Rejected By My Best Friend (Watty Awards 2012)

Chapter 1: Pain

Chapter 1: Pain:

"I don't want you as a mate, I'm in love with someone else," he said without turning to look at me.

As I heard him say those words I literally felt my heart shatter. It felt like all the love I had ever felt was sucked up into a endless void. Tears fell down my face and I felt a deep stabbing pain right above my heart, as if something was trying to kill me. I could feel that he knew what I was going through, but not once did he turn around he just left. The image of his blue-black hair as he walked away was burned into my mind forever. He didn't even feel an inch of regret. Instead I felt an immense wave of relief poor out from him, as if I was some burden that he had been forced to carry that he'd finally been able to get rid of, but now he had permission to leave me behind. He had just ripped my heart out and then stomped on it, and he was relieved?!

Today is my fourteenth birthday and I had just found my mate. I had always thought my mate would rescue me from my world, but instead he made it worse. My best friend Zae the one who'd always been by my side is my mate, but he rejected me without even looking me in the eye. If he knows about mates thought that means Zae is a werewolf as well. I should have known his parents are, but he doesn't smell like one, I guess that means he just hasn't shifted yet. Somehow during my internal rant I'd ended up in my house and in my room. The day that should have been the happiest day of my life instead was the worst day of my entire existence.

Had Zae known that I was a wolf the entire time? Was he just pitying me when he became my friend? The little girl who had just moved into town in hand me down clothes, and then lost her father a year ago. I can't believe that I was so stupid to believe our friendship had been real. I should have known that someone as nice as Zae was to good to be true. I had been a fool to trust him! Every time I've ever trusted anyone other then my family it had ended badly, so why had I thought trusting him with my heart was a smart thing to do?

I felt anger seep through the very core of my being. How dare he! How dare he decide to give me a shoulder to cry on, and a friend to count on and then betray me! I threw my furniture against the walls making each piece shatter into a million pieces, just like my heart had done. My rage spared nothing in my room, blankets were torn until each and every stitch was gone, dishes broken leaving only powdered glass behind, and the bed looked like it had just been through a war. Soon all around me the room matched my mood broken beyond repair. I was to distraught to care though.

I made up my mind I'm leaving tonight and nothing could stop me from going. I had nothing here anymore both my parents are dead now, and my best friend doesn't even care about me. I'm only 14 and I have no one left who will help me. Why can't they just see I'm in pain, but no they add more onto my dejected soul? Making my life even more miserable with each passing day. No one will ever love me, everyone I love just leaves me. First my twin, then mom, dad, and finally Zae.

I guess I'd have to finally accept my responsibilities as Alpha of the SolarMoon pack. I had left my pack when I was five with my dad after my mom died. Her brother, my uncle took over for a little while, and ever since dad died a year ago he'd been trying to get me to return to the pack. The only problem with that had been that I wanted to stay here with Zae. Now there was nothing holding me here, if anything I wanted to leave this place behind and the memories that came with it.

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I'm finally back on my packs territory after travelling a week through the woods in wolf form, and I'm now surrounded by a bunch of wolves snarling at me. Ones that weren't too stupid to be able to smell that I was a werewolf unlike Zae. At least in my defense he hadn't shifted yet so he didn't have the scent, but I shifted when I was five years old the exact same day that my mom died. Plus there's the fact that sometimes a human is born to werewolf parents.

"Who are you?" a guy asked shifting drawing me out of my thoughts. He had dark silver hair and light green-grey eyes. He was really muscular showing me that he trained a lot more then he needed to, and he had an aura of strength around him.

"Sorry that information is for your fill in Alpha only," I responded glad that I had been in human form when they found me since I was taking a break. My wolf did everything in her power to avoid other wolves ever since Zae rejected me.

He looked at me shocked, "what do you mean? Our Alpha is the true Alpha," he muttered trying to hide his fear.

"Just take me to Zenrik," I growled at him. 'How dare this lowly wolf stand in the way of his Alpha,' my wolf snarled in my mind wanting to tear him apart.

The wolves around me growled back their hackles raised as if they saw me as a major threat. Guess they didn't think I had rights to call their 'Alpha' by his first name. Plus I was a rogue in their eyes who knew the packs weakness. See a pack is weak without the true Alpha heir to command it, or someone with pure Alpha blood and my uncle had always been more of a Beta. Which is why it's so dangerous that we had left when mom died. Even though if we hadn't it would have been easier to attack the pack who had a five year old for an Alpha.

"Now I don't have all day, and he'll be mad that you didn't let me through," I growled at the group watching as some stepped back at the power that laced my tone.

"Fine come with me," the guy who shifted said deciding to be smart and see what Zenrik said before starting a battle with a wolf who had power.

The wolves with him surrounded us in a circle, so if I intended to harm Zenrik they could kill me on the spot. At least they have one thing right no matter what you have to protect your Alpha. I hope that some day soon they'll do the same for me. The guy whose name I still didn't get walked beside me making him seem more like an escort then a guard for someone who could be a potential threat to the pack.

We finally reached the pack house and people were looking at me weirdly. Then they heard a clatter from behind them and their mouths just flew open in shock. There was my uncle running down the stairs practically tripping over his feet. A big goofy grin on his face making him look like a child who got everything they wanted for Christmas.

"Vieniea," he called out in joy.

"Hello Zenrik it's been a long time," I smiled. Although my smile was full of a bittersweet quality that he seemed to miss.

"That it has Alpha," he said bowing to me before jumping over the wolves and hugging me. Making his formality seem hilarious, and more like the only reason he said it was so the pack knew who I am.

"What do you mean Alpha?" the guy who led me here asked.

"Because she's your Alpha, Eric. Everyone I would like you to meet my niece, Vieniea Solar Lightning daughter of my sister and her mate," he said to the pack.

"I'm sorry I wasn't here before. I just turned 14 today, and my father died last year. Because of the fact that I became Alpha when I was 5 I was taken away for my own safety from our packs enemies. I'm happy to be able to lead you, and I hope I can be the Alpha you all deserve," I announced. Wolves around me growled in confusion, some immediately submitted, and others looked at me with disbelief.

"You will not disrespect your Alpha like that," Zenrik roared his voice could have been heard over a waterfall, and could have stopped a full grown charging bear in it's tracks. That's how furiously angry my uncle was. Everyone bowed immediately and some of the younger members were shaking in fear.

"Zenrik it's understandable," I said, "I'm still a child, but I am the only one who can lead this pack at full power. My uncle is a great and powerful man, but he just wasn't born to be a leader. I hope I can earn your trust as we all get to know each other," I announced to the crowd of wolves none seemed to notice that although I was sincere my voice lacked even a hint of happiness.

Wolves around us began to cheer. I guess they were happy that they wouldn't have to worry about the pack being made weaker because it wasn't be ruled by the rightful Alpha. Being here within this pack I finally felt at home, and I realized this is my home it was where I was born. Yet it still felt like something was missing, but I'll think about that later, right now I have a pack to get to know. Today is the start of my new life. Maybe one day being surrounded by these people I will be able to smile again without it being full of bitter-sweetness.