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Birthright By Blood Chapter 2

(Sukura POV)

By the next morning light my tears had gone and I focused to bring down my protection dome. I had used my plants to scrub my dna from the elder though I would not deny knowledge of his death.

I took a deep steadying breath then I made myself ready for school. Thankfully it was a pack school so I didn't have to worry about taking my human form to move about. I puased to look in the mirror and took a deep steadying breath. My flowers seemed to be shifting restlessly just underneath my skin. It gave my skin the appearnce that snakes where shifting underneath. Something I had to supress if I was going to make it through my day.

Even with Grandfather's gifts my own connection to my flowers ran deep enough that they fed on my emotions going stronger or weaker as the situation called for. And with the emotional blow I took yesterday it was testing the very limits of my self control to get them to settle down once more.

When my skin returned to normal I took another deep steadying breath. The exercise in self control had cost me 15 minuets which now made me late for school. I sighed internally before moving to grab my uniform.

It was a regal dark blue with gold accents on the buttons. The pack colors as well as being complimentary to my fur color. Still the pants were getting a bit tight in the waist. I needed to cut back on my coffee. Then again that was the only thing that kept me remotley awake in the mornings though. Also hormones are a bitch one that I have on speed dial according to my biological clock anyway.

It seems as if the mating season was rapidly apporaching...which would quickly turn into a living hell for me. I hadn't found my mate and as much as everyone went crazy during the season there was no way I'd get into bed with a girl.

With that rather sour thought I headed out the door snagging my thermos on the way. I had compensated by making the creamer non fat and sugar free while the sugar itself i made sure had no calories. Even if I did burn through calories faster than a human it wouldn't due to use things that would purposley add to my current weight problem. Before I left I remebered to cast the nesscary spells to make sure I still kept my frails and weak apperance.

I ran down the sidewalk already breaking out into a light sweat further evidnce that I needed to find a suitable way to get back into shape. I guess i'd have to see about hitting the school gym after hours since it was usually open to the community after all.

The time to get to school seemed to drag on forever. Once there I drew my face into the suitable mask. My eyes didn't need any help looking distruaght nor would the few escaping tears be entirely faked either. Of course my grandfather's death had not been officially announced yet as I doubted the body had been discovered. However all it would take was one word to the right person. Lucky for me the Principal to the school was the pack Gamma and that would mean word would get out fairly quickly.

Depending on how you looked at it me being late actually was helpfull for once. Not that I had intended to be late...but I could turn the situation to my favor. I began to head for the office and nodded to the secretary as I passed. I ignored the glare I got in return as I entered the office of the principal.

He was on a phone call and he gestured for me to take a seat. When he finished the call he looked at me expectantly. "You being late for class hardly requires my attention Sukura. " he said to me. "Well it's not about me being late to class...Grandfather has been missing the past three days... I've looked everywhere and I can't find him." I replied looking down at the floor. I knew all to well how to play my part after all.

"Well head to class. I'll get the patrols to start looking for him." he replied and i nodded before moving to rise. "Try to have a good day and do good in class." he called after me. "Yes sir." I answered respectfully like a good little boy.

I headed to class ignoring the teacher's impending lecture about being late as I took my seat in the back. The lesson resumed with roll call and I raised my paw at the appropriate time though my mind was elsewhere.

I was thinking for the forces I had just set into motion. In my minds eye I could just see the pack units mobilizing and moving out to search for the eldery fox. By now the flowers that had marked his burial site would have turned brown and brittle as they had not been given the order to live for more than 24 hours. A soft breeze would remove them and hopefully point the wolves into the right direction.

Failing that at least they would be on the lookout for him and as the days extended the search would more than likley do so as well.To say I noticed any lesson in particular that day would be a lie. Oh I took my notes and such but it was just auto pilot. My mind was roaming the feilds and such just waiting to hear that Grandfather had been found.