Chương 307: SUDDENLY STUPID
4 FEBRUARY, THURSDAY, DINNER
I came out of the shower in a really good mood. I felt magnanimous enough to even consider memorizing my lines for the fight scene tomorrow, I would had too, except that I had homework. Homework took up a lot of time that could be spent on other things. Like thinking about how to reprise my Romeo role... and reading all the notes and reports my betas had painstakingly lined up in a kindle for me.
Yes, a kindle had magically appeared on my desk. It sat neatly, mint out of the box. I thought at first it was a tablet when I saw the white screen placed on my desk. Maybe Ki's? But when I picked it up, I realised it was a Kindle. My Kindle. This was because the gadget was labelled with a serial number and named "Alpha Sam's Kindle."
So this was a kindle. The closest thing to real paper the box said. But it was not paper. It didn't even smell remotely like paper.
But the documents were numbered, dated, and filed in PDF and there were already more than a hundred of them, so I guess this was my part in saving the trees. My files on the dresser had been burgeoning, and it's not like there was any space to add more. I guess digital files was a necessary change.
And even though the documents inside were all Harvey's meticulous compilation according to my request earlier, Ben's fingerprints were all over the new gadget, well figuratively anyway because hahaha, Ben would never mar a perfect piece of technology with his fingerprints now, would he? Hahaha. Just saying.
Wow, that's a lot of documents. I opened the first one. Suddenly homework looked a lot easier. Boo... I mean not Boo! I mean "boo... so much homework", not Boo the wolf. Last thing I need now was my dark wolf to show up.
I tensed and waited for the snide remark, or an evil aura, or something, but nothing. Whew.
Outside my room was mostly quiet. Killion was cooking, I could smell something delicious happening. Every now and then one of the betas might ask something, and the other would answer. Ben had left and then returned, and then left again, and then returned... And then left. He hasn't come back after that.
Home had a different vibe with three betas instead of Mum and Savy.
I managed to finish my homework, but was still struggling through the first document when I heard the front door.
"Luna is here." Ben intoned.
"Savy is here!" Savy laughed.
"Sabbie is here!" The human copied. Cute, real cute. (To be read sacarstically).
Mum laughed, "Too cute!" (Without sacarsam).
I smelled fried chicken, so I went outside to investigate. Indeed there was fried chicken. Ben was putting it down on the dining table. He also had some bags and a couple of large boxes under his arm. Harvey was shifting more boxes to the side. They looked like cardboard suitcases.
Seriously? Our apartment had been a squeeze so far. Now with all the people and boxes and shopping bags, it was a little more than I could take.
"What's all this?" I asked.
"We're setting up the Future Alpha Office here." Harvey said.
In what space were they planning to do this? I stole a quick glance into Ki's room. There were boxes stacked all against wall from floor to ceiling. The bottom bunk was filled with boxes like some kind of puzzle game too.
"Don't worry about work now, Sam." Mum said, "Come see what we bought!"
Mum and Savy took turns showing off the cute outfits they had bought for the little human. They've even gotten matchy sister clothes and accessories. We've got three sweat shirts that had one word each "Best" "Friends" "Forever". Savy seemed to not notice that this was really cheesy. At least, based on the size of the sweatshirts, I would be "Best".
We also had matching back packs! This I could not believe. Savy didn't even like back packs. The bags had geometric prints all over. I guess mine was the one in different shades of blue triangles. "We can use them for school. They're lightweight and waterproof." Savy informed me, "And have a special pocket at the back for a small laptop or a file. Plus a side pocket was a bottle."
Savy dug in some other shopping bag to produce three bottles, naturally in matching colors. She slotted the red bottle into her red bag.
Finally she added, "They were on sale."
Okay...
"Where are we going to fit all this?" I worried at the small mountain of blue, red, and purple stuff in the living room. I swear my dresser was already packed to the brim. Ki had even folded everything into little Marie Kondo squares.
"Oh dear." Mum seemed to realize the situation, "Ki, when are the boxes arriving?"
"There was slight delay, but we are expecting them tomorrow morning." Ki popped his head out of the kitchen to answer.
"Well, I suppose that should give us enough time." Mum decided.
"I've scheduled for some of the warriors to come over in the afternoon to start shiftig the boxes over, Luna." Ben informed Mum.
Mum nodded, clearly relieved, "Thank you, boys. I don't think it would have been possible to move everything in one day without you."
Then Mum turned to me, "Isn't that great, Sam?"
"Uh, Yeah." I nodded blankly. What's going on?
"Originally, your dad and I planned to move in this weekend, but Ki reminded us that your friends were coming on Saturday. Thankfully, the boys helped me reschedule everything!"
"I can't believe this time tomorrow night, I'll have my own room again!" Savy said happily.
"My room is like a princess room!" The little human piped in.
"Wait till you see your room, Sam! The golden clam shell bed! OMG." Savy had to cover her mouth to keep from cackling.
"Your room looks like in a picture book." The little human informed me.
Uh huh.
Oh! Wait, we are moving back home? Wait, we rebuilt our entire home in 2 weeks? How was that even possible? Maybe I fell asleep while reading the kindle and this was all a dream. Wait, maybe the kindle was also a dream. Wait, what if Mate putting on his bangle in real life was also a dream?
Oh damn it! When did my dream start? And when would it end?
What the hell was going on here? Can someone press the pause and explain what was happening around here?
The front door opened. Apparently, just like in reality, there was no pause button in this dream.
"Alpha is here." Beta Lucas announced as he stepped in with Dad and Beta Gerald.
"Sorry, I brought work home again." Dad joked, nodding at his betas who bowed their greeting politely to Mum.
"Don't worry, there's enough for everyone." Mum kissed Dad on the cheek and smiled her welcome to Beta Lucas and Beta Gerald, "We better start dinner now though, the girls have Thursday Night Training."
"The betas have training too." Savy added.
"Ah yes, tonight is Ben's first session, isn't it?" Dad asked.
"Yes, Alpha." Ben nodded seriously as he put a few plates on the coffee table. Our dining table wasn't large enough for everyone, so the betas would be eating in the living area.
I thought we were having an update meeting tonight? What the heck was going on? And why did everyone else seem to know what was going on?
Calendar! Phone! Where is my phone?
"Sam, is your Luna not joining us for dinner?" Beta Lucas asked when we had seated ourselves around the table.
Who?
"Luna Bell had a meeting to attend, he'll return after dinner." Ki answered on my behalf. He put down the last of the plates and then joined Harvey and Ben around the coffee table.
"Alpha Sam, please accept my congratulations on the new alliance with Gold Packland's Silver Moon Pack." Beta Gerald said.
"A new alliance?" Mum asked.
Dad nodded, "Our daughter had initiated a new alliance with the Silver Moon Pack. It looks very promising."
"Well, it was to be expected of our Sam. Don't forget, she was the one who successfully enabled the merger between Night Leaf and Morning Light. Who knows how many donkey years we spent puttering on it!" Beta Lucas said, "She even brought home the Lorent pack with it!"
"You should have heard the youngsters in the school during Alpha Silas' memorial." Beta Lucas told Beta Gerald, "Those youngsters nearly fell asleep at my speech, but the moment Sam got on stage, they all woke up."
"I was told she received rousing support from the students." Beta Gerald said.
"Not just the students." Beta Lucas boasted, "The oldies too. I felt the whole auditorium shake when they shouted."
Beta Lucas pumped his fist into the air and tried to re-enact the scene, "Our loyalty to the Alpha Princess!"
"YO!" Suddenly the three guys from the coffee table shouted back, while fisting the air.
I blinked.
"Yo!" The little human copied the action. So cute. Actually, it was cute, her little hand punching the air like that... But pretend I was still using a sacarstic tone.
"Our Future Alpha never fails to amaze me." Beta Gerald marveled aloud, "The annexing of the Ciara Coven could be quite the legendary story to tell my grandchildren one day."
Hint hint Harvey. Your dad wants grandchildren.
"Willow did say that report sounded like a story from the Colored Mountains." Beta Lucas said. Too bad they'd never hear Henry's grandfather's story. Now that was legend.
"I would not have thought it even possible." Beta Gerald said, "It's unimaginable."
"Well, you don't have to imagine, Gerald." Beta Lucas boasted, "We received our first tribute from the Coven today. It's really happening."
"And now she topped it off with an alliance with Silver Moon! Indeed our Alpha Sam has no limits!" Beta Gerald praised.
I'm pretty sure I had many limits though. A limit to my endurance, to my time, to my strength... In fact, the limit to my intelligence was at the moment, blindingly obvious.
Okay, here's what I'm thinking must have happened:
I fell asleep in the car on the way to Henry's and am now dreaming. This was all a dream.
OR: I've stepped into an alternative dimension or Twilight zone where everything around me plays out in fast forward.
OR: I hit my head in the shower and now have some kind of amnesia and became suddenly stupid.
"It looks like us old guards can soon hang up our arms and retire." Beta Lucas concluded smugly.
What should I do? I'm feeling so stupid right now, I'm not sure if there was a way to feel stupider.
"Well, today a new alliance, tomorrow saving an old pack from ruin. Sam, your Uncle Louis asked me to meet him. It would be good if you joined me." Dad said.
"Ah yes!" Beta Lucas sprung into action, whipping out his phone, "What's your schedule look like this weekend, Sam?"
"It's full, Dad." Ben called out from the coffee table.
"What do you mean full?" Beta Lucas challenged without looking up from his screen.
Ben took a deep breath, "Tomorrow is school, moving back to the Alpha's house, and setting up the Future Alpha office. Leadership Candance at 9pm. Saturday is breakfast with the gang, Lycan study group, and then she is expecting nine guests in the afternoon, including Silver Moon's Alpha, Mountain Mist's Beta, and four humans..."
Beta Lucas cut him off, "Saturday night?"
"The Dungeon Cleaning Party is happening to late." Ben told him, "All the youths in Morning Light and Night Leaf are coming to party with Alpha Sam."
"It's the party of the year!" Ki chipped with his usual bright smile.
"Sunday morning is breakfast with the pack, and then Alpha duties."
"So Sunday lunch before Alpha duties or dinner would work?" Beta Lucas asked.
"Yeah, if you want to deal with a sleep deprived Sam, sure." Ben answered.
"I think it might be better to let Sam get some rest." Dad immediately decided.
"She could nap before her Alpha duties and we can schedule the meeting after dinner." Beta Lucas suggested.
Ben checked his phone then, "Harv, you're on accompany duty."
"Noted." Harvey acknowledged.
"But this hardly leaves her any time to rest for the next week!" Mum protested.
"It doesn't give her any time to do her homework either." Savy pointed out.
Everyone looked at me. I'm the Alpha. I can take this. At least I think that should be the right answer.
"Yeah, okay."
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