Emma walked to school in her favorite outfit, tucking her hair behind her ear. It was a bright shiney day and she had on a short skirt that was black and flowed around her waist. She had on a fitted polka dot button up shirt with it and carried her medium sized black leather bag on her shoulder with her homework in it. She looked pretty darn cute, her high heels clicking each step she made down the sidewalk.
It wasn't fair, half the pack of teenagers got cars when they were sixteen or had finally turned into a wolf..Emma had to walk!
Emma took her short cut to school through an alley way. It wasn't dark, mind you, she had learned her lesson. The sun shined through it and she looked up when she heard foot steps and narrowed her eyes beside her when Lucas showed up beside her.
"Going to school Emma?" He eyed her bag with a smirk.
Emma shifted it around her shoulder. Mrs Kwan had given the biggest assignment to the class the other day. Even Emma had trouble scrambling to finish it by today.
"why yes I am. Have any of you losers gone to school before?" she taunted louder when she knew the other two were behind. She could practically feel Sean's hungry eyes on her.
Sean and Jay walked behind with a smirk each on their faces and watched her exit the Alley and was now standing right infront of the high school. Kids were crowded around it, sitting on the stairs, kids getting dropped off.
"Have a good day honey." taunted Sean playfully, walking around her as she had to stop before she crossed the street.
She locked eyes with him, glaring a little but her heart stopped until someone interrupted them from across the street, "Emma!"
They all turned, even Jay and Lucas. A blonde boy, tall and skinny but with a fresh clean hair cut and a big grin was waving at her to come over.
Emma happily began to cross, trying to hide her smile and knowing she was leaving the 'Trio' in the dust and even heard growling.
"Lets go." Jay told Sean back over on the other side but the guy couldn't rip his eyes off of Emma, "Come on Seanny, Polka Dot can take care of herself."
Sean tried to snicker, finally ripping his eyes off of Emma and bittered, "What do I care?"
Lucas chuckled too and shook his head, "This place gives me the creeps." he HATED highschool, "Lets go!"
Sean finally turned, following them but narrowed his eyes back at the guy Emma was with. He didn't trust him. Not one bit.
"So.." Peter tried not to grin so hard, crossing his arms over his chest, "Have you thought about it?"
"About.." Emma drifted off cluelessly and the bell rang. She gasped and started to walk inside quickly.
Peter jogged to keep up with her and nervously reminded her, "Date. You, me?" students pushed past another.
"Oh!" Emma exclaimed, stopping at her locker and opened it, "You mean for the dance?"
He nodded.
She smiled uneasily but thought about it. Why not say no? Peter was cute..the girls in school loved him. And he was nice to her? She just..she didn't feel anything with him. No spark, no desire..
Suddenly Sean's face popped into her head and she almost even gasped and closed her eyes, shaking her head. Don't you dare, Emma! She thought and yelled to herself.
"Ok!" she said rather too eagerly and he blinked but smiled and moved in closer.
"Really?"
She put her hands on his chest, stopping him from coming any further, "Just one date Peter." she warned.
He smirked and shrugged, stepping back. "Maybe you'll be shocked and like it. And we'll have another, and another...and another." he began walking away, that sly grin on his face as Manny went around, eyeing Emma and him as she heard the last bit.
"You said yes?" she was kind of shocked, and opened the locker beside Emma.
Emma shrugged her shoulder, "It's my first dance back at this school, I want to go but don't wanna be dateless. Plus he's been trying to get a date since I came back."
Manny giggled and nodded, "So true." she then asked and gasped, "My Dad asked me if you could maybe help the bar out this weekend? You and me?"
The late bell rang and Emma winced, crap! She was late! "ok, sure. See you later!" she ran off, leaving Manny giggling
"What a goody two shoes."
Meanwhile, Raditch growled a little when his door knocked and Ellie peaked her head in, "Mr Raditch?"
He stood in his office, the two idiots from the other night who attacked Emma now sat in the room with him, their eyes down with agony in them and Snake standing behind him, arms crossed.
The two boys were being 'suspended' from the pack until further notice. Sean had come to Raditch, told him what had happened, and he was dealing with it personally. Nobody attached their own pack on his watch nor a lady. Was he shocked Sean had come to him? More than ever. Sean was always his own leader, and never really listened to his own Alpha but you know what that was? That was the next alpha shining through and Raditch knew it. Sean seemed like he was going to be a better leader than even him.
Raditch knew Sean would be his choice next, and the rumor was starting to go around. He was older now, more mature, and though misunderstood Sean wasn't a bad guy, he always did the right thing and he was the strongest. Already he had his own little followers, the 'trio' and the other guys looked up to him..the girls loved him, even the mothers.
"Busy, Ellie." he said with eyes hard on the two young boys still.
Ellies mouth shaped an 'oh', tucking a piece of red hair behind her ear. She was usually Raditch's favorite but today he was in no mood. Ellie was Raditchs favorite because, well, she sucked up alot. But since hearing Sean may by the next Alpha picked, and it was very obvious he would be, she wanted to be the next Alphas wife. Granted Sean wouldn't be Alpha for another year or so, but she had to get things straight right away.
"Ok. I'll come back." she smiled and closed the door behind her.
She smirked and walked off, going to Alex and Jane as she whispered, "You think the Rumours are true?" she asked the girls.
"Raditch stepping down soon and Sean taking his spot?" Alex shrugged and noted, "My moms boyfriend is pissed. Chad ACTUALLY thought he had a chance up to be the next alpha." they actually all snickered. Chad was a drunk, and along with other men of the pack they would be mad a younger guy got the Alpha spot but none of them would challange Sean for it.. cause they knew he would win in the end. That he was a good pick. He really was strong, intimidating and one of the fastest too when they went on runs in the woods.
He'd be a great leader.
"If Sean does get it, I just can't wait for the chosing."
"Chosing?" Jane asked, a little confused about this stuff.
A voice spoke up, explaining what that meant as a girl with long light brown hair and a petite but fit body came walking over to them. "When the Alpha choses his mate. It's this big event, and ALL the girls have to go"
"Darcy." Sneered Ellie, annoyed.
Darcy crossed her arms and tilted her head at Ellie, "You really think our new Alpha would chose you as his next queen?"
Darcy was Raditchs daughter. She was 18 now, and she was a princess but come the day Raditch stepped down..she'd be nothing. She was a little spoiled, so we have an idea she won't like not having the power anymore.
"You think you will?" snickered Ellie at her, "Just cause you're our Alphas daughter now, doesn't mean your going to be anything specail when he steps down. You're not Sean's type." she sized her up and down.
"You've been lingering around Sean for years Ellie, don't you think it's time to give up?" Darcy shot back, causing the redhead to growl but feel a bit struck. "You're clearly not his type-"
"Ellie." Alex warned, grabbing the redhead who went to step forward but if she laid a hair on Darcy's head...Raditch would easily wipe her out of the pack. Darcy was Daddy's little princess. "Lets go." Alex said and Ellie nodded, trying to keep her cool and stormed off.
Jane stayed with Darcy and snickered a bit, "Haven't seen you ever stand up to her before." she said matter of factly to Darcy.
Darcy let out the breath she was holding, she wasn't ALWAYS a bitch unless she had to be. "When Sean steps in, I need him to chose me."
"Well you want me advice?" Jane asked and she nodded, "Stop fighting other girls for him and just wait for the chosing."
She blinked, but nodded. She sucked in a shakey breath when Jane left and she wondered if Sean could in the end pick her. She was pretty enough, rich with power right now, and was the alphas daughter. Maybe most of the reason wanting to be the next Alpha wife was because she was use to being spoiled and powerful.. but it also helped that Sean was the hottest wolf in the pack and she wanted that too.
The chosing would be an interesting night, that was for sure.
"This?" Emma asked Manny, standing in the mall now that next week, in a store for dresses. They were shopping for the Dance coming up.
Mannys eyes flashed gold and Emma laughed. Guess that meant yes. "it's beautiful!" she exclaimed. Emma stood in a white dress that stopped after her mid thigh and it sparkled softly too in the light.
She turned and eyed herself in the mirror, "Not too much?"
"Heck no." Manny declared and sighed, "I wish I had your legs."
"I wish I had your bra size." Emma teased.
"You're getting there." Manny actually declared and the two laughed. That was true. Emma use to be chest less when little, but now? She had grown out quite fully...thank god!
When they got to Emma's house, the two got ready. Emma in her short white dress and Manny in her gold sparkly cocktail dress.
"ouch!" Emma hissed while straightening Manny's hair in her bedroom at her vanity mirror, but she burned herself.
Manny winced for her and turned, "Better go run and put cold water on it. Too bad you don't heal as quick as I do."
Emma rolled her eyes, "Thanks!" she turned back and went down the stairs. She had finished her hair at least, it was half up, half down. She paused when she heard the door knock as she just finished putting her finger under the sink. She wrapped it with a little cloth and went towards the door
Maybe it was another member of the pack. Her Dad said they were having some meeting in the den for something important. She opened the door and she stood straighter, head tilting. Sean stood there, eyes on her too and even straightened up himself before clearing his throat, "Your Dad here?"
She couldn't stop looking at him though, he had a split lip, but it didn't look too bad. Kinda hot actually. Emma hadn't seen Sean for a week or two. He seemed...different. Still him but, I don't know what it was. He wasn't even trying to start a fight with her tonight!...odd.
"Den." she remarked and moved out of his way.
He nodded and stepped inside, looking around the place. It wasn't full of a partiers this time, looked rather cozy and family pictures were hung about.
Emma nervously closed the door and turned back to him, seeing him not going anywhere. Oh! He didn't know where the Den was.
"Follow me." she tried to roll her eyes, as if his appearance wasn't causing her heart to pound. She nearly groaned as she led him down the stairs. She was crushing on Sean, a guy who was 20 years old and she was some stupid teenager (he was right, okay?!) and he was here for her Dad, for business...not some stupid girl with a crush
She opened the door to a room full of the pack having cigars and booze. Classic man wolf meeting. Before she left she gasped a little when she felt his hand grab her arm softly from behind. She looked down, turned and slowly looked up at him to see his eyes hard on her dress. His Adams apple along his throat bolted up and down as he swallowed and just looked away from her as he spoke, "You look nice."
Her heart pounded, watching him enter the Den with the guys and shut the door behind him as she stood there and finally let out the breath she was holding. She went up the stairs to Manny, and groaned falling on the bed.
"Emma, you're going to ruin your hair!" Manny gasped in horror and went over, sitting on the edge as Emma just sucked in a deep breath and scoffed it out.
"Nice?" Emma repeated what Sean had called her. He said nice?! Not beautiful, not pretty...nice?! "he said I looked 'nice', Manny!"
She shook her head, staring up at the ceiling helplessly. She was just still some kid to him, wasn't she? He had probably seen and had better, older girls, his age! ..Hotter girls. She was just a young let alone dumb human to him probably.
"Who?" Manny was confused.
"Sean." Emma's eyes widened, hearing herself say it and looked to Manny who had a smile on her face.
"I knew you liked him."
"I didn't say I liked him." growled Emma but couldn't deny it, even without actually speaking. She looked obvious but she was too young to understand what she was feeling. It was so strong, and so scary. Sean made her heart flutter, even when he was just trying to get her angry. This was confusing to a young girl!
"Hmm.." Manny teased Emma as she shrugged her shoulder, "Then I guess you have nothing to worry about then."
Emma sat up, confused and asked, "Worry about what?"
Manny looked at her nails boredly but explained, "My Dad told me what that meeting downstairs is. It's like a celebration for what happened last night."
"What happened last night?" Emma asked curiously.
"All the guys of the pack got together at Raditchs house, Sean was named the next Alpha starting his 21st birthday. That's one year away."
Emma's mouth hung, staring at her best friend in disbelief, "Sean was picked?" she was in shock, "Out of everyone?"
Why didn't her Dad tell her this was going on!? Was it just because she was a girl or because of that dumb 'she's not a wolf yet' thing.
"Sean had turned into strongest wolf we know now Emma." Manny confirmed, "A few men had protested, insisted they'd make better Alpahs so ofcourse they did the ritual fight." Manny told her, which Emma understood. That meant the ones who didn't think Sean was fit for Alpha, fought him for the title.
"Poor Sean..." Emma whispered, wondering if that's what the split lip on Sean was.
"Poor Sean? Emma he won. Against them all!" she sighed romantically, "Now this time next year, he picks his mate."
Emma stared off, looking a little unreadable and it even made Manny curious, "Are you okay?"
"We're late." Emma said and blinked, avoiding Manny's eyes and grabbed her purse, "Come on."
