Royal obligations

Christian had been waiting for his 18th birthday forever it seemed, he had wanted nothing more than to find his mate, his queen to be, ever since he could remember. He had always wanted to have what his parents had, great marriage, best friend who would love him more than anyone and anything.     Now that the day had finally arrived he was both anxious and a bit afraid but also excited. He was anxious and excited to find his mate but afraid that he wouldn't find her that night. His parents had told him not to worry since the whole kingdome, or at least all the females over 18 would be attending the party so his mate would definitely be there. Still he had this nagging feeling that she would not be there.     The day went by painstakingly slow and no matter what he did to occupy his time nothing helped time pass. It didn't help that he had not much to do and wasn't allowed to help with anything regarding the party. He had told his mom and the party planner what he would like the theme to be (even though he didn't feel like a theme was appropriate for 18 tear old guy), what kind of cake he wanted and had approved the menu. After that it was out of his hands and he was not allowed to 'bother himself' with the minor details since according to his mom it was 'unsuitable' for a prince to plan a party. Also he needed to focus on his studies since final exams would start only two days after the party and since the party was on a Saturday the weekend was pretty much filled with anything but studying.     He wasn’t concerned though since he knew he would get into Beck university no matter what. But that didn’t stop his ambition to kick in and wanting to prove that he belonged there, that he didn’t just get in because he was the lycan prince. He had planned to  study business and economics to prepare himself for when he would take over the pack from his parents. He also knew that he needed some economic knowledge since he would ultimately be looked up on for advice from other packs since he would be king. None of that mattered at the moment since he knew that no matter how well prepared he would be, it would never be enough if he would not find his mate. Someone he could lean on and talk difficult matters to to figure out a solution. So that night, the party had a lot riding on it since he felt he had to find his mate as soon as possible so he would be able to focus on all the other things that were expected of him. Also, the thought of going through it all alone, was overwhelming to him.     Finally the time came for him to start preparing himself for the party since the guests would be arriving in couple of hours.     His best friend and cousin came to prepare for the party with him. Christopher was a year younger than Christian but they had done everything together ever since the could walk and talk. It didn't matter that one of them was a prince and the other wasn't, they thought of themselves as equals. Their moms were twins so the only difference between them was that Christian's dad was a king and Alpha and Christopher's dad was a Beta.     Christopher had this personality that captivates everyone and everyone wants to be around while Christian was never sure if people wanted to get to know him for him or his royalty which made him very wary of people and it also meant that he trusted very few people who weren't related to him.     When they were ready they went down to the ballroom where the party was to take place. The waiters and other staff were running around putting the finishing touches on the room and food, Christian and Christopher just looked at each other with puzzled expression, both wondering how everyone had to have worked for hours to be able to transform the ballroom to this winter sport wonder that was in front of them. Every where you looked there was some kind of a winter sport, on one of the walls was hockey decorations with all of his favorite NHL players, the deserts at that wall were in the shape of hockey sticks, pucks and helmets. On another wall was all kinds skiing events with the Olympic sign and a photobooth shaped as the medal podium. The deserts at that wall were in the shape of mountains, skis and snowballs.     When the first guests started to arrive it was time to start to mingle. Before Christian knew the ballroom was full of people, most of who he had never seen before. Everyone wanted to talk to him, all the girls wanted to dance with him and all of the hoped they would be his mate.     Almost two hours into the party he managed to find his parents to ask them if every one had arrived and weather there had been any cancellations in the the RSVP'S since he could not sense his mate at all. His parents told him that everyone who was invited was there. That could only mean two things, his mate was still under 18 or she wasn't a lycan.     Feeling disappointed about not finding his mate he tried to enjoy the party but failed miserably. As soon as he could he snuck away from everyone and went to his room. He was so disheartened with how things turned out he just wanted to be alone with his thoughts.     He decided that he would try to not let it get to him, it was very likely that he would find his maye befor he gratuated high school and if not he always had college to look forward to. Who knew what and who he would find there?