Sneaky Rat
GAIL POV
"AHEM..SO.."
"Oh my Goddess Terra!, you can't be quiet for so long and start a sentence with Ahem!...just say whatever you want to say like you normally do!, you almost gave me a heart attack ...we are still running from those damn rouges you know?!.."
"SORRY..BUT THIS IS A VERY SENSITIVE TOPIC FOR YOU ,I'VE BEEN THINKING AND MY VOICE GOT CAUGHT BEFORE I COULD UTTER ANY WORDS..HENCE THE AHEM!..JUST CLEARING MY THROAT...SO, ARE WE GOING TO TALK NOW , OR SHOULD I LET YOU THINK A BIT MORE?.."
"We will talk at home , my mother is going to skin me alive for not cooking before I left. After we get our punishment we will take a shower and have this conversation okay?..."
"CRYSTAL!"
"What?.."
"IT MEANS I PERFECTLY UNDERSTAND ...YOU KNOW..CRYSTAL CLEAR ?...BUT I JUST LEFT OUT THE CLEAR PART..."
"Oh okay.."
Terra does not want to reject our mate..anymore. I understand his standing .. I was not going to immediately reject our mate but I also don't entirely want to stay here, with or without my mate.Our mate. The pack grounds are just not for me, there is literally nothing here worth staying for. I don't know how I am going to convince Terra otherwise....I am a little conflicted though, whenever Terra says there is something worth staying for...like I assume he is saying, There always is.
"PROCEED WITH CAUTION!..."Terra disturbs my thoughts yet again and warns me as we pick up sounds coming from my room. I came late today and right now we are climbing on the side of the house to get to my bedroom which is on the second floor right above the guest bathroom which is downstairs...I can't smell my mum though , which means it can only be one person !...
I left my bedroom window open for obvious reasons, and just as I climb in , I see my brother Ray sitting on my desk chair, in front of him my laptop lays open. I bet the son of a rat wanted to steal my homework..., we currently have a short school break and school will begin in two weeks for three months until we are done with that crappy place. I'm pretty sure he hasn't done half of any of the assignments we were given. Him and I don't share most classes or any actually, but he always uses my past math and science papers to submit as his, with a little alterations here and there he has had many teachers fooled.
"What the hell are you doing in my room!? .. I whisper yell at him while slowly lowering myself from the window gently to avoid making noise.
" DON'T BE AFRAID , WE CAN BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF THIS KID..WHAT IS HE GOING TO SAY TO WHO?..NOT EVEN HE WILL HAVE THE GUTS TO TELL ANYONE HE GOT HIT BY AN OMEGA ...HE WON'T TOUCH YOU, IF YOU DON'T WHOOP HIS ASS I WILL"....Terra says in a monotone voice sounding already disgusted by seeing my brother standing before us. I don't blame him, he has never been a good brother and Terra has every reason to want to see him with a black eye, but I can't risk that..mum might blame me for his bruises.She used to, and back then I didn't have anything to do with it , but I still got punished.
"Oh hey Gail!..nice to finally meet yah . It is weird how we hardly meet but live in the same house...oh! wait, I live at the training camp and you don't ...oh and mum and dad are not home , they will return on Tuesday, apparently something happened with Grandpapa ..so chill.." He replies nonchalantly.
"I WANT TO WIPE THAT SMUG LOOK OF HIS!...
"Calm down Terra , he probably just wants to talk ..and look on the bright side. Mum isn't home!"
" YEAH RIGHT....BUT YOUR MUM NOT BEING HERE IS SOMETHING TO BE HAPPY ABOUT ,THAT WAY WE COULD BURY HIM AND NO ONE WILL KNOW IT'S US."
"We are not killing anyone Terra, not today!"
"Chill dude, I just want to talk .."Ray interjects
"OH!"
"Oh!"
Terra and I exclaim at the same time.
"Listen, I'm kind of sorry okay?...I should not have said that I will ...kind of...doyouifyouhadyourheat.." Ray explains but quickly mumbles the last part...but I heard him..
"What!?"....Now I am interested in listening. I know he won't mean his next words but it only rains once or so in a desert. I put both my hands in my sweat pants and lean my shoulder by the window to support myself while gently putting my left leg over my right one .I wonder if I look relaxed cause I don't want him to think I'm afraid of him anymore.
"Mum heard our conversation that day, I always thought because she bosses you around I could also do it, it probably isn't a good reason to be mean but it helped me be on her good side....well.., until that day I threatened to jump you. She called me and I thought it was not a big deal..I was only saying it anyway, but that day she had me kneel on salt as punishment...so I am kind of sorry I said that to you." Ray says while dropping his eyes to his knees. I've never had that punishment before , but I know that salt burns. I guess the tougher you are , the tougher the punishment.That woman has no mercy.
"Wait she did what?!...and aren't you like her favourite child?, plus why are you apologising if you are (only kind of sorry)?"..I say waking up from my little world of disbelief , squinting my eyes , leaving my mouth in a straight line to form a perfect grim.
"I don't know what is going on with her lately, but I am sure you have noticed she is not entirely as evil as she used to be towards you.Well kind of....main point is , I won't do anything to you. I don't even swing that way!...."Ray says while looking me up and down pulling a your not my type kind of face.
"PFFT..LIKE WE CARE!" Terra says and I can feel him roll his eyes in annoyance .
"Is that the only thing you are going to apologise for ?"... I ask him.
"Yes!" He says proudly.
"Okay. I don't forgive you. " I drag my face down with my right hand and put on a meek face...as if I am acting aloof and I slowly repeat while shaking my head left and right in slow motion ....
"I .don't. forgive .you !"
"Well whatever, I apologised ...you can forgive me in a hundred years that I will try to change .And just so we are clear..." Ray moves by the door and stands with half his body in the hallway while his upper half is in my room...
" I hate doing dishes, but I will help you sometimes, I will not clean the rest of the kitchen or living room. I'm unfortunately not housewife material..also...I might have stolen your old papers again.." he then disappears into the hallway...
" Oh and keep your door locked, I won't stop pranking you!!!.."I hear him shout as his voice fades in the direction of his bedroom.
"WELL THAT WAS AWKWARD!"....
You can say that again...
I lean away from the window and head towards my closet to find some clean clothes to change in to...
"WE WILL BE ABLE TO SLEEP PEACEFULLY TODAY WITH KADIJA BEING GONE.ESPECIALLY AFTER ALL THAT CHAOS FROM THIS EVENING.." Terra sighs and I can feel that he really is tired..
"Uhm..Terra..we can kind of stay. If you want. If our mate wants to. I still want to leave , but we are an US so when the time comes we will decide then...No promises. But you have helped me through thick and thin, you even allowed me to exaggerate your body a bit more than normal and didn't break down one bit while I was a mess of emotions and constantly wanted to give up cause of the constant pain and and the way my muscles were sore. You were there and didn't give up for the both of us. The least I can do is allow you this one wish ...BUT! if our mate is a total psycho then I will skip town that very night!..okay?!."
"I'LL BE DAMMED TO LET YOU BE WITH A PSYCHOPATH ...ESPECIALLY THOSE SEX FILLED CRAZY CONTROLLING FREAKS WHO THINK OMEGAS ARE CHILD BEARING MACHINES!...BUT...THANK YOU FOR AT LEAST CONSIDERING IT" I can feel Terra sigh in relief.
"Well if you are not happy then I'll be just as miserable. We are different but one.." I say and for the first time today I put on a genuine smile, my wolf is my literal world. I'll be happy wherever we are as long as we are together.
"GO SHOWER,YOU STINK!...YUCK, YUCK!.."Terra says while making gag sounds...
"Okay ,okay and I don't stink...WE STINK!!!..hehehe.....I say as I pick up my towel from the folded bunch and head to my en suite bathroom.
Today was a very fun day, dangerous but fun and a little weird if I add Ray's apology. The kid has had me at death's door a couple of times before, one time he purposefully left me to drown just so I can tell him what dying feels like..and now he suddenly wants to kind of be on my good side?. Yeah right...but I will seriously consider what Terra said , breaking a bond will be a very brutal and painful experience to both of us and our future mate. I've heard of wolves committing suicide after a rejection and others living like they have no souls....recently one wolf even went on a rampage and killed newly mated wolves because of jealousy. I don't want us to be crazy. Hopefully our mate is understanding , I don't know understanding in which way , but I hope they are.
After my shower , I towel dry myself , put on lotion then my clean clothes and head towards my bed after throwing my dirty clothes in the laundry hamper .
Tomorrow I have a meeting with Arian. This is the last thought I have before I shut down..I don't even have energy to find something to eat...
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