Rejected By My Soulmate

RBMS - 1

"What the hell is wrong with you!" I growled, gritting my teeth.

"Gotta watch that temper of yours, sis!" he chuckled. "Or else no one would want you..." he trailed off, getting lost in thoughts.

"What did you say?" I shouted, pinching his cheeks. Lara, who was sitting on his lap, turned around to help me pinch his other cheek.

Madi, who also decided to join in, held Erik's hands behind his back, so he couldn't move since his legs were pretty much trapped under the lunch tables anyways. Erik who tried to speak, failed miserably-without realizing he couldn't move his mouth much-settled with a lousy pout.

"D, cut him some embarrassment," another voice whispered from behind us, causing a slight shiver to travel down my spine.

I turned around to face Austin. When did he even get up and out of his seat? Also, he's lucky he only called me D and not Denise; 'cause if he did, I would've given an attempt to murder him. Don't even bother questioning why I hate being called Denise.

"Don't tell me what to do!" I snapped, finally releasing my grip on my brother's cheeks.

"I was just saving you from the unwanted attention." Austin replied pulling Madi away from Erik.

As soon as everyone released him, Erik scowled rubbing his red cheeks, while glaring at me.

I just shrugged and picked up my fork again, this time managing to stuff the spaghetti into my mouth.

"You're a terrible sister." Erik muttered, still rubbing his cheeks.

Okay, so maybe I forgot that I was a terribly strong person, but hey, he's a beta, shouldn't he be just a tad be stronger than me?

"Love you too." I muffled with my mouth full.

"Dude, that's disgusting! Don't talk with your mouth full!" my brother scolded, while running his hands up and down my best friend's arms.

Brrr.

"None of your beeswa-a-ack!" A piece of spaghetti got caught in my throat, causing me to choke.

Eyes filled with concern, Austin rushed towards me and started patting my back as Madi quickly unscrewed the cap off of a bottle of water for me to drink.

As I chugged down the water, I suddenly realized there was a tingling sensation, trickling down my spine again; causing me to shiver.

"Aw fuck." I heard Austin mutter under his breath.

My brother and my two friends raised an eyebrow at us.

"Bev, are you cold or is it that you sense your ma-"

"It's Au-"

"No, she hasn't found her mate yet." Austin answered for me, placing a hand over my mouth and cutting my brother off.

What? B-but he is my mate though. Being pissed off and doing what I have a habit of, when somebody was stupid enough to cover my mouth with their hands, I bit Austin's palm. Or should I say my mate's... how could I not have noticed before and why did he lie to my brother? Better ask him later.

"Shit! What the hell? Dammit Beverly, did you have to do that?" he screamed rubbing his palms-trying to get rid of the teeth marks-which just ended up making it more red.

I burst into fits of giggles. Sighing, Austin shook his head and took a seat. "You still haven't answered my question."

"What question?" I asked, covering my mouth with my hand, so I could swallow properly.

"The biting one," he replied, grabbing a bottle of orange juice and twisting the cap open.

Ew, orange juice.

"Aust, you should know me well enough to know that if someone puts their nasty hands over my mouth, I'll bite," I stated while rolling my eyes.

He sat there emotionlessly, and then nodded after a minute. "Touché."

I grinned as I picked up my plate and washed down the rest of my lunch.

You see, I don't have the best of manners, nor am I a girly-girl when I'm in front of my friends. It must be Erik's fault. I've been hanging out with him too often and old habits die hard; especially if you love sports and watched games with your brother and his friends.

"Sometimes, I'm not sure if you're a girl," Erik blurted out, watching me with his face scrunched up.

"Well, the fact that I wasn't born with a dick, makes me sure I'm a girl."

"True, but you could be-"

"Quit it Erik, Beverly's a girl and you know it," Austin said, saving my brother from having me throw a tantrum at him.

"Fine, side with her!" he shouted angrily, turning his head away from the two of us and munched on his food.

After Erik's words, all five of us just sat and ate in silence.

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Finally after god knows how long it has been, the bell rang, signalling us lunch has ended and we should get to class. Getting up to chuck my tray to the side, I felt a body approach me. I turned around to find Austin looking at me, unsure.

"Bev, can I have a word with you?" I nodded and followed him to the side. Standing in an uncomfortable position, Austin stood there watching me.

"You wanted to say..."

"I'm sorry I accidentally shocked you before," he apologized.

Wait what?

'Accident? It was on purpose! To show our bond!' my wolf wanted to scream out.

A shot of pain hit my chest as I stared at him.

"But you're my mat-"

"Mate? Oh god! You, my mate? Hell no!" He laughed, tears soon to spill from his eyes.

Was I too ugly to be his mate? Did he not want me?

"Austin I was serious..." My voice was starting to crack.

"Liar. Are you really that desperate?" he asked as he turned around, walked away, laughing.

I stood there by myself, humiliated. People were shaking their heads at me as I dropped down to the ground, crying. Time to face the truth. My mate doesn't want me, and he's a heartless bastard.

Austin Lane, you're gonna regret rejecting me... maybe even a tad bit of changes to myself would help?