A Tribird’s Love

Chapter 17

Isaiah

The month went by faster then I had expected, yet I still wasn’t at ease. Maybe it was because my little princess started using the majority of her free time with that Alpha kid. What else had me on edge was when she said she was going to prom with him. I could’ve sworn she said she wasn’t going when we pitched the idea of her going with Valtino. Then again, maybe because we wanted her to go with Val, she’s never really been a big fan. Not to mention this past month, I kind of had him watching her every move while at school. Hell, I even had him, by ‘coincidence’, show up at a few places they were at.

I know I may be a little overprotective right now, but I know it can either go two ways. I may sound selfish, but I pray it goes my way. Another thing that really has me on edge is Ariah going off to college. We won't be there to shield and protect her. I know she doesn’t need our protection because she is already very powerful, she has more power than everyone expected. Every time she shifts, she’s able to do something different. Her strength itself speaks volumes for her to be a she-wolf. She heals faster than anyone I know. I was training her the other day and just as soon as she was bruised, the bruise was gone. We had to teach her how to control her emotions better as well. She was crying one day and it started to rain. The more she cried, the worse the weather appeared. Before any other element is involved, the wind gets crazy, then follows whatever high-sensed emotion is in play. The only peaceful element she has is the earth. She has grown so many things around the house. It’s very rare that Ariah is in anything but a good mood. She has always been my calm, cool and collective princess. Lately, sometimes her mood changes. Maybe it’s my fault because I have been hard on her. Not allowing her to move as freely as she’s used to. She doesn’t yet understand my reason, my mom told me about what she saw. I’ll do everything in my power not to let either one of those things happen to her. She’s considered a threat as well as an asset.

Ariah

It’s a week before prom. Nesha and I have been doing group shopping. I asked Tyler if he was OK with Nesha going to prom with us. Her date bailed on her a couple weeks ago and she was pissed, especially since she had already brought her dress. She would’ve usually bounced back and found another date, but since it was kind of the last minute, she didn’t want the hassle, so she originally opted out of going all together. I convinced her that we would go as three. It took a minute for her to accept, but she did. She returned her original dress and stated whatever color I wanted she'd get, so that’s how we ended up going as a group. Tyler didn’t want to pick his suit out until after we had our dresses.

I was on the verge of giving up looking for a dress and just having my mom pick something out for us, but I didn’t want to take the experience away from Nesha. Prom is a big deal for humans, and brings them lots of excitement.

We were walking past this small boutique that just opened a few days ago and one of the dresses caught my eye. I’m not a dress person but I do think they are cute. You just won’t catch me in one unless it’s for a special occasion. My birthday doesn’t count. I stopped at the window and pointed to the dress. “Look Nesha, what do you think about that dress? Nesha smiled and her entire face lit up, indicating that she liked it. “Want to try it on and see what we think?” We walked into the boutique and were greeted by a very beautiful lady. I pointed to the dress and asked if she had other colors as well and, to our luck, she only had two in stock. We tried the dresses on and they were perfect. I just need some alterations around the hip area. After paying for Nesha’s dress and putting the deposit down on mine, we went about to find some shoes and accessories. Upon the completion of our successful day, I texted Tyler to inform him of our colors, rose gold and red.

Walking out of the shoe store, we ran into Val. He was all smiles at seeing me. Yet I always found it funny how he always, for some reason, ran into me wherever I was. I couldn’t say anything because everywhere was a public place. I couldn’t just assume he was following me around. He and Nesha spoke for a little while, I walked over to the bench, sat down and started texting Tyler. Before Val had to take off he looked at me and said “See you around Sweet Pea”. I hadn't heard that name in years. All I could do was look at him with my mouth slightly open. He smirked then winked and walked away. I never really understood why I disliked him in all honesty. Maybe because my parents were always trying to force me on to him or was it because he was an arrogant prick…maybe both.

Valtino

Mr. Huxley was paying me to tail Ariah which I didn’t mind, it was good money just to be at the same place she was whenever she wasn’t with her parents. It was easy just watching her from afar, but sometimes I had to let her see me. For years I have had a crush on her, but I know we couldn’t work out for numerous reasons. The main one for me is that when she turns twenty-one she’ll find her mate and forget about everyone that was before him. When we were growing up we used to be close, but as she got older and her beauty really started to blossom, I had to start keeping my distance. One thing I know she hates more is an arrogant guy, so I became someone she couldn’t stand to be around anymore. On top of everything, her parents were always trying to get us together, so I was able to be even more of an ass and tell her how I would have her one day. If it wasn’t for those bonds I knew of, I wouldn’t have changed the way I was towards her, she was my little sweet pea growing up and that’s what I used to call her.