I didn't see Charles after class. He must be trapped away in that lab again. I learned that they were working on a cure for vampire bites on werewolves. Vampire bites were deadly to werewolves if not treated quickly enough, and even with treatment could still be fatal.
I couldn't believe my mate was smart enough to make such a cure. This explains why everyone was so mad at the lights. Although they weren't UV lights, the cells are still susceptible to any light.
I went to the commons to eat lunch and ran into Nate. We decided to eat lunch together. We were lucky enough to find a nearby table.
"So how is your first day of classes going?" I asked him as I took a bite of an apple.
"So far so good. There are some challenging professors. I am pretty sure one hates me already, just for being part dragon" he said. Shaking his head at the thought.
"Seriously? I didn't think any professors could be so closed minded in a university like this"
"Oh you'll be surprised" He responded.
We kept talking for a while. Hanging out even after we finished eating. I teasingly bumped into him as we walked around the field outside. Nate felt like an old friend. I felt very comfortable around him for having just met him. I think it was his dragon charm, but who really knows.
I faintly smelled that familiar pine and cinnamon in the air again, causing me to stop walking. I looked around and found Charles in the distance surrounded by a group of friends. They were all seniors from the look of it.
My chest tightened as I noticed the girl beside him had her arm resting against his. It didn't help that she was painstakingly beautiful. She had light brown hair with some natural blonde highlights. Her features were sharp and strong. Her eyes were like sharp sapphires, beautiful yet very intense. She had white sparkly lips. She pushed her hair behind her ear and I noticed the slight point to it. She was an elf, no f*cking wonder she was so beautiful.
Elves were honestly the most beautiful creatures. It's like all elves were able to make were more modelisc people. I couldn't compete with an elf. I couldn't help staring at them longer, probably a little too long. Charles noticed me looking and smirked.
I quickly looked away not wanting to give him the satisfaction of knowing I was watching him. I leaned against Nate's arm feeling a little uneasy at the thought of Charles and the elf being anything more than friends.
I snuck one last peak at them and saw Charles staring at me. Gold specks floated in his eyes and I wondered what was causing his wolf to stir.
"You okay?" Nate asked, wrapping his arm around my shoulder.
"Yeah, just got a little light headed" I lied. I didn't feel like trying to explain my complicated relationship to Nate. I wrapped my arm around his waist and we walked like that towards the dorms.
The way Nate and I held each other seemed romantic, but I could tell it was platonic for us both. Nate felt more like a brother or a long time best friend. I am sure he felt the same way. I like to believe that we have friends that we were destined to find. I like to think Nate was that friend.
He dropped me off at my room, making sure I was okay before leaving me. I had another class in the evening. A 2 hour lab I was asked to join. I decided that taking a nap would probably do me good.
My alarm went off and I snoozed it a few too many times. I was running down campus trying to make it on time. I tried tying my hair up as I ran and I am sure I looked terrible. I left my hair in a messy bun and took my jacket off, shoving it in my bag.
I entered the room as quietly as possible, being a few minutes late. Thankfully it didn't seem to have started yet. I let out a sigh of relief.
"You must be Rain," An older man, with a widow's peak, asked. He had a lab coat on with a name badge reading Dr. Alexander Gates. His glasses hugged the bridge of his nose a bit too tight. He extended his hand out towards me.
"Yes, I am" I took his hand shaking it with a tight grip.
"I look forward to having you here. I read the paper you wrote on the study of our cellular regeneration. I thought you had some very good points, and thoughts on the subject. Especially for a high school student. I look forward to seeing what you are capable of." He smiled. "Please take a seat anywhere. We are waiting on one last student"
I looked around realizing no one here was a freshman except one other person that I wish wasn't here. How did Luke get invited to this lab too? He spotted me and came over.
"Come sit with me." He didn't ask. I'm not quick to do what he says anymore. I took a seat at a table near the front away from him.
Luke sighed and went back to his table. I thought that would be the end. Of course that was too hopeful. I noticed he was grabbing his things to come sit with me. The tables sat 3 and I hoped the student that was left would be willing to sit between us. Just before Luke got to the table someone else plopped their things on the seat beside me, forcing Luke to take the seat on the other side of the table. Thank you goddess.
I looked up to see who just saved me from a semester of torture. His all too familiar dark eyes stared down at me intently. A slight look of confusion crossed his face as he looked around. Was Charles in the wrong class?
Charles was so tall even leaning against the table. His muscles prominently showed against his tight shirt. I shifted in my seat as I took in that heavenly smell of his. I could feel Heli stirring inside me.
"Are you sure you have the right lab?" He asked me with an eyebrow raised.
"Pretty sure since Dr. Gates greeted me personally" I smiled condescendingly. "You seem lost though. Need any help?" I remarked.
"Nope. Just surprised to see a freshman in a senior advanced lab" He smirked, taking his seat beside me. I shrugged my shoulders at him.
"Guess that makes me smarter than the average Joe" I smirked back.
Luke looked oddly small beside Charles. Luke was a pretty tall and muscular man now, but Charles just towered over him in size and shape. Luke seemed upset that Charles had joined us.
"Now that everyone has arrived. I want to welcome you to our molecular biology lab. Most of you here are currently working on the Vampire cure in Lab 110 so I know you already know a lot on this matter. This lab is to help advance what you already know. Most of you here are seniors, but as you can see we have a couple freshmen here. Do not be deceived, for these are some of the brightest freshmen I have seen in many years." Dr Gates started. "Rain here wrote a riveting paper on cellular regeneration as well as conducted a study while still in high school." A slouched in my chair, not liking the attention on me. "Luke is here for his expertise on Vampire biology. He studied under the infamous Stefan Helms."
I turned to look at Luke then. Is that where he had gone? Stefan Helms was a well known vampire lord. He ruled over much of Europe. He was a great scientist on top of his nobility. He ran a lab out of London whose medical advances were ahead of most. It seems Luke had been busy when he disappeared.
Dr. Gates was amazing and he had so much to teach us. I read over the syllabus quite a few times. I was excited to hit most of the topics on it.
Charles stayed focused the whole time. Never once looking my way. It felt cold to be so close to him and not have any interaction. Why did he choose to sit beside me anyway? There were plenty of other seats around the room. Why sit with the freshmen?
Dr Gates did most of the talking for this class. He told us next week we would be doing most of the work. He dismissed us right on time. Charles quickly got up and went to the back to speak with Dr Gates before I could speak a word to him. I wondered what it was that they were speaking about. Luke covered my view of Charles, immediately causing me irritation.
"Who is that?" He asked about Charles.
"He's a senior, it seems. I think his name is Charles." I responded, trying to look over his shoulder at Charles.
"I mean who is he to you?" My eyes quickly looked away from Charles to Luke. His question infuriated me.
"You lost the right to know about my life a while ago." He stiffened at my words as my irritation in my tone was very evident.
"Rain, please don't be like that. You were once the love of my life." Surprisingly enough he seemed sad, causing me to feel some sympathy for him. I sighed, uncrossing my arms and looking straight into those dreamy eyes of his.
"Like you said once, but no longer. You made sure of that when you ran off without a word Luke." I grabbed my things ready to leave and be done with this conversation.
"Rain, let me explain it to you please." His emotions were so clear on his face. He didn't even try to hide them. He was desperate and I was curious enough to know what really happened.
"Fine, explain." I watched him hoping the answer he gave me would finally give me some closure.
"Not here, meet me in my dorm." He smiled, and I realized what he was doing. He had no intention of explaining anything. He wanted something else instead and I was furious for having fallen for it.
"F*ck off Luke." I pushed my way past him, storming out of the room with my things in hand.
Luke chased after me, grabbing my wrist and pulling me into him. My chest pumped into him with force. He warped his other arm around my lower waist keeping me against him. I pushed against his chest, but it was no use as he was stronger than me. "Let me go Luke!" I yelled at him frustrated. I hated feeling weak and stuck. I also hated the spot he still had in my heart. Finding your mate didn't mean you forgot your past loves, it just meant you wanted and loved your mate more than them. "I miss you, Rain. I didn't want to leave you. I had to." He whispered, caressing my cheek with the hand that had held my wrist. "Stefan asked me to come and I couldn't say no" "You could have told me. You left me without saying a word" I was still angry. He said he loved me, but threw me aside like trash. It hurt, it still hurts. I tried to push him off me again to no avail. His face was getting closer and I knew what he was about to do. I didn't want it, I didn't want his lips to meet mine ever aga
Last night's events ran through my head when I woke up this morning. I didn't know I could be turned on so much by someone. His touch made me quiver with pleasure. Just the thought of it had me getting wet again. I shook the memory away. I grabbed my things and headed out to shower again. Kaitlyn was in there getting ready. She eyed me in the mirror. "I heard you won't leave Luke alone" She stepped in front of me. She was a little shorter than me without those high heels but the way she held herself made her seem taller. I scoffed at her. "You're joking right?" She crossed her arms in anger at my words. "It's more like Luke won't leave me alone. You need to do a better job of keeping him in check." I pushed past her and got into the shower. She didn't follow me or say anything more and I was grateful for that. I didn't need to be fighting my roommate over someone I didn't want anymore. When I came out of the shower Kaitlyn was gone. I got ready in our room and she had left me a n
Charles' P.O.V.I knew she was up to something when she asked me to come to her dorm. I was curious enough to see what her plan was, so I agreed to meet her there. My mate knew how to drive me crazy with the things she did. The way she pouted, the way she wasn't afraid to just follow me into the woods the other night. I loved the way she told me off as if I am not this huge guy that could crush her. It was getting harder not to want to be around her. I was so close to a cure, so close to graduating without any distractions. She just came barreling into my life unexpectedly. I wanted to stay away, but she was everywhere I went. Her smell of sunshine and berries always enticed me. The way her eyes looked at mine, defiantly, always turned me on. I loved the way she crossed her arms or stuck her tongue out when she was mad. It was really adorable and quite funny. I liked making her mad just to see it. It was hard to stop last night. I wanted so badly to guide her to her org*sm, but I
Charles' P.O.V.A crowd had started to gather outside of Rain's room."Get the campus police and the RA." I ordered one of the freshmen. He looked at me scared so he did as he was told very quickly. I wanted to have Rain get dressed but knew that they would need to see the evidence. I knew I would be questioned too and probably be put on probation for hurting Luke so bad. I hoped that under the circumstances they wouldn't expel me. I couldn't look at Rain from the guilt that was eating away at me. I felt guilty for thinking that she had brought me here to see her with another guy. I also felt guilty for having waited. If I had gotten here sooner then maybe none of this would have happened. I sat on Rain's bed waiting for the police. I knew she probably needed comforting, but I wasn't sure how to do that right now. I looked at another one of the freshmen still gathered out there. "You, go get her roommate" I pointed to one of them. She ran off. The first freshmen came back with the
Rain's P.O.V.They bagged Charles' hoodie as evidence as well as the underwear from the room. They photographed my wounds and asked way too many personal questions. I could feel Heli retreating inside me. She felt so distant right now. "Why were you undressed under the hoodie?" "I was trying to surprise my mate," I answered honestly. "Who is your mate?" "Charles""Is this Charles Narcissus? The other male in the room" I nodded my head realizing I didn't even know Charles last name until now. I felt like such an idiot. How could I let this happen? How could I be so weak? What was wrong with me?They kept me for observation for the night. I gave my statement repeatedly to many different types of policemen. Answered the same questions over and over. They will be forever engraved in my brain, just as the feeling of hopelessness would be. I was so happy to see Charles kick that door down, but also felt so ashamed. I wanted to disappear. I wanted everything to fade away and to be left
We left the hospital together, but I knew I wasn't ready to go back to my dorm. I wasn't sure how I was going to be sleeping there tonight. Memories from yesterday began flooding my brain and I tried to quickly forget them. Nate did his best to distract me and he was successful for the most part. We hung around the commons at first until people started coming up to me asking questions. It seemed yesterday's events were the talk of the campus. Comments ranged from sympathy to slurs. Nate chased off anyone that was rude by huffing and puffing smoke at them. "Let's go somewhere less populated" Nate offered and I agreed. He took us to a fairy trail. It was quiet, peaceful and beautiful here. We watched the fairies in the trees for a while. I made sure to send my timely texts to Charles. He didn't respond once but I sent them just in case anyway. I didn't want him to worry or race out of class thinking I was in danger. An hour had passed and Charles finally responded. 'I liked the time
Charles opened the door all the way and I was right. The beautiful elf entered his house as if she'd been here many times. She shot me a curious side glance. I could tell she was checking me out. Probably wondering what Charles saw in me. "Wait here" Charles told her as he disappeared into his room. I could hear him shuffling through things. I wasn't sure what he was looking for. "Hello" she finally spoke to me. She smiled at me, only increasing her beauty. Freaking elves, I swear, it's not fair. "Hi" I responded shyly. I couldn't meet her eyes. "I'm Star. Star Sweetflower." She introduced herself with a gentle smile. She extended her slender hand out for me to shake. I shyly took it. "Rain Lancaster" I told her. "My family knows a Lancaster. A strong alpha, his name is Evandrus," she nodded her head with affirmation "we called him Evan." She was cute as she thought. Her finger patted her chin as she thought back. As if the gesture helped her to recall. "Any relation?" "Not tha
I decided to take Charles' offer up and started the bath. I filled it with nice hot water and turned the jets on. Kaitlyn had packed my toiletries with my things so I thankfully didn't have to worry about that. Although it would have been nice to use Charles' things and smell like him. I sat in the tub a while just thinking and reflecting. I finally got out when my fingers were pruney and the water started to get cold.I stared at myself in the mirror for a while barely recognizing myself. I grabbed my laptop and sat on the couch, ready to work.I checked my emails then and began working on my own classes. The professors had sent me weeks worth of class assignments and lectures. I got through today's classes and started on tomorrow's before Charles returned. As he entered the house my stomach growled. He let out a loud la