I Scored Myself A Mate

"Well Alex…" the goal keeper that shot his dream began talking. "I'm sorry that I underestimated you. You are in" he announced with a smile.

He hadn't realized it but he had been holding his breath all this time. The pressure and the focus needed not to just fall to the ground had cut his breath short but once he heard the news he couldn't help it and exhaled deeply, closing his eyes and smiling widely in relief. Yes, he had made it.

"But I didn't get to score any points?" He told them. He wanted to be completely sure that Luke had nothing to do with him joining the team. It had to be all him.

"We weren't expecting you to score any points. I mean…I cheated" the guy said indicating that he had used his powers.

"What?" Alex asked in shock.

"What Julius means is that we wanted to see how you would react under a bad game where you couldn't score at all. We wanted to see if you'd give up" Mikael said "and you didn't" he added smiling proudly like a mum.

"Of course he didn't you sweaty dogs!" Mark shouted and jumped away from the bleachers and into the field. "I told you that these people would not defeat you anyway. He was our ace" Mark announced and pointed at the goal keeper named Julius. The raven haired wolf smiled and raised his shoulders. 

Alex was incredibly happy. He would play again. He was a part of a team. A supernatural team and that was crazy but still amazing! He had managed to pass a hard trial and his lungs were still hurting because as it seemed he was out of shape but that made it even more worth it. No matter if someone kicked him down, pinned him to the ground he would get up again and kick that ball. He knew he could do it.

"So welcome!" Mikael said and clapped with the rest of the team following. 

Mark hugged his friend tightly and Alex's eyes fell on Luke who was sitting on a black seat. His back resting on the chair, crossed legged with a grin on his face. He tended his arm and with his index finger he signaled him to come to him. Once Mark let go of him he thanked everyone in a hurry and rushed towards his boyfriends, jumping above the protective wall the same way Mark had reaching him. 

"Well, well, well what do we have here? A new member" Luke said with a grin. He stood up and walked towards Alex who was panting and with a very swift move he brought his tense body over his shoulder.

"Heyy! Let me down" Alex shouted, while giggling but Luke obviously didn't obey. 

"What? We have to celebrate. My special kind of celebration" He said his voice low and sensual. 

Even though Alex could not see his expression he could almost paint it on his mind. He had a killer smile, very sexy and smug, his light eyes would probably be shinning with mischief and he felt a chill down his spine. He stopped talking or resisting and waited patiently for Luke to arrive to his destination. 

Many people gave them weird looks that made Alex hide his face in Luke's back. Some of them laughed and he heard Luke laugh too so he stopped hiding himself. He was embarrassed definitely, but he shouldn't be afraid. 

Their destination was unknown. They were not going back to the dorms that was certain because to his surprise Alex had managed to memorize the route. He wanted to know how to get to practice if he had gotten in. Maybe he had been getting way off his head but now that skill would be useful, for sure. 

Even though he knew the place Luke stopped was not where they lived the building was almost identical. He let him down gently and he took a better look around. It was the same circular design like a tube but it somehow was much noisier, if Alex could describe a building like that. There were many open windows in every floor and you could hear children, the sounds of the TV playing and Alex was almost certain that he could smell food being made. 

"Where are we?" he asked confuse.

"I brought you to meet my mother" Luke announced and winked at him.

"What? I am sweaty, smelly and dressed like a beggar with a uniform that doesn't even fit me and you brought me to meet your mother? Are you insane?"

"It hasn't been scientifically proven but for sure I am crazy for you" he said and shamelessly kissed him, right there out in the open. "Let's go. She is going to love you"

"Can't I get changed first? Or at least take a shower please?" 

"Nope we will be late for dinner and my mum is a great cook." He told him and took his head in his. "You look great, even sexy. You know flushed and all"

"I don't think your mum will appreciate my sexiness" Alex told him as they entered the building and climbed up the many wooden stairs. 

"I appreciate it. Believe me. I appreciate it a lot" he said and Alex blushed. That was a major boost to his confidence. 

The sun had already started to set and the people, including the little kids that and been playing outside were already slowly gathering so they could get back to their homes. Some mums had been outside shouting children's names for the naughtier ones who denied to get inside. 

After leaving three or four floors behind they finally stopped in front of a door. Luke took out his keys and opened it so they could enter the apartment he had grown up in. 

It was big and filled with light. Minimal decorations and a living room united with the dining room and the kitchen that was separated from everything else only with a marbled island created a spacious and open room. The colors of the room where warm pastels and Alex immediately could feel the care in the arrangements. Brown with hints of gold, and beige made the place look very luxurious and elegant. Mark probably would appreciate the decor a lot more than him but Alex too had been pleasantly surprised judging from what he had seen at the other dorms. 

Big couches and a huge television, many pictures of Luke and his mum everywhere but none of his dad. He couldn't imagine why, he said ironically in his head when a gorgeous woman appeared from one of the other rooms in the house. 

She was beautiful with her long hair and pretty eyes. Tall with a slim figure she was holding a vase with fresh roses and when she saw them she smiled delicately. She placed the vase on the table and approached her son, giving him a tight hug and kissing him on the cheek. 

"Finally. I was scared the food was going to get cold. Welcome. I'm Eve. Luke's mother. Nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you too ma'am I am Alex."

She looked at him with warm eyes and smiled. She looked very peaceful and her aura was very relaxing. It felt like all the anxiety that had been building up inside him had been slowly disappearing since she appeared. Was that the effect an actual mother had? Nurturing and calm. Alex wished he had gotten to sense that a lot more during his life.

The two boys sat at the table and Eve brought their food. She had made tomato and shrimp pasta and a very delicious salad with mushrooms and mozzarella. He hadn't eaten a home cooked dinner in a while and the rich flavors made his mouth water. He could devour everything but he tried to look as civilized as he could to make a good impression. 

"Do you like it?" She asked him and he nodded eagerly since his mouth was stuffed. He looked like a very cute squirrel.

"It's delicious. Thank you very much." He announced once he had swallowed his bite.

"I'm really glad you like it. I put extra care in it. I wanted to make a good impression for my son's mate. So tell me Luke how does it feel to get you mark? Is it pretty?" She asked him and the boy stopped eating, his fork making a loud noise as it fell on his porcelain plate.

"It's great. Yeah it looks good. It's very pretty." He said. Alex looked at him and remembered that Luke still hadn't shown it his mark and as it seemed no one had too yet.

"You haven't shown it to me yet. I mean it's a big deal but you keep it a secret" she joked.

"I want Alex to see it first. That's why."

"What? He hasn't shown it to you yet?" She asked astonished.

"Umm, not yet I think he wants to find the right time." 

"Alex got into the team" Luke said and Alex smiled. 

He had tried to change the subject. He had realized that but he decided not to mention anything. Why would the conversation about his mating mark be unwanted? Alex wondered. Could it be that Luke was embarrassed to say they were mates? That seemed odd, after everything that happened but Alex could tell that something was off. It was the tension in his stance, and that defensive tone that made it obvious. It was always the little things that showed if there was something wrong with a person and Luke's stance created one more unanswered question in Alex's mind. Was there a problem with the mark?

The rest of the night went extremely smoothly. Alex had decided to put the doubts aside to enjoy his food and make a perfect impression on Luke's mum. As it seemed he succeeded because by the end of the night she was laughing loudly at his jokes, which he had tried really hard to think to make himself look funny and begged them to stay a bit more. 

In a few hours Alex would have to meet the sender of that mysterious letter.

He hadn't forgotten it and as the time approached, he was getting more and more anxious. 

It was about time he got some answers.

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Things have been going pretty well lately in this story...hmm I think it's about time we fix this.

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