The Pack

While The Cullens and the Shifters were gone, Alpha showed Renesmee around The Den, letting her help the animal skinners and wood workers. Mrs. Johnson let the little girl help her bake some cookies and also let her eat some of the fresh cookie dough. Alpha watched Renesmee interact with her pack members and smiled softly. The young female Alpha let her shoulder length black hair down from the ponytail she had it in and let the wind blow through it. Alpha is her name because she had forgotten her own. Becoming Alpha does had its advantages and disadvantages. Part of the disadvantages is you lose you own name amongst the responsibility and the formal name of being an Alpha. She didn’t want to be Alpha but had to assume the title after her father died. Her mother died when she was little when Caius attacked The Den. Caius’ fear of werewolves led him to try and dispose of all werewolves in Europe to which most fled to America to seek refuge. Caius found out and attacked their old Den in the Appellation Mountains nearly 100 years ago. Alpha’s parents met when her father had just turned 21 and assumed the title of Alpha in Romania, 200 years before Alpha was born. They fell in love and he told her about what he was. The love she had for him was greater then the fear of what he was. Werewolves are immortal but they are more vulnerable then vampires. They do not have diamond hard skin instead they have human like skin and can easily get hurt. That was the reason they evolved to have quick healing. Werewolves that are turned instead of born, freeze like vampires do when they are changed, they do not age no matter how old they are. Ones who are born werewolves can choose to stop aging roughly between the ages of 25 and 50. They have 25 years to stop aging or they will have the normal human life span. In the case of Miles Wellson, He was born a werewolf but chose to age because of his human wife. Alpha’s father let this happen until Wellson’s wife died from a serious illness, later to be known as cancer. Wellson wanted to stay alive in order to help those who were in the same situation as his beloved wife. Alpha’s Father made an exception for Wellson and turned him at the age of 57. Sadly, Wellson didn’t freeze in time but is slowly aging. Wellson and his wife took care of Alpha after her mother died and her father had to leave to collect another pack whose alpha had perished or a lone wolf in need of a pack. A lone wolf is in much more danger of being killed then if they are in a pack. A person is either born to be an alpha or the alpha chooses another to take their place. Most of the time, Alphas are just one long family line, beginning with one of the first werewolves that were turned by the original werewolf. Alpha and her family tree is one of those cases. If an alpha does not have an heir then they will choose their mates or one of their Betas to take over. That is what Alpha is planning on doing if she were to perish, She will chose James as the next Alpha as he proved he could lead. Alpha was snapped out of her little daze when she her Renesmee giggle. She looked inside and saw Mrs. Johnson letting the little girl help her make pies from scratch. Everything Mrs. Johnson made was from scratch. The Pack sold pelts, wood works and other things to the locals and those who send in orders. They do not have Internet or TV as someone could easily find them through those devises so they have a few P.O Boxes in 2 of the 3 towns around The Den. The drive is 2 to 3 hours away. They roared to communicate or went to talk to them themselves. It isn’t the easiest way but it is necessary. What next got Alpha’s attention was two males roaring and snarling at each other. Renesmeee followed Alpha to the Beta’s house only to see James and a green eye fighting viciously. Alpha ran up to them and shoved them apart. “What is going on!?” She shouted and looked at the two males. “I challenge him to a fight to be the Alpha’s mate.” The green eye said and James snarled at him. Once one is challenged, you either fight to defend what is rightly yours or refuse to fight and get banished from The Pack., losing your rank. James had no choice but to fight so he accepted the challenge. “The challenge shall be held in an hour at the cavern.” Alpha said before walking away from the two. “Now, Renesmee, I will leave you here with Colleen and Mrs. Johnson while the fight is going on. I do not think that your parents will like me very much if I allowed you to see the fight.” Alpha said to the young Halfling. The word of the Challenge spread quickly and soon the cavern was filled with those who could see the fight. Mostly the adults and some teens while the others patrolled their sector. The Cavern was like an arena, with rock like stands for people to sit on and Alpha was seated at the top. Traditions were to be kept up and that meant no exceptions in anyway. Some challenges led to death while others led to serious maimed people. James and the Green Eye stood below in the circle, shirtless, barefoot and only in pants. They were circling each other while the people around them cheered. Alpha looked at James and smirked slightly. James was one of the best fighters in The Pack. She looked up at Thomas before nodding and Thomas roared, signaling the fight to begin. Renesmee had somehow gotten passed Colleen and Mrs. Johnson and made her way to the Cavern, watching the fight ensue. Renesmee was too curious for her own good and one of Thomas’ boys, picked Renesmee up by the back of her dress and lifted her up to his eye level. “Alpha told you to stay in The Den.” He said before carrying her down to the Arena and to Alpha, who was not happy to see the little girl. “Why are you here? I told you to stay in the Den. This is too violent for someone your age to see.” She said and huffed, very frustrated. The Alpha could not leave during a challenge so she had no other choice then to let Renesmee sit next to her and watch. Alpha had a feeling that if Renesmee were sent back to The Den that she would just come back. When Thomas let out his roar, James and the Green Eye transformed, letting their teeth elongate, faces contort into their wolf like form and their claws extend from their fingers. The two men’s muscles ripped from the transformation before Green Eye made the first attack only to be countered by James with a slash across his face. The two males were out to prove they were the dominant of the two. Alpha looked down at Renesmee and didn’t see fear in her eyes but curiosity. Alpha turned her eyes back to the two men fighting for their mating rights with her. James slashed his claws across his opponent’s chest before receiving a claw to the face. Both men were now covered in blood and lacerations but kept fighting. Alpha then caught the scent of The Cullens and the Shape Shifters about to enter the canyon. She didn’t know that they would think of the fight going on but at the moment she could not go and greet them. Thomas stood up and rushed over to the group entering the canyon. Adam looked at Thomas and Thomas answered. “A Green Eye challenged James for the rights to mate with Alpha.”. Adam nodded. “Looks like a Green Eye is going to die because James doesn’t hold back when it comes to his Alpha.” He replied before looking at the group. “Would you like to head back to The Den or watch the fight?” He asked them before Edward perked up. “Is Renesmee here?” He asked and Thomas nodded. “Alpha left her in The Den but the little Halfling somehow made her way here and is now watching the fight.” He confirmed. “I do not want my daughter watching something so violent!” Bella almost shrieked and ran over to the Arena along with Edward where she found her daughter watching with interest instead of fear. The two parents made their way to Alpha and asked. “Why is she here?”. Alpha looked up at them and said. “I left her behind with Mrs. Johnson and Colleen but she came instead. I can’t leave to take her back and I had a feeling even if someone took her back she would just return here. She wanted to watch and she is watching.” She said softly to them before The Cullens and the Shapeshifters saw the fight that was going on. “This is barbaric!” Rose said and crossed her arms. “You know what is barbaric, Rosalie? The way you murdered and tortured Royce and his friends one by one. That was barbaric.” Vera, Rosalie’s friend from when she was human spoke up from in front of them. Vera stood up and turned to the vampire that was once her friend. Rosalie took a step back and gasped softly. “Vera? Oh my god, you are a werewolf?” She said, in shock. “My family were bitten by Alpha’s father just before he died. You remember my son, Henry.” Vera said and motioned to the young man next to her who was shouting with two other boys next to him on who was going to win. “Henry!” Vera snapped and the young man looked up at his mother before looking behind him to see the group of vampires and shape shifters. Henry still had dark hair and dimples like he did when he was a baby, also a few ear piercings and tattoos. “Yes, Mother?” He asked before Vera pointed to Rosalie. “This is Rosalie. My friend I told you about when we were human.”. Henry looked at Rosalie before saying. “Hello.” And then turned back to his friends. Vera rolled her eyes slightly and Rosalie looked at her once friend. “I’m barbaric?” Rose repeated Vera’s words. “What they are doing down there is tradition. What you did was 1st degree murder for revenge on an already self-centered man who was going to use you after you got married anyway. Yes, you were gang-raped by his friends but instead of murdering them dramatically, you could have used your vampire abilities to make them slowly go insane and either kill themselves or be sent off to be killed in am Asylum. Because of you, my husband lost his job and we had to live on the streets for 5 years before he found another permanent job. Because of you, I almost lost Henry when he got very sick.” Vera said and Rose heard her above the roaring of the crowd. Vera turned around and sat back down to watch the fight. Rose was taken aback and walked away with Emmett going after her. Thomas made his way back down to Alpha and saw James slice his claws through Green Eye’s throat, cutting the jugular. Alpha looked at Carlisle who imminently knew what she needed him to do. Carlisle flashed down to the ring and pressed his fingers on the young man’s throat to stop the bleeding as The Pack’s Doctor, Dr. Larent ran over to help get the young man medical attention. James was covered in his and Green Eye’s blood as he roared in victory and slowly phased back into his full human form. James smiled widely before looking up at his mate who smiled back. “The challenge is over with! Get back to your posts!” Alpha shouted and The Pack obeyed. James jumped up and made his way over to Alpha as his skin welded back together. “Did I do good?” He asked and Alpha replied. “You did wonderfully and I think no one will be challenging you to have mating rights with me. Now go get washed up.” She smiled at him as he nodded. “Of course.” Before pecking her lips softly, making Alpha wipe her lips of the blood. She stood up and looked at the Cullens and Shapesifters. “Welcome back.” She smiled before seeing the humans or the imprints. Alpha saw the looks on everyone’s faces and explained. “What someone is challenged, The Alpha has to stay for the whole fight and not leave. James was challenged to have mating rights with me and he defended what was his. It is violent but it is tradition. Please follow me back to The Den and we can you all situated into your living arrangements.” She smiled softly before making her way to The Den. Adam had to stay behind with Thomas and smirked at Leah. “I’ll see you soon Babe.” He said before walking over to Thomas, who also had a smirk on his face. Alpha came upon Rose and Emmett, talking and she listened in on what they were saying only to find out that Vera and her family knew Rose when she was human. Alpha hoped that wouldn’t lead to a fight. When they came upon The Den again, they found a frantic Mrs. Johnson who was still searching for Renesmee. “Mrs. Johnson, we found her. She came to watch the fight.” Alpha informed her and Mrs. Johnson looked terrified but relieved. “She just disappeared. I didn’t hear her at all!” The middle-aged woman sat down on a bench and calmed herself. Renesmee went over to her and apologized. Alpha led the group to a small group of two story houses. “Because of the short notice, this is the best we can do. There are several rooms in each home.” Alpha said to them, only to see Rose enter the nicer of the few homes after scowling at her and she was starting to have her patience wear thin with Rose. The group went into the houses and each found a room but of course Rose had to have the biggest and nicest room of them all. Alpha was considering making her stay with one of her pack members to teach her that selfishness will not get her far and soon her attitude will outweigh her beauty. Alpha heard some of the younger males talking about how beautiful Rose was but her attitude and snob like personality made her so ugly that they didn’t want anything to do with her. Alpha knew that Rose heard that because she heard a gasp and hiss from Rose’s room. What happened next took Alpha by complete surprise. Rose flashed out of the house and went up to the boys who were saying those things. “Oh, so my personality isn’t as beautiful as my outside appearance?! Well you are the –“ Edward and Emmett had rushed out and grabbed Rose to shut her up, Emmett placed his hand on her mouth and picked her up, bringing her back to their room where Carlisle was waiting. “What part of ‘Watch your mouth’ did you not understand?” Carlisle hissed when they entered the room. “Her patience with you is starting to thin out and if you do not mind your mouth and actions, she will either have us killed or refuse to help us! Either you fix this attitude you have or… I’ll send you away and you will have to deal with The Volturi by yourself. I will not put up with this anymore Rosalie.” Carlisle hissed at her before leaving the room. He hoped that Rose had gotten the picture.