The Mating Bond

Chapter 2

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I thank the girls and go back to my desk. Anara wouldn't calm down as much as I tried to get her to.

"Mate will be there! We will meet mate!" I sigh. Here we go again. Always about mates with her.

"You don't know he will be there Anara. He wouldn't be looking for us."

"We have to go Melissa!"

"We can't. Dad will get angry at us if he knew."

"No, he won't! We will sneak out!"

"I don't know Anara."

"Think about it."

All of this feels so ludicrous just thinking about it. Going and finding a mate. We know nothing about this person. We don't know if they're good or bad. Sweet or rude. It's so odd people base their lives around finding a person that the universe deems as your perfect half. A lot of good the universe is. I've seen and heard more stories about people's mates being awful then I can count. 

Like were just okay with our wolves being the ones to chose our life long partners? I know dogs and wolves can tell more about a person then people can but, to trust them so much to think that their instincts are correct about someone? I don't know. They are our other halves though. The side closest to our instincts and nature. 

In history class, it's said that our ancestors made a deal with the moon god to be more apart of nature. More connected. And when we come of age to go out on our own, we would be given a companion. A wolf spirit that could guide us on the more wild side of ours to make us closer to nature. The souls of each human, and wolf. Different but similar. Connected to the point of having the same fate. To work together in perfect harmony so that we may have the most fulfilling life possible. That's why we can shift into wolves. The ability to change forms so each may show their most amazing part of each other so we may understand each other better. The more we shift, the more we come to understand one and other. 

Maybe that's why I cant seem to see the same way Anara can. I've only ever shifted once. the first time I met Anara. And she does seem to have my best interests at heart. She just wants someone to love and care for me like she does.

Ugh this is so hard to process. Do I want a mate or not? I feel like I'm making excuses. I could always meet them, and if I don't like them... I can just leave. Right? After all, fate may turn around and be on my side.

Hah! That's a laugh. Fate hasn't been on my side yet. Except for giving me Anara though. That's one thing it did right. Maybe it'll excel again. That's enough overthinking for now. I still have to restudy my math.

And with that, I went back to do my homework. 

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The rest of the day flew by and it was time to go home. Before I went home, however, I wanted to make a little detour.

I make my way to the library. There were a few people there but I ignored them and go to one of the computers. I sit down, putting down my backpack and go to the browser.

I hastily search up info about the Mating Bond. Doing this is making Anara jump in excitement. Or at least figuratively anyways. There's nothing wrong with doing a little research about the event to make a final judgement... Right?

 What first popped up was an image of a poster. I click on it to see a small description and a time and date.

I look at the image of the cuddling wolves and couldn't help but feel yearning. Could my mate be there? Would he really be there? No thoughts of how evil he could be. Cause there's the same odds he could be good too. Or so i tell myself. Why not have hope in something about my life? I haven't really had any yet and this might be a good start to start thinking more positively/

With these hopes in mind, I print the page to keep as reference. Maybe father will say yes.

"You are not going to tell him, are you? He won't let us go!"

"But he is our dad. We can't just not tell him."

"Yes, we can! He won't let us go!"

I pick up the paper with a frown. I guess I won't tell him. It's not like I have any trust to hurt anyway.

I'm brought out of my thoughts by someone snatching the paper from my hand. I snap my head up and see my sister holding the paper.

"What's this? Is someone contemplating on going to The Mating Bond? And you never told your older sister? I'm hurt!"

She places her hand above her heart in a mocking, shocked expression. Anara growls in my head.

"I-I only heard about it today."

"Dad won't approve when he sees this."

"He won't let me go. P-please don't tell him."

"Hmm... What's in it for me?"

"W-what do you want?"

"You do my homework for the rest of the school year, and there better not be many errors or this paper will be in the hands of dad before you could do anything. And if I want you at any moment, you better come."

"O-Okay" With that she hands me back the paper.

"Thank you."

"I don't actually think you're going to find your mate or anything. I just want to see the look on your face when you return mate-less." She laughs menacingly before walking away. The clacking of her gray knee high heels can be the only other thing heard as she struts away. She then stops and turns back to me with another smirk on her face.

"Oh, right I almost forgot. I'm going over to Kevin's house so you'll have to walk home."

With that, she leaves the room. And with her, a part of my hope leaves with her. My own sister thinks my mate won't be there.

"Ignore her Eli! Mate will be there."

'So you keep saying Anara! But what if he isn't? Don't put your hopes too high cause, if he isn't there you will be hurt more then necessary and I can't lose you.'

"*whines* Okay Eli."

"Good. Now let's go home."

I hate being strict with her. I want to believe he will be there and would actually want me. I just don't want to set my hopes too high in case they all come crashing down.

Let's face it though.  Who would want a weak, cowardly, ugly, annoying person like me as their mate? Everyone says that. So it must be true... right?

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