Lucky

Indrik's Pov

I woke up to my head feeling like it was being hit over and over with a heavy hammer. Groaning, I tried to get up but my arm collapsed under the strain, sending me sprawling once more. I tried to open my eyes but all I could see were tiny yellow dots dancing on a frenzy.

"Luna?" I called weakly but no one answered. "Luna!" I called again, a little louder only to be met with the same silence. I felt around the bed to see if she was still sleeping somewhere there but felt nothing. I groaned in exasperation wishing I could fire her with the way she got me feeling like I was the maid and she the master sometimes. Knowing that no one was coming, I attempted to open my eyes again. This time, my vision was a little bit clearer but my headache wasn't getting any better.

I raised my hand to my face and felt bumps that weren't there yesterday. My eyes clouded with tears of humiliation as I recalled what had happened the other day. Leaving my room with the intention of getting some fresh air only to walk into my step brother who nearly pummeled the life out of me. I frowned as I wondered how I had escaped. Leon wouldn't have allowed me escape without a broken bone if he could help it and although every part of me felt two times as heavy than it usually did, no bone was broken. Fractured memories of Luna bringing me back danced before my eyes but she couldn't have been the one who saved me, could she? I groaned as I managed to sit up.

I stared at the door with unseeing eyes as I recalled what Leon had said yesterday. "You are not my brother. You are a bastard who doesn't even deserve to breath the same air with me. I should just put you out of your misery right now." Those words should not have hurt me so much especially considering that he had said and done more painful things in the past but somehow, this struck closer to home than all the others.

All my life, rumours had been circulating about me not being the son of the Alpha which was the reason why he had locked my wolf away. They said it was his being merciful that saved me from a fate of sure death. I had asked the Beta about it multiple times to which he would never give a direct answer. Only that I should not believe everything I heard out there. It did not help that my mother had died long before I could get to know her and that she was not Leon's mother.

Amidst all of these, I had been hoping that despite his always picking fights with me, I would be able to sort things out with my brother, after all, we only had each other as family but something about his words yesterday had informed me that that would never happen. I could try till I turned gray but Leon would never accept me as family. Even now, the thought hurt like hot iron being pressed on my chest.

Someone knocked on the door and my heart soared. "Luna?" I called, barely managing to keep the excitement out of my voice.

"Not Luna!" A voice called back as the door was opened. "Jamil!" He replied as he stepped in. "Oh, come on, don't look so disappointed. You don't mean to dump your best friends now that you have gotten yourself a maid, do you?" He teased as he walked toward me.

I frowned as I watched him approach trying to recall the last time I had seen him. "Aren't you supposed to go for training?" I inquired, staring at the silver colored sword that hung from his belt.

"In a moment. I just had to come make sure you were okay after last night. I should have come earlier but I wasn't sure you would be very receptive at the time."

My eyes widened as I realized how I had escaped. He had been the one to rescue me from my brother. Rather than make me feel better though, that only made me feel worse. The fact that I had to rely on someone to save me whenever I was in trouble was really starting to irk me.

Jamil bent over and inspected my face. "Bruised but you will live." He muttered and I felt like punching him in the face. I knew it was ridiculous and that I should be thanking him instead but that did nothing to stop the anger that was bubbling in my chest. I hated being so weak, so useless, so... irrelevant. Jamil straightened, seeing that I wasn't in the mood for conversation. "I saw Luna leaving earlier. She went to get your medicine, I think. I should go. Take care of yourself, will you?" He turned and started to leave.

I cursed under my breath. "Jamil?" He paused, turning toward me. "Thank you." I muttered.

"Anytime, man. Just do me a favour and avoid Leon, will you? He is raging mad right now." He winked and I smiled, then sniggered before bursting into a full fledged laughter. With it, I could feel all the weight in my heart dissolving making me feel much lighter than I had in ages.

"See you around, man." Jamil grinned when I finally stopped laughing.

"Thank you, Jamil. And I mean it."

"Whatever man. I have to go."

I continued to watch the door long after he had gone thinking that I was lucky to have my friends. So, what if I was weak? Knowing I had friends who would sacrifice anything for me without a second thought? That was comforting.

The door opened and Luna stomped in. My smile faded. Who was I kidding?