SURPRISE! GUESS WHO HAS A THIRD SNOW DAY! Lmao. Here's another chapter and honestly I'm also thinking of writing 16 today too. But idk.
Sorry this chapter is a little short! <3
When you're done the chapter, answer this question - Was the meeting too choppy and weird? I'm not exactly sure how to write one. XD
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Darren's POV
"Blaire!" I hold her limp body, a bit panicked. I can feel many gazes on us and then a familiar voice is there.
"Please, let me help." Jace says.
"Oh Blaire," Darcy sighs. "This is all too much for her."
I pick Blaire up, doing my best to support her limp head.
"Can you get her some breakfast? A bit of everything since I don't think she's tried any of it." I ask.
"I'll get that." Darcy says, walking off but before that I catch a glimpse of her face. It looks pretty angry. "The hell you all looking at?" She growls.
And then the breakfast is back in full swing. I carry Blaire back up to our room, Jace following quietly behind.
"Is everyone here?" I ask quietly.
"Yes. Every pack." Jace replies.
"Good." I breathe out.
We get to my suite and I place Blaire on the bed gently, then cleaning up her clothes piles. I'll have to tell her where her dirty clothes go when we get home.
There's loud banging on the door, no doubt Darcy. Jace opens it. They come back and Darcy hands me a plate. "For you." She says then hands me a glass of orange juice? "And for you."
Her gaze flickers to Blaire. "Well it's nice to see you awaken."
"Go away." Blaire whines.
"No, I brought breakfast." Darcy retorts.
"Fruit Loops?" Blaire sits up, rubbing her eyes.
"No." Darcy chirps. "Scrambled eggs, bacon, breakfast sausage, orange juice, toast, fruits, um..." She points to each thing as she says it. "I think that's it." She sets the tray on Blaire's lap.
Blaire pops a grape into her mouth. Clearly she likes it because she eats them and all the other fruit first. Watermelon, apple, blueberries and orange. Note, Blaire likes fruits.
I sit on the edge of the bed, eating my own breakfast.
"Blaire, you have to be ready to see them all again. We have the first meeting in an hour or so." I warn her.
I feel so bad throwing her into this. But we all must bring our Luna's. And they all must attend the meeting with us.
Darcy looks a little anxious maybe? Eating some of Blaire's egg after she had announced she didn't like it.
"Blaire eat the meat, you need protein." Darcy says pushing the plate closer to Blaire's face.
I let out a bit of a smile watching Blaire stick her tongue out at Darcy. And that girl is all mine. Jace watches expressionless, like he almost always is.
I motion for him to follow and we walk out into the living room bit.
"Do you think... Do you think Blaire will even be able to walk into the meeting?" I ask.
"I do. She'll do it for you. Darcy is going to be trying her best today, maybe if they share that they'll both be a little better." Jace replies.
I nod a bit.
There's a crashing sound back in the room.
"IT WAS BLAIRE!" Darcy exclaims.
"Was not!" Blaire yells back.
"Was too!" Darcy says, putting her hands on her hips as we walk in.
There's a pile of glass shards from Blaire's plate and some food that they hadn't finished.
"It's okay, we'll get it cleaned up." I tell them.
"It... Was Darcy!" Blaire chips in.
"Oh, come here you!" Darcy growls playfully and Blaire runs away, giggling as she does.
"I swear they could be sisters." Jace says as he helps me clean up the glass.
"Yeah. They both kind of clicked." I nod as Blaire runs back into the room and hides in a closet.
"Because I can't smell you or anything!" Darcy says, walking up to the closet. She opens it and Blaire screams a little though laughing. Darcy pulls her out. "Are you ticklish?"
"Dunno." Blaire shrugs. "You?"
"No, no, no, you are the one who's- HEY!" Darcy exclaims.
With delicate fingers Blaire pokes Darcy's sides. Darcy is very quick to get away.
"Ticklish!" Blaire giggles.
The scene is quite amusing. Darcy pouts a little and crosses her arms. Blaire simply walks away.
"You know Darren's scent is all over you, did you get down and dirty?" Darcy says and Blaire's face twists in confusion while I practically choke on air.
"Darcy," I growl.
"What? I'm just asking!" Darcy whines.
"I don't know what that means." Blaire frowns. Over the past three days, that sentence was the most fluent sentence she could say because she really didn't know what a lot of things meant.
"You don't have to." I reply.
"But... Darcy said... Ugh." Blaire stomps her foot.
"You know what sex is, don't you dear?" Darcy asks her quickly.
"I swear if you don't shut up I will throw you off the balcony into the pool." I growl at her.
"You can't do that, I have my phone on me!" Darcy exclaims.
"Try me." I reply smoothly.
I assume Jace is getting a kick out of this. Blaire looks between the two of us, her face contorted with confusion. But she's easily distracted by a knock at the door, running to get it. I follow behind her to see another alpha, asking Blaire if she is okay and if the meeting can continue.
Blaire is frozen in place. Eyeing the man warily and leaning back probably without meaning to.
"Yes, she is okay and the meeting will continue as planned." I reply, gently pushing Blaire back.
"See you then." And the man leaves. I shut the door and look over at Blaire who instantly relaxes.
"You're pretty brave walking into a room full of alphas in about... Fifteen minutes." Darcy says.
"Let's head down now before anyone else gets there." Jace suggests. "Then Blaire can watch them come in one at a time, it'll be easier for her."
"That does sound like a good idea." I nod.
"That means I have to sit longer." Darcy mumbles to herself but, we all head down to the meeting room.
It has tables set up in a square, Jace and I take our seats with Blaire and Darcy beside us. Though, we keep them apart so they don't distract each other during the meeting.
Soon alphas and their luna's start to file in, Blaire becoming a little more tense as the amount grows. As always, the meeting starts with the topic of rogues. But this time, we get a little side tracked.
"Both your mates are rogues." A voice pops up. "Can they not tell us anything about them?"
"I can tell you I've been to your pack and trashed your house before." Darcy smiles, making the alpha who piped up angry.
"No." I reply to his question. "They cannot tell us anything about them. They were both completely lone rogues. They know nothing of the life of a rogue who joins a group."
"Then why does your mate hate alphas so much?" He asks smoothly. "I'm sorry, but you should not have taken her, she's a dirty little rogue who knows nothing about pack life. You'll make your pack weak."
I glance at Blaire who is looking at the table, hiding her face with her hair. Before I can answer, Darcy loses it.
"Was your whole family- your whole pack killed in front of your eyes? Was your best friend killed by his father? An alpha? Did you live alone for eleven years, constantly running? I think not. So if you open your mouth one more time to say something nasty like that, I will personally find you after this meeting and give you the beating you deserve." Darcy says in a low voice that holds power. The girl has no fear. Well, besides her phone breaking because of water damage.
"Blaire is a very strong woman. I will not tolerate you telling her that she is anything less. One more insult towards her and our packs are at war." I say smoothly, controlling my anger as best I can. My wolf was going crazy, he wanted to kill the man right here and now.
The meeting continues, though Darcy can hardly sit through it. She's always doing something. Tapping the table, humming, making faces at other luna's, anything she could do sitting in the chair.
As soon as the meeting is wrapped up she jumps up and is out of the room in two seconds.
Blaire only relaxes after everyone has left the room.
"That was... Hard... And... scary." Blaire whispers. "Not again."
"You have to do it again." I reply softly, standing up. "You made it through this one, I'm very proud of you."
"Home?" Blaire whispers.
"In a few days, we'll go back home." I promise. "Come on."
I lead her back to our room, asking room service to bring up lunch. Blaire sits on the couch, looking a little stunned. Like she is in shock. I sit next to her and hold her close.
When the food comes I bring it in and set it on the table. She eats in silence but when she's done, she looks up. "Darren?"
"Yes angel?"
"What... Is 'down and dirty?'"
Oh Blaire, did you really have to ask? I contemplate how to explain it, looking around the room. What do I tell her? Geez.
"It's... Mates often... Ugh." I run a hand through my hair. "This is difficult to explain." I mumble.
"Try." Blaire says. Goodness, she doesn't know a thing.
"Mates are the two people meant to be together. There's a mating process to go with it. First the mark, then they 'get down and dirty,' though, that's not what most people call it. They say, make love or um, we'll just keep it at make love." I start.
"Okay... What... Is that?" Blaire tilts her head a little.
"That I am not sure how to explain." I say nervously.
"Try." Blaire prompts again.
"We're going to leave it for another time." I decide, sitting back.
"Mark?"
"Well, I'll choose a spot on your neck and I'll bite you there." I reply, Blaire lets out a little yelp and covers her neck with her hands. "It gives us more of a bond, you do the same to me. You mark me too."
"When... Will you... Mark me?" She asks nervously.
"When you're ready for me to mark you." Darren replies.
"At home."
"What?"
"Mark me... At home."
I look over her. I feel like she doesn't completely understand what it is. But I don't say anything, I'll just talk to her again at home.
Man, these next few days are going to be so long...