Reyna's POV:
I rolled into the school parking lot like usual, and hopped out, meeting up with some of the pack. The other half is usually here already. Why anybody wants to get up so early is beyond me though.
"Hey Reyna," they all greet. They nod to me and I nod back.
"Hey, I hear there's a transfer student," says Annabeth.
"Oh yeah I hear. She's supposed to be really smart or something," says Percy while wrapping his arms around her waist. They are good mates.
"I wonder why she transferred. It's like a month into the school year," says Frank. I nod, yeah the school is kind of small, and a lot of people have to try really hard to even be accepted.
"Don't know," says Jason. He's currently sitting next to his mate, Piper. I'm not going to lie, but it kind of sucks to be mateless, and the alpha, while my two betas already have their mates. Percy and Jason are pretty much the best when it comes to needing advice. Jason is more thoughtful, while Percy is brazen, so the balance each other out.
"Alright...ready?" I ask. It's the same process everyday. We all step out from hanging near the cars and make our way to school. People stare. It's a daily routine. I make my way into the school, like usual, before I catch a whiff of something very sweet. It smells like summer, and pine trees, and other things that make my senses go wild. In short, it's the best smell I've ever smelled. A lot of humans aren't the best smelling, but this is really intoxicating. But just like it's there, it's gone in a another second. I try to find it, but it's already been mixed in. I sigh and head to my locker, with Jason and Piper behind me. I make it to my locker and open in, while Jason and Piper go to his. I hear a loud bang, and peek out from behind the locker only to see Jason and Piper, a cloud of smoke around them.
"Reyna, we seriously need to talk to the Stolls," says Jason coming up to me. I shut my locker and turn to him. The first thing that comes to mind is colorful.
"Yes, I love them, but they're really pushing it," says Piper growling a bit. I can't help it, I laugh at their predicament. It's the funniest thing. Jason's gold rimmed glasses are now purple, gold, and green, while Piper's shirt is covered in rainbow. They both look like a unicorn threw up on them.
I laugh some more at their expense. no I'm not mean, well only when I need to be. But it's just too funny. They suddenly have a glint in their eyes, and the next thing I know I'm being hugged into a locker by the both of them. They start rubbing the powder all over me, and now I look like a rainbow. I scoff as they step away examining their work.
They both high five and then they're on their way, leaving me with a dirty shirt.
"See you tonight Reyna," says Jason and Piper over their shoulders. I reach into my locker and grab my Letterman, putting it on so I don't look stupid, and close my locker, examining myself in the reflection of the steel. I open my locker back up getting my things, when the sweetest smell comes to my nose, and I recognize it. I feel a tap on my shoulder and turn around.
I'm caught, in a trance, by a pair of stunning emerald green eyes. I take in all of her, and it feels like everything falls away before me. It's just her and me right now. I feel an electric thrill run through me, and something inside of me seems to wake up. It's like a fire is being lit and the only way to possibly quell it is to hold her in my arms and never let go. She has fiery red hair and freckly that are scattered across the bridge of her nose and cheeks. In short, she's stunning. She's shorter than me, and her head only comes up to my chin, but she's still perfect. She'swearing some ripped jeans with some pain splotches on them, and a t-shirt that looks a little big on her. She's not petite, but she's not chunky either. She's perfect actually.
I'm taken out of my trance when I realize she probably wanted to ask me something, till we saw each other.
"Uh...can I help you...?" I ask her. She shakes her head as if to clear her thoughts, then gets out a sheet of paper.
"Y-yeah...u-um do you know w-where uh English higher level is?" she asks timidly. Her voice is really nice to listen to. It's like chimes, or bells. She lets me look at the sheet of paper, and we're in all the same classes. Wow she must be pretty smart, because she doesn't look like a senior. I also, have the pleasure of seeing her locker code, which I will be putting to good use.
"Yeah, I do, it's down that hall, and then it's the furthest door on the left," I tell her, pointing her towards the room. I look back towards her to find her staring at me. I smirk, and she immediately turns away, giving a little mumble of thanks before hustling off to the classroom. I'm about to follow when I feel another tap on my shoulder, and a not so pleasant scent.
"What do you want Octavian?" I growl.
"Is that any way to greet an alpha?" he asks me. I nearly snarl at his attitude.
"Hello, alpha," I say in greeting. our eyes flash purple before going back to my regular brownish black, and his to pale blue.
"Hi Reyna. So our parents are having a little get together between the packs, and you should come out. It'll be fun," he says, a mischievous glint in his eye.
"How about no," I say before shutting my locker door in his face. He knows he's lost this one, but that hasn't stopped him ever before. He stalks away to English class.
"Hey Rey-whoa you look pissed. Octavian?" asks Hazel. I nod my head.
"Well, aside from his stench, what's that nice smell?" she asks. Oh yeah! My mate!
"Oh, it's nothing," I say, avoiding the subject. It's not that I don't want the pack to know, I just want her to warm up to me first before I actually go and introduce her. And my secret...I don't know what's gonna happen.
"Oh, well ok. see ya," she says before going to meet up with Frank before class. They're an odd couple, but it works for them. Frank is such a teddy bear, and Hazel can be fierce when she wants to be. I make my way to English, and I hear Octavian.
I growl lowly before I go in, just in time to catch a tripping mate. I hold her up, and she leans into my body. Her glasses have been knocked out of place and are a bit slanted and halfway up her forehead, while her books are on the ground. She looks very flustered, but I find it cute. Wait...cute? I never think that.
"Well, if we didn't get to introduce ourselves earlier, we do now," I chuckle at her lightly blushing cheeks. She quickly untangles herself from me. It kind of disappoints me that she's not in my arms anymore though. I could have held her for forever, maybe longer. She brushes herself off and goes down collecting her books.
I quickly kneel down to help her, getting the last book and handing it to her.
"Name's Reyna, Reyna Ramirez. What's yours?" I ask her. She doesn't seem to even register what I just said.
"S-sorry, w-what did you s-say?" she asks stuttering.
"I'm Reyna, Reyna Ramirez," I chuckle at the apparent fact that she was staring. Of course I was too. I reach out my hand, and she shakes it tentatively. I'm surprised by how soft her skin is. It feels really nice, and the sparks I feel only amplify it.
"And you are?" I ask her, still holding her hand.
"Nobody important," says Octavian. I growl lowly when she takes her hand away and hangs her head. Nobody insults my mate. My eyes flash purple for a second, and I see him stiffen. I glare daggers at him, and he seems to shrink.
"Octavian, I think you should apologize," I say, keeping my voice dangerously low, so he understands, for good measure. He shrinks down even more if that's possible and mutters a sorry before looking away, ignoring me.
"Here's your book back," I say handing it to her. She nearly whispers a thanks, then she tries to walk by me, but I block her path.
"What's your name?" I ask her in soft voice.
"Oh, R-Rachel Dare," she says tucking a stray piece of hair behind her ear. I smile at how innocent and adorable she looks. I wish I could hold her right now.
She quickly scoots by me, but I want to talk to her more. I want to get to know her. She's amazing, I know it, but when I look in her eyes, I see pain and sorrow, and it honestly breaks me. I need to know what happened, and hopefully I can heal it. I walk over, but then my fellow pack mates come in along with some of the other students. I greet them and then we're thrown into a conversation about the homecoming game that's coming up.
"You ready?" asks Frank.
"You better defend me," I say with a sly smirk.
"What? Do you not trust me?" asks Frank in mock hurt, putting a hand over his heart. I see Hazel elbow him a little, and they stare at each other lovingly; something I hope I do with my mate. I look over to her, and she looks deep in thought and concentration as she reads her book. I don't know how much time has passed since I first started staring. I just can't get enough of her. She suddenly looks up, scanning the class till her piercing green eyes fall on me. She blushes and hides her face in her hair. I smirk at how much I can affect her.
We all go to sit by the windows on the opposite side of the class, but I want to sit next to her. I sigh and then the teacher comes in. He's a creepy dude, not gonna lie. He's always checking out people and hangs in their personal space. He quickly gets himself situated and then he looks at Rachel. He smiles that creepy smile of his and I have to fight off the urge to snarl. She looks ready to sink into the ground.
"Class, we have a new student. I want you to make her feel welcome, and I would like her to introduce herself, please," he says as he gestures to her. She very slowly gets out of her chair before making her way up to the front, where he stands directly behind her, not so subtly checking her out. I have to grip the desk so I don't rip his throat out. He shouldn't be checking her out. He shouldn't even be looking at her. A low growl comes from my chest, and I have to suppress it. I don't want to scare her by ramming the teacher's head into a desk. Mr. D, as we call him, has always gotten on my nerves.
She introduces herself, but she receives some wolf whistles and cat calls, to which I'm about to break the damn desk because of those horn dogs. The only reason I don't is because Frank is able to shock me out of it.
"What was that about?" asks Nico, from behind me. I guess the cats gotta get outta the bag at some point. I make him look at the new girl, and flash my eyes, so he gets the message. He nods his head and goes back to the lesson.
I'm really happy that that class is over, and I have every other class with her as well. But soon it's lunch time and I haven't had any time to interact with her at all! I'ts been like what? A few hours, and I'm already going crazy not being able to be near her. We sit on opposite sides of the fucking room. I need to switch seats. In science, I nearly tackled a kid for accidentally pushing her and knocking her into the desk. The rest of the pack got the message after I slammed the kid into a locker afterwards telling him to watch where he's going. Jason and Percy had to pull me off and apologize to the freshman before giving me a talk. The kids probably terrified of me now.
"Rey, what the hell was that?" asks Percy. I look towards the ground, and I know I was being completely out of line, but she was hurt!
"Ugh, ok. Look, I found my mate," I tell them, and they nod their heads in understanding, giving that sort of aaah sound as they now know why I was being very rash, when I'm usually not.
"Ha, I mean when it comes to our mates, we do some crazy shit I guess," says Jason. I remember when Jason got hit in the head with a flying dodge ball that was going fast, even for us, and it hit him square in the head. Piper pretty much scared the shit out of the other kid, and we haven't seen him since. Each time we mention it though, Jason just laughs while Piper looks very...guilty. I doubt she killed him, though, just made him rethink some very serious decisions. I smile at the thought. Oh the things we do for our mates.
"Yeah...but look, I don't think you should be slammin' kids into the lockers. We want people to LIKE us," says Percy. I smirk at his comment. He's ever the smart mouth. but he gets his point across.
We all head to the cafeteria for lunch after fourth period, where I'm eagerly hoping to see the red hair I've come to adore. But I can't find her, like at all. I ask my pack to see if they see her, being that a lot of us are scattered around the cafeteria. They all send back a message of no. I get out of my seat telling them I'll see them later, before heading off to go find my mate. I wander through the halls, trying to catch her scent. I finally do, and surprise surprise it's the library. I've never actually really set foot in here. I'm not the stereotypical jock that doesn't know what a book is, but I've honestly just gone to the public library instead. It's convenient for my schedule since I have practice after school and honestly, who wants to stay in school more than they have to?
I open the door and I'm hit with the scent of old books, a little bit of smoke, and her scent, which drives me wild. I look around the place. It's kind of like the inside of a Tudor style home. It's sort of like that and has a nice golden glow to it. I look off to the sides to see some computer labs and a recreation room. Hm, I'll have to check that out some other time. As of right now, my mind is solely focused on my mate. She's sitting on the couch, reading the book again, looking quite deep in thought, and I can't help it. It's too good of an opportunity to pass up!
"BOO!" I shout getting right up behind her. She leaps about a foot in the air and lands back down turned around. I start laughing at her reaction, because it's kind of hilarious!"Oh God you were like AAAAAHHH!"
She calms down and sticks her tongue out. I chuckle a little and then sit down next to her as she does too. She picks up her book. I stare at her, and it's beyond my control, but I start to change. My eyes are shifting, and she sees them. Shit! I quickly revert them back, because it's way too early for marking, but I want to. My instincts are telling me I should, but I cant, at least not yet.
"Whatcha reading?" I ask raising an eyebrow.
"A-Art of the 60''s," she replies.
"You like art?" I ask.
"Um, I just l-like reading in general, b-but yeah, I like art," she says, though something in her eyes tells me there's something more than just that.
"So...you p-play football?" she asks me. I smile at her interest. She of course isn't blind and can clearly see the Letterman with the football patch sewn on. It's mostly fond memories of how I got to the top. It was a slog, but I made it, after a lot of hard work and stuff.
"Yeah. I'm quarterback. It took awhile to get there though. Honestly, it was tough, climbing the ladder, but I've been it since sophomore year, so yeah," I tell her.
"That's cool," she says. She looks like she's about to say more but then the bell rings. Stupid bell. I grumble as she gathers her things and starts to walk to the door. she looks behind herself and I grin back, seeing her smile before she hits a shelf.
"Oompf...stupid shelf," and I can't help it, I laugh a little at her clumsiness. She's just so nice, and shy and very pretty actually.
"You ok?" I ask her as I pick up her books and hand them back to her.
"Y-yeah..." she murmurs. I smile and hold the door open for her. She waves and then leaves. I smile and think about her hair, eyes, the cute dimples she has when she smiles even just a bit. Wow...she's perfect.
I walk out of the library to had to class when I'm interrupted by Drew, who I'm really not too fond of. She's popular, but not my level I guess you could say. She's rather mean though, and I can see why Piper has a problem with her. Piper has gotten a lot of shit from Drew about her and Jason being together. Like, why does he go out with her when there's a better girl right here, and on and on and on. Yeah she's annoying.
"Hey Reyna," she says, flashing a smile. I force one back, even though it really hurts to smile at her.
"Hey...Drew. What do you need?" I ask already exasperated with this person.
"I was just wondering about the new girl," she says. I tense up. "She's so quiet, and I heard that she's gay," she says. Ok now I'm getting pissed.
"So what?"
"Ugh, that's dirt on her. You can use it on her if you want her to do your homework, or need a fuck buddy," she says. I'm just about over the edge, but luckily Percy and Annabeth come along. I'm ready to shift. Everything Drew just said has me livid. I feel my claws digging into the skin of my palms, trying to control it. But nobody, and I mean nobody talks about her like that! If she thinks she can say something about her...
"Drew! Hey can you come over here?" calls Percy. She goes to him, with dreamy eyes. Ugh, I hate her so much.
"Hey Rey, you alright?" asks Annabeth coming to aid me. I have a really great pack. We always support each other. I feel myself begin to shift back, and the claws are no longer digging into my skin, and my gums don't throb anymore. A few more seconds and Drew would have been mince meat though.
"Huh...yeah, I'm ok," I sigh. I look to see Percy and he's alone now, which means Drew either got bored with him, or he told her to go someplace else. Probably the latter. I see a lot of girls that see Percy as total eye candy, though I don't see it.
"Ok, well we actually just finished giving your mate directions to class, so I would see if I can meet her in class," she informs me.
"Ok, thanks guys. You definitely came at the right time," I tell them. They smile and their eyes flash red while mine flash purple. WE smile and then we're all heading to class.
I walk through the door and she's sitting in the back alone, with her head down in her arms. Maybe she's tired? I sit down next to her, wondering what's going on, and I see Percy talking with Annabeth. I link up with him, and since I can't see her face, ask him to see if he can see her or something. He nods and then looks over, and his eyes widen. He quickly looks back to me.
-She has a red mark on her face. Looks like a slap- he links.
-WHAT!?- I shout in the link. I see Annabeth and some of my other pack mates cringe. Must've been a very powerful thought.
-Calm down Reyna. You don't want to scare her- he links. I nod my head, knowing he's right. That would be a such a stupid thing to do. I'll find out who did it later. Right now, I just need to make sure she's ok.
"Hey, you ok?" I ask her.
"I'm fine!" she says a little too quickly, and in a very high pitched voice. She's lying, and she's fidgeting with her shirt, which I do too whenever I'm caught in the act of something.
"No,you're not. What's that on your cheek," I tell her, sternly, but it comes out as more of a growl. I look where the mark on her face is and it's definitely a large red hand print. I growl but not enough for her to hear. She quickly stops playing with her shirt and looks at me before turning her head away and looking down.
"It's fine, really. I'll be ok, just ran into a wall," she says.
"Yeah, a locker has hands that magically come out and slap people across the face," I scoff. I'm gonna slap them when I get a hold of them. I'll do a lot more than just a slap though. "Who slapped you?" I ask her.
"I didn't get a good look," she replies. She clearly wants the conversation to end, so I let it slide. For now. I lay my arm across the back of her chair, also brushing it across her back a little. It sends a fire through my arm, and I know she feels it too, because she blushes from her neck to her ears. I don't like the fact that I can't hold her, because seriously if I had my way, I'd have her sitting on my lap already. But I love the effect I have on her. It's really fun to mess with her. I look towards the front just as Chiron comes in, or Mr. C. He's part of the pack, and my parents know him as an old friend. He nods to me after acknowledging my mate.
He then goes back to whatever it is we're learning in math. It's really quite boring, but having my mate beside me makes it a whole lot better. How did I even function without her? I don't even know. Well the rest of the day I make sure she doesn't leave my sight. I see Nico and Will giving me that look that's like overprotective much? But Will does it to Nico, so so what! I huff at them and they laugh before it's the end of the day. I link to them that we have to meet up for tonight and they say yes.
I never knew how clumsly humans were till now. They're always stumbling into my Rachel or something, and it's seriously aggravating! Like jeez can't they see her! I'm walking right next to her! They avoid me, and yet she's being mowed over like grass! I'm about to my wits end, but at least it's the end of the day. We walk out of the school and
"Hey, need a ride?" I ask her, seeing as she's about to just walk. She turns around, offering a shy smile.
"O-Oh n-no it's ok. I d-don't want to be a b-bother," she says coming back. I laugh at how she's so polite.
"I offered, so it's not a bother. Plus, you'd never be a bother to me," I say. She smiles, and it's one of the greatest things I've ever seen, even it's a small one.
We start walking till this jackass pulls his car out nearly hitting her if I hadn't pushed us both out of the way. I stalk over and tap on the glass, seeing one of the other football players.
"Reyna, hey. Thanks for the save. That would've been such a mess. God what a nobody. Heard she's a dyke," he says. His words are making my blood boil. I can't even remember his name right now because all I'm seeing at the moment right now is red.
"Listen here you little shit. Say one more thing and you're off the team, your scholarship will be revoked, and I'll fuck you up! Don't look at her, think about her, or even breathe around her cause I'll know," I threaten. It was over the top, and I know that, but nobody calls her anything except me. And if I do I'm hoping it'll be girlfriend. The boy pulls back into the parking space and rolls his window back up clearly getting the message. I didn't really like him in the first place. What's his name? I can't even remember anymore.
"Sorry about that. Teenagers, right?" I tell her sarcastically shrugging my shoulders. she nods and we're once again on our way, though this time I don't let her out of my sight in case stupid kids try to pull out again.
"Hey Reyna!" says Jason waving his hand. He and Piper are currently sitting on the car with his head resting on her shoulder, and his arms wrapped around her. Really wish I was doing that with her right now. I sigh internally and then focus back on Rachel.
"Guys, I'd like you to meet Rachel," I say out loud. I link up with them though.
-My mate- I tell them.
-Aw, she's so cute- says Piper. She is isn't she. I look back down to the red haired beauty, and it's crazy how intense her eyes are. They're so amazing, and if I could, I'd gaze at them all day long. They're not just green, they're emerald, but with golden flecks, and it's always like the light hits them in just the right spot, so they constantly shine.
"Ahem. Reyna, aren't you going to introduce us?" says Annabeth snapping me out of it. I was just staring at her for a solid five minutes. But she was too. I smile and then introduce my fellow pack mates, or friends for humans. Percy chimes in and tells me that they're working out, so I let him know they have to be back by tonight. He nods and I tell them I'll be taking Rachel home. Piper and Annabeth give me a cheeky smile, and as they're walking to their cars, I hear Piper say that I'm such a gentleman.
The ride was too short if you ask me. I wanted it to be longer, because spending time with her, has as of now, become favorite past time. "T-thanks for the ride," she says as she unbuckles her seat belt. I quickly hop out and open the door for her, like a gentleman, as Piper put it, and grab her stuff as well walking with her. She smiles as I reach out a hand to help her out and says a quick thanks.
"Last time I checked this was my house," she says. I smirk at her joke. Didn't think she had a smart sassy side.
"Well the walk from your car to your door can be very treacherous," I inform her. She smiles and we get to the front porch.
"So...thanks," she says as she takes the books. I don't want to let them go, cause then she'll have to go, but I do.
"Um, y-yeah. Hey look you need a ride to school, I'd be happy to take you," I tell her, stuttering. Holy shit, Reyna Ramirez doesn't stutter. Ugh what's this girl doing to me? It's funny how she makes me feel so much all at once. I'm happy, and confident, yet nervous at the same time. She makes me feel grounded and secure yet light as air.
"that sounds nice," she says. Oh phew, that could have gone so wrong. I let out a breathe I didn't even know I was holding. she opens the door and walks in as I walk away from her house. It's pretty small, and looks kind of old and creaky.
"Bye!...Bye!...Bye!..." I wave till she's shut the door entirely. I hop back in the car, and it smells like her. It's such a nice scent. I did not expect this to happen today, but I'm glad it did, and it's even better than I imagined! I drive home, and can't wait for tomorrow.