Akrem.
I kept on thinking how Arianell would look like. It was almost like I was thinking about my mate, my Luna. Iron didn't want to tell me how Arianell looked like. He said that it was a surprise. I knew I'd been talking to him about the young woman I saw in my dreams. Her silver hair, her sad expression, but mature at the same time. She looked like she had so deep in thoughts.
But whatever she looked like, I'd fall in love with her in an instant! It was because she was my mate.
Iron told me that she arrived yesterday in the Main Land, and I couldn't wait to meet her. He said he'd introduce us in the campus.
I was thinking to force Iron to just meet her yesterday right away. But I had to stand my alpha image. It was too much for being an alpha. I hoped I didn't get to be the alpha that only being a hypocrite. In the meantime, let me enjoy this little title of mine. I guessed I wasn't fully mature, teenage wolf hormones sometimes still affected me.
It had been years I'd been dreaming about my mate. I needed to make sure if Arianell was the one. But Iron said that she was a human, which was slightly possible for me to have a mate, a human being. I was the werewolf prince of the Green Valley, was it just absurd to have a Luna Queen, a human?
There had to be reasons why Iron didn't want to tell me how Arianell looked like. He was hiding something. My lizard brain and my alpha hunch said that Iron knew Arianell was the one in my dream. I could remember his expression when I described how the young woman in my dream looked like,
"Well, she has silver neck-length hair, her eyes are bright blue almost as silver as her hair…," I could describe her more in details since I had arrived in the Main Land. It was like she was closer to me than before.
Iron was slowly tilting his head and faced me. It was like he finally paid attention to me after I said my first line. Then he kept looking at me when I continued my line, "she's slim, almost small. Well, it's because I'm tall…"it was nice to brag about my being tall as the perks of being Akhmedov descendants. I just hoped one day I did really stand tall and protect the weak.
"She looks lovely, mature, sometimes sorrow shows in her eyes, but she's mysterious at the same time. All that she has is a perfect combination to be my mate." When I stopped explaining about her, Iron looked straight to my eyes and was speechless. It looked like he had just seen a ghost, which was impossible for werewolf to be afraid of ghosts because we were practically supernatural as well. Horror was everything about us.
Iron stared at me blank, then suddenly that I had known something was fishy from the way he looked at me, so he hid it while forcing a line,
"Go on… don't stop. Keep on telling me about her. I may know who she might be." Again, he forced a smile. Then I stopped. I was embarrassed enough to be mocked by my beta. But I didn't mind, he was supposed to be stronger than me, but he made me the alpha.
"That's all I can tell… "I looked at him from the edge of my left eye. See how he would react to my being ignorant of his curiosity. The next thing, he'd be apologizing.
"Ok then, Akrem, my most humble alpha. So sorry about that. Let's not be in quarrel about this. You can just see Arianell by yourself. Then you can tell me later what you think about her." Iron finally surrendered.
That was a week ago, and today, I was really going to meet Arianell in the campus. After the class was over, Iron took me to the corridor between the classes. There sat a small figure with a hoodie on the corridor stair. I couldn't see her face clearly, but the hoodie disturbed me. It was white almost silver.
My heart beat too fast as I was sure my wolf hunch was correct.
"That's Arianell…" Iron whispered while his head pointed to the direction of the small figure and now I could see she had a slim figure when she finally stood up from her looked like she was comfy sitting on the stair.
Then I stopped from my walking a few steps behind Iron when she unveiled her hoodie.
There in the flesh was a young woman in my dream with her bright silver hair. My forever dreams just came to life. I could see her blinding eyes smile from the place I stood that I felt like I needed sunglasses just to see her face clearly.
That warm smile, I swore I could sunbath in it. I was grateful that I wasn't a vampire I could sunbath in her smile anytime. Unconsciously, I slightly opened my mouth, I was in awe. I felt in peace suddenly.
But I rushed next to Iron's side when her gaze and I met. Her bright blue eyes shaded with mysteries when she looked at me. There was a slight sorrow there. But then my mind went blank.
A mate! With all her look, the sense, the smell, the hunch, everything! She was my mate!
If I could I'd shake my head for not believing what I saw before me. But I held my figure not to look suspicious from drowning in my own thoughts.
If she were my mate, how could she be a human?
The probability was as thin as one ten of one piece of her silver hair.
Her silky look silver hair that I'd like to drown myself in, inhaling every bit of it, tasting the smooth skin of her neck, kissing her deep eyes, her button nose were all the things I'd like to do to her. Running my fingers through her sky slope down to the Cupid's bow then might be lick a little there just to taste the tip of her lips.
Ahhh… her rosy pink lips that I'd like to bite a bit, then care them in my mouth. Maybe tasting them with the tip of my tongue…
[Darn it! Focus, Akrem!] I muttered in my mind.
As I thought I fell for her in an instant. I only needed to find who she really was. If it was possible for her to be my mate, then she was my Luna.
I'd ask Iron later of who she really was. Maybe she wasn't mere human, a hybrid, or even a Trybrid. I had never seen a female wolf or a human woman as lovely as she was. For now, I needed to focus on the now, as she needed some shoulders to cry on after her dad's death.
[Good! Focus on the sympathy. You need to leave your horny wolf in the back pocket of your jeans, Akrem!] I told myself in my mind.
"'Nell… how long have you been waiting here? Sorry we're late. There's someone I want you to meet" Iron pointed his head to my direction. I didn't know what to do but threw my big smile. My white teeth usually successfully did the job. That was what I always did back then in the Green Valley when I didn't know what to say at times dad introduced me to his acquaintances outside the Green Valley.
Then I shoved my right hand and grabbed her right hand. She seemed reluctant to shake hands, so I took the initiative. I was the alpha, Yes, I was the alpha. I was supposed to be aggressive, but I added my being gentleman. I didn't want to scare the pretty lady. With the chivalry, I introduced myself,
"Akrem…," I paused when I wanted to say my AKhmedov. I didn't think she needed to know yet. KISS. Keep It Simple and Short. This wasn't about me, it should be about her. She was the one who mourned, right?
I finished my sentence," call me anything you like" I smiled again with mixed feelings. I hoped that wouldn't be so obviously seen by her.
Then she replied almost like mirrored my line," Arianell, you can also call me anything, or just 'Nell, just like Iron usually calls me." Thus, I was sure she was my mate. I was ninety nine percent sure that she felt the same about me.
All I needed to know was that I hoped Iron didn't see her that way. She might be my Luna, but it was still possible for Iron to fall for her, and vice versa for Adrienne. Amidst this love bubble I had, I had to make sure first. I was just trying to be a better alpha.
But, neah…! Iron wouldn't want to have anything serious with Arianell, she just wasn't his type. Iron's type was more girly and chatty. Arianell wasn't that much. She was so woman and mature. She was the one particular type that I liked the most.
[Well done in convincing yourself, Akrem!] I had a self that always needed to be convinced by myself.
But suddenly the mature woman shot something suspicious about Iron and I,
"I see that iron already told you much about me"
[Shit! She knew it!] And sometimes I cursed.
I contradicted it," Oh, nothing out of the ordinary, except…" I had to drive her to the most important part that the one she needed the most," ah by the way, will you except my deepest condolences. I'm really sorry about your dad." I tried so hard to sympathize but not to make her burst into tears.
Or was that a good excuse to put her in my arms?
[You should've thought twice before you say something, Akrem! You really ARE lame for being libidinous wolf! I'm dying to take her in my arms and kiss her fiercely like there was no tomorrow!] Now I knew how it felt to be ready to mate.
And it couldn't get worse when I heard Iron's sudden move,
"Uhhuk… uhhuk…" then he whispered almost swallowed his words," when the mates meet".
Then there came the worst part when Arianell said,
"Are you…," she paused then abode, "woof… woof?"
[That's it! I'm done!] I'd like to disappear now.
She knew I was a werewolf and this could be the death of me. My love withered before it bloomed. I had to use my brain next time I wanted to approach her, the human her. If only my merciless gaze could kill Iron in one blow for blowing the cover.
Why couldn't he just wait and let me enjoy being with a human female. One pretty and lovely human female with warm eyes to die to look at so I hid my grudge to my most loyal beta,
"Ya… I am, how did you know that?" and completely acted stupidly.
And I didn't care if I acted stupidly because the result was I finally saw her sweetest smile then I melted again. I forgot my grudge to Iron.
She shot out a friendly rhetorical question,
"Wolves travel in pack, don't they?"
Then I had nothing more to say than saying with my widest smile. It was too easy to fall in love with her. She was extremely lovable,
"Well, we're not travelling at the moment."
Then suddenly Iron became too serious,
"I'm really sorry for disturbing you, lovey-dovey loving at the first sight, but I gotta ask you, 'Nell. How was your dad's funeral? Have they found the killer yet?"
Yup! This is the most important part. How could I miss this? Ah ya, because I'd just known Arianell, and Iron was the perfect wingman.
Then she answered like an electromagnet right away attracted the nearby metal when Iron hit her button. So coldly focus!
"You read my mind! I was hoping you could help me. I could use a help of a superior canine troop, especially now there are two of them…" She smiled mischievously looking at both Iron and I.
Then in sync, Iron grinned,
"When do we start, my lady?"
And I didn't know what to do besides repeating Iron's line. To some point, this race was tiring me. But I didn't forget to be creative,
"Yeah when do we start, Anne? I think I'm gonna call you that," then I winked, hoping she could see me as a fun guy to be with. Though I wasn't funny?
She paused and it looked like she had something exciting in her mind, judging from her eager expression. Hopefully, something a little bit naughty?
[For Moon Goddess' sake, Akrem! Do you easily lose your lustful wolf? Stop it!] Sometimes I hated the urge in me.
Then she resumed with,
"It's going to be right after the exam weeks. Dad's already died, and his corpse won't go anywhere," she sounded so cold, I knew that she tried to keep her shape. She needed a trigger. Emotion of losing a loved one shouldn't be held deep inside. It'd tear her down someday. And that was the last thing I'd want to happen to her. I'd protect her, no matter what.
" We'd go there right after we're done with the last exam subject. In the meantime, we could gather the info provided by Daniel each week…"
[Wait, who? I gotta stop her!] My lizard brain alarmed me.
"Who's that?" hopefully she couldn't sense a jealousy in my low tone. I felt like I could blowup hearing this Daniel guy. My hunch said suspicious thing. So, I became the full alpha that protecting his possession.
Then she answered almost like trying to calm me down,
"He's an apprentice to a supernatural detective that handles dad's mysterious case. He promised to call me each week."
My body felt hot that might be I was in anger,
"Each week? Calling you? Can't he just e-mail the details?" those lines seemed possessive. Oops!
[Hold it, Akrem! Hold it! Don't scare the pretty lady yet!] I screamed in my mind.
And now I believed she tried harder to calm me down,
"We need to discuss, 'Krem. Tell you what, when he wants to call, I'll make sure the three of us can hear directly from him, so we can gather info and know exactly where to start to do investigation or even find the killer right away when we go to the Imperial Colony"
I appreciated her trying so I lowered my blood pressure,
"That'll do."
And in sync, as expected from my best wingman, Iron repeated,
"Yeah, that'll do."
But I accidentally let out my deepest hope,
"You sound like a Luna, Anne."
[Stupid Akrem!] My big mouth and I were disastrous.
Obviously, she puzzled,
"What do you mean by that?"
Then Iron with his iron brain saved the day,
"It means that you're worth to be the alpha's queen"
"How come? I'm not a wolf, I'm an Empath." She explained herself.
I finally shot a meaningful look to Iron. Vice versa, he did the same. That line answered all of my questions. Though days after, Iron told me that he knew who Arianell was. He just liked to give exercises to me in order to be a better alpha.
She wasn't completely human, she was more than that. An Empath was a human with highly heightened sense almost like a mind reader and a mentalist. She had the ability to suggest action or thoughts to others. Thus, explained all the acts she did towards my reactions.
Indeed, she was a perfect Luna. It was just obvious I fell for her. A dream came true. What more could I ask for? My woman stood before me. I only needed to work hard to earn her love.
She carried on, disturbing me from planning my future with her – the drawback of being meticulous alpha,
"Okay, now… Have you seen the schedule of the exams?"
[This again! Woman! You gotta stop for a while!] Thank Moon Goddess, she couldn't read my mind yet.
So, I asked, might be useful to put her in my arms,
"Umm… Anne, have you cried?"
Then just like that, she burst into tears. Finally, my lustful wolf didn't become so horny and it did the right thing to touch a woman's soul. She cried in my arms. Then Iron joined hugging us of whatever he could hug from the left of us. I mischievously shot a frowned look at Iron, told him not to disturb us.
From that day, I swore. I'd protect her no matter what, till death did us apart.
-to be continued-