Disha
The schedule provided by the council reminds me of school which is better than this. From Monday to Friday, we have to run for 2 hours during sunrise from 8 am to 10 am, we have a class on sun-shinner history. Later on, from 11 am to 12 pm we have to exercise in human form, after one hour break we have a magic class for two hours. Then we have a hunting class as a wolf for another two hours, during sunset we have to run for an hour. There is a night hunting class in the human form for an hour, who does hunting at night time?.
From Saturday to Sunday, there is a morning run than an exercise. Later on, we will be training with other werewolves for two hours, then medical class in humans and wolves form for two hours each and lastly night run for an hour.
Today is Monday, Asha kept an alarm before an hour to sunrise. When the alarm rang loudly almost bashing my eardrums. " What the hell? since when it's so loud." Asha muttered in sleep and when I open my eyes I felt instant brightness that almost blinded me. Why are my senses sensitive today? I thought to myself. I lay down until Asha came back from the washroom, wearing a sports bra and leggings. Then I went to the bathroom and I was washing my hands when I felt strange. It's a feeling that I am holding something and the weight of that is quite heavy making my hands shake with tiredness.
"What is happening today? Halona, do you have any idea? " I ask her but I didn't receive any answer, maybe I have blocked her again. I thought of asking the council or one of the bodyguards, they may help to unblock Halona. I change my dress in hurry, I want Halona with me, I never thought I will become attached to her in a short time but she feels like a part of me now and without her, I am missing something from my body, mind and even my soul.
I wore an oversized T-shirt with leggings and I came to the kitchen. Looks like a mini-fest here, the table is full of food. There is a basket full of bread, a large bowl of mixed fruits, small-sized blows filled with oats, a plate that had pepperoni, three different types of sliced cheese and a jar of juice.
Haniya, Asha, Edward were already seated at the table and Asha spoke in amusement, " On our first day of training, Edward arranges this." That made my eyes widen in surprise and I said while seating down, " Thanks Edward, You didn't have to do this. Last night dinner is still on my stomach."
" It's no problem, you need food to have energy for today and last night dinner will not help, " Edward said.
Then gradually Nina, Roshini and Yasmin came and had breakfast. Edward got up and ask "Haniya, where is our room? ", this guy already know he is sharing a room with Haniya, maybe she already told him.
" The one in the middle " Haniya pointed at her room door.
" Okay, ladies I will see you for your exercise class and all the best for today," Edward said and left.
" Dude, when you guys came back? And looking at you, you don't look like you have slept the whole night," Nina inquiry.
" We came a few minutes before you all woke up. I didn't sleep for a minute with him around." Haniya said and yawned at the end looking sleepy.
" You can talk about him, I am here for you," I said.
" I have no idea where to even begin, I wasn't ready for any sort of commitment and all of sudden I meet my soulmate. He is bossy, narrow-minded along with being the most handsome man I met. He annoys me like hell, he makes my blood boil at the same time his touch clams me down, and his touch gives literal sparks. I don't know what to do, one minute I want nothing to do with him and the next I want him by my side forever." Haniya explains her thoughts on Edward. She is confused about him, her words are contradicting making me confused as well, maybe that's what love is. It may be confusing when we describe it but it can be a simple feeling we feel.
My thoughts were interrupted by the doorbell, Yasmin went to check and it was Andy who came to pick us up for a morning run.
The moment I step out of the apartment, I am hearing sounds from a distance, as I can hear cars sounds, T.V playing coming from one of the apartments along with banging sounds. It took me a minute to recognise it and my face turned into a red tomato. Am I the only one who can hear that? I look at others with had similar reactions and the moment our eyes made contact we burst out laughing.
Andy took us to the forest, behind the building and told us it was time to shift. We gave a blank look to him, indicating we have no idea how to do it. This made him chuckle and explain to us. "Concentrate on our wolf form. Just think of yourself as a wolf," This helped us, the process of shifting was painful but less compared to the first time.
The next thing I know is I am looking at paws instead of my feet.
" Halona? Are you there?" I called Halona desperately.
" Yes, I am here. Why did you shift? I was sleeping" Halona's sleepy sound calms me down.
" Sorry to disturb your Highness, we were supposed to run and I tried calling you before but I didn't get an answer. I felt I lost you," I spoke to her.
" You can't lose me that easy, I am a heavy sleeper it's not easy to wake me up. Maybe that's why I didn't answer back or show my present," Halona discussed.
Suddenly, I had a heavyweight on me and I notice it was Ariyana, Yasmin's wolf was sitting on me. What just happen?
" Come on, we are waiting for you. " Ariyana spoke and jumped off.
Halona barks and everyone who were scattered around were came into action. Our wolves knew what to do, they all stood beside each other and when Halona howled, they ran. Andy was leading the run...
" No, I am leading this run. As a Wolf-Queen, I am being back in the run, watching out for dangers. Andy is weak amongst us, that's why he is at the front. The weakest stay at the front in the run." Halona explained to me the rules of werewolf run. She sounded offended, as she didn't like the thought of someone else as a leader when she is around. This is understandable, she is Wolf-Queen for a reason.
We ran for two hours and Halona howled at the sun, the howling holding an authority that made others howl as well. But their howl was submissive, it felt like they are bowing or showing their respect to Halona's howl.
After our run, we went back to the apartment, feeling hungry as the shifting and running took my energy. To my surprise, Charles was seated in the living room with Edward and both of them looked professional. As they were dressed in formal attire, Charles bless us with his charming smile and said," Hello ladies, I brought something to eat for you as you just had your run," gesturing towards the table.
The meat platter had every kind of meat. It looks delicious, and the smell it carries is heaven. It took every ounce of self-control to not jump up and ravish the meal in front of me.
"Oh my gosh, you will make me fat with this much food," Nina exclaimed and went to eat.
"Don't worry about weight gain. We werewolves do not often gain weight due to shifting. It burns many calories," Charles said.
"That's understandable. Shifting really makes me hungry and tired as hell. Speaking of which, it's actually a painful experience. How do you endure it? " Asha asked.
"The more you shift, the less pain it feels. We shift regularly, so we can shift in an instant. " Charles explained.
"Like it shows in the movie?" Roshini inquiry.
"It's exactly like a movie, but better," Charles confirmed.
I took some sausage, meatballs, and some roasted lamb ribs. The taste is equally as divine as the smell.
"It's yummy. Take some bacon now. " Halona ordered me, and I could feel her mouth-watering at the sight of the bacon.
I did as I was asked and took some more of the meatballs, which clearly had cheese fillings in them.
"I am done for today, guys," Haniya said while holding her stomach. Then she burps. I could smell the meat from it. God, she could have at least covered her mouth.
"I don't have any room in my tummy to eat for today," Haniya continued, looking satisfied.
"Sweetheart, you will feel hungry once again after the intense workout I have planned for you, " Edward said across the living room.
"That sounds so wrong," Roshini whispered, making us all laugh.
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"The moon created one werewolf called the Lunar Wolf, and the sun created the other, called the Solar Wolf.
Both of them had immense power that brought balance to the werewolf race, which was presumably run by Lycans before. Lycans were the descendants of a man who was cursed by a witch for his greedy ways.
Lycans were violet, destructive, and followed the principles set by the first Lycan.
The Lunar and Solar Wolves fought the Lycan king and, later, appointed the grandson of the king as King of Lycans. The grandson was a kind soul since he had faced abuse when he was young. He was also the first wolf ever to have the imprint of another, declaring her mate.
Promising to protect and provide her with everything she desired, he made history as a loving mate in the werewolf race." Harry teaches us the origin of the first werewolves in history. Then he will later teach about sun-shinners werewolves.
"At that time, the king of Lycans was mated with a human. He announced that all the Lycans hide amongst the humans, and to date, no one has ever made an appearance. It is still believed the Lycans have their own rules and live peacefully without any interruption of any kind. Do you understand properly and anyone of you has any doubts?" Harry asked.
"How do you tell the difference between these three types of wolves, and what about normal wolves who can't shift into humans?" Yasmin asked.
"You can identify the normal wolves by their glare at first. It is a sense that you will know right away if you encounter one. Lycans' forms are half-human and half-wolf; they cannot transform into full wolves. They can walk on their paw-like feet, as humans do. Here is an illustration of what it can look like. " Harry showed a drawing of a hairy-shaped man with wolf-like ears and paws.
" Lycans have their laws and doesn't interact with another kind at all. " Yasmin said with a curious expression.
" There was a prediction that Lycans will appear but that's something for another day," Harry answered.
" How many predictions are there that are waiting to happen and how do you get this prediction," Nina inquiry.
" There is a clan of witches that are called a seer, they can see the future but only a small proportion of it. There are also times when other werewolves have a prediction, that's when these witches make sure if it's a true prediction or not." Harry replied.
" Back to your previous question, in appearance, normal moon-lighter wolves and sun-shinner wolves have different eye colours. Royals and alpha have red eye colours, other wolves have yellow eye colours. Sun-shinner royals and alpha had green eye colours, other wolves had blue eye colours," Harry continued.
" But Eve has brown eye colour," Nina point out.
" That's what we are figuring out how it is possible, we will tell you about it what we found out," Harry said noticing Nina's tense mode.
" Other than appearance Sun-shinner wolves aren't 100% wolf, they have 20% each on Kitsune, Wolf, Coyote, Witch and Vampire. A normal sun-shinner wolf has only one power that depends on which of the five genes. But a Royal or descendant have multi-powers. Moon-lighter wolf is 100% wolf and rarely does one of them have powers except for the descendants of Lunar-Wolf." Harry paused to take a deep breath and continue,
" Sun-shinner are blessed with two mates and are immune to silver and wolfsbane. Expect the yellow wolfbane, which is the rares plant to grow. Yellow wolfsbane is poisonous to you all, it can kill you but also is effective to heal when you are attacked by one. Burning wolfsbane and letting it burn particles on your cuts can help to heal but it's only possible when the cuts are caused by wolfsbane. In the book called Herbology, page 60 have all the information you need, memorised it by heart. Moving on, as you know only royals and the descendants of the Lunar-Wolf have the power to transform a human into a werewolf right? " Harry looked at us for confirmation which we answered by nodding.
" You know since you girls are royalties and a descendant of Solar-Wolf, this makes you girls also have the power to transform humans into werewolves," Harry said. This information widens my eyes but looking at Nina, Haniya, Roshini or Yasmin they don't look surprised maybe their thought through this.
This is too much information to digest for me, whatever information or change in me is shown shocks me. Making me realise I will never go normal and my life is like a freaking t.v show now.
" What about the moonlighter? " Yasmin asked.
" Moonlighters are blessed with one mate but in rare cases, they might have two mates. And according to a myth, you might have learned that silver burns werewolves and purple wolfsbane is poisonous, well that's true. And that's for today," Harry concluded.
" But Harry we still have time left," Yasmin the nerd points out. The lesson has already given me a headache and this girl wants to learn more. Oh God, please have mercy on me, it is enough for me today.
" I know and the remaining time I will answer all the doubt you have for me," Harry replied while giving a small smile.
I turn around to see Nina, the girl whose questions never end smiling. Now, it's going to be an interesting and long class.
Before Nina started to question Harry, she clarified what she have learn in case he doesn't repeat.
Now as werewolves, we will have to control our emotions if we fail our wolves will take control over us. This can cause destruction, as wolves are more emotional than humans and can act on impulse.
Further, if we want to take part in secret projects, we have to review packs activities first and if we have improved on our fighting skills we can get involved in rogue problems. And after each task, we will receive a tattoo to showcase we have worked with the council and are highly ranked warriors.
Moreover, we will be keeping as a secret for the time being until we are ready to face the supernatural world.
Nina's question was endless and some of the questions were answered by saying ' You will learn it another time or in another class,'.
" God, she talks a lot," Halona commented on Nina.
"She is an introvert but once she gets used to the environment, and people she hardly keeps her mouth shut. And she is the most curious girl I ever met," I said back to Halona.
" I am having headaches, Halona. Today lessons had made me mentally exhausted. I don't think I have the energy for other lessons,". I continue to speak to Halona, ignoring what Nina was asking.
"I can take some of the exhaustion and you will be fresh as a daisy to learn from another lesson. And let's not forget the next class is an exercise that means you will be physically exhausted," Halona giggled at last, while I paled to even think what will happen next.
Whatever happened next was something I could never think of. Edward planned us to do weight lifting, karate, aerobics and gymnastics for the time being and will teach another form of fighting and exercise skills.
I thought doing weight lifting, karate won't be hard since I do weight lifting once a week and have a black belt in karate. Little did I know, Edward have a twist to add. He made sure we carry a minimum of 150Kg weights and during karate, we will be blindfolded or either of our hands or legs will be tied up.
I don't know why but I thought Edward will go easy on Haniya but boy I was wrong, Edward was strict with Haniya the most. His action kept on fuming Haniya's rage until she snapped saying,
"What the hell Eddie? Can't you go easy on me for a day?. I get it you want me strong enough to protect myself but do you really have to go Godzilla on me?"
" Eddie?" looks like Edward only heard the nickname Haniya gave him. That just made Haniya go red with fury.
" That's what you heard asshole," The moment Haniya said asshole, Edward released a growl that scared everyone expects for Halona.
" I told you before sweetheart, don't disrespect me. It angers my wolf and me,
Rhys keeps on trying to get control. I almost lose control of him and believe me, he won't be gentle when he will be in control. So you better not make me or him angry." Edward warns Haniya, his sound indicates he is fighting for control with his wolf named Rhys.
That made Haniya whimper a bit and all of us turn into statues. None of us knows what to do, no one dares to crack a joke or say something to lighten the scene.