I'm sooooo sorry it has taken me so long to update but I did have my reasons. I started another story. I'm sorry but I couldn't get it out of my mind and I just had to write it. Please check it out it is called and so the prince fell in love with the peasant.
Also, for this chapter let's just pretend the Olympics are in 2013, cuz the story line won't work. I just don't want a bunch of reviews about how the games are this year and all that crap.
now this chapter will have ASL dialog so in ( ) will be an English translation of what they are signing. I really hope you like it=)
Chapter 10
Kia POV
Something shaking my arm woke me up Wednesday morning from my dreamless sleep. I cracked my eyes to peer at my mother's soft face smiling down at me. In response I tugged up the covers to hide my face from the bright light. She grabbed the blanket and for the next few minutes we fought in a heated battle of tug-a-war. A final tug from her man- like arms leads me to topple to the floor.
I groaned as I got myself up from off the floor. Unlike my room from California, this room had hardwood floors. I missed my fuzzy carpet that caught me whenever I lost a battle with my mother. Pushing myself off the floor I signed. You mean why? (Why are you so mean?)
Morning eat you want? Yes, no, which one? (Do you want breakfast or not?) She said, ignoring my question.
I shrugged as I piled my blankets back on my bed. Maybe, food what? (Maybe, what are we having?)
Egg bacon. (Eggs and bacon)She signed with an evil smile. She knew I couldn't resist bacon. My mom never plays fair.
Not fair. Bacon my only weakness you know. (No fair, you know bacon is my only weakness.)
All fair love war. (All is fair in love and war.) She laughed and walk to the door as I followed in my poke-a-dot PJs. Walking down the hall the aroma of grease and meat made my mouth water. Once in the blue and yellow kitchen, I loaded my plate will five strips of bacon and some eggs. I sat down with my plate and look across from me at the empty seat.
When we moved, we brought our dining room set with us. Every weekday morning, unless one of us was sick or had to leave early for some reason, Hinto and I sat across from one another to eat our breakfast. Sometimes we would talk but it's hard to sign with food in your hands so we mostly just enjoyed each other's company.
Right now Hinto might be eating at another person's dining table with his new pack without me. Sam explained that he would stay with one of the other pack members until he could control his anger, because they didn't want him to phase in public. He also told us that Hinto wouldn't be able to go to college or enlist in the military right out of high school because he had to serve the tribe, and if his anger over came her, he might phase a hurt someone and expose their secret. Thinking about Sam right now, even with my beloved bacon in my hand, made my blood boil. Because of the blood that runs through his veins, the all-powerful Alpha can stack a claim on my brother.
All of Hinto's plans and dreams crumbled into dust the moment he phased. He always wanted to enlist in the Coast Guard and be a rescue swimmer. Our whole childhood our mom put us into swim classes. We both loved swimming and were great at the sport. We have both won many metals and trophies at butterfly, breast stroke, and other races. Next summer I am planning to participate in the Deaflympics, the Olympics for the Deaf. My swim couch from California said I have a good chance in getting in at least getting to the top five. Hinto also was planning to compete in the 2013 Olympics for swimming before going to the Coast Guard. The last four years he has been training almost every day after school with his couches but all of that work is for nothing now. Sam said when they give him a physical, his new wolf DNA will show up like crazy. He now has a 108'F and all the doctors will wonder how he's not ill or dead yet. So now Hinto's plans of the Olympics and the Coast Guard run down the drain, leaving him trapped in the sunless town. Sam said that after he has served his part to the pack, and when he can totally control himself, he may be able to attend college and join the Coast Guard, but it would take at least 5 or 6 years before he would be ready to leave.
Our parents hope that if they kept us away from La Push, Hinto wouldn't change, but the saw the signs of his change in California. Now I understand the angry outburst from the dinner when we were coming up here.
When I was younger, being teased about my hands and my voice the few times I tried to speak, I wished that I could be like Hinto, be hearing. Or that Hinto could be deaf with me, so I wasn't alone in the silence. I always wondered why Hinto wasn't deaf or didn't have any deformations when he was born before we came here. The reason I became deaf was when my mother was about two months pregnant with us, she became sick. It's a rare illness called Rubella, or German measles. Normally someone would just get a rash and swollen joints for a few weeks but if a mother is pregnant and is infected, her baby in almost every case, have birth defects. I now learned that because Hinto had the werewolf genes and was stronger, even as a fetus, he didn't get affected. But because I don't have the werewolf gene, I wasn't protected like my brother was, so it affected the hairs in my inner ear. When I was born, 3/4 of the hairs in my cochlear were non-responsive, meaning that I only had 25% of my hearing as a baby. Over time the hair follicles in my ear slowly stopped working, and I lost a little over 1% of my hearing every year. Now my left ear is stone deaf, meaning I can't hear anything out of the ear, while my right ear only has 5% hearing. My doctors say that soon the rest of the hairs will die and I will become stone deaf. With my hearing aid in, I can still hear trains, car horns, very loud music, and thunder.
After finishing my beautiful bacon I hoped into the shower. Usually I would have to race Hinto to the bathroom, but today I had it all to myself. Sometimes, my brother acted more like a teenage girl then I did, spending 45 minutes 'fixing' his hair. I used my honey and milk body soup and turned the water to the highest it would go.
I thoughts wandered back to yesterday, but not to the Alpha. I couldn't get the image of Brady out of my mind. I remembered how amazing and right it felt to be in his arms. Just the thought that Brady wants to be friends with me was one thing, but that he offered to learn ASL, well, it blows my mind. I mean, who learns another language just to be someone's friend when he had a giant pack of brothers to be with. Was there some other reason he was doing all of this? What if he was just trying to use me? Did he think that a girl with a disability would be easy? I have meet guys who are nice to me at first, then just want to use me later. But I felt like I could trust Brady, that he was different that other guys.
In the middle of 'scream signing' at Sam, Brady walked into the room. He looked so pissed off; at first I thought he was mad at me for 'yelling' at his Alpha. I felt so small and tear started to form as I thought he was mad at me. He was the first friend I was able to make here and he already hated me. I couldn't help but feel sorry for myself. But then he came over to me and gave me that look. Fill with so much care and concern and something else I couldn't identify. I was filled with so many different emotions I couldn't keep back a tear. I still don't understand why he was mad. And to put a cherry on top, he interprets for me. Could this boy get any better? Well he did because the moment I was in his arms, he became prefect. I wanted to stay there but I didn't want to embarrass myself any further.
I turned off the water, grabbed a fuzzy white towel, and walked across the hallway to my room. For some reason today I decided to dress up a little. It might have been to show up April Fisher or to impress Brady or maybe both.
I stopped to think about Brady. Did he like me like that? All the signs were there, but he might just be friendly. What if he already has a girlfriend? God, if he had a girlfriend, I don't know what I would do. Or what if was gay? No, I had an excellent Gaydar (I'm not sure if there is a real spelling for the word, but u know what I mean;) and no bells were ringing on him.
But I had to ask myself, why was I thinking this? Did I like Brady, I mean, like-like him? He is very good looking. No he's more than good looking; he's Hot, like just of the BBQ hot. He's also one of the sweetest hearing guy's I have ever meat outside my family.
I couldn't ignore my feelings anymore. I, Kia Jane Nevens, Like Brady… need to learn name later. I wasn't good to outright show my attracted to him, but I wasn't going to try and hide my feeling anymore. But I would let him make the first move. I would be devastated if I told him and he didn't have any feeling for me. And I still don't know if he has a girlfriend. So if he makes a move or asks me out, I would tell him I also like him.
Feeling at peace with my decision, I put on a blown sweater over a white tank top. The shirt is woven in a diamond like pattern and an oval of skin shows at the shoulder. (Picture on profile) With it I wore a pair of black skinny jeans and a silver charm bracelet. I brushed out my hair but left it wavy instead of striating it. I put on some light brown eye shadow and mascara and deemed myself ready for the day. I quickly packed my bad with my binder and books, grabbed my key, and headed out the door.
I hopped down the steps and started towards the walkway until I saw the car on the curb. The car is a bullet gray, with the sleek, smooth lines of a sporty car. From here I could tell it was a mustang. Leaning against the car, his arms crossed over his black shirt, was Brady in all his glory. When he saw me his face lit up and I smiled.
Ride you want? (Do you want a ride?) I felt my heart swell to twice its size. This boy has gone out of his way to be my friend and has been an overall a nice guy to me. I didn't understand why but I wasn't going to complain.
Sure, I signed. The space between Brady's eyes scrunched up in confusion. I nodded my head and he grinned from ear to ear.
Like a gentlemen, he opened and closed my door for me before walking around to his side. My heart did a little back flip with him being so close. I didn't care if sometimes he was a wolf and I didn't care if he is hearing, because whenever I was with Brady I didn't feel deaf or different. I just feel like me, Kia.
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