Gaia's Gambit
Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to the Covenant Characters. All others are my creation. Adult Situations, Language
I was becoming tired of the long drive. I was already irritated with having to move. Iowa may not be exciting and the small town we lived in boring, but I had been there my whole life. It was my senior year for god sake. I was attacked three months ago and when my guardians found out they were pissed. So I hid it from them for a few weeks. I'm a teenager we're suppose to be secretive. Okay mainly it was Bill but when your seen as king you expect people to do as you say. He doesn't deal well with rebellion.
I guess I should explain what I mean. By king I don't mean royalty like in England. He is the leader of a werewolf pack. Yes I said werewolf. Trust me there are scarier things out there than a man changing into a wolf. Then there are things like me. I was created by Gaia but most know her as Mother Earth. She knows that the evils of this world are becoming stronger and it will take a great army to defeat them.
So she made me to help combat one of the worst evils. Only one problem. I don't know who, when or how I fulfill my goal. You would think being supernatural would make my life easier but always hiding and keeping myself in check sucks. Now I have to remember I have a father I never see and a whole slew of lies. Like I didn't have enough to think about. You know like finally getting to date or what clothes are in fashion.
"Hey are you listening?" Cole was leaning over the seat looking at me. His green eyes flashed amber telling me he was irritated. I hated it when he was mad at me. Cole was my first crush and probably will be my first everything. He is so hot. Not just my opinion but most of the girls at school agreed. Shoulder length brown hair and a body that makes girls drool. He may be three years older than me but so what. Dating older is the in thing these days.
"Yeah." I took my ear buds out. "Sorry." I looked away from him because even if the wolf feels your family looking in his eyes too long can be seen as a challenge.
"This is our last stop before we're there you want anything?"
"Yeah to pee. I asked to stop twenty minutes ago. It's not like I can lift my leg and pee on a tree." Okay so I was in a pissy mood.
"That's it." He got out of the SUV and opened the back passenger door. He grabbed my foot and pulled me towards him. When I stopped I was pressed against him. The heat coming from his body was always comforting but mostly overwhelming. He lifted my chin. "I know this isn't what you want but if it keeps you safe." He was angrier than I thought. He took in a deep breath. "It's for the best Gee. We need to keep you safe and you keeping things from us forced his hand." He had leaned forward and I could smell the forest and his wolf. He kissed my neck lightly over my pulse. He never did that where others could see. He cheated. He knew it would end my attitude. "Let's go. He's almost ready to leave."
I did my business and reclaimed my back seat. Paul and Emily had joined us for the rest of the trip and I was happy not to be alone with Cole. They we're my best friends. Em and Paul had started dating so I hadn't seen much of them the last few weeks. "Want some?" Em was holding a bag of gummy worms out to me. I shook my head. "I wish I could say something that would make this easier."
"It's fine Em. I just want to get there."
"So I saw what happen back there." I blushed. "You two just need to get it over with."
"You know she's off limits until her birthday." Cole was looking at me in the rear view mirror. There was an intensity in his eyes. I knew what he wanted my gift to be and I was definitely willing. We had only kissed a few times but it was better than I imagined.
"Oh and you think your a shoe in?" I looked away and snagged a gummy worm. I sucked it into my mouth half way before pulling it out and repeating the process.
His foot hit the accelerator and we passed the other two vehicles. "Hey slow down." Em and I had been thrown around in the back seat not expecting the increase of speed.
He slowed down before speaking. "I better be on the top of the list." There was something possessive and primal about the way he said it.
The rest of the trip was quiet. I was pleased to see that it wasn't a metropolis. I'm a small town girl and living in the big city was too much noise and people. It was bigger than home but I could make it work. We drove out of town and into the country. There were beautiful old houses. You could tell they had been there for a long time.
We passed what looked like a burnt down barn. Goosebumps ran up my arms and I shivered. There was something off about that place. I thought I saw someone leaning against the rubble but when I looked again, no one was there. We went another few miles before turning into a long lane.
The house was huge. It looked like it had three levels. I so wanted a room on the top floor. I could already imagine how the view would be. We spent the next few days unpacking the stuff we had brought with us. A lot of stuff had been sent ahead but still needed unpacked. Most of the wolves that were here had already started their jobs. I was happy to hear that the security company Cole owned had taking over security at the school I was going to.
It was Friday morning and Bill and I had a meeting with the Provost at the school. I was overwhelmed by the size of the school. I knew that private schools in movies were always big but I never expected this. There were three sets of dorms and each had four levels. We had been sitting in the office for about twenty minutes. You could hear someone being yelled at. "I better not hear of you visiting here and being yelled at like that." Bill was a English teacher at a public school a town over. He said this place was too stuffy for him. He wasn't comfortable and it showed every time he played with his tie. Personally I think it was the lack of him being top dog.
"When have I been sent to the principal? Number one rule keep a low profile." How many times do I have to remind him I'm not like his brother and his friends. Just because I hang with them doesn't mean I participate in the hi-jinks.
"You ever going to forgive me for lying?" I just wanted to smack him.
The door opened and a blond wearing gloves with no fingers exited. He had a smile that said he was trouble. He turned to look at the older man standing behind him. "So same time next week?"
"Out!" The older man just pointed at the door.
Bill was giving me the same lecture two weeks ago. I couldn't help but laugh. It earned me a glare. A blond with long legs entered just before he walked out. He turned to admire the view. "Hello beautiful." He didn't even bother to hide his looking.
"You avoid him." Bill was looking at me like I would have a chance with a guy like him.
"Please I'm so not interested."
He pointed to his nose. "I know better." Damn him and his heightened senses. So he's cute and my heart hasn't stopped beating yet.
"Mr. Foxx and Miss Hall if you would follow me." The older man was standing in front of us.
- Reid-
I so enjoy my weekly visits with the Provost. The vein above his eye seems to get bigger every time I'm here. You would think they would just start scheduling my visits. "Mr. Garwin I thought we had decided that you weren't going to beat on Mr. Abbot any more. Yet here you are once again."
"What can I say he's a douche."
"That enough Garwin. You mind your manners when in here." He stopped yelling and the vein was throbbing. I couldn't help but laugh. "NO just get out! Now!"
I opened the door and stopped before exiting. "So same time next week?"
"Out!" He made it to easy some days.
I walked out as a blond walked in. I turned to get a better look at her ass when I heard a feminine laugh to my right. "Hello Beautiful." She was small and she had the darkest eyes I had seen. Her skin was light tan. From here it was hard to tell but she looked like she had some Asian in her. She was being chastised by a guy who looked like a over built surfer. He couldn't be her Dad. Note to self find out if she's going here.
