Ch. 6..10: The Werewolf's Vampire Mate Chapter 6-10

Chapter 6: The connection

Alanis

I haven't seen Beau in a week. I don't know why I care but I have been looking out for him for some reason. That fight got to me and now somehow, he has disappeared from the face of the earth. I've seen his friends around but he hasn't been to school in a week.

I shouldn't care and I should be grateful that I didn't get caught. No one in my family knows about the big fight at the party. If Darrian found out about this, I wouldn't have heard the last of it. he would have made sure I was punished in some way.

''Hey,'' Rus jumps into view. Rus is my best friend. We have been friends since I moved here. He is the only one that knows who I truly am. I look at him and his ginger hair seems redder today. His eyes are blue with a speckle of brown in them. The cheeky smile he always has is plastered to his face.

''You caused trouble while I was away right?'' I know what he is talking about instantly. The fight. Somehow someone will find a way to remind me about it and I start to think about Beau and why he is not in school.

''I was piss faced man'' I try to justify my actions.

He chuckles.

''Dude when have you ever been that drunk. You just wanted an opportunity to hit one of them'' he mentions and the guilt deep within surfaces. I don't want to regret my actions but I messed up and I know for a fact that I shouldn't have done what I did. I shouldn't have angered him so much. They are known for not being able to control their emotions and he played right into my game.

''It was a fucking stupid move''

He pats my shoulder sympathetically. I sigh loudly because I have had this nerve pain in my stomach all week. Maybe if I see that he is fine and alive I can stop thinking about it. We are in the cafeteria and for the first time, I notice that Maddie has been quiet. I look at her and she is playing with her food. Come to think of it, she has been acting strange all week. I don't know what is up.

''Are you okay baby" she looks up from her food and manages a smile. I read her mind immediately.

I'm scared.

She's scared?

Scared of what?

She nods but now I don't believe her. What is going on in her head? She just let me know that she is okay but her mind says otherwise. I am not ready to lose her. I don't want to be alone anymore.

I need her.

The door to the exit opens and I see them. His pack or should I say, friends. The two of them. I can't remember their names. The girl and the guy. The girl is dressed in a pair of loose jeans and a tee. Her hair is in a messy bun and she looks like she just got up from bed. The guy has his glasses at the tip of his nose. His pants are a sickly brown colour with a plain white dress shirt. Justin is with them. I don't know why Justin suddenly started hanging out with the Mutts.

I run my hands through my hair from the frustration that is dancing around my head. Something is happening to me that I don't like. I don't know what it is—worry maybe?

Shit.

I find myself standing up and walking to them. They are at the far end of the room but I stop in front of them unsure of what the hell I am doing. They all look up when they see me and I read shock in their expressions. I am shocked. What the fuck am I doing there?

''Can we help you'' Justin asks curiously.

I cough nervously because what am I supposed to say. Shit, this is so unorthodox. How do I tell them that I worried that my sworn enemy hasn't come to school in a week after our fight?

They would think it's a joke.

I think it's a joke.

''Uh..."

''Well,'' the girl speaks up. They are all waiting for me to explain myself but what do I even say. Why am I even here? I don't give a shit about him. si why did I just walk into Wolf zone to ask about one?

''Beau...is he okay?''

Their eyes open wide from the shock of my question. I close mine from the shock—embarrassed even.

''Huh,'' Justin asks obviously as confused as everyone on the table. Elu walks into the cafeteria and furrows her brows in confusion. Elu is my sister and Eligio's Link. He is always with her but she is alone today. Her jet-black hair sways as she moves but it stops alongside her as she notices me.

Fuck.

I read her mind immediately.

What are you doing?

I shrug because she can't read mine. No one can. All vampires can read minds but no one has ever been able to read mine. I turn back to the Mutt's because I really need to know if he is ok.

''You must think you are funny" the girl tells me. I sense the anger. Hell, I see it in her eyes.

''N..No, is he okay?'' I find myself saying.

She frowns ''Fucking leave this table right now'' she stands up but Justin stops her ''Calm down Bells''

Yeah, her name is Isabella.

She takes a couple of deep breaths and sits back down on her chair and that's when I hear it. Or should I say that's when I truly listen?

He's Hurting.

My heart skips in my chest from the severity of her words. ''Who's hurting him?'' I let her know that I heard her but she doesn't like that. This time Justin is not fast enough as she leaps forward and grabs me by my collar. That's the thing with them. They are always angry. I knew the outcome of our altercation at the party and I still let it happen and now somehow, I have caused him trouble.

I would've never care before but now I just want to help him. I don't want him to hurt anymore.

''How dare you read my mind'' she shouts so loud that everyone in the room turns and all attention is on us.

''Bells'' Justin shouts. His voice vibrates into the room and her hands' trembles. The other guy is quietly seated. Almost like he doesn't want to get involved. I didn't come here to fight but a Vamp and a werewolf interaction somehow always leads to a fight.

''Let go of him right now'' His voice is firm. I know who has the pants in this relationship.

She releases her grip and takes a step away from me ''Get the fuck away from my face'' she warns me.

I sigh because there is no way I will have a normal conversation with them. They don't trust me and I don't trust them. We are enemies and an enemy shouldn't care about them.

Do I care about him?

I don't.

I walk away from their table and back to ours and Elu watches me curiously. She can't seem to figure me out. No one can "What was that?'' Rus asks in disbelief.

I shrug and Maddie reaches for me. She squeezes my hand in an attempt to comfort me but all I can think about is Isabella's thoughts. Who is hurting him? How do I help him? Why do I want to help him?

Fuck.

Chapter 7: Beautiful dream

Beau

Pain.

All over.

I can't count how many times I have shifted. I count how many times I have broken my bones and healed. I am weak. Do I deserve all this pain for a mistake I made out of pride?

He is my father, why would he cause me this much pain. The shackles are still around my wrists and ankles. I have been hallucinating. All the blood, all the death.

If this is some kind of lesson; it is working.

I am exhausted.

''Wake up'' I try to open my eyes to the voice that is calling me. I am too weak to even open my eyes. ''Beau, open your eyes. I am so sorry'' I don't recognize the voice. I don't know who it is but it is the most peaceful sound I have ever heard. I feel contact and hands are on me ''How do I get these off" the voice is scared. I try to open my eyes; I want to see who it is.

''Shit'' I hear the chains. I feel the pressure off my wrists. I don't know what is happening. Who is helping me, is this a dream?

Open your eyes, Beau.

The same hands grab me by my waist and I am suddenly being lifted. No one has ever been able to enter the cave except the alpha puts them in. How is this real? it is not possible.

''I'll get you out of here'' it's a man's voice. It sounds familiar but I am too tired to recognize the person. I rest on the person's chest and I feel relaxed. I feel safe. I don't know what is happening, I don't know if this is all part of the caves plan but I am tired and I finally feel safe.

I relax my eyes and fall into a deep slumber.

Chapter 8: The rescue

Alanis

Help me.

Please help me Lanis.

I see the place. It is dark and rusty. There is a chill about it and I can't explain it. He is on the floor. There are purple bruises all over him. He is chained in a cave and I don't see the man I know I see a boy. He is a shell of who he really is.

I try to reach for him but the closer I get the further he gets ''Beau,'' I shout but my voice only echoes.

I run in an attempt to reach him but he disappears. i jump up my bed and i am covered in sweat.

It was a dream.

I look beside me and Maddie is sleeping softly. She didn't wake up. Thank God. I run my hands through my hair. Confused from the dream. Why am I dreaming about a Wolf?

I have been thinking about him too much and now he is haunting my dreams. What the hell is going on?

I stand up from the bed and walk to the bathroom, washing my face in an attempt to get the dream out of my head I release an exasperated sigh. This is a lot. I don't know what to do. I really want to help him and the dream felt so real. So real that I even know where he is.

When I say this is out of my control, I mean it. Something is pulling me; something is making me feel this way and I don't understand it. I need to find him. I need him at this moment.

I open the window of my girlfriends' room and this wakes her up "Where are you going?" her eyes are sleepy; confusion is etched on her face.

"I need to do something," I tell her "Go back to sleep baby?"

She looks at the alarm clock by her bedside "It's 2 in the morning"

"I'm sorry. It's very important."

Maddie nods but I can sense the uncertainty in her eyes. She is confused and I am as confused as she is. This is something I don't even understand but I know I need to get to him. I know where to go and I also know it is werewolf territory.

I shouldn't go but I can't help myself. My car is parked down the street as usual. But somehow today I get there faster. As I rev the engine, I take a deep breath because this is a big risk. This could be the biggest mistake I ever make.

*********

The walk in the woods is long. But the closer I get to the cave the lighter the weight in my chest is. I can almost feel him. It is a weird feeling but I need to make sure he is okay. I need him to be okay.

I stand in front of the cave and my heart is racing.

The thumping seems louder than the howls of the wolves in the night. This is the scariest thing I have ever done and I am a vampire that never ages.

''What are you doing Lan?'' I ask myself hoping I get the answers I need. ''Come on...if anyone finds you here. It could be disastrous" I am trying to talk myself out of it. It is not working.

I take a couple of steps into the cave and I see a light. I don't know how it is possible but I guess I'll find out. he is the first thing I see and just like my dream he is trembling. I have never seen beau look so weak. He is the alpha male. The strongest looking man I have ever seen but somehow in this moment he looks like a baby.

I walk over to him and I see the chains. That's what's making the cave bright. They light up. Why is he chained here? What happened to him after our fight and how did I know to find him?

It's easy getting him out of the chains. They unshackle once I touch them. It's easy carrying him out of the cave and into my car. The hard part is the ache in my chest. How somehow all of a sudden, I feel so protective of him. i drive to the nearest motel with him in the back seat of my car. I can tell he is sleeping. He seems to be having a nightmare and I just want to ease his pain. I park the car and grab a blanket. He is naked, I don't know if this is just a werewolf thing. I don't know what the hell I am doing but this is the only thing I can think of right now.

Once he wakes up, he is going to be mad.

He hates me and somehow, I have either kidnapped him or rescued him. I hope it's the latter. I grab him in my arms but this time he is wrapped in the blanket. He stirs in my arms and suddenly his eyes open slowly. He is looking at me now but I don't think he is really awake.

''Lanis?'' he calls me by the name in the dream.

His eyes close before I say anything and he falls into the deep sleep again. I check into a room and place him under covers. Once he wakes up, I am sure I am in for a big treat but for now I am glad he is out of the cave and with me. I don't know why but the force that is pulling me into him is winning because I don't want to leave him for even a second.

Fuck.

**********

''Dad wants to talk to you," I walk into the house and Elu is waiting there for me. What could he possibly want to talk about?

''What happened?''

She walks over to me and there is a sympathetic smile on her face. I must have done something wrong but what?

"I told them about the cafeteria"

I frown "Why?"

"Because that's dangerous territory. You shouldn't be messing around with the animals" okay at this point I have never felt angry. Up until the party, I called wolves animals but hearing her calling them that word is suddenly pissing me off.

"Don't call him that" I shout unable to control myself. That has been happening a lot lately.

"Who?'' she asks surprised by my outburst.

"What?''

"You said don't call him that.... who?''

Shit. I didn't realize I had singled Beau out. ''I meant them. Just never mind, where is he?"

She tells me he is in the study and I head to the direction. I knock and he tells me to come in. Father is seated in front of his laptop with reading glasses on. Those glasses are not recommended because he has perfect vision. When he first turned me, I asked him and he said that it was his way of staying as human as he could.

''Have a seat" he tells me firmly.

I oblige and watch him. Waiting for the scolding because I know it is about to come. The reason we have parents or rather we stay with the original vampires that turned us as some sort of control measure. We need a balance in our life, so we don't go hay wire and Cranwell is my balance at being calm. He has been the guide, the one that made this whole process easy.

''You asked to see me?''

He looks at me and away from his computer with a nod "What are you doing mixing with the wolves?" he goes straight to the point. At least I can give it to him. He is direct, we don't have to beat around the bush.

"I am not mixing with them?"

He raises a brow "You don't lie to me Alanis"

"Look, we had a falling out at a party, he tried to flirt with Maddie and I freaked. But we're okay now"

"Okay?" he wants to know what I mean by that but I don't even know what I mean by that. Are we okay? He is passed out in a motel that I kept him in. Once he wakes up, he will have my head.

"It wasn't a big deal. The cafeteria incident that Elu chose to mention was nothing. I promise I know how important this contention is. I won't do anything to mess it up" I assure him because I don't want to be the cause of a war.

He smiles and I know he is satisfied with my answer.

I just have to figure out how to make Beau calm when he wakes up and finds out I am the one that took him to the motel. I hope he doesn't end up killing me in the process.

Chapter 9: I don't hate you anymore

Beau

Quiet.

There is no noise.

The voices in my head are gone.

This is the most real I have felt in a while.

I open my eyes and I am in a room. An unfamiliar place. The last thing I remembered was the cave. I was being punished, by my father. Why am I here now?

I stand up from the bed and the blanket around me falls to the floor. I am naked. There is mud all over me, but other than that I seem to be fine.

"Fuck" I grab my head from the pain springing up and at that moment the door clicks and opens. At first, I don't know what to think. The fact that I am naked is freaking me out more than it should—fuck I walk around naked in our community. I grab the blanket and cover my junk.

Bloodsucker?

What the fuck is he doing here?

He closes the door to the room but doesn't come any closer "What are you doing here?" I go straight to the point "What am I doing here, what the duck is this?" I am rambling.

''Hold up" he raises his hands up. He looks nervous. Why is he nervous. I don't know what is happening right now? He remains still but speaks up "I saved you"

Uh.

"Are you insane. Saved me from what?"

"You were hurting. In that cave; in chains. I got you out of there" he is proud of himself but he doesn't know what he has done. What the fuck, how did he even find me?

"Are you crazy, did anyone ask you to save me?" I pace around the room because I am freaking out. Father is going to look for me and when he doesn't find me, he will kill me.

Fuck. I pace around the room in search of my clothes. "What are you looking for?" he asks calmly. I am so confused about this situation. The last time I saw him, he wanted my head for breakfast and now he is saving me. This cannot be happening.

"You didn't have clothes on when I found you. I got you a couple of mine. They might be a little tight but they'd fit" he waves a bag in the air. I walk over to him and he moves away so fast that he hits the door with a loud thud. It almost seems like he is terrified. I raise a brow "Sorry, here you go" he hands me the gym bag and I collect it from him.

"You should have a shower. You stink of dog." he scrunches up his nose and for a second a smile creeps up to my face before I even know what I am doing. What the fuck am I doing?

I shake my head and walk into the bathroom. The first thing I see is my reflection in the mirror. I look terrible. Fuck, there are dark circles around my eyes. My hair is fur on my head, messy and dirty. I have mud all over me. I know how this happened. I remember it vividly. I am weak, I haven't hunted In a while. I don't even know how long I was in that cave.

Is father looking for me?

He must have gone back by now; noticed that I am not there anymore. I shake all the thoughts out of my head and walk into the shower. As the hot water hits me, a little feeling comes back. My senses heighten a little and I feel alive. I need meat to get my full abilities back.

I think about Alanis and the fact that somehow at this moment I didn't even think about ripping his head off. I don't want to kill him; I don't want to say I am grateful for him getting me out of that cave because I should take my punishment like a man but a part of me is glad that I am out of there.

I walk out of the bathroom dressed in a pair of sweats and a plain black tee. The shirt is mostly tight around my arms but overall, it is not as bad as I thought it would be. Alanis is seated on the bed and there is a silver tray covered on the table "I got you something to eat. Didn't know what you like, so stuck with Eggs and bacon" he looks fucking nervous.

"I don't want fucking eggs," I tell him and grab the handle of the door. He stands up from the bed "You need to eat...please eat something."

"Why do you care?"

He laughs and scratches the back of his neck nervously "I don't care. You just need food"

I smile and this time I don't try to hide it "Seems like you do" I raise a brow in a sort of challenge. He looks away from me and to the food "I heard the food is the best thing about this place. Just have a couple of bites" he pleads.

''The only thing that can help me right now is meat with a lot of blood dripping from it." I smirk with a wink.

I swear I see a blush. Fuck is it possible for the palest vampire I have ever met to blush because looking at his face right now—he looks alive. This cannot be happening.

"I can get meat for you"

Huh?

Why would he do that?"

"Are you going to kill a deer for me?" I tease.

He nods "I am fucking fast. It would be the easiest shit. Just say the word and I am there"

At this point, it feels like we are flirting. I am so lost in this moment, it is terrifying. I must be insane right now because I sit down on the bed and grab the tray "This will do for now"

He releases a sigh of release and sits down next to me. Is he gonna watch eat? What kinda sick game is he pulling? I open the tray and sure enough, there are eggs on the plate. He is still watching me and this is weird as fuck. What is his game?

I grab the fork and put it in my mouth. This isn't going to do anything for me. All the energy in me that I have lost will be regained once I have meat but the guilt of leaving him here when he thinks he might have saved my life is a lot.

"Is it good?" he asks still watching me. His facial expression is expectant. I don't know exactly what he thinks this thing is but I need to ask him. We are not friends. We never will be, so what is all this about?

"It is" I take another fork. He smiles and something happens in my heart. I don't understand it but some form of tugging is going on inside me. I have never had this kind of feeling in me.

"Why did you come after me?"

I have to ask because I need to know. Being in that cave was the worst kind of pain I have ever felt but I wasn't in any real danger. I knew I was going to come out of it alive. My father was just trying to teach me a lesson. He wanted me to grow up and he thought that was the best way to pass the message across.

Why did Alanis think I was in danger and how did he even enter the cave? No one has ever been able to enter the cage before. Talk less of a fucking vampire. It is just not possible.

"I had a dream"

I furrow my brows in confusion at his reply "About?"

He shrugs "It was very vague; you were in it. I saw the cave, saw you hurting, and somehow I had to help you" he tells me like it is the most normal thing to say. Why is he having dreams about me?

"Do you always have dreams about me?"

He shakes his head immediately "Never, after our fight, I felt really guilty. I kept thinking about you and then I didn't see you at school. I knew something was wrong but your friends were of no help"

"You talked to my friends?"

He nods "Isabelle almost cut my head off. She screamed so loud in the cafeteria that everyone heard"

I smile because that is so like her. She is probably pissed off at my father and she took it out on him. "Don't you think this is weird. You worried about me?"

He nods "Fucking weird but I can't control it. I don't know what this is but I don't hate you anymore"

Wow.

"I am sure you still hate me?" he is enquiring. I know he wants me to brush it off and tell him no but I don't have any feelings towards him. I don't even think about him. He is nothing important to me "You don't cross my mind dude. you're still just a bloodsucker to me" my words are harsh but I need him to understand that he can't all of a sudden want to be friends with me.

"Oh." he manages. The rest of breakfast is quiet and he just watches me with a sad expression on his face but all I want to do is leave this room and never have to face this kind of awkwardness with him again.

I stand up and he does the same he looks worried. "I gotta go," I tell him scratching the back of my neck nervously. Come on dude, leave this situation. I walk to the door, he is still quiet. He doesn't stop me. I leave the room and stop in front of the hallway because I don't like the way I am feeling. Why am I hesitant to leave him. The door opens suddenly "I can drop you off, so you don't have to walk all the way" again with the expectant expression.

Fuck.

Chapter 10: Can we be anything?

Alanis

He doesn't want to have anything to do with me and can I blame him? I hated him all my life and I didn't even know anything about him. Just the fact that he was not like me and he was on enemy territory. Now am I telling him that I don't feel that way anymore and I expect him to feel the same.

Do I want to be friends with him?

No.

That cannot even work, no one will see us together and not asks questions but I want to see him, from time to him and I want to talk to him. I want to eat breakfast with him and watch him express nervousness. I want to look at the confusion on his face when I say something he doesn't understand.

"You know running all the way home will be faster," he smiles.

"Yeah but you're not strong enough. Remember you still need meat," I remind him and his eyes open wide but it just for a second. He is confused again. God, I fucking love that expression.

"Fine," he agrees after a couple of seconds.

We get to my car and he is still quiet. I want to hear his voice again. I want him to talk to me and make jokes "What are you thinking?" I ask because for some reason I can't read his mind. I read everyone's minds, that's the only reason why I am such a good conversationalist. But Beau's mind is a blank.

Maybe he is not thinking about anything.

That's a possibility.

"I think I am still being punished right now. Maybe I am still dreaming, that's why you are still here"

Ouch.

Me being with him must feel like some sort of punishment. I don't know if he is trying to hurt me with his words because it is working. Am I that bad?

"It was a joke. Being in the cave was supposed to be my punishment for our fight," he explains and it all makes sense now. He got punished for our fight but nothing happened to me. I feel even worse now.

"I'm sorry" I apologize.

He waves his hands in the air to brush off my apology and I start the car. I grab my flask from the cup holder and take a sip from it. "Is that blood, I can smell it all the way from here"

I nod. Human blood, this is the only downside to being immortal. We need this to survive. Without blood, we get weaker. I am not a fan of getting it directly from humans but every once in awhile, we need to. This is from a blood bank. Father knows someone and that's how we survive.

"Gross dude,"

I laugh "Says the person that eats raw meat."

"From animals," he says like that is some sort of consolidation prize. The rest of the drive is quiet and when we get to the entrance of the woods. I park the car because I am actually not allowed there. I know I trespassed last night but it was for a good cause. Now he is here and it is not a good idea to pass my boundaries.

"Thanks, man" he reaches for the handle of the door "Wait," I stop him unsure of why but he stops and faces me.

"I know you said we can't be anything but why not?" I don't even know what the fuck I am doing but I just want something from him—anything he gives me right now I will take with content.

"What do you mean?" he is confused again.

"You said I don't cross your mind. I don't mean anything to you, does that make me irrelevant. Can't we be something—anything?"

He frowns "Why do you want to be something. You've been fine all this while hating me. Why does that have to change?"

I shrug "Because I don't hate you anymore. I don't want you to hate me" I am literally baring out my dead heart to him. I don't do this mushy shit. I am not one to be this weak. What has changed?

"I don't hate you man; I hate your kind. I hate that you killed my people in the '90s. It happened there is nothing we can do about it but there is no good from us being friends. Nothing good will come from that and no one will accept it"

"I get that but don't you care that I had that dream? It must mean something. Don't you think so?"

"You said you felt guilty, maybe it's some kind of power you have. When you think about someone you can see them?" he is creating excuses. He doesn't want to think about this. I can tell but I want him to understand that this isn't even just about the dream, it is about being with him. I feel something, I can't explain it but I have never felt this way before. I don't want to scare him; I don't want him to think I am some sort of freak but I want to be close to him.

I need to be close to him.

"Just meet me halfway. Let's hang out tomorrow. Just drinks or something. If you still feel you want to continue hating me, then I will leave you alone"

He shakes his head "No way man. I can't be seen in public with you" he doesn't mean to but his words keep hurting me. Unintentionally I know but it hurts that he wouldn't be caught dead in public with me.

Shit.

He gets down from the car and I watch him walk away from me. This fucking sucks, because I feel like he took a part of me with him.