Wolf's Mate
Rose's POV
I got a lot of stares and complamints on the skirt I wore but I didn't really care much of them. I just gave a smile and thanks. I felt as I only cared about what Chica thought of it. My tail wagged at the memory of her saying she liked it. I sat in class doing the work given to me and a few others in class by the teacher.
It was a health teacher who was trying hard to understand me and give a prober lession to everyone including me since I'm of a differnt bio. Time felt long and all I want was to leave soon to meet up with Chica and go on our date. I tense up as I stare at the paper before. 'Date? No! No, it is not a date Rose. It is just merely the two of us alone, at the mall, hanging out,' I thought myself as I ran my hands through my hair.
Feeling that it's longer, thicker. 'Ugh, going to be a pain to cut and to shave once my coat comes in,' I thought as I go back to work to distract myself but my beating heart called to my brain to think of my love, Chica. I internally grouned as time ticked by slowly for me.
Chica's POV
With Rose gone from the home, her parents left next for work, saying that we are free to leave to head anywhere but they only had one spare key with plus the one house key Jewel gives us. So most of us have to go in groups and I get to alone with Rose.
The guys relax in the living room, playing a video game while I shower in Rose's room. I took the time to just look around the tub/shower, seeing the rose and woodland scented shampoo and conditioner, scentless luiqid body soap. 'I think Rose won't mind if I use this stuff. We only really did bring cloths and a few bathroom needed items,' I thought as I picked up the rose shampoo.
Once I picked it up and opened it, I was hit with the scent of it and it just reminded me so much of Rose herself. A smile makes it way on my lips as I was my hair and body before I finished and turned off the shower to dry off. It took me a little bit to dry my hair before I went out to Rose's room and walked to the closet to get to my suitcase to find a decent outfit for me to wear.
I used Rose's mirror to look at myself with each outfit combo and none looked good on me. 'Am I trying to hard? I have a feeling Rose will like whatever I wear,' I thought as I tossed the clothes onto her bed so I can stare at myself in the mirror. I frown slightly at myself, 'I'm a bit chunky, thick as I feel Aaron and Eric would say. Would Rose? No, hold up. Back up,' I thought with a shake of my head before glaring at myself.
'You, I, know Rose. In the dress I wore to out first date, she called me beautiful. She is not shallow. She cares about me and if she does have feelings for me, then it's not base on looks but on my personailty. Stop body shaming yourself for you are beautiful and Rose thinks so as well,' I mentally scolded myself before going through my clothes again. Once I got dressed, I wore dark blue pants, a purple t-shirt with ironicly a moon on it and I depated on wearing Rose's old jersey.
But since it was fall going to winter, I needed maybe one extra layer so I put on the jersey. I look at myself in the mirror and laugh at the size of the jersey, looking like a mini tent on me. More like a mini dress on me. I cleaned up the mess I made with my clothes before I went downstairs to watch the guys play board games before Rose came home to pick me up.
Rose's POV
I sighed in relief as I was finally allowed to go home. Mentally I was tired because I use my energy to focus on my schoolwork over thinking of Chica. As I walked throught the halls, I see Joey and Daniel putting up posters.
I look to my left to see one of the posters. It was a list of the runners for the Pumpkin king and queen crowns. King- Rose Cross, Henry Daves, Aaron Collins, Martin Cooper. Queen- Lusy Hearts, Julia Barker, Eric Petterson, Amanda Owens. I nod my head and start to walk away till it clicked and I double take to the poster.
'Amanda Owens. Chica's fake name. Why is Chica in the running for Pumpkin Queen?!' I mentally freaked out. 'When did this happen?' I asked myself as Joey and Daniel came over. "I see you just found out, your little mate was entered in the running," Joey said with a joyful, matter of fact tone. "Why and when Joey?" I asked him as I stared at the poster.
"Well the why is so that you don't end up with Lusy lou hopefully. The when was during the foot ball game," Daniel said to me before Joey could do so. "Oh. Oh wow uh...It uh would be amazing if she won over Lusy.." I said quitely but loud enough for the boys to hear me. "Yeah it would. Anyway we have to go back to hanging the posters, see you around Wolf and nice skirt," Joey said with and smile and wink before they both left. I shake my head and sigh and start to make my way out of the school to head home.
I arrived home, turn off my car and head to the door. Once opened Chica comes running up to me and wrapped herself around me in a hug. I smiled and returned the hug as I look up to see the guys smirking at me and Chica. "Welcome home Wolf," Freddy said to me from the couch. "Hey guys. You ready to go Chica?" I asked her as she still held onto me. "Yes let's go," she cheered before running out the door to the car. "Have fun on ye date lass," Foxy said, making the tips of both my ears red.
"Not a date," I said before I walked back outside and closed the door behind me, to block out most of the laughter. I growled as I walked back to my car, to find Chica seating in the passenger seat, buckled up and waiting. I got in the driver seat, buckled up and turned my car back on before carefully backing out of the drive way. "Anywhere you want to go?" I asked Chica who fiddled with the radio to find some music while be curtious enough to keep the volume low.
"I thought about and I want to be stereotypical teens and hang out at the mall," she said abit excited which caught me laughing just solely how she said it. "Not all teens hang out at the mall but for you sure, we can go there. Maybe window shop, get snacks. Also I have to meet Damin at 5 to help with the toys, if you want you can come along and see them early," I suggested to her.
"I would love to! It's been so long since I last saw them at all," she said with remanise in her voice as I drove us to the mall. I left her to her memerious as I drove us to the only mall in the area. I parked in an empty spot not far the door and cut the power to the engine and we got out of the car. Chica ran over to me and held my hand as we walked to door, causing me to blush.
But I allow it to happen because I actually wanted to hold her hand as we walk side by side. We walked into the mall, hand and hand and started to just walk around, go in a few stores and look around. For fun Chica did a little fashion show with some cute outfits and I really think she was doing it on purpose or doesn't notice at all that most of the clothes were wolf, heart and chicken related.
'I swear if she knows and just making it harder for me into confessing or I'm just overthinking it all.' I thought to myself as I looked around as Chica was in the changing room. It was just any other clothing store in any mall. Mens, womens, childrens, etc was all in it's place with random but I did notice the classic jewely stand. 'Hmm...I did say one of two gifts.' "Hey Amanda, I'll be right back. I just want to check if there some new t-shirts I may like" I called to her.
"Ok Rose,I still need time to plan this one outfit," Chica called back to me. I smile with a small blush before I speed walk to the jewely cases and started to look around. I was trying to decide between, a ring, a necklace, bracelat or earings. I was torn for I wanted to give her the best gift I can get her from the selections there was. 'I know she doesn't wear earrings so those are out. So a ring, a necklance or a bracelat.' I thought as I looked at the rings.
'It will make it look like I'm proposing to her instead of a gift. Even a promise ring will not be good.' I looked to the bracelats. "Excuse me ma'am...? Can I help you look for something?" I looked up to see a male worker. "Uh yeah you can. I'm trying to find a good gift for a close friend of mine." "Well do you know what they would like?" "Well I know she doesn't wear earrings. I don't want to get a ring because to our group of friends will see it as me proposing to her." I go on to explain.
"Oh! So this close friend is a girl you like? She is uh like you?" I felt my ear twich, already hearing that tone. "No, she isn't. So back to the jewerly, I'm torn between a bracelant now and a necklace. What can you recommend?" I asked him, as he pulls out some nice looking bracelets and necklaces. "First, you know what she likes?" "Cupcakes. Baking in general. Puzzles, books, she recently started to like football. Animals."
I heard him go 'Hm' softly when I said animals. 'Fuck you asshole.' "She also likes pizza, music." I said. "Hmmm...Either a charm bracelat or necklace will be good for you to get her," He suggested. I lit up with a smile, "That would be perfect. A charm brace-no a charm necklace please." He nods and gets the charm necklace ready for me, with the rght charms from what I gave about Chica's likes.
He for some reason even added a full moon charm as the center. "Ok, I'll just ring this up for you," he said as he did just that and I wait anxious. "That would be 34.96," he said as he placed the necklace in a small bag and I got out my wallet to pay. Luckly I still have money left over from my outing from Chica to help pay for this and that this skirt had pockets.
I paid, got the change and the bag, said thank you to the man and went back to Chica with the bag behind my back. "Rose, did you find what you we looking for?" "Yes I did lo-Amanda." I stumbled as I saw what she was wearing. It was navy blue shirt that showed her stomach, tight looking white jeans. I swallowed some saliva that built up in my mouth as I tried to control myself.
'NO! Bad wolf! No lewd thoughts of her. You don't want your heat starting up. I already had a hard time controling myself when in heat, I do not need to lose that.' I scolded myself as I just smiled at Chica. "You look lovely Ch-Amanda. That's a good look for you but I have something that will add to it." "Really?" she raised a brow at me as I pulled the bag from bhind my back.
"A gift for you." She gasp before gently taking the bag from me and opening it up. "Oh my god rose. It's beautiful," she said as she took it out of the bag and put on the necklace. She jogs to a nearby mirror to look at the necklace and I walk up and stand behind her. "It's perfect Rose. Thank you." She turns and hugs me and I return the gesture.
I glance up to the mirror and I like the image before me. I see a couple, holding each other, both in love with the other in their arms. But sadly it may be one sided on my end for I don't know if Chica feels the same me. And that breaks my heart but so long as I can be her friend, I can and will be happy with just that.
She lets go but keeps an arm around my waist and my arm around her shoulders as she looks back in the mirror. "Aww look at us. We make a great pair of friends." "Yeah we do Amanda, we do." I said as soon Chica went back in the changing room to change, put the clothes on the return rack and leave to explore the mall some more.
We stopped at somepoint to get a drink and Chica, was abit insistent to share a drink. Which was weird but it a bit of an old timiy couple thing to do so I said sure. It wasn't un-comfortable but it was a little awkard at least for me I can tell that for sure. We talked for a bit about anything while sipping our drink. We were real close to each other, about maybe an inch from our foreheads tounching.
"So Rose, what did Damin mean buy the blood iron? The way you acted about it just spoke to me, saying that there is more to it." I tensed up, scared that Chica saw through and sounded greatly worried by it. 'I can't tell her, she'll worry even more but then again, if I tell her now, I can judge weither she'll be a good friend, someday mate or a negative person who I don't need in my life,' I thought as I weighed the pros and cons of telling her.
"Well to be honest lo-Amanda. The iron need is to balance the mix out. One is thicker than the other so with the iron it raises the lesser to match. We can take blood thinners but it's a bit dangerous because of the lesser. I was not lying when I said get sick from lack of iron. Another down side is that I get a bit aggressive and if other factors come into play well...I turn into something that people will say that needs to be put away," I said, expecting something negative.
But all Chica does is smile and place an hand over mine. "Well then I'll personally oversee you make sure you get your iron. I don't want my favorite wolf person to get sick. As for the aggression, don't beat yourself up over it. You have more control then you know so if you start acting mean, don't worry. I understand," she said as I felt myself blush. "As for people saying they need to put you away. Ignore them. Your features don't define you, your words and actions do," she said and I felt chestfallen.
"That's something I'm scared of.." I spoke softly but it was enough for Chica to hear but not know what I said exactly. "What Rose?" "Nothing L-Chi-Amanda. Amanda. It's nothing to worry about now," I said as I turned my hand over to hold her hand. "Are you sure d-Rose?" "Yes, I'm sure." We smiled at each other, sipping our shared drink. Just overall acting like a couple in love without even realizing.