Noona had dismissed them too quickly as if she was trying to Axel a message which luckily, he got.
Ravenna shouldn't be here while I answer you, My Lord.
Which he didn't mind, but meanwhile....
Ravenna was grumpy.
Which was not a new thing, by the way, but to Axel, it was really unnerving.
Because she was, well, he couldn't even read her thoughts. They were like dark and stormy clouds, all striking thunder and lightning that he could barely see anything.
And her body language...
Well, for one, the ass was jiggling more than usual, and she was walking more determined.
More determined to get away from him that is.
Which wasn't new too, but still...
"Are you okay?" He asked.
"I'm fine" It came out more of a snap, no, a bite than an actual reply, which made him raise an eyebrow as he now materialise infront of her "Apples, would you...."
The shove that came next was possibly not thought through by her, but she had broken his ribs and possibly is spine as he hit the tree, groaning as she snapped, her red eyes glaring at him "Don't call me that!"
It took him about thirty seconds to heal but she had already gone really far by then and when he caught up, he gave space "What did I do?"
"Don't you know anything about personal space?" She hissed.
"Is that what I did?" He asked with a grin "Baby girl, I have been at least five steps away from you all day. If you wanted me closer, you coulda said so"
"So anything I say right now, you'd tell me?"
She has stopped walking, and now, they stood midway through the forest, the night moon staring down at them just as the first time they had met.
Axel noticed the almost furious look on her face had dissolved into something more of understanding....
Possibly calm, Axel was not sure but since he could not read her thoughts, which for the first time, really really pissed him, he sighed and agreed "Yes, I would be honest"
"Fine" She said "Who are you?"
The question had come like a rush of water on his burning skin and he breathed out in relief "Heavens, I was scared. I actually thought I did something really really bad"
She seemed unfazed by that as she said again "Who are you?"
"Axel North" He replied.
"What Pack?"
Oh, so this was it then.
Sighing, he said "I don't know really. I cannot remember"
She chuckled, like if she could snap his head, she would "Do I look stupid to you?"
He raised an eyebrow "You look nothing less than astonishing, stupid though? No, not ever"
"Then why are you lying to me?" She asked.
"I'm not"
"You are"
"How would you know that?"
"Because everything else is glaring at me!" She snapped "You know where my Pack is and can hear their thoughts, even though you're not a member of the Pack. You can Influence people into doing what you want them to do, and you have done it to me, I know, you are alarmingly strong and Noona KNOWS you. She was treating you like you were her childhood friend and she is literally five hundred and six!"
Oh.
Well, that was observant.
She sighed "Just tell me"
"I can't"
Her eyes flared up again "You can't or You won't?"
"Both" He replied as he tried to come closer to her though she moved away "Things will change after I do"
"I don't care if you're not.... A wolf or that you faked it" She murmured, looking away.
He felt a bit of love in his heart jump at that "Why would you think I'm not?"
"Your speed" She replies, looking up at him "And your abilities.... They are not wolf like" Then she shook her head "It doesn't matter. Point is, I don't care, whatever you are, I.... I'd accept it"
No you wouldn't.
You want to kill the person that made Misha hurt.
You'd....
You'd reject me.
"Axel"
She had come closer and touched his cheeks, making him hiss at the fact his whole body tensed at it as he shut his eyes "Look at me, please"
He slowly did, and saw her red eyes, and his immediately lit "I.... I want to make things work... Partly because... Well, because I think you can help me be a good Alpha.... I don't want... I don't want to suck at it, to be honest, I already suck at everything.... And also because... Well, I like you.... Is that... Bad?"
Axel had no idea what on earth was making her confess to him, something in his head made him strongly believe it involved Noona, that old had always had some trick up her raggedy gown "No Princess. It's not"
"Then tell me" She said "I don't judge people. I didn't judge Rin being an Omega"
"I know Princess, I know"
"So?" She looked at him expectantly.
He opened his mouth but the words couldn't come out.
He tried, he really tried but it didn't.
All that came out was "Raven, I love you"
And she shrieked, moving away from him "Stop lying to me!"
"Ravenna" He said, his heart breaking "I'm not"
"You won't tell me anything about you but you were telling Rin to tell you things about me. You claim to love me even though we just met and no matter what I do, you won't go away....
"
"Because that's how Mates work Ravenna"
"A mate killed my sister!" She snapped "How am I supposed to believe that?"
God, this was killing me "Because I love you"
"He loved her too" She said "He used to bring her gifts from his Pack too. Sister would say he was the best thing in the world and she loved him, more than her breath, more than me. I had no friends Axel, he took that from me"
He tried to reach her again, but she moved away again "What do you want from me?"
I want to see you smile.
I want to be the reason you want to wake up.
I want to be your happiness.
I want YOU.
"I...." She seemed to swallow there "Is it the Deiraluna?"
He tensed up "No"
"Because.... Because if it's that...."
"Raven, stop"
He pulled her into his arms this time and she didn't fight. When she looked at him, there were tears in her eyes "I'd give it to you. I really don't want to be alone anymore"
He nearly died there "I'm not leaving you"
"Then what do you want? Axel....."
"Shut up"
He did not use his Alpha voice but she stopped talking and he sighed, resting his forehead on hers "When I don't tell you things... It's because it's safe, because it's my job to keep you safe, because I want you safe"
"Isn't it... Isn't it my job to keep you safe too?" She murmured.
He sighed "You aren't that strong yet"
"I..."
"I'd train you" He cut in "And when you're strong. I'd tell you, but for now, please... Please don't ask this questions anymore"
"Are you in trouble Axel?"
Yes, very very big trouble actually. The possibility of you rejecting me that is.
But all he said was "Let's train you first, okay?"
And maybe by then, you'd be too deeply in love with me to let go.
He half expected her to argue, hell, punch him and possibly break his nose this time, but she didn't.
She just pulled away, put back her poker face and said with no emotion "Would you be on Night duty with me? I'm afraid of the dark sometimes"