07 - Chapter Seven - Siryn's Point Of View.
Dakota rounded up enough people to help to rebuild. Naturally, I had
to go too because of Lucio being my mate and all. Summer had melted
the snow so now we could pull out our four-wheelers and four-wheel
drive cars and trucks. The whole drive to Lucio's pack I ended up
sleeping pretty much, there were moments I was awake briefly just long
enough to look out the window and pass the hell back out. I had spent
the previous night with my siblings. We played video games all night
until we passed out. It had not been my smartest move of course. But it
was rare that we all had night; we could all just play video games
without any duties for us to be wrapped up in. We had eaten popcorn
and played so many video games, I was pretty sure all my siblings were
tucked into their beds fast asleep by now. I was jealous, so very jealous.
My parents and I were the only ones who came out of my family since
the rest of our family was just as tired and dead as I was thanks to video
games. Dakota said he would be around after he finished some work.
Getting out of the car it was like I was on autopilot. I went to the Alpha
house to see Lucio, I missed him, or rather my wolf did. To my shock, he
was helping take the whole alpha house right down the frame. Seeing
his desk sitting on a sheet of wood I went over and laid on it. I would
have been able to sleep if it wasn't for Luna and Dax making me help
them. I really just wanted to curl up and sleep right there, work was the
last thing I wanted to do. Instead of helping Luna and Dax, I went to
help Lucio. I touched his back and startled him. He growled whipping
around and nearly knocking me over in the process.
"I didn't even sense you."
"I'm unsense-able," I said laughing at my own joke.
Remembering the cookies I had scored this morning from my dad Leno
I pulled them from my jacket and spoke.
"I brought you something, you like chocolate right?"
His entire being perked up. Touching his free hand I moved his hand
and set the cookie in it. He carefully brought it to his mouth and
devoured the thing. I was happy to actually see him eat something.
That man needed some damn food, a nap and a long bubble bath. All
of which were currently working towards them.
"Thank you."
"Mmm, no problem,â I said, my mouth stuffed with my own cookie.
Helping Lucio had somehow turned into me annoying him with a few
hundred questions. He really didn't seem to mind. He was able to work
and have me pester him all at the same time. I thought it was pretty
cool he was answering my questions finally, I knew eventually i would
hit a sore spot he would probably clam up and get angry with me but i
kept pushing questions at him.
"How can you tell it's me?"
"That's easy, your scent and your heartbeat strangely. it flutters. I
believe the word is."
Blushing I covered my face. That was very embarrassing to hear out
loud, I had been aware it fluttered but not that he could actually hear it.
I wanted to dig a hole and hide for the rest of my life.
"Your heart is beating fast now.â
"Stop," I said laughing
" Any more questions?â
"Hmm, Yes. I have a ton."
"Lay them on me I guess.â
"Why did I not know about your people and you being so far out here,
also what happened here.â
"My people and I ... We were and I guess we still are the last survivors of
the largest pack on this land. We lived way farther up north but after a
long winter, most of our people starved or died trying to escape. We
were plagued with massive rouge attacks after that. We hadn't needed
anyone to help us ever so we didn't bother to make friends with the
packs around us. I grew up here for most of my life, I was three when
my father moved our people. He died shortly after and my mother ran
the pack. When I was a teenager we were attacked again on this land.
they killed a good portion of the people we had left. Three hundred
lived through the move and now we have about fifty people. Though
now I'm not sure."
"Your eyes, that happened then?"
"Yes. In that battle, I was attacked protecting the luna. My mother. She
died no matter how hard I tried to protect her.â
"I'm sorry. I can't imagine what that is like."
"Tell me, What's your family like?"
"Well you have met my father Diego, then there's my other father Leno
he birthed me. I have two other siblings though I know I'll probably
have more. I think I would like more if I was -----"
"Siryn a word with you please.â
"Okay, I'll be there in a moment."
Looking at Lucio I brushed a piece of hair that had fallen in his face out
of the way. He didn't seem as snappy about me touching him, like he
had been before, so there was some more progress, today was a day of
all around progress.
"You need a haircut, Also I'll be back in a few moments, My father
Deigo wants to speak with me.â
Lucio nodded not saying anything more. Jogging over to my parents I
slipped in the mud. Now coated in the mud I made it to them. I was
coated right to my eyebrows in mud. This was a great day.
"What happened.â
"I needed a mud bath."
"I doubt that. Anyways, Your father and I are going back to the pack. Be
safe. Dakota is on his way so no worries okay."
Going to hug my father he backed away from me. He was seriously not
going to hug me because of the fact I was covered in mud, that was
cruel.
"Hug me" I whined
"Yeah no."
I watched as they drove away before I walked back to Lucio. He sniffed
the air before his nose scrunched up in distaste. He didn't even try to
hide his face.
"You smell like wet dirt."
"Yeah. I slipped.â
"You slipped?â
"Yes, in a mud puddle.â
"And you are coated in mud?"
"Yes, I actually have mud right up to my eyebrows."
He let out a soft chuckle at that and stuck his hand out and his fingers
found my face and my eyebrows, when he touched the mud he clicked
his tongue in distaste and muttered about me needing a bath because
he wasn't going to sleep in a tent with me covered in mud. I was
surprised that he wanted to sleep in a tent with me at all. I smiled to
myself for like the hundredth time. Lucio wasn't so bad today. If he was
like this everyday things would work out very well for us, But i knew he
would have bad days, all Alpha's did and he was just a little more
complicated given his rough past. Itching my dirty eyebrows some of
the dirt flaked off and got stuck under my nails making me annoyed. I
could be dirty any place else and not care but the moment dirt got
under my nails it made me upset. I hated It was so nasty to me and I
hated it.