Chapter Five (2/2): The Lycan Prince

Thalia Aphrodite Williams

Morning came and I woke up with a loud knock and yelling of my mother outside my room. I groaned.

"Five more minutes, Mom!" I said and buried my face again on my pillows. Seconds passed by without any noise and I smiled. Wait for me, my handsome prince!

But my dream crumbles as soon as the knock intensified even more than earlier.

"Get up or else, I'm going to drag your lazy ass down to the dining hall!" My mom yelled and I immediately sat up. Any threats of my mother should be taken seriously.

"Fine! I'm up! I'm up!" I yelled back and my mother finally stop. I laid back on my bed and hugged my pillow close to my body. I'm already building back my crumbled dream when a loud knock echoed again through out my room.

"I'm up, Mom! Would you please stop the annoying knocks?! We are not the only one here!" I yelled and stood up from my bed since I already gave up from building back the dream I had.

"You should be getting ready right now, young lady! You should be there within 15 minutes!" She yelled again and I rolled my eyes. My mom can be so sweet when she wants to, but she can also be so scary whenever she wants to.

I walk towards my bathroom and lazily brushed my teeth. Then, I stripped to go to the shower and took the fastest shower I've ever had. I went to my walk-in closet in just a towel and just throw on what I could see first. Oversized black t-shirt and paired with a high-waisted blue jeans. I ribboned my top on the front to make it fitted to my body. Then, I combed my hair with my hands since I can't find my hair brush. I just left my hair wet again as I'm really lazy to blow-dry it. I grab my bag and the books, then went down towards the dining hall. I jogged down the stairs and carefully went passed the people surrounding the main hall. As I finally reached the dining hall, I could see from here that some of the long dining tables are still a little crowded. Yeah, long dining tables. As in long, there are exactly 5 long tables that can be occupied by 300 people each. Meaning, there are approximately 1,500 seats in the dining hall for the pack members. Imagine how many dishes the Omegas do for all of us in the pack house to eat. That's why as much as possible I stayed out of the kitchen.

I jogged towards where my mom and sister are and sits beside my sister who keeps on talking so sweetly on her phone with her new boyfriend. Ugh, gross.

"Good, you're finally here. Are you going to school with the Peters twin?" She asked and pushed the bacon and egg in front of me. I nodded at her and grab my breakfast.

I quickly grab an egg, 2 bacons and an apple. I munched on my breakfast, happily and my sister looked at me with disgust all over her face. I just munched on my apple loudly to tease her more and she looked away while shaking her head, turning back on her phone with her disgustingly flirty voice. After a few minutes, I already finished munching on my breakfast and quickly jogged to the front door, throwing a quick goodbye and kiss on the cheek to my mother.

My phone beeped and I grab my phone from my back pocket. I saw a message from Sophie saying that they already are at the front yard. I click a quick reply while muttering soft apologies to the people I bumped into. As soon as I sent the message, a body engulf me into a tight hug. My eyes widen and I hug back the person as I smelled the familiar scent of Sophie.

"Girly! I missed you!" She squealed and I acted like I'm choking as her hug became a little bitsy tight.

"Careful sis, or you're going to choke my favorite person in the world." Said the familiar voice of Sophie's twin, Damon.

"Damon! I missed you!" I squealed and hug Damon next. He hugged me too and lift me up from the ground. I giggled like a little girl when he started spinning me around.

"Okay! Okay! Children stop already your lovey dovey session. We're going to be late at school! Whoo! I can sense so much sexual tension between you two! It's coming in a big, big wave!" Christina shouted, leaning on Damon's car. I just chuckled on her stupid joke and hugged her too.

"Woah! Woah! I'm sorry, nerd but I don't swing that way." She said and I chuckled more while letting her go.

"Since when did you care about being late on school by the way?" I asked and went to the front seat where I always sits since Damon got his car. Damon and Sophie got into the car too and Damon started the car's engine. The car roared into life and we drove off towards the school. And the usual happened, the bickering of Christina and Damon, the teasing between Damon and Sophie. And me, was always just laughing while watching them banter like little kids. After minutes of long drive, we finally reached the school and Damon was just parking the car. After Damon parked, Christina and Sophie immediately went out and I was just about to open the car door when a hand stop me.

"Hey, can you stay a bit with me?" He said and I turned to him.

"Yeah, sure. Is there something wrong?" I asked worriedly as I notice that he's nervous.

"Yeah, yeah, everything's fine. I j-just want to give you s-something" he said and I frowned. After a little while, my eyes widen.

"Oh! Is it your present for me? Let me see, let me see, let me see!" I said excitedly like a kid who was given a cotton candy in front of her. I'm a fan of surprises and presents.

"Okay, but! Close your eyes, will you?" He asked and I shut my eyes closed. I can sense that he got something from the back of his car. And a pop of something that has been opened.

"Now, open your eyes" he said and I open my eyes. What I saw shocked me to the core. A silver necklace that has a pendant of a moon and stars that is covered with many little crystals. I looked at him with wide eyes.

"I-it's beautiful" I said still in awe, I was about to touch it when I remembered something.

"But it's silver, you know very well that we can't touch any things that is silver" I said but he just chuckled

"Yeah, I know that, Ro. But this necklace is special, I asked a witch friend of my mom to put a spell on this for you to be the only one who can touch it without burning your self. So, put it on." He said and I became astonish even more. Wow.

"I-it's pretty a-and as what you said s-special, so I'm sure it's expensive. I can't accept that, Damon." I said and he pouted.

"Money is not an issue for me, Ro. I-it's just that, when I saw this, you immediately come into my mind and I know that this present is the only thing that suits you. I mean, I already went to all stores in the city and malls near grandma's house, but nothing caught my eyes. But when I went to this jewelry store a little far from the city and saw this, I knew that this is the present that suits you. Simple but elegant." He said and I hugged him tightly while he stiffened because of my sudden action.

"Thank you, Damon. I will take a very good care of this, I promise." I said and he returned my hug while chuckling. After a few minutes, we let go of each other and I slowly touch the necklace. At first when I touched it, I retreat my hand a little and felt my hand if it has a burn but I feel nothing, just the coldness of the necklace. I carefully held the necklace in my hands and looked at it more closely now. I stared at it in awe and turned my eyes for a second to Damon as he chuckled. It's so cold on my hands.

I put it on me and felt the coldness around my neck. I muttered another thank you to Damon.

"You're welcome, beautiful. You deserve it." He said and we were surrounded with silence as I still stared at the necklace with admiration.

"We should probably go or we'll be late." He said and I nodded. We got out of the car and went to the front double doors of the school that was crowded with other students. Some talks to each other, some was greeting their friends as they didn't see each other for a few months. We walked side by side but when we reached the main hall, Damon bid a goodbye to me and went to his group of friends. The football team.

As I made my way through the crowds to my locker, I suddenly smell that same smell from the bar. The manly scent of the guy that saved me. It smells so addictive and alluring that I can't help but to sniff around me for that addictive smell.

I followed the smell for a few minutes but I got confused when I reached a crowded place. I can smell many scents making the addictive smell faint. I sniff around me, trying to trace the smell but the bell rang, an indication that class will start soon and as much as I want to know whose scent it is, I can't afford to have a detention right now as I still have a punishment from Alpha Brandon. I turned around and went to my locker to get my things quickly but before I went to my first class, I turned to where I last traced the smell and saw that it's not crowded anymore and saw the Lycans standing at the corner talking with each other. I can't help but to stare at them. Particularly, the most handsome guy I've ever seen, the Lycan Prince.

Prince Alejandro Valentin Ivanov.