A/N - I'm going away for a few days so I might not post but I will still be writing so hopefully when I come back I'll have a load of updates.
Jason fidgeted nervously on the couch. "You'll get to see him soon enough." reminded Reyna from where she stood observing him behind the kitchen island. Her reassurance did little to calm the alpha as his instincts urged him to go find his mate. With Percy presenting today the invisible bond between the soulmates was even stronger often sending sparks and shivers throughout Jason whenever Percy's emotion changed. Although Percy and him were meant to be, the couple hadn't actually bonded yet which caused the blonde wolf to feel even more possessive and protective of his boyfriend. There were still so many things that could get in the way of them and it made Jason want to rush to Percy's house and put him in a bubble. At least that way every part of the raven would stay safe and unharmed. I wonder if I could actually get a warlock to turn that into a spell.Mused Jason as his insane idea started to take over his thoughts. "He's doing it again Rey." Back in reality Jason vaguely caught the gist of Nico's conversation with Reyna. "If you mean creating insane ways to kidnap Percy and keep him to himself then yeah, he probably is." Nico snorted as he went back to his music which the other two could clearly hear even if the headphones were plugged in. Dragged out of his thoughts by Reyna's unwavering eye he turned to give his second in command a glare. "Hey, don't you give me that face." she said in her deadly warning tone. Any other time Jason would flinch away but with his mate on his mind he seemed to forget to fear his best friend. Doing his best impression of a wounded puppy Jason leaned over the counter to say, "But I want to beee with him!"
"Ugh if this is what love turns people into then I want no part of it."
"Reyyyyy, don't say that. I just want to make sure he's alright, that's all." whined the Pack Alpha again.
"You both agreed that he could at least start his birthday with just his family. You're having lunch with him in three and a half hours." Reyna reasoned trying to get the moaning wolf back the sensible goody-two-shoes Jason that she knew. "Yeah, I suppose you're right..." he agreed reluctantly coming around to her reasoning.
"Of course I'm right." she scoffed, " It's better this way too, Percy is going to need some time to adjust to himself after he presents today."
Jason's ears pricked up at that comment. "Yeah, do you know when that happens?"
"At the exact time he was born isn't it?"
"Well yeah but he doesn't know when that is, does he?"
"Oh yeah. So I suppose it could be whenever then." concluded Reyna. Jason looked at his friend with worry in his eyes. He knew the process was different for every wolf. Sometimes presenting could be pure bliss for a werewolf but there were also many cases in which the process could be rather painful. For Jason he felt very empowered during his presentation but that could also be because he was being blessed with the responsibilities of Pack Leader at the same time. For all Jason knew, Percy's experience could be far from perfect - especially considering Percy's rotten luck. Before he could dwell on the dark thoughts any longer a loud bang and crash of something heavy breaking echoed throughout the house. Like a skilled team Jason, Nico and Reyna each grabbed the nearest thing they considered a weapon and silently crept forward to the origin of the sound.
As they gravitated towards the hallway Jason noticed that only Reyna had managed to grab something useful as her hand gripped tighter around a kitchen knife. Him and Nico on the other hand were holding a half-eaten burger and measuring jug respectively. "Oh screw this." said Jason as he dropped the jug in favor of his clenched fists. Nico looked at his hands as if just realising what he'd grabbed in the panic but made no move to discard his burger. If worse comes to worse then they could always transform into their wolf selves. Rushed footsteps thundered closer to them and they turned the corner only to be knocked down by a small but definitely heavy weight. There was a chorus of "Oomphs!" which filled the air as they created a huge dog pile. "Oh come on!" moaned Nico in between heavy breaths as the weight of his friends pinned him to the floor. The awkward pile didn't last long as Reyna was up and spinning her knife and pressing it up against the intruder. "Leo?!" she gasped surprised although the knife didn't move away from its position flush against his neck. The energetic teen eyed the knife cautiously and gulped resulting in his Adam's apple grazing the cool metal. Jason quickly intervened and pulled Reyna's wrist away from Leo, "What are you doing-" 'here?' was supposed to be the question but as he was speaking his eyes went up to the front door or what was once the front door but now just a pile of wood and splinters. "Leo!" Jason hissed no longer caring how close Reyna is to decapitating his mate's brother. The smaller boy looked back and winced.
"Yeah, um sorry? I guess I really did break the door down this time...but I needed to get here quick and it's not like I carry every forged key I own around with me all the time!" Leo obviously didn't notice the blank stares he was being given from Reyna. "Why were you in a hurry?" Nico asked. The emo kid was still lying flat-out on the floor having made no attempt of moving from what was just a minute ago the bottom of the doggy pile. All the sarcastic and teasing attitude seemed to drain instantly from Leo as his face morphed into one of fear and apprehension. "Leo..?" Reyna prompted when the boy remained quiet.
"It's...it's Percy." Leo answered in a barely audible voice.
"What!?" screeched Jason doing a very good wailing cat impression. Nico and Reyna also perked up having adopted the green-eyed boy into their mini pack and becoming quite close with him over the past few days. "What happened to Percy?" Nico wanted to know while Reyna desperately tried to calm down the already overreacting Jason.
"We don't...We don't know." Leo chocked out. "We were just eating and I dunno, he started to look uncomfortable and it was like he was gasping and wheezing. I don't...I don't know it just looked like he was in a lot of...a lot of pain."
"Jason!" cried Reyna as he broke free of her grip and bolted through the damaged doorway. "JASON!" she tried again but it was of no use, the boy had started moving as soon as the words 'pain' and 'Percy' were used in the same sentence. Percy better be okay, thought Reyna as she ran after Jason with Leo and Nico. I don't know what kind of stupid things Jason would do if he wasn't.
"My lord," Atlas's voice boomed confidently interrupting numerous conversations, "I have news on the subject matter you wished me to keep an eye on." You could hear a pin drop in the silence that ensued, all eyes turned to the gold-eyed alpha dining at the head table. "Is that so?" the Pack Alpha's malicious voice inquired, curiosity plainly showed in a small tilt of his head. "Y-yes um sir." Even as an alpha himself Atlas had no shame in admitting his fears of the immortal leader sat just a few feet from him.
"And are my guesses on point?" he asks as the surrounding pack watch the exchange with unusual interest.
"We find out today sir. The runt is presenting."
"Well," the other alpha says shoeing away the subs who had been obediently lying at his feet, "Isn't that perfect."
