Helplessly Her MATE

Five

The rains on a Monday  morning set a dark gloomy mood for Tullon high as people watched the dark haired green eyed girl from the corners of their eyes but wouldn't dare to approach.  They knew what the consequences were being residents of Tullon and it was better to be obedient than risk anything at all.  Students and teachers. Humans and wolves.

Alex noticed it ; the eyes and whispers wherever she passed. She felt ostracised. She went to the bathroom, searching for something physically off but everything seemed fine. It was not even this much with the stares on her first day last friday. She had tried to blend in as much as possible but no one would speak to her or smile or seem approachable at least. Most of all,  Rain was ignoring her calls and texts but maybe if she just got to speak to her.
Alex approached the table that invited her last Friday on her first day at cafeteria time. They all sat there. Allison, Jo and Rain. She smiled at them and they just looked at  her, except for Rain. She thought of that day in the cafe with Rain . Rain said she liked her too. Right? She did not imagine that, right?

" hello"  She greeted them and sat to face them again. Jo almost choked on her lunch. Rain's eyes were down again.
Just like day one, Alex thought.
Allison looked at Alex and flatly greeted back " oh hey Alex"
Only this time  it sounded like Alex wasn't invited. " we were just finishing our meal and will see you around" She got up with her barely touched lunch and the others followed suit. Alex watched Rain disappear behind the cafeteria door with them without so much as a look at her.
What was happening? She wondered now what changed between the cafe to now. Did Rain not mean what she said at all then?
She looked around and felt the eyes on her. She honestly didn't care too much about that. Whatever was going on and making people avoid her was not a huge concern.  The only person she wanted to acknowledge her was Rain. That was her problem.  Her only true concern.  Maybe she just needed to talk to her private and school made it difficult to happen with Allison bossing around.
She left the cafeteria after eating her lunch alone and headed for her next class while thinking of a way to see Rain alone again.  That's when she saw the board for try outs. Well her best friend said for her to try something she liked.  She wrote her name on the board for a new girls soccer team and  there were try outs  the next day after school. Maybe she could do that and focus on something she liked. Still she knew she would not be okay until she found a way to meet Rain without the other girls. Something told her she met a different Rain when the others were not around.  A more open Rain. A Rain who would hold her hand... and... Her mind wondered off so much at the thought of her cafe date with Rain that she briefly forgot she was running late for class.

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Rain

I couldn't focus in class. I wasn't  taking this class with Alisson and Jo so i didn't have to act like i was fine and that was a relief. My wolf kept sulking and I couldn't look at the board. It was Ms. Lawrence's class and i loved algebra but i couldnt stop thinking of how Alex would be feeling now. She was definately going to be treated like an outcast after the last pack meeting and i couldnt even look her in the face at the cafeteria. Urgh I was only making it worse for her.
Allison told Jo and i how it sucked that we had to forget her because she would have fit in our group perfectly and Jo seemed more bummed about not being able to visit and see Alpha Adam freely in his home.
We cannot disobey the Alpha and there are eyes just everywhere. What do i do now? I took her phone and read all the messages again from Alex since Saturday night in silence that i did not know how to reply to. My heart sank terribly low.

A familar smell my wolf couldn't get enough of  came from behind the door that opened.
" I am sorry for being late"
Her voice.
I looked up. Alex stood there. My wolf peaked up. No we cannot do this. This is why i couldn't look her. She was talking to Ms Lawrence. She was taking this class too?  I didn't get a good look at her back at the cafeteria. She looked so good. She was wearing jeans that hugged her thighs but were baggier after her knees. She wore a long sleeve multi colored blouse and had her long black hair flowing around her shoulders. Her eyes gleaming when the light hit it. This beautiful everytime??
I looked away fast when she started to look for a seat. I felt her gaze on me briefly and stared down very hard at my textbook. There were some empty seats at the back and she would have to take them.
Instead, she walked right up to the seat behind me where Lenny, a human boy sat.
" can I sit here please? I cannot see so well from further back"
I gulped as I heard Lenny pack up and move away. He was probably intimidated because she was related to Alpha Adam.
And now she sat right behind me.
Uneasiness and excitement swept over me.
I wanted to turn around and look deep into her eyes again and watch her smile at me. There were too many eyes though and this wasn't fantasy land.
It felt like everyone was a spy without even knowing it and her smell and presence this time made me realise something. 
There was just no way that I wouldn't talk to her again or stay away for ever. I needed to find a safe way to talk to her and see her. I didn't know then how honest I could be now about everything but it was absolute torture to ignore her like this. 
This is a big risk especially as an Omega but I could not ignore my mate anymore.
I just needed the right moment.

Alex

Somehow I got this close and lucky. I had no idea she will be in my Algebra class but this was great. She was right infront of me and i just watched the back of her hair . Well, this was better than nothing. I noticed Allison and Jo were not here so that was good too.  Now how do i talk to her?
I decided to try something hoping she will respond. I took a pen and a piece of paper and wrote:

Hi. I don't know why you won't reply me but I need an explanation even if you didn't mean what you said at the cafe.
Alex

I folded the note and dropped my pen on purpose so it was close to her table. I got up to pick it up and dropped the note on her table at the same time as i pretended to hold the table for support.
Then I went back to my desk and waited. She did take the note and open it from what i could see but nothing after that.  Many minutes went by and the class was almost over. I felt a pang of pain in my chest.
Talk about a cold shoulder.
What was I thinking?
Thinking that she would actually like me and say something about .... wolves?  She had been toying with me. Maybe it was an Allison clique thing and i was just so gullible and silly. What did I think? How could I even think that? I mean we didn't even know eachother.
As soon as the bell rang, I took my bag and hurried for the door and out the school.
At home, I  didn't even look at Adam when he asked how school was.
He even came to my room to ask if I was okay and spoke of how he would just speak to mom if i would feel better going back. Great. My own brother didn't even want me. The whole town didn't and most of all, the girl my heart melted for didn't want me.
Maybe I should be going back.

That night in my dream, the black wolf was back.  I shut the door with the wolf behind it after it pounced at me ....waiting and hoping for the brown wolf to come back. It didn't and something different happened again. This time more horrifying than ever.
The door I could lock everytime burst open behind me this time and the wolf charged at me. It bit deep into my left shoulder.
I woke up with a tear flowing down my cheek and pain in my left shoulder. I wiped the tear and touched my shoulder. I felt some pain there but there was nothing.
Strange. Why the pain? It slowly died down though.
I sat up and took my phone.
11pm
I had not even slept for long.
I lay down again trying to sleep when I heard a knock on my window.
Despite how hurt I was earlier, everything in me instinctively rushed me to the window to open it when I realised who it was. How did she get up there and what was she doing here now after ignoring me?
She was in dark clothes that were dirty. Was that leaves in her hair?

" what happened? Are you okay?"
I could only think of how she was then and how glad I was that she was infront of me again, looking at me and this time, meeting my eyes.

Rain noded and pulled her hair away from her face. She looked at my door.
" locked?" She asked almost in a whisper.
I nodded.
She looked right into my eyes and said
" I have to talk to you and you need to take a seat. This will sound absolutely crazy but first of all,
I meant every single thing I said to you on that cafe table.
You are my mate and it is torture ignoring you. I am so sorry, Alex. "

My knees wobbled as i sat down on my bed. 
Maybe I wasn't delusional. 
I was going to hear something crazy though.
I just knew it.