Young Mate

Chapter 2

I woke up to the sound of birds chirping.

I sat up quickly but immediately regretted it as I felt a sharp pain in my head. I looked on my bedside table to find a bottle of water and a bottle of tylenol.  I took the medicine and climbed out of bed and went into my restroom.

I froze as yesterdays events came back to mind. Wait...how did I get into my room? I thought to myself and shrugged when I couldn't think of an explanation.  I did my business and went to brush my teeth.

When I saw my reflection in the mirror, I nearly screamed.

In the mirror was a beautiful girl...me. My normally mud colored eyes were now bluer then the sky itself. My skin was no longer pale and freckled,  it was perfectly tanned and free of any blemishes. My dull dirty blonde was now a beautiful, sleek looking dark brown. My chubby, round face was now the perfect shape. I opened my mouth to find straight teeth free from my usual braces. I looked down to find long legs and a flat stomach. I ran into my room and stood in front of my full body mirror. I looked to be about 5'6". What happened to me?

Next thing I know, a beautiful woman is standing behind me. I nearly screamed but her soft hand covered my mouth.

"Its alright. I'm not going to harm you." She smiled warmly and removed her hand slowly. I studied her features and saw that she looked like an older version of me...the new me.

"W-who are you?" Although I stuttered, I could tell my voice was angelic. I looked at the woman clad in a long, white, greek style dress.

"I am the Moon Goddess," She paused, "and I'm your mother" I froze for a second before laughing.

"You haha have haha got to be hahaha kidding me!" I was nearly on the ground from laughing so hard.

"Tatum this is no joke." She said sternly straightening me up so our eyes were level. At this, I stopped laughing and just stared at her.

"You're serious?" I looked at her with a wide eyed expression. "If you're my mom then why did you give me up?" I questioned and stepped backwards out of her reach, her arms falling to her sides.

"I didn't give you up willingly. My superiors forbode me to have another child but I did. I sent you to earth and to this family so you could grow up, have your first shift, and fulfill my place as Moon Goddess when you come of age. I put a spell on you to make you look the way you did so my superiors couldn't find you. It was supposed to wear off on your 13th birthday before your first shift and as you can tell it wore off. You are going to shift in 30-45 minutes so I suggest you get dressed and to your backyard quickly. I love you Tatum." With that, she kissed my forehead, gave me a tight hug and disappeared.

I stood dazed for a few minutes, unanswered questions flooding my head. I walked to my bed to see an outfit laid out for me. I smiled, realizing my birth mother must have laid it out for me.

I slipped on the simple dress. It was a strapless white dress that ended mid thigh. It was a plain, loose dress that stood out against my now tan skin. I slipped on the white flats at thr edge of the bed and left my hair down in waves. I looked at my blue eyed self once more before walking out of my room.

I made my way downstairs and paused nervously at the back door before I walked through it. I immediately heard choruses of "Surprise!" and "Happy Birthday!" which put a dimpled smile on my face. As I looked around at everyone, I noticed that they didn't seem to be surprised by my looks.

I shrugged slightly and walked down the three short steps into my 'moms' awaiting arms. I felt her arms wrap around me and felt her tears on my shoulder.

"You look beautiful! Happy birthday sweetheart." She released me and wiped her tears before I started getting passed around to be hugged as if I was a doll.

I noticed the popular kids from my school and my smile was instantly wiped from my face. They all I smiled and waved while I just glared.

I started walking away but was brought to my knees as a sharp pain echoed through my body. I felt my bones crack and reshape themselves slowly and painfully. My back arched as my spine lengthened.

The pain stopped and I saw everyone staring at me with creepy, overjoyed smiles on their faces. I looked down, feeling self conscious and saw two big, white paws. I screamed...yelped in surprise and scurried backwards and fell on my rump.

I took a moment and studied myself as best I could and found thick, white fur, four paws, and a tail. Once I regained my composure, I stood up and looked around. I figured I was taller then all of the people here, at least 6 or 7 feet.

All of a sudden, the amazing scent of pine and rain filled my nose. My...wolf...was chanting one word over and over again so fast that I couldn't here her. Before I could ask what she was saying, my wolf propelled herself forward, into the woods.

She...I followed the scent and came to a clearing. In the middle of it was a black wolf, larger than mine. My finally wolf slowed down her mantra enough for me to understand her.

Mate, mate, mate, mate.

I stared at the black wolf in front of me and felt a longing for him to be close and, as if he read my mind, he moved towards me and stood in front of my white wolf. He leaned forward and touched his nose gently to my neck, licking me gently. I leaned into his touch and nearly whimpered as he pulled away.

He turned behind him and grabbed a bag, setting it in front of me. I took the hint, grabbed it, and went behind a tree, and shifted back with ease. I searched through the bag and found a white dress exactly like the one I wore earlier. I slipped it on along with the black and white converse.

Once finished, I made my way out from behind the tree, my head down. I wasn't quite ready to see who my mate was. You can't blame me, I'm only 13!

I finally looked up to see Justin Sims himself standing there in black jeans and a grey t-shirt. His dark blue eyes looked into my light blue ones affectionately. His short black hair was slightly messy from the shift and I figured mine was the same.

I took a few cautious steps forward, my wolf begging to be near her mate. He took a few steps as well and met me halfway, our bodies nearly touching. His hand brushed a strand of hair away from my face and his other hand snaked its way around my waist, pressing my body fully against his. One of my hands instinctively rested on his chest, the other on his shoulder. He gently pressed his lips to mine in a short, gentle kiss that was filled with so much emotion. Love, longing, passion.

Wait...how can 17 year old Justin, the alpha, be my mate? Oh lord...

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A/N:

Well here is the 2nd chappie. I'm sorry for any and all typos! I'm typing on a Samsung Galaxy S3 and auto correct is SUPER sensitive and annoying about words. Not to mention my swipe is turned on. Leave a vote and comment. Follow if you want!

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