The Girl With Red Hair

Chapter 20!!!

Chapter 20

It was getting closer to the time Kyle was supposed to pick me, and I was beginning to get restless. I hadn't been to a carnival in years! Mum used to take me every year, where she would buy me heaps of candy, and make dad spoiled me with won toys. How I missed those days...

We had made our way to the climbing frame, where we were sitting on the metal flooring.

"What's it like?" Clay said out of the blue. I cocked my eyebrow "what's what like?" I asked. "What is having a mate like?" He replied. I smiled sympathetically at him and took in a deep breath as I attempted to put all the magical feelings into words. "Amazing. It feels great to have someone made for you; someone that understands you. Who feels your pain, and can most of the time know what your thinking or feeling. To me it feels like your caged with one person - like you share a body - and you will never complain about it. It is purely magical." Clay nodded whenever I finished a sentence. "Can you feel him now?" He asked, almost sounding jealous. I nodded "I can feel him here" I put a hand to my heart. 

"Not all mates are like you two." He blurted. My heart quickened at his sudden outburst - and the sudden point of knowledge. "How so?"

He rubbed the back of his neck and said "sorry, but some mates aren't as... in love as you two. Hundreds of wolves find their mates, but one would do this thing called 'reject thy's Lycan'. It's written in the sacred book of True Lycanthrope. But basically, a wolf would reject their mate - weather they were in love with another wolf, or if they could not risk falling for a lower class wolf." My heart broke at his factual words. How could anyone reject someone as important as their true mate? "That's horrible..." I said sadly, mostly to myself.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have brought it up. I just... I just wanted you to know how it is." He apologised. Something inside me clicked and I asked "Did Juliet reject you?" Clay's eyes darted to mine. "What?" He asked, somewhat shocked I said such a thing. "Did Juliet reject you?" I repeated. His eyebrows knitted together, his face full of sadness and hurt. He almost looked... broken.

"Yeah." He chocked, a silent tear escaping his eye. "She thought I wasn't worthy of her love. She despised me, the only thing keeping her to me was our parents and our shitty arranged marriage."  He hung his head and turned away from me. 

"I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have mentioned it." I hugged his back and rested my head on the back of his neck. "It's fine..." he said weakly. I regretted ever saying anything right now. I felt like a horrible person. I should have known he'd get upset...

I hadn't pulled away from my hug, i knew he needed it. I closed my eyes and just sat in silence.

"Jade?" I heard my name being called and my eyes shot open. Kyle was standing in front of the pole that smaller kids would use to exit the little boxed area we were in on the climbing frame. I removed myself from the hug I was giving Kyle and went to Kyle. "What were you doing?" He said quietly. I could slightly see the hurt in his eyes. "I was comforting my best friend, nothing more than a hug." I made sure to look honest, which was no challenge. He looked over to Clay, who was still hanging his head. I nodded to Kyle, knowing he wanted to talk to him.

Kyle POV

Jade went to give me and Clay some privacy, by sitting on a neighbouring swing -  which I was grateful for.

"What's up, buddy?" I said, wrapping an arm around his shoulder after I climbed into the small box, trying to brighten the mood. "The sky." Clay mumbled in response. I smiled and I could tell Clay was   giving in to my humour too. "Did the nasty Jade bully you?" I said, with a fake pout. Clay shook his head and shrugged my arm from his shoulder. "If you hugged me any longer, she might think we're gay..." I laughed at his comment. He turned around to face me. "C'mon, you can tell me. Man to man." He half smiled. We were just talking about mates and then I revealed the fact that Juliet had rejected me..." I frowned. "Aw man, that's rough." I said. He nodded his head half heartedly. "You don't need that bitch though. She was obviously blind and stupid. There are plenty more gals in the world, and everyone would be lucky to have you." I said matter of factly. He nodded and said "Thanks, I appreciate it." He held up his hand and allowed me to shake it.