Fate

15

The week passed like that. It was saturday night now.

Nitara and Gabriel met everynight in the clearing. They talked and laughed. Nitara sometimes went to his gym and they worked out together. Nitara has also joined the pack warriors and trained with them.

Earlier not many women were interested in training as warriors. But when some saw her working out and competing with others they joined in the trainings.

Then after dinner they both would sneak out. They went for run in their wolf forms, or just lay together gazing at stars. They kissed and then kissed some more.

Today was just the same.

They were in the clearing Gabriel had his head in Nitara's lap as she was sitting leaned on a rock. Her hands were in his hairs stroking them.

Until Nitara asked him curiously, "Have you ever thought of growing them a bit more?"

"Yeah, I once grew them to my shoulders."

Nitara was shocked.

"Really?"

"Yeah, my phone is back home or i would have showed you. I think i have some pictures in my phone. I will show them to you tomorrow."

"Yea... ohh.. tomorrow is sunday. I am going fishing with Evans family tomorrow."

"Oh.. okay. Then i will show you on monday."

"Hey! I will be back till night."

Gabriel chuckled, "Alright, alright love. I will bring my phone with me tomorrow." he said turning and hugging her stomach.

"Yay."

Silence once again fell around them. Nitara's wandering eyes went to the waterfall and the cave behind it and she remembered the blanket and pillow that were in there.

"Gabriel?"

"Hmm?"

"Do you know about the cave behind the waterfall?"

"Yeah, I sleep there sometimes when I don't want to go home."

"Oh!"

"Do you want to go in?"

"We have to swim there."

"Yeah."

Then it struck to him. She was hesitant.

"Do you trust me?"

Nitara just nodded. Gabriel took the hem of her t-shirt and pulled it over her head, then unbottened her jeans and pulled them down too.

He did all these while looking in her eyes. Then kissed her forehead and wispered,

"Get in the water."

Nitara got in the lake and looked back to Gabriel taking off his own clothes. She turned around and swam towards the cave and climbed in. She lit a few candles and spread the blanket and sat on it.

A few minutes later Gabriel climbed in too, just in his boxers. Then came to sit behind her and pulled her into his chest so that her back was pressed against his chest and she was sitting in between her legs.

They looked towards the entrance of the cave, the waterfall from the other side.

"This looks so captivating." Nitara said in a whisper.

"Yeah, it is." Gabriel wispered back and then looked at her and continued,

"This is the reason why I used to come here when i couldn't sleep. I would watch this for sometime and drift into slumber."

They kept on watching the waterfall. Nitara moved a little, cuddling into him more.

"Tara, may I ask you to stay here tonight?"

"You may." she giggled.

"Will you stay with me tonight?"

She turned her face towards him and pecked his cheek.

"Yeah."

He then laid them both down. Nitara kept her head on his chest and rounded her hand around his stomach. Then he pulled another blanket over them and Nitara fell asleep to the sound of his heart beating.

Gabriel followed a few moments later after kissing her forehead.

...........

Gabriel woke up, with something warm pressed against him. He looked to the side to see this beautiful girl sleeping beside him.

He kept still not wanting to wake her up. It was still really early in the morning. He just kept staring at her face, learning all the features of her relaxed face.

15 minutes later she started stirring up. She cranked her neck to the side and then sat up.

'Its not my bed. Where am I?'

'You are in the cave with the handsome hunk.' Lena said in all too chirpy voice.

She opened her eyes immediately but her vision was still a bit blurry because of sleep in her eyes. She blinked a few times and saw Gabriel lying there. A smile instantly lit her face.

"Good morning my love." Gabriel let out in his raspy voice with a tired smile.

'Oh my god! His voice! His dimples! I want to wake up to this everyday.' and Lena's chirpiness continues...

"Morning Gabriel."

She bent down and pressed her lips to him for a sweet morning kiss.

"Should we get going? You have a fishing trip to go to."

Nitara's eyes widened.

"Oh.. shit.. shit.. come on.. get up.. get up.."

Gabriel chuckled and got up. They both swam towards the edge of the lake and got out. Gabriel retrieved their clothes from where he had stashed them the night before.

They got dressed up and walked towards the outline of the forest together. As usual Gabriel stood there until she entered the pack house.

Then he went home.

He reached the house his parents were sitting on the porch.

"Good morning mom and dad." he greeted and gave them a toothy grin and walked into the house.

Alpha Jeremiah and Luna Eva sat there socked about what just happened.

"Was he..?" Alpha started.

"Smiling. Yeah he was actually. Oh my god. Its been so long." Luna Eva was a happy woman today.

Its been years since her son has genuinely smiled. Seeing him this happy instantly warmed her heart. She felt tears leaking from her eyes. But wiped them quickly.

She then questioned her husband, "Do you have any idea what might have happened?"

Alpha remembered the last sunday where he noticed Gabriel was looking at the new girl Nitara with adoration clearly written all over his face.

"I think I do. But I won't say anything. I am afraid that I might jinx it."