Camp Alpha (BoyxBoy)

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Looking around the large hallway he was in, he could see that some of the younger ones were looking stressed out. It was a natural reaction to all the Alpha's they were around, and he remembered his first time at camp when he was fifteen. He had ran to the bathrooms in the first five minutes of arrival just to get a break from the overpowering scent. It had taken a day or two, but once his inner wolf knew that these other Alpha's were no threat he was fine.

He entered the grand hall and he couldn't help but lose his breath for a second. It looked old and classical, high ceilings towered over the teenagers standing below. Classic features and fittings added detail to the hall. On the back wall were photos of the current USA Werewolf Committee members. The committee had ten members from the ten biggest packs in the whole of America and their decisions impacted the lives of each wolf in even the smallest of packs. They were the glue that held the packs together, that ensured the safety of not only the wolves, but the humans who were never to know of their existence.

'Nate!' The smell of Alpha suddenly hit him hard just as arms wrapped around his middle and a face was pressed into his chest. He had to push back his first instinct to push off the other Alpha to protect himself.

The arms retracted and soon his view was filled with a bright, smiley girl with giant green eyes. Her red hair was wavy around her face and fell in long waves down to her stomach.

'Long time no see, Lucy.' Nate couldn't help but smile widely at his friend.

'Long time? I haven't seen you since last camp! I feel like we are basically strangers now!' Lucy joked, her plump lips forming a smile.

'I know, I know,' Nate told her. 'I will make more of an effort to see you once camp is over.'

'You better, this is our last camp. I will be the alpha of my pack in only three months!' Lucy smiled.

'You found your mate then?' Nate asked.

'Yep.' Lucy pulled a cell phone from her pocket. She held it up to show her wallpaper. It was a photo of her standing next to a taller boy with his arm around her and a smile on his face.

'Good job Luce, I'm jealous,' he joked.

Lucy looked concerned. 'You still haven't found your mate?'

Nate tried to not let her see how much the answer to that question really affected him. 'Nah, not yet, but I will.'

'Of course you will,' Lucy assured him with a sincere expression, 'and she will be beautiful and perfect, I just know it.'

'Yeah.'

That perfect meeting popped back into Nate's head and he felt that hope in his perfect moment, in meeting his mate. Too bad it wasn't going to happen his full moon, seeing as he would still be on camp. He cursed the fact that you were only able to tell if someone was your mate over the full moon. It meant that he only had two more full moons until he was eighteen and was expected to become the Alpha of one of the biggest packs in the country.

Sure, he was an Alpha now, but once he was instated he was an Alpha. A full blown, powerful leader and he once he had his mate by his side he would be ready to take his father's place. Well, that was what was expected of him, anyway.

'When's your birthday?' Lucy asked.

'Just under three months, so only one more full moon left at home.'

'The Moon Goddess knows what she is doing.' Lucy nodded. 'Try not to stress too much, your girl will come.'

He tried to remind himself that Lucy was right, that sometimes things happened for a reason. That even though you are able to find your mate from fifteen, some people go years without finding their mate, even if they go to the same school or live in the same town, it was just how the Moon Goddess worked, and there was no point in trying to change fate.