Fairytales

Chapter 2

That night as I lay there trying to sleep and instead tossing and turning I dream of a place that seems magical it's like I am floating on the clouds and when I look around I see this beautiful woman standing off in the distance dressed in a white gown. She is tall with beautiful long blonde hair hanging down her back as I am about to ask where I am and who she is she speaks to me.

"Hello my beautiful child. It is wonderful to see you even if it's just in spirit. Your wolf Amara is ready and awaiting you. Remember my child you will face many challenges and your wolf is there to help you trust her instincts as you navigate through life."

I look at her curiously trying to figure out who this gorgeous woman could be she chuckles.

"I know this must be confusing for you but all will make sense in time." and with those final words I am thrust back down through the clouds waking with a start. Confused I look around to see I am in my room looking at the clock it's 4AM and the only light in my room comes from the moon outside.

"What the heck was that?" I whispered to myself. Rubbing my eyes I gently pull back my covers and slip on some slippers and head to the kitchen for some water. I am halfway down the hall when I hear voices and decide to slow my pace and listen.

"She's going to be mad you didn't tell her right away you know?" the first voice says straining to hear I slid against the wall slightly closer.

"I know mom but how was I supposed to tell her that the guy who's been torturing and making fun of her for the last 8 years happens to be her mate. Ever since I found out I have been wracking my brain on what to do." I realize just then it's Chase talking to the Luna.

"Well you could start by treating her better since now you know she is your mate I bet that would make a big difference." said the Luna.

"I know mom I just didn't want people to start asking questions considering she doesn't even know yet." Chase whined.

"Well you need to figure it out soon Chase. Aiyana has been through enough in her life already she doesn't need to you making things even harder for her!" the Luna scoled.

"And what about Tasha you know that she-wolf has an unhealthy obsession with you? She could hurt Aiyana when she figures this out." warned the Luna. Stunned and paralyzed from all this information I start to slide back down the hall jumping when I hear Chase growl and his mother.

"I know mother I would never let that happen though I will take care of Tasha before Aiyana's birthday." he snapped at the Luna.

"Okay son I trust you to make the right decisions just be care love." she said lovingly. With that last statement I hear footsteps approaching as I slide through my door way and quietly close the door. Standing there with my back against the door I try to absorb what I just over heard. Chase is my mate? Chase freaking Green is my mate? You have got to be kidding me like this has to be some sick joke the guys been torturing and making fun of me for 8 freaking years ever since my parents died and I got stuck living here. This can't be happening I thought as I slide back into my bed totally forgetting about the water I had gotten up to get in the first place. I lay there wide awake just going over their conversation over and over again in my head an hour and a half later I decide to just get up and go shower because my chance to sleep is long gone. After my shower I step back into my room towel wrapped around me and head for my closet grabbing another pair of jeans and a hoodie I slip them on and grab my boots. Once I am dressed and ready to go hair in a messy bun I creep out my door back pack in hand. Silently walking down the hall trying to make as little noise as possible I head for the front door no sooner do I reach the door do I hear talking coming from the kitchen.

"Aiyana is that you?" the Luna asked.

"Yes ma'am it's me I was just going to take a quick walk before school to get some fresh air." I replied speedily.

"Would you like some breakfast before you go honey?" she asked sweetly. She really is one of the sweetest people there is always making sure everyone is taken care of although I guess that is her job as the Luna of our pack.

"I think I will just grab something on the way thank you though." I replied.

"Okay well have a good day then." she said.

"You too Luna." I replied and with that I stepped out the front door and into the cool morning air. I decide I should eat something before class and I have plenty of time so I head towards the town diner the Silver Paw. Stepping inside the warmth of the diner makes my skin tingle as I warm up it's definitely a brisk morning. I sit in a booth and contemplate what to have for breakfast as the waitress appears. She's a pretty and young she-wolf I am not completely familiar with which isn't surprising considering the Twin Moon pack has at least a thousand members ranging from young to old.

"What can I get for you?" She asked with a smile.

"Um... Can I get a coffee and some eggs and bacon please?" I asked.

"Sure can would you like cream and sugar for your coffee hun?" she replied.

"Yes please heavy on the cream and sugar and can I get it in a to-go cup please?" I asked sweetly.

"Sure can. And how would you like your eggs? Would you like toast with your order as well?" she smiled down at me.

"The eggs I would like scrambled and no toast thank you though." I said with a smile.

"Okay gotcha! I will be right back with your coffee." she said as she took my menu and suantered back towards the kitchen. As I wait for my order I decide to text Bree and Steph and let them know that I left early to grab breakfast and have a walk.

To: Bree

Hey left early to grab some breakfast and fresh air I will meet you guys at school.

To: Steph

Hey left early to grab breakfast and fresh air. I already let Bree know I will just meet you guys at school.

Putting my phone away and looking up I see the waitress coming back with my coffee.

"Here ya go hun. I will be back with your food in just a second."

"Thank you." I smiled at her and she walked back to the kitchen to check my order as soon as she makes it to the kitchen I hear the door chime and more customers come in. As I sit and sip my coffee I can feel eyes on me, although I am curious who walked in it's not enough to look. Not that I would have to because 2 seconds later a large body slides in the booth across from me and dread fills me. As my stomach does back flips I look up from my coffee to see Chase sitting across from me smirking like he's about to tell a joke or something.

"What are doing here little wolf?" he quips.

"1. Why are you bothering me again? 2. Why do you keep calling me little wolf I am not that much younger than you Chase?" I groaned.

"I saw you leave earlier and walk in this direction so I decided to follow you." he said with a smile.

"Why?" I asked curiously.

"I don't know I wanted to see you and talk to you." he said quietly.

"Chase you literally never even knew I was alive until my parents died 8 years ago and I had to start living with you. Since then you have done nothing but be mean, make extra work for me, and humiliate me in front of others. So please explain to me why in the goddesses name you are here trying to be nice to me all of the sudden?" I snapped at him. He doesn't respond right away he just stares at me quizzically like he isn't sure how to respond. Which I am sure he doesn't know what to say considering the conversation I over heard this morning.

"I would love to explain it to you but it's going to have to wait until next week." he replied

"Why next week?" I asked annoyed at his mysterious interest.

"Just because trust me you'll understand when your birthday comes. Anyways I better be on my way to school before people start to wonder where I am."

"Oh no wouldn't want people to know you were in here with the teacher's pet!" I replied sarcastically while rolling my eyes.

"Not just yet little wolf but soon it won't matter much." he said with a wink and turned to walk out of the diner. Ugh! I don't even know how to handle this. Do I really want Chase Green as a mate? Do I even want to be Luna of a pack let alone this pack? As I walked to school I had all these emotions and thoughts swirling through my head and it just wouldn't stop. I had been so deep in thought I hadn't even noticed that I was standing in front of the school until I heard Bree and Steph.

"Hello earth to Aiyana do you want to be late to English again?" Bree said waving her hand in front of my face.

"No sorry just a lot on my mind these days." I said queitly as I began walking up the steps with Bree and Steph hot on my heels.

"Is it your birthday?" said Steph.

"Yeah I guess I am just nervous about it and also I haven't been sleeping great the last few days."

"What's keeping you from getting your beauty sleep?" asked Bree with a giggle.

"Just weird dreams and I don't know what they mean." I replied grabbing the door to English and flinging it open before she could ask more questions. I honestly did not want to explain the dream it was just weird and then there's the conversation I overheard between the Luna and Chase I don't think I should tell any one about it just yet. The school day went by pretty quickly I barely saw Chase and his Beta, which I was thankful for my brain was muddled enough from our other encounters. After my last class I hurried to my locker to grab a few things out before meeting Bree and Steph. I was so lost in thought debating telling my only friends what was going on I hadn't even noticed that Chase had been leaning up against the wall the whole time waiting for me to notice him. Shutting my locker door I looked up and jumped with a squeal.

"What the heck Chase? You scared the living crap out of me!" I snapped.

"I'm sorry that wasn't my intention at all." he said sweetly.

"What do you want now? Don't you have a bestfriend or a girlfriend to bug?" I asked annoyed.

"Well I do have a bestfriend but he's busy with his girlfriend. As for the girlfriend we are no longer together." he said with a smirk.

"Oh. I am sorry." I replied confused.

"Don't be. It's not like she was my mate or anything." he said with a shrug.

"Have you found your mate?" I asked curiously. Maybe he would be honest with me about everything if I asked him directly. Sadly I was met with silence, when I looked up at him he was just staring at me like he wasn't sure what to say to me which would be a first.

"I guess that's not really my business. You don't have to answer me." I said as I started walking towards the student parking lot.

"I want to answer you honestly I do I just don't know if it's the right time yet." he said quietly.

"Oh." I said disappointedly. I was hoping he'd just come out with it already but I guess he feels he should wait for me to feel what he feels. I don't know what scares me more having him as a mate or having him reject me as a mate. I mean you wait you whole childhood for this hearing stories from the older pack members about how wonderful it is to find your mate, how finding your soul mate is what this life is all about and when you find them their going to love, protect, and cherish you until the end of time. It's a nice thought unfortunately it doesn't always work out like that.

"What are your plans for you birthday?" he asked breaking me out of my thoughts.

"My friend invited me to the pack run and full moon festival." I replied.

"Well the pack run is mandatory so I hope you were going to go to that anyways. It's a lot of fun actually. Are you excited to finally get your wolf?" he asked with a smile.

"Actually yes! I don't remember much about my parent's wolves and I am so curious on what mine will look like, what her name will be I think most people feel like that about getting their wolf." I said with a small smile. I think this is the nicest conversation we've ever had and oddly enough I am enjoying the walk with him we stopped at the parking lot entrance.

"Yeah I bet. I think your wolf will be unbelievably gorgeous!" he replied with a huge smile which of course made me blush even harder than the comment itself.

"Well I better get going I gotta get to work and I have studying to do." I said quickly turning on my heels and walking away.

"See you at home then." he shouted. Ugh! that means he's going to bother me when I get back to the packhouse to I groaned internally. Being around him knowing I overheard his conversation makes my stomach turn. On the one hand I feel bad for eavesdropping but on the other hand I am highly irritated he hasn't just come out with the truth already. Walking up to Bree's car I looked up to see them staring at me shock very evident on their face.

"What?" I snapped at them both.

"Hey don't get crazy with us ma'am! We've just never seen the two of you have any sort of conversation that didn't involve him insulting you in some way." She said hands up in surrender.

"Yeah things have been getting pretty weird this week." I said meekly as I got in her car and shut the door. The two of them gave eachother a confused looked and then looked at me.

"What do you mean?" Steph asked curiously. And here is the conversation I did not want to have right now I said to myself as I rolled my eyes and leaned my head back against the head rest.

"Well Chase has been being nice to me the last few days for starters. And he just told me that he broke up with Tasha so that's weird. And when I asked if he had found his mate well I got a blank stare." I started off with those because they were the easier parts of the story, explaining how I was eavesdropping on the Luna and Chase's conversation is going to be a different story because well it just sounds creepy. I hadn't done it on purpose though I just wanted water it wasn't my fault they happen to be talking when I went to get it.

"Yeah I guess that would be a little weird. I hadn't heard that him and Tasha broke up but that explains why they haven't been all lovey dovey in the lunch room the last two days. I would be careful though if Tasha catches you with him she is going to think he broke up with her for you and you know she is crazzzy!" Bree said and Steph giggled. She was right about that one time in the third grade Tasha had pushed me off the playground just because she didn't want me to play with her and her friends. In the fifth grade she spread a rumor that if anyone got close to me they get rabies which is just ridiculous but honestly people have always just loved to make fun of me just because I am not one of the prettier more popular she-wolves. Tasha has always been popular, her father is the Beta of the pack, personally I think people are just afraid of her because she is so crazy.

"Yeah I have already thought of that. Maybe I will get lucky and she'll find her mate at the full moon festival this weekend. I heard a couple of other packs are coming to celebrate with us maybe he'll be in another pack and she'll have to move away that would be dream wouldn't it?" I said more to myself than them Tasha and I have never gotten along but Bree and Steph had been friends with her in elementary school. They only broke away when she started spreading rumors about people just to be spiteful, Bree and Steph weren't like that they didn't feel the need to be malicious for no reason. Now if you cross them in some way or some one they care about that is a whole different story.

"That could happen. But that could also happen for you!" Steph giggled out. I sighed loudly and rolled my eyes at her which just made her giggle more, she really was a hopeless romantic. Finally we'd pulled up to the packhouse as Bree put the car in park to let me out she turned and eyed me.

"We need to go shopping for the full moon festival. There are going to be different packs and we might find our mates and we have to look our best for it." she said smiling.

"Why I have clothes I don't want to dress up. You know I hate being girly are you going to force me?" I questioned.

"Yup" she quipped with a full on grin. I groaned as I got out of the car no point in arguing with her she is also a hopeless romantic.

"Fine. I will call you after I am done working and we can run over to the Twin moons boutique." I whined.

"Sounds good to me! And you better call!!" she threatened with a smile. Sometimes I wonder if she's not crazy too. Walking into the packhouse I see that the warriors had luch here again today which wasn't really a surprise they do most days what was surprising was most of the mess had already been cleaned up. Werid. I walked to my room to drop my stuff and splash some water on my face. I am definitely in need of a good nights rest I told myself as I entered my bathroom. Once I felt slightly refreshed I redid my messy bun and got to work. I wondered to myself who had come in here and started cleaning up no one usually bothers knowing that after school I come to clean any messes. The packhouse was eerily quiet to no Chase or Damon in sight I guess I should be thanking the goddess for that considering my emotions are a muddled mess from the last few days. Finishing up by wiping everything down I grab the feather duster and head for the living room to dust and vaccuum the last of my chores for the day besides throwing dinner together. Just as I finish the living room up I hear the front door and scurry around putting the vacuum away and getting back to the kitchen to put a quick dinner together not wanting to see whoever has come through that door. I can hear laughter and I recognize it to be Chase and Damon sounds like they are putting on some video games. So I hurry through throwing together a lasagna with no boil noodles once I get the last of the cheese on it I throw it in the oven and grab my phone out of my pocket.

To: Bree

I just put dinner in the oven if you want to head over we have about an hour before the shop closes at 7pm.

I send the text and walk to my room to grab my wallet and bag as I turned to walk back out I run into a hard body, stunned I rubbed my head and looked up confused. Chase is standing in my doorway.

"Where ya headed little wolf?" he asked

"Out with Bree I will be back in a bit and I put lasagna in the oven for you guys should be done in about 45 minutes. Think you can handle taking it out of the oven on time?" I asked with a smile. Am I fliriting with him? Because that was a pretty lame attempt Aiyana I thought to myself mentally facepalming myself. Ugh. See this is why I haven't had much luck with boys I do not have clue how to flirt. More concerning thought is why the heck am I trying to flirt with Chase? I don't have time to consider these thoughts because when I look up chase is closing the gap between us backing me up to the end of my bed, when I have no where else to go I looked up confused.

"What are you doing Chase?" I asked nervously.

"Just having a chat with a friend. Is there a problem?" he asked with a smirk. I didn't know how to answer, since when are we friends? He dips his head into the crook of my neck and inhales. I take a slow deep breath he smells so good why does he have to smell so good I whined to myself.

"You just smell so good I can't help myself." he said quietly as he slipped is arm around my waist and pulled me closer to him so there was no gap between our bodies my pulse went crazy I had never been this close to a guy before and for some unknown reason Chase was making me unbelievably nervous. I swallowed hard trying to steady my voice before I spoke.

"I really need to go Chase. Bree is waiting for me and we have things to do." I said looking down. He didn't move.

"Well be my guest go on and go i'm not stopping you." he said not letting me go.

"You're in my way" I snapped hoping he'd let go and move. He took a step back and looked me up and down like I was a piece of meat and he was a rabid dog. I quickly grabbed my hoodie and walked out the door without a backwards glance. What was Chase Green doing to me? I hadn't ever really been attracted to anyone let alone Chase, but the last few days my emotions have been every where I am guessing it is because my birthday is so close. I walked out the front door not noticing who else was in the house and could've heard our encounter. Luckily Bree was waiting for me in the drive, I quickly got in the passanger seat and slammed the door shut.

"What's your problem!?" She snapped.

"Sorry it's just been a long freaking day." I said exasperated.

"Ookay then" she replied and threw the car and drive to pull away. As we drove towards the boutique I could not get Chase out of my head. My mind wondering things that hadn't ever crossed my mind before, what would it be like to feel his lips on mine? To have him holding me close whispering sweet nothings in my ear. In all honesty if I am being honest it would be nice to feel loved to have someone to hold me and kiss me and tell me how beautiful I am. As we pull up to the store I shake the thoughts from my head and decide to focus on Bree and what she thinks I should look like while attending this festival. I guess if he's going to be my mate I might as well try to look good for him I think as we walk in and the smell of new clothes and leather hit me in the face.

"Okay so you know I am not good at this stuff what the heck should I wear it's going to be a little chilly I heard." I said to her as she started going through racks of clothes.

"Yeah but we're wovles we can handle the cold." she replied.

"Okay but I don't want to wear a dress" I say as she rolls her eyes.

"Okay Okay how about this?" she asks as she holds up this gorgeous scowl neck sweater in my favorite color, black.

"Actually I like it and I have a great pair of black jeans I can wear with it" I said with a smile.

"Okay now we need to get you a new sexier pair of boots. Sorry hun combat boots are not cutting it for this event." she said with a wide smile.

"Fine." I groaned I hate when she gets on her 'lets dress you up' moods. We walk over to the shoe section looking carefully for something that will be sexy and go with the outfit.

"These are perfect." she said smiling.

"Yeah that'll work" I replied slightly annoyed that she's always gotta try and change my ways. They weren't ugly by no means, they were about calf high and black the best part being they didn't have an 8 in. heel on them they were flats actually and looked comfortable.

"Okay you pay for yours while I pick some for me then we can head to the diner for dinner since you probably missed out on that dinner you made at the packhouse." she said.

"Okay sounds good I am famished. Who knew 15 minutes of shopping could be so exerting." I laughed. She rolled her eyes and turned back to the boot selection. Once we got the the diner there wasn't anyone around which makes since being that it's 7:30pm on a wednesday night. We walked in relishing the warmth and grabbed a booth, we decided on burgers and fries for both of us I really was starved all the sudden. Dinner went by quick we talked about my hair and make up for the festival which I can't say I was thrilled about. Bree let me know which packs were attending and she let me know she'd pick me up early friday night so we could get ready at her place after the run. Driving back to the packhouse my nerves were through the roof seeing Chase again was throwing me for a loop not knowing what he would do next. Bree parked on the street to let me out I let her know I would text her later and said goodbye as I closed the car door. Walking up the steps to the porch I felt nauseas my body may want Chase but my mind is warning me to slow my roll. He could decide to reject me in front of the whole pack I thought as I opened the front door and started towards my room. I just don't know how to feel at this point my body and mind are at war and I don't know which way to go. Lost in thought once again I hadn't noticed anyone in the front room but I scented him in the hall, when I looked up there he was in all his glory, gorgeous blue eyes dragging me in stealing me breath away. He had his arms crossed and was leaning against my door frame with a smirk. Goddess why does he look and smell so good all the sudden? I tried to look away but my body wouldn't cooperate with me no matter how hard I tried. He stood up straight took a step forward and grabbed me by the waist pulling me flush agianst him while dipping his head to the crook of my neck again with a giant inhale like he couldn't control himself. He lifted his head and I looked into his eyes wanting to question him wanting him to just tell me the truth finally two days of this confusion was honestly enough for me. Just as I was about to ask once again and see if he'd tell me he pressed his lips against mine and without thinking I threw my hands around his neck and opened up to the kiss, he wrapped one arm around my waist and brought the other hand to the back of my neck. When I say this kiss was explosive that really doesn't even cover it and just as quick as it started it ended he broke the kiss and walked to his room without another word leaving me a confused mess. What just happened?