NOAH'S P.O.V
His wolf demanded attention, growling and pacing just beneath the surface. Before he could make sense of anything bam it hit him. Literally. Papers flew into the air like startled birds, a whirlwind of white blurring his vision. And then, her. The woman was clumsy, sure, but stunning in a way that didn't make sense. Perfectly shaped, soft and strong all at once. Her eyes oh, her eyes flashed a deep, bloody red before shifting so quickly to a warm brown laced with specks of blue that he almost thought he imagined it. But he didn't. He knows what he saw. There is nothing particularly extraordinary about her at first glance, yet she left him breathless. It wasn't her beauty; it was her scent. Strange. Intoxicating. Addicting in the worst (or best?) way.
Immediately bowing down his apology to his senior, he bent down to help the stranger pick up the papers and storing them in the boxes. He noticed the flyers are for the vote lines for crowning of the Moon for 2019. Stacking them neatly in the box he finally looked up to see the most awe-striking woman with perfect cubby cheeks. The proud owner of that immaculate confusing scent distracting his train of thought, the woman reached for the papers in his hand, and she accidentally grazed his hand the electricity cloud only be palpable. His curiosity was now zeroing on the dark skinned, smooth and pouty lipped, big-eyed woman before him. Damn did his interest not flare when her hazel nutish eyes exposed the innocence of her being.
Silence. One, two, three. Silence. Two, three. Silence. Three. The stranger got up, grabbed the box and walked away. Before he could stop the woman from leaving Toby killed the moment by calling out his name. Attention derailed for a second, a second long. A second long enough to steal what might have been.
"Toby. Your timing sucks."
"Why? What did I do? I just wanted to ask, what do you want to eat?"
"No. I'm here to make sure you eat lover boy."
"I just want a pink milkshake."
"Strawberry?"
"No. Just say pink milk, they know what they add to make the heavenly drink which does in fact have strawberries. Just order it, look it is number seven on the menu."
"I don't get it. Order number seven?"
"My dear friend, you do not get me. Judging by the hot mess you choose to ingest. You never once saw me complaining, recoil or question the raw monstrosity. Green smoothie with raw eggs and poisonous combinations, I also do not get it."
"It's called a protein shake and I only drink that pure power fuel when I go to the gym or before a very hot date. Besides your faculty sells the best veggie blended smoothie here."
"Yeah. Well, let us agree to disagree."
"To what?"
"Pink smoothie tastes, looks and is better than drinking veggies. Especially veggies that needs to be cooked. Rather than drank raw and wet.
"Since we are at the topic of raw and or wet, did you confess to Lucas?"
Toby's face turned fifty shades of pink, and he laughed at his friend's adorable embarrassment. By his sudden comfort levels, the two clearly did meet and speak but why is he so embarrassed unless-
Before he could voice the direction, his thoughts seem to be sundering too. Toby waved both his hands in front of his head joining in the denial.
"No. No. No. No. Noah it's nothing like that."
Laughing at the dear caught in the headlights, he glanced around ensuring none could overhear their conversation and he faced him his round eyes shooting daggers. He dug in his bag rummaging for something for a second before pulling out a metal couples' bracelet... the simp bought his crush about four- five years ago, give or take.
"His also a wolf and I can feel it. Noah, he is my fated mate. I will give him this."
"No shit. I did not see that one coming. You still have those bracelets!"
"Yeah, they are too precious to throw away jerk. Besides, even I did not see this coming. At least the years of silent longing has paid off and the bracelet is his, I was just a coward to give it to him before, but I am not now."
"Mhmm."
There was no way Noah would let the agony of longing, rejection, and regret ever sink its claws into him the way it had done to Toby. Noah had his image charming, flirtatious, the ladies' man. Most women offered themselves to him freely, and who was he to turn them down? Settling down wasn't part of the plan. Not now. Not when life had finally begun, free from constant supervision or in his case, the never-ending pressures from his pack. Toby, sweet, stubborn Toby, still clung to his innocence. He refused to let Noah pull him into the "dark side," not when his attention had already been captured by his oh-so-dreamy senior. Noah would've laughed, would've teased him like always... but then Toby said something that knocked the breath out of him.
"During our photo- shoot Lucas showed up with pink milk in hand. I don't think he recognized me at first. Of course, I was upset but also extremely happy, last time he saw me I was the ugly duckling with four eyes. At least now I look much cuter, beautiful if we listen to my fellow classmates who elected me for the Moon thing. Noah, at least now I look presentable enough that he can finally acknowledges my existence not as a child but his junior. I don't know why he decided to talk to me in person but that a step forward, right?"
"Depends... Did he confess?"
"No."
"During this week we will know if he likes you or not."
"How?"
"Leave all that to me."
He will do nothing, but Toby did not have to know that. If things were written in the stars there is very little to nothing that could be done to shift the cause of fate.
"Don't do anything stupid, Noah."
"You have very little faith in me. If he trails along the trip with us skipping a week of school, his interested. Oh yeah, the engineering guys and I are going bar hopping tonight. You will be my designated driver, so that we can use Jayden to make Lucas jealous enough to make his move before you lose your virginity at age fifty."
His checks flushed in embarrassment and a small, yet powerful fist punched him.
"I cannot just ask him to do that for me. You know he took it the hardest when his mom passed and his how hard his yearly visits are, not to mention his brother's condition... 'Dating' him will be like spitting on fate, nature and her grave even if we just pretend."
"You know what you said makes zero sense right?"
"Yeah. *Shrug* It was worth a try to get out of your insane idea, you crazy enough to implement without me."
"Hey. At least you will know if Jayden backs off, he respects Lucas enough to give him a chance with you. Sounds like a win, win here."
"Yeah, I guess."
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