His Blue Moon Princess
His Sunshine Baby Chapter 95

I slowly wake up, with that familiar feel of the sunshine on my skin. Where am I? I look around, but nothing's familiar. s**t, it's painful... I look down on my arm and remember. I am at Nate's place, with Estelle. What time is it? I'm alone in bed, but I'm pretty sure I fell asleep with both of them by my side. I struggle to sit up, putting my slide in the most comfortable way possible. s**t, I really wish I could heal normally... fast like a normal werewolf. Wait, I'm in my panties? Who the hell took my pants off? I growl, annoyed.

Why can't I hear anything? It's quiet in there, isn't Estelle awake? She usually plays when she's awake early...

I get up, and it takes me ages to put those damn jeans on. When I'm done, I'm exhausted, but still walk out of the room. Now that the door's open, I do hear a bit of music... Disney, again? I walk to the living room and, as expected, Estelle is quietly playing with some toy castle, humming to the Disney music. Looks like Nate managed to trade a movie for a playlist this morning... "Good morning Mommy!"

"Good morning baby star. Did you sleep well?"

"Yes! Daddy said to let you sleep so I was playing, but Daddy said we should go out later so I am playing now!"

"Good girl."

I give her a quick kiss and listen to her a bit before leaving her alone and heading to the kitchen. I dangerously need coffee at such a time... Though it's probably later than usual. I freeze in the kitchen's entrance, though.

Nathaniel is standing there, half-naked. How dare he be half-naked so early in front of me! He already had a nice body back five years ago, but now, he looks like a damn gravure model, stepped out of a magazine. Who wears only jeans in plain sight, in a kitchen like some sexy movie! Gosh, I hate him. And his stupid abs. I close my eyes a second. I need to adjust or I'll literally jump on him...

"Good morning, Sunshine."

And his damn morning husky voice. I'm doomed.

"Hi..." I grumble, trying to evade him while grabbing the coffee pitcher.

Coffee, I need to wake up and drink that damn coffee... Don't look, Elena. Don't look at those abs.

"You slept well?"

"Fine... By the way, did you take my pants off?"

"Huh, you asked for it. Around 2 am, actually, you were groaning a lot and basically kicked me a couple of times, saying you wanted to... Undress."

Moon Goddess, if you're there, please have me die. Like, right now.

I take a deep breath. He's seen me n***d hundreds of times anyway, right? No big deal that I was left in panties. Damn, what was I wearing again?

"I need to take a shower," I suddenly declare, gulping down my coffee.

"Do you need help..."

"Nathaniel Black, you stay out of the damn bathroom, or I swear I'll bite."

I hear him chuckle as I exit the kitchen, but I don't care. He's playing with my nerves!

Taking a shower with one arm injured is even harder than I thought. I struggle to undress, struggle to take that damn slide off and struggle to shower without soaking my bandages. What a mess... My legs still have those scars, too, so I guess it isn't going to heal at all. I sigh. At least I'm alive and have all my limbs, I guess...

"Elena? Everything okay?" I hear him yell from behind the door.

"I'm fine!"

If he enters that room while I'm n***d, I swear I'll lose it. I hurry up, making sure to clean myself the best I can, and grab a towel to wrap myself in, and... Damn it. I forgot to bring in new clothes... It was delivered last night, but I left it all in the dressing. Crap. I need to cross the hallway in that stupid towel.

It's okay, he's seen it all already anyway. Just act chill, Elena, you've been in worse situations than walking around half-naked in your ex's apartment...

"Nice view."

"Why are you being this damn door, Nate?"

He chuckles, glancing over without mercy.

"I was wondering if you needed help..."

"Oh, shut up and let me through!"

I push him out of the way to get to the closet, torn between anger and embarrassment. I want to punch him, if only my arm was fine enough. I grab whatever clothes I can replace in a hurry. Thank Moon Goddess, it's the right fit, and Henry has good tastes. I replace a black underwear ensemble, and a comfy sleeveless jumpsuit from an Italian brand I don't recognize. At least I don't spend half an hour putting it on or off, I can slide in right away. "Still don't need help?"

"No!"

I hear him laugh and leave the room. He's doing this on purpose, isn't he? "...Elena?"

"I'm almost done, Nate, can't you just..."

"No, I think you should come and... see."

His voice changed, and I realize something's wrong. He's in the living room? What is it? Did Estelle do something? I hurry over, and I can't see my daughter for a few seconds, making me panic. Until I realize Nate is behind the couch, looking down. Is she crouching...? I walk over and stand there speechless. Oh, Moon Goddess. Nate looks at me, totally stunned too.

"... think we have a problem," he says.

I nod. Estelle is there. But not as a human.

My daughter turned into an adorable wolf pup, with perfectly white fur and big, blue eyes.

Oh, Moon Goddess... She looks like a mini-Nora. Like, a perfect Royal. White as snow, really, and blue eyes like her dad. Holy Moon Goddess. Nathaniel is as helpless as I am, staring at her, not knowing what to do. I don't know either. "Estelle, baby."

Mommy!

The puppy turns and scampers to me, all excited. How did she shape-shift? How can she even shape-shift when she's not five years old yet! I kneel down to her. What am I supposed to say? I've never dealt with a werewolf cub, not one so young! Is it dangerous if she stays like that? I turn to Nathaniel, but he's already taken out his phone.

"Damian? It's Nate, huh... We have a little bit of an issue here. Estelle shape-shifted... Yes, I know, but I swear, Damian, she's right in front of me, and she's a pup. No... Yes, yes, okay. I'll do that. Can you... Yes, please. Thanks. See ya." He hangs up.

"What did he say?"

"He said to bring her over. He'll call Tonia so she can check."

"Check what? Tonia is..."

"A nurse, now. And she knows a lot about shape-shifting and all, Boyan was a super precocious one too."

He grabs his car keys, turns off the tv and I see him run to the bedroom. What did he get? How, a change of clothes. I feel totally useless, but my daughter looks fine, playing around in front of me and nibbling some toy. Is this okay...? "Elena?"

Nathaniel walks up to us, carrying a backpack. He crouches down, smiling confidently to our daughter.

"Let's go see aunty Nora, baby? And your uncles?"

Now? Are we going now, Daddy?

"Yes. Come here..."

He carries her in his arms, while I'm still completely at a loss. Nate notices my expression and takes my hand.

"Come on, let's go. It's okay, Elena."

I nod, but really, is it okay? We leave his apartment and get in the car, but while Nathaniel drives, I can't settle down. What does that mean? Won't the dark witch spot Estelle even more easily now? Is she in danger? How can she already shape-shift, she's four years old! I have so many questions, I just can't calm down.

Next to me, Nathaniel is acting confident, talking to Estelle, who sat down behind us, looking at the window.

"Do you want some music, baby?"

Yes!

He puts on the same playlist as earlier on his phone, focusing the volume on the back seat. I leave out a deep sigh. Before I can react, Nate puts a hand on my knee, whispering so she can't hear us under the music. "It will be okay, Elena."

"She's just four! How can she..."

"You know it happens. It's fine. Tonia will just make sure she's fine, but she doesn't seem in any pain, and nothing about her werewolf aura has changed. It's okay." "When Nora shape-shifted, I felt it. I..."

"You weren't here when Nora shape-shifted for the first time. You probably only felt something because you were close, and her kin. Calm down, it's going to be okay. In any case, Sylviana can probably do something." "Do what? We can't forbid our daughter from shape-shifting! She probably doesn't even make the difference!"

He sighs but doesn't answer to that. Meanwhile, I can't stop glancing at the puppy behind us, who's happily nodding to the tune. At least she doesn't seem too perturbed...

Nathaniel finally parks in front of Damian and Nora's house. They are both waiting for us on the porch. Nora opens her mouth wide, seeing Estelle confidently jump out of the car.

"Moon Goddess... She's so cute!"

Is that all she's thinking? Am I the only one literally freaking out? Damian seems to notice my expression and walks up to me.

"It's okay. Come on in."

We sit in their living room, and Boyan walks in, carrying James. Of course, the two-year-old is overjoyed when seeing the puppy, and runs to him. The two kids start playing a game of tag, while I sit next to my cousin, anxious. "How come she shape-shifted? She's too young to shape-shift!"

"It's okay, Elena. Bobo shape-shifted for the first time when he was about her age, too. And she is a Royal, she might be a precocious one because of that."

"I don't want her to be precocious, Nora! Look at her, anyone can tell she's a Royal like you!"

"I can barely feel the change in her aura, Elena, calm down. We called Tonia and Sylviana, they'll be here any minute, okay? Let's have some tea."

Nora gets up to pour some tea, kicking Damian out of the kitchen in the main time. I can't calm down, though. Boyan is watching over the two kids running around in the living room, laughing so much while chasing each other. Neither of them seems disturbed by the fact that my daughter is a white cub...

When Tonia finally arrives, I almost jump at her, but she frowns and gestures for me to shut up.

"No, don't start. First, yes, it can happen that werewolves shapeshift that young. No, she doesn't have any health-related issued because of that and yes, she is fine. Okay, now you can ask."

"How can that happen?"

"Like any werewolf kid! Excitement, anger, any strong emotion can trigger our first shape-shift, Elena! The only problem with Estelle is that she is too young to even realize she shape-shifted! It's so natural to her, she doesn't care much about it. So chill, mama, she's fine, okay? Now, where are the brats."

Tonia dismisses like so, and walks in, grabbing Estelle by her neck when she runs close to her. I don't like seeing my baby manipulated like this, even if she's in her puppy form. Right away, Tonia starts inspecting her, ignoring my daughter's annoyed growls. "She's a normal size... With those paws, she'll grow to be your size, I'd say. Good fangs... Hey, don't bite or I'll bite you back. Her eyes are fine too... Her tail's a bit short but that's okay. Fine, you can go now."

She lets Estelle go, and my daughter runs back to play with her cousin. At least she's okay... I take a long sigh, and Nathaniel comes to sit next to me, putting his arm around me. I finally accept Nora's tea and, for a few minutes, we just watch the kids play. "I wonder if James will be all white too or jet-black like you..." Whispers Nora to Damian, who's caressing her big belly.

"Definitely white," replies Tonia. "His Royal aura is even stronger than Estelle's. No way he gets black fur."

"Too bad... Well, white is cute."

Damian chuckled.

"Nora, you should..."

"If you tell me to rest again, Damian Black, I'll kick you. I'm pregnant, not disabled."

It's my turn to chuckle. I can't pick sides on this one, Damian looks genuinely worried for his wife. Nora is almost seven months along now... Werewolf pregnancies are a bit shorter, so my cousin might actually give birth within the next two months. "Good Morning everyone!"

Sylviana just walked in, followed by a tall black wolf. Did Liam Black get bigger? He's lost all of his teen attitude... Immediately, both James and Estelle run to them, excited by the presence of another wolf. Damn, it's going to be crazy in here if we have more pups able to shape-shift... starting by Nora's next baby. I notice Damian's frowning a bit too, probably thinking the same as me. How many werewolf pups can we handle at the same time? Those two have been running around for twenty minutes straight! Sylviana smiles and sits on the floor to hug James, who's apparently very familiar to the witch, and Estelle is happily playing with her too.

"Elena freaked out," says Tonia right away.

"It's fine..." whispers the witch.

"She will feel it, won't she?" Asks Nathaniel before I do.

Sylviana nods.

"Yeah... Estelle's Royal aura just increased, she won't miss something like that. She probably is waiting for the right moment, though."

"What is the right moment?" I ask. "Why would she delay her attack?"

The witch stays silent for a while, and Liam takes over in playing with the kids, pushing Estelle around and letting James chase him. Sylviana stands out, crossing her arms.

"I've been thinking... about what would be a good time... I think she's scared of Nora, mostly."

"Scared of me?" Says my cousin. "I've never fought her..."

"No, but she has experience with the Royals... With your family. I was wondering why she hasn't attacked sooner. First, I thought the Black brothers had scared her after pushing all the vampires away four years ago, but... I think that now, you're the one she's scared of. Nora, you're probably as powerful as your grandmother was, and the... the dark witch was never able to attack until Diane committed a mistake." "You mean when she lifted the barrier for Reagan?"

"I think so. I think she is probably sensing that Nora is... protecting Silver City in her own way. And Damian protects Nora, and all of the packs protect them. She doesn't want to make any mistakes this time, so she'll wait until Nora is vulnerable and she can attack her."

"Define vulnerable?" says Nate, frowning and glancing at my cousin.

"The one moment Nora won't be able to fight her off..."

Nora is frowning, confused, but next to her, her husband's eyes are already murderous. He understood, too.

"...She's waiting for Nora to go into labor