Young Blood

Chapter 7: Time for some steak!

(To view the images I imagine the ballroom looking like go here: http://bl4ckrose13.tumblr.com/post/130514028687/imagine-going-to-a-ball-at-a-place-like-these or go to my Tumblr: http://bl4ckrose13.tumblr.com/ )

After a grueling hour and a half drive of awkward silence and watching endless amounts of trees pass by we drive up a driveway filled with other limos. I look and see a castle looking building up ahead. With beautiful aged gray bricks. Instead of regular lights on the front of the castle it is candles lighting the front of it and the pathway leading to the castle. The front door is a huge aged wooden door that looks like the typical castle door. The place is too beautiful to even put into words. (I'll let your imagination decide how this castle looks!) As we pull up to the beginning of the path to the front door the chofer quickly opens Gunners door then my door. I get out of the car and look around in amazement until Gunner laces his arm through mine and basically drags me to the front door as I look around at everything.

He knocks on the door and a lady that appears to be in her later 30's but who knows, werewolves start aging at 1/3 the speed of humans around the age of twenty. Someone could look 33 and be 100 it's crazy.

"Hello Gunner!" She says excitedly as she hugs him then looks over at me. "She must be your mate, oh I've waited so long for you to meet your mate congratulations!" She smiles at us. "So, whats your name honey." She says with her big smile.

"Aisling." I smile at her.

"Oh it's so nice to meet you honey!" She says ignoring my out stretched hand and hugs me.

"Nice to meet you too." I smile hugging her back trying not to be awkward.

"Come on in, we are just waiting on a few more people before we will begin." She says as Gunner laces his arm around me and walks me to the table the lady is leading us to. He pulls out my chair then pushes it in once I sit down.

'Whats with the gentleman act?' I mind link him

'We're at an important event, I can't just be an ass like usual.' He chuckles looking over at me.

'I feel so loved.' I reply rolling my eyes.

'Act professional, don't roll your eyes.' He links while nudging me.

'Whatever.' I say shutting off our mind link.

I look down at a little menu and smile when I see steak, I know what I'm having tonight! 

'Please get something lady like.' Gunner mind links me.

'I'm getting steak and that is non negotiable!' I reply as I shoot a smirk at him.

'I guess it's better than some of the other things you could have gotten.' He links back as he looks the menu over.

"So, Aishling. How has adjusting to life as a Luna been so fun?" The lady from earlier asks as she joins us at our table.

"So far," I pause and look over at Gunner who is giving me a 'don't mess this up' look and smile. "It's been terrible! I say over exaggerating with hand gestures. "He forced his mark me then kidnapped me!" I say exasperated as almost everyone in the ballroom turns and looks at us.

"That's terrible!" The lady replies looking appalled. 

"What kind of mate does such a thing." Another lady says.

"She's exaggerating!" Gunner says standing up as he shoots me a glare.

"No I'm not!" I say standing up too but falling short as he is a little more than a foot taller than me.

"Yeah," He glares down at me. "She was going to flee from me and as an Alfa I need my mate so I was forced to mark her so she wouldn't run away." He says looking around at everyone trying to defend himself.

"Alfa's can't have that, we understand Gunner." Says a fellow Alfa, Gunner just nods at him and sits back down. I quickly sit down as I am the only persons still standing and look like an idiot.

"Thanks a lot Alpha." I glare at Gunner as he just chuckles and takes a sip of his water.

"It was my pleasure."

"May I take your order?" A girl, I'm assuming a lower ranked wolf asks with a smile as she pulls out a notepad and a pen.

"Yes, I would love the steak and mashed potatoes with a wild cherry Pepsi and the steak should be medium rare." I smile as she nods writing everything down.

"I'll have the same thing but a regular Pepsi to drink." Gunner says as I smirk.

"You're so basic." 

"Says the girl who loves Starbucks." He says smirking back.

"Okay, were both basic." I roll my eyes with a slight smile.

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"Food!" I all but scream in excitement as I see a guy bring our food over to us.

"Steak and potatoes?" The guy asks and I quickly raise my hand and grab it out of his hands.

Gunner takes his and I'm about to dig in when Gunner grabs my hand.

"You have to wait until everyone gets their food." He says as sparks shoot through my arm.

"But I'm hungry." I say giving my food a longing stare.

"Just wait." He sighs as he moves his hand from my arm down to my hand and doesn't let go.

"You can let go now." I say starring at our hands. Mine completely limp and his firmly grasping mine.

"Nope." He says with a smirk.

"Why?" I ask.

"Because you know you love it."

"I don't!"

"You do!"

"I don't!"

"You do!"

"I d-."

"Everyone may now begin eating." I squeal in excitement and yank my hand out of his, quickly digging into my delicious steak.

As I finish my steak Gunner decides it's a great time to go around introducing me to everyone. He introduces me as his mate and I just nod and wave occasionally receiving a hug from one of the Lunas.  Everyone could tell we were unmated though, from that Gunner got a few strange looks from other Alphas but none of them questioned him. There is no way he's getting luck tonight.

"And now we will all participate in the dance of Alphas." An Alpha says as he smiles and walks up to his mate then leads her to the center of the ballroom and begins to dance.

"Ready for this?" Gunner smirks at me as he grabs my hand and leads me to the dance floor.

"As ready as I'll ever be." I groan quietly to him.