Dale and Cody both were counting days, They had thought the next encounter would occur on the Friday like last time. But Cody was not confident about it now. Weekend went normal, Monday was a little painful, but staring at 'him' held the urges. Tuesday came with more pain, Cody didn't want to give up. He knows, his birthday is on the corner, if he holds better there will be less encounter until his birthday. After his birthday this transition process will end and these urges also. Wednesday was the worst, He was barely eating anything, he can't sleep, 2 hours sleep is the max he can get. He tried a sleeping pill from the inventory but it didn't work. He decided to hold his urges until the weekend. But his body started showing symptoms, body temperature was crazy, eyes were red, there were dark circles under his eye, shaky hands and shivering body. He tried to control body shivering but nothing helped, Medicine can't do anything, he understands that very early, so inner power is the only thing he is counting on.
Wednesday was a normal day, Alpha, Luna and Cody had lunch at the pack cafeteria and returned home. Cody usually stays with boys having fun until sleep time, but today he came home right after dinner ended. All symptoms were at pick, he can't hide them from friends and he doesn't want to discuss them so he left. But Alpha saw him and he can see his son is not in normal shape so he decided to talk with him and Luna suggested him also. Alpha knows transition can be difficult, he went through one.
Alpha, "Cody, is everything okay ?"
Cody, "All fine, just the transition."
Alpha, "Son, I know you are strong and you can handle it, okay? But you can talk to me. I went through the transition, it was not that hard on me but we have elders in the pack, they can share experience with you and it may help you."
Cody replied with silence, he didn't know what to say. He thinks it's too late to share, he has assaulted one of the pack members not bad but if it is revealed, it will affect his alpha position so keeping his mouth shut is the only option.
They reached the house. They are a nicely working family, he can talk with his family, Alpha is a proud father. Cody starts walking to his room but Alpha asks to sit and talk.
Cody wants to go in the room and wait until the whole pack to sleep, then sneak out, go to the spot and listen to the Dale activity. This is the only option he has now in the mind. But Alpha wants to speak and Cody doesn't want any suspension or argument now, so he obeyed.
Alpha, "You look too weak, we can go for checkup at hospital, Mark is very experienced. We can run a few tests if it feels. "
Cody, "I'm fine. I will eat mom made soup in the morning, it gives me energy and just a few days. "
Alpha, "I don't think soup can solve your problem but I believe in your judgments. But we can talk to the elders, okay? And if the elders feel, then we can fetch healers, they have more knowledge about transition and werewolf behaviors."
Cody, "It's not that serious, I know how to cure it, don't worry. "
Alpha, "Then go to your room and rest."
Pack don't have a healer in place now, he serves somewhere else for a moment. Cody is not first born of Alpha, Alpha has another child "Eva", She is first born of Alpha. She was not interested in being Alpha, She found her mate early, in other words her mate found her when he crossed 18th birthday, she was 16 that time but now she is 21. She has some complications so Alpha asked the healer to help her. Very few packers have their own healers, doctors or medical facilities. Werewolves believe in muscle power so they ignore academics, being doctors is never in their list. The pack healer is Dale's Grandfather, before Mark, he was a doctor, he practiced with his son for a few years but when his wife died, he left practice and became a healer. His mother was healer and he practiced under him, she trained him well, so it was not that difficult for him.
At midnight, Cody went to hear Dale, He climbed on the tree to see the clear view. But all the windows were closed with curtains. He tried to listen but it was not helping so he came to the room and tried to sleep. He decided to find "his medicine" in the morning.
It's Thursday, Cody knows, he has to control till the evening, he can have his medicine in the evening. He whispers in Dale's ear at lunch time, "Meet at the football entrance after school."
Plan went as always, Dale asked David to find Ruth and tell her the situation, he knew Ruth was not going to leave. When he reached the entrance, Cody was already there. Cody started walking when he saw Dale. Dale repeated the plan in mind again, it was simple, He just needed to execute it on the right time. He checked his pocket, it was there. They reached the back of the storage room. Cody walked fast and asked Dale to come to him, Dale know the afterwords. He went near Cody, held his breath and pressed his pocket. In the few seconds it spread in the air, Cody's respiratory system start burning, he recognized it in seconds "wolf-bane". Cody knows, he can't be there, it will kill him,he starts running, he needs to go as far as possible and find honey to calm down the burn.
Dale closed the pocket and packet it double, he started walking away while packing. He packed it very carefully, if someone finds out it will be a disaster. He knows Cody can't tell anyone so.
He went to the cafeteria and called Ruth, Ruth guessed the plan success from Dale ear to ear smiling face.