Walking with Emily and Lilly I groan as Chloe, Fat Amy, Jessica, and Ashley stop us "Areyou ready to apologize to us?" Chloe says glaring at me.
I scoff "For what? You kicked us out, me for emotions I have no control over and Emily forbeing new and no one taking time to teach her".
"You need to put The Bellas first it's the most important thing Beca, nothing matters but that"she says raising her voice.
"Wolves coming" Lilly whispers to me.
Before I can say anything I hear them chuckling "Funny I think being a senior, planning whatyou do after graduating should matter more" Kommissar says standing at our side.
"Why are you here?" Chloe demands glaring at them.
"Tiny mouse agreed to show us around".
"Aca-cuse me, you are betraying The Bellas by hanging with the enemy," she says glaring atus.
"Can't betray someone when they cut ties with you Chloe," I say crossing my arms.
"No I forbid you as Bella Captain I am telling you now you are not to interact with them".
I laugh looking at her "Forbid me? News flash you kicked us out, we are not Bellasanymore".
Kommissar smirks as they lead us away "Bellas destroying themselves" she says chuckling.
"Why did you really come to the college?" I ask.
She chuckles "We have a show to do and requested our new members released from classesto perform".
"We never agreed to be in DSM".
"NEIN but we want you three there to see a true winning A Capella group perform" she sayssmugly.
Few hours later
Standing at the show waiting for DSM to come out Emily tugs my arms "Beca they want usto join them?"
I nod looking at Lilly as she places a plastic leaf in her mouth and eats it, holding a staringcontest with someone at the show "I want to join them please".
I sigh nodding and move over to Lilly "I'll join them" she says not breaking her contest"Okay but do not eat any more fake leaves".
She ignores me eating another I groan grabbing her and pull her back to Emily "I am temptedto cuff you to Emily just so you aren't unsupervised".
"I can pick cuff locks," she says looking at Emily who blushes.
"Of course you can, can you tell me what's wrong with the packs phones?"
"I hacked them and made it so they can't use translators for Romanian or Google to look upwhat anything Romanian means," she says tilting her head looking at Emily.
I nod patting her back "Okay thank you Lilly".
"I also took DNA from them".
I nod frowning "Okay," I say unsure what I should say or how I should react, when DSMstarts we turn to watch I blush seeing Kommissar wink at me before she starts.
Lilly does a weird jerky bounce as they sing making Emily giggle watching her, I smilelooking back at the stage and see them finishing the song.
When they come down Kommissar smirks tossing a shirt to me "kleine Maus you see, truechampions" she says smirking.
I frown lifting the shirt seeing a full-body image of Kommissar in a heart with DSM on thefront "What is this exactly?"
"New DSM shirt for fans JA, you get first one".
"What if I don't want the shirt?"
"Oh no shirt we have bags, shorts, hats, hoodies, and" she trails off looking to Pieter "Wiesagt man Unterwäsche?" he smiles looking proud saying "panties".
She nods looking back at me "Yes also panties".
I make a choking sound hiding my face behind Lilly.
"I can make you into a life-size pillow for Beca" Lilly whispers.
I groan slapping her back "Lilly stop talking now".
"Kleine Maus I'll get you one of each no problem, Lilly can make the pillow maybe we addthem to our merchandise available".
I hiss looking at her "Who says I want anything that shows your giant perfect body?" covering my mouth I turn rushing away.
Reaching the exit I rub my face feeling Kommissar grab my arm making me look at her"Don't leave Kleine Maus".
"Why do I keep doing that?" I groan looking away from her.
"You are nervous with me, intimidated, if you calm down and relax around me you could talkto me easier, I believe I'm the first Alpha you have met it causes Omegas to how you sayfreak out," she says chuckling.
I huff not looking at her "Then go away" I mumble.
"Nein, I've decided to claim your pride," she says lifting her head showing she's confident inher answer.
"Nope, no," I say crossing my arms.
She stares at me "I will wait but it will happen." she says grabbing me and tugging me backto the group.
an hour later
Walking back into the house I groaned hearing her come in behind me shutting the door, theothers wanted to go do something and she sent them off while I was in the restroom.
"kleine Maus no need to be upset," she says putting her hand on my back.
I jerk away hissing "Hündin".
"That's rude kleine Maus".
"Oh and calling me a troll and mocking me for everything is not" I hiss storming to my room"I'm not cooking dinner" I say then slam my door, reaching up I rub my ears after that when itmakes my ears ring.
I huff sitting on my bed and pull my headphones on to take a nap.
Waking up I frown seeing Emily by me curled up. I reach up pulling my headphones off.
"Missed dinner," Lilly says above me once again.
"That's fine I can make myself something" I mumble yawning.
Lilly gets on top of me laying on me I feel her lick my nose, pulling back slightly I frown"Kommissar saved you a plate".
I grunt ignoring that "She wants to claim our Pride, what does that even mean?
"Lilly sits up crossing her legs on top of me "Make us part of her pack, there are multiple waysthat happens".
"How?"
"Claim our leader as her mate or another of us, force us to submit to her, or one of her packclaims one of us as a mate"
"She said she will wait so I don't think she will force us, so how likely are the other two?"
"Gisela and Felix are together so not them, that leaves Pieter and Kommissar herself neitherhave a mating mark but Pieter is gay".
"She's focused on you and treats us like the rest of her pack" Lilly finishes.
I groan "Options?"
"Challenge her to a fight and win, break our deal, or allow her to prove she's a good mate" Ifeel Lilly's hand over my mouth "If you fight and lose she will have every right to kill us if
you break the deal she could declare war on us and kill us or force us into her group, your ourleader it's your job to pick our best chances I can help you only so much".
I huff pushing her hand away "Is there, not a book or something, I can read to understand allthese rules and customs".
Lilly gets off me leaving I sigh rubbing my face when she comes back in and turns on thelight, she holds a book tightly to her chest "This was my parent's book it's The History of Our
Pride and Tells Options to handle things that come up, technically it belongs to you now as aleader".
I sit up taking the book and see large beautiful panthers on the cover with jewels for eyeswith a faded crest, the cover thick leather, and the pages yellowed showing it's age "No Lilly
it's not mine it's yours, I will not take it from you but I would like to read it, it should stay inyour family".
She relaxes nodding curling up at my side I open it and see writing in a strange language I'venever seen that looks similar to stuff in Egypt "Lilly what is this writing?"
She shrugs "My family's native language".
"Where is your family from exactly?"
"I was born in Area 51".
"Are you an alien?"
She ignores me turning the pages and points to our names "I added you and Emily to the listof the family".
Looking at the book I frown "Beca Mitchell rank Omega, status leader, Beca was my first tryat changing someone, she took everything easier than I thought and has taken over as leader.
She treats me like I remember my mother did in some ways, she's patient with me and neverjudges me, allows me to be myself it feels like an older sister who raises a younger sister
relationship with me".
I hug her to me kissing her head "Lilly you're okay with how I treat you right? You'll let meknow when I'm overstepping?"
She nods pointing to Emily "Emily Junk rank Beta, status pride mate, Emily was turned byBeca who treats her like she does me, she accepted everything easiest even how I am".
I smile as I read more of the book reaching a quarter in it I notice Lilly asleep, marking thepage I put it on the bedside table and lower Lilly down slipping out of bed I leave the room.
Reaching the kitchen I open the icebox looking for something easy to make "kleine Maus" Itense pushing my forehead against the freezer door.
"I am never gonna catch a break" I mumble lightly banging my head.
I move away when she nudges me, sitting down after a few minutes she sits a bowl in front ofme "Eat meine Maus".
I frown seeing soup taking a bite I moan closing my eyes "so köstliche Klänge".
I tense trying to glare at her "I don't know what you said but no".
She chuckles "The kittens are joining DSM".
I nod eating "It is customary for leaders to talk, and ensure deals are still active and honored,"she says watching me closely.
"Don't care" I mumble.
"You do not act much like a leader" She says chuckling.
"Still learning".
I tense when she moves behind me leaning over me close to my ear "I will teach you meineMaus" she says with a low growl in her voice.
"Lilly's from Area 51" I blurt out dropping my head to the table.
"Area 51?"
"Rumors of a secret military base that the government denies exists".
"Every country has an Area 51 many shifters have been rumored to be taken there, but nonehave ever been seen again if this is true her being out is amazing".
I grunt refusing to look up "I was reading her family's book on our pride's history andcustoms".
"What have you learned?"
I snort shaking my head "My theory is shifters are aliens".
She chuckles "The first few chapters are in a strange language you can't understand?"
I nod "My book has it as well, all the books have similar stories at the start, it says basicallythat The gods came down and mated with human women, and from them, many types ofsuper beings were made, history mentions some such as giant Cyclops things as those, butshifters came from these mating after generations of mating with others who do not havethese abilities. The traits become dormant a bite from a shifter would make them start again,and many shifters over time would seek out other shifts to mate with to keep the traits going"
She stops taking a breath "How far have you read?"
"I learned the older traditions like if someone wants to mate with someone from anothergroup they were supposed to catch and kill an animal larger than them and bring it as anoffering to the chosen mate, it also has added notes saying making a meal for the chosen matewould work nowadays. If both accept then either the two groups could join together or
become like sibling groups separate but work together if needed the mated pair could go witheither group or branch off starting a new group together".
She nods "Yes the newly mated pair was more likely to branch off starting a new group toensure both groups survived if ever they were to die in battle. They would send elderly and
young children away with a small group for protection to reach another family group if a warwas started".
I nod looking at her "During the world wars most groups went underground to avoid beingtargeted or used as weapons, others joined the fight joining who they supported. I know inmy pack's families some went against the beliefs of the pack and were disowned our groupbelieved everyone should be accepted and have a right to live".
I nod "Are you a branched-off pack?"
She smirks "We are Pieter and myself are half-siblings our father had two mates from whenour pack numbers were too small less males or alphas then women and omegas some peoplewere chosen to have multiple partners, and we were both born a few days apart. Gisela was apack mate in ours while Felix was from a pack we were fighting with, when DSM wasformed Pieter and I went to speak with the leader personally we made a deal that DSM wouldbe neutral. If any of their pack joined it would be something everyone could enjoy, just tohave fun, they met and he chose her as a mate when she accepted him both packs agreed tonot merge but to help each other. They asked us to be the leaders in the new branch and we
agreed it ended a fight on the verge of becoming a war, our parents packs are high up in theGerman government, and they unknowingly helped make us the pride of Germany".
I nod frowning "I'm so fucked" I groan "I have no damn clue what I'm doing, I'm making itup as I go and trusting Lilly who only knows what she saw till she was six even the book is confusing".
"It's not unheard of for a leader to take a leader from another group to teach them it forms acousin group, Pieter could teach Lilly while I teach you".
I snort shaking my head "How will your packs back home feel about that? I mean we're notwolves in case you forgot and the world hates America".
Lilly comes in and drops the book on the table in front of Kommissar then walks off notspeaking.
I watch Kommissar look at the book touching the spot I noticed with a crest "This was a crestfor one of the original feline shifters, the royal family for feline shifters they were thought to
all be dead" she whispers sounding amazed.
"What does that matter?"
"It means my pack will ensure your prides survival and growth Lilly is the last of her line,when she changed you and you Emily that made you three become the very last of this line. To allow it to end would be a horrible crime the group who was said to have been responsiblefor their end, was slaughtered by many different groups. They had befriended my parent's
pack, they were part of the group that helped kill that pack. When my parents first set out tobuild their pack her grandparents took them in for a time they became friends with herfather".
I frown confused when she looks at me "My pack will teach you all we know".