I Scored Myself A Mate

Alex was surprised when a few hours later only Mikael came to visit him in the infirmary. He was smiling walking lazily as he approached and laughed when he realized that with his green eyes Alex was searching for someone else and was not the least pleased to see him.

"I mean I know you didn't miss me but you don't have to make it so obvious" he joked 

"Oh no, that's not it." Alex said afraid that he might have insulted him but his look and approach showed that he didn't mind. He could understand why he wanted to see Luke after all a lot more than him. "It's just that…I wanted to talk to Luke about all…this"

"He told you I see. Must have been a shock."

"I mean, yeah. I don't know how to process everything and now he is even asking me to live here so I can get to know him but everything is happening so fast and I'm…. I'm scared" Alex confessed.

He was terrified at the thought of living there. This whole place reeked of hostility and hate. He felt from the moment he stepped inside this building that he wasn't welcome there. Like there were thousands of shinning eyes observing him through the walls and waiting for just the tinniest chance to devour him. He couldn't get to know Luke here, he felt like he could possibly lose himself but the raven haired boy had been so honest and kind. His feelings hadn't disappeared after all and the thought of being with him was more than pleasing. Being with him here was his problem.

"That's understandable. I'm scared of this place too. It wasn't always like this you know. There was a war and many other things."

"What war?" Alex asked.

"There is no reason for you to worry about such things. Be sure that Luke will do anything for you." Mikael said. It wasn't that he didn't want to worry him. The truth was he had to be very careful when he was referring to other supernatural creatures until the mystery of his soul was resolved. 

"Is Luke going to come?"

"He is a bit busy, he is talking with Markus so I came to escort you to your room. Mark is probably waiting for you worried." He said with a smile on his face. He had liked Mark from the first moment he had seen him and maybe that was a little too obvious. 

"Who is Markus?" 

"Something like our occult specialist. Come on now. Let's go. I know the beds here are comfortable but the rooms are much better." He told him and Alex got slowly up. They walked for quite some time in silence but Alex had so many questions eating them from the inside. He couldn't find the courage to ask anything, it always was that Mark could speak much easier to Mikael than him. He was always friendly and kind but there was a distance he mentally set that Alex couldn't really understand why. Mark though didn't seem to care or notice and always overstepped those faint boundaries. "You look constipated pressuring yourself not to speak" Mikael made fun of him and Alex sighed. 

"I just…have so many questions." 

"Okay then I will get to answer one of those. Because I am a kind person."

"Why did Luke go see that man you mentioned? Is everything alright?" 

Mikael instantly regretted his so called kindness. Obviously he couldn't tell him that Luke didn't have a bond mark and that was the reason why he went to visit Markus. It was abnormal for a wolf to accept the bond and not get a mark so something must have gone wrong. Luke was worried that at the New Moon ceremony, a celebration that they had once a year where all the new mated couples showed off their bonds, he would be discovered and eventually he would have to explain to Alex all the theories he had made. If Mikael was thinking about this the right way a huge mess was going to unravel and he hadn't stocked up his popcorn stack.

"You see…pack things." He said and wanted to stop and hit his head on the wall. Sometimes when it came to lying he wasn't the best of an actor. Especially when it came to innocent people. Alex didn't deserve this. They were making a fool of him just because Luke was scared. 

"Pack things?" Alex asked again and Mikael just nodded this time. The brunet just let out a sigh and followed him without saying anything else. If things kept going like that he knew he would never feel like he belonged in this place but he gave everyone the benefit of the doubt. He was still new here it wouldn't be that easy for them to open up and share their secrets. Maybe all they needed was some time. Maybe Alex would find a family here. 

After walking through many corridors and stairs they reached the room they had given them. Many doors were aligned right and left but all of them were closed and as they were walking Alex hadn't seen anyone. It was almost like a ghost building. Maybe it was better this way. He didn't know how he would get to deal with all of the looks and the questions. There was a possibility that some of them would be hostile towards them after all that was something he wasn't in the mood, not even the slightest. 

"So here we are. Luke or I will come to get you for dinner I gave Mark a few snacks just in case you want to eat something. It would be better you didn't roam so much. This place is like a maze."

"Okay."

"I will see you guys in a few hours. Get some rest okay? And don't miss Luke so much" he teased him and Alex gave him a sad smile before opening the door. Mikael noticed it but didn't say anything. He was sure though after talking to Alex and seeing his reaction to everything Luke's tactics were going to end up being a fiasco and he would have to clean up the mess afterwards. 

"Finally!" mark shouted when Alex got inside and in an instant he threw a bag of chips at him. Alex barely caught it without having the plastic package slam in is face. "Sooo tell me everything" he said and patted a spot on the bed next to him. 

The room was pretty simple. The same light colored wooden floors like in Luke's room. Two single beds with white sheets at the sides of the room and a big closet. There were also two small windows above their beds. Mark had opened the one above the bed he had claimed as his letting the afternoon chill enter the room.

Alex took off his shoes and sat on the soft bed opening the small bag of chips and grabbing a handful. As he ate it he felt like he was getting a part of his old life back. Sitting at his room with his best friend conversing about stupid things.

"I want to take a shower" Alex said while having stuffed his mouth with chips."

"Same but food comes first. Also I have no idea where the hell is the bathroom and I'm scared to go out alone. I mean have you seen anyone in here?"

"Nope. They might be somewhere I guess. It's a bit creepy though."

"So what did you talk about with Luke?" Mark asked filled with curiosity.

"He told me about the mark and the mate bond. He also asked me to live here with him"

"What the fuck? Did he propose to you maybe?" Mark shouted in shock. He couldn't believe that Luke would actually ask something so ridiculous so soon. 

"I know right. He says he won't pressure me and that he wants to get to know me." 

"Yeah he is not pressuring you but he wants you to live here. Sounds like manipulation to me. What if you say no?"

"I don't know. He didn't seem to consider that as an option." Alex said and Mark scoffed. "He said you can live here too"

"Yeah like I would ask for his permission. If you stay here I will too. I won't leave you here with a bunch of wolves. Literarily" he said and stole a chip from Alex why he was laughing.

"There are so many things though. College and my mum. What has happened to her? Is my dad alright? I need to know."

"Ask him then"

"To be honest I don't think he will answer me." Alex said with a sad look. He was afraid the answer would be something vague like what Mikael had said a while ago. 

"Well that relationship is staring out very well" Mark commented.

"I think he just needs time. I mean we live in two different worlds. I just need to trust him because Mark what he said to me, he seemed so sincere."

Alex wanted to be suspicious and conscious about everything. He wanted to think with his mind and not with his heart but his feelings didn't allow him to. Every time he would look at Luke or listen to how he wanted to be with him his heart would flatter and he couldn't stop that as much as he wanted to be reasonable. It was fruitless though. He was already being consumed by pretty words laced with the story of an eternal love. It sounded like a fairy tale and anyone would be charmed like that.

"Sincere?" Mark asked surprised. It was obvious that his friend could not see clearly and he had to take the situation in his own hands. He didn't deserve to be treated like that. "Alex I need to tell you something and it's for your own good. I believe Luke is lying to you"