Noah's p.o.v
"I know Zippy. At least you were brave enough to put yourself out there. Now it is all out in the open and there is no way you can take it back... It is good to have your cards are on the table. All you can do now is wait for his move. In the meanwhile, continue those conversations with Jayden since it seems to make the doctor jealous."
They are in his car and on their way to school. Toby does not like driving and he does not trust his driving, so he usually does the pickup and drop offs. Now that they are awake and able to think clearer, they decided to continue the conversation they had earlier.
"Noah... I don't want him to be jealous; I want him to be in love with me and my wolf. Is that so much to ask for? I just want him, and I know that there is no going back now. Enough about me, and my melt downs... how was your once-a-month night exercise gym you always blabbering about back home? Is it the same here amongst a more diverse group of humans and shifters?"
Toby asks half interested; his attention trapped on the sweet mess. Ice-cream? Who the hell thinks a desert can cure heart break? Hell, the omega is studying physics or something, but it has to do with science either way rational common sense tells him ice-cream cures heart break. Noah rolls his eyes. Toby is pack omega so whatever weird crazy shit he wants to trap him in; he followed to ensure nothing bad happens to him. To his benefit, thank fate at least their pack did not believe in stopping the works of fate. So, by chance his friends fated is indeed outside the pack, fate never makes a mistake regarding two souls.
"That was last week but I have been going to the gym every day since, that's why I was tired. Everything was as usual but that all changed. Zi, I met someone." His friend that barely listened, attention was suddenly caught. "She's a ghost. I went to every department in the faculty to Communications and whatever, but no one knows her."
"Finally, a woman has roped you like a rodeo pig and tied you down. Well, my dear friend, since you always taking care of me allow me to give you advice." He clears his throat as if whatever he was about to say was serious. "You are a fantastic man, and I know fate will bring her back to you, but you will have to make changes. If she's your fated, you will have to cut all ties off with your past relationships and consider the thoughts of seeing a future with one person."
Impossible. He has never been in a relationship that was serious that it leads to talks of exclusivity. He came to Moon to run away from pack responsibilities, now he can't stop thinking about that woman.
"What?! That's a low blow and you know it-"
"Usually, you tell me about girls when you over them, conquest or women you dated in high school."
"Ugh, don't start with your confusing sappy emotions. As innocent as you are Zi, there is no such thing as fate and to prove it I am willing to put money on the table."
As much as he can acknowledge that the stranger is his fated mate, but the concept of fate itself is a myth. Finding 'the one' is a past time romance journey even humans experience, it's nothing special. That's why he wants the brown skinned woman; his curiosity burns more than his desire for longevity.
"My point is there is no way of understanding fate. Wait. So, your great idea is to gamble fates nonexistence? If it sounds smart in your ears, then bet."
Toby pulls out a large paper that is colour coded and detailed. It has his schedule and his own... it feels like his walking with Dora the Explorer.
"No, look... have two weeks' worth of rehearsals left. Day one starts tomorrow since we have to write the entrance test." He focuses on the red exclamation marks over tomorrow's date. "The rest of the workload will follow during and after the competition. What are we robots?!"
"Relax Zi, there is a high chance the test will be pushed before or after the big competition."
As usual Toby reported his schedule which he already programmed on his phone. Toby is a perfectionist, so having him being nosey in his personal life and always wanting to have an input in his decisions... but on the other hand what are friends for but to judge your decisions. The only aspects he refuses to relinquish control over is his anatomy, his place and anything that means anything significant. So, Toby being up to date with his schedule and life events does not bother him.
"Zippy. I have the schedule; you already sent it to me. Look who's coming," Zippy turns his head to see Lucas step out of his BMW. He smiles and turns to him; he looks adorable when he smiles and he can't stop his hand from ruffling his hair. "Eyy Noah, stop."
He moves closer to whisper, his sure the wolf can hear their conversation but Zippy did not consider that possibility.
"If what you feel is real, do not be a fool and wait like I did. You saw how miserable I was. I do not want that for you, yet. Remember when you lose the bet, I want dumplings as my starter and the rest will be determined at a later stage. Oh yeah, try not to be late again you know Tee loves shouting."
Tomorrow is day one of camp which definitely means they are not writing their entrance, but Zi has been studying for the possibility. Whether they write or not his sure he can at least get the bare minimum pass mark. Lucas walks over and Toby instinctively steps behind him, to be fair he did confess and his mate said nothing back. His best friend does not deserve to experience the shame and humiliation especially from his mate.
"Morning." Lucas greets and he nods, "Toby. Can I speak to you please."
Zi slowly peaks out of his hiding place before he shyly stood in front of his alpha. He wanted to leave but Zi held on to his arm.
"I planned a date, for us." Toby's mood lifted and he got go of his arm which made him chuckle. "Are you free right now?"
He nods forgetting that he promised to be there with him during his rounds of being filmed and objectified but sexy woman. Never mind, today will be the day where he does not need to justify his sexuality. Toby and he have been friends their entire lives, they are so close and are always together that people have the wrong impression of them.
"Noah, can I go? I promise I will make it up to you."
"Go Zi, I happen to be an adult you know."
Lucas gives him a smile, and they walk off. Toby is a member of his pack and Lucas acknowledging that assured him that he will respect Toby. It looks like he will be alone for the foreseeable future since Toby will be occupied with his boyfriend.
"Lonely. I am so lonely, I have nobody, I'm own. Oh, I'm so-" Who is that although he lost the general interest to do anything with women, she will be the first person he will call when he gets his libido back. "Hi, my name is Noah."
She giggles and he knows exactly how his spending his afternoon with this gorgeous model. They are almost the same height; her clothes are leaving nothing to the imagination. It's about time he takes ownership of his body because he wants her and pinning after a ghost.
"Linda."
He kisses her hand and he held her waist as they took promotional pictures of their campus. She's interested and everyone gushes of how they look perfect together she looks like a Thai masterpiece. Her pale skin, long legs, brown eyes contrast his mate and maybe fucking the opposite of her will fix his libido problem. And unfortunately, the more he imagines his mate the deeper his desire flourishes. Oh well, at least he will have this beauty after all.
"What are your plans for tonight?"
She moved closer to him and her hand reached for his pants; his palms skimmed over his eager bulge before pulling out his phone. He smirks at him after he unlocks his phone and she dialled her phone number and called. Her phone vibrated and he grabbed her wrist at pulled her into a lust filled kiss. He heard people scream and clicks but he was too distracted to care until the scent. He pulls away and looks around; his sure Linda is confused but he knows his fated mate is here. He grabs his phone and he books it; he runs to the parking lot and all he saw was a white Sudan with Fuel leaking out of it. Is she there or, Jayden. He runs up to Jayden, his tail wagging in excitement.
"You smell like my fated mate, who were you just?"
Jayden casually pushes him to the side, and he feels an unexplainable amount of rage bubbling.
"None of your business, there is no way my fated is yours."
Huh? Jayden's fated. Is she dating his cousin? Jayden walks away choosing not to deal with this then. they will get back to this moment either later today or tomorrow because the implications could mean something they both not openminded to. He sends Linda the direction to a hotel near their school and the room number, he needs to burn off steam.
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He woke up, showered and left the hotel room before the sun went up. She was laying on her side exposing her slender frame, but he was over her. He wants the real thing; he wants the blissful satisfaction that come with being intimate with your fated. Last night felt off, as much as he pictured his dark queen, she was just one step away and he wanted her. The woman writhing under him, wrapped her arms around him moaning her pleasure meant nothing because he wants the real deal now. He went home packed his bag; Toby did want to do it but his in the mercy of his fated mate.
"Gym. Shower. Pack. Trip. Got it."
He wears his gym clothes, and he jogs to the gym. Today would just be an easy day, ten mile run on the treadmill. He rests by going through his phone and finding the right song to push him through the high leg press. He rests by calculating how long it will take him to jog back and pack his bag before he has to get to school. He does a couple of Russian twill with a 25lb dumbbell, they will be doing a couple of shirtless photoshoots, so this is a perfect way to wake up his muscles. He spent about an hour in the gym and decided his too tired to jog back to his apartment, so he walked. When he got to the halfway mark, he challenged himself to jog the rest of the way.
By the time he got back his two bottles of water is empty and his starving, but he has nothing in his fridge, so he just packs his bag. He packs an outfit for two days, an outfit he will wear in the evenings and one he will wear to the beach. He showers in absolute silence, and he is done in less than fifteen minutes. He needs a haircut, he thinks while he shaves and use the last few drops of lotion Toby got him on his face and hands. He has to get there in less than twenty minutes, he grabs his keys, wallet and shades to block out the sun.