Fallen Moon

Chapter 28: Alexis' Tale

"This is bullshit," Jay flipped his lawn chair over and walked off. Alexis followed Jay into the forest. Her eyes remained on the gash he created in the tree with his sharp claws. She knew why he was upset. Lord Grimm told him he couldn't fight in the war unless he provided him with a child. Alexis knew this speech was coming. She just didn't expect Jay to take it this hard. He was trying to fight it but he was on the verge of tears.

Alexis watched as her brother Yule and Nikan fought with Lycan and Alejandro. Jay was there watching the fight with her. But, she could tell, he was still sad. He was trying to hide the pain trying to put on a strong front. The fact remained, if Jay didn't try for a kid tonight he wouldn't be able to aid his brother or his father in the war. Her father told her to give him time, he'd come around. So, she agreed to wait. The fight was over, once it ended, Jay began walking to the stream by himself. He wiped a tear away from his eye as he left. She wasn't sure what to do about this. Jay was hurting and it pained her to see him like this.

Alexis walked into her tent trying to ignore the tear that fell from Jay's eye. Trying to ignore Jay's pain. Wait, she told herself. Her father told her to wait. She needed to stop competing with Claire over Jay. She needed to let him come to her. If Jay had any feelings for her at all, he would. She just needed to be patient. She let out a deep sigh.

"Now kids," Nikan stood in front of her and her five brothers. They were gathered for a family meeting. Her brother's were all shirtless and dressed in sweatpants. Yule wore a pair of white sweatpants, Xavier wore gray sweatpants, Serge and Terrain both wore black sweatpants. The four of them had all just woken up from their nap. She was dressed in solid black hoodie and gray sweatpants that were baggy on her.

. "Your Uncle Alejandro is coming to visit us." The second the name was mentioned. Yule smiled and started pumping himself up for a fight. "Yule," He scolded. "He said he'd fight you when you're older, you're eighteen. That's still not old enough yet."

"You're right," Yule ran his hand through his white hair. "I need more time to train." He let out a long sigh.

"Now then." Nikan crossed his arms. "I called this meeting because Jay is coming to stay with us for a week." They groaned. "I know, he's never tried to bond with you guys. The guy keeps his head in the books. We're hoping to change that. Alejandro is very worried about him. Jay doesn't have a lot of friends and the kid's been through a lot. So please, I'm asking you as your father to please try to make friends with him. It'll make Alejandro very happy."He added knowing this would get Yule onboard. "So, can you guys do this for me?"

"Yes father," Yule bowed to him. "Me and my siblings will do our best to make Jay feel at home." Alexis groaned.

"Do we have to?" Alexis rolled her eyes. "All the boy does is sit there and read books on strategies all day. He pulls out his stupid crayon box and starts writing stuff down like he's taking notes. He's such a nerd. Why can't it be someone fun like Jayson?" She complained. "At least he'll actually play with us."

"Sister," Yule scolded. "Father has asked us to do him a favor. So we will do him this favor. Understood?" He crossed his arm.

"Alright fine, I'll play nice." Alexis agreed.

"Come on Jay," Alejandro pulled Jay by the arm. "You're going to visit my friend Nikan for a while. You need to make friends." Jay was tugging away from Alejandro trying to break free of his grip. His bare feet skid across the ground as he was being dragged. He was shirtless and had on a pair of ripped up blue jeans. The poor guy was no match for Alejandro's strength, he was barely even trying to drag him.

"But I don't want to make friends." Jay argued. "Can I at least bring one book? Just one," Alejandro shook his head. "This isn't fair," He tried to pull away again. "Wait," Alejandro stopped."Does mom know you're doing this?" He asked him. "Because mom should know if I'm being tortured."