Once Shamed Twice Mated

I'm running  in the woods. I hear my mother scream. I feel the life leave her body, knowing that I am the last of my kind for sure this time. I can't stop to grieve. I'm not sure if i'm running to something or away from something. I'm disoriented I don't know what is happening. I can hear paws hitting the ground hard as I run farther into the woods. I try to shift but can't. Why can't I shift? I'm in my pj shorts and a tank top. I need to hide. I need to cover my scent. Why does it have to be the driest summer ever. There is no water in the creek and no way to hide. I hear a low growl and turn just in time to see this massive grey wolf mid air. Aimed right at my neck. I pray to the moon goddess for help. I cover my face hoping to shield myself from my attacker. I wake up screaming. It was just a dream Tayla. Always the same memory. I'm 10 and that is the only day a rogue attacked the pack. Get it together. I look at the clock great it's 1:30 and I know Paul (my step-dad) will be storming in. In 3,2,1. What the f**k are you screaming for. Don't tell me it's that damn dream again. Your 16 that was almost 7 years ago. Get over it will you. I already have to deal with the burden of having you in my house after your mom died. I don't need this s**t to. I'm sorry I say. I will try harder to stop the memory. You better or so help me goddess I will give you a betting you will never forget. He storms out of my room and I am left there curled in a ball crying, because I miss my mom so much. I would love to rip his head off Ayla says with a growl. You know that we can't do that. I sigh knowing that I can't go back to sleep. I get dressed in my workout clothes. It's a black workout bra covers with a red tank top and a pair of reflectant yoga pants. I put a beenee on and look in the mirror. I have very unique hair its black with one red stripe in it. Like that girl Rogue from the X Men. I have my mother's hair except the red and her eyes.  They are a steal blue color, but when I get mad they change to a almost dark grey color. I think its cool. I open the window to my second s********m and jump to the tree not far away. I really don't want to deal with Paul. I go to the pack training facility. I'm here most night, manly because the alpha wont let women train to fight. It's the men of the packs job to protect the pack he says in a kinda nasally voice. I definitely don't agree at all. So I come here when no one is here and train. I open the door to the weight room, put my earbuds in. Find the song I'm looking for which so happens to be Two Weeks by All That Remains. I look up and freeze before I can push play on the MP3 player. Yeah I know its the 12th century, but a girls got to have some way to listen to music. Oh s**t I think as he walks up to me with this smirk on his face. Why does it have to be Kale the alphas son in here. I sigh and pull the buds out of my ear. He is only my friend in this room at night. Hey man hows it hanging I say with a fist bump. I'm glad that he doesn't see things the way his dad does. Oh why do you have to be that way Red he says. You know I hate that nickname leaf I say. He scrunches his nose, which only makes me laugh harder. Just like I know you hate when I call you leaf. So we doing this or what. So whats on the agenda for today I ask. Thought we would do some more grappling and then move on to your favorite. What you mean we get to do some mix marshal arts today. I'm so excited I jump up and down. You know that tomorrow you could be mated to me he says, after we get done with grappling. I pinned him 4 times before he got mad.  We are both out of breath and sweaty, laying on the wrestling mat. I grown. We don't thing that we will ever have a mate to be honest. Ayla and I that is I clarify. Kale just arches a eyebrow and shrugs. Its 3:30 man you should go home and get some sleep. He looks at me and says what about you. I just shrug and say I had that nightmare again. He knows that I wont be able to get back to sleep. I think I'll get some weights in before school. What ever red I'll see you later then. Later's Kale I say and put my buds in. I turn on the work out play list and start working out. Kale's (point of view) I wake up in a sweat look at my clock its 1:30. I know intently that Tayla had that dream again. I've known her since her piece of s**t step dad brought her and her mom here almost 17 years ago. I have always called her red because of the strip she has. She calls me leaf its cute and irritating. I've had a crush on her for as long as I can remember. I just hope that we become mates tomorrow. I go to the one place that I know she will be and start lifting in my baseball shorts and old shirt that has been ripped down the sides. I hear the door open and her groan. I walk toward her with a smirk knowing what we will be doing today. I tell her what I have planed for this session. I love watching her so happy. We start wrestling and soon I find that I'm on my back. What the hell just happened. When did she become this strong I think. I try me best to pin her, but she is just to strong. After 4 pines I'm pissed and call it quits. We lay on the mat breathing heavy talking for a little while. I feel this pain in my chest when she says that they don't think they have a mate. So she does talk to her wolf. How interesting. I hadn't noticed that it was so late. s**t I have to get home I think. What about you I ask. I know that she wont be going  back to sleep but I'm not going to tell her that. She is so predictable I know that she will put her buds in and start weigh lifting. I watch her for a minute on the pull up machine. I see the scar that she tries to hid from everyone on her back. She can't hide the one that runs from her cheek to her neck.  *Flashback* Almost 10 years ago. July 23, 2009 Mom is frantically looking around for some place to hid me. Mom, mommy whats going on. I'm scared. She looks at me. She is so breathtakingly beautiful person I have ever seen and she is my mom. She is well toned with long brown wave hair and eyes that are the most amazing color of blue. We have that in common. She hugs me and wipers in my ear. Little raven I'm so sorry. You are more special then you will ever know. We hear a howl so close that mom goes stiff for a minute. Paul runs into the room. The pack is being attacked by rogues. f**k, I thought we would have more time together little raven. She picks me up and runs to the woods behind out house. Paul is right behind us. I look over mommy's shoulder to see Paul shift just as he get taken down by a wolf. I can no longer see him. I hope he is okay. Shshshsh. He will be okay little raven mommy says. There is another howl and this one is close. Mommy puts me down and tells me. What ever you hear don't look back. Run Tayla be safe. Mommy's eyes turn red and she snaps her head back letting out this shrieks and runs full force toward the howl. I cant see I'm crying to hard. Mommy mommy why did you go away. I run as fast as my legs can take me. I hear mommy scream and know that she is dead. My heart breaks at the feeling of loss. I stumble. Ayla screams at me, find some where to hide. We will be okay as long at you hide us. We can't shift yet I'm sorry. I try my best to find some mud or something, but its been a dry summer and there is no water even in the creek. I stumble and fall down a hill into the dry bed of the creek. I hear a low growl and see this massive grey wolf. I turn my body. Only one claw gets me from my my cheek to my neck. There is a sharp pain from my shoulder blade to my waste. I hear another ear piercing shriek. Then every thing goes black. *End flashback* Today marks the 10 year anniversary of my mothers death. It sucks for 2 reasons, first I miss her so much and second tomorrow is my 17th birthday. The only up side to these 2 days is that Paul is actually nice to me. Its 4:30 now and I need to get out of the gym before any one from the training session gets here. I slip out the side Exit and and home in about 10 minutes. I climb up the tree by my window and am in my room in no time. Its 4:50 when I finally get in the shower. I get a quick shower and am back in my room looking for my A7X shirt that I got 2 sizes to big. Just so I can cut the sides and knot them back up the sides. I think it looks cool, but what do I know. I'm one of 5 outcasts. We call our self's the Wack Pack in honer of The Howard Stern Show on Sirius. Anyways, I finally find the dang shirt. Put it on it fits just right, showing my assets hehe. I put on my dark blue skinny jeans along with my vans. I think about putting my hair in a ponytail, but decide not to. No one wants to see my scar, its just a reminder of that night. I walk down stairs to the smell of bacon. MMMMMMM BACON. I love bacon. Paul is standing at the foot of the stairs. Did you have a nice work out young lady. You do know if the alpha knew about you training, you and who ever is helping you would be in a lot of trouble. But Paul I really have know idea what it is you are referring to I say with puppy dog eyes and batting my lashes. He just laughs and says bacon is ready then I have something for you. Its from your mom. I'm mid bite and freeze. Looking at Paul, I ask what is it. Well its 2 things really one you cant have until tomorrow, but this you can have now. He tosses a pair of keys to me. I catch them mid air like a frog catches a fly.I look at them all doe eyed and know that they belong to moms 1987 Indian Motorcycle. I look at Paul with tears in my eyes. Are you sure you want to give this to me I ask. Your mom would have wanted you to have it, besides you already know how to drive one anyways. I squeal and grab my bag for school its 5:30 and I need to get going. I hug Paul and head out the door. I put my buds in and turn the MP3 player to Hero/ Heroine by Boys Like Girls. I put my helmet on and pull The She Devil out of the garage. I start her up and she purrs like it was only yesterday that she was last rode. Mom if you are listening I miss you so much and will take care of your baby for the rest of my life. I pull up to Bear Crest High ( school for the supernatural and human people alike) , park in the motorcycle area only. I cant help but notice all the guys staring at me as I park the She Devil. I pull my helmet off place it under my armpit and start walking to the spot where my pack hangs before school. Unfortunately for me I get stopped by the schools popular girls. I call them BRATS (well not to there faces of course), because there names are Becky the leader and the typical popular girl. You know the fake tan plastered on makeup platinum blond hair. The other 4 are just mini clones of Becky to be honest. Rachael, Alice, Terry, and Sasha. Well except Sasha she is the only one with natural dark skin and is nice when the other girls aren't around. So who did you steal that from you worthless trash Becky says. What I cant hear you I say while listening to Ohio Is For Lovers by Hawthorne Heights. I smirk knowing well that it makes her mad. She turns red and raise her hand to smack me. I look at her and say try me b***h. She turns white as a ghost. I feel something stirring in me. Before I can thing about it much longer, Kale walks up and says what seams to be the problem girls. Becky practically flings her self at him. She started it Kale baby. She said that she is going to beat me up just because I asked about her bike. Kale looks at the bike, then at me with a twinkle in his eye. So you finally got your moms bike nice, is all he says. Yep is all I say turning and heading to my group of misfits. There are 5 of us in total. Me who is fairly toned I think with above average figure I mean C cup isn't that big right. Katie (we call her cat, because she is a snow wereleopard) she is my best friend. She is only a inch taller then me at 5'4" with long blond hair. She is a little spit fire and has always had my back. She almost destroyed the whole hospital after I had gotten attacked. Brody and Brice are almost identical twin werebears. Both are over 6' tall. The only difference between the two is there hair. Brody has red hair and Brice has black hair. There eye color is different as well, Brody had one blue and one green eye, while Brice. Then there is little Mia, she is the smallest of us all at 5' nothing. Skinny Omega and considered the runt of her family. When I get over there cat says what did Becky want in a very annoying voice when she said her name. She wanted to start s**t about my new bike I say. The twins say no way that was you on that sweet ride. Yep she is all mine, she was moms. I cant stop smiling as we talk and walk to our first classes. We branch off into 2 groups the twins and Mia go to gym fist period. Cat and I have Geometry with Ms. Blake, who is the most boring/ monotone teacher in the history of forever. We take our seats in the very back. I get the window and cat is in front of me. Ms. Blake is taking attendance, when there is a knock at the door. She says come in and this kid about my age maybe older walks in with a note. He hands it to her and scans the room. He stops at me I thing and just stares while Ms. Blake introduces him to the class. His name is Aiden and he just transferred from out of state. His eyes flash gold for a minute. Long enough for me to notice. Why would a witch come to the Black Ruby pack? We are so lost in conversation that we don't notice Aiden sitting right next to me. What are we talking about he asks. We both freeze for a minute wondering if he what we were talking about. Ms. Blake gets the class under control and says Tayla you will show Aiden around today. It looks like he has a few of the same classes at you do. Okay Ms. Blake is all I say. Aiden stares at me the whole class period. It is kinda freaking me out. Finally class is over I say to cat. This is Katie by the way we call her cat. Nice to meet you cat. Nope definitely not you cant call me that, it has to be earned she says. Uh okay then, I'm sorry he says. She goes to her next class. Leaving me with Aiden. Well lets see I say. Huh he says looking puzzled. Your schedule duh. I rip the paper out of his hand and look at it. Okay so we have 4 classes together out of 6. Next is auto, okay lets go. The rest of the morning is a blur of classes and stupid people. Its lunch time now. Hey bro you coming or what I say looking over my shoulder at Aiden. He is a god r***d in a blue shirt, with muscles for day and that dirty blond hair that is a little shaggy. I just want to run my hand through it to see if its as soft as it looks. What the hell where did this thought come from. I blink and say are you coming or not. I turn back around and walk out the doors not looking back to see if he is coming, to the tree line where we always have lunch. Its the twins turn to play the music. They always play the best music other then me that is. I smile when I get close enough to hear what they have playing. Aiden jogs up next to me. Why didn't you wait to see if I was going to fallow you he asked with a hint of hurt in his tone. I stop in my tracks, arch my brow and say if you wanted to come you would, but I wait for no man. With a laugh I see Cat run past me. God damn it I say. Starting to run I yell at Aiden if you want food before the black hole gets there you need to move your ass! I don't look back. I'm consecrating to much on beating Cat to the tree line. I don't notice that Aiden is keeping up with me as we pass cat. Damn you Tayla I hear cat say out of breath when she gets to the group. Hey Mia can you pass me 2 sandwiches. The music stops and everyone is watching Aiden.