Chapter 7- Right As Rain
*Averys POV*
The next couple of went by in a flash, the twins had stuck to there word about changing. They were now more adamant then ever to persuade me to stay, taking every opportunity to spend time with me as-well as running the pack together. I had even grown closer to Liam and Harvey much to my surprise, when the twins or Laya couldn’t spend time with me they would keep me company. Things around the pack house had changed as ordered, some locals that were in need of the support or company were welcomed in with open arms and everyone took equal part in chores as promised. I was loving life here, the last few days had seemed like such paradise but my birthday was tomorrow and Laya said she had something planned. I sat staring into space as i ate my cereal on the sofa, television muffled compared to my thoughts. Was I ready to leave? Did I even want to leave? The twins had proved that they meant what they said at-least a hundred times if not more.
“Are you okay?”
My eyes snap to see Harvey leaning against the door, I gasp and flinch in shock sending cereal pouring on to my lap.
“Crap!” I groan, throwing my head back in embarrassment. Harvey chuckled, crossing over to me, taking the bowl from my hands.
“Go changed we have to be at pack training at 9, I’ll clean this up” he smiled, offering his free hand to help me up, I took it and pulled myself up. The boys had made pack training early so people could carry on with their days without anymore interruptions. I sighed loudly and headed towards the bedroom i was now sharing with the twins. I pulled open the draw and pulled out a pair of grey leggings and a vest top, undressing myself quickly. I dressed in a rush, tying my hair into a messy ponytail before meeting back with Harvey in the lounge.
“Ready” i yawned, I had not long woken up, the Twins had left to prepare for pack training before I had woke up. We headed downstairs and into the back garden, it was large enough to fit everyone for pack training and it was easily accessible. Everyone was grouped up in circles, chatting away to each other, Harvey led the way to the far back where Laya was stood with a girl I didn’t recognise. Harvey excused himself and rushed off back towards the house while my eyes inspected the stranger.
“Avery this is Charlie, Charlie Avery” Laya beamed, Charlie offered a small smile which I returned. She was a small girl, couldn’t be older then 15 but she was frail and looked sickly, her skin pale in contrast to her jet black hair.
“Nice to meet you” i yawned, stretching myself ready for the vigorous training session the twins had prepared.
“Nice to meet you” she squeaked, her voice matched her appearance, small and delicate.
“Morning everyone!” Boomed a heavenly voice and my eyes snapped to see the twins walking towards the centre of everyone. My heart skipped a beat and I couldn’t help but break out into a smile, I had missed them more then I cared to admit.
“If you could all split off into pairs, if you don’t have one then come meet us in the middle” Regan continued, people began pushing past each other racing to find there friends. I turned to see Laya holding Charlies hand and my heart dropped, I had really thought that Laya would have wanted to be with me. She must of sensed my upset and threw me a reassuring smile that I tried my best to return. I headed to the middle as they warmed up, the twins perked up as they saw me approach, and I felt the crimson rush to my cheeks.
“Alphas” I grinned, bowing sarcastically when I was in a close enough range to them, they rolled there eyes and chuckled. Harry leaned towards me, his lips a breath away from my ear.
“Luna” he mumbled, chills run down my spine and I let out a small gasp, my whole body felt like it was in fire.
“Not paired with Laya?” Regan questioned, his eyebrow raised in curiosity. The pit in my stomach came back at the thought of Laya with someone else. As far as I could remember Laya had always been my person, my escape from life you could say. She was my only friend, and I know I wasn’t hers, she was to bright and bubbly.
“She’s paired with someone else” I half heartedly smiled, trying to mask my disappointment.
“Guess that means your with me” hissed a venomous voice and my breath hitched. The tone fitted the snake it had came out of, Trinity. The twins looked on in shock, there eyes flickering between us while I stood there glaring. What was it with this girl?
‘She wants our mates’ Growled Rain, my body tensed instantly and I felt my hands clench into fists. Even the thought of her anywhere near them made my blood boil and my vision blur.
“Guess so” I spat, turning around and marching to a empty patch of grass.
‘We can swap you if you want’ mindlinked Harry, the worry radiating from his thoughts.
‘I’ll be fine’ I barked, closing off the link which thinking of was probably the worst idea I could of done. Trinity had followed me into the clearing and already took a fighting stance, her eyes glaring whiles through me. I scoff, after all this little witches taunting and bullying for years and years the thought of putting her on her ass would give me so much satisfaction.
“3..2..1 Go!” Shouted Regan, I could feel his watchful eyes on us as the words passed his lips. Trinity lunged straight for me, anger burning in her eyes. I just managed to duck under her outstretched arms and slip behind her quickly before tripping her up. She collapsed to the floor squealing, I let out a small laugh before covering it with a cough. Cursing under her breath she stood straight up, her bones breaking and fixing themselves back together. After fully shifting, she stood there, paws gripping into the ground as she crouched growling. I let out a hollow sarcastic laugh before shifting, it was still a painful experience but I bit back the pain. I wasn’t much smaller then she was but I could use that to my advantage. I hadn’t noticed everyone crowd around cheering and gasping as we circled each other. She pounced forward, snapping her teeth towards my front legs, I easily jumped out of her way and tackled her. She managed to easily push me off, gaining her composure quickly and we began circling each other again.
‘Focus Avery, you are quicker then she is’ Regan mind-linked, that small bit of encouragement perked me up. She lunged for me again and curled away from her before turning around sinking my teeth into her shoulder, she whimpered and pulled away, her eyes glowing red. I turned to find the boys but was tackled to the ground instead, I could feel my skin tear open and start burning from where she caught me with her claws. I snapped at her, pushing her off and instantly diving back on to her which she wasn’t expecting. Both of my paws held her down, giving her no room to move.
“Yield” called Regan, his voice booming over everyone’s gasps and shouts. I felt her bones snap and fix back and she shifted underneath me, her naked body pressed against my fur making me uncomfortable.
“I yield” she sighed, wiping blood from a cut on her lip, i backed off and sprinted behind a nearby tree to turn back, there was no way I was letting anyone see me naked. Agony radiated through me as I heard each bone snap and then reform till I was left exhausted in a puddle of flesh on the floor. My ribs were burning and I looked down to see a large gash slowly healing itself.
“Thought you’d want these”. I turned my head to see a worried Laya standing over me holding some of my clothes. I gave her a quick smile before pulling myself up, each breath hurt more then the one before. I rushed getting changed into a pair of skinny jeans and sweater and then we headed back to the pack. Everyone was stood talking in shock, I could see the Twins laying into Trinity away from everyone and I couldn’t resist but grin. No doubt they we’re gonna hand her ass to her after attacking someone who wasn’t looking. As much as the boys valued strength and determination, they also thought a fight should be fair and attacking someone unexpected was far from fair.
“Avery are you okay?” Regan gushed, finally taking a break from ripping Trinity a new one.
“I’m fine honestly you worry to much” I teased, rubbing the now healed cut on my ribs.
“Yeah she totally kicked her ass” Liam chuckled, slinging his arm over me and I almost collapsed under his weight.
“That’s my girl!” Harry shouted, running in from behind, pulling me into his arms and spinning.
“Put me down you jerk everyone is looking!” I demanded, dissolving into laughter as he continued to dismiss my protests and spam faster. When he eventually put me down, I swayed momentarily trying to regain my footing.
“Who knew you could fight like that princess” Regan teased, smirking at me playfully which made my heart skip a beat.
“Don’t touch what is mine” I muttered, I could feel the jealously seething out of me.
“What was that princess, I didn’t hear you?” Harry whispered, leaning down so close I could feel the heat of his breath caressing my skin.
“Don’t touch what is mine” I stuttered breathlessly, my body on fire with embarrassment and lust. Every fibre of my being just wanted to rip the clothes of their body’s, this feeling has become gradually more progressive and vivid in the days up to my birthday. And with one swift movement I was hoisted over Regans shoulder, no matter how many squeals or punches I gave him he refused to put me down. A pleasurable sting spread over my ass as Harry’s hand swatted it. They stormed through the garden and into the pack house straight upstairs in to our bedroom and throwing me softly on to the bed. I looked up at them eagerly as the both took of their T-shirts, my eyes feasting on their muscular frames. I could practically feel myself drooling, I had gotten used to seeing them in the bare minimal amount of clothing but it still got me excited each time. Harry climbed on top of me and Regan climbed behind and settled me between his legs, eagerly pulling my top off and massaging my shoulders while Harry placed fiery kisses up my chest. A small moan escaped my lips as my eyes rolled back, the boys groaned in pleasure. Harry’s lips moved up to my neck while his hands discovered every curve and piece of bare skin he could find, his touch somehow rough and soft all at once.
“We can’t wait anymore baby” muttered Harry between kisses, Regan kissed my shoulders delicately. I hadn’t done much with twins in the fear of being a disappointment to them or getting myself to attached to them, I hadn’t let them get as far as being half naked and kissing. At this moment I wanted them to much right now to protest, however the better half of me knew not to go to far but if Rain had it her way she would be pinned underneath them completely bare. My hands wandered down the front of Harry’s jeans, his bulge pressing up against them throbbing. I grabbed it firmly and he let a groan pass his lips and I grinned devilishly, excited by his reaction. I pushed him off of me, the corners of his mouth turning downwards. The corners twitched when I climbed on top of him, my hands running through his hair and my lips connecting to his. His hands travelled down my stomach until the were fiddling with the button on my jeans while Regan hooked off my bra strap swiftly. I never felt so naked yet so comfortable in my entire life, like all the fear slowly evaporated away in this moment. In this moment life was perfect, in this moment I was happy. Harry shuffled off my jeans and underwear, his fingers brushing the inside of my thigh chasing my back to arc and shudder.
“You are beautiful Avery” Regan groaned into my ear, his member pressed hard into back. I hit down on my lip to suppress a moan, the boys eyes burning in delight.
“So f*****g beautiful” Harry gasped, his eyes roaming over every curve, freckle ans scar on my body. His fingers traced over each scar, grimacing in pain. His eyes locked with mine and I could feel his pain, his regret burning him up inside.
“The past is the past” I muttered, still breathless and flustered wanting him to continue his pursuit of me.
“Do you mean that?” Harry asked, his mood shifting from sad to optimistic. I knew now that we were having this conversation I knew anything that was happening was officially stopped.
“Yes I mean that” I sighed relaxing back into Regan who had began cuddling me.
“Your staying?” Regan muttered, squeezing me tighter.
“I’m staying” I smiled, the boys erupted in to cheers, Regan peppering my neck with kisses. Laya rushed into the room bright red and breathless.
“What are we cheering about?” She asked confused, eyebrow raised and hand on hip.
“She’s staying!” announced Harry, the excitement dripping from his voice. Laya started jumping up and down squealing, I covered my ears to mute at-least some of the noise. Seeing the happiness on all of there faces seemed almost worth staying.
“Great now can I steal my bestfriend back?” She grinned and the boys groaned in unison.
“Yes you can!” I jumped at the chance to escape from this situation. I climbed off the bed and pecked both boys on the lips before running to join Laya at the door.
“See you both later!” I shout, facing away from them.
“Alright fine, we have a meeting anyway so bring her back for 7 please Laya” Harry called as we walked out the room.
“So your staying?” Laya pressed, grinning from ear to ear. I rolled my eyes.
“Yes Laya I’m staying” I sighed “what are we doing?” Trying to change the conversation as best as I could.
“Dress shopping” Laya grinned, dragging me downstairs.
“Dress shopping? For what?” I questioned, my feet struggling to keep up with her.
“Tonight!” She squealed, her fast walk practically turned into a skip.
“What’s tonight?” I asked again, she was confusing me.
“Don’t you worry about that, your job is to look pretty” laughed Harvey who was stood at the front door. I scowled at him, I hated being kept in the dark especially by my best-friend.
“Take us to the mall” Laya ordered Harvey and he nodded pulling his keys from his pocket and heading out the door. We followed behind quickly, are small legs trying to keep up with him.
We spent 2 hours at the mall, Laya picking up and showcasing different dresses, voicing her opinion on how good I would look before deciding wether or not to add it to the pile I was already carrying. Harvey helped us load the bags into the car, Laya giggling gleefully in the front seat.
“Can you tell me what’s going on!” I complained from the back seat, pouting and glaring out the window.
“Nope, sorry” giggled Laya, I could feel her eyes burning into me through the mirror. Harvey climbed in and started the car.
“Ready girls?” Harvey asked, turning to face us both. I carried on glaring out the window not responding. We pulled out and started driving, the chatted mindlessly at the front while I sat brooding in the back. I don’t know why I was so irritated, I just didn’t like being left in the dark. We drove straight past the pack house, I turned to talk but before I could get a word in Laya cut me up.
“Avery we are going to mine to get ready and Harvey is going to wait outside then drive us back. You can sit there and be mad at me all you want, your my bestfriend so can you please just let me do this. Please.” she begged. I opened my mouth to argue but I closed it knowing better.
“Fine” I muttered, glaring out the window again. We arrived 5 minutes later, I jumped straight out the car and stormed in to see GamGam. As I walked in I saw GamGam in the kitchen, her usual spot. I headed straight to her, the kitchen cluttered with bowls and baking equipment and their she was, stood in her apron that was covered in flour and egg. She was a short women, couldn’t be any taller then 5ft, short curly grey hair and blue eyes and was always smiling.
“GamGam!” I cried, rushing over and taking her in my arms. She grinned and wrapped her arms around me, patting my back.
“Avery my dear! Oh how I’ve missed you, it has been to long!” She smiled, pulling away and holding me at arms length inspecting me.
“You look so much better!” She beamed at me, a hand stroking my cheek. I smiled back at her and pulled her in for another hug.
“I’ve missed you GamGam” I sigh, it had been a while since I had been around, before everything changed.
“I missed you too child, now go get ready” she ushered me out the room and I met Laya at the stairs.
“You ready?” She asked offering me her hand as she took a few steps up the stairs.
“Ready as I’ll ever be” I took her hand in mine and followed her up.