Destined Mates

I should have stayed at home instead of following a dumb Aaron to this pack for Christmas shopping.

It was as if he had bewitched me to make me agree to come with him, to get some few stuffs that he had claimed to importantly need.

I watched from afar the market, as he squeeze through sweaty bodies and follow his directions in disguise of course . For a practicing hunter, Aaron has a good eyesight to say. He can see things from a mile ahead, which made him more valuable to the pack as his mother also my Godmother had said.

I break from the crowd and headed for a shop that sells fabrics. A particular one had caught my eyes and what would I have done with getting it? Pout my way home, of course.

I touched the smooth fabric, it was laced with permanent glitters that would not come off no matter what. I asked for the price, it was kind of cheat compared to where I get some of my fabrics and I am no way judging the shops for that.

I paid for the fabrics and some other things that the seller suggested to go well with the fabrics. I mumbled a thank you to the woman and left.

I sat under the tree Aaron had asked me to wait for him. The weather was changing slowly, there is hope for the snow to fall today. Not sure it is going to be heavy or not, one of the reasons why I want to return home before the Alpha will notice our disappearance.

I opened my bag to bring out a container with water in it. I sip the drink then spit it back out. The water was slowly losing it taste due to the preservatives Aaron might have added and I instructed it to add only a pinch of the preservative.

"Cal." A familiar voice called out and lifted my head to sight Aaron walking back to me.

"Sorry, I left you here all alone." He apologized which made me scowled.

"Whatever." If I had known following him to this pack would turn out this way, then I would have stayed at home while I binged read in the Alpha's old library. It is worth better than this actually.

I stood up replacing my hood, hiding my face once again. The hood which I had made some few weeks back really saved me today, when I made it, I had no intention of using it even for once.

But my mother, the Luna suggested I use it for cover up from people recognizing me. It worked, no one could point it out that I am the next Luna in line.

On our way back to the pack, I stopped to get a perked up jewelry for Denasia.

Denasia or Den is the only person that I hang out with. It is hard for me to make new friends when the rest claim you are too sturdy to be their friend.

Den could be a model if she wants, she actually model for me alone and of course, with me and Aaron being the audience only. She got flawless fair skin, long eyelashes, and a well slanted nose. She has the perfect height, but a little bit thick.

"Can you please walk faster?" Aaron seethes. He always complains of how slow I walk, that he'd compare me to a sloth.

I groaned as I made a move to catch up with him. I can't actually wait to get back home and be in my comfort zone. I missed my art room, and of course, my baby sister.

We reached the woods where Aaron has successfully kept the horse, I had been praying to the Goddess that no one would run away with the horse, because if that happens, then we have no choice than to run back home in our wolves form. And I hate that idea.

We rode the horse faster, I could feel the breathe of Aaron dropping on the nape of my neck. On a normal day, I would have picked a fight with him but today, it is different.

I slowly closed my eyes to push back the thoughts that kept on coming back to my mind. I hate it when I think about me and Aaron being a thing.

Soon, we reached the pack border. "Get down and walk yourself back home. I did you the honor of returning you home safely." He barked.

I snorted before I dismantled the horse and sent a kick his way which I missed. "Work on your kicks too, you need it." He says.

I ignored him and continued to walk away from him. I know he was watching me disappear in the pack. I made my way to Den's place, her parents should be in the pack house.

"Cal." She stretches.

"How was the journey?" She questioned.

"It was okay, yes expect for Aaron being an asshole." I sighed as I fall into the couch.

She let out a laugh. She always does that whenever I complain about him. "I knew you would complain about something like that. You both are always fighting." Den says laughing loudly.

"He is always picking a fight Den." I corrected.

Funny how people still fall to get it registered that we are not twins either are we siblings. We only grew up together.

"That, I agree." She nodded her head.

I went ahead to fill her in on how my day went. She had wanted to follow us but our parents will definitely finds out if the three of us are missing at once.

There should be at least one person covering up for us and she volunteered to stay back home since she had to learn her Spanish lesson fast.

I wasn't good enough in Spanish but I am not bad either. I can't say it out but I know the translation to some things.

Remembered the day I embarrassed myself at class. I said Ola comotas, had no idea what it meant but I said aloud.

I earned a lot of laughter and nasty comments from the student, plus Aaron. He kept teasing me about it, he would even be like 'Ola comotas baby' and I hated it. But I paid no heed to it.

The crack head Aaron decided to tell it me it was Hola como estas instead. I hated him for that, I stopped talking to him for a few days.

Then he came to apologize and he came with my favorite chocolate in the pack. Getting them is another story but he did got them for me so why can't I easily forgive him for a mistake I made actually?

Den and I decided to go to the pack house and make a dress for her. Her parents were hosting a ball for her elder brother who found his mate and she wants to make an appearance.

Fair enough to say, she always wants to be the center of attention during a party or ball and she always does. Thanks to my dresses, they make her more beautiful.

"I am back." I shouted seeing my mother in the kitchen with some of the maid, making dinner obviously.

I didn't wait to get a response from her as I dragged Den with me to the art room. I was also actually avoiding Kenny, she had promised the little girl that she will play with her but she broke the promise.

"Oh, do you even know how much i missed this room?" I popped her eyes at the curtain.

The sun was setting slowly while the rooms were getting busier as the time passes by. "Cal, you only left it for some hours, stop exaggerating." Den says, rolling her eyes as she made herself comfortable on the bean couch I got from my parents.

"You know I am not exaggerating anything and for the fact, I do miss the musty smell of this art room." I informed while taking a seat close to her.

"Sure sure." She said jokingly.

Moving to work, i picked my measuring tape to measure her actual size. I do it whenever I am going to make a new dress for her. She tends to grow out or less as the day passes by.

There was a day I decided to surprise her with a knee length gown I had recently learned how to sew. Only for her to wear it and she had outgrown her size.

I had to restitch it after getting her actually weight. Since then, I make sure to measure her before I sew any kind of dress for her.

After putting everything down, I brought out a box containing fabrics that I use to work with. I passed it to her to choose the one that caught her eyes. It is something I always do, I make dresses with the fabrics she chooses.

"This." She said as she played with the end tip of the fabric.

"This is it then." I picked up the fabric and draped over the hanger. I kept the measurements I had written on a piece of paper on the sewing machine.

I watched through the side of my eyes as Den sighed uncomfortably. Something is definitely bothering her and she won't budge until I force it out of her.

I sat down on the carpet making sure I was facing her. "What is wrong Denasia?" I questioned putting my hand on her thighs.

"I have been thinking about this Cal. I hate the idea of staying behind in this pack, I want to be an explorer, I don't want to be tied down to a man in the name of mates. I want to my own wings, to fly far away." She complained.

This sounds just like the life of my mother when she was young. She had told me about everything that had happened through her teenage years. And I believe Den is going through the same things now.

"Did you try talking it out with your parents?" I played with the rings on her fingers. The rings Aaron and I had gifted her for her birthday.

She wiped her tears away as she looked to face me, with sorrow in her eyes. "I did but they don't want to have anything to do with that. They are not supporting me for this. What if I eventually run off without the knowledge of anyone?" She hiccuped.

"I know you won't run to anywhere my love. Try to make them understand about your dreams, because a mistake from you will take your parents down. There must be a reason for them not supporting you, i am also not going to support you for not wanting to be with your mate." I said.

"Why?"

"Because your mate will definitely be hurt when you reject him. You know what it feels like to be rejected by someone mated to you, you have seen how Brickz was after his mate rejected him." I inhaled.

"He is not himself anymore, he is still being detained at the help center, he became a laughing stock in the community by those who don't care and tell me why anyone will anyone that cares about you would allow you to reject your mate?" I asked, making my self emotional when I brought up Brickz.

Poor Brickz. I will visit him soon in the help center.

She sobbed more onto her thigh, wetting my hands in the process. I used my other free hand to pat her back while I said some words to make her calm down.

When she had finally finished crying, she used the bathroom to clean off her face. Even though her face looked so soggy and tired, she still managed to put up a smile for me.

I held her hands as we walked down the stairs to the dining. The maid came to call us for dinner a long time ago but I sent her away seeing the way Den was.

Now all we need is a cover story to explain why her face looks that way.

They say we are what we eat.

I actually don't want to believe that but I had, seeing the way Den would shove down foods and snacks down her throat. It sure does reflect on her skin but it doesn't make her fat.

As she has said once, it is her biggest flex. She can eat whatever she wants and won't get fat. Unlike me, I watch what I shove down my throat, and whenever I eat anything out of the diet, I make to exercise to remove the excess fat.

Aaron once told me that I was forcing my self to be perfect when I don't need to. He said I was already perfect which I quoted as he was trying to manipulate me from not following my diets.

Either ways, I paid no attention to his plead on why I should calm down and stop the dieting. He tried to ask his mother to help but she shooed him away to take care of it himself, which he couldn't.

It was pass midnight already, I stayed in my pajamas by the balcony as I watched the stars in the sky. Den had fallen asleep, making me ask her parents to let her spend the night here. A sleepover as they called it but it was more like a normal night to me.

I am used to having Den over but it doesn't always ends this way. We would make sure to make the night lively with our jokes, games, and artwork.

Den had showed an interest in learning how to draw like the beginner she is. And I happily told her to get ready for the class. For quite a time now, we have not had a proper class.

It only ends with us ditching the lesson after finding something more interesting to do, or when Aaron decides to grace us with his presence and we can learn or work when he is around, because he will makes sure none of us concentrate.

Like a bling of an eye, i saw a shooting star. I hurriedly close my eyes to say a wish, not that I believe in shooting stars but I just did it because it felt right to me.

After saying the wish, I walked out into the room and closed the balcony door to stop raccoons from coming in.

I giggled as I heard the snore slowly coming out of Den's mouth. She will definitely deny doing anything like that in the morning, she always do when I tell her about what she does while she is asleep and she will then ask me to stop staring at her while she sleeps.

I draped the blanket more on her body before I moved to the other part of the bed. I lay down after dusting the bed of course.

I can never sleep on a bed without dusting it. It just doesn't seat right with me. I always make sure to say the grace to the Goddess before I leave sleep to engulf me.

The pack became more cold as the night passes by, making me realize it is either today that the snow falls or never.

Little fogs of the icing weather covered the entire room making a bit hard for me to see through. The floor was chilled like a refrigerator.

Thank Goodness, both me and Den were wearing some socks and body warmers, if not we would have frozen to death.

I straighten my head on the pillow as I yawn. It is morning already I know but due to the fog covering the room, you won't be able to tell.

I made my way to the bathroom adjoined to my room. Soon mother will ask for our presence for Breakfast and we are yet to wake up.

I had my bath first, then woke up Den to do her business in the bathroom after passing her a new pair of toothbrush and a soft body sponge.

There is something about the new generation of the pack. Whenever you take more than a day without taking a bath, you begin to omit a certain bad odor from your body that no one would wants to sit next you.

It was said in the history class I offered in grade six that it has to do with a particular portion given to mothers while they are pregnant. I have never asked my mother about it but I have perceived that kind of odor from one or two of the people from my class.

Hence, since then, there has never been a water scarcity in the pack. The Omega and the maid below them always make sure to provide the higher rank and the pack house with water from the fall.

Unlike some other packs where their Omega happened to be the second highest rank there. The world had changed, a little. Some of the rules had been changed, young Alpha's and Luna's are allowed to continue their studies even after their coming of age.

There is a newly published school section that is only found in five region of the country. It is said to be a higher education place, where the Alpha's, the Luna's, the Beta's and the privileged Omegas get a premium education on the different types of werewolf species there is.

I have not decided which of the region I will like to go in order to pursue or rather have more knowledge on the different species of werewolf.

When I am leaving, I will convince Den's parents to allow her come with me in order for her to find what her hearts desires.

Beta Dylan and Beta Julie are the parents of Den. They had her a week after I was boss and we became friends while growing up.

While we were young, fighting Den is something no child wants to attempt. She is as fierce as her father, I had seen how he react during a fight or war once when a rebelling pack decided to attack us.

And that, that is among of the reasons why I like her more. She allows no one to match her over. A queen in her kingdom.

Later on, me and Den were ready for what the day holds in for us. I led us outside the pack house, not minding how cold and chilly it is.

"I think I am freezing to death." Den exclaimed, seeing the way the town was silent and empty due to the cold.

The snow covered each and every inch of the village, I would have been surprised if the snow doesn't fall today.

We headed to my Godparents house in order to get Aaron. It is almost his coming of age then mine and Dens.

Our plan is to ask our parents if we can have a coming of age ceremony together. It would be better and less time consuming for them.

It was my idea at first and the duo seemed to like it. They can't actually wait to leave the pack, you can literally see it from Aaron's eyes.

He is waiting for that particular day in enthusiastic. I wonder why he wants to leave alone, even though he goes on hunting journeys with his father.

"Good morning aunty." I greeted my Godmother, holding her hand to my forehead to show my gratitude and love.

Den did the same thing. We were ushered inside the house by my godmother. "You came for Aaron right?" She asked.

I answered her with a nod and she left to get him. I hardly come to the house, unless I have something to do with Aaron or when I am being forced to come to the house.

Aaron took slow strides to us. He looked so handsome in the traditional pack clothes that he had purchased from our journey together.

I swallowed. "Hey, what are you thinking about?" He asked, waving a hand in front of me and getting me out of my reverie.

"Nothing." I replied.

He wiggled his brows, before moving to do the group handshake with Den and he took his seat. "So what brings you girls here? You missed me that bad?" He furred his brows and I couldn't resist the urge to roll my eyes.

"You will lose them one day if you continue to roll them that way." He joked.

Den released a chuckle that she had been holding, making her earn a glare from me. "What?" She mouthed.

"Nothing."

I turned to face Aaron. "Are we still going?" I asked.

We made plans of going to the woods of the south today since the weather is nice and chilling but of course, with the knowledge of our parents.

The woods of the south is a dangerous place before as my mother told me, and she is not sure yet if it is a safe place right now.

To be cautious and also be on the safe side, she ordered a few guards to follow us.

"Yes, why not?" He asked sarcastically.

" I thought you would chicken out because that is what you do always." I snarled, remembering an event where he left me all alone to fights the demons attacking me.

I watched as his lips forms a sign before he muttered a sorry and left to get ready. My godmother returned with a well packaged food box, her food is heaven and I can't miss this for anything.

Both me and Den thanked her for the food as we waited for Aaron to make his appearance. Soon he came back with an arrow hung behind him.

Once a hunter, always a hunter.

We finally got to the south border where three guards and a maid stood, waiting for us. They all bowed down the moments they saw us approaching them.

"Welcome my Lords." They all greeted. We left Aaron to answer the greeting as the elder and also a man that he is with us.

We started the journey to the middle of the south woods. The scenery and the view is something I would ask someone to sketch for me when I return back to the pack.

The woods is covered in fresh green leaves, despite how hard the snow fell. When heavy snows falls, no one is allowed outside of their house.

Snow lends to kill the pack members, especially the kids. I heard a rustle behind me but I decided to ignore it. It is nothing for me to worry about when I have guards making sure u return back home safely.

"What do we have here?" A non familiar voice said.

I don't know what it means, but it is definitely the call of help.

I startled back holding Den. I could see Aaron tensed, all the guards in all their defense mood. I turn to face the voice, only for it to belong a young man of the same age with Aaron.

I hissed inwardly, what does he wants from us now? As far as I know, we hold nothing of his. "What are you kids doing in the wood alone?" He questioned.

I could see Den fighting her urge not to drop at him, plus I was holding her back. As the Luna, I decided to set up.

"We are here to have a peace of mind." I replied.

"Really? In the south wood?" He laughed in between. Looking behind him, he has an arrow attached to his back which makes me believe he came for hunting.

"Yes. And why do you have a problem with that?" Aaron snarled.

I eyed him, we should try our best to make peace and do what we came for in the woods. "Nothing, I have nothing to do with that but you see I hate it when people try to invade my place." He said waving his hand at the woods.

"What place? How did the woods become your place?" It is now Den's turn to ask him.

The young man chuckled. " it leads to my pack and as a future Alpha, I need to be concern when a troop of packs that I don't know of decide to invade the path leading to my pack." He replied.

Now I see the reason why he stopped us. But no one said we were actually going to invade the pack and besides the cold is killing us already, all we need now is to camp out and rest before we return back home.

"We'll wait till you become one before you act defensive." Aaron told him making Den to laugh.

That must have gotten him angry because he moved forward to Aaron. "Well, say that again." He dared.

Before Aaron could say anything more, I stepped in between them. "Why don't we settle down and understand each other?" I suggested before ordering the guards to set the tents down.

We settled down, I offered a place for the future Alpha of the pack he claimed to be even though Den and Aaron were against it but we always have to keep our first bad encounter aside.

Aaron grumbled on how I never respect his decisions. "He is being a bitch." The young man laughed hearing that from me.

"I thought he is your brother?" He furred his brows. "No. He is more like my childhood friend." I informed passing him a mug of hot tea.

The wind whispered more into the woods, carrying the echo more. "I am Scott." He introduced bringing his hands forward for a shake

"I am Callisto." I chuckled taking in his hand.

I could feel Aaron's in me while I converse with Scott. He is keeping me company and Den decided it is time she put her guards down and join us.

"I pray you don't be a bitch also." She said directly to Scott. She must have heard me saying that about Aaron.

The way Scott acts when he looks directly into Den's eyes is intriguing. I could see his mouth switch, like he has something to wonderful to say to her then he keeps shut again.

"You don't have to worry about that, I am a man already."

We all turned to face him. He has had his coming of age then why is he still not an Alpha yet?

"My coming of age is next month. It was shifted actually, it would have been today." He added clearing our confusion.

My mouth made an o shape before I stood up to Aaron and I believe Scott need time to know about Den because there is something he is not saying.

Not assume things, but from the way his eyes sparks when she talks, then I will say they are mates. But will Den go with him?

She wants to be a free bird. Will they both go with the same thing or no? I don't know much or a little about Scott but for Den, she will seriously follow her heart.

No one can stop her from doing what she wants. I tried once but it was no avail. She wants to explore, plus she believes no man in the name of a mate will control her.

If Scott happens to be her mate, then I will give him heads up on how to go about her, so that they will be on terms.

"Don't you think he is something else." Aaron uttered angrily.

I furred my brows in confusion. "Something else? Like what?" I asked facing him.

"Like he is pretending to be something he is not." I laughed hearing that from him.

He even has the guts to say someone is pretending to be something he is not when he led me for years. He never denied not having feelings for me, until I became a laughingstock to the school.

And he acted as if he had nothing to tell me then. It took me a while to heal and move on from him but a piece in me still wants him.

"You know better than anyone about that. Then allow the young man to do his pretending as long as it has nothing to do with us." I told him in a calm tone.

I was beginning to lose my patience due to him. I came out from the pack, ignoring the cold just to have a piece of mind not to have Aaron wreck everything.

"But can't you see the way he acts with Den? It is as if he wants to trap her."

"Then why do you have problem with it? Or you like Den too?" I snarled, completely annoyed to the core.

"No, it is not that way but just. Forget about it." He mumbled under his breath before moving away.

To say, I perplexed. I don't understand why he is acting up that way. We are meant to meet new and we don't even know if he is going to be the one to bring Den out of her shell. Make her understand life, who knows?

Soon I started to shiver due to the increase in the cold weather. The sun was already setting so I urged the maids to fix everything up and head back home.

I really wouldn't like it when I get home late. My parents won't be happy about it too. "Den, we are leaving soon." I informed her, seeing how happy she looked as Scott told her things.

"Sure." She replied back, uncertained.

Scott was sad seeing us leave but he promised to visit and I gave him a code word that he will say to the guards at the border gates, so that they will allow him in.

"Scott is nice man." Den finally said.

"Seems same to me. He is so nice to keep us or rather keep you company." I giggled.

"I don't know why you girls don't want to see how he is pretending to be something he is not." Aaron scoffs, walking ahead of us.

I didn't know the time I released a laughter i didn't know I was holding in. "You are just jealous that he made us happy." I teased, hoping to crack him.

He hissed instead and went away the moment we reached the gates. Me and guards made sure that Den made it home safely before we head to the pack house.

"I am home." I shouted entering the house.

I found my parents and my baby sister in the dining area, ready to eat dinner. I joined them on the table, holding the hand of my sister.

"How are you angel?" I questioned making her giggle.

"Fine." She replied with her mouth full of food.

"No talking while eating." Mother warned.

We ate our food in silence. Everyone trapped in his thoughts. Soon the maids began to clear the table, I was getting ready to leave when father stopped me.

"We have a lot to discuss." He said in a serious voice.

I melted back into the chair, waiting for him to start. "Me and your mother have decided to let do what you want but if you don't find out what your heart fully desires then, you have to return home and take your title." He announced

I felt a little joy stir in me. I am getting what my heart desires and I will be able to explore the world. Now all I have to do is to decide what region I want to go.

"But you know you and your mother are the last set of the primordial wolf. You have to take the title of Luna so that the generation ends with you." He added.

My smiled reduced. I have about the primordial wolf last descendants and I happen to be one of them. I have once attended a monthly meeting they do and they are nice from my prospective.

"Yes, I know and I will remember everything." I answered with a firm tone.

I left them to my room, that is adjoined to my art room. I was not really in the mood to check the room today so I head inside the bathroom.

I did my business in the bathroom before I head back to the room. I dap a toilet around my neck to clean the water.

I silently sat on the bed thinking about what my father had said. What if I don't find what my heart desires? What if I get caught up in my dreams like a friend of mine did and have not been able to get herself straight?

It is going to be sad for me, a future Luna in line that has people looking up to me. I can't disappoint them then at the same time disappoint my parents.

Finding my mate is something I want to do the moment I have my coming of age. I need to find him in order to get to know him.

I can't really keep my expectations high when I am not sure of how he is going to be. He might not like the idea of me finding what my hearts desires or he would want to have anything to do with me.

"What if Aaron happens to be my mate?" A voice in my head said and I cringed.

I don't know why but I seem to also like the idea but I don't know what the Goddess has in stored for me.