Junipers Heart In The Beast World

Chapter Two

Realizing that I was being rude I introduced myself, "my name is Juniper". "What a lovely name for such a pretty female". I could feel myself blushing as I listened to his words. I waited but he did not introduce himself, so I asked him what's your name? He looked at me saddened. "I have no mate, therefore I have no name". "What do you mean"? He looked at me seeming to realize that I was ignorant of this world.

What do you know he asked with an air of patients? Trying to decide what to tell him and not wanting to lie I simply say I'm not from this world, so just assume I know nothing. He blinked a couple times but to my surprise he seemed to accept this in stride.

"When females are born it is a happy occasion. Then they are given a name at their naming ceremony. But males are not. They must wait till they find a mate". " why?" " It's to show their favor for their males. It's like a male's mate mark." This custom seems awfully cruel to me but I don't voice my opinion. "what's a mate mark?" "It's an image that appears upon a female's skin after she mates with one of her males". ...."oh so like a tattoo". " wait what do you mean one of her mates? Like more then one?"

He looks at me like he doesn't understand how I don't know this stuff. But continues on with his explanation anyways. "The male to female ratio is so drastically different that the females must take many mates to stay safe in this world. .....ummmm okay. "Will you take me as your male lovely female?"

Stunned by his abrupt question, I sat there in shock (what could this gorgeous man possibly see in me). "Why do you want me to be your mate? I'm fat and I'm ugly and I'm littered with so many scars I'm nothing." my Jaguar seemed to be in physical pain at my words. He couldn't imagine what happened to this kind and lovely female to make her see herself in such a light. He decided in that moment he would make it his mission in life to fix that. " Never say such things about yourself again. You are perfect."

Hearing his words not knowing what to say I simply ask what would mates entail? "It means I would devote my entire life to you. Males can only ever take one mate, if his chosen female were to abandon him he would simply die." This struck fear in my heart. "Do females do that knowing the consequences?" "All of the time" he says in a very somber tone.

"That's horrible I could never even imagine doing something like that, any conflict can be worked through." He smiled at me sadly, " you truly are to kind for this world.

But as I was saying it would be my pleasure to care for you if you would allow me my dear Juniper." Hearing my name upon his lips sent a shiver up my spine making me feel giddy.

"If you really want me I guess I'm not opposed to the idea." His smile was so big it couldn't be contained. " Would you give me a name?" Even though I thought this custom was cruel, it was clearly important to him so I thought hard about it. As I stared into his eyes I asked him "what about Jasper?" " Jasper ?" "Yes, where I'm from Jasper is the name of a lovely light green stone the same shade as your beautiful eyes. He smiled anew. " Jasper I accept." He was enveloped in a bright light showing the gods themselves approved of his new name.

He stood up and plucked me off the ground princess style and began to walk East. "Where are we going I asked, mortified that he was carrying me? I was too close to his very naked self and I did not know what to do or where to look. "We are going home" he simply said. I just accepted this not sure what I was going to do before this anyways.

I can walk I said he looked at me like he was highly annoyed. "Don't think I didn't notice the blood seeping from your leg, I will carry you." He said this was such finality I had no choice but to accept.

I'd never felt so small in my life. I was five nine and weighed 250 pounds yet his massive frame still morphed me. Jasper was so defined and muscular he had at least an eight pack going on. Which was made even more beautiful by his long straight black hair and beautiful green eyes. His features were rather sharp and I couldn't help reaching my hand up and running my fingers along his strong jaw and soft lips.

My dizziness seem to get worse all of a sudden and my world began to spin as my eyes shut tight. I tried to fight it. But the swaying of jaspers arms as he carried me was just to much, and everything faded to Black.