HERS

11. Come Again?

Mason looked out the window, his room overlooked the quad. It had been almost three months since he had joined this school as a teacher, three months since he found her, three long months since he found his mate, but what could he possibly do? His heart ached for her but his head told him otherwise, his wolf yarned for his mate but he couldn't satisfy his wolf. She was the one, she was his mate.

November had rolled in as the last leaf of the oak tree in the quad fell from the tree swaying back and forth in the gentle cold breeze outside. He had been out of the country so long but could not forgets its unforgettable and unpredictable weather. Only November and it was freezing cold, the warm hats and gloves were out. Everyone was wrapping up warm, even the wolves.

Mason took his seat as the bell signalled the end of fourth period. It was time for change of class, mason just had a free period where he was supposed to catch up with some marking but instead he spent the hour thinking of her, how to get her to be his, even if it was wrong, how to make it morally right but came up empty.

The classroom began filling in, Danica came in as usual last, taking her usual seat in the middle surrounded by her friends. He hadn't bothered getting up from his seat as the class came instead his gaze was set on her. Feeling his gaze on her she looked up their eyes locking Mason held himself with all his will and might trying not to go over and start the chain reaction. She broke the eye contest when her friend snapped their hands in front of her face retrieving her form the intense starring competition.

The class oddly waited patiently for Mason to start the lesson, they could clearly see the frustration within him, the conflict battle he was going through. Mason got out of his seat to write on the white board with the marker.

He spoke as he wrote, "Today as part of this topic, you will be working on the laptops where you will be creating a mini presentations on your partners as to what their weaknesses are and strength when they fight. Their special techniques and tricks they have up their sleeves, their back up moves they use as a last minute resort." He explained. "You can work in twos or threes but no more than threes. You have half an hour, off you go!"

Danica and James paired up since Avery wasn't in school. "Go get the laptop," Danica ordered James. "Go!"

James brought the laptop, placing it in front of him where he logged in opened up PowerPoint presentations. James did the slide on Danica, adding an embarrassing image of her and bullet point information then handed the laptop to Danica where she set up a slide on James consisting of everything that was asked for.

"Times up." Mason called from the front of the room. The smart board was now turned on. "Who wants to go up first?" The classroom fell silent as no one volunteered.

Danica silently prayed she didn't get picked on whereas James wanted to go up showing their presentation.

"Anyone?" James hand shot up volunteering himself and Danica. Danica let out an loud groan. "Come on up, James and Danica."

James strut over to the front of the class with the laptop in his hands, he quickly set the laptop connecting it to the smart board, getting the presentation running. Danica begrudgingly followed.

James turned to the crowd grinning, "My partner is Danica who is also my partner in crime," he clicked the button making a picture of Danica appear on the screen from few years back where she was covered in dirt head to toe, the picture was taken when she was laughing. "Weaknesses, for Danica there isn't really one since she can take on most of you even defeating you even if you can shift into a wolf, she's an amazing fighter and her punches really are powerful since she has landed many on me thanks to you guys who refuse to go up against her. Even though you could say she can't shift is an weakness, she is agile and fast as some of you sitting here she can dodge your hits in record time and is pretty fast. Her strength is her looks, she will make you forget you're in a middle of a fight and drop your guards. Her trade mark is to pin you to the ground in five minutes flat. Tricks up her sleeve, she always has something when you think you are about to win, she will do something and you'll find yourself being pinned to the ground. Danica is an amazing fighter, I truly suggest you guys should go up against her, seriously I'm pleading here I don't think I can take anymore of her punches. As long as you don't shift we're all cool, if you do your head will be on a silver platter faster than you can shift back." The class chuckled at his last comment. "Ladies and Gents my partner in crime and fight Danica."

Danica stood up, taking the lead to present. "The boy who will be the death of me is my partner sadly, Ladies and Gents be prepared to be amazed on the wonderful weird things about Jamie!" She smirked at him using his old nickname she had given him. "James Charles is your average pretty boy with a knack for death wishes as he is the only one who goes up against me. His weakness is he is easily fooled, or maybe that only works with me, he's weakness is his precious jewel sack as of all boys, strength is he can shift in mid fight, he is abnormally stronger than an average wolf. He is one of the strongest in the pack to this day. His speciality is to seduce, to turn straight men gay and couples to cheat, I advise you though I am immune to his charms when you are up against him, prepare yourself. The trick up his sleeve is that he shifts when you least expect it, though he has never shifted on me. The boy knows not to! Boys and girls, Ladies and Gents and Mr. Michelson James Charles."

"Thank you, Danica and James for your presentation." Mason told the two, as they took their seat. Mason glanced at the clock it was seconds away till the bell rang to signal the end of the day, taking his seat. The bell rang. "Danica could you stay back." He dismissed the class.

James stopped at the doorway looking questioningly at her.

Danica looked at Mason who had his head in his hands. "Don't wait up, I'll call you later."

This is it, Mason thought.

Danica stayed back as he had asked. "Sir?" She called from her seat getting up as he didn't respond or move from his position where he held his head in his hand as his arms rested on the table. "Sir, you okay?" She asked now standing at his desk.

Mr. Mickelson raised his head from the desk, "Can you close the door please?" Danica nodded shutting the door, when the school was built it was made sound proof in order to give some privacy, because of the wolves and their extra sensitive hearing. "I need to tell you something, sit down."

Danica sat on the edge of the first table that was right in front of him, she took him in for a second, his eyes sparkled in excitement and at the same time he looked pained.

"Listen carefully to what I have to say," he said slowly. "I've known for a while now but I wasn't sure what to do, you hadn't shown any reaction as to if you know or not then two months ago you tell me you're human and I understood why you didn't approach me or show any signs. I know I should've done this months ago but I hesitated when I came here I didn't expect to find you but I did and I'm glad I found you. That day during detention when we almost kissed I couldn't help myself, I want you, I need you, you're my mate and I'm yours." He let out a breath, he paused to see Danica's reaction, to see if she understood.

"Y-you What?!" She sputtered out. "You, me you, are you, have... you what, again?" Danica didn't know what to say she's human, it's possible for her to have a mate, since others do have human mates but it's rare, this was the last thing she expected.

"Danica," When he said her name it made her heart tighten in her chest.

"It can't be, it's some sick joke you're playing on me aren't you?"

Mason got up from his seat and stood in front of her, "I'm not messing with you I'm being honest, I knew from that moment when you were late to school on the first day and hid behind Christopher because you knew you were going to get in trouble, I could feel your presence in the room the pull towards you was so strong, I had to do everything in my will to stay put otherwise I would've claimed you then and there."

"If all you say is true then why don't I feel anything towards you?"

"You don't," he c****d an eyebrow. "How about that feeling when I call you name, Danica?" he whispered in her ear. "I know about the effect I have on you I can hear your heart beat speed up every time I'm near you or when I call you name? What about how I made you feel when we were about to kiss? When I was inches away from you, like this." His closeness sped up her heart making it work double time.

Mason leaned in closing up on the space, his lips hovered above hers for a second before crashing onto her lips. Danica closed her eyes, she felt tingles as their lips touched, her hand automatically snaked around his neck, racking her fingers through his soft silky hair. He kissed with a fire from deep below, her lips responded to his almost immediately, he pulled her closer by the waist leaving no space. She pulled down on his hair bringing him closer.

Mason was first to break the contact, "Whoa" he muttered breathless. He leaned in resting his forehead on hers, he pecked her on the lips. "I think it's time for introductions," he smirked. "Hi, I'm Mason Michelson, a pleasure to meet you."

The kiss had her breathless, her mind whizzing around like never before, she had her fair share of kisses intense and passionate but nothing like this, nothing that made her head spin, her heart work over time, nothing that left her breathless for so long. "Danica," she whispered. "Danica Raul, a pleasure it is," She used her proper surname not the one everyone assumed to be, Mason's ears perked up at her name, but soon forgotten as she brushed her lips against his teasingly, only to frustrated him.

He captured her lips between his once more, sending a new set of head spinning tingles throughout her body, it was charged with little electrical currents flowing throughout her body. This time Danica was the first to pull back, shocked, taken back by everything that was occurring right now.

She starred wide eye at Mason, as if he committed the most heinous crime there is known to man and wolf, the same Mason she was kissing minutes ago, she walked backwards never taking her eyes off him, she stumbled out of the room, tripping over the furniture. She pulled the door wide open and bolted right out of it.