I Scored Myself A Mate

"Whose idea was to have the three of us in one carriage? Huh? Tell me." Ares whined as they approached Theseus and Allias. "Someone kept touching my thigh, don't think that I didn't notice" 

"I would prefer to die before I touch your nasty crotch" Mark said with a disgusted expression and Ares scoffed. 

"You have no idea what I can do with this" he told him and winked. The red haired boy though didn't seem to change his mind and just pretended to barf. 

"Please shut up" Ea mumbled as they reached the two older elves. 

"Oh, those are pretty" mark commented while staring at the beautiful white flowers surrounding the portal and he motioned to get one of them. 

"Don't!" Allias warned him and grabbed his wrist. "They are poisonous. Here" He said and ripped one from the ground without nothing happening to him. "Let's take one back home, dry it and keep. That way you won't get hurt." 

"Okay but why…no…It's fine I don't want to know. I am tired of cheesy romance stories. Let's just go" Mark told them, taking back his question and went through the portal first. 

Allias was very familiar with this place. It was the location where Luke had tried to charm him, so he would be forgiven. It was the place that he had locked eyes with Theseus again, after such a long time. It was a very special meeting ground for him and he couldn't help but feel a bittersweet sensation as he looked around. The huge tree, the little river. Everything seemed as I they hadn't changed at all. Not that much time had passed after all it was just that he had changed. Somehow he expected the world to change with him but in the end, everything else remained the same. At least the scenery did. He couldn't be so sure about the people. Especially when it came to the wolf pack. This wolf pack called White fangs. He couldn't really believe that he would step back there. At the place he had been humiliated, beaten and mistreated so many times. Now he was at a position of power, above all of them and deep inside him he still wanted to take revenge for everything that happened even if he knew that he should let it go. 

"They didn't send anyone to get us? Why am I not surprised?" Ares noted.

"We are not that unwelcoming." A familiar voice was heard and a blond tall man appeared before them. Allias' eyes instantly landed on his best friend, who was standing next to him. His caramel eyes for a second shot wide open and he blushed but soon he tried to hide it. So he was still thinking about him. "Welcome to our humble compound. It's my honor to be welcoming the royal family. If I am allowed to say you all look…very different." Mikael said and bowed, behind him appearing a girl. When Allias saw her he almost began laughing. Was this girl really what he was afraid of when he was a human? Now he was almost three heads taller than her, looking at her from above as her expression remained as obnoxious as ever. "Lily dear bow to the royal family." Mikael groaned and she shrugged her shoulders, unwilling to obey him. 

Theseus took a step forward, his cold eyes almost freezing her to her spot but Allias stopped him before he did anything further. He placed his palm on his shoulder signaling his to step down and the white haired elf sighed as he took a small step back. 

"It's alright. You don't have to bow to know your place after all" Allias told her with a smile. "I mean…what could you do with your little dirt bucket now?" he continued his expression changing fast. He stared at her as if she was a pest that he could easily crush. When he realized that she had gotten his point and stepped to the side, her eyes on the ground now, he smiled again at Mikael. "Will we stand here for a while?"

"No of course not. We have prepared a very nice lunch for you. Then we can talk with the Alpha about the mission and all the details. Lily get their bags."

"What? Why do I…?"

"Get them dammit!" Mikael scolded her and Mark couldn't help but laugh. It was so funny to him how this girl who was pretending to be all high and mighty while Allias was weak now could be scared to even breathe in his presence. 

"Remind me to make a toast on my rich, royal, powerful best friend" Mark told Allias and as they were walking towards the compound. 

Until now Mikael had not said a word to Mark and it was obvious that the ginger was annoyed. He would steal glimpses of him while he conversed with Ea. He was liked by everyone, the only werewolf most elves did not have a problem with and that irked mark even more. Just a few weeks ago he was begging for something to happen between them and now he acted as if he did not exist. Was this how in love he was with him? Mark thought and his nostrils flared. 

"Someone's annoyed" Allias teased him.

"I don't know what you're talking about" Mark said and slowly they managed to see the end of the forest and the tremendous gate of the compound. Pitch black iron, with swirly designs that when it opened a creaking sound violated his sensitive ears. It opened slowly as if it needed oil and in front of him, oddly unpleasant appeared the main building, made from heavy stones and wood. "I wouldn't be worried about others. I mean look there. Riiight there" the boy continued and pointed at the gate. "Yes, that is your ex-boyfriend. Staring at you, almost drooling. Now look to your left. Yes. That is your boyfriend now, looking like he wants to kill everyone! How exciting" 

"Oh, shut up" Allias said and he could already feel an upcoming headache. The more they approached the waiting Luke the more he could feel Theseus' tension. He tended his hand to take his but Theseus moved it away. 

"Just…give me some time to get used to this." He told him and he shoved his fists in his pants' pockets to hide them. He was trying so hard to restrain himself that Allias had started to believe it was a bad idea that they accepted the council's terms. He didn't want him to go through such discomfort. 

"It will be alright. I swear" Allias comforted him just right before they stood into hearing distance from Luke. The young wolf sprinted slightly to reach them and when he locked eyes with Allias he smiled brightly.

"You're back" he said filled with excitement and Allias bit his bottom lip unable to find any words to say. What was he supposed to reply to that? "oh, I am sorry. Welcome" He greeted them formally and bowed. "We are glad to have you here. I hope we can put our past aside and cooperate for this mission. Please follow me." He said and began walking towards the enormous building. 

As they walked Allias began to feel a sting on his chest. In this place he had felt unimaginable pain, when he was at his most vulnerable state. He had been fed lies and drunk poisonous words. Beaten and taken advantage of this building looked more like many different torture chambers rather than a welcoming house. He closed his eyes for a split second taking a deep breath to calm down when he felt Theseus grab his hand. 

"Sorry. I am here for you." He whispered and Allias nodded smiling slightly. 

As Luke opened the front door the King noticed quite the amount of werewolf standing at the entrance. They were all curious to see them since when they lived at the palace they hadn't seen the King fully back. They had heard stories about them, him and Theseus. Songs and poems of a great love, two mighty warriors and now as he stood underneath the scrutinizing eyes of the people who had seen him at his lowest and laughed at him he found a strength he didn't know he had. He was not weak anymore. There was no reason for him to be afraid or hide. He raised his head and met their eyes hoping that their hearts would tremble. Every single one of them averted his gaze. They were scared of him; the same way they were afraid of Luke when he had his fits. He smiled brightly and took a few steps forward separating himself from the rest of the elves, keeping Theseus always close to him. 

"So where is my lunch?" He asked when in between the crowd a commotion started. Soon a teenage boy appeared by pushing and grunting. He slid through the rest of the wolves to reach the front and with no shame he ran towards them, holding a white paper and a pen. He stood in front of Theseus and the white haired man looked at him with furrowed eyebrows. 

"What?" 

"Can I get your autograph?" The wolf teen asked with a blushed face and Theseus expression became more perplexed. 

"My what?"

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I just want to say that Allias jealous is...quite the sight. Anticipate it. Let's laugha bit before...cough cough.