Chapter 1-"You're such a mess."

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Chapter 1-"You're such a mess."

I knocked on the door gently and slipped inside. I passed the detention slip to the teacher in charge.

"Please take a seat."

I noticed I'm the first one here and sat at the back corner of the room. I put my Airpods on and played some music while waiting for all the students who also have detention to come.

"Okay, I guess everyone's here for now. I want all of you to write a one thousand word essay on your reflection of why are you in detention today and what have you learnt from this visit here. You can leave as soon as you finish your essay." The teacher, apparently called Mr Jones from the Shadow Wolves pack instructed us.

I looked around at the sleepy faces of the students. There isn't many of them here. The teachers probably do not dare to hand out detention slips to those of higher ranks in their own pack for fear that it might be disrespectful.

Nevertheless, I still took out a few pieces of paper and start writing. Writing essays had never been a problem to me. Not to boast but I've always never had a problem with any subjects. I guess you could say I'm a nerd without the typical black glasses.

I completed my essay as fast as I can and handed it up to Mr Jones. I waited for him to screen through my essay briefly before letting me go. Finally, I'm out of this hell hole. As I got to the entrance, I stretched myself and I thought I could finally get a breather from this suffocating day.

Freedom! My wold howled.

Let's go home and watch some Netflix. I suggested to her.

Yes, Madam. My wolf tried to fake a British accent. It's kinda amazing how the wolves inside of us could talk to us internally even though wolves aren't supposed to talk.

I skipped happily towards my bike, relieved that this stressful day has finally been over for me.

Fuck, not so soon my dear.

Just as I was about to question my wolf, I heard an all so familiar sickening laugher and a not so familiar voice along with it. I sighed as I put on my helmet and quickly got onto the bike or I'm afraid I'll claw his throat out when I see him.

"Hey, isn't that the Beta's daughter you hate?" The not so familiar voice called out.

Guess it's too late now...

I turned around to see who Flash was with. Standing beside him at the main entrance of the school was Damon Brooks, the Gamma of our pack. He's tall, at a height of around 6' which is almost as tall as his Alpha's 6'1 figure. Both of them are best friends since diapers and they both share the same character traits-prankster, jerk, etc. Except that he's less of a jerk and manwhore than that piece of shit.

"Isn't that the Alpha's son whom I hate?" I mimicked. They are walking towards me now. If I looked at them correctly, I actually saw Flash's eyes turning black. Damn, his mood swings are worse than a girl on her period.

How dare he be angry at us? I could literally feel my wolf shaking with anger.

That bastard took long strides towards me and grabbed my chin so forcefully I'm afraid I could actually got a fracture when he let go.

"Don't you dare disrespect your Alpha like that." He growled.

Upon hearing this, instead of lowering my head to submit to him, I laughed out loud. His face of anger slowly became one of a puzzled face as he loosened his grip on my chin unknowingly. I took the chance to struggle my face out of his grip.

When I maintain my composure, I started, "Excuse me firstly, the last time I checked you weren't the Alpha of our pack yet. You are the soon-to-be Alpha of the pack so you have NO right to command me like you're the leader of the pack, you jerk. Secondly, talking about the word 'disrespect', I wonder who started it first. If you didn't already know, an Alpha is the leader of the pack. He's supposed to care for this pack, punish those who are wrong fairly, and actually respect his own pack members so they will respect him back. Forcing me to submit to a wolf of lower rank than someone in a Beta's family. Now, who's the one who 'disrespected' the other?" I put quotation marks in the air.

There was a slight pause in the air before I looked at my sneakers and whispered, ever so slightly.

"You're not fit to be an Alpha."

I assumed he got really agitated as I heard a growl in the air enough to collapse this whole school into debris. I looked up and glared at him which made him growl even louder than before. I mean, it's the truth that he's not fit to be an Alpha right? Considering all those nasty things he had done. His canines were starting to show and his hands almost turned into paws. Just as he raised his almost transformed paw ready to claw me to death, a strong figure similar to Flash's held him back. He struggled against Damon's grip as I looked at him questioningly, wondering why is he helping me.

"Go! Get out of here! I don't want him to do something that he'll regret later on." Damon called out to me, while having a hard time holding back Flash's muscled and toned body.

As soon as I registered his words in my mind, I got onto my bike as fast as I can and sped back home. My mind kept replaying the life and death scene that happened just now over and over again.

~~~

"I'm home!" I called out tiredly.

"Hello dear, come eat some cookies I've baked." My mom called out from the kitchen. Dad and Storm weren't at home as usual. Dad is probably at the pack house with Alpha and Storm is in college.

I walked to the kitchen and saw Mom taking out a tray of freshly baked cookies. I sat on the bar stool in the kitchen and waited eagerly for her to serve the cookies.

"Mm... Mom's cookies are the best." I closed my eyes and enjoyed the cookies.

"Of course. So how's school today?" My mom asked while putting another tray of unbaked cookie batter into the oven.

"Terrible. Such bad luck today."

"Tell me more about it. I have all the time in the world." Mom leaned over the counter and looked at me curiously. She's actually more of a teenager at heart than I am despite her age.

I repeated all the events I went through today at school as I munched on my cookies. After I'm done explaining, there was a short silence in the air while I munched on my cookies quietly before my mom commented,

"You really shouldn't have done that, Cleo.".

"Of what?"

"Saying Flash is not fit to be an Alpha. I know he disrespected you but from tomorrow onwards, he's our Alpha and he's going to lead the pack, like it or not. Even though you think he's not fit, you shouldn't say it out loud. Furthermore, when he shifts into his wolf, he'll be much more stronger than you and can kill you in a blink. Who knows if he'll try to do something bad to you when he takes over his father." Her voice laced with concern for me with a hint of lecture.

Is it really wrong for me to speak out my thoughts about someone? Someone who caused me humiliation so many times until I'm just tired of it. Someone who constantly picks on me even though he has hundreds of others to pick on. He had said so many things to me that he shouldn't be saying. Now, I've just said one sentence to him that's considered offensive and my life lies in his hands. Seriously, how unfair is this? I'm just so damn done with him.

"Okay mom. I won't say that again. I'll just keep quiet from now on." I took the last bite from my cookie and dust the crumbs off from my hands. I took my satchel backpack and dragged my feet upstairs.

I reached the room with the mint door and plopped myself onto my King-sized bed with all my plushies. I know I'm turning 18 already but I'm still a child at heart. I laid on my bed trying to sleep away all my worries but everything just kept replaying in my mind like a recorder.

I'm the bad guy now...

We are the bad guy now. My wolf corrected.

No, not you. I was the one who provoked him. You did nothing.

I didn't stop you from saying that. It was my fault too...

I didn't know what came over me but tears started to sprang in my eyes. Those silent tears turned into ones of sobs. I stayed there curled up on my bed thinking if I've actually done wrong to Flash. Why is everything in my life so unfair? I just want a peaceful life without any drama in it. Is that so difficult?

It's alright, Cleo. Stop crying. Hey, we might be able to find our mate tomorrow. Maybe he'll protect us from Flash. My wolf jumped in excitement, remembering that she'll be able to find her mate tomorrow.

Your mate, you mean. I don't need one to protect me. I scoffed at her.

I am you. You are me. It's the same thing. My mate is your mate.

Whatever. I sniffled my nose and dried my tears. Slowly, I felt my eyelids getting heavier second by second.

When tomorrow comes, everything will be fine... was the last thing I heard before I fell into a deep slumber unknowingly.

~~~

I woke up to the sound of my alarm ringing. I groaned and rolled over to the side of my bed to throw my alarm onto the carpeted floor as usual. This is why I had to change a new alarm every few months.

I sat up lazily and stared at the white wall opposite me as usual for a few minutes to wake up from my daze. I trudged to my bedroom toilet and looked at myself in the mirror. Bags around my hazel eyes from the lack of sleep the previous night. Red streaks of hair entangled with my natural black hair. Clothes from yesterday were wrinkled and smelly.

"Cleo, you're such a mess." I said to myself in the mirror.

I stripped myself from my dirty clothes and hopped into the warm shower. I scrubbed the grime and dirt off my hair and stayed in the shower for an extra 10 minutes to loosen my body muscles. I got out of the shower, dressed in my usual shirt and blue skinny jeans. I picked out my favourite rose gold Adidas Superstar sneakers and wore them. I wouldn't wear them unless there's an occasion.

I grabbed my backpack and headed downstairs for breakfast.

"Morning, Dad! Morning, Mom!" I called out when I reached the dining table. I sat down beside my brother and started digging into my food. On my plate there is scramble eggs, sausages, and two pieces of toasted bread. Mom knew I'd be really hungry since I didn't ate dinner last night.

"Happy birthday, dear! I'll give you your present tonight during your party." Mom winked.

"Thanks mom."

"Happy birthday, baby girl. Here, take my card and spend on whatever you want today. Don't come back with the same balance in my card." Dad handed me a golden card as usual every year. He's always been very busy with work since I was born as he owned a company so he would always give me his card to make it up for me in a way.

"Thanks dad. I'll probably just spend on food again." I laughed.

"Don't just spend on food, sweetie. Buy yourself some dresses and skirts. Pamper yourself like a princess." Dad advised.

"Nah, Dad. You know dresses and skirts are not really my thing." I smiled.

"Happy birthday, baby sis. Can't believe you're finding your mate already." Storm pretended to weep for me.

"Not so baby anymore, Storm." I smiled cheekily at him while taking a bite of my toast.

We continued eating in peaceful silence until I finished eating, I put my plate into the sink and headed for the door.

"Bye! I'm going off to school." I announced and waved at them goodbye.

"Wait a minute, sweetie. Let me drive you to school. It's a rare moment that I have some free time in the morning before my meeting starts." Dad finished his last bite and walked towards me after taking his suit and bag.

We walked to the garage and took the shiny white car that he'd always took to work. I slipped into the shotgun seat while Dad started the car. We drove in silence for a short while until Dad started saying,

"So, are you excited in finding your mate?".

"Wow, why is everyone questioning me about that? I'm honestly more excited to find out who that jerk's mate is." I joked, not really interested in the topic of mates.

"You might think mates are boring, unimportant, nothing special because you haven't found yours yet. Before I met your mother, I also had the same thinking as you-not really interested, only focused on my work, etc. When I found her, I felt like my whole world revolved around her. I could even abandoned my everything for her. The mate pull is that powerful, baby girl. Soon, your mate will revolve around your whole world and you would give up anything for him."

"Sounds scary. Imagining your whole life and world depending on a person. As if you can't live without him." I commented. Please, Moon Goddess don't ever let me find my mate.

"Yes, it is scary. I'm always scared of losing your mother. That's why every night, no matter how busy I am during the day, I would never fail to come home for dinner to spend time with our family and to spend time with her. You guys are my top most priority." He chuckled.

I ended the conversation like this and we sat in silence for the rest of the journey to Dartwell until we reached the destination.

"Bye, Dad! See you tonight." I kissed him on the cheek and got out of the car.

"I'll be at home waiting for your good news tonight." He winked at me and I rolled my eyes but smiled right after.

I got off the car and waved at him before he drove off.

Just don't let me find my mate today or tomorrow or forever and I'll be happy and contented with the rest of my life...

I walked into the entrance of the school and headed to my locker. I got my books out needed for the first two lessons before lunch.

Chemistry... Calculus... Wait what's that smell? Damn, that perfume smells so good.

I sniffed the air around me to find the person wearing that vanilla scent on her. Maybe I could ask her where she bought it from so that it could be my birthday present from dad.

"Then Dad wouldn't say I don't act like a girl anymore." I mumbled to myself.

I realised the heavenly scent is coming from my right so I shut my locker quickly with my books in the other hand and scanned through the crowd for the girl who wore that perfume.

Since I haven't shifted yet, I do not have heightened senses like other wolves do. My eyes can't spot the person easily nor can I pinpoint where exactly that amazing scent came from. I walked through the long hallway carefully, discreetly sniffing each person who passed by me while seeing who could it possibly be.

After a while of looking, I finally found her. Or should I say... him.

No, it can't be...

I stared in shock and hopelessness at the pair of dark brown orbs which is also staring at me with the same expression across the hallway too. My feet feels like it's been frozen to the ground. My heart pounds against my chest so loud he probably could hear it even at a distance. I didn't even realised I've dropped my books onto the ground until I heard a loud thud.

He's our mate! He's our mate! My wolf howled in happiness that she had finally found her mate.

I know, shut up. Give me a moment to comprehend all of these bullshit. I still can't believe what I just saw.

Now that I looked at him as a whole, he looks so damn handsome and hot I'm afraid I can't control myself to jump at him. His blondish brown hair tempts me to run my fingers through it all day. His dark brown eyes almost looked like pools of milk chocolate which made me want to drown myself in them.

His face scrunched up in disgust which broke my gaze on him after our short staring contest. I felt a small but sharp pain in my chest but I quickly ignored it and regained my usual composure towards him. I shot him a look of disgust too to cover up how shocked I am towards this situation.

Stupid Cleo! Don't be affected by the mate bond. Remember, it's just the mate bond which made you act like this.

My mate was none other than the person I hate the most in my life. The Alpha of the Night Shade pack, Flash Winston.

After I felt my legs not being frozen to the ground anymore, I picked up my books with trembling hands and ran as fast as my legs could carry me to the nearest washroom, not caring whether he's still standing there or not. I noticed no one was in there and sighed in relief. Everyone had probably went to their first period.

I locked myself into one of the stalls and slid onto the floor. So many words flooded into my mind but I can't seem to construct it into a cohesive sentence.

Flash. Alpha. Mate. Enemy. Hate.

Flash is my Alpha and also my mate. He is not my enemy anymore and I do not hate him. My wolf suggested happily.

Thanks for giving me the inspiration but let me change a bit for you ya? Flash is my stupid Alpha and also my damn mate. He's my first ranked enemy and the word 'hate' couldn't describe how much I felt for him. I corrected while rolling my eyes.

Cleo, let's just give him a chance shall we? He won't hate us anymore since he knew we're his mate.

Give him a chance? Won't hate us anymore? Bruh, have you been blinded by love? Us giving him a chance doesn't mean he'll give us a chance. And have you seen the look of disgust he gave us? That clearly doesn't mean he doesn't hate us okay? I rolled my eyes once more, realising the mate pull really got my wolf to lose her rational thoughts.

From what I heard from my mother, the mate bond affects more on our wolf than our human being. The mate bond will make the two wolves go crazy for each other until the human side of us couldn't keep them apart and slowly fall in love with the other.

This is why I hate mates. This is not love. It's just forcing the human side of us to love the other person whom we call our mate. How am I supposed to love the person who I hate so much? Sure, the mating bond would help me a lot but it's going against my conscience. Forced love is not true love, and we won't be happy like that.

It's not forced love, Cleo. We are one. If I fall in love with Flash, you will too. It will be true love. I will make you fall in love with with his human and wolf willingly. HE will make you fall in love with him willingly. She defended. First 15 minutes of knowing he's your mate and you're turning against your human side. Great one Cleo!

There was a long stretch of silence between her and I as we took time to think of what should we do now or how would we react to Flash. Do we avoid him from now on? Do we pretend like nothing between us has happened? So many solutions flood my mind but I couldn't decide which is the perfect one. One thing I'm hella sure is I'm not going to act all chummy with him any sooner.

I've decided. I broke the silence between us.

Decide on what? She said with a puzzled tone.

I'm betting with the Alpha.

~~~
A/N

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