I Scored Myself A Mate

The wolves had already ruled out a few of the spots Mark and Mikael had agreed on. Deep in the nigh the blond man was trying to think where Mark would want to go and find him. They had rejected quite a few places already, disappointment being more bitter every time as they met with nothing. Empty roads, cars scarcely passing by and once in a while a few people, that looked at them strangely. They were out without jackets, looking like they were lost walking like ghosts. 

"We have searched almost everywhere." Mikael said as they stopped on another empty spot. "What if they were taken?" 

"I don't think that's possible. Even with just Allias and Ea they are incredibly strong. It wouldn't be easy to take them and leave no signs of battle, probably they are just somewhere else." Luke told him wanting to calm him down. "I think you should transform and check fast. We will wait here for you to return." He said and stole a glimpse at the tired boy next to him. They had been walking for hours and Mikael had been insisting for them to hurry every five minutes. After their previous argument, he was sure Alexander would blame himself, so he needed to find a way to get him to rest without pointing it out. 

"Yeah, maybe that would be a good idea. I will be back" he said and instantly began running, a lot faster than before, his body snapping and changing on the way. He left the main road, hiding from human eyes between the trees at the side of the road and soon he had completely disappeared. 

"Finally!" Luke exclaimed and sat on the street, stretching his build arms and letting out a relived sigh. "I was starting to get tired. Won't you sit?" he asked, facing Alexander. His eyes shone under the moonlight and their color was almost similar. As if someone had cut a piece of it and gifted it to him, making his eyes look unworldly. Alexander seemed to get lost in them, finding himself blushing as he immediately sat down next to him but still within a very awkward distance. He was so far away that Luke had to actually speak louder to be heard. "You can come closer you know. I won't bite" he joked with a faint smile and Alexander slowly moved towards him. "A bit more….Juust a bit more. Yeah perfect" he laughed when the teen had reached him, their knees touching. 

"Sorry" Alexander mumbled as he stared at his long fingers. 

"About what?" Luke questioned and frowned. 

"About having to stop because of me. About me being so freaking awkward that I seem to not be able to even speak when it matters and even if I do it gets messed up. I am a mess" He said, his eyes away from him. He wasn't so sure he would be utter these words if he was looking at him. 

"You're talking to me just fine now" Luke observed and Alexander scoffed. 

"I am not even looking at you in the eyes." 

"We can easily fix that." Luke told him with a smile he couldn't see. He gently placed his fingers on his chin and without too much effort he slowly turned his face towards him, so their eyes would finally meet. "See? Now talk" he joked as he noticed how fast his whole face turned red. "Tell me whatever you want" he said waiting for Alexander to stutter and hide away but his question that followed actually surprised him.

"Do you think Mark and Mikael will not end up together?" he asked Luke with a concerned expression. Luke let go of him and scratched the side of his nose, wondering why he would ask something like that and what would be the best answer to give in a moment like this. 

"Why would you ask something like that, are you worried about them?" Luke asked him.

"I…I wanted to believe in them, that they would work out. Both of them are really different. Basically a different species. The way they've grown up, the way they think and act are opposites but still they ended up having feelings for one another. I…I just think that it was beautiful, in our world, in our pack when there is a constant power struggle a couple like them, a weak human and a strong wolf seemed like a ray of hope that you don't need to always be the best, the strongest. But maybe such different people could never be together.  Does it sound silly?" He asked rubbing his neck, hoping that Luke would not make fun of him. 

Yes, the relationships between wolves were a constant power struggle. An unavoidable battle for dominance. It was in their blood, a trait that Luke many times had thought of as a curse. He had hated living this way, always fighting to be the best, obtaining the balance, showing only fragments of himself, the good parts, the ones that people would admire him for. After everything that had happened with Allias, after what everyone saw, his whole life had shuttered. He had failed this battle by showing his weakness his madness and he had found himself being all alone. He had grown to despise himself, for not being the man his father wanted, the man his friends needed, the leader that the pack would love. He despised himself for not enjoying the hunt for power like every other wolf and that he had come to want a peaceful life, where he could simply be himself, protecting his loved ones. 

Alexander was the first one, the first person who had voiced those thoughts of his that he always tried so hard to hide. He knew the pain of failure, the pain of not belonging in a place where being one with the others was vital. A pack was not based on individuality, it was based on an endless flow, on being one, if you were a weak link you would be tossed aside. Alexander was the only one who could realize his burden and not judge him for it. 

"You are amazing." Luke told him. 

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Alexander is becoming one of my favorite characters and he wasn't even planned! xD