HotXbun: We're going to see Alex as a mother in this chapter.
Disclaimer: I do not own Wizards of Waverley Place, Wolf Children or Avatar The Last Airbender. But I do own Alex's children.
Chapter 6 The Troubles of Parenting
One Year Later [Wolf Children Extra: One year! That's the longest time skip so far!]
I don't remember all the details, but I know mother had her hands full with my brother and I.
"Food now", Alex's now nearly two year old daughter commanded.
"It's almost ready Selena", Alex stated. "Just be patient."
"Food now", Selena commanded again.
"Look", Alex said. "I'm sorry but..."
"Food now", Selena commanded before...turning into a wolf. [Wolf Children Extra: (does spit take) What?!]
"Selena", Alex scolded causing Selena to run around the apartment angrily.
My mom says I would turn into a wolf whenever I got cranky. Which happened a lot according to her.
"Okay", Alex said in defeat. "Forget patient. You can have one biscuit alright?"
With that Selena gladly took the biscuit.
Alex went back to cooking with her baby boy strapped to her back.
He had Alex's black hair, the dark brown eyes of both his parents and pale skin.
Alex tasted the food she was cooking.
"Not bad", she stated.
She then gave the food to Selena.
I had a massive appetite. No matter how much I ate, I was always asking for more.
Alex then breastfed her son.
My little brother Hunter was small and barely ate at all.
With having to take care of us, Mom had to quit school and was only able to keep her job because her father owned the restaurant she worked in.
Alex was cooking when Hunter pulled on her shirt.
She turned around...and saw that Selena was pulling a cloth...that was going to make a bottle on the table fall over! [Wolf Children Extra: Ahh!]
Alex quickly grabbed the bottle before it fell! [Wolf Children Extra: Phew!]
"Selena", Alex said tiredly.
Dad left us a little money. But it wasn't much in the grand scheme of things.
Alex was ironing when she saw Hunter was looking at something.
She turned around and saw Selena...climbing up a set of draws! [Wolf Children Extra: Ahh!]
Selena fell onto her mother's lap...but the set of draws started falling! [Wolf Children Extra: Double ahh!]
Alex was just able to catch it and push it back up! [Wolf Children Extra: Phew!]
"That was close", she stated. [Wolf Children Extra: You got that right.]
Wolves or people? My brother and I didn't know how to be either yet. And constantly switching back and forth between the two didn't make figuring it out any easier. For us or mom.
Alex walked into the living room when she saw both Selena and Hunter as wolves...and the whole place trashed!
"You've got to be kidding me", she said.
Mom had plenty of questions but nobody to ask. So she read whatever book she could find and figured it out as she went.
She had to breastfeed Hunter every two hours! If he was fussy and didn't want to nurse, she would soak a cloth with milk and let him naw on it for a while.
Alex was reading at her desk...when she fell asleep.
Suddenly, she was woken up by Hunter's crying and went to go tend to him.
Some nights, Hunter would just cry and cry. All mom could do is rub his back until he tired himself out. Even if it took all night.
We didn't leave her anytime for herself.
Alex was doing laundry when...she fell asleep right on the laundry machine!
Luckily, she quickly got up and back to work.
Whenever we gave mom a moments piece, she would nod off within seconds.
The family was eating dinner...where Alex was falling asleep at the table.
"Mama", Selena said waking up her mother.
"Yes baby", the latter asked.
Selena just giggled before going back to her food.
Us getting sick was a big problem.
Alex heard Selena making a weird noise in the kitchen so she started walking towards it.
"Selena", she started. "Selena. Are you o..."
Alex stopped what she was saying when she got to the kitchen.
Because lying on the floor...was a vomiting Selena!
"Selena!"
With that Alex rushed to the hospital.
But when she got there...she saw a vet next to it and didn't know where to take Selena.
Should mom take me to a doctor or a vet? It was anyone's guess.
Alex ultimately decided on just calling the doctor from her cell.
"My two year old just ate the insides of a silica packet", she said. "Yes. A few times. No. No blood. I mean...I didn't see any. Look! I don't even know what silica is! I'm just afraid it's toxic! Huh? How's her appetite?"
Suddenly, Selena tugged on her mom's coat.
"Can I have a snack", she asked.
"So you're saying...she's going to be okay?"
Alex sighed in relief before pulling Selena close to her.
So many times mom wished she had asked dad how he made it through his wolf childhood in one piece.
One Week Later
"I wanna walk", Selena commanded.
"Okay", Alex started. "That's not..."
"I wanna walk", Selena commanded again.
"You just got over being sick baby", Alex pointed out. "Remember?"
"I wanna walk", Selena commanded again before turning into a wolf.
Alex sighed in defeat.
"Alright", she said. "I'll take you for a walk. But tuck your ears in first."
With that Selena turned back into a girl.
"There", Alex said. "That's my good girl."
Selena got excited...and turned back into a wolf!
"Calm down Selena", Alex said. "Your ears are out again."
With that Selena turned back into a girl.
"Ready", she stated excitedly.
With that Alex took her kids to the park.
On the way back they passed a man with a dog.
"Good afternoon miss", he greeted. "Cute kids."
"You hear that", Alex asked. "He thinks you're cute."
Suddenly, the dog started barking at Selena. So she turned into a wolf and started barking back!
Alex quickly grabbed her before anyone could she was a wolf.
"I'm sorry", she apologized before running away.
People were an issue at home too.
In the middle of the night, Hunter was crying and crying.
To make matters worse...an angry neighbor was knocking at the door!
"Hey lady", he yelled. "Shut that kid up!"
This caused Hunter to be quiet and Alex to go and answer the door.
"I'm sorry about the noise", she apologized tiredly.
"How am I supposed to sleep with him crying all the time", the man asked.
"He's a baby", Alex pointed out in defense. "They cry."
"That brat of yours needs a muzzle", the man stated angrily before slamming the door shut. [Wolf Children Extra: Rude!]
This just made Hunter cry even more.
Alex had no other choice but to go outside and try and calm him down.
"Shush Hunter", she said softly. "You're okay Hunter. You're okay."
With that Alex grabbed her kids and went home.
The next night, her kids were playing together when they started howling.
Alex quickly shushed them...but it didn't work as her landlord came to see her the next day. [Wolf Children Extra: Oh no.]
"We don't allow pets in this building", she reminded Alex sternly. "Period. How many times must I tell you?"
"I don't have any", Alex stated honestly.
"Don't play dumb with me girl", the landlord commanded. "I've heard them. Many a time. If you can't follow the rules here, then you're just going to have to find another place to live. It's that simple." [Wolf Children Extra: Double oh no.]
Sometime later, a man and woman came to see Alex.
"The child welfare agency", she said in shock when she found out who they were.
"Yes ma'am", the man confirmed. "We're here about your children. Selena and Hunter right?"
"Here about them why", Alex asked.
"Ma'am", the woman started. "According to our records your kids have never been vaccinated or even once to a doctor! Care to explain this?" [Wolf Children Extra: Triple oh no.]
"Well", Alex started nervously. "They're fine. Thank you for your concern."
Alex tried to close the door...but the woman stopped her.
"We would like to see them for ourselves in order to judge their wellbeing", the woman said. [Wolf Children Extra: Quadruple oh no.]
The woman tried get into the apartment...but Alex stopped her.
"I'm very sorry", she apologized. "But I can't let you do that."
"Be reasonable", the man pleaded. "It'll just take a moment and we'll be out of our hair in no time."
"You can't come barging in here", Alex said angrily.
"If you won't cooperate we'll have no choice but assume neglect", the woman stated angrily.
"Just leave us alone", Alex yelled before shutting the door. [Wolf Children Extra: That didn't go well.]
That night, Alex sadly watched her kids sleep.
She knew that if she didn't do something soon, they would be taken away from her!
HotXbun: Oh dear. This isn't good!
Challenge: Tell me what you think Alex is going to do.
My Answer: Not saying!
PS. Did you like the names I picked for Alex's kids. Interesting fact. My mom is actually the one that came up with their names. I was talking about how I needed names in front of her and she came up with them!