One Mate and a Rejection

Chapter One

“Go Jared!” I screamed out loud, practically damaging my throat area.

I’d probably lose my voice by tomorrow.

“Go Jared! Whoo!”

The slightly windy night only made the game more cliche.

People clapped and sometimes booed.

Lisa sat beside me, clearly searching for her mate, John, who’s also my best friend.

He got passed the ball than immediately tackled by the other team.

She booed in disappointment and concern for John who stood up and flashed a promising smirk at her.

She practically fainted.

Her and John have been mates since last year and their love is as fresh as ever.

It’s almost like they grow to love each other more everyday.

I smiled to myself, hoping that one day me and Jared will mate and love each other like Lisa and John.

The audience suddenly stood up and cheered as loud as they can when Blade Russell scored a shot.

I rolled my eyes, unconcerned for his shots and watched Jared.

“Go Jared!” I screamed again.

Out of all the cheering fan girls, he noticed me and sent a flirty wink my way.

I giggled, sending him a soft, shy smile.

From the corner of my eye, I noticed a girl shooting me a dirty look.

I shrugged it off, seeing as I couldn’t blame her.

Jared was looking extremely mouthwatering in his red and black lacrosse uniform.

And he was all mine.

Fifteen minutes into the game, my stomach growled, warning me for food.

“Lisa, I’ll be right back,” I said.

She nodded, shooing me off.

I quickly stood up, laughing to myself, and walked over crazy screaming fans, almost tripping on a can of coke in process.

I reached the small canteen which smelt strongly of hot dogs and mustard.

I ordered a small bag of chips and lemonade to satisfy my hunger for a little bit.

After paying, I went back to my seat, having to slap away a foam finger which had been sprung in my face.

The score was now thirty-nine to forty leaving us in lead.

I watched as the ball was thrown to Jared and cheered.

He easily caught it with his net and ran forward, dodging an attack from the other team.

Determination was clear in his movements.

Every step he took seemed to scream ‘Im gonna make it!’

“Go!” I screamed,” Go Jared!”

He kept running forward and forward, closer and closer to the net.

Than, all of the sudden, a guy appeared from the side, slapping his body to jared’s, causing him to come crashing down.

The crowed cheered when the caption, Blade, got the ball again.

He easily slipped between two guys trying to tackle him and shot the ball forward, but the goalie was able to catch it.

The crowed booed and sat down.

About ten minutes later, the scores became tied.

This last shot wins the game.

The ball was thrown to John.

He ran forward, slapping his body to a guy attempting to tackle him, causing him to fall.

John kept going, passing the ball to Blade.

Blade ran forward, avoiding two guys from the other team and passed it to Jared.

The crowed screamed the numbers backwards from the clock,” 10, 9, 8!”

Jared glanced at me.

I smiled and nodded.

He turned back and shot the ball forward, scoring into the net.

I stood up and screamed as loudly as I can.

“Yay! Jared!”

The team carried both Blade and Jared on their shoulders, chanting their names.

I laughed as Jared hopped off and ran towards me.

Without hesitation, he grabbed my face and planted his lips on mine.

I let out a mental sigh of happiness and kissed him back.

He pulled away and rested his forehead on mines,” thank you.”

“for what?” I asked, grinning.

He shrugged,” for coming. I know you hate lacrosse.”

I laughed,” how can I hate it when my hunk of a boyfriend is in his uniform and playing.”

He laughed with me and cockily agreed.

We walked towards the changing room, where all the guys stood.

John and Lisa were still making out to the side, in a very compromising position.

I rolled my eyes, stifling a giggle.

“Hey guys,” muttered Jared to his teammates, doing his guy handshakes with some.

“nice shot tonight,” complimented Mark.

Jared glanced at me, his hands wrapping around mines and he muttered,“couldn’t have done it without my amazing girlfriend.”

I blushed, and glanced down.

“your whipped,” laughed Jake.

“just wait until you find your mate,” said Jared.

“You don’t know if your mates yet. Your not eighteen.”

“I just know we are,” he winked at me.

After Jared took a shower and changed from his uniform to a black shirt and jeans, we got into his car and drove to Blades house, where the party will be held.

I didn’t know him very well, all I was aware of was his constantly changing reputation. He’s the bad boy in this school, the massive player, and also the enemy of our pack. His father was part of our pack when our parents were teenagers, but rebelled against them and decided to start his own.

And Blade, apparently, took in after his footsteps.

“Jared, are you sure we should be going to Blades house? He’s our enemy.”

“Don’t worry, he said it’s just a party, nothing else. Our parents don’t know it’s his party.”

“but he’s the enemy. It’s wrong.”

“I’ll be by your side the whole time. Besides, everybody is going, humans and werewolves.”

“still, of anything goes wrong, he’ll kill us.”

“why are you so worried? If you don’t wanna go, it’s alright, we can do something together.”

“no, no, it’s alright, I’m just paranoid.”

“Em, you think too much, just enjoy.”

“fine,” I muttered, defeated.

We drove in Jared’s jeep, John and Liza following behind us.

When we got there, Jared parked, ran out of the car and opened my door.

I rolled my eyes as he made me place my hands on his shoulders.

“We have to do this every time?” I asked, unable to stifle a smile.

He nodded,” yes.”

He placed his hands on my waist and lifted me up into the air, spinning me around like a child before planting my feet on the ground.

I giggled, feeling dizzy and clung into him.

He chuckled and kissed my forehead.

He suddenly grabbed my waist again and tipped me low to the side, causing me to shriek out loud.

“I love you,” he whispered, against my lips.

“i love you too you jerk,” I laughed, kissing him back.

We waited for John and Lisa, who arrived ten minutes after, both holding ice cream in their hands.

“your late,” I said.

“we stopped for ice cream,” shrugged John, sharing a secret glance with Lisa.

I laughed, not wanting to know what happened.

Jared grabbed my hands and led me into the mansion,” we’ll meet you guys inside!”

“okay,” John said, already grabbing Lisa’s waist.

“don’t they get tired of kissing,” I chuckled.

Jared sent me a naughty look,” do we?”

I blushed and stood on my tippy toes, giving his cheek a small peck.

We headed further inside.

The room was dark with occasional multi-colored lights from the DJ and the disco ball.

People were pressed against each other, dancing rapidly.

They were all sweaty and loud, throwing their hands in the air and shouting lyrics.

Jared and I pushed through people and made our way towards the bar.

“one coke and one lemonade,” ordered Jared, winking at me.

Only he would bother to remember my strong addiction to lemonade, I thought, swooningly.

The waiter handed us our drinks looking surprised.

Probably because every other student asked for vodka or a beer.

But me and Jared never really drank alcohol.

Mainly because we were underage and the first time we both tasted it, we had hated it.

Jared opened my can, not taking his eyes off of me.

I smiled looking down, embarrassed by the blush forming on my cheeks.

He always made me feel so perfect.

He placed his fingertips beneath my chin and lifted it,” don’t be shy. We’ve been together for two years.”

“I can’t help it,” I said,” you make me feel like i’m out of a fairytale.”

“well, I’m reality,” he smirked,” and I’m here to stay.”

After we both were done our drinks, I grabbed jared’s hands and led him to the dance floor.

Luckily, a slow song was on.

Jared placed my hands on his shoulders and his hands on my waist.

He put his forehead to mines and began to rock us slowly.

He stared into my green eyes and I stared at his brown ones.

“your so gorgeous,” he muttered.

I smiled at him and looked down, attempting to hide yet another blush.

His fingertips lifted my chin again and went back to my waist, causing me to shiver in pleasure,” please don’t look down. I love staring at your eyes.”

I nodded slowly, feeling butterflies in my stomach.

Jared had to be the best thing that’s happened to my life.

He made me feel like I’m the most beautiful girl on earth.

He treated me like a princess and clearly cared for me.

Every time he touched me, I’d tingle and burn pleasurably.

I couldn’t ask for anything more.

Everything was just so perfect.

Jared pressed his lips to my forehead, causing me to close my eyes, almost losing myself.

He had to be my mate.

The next song was a fast, pop song that you dance to. Everybody threw their hands into the air, screaming lyrics out loud.

Jared and I danced for a little while before practically crawling out of the crowed and heading to the food tables.

He took two plates and handed me one.

“this is a lot of food,” I laughed out loud, eyeing the multiple trays filled with stuff.

Jared grabbed some chips and put it on my plate,” good, a man’s gotta eat.”

After filling our plates, we headed to the empty tables outside.

Jared grabbed a shovel and balanced it on the table. He put an orange on the front and brought his fist down on the end, flinging the fruit into the swimming pool.

It landed with a loud splash, wetting everybody around them, causing them to shriek. out.

I giggled ran away to the back with Jared, abandoning our food.

We reached Blades other side backyard and sat on the two-person swing.

When the party was over, Jared and I entered his car and drove away, not waiting for John and Lisa.

They’d probably stick around and make out for an hour.

Jared drove me home, opening my door for me and spinning me around.

I laughed as he set me down, and walked me to the door.

He turned me around and smirked before pressing his lips to mine, kissing me passionately.

I kissed him back, my arms resting around his neck.

He pulled back and smiled,” I loved tonight.”

I smiled and nodded,” me too.”

With one last peck, he headed back towards his car and waited until I unlocked the door and stepped inside.

“bye,” I mouthed, waving my hands.

He smiled and waved back before driving away.

I shut the door and pressed my back against it, urging to go after him and kiss him again.

I noticed the house was very silent as I headed into my room.

It was only twelve. Where were mom and dad?

I looked out my window and saw two wolves running into the forest, nudging each other playfully.

That was mom and dad.

After stripping from my cloths and taking a shower, I put on some pajamas and headed into bed.

Suddenly, a ‘ding’ caught my attention.

I grabbed my phone and saw that it was a text from Jared.

‘Goodnight.’ it said.

I smiled and replied,‘good night.’

Next morning, I woke up to the sound of my alarm clock.

I groaned loudly to myself, flinging the covers over.

DING

My eyes snapped to my phone where I had just gotten a new text.

‘good morning’

Jared

I smiled to myself. He never forgot to text me everyday before bed and after.

I picked up my phone and wrote ‘Happy Birthday!’

After my morning routine, I put on a pair of blue jeans, a tank top and a loose fitted t-shirt before grabbing my school bag and heading downstairs.

Mom and dad were sitting in the kitchen eating breakfast.

“good morning,” I greeted happily.

“good morning,” they replied.

“what time did you come home last night?” asked dad.

“twelve, only because there was a party.”

“Emerald, I told you those parties are bad.”

“but dad, it was Eric freeman’s party,” I lied.

“Eric Freeman? Jared’s father’s step nephew?”

“yes,” I nodded.

He sigh,” was Jared with you?”

I nodded again.

“honey your too attached to him. He may not be your mate,” said mom.

I sigh,“Mom, he is. He has to be. I just know it.”

“isnt he turning 18 tonight?”

“yeah, we’ll find out if he’s really my mate tonight, when he begins to shift.”

“what does he think?”

“he says we have to be mates.”

“guess we’ll find out tonight,” she muttered.

“does it hurt?” I asked.

“when you change? Yes it does. But with your mate there, you’ll survive, he’ll guide you through everything.”

I nodded,” Jared will be there for me.”

Mom nodded,” if that’s how you feel.”

“it is.”

I grabbed an apple and headed outside to my car.

Jason, my older brother, was already gone, so I wouldn’t be able to grab a ride from him.

I got to school the same time Jared did.

He ran to my car and opened the door, letting me out.

His hands wrapped around my waist as he pecked my lips and said,” Good morning.”

I giggled,” good morning.”

He took my hand in his and walked me to our group of friends.

John and Lisa were there, hand in hand and surprisingly, not kissing.

Some of his teammates were there too like Mark and Steve.

Than there was Hanna and Jack, also mates.

Our group was known as the second most popular.

But there were two kind of popular in this school.

Us, the nice ones who accepted everybody.

And than the shanks and players.

They stood about twenty meters away from us, laughing loudly amongst themselves.

All the guys were werewolves but all the girls were human.

The reason the players only wanted human girls because they can’t mate with them.

They believed mating is wrong and sleeping around was right.

Their group had about fifteen people.

I recognized most guys from the lacrosse team like Marshal Evans and Blade Russell, the alpha of the enemy pack.

The girls were all dressed in crop tops and short skirts.

I rolled my eyes as Blade and some girl began to make out.

Jared’s eyes glanced at me, flashing in concern.

I smiled and held his hands tighter.

He was truly to good to be true.

The bell finally rang, signaling the beginning of school. Jared walked me to my locker, gave my cheek a peck and headed to his.

I grabbed my stuff and waited for John to come so we’ll walk to class together.

He finally came about three minutes later.

“ugh, you always take so long,” I muttered.

He rolled his eyes and unlocked his locker,” I walked Lisa to her locker.”

“did you stop for a ten-minute make out session.”

“the teacher caught us,” he sigh.

“you guys are so in love,” I laughed.

“you’ll understand when you find your mate.”

“I have, we just can’t officially mate until he’s eighteen, which is tonight.”

“good luck.”

“thanks.”

When John was done grabbing everything he needed, we walked together to math class.

Mr. Black, our bald and awkward teacher, liked to mutter to himself and randomly take walks around the classroom.

Me and John sat by each other in the middle, waiting for class to began, talking to each other.

“This is serious Emerald, if he’s not your mate, you can really get hurt.”

I rolled my eyes,” he is though.”

“I know you think that, but I also know deep inside, your scared that maybe, just maybe he’s not your mate.”

I sigh and managed a weak smile,” it’s true. I do feel like that, but john, I feel like he makes my life complete. I-I can’t imagine where I’d be if I never met him, isn’t that enough to just know he’s my mate?”

He smiled sadly at me,” well, you’ll find out tonight. If his wolf rejects you and runs off, than your not his mate. If his wolf let’s you help him, and gets closer to you, your his mate.”

“I know, I know, my dad taught me everything.”

“good.”

Riiiing!

The bell rang signaling classes to began.

“Alright, let’s see who’s here,” muttered Mr. Black.

He liked to go down the attendance list randomly and not alphabetically just to throw people off. He said it’s ‘Sneaky’.

“Blake?” he called out.

A black-haired guy in the back replied,” here.”

“Lindsay!”

“Here.”

“Emerald?”

“here,” I answered.

“John!”

“here,” he spoke from beside me.

“blade!”

“I’m here,” muttered Blade, steeping into the classroom.

The teacher sigh,” your late.”

“I was busy,” shrugged Blade.

“take your seat.”

Blade walked forward and took a seat right beside John.

The humans in the classroom all muttered about how unfair it is that he didn’t get detention.

They didn’t know that it was because Mr. Black is a werewolf from our pack.

Giving Blade, the alpha of the enemy pack, a detention, would cause unnecessary problems.

Suddenly, the door opened again and a brown haired girl walked in.

“Hi,” she muttered to the teacher,” I’m jasmine, the new student, sorry I’m late. I got lost.”

Mr. Blake nodded,” It’s alright. Take a seat.”

Jasmine took a seat beside me, placing her books on her desk.

“Class, welcome our new student, Jasmine. Emerald, can you be her buddy for the day and show her around?”

I nodded,” sure.”

I turned towards jasmine and shook her hand,” I’m Emerald.”

She smiled,” pretty name.”

“thanks.”

The rest of the morning drifted away quick and before I knew it, lunch began.

I walked with jasmine towards the lunch room, making sure to show her classes on the way.

When we reached the cafeteria, I saw Jared in line, ordering food.

“do you see that guy over there,” I said to jasmine, pointing at him.

She nodded,” yeah.”

“that’s my boyfriend.”

“is he your mate?”

“oh your a werewolf?” I asked.

She nodded.

“um cool. And we’re gonna find out if we’re mates tonight, when he shifts.”

“but don’t you just need to look into your mates eyes and know?”

I clenched my jaw and forced myself to smile,” yeah well, we’re different.”

I saw her eyeing Jared a little longer than necessary which caused me to clench my fists.

“Are you sitting with us?” I asked.

She smiled, tearing her eyes off of Jared,” um no. I wanna go to the library.”

I nodded, secertly glad, “oh, too bad, Bye.”

I watched as she walked away, annoyed that she had clearly taken an interest in Jared.

“Emerald?”

My eyes snapped towards Jared, looking concerned in front of me.

“yeah?” I asked.

“you okay?”

“yeah, it’s just this new girl that likes you.”

He chuckled and led me to our table,” well, tell her I’m taken.”

We sat down and he handed me a burger and a can of lemonade which he’d bought.

Sometimes, it feels more like we’re married than dating.

I thanked him by pressing my lips to his cheek and digging in.

Soon enough, the table become full with John, lisa, Hanna, jack, Steve and mark.

Everybody chatted amongst themselves about parties or whatever.

Hanna and jack were too busy fighting, as usual.

“i didn’t kiss her, she kissed me-” jack was trying to explain.

“La la la la,” shouted Hanna to block out his voice, pressing her fingers against her ears and chewing her gum loudly.

I turned to Jared.

He popped a fry in his mouth, staring back at me.

“what?” I asked

“today is Friday,” he said.

I nodded, stealing on of his fries.

“I’m taking you out on a date.”

“a date? What kind? Like the usual?” I asked,” a dinner and movie?”

“no, I’m taking you to a fancy restaurant,” he smirked,” it’s my birthday

I took my hands in his, swooning mentally.

“how fancy?”

“so fancy you’ll have to wear a dress.”

“and you’ll wear a tuxedo?” I winked.

He nodded, smirking wildly.

“okay,” I grinned, unable to contain my excitement,” what time will you pick me up?”

“seven?”

I nodded,” sounds great.”

“Are you exited?”

“for you to shift? Yes!”

“no, I mean for us to finally mate.”

I swallowed back the sudden lump in my throat, pushing down the fear the surfaced,” y-yeah.”

“are you afraid Em?”

“no, it’s just, I’m nervous.”

He nodded,” I understand, but I have no doubts.”

I smiled, swooningly, losing all my fear.

His lips met with mine, causing my head to spin.

We pulled back and at the corner of my eye, I caught Jasmine, standing at the double doors, watching us.