Fire and Ice

What a draggggg

The day dragged on painstakingly slowly almost causing me to moan out loudly in annoyance. The sun was out in force, not an ounce of wind blew across the Valley. The only wind generated was from the torrent of fresh lake water surging over the mountain. Birds chirped both high in the trees and low in the foliage of my plants in the garden. Critters scuttled and froliced in the underbrush outside my windows. The sweet scent of honey suckle and fruit trees wafted about my home like a fragrant perfume. The day was too perfect to be wasted away like this, I hadn't even been able to check on my Shadow Walker beast all day who I left to walk the entire hillside. Hopefully they didn't cause trouble, nor did my soul beast get the chance to stretch out the kinks within their own bodies. As it were my soul beast and shadow walkers were let out daily in order for us to learn, teach and educate one another on one's skillset and limitations.

Everyone decided to hangout at my place doing absolutely fucken nothing, lounging about eating, drinking, watching movies even swimming. Their actions had my nerves on edge, I was able to tolerate having breakfast and small talk. But the truth was so much had happened during those three years away I couldn't handle crowds, mess, dirt, everything was scheduled, had a place and order, I were skeptical of my surroundings, of people, I wasn't jumpy or jittery I just couldn't allow myself to trust many if anyone nowadays. Call it OCD or anxiety but there was more too it. What was worse was I couldn't even get the chance to check in with Alpha Ethan, morning turned into afternoon, afternoon turned in to evening and evening turned into night time. Sky begged for us to hit the clubs over and over. I shut them down at every turn. If only the boss would just reach out and call for me I'd be saved. I repeatedly told them I still had stuff to do yet even Oliver had the audacity to encourage their antics. My patience were at it's peak just as I was about to voice my opinion Jackson piped up, not before his amber eyes glazed over in a thick cloud of gold.

"Alright everyone we're gonna call it a night, Bloom we've got to head in"

Just like that I literally flew up off the couch ushering everyone out my front door.

"When the Alpha calls....One must answer" I almost preened, making sure not to make eye contact with Oliver who I felt burning daggers in the back of my head. There was a collective sigh from the unhappy pack members.

"Another time guys, but I've told you all I have unfinished business to attend" with that I set the alarm to my Jingshi pushing everyone out of my yard before throwing up a trip rune across the pebbled walkway, that ran high up into the sky before running up along my hillside clearing and down across part of the jaggered raven and waterway before cascading over the valley. I heard the gasps of everyone, both Jackson and Oliver looking to me questioningly something I couldn't be bothered mentioning right now. I continued on my path quickening my pace a little more so I wasn't in direct line of sight with their hard stares.

"Night all, I'll catch up with you tomorrow." I called over my shoulder somewhat relieved before taking the bridge that would lead me across the Valley and straight to Alpha Ethan's pack house where political, martial, and official business was conducted.

I had practically ran across the bridge, not even waiting for Jackson to catch up, in the distance I could see Oliver just standing on the opposite side of the valley. Who knew what he were thinking at this point, upon running out of my home like a chicken I had thrown up my mental walls so I didn't have to deal with Olivers constant questions. Possibly I threw up my walls so I didn't have to feel his intense emotions compressing me into a cluster-f**k of neediness.

"What a draggggg today has been"