Like Magnets

Ch 3 Soon to be

Chapter 3

•3rd POV•

2 years later

5:15 am her alarm screaming for her to wake up, she reached over to shut it off. Moving her hair out of her face groggily getting out of bed sighing

A few more minutes

She put her messy brown hair up in a ponytail, she got up and went to the bathroom did her business, and walked out of the bathroom into her and Stacy's room.

No Stacy hmm probably got up earlier to run before breakfast.

Xoila shook her head at her besties boundless energy, going to her side of the walk-in closet to put on some grey yoga pants and a black pullover hoodie, white ankle socks, and her black Nike running shoes

I’m so sleepy

She quickly headed downstairs to the dining room where everyone from the pack comes to eat if you live in the packhouse in which most unmated werewolves live along with the alpha and his family

The alpha family usually lives on the top floor which is usually known as the alphas private floor followed by the betas and Deltas

usually after meeting you mate most new families move into private homes on pack grounds.

The first floor is where the common room, the kitchen, and the dining room is located. From the 2nd floor, all the way up until the 5th floor(Just below the "Deltas" floor) is where the other pack members live.

(The deltas floor is vacant because Delta Valu chose to live in a house with his mate and pups)

The packhouse branches off having passages that lead to indoor and outdoor training grounds, the alphas gym, the shooting range, the arena, and the area where all the private houses were located kind of like a cul de sac.

Xoila was walking as fast as she could avoiding all other human contact weaving past the others like water flowing through cracks

She had now officially perfected her resting b***h face seemingly unaffected by those around her ignoring the sneers or looks of pity she received.

She was about to walk up to get her food when she heard a very cheerful “Xo!!!” turning to the direction it came from.

She found Stacy with 2 full plates in front of her and an empty seat beside

her icy demeanor breaking as she started walking towards her best friend taking her seat, noticing that Stacy was dressed basically the same as her.

The difference was that Stacy's clothes were her opposite and instead of having a ponytail she had her hair up in 2 puffy buns with a few baby hairs sticking out.

Xoila was about to greet her with a good morning when Stacy beat her to it jumping up pulling her into her embrace squeezing her squealing “Good Morning XO!”

one of the downfalls of werewolf enhanced hearing was that it made everything unbearably loud.

Xoila could only wince hugging Stacy patting her back, as she mumbled, “Morning Stace”

. One thing Xoila would never understand how she could be so happy all the time but Stacy was the sunshine before her rain

“Sheesh, Stace relax I can't handle so much happiness so early in the morning.”

Stacy giggled “I'm just happy it's almost our 15th birthday!”

Xoila smiled rolling her eyes “I know I get it...but it’s too early” she sighed picking at her food.

Stacy only smiled wider “ Well you better eat up Xo because today's gonna be one hell of a work out”

Xoila smirked back “Just eat your food”

They finished their food happily talking here and there while feeling the curious stares of the other pack members since there was actually giggling and talking like any normal teenage werewolf girl would

A rare sight since the girls only ever ate on the alpha level and would hardly eat around the other pack members.

Once the girls were done they got up and walked to the kitchen to wash their plates and put them on the drying rack.

After they did that they walked out of the Packhouse heading towards the packs training grounds, passing the homes of the pack members who lived with their families near the packhouse.

As they walked past the gardens where most of the children liked to play. They started feeling a sense of nostalgia as they passed the flower beds they had helped plant with Luna Sally and Beta Lori

Xoila couldn't help but feel a tad melancholic at the thought of her momma. Stacy noticed this giving her a quick hug and an encouraging smile so they could get to training without being reprimanded once again for being late.

The pack training grounds is where everyone aged 13 and older go to train in order to prepare, and protect themselves if the worst-case scenario were to happen.

So if the pack was to go to war every able-bodied wolf (18 and older) would go to protect the pack or if the pack was to be attacked by rouges or other supernaturals (witches, vamps, demons, and other “Mythological” creatures) they would have a higher chance at survival.

Pack training grounds is where they cover every type of combat for any given situation Teaching everyone 15 and older how to properly hold and shoot a fire weapon which is generally any short or long range firearm, bow and Crossbow ,

When you first start out they test you at the shooting range to see if you would make a better short distance shooter or a sniper.

If you're better at the short distance shooting you continue with your basic combat training specializing in self-defense and speed so that you may easily take down the enemy without getting harmed in the process.

If you end up being a better sniper they’ll have you train to make sure you carefully and quickly observe your opponent so that you could take the enemy down from long-distance shots and specialize in tactical combat if your opponent was to ever successfully get close to you.

In very rare cases and usually, only the best warriors get to do this you'll learn both becoming a lethal weapon and becoming part of the pack's greatest assets.

A special ops of sorts

Xoila and Stacy were of the strongest female she-wolves in the whole pack, an honor at such a young age to be given recognition by the alpha and the other high ranking werewolves of the pack.

Mostly trained in the private gym the alpha has in order to avoid being distracted and so they could properly focus. It was hard to make top Strongest warriors being that they were predominantly male

Xoila and Stacy top 2 out of 20.

Yet they weren't going to be officially registered in those rankings until they turned 16 because that's when most young werewolves get recognized as true warriors.

They were both already trained in the most advanced combat by the Alpha or by the (older) stronger pack Warriors that could provide training very similar to how the Humans in the US Army go about Ranger Training just 10X harder

Specialized in both long and short distance weapon training and how to reload faster than you could say “OH s**t”

Currently they came to training to better advance their speed and tracking skills the finally and most difficult path way since not every wolf is born with such an ability like many are born fighters and protectors others are trackers and informants

As a tracker, they would be able to locate their targets with their scent and be able to know just about anything about the person they were set to find

This means emotions, distance, health issues and they would know if you were with child just from a whiff. Of course, only the highest-ranking members of the pack knew how skilled Xoila and Stacy are and wouldn't disclose that information since it was going to be a surprise.

(I mean would they really want to let others know that 2 short 14-year-olds could probably kick their asses in under 3 minutes… nah)

With all the extra and grueling training (along with the help of Stacy and Memes), Xoila was getting better and slowly but surely she was getting back to her old self. Yes, she may have changed in the physical aspect she also changed in the mental, she became more Sardonic and would rarely smile.

She would only ever smile if she was with Stacy and her parents (of course) and well she hardly spoke

Like an NPC in game she didn’t speak unless you interacted with her because she really didn't feel the need to say anything unless it was absolutely necessary. Because of this she wasn't really all that well-liked because of her dismissive and emotionally detached behavior.

The boys in the pack would always try to get the ice queens attention (Xoila) but she would only respond with comments like “Nope” or “Don't talk to me” she didn't mean to be so harsh she just didn’t want to make connections with the wrong guy.

The special connection should only be reserved for your mate.

Needless to say, she kept the boys at bay with her cold behavior and helped the spunky fire pixie Stacy keep them away without letting her physically injure them

(Stacy would more than likely do it for the benefit of her own entertainment)

She only had room in her heart for her family ,her bestie and her family and her mate who she didn't know yet but was happily waiting for.

Their attitudes weren't the only changes in the past 2 years.

Xoila only grew slightly reaching the height of 5’7 which didn't please Stacy in the slightest because she was stuck at 5’4 and a half and wasn't going to grow anymore.

They were both more toned and had yet to achieve the booties of their dreams because they hadn't fully developed yet (their only 14).

That didn’t bug them because soon they would be 15 years old and only a year away from finally shifting and meeting their wolves for the 1st time so they couldn't help but be a little excited.

Stacy was also excited like super excited about their upcoming birthday to even be fully tired from training all morning. After it was over they would head back to the packhouse to shower, Stacy always stuck with Xoila so she could try to make sure that her friend would be happy and not fall prey to relapses

(having a shared room was one of the few benefits).

The would finally be 15 years old next week and she didn't want anything to ruin this for them.