A figure laid on an disarranged king sized bed with royal blue covering, his golden hair was a bed nest, his blue eyes still edged with sleep, stared into space. A lot was running through his mind but mostly his sister's decision to take the throne. He couldn't help but have mixed feelings and a bit of something out of his character.
The bed shifted and another body laid beside him, facing the ceiling also.
"You are awfully quiet today, am I safe?"
Molly stared off with a joke, hoping to find out what was bothering him.
She admit it was an involuntary act, one her heart tugged her to do after seeing him lost in thoughts. She was slowly starting to understand the whole mate bond issue.
"Ha ha! very funny"
Her presence was what restored him back to consciousness , her voice woke him up.
"What were you thinking about so immensely?"
She asked, tracing a cluster of tiny stars on the ceiling.
"I have a lot of things am thinking about"
His answer was a mummer but Molly had an hint on what he was thinking.
"Are you thinking about Melissa's decision to take the throne"
She knew she got it right when he became quiet.
"Don't you think Melissa will make a good queen?"
"I think Lissa will make an excellent queen"
His intonation showed there was more to the statement and Molly was ready to know.
"But?"
She coaxed him to continue.
He felt a smile stretch his lip at her stubborn persistence.
"I can't help but feel I deserve to be King, my wolf has this burning hunger that he should rule"
She mull his words over before asking gently.
"Tell me, do you want to be king?"
He took in a collective breath before answering.
"I do but I can't help but also feel am not ready but Luca is"
His wolf wanted dominance more than he did.
"It's okay, everybody has their own wants, its perfectly alright"
Their discussion took him back to that night where Molly was there to advice him, now he wondered where he would be without Molly in his life.
"And most importantly when will I get the chance to meet your wolf? Am literally dieing to see him"
He grin amiably at her request, laughing out a laugh at how restless his wolf was to meet her too.
"Soon, Molly, soon"
He rested on his elbow then kissed her cheek , he smirked at her frozen expression.
"The next time I kiss you, it will be on those sexy lips of your"
His voice became deep and more husky as he gazed down on her.
Molly face became even more red.
He chuckled before rising then left the room.
********
Strength isn't just fighting in the battle field its fighting with your own capabilities.
Life is Rough so be Tough.
A sudden form of friendship occur today with two unusual people away from wondering eyes, or maybe it's just a way of trying to kick the other ass.
"Opps!!!"
He didn't know how but he found himself on the ground for the upteenth time, his whole body soaked with fueling adrenaline. This time around he didn't get up fast but lay there and let the sun bath him.
His opponent, Cool and stoic as always had just a minimum sweat from the heat but his breathing was steady. He gaze down at him using his eyes to urge him to get up and fight him.
He was like a machine equipped to fight like a warrior.
"Ouch! Got your ass beaten bad eh! Xander"
Micage berated him mockingly. He stood over him, his arms crossed over his tank top.
"He is a good fighter"
He moaned out, letting out a hand to Cage to help him up.
"Devaro did say he was the one who trained all the demons and is leader of the original six hybrids"
Micage reencountered with a slight shrugged.
Rock bottom is good solid ground, and a dead end street is just a place to turn around. Igaro was good, too good
"Well, I can definitely see why. Nice work Igaro even though it wasn't suppose to be this way"
Xander praised. He chuckled when all that the hybrid did was stare back at him.
Cage folded his arms looking unimpressed.
"Well I still say he's still a mutant freak with the brain of a robot"
"Micage!!"
Xander warned lowly knowing where exactly he was heading to.
"What! Look at him , he's not human or wolf or lycan but a freak"
Xander shook his head harshly.
"How is he to care for my sister?"
He approaches him, standing eye to eye at his personal space
"Does he even have friends? Do you even have friends, Igaro?"
"Micage!!!?"
Xander yelled.
"Oh its alright Xander I just want to know a little about my brother in law that's all"
Xan frowned, but still stared at him with disappointment.
"King Devaro is my friend, King Devaro is my only friend. My prince".
His head lowed in submission as he did what he was taught. To answer formally when asked. The duo was mostly surprised that he was trying to defend himself, without even knowing.
They gaped at him.
"Of course, freak and weirdo what a combination"
Of course. Cage had to make a remark
"Do you hate Devaro?"
Xander was beyond confused not only him but the rest of the team. They had observed the relationship in a some what bent form. Melissa always teases him and sometimes was sarcastically rude and Cage? They don't even spend that much time with each other and when they did the trust was obviously not there.
"No I don't. It's just that I find his behavior at times weird like today when I went to ask him to join me in riding, he had this gloomy aura around him and wouldn't stop giving me the creepy eye stare".
"Hmm maybe he's stressed out"
"Nah! He's always like that, am really starting to think it has to do with that demon blood he keeps on taking"
"Demon blood?"
"Yeah he takes that all the time, said its good for Lycans and gives them strength and all but I honestly think he mostly act like Doctor Frankenstein or some mad scientist out there"
"Doctor Frankenstein?"
"Dude don't tell me you haven't watched that"
"I mostly train all day or go on missions, I hardly have time for movies"
"What!! You are kidding right?"
"No, I am not"
"Damn we are seriously gonna change that"
"Well then I look forward to that. Strike!!"
They came at each other slashing swords to overcome the other.
"You know what, you are not so bad"
Cage commented with a smirk.
"You are not so bad yourself , Cage"
Xander retorted humorously but one could see the glow in his eyes.
"No seriously, I mean I see why Lissa always looks up to you"
"I can hardly say that"
He looked bashful.
"No am serious. She might talk with full sarcasm at you, but she cares and still considers you her family. That's gold dude".
"Well thank you for the compliment... Dude"
Xan somehow manage to push him off.
"I don't get what's wrong here. I've been doing this moves for months"
Cage complains.
"Maybe it's because you aren't specialized in sword. What do you normally use to fight?"
"My fist or claws"
Xander stopped moving to think.
"I should be good at this by now. Am sure Melissa is better than it "
"Well she is very good but that's because she was trained all her life"
"Oh yeah! what's she specialized in?"
Xander blushed,
"Everything. And she good as in real good even better than me".
"Fuck! And here I was thinking that there would be one good thing I would be better at than her".
He grumbled out the words but Xander was able to pick up on them.
"What do you mean?"
He furrow his brow in concern. Cage froze at his slip off. It was something that had been bothering him for sometime. He wasn't ready to talk about it.
"Nothing".
He averted his gaze feeling embarrassed at the emotions that consumed him.
He stood, heading towards the exist as fast as he could, shutting out questions and his embarrassment.
Almost there when out of nowhere a claw came slashing his way he was quick to notice, Squatting down just in time.
"What the fuck man"
Feeling the adrenaline gushing through his veins, he glare up at Igaro angered as he just stared at him as though nothing happened he widen in eyes when Igaro made a move, sending his feet at him.
His quick thinking made him roll out of the way, rising to face him off.
"Igaro what is the meaning of this?. Stand down"
Xander tried to intervene surprised that he would just attack Cage like that but he came to a startling stop at the words the came out of his mouth next.
"You are quick on your feat, you have good eye"
His eye line rose so high you couldn't see his eye brow beneath his hair.
"What?"
They both yelled in union. Filled with astonishment at what he was actually implying at.
Taking his shock as a distraction. Igaro moved to strike again, at the last moment Cage was able to wiggled out of the way almost loosing a hair.
He swung his arm again, a claw came down, Cage saw this , his shift was like second skin to him so he wasn't surprised that he stopped it with his.
"Your claws are strong and sharp, more deadly than the princess."
"What the hell?"
Michael breath out breathlessly.
Igaro sent a kick to the stomach. throwing him backwards, he charged to strike but clashed the ground where he once was.
Cage took use of the opening sending a roundabout kick at his back.
"Calculative and fast. Princess Melissa isn't that, she heads right in relying on instinct, prince Micage thinks first before fighting"
He swing his arm at him claws still replaced nails. Cage dodges this as well then another. He sent a battle cry before making a move that had Igaro on the ground and his claws pointed at his neck.
"You have bested me, your highness"
Their breathing was loud to the ear Especially Cage whose heart still pounded with so much adrenaline.
One thing could be said about the fight. Cage had used the move he had trying mastering for months. There was so much confusion on his face as he stared right back at Igaro.
His face was still that neutrality though his breathing was also heavy. It took some time but Cage noticed the emotions in his silver - grey eyes. How he hadn't seen it before was beyond him.
No movement was made as they all froze time, each contemplating and putting dots on how they hadn't seen it before.
"Wow! I think Igaro just helped you find what you are specialized with"
It was obvious to Cage but not the fact that Igaro was more than just a mutated freak and Devaro's favorite pet. He was a machine capable of quick learning and emotions.
Cage gasped.
"What exactly did Devaro teach this dude?"
****
With everybody busy with their own activity, Molly set forth again for Davis. They hadn't had a decent introduction. With the help of the Hybrids that guarded her, she found him in a green house outside the castle. He had taken solidarity in this place and Molly could see why.
It was a beautiful garden filled with growing plants, a fountain placed in the middle. Tables and instrument were place in an organized arrangement.
Davis's place was of nature and modern tech while Devaro was a laboratory painted with white and advanced technologies.
She was at awe with the place and more astonished as she observed Davis engaged immensely at work oblivious to her presence. His dark hair had grown over the months, now reaching his sharp jaw. He hadn't put it in its normal low ponytail. Molly notice some streak of greys on them.
His was dressed in a black robe. His back to her. She cleared her throat loudly getting his attention .
"Hi Davis",
She greeted with a shy wave.
He was obviously shock to see her here.
"Ha! Princess Molly, what a surprise seeing you here"
Molly blushed.
"Please just call me Molly and I came to see you"
"Of course. What can I do for you Molly?"
She couldn't help but see him as an uncle also.
He reminded her of a nerd uncle with black trimmed glasses even though he was dark skin.
"What you got there?"
She bent over the bowl he was mixing essence in.
"Just some herbs to help the wolves with indigestion"
He explained.
"Can I help?"
She knew most of the ingredients inside from the scent.
"You know herbs?"
Davis sounded alarmed.
"No but I studied science in high school and I was hoping to get a degree in micro biochemistry in college".
"That's fantastic and am sorry you wouldn't get to do that anymore"
"It's alright. I mean such is life, one can never tell"
She shrugged.
David smiled.
"You know... Ivory was an artist, she imagined herself adventuring so she could draw all the flowers she saw but instead she got hooked up with the king"
This was new and at the rarest moment. She knew the twins never met their mother and Davis had known her instead so for Davis to tell her about Ivory it was like a new improvement in her stance.
"Wow!! She sounds very much like me"
She felt touched.
"You remind me of her with your passion for science. She never gave up on it though. King Alejandro always orders variety of foreign flowers just so she could draw them and have them close to her"
Her heart reached out.
"Wow that sounds so romantic. Is the garden still here"
His mood change looking lost and sad.
"Unfortunately no, Alovia had it destroyed long ago now its only reminder are the plants and grass it grew to help others.
Molly also felt her mood change. They were silent for a little while.
"Pass me that betel nut leaf"
She was startled when Davis spoke again. Looking directly at her.
Looking down, she handed the exact leaf he spoke about.
"Good now help me grand them, we have a lot of wolves to cure"
Molly let out the biggest grin she had. For once she felt useful to doing something.