The Luna's Search for Answers

10. TEN WHOLE DAYS

-LUKE-

Ten days had passed since Kailee last took her medication and I was starting to think my hope that the medicine would wear off in two weeks was not going to happen. I had been busy with pack business and the girls stayed busy visiting with Julia, Layla, Danielle and my mother. Danielle was getting to know Kailee better and found her to be really easy when it came to planning the ceremony. She didn’t have a preference of anything, so Danielle was able to make it Danielle’s style, which Kailee thought was great anyway.

One day Meghan, Danielle and my mother wanted to go shopping. Kailee wanted to stay back this time and used the excuse that she wanted to get to know some of how the pack worked more. She decided to visit the local daycare and I told her I would take her and introduce her to the owner, but she declined my offer. She was starting to get more comfortable and I couldn’t have been more proud.

On another evening, the girls attempted to do a slumber party in Meghan’s room but in the middle of the night, Kailee snuck out to be with me. I was awake when she entered the room and I was grateful she decided to sneak away. “Can you not sleep” I asked. “Not at all” she said. I threw the covers back and patted the bed for her to lay down. “Me neither” I admitted.

I was glad everyone was getting used to the pack. Even Meghan had started to grow on me and I could tell Kyle was fond of her. Kyle hadn’t found his mate yet and I was worried things with Meghan could get complicated, so I warned him that he needed to think things out before making rash decisions. He just rolled his eyes and said “yes dad” as he walked away.

-KAILEE-

The girls and I had gotten a lot closer. I would see Luke in the morning and then I’d run off with the girls till dinner time, when I would get to see Luke again.

The girls and I did cooking classes with Julia and Layla. Somehow, Meghan always burned her dishes but I was proud that she continued to try. After a few weeks, she was a cooking pro. Coming into the pack had really done Meghan well as she began to find her creative side for once.

We started training every day with the warriors. Well, not really the warriors, it was more like the future warriors who were eight years old. We figured we needed to start somewhere and that was where we were. I was catching on quicker than Meghan, so eventually, I would train with the future warriors and then would spend a couple hours training with the guards.

One day the girls decided to go shopping and I gladly stayed back. I wanted to volunteer for the pack anyway, so it gave me the day to do that. I decided on starting at the pack daycare. After breakfast, I made my way through the town. Pack members were starting to wave at me and I was feeling more and more at home. I entered the daycare and met Jazzy the owner. She was a ball of energy and kindness and you could tell she loved what she did. She was happy to have the future Luna with her and she put me in the one-year-old room. The pups were all smiles when I entered the room. A little blonde boy raised his arms for me to pick him up immediately. He was a heavy one-year-old but he was smiling from ear to ear. “That’s Dominic”, Jazzy told me. “Well hi Dominic”, I excitedly said to him. The day went by fast and the parents came one by one. My heart broke when Dominic’s parents came and he cried when they took him from me. “Looks like you have a new fan, Luna” Jazzy said. “I’m a pretty big fan of him myself” I chuckled. I thanked Jazzy and told her I would be back soon and then I made my way to the pack house.

When I got there, the girls had decided we were going to have a slumber party after dinner. The thought of being away from Luke for that long made me feel uneasy, but I agreed anyway. Dinner was delicious and Julia came out to explain the dish to us. Meghan and I were growing ever so curious as to how she picked the perfect seasonings and side dishes to pair with each other. It was an art and Julia was the perfect artist.

After dinner, I said goodnight to Luke and joined the girls in Meghan’s room. We watched Twilight and ate movie candy and popcorn, had a pillow fight and then laid down still laughing. I had always wanted friends like this and I knew how lucky I was to have found them. Meghan and Danielle fell asleep quickly but I tossed and turned. I couldn’t get comfortable and I couldn’t stop thinking about my mate in the other room. I quietly got up and tip toed out the door and down the hall to our bedroom. I slowly opened the door and saw the light was still on and Luke was in bed on his laptop. He smiled as he saw me come in. He knew what I needed and I crawled into bed and laid my head on his chest. Sleep found me quickly and before I knew it, I was out.

“KAILEE!” I heard a scream and I jumped up from my sleep. Luke sat up wondering what happened. “Did you have a bad dream” he asked. “I’m sorry, I guess I did. I dreamed someone screamed my name” I said as I laid back down. Luke held me close to comfort me as I tried to go back to sleep. “KAILEE!” My eyes shot open and I sat up “there it is again and I wasn’t asleep this time”, I told Luke. He looked at me, still half asleep “do you think it could be..” he asked. “I don’t know” I answered. “Well, try to speak to her” he told me. “How?” I asked. “Just imagine the conversation in your head. If it’s your wolf, she’ll be able to hear your inner voice”, he coached. Here goes nothing I thought. “Hello. Wolf. Are you there?” I couldn't think of anything else to try. It was quiet, then suddenly I heard her “I’m here, I’m here” she replied. She sounded far away but I could still make out what she was saying.

“She’s here!” I excitedly said out loud to Luke. “What is your name” I asked. “My name is Tatiana and I am your wolf.”