THE ONE WAY OUT.

I quickly bandaged my hands while making sure they were disinfected to avoid swelling. Today was the day I was going to loose the fight and renounce my title of being the Luna of the pack. I didn't want to be the leader of the whole pack because being a leader meant a whole lot of responsibility and I just didn't know how to take care of the pack while having everyone depend on me for support, and decisions which would be able to protect my people from harm as well as remain united.

"Tatiana, if I may ask you, what has you so engrossed in renouncing your title as Luna?" asked Grandma Lizzie.

"If I may say something to you dear Gran Gran, am not the kind of person to lead the pack. Come on Gran, let me reason with you on this one, am a lazy person, I hate being blamed for everything I do, I need my personal moments. If I were to become Luna, I won't have my peace anymore?

" Well understood young lady. Go and loose your fight. I will be cheering for your loss."

"Gran Gran, that's just an insult and not words of encouragement. I will see you later. I still don't get it, why did I get to be Luna, I didn't kill my mom, nor did I kill my father?

"Tatiana, my darling, you were born to be the leader of this clan. Whether you like it or not, you won't run away from this unless you decide to join another pack which is our enemy?"

"Well let's see about that this evening, when am back from my fight?"

I kissed Gran on the cheek and went to the fighting zone. I had five fights that day and I was hoping to loose to one of them. At first I had to fight with Josie, well it took less than thirty minutes for me to be announced as the winner. my second, third and fourth fights, I won as well. I hated myself for being strong still to have fought the others and still be the winner. After an hour break, my last fight was with Chloe.

To be honest, I didn't want to loose that fight. I didn't want to leave my title to her because I knew the moment I did, I would have slaughtered my whole pack. Chloe was not the kind to be a good leader. I sensed the menace around her.

A cage was drawn and I knew I really had to do my best. There was only one rule during that round, and it was to survive.

"Hey, cry baby, let's see what you got. Come on!" had to shout Chloe

"You know am not a baby?" I had to say with sarcasm.

Chloe threw a punch which landed on my stomach and threw continuous punches on my face, it hurt alot and for a second I forgot why I was fighting in the first place. I was the cause of my misfortune and if I was to remain groaning in pain like that, I would loose every bit of my family.

Chloe continued to give me her best punches and kicks and I was relentless.

I felt so much angry at being called names by Chloe, I couldn't imagine how I would live without the pack. I didn't want to imagine the agony of being called a failure if I lost the fight. No matter what, I had to to win and survive for my pack to also survive.

With a new found energy energy I managed to rise and fight back without giving room to Chloe to fight me back. I threw a punch on her face which broke one of her fangs which rendered her unconscious hence being pronounced as the winner.

I knelt on the floor while looking at the sky. Somehow, I did manage to win the fight but I also knew that what I had been afraid of was finally coming. I looked among the crowd looking for the one face I knew would be there. My Gran Gran smiled at me and I knew she was proud of me. Everyone else was silent and on their knees. I was puzzled and got tongue tied. I was young and seeing the elders kneeling down made me realize that I needed to take the Luna business seriously.

I couldn't help it but shed tears. Gran Gran whispered to me to say something to the people, but I didn't know. What I didn't realize was that I defeated Chloe and her pack was now mine. I wish I knew more of the rules for having become the Luna.

"People of Treasure Land, you may rise. You gave me the strength today, to fight for my people. I had joined the fighting with the hope that I would run away from being your Luna. Your coming here today showed me that we are indeed one family and I really ought to do better. As your Luna, I won't tolerate fighting amongst ourselves. To all the new members, I won't force you to be among my pack for having defeated your Luna, those who want to stay, can stay and those who would like to leave, I won't hold you back. You are free to do as you wish. Let's gather again in two days time to celebrate Treasure Land."

I looked at Gran Gran one more time, and she was still smiling proudly at me. I understood her predicament, there was just no way of running away from the Luna business this time. I just had to embrace it.

" You know what Gran Gran, I know what you are going to say to me, but if I've learnt something today, once something is your destiny, you can't run from it because it will always find you."

"I knew that this day will come to pass. You stubborn child. Let us go home."