This is my first story to share with anyone, so I would love any and all suggestions and critiques. Though there isn't any sex in the first chapter or two I promise there will be some in chapter 3 at the latest.
Please enjoy!
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Lilliana was tired, she'd been around long enough to see all of her siblings happily married and have children of their own. By now she was sure either her "soul mate" had already died and she'd missed them, or she just wasn't meant to have that kind of life. It was time to accept her fate and maybe look into become one of those super rich business only women. The whole living forever thing had its perks, but doing it alone could be tiresome. At least she was a were and not a vamp, she could pass for human easily and most packs were willing to help as long as she didn't step on any toes.
"Aunt Lily, are you done staring into space? Can we get back to training pleeease?" James had finally gotten old enough that Lilliana agreed to start training him how to make a living as an artist. She had always been close to her nephew, and she was thrilled when he decided to follow in her footsteps. Their job as artists in the were-world was mainly security decoration, they had to find inventive ways of concealing security measures in and around pack lands. Ever since the technology came out that could capture the image of even the supernaturals like vampires, everyone was desperate for an upgrade in security.
Rubbing his head lovingly, Lilliana got back to the sculpture she was teaching James with. "Now we have to make sure that the way the camera is set catches as little light as possible directly around it so that intruders can't see the glint off of the lens. It does no good to hide it in a sculpture if it is just going to shine like a beacon."
After three hours of sculpting James was barely holding onto consciousness, he was only ten but still one of the brightest children she knew. Which is why he was starting training, he was old enough to understand what she told him and had serious drive to be helpful. She was going to have to watch him when he got older, he just might surpass her if he had a mind to.
"Alright James, your lessons for today are done. Let's get this cleaned up so you can get ready for your mom when she gets here." They cleaned up all the supplies and got him packed just as Julie arrived, as usual she arrived just as the clock hit the hour.
"Hey Lilliana, how was James today? He wasn't too much trouble this time, was he?" Julie walked over and picked up her son, smiling at his fight to stay awake. He had school in the morning and homework in the afternoon, that just left the evening to be trained. It was obvious how much he wanted to be like his aunt, he was usually in bed this time of night.
"Nope, he was no trouble at all Julie. He was an angel actually, he has so much potential and energy. You sure he's going to be alright, staying up so late? He's still a child."
"Don't worry about it Lilliana, we'll watch him. If it seems this isn't working we'll figure something else out. I'd better get going now though, I'm sure it'd be better for him to sleep in his bed. We'll see you tomorrow."
They hugged, and Lilliana kissed the little guy on the head. Children were so cute when they were sleeping, you almost forgot about how much of a little devil they were. She escorted them out and locked the door behind them. It was still early for her, so now was her chance to relax.
Lilliana watched as James couldn't stop moving, he was so excited to be spending the weekend with her that he was a little bundle of endless energy and questions.
"Aunt Lily, what is the difference between the paint brushes? Why do you have so many of the same color paint? How do you make such straight lines? Why does your oven have its own room?" James asked one after another, barely taking a breath between them. Lilliana couldn't help but to smile, he was so curious about everything.
