Mate
The only thing going through my mind was 'mine mine mine he is mine.' He had been facing my direction when I entered, eyes wandering my body which slipped a smirk on my lips without my notice. When he finally looked at my eyes and saw me looking at him he looked away and had a hint of a blush across his beautiful high, sharp cheekbones.
My heart began to beat like crazy. It surprised me because it was the first time it had reacted like that since my world fell apart those years ago or even before that. That stupid organ in my chest didn't seem to respond to my commands to calm the hell down, continuing in its attempt to give me a heart attack. I felt a lump in my throat unable to fully process that I just found my mate. He was so beautiful.
He was wearing a black hoodie and blue jeans. He had light brown hair with hits of reddish brown strands mixed in like highlights but more natural like he was born with them. His jaw was sharp enough to cut through steel. His smooth pale white skin. Every aspect of him was too beautiful to be human.
"Alph-Miss Stone. Miss Stone." I heard my name repeatedly being called but was to distracted.
I diverted my eyes from his to the floor abruptly dancing all over the room. It was a bad habit I got when I was given to much information and couldn't probably take it in. I was trying to process the fact that I, Ruedan Elizabeth Stone, had just found her mate. The second my mind slightly came back to focus I was able to notice that his scent had a human scent in it. My eyes instantly snapped back to his dark ones. He was human.
My eyes were still scanning his trying to find out why the moon goddess would give me a human as a mate. While his eyes were constantly looking at me but snapped back to the floor unable to maintain eye contact.
I felt a hand on my arm and was forced to tear my gaze away from the my mate who was just a few feet from me. I turned to Kyle but my mind was still trying to take in every inch of this beautiful creature. "Mine." I growled lowly but not any less threatening at Kyle warning him to step away. I was still thinking about the dark brown eyes that belonged to my mate to realize Kyle began pulled me out of the room.
I could hear the professor shout out at Kyle. Kyle paid not mind to her and continued pulling me out the room into the hall. I came to my senses upon hearing the door being pulled close by Kyle. I growled at him and was ready to push him away from the door. Kyle knew what I was going to do and held his hand up in surrender backing up a few feet carefully keeping the classroom door behind him, not that it did anything to calm my skittish and ready to jump at any movement.
"Hey hold on. Rue, you might want to take a few breathes. Get your wolf under control." I growled more loudly at him. I knew that my wolf wouldn't back down until I had my mate in my arms. And I had a feeling in me that told me I was seconds away from shifting if Kyle didn't get the hell out of my way. The aggressive and total hatred I found myself feeling towards Kyle shook me with surprise helping me regain the smallest grasp of control over my wolf.
It felt like pushing against a goddamn New York skyscraper to fighting against her. She was so engrossed on my mate that everything began to blur up. I felt the sharp, searing pain run through my head as I fought for control.
With the little control I still had, I started running down the hall. I hated how I had lost control. I had never been one to act rash even at the worse of situations. The farther I got from my mate the more my body began to shake. So I ran out the exit door at the end of the hall. My wolf agitated that we were not in our mate's arms. I could perfectly picture him before me with those dark eyes gazing into my green ones. I headed straight for the trees that surround the left side of the school and parking lot.
Once I was a safe distance from the school I sat down next to a tree. I focused on my breathe trying to calm my wolf and trembling body.
I longed to hold him in my arms to breathe in his intoxicating scent. There under the tree with only fresh air surrounding me, my mind began to wondered about how later I would tell him about me and how he would react. I had to be patient but I was also leaving the school soon so I wouldn't have much time with him. My breathing got heavier thinking about not being able to be with him so I wisely pushed the thoughts to the back of my mind for later.
My father used to teach me how to maintain control of my wolf before I even shifted. He believed it was one of the most important skills when fighting. In combat, you can lose yourself in the fight and end up regretting it afterwards.
Just like every other thing he taught me I learned and mastered it. He would be so supportive and would absolutely never let me give up. It made me sure to fight for any thing with control.
I was also taught a lesson that day about what can happen when you lose control. But I couldn't possibly know what my father was really preparing me for. I regret it and fight for control every single day since.
After a few minutes I finally stopped shaking. I mind linked Kyle.
Hey...um...sorry for running off like that. I am heading back now. I stood up from my spot and began walking back to the school. My mind wandering back to the brown haired boy that had made me almost lose control of my wolf.
Don't worry I already got it covered. Just head to your next class. It starts in 10 minutes. I will take your books to your next class. I sent him an okay and small thanks. And Rue....remember he is human, he hesitated before adding, just keep that in mind. He stayed silent for a moment waiting for my response. I didn't respond because I knew what he was trying to say. And the idea of staying away from my mate made me angry.
He called my name after I didn't respond. See you later. I quickly said clearly avoiding to answer to his advice.
I didn't like the advice he had made about staying away from my mate but putting it aside just like everything else. I was thankful that he didn't comment on my episode outside class. I had a feeling he was worried about what was going through my mind right now. After all it is not every day that the said most cool headed alpha was ruffled up even if it was about meeting my mate.
I was called cool headed because I have not once lost control of my temper even with other alphas around. Alphas were usually hot tempered. Even more so in the presence of another alpha. They would sometime end up destroying the room they were in. And that is the minimum damage with a Luna present. They tend to get a bit territorial. But it was said that I was only collected because I was a female.
As I walked I couldn't stop thinking of the brown hair boy I had seen. I could picture the soft flush on his cheeks. I wanted nothing more than run my fingers through his hair. I wanted to feel his lips pressed against mine. I wanted to hear his voice and know his name. I wanted him.
I got back in school and headed to my first class wanting to see him again. I checked my phone and it was just two more minutes till the bell rang. I was debating whether to go in the class room to see him sooner but hesitated thinking that since he was almost getting out it wouldn't be much use. I stood two lockers down next to the door waiting.
"So what are you planning to do now? Stalk him?" I heard someone ask as I leaned on the locker looking down at my phone willing the time to pass faster. I snapped my head towards the direction of the voice and my eyes landed on Thomas.
"What are you doing here?" I asked him his worried eyes telling me everything. "He told you. Didn't he?" I asked Thomas realizing that Kyle must have mind linked him and told him. Thomas nodded confirming my thoughts. "I don't need someone to look after me." I looked back at the door ignoring him, slightly angry that Kyle thought that I would need someone to check on me. I kept me face blank hiding the bitterness from my voice.
"He did tell me what happen, but he didn't tell me to check up on you." I glanced at him. "I just kinda figured you might not listen to him." He came and leaned to the locker next to me.
I sighed, "I am not staying away from him." I told Thomas determined.
"I know and I wasn't going to tell you otherwise. But Rue just be smart. He doesn't know about werewolves and when you do tell him he might be scared. We don't know how he will react." I turned to Thomas knowing that what he said was right.
"So what do you think I should do?" I asked him. I hadn't thought about that and now that I did, I was clueless of what to do next.
"Well I found out he has the same class as us next. Maybe you can talk to him after class like a normal human would." He advised emphasizing normal as he spoke already on his feet. I gave him a nod agreeing also getting on my feet just seconds before the bell rang.