The Season Of The Wolf

Detention

This was only the second month of school and I've had Roxi in my classroom almost everyday after school. She was purposefully getting detention as if she never got enough quality time with me at home.

"Don't you have friends?" I look over at the sweet girl sitting on the edge of my desk. She's sucking on a Tootsie pop.

She pulls the candy out of her mouth with a pop sound. She puts it to her lips and makes a thoughtful face.

"Mm...nope. You're my only friend, Naomi."

"I definitely don't believe that. You've been here for two months. You should've made a few friends by now."

"Well, you're the only friend I need. We have fun together, even though you won't share your wine or let down your walls."

"Cool it, girl, you're 17 so you don't need wine. Also, it's only been two months."

She rolls her eyes and continues to watch me grade papers while eating her sucker. She occasionally rubs her foot on my arm.

"Stop that!"

"Stop what?" She says with an innocent look on her face.

I try to ignore her, but she uncrosses her legs and I can see up her skirt. She's wearing a red lace thong.

*ahem* "We should get home. Let's go."

"Okay, can we get dinner on the way? I'm craving a big Mac with fries and a chocolate milkshake."

"Anything you want."

"Oh, am I your little princess?"

"Haha, no. I'm responsible for you, though."

"How many of my needs are you responsible for?"

"Food, shelter, water, and platonic companionship."

"That sucks, I was hoping you could help me with something else."

"Roxi, I don't think that's appropriate."

"I was talking about my math homework."

"Oh, I'm sorry. I can help you with that."

We go through the drive thru and we eat at home. We do homework/work and she insists on hanging out with some of the other wolves. She leaves around 8pm. At 11:30, I'm in my room watching tv and hear someone stumbling and giggling up the stairs. Is she drunk?!

I step out of my room in my PJs which barely cover anything and see her taking a boy in her room. They're both completely plastered. She's gay, why is there a boy?

I take a second to place the face and realize that he's Eli's little brother. He's what the kids call a f**k boy.

I don't bother knocking, I just swing the door open when he's in the middle of undressing her. I can see that she's completely out of it.

"What are you doing, Derek?"

"Why is it your business?"

"It's my house."

He rolls his eyes and continues trying to take off her skirt. I whip out my Beta voice.

"Down stairs, NOW!" He still isn't moving, so I utter a spell and move my hands in a motion that essential teleports him downstairs to the kitchen.

"HEY!"

"Wait there until I can get your brother over here to get you! If you leave, you'll regret it! I AM your Beta after all!"

I wave my hand and clothes start floating out of the drawers. A baggy t-shirt, a pair of shorts, and some fuzzy socks. They land on her bed.

I sit at the foot of her bed and nudge her awake.

"Put these clothes on, sweetheart."

She groggily gets up and changes. I try to exit but she grabs my hand.

"I'm sorry, Mommy, I tried to be straight."

"Roxi, I'm Naomi, not your mom, but she made a big mistake when she didn't accept you."

Roxi gets up and gets dressed then falls to the ground in tears.

"Naomi, why doesn't she love me?! I tried so hard to be what she wanted. I couldn't. I have to be almost unconscious from alcohol to even think about s*x with a man. She doesn't care, she wants grandchildren and she says I robbed her of that."

She starts shaking with her sobs. I pick her up off the floor and place her in bed. I wrap the covers around her and kiss her forehead.

"One day, that won't even phase you, because you will have a wonderful mate that loves you with every ounce of her being."

"Really? You think so?"

"I know so." Right after saying that, I feel the magical pulse again and Roxi winces as if she feels it too.

I leave the room shooting a comforting smile her way as I shut the door. I go downstairs and smack Derek upside the head.

"What the hell were you thinking?"

"She asked me to bring her back here and have s*x with her."

I think for a second and she basically just said the same thing.

"She has a lot of things that she's going through right now and she didn't actually want that. Besides, for future reference, if someone is incapable of consent due to intoxication, it's considered rape."

"I wasn't raping her. She told me to. Besides, how would you know what she wants?"

"Because she's a lesbian. She's ashamed."

He thinks for a moment.

"That makes sense, because she wouldn't stop talking about you and how "attractive" you are."

I snort.

"What?!"

"Yeah, she just didn't stop."

"Whatever, go straight home and I won't tell your brother."

He stands up and salutes me with a goofy smile. This kid.

The next day, I go to speak with Eli, since it's a Saturday. I walk into his office and slouch down in the arm chair. I pinch the bridge of my nose.

"How am I supposed to just deal with this amazing young woman living in my house if she keeps sabotaging herself?"

"What are you referring to?"

"She tried to get your brother to have s*x with her after being hammered."

"WHAT?!"

"I explained everything to him and he understood. I let him off the hook and told him that I wouldn't tell you, so don't freak out."

I stand up and begin to pace.

"Last night, I felt that pulse again and I swear she felt it too."

Eli shrugs.

"Maybe she did."

"Well, if she did, then her wolf would've explained it to her. I wish my wolf could still talk to me."

"We're gonna get Callie to talk to you again."

I nod solemnly.

"I still can't believe Callie went silent when I had to merge our souls into one. We both would've died. Didn't she understand that?"

"I'm sure she'll talk again soon."

"It's been 3 years. Maybe I should've just let her take over. God, I wish I had her to talk to. She would be able to tell me if I even still have a mate."

"Naomi, sit down."

"No! Why does everyone else get to be happy or even, shift, when I can't?! I haven't ran through the woods as a full wolf in 3 years! Sure, I can still access some of the wolf abilities, but I don't feel like a wolf! I feel like a witch pretending to be a wolf!"

"We will bring back Callie. As for the mate problem, Roxi turns 18 in December. You have 3 months to get close to her before then. Just don't break the law."

"I wish my mate bond worked like everyone elses. I wish that person would just automatically cherish me and I would automatically cherish them. Instead, because I'm half witch, I have to let the person get to know me first and then they choose."

I leave the room after a reassuring hug from my best friend. About an hour later he texts me because my mind link doesn't work if he opens it I have to open the link first.

Eli: "Hey, I know you just talked to me an hour ago, but it seems like Roxi is getting into it with Derek's girlfriend."

Me: "Fantastic..."

Me: "Where are they?"

Eli: "In front of the main house. You may need to pull them apart seeing as I'm a man and shouldn't get in the middle of physical altercations between women. Also, I don't want to. They're both minors and I might accidentally make them uncomfortable."

Me: "Whatever. I'm coming, you big wuss."

I quickly head out of my house AGAIN and use wolf speed to get to them early. I hear shouting and once I'm about 5 feet from them, I see that they're really just talking s**t right now.

"You piece of trash! Your own parents didn't even want you!" Angel the bimbo shouts.

"Oh, like I care about your opinions of me!"

"You obviously do!"

"Hmmm...nope. Got anything else?"

I snicker a little bit. Glares are shot my way.

"Oh, look, your babysitter is here. Also, the only broken wolf in the pack! I mean, what's she gonna do? Yell at us? Haha!"

I look down at my shoes and realize that she's right. When I look up, I see pure fury in Roxi's face. Her eyes glow a brilliant caramel color. Almost blinding.

*growls* "Don't you say a DAMN thing about her!"

"Oh, I see." The bimbo steps closer to Roxi. "She's touching you, isn't she? I always knew she had a thing for minors." She says, barely above a whisper.

Before Angel can look my way, Roxi's fist makes contact with her jaw. I hear the crack of Angel's jaw breaking. She stumbles back, but swings at Roxi. She lands a blow to Roxi's eye. Roxi grabs her ponytail and wraps it around her hand.

"You don't f*****g get it because you're a slut that sleeps with everything that has legs! You don't have a mate! When do you find your mate, I hope he's disgusted by the way you sleep around." Roxi says through gritted teeth as Angel struggles to get free.

Her efforts are futile because Roxi swings her around by her hair and slams her face into the hood of the nearest car. I see her lean closer to Angel's face.

"Have fun getting accepted with your f****d up background and your equally f****d up face." She then let go of Angel's hair while tossing her to the ground.

Roxi just walks off, uttering one final thing to Angel.

"Oh, you might need some ice for that."

I'm standing there completely stunned when Eli turns to me.

"Naomi! You were supposed to break it up! What the hell?! Now, I have to send this poor girl to the pack hospital and get her looked at. She will probably need her jaw wired shut."

I look at Eli with a purely genuine expression of resentment.

"I understand you're the Alpha, Eli, but I don't appreciate being accused of p********a. She got what was coming to her. Now, she can't utter more nonsense for a while."

He looks taken aback.

"Who are you?"

"I'm someone who's tired of getting no respect for my position as Beta just because my wolf is silent." I point towards the direction Roxi walked off to. "That slightly violent girl, just stood up for me because I'm her mate. I've known you since we were born and you have NEVER stood up for me! Not once! You are not only the Alpha, Eli! You're also my best friend! Maybe you should start being both!"

I walk away with tears threatening to roll down my cheeks. I try to push the tears back in, but they just start flowing. Before I know it, I'm ugly crying on my couch.