As We Become One {Completed}

Talking Pain

Everyone sits down around the table. I stand up and look at Ashton at the other end of the table. He stands with me.

He taps his glass. "Everyone listen up. Niko and I have something to talk about with you guys."

Jenna pipes up. "You're pregnant?" Everyone smiles.

"No Jenna I..."

She cuts me off. "Your mom's pregnant?" Everyone frowns.

"Jenna no I'm..."

She gasps. "Your..." I slam my hands on the table.

"God Jenna I'm cursed ok!" Everyone looks at me.

"What?" Everyone starts to mummer.

Ashton smacks the table. "Hey! She is your Luna and half of your guys Alpha! There will be no disrespect toward her!"

I smile at his protective side. "The curse is called the curse of the Royal Moons." Everyone murmurs again. I growl. They silence. "The curse of the royal moons happens every full moon. The curse makes me involuntary shift." Everyone squirms a bit knowing what that means. I put my head down. Feeling a bit dizzy. Ashton walks fast to me. He grabs my arms gently. Link puts his head down. "Sorry."

Ashton rubs my arms. "Don't be sorry Princess." He kisses my head and takes a deep breath. "Right listen, because Niko is royal blood she has a curse. So the shifting process, which all of you have gone through, is very painful. Because I and Niko sealed our bond, so we all wouldn't die, we all now feel every emotion and feeling that I or Niko feel."

Link rubs his head as I look at the worried faces of everyone. "The full moon is tomorrow. It will feel like every bone in your body is breaking. You will all be extremely exhausted. I'm so sorry." Everyone starts to talk amongst themselves. "If your done eating, your all dismissed." I put my head back down. Everyone except Link, Moro, Ashton, and I leave the table.

"Baby, what's wrong? What's going on?"

I shake my head at Ashton. "I don't know. I think. I think it's starting early."

Ashton's eyes widen. "No, it can't be." Link collapses on the ground. I fall next to him.

Ashton and Moro kneel to us. "Baby talk to me." Ashton's voice is frantic.

"Queenie!" Balto comes running downstairs. He pants catching his breath. "It's not the curse. It's Queenie." He puts his hands on his knees.

"Wait, the voodoo witch that Ashton dated?" Moro looks to Ashton.

"I'm going to kill her. Balto, where is she?" I sit up slowly.

"Here." My eyes turn. I stand up. The door bursts open.

Women and children to the safe room now! Boys, it's time to fight.

Within no time all the boys came down the stairs. I help Link up and go to the living room. Ashton holds my hand with the others behind us.

She cackles. "Ah, Niko was it?" She smirks.

"What do you want Queenie?" She looks at her hand.

She points to Ashton. "Him."

A low growl escapes my throat. "Over my dead body."

She smiles. "That can be arranged." A loud ear-piercing ring blares through the house. Everyone falls to the ground clutching their heads and ears. I stand up soon the spell having little effect on me. "It's just me and you Niko,"

I smirk. "You messed with the wrong pack." She frowns. "You see Queenie. After our first little encounter, I did some more recruiting. Royal blood recruitment. I found three of the biggest and best royal blood males in the world. Meet Gabriel, Carter, and Eathan. Oh also meet my royal blood little brother and beta Link." The boys stand up.

"Shit." Queenie's smile fades. She starts to back away. Her fear overrides her spell. The rest of the pack comes back around. Everyone stands up. "Listen, Niko, I'm sorry. I'm really really sorry. I didn't mean to let my feelings get the best of me. I'm not the only one looking for you though. I can tell you their names!"

"Oh ya?" I tilt my head. "Ya." My eyes turn purple and blue.

"Impossible," Queenie whispers in fear.

"No. Not impossible. Link?" I look at him. "You want to take this one?"

He cracks his neck looking back at Queenie. "Gladly." A growl escapes his throat as he and the other boys launch at her and turn. They rip Queenie to shreds.

"You know the best way to make sure a witch is dead?" I look at Jenna. "We have a fire." The pack chants. They all run out of the house toward the fire pit. Ashton comes behind me and smiles.

"Know how to start a fire pup?"

I put a finger to my lips. "Ya. Know how to keep a girlfriend?" I look up at him.

He smirks. "3..."

"Shit."

"2..." I start to run. I get halfway to the pit. "1!" He runs to me. I scream. He grabs me and twirls me in the air. I giggle. He puts me down. Jenna and the witches circle around the fire pit. The boys throw trees and branches in the pit.

"Throw the witch in boys." Jenna smiles as she says it. "Witches, close your eyes. Clear your minds." She winks at me. "Per Dominum nostrum sororibus. Sanguis fratrum nostrorum. Striis et striabus in circuitu. Ne hac pythonissam ingeniorum in comitio ac implet cisternam veterem: dicemusque de inferno sicut lumen cordibus. Mors pythonissam est. Mors Queenie in mundum. Et mittere in gehennam. Gloria vale."(1) A liquid fills the pit.

"Ignis, ignis!" (2) The pit sets to flames. The pack cheers and yells.

Link and Moro run to me and Ashton. "We are going to go get some drinks and food. We'll be back shortly."

We nod. "Be careful!" Link turns to me and winks. Ashton hugs me from behind. The pack turns to us. "Today you have all shown your loyalty to Ashton and me. Starting tomorrow the ranking fights will begin." My voice rings in the air.

"We will train you for two days and then the real fighting will begin. All original pack members and all children will stay in their rank." Ashton kisses my head after he speaks.

"Tonight... we drink!" The pack cheers.

Ashton chimes in. "Well, when Moro and Link get back." Everyone groans and I laugh. I turn to Ashton and kiss him. "I love you, Princess."

"I love you too... pup." He throws me over his shoulder as I laugh.

Training? I've never done it before. But how hard can it be?

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1- Blood of our sisters. Blood of our brothers. Witches and Warlocks all around. Let this witch burn in the pits of hell as light fills your hearts. Witch of Voodoo. Queenie of the Voodoo world. I send you to hell. Bye Bitch.

2- Fire ignite!