Chapter 17 - Penny for your thoughts

It's been two days since my dad took me to go train. I've kept myself locked up in my suite. I've survived off Instant noodles and water. I know I may be over over reacting but they couldn't possible understand what I'm going through. They were born werewolf and spent most of their lives; being and doing what werewolf do. I've had a few short weeks to just accept my fate. How can I be a strong leader if I can't even understand or accept what I am? I have 7 days until my birthday and I can feel my body going stir crazy. I've even shut out Raven Star. How do I get out of this mental hell? I need to find away to cope, so I can continue on my journey. I hate being trapped inside the house all the time. I've put my weight back on and all of my wounds have healed, why won't they let me out? I'm suppose to see the doctor today, I sent Jackson and Timmothy a.k.a Robot 1 and 2 to bring Lockhart to my room. 'knock, knock,' "Luna, Lockhart is here to see you" I hear Jackson sound off. I get up and walk to the door. I open the door to greet the three muscular men. You'd think this was a girl's dream but I'm tired of them; I'm tired of all of this. "Come in" I tell Lockhart coldly. "Dahlia, you look like hell" Lockhart exclaimed. "You're not to bad yourself" I say back sarcastically. He checks my vitals, my once laceration to my head and my breathing; plus all the other routine crap I've come to hate. "Everything seems in order, not a thing out of place" Lockhart says. He continues on "Is there anything else I can do for you?". "I want to go outside; outside the mansion" I say blankly. Lockhart puts his hand up to his chin, like he's battling his inner demons to think about my request. "You've made a full recovery, I think we can arrange that but with supervision, of course." He said. I expected him to say no, like he has every other time. I didn't even realize I jumped into his arms and gave him a giant hug. "Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!" I nearly scream. It made him chuckle. Even though, I'm his Luna I would say Lockhart is the first friend I've made. Call me crazy but there's more than the Doctor, patient confiding. He goes out of his way for his well-being. He'd make a fantastic partner for someone. Just not me that would be like kissing your brother. "Dahlia, I will inform your parents. Go see them already, stop torturing yourself and them. It's not healthy and is probably the leading cause to why you feel unstable mentally. If you don't I won't let you outside again" Lockhart said sternly. I give him the yes sir salute! Lockhart sees himself out. It's another grey overcast day. We are approaching fall/winter weather and it will continue to be dark and gloomy until spring. Lockhart once said that people can sometimes be affected by the weather. I walk over to the Bay window and I look outside. The feel even with just looking at the trees and sandy shores it sets my alarms off. Why is it so ominous and why does it seep danger? I still want to go out. I go to the closet and pick a pair of unfamiliar joggers. "Awesome" I say aloud. They actually fit me pretty well. I also grab and athletic tank "Bummer" it doesn't fit well at all. Nevermind, I'll just throw on my old tattered hoodie. Even being mad my mom washed my clothes for me. Thinking about mom almost set me into an emotional whirlpool of tears. "I miss them" I whisper out. I run to the door and fling the doors open. I actually caught Timmothy and Jackson off guard. "Let's go!" I command. With a bow they follow suit as, I take off running towards the main wings kitchen. Just before I reach the hall, I notice there's no commotion, no food wafting in the air. "What the hell" I say. I stop at the entrance of the kitchen and it's a ghost town. "Where are my parents!" I nearly scream at robot one and two. "Luna, they have gone to the mainland for important business" Timmothy exclaimed. "Why didn't anyone tell me!" I scream with a growl. "Sorry Luna, we were sworn to secrecy, not even Lockhart knew" Jackson said. "They better be okay, or I'm holding you two personally responsible, you got that!" I yelled again. What tools, they didn't flinch at, all they did was follow-up with the ever so annoying bow. I contained my fuming anger. Last thing we need is for me to awaken the ancestral Wolf spirits and have these goons beat to hell. They get on my nerves but they don't deserve that. They are kind an loyal, even when I'm being a brat. I continue my way to the giant front doors of Ravenwood mansion. Giant brass doors with wolf heads as handles. I grabbed the door handles a flung the doors wide open. I closed my eyes to take I the breeze and the small of ocean and pine. When I opened my eyes I saw Lockhart waiting. "Luna, I just found out your parents went to the mainland, please allow me to be an additional escort" he replied with a bow. "Lockhart, cut the formalities, of course you can come" Dahila says. Dahlia then takes off as fast as she can down the beach. She's been growing stronger and even her three escorts have trouble keeping up. This is what freedom feels like after being trapped in a house for over a week. As Dahlia is running she hear that familiar howl. "Can you hear that?" she asks mid run. "Hear what?" Lockhart exclaimed. "Nevermind" She mutters and then changes course for the where the howling is coming from. It brings her right to the shoreline, where occasionally the water collides with her legs.