your eyes can be so cruel
just as i can be so cruel
demi-goddess - zero - worshiped by none - asteraia
I had a new sister, at least, by title if not by blood. Mom had taken me out hunting but demanded that I return to the den. When she came back, she was not alone and then Tiamat came into our lives. Mom said she was going to be living with us and I just had to accept it. But I didn’t want to! It had always just been me, Athena, and Mom. We didn’t need anyone else, certainly not another little girl who could grow up to be prettier than me! I told myself that I was going to ignore her, but then we played… she’s so much fun! Athena is bigger than I am but she seems a bit of a push over, if you ask me. But Tiamat, now she could play rough and we would play for hours. It was fun. But she better not be prettier than me…
Today, Mama says we are going to meet the Monster and I can’t help but wag my tail in excitement. I hear my new sister’s remark and I jump on her, grabbing for her ears playfully. "No, silly. She’s not a real monster. She’s our alpha, right, Mommy?" I seek approval of knowing more than my sisters. I do not understand that Tiamat does not know much about our pack yet, but that’s why I have to be here to show her what’s right. And I am always right. Something else Mom said made me think as I roll off of my sister. What did I want to do? What does that even mean?
Of course I want to stay here and live with my family. But what did I want to do while living her? I thought of the skills I had… did being pretty count as a skill? What else was I good at? While we waited for the Monster to show, I sat quietly (for the first time this morning) and wondered what was in store for my future.