Elijah just wanted to go to the forest. His mind just thought of her. The girl in the forest. He had to find her. He just had to.
Elijah asked his father, " Isn't it a nice day to hunt? To that Mikael replied, " Most definitely, clear skies, bright sun, animals would come out to play. We should get ready" Elijah didn't want his father to come along for obvious reasons. He said, " Father if it would be alright with you, I would like to go on the hunt alone" Mikael felt confused by his request. He asked, "Why? Why would you want to go alone? The forest isn't a safe place even for a proficient hunter" Elijah had to think of a quick response to that. He said, " Father I did catch that wild boar for the harvest celebration, though I do admit I went too deep in the forest for it but I will not make that mistake again. I just want to be independent with my hunting skills so that I could teach my siblings" Elijah hoped his father didn't catch his bluff. Luckily, he didn't. Mikael seemed pleased as he said, " I am proud that you are taking an initiative to become a true viking. Go ahead " with that Mikael patted him on the back and left. Elijah was elated.
Elijah knew he was taking a risk. But he had to to find her. He couldn't really tell why but she was very important to him. He felt something when he first laid his eyes on her. It was nothing like he experienced before. With Tatia he felt lust because of her beauty. But with her he felt a pull. He wanted to be with her as her mate.
He made his way to the forest. He remembered from his previous encounter about the pond in the forest. He thought about going there as he first felt her presence there.
Andrea had a headache from all the crying she had done yesterday. She didn't feel like getting up. But she had to as her parents expected her to. They wanted to talk to her. She was afraid that they had caught her sneaking out of their village. Or worse, they know about her indiscretions about going to the human village. When she arrived in front of her parents she couldn't look them in the eye. But to her surprise they spoke about her betrothal with the neighbouring pack. Her father said, " It's time that you get married soon. You're old enough and besides you haven't really shown any interest in being responsible for your pack. They need to see the leader in you. Thus betrothal with the North East Atlantic pack will help our pack see you as the future queen" Andrea just stood there listening to her monarchical responsibilities. She felt lost, so when she finally got dismissed she went to the only place where she could find some solace. The pond.
Elijah thanked his lucky stars as he remembered the way to the pond. His heart quickened when he saw it. He looked around in search of her but didn't see her. He waited patiently for her there. He must have waited about half an hour when he saw her coming from the other side.
Andrea heart almost came out of her chest when she saw him. They made eye contact and she couldn't overlook the smile on his face and the way he was admiring her. She felt her body heating up. She walked towards him and he did the same.
Elijah stood right in front of her and he couldn't stop smiling. When he soaked her in he said, "You are beautiful" Andrea felt her cheeks burning. Her eyes fell to the ground because she felt too shy. Andrea had never been the shy kind. But he made her feel that. When she looked up again he was smiling at her. Her eyes fell again but to his lips.
Elijah saw her looking at his lips and he just wanted to kiss her. Without realizing he lifted her chin and pressed his lips to hers. His one hand travelled to her hair and the other to her waist when he deepened the kiss. Andrea held onto his arms. She opened her mouth and Elijah instinctively thrusted his tongue into her mouth, making her moan. Both of them could taste each other and couldn't stop because of the hunger they felt.
Elijah's hand travelled to her hips and Andrea suddenly had a flashback of the moment when her uncle tried to touch her and then his dead body on the ground, with her holding a bloody stone. She remembered the pain when she became a werewolf.
She broke their kiss abruptly and said," We can't! I have to go." With tears running down her face she tried to run but Elijah held her. He felt confused and hurt. But Andrea knew she could never be with him because of what she was. So she tried harder and finally freed herself from his grip and ran away.
Elijah felt lost and a sharp pain in his heart. A tear fell from his eye and he fell to the ground. He felt rejected by the girl he loved. He remained in the forest for sometime ,hoping she will come back, before he made his back to his village. His father asked him about the hunt and all he could say was he couldn't find any animal to kill. Mikael gave him a disappointed look. Elijah just wanted to run away. He was a mess and that's why he chose to remain aloof, not speaking to his siblings even. He thought about everything that happened and the more he thought the more dejected he felt. He forced himself to sleep and not think of her.