Like Magnets

Ch 4 Crashing down

Chapter 4

•XOILA•

After we got back from pack training I hopped in the shower and washed up as quickly as possible so Stacy could change out of her sweaty ass clothes

I know how much she hates staying like that

I washed my hair and body with the 3 in 1 rinsed off and go out wrapping a towel around my body and grabbing another to dry my hair.

I tousled it around for a bit then proceeded to wrap the towel around my head, I stood on the fuzzy bath mat and looked in the mirror. With the amount of exercise I've been doing, I have a very defined jawline and my droopy hazel-green eyes look huge and brightly green popping In contrast to my creamy tan skin,

My full plum lips look like more of a terracotta color and I can't help but think

this isn't the same brat from 2 years ago

I picked up my toothbrush wetting it in the running water than adding toothpaste and wearing it again before brushing my teeth

I could probably beat the s**t out of anyone who tried to harm me or Stacy. No mercy, if I had to take a life in order to keep us safe... I would without a second thought. I won't let others try and bring me down anymore

``no matter what happens I won't let anyone destroy what we have worked so hard to bring back’'

I jumped a little that thought didn't come from me it sounded so familiar yet I couldn't place it and the voice didn't sound like what I usually sound like in my mind. I wanted to try and ask who it was but Stacy needs to shower so I shouldn't let it bother me, I rinsed out my mouth and made sure my towel was secure so it wouldn't fall off as I walked out, opening the door to the bathroom.

“Stacy you can sh-” my hands shot up to shield my eyes from a naked Stacy who thought it was funny and started to laugh and say

“Oh come on Xo better get used to it now because when we go wolf form we basically have to be stark naked” my face feels like it's on fire as I responded “I know Stace it's just I don't know how I feel about that right now" I felt Stacy walk by me giggling pulling at my towel causing me to gasp and uncover my face to try and keep my towel from falling.

Stacy just laughed harder her loose black curly hair to bouncing up and down as she said “Yah gotta relax it's just me” She giggled finally closing the door. I let out a sigh and made sure our door you know the one to our room was locked because I really didn't want anyone walking in on me changing.

Locked doors scare me a bit not gonna lie but it’s better than anyone seeing my butt

Since the doors locked I walked towards the walk-in-closet, getting slight chills as I remembered what happened. It gets really hard sometimes doing simple things like these... they kinda give me flashbacks to what happened the day I lost my family.

I get the chills and try to shrug it off to look for something to wear for the rest of the day since we probably won't be doing much.

I grabbed some lacy blue underwear as I put them on I remembered the day Stacy forced me to buy it telling me that

“yeah no one's gonna see it any time soon but still wanna get used to these when you finally get your mate cuz I'm sure he’ll love to tear them right off you”

I swear all I thought to myself that day was

“This freak”

I put on a matching blue sports bra because I could still sleep with this one on and pulled on some pale gray sweats and my black adventure time t-shirt. I walked out of the closet to my drawers and put on my BMO socks because If I'm gonna wear the t-shirt I'm gonna wear some socks to go with them.

I sat down in front of the old school vanity taking off the towel from my almost dry hair. I tousled it one more time and started to brush through it, I split my hair once it wasn't tangled and tried to braid it.

Stacy walks out of the bathroom after my fourth and final attempt of doing my hair so I just throw it up into a messy bun and stare at the ceiling. Stacy walked right past me and into the closet maybe like 10 minutes later she walked out in light gray sweats and dark gray almost black johnny cash t-shirt I had gotten her for her birthday last year. She was drying her long black hair and stopped and let it fall loosely on her shoulder so it can just air dry.

She looked at me and said, “You wanna watch Spongebob?” while she grabbed her hair care products

I don't know what possessed me but I laughed, Stacy looked at me with her bi-colored eyes confused and said: “What's so funny?” I took a deep breath and said “It just honestly never fails to amaze me... how in sync we are sometimes it’s like you knew I wanted to watch SpongeBob?” she just looked at me and smiled saying the cheesiest thing

“Well I know we both have soul mates out there somewhere but you'll always be my soul sister”

I couldn't help but smile and turned towards her and said “If we don't find our mates why don’t you and I get married” she looked me dead in the eyes and said, “The day we moved you into my room was the day we got married so I don't know what you mean with wHy DOnt yOU anD I gET maRrIEd” I stared at her a baffled and stood up tilting my head to the side and walking towards my bed to get the TV remote never breaking eye contact with her.

I picked it up and turned on the TV That was by the door in front of our beds, the sound of commercials came on we continued to stare at each other. It was like a battle of the land, the sea and a storm going head to head but the moment the announcer said

now back to SpongeBob

my head snapped away from Stacy towards the TV and I was about to sit down when Stacy lunged at me knocking us both down. It got quiet and then we burst into a fit of giggles and I looked at her and said “ Okay we're married but no backsies okay?” she laughed and said “ NO backsies until the day you die and even then you still can't back out cuz no matter where you go I’ll go” I laughed and said

“Okay Okay now get off me so I can watch SpongeBob” she giggled, getting up and going to sit on her bed. We watched the tv for a bit as SpongeBob and Patrick were in a box having the time of their lives while Squidward went to sulk somewhere not understanding how they could enjoy that

I feel like it would be nice to have fun over simple things that lol I feel like stay would sit in a box with me if there was one big enough…

Maybe we could ask her-

“Okay, but it is 9:08 pm so I'm pretty sure since alpha dad had us working out so late we missed dinner” and then right on cue there's a knock on our door that opens two seconds later and there is Fae our guard/mentor and ‘nanny’ since the rouge incident

She’s a 5’7 slim woman with pale blue eyes, creamy pale skin, and bright red curly hair standing at the door with a box of pizza in her hands (napkins and paper plates at the top). I smiled “Hey Fae it's been a while since I’ve seen you” She hands me the pizza and says

“This was courtesy of the Alpha and I know since you started training with the alpha, but it's pretty late so you both need to eat immediately go to sleep because tomorrow's the big day and I know you're both pretty excited so we’ll talk then” I smiled again and then Stacy calls out “Goodnight Fae tell dad we said thanks for the pizza we’ll see you tomorrow” before she walks out she turns and says “Oh and Luna said to come down for breakfast tomorrow morning she has something special for you both” She smiles and says “Good night girls”

Stacy smiled and said “Ah I hope she makes waffles and bacon tomorrow” Her stomach growls and I laughed saying "We should eat before your stomach eats you alive." She laughs and says “Okay but sounds to me like my stomach isn't the only one demanding food” I hear mine growl I laugh setting the pizza on the floor and taking a seat as Stacy follows in suit.

After we both ate our fill I placed the empty box by the trash can and went to the bathroom. Where Stacy was washing her hands so that I could wash them too. When we finished we laid down, The Weeknd was on MTV so I put the tv on low volume and went to sleep

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Honestly, I swear not even a few minutes when by when suddenly I felt my bed shaking, I opened my eyes and looked to see Stacy bouncing up and down on the end of my bed trying to wake me up. She had the biggest smile on her face and said “HAPPY BIRTHDAY XO!!!” I winced because she doesn't have to be so loud when she knows we both have wolf hearing.

But still giggled sitting up looking at the messy-haired Stacy and said “Happy birthday Stace” she smiled and hugged me “Come on, let's go eat breakfast with Alpha Dad and Luna Mom, I bet she made waffles” I stood up “ Okay but we gotta--” just as I was about to tell her to put on her slides Fae ran into the room slamming the door shut.

She's breathing hard and looks paler than usual.

I can’t help the dread that fills me making me wonder what's wrong

Stacy and I get up rushing over to Fae who took a deep breath and looked at Stacy and I.

And felt my stomach forming knots and doing somersaults because I got the feeling that what she's about to say next would change everything.

She took another deep breath and said one word that chilled me to my core making the word that was stuck in my throat echo in my mind

“Rouges”

I-I.. don't want to lose anyone.. again

This moment was the calm before the storm that word sent our world crashing down