Till We Met Again

Chapter Twelve

           Juniper

"Honey, Wake up." Who is shaking me and why? Make it stop. "Juniper, Honey, We are almost there you need to wake up." What? I slowly open my eyes and look around, once more becoming familiar with my surroundings. 

I look over at Ash and ask "Why did you wake me up? And how long was I out for?" I give him a confused look as he just starts to laugh. "Honey, as I said we are almost at the Blood Moon Pack, we should be at the border in ten minutes. You slept all day and night. I figured you were tired so I just let you sleep, to regain your missed energy."

Oh, I hadn't realized I slept that long, let alone really need it. "Thank you, Can I ask you a question," I say as I pull down the mirror in the car, to fix my hair. "Of course ask away," Ash replies not looking away from the road. I can tell just by looking at him, that he is getting more tense the closer we get to the border. 

"Colt said that the Blood Moon Pack was a big pack, and that they we powerful. What did he mean?" I ask trying to distract him. He sits there quietly for a moment, trying to figure out how to explain the pack to me. "There is a lot to this pack, I will do my best to explain what we are walking into." He gives me a small smile before continuing.

"The Blood Moon Pack is the biggest pack for many reasons. Not only because of the amount of land they are in charge of, but also because of the amount of members they have. In their pack, they have members of all species. The Alpha, Apollo Moon, is the head of the pack, not just for the shifters but everyone. He then has different leaders for the Witch and Vampire origins, Esme the sub leader for the Witch origin and Damon the sub leader for the vampire origin. They both report everything to Alpha Apollo." He pauses, glancing over at me make sure I am following.

I nod and let him continue explaining, not saying a word. "Alpha Apollo has his pack on a strict schedule, strength and precision comes first to him. From what I have heard, he is rude to anyone outside of him pack but on the inside, he cares for the well being of his pack immensely. He is one of the, if not the most powerful Alpha out there. The elders take his advice closely because of how well him and his pack has done in the past. If you are looking for a guardian, this is the place you could find one if not all of them." Ash gives me a smile, before growing tense once more.

I can feel it, something in the air has changed. "Stop the car." I say out of nowhere, I can see I startled Ash. But he does so without question. Stepping out of the car, the world feels different. I don't know how to explain it, but there is a pull. Pulling me towards this pack, which is both terrifying and exciting at the same time. I look back at Ash and give him a bright smile.

"I can feel it, I can feel a pull. The pull you and Colt talked about. We are about to met someone that will be with us for a while. Someone who will become apart of our family." I can feel the excitement radiating from me as we get back into the car. But one glance at Ash, I know I need to stay neutral going into this pack. "Remember Honey, they don't know who you are. They know me because I am an Alpha. You have not been introduced into the world. There will be questions, and looks. Let me handle the talking unless I tell you otherwise. For your safety."

Ash gives me a look and I know that we are about to be on the boarder. He slows the car once I give him a nod, setting my face into a distant look and staying silent. I follow Ashes every movement. I have never crossed or entered a boarder in this way. So I am trusting him completely. Before we know it, our car is surrounded by different shifters and vampires. I can even see a few witches in the distances, as if not wanting to be known. 

One wolf comes forward, he is a brown and blond wolf, slightly bigger than the others. I can assume this is the beta. I watch as he gets closer, shifts and changes into clothes before coming completely to the car and speaking. "Name and Reason for your visit." The Beta says in a stern voice.

"Alpha Ashton, Previous Alpha of the Half Moon Pack. I spoke to your Alpha, he is aware of our arrival." Ash says in slightly bitter tone. He looks displeased with the betas attitude. "And the girl." The beta questions rudely. I understand he is just doing his job. and doesn't know who he is speaking to like that but still. Kindness is a virtue many don't seem to carry. "Unimportant." Ash cuts in sharply.

The beta frowns as his eyes go glossy. Wanting to know what he is saying I enter the bond, thank you powers. "Alpha, you have visitors at the Northern border. Said the name Alpha Ashton of the Half Moon Pack. He has someone else in the car but wont give me a name." We wait a few moments before he gets a reply. "Allow them across, bring them to my office immediately. I am aware that they were coming today." Without replying, the beta looks back at the pack members and lets them all disperse before looking at Ash again.

"Please follow me, Alpha Apollo is waiting." The beta quickly states before turning around, shifting and starts to run in his wolf. Ash rolls the window back up, starts the car and follows the beta. It takes about a half hour to reach the pack house. The pack house is where the guests stay when they visits along side some of the young adult pack members who have yet to find their mate. Every pack has one, I can only assume that there are multiple in this pack seeing as how big it is. Ash stops the car and steps out, gesturing for me to do the same. 

Stepping out of the car with Basil on my shoulder, I take a moment to look around. The Blood Moon is beautiful, I can see that depending on where you are in the pack, it might change with the weather. I can hear grunts and panting in the distance, I will assume that would be the fighting area where people are actively training. The beta interrupts my thoughts. "Please follow me, Alpha Apollo is waiting in his office for you, I will have someone bring your things to your room."

Ash nods, but stays quite. Following the Betas steps, we really need to learn his name, we enter the house. It looks just a pretty on the inside, an open concept with large staircases leading in different directions. Heading up the center staircase, we enter a long hallway and eventually stop at a set of double doors. The beta knocks and we soon after her a voice yell to come in.

I pause for a moment, taking a deep breath. Which does nothing but through me off. There is a scent in the air, something that smells almost like a campfire. Oh how I love that smell. "Mate?" Scarlet says, no more awake then ever. "Scarlet are you sure." She cuts me off "Of course I am sure. I would know the smell of my mate anywhere." She says almost defiantly. "Look Scarlet, As much as I want to believe you, Mythicas rarely get mates, let alone an alpha of a deferent shifter type. Either way. If he is or not. We need to play this cool. Stay quite and let Ashton talk."

Before she has a chance to reply, Ash catches my attention. "Honey, you okay, You coming?" I nod, more tense then ever. Following them into the office, I avoid looking at my potential mate. I can't, I am not ready. What if he doesn't let me leave, I have to find my other guardians. I can't just stay, not yet. So instead of looking at him, I take a look around the room, and then stare out the window. And yes my guess was correct, I was hearing the pack training.

I can sense that Ash knows something is off with me, but hasn't been able to put the pieces together yet. I also can feel the Alphas eyes on me, they are heavy. Just because I am not looking at them, does not mean I don't know exactly what is happening behind me.

Ash reaches his hand out to Alpha Apollo. It makes sense why his name gave me butterflies earlier in the car. Anyway, Ash reaches his hand out to Apollo and introduces himself. "Good Afternoon Alpha Apollo, Thank you for having us on your land. My name is Alpha Ashton, and this is Juniper, a dear friend of mine, almost like a daughter."  Apollo finally looks away from me for a second to talk to Ash, I take a quite yet deep breath.

"It is nice to finally meat you Alpha, my father spoke highly of you and your pack. You have yet to mention why you both are here. If this is about your son, Colton is it? And his want to be an ally, I have already agreed to his proposal." Apollo looks back at me, almost longingly but doesn't say anything. 

Ash takes a deep breath, I know what is about to happen. I know it has to happen yet I don't want him to say it. "Actually, no it is not about my son at all." Ash pause for a moment glancing over at me. I can see the questioning look that both the Alpha and Beta have on the faces, although Apollo seems to hide it better. "Juniper here is in need of your assistance. I will let her explain if that is aright?" Apollo just nods looking over to me once more. 

I know why Ashton is letting me take control of the situation. He doesn't know how much I want to tell them, he is giving me the control back. I clear my throat before saying anything, still looking out the window. "What I am about to say doesn't leave this room until I say otherwise."