Chapter 5: First Day of Training

Rose's P.O.V.

I wake up to the sound of my alarm clock going off. I turn it off and look at the time 5:30 a.m. who makes someone get up this early. I get up and change into some leggings and a tank top. I go downstairs and make some breakfast and drink some coffee. When I am done it is 6:30, time to go.

I walk outside and see that the sun is not even up yet. I sigh. "It really is early." I get in my jeep and drive to Lily's house. I park and walk up to the door. There is a note it read. [Went for a run, just go in. There is coffee in the pot, I set a cup on the counter for you, and I should be back soon. Love you friend, Lily.]

I laugh at the little note and open the door and walk in. I go to the kitchen and grab the cup, putting coffee in and doctoring it up the way I like it. I heard the front door open thinking it was probably just Lily. I sit down and take a sip of my coffee.

"Well good morning." I hear someone with a deep voice say from behind me. I jump, spilling my coffee a little. I turned around and a guy with blonde hair and green eyes was standing there. He was only wearing a pair of shorts and to say he was fit would be an understatement.

He gets a napkin and hands it to me. "I am sorry I didn't mean to scare you." "It's okay." After I clean up the coffee. He puts his hand out to me. I take it and shake it. "The name is James." "Rose. You must be Lily's mate." "Yes I am."

"And you must be the newly bitten werewolf." "Yup, that's me." We both are laughing when I turn and see Noah standing in the doorway. "Good morning Noah." "Good morning Alpha." James says and nods towards Noah.

"Good morning Rose, James." He looks around. "Where's Lily?" I respond. "She is on a run. She should be back soon." He just nods his head then looks at James. "Link her and tell her to get back." James doesn't respond, but I watch as his eyes glaze over.

After a few minutes he looks at Noah. "She is on her way." They both look at me. "What?" We hear the front door open and Lily runs in and over to me hugging me. "Oh my gosh Rose." "Yes, me. Good morning to you too, Lily." She lets me go and get a glass of water.

James looks between Lily and I and laughs. "Well I think I might have been replaced." Lily walks over to James and gives him a peak. "Don't worry baby. I would never replace you." Noah clears his throat. "Okay let's go, we've got a long day ahead of us." I set my cup down and stand up, Lily coming over and linking her arm with mine. "Don't worry, today is going to be easy. We are going to start with some stretches and a light run."

We all head to the back yard and stretch for about 30 minutes. Noah speaks. "Okay today we are just going to work on running. James, you and I will shift and run and Lily will run in her skin with Rose." We all nod our heads. Noah and James go behind some bushes and change.

A blonde wolf walks out first which I assume is James. Then a pitch black wolf walks out which I also assume is Noah. I stop what I am doing and just watch as Noah walks over to me. I reach out and he growls. I pull my hand back quickly.

Lily walks over and slaps Noah over the head. He turns and growls at her. "Don't you growl at me or her. She is just curious." I watch as it looks like they are having a silent conversation. "Okay Rose you can pet him now." I look back at Noah. He nods his head.

I reach out and run my fingers through his fur. It is softer than I thought it was going to be. I walk around Noah looking him over. "Okay Rose Noah says that is enough. Now we run."

James ran ahead of us and Noah ran behind us. We started out slow and gradually got faster. By noon we were in a full out sprint. I felt like my legs were going to fall off. We finally make it back to the house and I collapse on the ground.

Lily was just laughing at me. She didn't even seem to be out of breath and it was her second run today. I gasp out "It. is. not. funny." Taking a breath in between each word.

Noah walks up to me. "Have you never run before? That was a jog for us." I glare at him. "I haven't ran since I was in high school. I never had a reason to." I stand up walking and standing in front of Noah. "Is that a problem?"

He looks down at me. "Well if you can't fight you will have to run and born werewolves already have an advantage on you." "And how is that?" I step closer to him, challenging him. He growls lowly. "Well first off a born werewolf is naturally going to be bigger and second we are faster and stronger."

I huff. "So you are saying I am small and weak." "No, I would never say that. Just that naturally we are stronger." Lily clears her throat. "This isn't over Mr. Hunt." I walk away and over to Lily. James starts laughing. We all look at him. "And what is funny?" Noah asks.

James stops laughing and looks between Noah and I. "Dude you were just challenged by a bitten that hasn't even turned yet." He starts laughing again. Noah growls. Lily starts to chuckle. I look at everyone confused.

Eventually they stop laughing and we go inside to have lunch. Opens the fridge and pulls out two trays of sandwiches. "I didn't know what you all would want so I made ham and turkey sandwiches." She sets paper plates on the table. "Okay dig in."

I grab a ham and a turkey sandwich. And sit down at the island. Lily hands me a glass of sweet tea. "Thank you." "You're welcome." We all eat in silence. The only sound of us eating and breathing. I was kind of tense.

I swallowed the bite of food I was chewing. "So how bad is this turn going to be." James takes a drink then speaks. "Well I have seen where it took only a few minutes to where it took hours." "Hours?" I ask a little scared. Noah spoke up. "Don't worry I have a feeling it won't be that bad for you." "Why do you say that?" James asks. "Yeah why do you say that?"

Noah looks at me. I try reading him but he seems like he is trying to hide something. "I just have a gut feeling and I am usually always right." He gives me a small smile. "So you are psychic now. Is what you are saying?" James jokes. "No. I am just saying I have a feeling." James decides to drop it. We finish eating and Noah says that I can go home but to be back there at the same time.