The Grateful Rejection

“Oops, I did it again

I played with your heart, got lost in the game

Oh baby, baby

Oops, you think I'm in love

That I'm sent from above

I'm not that innocent1

You see my problem is this

I'm dreaming away

Wishing that heroes, they truly exist

I cry, watching the days

Can't you see I'm a fool in so many ways

But to lose all my senses

That is just so typically me

Oh baby, oh

I sang on top of my lungs, irritating Sebastian even more. I giggled inside as his scowl deepened. "Why did I even do to you??" He finally cried not taking his eyes off the road as he drove to our date. A day before yesterday he rush to my place and told me to pack my bags, we're going out of station. So here we are in Verona. Today he told me that were going on a "date" and to dress comfortably

I gave him a wide grin, "What's your issue with Brittney Spears? She is such an amazing singer!" I said as the music blasted through the speaker. His nose twitched in annoyance, "It's just her voice! So fucking screechy and high pitched! It was her influence I remember when every girl I knew including my own fucking daughter started talking like that. Urgh and the attitude that woman developed!" He said in a screechy voice himself.3

I had an urge to laugh on his face but damn I can understand his dilemma, even Janine and Alice used to go crazy with their voice changing it like clothes. To be honest nobody but the 90's and early 2000s kids will be able to understand this.1

I turned the volume down, "You're kind of right but.. you have to give her credit.. she is a good singer” I told him as I looked ahead to the road surrounded with thickly dense forest.

"Yeahhh that she is..." He trailed off.

"Why a vacation all of a sudden?" I ask him as I pull the blood red dress I am wearing. He looked at me sideways with a smile and taking his free hand off my thigh and holds my hand.

"You've been stressing too much now a days.. so I thought some time just the two of us in a different scenario would.. release some tension” he said smoothly. A smile pasted on my face as I interviewed our hands and brought his hand to my lips, "You're a dork, you know that right?" I said and kissed his hands.

He looked at me with a loopsided smile, "I love you too babe" he winked at me and tightened his hold on my hand. I awed him for a second then increased the volume to Britney's yet another song "That's where I draw a line" he said grumpily making me burst out laughing.

We stopped in front of a small lake house. Sebastian came to my side and opened the door for me. I gave my hand in his as we both stood in front of the beautiful house.

"It's beautiful” I sighed, in the modern world the sight would be a relief to one. It is a very small house, painted in yellow and red celling. The only sound was the rustling of trees, the birds chirping and the velvety sound of flowing water softly. It was all calm and peaceful.

"You wanna check out inside” he said, if I was not tranquilized by the beauty I would have given a sarcastic remark but damn I am too awestuck to even open my mouth.

I nod as he takes me inside, my heart started beating swiftly as I entered. As soon as you enter, the wall opposite catches your eye, the wall is made up of big uneven rocks. The only thing it is doing is amplifying it's beautiful, the rocks are shining golden and silver under the yellow lit up light mixed with the soft sizzling of woods in the fire place.

I walk inside feeling a sense of belonging, I looked around to see fairly old couched with vintage blankets neatly kept on it, the carpet looked so beautiful. It had different patters on it with rustic colours on it, sure it is from Saudi Arabia, only there you get so intricately designed carpets. The mahogany coffee table was shining under the light, I just wanted to cuddle with a soft blanket with a good hot chocolate and a book.

There was a door way in the living room which I guess led to the kitchen. I went through the door and I was right.

As a chef, I have seen many.. I mean many kitchens, ranging from top most equipped to the most traditional. And one didn't fail to amaze me the slightest, the walls were again made of of stones, not like the huge ones in the living room, these were comparatively smaller but these were rectangular stones. The cabinets were made of old wood but it was anything but frail. The cinnamony wood was thick sturdy, very much complimenting the greyish stones.

I was mesmerized by the beauty, "You like it?" His uncertain voice came from the doorway. I turned back to face him with a wide smile, "I fucking love it!" I almost yelled out in happiness, then a thought crossed my mind that instantly dampened my mood.

"What's wrong love?" He asked me and walked towards me.

I looked at him with a pout, "I am just sad that I would have to leave this place” I said looking around, "But it's okay, it's the memory that makes this place more valuable" I said and hugged him. He hummed and hugged me back, "Let's just enjoy the moment” he said and pulled out of the hug. "Let's see the bedroom” he said with a smirk and a very husky tone. A pleasurably shiver ran down my spine but I just lightly hit his arm, "Bloody Incubus” I muttered as we both took a tour of the entire house. And that only made me sadder.

This place is so fucking beautiful, I know I'll cry when I leave this place. I was hoping that the rest of the house would be a sham or something just so that my interest in it would reduce but I am Nora Huntsons, when does things go my way? Well apart from kitchen. I fell in love with the house. Now now you would say that it's wrong and uncharacteristic to get attached to a materialistic thing. Guess what? I don't give a flying fuck about people's opinion.

The last place he took me to the terrace. As soon as he opened the door to the terrace, my breath caught in my lungs.

There was a rose petals pathway leading to a open tent that had a small table and two chair facing each other. The rest of the floor was decorated with candles and lanterns by the side. The top had fairy lights hanging off.

I looked at Sebastian who was looking at me with soft eyes. I smiled and kissed him deeply, "I love it, I love you" I whispered and pecked his nose. I could hear both of our hearts quickening their pace. Sebastian pulled me to him by my waist and pressed his lips to mine. My toes curled at the intensity of the kiss, there were butterflies in my stomach dancing in love for this man.

He pulled out of the kiss with a small smile, "Shall we?" He gestured towards the table.

"We shall" I replied and walked through the petal pathway to the table. As we sat down Sebastian took my hand in his, "You're so beautiful love” he sighed looking intently at me, making me blush. "I love you Sebastian” I said intertwining our hands together, he brought both if my hands to his lips and kissed them firmly. I teared up a little, very much moved by his actions. Looking at my watering eyes he stood up in confusion, "Why are you crying baby? Did I do something wrong? I-i am sorry babe! Please forgive me" he stuttered in confusion, coming by my side.

I almost laughed at his cuteness but instead I just smiled with tears flowing down my eyes, "No I am just getting emotional” I said fanning my eyes.

"Babee" he whined, "You gave me a fucking heart attack!" He said and kissed my head.2

"Oh God I am sorryy" I apologized for making him worry for nothing.

"It's okay love, would you like to drink something?" He asked brining his chair next to mine.

"I don't feel like drinking alcohol..” I trailed off not in the mood of alcohol.2

He furrowed his brows but didn't question anything, "Juice?" He asked, my face lit up, "Apple juice please” I answered.1

Within few minutes he brought apple juice in a beer jug, as soon as he kept it on the table I took a big sip of the juice. I sighed at the taste of apple, "You're not drinking?" I asked to which he just shrugged, "If you're not drinking how can 1?" He answered and took a big gulp of the juice. There goes my heart, how much I love this man, this hunky dork.

After a few minutes of taking and admiring the view of still water and forest, he asked me brought me two plates of food for me and two for him. One had a fresh aglio olio pasta and the other had a burger, I removed the patty from the burger and swirled the pasta in my fork and put it in place of the patty, "Do you have mustard?" I asked with my mouth watering. With a saddened face he went down and brought me mustard sauce.1

"Everything alright?" I asked, he just pressed his lips together and shook his head, "Everything is fine" he said with a sad look on his face. I forgot about the food and held his hands, "Babe" I pulled his face up to look at me, "What's wrong?" I asked him softly.

"You didn't like anything I prepared.. this whole thing is a disaster" he said in a pained voice my heart cracked a little, "I love the food you prepared for me love, I really do. I love everything but I think... I should wait till the end" I said the last part to myself. He looked at me suspiciously, "Really?" He asked, I nodded my head in assurance, "Really" I said and pecked his lips softly.

He sighed and started eating his food. We began to talk about everything then he told me that he has been taking care of the paper work of my restaurant and the insurance company who claimed the entire loss. I was pretty relieved to hear that, I had spent my love and time on that place, it's more than just a three floored restaurant for me. It's my dream.

Anyway, now I get to renovate the place better, something Ariana had been nagging me to do for months now. At least something good came out of it. After sometime we started joking around, we talked about how epic our college was. Living in a hostel made us realise how pathetic life choices we make with our drunken friends.

"WHAT WAS I TO DO??! IN THE EYES OF THE LAW I WAS AN UNDER AGE!" He defended himself while I was clutching my stomach laughing, tears literally flowed out of my eyes, "That doesn't mean you'll fill up the water cooler with alcohol!" I laughed falling on the floor.

"Hey! That was not neat! It's not my fault that half the faculty was drunk! Who told them to keep on drinking??" He crossed his arms making me laugh harder.

During the 1950s when he joined a college for studying business, he along with his hostel mates had carts and carts of strong alcohol which they “just to hide it’ poured it in a water cooler. And what else would one think happened? The entire University was high.

"You're no better! You kept weed in ventilator in the staff room of your University and locked the door!" He pointed at me. I got up from the floor and sat down on the chair, I put my hands up in surrender, "Well I just wanted them to have an unnerving experience of life" I said remembering that day.

I laughed, "Bruh Miss. Adams was sniffing Mr. David's ass!" I laughed, "That dude was farting!" Sebastian joined me laughing hysterically, "There were three more teachers, one was crying caressing the table sensually the other two were making out, dry humping on each other" tear spilled out of my eyes as I clutched on my stomach my stomach.

When we both calmed down, a different air surrounded us making my heart race.

After a few minutes of silebce, he looked bhejnd me with a smile of relief, "Look behind" he said making me turn around.

My eyes went with the beauty, there it was the sun going down. The sky was light purple with hues of pink and blue blending sumptuously, the golden- organe lights of the sun making the sky look more bewitching. I stood up and walked towards the edge. I was standing there for a few minutes unaware of the changes behind me.

I heard a throat clearing making me turn around. My heart stopped beating for a minute, there he was, my love, my life, the king of my world on his knees with a ring in his hands.

"Being alone for centuries I never thought I'd meet someone like you, over the years my bar of my woman was set high but that was all untill you. You bursted the ceiling off, not only you are compassionate and independent, you are sensible, cunning and powerful in every sense. Never in my 300 something years of my life I thought a woman like you would even exist.. but you did.. and that was just for me. You.. Nora Huntsons have made me chase you around and about, a lycan who lives to chase. Sometimes I can be a thickheaded douche but you never take my bullshit and always keep me in my place. You have given my life meaning, even after knowing all the things I have done, you accepted me and never expected to change anything about me. You have been the love to my soul-less self, you loved me regardless of all my flaws. I could never love someone as I love you and before it's too late, I wanna ask you if you'd do the privilege of marrying me?" he ended his speech. I stood in front of him speechless as tears freely flowed out of my eyes. I sobbed for a few seconds, "Uh I imagined you jumping in my arms" he muttered to himself but of course I heard it.

"I am pregnant” I blurted out biting my lips. He will leave me after hearing this, the worst scenario rang through my head.3

He stood up in shock looking at me wide eyed, "W-what?" He asked his hands by his side.

"H-how is this even possible?" He asked absurdly making me angry, "When a dick goes inside a vagina and comes inside it!" I threw up my hands farcical question.

"That I know how kids are made! But how, us.. I mean lycans don't reproduce so fast!" He said with a frown.

My eyes went wide in his accusation, "You mean to say I cheated on you?? You dumbass!" I was about to throw the damn chair at him but he caught my hand.

"BABE!! That's not what I meant! I am sorry. Shit. I- I was shocked.. damn I still am" he said and sighed again and looked at me with his brown smouldering eyes, “That not what I meant love.” He said with a firm tone and pressed his hands on my belly. A smile pasted on his face as he kept staring at my stomach.

He softly went down on his knees and pressed his ear to my stomach, "It didn’t develope a heart beat just yet" I told him. He looked up at me, "How far along are you?" He whispered.

"Two weeks" I replied, he didn't look at me just my tummy, "Hey baby! it's me, your dad. I want to tell you that I love you, even though I just got to know about you" he said making me chuckle, tears of happiness gathered in my eyes.

"You know your mother is a crazy person right?" He said making me gasp and hit his head, he looked at me with a scrunched up nose, "See what did I tell you! This woman doesn't even know she shouldn't fly with you in her tummy." He whispered to my stomach caressing it, "I love you buddy but I got catch mommy first" he said and kissed my stomach.

He stood up looking at me, "So?" He asked making me raise my brow at him, "So?" I asked. He rolled his eyes, "What's the answer to my question.. you know.. before you dropped the bomb.. I said something I had prepared for the past month..” he trailed off. In the mood to play with him I did what a person would do.

"I don't think so... You're a nice person buttt you're just not the one for me.." I said faking sorry, his face instantly fell, I also heard his heart stopping for a moment. I really felt bad but.. okay I am bad. I bursted out laughing seeing that he was about to cry, "Yes dumbass, I'll marry you!! I was just pulling your leg!" I yelled and kissed him. For a second he didn't kiss me back then he wrapped his arms tightly around my waist and caught my lips between his teeth, "You'll be the death of me one day!" He said and thrusted his tongue in my mouth and equally sneakily he slipped a diamond ring in my finger.

"I love you Nora!! I FUCKING LOVE YOU!!" He yelled picked me up and twirling me around, "I LOVE YOU NORA HOUNDS" He yelled and kissed me still holding me up. I giggled and kissed him back, "I love you Sebastian” I said pulling out of the kiss.

He set me down on my feet and hugged me chanting 'i love you’ over and over again.

"SHE SAID YES!" He yelled again jumping on his feet making me laugh, "Calm down! would you!!" I laughed as he twirled again.

In a second I heard everyone cheering, I looked to the side to see a portal opening and both my families and his pack and family was coming out of it.

"You guys knew it?" I asked with a smile on my face. Everyone hugged and congratulated us.

"Awe my little princess is all grown up" dad said hugging me, I shred some tears of happiness, "I'll always be you little princess Daddy" I pouted rubbing my face on his chest.

"My baby girl" papa wolf making me peek over dad's shoulder, I have him a wolfy grin and hugged him too

After we had met everyone, I stood in front of mom with a pout, "You know maa, I'll hate it that I am not the youngest one in the family to receive all the love and be babied"” I said sadly. Mom kiss d my forehead, "You'll always be-- wait what?" She ask in confusion.

Sebastian wrapped his arms around my waist and gave me his billion dollars smile with a nod. I looked back at mom and caressed my stomach, "We're pregnant” I said with a blush.

For a second nobody said anything then mom bursted out crying, "My baby is having a baby" she pulled me in a hug. Both my dads came and kissed me and also said if Sebastian would hurt me or the baby in anyway I should tell them, they'll take care of him.

As if he'll be alive till then!

My brothers and sisters came and cried with me. All of them saying how much they'll spoil their first niece/nephew. Seba- our pack came to congratulate us. I kinda saw Laura saying that she missed being pregnant, oh Lord! Here we go again.

Last but not the least was Kristen who hugged me tightly, "Now I am going to have a little brother or a sister!” She almost cried, after she pulled back she went to her father, "You won't forget me na, papa?” She said with tears in her eyes. Her father shook his head, "Never my baby, you'll always be my brave little chipmunk” he said and kissed her head.

I felt someone tap my shoulder, I looked to see mom with a serious expression, "Come on love, we need to talk" she said pulling me inside with Oliver, Clark and Ariana following behind. When Mom entered a room there was Arora, the twins and Stephan already in the room.

"What's wrong?" I asked in worry as mom closed the door. All of them had either serious expression or were disappointed.

"Were you pregnant when you went after Alice?" Arora broke the ice, I bit my lips trying not to make eye contact.

"She asked you something, Nora" Stephan said softly.

"Yes" I whispered softly, I thought nobody heard but the dead silence that came after that said otherwise.

"You were pregnant when you killed someone!! Are you out of your mind???1!" Mom yelled at me. "If I would have known I wouldn't have helped you!!" Arora yelled

"Stop yelling at her!” Stephan snapped at everyone's harsh words. My eyes were already tearful

"I didn't know I was pregnant at that time okay?" I said and slumped down on the bed.

"If I would have known I wouldn't ever have done that! I am not a bad mother. My revenge doesn't come before my child!" I wrapped my arms around my stomach cried softly.

Two arms wrapped around me, Stephan's smell surrounded me, "You're not a bad mother little one.. we all make poor choices" he cooed me softly.

"I just don't want those tormentors to live when my kid will be born!" I said I'm his arms.

"They won't" Oliver said making is everyone in the room look at him.

"None of them will live. They all will be long dead before your child comes to this world" he said firmly.

"But you won't be the one to kill them! You already have tainted you hands by their blood but not the rest, we'll kill them" he added.

There was silence for a few seconds.

"Who do you want dead?" Andrew asked with clenched fist. I took a deep breath, "Briana and Justin! Make David live in regret and despair for the rest of his life" I said harshly. All my brothers nodded stiffly.

"Make Justin's suffering long and painful” I spat venomously thinking about that vile creature.+ Jacob and Stephan smirked evilly, “Your wish is our command" Jacob added looking at his brothers. "They all will suffer, you have our word" Clark said.