Chapter 10

Chapter 10
Danny’s POV
“Step on the scales for me, please Danny?” Doctor Elliot asks me. I get off my chair and stand on the scales in front of me. It reads back 103 pounds. “Considering you were 92 pounds when you first arrived; I am happy with your progress. Ordinarily a healthy weight for your size is 190 pounds. There is still, a long way to go” he explains.
“George; I was wondering when he will be able to shift to his wolf?” Dad asks. “If he can put another 30 pounds on; then he will be right to shift” **“Good; I want to be set free”** Jesse laughs. **“Let’s get the weight on, first”** I smile back at him. “It may take a few weeks; but I know you can do it” Doctor Elliot encourages.
“How has your food intake been?” he asks me. “I have been sticking to the food list you gave me and I haven’t vomited once” I tell him. “Drinking plenty of water?” “Yes; a minimum of 3 litres a day like you told me.”
“Training?” “He is still on light training; I will up the repetitions in a few days. I want to start Jesse on wolf training soon, too” Dad tells him; looking at me. “Have you felt lightheaded from it?” Doctor Elliot continues his questioning. “Not light headed. I have been tired a few times” “We have been getting him to rest, as per your suggestion” Claudia adds.
“And your sessions with Doctor Drury, are they helping?” “We have one with her, when we are finished here. They are helping” I answer him. “I am happy with your progress. Your vitals are stable and weight has increased. I think we can alter your menu selection a bit more” Doctor Elliot tells me; handing me the new diet requirements.
“Is there anything, you need to ask me?” he adds “No; I think I am good” I tell him. “I will see you next week” he smiles at us. We head out the door and Claudia and I go to Isabella’s office. Doctor Drury said she prefers if we call her by her name; after she snarled at me a few times for calling her, Doctor Drury. “I will see you later, this afternoon” Dad says; heading out of the hospital doors.
We wait on the chairs, in front of her office. “What do you think she will want to talk to us about today?” Claudia asks “Our mating” I answer her, laughing. “I will see you next week, Hannah” Isabella says to the women, coming out of her office. “Claudia, Danny; you can come in” she calls out.
We walk into the office and sit in the two chairs in front of her desk. “How have you both been going, besides the obvious?” Isabella asks us, smirking. “Good, from my point of view” Claudia answers. “Danny?” “Good. Claudia has been helping me” I say to her. “Are there any problems?” “I don’t think so” I answer.
“Not a problem. Danny doesn’t like to have compliments given to him. I understand why; but it can be frustrating” Claudia tells her. “I see” Isabella smiles; writing on her notepad. “I like the compliments you give me. It’s just; the only time I got a compliment was just before I got hurt. I get scared Claudia is going to backhand me; every time she gives me one” I tell her. “Can you give me an example of what happened when you got a compliment? It will help Claudia understand” she encourages.
I look at Claudia; as she grabs my hand. “It’s ok” she smiles. “You know at Todd's ceremony, before I used the knife; I told you about target practice and I was the target? I was 11 and Todd came to me and said they were going to do some target practice. He said they wanted me to help. I thought it was because I was good with the bebe gun; Grandma Nelly got me one and I would go to the shooting range to use it. I thought they really wanted me to go to the shooting range with them and shoot a few rounds; he was telling his friends, Tim and Rick how good of an aim I was; giving me all these compliments. We get outside and he points his gun at me and shoots it. I yelled at him and he said; you said you would help; you are helping. They all point their guns at me and start shooting. That was the first time I tried to run away.” I tell them; looking at Claudia. She has a tear, trickle down her face.
“I find it hard to except compliments; I try not to show it” I say to them. “I want you to do something for me” Isabella says. “What’s that?” I ask her. “Over the next week; I want Claudia to give you a compliment, at the same time every day and I want you to smile and thank her” she advises me. I nod my head as Claudia kisses my cheek.
“Is there anything else?” “Yes” I answer. “I noticed yesterday Jason called Tracey, Sugar plum and Dad sometimes calls mum his love petal. Are nicknames between mates common?” I ask her. “Not always; but it’s a way of showing affection toward your mate; that’s just between the two of you” Isabella answers. “Do you want a nickname?” Claudia asks me. “Not me so much; I was hoping I could give you one” I answer her.
“You can both give each other one, if you want” Isabella includes. I smile; I’ve been thinking I would like to give her a nickname. I will ask when we get back to our room.
“How’s your training going, Danny?” Isabella asks me. “Slow. I know it’s going to take time; but I want to do more” “you can’t. If you push yourself any harder; you will be back in that hospital bed” Claudia sighs. “I want to be able to protect you, if something happens. Is that wrong?” I huff. “No; it’s not. But if you push yourself too hard, you won’t be able to protect me” she snorts back at me.
“Ok; I know what the issues are here. You are both trying to protect one another. You together are one strong team. Each of you, needs to step back and let the other do or not do what they need to. Claudia; you need to let Danny train how he wants to train. He knows his limitations and if he crosses them; then you can scold him” she smirks; then continues, “Danny, you need to let Claudia help you. She is your voice of reason so you don’t over exert yourself.”
We both nod at her. “I think we can call it a day. I will see you both next week.”
“What nickname do you want to give me?” Claudia grins at me, as we leave the office. “I was going to ask you when we got back to our room, if you wanted one” I reply; “Depending what it is, I’ll be happy with a lovey dovey nickname” she giggles. “Umm, I don’t know; if you would like it. Snow Blossom?” I say to her, blushing.
Claudia’s eyes glaze over; “Why Snow Blossom?” Amanda asks coming forward. I smile; “Because snow blossoms are rare and beautiful like you and Claudia” I answer her. **“I want to talk to Amanda”** Jesse says. I let Jesse come forward “Mandy” he shouts. “It’s Amanda, what do you want Jesse?” she answers him. “I wanted to walk with you and hold your hand, since I can’t go for a run with you just yet” he says grinning. Amanda holds Jesse’s hand and they head to our room.
I open a mind link to Claudia *“I think our bodies have just been taken over by our wolves.”* *“Looks that way”* she laughs. I watch through my eyes as I see Jesse pushing Amanda against the door of our room; kissing her.
*“Can you see what’s happening? Mandy just blocked me out”* Claudia mind links me. *“They’re kissing”* I inform her. *“Why would she block me?” “Oh; she’s found your leather bodysuit; you look sexy in it”* I tell her. *“I bought that for us”* she laughs.
*“Damn it!” “You just got blocked; didn’t you?”* she giggles. *“I think they are using our bodies to spend some time together”* I reply. *“Mandy deserves it.”* *“Yes, so does Jesse”* I include.
*“I would really love you to call me Snow Blossom; do you want a nickname too?”* she asks me. *“It’s up to you, if you want to give me a special name. I was asking because I would love to have a name that only I give you”* I inform her. Truth be told; I wouldn’t care if she gave me a nickname or not.
*“Do you have a suggestion for a name?” “No; it should be a name you choose for me”* I answer her. *“I’ll have to think about it”* she tells me. *“How long is this going to take; Dad will be expecting you soon”* she adds. *“We may need to tell him what’s happened”* I chuckle.
*“Dad; Danny and I have a situation. Mandy and Jesse have taken over our bodies and are…” “Having sex and we have been blocked in our minds”* I finish her sentence. *“Good luck in getting to your training on time”* Dad laughs back at us. *“Dad; we’re serious”* Claudia complains. *“Ok, I was going down to the training compound in 10 minutes. I will bang on the door and get them to give you back your bodies.”* *“Thank you”* Claudia huffs.
Sure enough, 10 minutes later; Claudia and myself were back in full control. The grin on Jesse’s face said it all for me. **“Enjoyed yourself?”** I asked him. **“Not as much; if you would have left us to finish what we started”** he snarls, slinking back into my mind.
We head down to the training compound and I smirk at Claudia. “Dad, I want to do two laps of the compound and up the repetitions to 50 of each” I tell him. “Can you handle it?” He asks me; “Yes” I answer, running off around the edge of the compound. My legs are getting stronger; I’m still slow, but my speed is getting better from when I first started.
“Mind if I join you?” Jason calls out, jogging up beside me. “If you want; it will be nice to have the company” I tell him. “You really care for Claudia, don’t you?” he asks me. “I love her” I answer him, looking over to her and smiling.
“When she came back; she was messed up. She didn’t know who to trust; myself included. Chris won her affections and then betrayed her. I see how she looks at you; she trusts you with her life. That alone tells me, you are a good person and I will fight alongside you any day” he tells me. I smile at him; “That’s why it’s important for me to do these training sessions. So, I can protect her.” “And I will help you; anyway, I can” he answers, smiling back at me.
We get back to dad and I grab the skipping rope “Jason; good to see you” Dad says to him. “It’s always good to train with someone” Jason responds as I start jumping and Jason joins me.
“48,49,50” I count aloud. Claudia comes down with a bottle of water, I take it from her and drink it down in a few gulps.
“Once you have done your push ups and sit ups; I will get you to spar with Jason. It will be a good way of learning how to block” Dad tells me, grinning. “Is he ready for that?” Claudia asks, concerned. “Yes, I think so."
I finish the sit ups and stand up; “What do I do?” I look at Jason and Dad. “Get into the boxing stance I showed you. When Jason comes at you, block with the hand you aren’t going to punch him with and use your other hand to punch. Don’t hit the face or kick” he calls out to both Jason and myself. I nod my head and we get into position. Jason comes at me and hits me in the side. “Dammit” I yell. “It’s ok, try again” Jason says back.
He comes at me again; I block his punch and use my other hand to punch him in the chest. “There you go” he beams. I look at Claudia, she beams her smile at me. “Again” I say to Jason. He comes at me again and he hits me in the stomach. “Again” I call. This time, I block and punch him with my left, then right hand; into his side. “Good; now you come at me. When I block you; use your other hand to punch” Jason instructs. I do as he says; I throw a punch with my right hand. He blocks it and I punch with my left, hitting him in side.
“You have to strategize in a fight; determine what your opponent will be doing. Our bodies will show you what we are going to do. When I put my right foot behind me; I am going to block with my left and punch with my right. Same for my left foot. I’m not going to tell you what I am doing; see if you can figure it out” Jason tells me.
We get into position; I watch as he comes towards me. I block his right hand with my left and punch with my right. As he goes to punch me with his left hand, I block and punch with my left. He comes at me again, I block him again, but he shifts his weight and punches me in my stomach again.
I bend over; breathing heavily. “That’s enough for today; start your stretches” Dad calls out. “Thank you, Jason” I gasp between breaths. “You will be knocking me on my ass, in no time” Jason chuckles.