Icey's mate by anaya phoenix (free reads .TXT) 📖

I stare at my reflection in the pond. I have just found out I will be mated with Kyle, son of the leader of the breedance clan. Any other girl will be happy but not me because I know this arrangement is not for my best interest nor is it Kyle’s it is so the clan’s will no longer have ‘ disagreements’ as they like to call it. Truthfully I have known this all along, but it is still shocking to have it heard a loud. I stare at the girl in the reflection, I have never thought of myself as pretty, maybe average, but not pretty. My bright green eyes that seem to glow in the dark stare at me. Why she asks me, why can’t you just accept it. I do accept it, ever since the time Kyle and I have been 14 we have been forced to communicate with each other. We have always been friends so it’s not like he’s obnoxious, he’s not too bad looking either. Even though he is of the breedance clan and he has ruby red hair, and I am of the landvin clan and I have icy blue hair we are to be mated. Whatever you have heard about mates being fate’s decision is only for those mutated dogs. My mother and father told me it is up to the parents to decide who will be mated to whom. I am above those weak dogs, I am Anna markins, daughter Aaron markins leader of the landvin clan, and I am a dragon.
I start walking back until I hear his breath. Good let him come for me. I sit down and hide a grin, he won’t come to confront me and I know this. He thinks I am still 5 and emotional and blah blah blah. I couldn’t help but grin; I stopped being emotional 8 years ago. I went to school, thankfully, like every other 18 year old. It was hard though I practically had to beg dad, even then I had to go with the other boys in the pack. Apparently, I’m too attractive for my own good, ha ha, every boy I walked past tried to plaster on the most heart breaking smile and talk to me but one look from Travis, or Jeff, or Fred or any other one of my ‘guards’ sent them running. The air bristled which brought my attention to the man that had sat next to me, the man with dark blue eyes, a killer smile and the pale blue hair that made every humans attract-o-meter go sky high. “I wish I could change things” he said in the baritone voice I had grown to love “it’s alright I knew it was coming anyway” I said shrugging. We were quiet, and then I got up and walked home. I had to get ready for school the next morning. I sighed and trudged along to the medium sized Victorian. Mom wasn’t downstairs so I took the hint ‘your father consoled you so I don’t have to’. I walked upstairs and got ready for bed. I got under the sheets and closed my eyes, something told me I was going to need rest, something big is happening tomorrow.
I awoke to the annoying, loud, excessive beep of the alarm. I slammed down on the alarm breaking it into a hundred pieces, great, I got out of bed and sleepily snailed my way to the bathroom. I took my shower brushed my teeth and combed my curly hair. In a record of 10 minutes I was dressed in a pale yellow tee and Levi’s. I stepped out of my room and raced to the kitchen hoping I would be able to have a quiet couple minutes of relaxing time. No such luck. I was welcomed by the four faces I always saw, they saw me and sent me a nod. I looked at my watch, 7:50 School started at 8:10. “Ummm where going to be late” I said as I walked to my book bag. “Well let’s go then” Fred said standing up. I speed walked to the car and waited impatiently as they came out slowly, Jeff pressed the key fob and I hopped in the back of the car. We drove in silence until we arrived at the school. I saw the students pile in with each other, smiling laughing and looking utterly oblivious to the world. Ugh it makes me sick, I got out the car and walked straight to the main entrance ignoring the stares I got some of envy, some of lust, looking at me like what I was the poisonous forbidden fruit. I get to chem. First because I don’t converse with anyone. I see ms.duffel “good morning Anna” she says cheerfully “good morning miss d” she opens the door and I go to my seat in the back. As everybody walks in they don’t look at me, it is normal that I am the first one here sitting in the back. After everyone was seated she began the lesson “today we’re going to learn about the chemical reaction of bleach and amon-“the door opened and the attention shifted to the boy that stood there. Everybody looked at him then I wide eyed. “Who are you” I asked in my native voice when the surprise wore off. The icy blue haired boy answered back “Thomas” then the ringing started and we both fell from the strong sound of the lady with the really high voice in the opera amplified by 50.
I awoke in the nurse’s office with the 3 faces I always hated to see. I sat up and they looked at me as if I had 3 ears. “What happened” I asked rubbing my ears ´we don’t know” Jeff said “we got called here saying you and another student had fallen ill” Travis said. “Call my father” I told them then I got up and went to the room beside me. He was their eyes closed, his icy blue hair falling on his head in a short bang the rest falling to his shoulders. Then his eyes opened his bright green locking on mine. He grinned and I knew something was off about him he wasn’t supposed to be here, “ where are you-“ Jeff stopped as soon as he saw Thomas, I could tell his eyes we slits, he tried to walk forward but I stopped him. “Who are you” I asked in my native tongue. “I already told you”
“No you told me your name”
“Is that not who I am”
“Answer her rogue” Jeff interlude spitting out the last word, Thomas looked at him as if he just noticed him. “Interesting you should call me that because honestly you are the rogue” he said with a sly grin. “What the hell are talking about” Jeff asked gritting his teeth. Thomas’s smile grew wider, “do you not know” and judging by our dumbfounded expression he continued ‘I am Thomas landvin heir to the landvin clan” and if it was possible my mouth opened to knees. “That’s a load of bull” Jeff said dismissively, I slapped his arm and walked closer to Thomas. “What exactly do you, and why are you here?” I asked cautiously. “Well my father sent me over to see how the clan is going, he has fallen ill and wasn’t able to do so. I told him I would do it only if I could go to school here” he made a wave toward himself “thus here I am”. I looked at him wide eyed, he motioned for me to come over and I slowly and carefully obliged, when I reached him he grabbed my hand in his and that’s when I felt the warmness spread.
It was a reassuring warmness but I could tell it was anything but. To the breedance clan, which is the fire breathers, this would be freezing. But to the landvin clan, which are the ice blowers, the coldest cold could feel like 70 degrees for us. I looked t our hands, at the eerie blue glowing emanating from our entwined hands, and then it abruptly stopped. He looked at me with a goofy smile; I snatched my hand away and nearly blew ice out by my surprise. There branded on my hand was a backwards looking e with a pale blue color to it. I stared at it until something whispered in the back of my mind. Mate. I looked at him in astonishment, “you stupid piece of crap” I said changing my eyes slits, “how dare you call the heir of your clan-“he copied the action. “I don’t care who you are” I changed one arm to talons and claws “you had no right to mark me” once again he copied the action “I have every right, I am the heir and what I want I will get” he grabbed my unscaled arm. That’s it, I blew freezing winds in his face and scratched his arm “YOU WILL NEVER HAVE ME” I said grabbing an ace bandage and storming out of the room. I heard Jeff make a smart comment but I didn’t care, I went to the main entrance and waited for the guys as I wrapped my hand, this would be none to no one. They piled out first Travis then Fred and then Jeff, I grabbed Jeff’s arm. “You will not breathe a word of this to anyone or I will rip your wings off and use them as a fan do you understand” I said with the most threatening face I could muster. “Sure Anna, just don’t let anyone see it” he said pointing toward my wrapped hand. “Like I would be that’s stupid” I said scowling at him the turning toward the car with my hands in my pockets. I go to the car and sit in the back, Travis and Fred were deep in conversation about Vanessa Simons the pep monster at school, and I was looking out the window up at the sky when I saw the undeniable blue of a dragon. “Stop the car”, the car screeched to a stop and I got out. I walked into the woods toward the dragon. “Are you freaking crazy!? You’re going to blow our cover” I hissed at him “no I’m not crazy, you injured me and I am going to report you to your leader” he said in a gravelly voice. “I wouldn’t do that if I were you” I raised my bandaged hand “I’m due to be mated to someone else some next full moon, and I don’t think my father or my future mate would appreciate this” I told him. He eyed me “that is impossible you cannot mate with anyone else but your real mate” he told me slowly like I was a child. “You lie” I spat at him “my parents told me it is up to them who I mate with” I told him looking at him as if he had 5 eyes. “Take me to your father” he told me. “Fine, but this is your wish, although I would like to see your head above the fireplace” I told him with an evil grin. He mumbled something but complied. I changed; I went from a 5”6 girl to a 20” tall light blue dragon. I flew just above the trees thank full for the fog. I landed in my backyard and changed into a black v-neck tee and sweatpants. “Dad Thomas landvin is here” I said poking my head in his study. He looked at me and said “THE Thomas landvin heir to the clan” I shook my head and he walked past me into the backyard where a now clothed Thomas