Breeders

A Name Befitting a Lady

Becky stood tall and proud, a sash the only thing wrapped around her body. “Excuse me, Ma’am… but you’re naked..” I looked at her in shock, the people on the platform laughing as they marked things down.

“Oh, sweet Child!” Miss Dayglow came up and rested a hand on my shoulder, laughing along with everyone else. “As soon as Lady Becky here takes off the sash, she will transform into her wolf.” There was a small humm of approval from the onlookers on stage, the older men giving Becky an odd look I didn’t quite get.

“What if there isn’t a wolf?” I was curious, my little mind forgetting in the moment that I wasn’t meant to ask questions. Luckily though, it seemed like the adults were in good spirits, humoring my little mind as they laughed.

“We can only hope that happens!” Miss Dayglow beamed, her eyes raking up and down Becky’s body. “That means that her Omega side would be super special and bring lots of praise and glory to her family.” She pushed me closer to Becky then, nodding at the girl. “But now we must continue on little one. Becky here is going to give you your new lady title you’ll have for the remainder of you time with us. It will symbolize your commitment to the school and your shirking of your familial ties.”

Beck held out her sash to me, the material quivering in her hand once she had stripped it off. “Pearl, I give you the your title of ‘Lady’. May you be so beautiful as to capture any King’s gaze.” The onlookers said my new name in a chant as I reached out my tiny hands for Becky’s sash; and as soon as her hands were no longer touching it, a beautiful silver wolf melted out of Becky, her coat shimmering in the lights of the hall. A cheer went up as she took a walk about the room in her new form, going to the stage and sitting in front of the onlookers.

“Good job, lady Pearl. Go and join your classmates now.” Miss Dayglow ushered me back to my seat, the people on stage holding up numbers to score Becky’s wolf on a scale. When they were done, she was told to transform back and to walk through a door on the left of the stage.

“She is now off to see her suitor, girls. They’ll let us know on the screen right over that door there who it will be.” Misses Crow kept up a running commentary for us then, explaining things to us before any of us could ask another question.

Ding! The screen lit up a few moments later, a soft clapping happening as Becky’s photo lit the screen surrounded by green. Then a picture of a very stern man appeared next to hers, along with a long line of numbers. “Oh, great! You see that girls?! That number is what her suitor is giving the school as a thank you for raising such a wonderful girl! The higher the number, the better you all are!” We clapped along with everyone else, Misses Crow ushering Ally up to the stage next.

“Be sure to hold onto that robe and sash, Lady Pearl. When you graduate, they’ll be yours to use as well.” I nodded then, holding the precious material more tightly to me. Ally came back with her robe and sash then too, her name changing too.

I smiled at her and whispered when Misses Crow had her head turned away. “Hello, Ally!” She giggled along with me, whispering back a ‘hello lady Pearl.’ Soon, all of the ladies bestowed their sashes and new titles to my classmates, all of the ladies turning into wolves almost instantly. Food was then served once all of the girls had their suitors, the people on the stage looking particularly pleased.

Food consisted of a light broth along with a cup of water, one piece of white chicken, and a steamed broccoli. I noticed that Judie, wasn’t given any food again; making me and Ally both hold a couple pieces of broccoli in our hand for her later. When everyone was done eating, Misses crow told us to follow her back to our rooms, Ally and I snuck her the veggies and walked in front of her as she slowly nibbled them down while no one was watching.

“Here you are! All your rooms are down this hall, and your older sister will be in the rooms tonight for one hour to show you how to prepare yourselves each night and answere any questions. Tomorrow morning, we have doctors visits and assessments for you, so be on your best behavior tonight and get some rest.”

“Yes, Misses Crow.” We all curtsied as she walked off, all of us toddling to the doors of our new rooms. Marry and two other girls were waiting for us in Dove Home, showing us how to prepare ourselves just like Misses Crow said and then setting on the carpet with us afterwards.

“Now,” Gail, Ally’s big sister said, “what can we answere for you three tonight?”

Maybel raised her hand quickly, our older sisters nodding at her. “What does it mean when you don’t shift right away?”

“It means your needs your suitor to let her out. Like your mommy or daddy giving you permission to leave your room. So omega’s like that are called ‘true omegas’, but it rarely if ever happens.” Sarah nodded, looking to Ally who raised her hand next.

“Why were they naked?” The made our sisters laugh at that, a giggle coming from us as well.

“So that way their clothes don’t get ruined. The first shift always tears your clothing away.” Gail nodded her head, a hum of approval from the other two.

That’s not right. I pondered. I had seen lots of people get their wolf before in my daddy’s pack, all their clothes staying on with them as well. “Is it just omega’s that happens to?” I raised my hand, getting the three of them to share a look.

“Um… I-i think so?” Mary looked to the other two for approval, both of them shrugging their shoulders slightly. “I mean, think back into your pack. Have you ever seen an omega shift before?” Mary was right, I hadn’t; but I was pretty sure I was the only omega there, at least I thought I was.

“Why were they giving the ladies numbers?” Maybel leaned over a little, Gail tapping her to sit up straight again.

“The higher their number, the more money their suitor gives to the school as a thank you, of course.” Sarah twirled one of her auburn curls, letting it go and watching it pop back into place. “And the more money the school gets, the safer your family is.”