I Scored Myself A Mate

"He wants you to sign on that paper with your name." Allias explained and looked at the young wolf. A boy no more than seventeen years old with long brown hair and olive green eyes he was looking at his lover filled with admiration and a very obvious blush as he gripped tightly on the piece of paper.

"Why?" Theseus asked him, not paying the boy too much attention as he stood there staring like a baby owl.

"This is what they do here to people they admire" Allias replied "Come on now, don't make him wait" 

"Give it to me." Theseus said and extended his arm grabbing the paper. 

"M-my name is Alexander" he told him and Allias scoffed. The boy looked at him surprised by his reaction and the King smiled at him. Looking down on him. 

"Dude he is just a fan boy chill" Mark whispered at him and elbowed him on the ribs. Allias turned his gaze on him and with gritted teeth he replied. 

"I don't know what you're talking about, my dearest friend. So will we stand at the door for too long? Will you be taking our stuff?" he asked Alexander. 

"No, n-no…I…"

"You?"

"Allias let the pure boy alone, he seems scared of you" Theseus told him with a smirk as he gave the teenage boy the autograph he asked for. He patted his head and gave him a very charming smile, enjoying the attention but even more Allias' jealousy. Back in their world Allias was always in the spotlight, yes certainly he too was handsome but in comparison to the Golden King he lacked in other aspects, such as kindness and manners but as it seemed here he got some kind of impact too. Since Allias was too unapproachable for them he got a lot of benefits. Now maybe he would know how he felt while all these little maids and princesses always had their eyes on him. "there you go. Forgive me I am not too knowledgeable on the things of this world." He told Alexander. 

"N- no, it's okay thank you very much." Alexander told him and bowed at him. Theseus seemed quite shocked by that action as did Allias. He had no reason to bow at him. 

"Please don't bow." He told him and helped him stand straight again by gently placing his palms on his shoulders.

"I- I have read so many stories about you. How you kept the elf kingdom together after the war and about your hardships. You are…"

"I am tired of standing. Let's go" Allias said and began walking "What are you waiting for Mikael, Luke, blonde annoying girl…let's go."  He strolled the familiar halls already knowing where he should go. To say he waltzed around as if he owned the place would be an understatement. He wasn't afraid anymore and this male annoyance that happened to have the same name as he did, made him want to just get over with things a lot faster than before. They stepped into the common room, that was now empty like a restaurant reserved only for them. A huge table in the middle had been set with fine silverware, shining gold and trays of steaming food. If wolves knew one thing was how to enjoy a lavish meal. The scents were pleasantly mixing into Allias nose and he felt his stomach grumble since they had woken him up in a hurry. He didn't have the time to rest. 

"Please take a seat. I will go bring my father and we can enjoy our meal. Lily take their stuff on the guest house. Mikael let's go." He said and the two men left in a hurry while Lily just disappeared with a huge frown on her face. 

"They look a lot more…tamed." Mark commented as they took their seats. Ares peeked inside the closed trays and Ea slapped his hand, his scream echoing in the room. 

"Let's see how that lasts." Theseus commented. "You didn't have to be so mean to that poor boy back there. He was almost trembling."

"Well you were all smiles and kind words. Consider my attitude as a way to make you feel better." Allias said as he grabbed a piece of bread from the table and ripped it into shreds, crumbs getting all over. 

"Are you jealous my love?" Theseus asked, not really needing an answer. 

"Ha! Me? Jealous? Do you know who I am?" He asked him with a cocked eyebrow and tossed a small piece of bread on his mouth. "You are deluded."

"Am I?" The white haired man asked but before Allias could spit another vicious comment to hide away his irritation the door opened revealing the three usual men. Daniel, Markus and his least favorite of all Adam. That man still had a very cocky expression, even after the humiliation he had received. He took the chair at the head of the table right opposite of Allias, who occupied the other, his son on his one side and Daniel on the other. 

"I am so glad to see you here today. Knowing that we will cooperate is an honor. Please enjoy your food and we can talk about how we can get this hunters…out of the way." He said emphasizing his last words. Someone had obviously given this vicious man the wrong idea. 

"I am sorry but no one is getting out the way" Allias said and two female wolves appeared. Each of them stood at one side of the table and they began serving the guests, with meat, salad and mashed potatoes, pouring crimson red wine on their glasses. 

"But why?" Adam asked and took a sip from his crystal glass. Allias couldn't help but be reminded of Achlys and the horrible scars that decorated his back. These two could become best friends

"Because that is not the plan. We will be talking with them after we find them. To reach an agreement. An alliance. That is all. This will be a cooperation but don't be fooled that I will allow you to do the same things as last time. I am not the same person."

"Oh believe me I can see that. It was obvious from the way you bullied one of our youngsters at the entrance. Maybe the things that are written about your kind nature were false. Oh, excuse me my King. Was that out of line?" Adam asked, pretending to care. 

"Father stop. Don't talk to him like that." Luke said and stared at his father full of resentment. At least he had learned to talk back now. 

"Let's make thing clear before I get angry." Allias said and sat up. "You and I are not the same Adam, we will never be. You are a mere annoyance to me. And if you think I don't remember the beatings and the humiliation you must be mistaken." He told him and walked towards his seat at the head of the table. Daniel was allured and attempted to sit up too, stop Allias in case things got overboard but Theseus' cold stare stopped him.

. "I am here just because I am too kind and haven't killed you all so get to business and stop trying to get on my nerves because if you do I won't need anyone's help to turn you into dog food. Okay?" he asked him with a smile and took his glass away from him. "Cheers to a great friendship" he said raising the cup and the spilling its contents to the ground before he sat back to his chair. 

"Are you going to allow him to talk to your father like that?" Adam asked his son.

"You deserved it" Luke said and ate a bite of his food. He looked at Allias and winked at him with a charming smile and the King shook his head. Complicated. This would be a pain. 

"So about that vampire informant…where is she?" Allias asked as he carefully cut his meat. 

"Well, she lives in the next town. A three-hour trip. The thing is. She does not give out information so easily she will ask of something. She is very sadistic." Daniel explained. "I mean; it won't be money or jewelry. That's why we didn't contact her."

"We won't know until we meet her." Theseus said and Allias nodded, agreeing with him. He didn't have the time to bother with some girl's wits. This mission was not something he was taking lightly. 

"Yes but she is a very cunning person. I do not think that you should visit her unprepared…" Daniel tried to explain but Luke cut it, ignoring his warnings. 

"We can leave tomorrow night. Mikael and I will be joining you in the trip"

"What a surprise." Theseus mumbled and took a huge gulp of his wine.

"Is there a problem with that?" Mikael asked and for the first time in hours he looked at mark as if he waited for an answer. All the ginger haired did though was stuff his mouth with salad pretending he didn't notice the burning gaze.

"No, no don't mind me" Theseus said. "Let's leave tomorrow afternoon, it will be better after all once night falls to be there. We will meet her faster that way, I presume she cannot live in the sun."

"Yes that's true. The sooner you leave the better for me to be honest. I won't have to pretend to be happy to see you" Adams aid and Allias began laughing.

"Then I am afraid to tell you Adam that you are a terrible actor." Allias said and stood up, wanting to leave. "Excuse me but I am full. I would like to rest from my journey. The rest of you can finish up and meet me later." He told them signaling not to ruin the rest of the lunch. Someone had to stay there, keep the conversation going and make the final details. Allias entrusted Theseus with that. He gave him a smile to calm his worrisome expression right before he left the room. 

He was aware of how cowardly he was. Leaving like that was like he was offering Adam a small victory but in all honesty he couldn't care about that at the moment. These walls felt suffocating, their pastel colors and the darkness of the floors had once seemed like the beginning of a new hope for him. A possible new family, a new start but now they only signaled the feelings of perversion he had in there. He felt as if he had been locked in a cage and he wished to be freed as soon as he could. 

"Please give that back!" he heard a desperate voice shout, from the end of the corner he was about to turn. He carefully moved his head to the side, peeking filled with curiosity to see the young fan from before jumping around to catch what looked like Theseus' autograph from another boy's hands. 

"You looked so stupid back there you know that?" the other boy told him and pushed him onto the wall. "Did you like that elf? Are you gay maybe?" he asked him in a taunting way. He kept slapping the boy, his cheeks turning red as he kept enduring all of it, desperately trying to take the paper back. 

"Please, give it to me" He told him, in the verge of tears and the other one laughed pushing him harder into the wall, ready to smash his fist into his face. Allias sighed and closed his eyes. Why did he have to witness this and why couldn't he stop himself?

"Hey! You. Yes, you homophobic jerk. Let's have a talk" he called out and made his appearance.