Unhappy Mates Forever

Chapter 3

+Chapter 3+

_Arielle's Pov_

I was dreading the end of school. I never thought that I would say this, but I wish school didn't go by so fast today. My day has been gradually getting worse. First there was the Dominic incident, I had a pop quiz in math- which I'm pretty sure I failed-, I forgot money for lunch, my physics teacher decided to give us a huge load of homework, my English teacher told us we have an English essay due Tuesday, and lastly I fell in P.E. when we were playing tag football and I got mud all over me. So as you can see, my day hadn't gone so well and I really didn't want to deal with Dominic right now. I know that he'll just make my day even worse.

By the time I had eventually made my way to the auditorium, I was the last person there. Everybody else was already sitting up in the first two rows of seats waiting for Mr. Radleer. Luckily for me, I was able to slide into a chair without anyone noticing. I sat the farthest away from Dominic but still close enough to everybody else.

I let out a sigh of exhaustion and waited for Mr. Radleer show up. I couldn't help but stare at the back of Dominic's head. His hair looked so soft and curly. As if he felt me watching him, he turned around. Sure enough our eyes met and I couldn’t turn away. As much as I wanted to, my wolf forced me to keep all my attention on this boy. This very, very handsome boy who just happened to be my mate.

It felt like an hour had gone by, but in reality only a minute had when Mr. Radleer came in. He clapped his hands together once. Dominic reluctantly turned around and faced the director, along with everybody else. I felt relieved that Dominic and I had stopped our little staring contest, but also i couldn't help but get extremely mad at Mr. Radleer for interrupting us. I shook my head, trying to make all the happy and good thoughts I had about Dominic disappear. I don't need or want him- at least at the moment...

As soon as everyone was quiet, Mr. Radleer began speaking. For being thirty-something and a human, he was pretty nice to look at. He was an even six foot and he had the prettiest shade of dark, tan skin. I would have a huge crush on him, if he wasn't twice my age and the fact that he was gay. Okay, maybe I still have a crush on him, but you would too if you saw him.

"Partner times!"  He beamed at us. "I'm going to pair you up with someone based on all of your performances and skill level. I will be picking one of those pairs to be our Romeo and Juliet!" He stoped for a second to let some people to squeal with excitement and whisper to their friends.

He continued, "Now I am giving you guys ten or fifteen minutes to interact with your partner. I want you two to find that chemistry and passion. I want you guys to relate with each other and get into the mind set that you are star crossed lovers who would do anything to be with each other. Take this time to really get to know one another. Ask lots of questions and maybe even say stuff you've never told anyone else before. You should be able to trust your Romeo or Juliet." He smiled and looked out at all of us.

I seriously wanted to gag. How lame is this. I really don't want to know somebody's darkest secret or biggest fear. And if he pairs me up with Dominic, I swear all hell will break loose. Telling Dominic my favorite color is the very last thing I want to do right now. I can barely stand being 20 feet away from him without losing my mind.

Mr. Radleer grabbed his clipboard and began reading out names. I was literally on the edge of my seat waiting for my name to be called. Eventually, Mr. Radleer said, "Arielle Harven and..." I took a huge breathe and held it in, "Dominic Westwood." I gasped and covered my mouth before I could let out a scream.

Crap crap crap crap crap crap crap crap!!!!!! I gave Mr.Radleer the dirtiest look I could, but he didn't seem to notice it. I am so upset and frustrated right now that there aren't even words to describe the state I'm in right now. I started panicking and quickly glanced at Dominic. He was still sitting there all casual with his back to me. I would have thought he would be staring at me right now.