The Prophecy of Hydrangea

THIRTY TWO *CALL HER HYDRANGEA*

With all the strength left in me, I called out to her.

“Hydrangea, come back to me” I said but my words were barely audible.

In my misery, I saw my luna fixed to the spot she was standing on, unable to decide whether to go after her daughter or to come to me. Finally arriving at a decision, she turned and ran out.

Paige rushed into the room and runs up to me. On seeing him, I murmured.

“Don’t go anywhere, please don’t leave me Hydrangea”

I couldn’t hold my feelings in any longer, I fell down and burst into tears, releasing all the emotions that I have bottled all inside of me all these years.

In my pains, my mind drifted to the time Andrea no Hydrangea was named.

FLASH BACK

I was standing in my throne room, at this very spot when Jasper walked in holding the little baby.

“She is here Alpha, waiting outside” Jasper said

He handed the baby over to me.

I took the baby from him.

“Why is she still outside, why didn’t you bring her in to sit down and wait” I asked him.

“She insisted she came for the baby and only the presence of the baby can bring her in” He replied.

I thought about what he just said, the baby had been in the pack house, so what does she mean by only when the baby is inside. I dismissed the thought as I wasn’t ready to over think right now.

“What about the luna” I asked.

“She is inside her room Alpha, I only informed her that you asked that I bring the baby, and she gave her to me. Should I go ask her to come too?”. He asked

“No, there is absolutely no need for that. Let her get some rest, the visit is just to bless the baby and pour some liberations to the moon goddess on her behalf. So you see, her presence is not crucial at this time” I said.

I tried to console the baby that had just began to cry.

The baby is already three weeks, and is long overdue to be given a name. If not for the complications the luna had during childbirth, we would have done that long ago, when she was eight days old. The complications kept the luna in the hospital for two full weeks. The date for the naming is yet to be fixed though, I plan on doing that once the luna is fully recovered.

“Come on pretty baby please stop crying, daddy is here for you okay” I cuddled her, and she stopped crying.

“You can go tell her in that I am with the baby, so she can come inside”. I said

As he was leaving, I added while he stopped to listen.

“I hope the omegas have got everything ready for the liberations”. I inquired.

“Yes Alpha, everything is ready”.

“Instruct them to quickly bring them all in before she enters. They should be fast about it”. I instructed.

“Okay Alpha, I will do just that”. He replied and left.

“And remember, no one is allowed in until after the liberations”. I said.

“Of course Alpha, I will ensure that you have no disturbance” he assured.

I looked at the baby I was carrying, she has been quiet all along looking at me, maybe trying to learn the way I carry out my duty in preparation for when it would be her doing them. I smiled at her, and just as always, she giggled.

I was sitting on my throne when she entered. Upon sighting the baby and I on the throne, she stopped, looked around the room and sprinkled some salt in the air.

She looked at me and beckoned on me to come with the baby. I stood up and started walking towards her. She started coming towards me too, and seeing that she was coming, I hesitated to go further. But she beckoned on me to keep moving.

We both arrived right at the middle of the room. She immediately wore some gloves and collected the baby from me.

“The symbol of this is that we will meet halfway, the child and I” She said not expecting my response.

I wondered what she meant by meeting halfway with a baby that had just be born, but I restrained myself from asking questions at this important occasion.

She went on with the liberations while I watched, she passes the baby to me whenever she needed to use her both hands.

“So much have already been revealed to you about this baby”. She said.

I wanted to reply, but she quickly signaled for me to remain quiet. And she continued.

“She is just like the flowers, with a soul so pure. She will cause you to worry, but the joy that she brings cannot be compared”

She looked at me, and as if she was in a transit, she said.

“Focus on the joy Alpha, worry not over that which you can’t control”

All of a sudden she said as if she wasn’t the person that had just spoken.

“Pass me the Bowl of water, it’s time to clean her feet”.

I watched as she diligently concluded with the liberations. Now it was time to bless the baby. She collected the baby from me, and walks up to the throne and I followed behind.

When she got to the throne, she signaled for me to pass her the white towel. She wrapped the baby with the towel, and held her up with her hands stretch above and said prayers on the baby’s behalf, calling on the moon goddess to bless the child.

When she was done, she hands the baby to me and said.

“She is Hydrangea, call her Hydrangea”.

This instruction came as a shock to me. I looked at the baby in my hands, unable to comprehend why she must bear a name associated with her doom, the fight she is to face.

“Hydrangea, the most beautiful flowers” I stammered.

She looked at me without uttering any word.

“Flowers? Please not flowers. Am I not allowed to call her another name, something, anything that don’t have to do with flowers? I pleaded with her.

“You are stubborn Andrew, let it not be the cause of your doom. Do what you want Andrew, but in all of it, don’t take away her identity”. She instructed.

After saying this, she turned and left the room. After she was gone, Paige enters the room. As I saw him enter, I went and sat on my throne.

“She is done Alpha, I hope everything went well” he asked

“Yes Paige it did”. I hesitated for a while before adding.

“Luciana revealed the name of baby.”

“She has a name already, wow, that is great to know, so what’s the name of this lovely angel”. He asked collecting the baby from me and lifted her high.

“She is Andrea” I said without giving it a second thought.

At the moment, the best thing I can do is to give my baby a different name and calling her Andrea is just as good as Hydrangea. It could even pass for a short form for it.

Paige looked at me, it appeared as if he felt something fishy about the name. I looked back at him daring him to question my information.

“When would the ceremony for the naming take place Alpha, it should be done soon, you know it must be done before we start calling the baby by her name” he inquired.

“I am thinking about this weekend, but I will speak to the luna about it. Hopefully she would be strong enough before then”. I said.

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I was coming out of the shopping mall with two years old Andrea, when we were met by Jon. On seeing Andrea, he carries her.

“Good afternoon Jon”.

“Good day Alpha, glad to see you and the little girl.

“So, no need asking what you came here for, even though it’s not everyday one expects to see you walking around town”. I said.

“A stretch once in a while won’t hurt you know” he said while laughing.

Andrea too giggled at his reply.

“So you are alone with her”. He said.

He looked around for a sign of a guard from the pack house.

“Yes I am. I had to bring her to the mall to buy one or two things for her, the little girl has been disturbing me to bring her myself to the mall to get some of the things she felt she needed. So as you can see, I had to leave every other tasks pending until her needs are met”. I said.

I was laughing and holding up the bag I was carrying for him to see.

He laughed too and looked at Andrea.

“You see Hydrangea, daddy got a lot to do….” He was still speaking when I bluntly cut him off.

“Andrea Jon she is Andrea”. I said as a matter of fact.

“Really Andrew?” he asked.

I was beginning to lose my patience with him. I wondered why he won’t just stop been stubborn. I am completely pissed at him right now. I felt it was unfair for him to use his privilege of knowing the unknown and his power to access the great beyond to disrespect others decisions.

“You were at the naming ceremony Jon, you were there with every other person when she was named as Andrea. I am her father Jon, afford me that right”. I said,

I quickly collected my girl from him.

“She is Hydrangea Andrew, you can’t lie to yourself for too long. Keeping the name from her may not be the best approach to this.” He said quietly.

“Leave me to my approach Jon, not as if you’ve proffered much yourself”. I said and left him.

I got to the car, placed Andrea in her carrier at the back, entered into the car and I drove off in anger.