The Abused and The Alpha

A beating for Food

                          Aria Night

*BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEE-*

                   I groaned rolling over and hitting my alarm clock. I rolled back over, so I was on my back, as I rubbed the sleepy out of my eyes. I blinked a few times as my eyes adjusted I rolled back over and glanced at the clock. Crap! Its 5:50 a.m. I jumped up as fast as I could hurrying to the bathroom and putting a faded old pair of jeans and thin t-shirt. I washed my face and brushed my teeth and ran down stairs. As soon as I reached the bottom I bumped into a wall, only to realize it wasn't a wall it was my brother.

                  "ARIA YOU STUPID B-TCH, WHY ARE YOU OUT HERE AND NOT IN THE KITCHEN MAKING BREAKFAST!" My 'brother Zach yelled at me. I flinched as he acted like he was going to punch me. I started to apologize but before I could say anything I glanced up and he swung an open palm slap. "GET IN THERE NOW!" he yelled

                 "I-I w-woke u-up l-l-late" I stuttered. He pushed me down and began punching and kicking me making sure to avoid my face. He kicked me a 7 times in the ribs before finally stopping and standing up over me.

                  I DON'T CARE HOW LATE YOU WOKE UP, BREAKFAST IS SUPPOSED TO BE ON TABLE AT 6 A.M!I nodded my head, as he turned and walked away. I whimpered, I clutching my stomach. I tried to stand up and I stumbled as I straighten up and walked into the kitchen noticed the smell of pancakes and bacon. I looked up and saw Kelley making breakfast.

                 "OH LOOK WHO FINALLY SHOWED UP! Well its to late B-tch I already cooked the whole pack breakfast without your help, while you sat on your fat arse all morning." She yelled as she turned around talking loud enough the whole pack could hear. She turned back and turn the stove off and set the last round of bacon on the counter. She stomped up to me and slapped me across the face.

                "That was for not waking up on time," she slapped me again" and that was for being born! Now get out of here you can clean this mess up after we've all left for the day." she pushed me out of the kitchen. I tried to grab and apple as I left the kitchen but she knocked it out of my hand "UH UH. You don't get to have breakfast," she glared at me up and down "besides your getting on the chubby side." I glanced down and looked at my flat stomach and thin frame and decide it best not the argue with her and I walked back toward the stairs. I grabbed my back pack and ran out the door and all the way to the school, I didn't stop for fear they would stop me and make me miss another day of school I was only 3 weeks from graduating high school.

                 Once at school I hurried to my locker and grabbed my books for the classes I had today. I walked toward my first class of the day, as people threw things and pushed and shoved me into lockers. When I finally reached classroom I sighed. This was my life I was abused everywhere I went. I had excepted it about 2 years ago when my parent left me to fight a war that wasn't even theirs to fight and I was angry with them for leaving me. Because of their choices I was left with a brother that used me as a punching bag and the pack wasn't much better. The alpha verbally told them to stop but never enforced so I was treated like a rogue even though I was born and raised in the pack. My brother blames me saying that if it wasn't for having to "take care" of me he have found his mate and started his own family by now. So here I am in my class listen to the teacher talk, giving us a lesson on government. I was zoning in and out trying to pay attention but the pain in my ribs was getting worse instead of better. As a werewolf I should be healing faster but it was like my body didn't want to heal. I shifted uncomfortably as the bell rang signaling it was time for the next class.

                   I got up and ran out into the hall and just as I looked up I bumped into someone realizing I had just made the worse mistake possible and I saw Kelley looking at me with the most pissed look I have ever seen I glanced down and saw she had a massive coffee stain on her peach color top and tan jeggings. I immediately knew I was in for it now I stared at the floor waiting for her to respond as I tried to apologize. Kelley grabbed a fist full of my hair pulled me down to the ground and began clawing and scratching and punching me. A group of people gathered surrounding her and egging her on, some even joined in and began kicking me again and again.

                   Finally after about 5 minutes of being beat a teacher saunters over and breaks it up. I looked through swollen eyes, I slowly stood up a little dizzy from the couple of kicks that connected with my head. I slowly walked away careful not to move to fast.

                    I heard small whimpers from my wolf Cerise, trying to help heal me but it just wasn't enough the swelling in my eyes left but everything was sore and painful to move. Everything was get fuzzy and I could focus or see straight. I decided to just go back to the pack house and skip the rest of the day knowing I would be in to much pain today to concentrate of classwork. I stopped by my classes and asked the teachers for the class work for the day not wanting to hurt my grades. Most of the teachers hearing of my beating and seeing my face, didn't ask question but just handed me the work. I turned and walk out of a back entrance to the school and started walking back toward the pack house. I walk in the forest that surrounds the pack house, always feeling a sort of calm being in the forest.I started thinking about the future where I wasn't beat and I had a mate that would taking me away from this pain. I knew it wouldn't be happening anytime soon as my only chance of meeting my mate would be to attend a pack event after my 18th birthday. So I just accepted the fact that I needed to be careful until then I made it to the front door of the pack house opened the door and walked in it was quiet as everyone was out and about.

                      I slipped my white converse off and picked them up, I carried them to my room, I placed them in the closet I walked into the bathroom and looked at myself in the mirror I was covered head to toe in black and blue bruises and a few scratches hadn't healed yet. The swelling was almost completely subsided I grabbed a thin hooded sweat shirt and put it on and pulled the hood up over my face to hide the bruises as I peaked out in the hall to see if anyone was out there and then went down to the kitchen, I was sill hungry because I still hadn't eaten after missing breakfast. I made myself a small peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I ate it as fast as I could to ensure no one would catch me eating and tell Kelley. I knew it would just cause another round of beating and abuse and I didn't think I could go another round .

                        I started cleaning up the mess made from breakfast, I loaded the dishwasher and scrubbed the counters clean, wiping down all the cabinets and surfaces I could, then swept and mopped the floor. Once finished I realize it was becoming lunch time, I decided I would start cooking. Since it was late May, I began cooking  bacon burgers and fries  with all the fixings. After all that I even made a chocolate cake with buttercream icing, fit for the whole pack. Just as I finished icing the cake people began filing in and grabbed burgers and a hand full of fries. Also peaking and the giant cake I had just finished.

                       I continued cooking in case they ran out I didn't want to anger Kelley or Zach again. So I quietly cooked and cleaned up as I went. Making sure that everything looked okay and everyone had enough to eat, I watch as Zach walked in grunted and grabbed two burgers and some fries. He sat down at the table and began talking to the packs beta Kyle with mouth full of food answering his questions.

                       "So its true then Aiden is coming back?" Zach said in a loud whisper

                       "Yeah he should be here anytime between now and next week." Kyle stated

                       I chose not to listen anymore after that. I went back to my room and changed into a pair of yoga pants and an old crop top and snuck out into the woods behind the pack house. Making it to the tree line i darted in and out through the trees. Once I thought I was deep enough into the woods I cried and then I began to run in circles to exercised my pain out. In the past the only way to make sure that my muscles and bones healed properly was to stretch and use them. I made it to my most favorite place in the world. It was a river that fed into a lake that not many of the pack members knew about so it felt like my safe place. I leaned down and scooped some cool refreshing water and splashed my face and rinsing some of the sweat away When I heard a twig snap, I looked and I could feel someone watching me. Glancing around, scanning the tree line for any movement.

                      "H-h-hello is any one there?" I shouted. Hearing another twig snap I pinpointed the area of the sound and stared at the trees in that direction, when suddenly and huge black wolf with white patches emerged from the tree line and began stalking toward me. I froze not knowing what to do,I wasn't supposed to be out here and I wasn't sure if this wolf was rogue or a pack member.