The Young Mate

Chapter 7 (Edited)

Lila

At some point in the night I climbed out of bed and onto Landon's lap. I slept much better there. I heard a click and giggles. I opened one eye and looked around. I saw Delilah, Jane, and the twins standing there with wide smiles.

I opened the other eye and used my closed hands to rub the sleep from my eyes. I looked up and saw a sleeping Landon. I was in a ball in his lap. His arms are holding me to his chest and stomach area. My head rested on his collar bone and under his head. He was also very warm. 

"So cute!" Delilah squealed. Then I came back to reality. My eyes widened and I scrambled out of his lap. I ended up falling off him. I pinched my eyes shut, readying myself for the crash. But I opened them slowly, looking back up at him. He had caught me by grabbing my forearm. I saw dark green eyes. Oliver. He pulled me back up and checked for marks or bruises.

"What are you doing?" He asked meekly. I smiled at his shyness. 

"Uhhh..." I struggled to find words. He looked so cute. Then he saw the people and gulped.

"Hey you guys that's not funny." He groaned. I had to slap my hand over my mouth to keep from laughing at the slight voice crack he had on the word guys. 

"Oh my goodness Oliver. What happened to you?" Jason laughed.

"Nothing." He pouted. I awed at his adorableness. I let my head fall to his chest again. I knew this may help him feel better. That's what mates do right? I think.

"Well since the fire's tonight we need to hit the store. You are the Alpha after all." Jackson crossed his arms and leaned on the door way.

"Yeah. I am. Thank you for telling me. I did not know." Aaannndd Landon is back.

Be ready in 30 minutes. You and Jane are coming with.  I heard his voice suddenly in his head. I jumped a little bit.

"Don't scare me like that." I scolded him slapping his arm.

"I'm sorry." He stood with me in his arms and dropped me on the bed. "Make sure you wear a sweat shirt or t-shirt of mine too. Meet us down stairs." Him, his mother, and the twins walked out of the room. Jane stayed. I grabbed one of his shirts to make a t-shirt dress. We walked the few steps to her room and we got ready.

I wore the long black t-shirt with a braided brown belt. I paired it with a pair of white Converse. My hair wasn't nasty or anything so I brushed it and let it fall in waves over my shoulders. Jane wore a white t-shirt and high waisted jeans with black converse. Honsetly though, we looked good.

After brushing our teeth and putting on some finishing touches we went downstairs. Landon, Jason, and Jackson were waiting at the door for us. Landon looked up and zeroed in on me. Then he frowned.

"No." Was all he said.

"Why?" Jane asked crossing her arms.

"Because. That's way too much skin for a teen." Woah. Protective much?

"But I wanna wear this though." I say meekly. "Plus what guy will be checking me out? I'm a 13 year old girl." I look him right in the eyes. He just sighs and wrenches the front door open. He walked out mumbling something about indecency and peoples prying eyes. We followed him out quietly. We got in the black SUV he always drives. Me and Jane sat in the very back row. 

Sometimes I wonder if it's his time of month, I heard Jane say in my head. I started laughing which warranted a stare from everyone. 

"You know I can hear what you say in her head right?" Landon said turning the key. I just laughed harder. Jane's face flushed when she gulped. I can tell that she will be in trouble later. I love seeing them fight. It really is funny sometimes. We were at the store in no time. Landon parked the car and Jane and I jumped out. The second her feet hit the ground we started walking.

"When you get to the doors stay there." I heard Landon yell. We did what he said. Him and the twins were taking forever so Jane and I looked threw her purse for change. We found like four dollars in quarters. We got three plastic rings out of the things(The ring is at the top ⬆⬆). Two of them matched so I was going to give it to Landon. I slipped mine on and turned around. I saw my mate and the twins walking up. 

"Nice rings." Landon commented. He took my hand and kissed the hunk of plastic. I giggled and lightly slapped his face. Then I held out my hand and opened it. He took the ring and smiled. As we walked in the store he took out a thin gold chain and put the ring on it. I put a permanent smile on my face.

He handed Jane a list and walked away with Jackson. Jason stayed with us. Well we made him stay to push the cart. I looked at the list and my eyes bulged. 160 packs of hot dogs, 200 hot dog buns, 100 bags of family sized chips, and 100 2-liters of soda.

"That is just the sides." Jason laughed. I almost died on the spot. 

"How many's in the pack?" I asked quietly.

"You don't have to be quiet. Everyone in the store is a wolf." Jane said firstly. " But there's about 800 including elders and the young ones." The population of Wolfsgrave is like 915. Wait Wolfsgrave. Ohhh I get it now. Well I feel stupid. 

"You just now got that?" Jane laughed throwing stuff in the cart. I smacked her arm with a scowl.

"Stay out of my head. There is only one other person allowed in there." I scolded.

"And it's not me?" She said faux horror. 

"No. The only people allowed in my head is me and my mate." I said blushing a bit. Jane and Jason laughed a bit before we finished getting everything else. I hope that tonight is as interesting as I hope.