the kingdom awaits! There's no way I could possibly be the Prince they were talking about. As I got out the shower and took my toothbrush to brush my teeth and I looked into the mirror my eyes flashed gold briefly which freaked me out. I decided to sneak out of the house and confront those people in the SUV if they were still there. Maybe I would be able to get some answers from them. As I walked outside the SUV was still parked there, "Hi, can I help you with something?" ,I asked. "Your highness he answered flustered.