Filed to story: Sorry Alpha I Am Wolfless Novel
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The reason I couldn’t tell them about what was going on was that I didn’t want to upset them. It would make both Mommy and Daddy sad and then they would cry. If they knew that sometimes the gone people said some really bad things, then they would try to make them go away. But you can’t make them go away unless you help them. You have to make them happy in some way. You need to make sure that they could leave the in between that they were stuck in and that they would be OK to move on.
Most of them were not that bad. They were mostly just sad. But some of them were bad people and I couldn’t help bad people. Not helping them meant that I was stuck with them until they left me and went someplace else. That was the only thing that I knew about it all. I needed to learn more. I needed someone to help me. And that was why Charlie and Chloe were there with me.
Sometimes I even talked to Rudy and Alexio. Not often though, since they were trying to get better at being here. They trained with my uncles every day and they were doing really good. But I wanted to talk to them sometimes because they were from that place and that meant they knew about the gone people more than anyone else. I wanted to know what they knew. I wanted them to help me.
Rudy was always nice to me, but he didn’t know much. Alexio was smarter, and he was nice too, but he was kind of scary looking and seemed like he was going to be mean at any time. I think I just needed to get to know him more. He didn’t know me either so maybe he was just scared of me. I guess I could be scary when I talk about the gone people.
When I was supposed to learn some things from Charlie and Chloe one day, there was a loud booming noise that scared all three of us. Well, it scared me, that was for sure.
That booming noise almost seemed like someone knocking, but it wasn’t coming from the door to my room. Instead, it seemed to be coming from the air next to my table. That was not the way that things usually happened.
The second time that there was the loud booming knock, I could see something glowing next to me. It looked like a door that wasn’t all the way there yet. But when the third time there was a knocking-like boom sound, the door was all the way there. I knew that this door was meant for me. Whoever was there was coming to see me. But who were they?
“Talia, don’t touch that.” Charlie called out when I hopped off my chair to walk over to the door.
“But someone wants to see me.” I turned back to him. “Why shouldn’t I open it?” I didn’t know why he would tell me not to touch it.
“What if someone takes you like they took your mommy.” Chloe looked like she was about to start shaking.
“If someone tries to do that, Angel will bite them. She can get very big when she is mad.” They hadn’t seen Angel when she was being mean. She could get to be as big as a real dragon. It was both cool and scary. And it made me know that Angel was here to protect me forever.
“Just don’t do it.” Charlie called out as I grabbed the handle.
“It’s OK.” I smiled at him as I opened the door.
The door seemed to blow open really hard as soon as I turned the handle. There was a bright orange light on the other side of it and it was hurting my eyes. It only lasted for a few minutes though. After a little bit, there seemed to be someone coming through the door and that made the light go away. Or it was just not as bright at least.
When the person stepped through the door, I saw that they were as tall as my daddy. Though my daddy looked a lot stronger than this man. This man also had really long hair that stood up on top of his head. His eyes looked like they had a blue flashlight behind them. And he was pale. And I knew exactly who this man was.
“Oh, hello Mr. Hades.” I smiled at him.
“TALIA!” Both Charlie and Chloe looked and sounded shocked as they hid next to the table.
“It is nice to see you again Miss Talia.” The blue god named Hades smiled at me. I think he was ignoring Charlie and Chloe since they were scared of him.
“Why are you here Mr. Hades? Did I do something wrong?”
“Ha ha ha. Why would you think that you were in trouble, Little Talia?” He was talking very nicely to me.
“Well, don’t the gods only show up when someone does something bad? You came when you thought that my mommy had done something bad.”
“Oh, Little Talia, I am so sorry that you think that. No, you have done nothing wrong. I am here to begin your training. We discussed with your mommy that you would be learning things over the years, right? I wanted to begin now, if that is OK with you.” I was not sure what he was going to tell me when I saw him, but this was not what I was expecting.
“I would like to begin, yes. Thank you so much Mr. Hades.” I beamed at him.
“Oh, Little Talia, you are so adorable. I just know that teaching you what we know of the underworld is going to be a fun and exciting time.”
As Mr. Hades and I talked, I could tell that Charlie and Chloe were still very scared. I didn’t think that they liked Mr. Hades all that much. Maybe they should go back to their rooms while I learn from my new teacher.
Talia 鈥?Training To Be A Goddess PART 2
I could tell that Charlie and Chloe were not having a good time with Mr. Hades in the room. I think they were scared that he was going to be doing something to them. They had had the gone people in their lives for so long that they were not good with a lot of new situations. And they were so recently able to look like normal people.
I didn’t really notice much of the difference between the two of them. They were pretty when they were bear people and they are pretty now. They were also my friends and I liked them very much. Daddy said that they had vowed to be my retainers or something like that. But I didn’t know how that was possible. Retainers were things that went in your mouth to help your teeth. That was what the kids at school said. Izzy Drews said her older sister had bad teeth and needed a retainer.
I didn’t know if Izzy was wrong or if Daddy was wrong, but I knew that Charlie and Chloe were always here with me and that they always did things for me. They would help me get ready, but my attendant was supposed to do that. They would help me with something that I didn’t understand. And they always seemed to be protecting me. They were like my uncles with Mommy. They were always there for me. And I loved them for that.
“Charlie, Chloe, if you are scared of Mr. Hades, you can go back to your room. I do not want you to be afraid.
“No, Talia, we will not leave.” Charlie stood up tall and proud. I was actually surprised to see that he was about the same height as Mr. Hades. He was as tall as a god, that was cool.
“We have sworn to be there for you and to protect you, Talia, we are not leaving you.”
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“Well, if you think you will be OK, then you can stay. Mr. Hades is going to be teaching me so that I can take over the underwear world when I am older. I had not told you that yet. Mommy hasn’t really told anyone about it except for Daddy. He was kind of scared to hear it too.” I think they were scared too. They looked really weird when they heard that I was going to be the new goddess to the underworld.
“Little Talia, why do you insist on calling it the underwear world?” Mr. Hades didn’t seem like he was at all upset about me calling his home by that name. I mean, he was laughing about it as he asked me that question. I think he was just curious more than anything.
“Mr. Hades, I am only four. I am expected to do and say things like a child. Because, well, I am a child.” I tilted my head and gave him a very cute smile. I think this would be one of those times that my mommy and daddy told me that I was just trying to pretend to be innocent. I think they would be right too. I didn’t want Mr. Hades to know that I could say the name properly. I liked using underwear world right now. It was funny and I liked having fun like that. I think that like Daddy and Uncle Shane, I liked jokes and funny things. Even if Daddy tried to pretend that he didn’t joke as much as me and Uncle Shane. I knew the truth. He was always joking with us.
“I guess that is fair enough. You are only a child, so you should be allowed to do as you please for now.” I smiled when I saw Mr. Hades said that. He and I seemed to think a lot alike. “Alright now, Little Talia, it is time for us to begin your first lesson. Are you ready?”
