October 12

I thought back to the day before. Alpha Thompson agreed to let us stay. He would arrange accommodations for us and told us they would be soundproof. He had linked someone and said someone would move our RV and trailer to the pack training quarters. Finn dug the keys out of my clothes pocket and put them in the bag. We could do training today. Since we had already met him, we would head back to his mate. Our official evaluations will start tomorrow. We spent the day training and eating meals with the beta.

When training was done, she showed us the Quincy Seldom dorm. The bottom floor had a movie room, kitchen, cafeteria, games room, lounge room, and gym. She took us to the elevator and took us to the fourth floor, which had twelve bedrooms.

Each room had a king-size bed, a couple of chairs, a walk-in closet/desk, a bathroom with/sinks, a soaker tub, a shower, and a toilet. He pointed to the right of the elevators,  "The Omegas placed all the suitcases and equipment. Keys are in the doors. Finn, you're in 401; Faye—402; Frank—403; Tanya 404; Lily—405; Jules—406: Maureen, since you are mated but not marked yet, your choice is 403 or 407."

Maureen tapped her chin with an impish grin. " Decisions, decisions," she winked at Lily, Tanya, and me. What do you think, girls?"

Frank's face looked surprised. I winked at him, "Well if you choose on your own, I guess the she-wolves who were ogling him on  the floor will think he is available."

She growls and throws herself in his arms, "he is my mate and no hussy will dare touch him."

Michelle laughed, and tossed a second key toward Frank and he caught it. "Get all your stuff to your room. In your room there are three training clothes plus tennis shoes and  books for your classes. Though new classes do not officially start until the new year. There are hampers in your room. Throw all dirty clothes in it and they will be washed when your room is cleaned. Clean clothes will replace the dirty ones. Unless informed in advance, dinner is informal. Be in the lobby before 6:00pm. Follow the crowd to the cafeteria. Many will be interested in you since we are mid semester. We will spend time the rest of this semester evaluating and figuring out the removal of your suppression spell."

She starts to head toward the elevator, "oh here is your RV Keys and your SUV is in spot QS406. The trailer and RV is in the grassy area to the side. You can see it out the odd side room windows." She hands them to Finn since he is closest to her. She climbs into the elevator as the door was shutting, "6am training grounds." and we all get busy bringing out stuff to our room. Since I have more than the others they help carry it into mine. We unpack everything.

The next morning we all are in training outfits and at the training grounds just before 6:00 am. We head to the training area. Gamma Suite looks at Frank, "we were wondering if you would take the lead today with your capable assistance and teach us how you detect others like you three did yesterday?"

Frank replied, "there are two many to effectively and actually teach at once," he said as he looks at around 75 warriors on the field. He saw some faces look sad, but quickly mask their expressions. "Lets try to get it down to a manageable level. If you are considered a mastery at tracking please step forward.  There were ten warriors plus Beta Michelle that stepped forward. 

Lily and I glanced at each other, "can Lily join? She won last years tracking contest."

Frank replied, "that is fine with me. That will give us an even number. Now place yourself in order from best to worse." He look at the other warriors, "Remember when I say worse these are still your best trackers."

The eleven from the pack quickly lined up since they knew each other. Lily looked uncertain where to place herself. Beta Michelle said, "since you number one in your pack tournament you will be my partner." Lily moved by her.

Spread yourself about ten feet away from each other in your groups of two. Finn will help the first four, I the second four and Faye the last four. We spent the morning observing as Frank was teaching with his young assistance. Toward the end of the lesson he linked Gamma Suite, "it is almost breakfast time, take all the others back. Have twelve members hide places along the route to packhouse. We will follow shortly." Gamma took off toward the packhouse with the others doing as directed. The RV pack who was not a participant joined the gamma to head back to packhouse.

A few minutes later Frank said, "this is your stage one test. In the way back to the pack house you will look for 12 warriors the gamma has hidden along the route back. You are only to find one person. Then continue on to the packhouse and pretend you do not since the others. My siblings and I  will follow, observing you."

It took fifteen minutes for everyone to find a hidden warrior as they headed to breakfast.  Once breakfast was done Finn and Faye started their online class with their tutors in the pack library.

We began taking a written test that was set up by the teachers of this place. When we were done a woman was waiting for us in the hallway. We started walking by when she said, "Are you Alpha-to-be Frank Grimloch?"

He stopped and looked at her, "I am, my mate and friends are on our way to lunch." He started to walk away.

"MR GRIMLOCH. This is in regards to your siblings. I am Jenny,  a teacher here and I was assigned to checked in with them to see if they needed any help. I am very disturbed with what I heard their online tutor was doing. I went to my mate, Gamma Russell Suite. You met him at the carnival and again at training when he was doing patrol."

Frank stopped and  looked at her, "Mrs Suite, what is troubling you about Finn and Faye?"

"The tutors are deliberately teaching them wrong. They had them not use PEMDAS to solve their math. Instead they had them go from left to right. That will give them the wrong answer each time."

She moved closer to him to look him in the eye as a top three equal. "When, I realized that I sat back in the corner of the library listening in on the next lesson. They were using a text book that was proven false for learning about historical supernatural creatures. It actually is a book that is in our fiction section of our library.  I am not sure what else they are being taught but it will make them appear foolish if they spout that information they are learning from those tutors. I in good conscience cannot allow that. My husband told me where you would be. He is supposed to meet me here, but you finished early."

Frank growled, "do you have proof? My uncle, I think , is trying to deliberately sabotage them. He doesn't want my siblings or I to take over our pack."

Maureen put her arm on him and calmed him down. "We need to stay calm because blowing up can give him ammunition to win. We need proof to take to council what he has done. Right.now we only have a video thanks to Mrs Suites that proves only the tutors are involved."

Mrs Suite replies, "I can give them a basic test to figure out when this poor teaching began and what they have learned or in this case incorrectly learned.

"Those tutors began at the start of this school year in mid-August. Last year my teacher that my parents had gotten for me before their death had retired, and my uncle who is the acting alpha replaced her with these two. I will go talk with Alpha Thompson for suggestions on best way to handle this."

Behind him a voice said, "handle what?"

Frank turns toward the voice, "hello Alpha Thompson. When you have time I think we need to sit down. You should be briefed on the baggage we got going on before you decide to take us as students."

Alpha Thompson looks at him, "I already know about Alpha Jules mate  problem and your uncle problems. I caught Tanya in the library doing research on both problems last night. I have already got a private investigator gathering information. Is there another problem?

Frank turned toward Mrs Suite. "Why don't you tell him?" She informed him what was going on.

He looked at Frank, "I can fix that right away." His eyes glazed over for a couple minutes. "Edmond Brown will be here in a few minutes. He is my personal assistant, organizer and pack historian." He looked at Tonya, "you are going to be assigned to him. He will properly train you and you can figure out if this is what you really want to be."

A handsome wolf in late twenty's  shows up just as Finn and Faye walked up to them. He was only 5 feet and  9 inches tall. "Alpha, I grabbed the paperwork. I need the pup's full name. Plus whom submitted the essay."

"Edmond, stop. Let me introduce our guest."

He fumbled with his papers and dropped them. He bent to start picking them up and Faye  bent down to help him. Their hands touched and he blurted, "Mate." She looked startled. "Shit your not eighteen." He dropped the papers again and ran out of the room embarrassed and mumbling, "I can't believe I broke the law. I have a mate. I didn't think I would ever have a mate." He then disappeared around the corner.

Faye stood there and grinned, "he is cute. I can't believe I got a cute nerdy mate."

Frank growled, "You're too young to have a mate."

"By law I am only too young by three days. When he touched my hand I felt a tingle in my hands."

Alpha Thompson looked at Frank, "do you wish to have him punished for telling her before she becomes of age? Though he wasn't wrong, he thought he never have a mate."

Maureen and Faye both growled, "there will be no punishment." "If you punish my mate I will disown you."

Frank looked between his sister and mate, "no, I don't want to lose my mate and sister." He looked at his sister, "you will follow Lycan mating customs of a young lady."

She looked at him, "but that old fashion. Why do ladies have rules but you men don't?"

Maureen grinned, "what are the rules?"

She sighed, "if a pup finds her mate before she is eighteen. She can only go out if chaperone. No kissing until the fifth date. But if chaperone who would want to kiss? Can never be behind a closed door. Can only be out during the day."

Maureen giggles, "really? It had to be dad's who made these rules because these rules were last century or more. If the moon goodness feels she is old enough to have a mate then she has a mate. They will decide at their own pace. You have let me decide my pace because I am not ready to be marked. You will give her the same courtesy." She looked at her, "Go find your mate, and invite him to join us at our table for supper." She scurries off after him.

She turned to Alpha Thompson, "now what is your idea that  Edmond was bringing us paperwork for?"

Alpha Thompson, "what I am going to do is have them fill out an application. I am going to write an email address to the east coast council, alpha Grimloch, guardian Frank Grimloch, last year's teacher, Finn and Faye announcing they won a full year scholarship to my academy. You will immediately reply accepting it on their behalf. Then a couple hours after their afternoon class Finn will accept and later Faye will accept. I know two cousins of mine on that council. I will call to announce it before I email it. This way they can announce congratulations. It has been  close to twenty years since we had an east coast attendee."

I reply, "That sounds like a great plan. I know we are being tested for class placements. I would like to get a list of all supplies we will need. Then head into town to pick them up."

Alpha Thomas says, "Russel go grab the list for alphas, Luna, beta curriculum. Jenny goes grab the high school list. Tanya, I am going to send you to Edmond. He will help get you set up. I know it will mean a run to Best Buy to get your whole office set up. By the way, each place we send you has a pack account. Just use your dorm and room number and it gets charged to your room. Then on the first of the month you clear your account if negative."

Tanya said, "how much will that be? I only brought some money with me."

I spoke up, "I will set it up under the RV pack name and pay for it all. Use your own money for personal stuff."

Tanya looked at her, "but..."

""No buts. We are a pack and you are my official historian. You will also be put in charge of accounts. You always were good with business classes in schools. We will have to get a program for that when at Best Buy. Even if the list doesn't show it. Make sure to get us all our own personal laptops. Plus the pack will have its own laptop too. This way we keep personal and business separate."

Maureen asked, "why did you not pack your laptop with you Jules?"

Lily replied, "she never had a laptop. Her dad did not feel his pups needed one. He was old school like that. She always used a pack tablet in our trips. She would give it to me and I would combine all our notes together. Then we would work together to make a successful training plan."

Tanya replied, "while I am getting laptops, I should also pick up all our own phones. We need a better name than RV Pack."

All the sudden Alpha Thompson started laughing. We had forgotten he was there and turned toward him startled. "You all are the RAGING VATICS!"

Frank looked at him and then smirked, "I guess you are right." He started laughing.

Tanya looked at both of them and said, "what the hell is a VATIC?"

Maureen looked at the two alphas who were laughing and replied, "I guess we are."

I reply, "A vatic is a profit or someone who can see into the future. They are also people who come into unexpected power without known or origins.  Which we seem to have all come into power but no idea why they find it so amusing."

Lily replies, "but why raging? We are not violent or angry people despite us wanting to do revenge on Mitchell."

Tanya said, "however we are extraordinary people who want to be successful in our mission."

I reply, "anyone who comes up against us would not know if we were mad or not. Guess it would depend if they were friend or foe. But those two laughing hyenas find our pack name funny. But that is only because they know they are friends."

Maureen tapped Lily in the shoulder, "come with me. We will be right back." We all stood watching the two guys laughing. Maureen and Lily walked back and a beautiful pregnant woman came back with them. They were all holding buckets of water and threw it in the two men.  Lily handed the bucket to Russell and quickly stepped behind him. They both stopped laughing. Lily streaked, "why the hell did you get me wet?"

Russel turned around with the bucket in his hand, "huh?" He sees water in her lower half. "I'm sorry. How did I do that?"

Lily wink at me. I looked at him, "gamma, how did Lily end up wet?"

"But, but, but"

Jenny replied, "Luna asked him to carry a bucket for her."

We all turned toward the pregnant woman who was looking at her wet mate scolding him, "that was not very nice laughing at our guest."

Maureen is scolding her mate, "you are laughing and making fun of our name?"

Luna drops her bucket, "you two can clean up this mess join us for lunch in my oasis." She turns and starts guiding us away. She stops and turns, "I have linked Madame Cassandra to bring towels and to observe you in this cleanup. This way I know you don't try to get anyone else to do it. When you're done, get on dry clothes and join us."

She turns walking down the hall and we all follow her.  We follow her through a door and the room becomes a rock path with greenery all around us. We go about fifteen feet into the room and their is a large wooden shelf. We see Luna Thompson  sit on a bench across from the shelf and omega runs over to help her remove her socks and shoes. She sets them on the shelf and assist her standing up. She then continues walking. We all quickly remove our socks and shoes too and continue to follow her. We look down and realize we are walking on glass floor and below the glass we see oriental fish below. She walks to a large "L" shape sectional in the glass floor and sit. We all wait for her to indicate to sit down. "Please have a seat." We then notice other chairs and we all sit on the sofa and chairs. "She looks at the omega, "please bring in tea and lemonade for my guest. When the alpha's are done changing clothes, start to set up lunch at the table."

She then turns toward us as the omega leaves, "now let us all introduce ourselves, "if you did not figure out I am Luna Victoria Thomason. When we are informal please call me Vicky.  Otherwise everyone calls me Luna V. Now have to ask who was my Ladies in crime?"

Maureen stands up, "I am currently  Enforcer Maureen Reed. Though soon to be Luna Grimloch as soon as my mate finishes his training and takes over the Grimloch Tribe. I am waiting to be officially marked."

"Oh a tribe. He must be a Lycan and not 30."

"I know he is 29 and since we only met recently I am not sure when he turns 30."

Lily stands up as Maureen sits down. "I am Beta Lily Byers of Raging VATIC and trainer warrior of Stinger Pack."

"Yes, two packs, but unsure how or why."

Maureen looked at Lily, "Does that make me two packs and a tribe?"

"You're not technically a tribe until he officially marks you."

"Interesting, so you are a Stinger Pack member too,"  Vicky asked?

"Yes." Lily is sitting down as Maureen answers.

Finn stands up. He walks over and takes Vicky's hand, He touches it to his lips, "I am Finn Grimloch. My twin sister and I will be 16 on the fifteenth. According to your seer we will get our wolf by then. We are part of the Grimloch Tribe and part of the Raging VATIC Pack. My sister isn't with us because she discovered her mate here."

"Oh that is so exciting for her. Who is her mate?"

Jenny replied, "Vicky you won't believe who it is. I know Jonas sure looked surprise too."

Vicky looked over, "the only person who could surprise Jonas would be." She stopped  and her mouth dropped open, "Eddie?" Jenny nodded her head with a huge smile. "He never thought he find a mate. I am so happy for him." Then her smile dropped, "oh no. He not in trouble since she isn't of age is he?"

Maureen, Jenny, Lily and I all shouted, "No." They all started giggling.

Vicky looked relieved, just then the omega came in and Vicky said, "leave the pitchers and glasses on the table. Go inform Michelle, Edmond and  his mate to join us for lunch. Tell Edmond to cancel our afternoon meetings.

"Oh, I am so happy to hear he found his mate."

"Don't tell anyone until he officially announces it."

"Yes, lady V. Did you want us to bring the special cake you made for lunch or is that for supper?"

"Bring it for lunch. The only one who doesn't seem to know is my mate. I would like to be the one to inform him, Sondra."

"Yes mam." Sondra walks out.

"Now, back to introductions." She points to Tonya.

"My name is Tonya. I am a warrior in the Stinger Pack. I am not a very strong one, and dislike it. Now for the RV Pack or maybe should start saying Raging VATIC pack I am going to start training under Edmond and see how I like that assignment. It is something your seer suggested."

"That would explain your dislike for fighting. If you like it that gives you a very honorable pack position. You saw Randolph?"

Jules replied, "that is his name? He just said he was a seer and knew my grandmother."

"Yes, our seer is Randolph. That was rude of him not to introduce himself." Her eyes cloud over in a link  and she says after a couple minutes, "he too will join us for lunch. Now who are you? She says pointing to me.

"My names is Jules. I am the reason we all are kind of in hiding?"

"Kind of?"

"Well, my mate. Well almost ex-mate betrayed me with my older sister. I caught them in bed."

"Oh no. How horrible."

"He wanted to mate my sister and force mate me to be his second mate or mistress."

"I thought that is illegal."

"Forcing a second mate or mistress is illegal, but having a second mate is not. Only ones who have multiple mates are twins or triplets. The last second mate was well over 100 years ago and that is not illegal if voluntarily done."

"You said no and rejected him?"

"No, I refuse to reject him, but not because I want him. If I refuse to reject him he cannot legally marry my sister. Under the law we both have to accept rejection, agree to be mates or agree to be his mistress. I chose nothing because I want revenge."

"How will you do that? Why are you here?"

"I have given myself one year to get my revenge, but haven't figure out how. He had me in prison hospital and my friends helped me break out."

"WOW and how did you become a pack because my mate said you were a rouge. But you smell like fresh rain."

"That is a mystery. It is because of Alpha Thompson we are here. Last month Lily and I went to a training seminar he was at. He gave Lily his card and invited us to his class. Since we wanted to make sure we were safe and not being followed we decided to come here. On the way here we met Grimloch. Frank and Maureen were mates. Frank needed training so he could take over his tribe so he joined us. When we got here we did our first pack run. When we shifted to wolves all the sudden we felt a pull to become a pack. We did become a pack and I became Alpha Juieanna Adler, but everyone calls me Jules. We have no idea how it happened."

"What a story. Have you discussed this with Jonas yet?"

"No, but we hope to soon. I felt it was only fair that he knows my story before we officially start training."

Just then Jonas replies, "you will start training when the next semester starts. I knew there was something special about you."

We all turn and standing at the area we all removed our shoes were Jonas, Frank, Faye, Edmond, Randolph and Michelle. Vicky says, "Take your shoes off. Lunch should be served momentarily, but would I be correct in saying you are Frank and Faye?"

They nodded their heads as they removed their shoes. They went to the table and Sondra went over and grabbed the drinks. She began to serve drinks since we got busy with introductions and never poured any.

Once we all were seated at the table with drinks several they started carrying in large platters of food: grilled cajun chicken,  ribeye steak, pan-fried salmon, smoked barbecue ribs, bake beans, cole slaw, French fries, onion rings, Texas toast, corn on cob, and various dipping sauces.

We sat during the meal doing general chitchat and when the help started clearing away the meal Luna Vicky stood up, "I would like to make an announcement. Today I am happy to announce that the doctor said I am doing great. That my due date is still November 6. Though my mate thought I was farther along since I do look large." She nodded her head to Sondra and she grabbed a cake and was walking toward Alpha Jonas. "I did find out the sex and wish to announce it to him and my old and new friends."

Sondra sat the cake in front of Jonas and said, "alpha please read aloud the cake the Luna made you."

He looked down at a rectangle cake that was pale blue. It had two babies made of fondant on it. " Twice the Blessing. Twice the Fun, Two little Miracles, Instead of One." He looked at the cake and read it again. He looked at her, "TWINS?"

She smiled at him, "yes." He pushed his chair out and it fell over and ran around to her side of the table.

He picked her hug and swung her around. "I am going to be a father to twins." Everyone at the table started clapping and howling. A couple minutes later he asked, "Boy and / or Girl?"

She grinned, "what colors the cake?"

He looked back at it, "blue! Twin boys?"

"Identical twin boys."

We started to stand and thought we would leave the new family time to celebrate together when Vicky called out, "your not going anywhere. We got cake to eat. Plus a party to plan."

Thank you for reading ONE YEAR. Would love to hear your input. This chapter is 4508 words