MATED VS UNMATED

"It's your birthday tomorrow."

He said to me holding my arms around his body. I was leaning on his shoulder with my head buried at his back, I can feel his breath as he touched me with his hands, so cold, I can feel his icy palm as he touched my waist. I was intoxicated, in love, yes I was yet anxious about tomorrow.

I was lost deep in thought of what becomes of my new age some hours to complete my eighteenth birthday. I was indeed in a fury of what becomes of me after now, turning into a teen wolf is something every werewolf family wanted from their offspring.

"Yeah, I know ". I said to him, gently still leaning on him.

"Come here. I know exactly how you feel right now, I can tell you, I felt this way too ."He said squeezing my butts. He squeezed them so gently that it aroused a sequenced felt for pleasure, simultaneously, I knew he wanted to mate but it's not just time for it, We had waited all these years being tomorrow without mating. I knew very well that Josh wouldn't let anyone ruin my day.

Josh had been my childhood boyfriend my family knew him, he comes for dinner sometimes with his family. They were a decent family just like mine. My father Hooggs, a descent werewolf had trained us to be just like him, we would correlate with the Cullens though they knew our weakness. As for Edward and Bella, they were not a problem to us, they were another set of lovers just like Josh and me, Lucas and Flutta. Bella was a human yet she fell in love with a vampire and so did the vamp that turned up for her. I am like a half-mortal and half wolf. This is because I was a breed of the werewolves clan, an offspring, also one of them, but yet I possess no special abilities, I had kept it to myself though everyone wants to see it; my abilities, they all want to know what special powers I've got in me but the truth was that my inabilities were my one big secret.

Only my family and those around me; my best friend could see it, If only they did pay attention to observe me. At times when the hungry wolves wants to bully me, I ran like a human until Josh could come to my rescue. Edward had once saved me once from them, his type, the bloodsuckers and white walkers.

I felt like the night never breaks to a new dawn. I was almost hopeless but Josh was there with me, this was the time I needed him most and he was there with me I was never deserted.

"It is your big-time tomorrow, I can't wait to see you crowned a teen wolf as you see your flowers". He continued

"It's nothing more important I am just a she-wolf," I smirked

"I can devour any human for you, my love."His eyes staring at mine, I felt his breath again, his palms on my cheeks I can feel his lips touch mine before I knew it we were kissing. He flipped the edges of my hair, he does that occasionally when we are together all alone in the woods, the same place we were now, the lover's track, where there are many large oak trees

Concurrently, we never wanted to leave each other this minute, he held me by the waist, like he was going to lift me, I liked it, I liked the moment, I loved Josh. Josh loved me too I could see it in his green eyes, his hair was curly, mild but not blonde like mine.

"Yes, I love you, my love."He said to me.

The words resounded in my head like Barry sound. How did he do that? I asked myself how he read my thoughts he was a werewolf, not a vamp. Everyone knew Edward Cullen could not read Bella's thoughts yet he read everybody's heart

I looked at his face, I did not say a word, I was always quiet, dumb rather when I wanted to feel his love and touch. I wanted another round of his kiss but I couldn't speak of it to him, though we've been together for many years I think he enjoys my muffler.

When I am mute it either means a yes or a no in different circumstances, regarding how the situation might be. If I were intoxicated in love it's a yes but when I am tensed it means a no. That was how gentle I was. Hooggs knew I never had any problems to bother him with, neither do I bug Josh with my uncertainties. Yeah! That's me, that's my life, welcome to my world.

'I am nervous, Josh. I don't know how I feel about now and what's become of me after now.' I managed to speak

Strenuously I could manage to glance at him that was how timid I were but Josh never took advantage of me for that.

'No worries my love, new age always feels different and totality of advanced body, more powers and unseen abilities.' Josh had always been worried about my abilities. Powers that I don't give a damn about, but it makes me feel awkward in midst of my peers. I could not do what everybody else does nor do I have a unique superpower.

'Does my lack of abilities bother you?' I began to summon courage.

'No, my love'. He lied

I took off my face from his, I hate him when he lied and when he does, his ears are erect like horror.

My boyfriend belonged to the class of werewolves 'Rogues'. They are known for their extra force of nature, so fast than the flash himself in the comics I read, they are termed as the 'bad flock'. Josh and Lucas were different from their clan, they had been better to have been loved by the Luna.

I belong to the Luna class, in which sometimes the gene in our body transubstantiate to another daughter cell molecule and gives rise to another clan gene hormones. Sometimes, the change was unpalatable.

I awoke the next morning feeling nothing different, I had thought at a new age turning into eighteen one would have special kind of changes, physical changes astute to which anyone could see. I felt uncomfortable with my mood, I was expecting a different me.

'Virgo, you're still the same .' I said to myself.

I took some time to examine my entire body structure beginning with my hair, I looked at my palms it seems to change and my nails longer but that was a silly hallucination. My feet I could feel could not carry me anymore.

'Is this what I get from a new age?' I screamed almost to the top of my voice.

Incredibly, I've turned older, beginning a new age amongst the teen wolves in the wolf clans.

I tossed my pillow into the air, rushed into the shower room and washed my body. My breast had increased in size as I unhooked my bra, I saw myself in the mirror.

'It is getting bigger!' Immediately I recovered from the dismay.

It was what I had expected from new age, a sign, just a sign to prove to the world that I am of age and could no longer be seen as what I considered as a "kid wolf".

My instincts didn't fail me through when I had entered the living room, saw all tolls of decorations in my name with a HAPPY BIRTHDAY sign reminding me it is my moment.

Mr Hooggs was the mastermind behind all these, I could tell it was the work of his hand.

Vividly, my instincts were not wrong about him, he came out with a candlelit cake in his hands.

'Happy birthday Virgo'. He said to me.

His words were so gentle and mild I could feel every love from a dad to his daughter.

I am my father's favourite of four children, Nikky, Shrudges and Camela, my siblings. Unlike my relationship with my mother, I was never close to sharing secrets and having a woman chat I had somewhat discussed with Hooggs.

'Dad, why was I called Virgo? ' Something I had not had asked let out of my lips.

'Virgo, you're special... You know, you're one true offspring of mine and that's why I called you Virgo from the Sept.' Hooggs explained.

'Why don't I have abilities like my sister Nikky, Camela or my brother, I am not like the other children .' Tears rolled down my cheeks.

Hooggs came to console me but I became fierce, it was my birthday I needed to be happy, but here I am looking weary from the secret of my past my father should have told me, I felt he retained some stories for himself. But how could he? He loved me so much. Was that all the reason for the love? So I wouldn't feel rejected after all. Maybe mom was right, I remembered when she called me cursed. Was I.......cursed?

The thought of these filled my brain and my head ached, I ran off the house in tears. Tore me off from his arms something I wished I had never done if I could rewind the clock I will change the event of the time. It was twenty-nine minutes past eight.

Nikky and Shrudge had gone out for a party to break the mating day. Camela was in her room, probably playing a loud musical instrument. She enjoyed playing rock and pop music.

'Come back here Vir.....go'. Hooggs yelled my name but could not stop me.

He knew I was not wrong after all, I needed to know who I was or what I am going to be a mere she-wolf by nomenclature.

I ran out to the cold existing outside my abode, trying to think of where I should run off to. 'Come on V. Think fast.' I murmured.

There is going to be a mating gathering today, I headed for Flutta's place, she's the only one I thought I could confide in now. I trust no one, every little figure I saw were full of deceits, and Josh, he's a liar, lied to me and he thinks I don't know.

Flutta was spreading dresses on the line outside, she saw me in tears and pitied me. She cheered me up with her songs and recites, in no time I was back to life, I guess I had made the right choice of place to visit.

We both packed the clothes together, watered the flowers in the garden and did some chores. I picked a dress from the alcove, a red dress, Josh loved red dresses. I want to wear it for him, it was my birthday, I needed to look sexy in as much as I've got no abilities, I am comfortable with that but I couldn't stand the games Hooggs played against my real self, who I am.

'Get ready Virgo, it is time for the gathering and your birthday party too.' Flutta enunciated

'Yeah! Sure. Is your boyfriend coming too?' I asked

'Of course, the mates will be matched today, I can't wait to be mated with Lucas on the same day with my best friend.' She affirmed

'How about Josh, have you communicated with him soon? He should be getting his balls ready.' We both burst into laughter, Flutta was a kind of a hilarious creature, she knew how to seize the moment.

' I haven't heard from him lately, he should be in preparation for my big-time tonight.' I threw the dress I held to search for another one

Flutta caught the dress in a flew.

'It doesn't seem to be perfect on me .' I explained to her

'Go on, try it on let me see for myself .' She insisted

'Oh, okay her model Majesty.' I mimicked the mannikin in the display.

' oh there you go, I am sure it will be perfect .' She shrugged

I had known Flutta to counter one's low esteemed assumption. She would fix up every broken piece.

'How do I look?' I asked

'Wow! You're the epitome of this thing named beautiful woman. Tell me, where did you get its touch from? Because you're the most prettiest ageing wolf in our life span.'

She said dauntlessly .

'How is their life span short or long time, like a very longer time?' I enquired.

'I.........am....sorry. I don't know about that either.' She held her hand down in surrounder.

They subsisted on mating with me at this time, hungry for pleasure.

The danger of being sigma at eighteen, on your birthday, had appeared to be a terrible birthday of my lifetime.

I was vanquished by their aggressive countenance, neither did I get agitated by my present condition, I wanted to be found at my peaceful abode once again with Mr Hooges and my siblings. I missed my sisters Nikky and Camela, I had wished Shrudge was here to my salvage, these are people that understood who I was, the way I were with incompatibility to be found around them.

I gained consciousness it was like a transmit but to my bewilderment, it was all a true story, the male Rogue is getting too much attached.

'Please don't hurt me.' The words escaped from my vocal box

It never changed the situation, I could hear them, they did bark at me, some whimpered, some woofed, some growled, others snarled in their howling styles technically and clinical, quite absorbed that caused shivers run through my spine.

I could hear the words again and again as they came closer in the cluster of gangs. "Mate..." was all I could assimilate.

"Mate......mate....mate..." they chorused simultaneously. The words overlapped each other, and it was a terrifying sight of horror.

One of the wolves howled at the top of it's voice, he seemed to be their team lead, he emerged elegantly, surpassed other wolves in size and fierce in countenance, it was a giant wolf with a hardened larynx. He woofed and growled while the rest of them hushed, at about time when his voice was descending the third time, the packs are joined in unison, all eager to have sex with just one she-wolf who is in her circle of transmission to sigma traits.

My hormones were so powerful I could see, its fallout to disengage all the male werewolves off from their mates, I was genuinely interested in the way they reacted, I was drawing so much attraction getting more attention though I was not safe in their gathering, I needed to run for my life to be alive to tell the story of my enraptured.

The sound of their moaning increased rapidly rather than descending it was steady out and loud because it was followed by another's growling and another woofing.

I am cornered at a point with no escape route, they had all left the gathering spot, following the scent of pleasure my unique hormone elicited, evoking their mating dexterity.

Counting them with glances in apparition they look about a hundred they seem to be, I would be better off dead than to have such a number mate with me.

My voice wailed at a high pitch, yet I don't seem to be heard nor taken notice of, appealing to any of them that caught my eye contact hoping my saviour would come from there.

I saw Josh in their midst, scavenging with them wanting to tear me apart. It was a "Mate or Die". I had only two of these choices which would end the same way. I die mating these aroused buzzards or chose they killed me tearing me apart into pieces.

I took a long time to look at Josh, no feeling of love showed on his face, he appeared hungry for me than ever before. Since we had been together for so long I've never seen him vexed like he is right now, roared and woofed he did again and again.

Indeed I knew love was not blind after all they said, "Love is blind". But my boyfriend was there amongst these scavengers waiting to mate or devour. I could not behold the sight of my best friend Flutta and her boyfriend Lucas, nor do I think they could rescue me. Flutta was a Luna species but the Rogue were the strongest in the clans and feared amongst other werewolf families. As for Lucas, he was one of them, he probably should be in the gang counting upon time to strike light a lightning torch supposedly I believed he can't save me from his inmates.

'How do I get rescued from this bizarre?' I sought to myself. Now my world smells cruel, I was faced with my life and my death wish, yearning for my consent to give up on the fantasy.

I tried to gain confidence in myself knowing I have no one else to help me out of this misery I am faced with. "You're a she-wolf." A voice in my head boomed out, immediately I gained composition of the ground where I stood, making gestures in disapproval to the wild wolves trying to draw closer, I knew I had no weapon to strike with or abilities to outrun them in a race, I had wished I came prepared for this game of life.

I thrust out my arm sideways trying to warn them to stay clear of me, just then I felt the same feeling I had before it all began, the same feeling that aroused all the male werewolves.

I tried to opine my next successive action because I knew what the feeling I had experienced meant; it means I am about to disperse some sensual hormones attracting more of them to me, and getting them out of control. My hormones are controlled involuntarily, emitting special fragrances that the males perceived, got sexually aroused and would want to mate with whether mated or unmated.

I thought of Hooggs, if he could hear me this moment, I disobeyed him, yes I did, I had run out of the house when he called me back, now I regretted my actions earlier today, on my birthday.

It was my birthday after all, why would I have such entertainment from the other gender on my big day. Was this what Josh had promised? He mentioned making today a remarkable one for me, he promised to kill anyone who tried to ruin my day, look he's part of the ravages, hunting me this time, the same creature that was to protect me.

He lied.

Despite that Josh lied to me and I forgive him, I will never forgive him this time, he had hurt me so much, I couldn't bear the pain anymore.