Chương 30: BAD NEWS
Derek would have found the large portrait of the family interesting and beautiful to look at, if it hadn't been brought by his uncle. "Was it a peace offering?" He thought to himself. Well if it was, It was a sham. He concluded, removing his eyes from the portrait which was a fine piece of art with beautiful bright colors; it was painted.
He turned to see his father and his uncle staring at him inquisitively. 'Did they ask for anything?' He thought, as he stared back at them, piquing up his eyebrows in the process; not minding that it seemed rude after zoning out on them.
"Derek.." His father called. "Didn't you get the question?"
"What question?" He asked.
"Don't tell me you zoned out while we were discussing important matters!!" Peter bawled, his voice booming across the ends of the large room. He couldn't fathom why his son was always this less concerned towards pack issues. 'Is he not aware that he would be taking over in less than a month time?' He thought to himself angrily.
"I'm sorry father." Derek stated, bowing his head a bit; knowing that he had annoyed his old man again. But it really wasn't his fault.
He had tried to listen, with a focus in its highest quantity and quality when he had first stepped in. But it had zapped out when his uncle started talking about his pack, his daughter's agility and accomplishments and his son's unique intelligence. It had been obvious to him that his cunning uncle had been trying to show off.
And so he had started thinking about his little witch; his mate.
"Derek.." His Uncle called this time around. "Have you found your mate yet?" He asked.
"I thought I would have to wait till I'm 18 to find that out." He replied sharply. He couldn't let his father know, not to mention his devious uncle that he had found his mate already. The duo would be an unstoppable force in making sure he rejects his little witch.
"That's the normality for usual wolves. You are unusual; special rather." Arnold said. The knowledge that his younger brother hadn't an inkling that his son had a mate already confirmed what his daughter had reported to him two days ago. His nephew's mate was a human, and he was hiding it from his father. This made the job easier and faster. He thought.
"Well, I haven't found her or him yet." Derek said, placing an emphasis on the 'him', in a bid to dislodge his uncle for a second. It worked.
Arnold's face ashened as he heard his nephew mention a 'him' mate; not because he was prejudiced against it but for the thought that he would be stronger and more powerful together with a he, than a she-mate. It wouldn't be good for his plans. But then he remembered that the lad already had a mate; a human mate. His nephew had just mentioned the possibility of a he-mate to dislodge him for a while. The truth riled him up, but he hid it with a smirk.
"Well, whichever one that the moon goddess gives.." He finally said, with a devious smirk on his lips.
Derek already knew that his plan had worked when he saw the pale look on Arnold's face; his uncle had been taken aback by his comment for reasons he couldn't decipher yet. But he hadn't taken into consideration his father's reaction; the entirety of his focus had been on his uncle.
"Derek." His father called. "Do you like boys?" He asked sharply, his face scrunching up a bit.
"No." He responded sharply. There wasn't a need to ponder on the question. He already had his little witch.
Peter sighed in relief at his son's answer. He wouldn't want a male mate for his son. It probably might cause issues sooner in the future.
"So how are my cousins doing?" Derek asked. Anything to change the mate topic. He thought; even if it had been discussed before.
"They are fine." Arnold stated monotonely, knowing what his nephew had done. He had veered the discussion away from the mate zone.
"How's Aunt Jan?" Derek continued.
"She's fine too." Arnold replied, hiding his impatience with a smirk.
"How's …"
"Cut it out Derek." Peter said, tired already from his son's chatter.
"Your Uncle would be sending some of his pack warriors to train with us. We would be sending some of ours over to his place too." He pronounced.
Derek was taken aback. 'What was his father doing now?' He wondered.
"Why?" He asked.
"The White sted pack are easily the biggest pack around here. So we need all the war lore we can get; hence the transfer of warriors. We could learn from each other. We could combine forces to win this war." Peter said.
Hearing his father's words, Derek could see the why but the whom was wrong. He thought. His uncle was too cunning to be trusted. He knew that the white sted pack was the biggest and strongest pack around them and that they would need all the help they could get, but he also knew that his Uncle's pack wouldn't be a good affiliate to the black moon pack; they were too egotistical.
"Dad, I don't think.." He tried saying, but was cut off by his father.
"It has already been decided." He said. "It's for the good of the pack." He mentioned, not taking note of the devious smile on his brother's lips which had gotten wider.
"But Dad.." Derek was saying
"I know you have doubts about your uncle but he brought this portrait over there as a peace offering. Let bygones be bygones." Peter said to him through the pack's link.
Arnold saw the link-communication happen, but refused to kvetch on it. He already got what he wanted. The plan was already in motion.
"Okay." Derek muttered.
He would have to wait till he was alpha then; there was no way he was going to allow his uncle meddle in his affairs. He would also stop the truce.
"Call for a pack meeting at seven, this night." His father said. "We have to let them know of the latest developments."
"Okay." He said, staring at his uncle blankly.
Arnold met his nephew's stare, and winced. He knew he would be a problem when he becomes the alpha. "I will just have to accomplish the plan first then." He thought to himself. But for now, he needed his sister in law's pancakes. The smell had been terrorizing him ever since he came.
"Derek.." He called. "Get me some pancakes."
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Chương 31: BAD NEWS II
Melvina soughed as she watched her son lumber into the kitchen, looking so crestfallen and melancholic. She wondered what had transpired between the three males in the room.
For a moment, she had wanted to attribute it to her mate knowing that their son had a human mate, but then she brushed it off; if he knew already, she would have heard angry shouts already. He would have barged into the kitchen, knowing that she had already known about it.
"Mom, He wants some pancakes." Derek said distastefully, sitting down tiredly on a stool near the kitchen counter; his head bowed down a bit. His father's earlier pronouncement had zapped energy from him; it still taunted him. He was sure that his uncle was up to no good.
Melvina already knew the 'he' her son referred to. His tone said it all.
"What happened? What did you all talk about? Why are you looking so downcast?" She asked all at once, as she picked a plate from the rack.
"Dad wants to combine forces with Uncle Arnold's pack." He muttered angrily, tapping his index finger steadily on the counter.
"Clang..!!!"
The plate made a long ringing metallic sound as it came in contact with the tiled floor. It had fallen off from Melvina's hand as she heard her son's statement.
"What did you just say?" She asked Derek, the fallen plate completely forgotten, as she took a slow step towards him.
"Dad wants to combine forces with Uncle Arnold." He repeated monotonely, not even taking note of his mother's shock, or the fallen plate. His mind was totally on how he could thwart his uncle's plans. Although it would be an added stress to him and his friends, he decided to keep a keen and watchful eye on his uncle and the pack warriors that would be sent by him.
"And why would he do that?" Melvina asked, getting annoyed at the thought. Was her mate so gullible or what.. she thought.
"Well, according to him, he wants us to exchange knowledge and also team up to fight off the white sted pack." Derek mentioned.
"But.." She tried saying, when she saw her son's eyes gloss over for a second. It seemed he was receiving a message through the pack link. She decided to wait till he was done communicating.
"Dad wants the pancakes now." He finally said, standing up from the stool.
"Okay. We will discuss this later then." She said, to which Derek nodded to.
Picking up the plate which had fallen off her hands when she had heard the bad news from her son, Melvina took it to the sink and rinsed it again. Using a clean hand towel which hung on a rail, she cleaned off the water droplets from the plate before scooping some pancakes from the big metallic bowl on the counter, near the microwave, into it.
"Where is Eva?" Derek asked as he watched his mother scoop some pancakes into the round flowery-designed ceramic plate.
"I sent her to her room to read and sleep. She was making a mess of my batter earlier." Melvina replied, as she recalled her little daughter's attempt at cooking. A smile crawled its way stealthily across her lips as she relived the memory.
Derek seeing the smile on his mother's lips after her earlier outburst, smiled too; knowing that his little sister had done it again. She always had this aura of happiness around her, spreading it forth to the people surrounding her. He wondered what she actually did this time with his mother's batter.
"Here, take this." Melvina said, handing over a blue plastic tray which contained two plates of yummy, sweet smelling pancakes.
"Mom…"
"Yes I know, yours is there in the bowl." She said, interrupting her son's statement. She already knew what he had wanted to talk about. Her son was a dire pancake lover; or a fan of hers rather.
"Okay." Derek muttered, before turning away and walking towards the door that will lead him to the sitting room.
"Wait!" Melvina shouted. She had just remembered that she hadn't put the syrup on the pancakes. Picking up the syrup, she walked over to Derek as he stood transfixed at the door post, and poured it gingerly on the pancakes.
"You can go now." She said, taking a step back.
Derek nodded, then walked off with the tray.
"Arnold combining forces with us?? That's the most ridiculous thing I have heard this year." Melvina mused to herself. She would have to discuss this over with her mate tonight. There was no way she was letting her brother in law and his minions into her pack; the man couldn't be trusted, not after what he had done during the last pack war.
Collecting a rag from the rail, close to the window pane, she started a clean up work on her kitchen. Eva's 'adult cooking' still had its impact everywhere in the room. It could be seen in the litters of flour droplets on the counter and the floor.
She must have cleaned for a while, before Derek came back into the kitchen. He strutted to the side of the counter where the big bowl lay, picked up a pancake and started eating.
"Derek, use a plate." She said. "And take a seat too." She mentioned, pointing at the nearest stool to the counter. "It's not like the pancakes are running away." She added in a whisper, but knowing that it was loud enough for her son to hear.
"So what again did your uncle say?" She asked, as dropped the rag on the sink, taking a seat on one the three stools in the kitchen. Derek was already sitting on one, in compliance to her earlier statement.
"Well, he is sending some of his pack warriors to us. Dad is also sending some of ours to his; exchange of intelligence according to him." He said, pouring a large amount of syrup on the pancakes which lay idly, waiting to be eaten, on a plate in front of him.
"Oh God." Melvina muttered. This was getting out of hand. She thought.
Watching her son gurble up the rest of the pancakes, she wondered, on the side, why her mate could be so forgiving and trusting towards his elder brother after what he had done seven years ago.
"Mom, thank you." Derek said, taking a bottle of water from the refrigerator.
"You're welcome." She said. "Where are you going to?" She asked, taking note of his stance. He was looking towards the kitchen backdoor.
"I am going to see her." He replied, walking towards the exit door.
"Emma?" She queried.
"Yes." He answered, leaving the kitchen.
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