The Outcast

Chapter 18. My mate!!

The searching was nearly going no where. Lily had continuously taught us the information we already knew. She did a whole day on how banshees can control people's minds. Then another day on why their eyes turn purple, which is surprisingly trivial. Today was all about why they hate vampires, it's literally another version of Romeo and Juliet.

"Lily, all of this is great, but all of it is stuff we already know. What's tomorrow going to be about, another history lesson? We don't have a year to learn this stuff." I fumed.

"Amelia, calm down. It's only been 3 days." Tray tried to calm me.

"Yes, Tray, 3 days of learning what we learned on our own. May I remind you what that thing is on a mission for? To kill you, Cheyenne, and my entire pack!" I raged with a red face.

"She's right; we need to be getting information to prepare our men. We don't have much time. Every hour is a benefit to him." Logan agreed with me, and I noticed Tray looking at me worridly, but I ignored it.

He had to understand that he was not on my priority list at all. I loved him, but my friends and my pack came before him. I will protect him but I won't drop everything just because he says so.

"What do you want to know?" Lily finally spoke up. I scoffed in return, I was starting to not care about keeping her close. She could jump off a cliff for all I care.

"Weaknesses, strengths, warnings, lethal weapons..." Haden listed.

"We will get to that, but first you have to understand the banshee-"

"Ok Yoda, I've had enough. You can teach us how to kill this thing or I will rip your throat out!" I ranted and Tray placed a hand on my shoulder.

Instinctivly, I twisted his arm and pushed his chest to make him fly back. When he looked up at me, all I could see was hurt. I hurt him.

All of the sudden, I felt my humanity come back and heartache ripped through my anger. "I'm so sorry Tray!" I exclaimed but he continued to stare at me with confusion and disbelief.

Why are you sorry?

Because I don't want to hurt him?!

Why not?

Because I love him.

I didn't understand why my fox was confused. This was my mate, my fox should love him way more than my human half does. This didn't make any sense.

Before anyone else could say anything, I ran out of the house. I didn't want to hurt anyone else.

I ran past the house and past the den. I found mtself running in fox form, but when I looked down, it wasn't just my paws that were black. My fur was slowly turning black, as if the color was running like water down my body. I found a small pond and looked at my reflection.

My eyes were green, but my fur was midnight black. What was happening to me?

All these years, I had learned to control my anger and use it for my own advantage, but now it's seeping out of me like a balloon with a small hole.

Suddenly, I was a fox again and I felt myself regain control.

I must've been hallucinating.

I walked back to the old house and told everyone that I needed to have some time alone, and they all gave me an ok before I walked out the door.

I walked halfway into to forest before hearing Logan behind me. "Wait, Amelia! Hold up!" I waited until he was standing in front of me, which didn't take long.

Logan was one of my fastest warriors, in fact he was the fastest. He was also a good friend too.

"Are you ok? You seem a little.. strange. Off, perhaps." Logan was always able to see straight through me, but that didn't mean I let him.

"Yeah, I'm fine. It's just a lot of stress and I miss Cheyenne." I could tell he knew I was lying. He knew something else was wrong, but the best part of Logan, was that he never pushed.

"Let's go back, Tray is worried." I agreed and followed him back. When we arrived, Tray didn't seem so worried about me.

When I saw him, he was hugging Lily, who was crying for some unknown reason. "Hey Logan, I think I forgot something back there. It won't take long, just go ahead." I told him and started walking back but only until I was out of their sight.

I then listened to what was happening.

"What's wrong, Lily?" Logan asked caringly, but distantly. He almost seemed suspicious.

"She hates me!" She sobbed and Tray comforted her. I felt my flames ignite in a giant blaze and the jealousy coursed through my blood.

My mate!! He's mine!! Kill her, do it now!

Believe me, I want to.

"He looks very worried." I mind-linked Logan and began walking back to my house.

I heard Logan sigh. "I don't know what to say. I'm sorry Amelia. I'm sure there's a reasonable explanation." I chuckled.

"When did this suddenly become a soap opra?" I heard him chuckle back and we ended the mind-link.

When I get back home, I immediately go to call Cheyenne.

"Hey, how are you?" I asked and she sighed almost contentfully. "Great. The human world is so peaceful, but it's a little boring. The baby is a girl and she's due in two months. I'm thinking about coming home." She ranted and I laughed.

I knew I missed her but I didn't know I had missed her this much. Hearing her voice just made me feel like it was ok do cry, so I did. I cried about Cody dying, I cried about Cody trying to kill us, I cried about my mom and my dad, I cried about anything and everything until I was bawling and gasping for air.

"Sh, it's ok Amelia. Everything will be ok."

"I miss you Chey Chey."

"I miss you too Amy. I'm coming home soon."

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