Rebirth of the Luna

Naomi

I’m not sure how many days or weeks I stayed comatose, I didn’t think I didn’t breath I just stared at the ceiling. I might look dead, I might want to be dead, but I’m not. I was in a sort of awake coma. My mind and body completely shut down for the first half. Not a single thought entered my mind, my heart beat but it was a broken beat. More willing to stop than to carry on. I started to become aware when people came in, there was a girl around my age that I realised I recognised her voice from the very day I had been placed here. This girl had been here everyday since, she had tried to get me to eat. Even holding my head up to see if she could get me to have some soup. The third day she had put needles then tubes into me and I had been moved to a higher up hospital bed. But when the Alpha had come in to demand I be moved she had stood up for me, there was a venom that had dripped from her voice when she spoke to him.

Family a voice said. I took a deep breath, not really ready to acknowledge her existence inside me yet as I pieced my last month together. Almost a month, jeeeeez I bet I look like shit! And I can guarantee I’ve not lost a single pound. If you could look plump and emaciated at the same time that was what I was looking like.

“Mate wanted us gone, family did not. Family fought hard to keep us. They will not throw away in bin like mate would.” She was clawing and Pacing round my mind edging to get free.

I think it was week two that my eyes had gone gold, I heard the girl shouting at someone and then I heard Karl.

“I told you Becca she’s been spelled or something. She switched in the car just for a second but it was there!” I had tried to call to him to tell him I was in here and aware, but the darkness had taken me and she had arisen. She had held me down for around 3 weeks after that. I felt different, not only did I feel good I also felt normal.

“Bad magics, been chained.” She didn’t sound to upset about it. Which I felt was her downplaying it by a mile. But I didn’t ask her to elaborate at this rate she’d just push me into unconsciousness again.

“Will not put to sleep, magics gone now, no longer painful.” She was still for once then and feeling rather proud of herself. I’d wanted nothing more than my wolf to save me, but now she was here I realised how much room metaphorically she took up inside me. I felt full, there was feelings that weren’t mine but were also mine. I was starving! Love i could eat a whole cow raw right now. At that thought my stomach rumbled loud enough that the girl who was looking after me came rushing in. She was on the phone, to someone called Tom. She was asking for his presence here immediately. I felt my wolf yawn and stretch out in comfort.

“Elder comes to take tubes out. We will rise, and mate will pay. You take lead I will recover from healing. Feed me good.” And with that I felt her retreat. I felt less full and in control again. I kind of felt like my very core had been held down by a giant paw of hers. But now she released it and I was back in the driver’s seat of my own body. It was going to take time to get used to this.

“Naomi? Can you hear me?” I turned my head slightly to look at her and she jumped a mile.

“Fuck!” clearly not actually expecting me to move.

“That was horror movie worthy Naomi! Be less creepy next time.” She exclaimed her tone telling me off. It got a rare laugh to bubble up from me, unfortunately it didn’t come out as a laugh more of a long weez followed by a coughing fit. Becca rolled me over as I coughed and spluttered. Hitting my back to help me I grabbed the small tubes coming out of my mouth and the ones out my nose and pulled hard.

“Naomi don’t.....” to late already done, I flung the tubes over the side of the bed.

“They’re gross.” I managed to croak out. I don’t usually talk to anyone in my day to day at home. But I think a month of not even swallowing has left me sounding like I’ve smoked forty a day for sixty years. Eighteen I did not sound, the coughing died down and Becca eased me back. There was a knock and then the door opened. An elderly wolf came in and he stood there for an awkward amount of time without saying anything. There were tears in his eyes. He finally managed to control himself.

“Hello Naomi, I’m Thomas.” I nodded my head at him not wanting to croak a reply.

“I am one of the elders here, I am one of the very few people who knew your father.” His eyes were kind when he looked at me, I glanced at Becca and hers were a mirror image of his. I squirmed a bit and glanced between them. I tried to sit up, and Becca quickly grabbed under my arms and helped me rise.

“I’m sorry.” Another croak that was waved away by Tom.

“Don’t push yourself, goddess knows you’ve not even blinked for over a month now. I wasn’t sure,” Tom waved his hand mid sentence and I got a feeling he did that a lot. “I wasn’t sure it really was you. But now you’re whole.” Another hand wave towards me this time, Becca smiled a little I caught a glimpse of it only cause she was next to me. I had clearly picked up on a trait she found endearing about the elder.

“It couldn’t be clearer who you are. I’m old but not senile. You look so much like him, I would love to tell you all about him, when you have the energy of course. I just had to see you now. I will let you rest.” He waved his hand goodbye and left. Ok now I had more questions than answers. But a knock at the door interrupted me, Becca called come in but touched my shoulder as she had picked up my confusion.

“I’ll fill you in on everything once we have you back to full strength.” She whispered in my ear as another she wolf, older this time came in and she brought the kitchen to me! My stomach betrayed me again with another very loud growl causing the new she wolf to laugh.

“Best feed the Luna!” she said with a warm smile as she touched my hand with a gentle squeeze.

“We’re so glad you here.” I was very confused now. The Alpha had rejected me. Did they not know? What did people know? I knew from my wolf that the man on the steps was our mate, and he was the norths Alpha. But that was all my wolf was allowing me to know, I felt she knew more. But they always say that our wolf half’s know instinctively far more than the human half does. It appears that mine likes to keep that from me.

I was honestly to tired and hungry to care.

“Thank you.” It came out as a lesser harsh croak but definitely still just a croak.

“That’s ok no need for thanks. Eat and rest. I’ll be here to feed you once you wake up again. I’m Cindy Karl’s mum.” I gave her a smile at Karl’s name and she squeezed my hand again and left.

I started to drool at the smell of the food and I attacked it like a dying animal. Which I guess I kind of was.

“Steady! You’ll make yourself sick.” I growled at Becca who threw her head back and laughed at me.

“Fine feed your wolf, she’s waited long enough.” Becca made herself comfortable in the corner as I devoured the hot waffles bacon and syrup. Then the sausages, steak and eggs. Washed it down with apple juice and when my plate was finally clear I leaned back closed my eyes and passed out.......

Both me and Becca were asleep when the next visitor came and it wasn’t a man but a huge black wolf.

I was mentally shoved and pinned by my wolf. She was in full control. It was so strange, I watched from a place far away in my own mind, held paralysed by my own second half.

The golden glow of his eyes lit up the room around him. Maybe huge was an understatement, I’d seen the tests Alpha in wolf form and he looked nothing like this. This wolf had muscle on muscle. Gigantic is more accurate.

“Mate.” My wolf hissed and suddenly my own golden eyes were open and staring at him in challenge.

“don’t stare at him like that! He’ll kill us!” I shouted at her, the pressure on my mind became more intense as she held me at bay more. He didn’t look happy at us, he definitely thought it was a challenge.

Please, please moon mother don’t let me die cause my wolfs crazy!

My pleas went unheard as we growled low and menacing at him. Oh goddess don’t piss him off! What is wrong with you! Stop it now! I was wrestling for control an absolute pointless battle I had zero chance of winning.

He flashed his teeth in warning at us which we completely ignored and growled even louder. I’d forgotten that Becca was in the corner she jumped up and stood between us. Her own teeth bared at the massive wolf in front of her.

“You’re presence is not welcomed brother. Leave now, you are in the rooms of the southern Luna. You had your chance......NOW LEAVE!” Her voice boomed with authority, like the ages of wolves before her had spoken. The Alpha glared at her but he turned and left. She slammed the door behind him and dead bolted it locked three times. I had way to many questions but my body was done and I passed out again.