Cynefin

trois!

Luke and I walk into school. Luke receiving some high fives and I receiving some jealous looks.

High school.
A place where no one can be civil and there must always be some drama.

We go to a public school, public in the sense of all werewolves within the state attend. There are no mortals here, only werewolves from different packs, with different ranks.

Luke slaps my butt as I walk away while he stands to talk to his basketball buddies. He always freaking does it, because it's no secret that he and I do stuff together. Most girls think I am just his toy for a while until he finds his mate. And it's true for the most part, because no one can know the real reason why we hang out a lot.

I stop by my locker, when a bouncy and full of life blonde stands next to me gushing over her mate and making plans and just rambling on about everything.

My other best friend, I met her when we were 13. She's 5 months older than me and thus already found her mate. I remember it was the day after winter break, I was late and scrambling around, because Luke wanted some muffins. He could get away with being late, I cannot.

I was rushing and opened my locker way to fast and accidentally hit her nose with my locker door. Her nose started bleeding and I started panicking and then we both fell into hysteria about the situation. So that's how she became my best friend.

She bounces around me as I walk to my first class, rambling about sunflowers and zombies and little thingies that complain when their is a dirty dish on the floor.

"Zeph, I love you and all, but I do not want to hear in detail what you did this weekend. Especially not the part about you and your mate," she sticks out her tongue at me.

"But but but... I missed you and it sucks that we aren't in the same pack. I need to know that you know everything about me, so we can run off into the sunset and marry when you turn 18."

We laugh about her silly statement.. It's true, Zeph is part of The Luno pack. One of the most caring packs out there, they provide medicine and assistance with everything. We also made some sort of play deal that when I turn 18 (when every wolf finds their mate) we would drop everything and our mates and marry each other.

"Uhm, so I was thinking maybe after school we can chill at my home and maybe do some homework and go for a run," she says with such uncertainty. Nervously biting her lip, while giving me a questioning look.

"I can't, got a pack thing to attend. Super important for me to go. Sorry."

"Oh come on Lexi! We never hang out away from school. You are always busy with pack stuff, it's almost like you are the Luna or something"

I shake my head and walk into the class room, sitting in front, trying to blend in with the nerds. Which isn't that hard, because I have the perfect score in all my subjects.

I see Zeph sighing and bouncing away to her class. Leaving me a bit on the downside as I cannot spend a day with my best friend.

"Are you okay? You seem a bit down", I hear Luke asking through mind link. I nod. Knowing very well he cannot see me, and will obviously be waiting outside the classroom as soon as the class is done.

It was so and the rest of the school day passed in a blur.