26 FEBRUARY, FRIDAY, NIGHT
I tried not to think about it, but every time I think I would have to wake up eventually and how I had NO IDEA how to deal with my Dad's plan to play the bad guy in our pack's history, I got upset all over again. It's not like I could pretend I didn't know about it. I mean, I could, but its not something I could live with.
It's not something I could deal with either. It's not like I could just tell Dad what to do. He was the Alpha! I've never told my Dad to do anything in my entire life! I always asked Mum when I needed something, but its not like I could tell Mum to let me take care of it! She'd probably rather take my Dad's side than let me handle anything more dangerous than a butter knife.
The thing was, I WAS PERFECTLY CAPABLE OF DEALING WITH THE FUTURE.
Yeah, you heard me. I know I was just shifted and everything, but Dad can't shield me forever. He probably realized that too, but his game plan to deal with that was to snuff out the slightest remaining threat. I didn't want or need that though. I mean, now yes, but why not train me to lead a war proper? Why not prepare me to face the heat from whatever council and media that bombards us? Because I was a girl?
How would I ever become a real alpha if the wolves around me acted like they were starring in a disney cartoon the moment I stepped onto the scene? I mean, seriously? My underground wolves had standing orders to "live capture only" whenever I was around? Why not just give them a standing order to break out in song and dance? Although this was solely due to my dumbbell mate's design, it was just a tad offensive that none of my other wolves felt that this was an insult to my intelligence. Did they not think that maybe, just maybe, I would realize that warriors did die in war? And yes, I was aware we lost wolves too. Wasn't I on the same Alpha Channel as they were?
The more I thought about it, the madder I got.
But this isn't something I could just punch away. I don't even think Ben's power punch would be able to fix this. Its a pity how limited a good old fashioned punch was.
I had no clue, zero ideas, nothing with regards to any of what I've just heard.
I was just a stupid alpha whose best brains were in the heads of her betas - betas who were also in cahoots with my luna and Dad in keeping my world PG. They were definitely keeping things from me, my luna's activities, my Underground Army's blue demon deeds, my Dad's inner workings - even if I had been slow enough to not catch on earlier, surely my three brilliant betas would not have missed it.
Grrrr... just thinking about how they've all pulled the wool over my eyes time and again just made me so mad.
I know they were just protecting me. They don't want me to get my hands dirty. Since they liked playing dirty so much, I'll show them dirty!
No, I didn't have any idea on how to deal with the situation in real life, but I wasn't in real life right now. I was a ghost. And I knew exactly what a ghost would do. A ghost would play the ULTIMATE COMBINATION PRANK.
Tonight, I would get my hands dirty - and every wolf who tried to shield the truth from me in some way will come to suffer for it! I don't care if they had good intentions, or if they were just following orders, or if they were just being their usual overprotective selves. That was no excuse for supporting Dad in staining his reputation on my behalf.
Heh, heh, heh. Oh, my beloved wolves... you are going to be so blue when this was over. And I mean this in the most literal way. Muahahahaha!
So while the Alpha House was busy entertaining for the occasion of Savy and River's betrothal, and most of the pack house was busy seeing to the clean up of the pizza mismanagement in the dining hall, I got busy. I always knew that the 800+ water balloons Ben and I had collected and stashed away on the top shelf of Beta Lucas' shed would come in handy.
Over the years, we had been secretly stockpiling them from the leftover supplies after camps, games, and any other events which required such logistics. At the time, I had told Ben that we never know when another rogue war might happen, and we needed to be prepared.
YES, I did truly believe as a pup that water bombs would be all the ammo we required to win the war against the rogues, but I was a dumb pup then, not to be confused with the me now. It was high time the rest of my wolves realized that too. Sam has grown up! And I'll be making my point by throwing water bombs at them. Well, it seemed perfectly reasonable while I was doing it.
Anyway, it wouldn't just be water bombs. Ben had this really evil idea of filling the bomb with this particular brand of blue food dye. We had a craft activity this one time, and Ben who didn't wear gloves had blue hands for weeks. So there was a carton of the same blue dye stacked neatly on top of our large old cooler that Ben had used to hide our water balloons.
This was when I realized that as a ghost, what I could carry physically was limited to a certain size and weight limit. No matter, I had all night. I emptied the cooler bit by bit and eventually got everything to my bathroom.
While I was doing this, I realized that Ki had been faithfully coming to check on my physical body every half and hour. At times, he would come with Bell, although the two of them did not seem to be on talking terms as the night wore on, and one time, Delta Oran came too - just to get a third opinion. I popped out from the bathroom to make sure Ki didn't enter my bathroom to clean up or anything that would spill the beans (he didn't), and also just to check what the healers thought of my condition, just in case it was serious.
So far, none of them could sense anything out of the ordinary.
"In every sense, she appears to be just sleeping." Delta Oran diagnosed, "But I'm sure you wouldn't have called me here unless you're worried about something serious."
"She can't be woken up." Ki informed him.
And they would both frown at my sleeping body.
Bell had confessed then that he had linked his lifeline to mine when we bonded, so it would be impossible for me to die so long as he lived.
I thought this should be reassuring, but the healer wolves felt differently. It could very well mean that my body was kept in stasis due to the artificial life support of Bell's life link. Delta Oran would consult with Alpha James on this matter. Meanwhile, Bell and Ki decide they would inform my parents first thing in the morning (meaning they would not be informing them tonight.)
Ki made it clear that Bell had done something completely selfish. I think this was when they stopped talking.
All this while, no one made mention of my wandering ghost. Did that mean the girls hadn't shown our selfie to any of the adults? I did tell them I wanted to play more, and I did give them pizza, and Savy had always kept my secrets. Hmmm...
Okay, it looked like I still would have at least till morning. Back to work! Even as a ghost, it was hard work filing up that many balloons. I only managed about half. On the bright side, ghost hands didn't get dyed blue. Hahaha - even though I wore the free gift gloves that came with the cartoon of blue dye.
My bathtub was a different story. It looked like I filled the tub with toilet blue, and when I was done and pulled out the plug and showered down the balloons, I noticed that there was a blue stain... all around the sides and bottom of the tub, a stain so blue and blotchy that I realized at once that I had made a terrible mistake. I would not be able to erase this evidence.
Anyway, it wouldn't just be the water bombs. Please do not underestimate me. I was the alpha! And my wolves were going to learn to fear my wrath.
You know how my wolves all seem to have some kind of love affair with their cars right? Yeah.
So this was pretty easy since it was winter and it was late enough so that the deed could be done in the cover of darkness. I made a quick trip to the pack house kitchen to "borrow" some supplies. I know River said we shouldn't waste food, but I didn't know what else to use. I found gallon bottles of maple syrup and bags of cake confetti.
Starting with Harvey's truck, I poured on the sticky syrup and then decorated generously with cake confetti. Now leave to freeze for a few hours. Next was the lambo, I had a special makeover for this car in pink cake confetti! And then Bell's favorite white convertible, Ki's blue wrapped coup... I should wait here with my phone and video the guys' reactions in the morning.
I checked the sky, I still have a couple of hours more so I used the measuring syringe and leftover blue dye to put a random amount of dye into everybody's bodywash - except for Mum's. Not because I wasn't mad with her, but because I didn't dare.
I also forgot to temper with Savy and Sabre's soap. It was an honest mistake.
I got everyone in the beta house, and all the hand soap dispensers in the packhouse as well as the bottles in the guest suites, and all the dispensers in the packhouse gym showers.
I even flew over to the barracks. Usually, these were empty, but they housed the underground army. They had organized and clearly labelled supplies here, so it was easy to find the bodywash dispensers and inject a bit of color into it.
Muahahaha. (This was my evil laugh.)
I don't know what I was thinking. Oh wait, I do know! I was thinking, "My pack was going to look like a smurf town!"
MUAHAHAHAHA. I can't wait! I shook out each bottle vigorously to make sure the dye was properly spread out.
That's for... urm... I forgot what I was so mad about, but yeah. Take that!
I can't wait for morning! I checked the sky again. It should almost be dawn. I popped back to my room for my phone - would anyone notice if I took this? Oh well. I picked it up and went to wait in the garage. It was nice being a ghost. I didn't have to hide and could make sure I was positioned in a good spot to film the guys' reaction.
I waited and watched the morning light flood the garage from the skylight. Outside on the driveway, there was a bit of a commotion. I left my waiting place to pop out through the garage's night shutters for a peek. It was a Lorent Convoy, ferrying the usual load of warriors to bring us Alpha James, Luna Edith, Lady Amber, AND ROY! Looking all cleaned up in his dark suit. Oh! It looked like someone did get his happily ever after.
They were here unusually early. Polite company usually only called after nine, Mum had taught me. And I was sure the Lorents were very polite company.
I followed them through the front door feeling a little excited anyway. Were they here to announce a mating party? Did they throw mating parties at the Lorent's? Maybe more like a mating ball? A mating ceremony? Actually, the options I was coming up with were getting less and less fun sounding.
Mating should be a fun event, right? I looked around, but no one was smiling. Maybe they would be announcing a mating observance... the atmosphere really did look quite solemn. It wasn't just the expressions the adults were wearing either.
Dad and Alpha James shook hands. This was when I realized, Dad was wearing a black suit - he almost never wore suits. Alpha James was also wearing a black suit - well, Alpha James was a Lorent, so a suit was natural, but Alpha James almost never wore suits. Even the ladies were in dark colored dresses, including Mum!
Did somebody die? Omo!