Finding my Mate

Chapter 18

I wake up to my brother blazing the radio in his room. Why can't he just get a life? I look over at my clock. It reads 2:00. I was asleep for a long time.

I get up and walk downstairs. I'm surprised to see my mom, Fynn, Hunter and Cole, sitting at the counter eating lunch.
"What's going on?" I ask.
"We're preparing for the battle, remember? I told you yesterday" Hunter says.
"You need to pick one of us today" Cole says. I feel more awake now.
"I choose both of you. I can't just choose one" I say

"That's not how it works, Ayla. You need to choose. And if you don't than we'll have to figure out a way" Cole says.
"Rock, Paper, Sissors?" Hunter suggests.
"Ok, best two out of three" Cole says. They start, and Hunter wins the first round, then the second round Cole wins. As they play I'm sitting here in anticipation. I can't believe that they are determining who stays with me and who fights over a game of rock, paper , sissors. They tie twice, and when they try again, they both close their eyes, and so do I.

When I open them, I see that Hunter has paper, and Cole has sissors. Cole won.
"Well, I better get going. We still dont have enough people to fight with us. We recruited a few vampires and two or three shape shifters, but they won't be enough to fight them off" Hunter says. I give him a long hug and say goodbye. This might be the last time is ever see him.

"Be carful" I say
"You too" he replies. He gets into his car and drives away.
"Okay, I'll drive you to your place and we can get your stuff" I say to Cole.
"Alright" he says and we head to my car. As we drive to his place, we stay silent until we get to his house and stare at each other for a few minutes. I feel awful letting one of them go. What if my choice was wrong? Will a get a second chance if it is wrong? Or will I never see Hunter again.

I unlock the car and climb out, and we both walk into his house to grab his things.

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After about an hour of packing things, we finally had everything he needed and we headed back my my house. When we pull into the driveway, I see Fynn going into his car. I quickly unbuckle my seatbelt and run to Fynn before he gets into the car.

"Fynn, where are you going?" I ask
"I'm going to fight" he says
"What?! No, you can't do that! What if you died, than what would I do? I need you in my life, Fynn" I say. I can feel my cheeks warm up and tears escape my eyes. He can't do this. He can't just leave, like Hunter had to.

"Please don't go" I say quietly. Fynn wraps his arms around me and whispers "I'm so proud of you". With that, he hops into his car and drives out of the lane way. I turn around to see my mother crying too. Cole takes my hand and leads me to my mother. I hug her, not wanting to let go.