Discover

Chapter 19 Part 1

I hurt my finger and can't write for a while so I decided to post what I had of this chapter so far. I'll post the full chapter as soon as possible. This is a  less than half of the chapter I have planned.

Chapter 19

I stood between my parents gaping in awe. There was a giant fire which was surrounded by chairs. On the right side of the fire there was a podium with a microphone on it. On the left side of the fire there was a buffet surrounded with people various ages trying to get food. They were all in a line, some of them being sent to the end, while others were being sent to the front. They must have been getting in line according to their rank in the pack.

Around us speakers surrounded the small clearing in the middle of the woods. In the distance you could spot cabins and homes spread out in the woods. Each one told a story about the family who owned it. None of them matched, but they all did their purpose and blended in with the forest if you weren’t looking with a sharp eye. It proved that there were many people in the world and we could live in different ways, but in the end we were all just people… or in our case werewolves.

“Is everybody having fun?” A voice then asked through the speakers. As a reply there was a chorus of yes’s.

“Well, then everybody get yourselves some food and we can get started with the meeting!” The voice called out and everybody started into immediate action. I just stood there and watched as everyone fought their way into the line.

“Oh, Ashley I forgot to tell you, we have to get into the line! That was an order so go find the other Canis in the line and join them. After you get your food sit with them and turn your chair towards the podium. When the end of the meetings important part is announced turn your chair back around.” My mom told me turning back around, though I could tell she was having a hard time standing in that one place and not continuing towards the buffet.

“What about you guys?” I asked her.

“We have to sit with the Wolf’en, but we’ll see you after the meeting at the car.” She told me before allowing her body to turn back around and following the others into the line. It was a very funny sight. They looked like robots as they completed the order.

I stood there chuckling when someone came up behind me and started talking. “It’s a funny sight isn’t it?” Tyler asked me having a tight grip around Megan’s shoulders.

“Yes, it is, but how are the two of you here?” I asked them.

“Oh, right, well we’re werewolves too. Actually the whole group is who we hang out with in school.” Megan answered.

“So that’s why you said you could help me and have been so nice. But how did you guys know I was a werewolf?” I replied and Megan smiled.

“We get a list every year, we can smell the difference between werewolves and humans and your homeroom makes it pretty obvious.” Tyler replied and I just nodded, looking back at the robot like werewolves.

“How come you aren’t doing the robot like everyone else?” I asked them.

“We aren’t in the line because as future Alpha Male and future Alpha Female we got the job of getting you into that line.” Tyler laughed.

“Wow, I’m that much work? I have to have two people to get me in the line?” I asked him.

“Yes, you’re that much work.” He replied.

“And you two are mates then?” I asked.

“Yes, we are.” Megan answered smiling and Tyler smiled down at her.

“Now on with that assignment! Let’s go get in the buffet line.” Tyler stated and we both nodded agreeing.

“Wait; if it’s by rank wouldn’t you have to stand in the front while I join the Canis?” I asked them.

“Nope, you’re special. In some cases I even think you could stand in front of us.” Megan smiled.

“Haha, very funny!” I replied sarcastically.

“We’re serious!” Megan shot back as we headed over to the line. Immediately everyone took a step back. I started heading towards the end of the line since Canis were ranked just before the lone wolves and omegas, but everyone just continued stepping back.

“Don’t confuse them!” Tyler scolded me as he pulled me in front of him and Megan.

“I was supposed to stand with the Canis!” I objected.

“No, you weren’t!” He argued.

“Why not?” I asked him.

“You’ll find out whenever the pack is ready to tell you, but until then just go with it.” He told me placing a plate in my hands as he pushed me forward in the line. “Now get your food so everyone else can get theirs too.”

I nodded looking up only to realize that I was the first person in the line. Panicking I grabbed various foods speeding down the buffet.

“Relax!” Megan called out after me, as Mrs. Wolfe, who had already gotten her food grabbed my hand and guided me to a seat.

“You can sit here or join the group and be allowed to sit with the Canis.” She told me as I looked around the surrounding seats. On one side the chairs were labeled Shamans and on the other they were labeled Alphas. Behind me was the podium and I was sitting directly before the fire.

 “These are the reserved seats, the best you can get!” She continued as I twisted to see what was written on my chair, but her strong hands held me there firmly. “If you join the Canis for today you will still be able to keep this rank, you will just get the opportunity on every pack meeting to choose which rank you wish to sit in. Your spot in the line won’t change though, whatever you do.”

“I’ll join the Canis! I can’t survive sitting here!” I waved my hands gesturing to the titles on the chairs.

“That’s what I thought!” Mrs. Wolfe laughed. “Follow me.”

We walked around to the other side of the fire and weaved through chairs until we came to a bunch of seats that were labeled Canis. They were placed in the middle, having the Wolf’en sitting closer to the fire then we were and the omegas and lone wolves closer to the podium. These seats also didn’t look as comfortable as the one I had sat on minutes ago, but I didn’t want to get special treatment for a reason that I didn’t even know.

“The group should be here in a few minutes.” She told me before heading back to her own chair.

Sitting in my chair I allowed my eyes to wander around the area. Tyler and Megan who had gotten their food now were waving at me from their seats which were next to the Betas. The Shamans were already seated and the Alphas were standing on the podium. My parents were trying to find their seats amongst the Wolf’en and the Canis were starting to reach the end of the buffet.