Secrets Of The Woods: Werewolf Story

Chapter 34: Training

Matthew Knight's PoV

After meditating and doing some yoga I decide to head over to the pack house. Then I realize my car is still at school. How am I gonna get there? Ask one of them to give me a ride? Wait...I can run there in wolf form. Assuming there aren't any hunters out right now. But how can I get my phone and wallet over to there house? Carry it in my mouth? Or carry my clothes over with my phone and wallet in the pockets? My mom would freak out if I didn't have my phone. I have no idea what to do so I can Mason. He asks "What is it?"
I tell him "My mom drove me home so I don't have a car."
"You can run in wolf form."
"Would I just carry my phone in my mouth then?"
"Yeah. And anything else you might want. Just don't be seen carrying it. If you're worried just carry your phone. You can borrow clothes from our house. Was this really that hard to figure out?"
"That's what I was thinking but I wasn't sure."
"I guess it's a good thing I'm here for you to ask questions to. Morgan and Kailey have been around longer than Zoe but they prefer not to answer questions. And you don't know Kailey too so that's awkward."
"I'm gonna get off the phone and head over there. Are there any hunters out?"
"Crap. You're right. We have to worry about the hunters being out. I'll check. Stay on the phone and just get ready to head over here."
I hear him yell "Morgan! I'm going on a walk!"
He tells me "She said it's fine for me to go on a walk. Let me see...."
There's a couple minutes of awkward silence. I head out to my backyard and head into the woods far away from anyone else. He tells me "I don't see any hunters. I haven't heard any gunshots either but be careful."
I tell him "I'll head over now."
"Clothes or no clothes?"
"Um....no clothes. Just my phone and wallet."
"I'll meet you at the house then so I can get you some clothes."
I look around to make sure no one's near me then I take my clothes off. I hide them after I set my phone and wallet on the ground. Once my clothes are hidden I change into wolf form. I grab my phone and wallet with my mouth then start running.

Eventually I end up at the pack house and I see Mason standing there with clothes. He tells me "You can change into your Human form out here."
Well...this is awkward. He tells me "I'm used to seeing naked people. You can't keep yourself hidden forever. Eventually you'll change very fast back and forth with other members nearby....if we get more people living here full time."
I change into my Human form after dropping my phone and wallet into the ground. Then I stand up and take the clothes from Mason. I put the clothes on while Mason tells me "Usually we would train in the basement but...it's taken at the moment."
I ask him "Where are we going to train at?"
"The hidden floor."
"Why up there?"
"No one's there. And there's more space. Also...it's better than.. being in the forest."
"What do you mean?"
"You'll see."
"Is Morgan good with you training instead of helping?"
"Yeah. She knows we need to train you."
After I grab my phone and wallet we head into the house and all the way to the hidden floor. Once you there I help Mason move some of the furniture to give us more space. After the furniture is moved Mason starts getting undressed. He tells me "Get undressed."
I ask him "Why did you have me get dressed when we were just gonna undress again?"
"Because it's more comfortable walking around with clothes on. Also to move furniture. Trust me. This is how we learn to control ourselves."
I start getting undressed after he says that. When we are both completely naked Mason tells me "Now take some deep breathes. Calm yourself."
We both start taking some deep breathes. He asks "What's something that calms you down?"
"I'm not sure."
"You don't do anything at home? Other than going to parties? Because I know school is boring. There has to be something."
"I guess...not having my father around. When he is there...I try my best to impress him."
"I was gonna ask..what happened the other day when you got home?"
I sigh and tell him "I told my dad I didn't want to take over his company. I'm going to do what I want. He's never been there for me so he can't tell me what to do. Then I ran off...and got shot. I went back later. Me and my parents talked. Turns out the man I thought was my father isn't my biological father. My mom married him for his money. Her family was very poor barely making it each day. He bribed her saying if she married him then he would help her parents. She agreed. After that he had them move here. He got off communication between her, her family, and old friends. He was never really good to her. She had an affair with a man that lived here and then had me. He begged her to leave my father but she didn't. She always believed he would change but he didn't. So she became a workaholic. She apologized to me for barely being there for me. I forgave her. My father packed up his stuff and left. They are going to get a divorce. So I guess...it's a good thing my mom's a doctor. She can provide for both of us."
"But after all that happened...."
"I know I need to push her away some to live here but I don't think I can."
There's awkward silence. I ask him "How have any of you pushed your friends and family away?"
Mason tells me "Im still in contact with them. My family and friends think I travel around a lot as a photographer...so I visit them occasionally. They don't come visit me because they think I don't live somewhere. Liam completely lost contact with everyone but he doesn't care. He cares more about the pack. The pack is his family. That's why he's stayed even though almost everyone else left. Morgan...her family is dead so it's easy for her. Zoe doesn't care at all about lying and pushing her family away. But it's harder that she'll be living here. People in the small town know her. Versus the rest of us they haven't known us most of our lives."
"I didn't know you still communicate with your family."
"It's very small. Most the time I just pretend I don't have cell reception or it's too expensive to respond all the time. I probably go visit them two..maybe three times a year since I've been living here."
"What about pack members who don't live here full time?"
"It depends on the pack member. Some keep contact and others don't. Those who don't keep contact then leave us don't always try to reconnect with there families. It's up to them. Let's start training."
"Ok. How do we start?"
After I ask Mason punches me. I stagger back and then start shaking. I turn and ask "What was that for?!!"
He tells me "Focus on calming yourself down. Breathe."
I listen to what he says and start taking deep breathes. He tells me "Focus on something you enjoy doing. It will help calm you down faster."
I start thinking about my good memories. The times my mom is home and makes a homemade birthday cake for me. And running around in my wolf form. After I've calmed down I look at Mason. He tells me "You're doing pretty good. Newbies usually shift a lot when we first start training."
I ask him "Is that why we train naked?"
"Yep. It's easier then repeatedly ripping our clothes. Then we would have to buy more. What we need to work on now before I up the level of training is to stop your shaking. It looks weird to people and they will start to get suspicious."
"So you're gonna punch me again? That's how this training works?"
"Not just punch."
His kicks me in the stomach and I bend down. That hurts. At least I'm not shaking too badly. At least I thought I wasn't. One moment I'm doubled over in pain, the next I'm in my wolf form. I look over to Mason and he's smirking. He tells me "I knew I'd get you to change at some point. This is good. If you don't shift at all after something like this then you'll never be in complete control over this."
My phone goes over and Mason picks it up. He tells me "It's Elizabeth. Want me to read it to you?"
I nod. I can't change into my Human form. Anger and pain from getting kicked. At least he didn't kick me in the privates. That would be painful and awkward because we are both naked. How is he perfectly fine standing there naked? It doesn't seem to bother him at all. He asks me "Hello? Matthew? We're you listening?"
I look over and him and he says "Elizabeth says that she can come over the the pack house for a while with Zoe. She's wandering if you're over at the pack house or at home."
How did she get out of house arrest? Mason says "Her father went out of town with the hunters. The mayor prefers Liam because Liam's lived here longer and is a good person. So her father and hunters are going higher up to get permission to enter the private property. It gives us some more time to build the fence."
I nod my head. He says "I'm telling her your at the pack house training with me."
After he texts her he sets my phone down again. He asks "Can you change back yet?"
I shake my head no. He changes into his wolf form and asks "What's going on?"
"I'm not sure. I guess my anger and pain after getting kicked is keeping me stuck in wolf form."
"Makes sense."
"What?"
"Newbies get stuck in wolf form from all kinds of reasons."
"What now?"
"I can teach you how to fight in wolf form or move around faster. It's to protect the pack and show your domaninance. The wild wolves won't always stand down unless you make yourself look stronger then them."
"How do I do that?"
"Well...one way is to growl."
"What are other ways?"
"Even though we hate it...we have to fight...which can include getting injured and injuring them. We try to avoid fighting but it happens. Just try not to injure them bad enough to kill them. We are trying to keep them safe. Not kill them."
Right when Mason is about to starting teaching me some more his phone rings. He quickly changes into Human form and answers. He asks "How many? From where? Yeah...I'll go get them.....yeah I got it....you good? Did Elizabeth and Morgan get here yet? Yeah I'm on my way. Just don't move."
He gets off the phone and sets it down. He tells me "There's more wolf wolves here. They aren't friendly. Morgan, Kailey, her twins, Elizabeth, and Zoe are having a stand off with them. They haven't changed into there wolf form yet. But wolf wolves don't listen to female wolves. Males are more dominant so I gotta go help them. I'll be right back."
Mason rushes away after telling me. Well...now I'm alone. I try to change back into my Human form but I can't. So instead I start walking around the room. Then I start running around. Sometimes running slowly, other times very fast and trying to do quick turns. It's all over the place.

It's been a while since Mason left. What's taking so long? Also...they aren't using the space heaters. The house seemed like a good temperature. Is that because they are letting the wolves wander all around the house? I hate being alone. I've always hated it. Where is Mason? I'm about to start walking to the ladder when Mason walks in and he's still naked. He says "Sorry I took so long. There's a lot of wild wolves. I had to prove my dominance. Then I got them all into the house before closing the door. And then making sure all the wolves are getting along."
He changes back into wolf form then asks "are you ready to start training again?"
"Yeah I am. I was starting to get worried you were gone for so long."
"It's the fun of being the leader of the pack while Liam's gone. Also being the most experienced male Werewolf here. It doesn't make that any easier."
"How is it being with female Werewolves when Liam is gone?"
"There's a lot more drama."
"Sounds like a normal every day life."
"It's annoying. Let's start training. Do you want to practice growling or do you want to fight? If we fight I'll go easy because it's your first time."

*Picture at the top of the chapter is the wild wolf pack*