Making A Luna

THE BEST FRIEND

Esme

The air between Mason and I was silent as he guided me towards the treehouse, and part of me wished it would stay this way. I could feel his tension as he let go of my hand to let me make my way up the ladder. Ah, how I loved this place. Mason and I had been coming here since we were 8, when we happened to come across it just inside the woods. Nobody knew where it had come from or who it belonged to and after a while it had become mine and Masons place. This is where we had our conversations that nobody else could hear, or where we just came to escape. With the Blue Moon pack being an exceptionally large pack, sometimes the escape was necessary. Blue moon was by far the highest ranking pack, not just by numbers but by strength, in England. I had pulled myself up to lean my back against the wall as Masons head popped over the edge and he hoisted himself up. He positioned himself across from me, his back to the opposite wall and lifted his eyes to meet mine. “You watching me?” He asked with a smirk on his face. I felt the heat rise to my cheeks as I realised I had been caught out. Of course I was watching him. Mason was well built, I mean of course he was he had to be if he was going to be alpha. But there was something different about him, a softness to his face, something that not many alphas had. He looked a lot more like his mother than his father, with his darker features and chocolate brown hair. At least he had got over the stage of growing it, I’m pretty sure at one point he could of had longer hair than me. “Of course I’m not watching you Mason, not everyone is as in love with you as you are with yourself!” I fired back. It had come out a lot more defensive than I had meant, though I had not realised until I saw his face drop. We sat in silence for a while, neither one knowing what to say to the other. If I didn’t know better, I would say that Mason looked hurt at my outburst. But he wouldn’t care, he doesn’t need me to care for him the way I do. We sat in an awkward silence before he said something that got my attention. “I’m scared E, what if I don’t find my mate”. Scared, what did he have to be scared about? Of course he would find his mate, it was rare for alphas to not find their Luna early on. Every she wolf was in love with him, and I was sure one was to be his mate - even if that wasn’t me. “Mason, of course you will find her. She is destined to be yours, and nobody deserves to find their mate more than you. You have no reason to doubt yourself, she is out there waiting for you I just know it” I assured him. I could see the tension in his face release, as he lifted his head up and a small smile crept upon his face. “Do you really think so?” He asked. “I do think so, I really do” I responded, but what I really wanted to scream was “of course I do, because your mate is sat in front of you!”. Mason was now approaching me and sliding down the wall to be seated next to me. “So I spoke to Theo earlier, and that didn’t go very well. He stormed out and slammed the door in my face” I spoke trying to change the subject. “He got into another fight, this time he left the other wolf involved pretty banged up. It’s like he forgets just because we heal fast it doesn’t mean we can go around hurting each other.” Mason turned to look at me as if he were drinking in every word. “I mean come on it’s been 3 years, I know that doesn’t make losing dad any easier but surely it’s time that he stopped getting into trouble. My mum really can’t take much more of this and I’m scared about what it could do to her!” I carried on. It was now that I realised that I was rambling but when my eyes met Masons, he didn’t seem to mind. I could feel the tears threatening to break through as Mason pulled me into his side with his arm around me. This is what I loved, these were the moments I would have to cherish if he belonged to someone else. “E, let me speak to him, he listens to me. I know it’s hard and I can’t imagine the toll it takes on you and your mother. But his anger isn’t something you can even begin to understand. He doesn’t feel the despair that you do, at least not as strong as you do. For him, that despair and grief is replaced by anger. He is quite literally being driven through life by anger.” Mason was pleading with me, and I knew that him talking to Theo wasn’t such a bad idea. “Thankyou” I responded in appreciation. I knew I could always count on Mason - mate or not he couldn’t stand to see me upset and would do anything he could to prevent it. “E, about Saturday” he started, and for the first time I could have sworn I saw a flicker of worry in his face. “I know Mason and don’t worry we won’t stop being friends just because we find our mates!” I lied. I wasn't so sure that our friendship would withstand it if we were not mates. I knew this was a worry of Masons and perhaps of mine too but I hoped, maybe blindly, no mate, none could tear our friendship apart. “I know that E but that’s not what I was going to say” he sighed, and I could tell he was definitely nervous now. He seemed unsure of himself, something Mason either never felt or never showed. Before he had a chance to say anything else, my phone let out a ring. I pushed my hand into my pocket to see the name on the screen. Blaire? That’s strange she usually called me on Thursdays, unless there was something wrong. “Sorry Mas, I need to take this. It’s Blaire, something could be wrong.” Saved by the bell, well ring. “Blaire, everything okay?” I asked as I pressed my phone to my ear. Blaire was from a neighbouring pack, who i had met at summer camp several years ago and we hadn’t seen each other in a long while due to the rogues that had been travelling along the borders. “Everything is more than okay, guess who’s coming to see you for your birthday!!” She squealed. “How - I thought your dad said it was too dangerous?” I questioned, astonished. “I know, but today he told me he was allowing me to go! I mean I have to bring escorts but I’m coming!!”. I couldn’t believe it, she was actually going to be here! I could finally introduce her to Mason, she had heard everything there is to know but had not yet met him. Suddenly I was looking forward to my birthday more than I had been this morning.

Mason

Had I really been about to tell Esme how I felt? How stupid could I be, what had possessed me to even consider that? I thought, as I sat watching her pace across the treehouse. Blaire. I had never met her, but Esme talked about her all the time and she seemed to provide for Esme as a friend in ways I couldn’t. I had always been a bit jealous of Blaire for that, I wanted to be able to give Esme everything she needed and more. “How I thought your dad said it was too dangerous?” I heard her say as a huge smile spread across her face. I tried listening in to the conversation, but I was hit with a death glare and knew I shouldn’t test my luck. Esme hated when I did that but I just always wanted to know what was going on with her. I sat sulking, watching her clear excitement grow in front of me. She remained on the phone for a short while, then after what felt like a lifetime she ended the call and turned to face me. “Guess what Mas, Blaire is coming to visit for my birthday! She’s coming to our party and you will finally get to meet her isn’t that great!” she exclaimed, her eyes lit up. I hadn’t seen her this happy in a long time and it made me glow knowing how happy the news had made her. Great - now I had to share her. My plans were slowly starting to unravel before my eyes.