Where Do I Go From Here

Chapter 7

*****4 years later*****

"Hope, wake up." True said jumping on my bed. I groaned in annoyance and kept my eyes closed. "Don't make me get the bucket." My head shot up so fast you. "You wouldn't." I said "Grace!" She yelled. Grace walked in with a bucket of ice cold water. I shot up out of that bed and ran into the shower. "That's what I thought." She laughed.

I looked up at my self in the mirror to see I huge difference from the girl I was almost four years ago. Looking at myself I saw my dark caramel skin with NO imperfections. Not a single bruise, scratch or pimple. My hair was now down to the top of my waist line, and it isn't in puffy Afro form. It isn't ruff and dry, it's silky soft and hydrated. I had piercings in my ears now. And best of all I had a banging body. I used to be a skinny tooth pick. You could see straight to my ribs. But ever since I started living here I didn't have to cook and clean for a pack. So I got to eat normal portion sizes and spend much needed me time. Now I have the body I was meant to have. But I never brag about it. I'm still a person who wants everyone I love to be happy. I'm too nice for my own good.

I pealed off my pajamas and hopped into the shower. I covered my body in soap and massaged shampoo all through my hair. When I hopped out I dried, loitoned and brushed my teeth. I blow dried my hair so it had its natural long kinky curls then ran out the bathroom into my walk in closet. I grabbed my black leggings black, white fuzzy socks, a white tank top and my black short cut Uggs. I pulled my hair up in a high ponytail put on my fake white with black ink drop tapers and applied some lip glossed than pranced out of my room.

"Good morning house." I said when I reached the bottom of the stairs. "Someone's happy to see me." Jaden said as he walked over to me and slung his arm over my shoulder. "No obviously she's happy cause her birthdays tomorrow." Cooper said. "Ding, ding, ding. we have a winner." I yelled. "I'm hurt." Jaden said holding his hand over his heart. I laughed at him and skipped to the kitchen.

Ever since I started living here my birthday has been awesome. And I'm not just talking bout the gifts. Sure that's a big part of it but that's not the reason it's awesome. On my second birthday here (She was unconscious her first birthday there.) they made it all about me. They took me to the carnival, movies, shopping (Which I love!) and out to dinner. I protested the whole time saying I didn't deserve it but they insisted. I gotta tell ya I really love these guys.

"Wow your way to happy for someone who was threatened with a bucket." Grace said. I stuck my tongue out at her. "You threatened her with a bucket!" Cooper said to Grace. "Chill big bro it wasn't me it was True." True ran in crazy fast. "You had the bucket." she cried. They started having a stupid argument so I ate. Travis came in saw them arguing and went into the living room with Cooper and Jaden. Eventually I had enough so I decided to stop this. "WOULD YOU SHUT UP!" I yelled. They immediately stopped. The gift of having alpha power. "Thank you." the boys said I smirked.

"Hope can I see you in my office for a minute." "Yes Alpha Alex."

"Hope I suggest you sit down." he says. Instantly I knew something was wrong. I sat down and asked "Did I do something wrong?" with a worried facial expression. He looked me dead in the eye and said "What?!? No, of course not." I sighed instantly in relief. "It's just that... Uh..." he said scratching the back of his neck. "Yes...." I said growing very impatient with him. He noticed this instantly and raised a eyebrow at me. I raised one back at him and we both let out a chuckle. "Alright, so I have very important news I have to share with the pack. But I decided you needed to know this first." He had a worried look on his face. "What, what is it!" I pleaded.

"There is a pack we have to go train and I want you, Cooper, Jaden, True, Grace and Travis to go with me to train it. I'm leaving my father in charge of the pack while we are gone." I was mad now. We have been to train packs so many times before. But he made me believe someone was dead or we had a pack a rogues coming. I glared dangerously at him. I stood straight and slammed my hands on the desk. Causing a loud thud. He didn't even flinch.

"Why did you make me worry for no reason." I said with my eyes shut tight through my clenched shut teeth. He got up put his hand on my shoulder and said "Calm down." Instantly I did as I sat back down. I know I said I'm nice and I am but I'm slightly bi-polar from my life before. I can be the sweetest thing till you strike a nerve. Which is one of the reasons why I'm the best female pack warrior here. The other reason is because of my alpha power which I have loads of since my mom was a alphas daughter.

"I wasn't finished with what I was saying." He said calmly but I could see the worry in his eyes. But I didn't want to over work myself so I didn't think much of it. I nodded my head telling him to go on. He took in a deep breath and let it out. "The pack we are going to hasn't been as strong as it used to be. There fighting ethic has become very weak because the alpha and beta have been arguing. They never train the pack anymore and the council wants us to go cause we are the fifth greatest pack in the world." (Yea since I came we became even better fighters.)

"So what pack is that?" I asked. The worry in his eyes told me everything. I looked down at my lap. "No." I said barely above a whisper. "Hope, we have to go train the Starry Night Pack."