Wolf

Chapter 5

"Do you want to go to the city?" Jace asked Julia. The day before they went to the city and Julia didn't like it at all.

'No!' Julia put her head down between her paws and looked away.

"Haha. I'm kidding. If you hate something then I will never force you to bear with it. I have to go there to get something done though."

'You go alone.'

"Do you want to go stay with Raina?"

'Stay with Raina?' Julia's tail wagged and she lifted her head.

"So, do you want to?"

'Yes! Yes!'

"Okay. Come on."

The morning air was cool unlike how it would be later in the day. Pack members were already up and about. They shouted to Jace in greetings and Jace waved back.

Julia looked around and saw that the pack was quite large, but remembered when Jace told her that it was considered the smallest and weakest pack. The way that everyone got along so well and seem so close made Julia wonder what strength is if being close wasn't it.

"Have I ever told you why I think being a small pack isn't so bad?" Jace asked.

'Everyone is close and they trust each other. No one gets left out and forgotten.' Julia remembered. It was one of their many late night conversations.

"Yep. Size doesn't matter. We are a strong pack no matter what others say."

'I like that.'

They stood at the door of Rei's house and Julia told Jace that she thought they were going to Raina's place. Actually, it turned out that Rei, Raina, and Nate lived in the same house along with Rei's older sister.

"Hello Jace and Julia! I just came back yesterday from Hawaii, but I heard all about you two." an older woman said opening the door. "Come on in."

"Oh, well I was just dropping Julia off here because I'm going out to get some stuff and she doesn't want to go with me."

"Oh! Sure thing. We'll take care of her for you."

"Okay, thanks. Bye Julia, bye Miranda."

Julia walked in and followed Miranda to the living room where Rei was asleep on the couch, Nate was reading a book and Raina was painting her nails black.

Instantly, they felt Julia's presence and looked up, including Rei who claimed to have just been resting his eyes. They greeted her and Julia went over to sit right next to Raina.

"Hey, where's Jace? Did he just leave you?" Raina asked.

Julia shook her head, as she had been told by Jace to do when she wanted to say no. She then started to sniff the nail polish and hated the stink right away.

"Do you want me to paint your nails?" Raina asked and Julia shook her head again.

"It smells bad but when it dries, the smell isn't that strong. Plus, it makes your nails look cool. Don't you think?" she showed Julia her right finger nails that she had done first.

Julia tilted her head and didn't know what to do.

"Haha, this is starting to get awkward."

Julia repeated the word in her mind and started guessing what it meant.

"It's because you are a awkward person Raina." Rei sighed and rolled off the couch on to the floor and then continued rolling towards them.

"Huh? That's not true. I'm not awkward am I? Julia?"