Fade [Formerly titled "Rejected"]

Chapter 10

"THAT'S WHAT MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL!" Me and Camilla belted out.

We are currently in my room listening to the radio and singing every single song and laughing like lunatics. We were listening to pop music. Usually I don't listen to music like that because its too mainstream but oddly enough I know every word to all the songs.

"OH MY GOD SHUT THE HECK UP YOU TWO!" Ashton yelled at us.

"DON'T HATE ME CAUSE MY VOICE IS BEAUTIFUL!" I yelled back, laughing.

"I beg to differ!" He yelled back.

"You just jealous of moi!" I shouted.

"Seriously you two?" My mom groaned.

"It's Ashton's fault. He is just being a jealous grump." Camilla said, sticking her tongue out at Ash. He did the same to her. Weirdos.

'Awesome weirdos that you would never change for the world' my wolf corrected me.

'You're right' I said, mentally smiling.

'Of course I am'

"You guys are so weird" my mom said, walking out of my room. Ash was yelling at us through the wall from his room.

"Thank you for noticing." I laughed. My mom chuckled and made her way back downstairs.

Our loud music was cut off when my phone rang, considering I was using the I Heart Radio app.

"Hello?" I said into the phone, not bothering to check the caller ID.

"Can you meet me at the park?" A voice said. Cody.

"No. Why?" I asked.

"Because I really need to talk to you. It's important." Cody pushed.

"I said no." I said.

"Why?" He asked.

"Because! I'm busy and I really don't feel like going all the way over there." I said.

"Well then meet me at the edge of the woods by your house." Cody pressed on, clearly getting annoyed.

"Fine. But you only get five minutes to talk, got it?"

"Yeah sure. Whatever." He grumbled and hung up.

"Grouch." I said as I shut off my phone.

"What was that all about?" Ash asked as he walked into my room.

"Cody wants to meet me in the woods to discuss something. I don't know what." I said.

"Weird" Camilla replied.

"Yeah" Ash agreed.

"I'm going to go get this over with. See you guys in about fifteen minutes." I said.

"Okay" Cam and Ash said in synch.

"Jinx!"

"Double jinx!"

"Triple jinx!" They yelled. I chuckled and walked downstairs.

"I'm going to go for a short run. I'll be back in about 15 minutes. Ok?" I asked my mom.

"Mmkay." She replied.

I walked outside and shifted, running to the spot that I was supposed to meet Cody.

I wonder what he wants to talk about?

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Cody's POV

I waited for Skye to get here. I really needed her to accept me. I know I ruined my chances before, but hopefully she will forgive me.

Hopefully.

I plan to ask her out. What happened in the parking lot today was too much. Her teasing me so much is making it really hard to control my wolf.

Extremely hard.

Skye doesn't deserve to be mateless. That is a state that only people who haven't shifted yet should be in.

It isn't a place for such a pretty girl like Skye to be in. She deserves to be happy.

That's why I've decided to drop my old plans and just come out with it.

I love her.

I've actually loved her since we first met in 1st grade. She was beautiful, smart, funny, and really kind. We were best friends for, what, five years? Yeah. First to fifth grade. But then I had to transfer to a future alphas only school in sixth grade to learn what an alpha is and how to be a good one. You know, all that how to stuff.

I went to the alpha only private boarding school from sixth to eighth grade. I was excited to see Skye again. In ninth grade I went to a regular high school. I spotted Skye right away, but she was with losers. And she looked at me and didn't even recognize me! I was mad. Like, really mad.

Over time I became popular and a jock due to my future Alpha title. Girls practically begged me to date them. I didn't though.

No matter how popular I became or how hard I tried, Skye still didn't notice me. I began to get so mad at her for not even looking my way, so mad at her for not realizing who I was.

After she never noticed me for a while, I began to think I hated her. I loved her so much, somehow along the lines it turned to hate. It was like I loved her with all my heart but yet she never noticed me so I hated her. I was even more mad at her for making me so emotionally confused.

In sophomore year, I found out that she was my mate. The day after her birthday we bumped into each other and tingles and sparks exploded. She smelt like vanilla and strawberries. I had been trying to track the scent all day but couldn't.

Anyways, I looked down and saw that it was Skye. She looked at me with such joy. Like the look I gave her back in freshman year when I first saw her again.

But being the stupid douche I was, I decided to make her feel the pain I felt for almost two years. I pretended to not know her at all and asked her name.

When she answered me, I knew she knew what I was going to do.

I rejected her. She looked broken. Of course, I had to lie about how much of a horrible mate and Luna she would be. She looked heartbroken. But she pulled her self together the best she could and looked me straight in the eye and accepted my rejection. I stuttered a what out and she scoffed and ran out, crying.

From there I felt like I was in a love bipolar.

But when she left, I broke. A whole other year with her not noticing me. That makes 3 years. I actually cried for about four days. Then I pulled myself together and acted as if nothing happened.

But my heart was broken. My wolf howled for her every night. He was also broken. I was just a sad, broken down shell of a person with a happy mask on.

I felt empty inside.

When she came back, I was as happy to see her as I was back as a freshman. She looked even more beautiful than ever. Her hair was grown out long, she was thin but had soft curves and was nicely toned with muscle. Her eyes shown brightly and she looked happier than ever. She had joy plastered all over her face when she saw Camilla and Jordan. I was jealous.

I actually had to ignore her whole presence for the rest of the day in order to keep up the rejection ploy. It didn't work. I loved her too much.

So wrapping it up back to today, I want to ask for her forgiveness.

Even though I have caused her so much pain and have done the unforgivable. I still love her.

I always will.