Okay so I feel the need to make a few things clear. 1) I freaking adore all the wrestlers that I have used in this story thus far, with the exception of the Bella Twins. Corey Graves is actually one of my favorite NXT superstars and I hate having to use him the way that I have, but it's to illustrate a point so sacrifices must be made. Same goes for Eve and Natalya. 2) I hate rapists with every fiber of my being. I really do so I don't want anyone thinking that I condone or excuse that type of behavior with the way that I handle the rape in this story, but fear not Corey WILL get his.
With that being said, enjoy chapter 22!
Natalya POV
"This is a very lucrative offer that you would be moronic to have passed up," I tell my potential new alliance in my quest to exterminate the wolves.
"I'd have to agree with you Queen Natalya."
"So then do we have a deal?"
"Absolutely."
"Good. First order of business is to send another message to those wolves. Tonight, go visit the wolves' den and kill the human living there."
"What about the child and hybrid?" I smile at my new alliance.
"I have an alliance with a wolf. She'll be handing the both of them over when the time is right. So you needn't worry about that."
"Alright then. So how are we to get in the house?" I approach my alliance and present the both of them with necklaces.
"These necklaces are charmed with siren magic that will allow you to enter any house without being invited in."
"These will certainly come in handy. We'll report to you tonight when it's done."
"Be sure not to get yourselves killed," I warn them.
"You needn't worry. We've dealt with these wolves before, Queen Natalya."
"I look forward to working with the two of you then."
"The pleasure is all ours." With that the two vampires disappear into the woods. Everything is falling into place perfectly. There are only eight days left until the full moon, so I need to ensure that there are absolutely no surprises. Now that I have both an alliance with the vampires and a wolf, it's only a matter of perfect timing now.
I laugh out loud, while thinking to myself after the vampires ran off. I can't help but think back to my conversation with Eve. She's so stupid. Does she really believe that the wolf she's in love with would ever love her back? Even if I were to replace his memories as she requested, the soul can recognize its mate, and will only accept its mate. It's obvious to everyone from the outside looking in that Roman and that puppy that Eve is threatened by are two halves of the same whole. Eve will be sorely disappointed when she gets what she wants, only to be rejected once again. Maybe I'll put her out of her misery before that happens, but it largely depends on how useful she ends up being.
As for these vampires, I know they've had a run in with Kaitlyn during the last full moon. I'm sure they'd love to finish what she started. Vampires are the only creatures in this world that sirens can relate to the most, even though we are competitors, ultimately. We share the same food source so we have clashed over the centuries, but more than anything we share the same enemy as well. These wolves, the guardians of the humans, are a nuisance to both sirens and vampires. It would only make sense that we work together to eliminate the thorn in our side. Still, there exist a few more pieces to the puzzle. Including a little siren named Renee. She's is absolutely pivotal to my plan working. I laugh again at the thought. She was so easy to manipulate. She fell into my plan so perfectly and so did that two toned wolf. They are all so utterly clueless as to the roles they'll play in their own demise, and I am immensely looking forward to watching it all unfold before me.
Kaitlyn POV
Punk decided to put me on guard duty at the den tonight… by myself. What hell was he thinking?! Granted, over the last two week, Dean has done a great job training me, and I do feel really confident in my abilities as a wolf. Still, it's a little nerve wrecking to be responsible for the safety of both AJ and Jojo. I had a long conversation about it with Dean during our training session this afternoon. He seemed to think it was a good idea.
"You're worrying about nothing, darlin'," He told me as I was recovering from running the obstacle course.
"Says the one who's been protecting people since forever."
"Listen, I get it. It's a lot of pressure to be responsible for someone else's safety, but you're ready for this."
"What if something happens, Dean? What if I can't protect them?" Dean shook his head and walked up to me. He cupped my left cheek and lifted my head forcing me to look at him.
"Are you saying that a siren, wolf hybrid doesn't have enough strength to protect the people she cares about?" I can't help but smile at him.
"You make it seem like my insecurities are unfounded."
"They are. Kaitlyn, you've been strong since I met you. You remember the night of the last full moon when you attacked three vampires?"
"I didn't last long in that fight."
"The fact that you lasted at all speaks volumes of your strength, and since then you've only gotten stronger. Trust me. I've seen your progress." A giggle slipped out of me and I slapped his chest playfully.
"Maybe I'd be stronger, if you'd stop distracting me during our training sessions?"
"I didn't hear you complaining when I distracted you." He wrapped his arms around my waist quickly, effectively trapping me close to him. "In fact, I seem to recall you moaning my name and begging for more." My hands go to his chest and I bury my face between my hands to hide my blush and stupid smile. "You'll be great. Besides, hardly anything happens at the den. It'll probably be a boring night." I looked up at him with a smile and nodded. "So no more worrying?" I shook my head no. "Good." He placed a quick kiss on my forehead, right cheek and lips before letting me out of his grip and putting some space between us. "No let's finish up this training session."
With Dean's encouragement, I felt more confident about my shift tonight, but still I feel nervous. I can't shake this bad feeling that I have.
"Hey, Katie!" I hear AJ's voice coming from the stairs. I turn my attention to her as she sits down next to me on the couch. "I just put Jojo to bed. She was fighting sleep so badly!"
"Three year olds tend to do that." We both laugh at the thought. "So you and Punk seemed to have figured things out." She sighs audibly. "Is that a no?"
"I have no idea. I mean we've been sleeping together, but we aren't really anything you know?"
"It just seems so complicated between the two of you."
"It is! Unlike you and Dean." I smile at the thought. Dean has been nothing but great since the fight with Sheamus. He even told me that he talked to Sheamus, after I… convinced him to do so. He told me that Sheamus was being, his words, a dick, but that he would keep trying.
"Yeah, Dean and I have been pretty good. He asked me to be his girlfriend, officially last week."
"Oh my gosh, really?! Why am I finding out about this now?!"
"You'd be surprised at the things you miss when you spend every minute of everyday having sex."
"Oh please! Like you and Dean don't have sex." I avert my eyes and look away from her. I can feel a blush spreading across my face. "You mean to tell me you two haven't had sex yet?!"
"We've done other things," I defend myself.
"Hey, I'm not judging you, but what's the hold up?" That's a great question. I don't really have an answer for it, other than that the timing doesn't seem right. I mean Dean and I love one another, and although we've had plenty of opportunities to be intimate, there always seemed to be something… missing. Obviously during our training sessions, location was missing and when we come back from guard duty energy is missing. I'm sure the perfect opportunity will present itself eventually, but even if it doesn't I'm happy with my relationship the way it is. While I'm thinking about how to answer AJ, I smell something… off. I stand up and follow the scent to the window. It's definitely coming from outside. "Katie what's the matter?"
"I smell death."
"Someone died?!"
"It's strange. It's definitely death, but it's moving, and it's moving quickly."
"What is it?"
"AJ, go upstairs and lock the door to Jojo's room. Then lock yourself in Punk's room."
"Why? What's going on?"
"Just go!" AJ finally stops asking questions and runs upstairs. I wait for a moment and hear a door lock. I wait for the second door to lock, but I never hear it as two men burst into the living room through the window and tackle me to the ground.
"Well, if it isn't the wolf who attacked us about three weeks ago," the man, with brown hair and a full beard, on top of me says. He holds my hands above my head and sits himself on my stomach, pinning me down so that I can't move.
"Yeah, she did a number on Brock, but this time those other three wolves aren't here to help you now are they," the second man with bleached blonde hair tells me.
"Should I know you two," I yell at them. The guy with brown hair laughs hysterically while the blonde guy feigns being hurt
"Aww you don't remember us," the blonde asks me. "I'm hurt."
"Well let's not waste time, Ziggler," the brown haired tells the blonde.
"You sure you can handle this, Axel?"
"She's a pup. I've got her." Ziggler runs upstairs faster than my eyes can keep up with him. Oh no! Jojo and AJ are up there! I need to get to them before Ziggler does! I struggle harder to get out of Axel's grasp, but he's really strong and I can't get my hands free. I take a deep breath and think of another way to escape Axel. I wrap my legs around him from behind and squeeze tightly, forcing him to let go of my hands as I bring his shoulders to the floor. I unhook my legs quickly and get to my feet, but Axel gets up just as quickly. He lunges at me and I sidestep him, making him run into the couch and fall to the floor momentarily. I can't waste this opportunity. I transform quickly and lunge at him, pinning him beneath me. He punches me in the jaw, and I recoil from the contact. He kicks my ribs with so much force that I crash into the fireplace. He goes to kick me again, but I anticipate his action, catching his leg in my mouth and sinking my canines into calf. He screams in agony, and I toss him against the wall. I lunge at him again, but he kicks me in nose. The pain forces me to close my eyes for a minute and I feel Axel jump on my back. He wraps his arms around my ribcage and squeezes tightly. I howl in agony. If I don't get him off of me he'll break my bones. I stand on my hind legs and fall back to the ground, crushing him beneath me. His screams pierce my ear drums, but I don't have time to worry about him. I have to get to Jojo and AJ!
I run up the stairs, still in my wolf form, and sniff out Ziggler, immediately picking up his scent. He didn't go into the Jojo's room, thank God, but his scent is coming from Punk's room. I burst into the room and find AJ sitting on the floor in the corner of the room. She is holding onto her neck and blood is coming out of it. Ziggler, who is standing above AJ, looks back at me. His fangs are out and his mouth and jaw are covered in blood. I'll kill him. I lunge at him, but he sidesteps me and runs out of the room. I recover quickly and follow him out of the room. I don't bother taking the stairs and jump down to the living room floor. As I land, I notice that Axel's and Ziggler's scents lead right back out the window. They left? I sniff around the first floor to make sure, but as I continue my search their scent becomes more and more faint. They definitely left. I transform back to my human form and run upstairs to check on AJ. She's in the same position that she was before with her eyes widened in pure shock. I go into Punk's bathroom and get a towel. I return to AJ and replace her hand with the towel.
"AJ come on, get up. I need to get you downstairs. The first aid kit is there. I can patch you up on the couch." She doesn't respond to me. Instead, her whole body begins to shake violently. "AJ, relax please. You're going to be alright. It doesn't look like he drew a lot of blood, so if we-"
"He didn't draw blood," AJ interrupts me, still in a daze.
"What are you talking about? He bit you!"
"He let me go as soon as he sunk his teeth into me."
"Even better! Come on, let's get you patched up."
"No, Kaitlyn, you don't understand," she tells me while shaking her head.
"What don't I understand?"
"H-he stopped because-because there was something wrong with my blood." She tearing up and beginning to heave. She's on the brink of a nervous breakdown.
"Okay, okay, calm down. Breathe, AJ," she listens to me and takes deep breaths. "Did he tell you what was wrong with your blood?"
"He, he, he," she can't help herself. The tears fall freely from her eyes and she sobs loudly.
"AJ, tell me what he said, please?"
"He said I'm pregnant!" Oh Shit! "What am I going to do?! I can't be pregnant!"
"Okay, let's just calm down an-and think." So many thoughts are running through my head and I can't even think straight. "Ugh, AJ how did this happen?! Haven't you been using protection?"
"Does protection work on wolves?!"
"A condom works just fine!"
"He never wore one!"
"Oh my God! What were you thinking?!"
"I don't know!" She sobs hysterically, making her neck bleed even more.
"Okay, okay, okay! AJ breathe! Let's get you patched up. You don't need to lose any more blood than you already have." AJ continues to cry, but calms down and lets me lead her to the living room. I sit her on the couch and look for the first aid kit. I find it in one of the cabinets in the kitchen, why the hell is it there? I get back to AJ and sit down next to her. I have her take the towel off her wound to get a good look at it. It doesn't look too bad: two small holes on her, but it doesn't look like he bit deep enough to puncture a major artery. I disinfect the wounds before covering it with a large medical bandage. When the wound is taken care of AJ starts speaking again.
"What am I going to do? Punk and I aren't even together. How are we going to have a child?"
"Okay, first off, we don't know if you're really pregnant. How do we know that Ziggler, vampire guy was telling the truth?"
"I guess you have a point, but what if he wasn't lying?"
"Then let's do this, before you make any decisions, let's go into town tomorrow and get a pregnancy test? Once we find out for sure if you're pregnant or not, we'll move on from there." AJ sighs and nods her head, clearly approving with my plan.
"Don't tell anyone, okay? Especially not Punk. I don't want him knowing that I may be pregnant."
"My lips are sealed." I understand that AJ wouldn't want Punk to worry about this, especially if it turns out to be nothing. Still, if it does turn out to be something, I hope that she does tell Punk. She'd be carrying a human-wolf hybrid, and she won't be able to handle that by herself.
Natalya POV
"I am not happy with this news, Mr. Dolph Ziggler." Ziggler and his associate Curtis Axel contacted me after attacking the wolf pack's den. I expected them to come to me with the good news of Kaitlyn's human friend dying in front of her, but that was not the case at all. Ziggler told me that Axel had fought Kaitlyn to distract her while he attacked the human, but he let her go as soon as he bit into her. Needless to say that this news has pissed me off.
"I couldn't kill her Queen Natalya," Ziggler defends himself.
"And why not," I raise my voice at him. "She's a worthless, pathetic human who is a means to an end, and you couldn't kill her?!"
"No I couldn't."
"Did she say something? Did she do something?"
"Believe me, she is more valuable to you alive than dead."
"And how are you to judge that, pray tell?"
"Because there's another life force running through her." Another life force? What is that supposed to mean?
"Stop speaking in riddles and tell me why she so valuable."
"She is with child." I stay silent for a minute in shock. I didn't see that in my vision. Being able to see the future would be more useful if I could control what I see and when I could see it. Nevertheless, this news is… amusing to say the least.
"Is that so?" Dolph nods in confirmation. "No doubt it's that pack master's child." The comment was more directed to myself than it is to Dolph and Curtis.
"So what do you want us to do," Curtis speaks up and asks me.
"Stand by for further instructions. Things just got a lot more… interesting."
And so ends chapter 22. It's a little shorter than I intended, but I've had this chapter and the events of this chapter up my sleeve for a while now so I'm glad I finally got it out.
I've also decided that I would give spoilers every few chapters so here they are: a large battle, two funerals, enter the witches, a new VERY large problem.
Leave Reviews and thank you so much for doing so previously! You have no idea how much it mean to me! Besitos y abrazitos!
-J.