Fighting by Anaya Phoenix (black books to read txt) 📕

“You need to calm down, like seriously. We don’t need another fucking nine on the richter scale. I’m sure they already have, like, half the SWAT team on their way to take us away. We need to focus on keeping our families safe and moving the ghetto’s.” Filly said, her hair pinned up in a ponytail as she watched our fmailies pack up in a panic. We would keep our families safe, no matter our safety… or lack thereof.

“It can’t fucking be starting now, the hyena hasn’t even been borught to us!” LEotis growled, the trees shook around us and the concrete whined under us.

“He’s probably at the portal point, knowing the Gods, they’ve probably already lined up everything for us already.” Eva sai mentally, she was flying above us all in her eagle form. She made sure everything was moving smoothly in the compound. She’d sent some of her shifters to monitor the humans movement. They’d be here in ten minutes. We needed to be out of here in five.

“We need to establish the portals to give them enough juice. Have youa ll sent out your warnings to the other shifters around the world?” I asked, gearing up the magic in my palm.

“They’re ready and waiting for the portals to open.” Filly said, her eyes constantly flicking over to her house. This was what we had all prepared for, but had subconsciously never wanted.

“Luna, the wolves are ready!” Mom yelled from the threshold of our house. It was tiny and not impressive, but it was ours. We’d made it ours. I nodded and turned back to the victors.

“Ready?” I asked, gearing up the magic from the bottom of my toes up to the tips of my fingers. I spread the blue magick around me and watched as it floated in the air and formed a circle. It shimmered, but didn’t give way to where we were going.

“Wolves! In the portal, when you get there just wait. There we will be safe!”

Herding all the shifters in our ghetto was a hard enough feat, but slowly arond the world there were more and more shifters coming in. A beacon had been sent, a call to all shifters regardless of their rank. The time was coming soon, this was the draft. We were the sergeants. We’d chosen this place because it was created for us, literally. The Gods had a hand in making all of this and making sure that we wouldn’t be found unless we were ready to. It was an underground fortress with enough space for very shifter family to have a home and where every bed was filled. There was an endless amount of food, literally again. What’s the logic behind having a structure made by the Gods ti hide us and then we’re caught inside a seven eleven on a midnight run. Tomorrow was going to be the day we broke it to everybody, the day we revealed the truth that we’d hidden from then. But for tonight, we’d let them rest. We’d spent hours taking the chips out of every man, woman, and child that came through the portal. Pups of all breeds were rolling around in the dirt, getting pleasurably dirty. Even some of the teens were enjoying their actual freedom. The adults could be heard, their laughter and their collective sighs of relief. To them, it was over. This was their heaven. This was where the war ended and we were all safe. I hated myself all the more for knowing that I’d have to pop their bubble and spit in their face tomorrow. But for today, I sighed as I ruffled the fur on a bear cubs belly, they can enjoy the spoils of war. Who the hell knew when they were going to be able to again.

Something flew past ,y head, making me duck automatically before putting my hand on my head. I looked in the direction that it came from and was shocked to see Vixie standing there with shock on here face too. I looked at what she threw and I saw a miniature boulder, the size of half her body. Her cheeks were flushed bright pink and her habnds glowing blue with magick. One of the other shifter kids stood next to her, their mouths stuck open and wide with both fear and awe. The little polar bear snapped to his senses and nudged Vixie.

“I think you won’t be able to hide it any longer.” He said earnestly, which almost made me feel bad for the look of brief anger that flashed across her face.

“No need getting angry at me, you four legged people. Gosh, no sign of intelligent or REASONABLE thought process.” He said with a dramatic roll of his eyes and way too much seriousness in those dark eyes of his. His white hair flopped over his eyes as he looked to me and his face flooded with color.

“I’m Louie.” He saod politely, walking around his stunned friend and holding out his hand.

“Charmed.” My eyes quickly went back to Vixie who at least snapped back enough to close her mouth and stand up straight.

“I call him Loogie, like the spit ball. Cuz he looks like one. One gigantic, sticky, spit ball.” She growled and tht’s when it hit me; her scent. It was a tidal wave of scent and damn near knocked me off my ass. Her wolf was strong and she was ready to come out. Vixie was only eight, bordering on nine in a couple of months. She shouldn’t be getting her wolf so soon but I’d assumed that her process would be quickened because her being half fae.

“She didn’t need to know that- you didn’t need to know that. I understand that you feel threatened in the face of superiority but I need you to try to keep you asinine comments to yourself.”

“There’s only one asinine person here, and it ain’t me.”

“I feel like you don’t know the meaning of that word, you just spat it back - and I do mean spat- at me just because it has the word ass in it; shows your maturity in wonders.”

“It’ll be a wonder on how fast your bones can reform after I cave your nose in.”

“Oh yeah, respond with violence; that’s the way to go about getting things done.” I sighed deeply before grabbing the back of their heads and clonking them together. They groaned equally and looked at me.

“Are you two done flirting?” They noth narrowed their eyes at me while rubbing their foreheads. My eyes went to Vixie and I called to Lilia. Instantly her while life was mapped out to me, everything in her past and everything in her future. I focused on the now and pulled slightly. Her eyes turned a pale blue and her breath was taken away.

“Oh, thank Gods.” She whispered softly and a small smile lit my face.

“Sometimes all you need is a tug, and all you need is to ask.” Lilia went into the recess in my mind, but yet stayed there for my body. Vixie blinked, her eyes still frosty blue, she looked to Louie and smiled.

“Look, look at my eyes! They’re so tuned to everything. I can feel… everything.” Louie smiled and with a chuff that blew my hair back, his incredibly dark eyes turned even darker; his pupils taking over his whole eye.

“Welcome to the group.” With that and a small but heart wrenching smile he ran away. Vixie started but then looked to me.

“Thanks!” She yelled while she ran off after him and to a group of other children. I looked around at the world carved out of dirt by the Gods and I sighed deeply, knowing that tomorrow would bring so much. As I started to walk around the circular structure my senses tingled and Lilia was forceably brought back to the surface. A pool of shimmering green appeared in the middle of the diameter, making everybody move and shift. They were ready to fight, but it wasn’t time for them yet. Summoning my elemental weapons, two kitana made of rock and fire, I quickly ran to the portal. raising my weapons I crouched and waited for whoever was abot to pop out.  The shifters backed me up, shifters of every kind that were ready to throw down their lives. A boot stepped forward, a feminine one, before a body jumped out. She was short, he hair was purple and curly and she had an hour glass shape. She shook out her denim jacket and smiled, her nose piercing twinkling with the movement. A second person jumped out, he was tall and had darker than black hair.

“Are we the first ones, please don’t tell me we’re the first ones.” He groaned, his voice deep and raspy.

“Who are you?”

“It looks like we’re the first ones.” The girl answered, her voice sweet and low. Her grey eyes scanned us, taking in every shifter that stood before her.

“I’ll ask again, who are you?” The fire in my swords blared higher and my muscles coiled tighter.

“Lilia? Is that you?” The girl squeaked, her eyes excited and wide.

“I’d know that surly tone anywhere, it’s got to be her!”

“Surly?” My tone suddenly changed as understanding filled Lilia. The girl giggled and ran to me, I pulled hard on my body and lifted on kitana to her neck and the other to her hart. The flames licked at her skin and her jacket.

“I don’t know you.. don’t touch me.”

“Guard down puppy, look in your memory banks. I’m right up there with the rest of them.” She gripped my wrist and calm ripped through me, I feel to my knees and groaned in pain. My eyes clouded over and understanding went through me. Memories flicked before my eyes, her hair spinning as she fought with me; for me. We’d called on them before, jus not in this lifetime; not with these bodies.

“The olden.” My voice didn’t sound like it belonged to me, it felt like I was stuck witht ose memories. We were laughing and dancing and singing. We were… friends.

“Ashley.”

“There ya go.” She let go of my wrist and the cluods went away and she stood there smiling at me. I looked at my hands and marvelled at how she managed to make my weapons go away.

“Where’ve you been, you heifer!” I yelled getting up and hugging her like the lost friend she was.

“Oh, y’know, out and about. We were shopping for thngs for the nursery when the portal opened. You know how impatient the big G-lady gets if you don’t hurry it up.”

“Nursery?” My voice squeaked and I looked down to the tiny little bump that was there. Her smile was radiant, and her skin glowing.

“Oh my Gods, when? How?”

“Well I think you know the how.” We giggled as I put my hand on her belly. My hand hummed and glowed as her baby responded to magick.

“Oh he’s going to be strong.” I smiled at her before realizing that there were still shifters on edge. I turned to them and raised my hand.

“Don’t worry, these are friends sent to help us through the war.