I Scored Myself A Mate

Alex still in shock by what he had just read, secured the small envelope inside his pillow case as well as he good so no one would find it. Especially Luke, he was sure that only he would forbid him from going but he wouldn't reveal the truth about his parents either. 

He was sure that his boyfriend always had the best intentions, thinking about him first and not egotistic motives. That overprotective nature, probably was the reason for the too many secrets and the uncertainty. So he had decided silence was the only way for him to find out the things he wanted to. He would go alone, hopeful that answers would come his way. 

After hiding it he headed towards Mark, who was sleeping soundly. He pinched his cheeks softly making the sleeping beauty frown and turn to the side. He wrapped himself like a burrito and his friend chuckled at his baby like appearance. Time was passing though and his top priority was getting through those try outs. Then he could worry fully about that poisonous letter. Priorities, he thought and shook Mark with both his hands. 

"What???" he said, his voice raspy from a deep sleep.

"Do you want to come to my tryouts or nah?" Alex asked him and the boy sat up immediately making a ninety-degree angle. 

"Of course I will. I got to look out for you with these dogs." He said.

"It's going to be fine." Alex reassured him. 

He wasn't that sure himself but he confident that if Mark got anxious and worried about him he would find a very animated way to channel that to him too and he could very easily mess up everything on the field. They didn't talk about this for a long time, since a knock on their door was soon heard and Alex recognized the casual way Luke knocked on the door. It could sound crazy but he could figure out it was him from the rhythm of the knocks and how loud they were. It was the same with how people could recognize the footsteps of a family member in the house. 

"Come in"

"Hey. Are you ready? I also brought you some clothes" Luke told him and left a soccer uniform in the colors of the White Fangs carefully on the bed, together with a pair of black and neon yellow soccer shoes. They looked a bit scrappy and beaten up but Alex was thankful that he brought them, they could make playing much easier. "They were mine a few years back. I hope they fit you" he told him and Alex after wearing the uniform wore them too. They were slightly big but still he was able to run and kick the ball with them. If he made it into the team the first thing, he would do was buy a new pair. Not because he didn't like the new ones Luke gave him, but to him getting his soccer shoes was very fun and exciting. 

"Thank you very much" Alex said with a bright smile on his face. His eyes were gleaming with excitement. He couldn't really help it, just the thought of getting back to the field, feeling the grass underneath the sole of his shoes, the air hitting his face as he ran, the pressure and the control of the ball made him feel excited after what seemed like a century and he couldn't stop smiling. 

"No problem. Our uniform looks good on you" 

"Thanks. Shall we go?"

"Well someone is excited" Mark teased him but Alex just nodded, carefree. Mark smiled at him and got outside first wanting to give them some space but as he realized he didn't know the way to the field he coughed and moved to the side for the virgin couple to move ahead. 

Luke was walking very close to Alex and their hands touch while they were walking. Alex's face had been colored a slight pink tint and with every touch he would slightly flinch. He wanted to hold hands with him but he was actually very shy to do that. So his hesitant eyes would look at their hands, a few inches apart moving as they walked. He would open his palm to grasp his hand and then close it indecisive until he heard a loud sigh from Mark behind them. He grabbed both of their hands, Luke's and his and collided them together.

"You guys almost seem like the stars of a teen movie. He won't get you pregnant honey hold his hand" he told his best friend and Alex's eyes widened in embarrassment at his words.

"I…" 

"You can hold my hand whenever you want, kiss me whenever you want and call me whenever you want" Luke told him looking straight into Alex's eyes. "I'm yours" 

"Oh my god." Mark exclaimed with a frown and an expression of discuss. "Come on now let's go. Alex has to be the next ace of your team. Let's go, let's go." He said and pushed both of them to be faster. Luke laughed at their childish behavior and willingly led them to the court.

The went around the compound and headed deeper on the back side of the huge building. Alex was astonished by how big their property was. Luke had mentioned that the families lived somewhere else so they're should be schools and even more houses. This place was like a little city hidden deep in the forest. 

They walked for a while, through endless green grass, benches and people laying there enjoying the afternoon warmth, conversing and laughing. Alex for the first time even saw some kids running around and playing with a ball. The place suddenly seemed a lot livelier and innocent. Probably everything was affected by the Alpha's presence and threat. Wherever he stood all around him a darkness appeared and this moment did not seem to be polluted by his reign terror.

Once the field came in sight both Mark and he opened their mouths wide in awe. It wasn't just a simple field it almost looked like a stadium. Alex was sure it could fit thousands of people. The chairs were panoramically placed, painted black and red, the team's representative colors and the side walls of the filed had wolves painted on them some in the color black and some red, howling running and fighting with the field in the middle offering good view for all the observers. This place must've costed a fortune to build. 

In the middle of the field as they entered the stadium, as Alex had called it on his mind he noticed the team. They had gathered in a circle and talking about something that stopped once they all noticed their leader. Mikael was also there and greeted them happily, waving his hand and running towards Mark. The ginger head though just scoffed with a snobbish look and ran away heading towards the closest seats making the blue eyed boy return defeated and with a pout. 

"Hello everyone. As you can all see I am back and I have brought a new possible player with me. This is Alex, my mate. He was the Lion's captain and ace player and he is here to try out."

"What's happening Luke did you bring your sweetheart here because you can't live without her?" One of the players joked making everyone on the team laughed. 

Luke seemed displeased with his comment and was ready to reply but this time Alex was the one to shot fire. He wasn't going to be belittled, not when it came to soccer. 

"No he brought me here, begging me to carry your sorry asses." He answered him and the unknown guy looked at him with a grin. "You will be judging if you want me on the team, not Luke." He added.

"Well we will see." The guy who had made fun of him said. "What do you play?"

"I am a forward."

"Well it's a good thing that I am the goal keeper. Let me see you trying to score a goal." He said

"Okay then let's warm up and have a five vs five" Luke told them and they obeyed.

They ran and stretched until their muscles were ready to fight. Alex was shown his assigned teammates and met all of them, who didn't seem to hold any hostility towards him. Sure all of them were all about teasing but they weren't really the scary monsters his previous teammates had actually described. 

The enemy goalkeeper was the guy who had made that quirky comment about him and Luke. His boyfriend had decided not to be a part of the match to make everything absolutely fair so he sat together with Mark and observed everything that was going on.

Obviously the enemies had always their eyes on him and he could feel the pressure like a knife on his throat but he loved it. He could turn the tables, he could be in charge and as the ball touched his feet he felt like he could do anything. He was smiling, after everything he was genuinely smiling and that he had everything he wanted. 

He ran and passed, skillfully avoided tackles and attempted to score. Unfortunately, he didn't manage to score any points and that was his main problem. That other guy was really good. He could predict every attempt he made to score and always caught the ball, no matter how fast he was. 

That could really jeopardize their opinion about his performance and deprive him the so wanted spot, he knew that but he tried to stay calm, he had played well, his performance was good, he repeated again and again in his head. So when the little match was over and he was panting, still worried about that he joined their circle ready to hear their decision. 

The whole team seemed to have decided without even talking about it first and he wondered if they had some kind of weird telepathy like in the movies or it was the fact that they were so synchronized and united as a team, things like that were needed. 

"Well Alex…" the goal keeper that shot his dream began talking. "I'm sorry…"

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Do you think that Alex got in after not scorring any points? Also I can't wait for the drama to start. i always love it when things go downhill. (that sounded mean but it's true) 

I wanted to add that I am very thankful for your support. Writing has always been my dream ever since I was really oung and seeing how people seem to like my book and want to support it makes me really happy. 

I hope you get to experience many kind of emotions through my stories but in the end I want you all to find comfort and be happy while reading. 

Thanks for reading!