Overwhelmed and underestimated

Keep trying

Elia's POV

He stood up for me. I pushed Brooke down and he stood up for me? I should thank him? No I need to keep giving him space. I need to give him time to think. I need to stop staring at him. He almost caught me staring today. After that happened on Monday rumors flew around about me losing my temper and Aries yelling at Brooke. Nothing good came from that situation and it's been 2 days.  I tried apologizing to Brooke a few times but she hates the ground I walk on. I will try again once everything calms down. I haven't seen her hanging around Aries and his friend group since then. I am not sure if she's embarrassed or angry at Aries. I feel bad for her because those are her friends. She's all alone now when I see her in the halls. 

The school days is over and I just want to get out of here when Casey snaps me out of my thoughts when she sees a commotion in the halls. "Look Ells, Aries and Brooke are arguing." My eyes widen and I can't help but join the crowd. It took me a second to catch on to what the argument was about. "I am trying to apologize for raising my voice at you Brooke but you are not making this easy." Brooke scoffs at Aries. "Now you're sorry? We have been friends since childhood and you start acting all weird about some loser you never noticed before." I flinched. That hurt. "Brooke listen, we are all part of the same pack. I have to be nice to everyone. No-one is more important than anyone else. I was responding to what I saw as a leader and you started that fight." Owe that hurt more. I thought he was defending me because I was his mate. He was defending me because I was a victim of bullying. Brooke noticed me in the crowd and smirked at me. "So you're saying that loser is nothing special to you?" I watched for Aries response, he hesitated. "No she's nothing special to me" he sighed. I bit back my tears and back out of the crowd ready to run once I got through the wall of people but Casey called out for me when she noticed I was no longer by her side and Aries and Brooke turned to look at me just as my pathetic tears start to fall. Everyone sees them staring at me and Aries starts making his way towards me. Now everyone is looking at me. Casey can't save me this time. The wall of people is blocking her way to me. Of course the whole school is here. Their alpha was in an argument. Aries is making his way towards me faster then I am backing away. everything was happening in slow motion. I turned away from him and said excuse me to the crowd of people I was making my way through until they started dispersing making it easier for me to make a run for it with Aries hot on my tail. No-one followed. I could hear Casey yelling at the crowd to mind their business as I ran for my life down the school hallway as if I would die if he caught me. I might die of heartbreak if he says anything to me right now.

 He's fast, but I've got motivation to be faster than him. I turned a corner and ran into a closet before he could see me. I locked the door and hid in the corner hoping he wouldn't find me. I don't even know why he chased me. I am soo embarrassed I thought I could be his Luna if I was patient. "Elia, I just want to make sure you're okay." He calls out into the empty hallway. I hug my knees. I know it not right to leave him out there talking to himself but I can't face him. Everyone knows he was talking about me in that argument with Brooke. I hear the doorknob jiggle. "Elia I know you're in there." He whispers through the door. I catch my breath and stand up trying to wipe my face the best I can. I unlock the door and he swings it open and pulls me into a hug. I relax into his arms and stop crying. after a few moments he lets me go and looks at me. "you weren't supposed to hear any of that. I am so sorry if what I said hurt you." That didn't make me feel any better. "Aries I can be better. Just tell me what you need from me to make you happy and I will do it. Do you want me to be more like Brooke? Because I will do it for you. I just want to make you happy. " I am begging him to want me I know. But I can't stop myself. I want to mean more to him. "Elia" He wipes my tears. "I don't want you to change yourself to make me happy." I shake my head, "making you happy is all I need to be happy" He frowns at me. "Elia that wont work. I've been thinking a lot lately and I need to find the right Luna for this pack. I think we should accept the fact that we have to move on with other people. It's better to end this before it starts so no-one gets hurt." I look down at my feet and sigh. "But I am already hurt" My voice breaks and I look up at him. "how could you look at me and say you want me to be with someone else?" His jaw tightens and he looks away from me. "I need to think of this pack first Elia." I have never been this angry before. My wolf wants to tear him apart for hurting me this bad. "You keep saying you need a strong Luna but are you a strong Alpha? You let Brooke drag you around like a lost puppy and you are soo scared to offend anyone in the pack that you let them walk all over you. You say I need a backbone but you should take your own advice" I push past him and leave him there with a shocked look on his face.