Lone Wolves

2.

Aku had been staring at him in silence for the whole ride, and quite frankly, it had been unnerving. That was one of the reasons Luc wasn't interested in dealing with his own kind; most of them were some weird ass weirdoes. Given the secluded upbringing of wolf shifter children and the withdrawn life that packs tended to prefer, it was no surprise. Yet that didn't change the fact that he wanted nothing to do with other shifters.

"Why are we stopping?" Aku asked, his voice already dropping close to that growl that probably had the lower members of his pack pee their pants. Luc only rolled his eyes at the cocky demeanour.

"We are stopping because I just so happen to live in that building over there." He pointed a finger and Aku obediently let his gaze travel in the direction, then frowned for the umpteenth time. Luc had no desire to learn what was going on in that backward mind of his.

"Are you inviting me into your home?"

"I wouldn't call it an invitation," Luc muttered under his breath, then sighed. "See, kid. I just feel like you might want to talk, and given that there's a Youtube video featuring you shapeshifting, well, I don't want us standing around on the street together more than necessary, okay?"

"I'm going to make the person pay that took the video," Aku simply replied with a finality to his statement that likely came from being an Alpha. Then, he turned his face towards Luc again, who actually found himself edging closer to the door when the piercing gaze settled on him. He absolutely hated that whole alpha-thing. It was the main reason he'd decided to turn his back on this moon-cult.

"Are you one of mine?"

Luc exited the car before Aku could even blink, though the kid was intent on following him outside just as quickly. Not surprising, given that he had literally invited him upstairs. Yet Luc found himself annoyed by the young Alpha that trailed after him.

"I asked you if you are one of mine?" Aku repeated the question, though his words came as a domineering growl this time that halted Luc in his steps while his heartbeat quickened, urging him to respond to the question. He briefly thought about how some of these cosy romance writers would describe his situation, but couldn't find any humour in it this time around.

While he just wanted to continue on and ignore the pampered little prick, he instead whirled around, staring down at the Alpha who wasn't flinching and would never be. "I am not one of yours."

"But you are a werewolf, aren't you?"

Luc actually face-palmed himself. "It's called a wolf shifter."

"So you are a werewolf!" Aku exclaimed excitedly, and Luc decided to ignore his ignorance. There seemed to be more urgent matters at hand, one of them being the puppy eyes with which the kid was now regarding him.

"What?" he grumbled, only to find Aku clutching at his shirt with the desperation of a drowning man. Luc scrunched his nose and tried to edge away, but the kid followed suit. When he stopped, the smaller body pressed against his a second later.

"Where is your pack? Are they living around here? In that building you're taking me to? God, I'm so excited! I never thought I'd find another pack this close. What if he's here? Oh, dear moon goddess, please let him be part of this pack."

Among the constant string of words that poured from the kid's mouth, Luc identified a troubling amount of fanatism. All he could say, though, was, "Him?"

Aku blinked as if he was just then catching on to reality again. That dumb look was almost cute on him. "Well, my mate, of course. He will be my destined one, the one that will complete everything that's missing."