Warrior (Shewolf)
Chapter 10: The Plan

"What's wrong with you?"

The question is being asked by Mr. Abe. He still did not believe in the behavior of his eldest son.

"An Arthur!" this time he was half screaming.

"Arthur's good father."

"If you're good and if he's your mate, why are you telling him to leave?"

"Why should Arthur accept it?"

"He's your mate Arthur, for god's sake! You should have accepted it!"

"Don't overdo it dad. Mate's not important."

Arthur's words made her father gawk in disbelief. If Arthur wasn't his son, maybe he'd have pounced and ripped him off violently.

"Are you sick, son?" mr. Abe said at last. He doesn't know what to say anymore. Arthur snorted in annoyance and stood up from his seat.

"It's dad, Arthur doesn't want to talk about this anymore. There's a council meeting Arthur has to attend."

Arthur leaves his father who is getting angry.

"Hand Council?! You brat! You think your father doesn't know that there's no meeting today?! Arthur!"

Mr. Abe could only shake his waist and shake his head. You stubborn boy!

****

All gathered at the Foykolt's pack border. They look at each other with hate. Only Allana felt cornered.

"Uhm... You're not gonna fight?" ask Allana. His face looks worried. He was afraid they would catch each other.

"depends." "Maybe."

Dereka and Gyria answered simultaneously. They still look at each other in anger. Allana lowered her head and sighed harshly.

"If you fight, I'll be very angry. L'm... I'm a warrior you know!!" Allana looked at them. He made a bold expression on his face. Both Derek and Gyria stared at Allana's astonishment. "I'm warrior! You said yourself, my powers are equal to alpha and beta. Don't you? Don't you? Uhm.. Uhm... So then... I've fought your alphabet before, and I've trained with Beck, so.. So I guess you guys know what my powers are if I get angry."

Allana was still staring at them with her made-up expression.

"Ah... So now you're a warrior?" Gyria looked at Allana with both hands folded in front of her chest.

"Sure! That's what you said."

"Of course you are a warrior but you know Allana, let alone alpha and beta powers, even your current strength cannot exceed ordinary troops. Stop making expressions like that! You look ridiculous!"

Gyria snorted in annoyance and left.

"We go first" Beck said at last.

"See you at Allana's next rehearsal."

"He won't come." Derek. Everyone looked at Derek, even Allana stared in disbelief.

"We'll still be waiting for you Allana." said Gyria in an annoyed tone. He's already very upset with Derek. Unfortunately he's not beta so he can't do much.

Beck and the others turned into wolves and went away.

"We too, let's go back."

"Good beta."

"What do you mean my brother won't come to train with them again?"

"You can train with me Allana and also with the members of my pack. Alpha Dwaine has already approved of it."

"No, I'll keep training with them."

"Why is that?"

"Sister, just let me practice with them. I want to find out about the prophecy and who I really am."

"You are my brother and a werewolf. What else do you want to find out?"

"The truth."

"Allana, I don't want anything to happen to you. What if they hurt you?"

"If they really want to hurt me, why would they bother training me? I just started training anyway and they won't hurt me. Trust me."

"I trust you Allana but not with them. They could've planned something."

"If they're planning something to hurt me or use me, I promise you, you're the first person I tell you. I promise I'll tell you if there's a problem."

"I'm just worried."

"Allana knows that. I'm upset with you because you're hiding all this from me. Of all the family members, I always tell stories with my brother but my sister hides it. That's why I'm disappointed. But I don't hate my sister. Allana wants you to believe this to me."

"Huf... Alright.. But you have to promise brother, no matter what happens, you have to tell me, you understand?"

"Yes, brother. I promise."

"Good." Derek smiled and rubbed Allana's head. "Let's go home. It's dark. We're turning into wolves."

"What's? what should?"

"Don't you want to practice being a werewolf? Change is the most important exercise. Even though you are strong and good at fighting but you cannot change, you still cannot say a full werewolf."

"Ahh well, alright...."

"After allana, we can see in the dark clearly if it turns into a wolf. We won't need a lamp. That's a werewolf's excess."

"really?"

"Will I teach you. But... I'm curious."

"About?"

"Is that alpha really your mate?"

"Akhs... Really? We're really gonna talk about that here? Now?"

"I was just curious All. Is true?"

"Come on, I don't know."

"You mean?"

"Yes I don't know. He said I was his mate, not the other way around. But what, if we meet mate, we'll just have to throw him out?"

"Of course not. If we meet mate we'll be a little.mad."

Allana looked at her brother confused.

"But you should have felt it too Al. If any one man feels you are his mate, you should also feel that man is your mate."

"really? But I don't feel anything."

"Absolutely?"

"Yes. What should I feel?"

"Fall in love."

"Fell in love?! Brother is completely insane! There's no way I'm suddenly in love with her."

"You sure?"

"of course. I'm not in love with her. L'm.. Just plain, don't feel anything." Allana tried to convince. She was indeed surprised by this prihal mate but she was telling the truth to her brother. He didn't feel anything.

"Then... What about the smell of something? Uhm.. Like a typical mint smell or another fragrant smell that only you can smell."

"Don't you?" Allana. He's trying to remember something. "No smell whatsoever."

"Sound.. You sure Al?"

"of course. Does this face seem to be in love?"

"Uhm..."

"This face is starving beyond measure. I can even eat anything!"

"Whoa... Hey let's get out of here, before my brother's an all-eater."

Everyone laughed then one by one they turned into wolves, so did Allana.

'Allana, now change the color of your eyeball'

'What? How could Allana do that?'

'Al, every werewolf when he changes, they have two eyeball colors. When normal they will have the same eyeball color, black. But one more eyeball color at his disposal determines what role he has in a pack. Like me, look.'

Derek closed his eyes for a moment and opened them again. Derek's eyeball, which was originally pitch black, has now turned bright yellow and shining.

'My eyeball is yellow, indicating I am beta. Each beta in the pack, has eyeball color like me. Beta only. Alpha, omega, gamma and others have different colors.'

Allana nodded in understanding. He recalled the eyeball color of Dwaine's alpha while fighting him. Dwaine's alpha eyeball is red.

'If he's alpha, it'll be red, right? Like alpha Dwaine.'

'True'

'Then... How's me?'

'Warriors usually have different eyeball colors. The other side is blue and amber. Eyeballs are distinctly warrior in character and they are also stronger even than gamma because they are trained to fight. They were like knights to ordinary humans. But different from you. The color of your eyeballs turns white.'

'Why is that?'

'Because you are a warrior different from ordinary warriors. Therefore they believe you are the warrior mentioned in their ancient pack divination.'

'So... Is correct. I am that warrior?'

'Still not confirmed. I promise I'll find out about it. Although you are indeed that warrior, I will not let them use you Al.'

'What can they get from a rookie werewolf like me?'

'Al, if you are indeed a warrior like the one in the prophecy, then you have a power greater than ordinary warriors. You have the equivalent alpha and beta powers. Even I alone might not be able to defeat you.'

Allana. That right?

'Beta, it's time to go'

A wolf came to them.

'Okay, let's go. Come on Allana, change your eyeballs.'

'But how?'

'Sense power?'

'Yes, feel. You will be able to feel your warrior power. When you feel that, your eyeballs will change by itself.'

Allana closed her eyes. He tried to concentrate. Suddenly there was something inside him. Warm, very strong and want out.

'Did you feel it Al? If you feel it, open your eyes.'

Allana was silent. He still felt what he was feeling right now. There was a great power that wanted to come out from within him. Allana opened her eyes. His eyeballs had already turned bright and bright white.

'Good Al, you're an expert.'

Allana looked around. Very plainly. All things and animals are very clear.

'Whoa... This... Awesome.'

'There will be many more amazing things when you practice later. Now we have to go home.'

Allana nodded and started running along with the others. Only Derek remained silent in his place.

'A lot of people are going after you Al. I hope you were strong by then.'

Derek sighed and ran after Allana.

*****

Arthur sat at his desk. He saw some paper on his desk. It has been a year since Arthur replaced his father as alpha in the pack, Arthur lives more in his study. He was in school, he was eighteen, but he also had to take care of his father's pack and all his business. He was forced to replace his father because his father was getting older and some councils in his pack asked his father to resign because he was considered too old. Arthur's father and mother could only have Arthur when they were middle age because Arthur's father was too obsessed with his job and alphabetic position so he forgot to look for the material. Therefore, Arthur's father was so encouraging Arthur to be with his mate so as not to be like him.

Tok...

The knock on the door did not stop Arthur from doing his job.

"Get in" he said while still paying attention to the paper he was holding. The door creaking. Go to Rome, bethanya. Rome closed the door when she was inside.

"You're still here alpha."

"of course. Where else would you like to be?"

"It's late alpha night, it's time you rest."

"I'm fine Rome. What about the border?"

"All is well alpha."

"Did anyone attack again?"

"No alpha, all normal."

"Goodoo. I'm too tired to handle any more problems."

"You better rest alpha."

"A little more Rome. I'll finish this, just a little more."

"All right."

Rome and Arthur fell silent. Arthur returns to work while Rome stares at Arthur.

"Alpha, may I ask you a question?"

"Hm... Of course Rome." said Arthur without looking at Rome.

"About that mate..."

Arthur stopped his work. He knew who Rome was referring to. Arthur looked at Rome in disbelief.

"That's right. You're gonna be like dad, too? Trying to persuade me to accept it?"

"Ti-no alpha, not like that. But.. Can't you think about it?"

Arthur rolled his eyeballs and sighed violently. He does not believe in hearing it from his own mother who usually always obeys it. Arthur does not answer Rome's words and only continues his work.

"Sorry alpha but please listen to my explanation first. I heard that girl is a warrior."

"Well yeah.. Very good and you will have a luna warrior."

"But he's no ordinary alpha warrior."

"All warriors are equal to Rome. They're fighters. We have a lot of warriors in this pack."

"But alpha, he's completely different. Pack moon Crysort has a prophecy. And the prophecy has been acknowledged by some of the strongest magicians and some of the packs including the Lykort pack."

"Then what does that pack prophecy have to do with that warrior girl?"

"The forecast says, there will be warriors coming from that pack and have alpha and beta equivalent powers. He's the alpha's strongest warrior."

"So you mean... That girl is the warrior of the prophecy."

"That's what the Crysort alpha pack moon members believe. And if it is true and the warrior becomes our luna, our pack will be strong. Many members of the Crysort pack moon will join, although not many know the pack is not extinct, but the Crysort pack moon is famous for their cooperation with the strongest magicians. Packs that are always protected by witches. That'll benefit us alpha. The members of the Crysort pack moon will join us, the witches will give us support and also we have the strongest warrior by our side! That'll make our pack a place in King Kei's eyes."

Arthur fell silent. He thought of all the words of Rome.

"Are you sure he's that warrior?"

"It's still not confirmed yet but I heard from our spies that the members of the Crysort pack moon believe that the girl is the warrior."

"Hm.. That's so... A good way. I'll think about it. I really don't want to be bothered with mate or anything. Mate was troublesome. I don't want to be involved in any romance. But if it's all for the continuity of the pack, why not? I'll do anything for this pack, even if I have to deal with that mate."

"Alpha, are you sure he's your mate?"

"Sure, why are you asking like that?"

"I'm sorry alpha, it's just... You're not like people who have found their mate. Ordinary they are visible... Fall in love."

"Fell in love? Hmh! I don't want to feel that. I don't want to have a mate either. If I could choose, I wouldn't have a mate. But he was my true mother. At first I started to smell... It drove me crazy when I met them. I tried very hard not to care. It's hard, but I can. Everything was fine until he started talking. I'm starting to get more and more... Crazy and I hate that feeling!"

"He is your mate."

"Make sure he's that warrior. If it's for sure he's that warrior, I'll meet him and claim him."

"If he wasn't that warrior?"

"Don't you fool Rome, of course I won't be with her."

"But he's your mate's alpha."

"Stop being like my dad! You're starting to suck like that. Then what if he's my mate? I can live without it too. If he is indeed that warrior, at least he is useful for this pack. Make sure who he is."

"Good alpha. Excuse me."

Rome left Arthur alone. Mate? Hmh! Just be right! It'll never happen!

****

Two weeks had passed and allana was training with Beck and the rest of the Crysort pack. They always practiced after school when they were in school.

"Beck.."

"Hi Melisa, since when did you come?"

"Just now."

"What's with Luna?"

"No, I'm with some omega only. You should know, don't you and Luna have a special mindlink?"

"Luna decided on her mindlink. It looks like things are getting worse."

"Luna's getting weaker Beck. I don't know if he'll survive."

"He will survive. Luna we're not weak shewolves."

"But if the thing we're afraid of happens, how?"

"Don't think that."

"I know but we have to think about the worst that will happen. What about the warrior?"

"No progress."

"really? Hasn't he trained with you for a long time?"

"Not long. Time is narrow anyway. You know he's a teenager and he's in school."

"really. Especially his family who arranged a lot about him."

"That's how."

"Then where is he?"

"hasn't arrived. He's still in school."

"I hope he can harness his power as soon as possible. I'm afraid that if it gets longer, this pack will have a hard time sticking around."

"Don't be too pessimistic Mel."

"I had no choice but to pessimize Beck. We know our Luna has no children and now Luna is very weak. The poison in his body started to spread."

"Down your voice Mel, no one should know that."

"Therefore, hurry to get the child ready! You know only Allana can help Luna and our pack right?"

"I'm working on it here. Don't be too hasty or the results won't be good."

"The problem is we don't have much time!"

"I know, calm down."

They both fell silent. They knew their only hope was for Allana. They saw Allana who had just arrived. Allana was talking to Gyria.

"Are you sure he can be that warrior?"

"of course. Maybe he looks weak, but somehow I feel something inside him that is different and very strong."

"Something different and powerful? What'sthat?"

"Okay, I don't know. But I feel it's getting stronger."

"I just hope nothing bad will happen."

"I wish so too Mel. Putting that much responsibility on the shoulders of a seventeen-year-old girl is indeed a risk-taker."

*****

tadariaz