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The Talk

I knew everyone in my family was thinking the same thing about how the luna could tell anything about me at all.

Plus, I was told it’s impossible to detect my mate early?

I had to push all those thoughts aside as we walked into the office of Alpha Elijah. Then we all took a seat so we could talk about my brother Keme. I just still couldn’t pull my mind away completely to what they said. Could they know more than what I am being told?

“Alpha Elijah, we came here to talk about my son and your pack. I also need to explain why we are a different breed of werewolves than you. If we can agree that my son still needs to follow in our ways and yours as long as it doesn’t go against our ways I can give my blessing for him to join your pack.” Alpha Algonquin explained to everyone in the room.

“Yes, I think we can all understand that. I have done my research on your culture and I know that your pack has been around much longer than mine. So I know you have your own style and beliefs in things. He will join with all of your normal ways as if he was still with you. On top as long as he holds this pack first beside his own ways and stays loyal I think we can work with each other on the rest.” Alpha Elijah responded

“That’s good. Now he can show his skills as a fighter and a strategist for you. Then we all can take our time in getting to know each other and when I should send his stuff back here.” Alpha Algonquin said with a smile on his face

“Yes, that would be lovely. What are your daughter's plans if I may ask?” Alpha Elijah asked with some curiosity

“My daughter would like to study medicine and I may let her be Alpha but I have another son I could let take over for me. She should be a luna, not an Alpha. I do not believe a woman should lead a man in a man's place.” Alpha Algonquin said with a final tone to his voice.

They all knew then that my father didn’t think a woman could lead or was strong enough for that. That a woman should only be there to care and guide the others. I knew I was in for a long battle with my father and his beliefs.

So again. Why me? Why me? It seems I always must prove something to someone. Why me?

The thing is, I didn’t realize that my mother and Luna Lucy were talking off in a corner. My mother knew I was much stronger than my father wanted to believe. I always thought she was hiding something from me because sometimes she would let little things slip out. I wish I would have paid more attention back then.

“Let’s all go outside so we can see Keme fight with my Beta Mark.” Alpha Elijah said to everyone.

We all followed out behind the two Alphas and then the Luna’s. Then it came to the rest of us. When we got out there I could see this big of a sturdily built man standing in a circle.

He bowed his head and then looked up at my brother. He didn’t look scared or even impressed with the way my brother looked. I couldn’t help wondering what he must be thinking.

“Come on, kid. I will go easy on you the first round.” Mark said to my brother

My brother just laughed and shook his head.While walking towards the circle where the big guy was. Then he looks at him like he was sizing him up and strategizing on how he would take the man down.

“Sir, I don’t need you to go easy on me nor do I want you too. If I can’t prove myself doing it right the first time, then I don’t need to be here at all.” Keme responded

Mark showed my brother respect for what he said. Then they both looked at Alpha Elijah for the rules. Actually we all looked at the Elite Alpha for the rules to this show or interview so to speak.

“You are to fight until one is submitted or knocked out. This is not a fight to the death. It is to be clean and fair. No cheap shots. You can fight in human or wolf form. Does everyone understand?” Alpha Elijah asked

Everyone shook their heads and watched the fight begin. I was hoping my brother could really show off his skills. I knew he was good because we trained together every day and then some. I noticed again that my mother and the luna were talking privately again and I wondered what they were talking about. Then I turned back around to watch my brother take a fighting stance.

My brother stayed in human form at first which took Mark by surprise. Mark was a big brown and grey wolf. He circled my brother and when he thought my brother wasn’t looking he jumped at him. Just at the last second Keme turned and caught Mark in the air and slammed him to the ground. Which knocked the air out of Mark.

Keme gave Mark a minute to get back into the game. Mark this time was a little more cautious about how he came to Keme next time. Mark went low this time toward Keme’s feet so Keme jumped over Mark shifted in midair and landed on Mark’s back pinning him to the ground.

Mark turned back into his human form and gave up. Keme got off of Mark and turned back into a human with his clothes still on which shocked everyone. I had to laugh at how everyone looked to see Keme with his clothes still on.

“Don’t be alarmed, it is something everyone in our family can do. We all can shift with our clothes back in place as long as we think about it first.” Alpha Algonquin responded to them

“Well done Keme. I have never seen someone get Mark to submit so fast or ever besides myself. Even my son still has a hard time beating Mark. Welcome to the pack, but who did you train with to get this good?” Alpha Elijah asked

“Thank you, sir. I trained with my father then my sister Kenda and I trained together. She is a good fighter as well and I was lucky enough to have her as a sister who could be so strong as her.” Keme responded to Alpha Elijah

Which made everyone look at me shocked. It made my father have an ugly look on his face that my brother thought so highly of me. He didn’t want to have anyone look at me with pride. I just never understood why.

“Nice, I would like to see your sister show me some of her moves as well if I may.” Alpha Elijah asked

That shocked me to hear this and wondered why me? I didn’t know that they were looking at me for any reason. My mother was so happy but my father didn’t look pleased with this at all.

“Well. Kenda please step forward and go to the circle.” Alpha Algonquin said

I did as my father said.

“Let me call for one of my best female fighters.” Alpha Elijah said

“NO, she will fight a man.” My father, Alpha Algonquin spoke up

“Are you sure? Then I looked at my third and he stepped into the circle.” Alpha Elijah asked

“Yes, and do not take it easy on her. She will handle it all.” My father Alpha Algonquin responded

“Well. Eric and Kenda you both know the rules. You may begin.” Alpha Elijah spoke up

Eric circled around me in his tan and white wolf, I stayed human and sat on the ground in the middle of the circle. No one could believe what I was doing. Eric jumped in the air. I did a backflip and kicked him in midair then landed right back in the same spot I was sitting in. Eric then made as he would go low and at the last moment jumped again at me.

I spun out of the way and backhanded him as he landed which caused him to fall to the ground. My family knew I was playing, and that I wasn’t trying to end this too fast. So for my last move, I let Eric knock me to the ground, and I wrapped my human legs around his middle and flipped him under me at the same time I turned into my wolf that still hasn’t come into her color yet.

Eric gave up after that move and we both turned human, he needed shorts handed to him where my clothes were back on. My father looked bored and my mother seems to look proud. My brother came running up picking up and making me laugh at him.

“Kenda you were wonderful out there. You know you will have to teach me that new move of yours with that backflip.” Keme said as he put Kenda back down on the ground.

“Sure, do you think you can bend like that?” I joked with Keme about being limber or not

“Kenda, that is enough of your goofing around. That is not how a luna or young lady is to be acting.” My father, Alpha Algonquin said to me

“Kenda you were amazing out there. I don’t know how you did all of that in your human form. Plus, your wolf still looks like a pup. How is that so?” Luna Lucy asked me

“Thank you, I don’t get my full color of wolf or age until my eighteenth birthday. Then I will get my true color and my wolf will be of age.” Kenda explained to everyone

“You did a wonderful job, and I saw no one stay in human form to fight as you did. We may see about asking you to show my fighters a few moves. You and your brother may help train my fighters better. If that would be ok with Alpha Algonquin.” Alpha Elijah was just amazed at how Kenda performed. He hoped her father would let her come back to train his fighters.

“I don’t see a problem with her coming here to train your fighters as long as she has a room away from everyone else and left alone when she is not training. She can stay till the end of next week and then she needs to be back home.” Alpha Algonquin said to Alpha Elijah

“That sounds great. She just keeps the room she is in and she can start tomorrow. I will have Mark here show her around so she will know where to have her meet the fighters.” Alpha Elijah told them all

They all walked away when Mark and Eric came up to show me around. My brother tagged along because he was proud of me. He knew that our father would not be nice when I got home. So he knew that he would have to make sure I could never go back to that.

I just didn’t know that he and my mother had a plan in action already. To why my life was changing so fast. Why me? I know if I was a guy my father would have been so proud of me, but I’m a woman and he thinks my place is children and stuff.

“How is it a woman like yourself can fight so well?” Eric asked me

“I come from a long line of great fighters. My mother is a fantastic fighter, my father just doesn’t let the women fight unless we are defending the children or the elders. He is too old fashioned. But I have inherited the Alpha power or whatever you want to call it and they haven’t seen in over thousands of years. So that is another reason why my father is not happy with me.”

“He should be very proud you were awesome and I can’t believe I got my ass kicked by a girl who stayed in her human form,” Eric said while laughing

“Understand. Our father always thought I would take over as Alpha until my sister was born and she was powerful even as a baby. He knew then that many would seek her out and want to use her. So he thought she would be more trouble than good. He never would teach her much in the fighting skills. Most of Kenda’s fighting skills are natural and things I taught her behind our father’s back. Once he found out he couldn’t stop her from learning her skills or things as an Alpha he just became harder on her to be better. She just never could win.” Keme told them things I could never say. I was lucky to have him as my brother. He has always been my rock and my biggest supporter.

“Sorry to hear all of that. We here let everyone be who they want to be.” Mark said

“What is it you want Kenda?” Eric asked

“I want to go to college to be a doctor. To help our kind, with silver and things like that.” I replied with a smile.

I couldn’t get over how they looked at me like I was some kind of hero or something. Just because I wanted to be my race before myself. That seemed odd to me.

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