history will always repeat itself.

8

The day of the Merge

Ayla rarely got sleep because she was too busy helping the pack out, even though Hope did most of the work. BUT, she also rarely got any sleep because she was too worried about Isabel.

She was in her dorm, with every sound that she heard she was praying that it was Isabel but it wasn't. She knew that Isabel was preparing for the merge.

She was sitting on her bed, when she heard a knock at the dorm door. Her face lit up, hoping that it was Isabel.

She walked over towards the door and opened it. Her face dropped when she saw that it was Jake.

Jake smiled at him awkwardly "Hope's still there helping your cousin?" He asked her.

Ayla nodded her head "Yeah, she is. She's a really good person." Ayla said.

Jake smiled, "Yeah, that's why I love her so much." He said.

"Hey, do you know if Isabel's twin has arrived yet?" Ayla asked him.

Jake thought for a second before answering her question "She is here, yes. But, her and Isabel are practicing in different rooms before the merge starts." Jake said to her.

Ayla nodded her head slowly "Ohh, okay. Where can I talk to Aza? Like..where is she?" She asked Jake.

Jake looked at her confused. "You want to talk to Aza?" Jake asked Ayla.

Ayla looked at him before answering, she may or may not want to talk to her to convince her to go easy on Isabel. "Maybe." Ayla said.

"Well, you can't. We can't bother them on the merge day." Jake answered her.

Ayla nodded her head "Oh okay. When will the merge start, do you know?" Ayla asked him.

Jake thought for a moment before answering "It almost will, but I didn't see you at breakfast. You don't wanna eat?" Jake asked her.

Ayla gave him a small smile before answering "It's okay, I'm not hungry. Anyways, we should go to the place where they'll merge right now." Ayla said to Jake.

Jake gave her an 'are you sure' look and Ayla gave him a small smile to assure him that he's fine.

Jake nodded his head silently "Okay..well follow me to the room." He said to Ayla, referring to the room in Auradon that's only used for the merges.

Ayla nodded his head and they walked towards the merge room.

When they entered, there was just a boxing ring and empty space all around it. Very basic, but then she saw both Isabel and Aza walking into the room at different sides of the room.

Ayla and Isabels eyes met each other, they shared a small smile. Today was the day, life or death.

Ayla also looked over at Aza, who looked confident and ready. While Isabel looked just as confident, just with a little anxiety in her face.

Ayla looked at Jake, who was just looking at the two girls. "Why is Isabel anxious?" Ayla said, she always cared for everyone. She also wants the people she loves to be ready and confident in times like that.