Disclaimer – I own nothing. Characters and Original storyline belongs to the creators of the show The Originals.
A/n – I am so gutted that Aiden is no longer with us :( but he lives on in fanfic..gotta love fanfic! If you enjoy this fic, please feel free to leave a review. Thank you.
p.s this chapter is just basically them messaging one another through the dating website.
Aiden is a twenty year old werewolf, he is respected by his pack and has a close friendship with the packs Alpha, Jackson. He loves his werewolf family, but he can't help but feel lonely. He hasn't had a boyfriend since high school. He was so grateful that his pack has accepted him for who he is but all he has ever wanted was to be loved and to love someone back. He was envious of Jackson and Haley's bond, he wanted that for himself. Aiden enters his apartment, he throws the keys on the small table in the hall at the door, he kicks off his boots and heads to the fridge in the kitchen for a beer. Once he settles onto the couch, he grabs his laptop. The werewolf stares at the dating website in front of him. He felt stupid for doing this, but he was sick of feeling and being alone. He browsing through men's profiles, but one stands out. Joshua Rosza. Aiden is instantly attracted to this young man picture. He browsing through Josh's likes, dislikes etc. He laughs through his nose, at the way this man talks, even on the internet he rambles on. After a minute of thinking if he should contact him, he finally sends him a message.
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Hey, how's it going? Wondering if you were interested in a chat sometime?"
A.
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Aiden makes a face at the message he sent. He thought it sounded stupid and desperate. But it was sent now. The werewolf takes another sip as its beer, he then gets an instant message back.
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Hey! I'm good, you? I've actually been thinking of messaging you for like two days, but didn't think you would reply..and now I've just told you that, yes, I'm an idiot.
J
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Aiden smiles while reading Josh's message.
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I'm sure you're not an idiot. I see you've not long moved to here in New Orleans. You enjoy it?
A
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Um, Well, it's a lot better than back home. But yeah, I like it, most of the time anyways.
J.
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Aiden spends the rest of the night talking to this new man in his life. They learned they like the same music and the same movies. They talked about past relationships. Them coming out. Aiden felt lucky when Josh mentioned his parents weren't too thrilled when they found out. He felt lucky, because his family and his pack were fine with it. The werewolf couldn't believe how much he connected with this young man, they have only been talking for one night, but it felt like he knew him his whole life. But doubts now come into his mind. What if they meet and what if they start something together, could he keep his werewolf secret? Could he lie to someone like that?
It's been over a week since Josh received a message from the good looking Aiden. The vampire felt like he was on cloud nine. They have been talking everyday and Josh really liked this young man, but he was scared. He wanted to meet him so badly, but the fact he was a vampire, was putting him off. Would he be able to control his thirst around this guy? Would he freak out if he finds out the truth? Or what if he already knows about the secrets of New Orleans? He is from this crazy town after all. The Vampire feels his cell phone vibrate from his Jean pocket. He pulls out his phone and grins when he sees he has a message from Aiden.
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Hey! I was wondering, you would like to have a drink with me tomorrow?
A.
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What? In person?"
J
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Josh rolls his eyes at how stupid that sounded, but the vampire was surprised by Aiden's question, it was like he read Josh's mind. The vampire stares inpatient, waiting for the man's reply.
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um, yes, in person..
A.
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Josh can't help but smile, For a long time, he felt happy. He only came to this town, to meet boys, but other things got in the way, maybe this is his time to finally be happy?
Aiden stares at his laptop, wondering if he did the right thing. He suddenly felt nervous. He sits there, waiting for Josh's reply, He jumps as he hears a knock at his front door.
The werewolf opens the door and shows a half smile.
"Everything ok?" Aiden Asks.
"Vampire business at Marcel's. You in?" Jackson, the Alpha of Aiden's pack.
Aiden nods and they head across the river to Marcel's. While in the car, Jackson can't help but see there was other things on his friends mind.
"You know you can talk to me, right?" The Alpha states.
"Yeah, I know" Aiden stares at his friend.
"So, what's going on?" Jackson asks, while his eyes are still on the road.
"I've met someone"
Jackson smiles. "Yeah? That's great Aiden, what's the problem?"
"I like this guy and we're meeting up tomorrow, but-" Aiden stops himself.
"He doesn't know you are a wolf"
"Nope" Aiden frowns.
"Aiden, how long have we been friends?"
"Since we were kids"
"Right, I've known you pretty much my whole life, I've seen you step up in the pack when I couldn't face it, I've seen you grow up before you actually should of grown up. You've done a lot for us, it's time for you to have a little fun. Yeah, we are wolfs, but we're just not that, we still deserve some happiness, you know?"
"Yeah" Aiden mumbles.
"Look, go meet him tomorrow, have fun and relax, don't think too much"
Aiden smiles at his best friend. He was so grateful for Jackson, he didn't know what he'd do without him.
Aiden and Jackson, pull at the loft. They get out the car and head into the loft. Before they enter Marcel's house, Aiden can smell the vampires already. His nose twitches.
The werewolf stands there, while Jackson goes off to talk to Marcel, his eyes trails off to around the building. He can feel the vampires staring at him, making him feel uncomfortable. Just then, his eyes Widen. His body freezes as he stares at the vampire coming down the stairs. He couldn't believe it. The young man he was meeting tomorrow, the man he connected with and really liked was a Vampire!
Josh stares at Aiden, his face says it all. The man he was crushing on, is a werewolf! He couldn't help but think how beautiful things man was, the pictures on his profile, didn't do him justice.
But what was going to happen now? He was a werewolf after all,. He was apart of the pack that Marcel and his vampires have been fighting with for as long as he could remember. Will this change everything? Will there romance come to an end, before it even started?