Azalea The Saturday before Christmas the school actually had a bus trip to the mall in the big city for anyone who wanted to go. So of course the girls and I loaded up to go. Cora had a headband that hid the pointy parts of her ears, but people were in such a rush I'm not sure they would have noticed anyways. We actually blended in pretty well - some of the human teens there were dressed simply outrageously. We had a great time shopping - and even ate lunch at the food court with Cassie's brothers and mine. I don't know if they actually did any shopping or if they were just there to check out the human girls and play at the arcade. We hit a few more stores after lunch before heading back to the bus loaded down with our purchases. I was glad I had ordered wrapping paper earlier in the week as we had a wrapping party on Sunday to wrap all the things we had bought on our trip. We made a day of it, watching Christmas movies like the Santa Clause while wrapping the gifts we bough
Azalea We woke early the next morning, well early for Cassie, and grabbed our bags. We had less than 2 weeks away from school and I was basically taking a real vacation for the first time ever. Cassie's pack was actually based in Colorado so we had to catch a plane there. We loaded into the SIV with her dad then stopped to get her brothers from the Alpha Academy. I popped out real quick to exchange gifts with my brother and promised not to open them until Christmas. I know he was bummed I wouldn't be going home with him but he understood. We hugged and then I was off to the airport with Cassie and her family. On the way there I asked about how long the flight was and how they dealt with the small seats on the plane. they boys laughed and explained that they had a private jet at the pack's disposal and that it had dropped their brother, the alpha off in New York last night for business and was ready at the airport for us. I was surprised and then the more I thought about
Azalea It was a beautiful room with a huge picture window and window seat. I couldn't wait to sit there and read later, looking out into the gardens. The bed was a giant 4 poster bed with matching dresser that had a flat screen TV on it. Next to the bed was a night stand and the TV remote. I hung my things quickly in the closet and went to grab a shower. The bathroom had a huge glass shower with multiple heads that felt like warm rain. I almost didn't want to get out. I threw on some nice dark wash jeans and a purple turtle neck sweater to help keep me warm. I hadn't really thought much about my hair lately, but noticed that it had gotten long, reaching all the way to my butt at this point. The natural color was showing now, a dark rich chocolate brown - the same as my father's and brothers. I shot a quick email to a friend asking for more dye as well as the recipe and told her where to send it. I asked for her Cash app id so I could send her money for it, since I now had
Azalea Cassie was actually ready at almost the same time so she linked arms with me and off we went. It was a nice day, still cold with snow covering the ground, but the sun was shining brightly. As we walked around town Cassie pointed to all the buildings and explained what they were. She also filled me in on all the gossip about each person we saw, which was quite hilarious. they all greeted her with a smile and a nod that was almost a bow, which made me tease her even more about being a princess. Most of the people walked around town not because they didn't have vehicles, but because it was more convenient. I did learn that there was a hospital here that was fully equipped and that animals and weres used the same hospital, just different entrances. it made since when she explained it as the pack doctors needed to be equipped to handle them in either form. Luckily with their fast healing it was more about preventative care, prenatal care and that type of thing. There was
Azalea I got up early again the next morning and once again joined them for a run. The sky was overcast and Rich told me that a storm would be moving in the next few days. This time we ran around the lake, the training center and the field. I remembered to keep my back turned towards them as I made my way back in the house. The kitchen smelled azaming as I passed through and I couldn't wait til breakfast. As I showered I thought about how I could show my appreciation for them taking me in this holiday and an idea came to me from the conversation we had with the butcher. He said that most of their meat came from the usual sources - cows, chickens, pigs and sheep- and that unfortunately when they settled here over 400 years ago, most of the larger game moved out of the area. As the settlement expanded into multiple towns they continued to push the animals out. There were some wild wolves and the such, but not things like deer, elk, wild boar or even bison. On occasion one migh
Azalea I threw on my black jeans and a black turtle neck with my boots and grabbed my backpack. I put on my jacket and gloves so I wouldn't be so cold. I opened the window just enough for me to squeeze through - I didn't want them to be able to feel the breeze through the open window. Once I was sure no one was around, I jumped to the ground landing silently on my feet. I glanced around again before taking off down the road, avoiding as many street lights as possible. I made it to Corey, the butcher's, shop right after 9. He had a small refridgerated truck running and when he saw me he jumped in the driver's seat. I hopped in the passanger side and he asked me again if I was sure. I just laughed and told him, "Let's go." I asked him about the town, about the alpha - both Rich and his son - as well as his family as we drove. Luckily he had a lead foot and there were almost no other vehicles on the roads we traveled as we made good time - only an hour and a half. He said he
Azalea I dozed for about an hour before we made it back to town around 4am. The town was dead quiet. As he backed into the dock behind his store I saw his younger brother and son come out to help. I asked that he send them in for a few minutes while I got the top ones out - the less people to witness my powers the better. He agreed and sent them in to make more space for what we had grabbed. Once they were inside he opened the back of the truck and I used my powers to lift several elk off the top of the pile and on to the tarp that was laid there. Once the stack was short enough that Corey could grab them, he called out his brother and son. Their eyes were huge as they saw how much we had brought back. Together we began bringing in the animals and placing them in groups. He left the deer in the truck and the bison on the tarp out back for last - not having enough room inside for them just yet. After looking over everything he told me that there was enough here to send a
Azalea It was a quiet walk back as I was definately very tired. I'd been awake almost 24 hours now. As we approached the back door Alex grabbed my arm to stop me. "Thank you," he said. "You have made or will be making a lot of people's Christmas's, especially the older folks. This really is a treat. I will have to let the alpha know, but I will honor your request to not let anyone else know. Even the witches in the north will be excited - not only for the meat, but for the bones and organs. And if I may, the skins could be made into some blankets, boots, jackets, wallets that type of thing. If you go see Ashley at the clothing store she actually started out by making things from scratch so she might be able to help you." "Thank you," I replied before ducking inside. I ran into Karla who handed me 2 bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches with a hug. "I got bison, elk, deer and rabbit and Corey knows you'll be coming around this afternoon for it," I said smiling back at her. "Yo