Cynefin

trente - huit!

Dressed in yesterday's dirty clothes, I go to the living room, where Brad and Xander is chatting oh so seriously. Brad sees me and stands up, meeting me halfway.

"Xander is taking you back, something came up and I cannot just leave without resolving the problem." Brad says in an apologetic tone.

"It's fine, I understand. I have to get back as well. Luke cannot run my pack forever."

Brad kisses me goodbye and leaves me alone with Xander. Xander scratches his head and slowly walks towards me.

"Alpha Alex, mind if I take you back home? If not, I can find someone else to take you" he says nervously.

"Call me Alexis and yeah, you can take me home." He let's out a deep breath and leads me to a car and takes me back home.

^_^

Xander left immediately after I got of the car. He was anxious and stayed silent the whole time.

I walk to the pack house, greeting everyone who is outside. A parent or two telling me their child is busy training. I head inside the pack house and immediately go to my office as I am seriously behind on my paper work.

Who knew being an Alpha meant paying bills and contacting service providers because their product is seriously lacking.

I open my office door and sit behind my desk. Luke enters bringing lots of unopened mail and a cup of coffee. He turns on the radio in the corner and leaves without saying a word.

Taking a sip of my coffee, I begin opening the mail and arranging it by group. Bills, letters, invitations and anonymous.

Once all mail is open and my coffee is finished, I start my computer and while I wait I read the invitation, categorizing it. By events I'll attend, won't attend and might attend. As soon as my laptop is on, I immediately put all the dates on my calendar and share it with Luke, so he knows my plans.

After that, I read some letter. Few are postcards my parents sent on their trip, some are packs just sending their monthly update on projects I'm involved in and the rest is basically just ads. I file the letters from the packs and I put the postcard in a special box I made when I became Alpha to store away their letters and I put the rest in the trash.

Opening my accounting program, I start paying bills and call one company when I realise that I have paid for 6 months in advanced and they still billed me.

After the bills, Luke comes back and chills on one of the seats in front of me, telling me that it is now midday.

I split the anonymous pile in two and hand Luke a half and we sift through it quickly and discard most of them.

Kevin joins us in my office, so now it's time for real alpha duties. We discuss schools and after school activities. Mentioning a few elders who needs a check up and finally ending with me and my mates.

"So," Kevin rubs his hands together, "what are we going to do with you and your mates?"

"Yeah, you can't keep them both on a string, that string will someday snap and you will loose both."

I pull a face and lean back into my chair.

"I received word from Alpha Walen about an engagement of some sort."

Luke and I look at Kevin. Is Brad seriously going to propose? As if Kevin knew what was going through my mind, he spoke again.

"Alpha Walen only mentioned it to me, he hasn't discussed it with Alpha Brad just yet, but he emailed me this morning, saying that you are perfect and ready to be Luna. Some teens told him that you were part of their training and they enjoyed having you there."

"You trained with them?" Luke asks sounding as if I killed his mother.

"Yes, one girl wanted Brad to train them and I tagged along, helping some and showing them how to beat an alpha."

"Okay, fine." Luke says, not fully happy that I trained with another pack.