Somehow, an hour after the last chapter, I manage to have this one ready, which is super unusual for me, so yeah, here's the next one. None of what I thought it was going to be, the will most likely be some of next chapter, but my mind decided I need to write a scene between the pack and Melissa, so that's most of the chapter, have fun.
The rest of the day was rather uneventful for the McCall pack, and they gathered together, saying goodbye to Kira, before heading back to Scott's house. The group found that Melissa was home when they arrived. "Hey mom, how you holding up?" Scott asked as he entered the house, his pack not far behind.
Melissa let out a heavy sigh, looking up from the dining room table. "I guess everything started to sink in around 2PM when I woke up today," Melissa replied.
Scott pulled up the chair next to his mother and wrapped his arms around her. "How are you really doing?"
"Why didn't you tell me sooner?" Melissa asked.
"Because it's dangerous. Everyone who knows they become available as a target though we have some space right now, it won't last long. I didn't want you to be a target. Stiles figured it out before I did, he's the one that informed me that I was a werewolf. Alison comes from a line of werewolf hunters, though she didn't know about any of this until nearly the dance. Lydia was attacked during that dance, got bit by a werewolf, but didn't turn. There's another type of creature out there right now, called a Kamina, and Derek, who runs the other werewolf pack in town, though she was the Kamina, so we protected her since we knew it wasn't her, and that's how she found out. Each and every one of them isn't here because I told them on a whim, all of them were brought in by circumstances beyond me. While I honestly wish that they didn't know, since it would mean they would be safer, but I won't take back the fact they know or push them away now that the know, and I won't do that to you either," Scott explained to his mother, who started to cry with each sentence. Scott once again wrapped his arms around his mother.
It took a couple minutes for Melissa to calm down. "I can't believe I raised such a strong son. I'm proud of you, and I understand why you didn't tell me," Melissa said when she could speak somewhat clearly.
"Ms. McCall," Lydia started off.
"Melissa," Ms. McCall interrupted with.
"Melissa, you do have an amazing son, and he is an amazing leader. You should definitely proud of yourself," Lydia told the older woman.
Melissa smiled and got teary eyed once again, and choked out, "Thank you."
"Also, since you know what's going on, you probably could be considered as a member of the pack," Lydia added.
"Yeah, if you want to be, you can be a member of the pack. It doesn't mean that you have to be a werewolf or some other supernatural being. Stiles is a member, and he's still perfectly human," Scott agreed.
"You said it was dangerous, have you gotten hurt?" Melissa asked.
"Yeah, a handful of times. Being a werewolf includes faster healing, much faster, and if anything gets too bad, I go to Deaton. He called me out within a little while of my turning, he has been familiar with the supernatural long before I got bit," Scott told his mother.
"Well, I would love to be a member of your pack Scott, and it appears you need a dedicated healer that's closer to home, in case things get bad," Melissa told her son.
It was Scotts turn to start crying as he once again wrapped his mother up in a hug. "Thank you, you have no idea how much this means to me," Scott said.
"Welcome to the pack, Melissa," Stiles said, wrapping her up in a hug as soon as Scott let go.
"Thank you Stiles," Melissa replied with.
Lydia and Alison both gave their welcomes to Melissa as well. Once everyone had calmed down, Melissa said "I'm guessing you guys will be staying for dinner at least, I'm thinking of ordering pizza, if that's good with everyone?" She got affirmations from the teenagers and went off to order it.
"So, I was thinking about how to display our pack symbol, since it's kind of useless as a symbol if people don't see it," Alison commented.
"Why did you wait till my mom was out of the room to bring this up?" Scott asked.
"Well, cause my idea of us getting them as tattoos, wanted to float that idea out there before any adult got their hands on it," Alison said.
"Okay, I think that has merit, though we will bring it up with my mother. Now, have either of you found anything interesting in your research?" Scott asked.
"A lot of interesting stuff on my end, not too much on the relevant end though," Stiles commented.
"I found a bit on the Kamina, but it wasn't much help over all. Nothing we didn't know. On the other side of things, I found some interesting things that affects Alison," Lydia commented.
"What's up, is it anything bad?" Scott asked quickly, causing the group laugh at how concerned he got for Alison.
"No, nothing bad, but more of a definition on what you are now. It's referred to in one of the books as an Alpha human, a human who is also an Alpha in a werewolf pack. You definitely fit into that category. It says that you are a little more durable and a little stronger than a normal human, but nowhere close to that of an Alpha werewolf. You might be able to hold your own against a beta werewolf on your own though, especially with your skill," Lydia explained to her best friend.
"Speaking of training, I should start all of you guys on training how to actually fight," Alison stated.
"Sounds like a good idea, we can start tomorrow," Lydia responded.
"Well, the pizza is on the way," Melissa said as she reentered the room.
"That's great, and mom, I think it would be a good idea to come with me next time I head into work, talk with Deaton a little bit, as he has all the knowledge on the supernatural side of the healing arts. There are some poisons that work only on werewolves that you should probably be aware of at least, and he's the best person to pass that information along," Scott replied.
"That sounds like a great idea, now, you guys do have homework. Even though I'm part of the pack now, I'm still need to be a mother about certain things," Melissa said, causing groans from the rest of the pack.
Well, there you go, please tell me what you think. I have a feeling another chapter is going to follow this one at some point soon, but, as with the content of next chapter, no promises.