Creating A Luna

One

Shane:

    "Alpha Shane, the six backstage passes to tonight's show just arrived," my beta exclaimed slapping a plastic pass attached to a red lanyard on the desk right in front of me. I looked at him amused by the fact that he had barged in unannounced. It wasn't like him to be this excited about anything.

     "Good Morning to you too, Aaron," I smiled looking up at my friend. 

    He had been bragging about this day for more than a month and because of that, I'm glad it's finally here. I'm all but ready to backhand this guy to get him to shut the hell up. 

    "Aren is finally coming home. You can't imagine the relief it is to have her so close.  Being a twin and having to be so far away from one another is agony," he sighed slumping down on to the chair in front of my desk.

    "No, I can't imagine," I sympathized honestly. My family had gotten up and taken permanent residence at my side since the moment I had become the alpha. Not that they had ever strayed when I wasn't "I'm not a twin, but if Ashlyn were to get up and leave for the next five years I'd shut her down so hard she'd never get a stupid idea like that again," 

    The look on my beta's face did show relief. He seemed a little relaxed aside from the excitement. He never seemed relaxed and it always had something to do with his sister, Aren. I wonder what he will look like once his sister is within his sight at all times. He should be in the market for some peace of mind. 

    "Ashlyn is way too attached to the pack life. She won't go anywhere," he sighed like he was disappointed that his sister wasn't.

    "So, living arrangements. Where is Aren staying?" I said changing the subject. Just the mention of my little sister leaving made me anxious.

    "Our Parent's house. I wanted to talk to you about that. I want to stay there with her if she chooses to stay there and not come here,"

    "It sounds like she's chosen to stay there already,"

    "I'll give her a few days before she starts feeling the solitude. Aren likes to be lavished with attention," I laughed. I'm the same way. I couldn't be alone for too long. I'd lose my head. I like having people around me. It drives me crazy when it's way too quiet.

    "I bet. Well, you can stay there with her, but try and convince her to come here. If she does you know she has to commit to the pack,"

    "I'll run it by her," he said like it would be a heavy conversation to bring up with her.

    "Aaron, it's time to go get Aren at the airport," Ana, his mate shouted from outside. 

    Her girly laugh made me smile at him. Her tiny five feet inch and a half curvy figure make me want to wrap her up in bubble wrap for my beta's sake. When I met Aaron's mate I was shocked. The guy is six-five and just as big as I am. It makes me wonder if maybe my mate will be tiny like her. The thought of a mate has always made me smile. Just the thought of perfection gave me hope even after ten years of searching.

     "I cleared your schedule. Welcome your sister properly. Come get me when you're ready for the concert," he nodded.

     "Have fun teaching AP Chemistry to crazy teenage wolves,"

    "Hey, that's better than teaching them s*x Ed in health," he glared at me remembering the odd questions that had been shot his way. I had a field day cracking jokes.

    "I did that one time. At work, I'm your boss, Principle Glass. Show some respect," he said proudly putting his hand up to his chin.

    "Professor Blake sounds kinkier," his smile dropped.

    "I'm out of here," I laughed as we walked out. He had always hated the s****l innuendos, from me or anyone else.

    The drive to work is always long and frustrating with Aaron going on and on about where his sister Aren is or her new song or the new clothing line she's started. f**k, if the guy didn't have a mate I'd say he needed to get laid. I am very aware of my sister's whereabouts and interests but Aaron kind of obsesses with his sister. 

    "Alpha Shane. Good morning," Charlotte one of my best tracker's approached me. 

    She has had interest in me for some time now. Any other girl, I would have taken her up on what she's trying to offer but this one, this one isn't that kind of girl. She's a pure one and I have no right taking what is rightfully her mates to take. She's one of those girls that can get caught up in the wrong charm and luckily for her I wasn't all wrong. I wouldn't be the one to ruin her.

    "Hey, Charlie. How are you?" I asked taking my things out of the trunk.

    "Goo..." She started to say when a girl interrupted us.

    "I thought I'd find you here, Char," the girl ran towards us. They resembled one another perfectly.

    "Marie, you're home!" Charlotte shouted and ran towards her. I hadn't known she had a sister. I guess I don't know my pack as well as I thought.

    "Yeah, Gary is pregnant. Aren decided for us to come home so she can experience it peacefully. I think it's mostly cause she missed Aaron. Those two were always inseparable," she said pulling away from their embrace.

    Marie was speaking to her sister and eyeing me up at the same time. I feel like some piece of valuable meat. That bothered my wolf. This girl is the complete opposite of Charlotte. They seem similar, yet where Charlotte had a bright happy light in her eyes this girl looked almost dead inside.

    "Alpha Shane, this is my older sister, Marie. She plays the second bass for My Glass Rocket," Charlotte said.

    "Nice to meet you," I said shaking her hand. "Well, I have to go. My first class starts in five minutes, need to set an example for my students,"

    "Bye," the girl said flirtatiously. I allegedly waved back.

    Don't get me wrong, Marie is a beautiful female. She looks like one of those expensive kinds of girls. The ones who didn't take s**t from anyone. A perfect curvy figure, thousands of dollars spent on hair treatment, sexy tailored clothes that are made perfectly to fit her figure. The kind of girl men would kill for. Just not this man. Once inside the science building, I couldn't help the disappointment I feel in that girl. I really hope Aren isn't like her, but then again they're celebrities, rock stars, partying is what they do. 

Aren:

    I can't believe I missed the flight with everyone else. Last night hadn't gone too well. I still have a few bruises going down my forearms where that stupid ass Beta bit me. It was my first time going up against a beta and his mate at once. The Alpha that had contracted me to get rid of the beta male didn't say that ass hole was mated. What kind of a male goes out and r***s young girls when they're mated? How can she not know and why would she allow it?

    I slipped my zip-up hoodie on. If Aaron sees these bruises, my brother is going to question me and I hate having to explain myself. I stretched before rushing down the steps of the jet. The custom white Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution parked just ahead of me made me smile. Aaron my twin leaning against it. The last time I had seen my brother he had sported an ugly bowl cut several pimples and facial blemishes. Puberty hadn't gone very well with him in its early stages. 

    Now he stands before me short dark auburn moused hair, clear smooth creamy skin, taller, defiantly way taller since the last time I had seen him. His scroungy bony build long gone replaced by all that Alpha muscle my dad had once had. 

    "Hey, did you swallow two or three of my little brother?" I asked playfully. He smirked pushing off the car coming towards me.

    "I did good remodeling on him, huh?" 

    My kid best friend Ana poked her little head out from the other side of my car. She looks exactly the same. Still tiny, blonde, and perky. Still so small and vulnerable to the rest of the world who would easily eat her up and spit her back out.

    "Hell, yeah. He looks like a man," I laughed. Aaron snorted appalled by the accusation of never looking like a man before this.

    "What about you? You look like a woman. Not some shorty preppy, team-spirited, captain of the science league,  president of every class stuck up b***h," the alpha in me stirred at his challenge, not a lot of people get away with speaking to me like that.

    "Of course not. I'm an Alpha Female s***h Rockstar. Maybe I'll kick your new Alphas ass and take his pack," I smirked.

    "Don't say s**t like that. Shane doesn't take threats lightly. When he sees how powerful you are he's not going to like it," he said turning away from me.

    "You and Shane can kiss my ass. I'm not interested in a pack. Rogue life," Ana laughed. Aaron didn't. Clearly, he still has a broomstick shoved up his ass after all of these years. "I'm kidding. I'm not interested in any title. All I want to do is chill. Go back to school and get a new less busy life. I need a break. Five years of the world jumping from city to city is exhausting. I missed you. I'm not doing anything to f**k up being close to you. My wolf is f*****g thrilled to have you this close," I said wrapping my arms around my brother's waist pulling him closer to me. I mean it. It was hard for me not to run to his side every time he had a problem.

    "Mine is too. I'm glad to hear that. I've missed you a lot. You always worry me. We should go running tomorrow night. I've gotten bigger and faster," he said.

    "TMI," Ana burst into a fit of little girly giggles. "Come here, Ana. I've missed you too. I can't believe you guys are mated,"

    She ran around the car and slammed her tiny self against me. Being five nine and a half made me feel freakishly tall next to her small figure. In my arms, she's so much more breakable than I give her credit for. I kind of want to put her in a protective hamster ball.

    "Eeeeeee, I've missed you so much. You have to tell me everything from London and Siberia. What was it like?" Her high pitched girly voice made me laugh as she went on a question rant. I didn't even catch half of what she said.

    "I'll tell you later. We have to get me to the stadium. I need to check the wardrobe, instruments, makeup, the set. Microphones, speakers, special effects...."

    "Don't you have people for that?" Aaron asked putting a halt to my nervous rambling.

    Seven years of playing in front of big crowds and I still get nervous. I'm not nervous because I might suck. I wouldn't be where I am with those kinds of insecurities I'm nervous because I want what may be my last show to be better than perfect. I want to blow them all away. Show what they'll be missing when I'm gone. 

    "I do, but I have to make sure it's ready. This is my last show for who knows how long. My Drummer is pregnant, my guitarist just found her mate and is hiding it from me, my back up bass player is kind of slutty, so who knows how long it will take us to get back out there," 

    I had to make a joke about this. I'd break if I didn't. We aren't kids anymore and growing up wasn't a part of my plan, yet the years had caught up with us. We're not that old, just reaching our prime. But what's going to happen when the humans see that we're not aging? That we don't need the same level of attention as other artists.

    "Life is nuts. s**t changes without us noticing," Aaron said. "Life is just passing us by,"

    "Not me. I have six platinum album awards. Seven golden singles and eight Grammy's. Like twelve MTV music video awards too. I think it's fourteen but I'm not sure,"

     "Seventeen," Ana corrected.

    "And fanatics," I said pointing at her.

    "Did you ever find your mate?" he asked. I looked away snatching the keys from my brother, moving around to get in my car.

    No, I haven't found my mate. I've been to cities and countries I can't even pronounce the names of and no mate. I'm starting to believe the moon goddess is punishing me for all the lives I have taken. For everything, I've done. For all, I have caused. All the lives I had ripped apart.

If that's the case then, whatever. I did what I had to do. I regret none of it. Even if they weren't my packs those wolves needed protection and salvation. Maybe, I'm no one to be judge and jury, but I'll be damned if I ever let a wolf in danger be harmed. If that's worth getting punished for then f**k it. Punish me all you want, goddess. I'll live alone, but I'll do it by my rules. Having a mate is kind of overrated anyway.