Short Stories

8: My Mate

Sam

Today marks four years of not finding my mate, also my 22nd birthday. Once 18 every werewolf shifter is able to find their mate. Some people find them within a few weeks, some go years without finding them.

"Sam, come on, let's get going", my friend Travis said. He is an alpha, just like me and we have been friends since I can remember. I look up and see all three of my friends standing next to our table waiting for me. We have just been out for lunch and are now going to Travis' house to party and celebrate my birthday.

"You're thinking about it again, aren't you?", Sophia asked and I nodded as we made our way out of the restaurant. "Oh Sam, you'll find them. I'm sure of it." I just scoffed. She could talk, exactly on her 18th birthday she found out Travis was her mate and they have been inseparable ever since. "I know you want to find them Sam, and you will", she said.

That's when Travis noticed what we were talking about and agreed eagerly with his mate. Helen, the last person of our little group and a beta just like Soph, took my hand and said: "You will find them, Sam, just like I will. Just don't let it drag you down on your birthday. Come on, let's party!" She nearly screamed the last part, always full of energy. And also always optimistic. Helen hasn't found her mate yet either, but she doesn't care as much as I do. Of course she wants to find them, but she still lives her full life even if she hadn't yet.

I smiled. I liked that my friends always hipe me up. "Okay, let's go party!", I yelled and dragged my friends with me, by their arms, the last  few metres to Travis' house.

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"I'm so excited for the ball", Helen told me, "aren't you?" As an answer I just nodded my head. I was excited actually, but I tried not to get my hopes up too much. The ball takes place once a year. It is mainly held for us young wolves to find their mates. But it is also allowed for the ones who have found them already to participate. My friends and I went every year so far. Travis and Soph as a couple and Helen and I as friends and to find our mates. The four of us always managed to make it fun.

Finally, the day of the ball arrived. I was excited and of course had gotten my hopes up. It was inevitable. After we got dressed elegantly for the ball our little group made their way there. When we arrived, there were already a lot of people in the building '. Soph immediately grabbed Travis by the hand and pulled him to the dance floor to join the dancing crowd. Helen and I went to the bar to get drinks. After some time the couple joined at the table, to which we had moved after a while. The more time went by, the more impatient I got.

As the night progressed we drank some more and danced like crazy on the dance floor. I had really much fun, but in the back of my head I could only think about my mate. I really wanted to find them. And seeing all those happy couples with their new found mates around frustrated me.

At some point we decided to call it a night and go back home. It was already way past midnight and the ball would soon end anyway. We were already at the exit of the building, when it happened:

A strange and unknown tug at my heart made me stop in my tracks. At first my friends didn't even notice I had stopped walking, only after a few more steps did they stop too and looked at me. "Sam... what's going on?", Travis asked. But I couldn't quite concentrate on his voice, or on anything around me for that matter. All I could think about was the pull. The - oh so nice - pull. My wolf whined within me, demanding to follow the pull. Without even thinking, I turned around and walked right back into the building. From the corner of my eyes I saw my friends following suit.

The farther I got back inside the stronger the pull got. My wolf took over happily and started searching  for its cause. And then I saw him. His skin was glowing and his black hair shone in the dim disco lights of the hall. His eyes fixated on mine once they found them. I noticed the golden sparkles in his chocolate brown eyes, even from the distance that still laid between us. My body moved towards him as if on its own. We met in the middle, our hands intertwining instantly. It felt so magical, the tug never letting go of my heart, pulling me nearer and nearer to him.

Our heads neared and I closed my eyes. And then finally: our lips met in a soft but desperate kiss. Sparks exploded in my body as if I was on fire. The butterflies in my stomach going crazy. i let go of his hand to stroke my fingers over his cheek and thread my fingers into his soft hair. His hands moved to my hips, resting there and occasionally squeezing lightly. I pulled his head closer, his mouth pressing to mine. Our tongues dancing their own dance.

After a few moments we pulled away. His lips broke into a beautiful grin and I immediately smiled back at him. My mate.

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02.05.2021
Hiii, I really hope you enjoyed reading. I'm so sorry for the long pause. I was really stressed with school. But now I'm finished with it. Since this was my last school year, it has already ended so we have time to prepare for our exams. In Austria the last big exams you take and the certificate you then get are called the "Matura". (I think this is about equal to the englisch A-Levels, or in Germany its called Abitur, and in France le bac.) Anyway, so I'm taking these at the end of the month and then I'm really officially done with school and can start studying at university. Also, I'm turning 18 on the sixteenth, so that's excititng. Although I'll only celebrate with like two friends, and my family of course.

I hope I will have more time to write now.
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