Well I am officially nineteen as of yesterday! Yay me! Psssh! It just felt like any other day. Anyway, on with the story. Enjoy and review please.
Disclaimer: I do not own teen wolf.
'Oh damn.' "Uh... I guess you heard all that?" I asked defeated. "Let's talk about this inside, girls," she said walking in the house. Erica and I looked at each other probably thinking the same thing 'uh-oh.' "Might as well get it over with," I sighed walking inside. "I'm in the kitchen, girls," Mrs. Reyes called out. 'What is it with adults and the kitchen?!' She was making a pot of coffee when we strode in and sat down at the counter. "So, I think it best you start at the beginning," she said waiting for the coffee to finish. "Actually, I'm only allowed to tell you the basics, but if you want more information, you can talk to my dad," I informed her. She nodded and gestured for me to go on with my explanation. And so I explained what I was and what I intended to do. She was silent for a while, until finally she spoke, "So you're telling me that ultimately your goal is to make Erica better, not because you think something is wrong with her, but because you care about her, correct? (I nodded.) well, then I honestly have no problem with it. Although I would much rather you wait a few months. I know you're both anxious to get it done, but I have my reasons for asking that you wait. Reasons that I will not divulge. I do not, however, object to you training her this summer. Not as a shifter, as you called it, but as a human. Again, I have my reasons. Maybe I'll let you know one day, but for now I think I will call my boss and request tomorrow off, so I can speak with your father." 'I feel as though I'm missing a very important part of what just happened.' Turning to Erica, I shrugged. "I don't know. Well, mom we're gonna head up to my room, now," she said heading upstairs. I followed slowly, feeling a chill go down my spine. Mrs. Reyes is definitely hiding something. Something she didn't think she would have to tell anyone anytime soon.
After changing into our pj's, Erica and I sat on her huge ass bed talking. "What do you think she meant by all that?" she asked curiously. "I honestly don't have a clue, but I think your mom is hiding something pretty big for her to want me to wait to change you. I have a feeling she's gonna be telling my dad tomorrow, though," I huffed settling myself down in a comfy position. "Well, now that I know this kind of stuff actually exists, I think... well I don't know what you'd call it, but she just knows stuff. (I looked at her a little perplexed.) No, I mean... not like how all moms know stuff. I mean she says cryptic stuff all the time. Like one time it was before school, she was making me breakfast, when all of a sudden she sort of just stared off into space and then she was all like, 'Erica do you want to stay home today?' I questioned her sanity at the time, but later that day, I was glad I stayed home. Take note, this happened when I was like eight, so. My class was scheduled to go on a field trip to some museum as a reward, and there was a hold up. These guys stormed in with guns and started shooting everywhere. No one died, but there were a few people injured from trying to get away. It was like she knew something was gonna happen and kept me from being involved. And that's not the only time it's happened, either," she spoke with such sincerity that I knew she wasn't joking. "I've never heard of anything like that before, but then again, most people haven't even heard of shifters, so. But we are gonna leave it alone and let her tell us when she deems us ready, k?" I yawned. Lapsing into silence, we just lay there.
*Knock. Knock. Knock.* "Girls? Are you awake?" I heard someone's voice slip into the black haze that was my mind. Groaning, I roll over onto my stomach and cover my head with the pillow. 'Must've fallen asleep...' *Creak* "I know at least one of you can hear me. Ashlynn, I'm heading over to talk to your father," she whispered. "Mmkay." Grabbing my phone, I look at the time. *8:15* 'Ugh. You've got to be kidding me. Might as well get up. There ain't no way I'll go back to sleep now.' I grabbed a change of clothes and took a shower. I towel dried my hair and threw it up it a messy bun. Heading into the kitchen, I thought about what to make for breakfast. 'Hmmm. I'm in the mood for eggs, potatoes, and bacon.' Finding all of the pans and ingredients wasn't as easy as I thought it'd be. Their kitchen was so different from ours, I kept getting turned around. When I finally found everything I needed, I got started. I washed, peeled, and cut the potatoes and put them on a low simmer, adding a few seasonings here and there. I chopped up some onions and bell peppers and threw those in with the potatoes, while I lightly fried the bacon. After that, I stuck the biscuits in the oven. 'I wonder how many eggs Erica will eat...' "Four eggs please!" I hear her call down from the bathroom. 'Perfect timing.' After whipping up the eggs, I pulled off my perfectly cooked bacon and chopped it into little pieces, adding it to the potatoes. I waited until they had about five minutes left to cook to start scrambling the eggs. Erica walked in as I added cheese to the eggs and stirred the potatoes, "Need any help?" I nodded to the oven, "Can you get the biscuits before they burn, please?"
After making sure everything was done, we fixed our plates. I put the remaining food, in a heating container to take to my dad and Erica's mom. In their haste to talk, they probably haven't eaten yet. As we sat down to eat, I spoke thoughtfully, "I think in order for me to train you properly, we are going to have to go out of town. Not too far out. We have a cabin about twenty minutes outside of Beacon Hills that my dad uses to get away sometimes. It's really secluded and has a lot of space. It also has the equipment we're gonna need. When we head over to mine, remind me to ask." The rest of our meal concluded in a comfortable silence. After we finished eating, Erica loaded the dishes into the dishwasher while I went to finish getting ready. Five minutes later, we were headed back to my house. "You think maybe I should call and let them know we're coming?" I asked. "It would probably be wise," she replied. Grabbing my phone, I dialed the house phone. "Hello?" "Hey dad. Erica and I are on route to the house. Just giving you a heads up. Oh and we bring breakfast." "That's fine. Alicia and I were pretty much finished talking anyway." "Kk. See you in five." Hanging up, I sighed.
*Skipping to after they get there.*
As dad and 'Alicia' - she insisted that I call her that instead of Mrs. Reyes- ate, I informed them of my idea to go to the cabin. "Well, we will have to stock up on food and other supplies for you girls. I guess I can just give you my card to use. But you cannot, I repeat, CANNOT use it for junk or anything of the sort. Ashlynn I know you have plenty of workout clothes that the both of you can use, so that's covered. Um... are you gonna call anybody to help?" dad asks thoughtfully. I shrug, "I hadn't really thought about it, but now that you mentioned it, I might get Edward to come up every few days to help with weapons and stuff. Do you think Gilly would want to help? If not, it's cool. There are just some things I won't be able to do that they can. I mean we only have two months 'til school starts back up. Not to mention Nix is gonna have a cow because of whatever's crawled up her ass." "I'll ask the both of them tomorrow when I go in. As for Nix, you let me handle her. If her attitude doesn't get any better over the summer, she'll be getting a harsh reality check. Now since you are going to be staying for two months, I will be occasionally popping in to check on the two of you from time to time. I am also going to contact an old friend of mine and get him to send some things up there to help you train. Other than that, the only thing we need to do is go shopping," he said nodding. (AN: Not going into detail. Just know they went to the store and got food, toiletries, first aid stuff, etc.)
With all the stuff we bought, we had to take three cars on the trip to the cabin. Dad in his truck, Erica and me in my SUV, and Alicia in her car. Upon our arrival, I notice that it looks well kept. 'Dad must pay people to come out here every once in awhile so it doesn't get to run down.' "Wow! This place is beautiful!" Erica exclaimed loudly. Alicia nodded in agreement. "Alright everybody grab some bags and head inside," dad said muttering under his breath. After getting everything put away, dad sat us down to talk, "Ok. Even though you two are gonna be here alone, there are gonna be rules. No having parties. No boys, period. No clubbing. I don't mind the two of you going out every once in a while, but absolutely no clubbing. Um... I really can't think of anything else, so I do believe it's time for the tour. Come on."
Dad took Alicia to look around outside, while I showed Erica her room for the duration of our stay. "Now we only have one bathroom, but I doubt that is really gonna be a problem. The gym area is actually next door, which is a five minute walk from here. Dad had it designed that way so that whoever was going to use the gym would get a warm up of sorts. Oh! That reminds me. I gotta talk to dad before he leaves. Anyway, there is a lake not too far from here, too. We'll go there occasionally to train as well. I'm pretty sure that's it, so let's head outside," I said walking through the cabin. "Hey dad?! Where are you?" I hollered not seeing them. "By the tree!" he bellowed back. "The tree?" Erica asked confused. As we walked around back, I explained, "Because of what we are and what my mom was, we have certain traditions we follow. One of those traditions, is to be buried somewhere more private than a cemetery. (As we walked up to my mother's grave, I pointed out the flower.) See that flower? It's attached to a rope that was laid in a spiral all around the grave. When we go into the ground, we want to become one with the earth again. Not our spirits, but our bodies. And in order for us to do that, we must be in our shifted form. Being dead, however, you can't do that, hence, the flower, which by the way is Monkshood or as most people know it by, Wolfsbane. If you were to unbury a fresh grave, you would find an animal instead of a person. It's a little creepy, yes, but it's our way." Finished with my little lecture, I looked up to find them all looking at me.
"What?" "Nothing. It's just you were so passionate when you were explaining, that's all," Alicia said smiling. "Oh dang!" I exclaimed. "What?" dad asked. "I was gonna ask you something and I completely forgot what it was," I pouted. "It's fine. I'm sure you'll remember and ask me later. But, now that we are done... I think it's time for us to take our leave, and leave you girls to it," he chuckled heading back up to the front. We waited outside while they went in to get their stuff. "You girls behave now, ya hear me? Someone will check up on you every few days, so keep your phones on, and your senses alert," dad said hugging me and kissing my forehead. "Remember to have fun. Don't just train all the time, ok? Love you, Erica," Alicia voiced after hugging Erica. "We will. See y'all later," the two of us said together. 'This is gonna be a long summer. It'll be worth it, though.'
Thoughts? Oh, if you want to see the way I imagined the cabin, the link is on my profile.
