Rejecting The Alpha

Bittersweet Resolve - Renard's POV

-The morning of the ceremony-

"Look, buddy," Noelle said. "He is absolutely mommy material and you cannot tell me otherwise."

"Alright, settle down you simp," I laugh, she's really addicted to that series.

"I'm not a simp-" She argues back, earning a light punch to the noggin by yours truly.

We arrived at the school and had to part ways to get to our respective classes as I'm a year older than her. I've always tried to flirt with her and get her to notice me but it seems that she never really gets the memo. Whilst walking to my locker, I see the future Alpha, Damien Knight, and gave him a short bow. I never liked the guy. He may be the son of Alpha Knight but neither he nor his father has ever proven their worth. Think about it, maybe if you plan to stay closed off from the rest of the world, this would be an alright way to live but we have to expand our horizons someday. Only Noelle had ever shared this view with me, only she and I wished to venture outward into the great beyond of society. I walked to class, being greeted by a bunch of my fans, I still treat them nicely but I was getting annoying.

-Lunchtime-

The bell rang, and I started to pack my things when I saw Noelle tapping on the window beside me. I flashed her the ol' killer smile but it'd didn't seem to phase her one bit. In fact, she flashed me her own smile and I instantly died. Passed away. I'm no longer alive. I grabbed my things and walked out the door to greet her. She did one of those poses from an anime she liked a lot.

"Oi, Noelle!" I smirked, moving a hand across her shoulders. "Let's head out!"

"Good grief, to the Library!" She smiled, she's a real cutie.

We hung out in the library all the time to escape from the eyes of my fans. I've been going along with this, despite the danger of being caught by that grumpy librarian because she was cute and I liked spending time alone with her. We were sitting at a table near the corner behind a bunch of bookshelves. I was drawing a new design for a jumpsuit I wanted to make, it was sleeveless and red fashioned with two black belts hanging at the waist. It was basic, but it'd look good on Noelle, red really suited her. I got it! That'll surely make her flustered and fall for me. I pinned her arms onto the table and stared into her eyes. They were a lovely vibrant red and shone so brightly, one could mistake it for a ruby. I was going to say something cool, but I fumbled up my words and said something really lame, earning a slam to the head by her empty carton of banana milk. 

"Are you trying to give me a heart attack!? You can't just do that! Don't you already know that my eyes are red!"

"Sorry, sorry," I sighed, shitshitshitshitshithowdoIfixthisuhhhh. "I-I just wanted to double-check!"

"Double-check my ass!" She said, lightly punching me. I got her face to redden, but I'm not sure if it was the good kind. Aaah, the plan failed... 

"Anyways, wanna go karaoke with me after school?" I asked, avoiding her gaze.

"Can't, don't you remember?"

"Remember what?"

"The ceremony! The one they hold every time a wolf comes of age. The one where the whole pack gathers in the main building and holds a party so that mates can find each other."

"Right, they held one for me last year."

I remember that. I was one of the young boys turning 16 that year. It was awkward, to say the least, after all, I was rejected right then and there. It didn't phase me as I was hoping for that day to come, I hoped that I wasn't the one who would've had to reject the poor lass who was destined to be my mate, and lo and behold, my wish came true. I've always wanted Noelle, back then as a kid and even now, she was just so bright and kind and just lovely. After accepting my rejection, I couldn't walk for quite a while; It did hurt me to be rejected but what was strange was that my wolf had just disappeared. Since then, I couldn't feel him in me anymore, it was like he had died and what's more,  I couldn't transform into my wolf form nor mind link with any of the other wolves. The only thing I kept was my strength and speed. I had basically become human. It wasn't a bad thing necessarily and I was still permitted to live here till I'm 18 by the Alpha.