Aria heard a loud bang on her door that made her jump out of the bed. She went to the door and open it only to see Lily. "What do you want in this Godly hour?" she asks glaring.
"Where is that b*tch?" she asks back. Aria only beamed at her, "Who?"
"That b*tch? Freya." Lily said. It made Aria's blood boil.
"What's with you today? She is not here!" she said glaring to her friend, "And she is not a b*tch, she is our childhood friend!"
"I saw both of you kissing last night on your room's balcony! Don't tell me that I am seeing things! Because I clearly heard both of you having s*x!" Lily shouted making everyone out of their room.
"Why are you shouting at this hour, Lily?" Rae asks rubbing her eyes.
"They might be having a Lover's Quarrel let them be, come one let's go back to bed," Akashi said trying to pull Iris back. But before they could go inside they heard a loud slapping sound.
"For one, never call her a b*tch. Two, She's never here, her room is over there and my room is locked. Third, I am at my limit understanding your attitude ever since before my ceremony. Fourth, we never had s*x, even if you smell me there is nothing. Fifth, we don't do those things. What is wrong with you Lily?"
"I... I..." Lily couldn't find the words. She was at loss.
Their friends were shocked to see Aria slapping her friend. She never hurt any of her friends. This is the first time.
"Guys, take it easy okay? What is this all about?" Aya asks.
"Lily thought I had s*x with Freya, but the truth is we didn't, she never went to my room."
"Where is Freya?" Aria asks. "In her room, burning, she still has a fever," Yui said.
"See?! She is even sick and you are accusing us of something we didn't do!" Aria shouted and shove Lily to the side. She went to Freya's room to check on her.
"What have I done?" Lily mumbled to herself letting her body slide and sit on the floor.
"Aria is right, you're being weird ever since her ceremony, is there something wrong?" Imane asks, "I know you also like her but there are boundaries you cant step in. We are a group, good friends that shouldn't be ruined. You were expected to be her right hand on your 18th birthday. Please, you'll get banish from the pack if you continue being like that. You know Aria can be impulsive on her decision even if she is a wise leader."
"But they aren't...you know? Mates?"
"They are." they heard Akashi said. They all look at her.
Akashi sighed and said, "Why do you think she smells like a cherry blossom to Aria? For us, she smells like Lime. Aria smells differently too for her, she smells like the ocean to Freya."
"Are you sure?" Imane asks.
"Can't you see the pull between the two?" Akashi asks back. All of them caught off guard by the question, "Let's all go back to sleep now. I'm tired and we still have a training with the Alpha tomorrow," she said and pull Iris inside their room.
Everyone went back to their room except for Lily and Aya, "Are you still going to mope there? Come one."
Aya pulled Lily to her room. Knowing Lily, the girl will just stand there until she is forgiven. This isn't the first time the two have a fight. Ever since they were kids Lily is so overprotective to Aria in all things that escalated to fights.
Aya closed the door when they got inside and forced, "What's your plan now? It's obvious you can't have her. We can loom over her but not as close as before now that Freya is surely her mate."
"She won't accept her," Lily mumbled.
"What?"
"I said she won't accept her. Aria won't accept her!" Lily said through gritted teeth.
"And how sure are you? Are you that jealous that you will do everything to have Aria? Girl! that is low you know? Stop being desperate!" Aya asks.
"I just know. Aria won't accept any of us as her mate." Lily said trembling, "She doesn't want to lose any of us. I saw it when she touched me. I am partly witch, right? I can see the future years ahead from the present. Only you will know this. Aria... Aria will die in the future if she accepted her." Lily said crying, "I knew right from the start that this will happen. How she will meet Freya again, that she is her mate, and how our friend will die."
"So that is why you've been acting strange? Why didn't you tell us? We are your friends but you left us all in the dark! How could you?" Aya massaged her temples.
"We can prevent it somehow."
"How?"
"Right now we need to wait until Aria turns 18."
"Fine, go sleep here, I'll take the couch."
"No. I'll go back to my room."
"Okay..."
Lily stood up and went out from Aya's room. She bumped into Aria but instead of talking to her it turns away and went inside its room.
"She really hates me now. I really need to apologize to them." Lily sighed and went back to her own room.
Meanwhile at Aria's room...
"Oh, God! I knew someone saw us! Why does it have to be Lily and I shouted at her! Even slapped her! Aria! You and your temper!" Aria screams on the pillow, "It's a good thing that Freya has a sudden fever. t will be difficult to explain everything to them right now about our situation. I need some sleep."
Aria dozes off after a few minutes of lamenting of what she would do tomorrow. She needs to come up with a plan or she would lose face in front of her friends. She knew that having that kind of relationship with Freya is no good but it feels right for her. She wanted to keep whatever is going on until her birthday but still having second thought about it.