Love Them Both

JUDAH

Judah.

"You know he's not that cute, right?" I heard Cathy comment as I drooled at my crush. I looked at her in shock, while she rolled her eyes at me…

"C'mon, you and I know that's not cute, true, it's Judah Grayson we're talking about here…" I said with widened eyes as we drove past him.

My name is Kataliya, and with me is my best friend Cathy. Catharina has been my only friend and we happen to be neighbors since a lot of students don't want to associate themselves with a witch's daughter, not like it's my fault that my mum's a witch. It's been passed down to her from her mother who in turn got it from her grandparent, and they're making it look like she's a dark witch and not a white witch…

"Did you even hear anything I said?" Catharina said, snapping me out of the train of thought I found myself in.

"Um. Yeah?" I replied to her, twirling the white part of my hair around my finger.

"You and I know you're lying, Liya. I know you more than I know myself. You're my childhood friend, we grew up together, remember? You play with your hair or itch the side of your nose when you're telling a lie." She revealed with a raised eyebrow as she drove into the school parking lot.

"Okay. Okay. Damn, just go for law because I don't see myself winning an argument with you. never! I zoned out, and sorry I wasn't listening." I said in surrender.

"Now, that's more like it. And we'll talk at the end of today's class. Let me meet you at our usual spot. Don't let me get there before you!" She warned as we both got down from the car

"Okay mum" I yelled in reply as we both go for our separate classes, while I pray not to meet with the J3

I made it to my Geography class on time, and quickly sat at the extreme end, towards the window side, where I'll be able to see everything that was going on and, most particularly, to daydream. Yes! I daydream a lot.

People started walking into the classroom, and I could pick their different scents. I know that's weird since I'm not their mate, or even 18 to have my first shift, but those are traits of being a white witch.

"Hey. Good morning." I heard the guy who sits on the chair next to mine.

"Um. Good morning." I greeted him back without looking at him.

The J3 walked in, and although I could already perceive their nasty and perfumed-filled scents from the hallway, I'm sure it's even every one that could perceive it because to me it seemed as if they poured a bottle of lavender oil on themselves daily.

"Yo', I heard Philip's throwing a party tomorrow. We should go get our nails done before anything at the end of today's class." Jedidah, the ring leader, said.

Let me take you through a little explanation lane. Jedidah, Jemima, and Jemila are childhood friends just like me and Cathy but they're very beautiful, and known as the school queen bee. They've got blonde hair, and a very slim body, their legs are so straight and they look so lovely. I'm sure if they compete with the Kardashians they'll win. Jedidah is the head while Jemima and Jemila are her subordinates, they listen and carry out her every bidding. And that includes torturing me and some other nerds in school. I'm not a nerd and I dress well but what I do not understand is why I'm part of their torturing list… if that's even a word…

"Good morning class?" I heard the teacher say as he entered the class. "So let's continue from where we stop. We will be talking about the African continent and her 54 countries" I was giving the teacher my full attention, only for it to be taken away by Judah's scent.. he smells like the special leaf mama uses to decorate the living room.

"Mr. Grayson, you're late as always." The teacher in class snapped at him.

"Um. I'm sorry, I got busy with the pack matters" he joked, and those in the class laughed. It wasn't funny though, but I found him amusing. He walked to his seat which was directly in front of me. I didn't know what to do at all, I just decided to stare at him from under my lashes.

"Um. You know you can concentrate now, right Miss Lynn?" The teacher called out to me, snapping me out of my drooling section, and making the whole class laugh.

"Y.. yes sir" I timidly answered him.

I can't wait for my eighteenth birthday which is in about two weeks from now. It's going to be crazy, I can't wait to have Judah as my mate, I'm sure he can't feel the mate pull yet because I'm not eighteen yet but my guts tell me we're mates and since he celebrated his birthday late last year, and still haven't found his mate, I knew within me that Judah was mine.

The class section ended with me trying to steal one more glance at his magical and well-sculpted face adorned with the curly black hair that he tied in a ponytail and left two strands on either side of his face, then those captivating brown eyeballs he has and that thin soft and wet pink lips, that I want to get myself acquainted with.

"Hey, white witch!" I heard Jedidah call out to me as I quickly made to leave the class.

"Didah, not today!" I heard Judah defend me, bursting my heart with immense joy.

Why did he stand up for me? Or can he feel the mate pull already? Damn… the rate at which my heart is beating, I'm sure those around me will start complaining about too much noise.

"Um. Can I sit here?" I heard someone say, as I buried my head in my notebook.

"Yeah sure," I said without looking up.

"I.. Thank you.." he timidly replies.

The class ended in a jiffy, and I had the opportunity to run out to meet Cathy at the football field, where we usually meet up. I wasn't expecting to meet her there, because most times I got there before her. I'm just surprised that I didn't see Judah among his crew. I began to look around but then I was faced with the beta's son Philip, who's practically always in together with Judah, but now I could only see Aladdin with him.

Aladdin, Philip, and Judah are very good friends and they are always seen together. Judah happens to be the Alpha's son, while Philip is the Beta's son. My dad is the pack Gamma. You're surprised, right? Yeah! I'm the bullied Gamma's daughter, but there's no way I'll be the Gamma, I'm sure Judah is going to pick Aladdin his friend, to be his Gamma, not like I'm complaining since I'm going to be his Luna so it's more like a win-win situation for me.

I got alerted immediately. I perceived his scent, I couldn't see where it was coming from, but then I began to look around and I saw him jogging onto the field from the end of the field. I guess he was coming from their locker room, I could also perceive a scent that looked like that of Cathy because I noticed a girl walking behind him, only for her to turn back and walk away.

"Cathy doesn't dress that way, and I came together with her today. She was putting on jean shorts and not a skirt. And she doesn't even like Judah, so there's no way in hell she was with him" I mumbled as I tried pacifying myself.

I disregarded his scent that was mixed with Cathy's and faced him like it was the most important thing to do in life. They started their training and about three minutes into their training, I felt the vibration of my phone. I picked it up to check what it was.

★Liya, whatcha want for lunch?★ the text read

★Anything without ketchup is fine.★ I texted back.

★gotcha.★

In about five minutes after the text, I could perceive Cathy's scent as she walked close to me.

"Don't let me get there before you." I mimicked what she said in the morning.

"You're funny, I got caught up with dance practice." She replied, sitting next to me.

"Oh Okay... That's why I could perceive soap on you apart from your scent!" I said and took a bite from my bugger.

"Yeah, I took my bath after my practice."

I was busy eating my food in peace and at the same time drooling at Judah, which made the food sweeter, only to fall to the back as the football was played directly on my face.