Me and my siblings have been around for an exceptionally long time. We age differently. At the age of 500 we are five and we will look like we are five too. Once we reach a certain age our appearance stops aging.
I am happy that Shiraga and Sakura have their mates. I never actually wondered about mine, but ever since Sakura got hers, my wolf has been craving ours. I would rather not have someone who hovers and smothers me with love. I have enough of that with Shiraga and Luke. I do not like commitment. There is a chance we may outlive them anyways if we do not die first.
And if we do die first, well our mates would have a low survival rate. A mate is your other half. You will never feel whole again. Not like what you felt with your first mate. I say this because even the Moon Goddess makes mistakes sometimes. If a person's mate dies or they just are not compatible, then they will have a second chance mate.
That is not always the case though. I met someone who found her mate, but he was married and had kids. He felt bad, but he loved his life, wife, and kids. The mate bond brings you closer to your mate. It cannot make you fall in love. If your mate has already fallen in love, then that is just your luck.
She did not get a second chance mate, but she did decide to date a human. She fell in love, but there was one problem with that. He did not know she was a wolf. You can shut your wolf out, but your wolf is also a part of you just as much as your mate. You only have a mate because of your wolf side.
That is not something that can easily be taken away. Push your wolf down and you will have repercussions. I do not know what happened to the couple, but I do remember them being extremely happy with each other. Wolves in general live for a long time, so I asked what she would do if he died before her or just saw she was not aging.
She said if he were dying, she would kill herself when he died and if he suspected her well, she would cross that bridge when they got there. I just hoped everything worked out in the end.
I was currently in the car with Sakura and her mate. We were on our way to a pack meeting. A very extravagant one considering formal wear was required. I was wearing a dark sleeveless red laced dress. It had a cut on the side showing a bit of my left leg.
The bottom flowed around me and spread out. I wore black strapless heels that had a rose swirling up the heel reaching the back. My outfit was simple yet elegant.
I wore some eye liner to pop my golden eyes out and red lipstick with a dark outlining. I wore no earrings since my long white hair that reached my ankles would cover it anyway. Some of my front hair was pushed to the back of my head into a bun while the rest was flowing down. I stuck a red flower on top of my bun. Some of my hair covered some of my left eye.
I had on a short crescent moon necklace wrapped around my neck that rested above my collarbone.
Sakura had her hair wrapped into an elegant bun that was far from simple. She had white flowers spread across her bun. It looked gorgeous. She had silver studs and a dark red dress, almost burgundy, that had lace at the top of the chest that spread across her arms. The bottom of her dress was in lace frills that arched across her legs to the floor. She has sparkly red heels that crystallized on the back.
She had on mascara and eye liner as well as a little bit of natural lip gloss that showed off her bright pink lips. She has a choker necklace that had a diamond in the middle where the chains met. She looked gorgeous. Her mate has a red tie, white button up shirt, black pants that hugged him but not too tight, and black dress shoes.
His hair was slightly slicked back but still has the fluffy wildness to it and it looked hot even if I have no idea how it worked. We reached a palace. Yes, a fucking palace. We were meeting the royal family. All the packs gather here once a year to celebrate them and talk about what has been happening amongst the packs.
The only reason I am here is to be Sakura's bodyguard. Shiraga was with Luke on a date since technically they are not part of a pack. Neither of us were except Sakura. Shiro decided he did not want to be around a bunch of royal snobs and that is understandable, but someone must be here to keep an eye on Sakura. We were still myths to others.
If I had a mate, I really do not want to meet them here. Everyone here is of high status. I do not want somebody who stands out. That is more responsibility for me and too much attention for me to hide my secret.
Having a mate is a bitch. I do not want one. I just want to stay happily with my siblings and hope that Shiro gets a mate. He has been...Distant since Sakura and Shiraga got theirs. He wants...No, needs someone to love. Staying with the same three people your whole life is bound to get tiring.
I just pray to the moon that they meet soon. Shiro was never one for love and affection. In fact, he cringed at it and pushed it away, but I know he wants that with someone who is not his siblings.
I must admit, after seeing Shiraga and Sakura with their mates it makes you want to love somebody. I am just not ready for what comes with it.
We entered the palace gates and parked in the front where most cars were parked. The front felt like the damn back. It took at least 20 minutes to get to the damn palace after driving through the gates. Talk about annoying and inconvenient. We were staying here for a week.
1st day- the ball we are about to attend
2nd- the meeting
3rd- celebration for the upcoming alphas
4th- a battle to test our strength
5th- a dinner
6th- another ball
7th- trade and go
God I was already tired. Another reason I do not want to find my mate here. All the socializing and fake smiles that I know everybody does gets tiring.
We got out of the car. Sakura's mate stepped out of the car and helped Sakura out. I graciously opened my own door to come out and find Sakura and her mate eating each other's faces. Gross. A little bit too much love.
When we finally reached the top of the 50 stairs that led to the big double doors, I was ready to go.
You could already see the lights from the palace shining from miles away in the night sky, but when those doors opened it was the whole fucking milky way. Don't these people pay bills? I squinted my eyes at the bright lights that harassed my eyes.
When my eyes adjusted to the ballroom in front of me, I saw just how big it was. There were a bunch of wolves, some even humans conversing with one another. We made our way to the alpha of Sakura and her mate's pack. We drove in separate vehicles because the alpha needed to be here earlier for business reasons.
There were tables on both sides of the room and the ballroom floor which already has people dancing on it.
I told Sakura my goodbyes since she was the one who needed to converse not me. I was simply a gorgeous bodyguard. I was not worried about losing her in the huge room either since we were always drawn to each other and had a mind-link. We would know where the other was. Besides, she had her pack. They will protect her until I get to her.
I quickly made my way to the fruits I saw. They were amazing. Pineapple, apple, grapes, strawberries, bananas, any fruit that existed was there. Along with my all-time favorite, MANGOS!
I grabbed a butt load of fruit and made my way towards an empty table. Some eyes followed me across the room checking me out. I felt disgusted as most people here have partners. They should be looking at them not me no matter how hot I am.
Did I mention I also have to sing and dance for these snobs? Since everyone here had a partner and a reason to be here, me not doing anything, got volunteered by my sister. According to her she did not want me to "feel alone" during this party. She knew singing made me happy, but it is not my thing to sing for a big audience.
I do not hang around society much. I am not used to singing in front of such a big crowd. Let us hope I do not have stage fright.
Some girls approached me with sickeningly fake smiles. Most approached me after seeing their mates looking at me, others approached just out of pure curiosity. I had some guys flirt and I flirted back with the ones that did not smell like they had a mate.
Most did not have mates. Although they were attracted to my looks, they would not betray their mates like that. Unlike the mated ones that did approach me. They were ignored.
I saw Sakura walking towards me and the little bit of fruit I had left. "Hey, how are you doing?" she asked as she sat on one of the chairs tucked in the table. "Bored. What even is this music?" I said disgusted at the usual music that would play at a ball. Boring, dull, and makes you want to jump off the highest bridge you can find.
Sakura laughed. "Yeah, well now you can liven things up. You're about to go up there and sing." Right. I was doing that. This might be interesting. Songs were picked and confirmed with the royal family already so they should not be surprised with the choice of songs.
I am sure they could hear from the balcony above the ballroom floor they were going to come out on when my little performance starts. This place echoes because it is so big.
"How are you doing? I can tell your cheeks are hurting from the amount of smiling you've been doing for the past two hours." Sakura groaned. "It was fun at first because there were some interesting people. I was kind of nervous but got into it as we went on."
"Eventually I couldn't keep up with boosting these people's egos, praising who has the bigger land or army. I really wish they would just pull out their dicks and compare sizes." I started to laugh. "And you were the one out of the four of us that was hell bent on socializing. Be careful what you wish for." I chuckled and she just scoffed.
"I guess I'd better be going." I said to Sakura. She nodded a reply, and I made my way to the big stage in the back. The Luna of the Moon Dawn pack, the omega of the Sundown pack, and the beta of the Moon Shine pack joined me on the stage.
We all rehearsed this together before the party and we really got to know each other. They are nice people. I look at the balcony and see the royal family come out to see. Nobody noticed though as they are all invested in their conversations. Some more than others.
One of the hosts for the event, Edward, one of the servants that serve the royal family, stepped on the stage to announce our presence. All eyes turned towards us and almost immediately the omega of the Sundown pack started to shake. As an omega I am sure she did not get much attention so a lot of eyes would be overwhelming.
I did not worry though. The moment that girl opens her mouth you can really see her. All her fears go away when she sings. I was confident in her.
When he announced us, we started our performance.
After our performance there were rounds of applause. We bowed and everyone got off the stage except me.
Before I started my solo, I felt a strong pull to look up at the royal family but ignored it. I needed to focus.
While dancing and singing to the song I had a lot of sass and attitude. I put my wolf's dominance out there on the stage, masking it as stage presence. That is the only way they would not suspect I was of higher rank.
There was a lot of popping and getting down. A little ass shaking not going to lie. I was going wild with it.
The entire performance was fun, and the crowd was hyped. I am sure you can tell I was having fun on the stage.
"Woo broke a sweat there." I chuckled after the performance. The crowd laughed a little with me. I bowed elegantly. It was contradictory. The only reason my hair was not a mess is because my pushed back hair was holding my hair back. Otherwise...
Anyways I did all that in heels. I mean I wear stilt boots daily, so it is not like it was a challenge or anything. I straightened myself out walking back to Sakura who was jumping up and down from excitement. "THAT. WAS. AWESOME." I laughed at how hyped she seemed. Her mate tried calming her down but failed.
"Some of the dance moves were...um hardcore?" I laughed as her mate tried to find a word for "Inappropriate you mean" I stated. He scratched the back of his head in embarrassment. "Fuck that you killed it." Sakura waved off her mate's comment.
"The king already knew what songs I was going to do. I doubt he expected prancing to come with it." I spoke. I remembered that pull from the balcony and looked up at it now that I was done singing and dancing but found nobody there.
I shrugged it off and waited for the Royal Family to come out. About 10 minutes passed. I was talking with Sakura and the girls I performed with. I was actually having an enjoyable time. I was laughing and smiling. The royal family got called out and we all stood making way for them to sit on their extravagant thrones.
The King, Ireland, The Queen, Lunala, Their children, the eldest, Kegan, second oldest, Jake, their third oldest, Ciara, and their youngest, Grace. We watched them all come out and sit on the throne.
As my eyes laid upon Kegan my heart started to race. No. He smelled like chocolate and flowers. Shit. I do not even like chocolate. My wolf started to jump up and down. God dammit. My mind was hazing up. Kill me now. Mate! My wolf repeated in my head. Fuck.
Packs ranking from least to most powerful started to greet them and give them presents. Sakura's pack was quite powerful. Top five so it took us a while to get to the front. This just made my wolf more anxious. I did not like this at all. If he was staring at me during the performance, he knows.
I started to get tired of waiting for these people to suck up to these royals. I was relieved when it was finally our turn. The sooner this is over the better. Sakura's alpha greeted them first, then his beta and Sakura, then me.
I bowed, giving them a nod and a smile. Ignoring the pull, I fell towards their son. I was turning to go to the rest of the pack, but I was called.
"Soren, right." The king said as a statement clearly knowing my name. We talked over letters; my names signed at the bottom of all of them. "That's my name." I said as I turned back to him and looked him in the eye. His presence did not bother me, not one bit. I had no idea how old he was, but I am older. Honestly, we have been here for thousands of years.
How else would animals evolve and go extinct? Sometimes we let nature take its course, other times we interfere. Werewolves have been here for an exceptionally long time, but we have been here longer. Of course, there have been mythic wolves before us, so I guess not the dawn of time, but long enough.
He chuckled before talking again. "That was quite the performance." I grinned. "I know it was." Some people gasped at my response expecting me to be grateful that the king was even talking to me even more so for giving me what I believe was a compliment.
"Thank you for livening up the party." He nodded "Of course." I was about to turn back but decided to say one more thing. "This party needed it. It was dead. I expect more from you next time. King." I smirked and walked away.
"You were my 'more'!" He shouted while I was walking away. I waved both my hands in the air not bothering to turn around.
I heard him chuckle before I made my way to their outside garden. Before I could make it, I was stopped by Sakura's alpha. "What were you thinking, talking to the king like that!" He snarled. I never really had a good relationship with this guy. I hated being disrespected by someone of a lower ranking. I seriously wanted to put him in his place, but always decided against it.
"Are you trying to get us on his bad side! Here, you represent us! You're not some loner." He growled. I put my hand in front of his face telling him to calm down. This just got him madder as expected. I turned my hand towards the king who was smiling and laughing.
"Does that look like someone who's mad?" I did not wait for an answer as I pushed past him.
I went into the garden and sat by the fountain that was in the middle of the benches and flowers.
I smelled him before I heard him and heard him before I saw him. Kegan.
He sat beside me. I saw his blue/grey eyes and black hair in the reflection of the water as they met my golden ones.
"I don't want a mate." He said before looking at my face directly. I kept looking at the water. I must admit it did hurt hearing him say that. My wolf felt crushed. I did not want a mate, but she did. This is why I did not want to meet my mate to begin with.
He stood up and started walking away. Before he left the garden, I called out to him.
"Kegan." I heard his footsteps stop and I turned towards him. I looked him in the eyes. "I don't want one either, but my wolf feels absolutely crushed right now so I have to ask is it because of us or the fact that you don't want to be with someone in general?"
He looked me dead in the eyes. "The latter" he said then walked away. Well, I got what I wanted. He definitely wasn't the smothering type. Be careful what you wish for. I sighed looking at the fountain for a while and let my wolf's sadness pass through me for a while as I let a tear slip through my eye.