Chapter 20 - Morning training (Not Edited)

I wake the next morning not like I usually do. Usually, I have two bodies jumping on top of me. This time I wake up to being shaken awake by Jaxon. I smile up at him to see he is already dressed.

"What time is it?" I ask.

"7 am, Mia asked me to wake you as she is running late," Jaxon says. I smile and sit up.

"How the hell is she already running late? And why the hell are you ready already? What time did you wake up?" I ask him looking him up and down. He's wearing a smart black button-up top and black skinny jeans with smart shoes to finish off the look.

"6 am, I have a load of pack work to catch up on," He says. I roll my eyes.

"You need to train as well you know," I say.

"I do in my own time every Saturday" he replies as he follows me out of his room. He stays at the door as I walk into mine and quickly change into a sports bra and leggings. I put my black Adidas trainers on as I say

"I'm surprised you have given yourself time to train," I say.

"Keeping my fighting skills and keeping fit is important," he says as we walk down the stairs.

"Bye, see you at lunch babe," He says and I kiss him on the cheek. I then watch as he walks into his office and closes the door. He really is a workaholic. I shake my head before making my way downstairs and into the kitchen. I grab a breakfast bar Claudia holds out and exit the kitchen. Thanks, Claudia I say in her link before shutting it off and walking out the door. I see Eros and Kylian waiting and roll my eyes.

"Well, I'm glad you remembered to get something to eat this morning," Eros says. I roll my eyes before opening the wrapper and taking a bite from the bar.

I then follow them to the back of the house where both packs are waiting. My whole group is standing in front waiting for me. I quickly eat the rest of the bar with another bite before walking to the front.

"Alright so first of all I want to say thank you to all of you who are here even before me. I also have to apologise for making you all wait for me to get changed and to eat something. I hope you have all eaten breakfast. My pack you know what groups you are in so when we start splitting just go into your groups. Now to explain everything to Dark Hallow. Yesterday when we were scoring you we put one of three numbers by your name. You either got a one, a two, or a three. Now, You were scored on three subjects. That is what the groups will be. Skills, Stamina, and strength. For Skills, you will have me, Eros, and Kylian who are my two Head Warriors. For Stamina, you will have Mia and Nathaniel my Gammas. And for the strength training, you will have Niyah and James my Betas. Now on to where you will be. When we split you the ones doing all three or having to do skills will start with me. Then Stamina then strength. If you only have to do two then you will do the two you have to do. In the order of the following skills. Skills, Stamina then strength. Just miss out on the one you don't need to do. Yet! If you only have to do 1 then you only have to do that one. If you don't have to do any then all you have to do is do one of your choosing once a week. However, if you have to do any of the three you will be doing it every day until you are experienced enough. Now I will read out who will be doing what. After that, if you are with me we will be staying here. If you are with Mia and Nathaniel then you will go to her. And if you are with Niyah and James you will be in the gym in the basement so you will wait at the back door. So let's get started.." I say before grabbing the printed sheets off of James.

"Fiona Underwood you will need to do skills and Strength"

"Liam Hilton all three"

"Milo Smith stamina and skills"

"Daniel Edmond all three"

"Sarah Adams all three"

"Danielle Lilton all three"

"Candice Evans stamina and strength"

"Leon Golbach none"

"Leona Golback strength"

"Marcel Clinton skills and strength"

"Maria Gilbert all three"

It goes on like this for what seems like forever. I sigh when I finally finish. "Alright everyone goes to your groups," I say. Mia and Niyah cuddle me as they go past and I cuddle them back before walking to my group with Eros and Kylian. I notice Leon is in the group as well and smile. I have a very big group. I guess it's time to start.

"Alright, I want all of you to warm up while I talk with Eros and Kylian for a second," I say. They all nod and start to jog around the backyard. I turn towards Eros and Kylian.

"So how are we going to do this?" I ask.

"Well let's think about this logically. They need to know how to fight in both forms. More so their wolf than in human so let's start with fighting stances in wolf and human and then after lunch we start with fighting maneuvers. I will explain and you two show and then they do it and we correct when needed this one is in wolf though so we just teach them fighting skills in wolf form on a Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and human form on a Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Sunday have as a day off" Kylian says. I nod.

"Alright," Eros says. I sigh before starting to pace. This is going to take a long while before they are all ready.

I turn towards my group.

"Alright everyone gather around here is the game plan. From now on at 7 am each morning you will arrive here on time and be warmed up to start. At noon we will have a dinner break for an hour. At 1 pm we will start up again. At 6 pm we will finish training in time for tea. After tea, you are allowed to do whatever you like. On to what we will actually be doing. Today before lunch we will be working on human and wolf fighting stances. After lunch, we will start learning new fighting maneuvers in wolf form. From then on every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday you will be learning new maneuvers in wolf form. And every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday you will be learning new moves in human form. On Sunday you have the day to spend time with family and friends. Does everyone understand?" I ask. Everyone answers with a yes.

"Alright let's get started. Kylian is going to show you how we like to stand in our wolf form and Eros is going to show you in Human. Then we are going to work on your stances, human first, to get them perfect" I say. Everyone nods.

"Alright make sure you can see us. Eros takes it away" I say moving out the way. Eros stands where I was and twists his body to the side with his arms and fists up to quickly cover his face or protect his belly.

"If you stand sideways it means you are less of a target," I say. Jenson suddenly holds his hand up.

"Yes, Jenson?" I ask.

"Why is that?" he asks. I smile.

"Well, there is less body surface on the show so there is only so much an opponent can hit. And it's easier to dodge that way. Look at his feet notice something about them?" I ask. Jenny holds her hand up.

"They are shoulder-width apart and the back is facing the same as his body but the front is facing towards us," she says.

"That's right. His feet are shoulder-width apart so he can keep his balance and his feet are in those positions because it helps if he needs to move fast if need be. Notice anything else about him. Do not answer this my pack since I already taught you this" I say. Ben, I think his name is, raises his hand slightly.

"Ben is it? What have you noticed?" I ask.

"His arms and fists are held just above his chest," Ben says. I smile and nod.

"Well, that is a good observation. If you keep your arms and fists like that then it is easier and quicker to move them to either protect your face or your stomach" I say. They all nod happily.

"Alright, let's see you copy it, oh and in line and space out," I say. They all get into a lot of lines with spaces in between. I walk down the lines with Eros and Kylian correcting a few mistakes. I smile at Leon before lifting his arms a bit more and turning his body to the side a bit.

"How is it going making friends?" I ask him as I look at Henry's position. I shift his front foot so it is straightforward.

"I have made two. In fact, we are going out to see a movie at seven" Leon says.

"Good," I say before walking into another line.

I sigh as I correct a few more stances before walking to the front.

"Okay. You can all relax. You all did great. Now let's work on your wolf stances" I say. Kylian then goes behind a tree to shift. I hear clothes being removed before bones cracking and then metal grinding. The metal grinding is his fake metal leg shifting into a wolf leg to help him walk as a wolf. He walks out and rubs his head against mine and Eros' legs. I roll my eyes.

"Alright, let's start," I say tapping Kylian on the shoulder. He crouches low to the ground and turns his neck away from them while baring his teeth and raising his hackles.

"Alright does anyone notice anything? Someone who hasn't answered yet.

"He's crouched low to the ground. Why is that?" Jerimiah asks.

"Well, my pack have found it easier to dodge if you crouch low. And it makes sneak attacks a lot more quieter. Anything else?" I ask.

"He has a fake leg," a teenage boy at the back says. Kylian stiffens and whimpers. I hear Eros growl and grab his wrist.

"Yes he does but that has nothing to do with his stance. He had his leg ripped off from a rogue and he is still stronger than you Adam. So I would suggest not to piss my two head warriors or me off" I say glaring.

"Sorry," he says bowing his head. I look down at Kylian who seems frozen. "Kylian?" I say quietly touching his shoulder. He jumps and bites my wrist. I wince but say

"Kylian snap out of it". That seems to do the trick because his eyes go to his normal. He takes his teeth out of my wrist before whimpering and licking at my wrist.

"It's alright I shouldn't have touched you when you were like that. I'm sorry for scaring you" I say. He still whimpers and licks my wrist. I smile and flick his nose.

"Enough Kylian we have training remember," I say. He hums in agreement before going back into the stance.

"Alright back to where we were. Does anyone see anything else?" I then ask them.

"His neck is hidden," Milo says. I smile and nod.

"Good observation. A wolf's weakest point is its neck. You will see all my pack protect their necks. If the necks are hidden away then there isn't a chance that the opponent can severely injure us" I say.

"What else?" I ask.

"His teeth are bared?" Fiona asks.

"Yes well done. His teeth are bared because how would you feel seeing them. Scared right. You wouldn't want to be bit by those teeth. And while you are distracted by them we can strike" I say.

"All right let's see you all try it," I say. They all go back to their spots and I smile as each one of them shifts into their wolves. Multiple coloured wolves get into the stance. I push some wolves closer to the floor and move others so their necks are protected. I also pull people a little off the floor so they aren't lying on it. I walk along the lines checking everyone. The bell for dinner goes and everyone looks up.

"Alright everyone shift and put some clothes on and then you can go to dinner," I say before walking over to Eros as Kylian goes back behind the tree to shift.

Seconds later he walks back out fully clothed.

"Diana I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to snap at you" he says cuddling me. "Kylian it's alright. I should've learned by now not to touch you when you are in that state. It's my fault. Now can we please go get some lunch because I am so hungry? I'm hungry enough to eat a horse" I say before pulling out of the hug and walking towards the packhouse. I walk inside to see everyone eating and talking to one enough. I walk over to where my group and Jaxon are sitting. I kiss Jaxon on the cheek before sitting in the seat next to him and quickly biting into the chicken wrap.

"So how is your group doing Diana?" Niyah asks. I nod before swallowing the chewed-up food.

"They are really good. Although Adam mentioned Kylians leg" I say. Eros growls but I notice Kylian whisper in his ear and Eros' eyes light up. I roll my eyes knowing what they will be doing tonight.

"He did what! where is he?" Mia growls out.

"It's all right Mia. I told him off" I say smiling. I then take another bite of my wrap and chew it up. I so do love food. Food is my baby!