Chapter 25 : " One Of Us "
I couldn't sleep well that night since soon after I closed my eyes my mind was boiling with questions like "what if ...".
One of these questions was the most important one for me, "What if I won't be able to see my family again?". This question kept me awake for few houers as I was considering posible scenarios, but I finaly realized that Maka probobly wouldn't mind me visiting my family, tho I weren't entirely sure about it.
'What if Maka will just denie my request to visit my family ? Should I just leave then ? Will they allowed that to happend ?' I thought to myself trying to go back to sleep. Fortunately this time I did not wake up during the night by the thoughts storming my mind.
Thanks to the thoughts that kept me awake I was not awake with a sunrise like always and I almost missed the fact that Maka was leaving with Miakoda and Ragnor.
"Sky wake up, they are about to leave" Said Enna comeing up to her nest and spotting me there still sleeping.
" yawn huh ? w-what's going on mom ?" I asked yawning and with eyes half opened.
"Those Allos are about to leave and I don't know if you want to go with them or not but if not then at least go and say bye to them " Explained Enna.
"Wait ! Where are they ?!" I asked nervous.
"At the pond. They are preparing to leave." Replied Enna.
"Alright thanks mom" I said standing up from the nest and running towards the pond.
When I was running out of the bushes near the pond I yealed.
"Wait up! I want to talk"
"Don't worry Sky we are not leaving yet. What you wanted ?" Said Maka.
"W-well ... I-I was thinking about going with you to the pack and ..." I said walking up to them.
"And ? Come on spit it out" Said Maka when I was takeing long time to speek again.
" A-and I think I want to go with you if you won't mind." I said lowering my head a bit.
"Of course you can. Go talk with your family. And take your time we will wait for you." Said Maka comeing closer to me. Even if I will stand as high as I can he would still be taller then me, not that much as John or even Roody but still he was a head taller then me.
"Th-thank you." I said quite happy I was allowed into the pack, plus they had most of the character traits that my parents had.
I walked back to the forested area where most of family members were. I was only missing Khahasin and Kharhir, but I did not bothered about that too much as those family members that I wanted to say goodbye were at the spot.
"So ... I wanted all of you to know that I'm leaving with the pack bu-"
"Brother you just came back! Please stay with us we need you." Inturrapted me Roody.
"It's ok Roody I was about to say I will be comeing here often. Don't worry I'm not leaving you behide, I won't forget how much you did for me aspecialy you two, Mom and Kalash." I said, explaining my decision.
"Me ? For what ?" Said quite surprised Kalash.
"Belive me or not but even if you did not meant it you have teached me a lot." I said to which Kalash rolled his eyes and replied.
"I only show you basics nothink more. I never teached you."
"If you say so" I said giveing him a small smile.
"So as I said I will be comeing back here as often as I will be able to. I can't thank you enought for careing and helping me. I would never thought that I may have so much of a good time with a family of Gigas." I said comeing to everyone to give them last nuzzle before I will go. Of course Kalash did not wanted to do that and he kept he head high above the ground which did not stop me from reaching high enoght to nuzzle his side with a tip of my nose to which he snapped his jaws above me.
"Are you trying to scare me Kalash? You know as well as I do, you wouldn't hurt me. I'm now too old to belive you are monster you try to look like." I said, to which Kalash just growl.
"Be careful Sky !" Said Orchid.
"I will don't worry sis." I said when we nuzzled eachother.
"When you will be back I want to see what you will learn" Said John.
"Yea sure think. I will show you all I got" I said and started to slowly move to the pond.
"We will miss you" Said Darkee.
"I will as well. I promice to visit you soon. Goodbye everyone." I said walking out of the forest hearing how everyone replied to me with goodbye.
I felt good and bad at he same time, even if I knew I'm not leaving them for ever.
"I'm ready Maka." I said when I got closer to the pond where they were waiting.
"Alright we are moveing. But before we do just remeber, me and Miakoda are your Alphas from now on and you will know some rules when we will make it to ouer territory." Said Maka.
"You know few of them but there is a bit more and I will tell you the rest of them but for now help us take those two remaining avas and we will move out." He added after a short while.
"Alright Alpha!" I said helping with avas while both Maka and Miakoda were leading us back to the territory.
We walked for few houers haveing few stops on ouer way back to territory whenever Miakoda needed it. I was worried that it was a bit to early for her to take longer walks with still injured leg but since Maka was there to support her all the time she had someone to lean on.
'I wonder how other pack members will react to the fact I'm going to stay with them' I sighed while this thought runned through my mind.
Soon we made it to the territory, and as soon as Maka called out that they are back Everyone walked down hill into the forest we were into to meat them. Oh how surprised their faces were when they saw me since they heard the story Ragnor told them and everyone including Maka thought I will stay with Gigas.
"Welcome back Alphas !" Said Cesar.
"Is that whelp is going to stay here ?" He asked focusing his eyesight on me.
'A whelp?! I'm an adult! the fact you all are older dose not make me a whelp all of the sudden!' I thought to myself, and as soon I was about to say that to him I got stopped by Maka responding to his question.
"Thank you for welcomeing us, and yes he stayes here with us. He decided to join the pack so a bit of respect for him, you know the rules don't you ?"
"Yes Alpha I know the rules, did not thought you are going to let him join us." Replied Cesar.
"Better go help him and Ragnor with the meat." Said Maka.
"Will do Maka." Replied Cesar and he walked to Ragnor and help him get the meat to the spot were it should be.
I walked behide them trying to keep up but then I saw in a corner of my left eye parted jaws to which I got chills going down my spine but before I could react they landed next to me on a meat. It was Maka, helping me with a meat. He looked a bit angry but I did not knew why. At first I thought it was cause by me and the fact that he needed to help me with getting this ava to it's place but soon that was proven to me I was wrong.
"Don't worry Sky. He will get used to you." Said Maka to which I looked at him to see that his eye filled with anger now were soft and full of care.
"I-its ok Alpha I understand his reaction." I answered.
"Oh and I have a question. Since I'm in a pack ... well ... what's my rank going to be at the start?" I asked lowering my tail a bit.
"For now you will be a scout. Ragnor will teach you more detailed stuff about it whenever he will have some time to do so." Answered Maka.
"Thank you for being so generous that you give me that rank. My father used to give newcomers lowest rank posible." I said.
"You are getting it wrong Sky. I didn't just gave you a rank. You earned it. Like everyone here." He replied.
"Tanks anyways." I said. I couldn't help it to not see my father in him whenever I looked at him. Only deferenc so far was fact he haven't made me an Omega since my father was doing so with trespassers.
After we putted the meat down Maka spoke up.
"Go take a drink and rest for a while. I will walk you around the teritorry."
"Alright. Thank you Alpha!" I said walking to lower part of meadow where the pond was.
After I drinked what I needed I layed down close to the pond awateing Maka.
'I wonder how big his teritorry is.' I thought to myself while I looked in direction of caves on the upper part of meadow. I saw how both Ramsay and Kaasari were helping Miakoda to get to her cave and they alsaw get inside with her while Maka was walking down towards me which I did not notice at first.
"Ready to go?" asked Maka.
"Yes Alpha! I'm ready." I said standing up.
"Good now lest go I will show you the teritorry." Said Maka, and we began to move.
We walked for a while to the rocky falls.
"Alright you know this place already, but there is a place that is restricted area for all of the pack members excluding me and Miakoda." he said walking up to the spot at the edge of a hill.
I walked closely behide him and even before we made it there I saw a breathtakeing view.
"W-wow. I can see the whole giant river from here and ... is that a gulf ?"I said looking around
"Its nice view indeed and yes that's gulf what you see." Answered Maka.
"So why is this place restricted?!" I asked confused, not realizing I'm standing where I shouldn't.
"Sky just because you still didn't know it's my and Miakoda's throne I won't punish you for being here but you better don't come that close next time" Said Maka.
"What do you mean ?" I asked unsure.
"Here where I stand is throne, and noone beside me or Miakoda can be here. So better keep that in mind as it's one of the rules and brakeing it will result in punishment." Explained Maka.
"S-sorry Alpha." I said imideitly backing away few steps.
"Still a bit too close but you got an idea, and you are following the rules. You will know with time how close can you come." Said Maka. Alright let me show other parts of territory.
We were walking like that for almost half of day and when we made it back to the meadow it was already afternoon.
I walked to the pond to take a drink and while I was doing so Maka came to me and said.
"For now you will sleep in place that Miakoda showed you untill we wont find another place for you."
"It's ok Maka. As long as I will have cover from rain I'm fine with it" I replied.
"Alright. Now you do you, I will go to Mia if you will have any questions you know where to find us" Said Maka and leave.
I decided to lay down in a meadow to enjoy last rays of the sun today and after sun was about to set I moved to my shelter and fell asleep.