‘Young Elite Omega, I sense something about that boy. It wouldn’t be wise to stay beside him if you want to be the best,’ Justice cautioned. This confused me, Salem is the first actual friend I made before I started my training. It’s been two days now and each of those days Justice has given me this warning. I of course questioned him, but he remained silent. I associated myself with the Alpha-Born I sat with on my first day.

Jayden, a female Alpha-Born, not yet presented but still old enough that it would come any day now. Most of these Alpha-Born would be presented any day, if not already. She helped me through the math portion of the class.

Lake, a male Alpha-Born, is the second genius at math but excels in Science. He knows a lot of neat stuff.

Knox, a male Alpha-Born, he’s not interested in the books but the physical aspect of the class. I got him to be my gym partner by playing ‘the weak wanting to get strong’ and ‘can only do that if it’s him’.

In just that one day, I hadn’t known that I made the best of friends that would stay with me and help me with my goals. It didn’t occur to me that I would need their friendship to help me through my rough trials of being a great Elite Omega, that would protect the pack at all cost. Justice had warned me about these Alpha-Born to keep a distance and not act like them. So I tried. I only greeted them and used them when I need them.

For the whole year.

We practised strength, smarts, and learning about past Alphas. I was now strong enough to take on an Alpha two years younger than me. My friends congratulated me on this feat, but I was still out of breath and this little Alpha-Born was strong. So I’ll need to train harder if I want to be able to protect the pack. So I began training at night as well, soon I was strong enough to go against Alpha’s my age, but it always feels like they are backing off to let me win.

I hated it.

“U,” Lake called out using the shortened version of Que.

“L,” I greeted and waited for him, I had just finished morning training and was going for a shower.

“E!” Lake greeted Salem coming up, “Excited for the field trip to the town?” Lake asked as Salem stood beside me.

“Very, I want out of these borders,” I said.

“You and me both!”

“J!” I happily greeted as she walked up.

“We waiting for K?” Jayden asked.

“He’s in the showers, he finished his morning workout before me,” I said as we started for the communal bathrooms.

“What do you think the town would be like?” Jayden asked, and I tuned them out not interested in what it would be like but what I could use the knowledge for. I walked into the showers and stripped my sweat wear and cleaned myself off. I kept my senses alert for danger, even if there was Alpha’s around me I still have to stay high alert. Most Alpha’s don’t like Omega’s invading what was rightfully theirs. After the quick shower, I walked to my locker (easily recognizable thanks to the scribbles decorating it) and took out my spare clothes that were safely in a zip-lock bag. After I finished getting dressed I turned back to my Alpha friends and we started for school still chatting away. Although they were quieter than before.

“So, Q,” Knox started, “you going to present as an Alpha?” this confused me, they should know that I want to stay an Omega.

“No?” I said confused, “Why do you ask?”

“Heard from this morning that the Alpha-Born,” I stopped Knox right there.

“Whatever they have planned I can handle it, I didn’t do all this training for nothing,” we walked into class and the instructor smiled.

“Now that we’re all here, I have some important news,” we sat down in our seats, “the Coach would like to continue your teachings. This is the last day I’ll be teaching you by the book.”

“Yes,” Jayden was all the happier for this news, since she was no longer bound by the book she can do whatever she wanted. Our Coach specializes not only in sports but in survival as well. Meaning, combat training on how to survive a cold winter. Most Alpha and Alpha-Born strive for Coach’s lessons, while most can stay and learn books if they want but why do that when you can spend a few years learning to fight. Besides that 5 years away from books sounds like heaven for me, and a year before we turn 14 we have to review books again to get into normal human school.

~ o ~ m ~ e ~ g ~ a ~

Coach lined us up as usual for the past week, all we’ve been doing is exercise while the Coach spouts random facts about survival.

“The rabbit comes out of the hole, in front of the tree, goes behind the tree, and back down its original hole.” is one of those facts. That is the Bowline Knot, a very useful knot to know when you want to attach something to a loop.

We started to run around the small area often speeding up at the Coach’s hand signal. “Keeping cool, digging is your friend.”

Doing jumping jacks until we sweat, “Rain! Collect, store and drink!”

Doing competitive push-ups with another person until someone gives up, ”Boiling water for a minute gets rid of germs, and makes the water drinkable!”

We then would go back to running, “Snow! Melt first then drink!”

Soon it would be squats and I hated them, “Cattails, cottonwood, willows! Mean water! Dig by these plants or trees until you get to moisture and wait to collect!”

Then we were stretching again, “Water found in puddles or streams should be boiled!”

As we rested he would then tell us more facts, “Dew! Use a cloth to collect and squeeze into a container!” some would be repetitive from yesterday just so we got it, “Wrapping a bag over a leafy plant is another way to collect water!”

It seems all today was about water. My favourite line today was about the rabbit, it might be a wolf thing but I always fancy thinking of chasing rabbits.

“The rabbit comes out of the hole, in front of the tree,” I recited.

“Goes behind the tree, and back down its original hole,” Lake was laying beside me as we rested before started to go back to our intense training.

“I love the rabbit bit,” I laughed.

“Because it’s soft and fluffy?” Lake questioned.

“No, I want to hunt it, seems like a good chase,” I said wondering why he would say such a thing. Rabbits were food, the Coach has been drilling us on how to catch one for a few days now. “What do you think a freshly caught rabbit tastes like?” we hardly get game meat since it mostly goes to the Omega District. The expecting mothers and growing pups need more nourishment and if we want the deer meat or rabbit meat we have to go out hunting with the other hunters since the hunters get a share of the food before going to the Omega District.

~ o ~ m ~ e ~ g ~ a ~

A year of exercising and fighting was added after a few months. I’ve become a decent fighter, to prove it I’m up against a large Alpha. This Alpha I didn’t have any beef with but today I’m feeling particularly mean.

Wolves gathered around us growling urging us to fight.

I shifted my weight from paw to paw to get a better stance before the leap, snarling at the Alpha before me. The Alpha gave his growl and stood taller to intimidate me, it only made me madder and I bared my fangs.

At the sound of an imaginary bell, we threw ourselves at each other. I hated how Alpha’s looked down on me, hated how they picked on me for two years, hated that I had to be fine with everything!

I tossed my left forepaw high in the air to strike down on the grey wolf, before he could bite me I jumped to the side.

“Bad Alpha! Bad!” I tapped the wolf on the head lightly repeatedly. “Down!” I commanded and the wolf confused and feeling lost laid down like he was a bad dog.

I think I even heard a whimper!

“Good Alpha,” I rubbed the grey wolf’s head a bit and the Alpha wagged his tail as I praised him. The other wolves laughed at the display of a tiny wolf scolding such a large wolf.

“Once an Omega! Always an Omega!” a dark brown wolf growled.

“Alpha’s!” Coach barked and the wolves grew quiet. “Never underestimate the powers of the Omega-Born! Even a large Alpha can be taken down by a crafty Omega.”

By the hand signal, I stood and sat by the Coach’s side sitting proudly since I took down a large Alpha-born by tapping him on the head.

“Omega is small and fast,” Coach started to go into the Omega 101, “Who do you think would catch the most rabbits? Omega. These wolves are good for hunting parties, not only can they catch lots of rabbits but can also succeed in larger prey with the Alpha. Since Omega can steer the deer into an awaiting Alpha the chance of a successful hunt relies on the Omega hunters.” I haven’t been out hunting yet, would I get to chase rabbits around? I wagged my tail a bit at the thought of chasing bunnies. Some of the wolves scoffed at the idea of an Omega being useful on a hunt.

“It seems you do not understand how to hunt or the real strength of the Omega’s.” Coach sounded mad, “Omega Angel, will you help me teach these Alpha’s what a TRAINED Omega can do?” I stood up and got into my fighting stance again, Coach sent a different Alpha into the field someone not as bulky but just enough to look like they can overpower me. “An untrained Omega is dangerous,” the wolves howled with laughter, “A trained Omega is deadly.”

I growled at the Alpha before me, eyes locked to this light grey and dark grey wolf. We started to circle, ignoring the wolves growling and snapping at our paws.

‘Remember, do not wound, control your bite,’ Justice said, with his help I’ve become a good fighter I growled again and went straight for the back leg that was exposed to me. The Alpha saw this and moved to grab me by the scruff, I managed to jump out of the way and used the force in my back legs to push off the ground to leap on the wolf. Because of our height difference, I need to use the remaining force to grab his scruff and throw him off balance. I landed short because he moved away out of my teeth to snap at me. That was when we started to wrestle, he grabbed my right front paw and yanked so I snapped at his ear then went for his tail when he let my paw go. I pulled hard and he jumped on my back to knock me over.

I tried for my scruff again and I went for his paws this time, while he was off balance I used my back legs to kick his stomach and pull on his leg so I could roll him over onto his back. Once I had done that I started biting the soft flesh growling while he struggled. I took a hold of his neck and shook him hard to daze him.

“Hold!” Coach howled and I backed off immediately while the Alpha struggled to his paws. “That is a trained Omega. Untrained would knock you over and then run away, not continue to attack.” I growled softly and remained in my battle stance as if waiting for the next challenge. “Now, let’s go to the Bounded Omega. Alpha’s can bound as many Omega’s as they want but Bounded Omegas can only have one Alpha. I do caution you Alpha’s to take care of your bounded Omega’s,” the wolves started laughing.

“Yeah right, who would take care of such a weak wolf when there are others ripe for the picking,” the Alpha’s sneered. The Coach was silent for a moment, as he looked at the laughing Alpha’s, then looked down at me. I understood that look he was giving me. Use my built-up anger and place myself in a different Omega’s paw prints. So I started to channel all the hate I was feeling earlier, all the grievances these Alpha’s gave me these two years.

Then the Coach began, “A hunting party, three Alpha’s one Omega,” the wolves quieted down to listen to the story, “One of those Alpha’s had Bounded the Omega, those two stayed close. The Bounded Omega saw a rabbit, with the Alpha’s go ahead the Omega went for it. When the Omega returned, the Alpha was no longer there. A different pack had started entering the territory and they saw the Omega with the rabbit.”

“Does this story have a point?” The Coach ignored the Alpha and continued, while I placed myself in that Omega’s paw prints. It felt lonely, lost, and scared. Where was the Alpha? Was I abandoned?

“The offending pack took the Omega, and the little one struggled. That was when they saw the missing Alpha, just off in the tree line watching the Omega get taken.” broken, betrayed, maybe the pack was too much for the lone Alpha? Hopeful. The Alpha will get the others and come for me. “The Omega was taken into the pack territory as was forced to be with other Alpha’s when a Bounded Omega is with a different Alpha the process is painful. In most cases, the Omega would rather kill itself than live in such agony. The Omega stayed in that pack for two years, waiting for someone who will never come. That Alpha let the little wolf get caught, they knew the pack was nearby, and what better way to get rid of the Omega?” Betrayal, hate, death, blood, blood, blood. I started to growl softly, feeling the phantom pain of being taken forcefully while being Bounded to an Alpha.

“The Omega left the pack in broad daylight, no one bothered keeping them there. The Omega returned home searching for the Alpha.”

“If the Omega could leave at any time why didn’t it do it sooner?”

“You want the whole story?”

“Sure,” the wolf practically sang.

“When the Omega left the pack they were covered in blood, that was why no one stopped them. The pack Alpha was slain along with the two guards waiting for their turn.” the Alpha’s were back to being silent. This was the horror story they wanted to hear, but it wasn’t the one they were hoping for. “The Bounded Omega found the Alpha, now I know you were hoping for a love story but this is a horror story with a horrible ending for someone. The Omega was enraged, this untrained Omega was out for blood. If I know one thing about Omega’s, never get them mad, and if they are a Bounded Omega, this is why you should be careful of who you bound. Because even the Gentlest Omega can do something like this.”

I kept my eyes closed as I searched for this Alpha, the Alpha who left me there to get captured. I felt my body start to shake, he left me there.

“The Alpha who first fought the Omega, step forward,” the Alpha trotted forward and stood before me, “Omega Angel, show this Alpha’s what an enraged Omega can do to a large Alpha like this,” the Coach said. I opened my eyes and saw the Alpha before me and labelled them as the one who left me. I growled my vision seeing red I felt a deep fire within me roar to life with hate. This Alpha doesn’t want me, so I don’t need him. I need to make him remove the bound, so I attacked the Alpha with full force, then I tasted it. Blood. This Alpha can bleed, as soon as I could taste it I started to go into a frenzy biting where ever I could. Remove it. Remove it. Remove it! Die. Die! I no longer wanted the Alpha to remove it, I wanted them to perish, writhe in pain before dying. An Alpha that doesn’t look out for me should die!