Vallant Mydnyght was leaning against his locker pretending to be listening to Vanessa talk about some shoe sale, or was her name Varouca? He couldn't remember. She was just his current sex toy. In a few more days, when the sex was no longer worth the migran, he would dump her and move on to the next girl. He glanced around to see if there was a girl he had not slept with yet. Marie had just come out of the bathroom. She always smelled like food which was a plus for him.
"Are you listening?" Varouca asked snidely.
"Uh. Yeah. Sounds good." He said without taking his eyes off of Marie.
"What did I just say?"
"Something about shoes."
"I said we need to go shopping for your tux for the yule ball in December." She hissed, crossing her arms over her almost flat chest. "You would know that if you were listening instead of checking out some other girls ass!" Vanessa half snarled.
"Look, Varouca, I-" Vallant sighed as she interrupted him.
"My name is Veronica. You seriously need me to tell you that!? Fine! Good luck finding someone to take to the yule ball! We are through!" With that she stormed off down the hall away from him.
"Oh! tough break dude! That sucks ass." Adrian said and he turned to his best friend only to be swept away by the most intoxicatingly provocative scent he had ever come across. And there, half hidden by Adrian, was a drop dead gorgeous girl. She was short, standing at just above five feet tall. Her long thick waves of blood red hair hiding half her face. The eye he could see was a deep emerald green and.... bruised. Rage flood his body and he wanted to anilate the person who had hurt her. "By the way, this is Victoria, she's my little sister. Victoria this Vallant, my best friend."
"Nice to meet you, Vallant. I'm sorry about your girlfriend. Are you okay?" And just like that, the rage vanished into nothingness. All seemed to be right with the world, almost as if it had all fallen into its proper place at the sound of her sweet lyrical voice.
"Huh? Oh yeah I'm fine. I was about to dump her anyway." He shrugged and tried to give a rougish grin. "Vanessa ju-"
"Veronica." Victoria corrected.
"Who?"
"The...girl....that ....just... dumped...you. Did you seriously forget her name."
"That's nothing. He once forgot a girls name in the middle of a blow job and called her his sweet sex doll." Adrian snorted.
"At least I didn't get lost on my way to hook up...in my own bedroom." He shot back with a wicked smirk.
"At least I don't have to ask for my locker combination, Facebook password, or pin to my own debt card." Adrian replied calmly. "Look, Vicky, he may be my best friend but don't go anywhere alone with him. He is an insufferable playboy. All you need to be his type is a vagina and a pulse. And if he is drunk enough the vagina is optional."
"Oh come on! That was one time and you swore you'd never tell anyone!" Vallant turned to his locker. "Just for that I'm not talking to you!" He paused with his hand hovering over the dial of his locker.
"8 - 13- 1." Adrian said with an amused smile. "Vicky our combo is 7- 2- 29." She quickly put in the combination and opened the locker.
"Tell me again why we have to share a locker?" She asked as Adrian adjusted the bottom shelf so she could use it.
"This is the only school in the pack. Grades Pre--12 th. There aren't enough lockers so siblings share them. You can start using a locker in kindergarten so the shelves are adjustable."
"If you have a mate, you can use their locker or the one you share with your siblings. It is also a way for older siblings and mates to check on their loved ones throughout the day. This helps to avoid fights as it keeps the older students calmer and cuts down on bullying because the younger students check in with siblings often." Vallant explained further as he pulled her closer to the wall. A large group of rowdy boys tumbled past them and one was shoved into Adrian who growled low in his chest.
"S-sorry man. It was an accident." The boy muttered as he shrank back. Adrian was looking for Victoria.
"She's alright. I've got her here." Vallant said calmly as he shut his locker. "We need to get to class. See you at lunch, Vicky." He kissed her hand and took off down the hall with Adrian in tow. Once they were alone in the empty hall that lead to pack management 101 he spoke up. "Adrian, I'm sorry. I hope you understand that I don't have a say in the matter. I know she is your little sister but...."
"Stop beating around the bush, Vallant. What are you trying to say?" Adrian pulled his best friend to a stop just as alpha Egil Mydnyght opened his classroom door.
"Victoria, she's...I hope you don't get angry, but she's the.... How do I say it without upsetting you?"
"She is not going to be a toy for you to fuck with and then dump when she is inconvenient for you!" Adrian snapped in annoyance.
"I would never hurt her like that!" Vallant snapped back. "She's my mate!" The color drained from Adrian's face as they stepped into class. "Honestly I think she's way to good for me. I don't deserve a sweet, beautiful, goddess like her!" He hissed, and his anger flared once again when he remembered her black eye. Two of the florescent lights over head shattered, showering the room with shards of glass.
"Ah! to be young and feel that way." Alpha Egil sighed, either he hadn't noticed his son's sudden power flex or he chose to ignore it.
"As if you ever felt that way." Vallant muttered as he dropped his chin to his folded arms on his desk to sulk.
"Actually I still feel that way, about your mother." He smiled gently at his son instead of admonishing him for his poor mood. He did understand why he was feeling down.
"Really?" Vallant asked as his head came up. He had always thought his father had been the ultimate picture of confidence.
"Yeah. I still don't get what made her look at me and say 'yeah, that one is going to put a baby in me'."
"EWWWWWW!! I don't want to hear about my parents sex life!!! Bleach! I need bleach!!!!" Vallant shouted as he lept up and pretended to stumble around the room.
"Oh hardy Har Har. Sit down, Vallant and we will begin our discussion about your responsibilities to your mate. I feel that it is a very important topic that can no longer be put off, in light of the situation." Just then the door opened and Vallant instantly stilled as Vicky's scent caressed the air and soothed his savage beast.
"Sorry I'm late. I had to help Victoria find this class." Ven said as the two stepped inside, his scent over powering Vicky's and smothering it till Vallant was the only one who could detect its presence.
"She goes by Vicky." Vallant corrected him as he stood up.
"She didn't say anything."
"She tends to be shy." Adrian said as he swept the glass off the desk between himself and Vallant.