- Avery's POV -
"You?! Are you being serious?" Cassandra exclaimed and when she saw how serious everyone was, she clamped her mouth shut.
"So what are you gonna do? Leave Mickey here and expect Avery to take care of him?" Meg spoke up, looking at Cassandra
"That was the plan, yeah" Cassandra answers frowning and I bit my lip
"But, I have school and stuff. How's this supposed to work?" I said and Cassandra rolled her eyes
"Make it work! Your a whitewolf for goodness sakes!" she said exasperated and I scoffed
"What does that have to do with anything?" I asked
"Well, it's just that you're so lucky. You're so special and shit, while the rest of us are plain old normal." Cassandra huffed
"It's not as good as you think. While you guys can shift whenever you want, I can only shift..like once a year. I have to tell people that I'm latent. I have to worry about other packs kidnapping me because they want to take advantage of my power. I'm so lucky, right?" I end off sarcastically and Cassandra stayed silent.
"So...back to the Mickey problem" Parker drawled awkwardly and I shrugged
"What can I do? I'll have to take care of him. The hard part is making him understand why his so called mother wants to leave him" I said looking pointedly at Cassandra who smirked
"That's why I'm doing it with all of you here" She announced and called out for Mickey
"Yes mommy" Mickey said as he came out of the room. I stood next to Alex and I saw that Alex was observing Mickey as if he were a creature. That made me a little mad so I elbowed him discreetly to stop.
"Ow" he groaned
"Sorry" I whispered. I guess I was angrier than I thought.
"Yeah Michael...about that...I'm not your mom" Cassandra said bluntly and Madds facepalmed
"Cassandra! What the hell...you can't just say it like that!" Ryan yelled and Cassandra shrugged
"It's like ripping off a bandaid" she said nonchalantly and I glared at her
"Just...move" I demanded as I walked over to Mickey and she scoffed before doing as I asked. I squatted down to a now confused Mickey.
"Um Mickey...I want to tell you a story. Ok?" I said and he grinned
"I love stories" he gushed as he led me to the couch. I noticed Parker leading everyone out of the room until Mickey and I were alone. Thanks for the support....note the sarcasm.
"Well, I want you to know that this story is true and also, don't interrupt me" I said in a mock stern voice as he sat on my lap.
"Yes ma'am" he tried to reply in a deep voice to which I chuckled at
"Ok so...once upon a time, there was a little boy. The little boy and his mother lived a happy life, when one day a lady rang their doorbell. The little boy's mother welcomed the lady into their house when suddenly there was a monster attack. The little boy and the lady hid in the closet but the little boy's mother was already by the monsters. The lady couldn't find the little boy's mother so she decided to take care of him. Everything was going well, until they discovered that the little boy had super cool powers!" I started the story and paused looking over at Mickey to make sure he was paying attention. He looked up confused as to why I had stopped, so I continued.
"So anyways, the little boy had really cool powers. So cool, that the lady got scared...because she's a scaredy cat. The lady and the little boy went on a journey to find the lady's...friend named Ryan because the lady thought that he could help her. Then when they arrived, the lady found out that Ryan couldn't help her. The lady was sad so she went to someone else who told her that the little boy is supposed to have a protector....like a bodyguard." I stopped to look at Mickey and he looked very focused on what I was saying
"So the lady was determined to find the little boy's protector but, what she didn't know is that the little boy already found her. When, the lady found out that the protector and the little boy already met she decided that she would leave the next day. The little boy would have to stay with the protector, who also had powers by the way, and they would live happily every after....without the lady. The end" I ended proud that I made all of that up right on the spot.
"Can I ask you a question?" Mickey says quietly as he turns around. I quickly lift him up and put him down on the couch before turning to face him.
"Sure" I smile but he doesn't quite return it.
"Am I the little boy?" he asks and I frown
"Well, yes you are but-" I start
"Are you the protector?" he cuts me off
"Yes but-" I try to talk
"And is the lady my mommy?" he asks and I just give up taking and proceeded to nod.
"Wait....but she not my real mommy because you said the monsters took my real mommy" Mickey added and I nodded
"So...she's my fake mommy?" Mickey asks confused and I chuckled
"She, well, she- just call her Cassie" I ended up saying and he nodded
"I'll never see my real mommy?" Mickey asks with a tone of sadness laced in his voice and I put my arm around his shoulders
"No you won't, but she sees you. Everyday." I smile and he looks at me
"How?" he furrows his eyebrows
"Uh...because she is in a special place" I answered and he grins
"Cool" his grin grows and I laugh
"So Cassie is going to go away and I'll stay with you?" He asks. Gee, this kid sure has a lot of questions.
"Uh huh." I nod and he claps his hands
"Forever and ever?" he continued and I chuckle
"Forever and ever" I finalize before getting up
"Now. Do you wanna meet my friends?" I asks reaching for his hand
"Only if you give me a piggy back ride" he bargained and I raised an eyebrow
"Fine" I gave in and let him climb onto my back. At least he was pretty light. I walked out the room to find everyone standing by door silently. It was kinda creepy.
"So this is Ryan" I introduced and Mickey shook his hand.
"This is Meg..." I said and Mickey smiled at Meg
"Are they mates?" Mickey whispered in my ear and I smiled before nodding
"This is Maddison and Alex" I announced and Mickey waved politely
"Nice to meet you" Alex said looking at Mickey in amazement
"Don't forget about me" Jenna smiled and I laughed
"I would never! Mickey that's Jenna" I smiled and Mickey giggled before high fiving her
"You already know me"Parker shrugged smiling and Mickey nodded
Then Cassandra walked over to us.
"Are you really scared of me?" Mickey asked and and she looked at me suprised to which I shrugged at.
"Um...Its hard to explain" Cassandra fumbled and Mickey frowned
"It's ok. I know you're not my mommy but at least you took care of me for a while" Mickey said and I really questioned his age. He was so understanding. I mean, if I was him I would be crying my head off.
"Ok then?" Cassandra said and awkwardly patted him on the cheek. What the fuck? How did she take care of him for 2 years? She's so awkward around him. Maybe it started ever since she discovered his powers.
"So when are you leaving?" I asked and Cassandra thought for a while before answering
"Actually...right now" she said surprising everyone
"Now? As in right now?" Madds asked and Cassandra nodded
"I'm gonna go pack my stuff. Oh! Do you wanna get Mickey's stuff right now too?" Cassandra's said sounding excited
"I'll get it" Parker said and I internally thanked him. I was kinda tired out. He could get all of Mickey's stuff while I took Mickey upstairs to our room. He looked like he was getting tired anyway, and I didn't want him to fall asleep on my back.
"Thanks. I'm gonna take him upstairs" I said and Parker nodded before following Cassandra to their room
"You should help him Ryan" Meg said and Ryan looked at her
"Why?" he asked and she rolled her eyes
"Because, it's probably a lot of stuff and he'll need help bringing it upstairs" Meg answered
"How much stuff could a five year old fuckin-" Ryan said but Jenna slapped his shoulder before he could finish the curse and I covered Mickey's ears.
"Ryan! There are children around now. You gotta be careful" Madds smirked and he glared
"This is gonna be a pain in the as-" he cut himself off
"I'm just gonna go help Parker" he muttered and walked away making us all look at Alex since he was the only guy left
"I'm going, I'm going" he raised his hands before power walking away
"Let's go" Jenna said laughing as we walked up the stairs
(AN: Sorry for any spelling or grammar mistakes! I hope you enjoyed! Please try to vote or comment, I'd appreciate it!)
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