In the Moon's Light

Chapter 44: My Council

Kat's POV:

I wake up in Michael's arms, still on the futon. I glance at the clock on the wall and notice that's already 6:30 in the afternoon. I hate that I fell asleep, but whenever we both take control it literally wears us out. I also feel better than I have in a really long time. I almost feel as if I may finally be letting go of the guilt and grief that I've held onto for so long and all because of this beautiful guy I'm laying on. Let's just stay here on top of him. No can do, we need to be somewhat productive.

I slowly sit up and away from Michael before standing next to the futon and stretching. He doesn't wake up, which is good he still needs to fully recover from the other night. I walk over and sit at the small desk before grabbing a pen and some paper. We need to think about who we would want on our council.

Would Warrior be willing to be Beta for us? I was thinking of asking Johnny as well, I don't think he'd mind too much. I was thinking Cain for our pack Warrior, and Johnny as well of course but as a Beta he would already be considered a Warrior. Jenny for the Peacekeeper, it's already her position so no problem there. Josiah for our doctor. No problem there either, he already is the doctor haha. So that's our Warriors, Peacekeeper, Doctor, Beta.....do we want to choose a Gamma? Would Beta Tom be willing to do it? Possibly, no way of knowing unless we ask I guess.

Ok, so Beta-Johnny, Warriors- Us, Cain, and Johnny, Doctor-Jeremiah, Peacekeeper-Jenny, and Gamma-Thomas. We can always choose more Warriors and Peacekeepers to assist at a later time. At least now we have the basics. We need to choose Trackers too. Yeah, but that will have to wait until we see who is in our pack and hope that we already have some.

Trackers aren't really a chosen job, they have to be a natural at it and really well trained. Like Balto or us. Yeah, though we're a bit rusty now I'm sure. I had felt a slight twinge in my heart when Crescent reminded me just how great a Tracker Nate had grown into, but nothing compared to how it used to feel when she brought him.

 We can choose Outside Allies tonight too I guess. I want Maria and Storm. I knew you would say that and I agree. I think that the pack will be most comfortable around Storm out of everyone else here, except perhaps Michael but no real way to tell I guess.

I read over the finished list one more time and Crescent and I are both happy with our choices despite not having any Trackers yet. I jump slightly as I feel a hand on my shoulder but instantly relax when I feel the current and realize it's just Michael.

"I didn't wake you did I?"

"No love you didn't, but what woke you?"

"Nothing, I just woke up and decided to pick my council members."

"What exactly is a council love?"

"So an Alpha is in control of the pack, but there are other members that work directly under or with the Alpha to ensure that everything runs smoothly. You have second in control which is the Beta, third in control which is the Gamma though the Gamma doesn't have many jobs to perform more of a just in case position. Then you have Warriors, which deal directly with pack training and fighting, the Alpha and Beta are usually Warriors on top of their positions. There is the pack doctor, and the pack peacekeeper to keep everyone peaceful with one another in the pack. There are also Outside Allies every once and a while, which we picked. The only positions we can't choose until after we have a pack are Trackers."

"So you had to pick people for each position?"

"Yes, though it wasn't too much of a problem, here's my council if they all accept."

I hand him the list and he quickly reads it and nods his head before looking back up at me. I can sense another question building in his eyes and nod back at him to see if he will just ask me already.