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âyes, you are my mate Drakeâ she said, getting close to me, touching my chest. I grabbed her hand, not roughly, but as gently as I could, and put it down at her side âLey, I love you, but as a friend, you are like family to me, but you are not my mate, Jenna isâ I murmured to her.
Chapter five. Premature. (Jennaâs P.O.V)
I awoke to speaking outside my door; it got fainter as if they were walking as they spoke. I got quietly out of bed and opened my door, I saw Drake with a girl, probably my age. âWhat were you doing in there? I could swear you were touching her cheekâ the girl said. I walked to into the hallway, looking around the corner, Drake said nothing, and I could tell he was smirking. I gasped silently, putting my hand to my cheek. I heard Ley gasp âare you kidding me? I am your mate Drake! Your mate!â she said, looking outraged. I felt something flow through me, pain? Or was it jealousy? It seemed a little of both. I almost turned and ran back into the room, but Drake stopped and turned to her âdo you even know what a mate feels like?â he asked.
âYes, you are my mateâ she put a hand on his chest. He took it off, more gently then I expected, and put it back down by her side. âLey, I love you-âagain, more pain and jealousy â- but as a friend, you are like family to me, but not my mate, Jenna isâ those words shocked me more than getting told I was going to be an animal tomorrow night, more than being told I was going to leave my mother, more than being told she wasnât really my mother. This also made me feel confusingly happy and joyful âwhy do I feel like this? I have only just met him, and I donât even know what a mate means, but now I am feeling like someone just hit me with a joy-potion, and slapped me in the face with shockâ I thought to myself. Ley had tears in her eyes as she walked away. âWait, Ley, please donât be madâ he called after her. He was rubbing the back of his neck guiltily, the same way he did when I told him my father died. He turned around, and I hid back behind the wall, I quickly but quietly went into my room, closing the door and jumping into my bed. Drake walked past my room, seeming to go into a room right beside it. I got up from the bed, walking quietly to the door; I opened it, wanting a little time to explore. I walked quietly out into the corridors, looking around at the big place; I was wide awake tonight after hearing what Drake said. I ran a hand through my thick blonde hair as I thought about it. Does he love me? He couldnât, we only just met. Being a mate has to mean something else. But then again, an animalâs mate is one that you mate with, and for penguins its mating for life. But I am not a penguin, at least, I donât think. I chuckled at the thought of me turning into a fierce penguin. But something Laurence said came to mind âyou only become the fiercest of animalsâ he said to me. I tried to think of what I would become, Drake told me he was a lion, it makes sense, he has blonde hair, and these bright green eyes. âWait, donât I have blonde hair, and bright green eyes?â I thought to myself. âmaybe Iâm a lionâ I thought with a smile. I walked towards two glass doors; they looked out upon a balcony with tables and chairs. I walked out onto the balcony looking out at the forest, it was beautiful, with trees everywhere, and a beautiful ocean, I could see something in the trees, moving from one tree to the other. I looked closer, it was a monkey! A very small one, moving through the trees, it looked like a lemur. It was so pretty, with a white and black striped body all the way down to its tail. I smiled at I watched it move expertly through the trees in the moonlight. âwhat are you doing out here Jenna?â I heard Drakes soft voice from behind me. It startled me, and I whirled around, âIâm sorry, I didnât mean to scare youâ he apologized at once. He didnât seem angry, just curious as to what I was doing out here at this hour. I looked around, trying to find an explanation for me being out here âI- I uh, I couldnât sleepâ I said finally. He seemed amused âyou were sleeping just fine when I left you in your roomâ he said. The vague memory of waking up in his arms came back to me, and my cheeks warmed âwell, I woke up, and I couldnât go back to sleepâ I said, scratching the back of my head nervously. He cocked his head to the side slightly âyou seem nervousâ he said. I sighed, turning back around and looking out at the forest âIâm fine, you can go back to sleep, I just wanted to explore thatâs allâ I said quietly. He walked over and stood beside me, not looking at the forest, but looking at me. I searched for the Lemur, but it was gone. âJenna? Is there something wrong?â he asked. I looked away from his gaze âno, just go back to bed, Iâd like to have some time alone to thinkâ I said quietly. He touched my arm âJenna, Iâm not just here to be your bodyguard, Iâm here to be your friend, under my own choice, you can tell me anything if anything is wrong, I just want you to know thatâ he said, his touch on my arm made me look him in the eye. I looked away again âcould I ask him about what happened tonight? No, I wouldnât want him to think I was crazy, so Iâll ask him something differentâ
âDrake, what does a mate mean?â I asked him. He visibly stiffened âwhy do you ask?â he asked me. I shrugged âMaria was talking to me about it, she said that William has his mate, and that she hopes I would find mine soonâ I lied. Drake nodded, relaxing âoh, well, a mate is the one you spend the rest of your life with, when you shift, you have another half that you need to find, some find their mate immediately, some donât find them for years, and some donât find them at allâ he said, staring at me strangely. So this is what I am to Drake, Iâm the one he wants to spend the rest of his life with? âAnd when I shift, what do you think Iâll be?â I asked. He shrugged âmy guess is a lion, you have blonde hair, and bright green eyes, so that is my number one guessâ he said. I nodded; this is exactly what I thought. âIs this what you wanted to talk to me about?â he asked curiously about.
âyesâ I said hesitantly. He nodded, not really believing me. âwell, you should get some rest, you have got a big day tomorrowâ he said. I chuckled âyou act as if I have a weddingâ I said. He chuckled âokay, well good-âI was cut off by a stabbing pain in my stomach. I fell to the ground on my knees, clutching my stomach âwhat is going on?â I choked out. The pain proceeded to shoot through my limbs. âoh my god! Youâre shifting prematurely, we have to get you in the chamber now!â he picked me up, me crying out in pain as he did it. âWhatâŠdoesâŠ.what does that mean?â I choked out, the pain intensifying. âWe have had cases like this, where the person changes before the time of their birthdayâ he said.
âdoes-â I stopped to cough âdoes it always feel like this?â I asked, gasping for breath.
âthe pain is normal, but you will still go into rage, and I need to get us into a chamberâ he said, running at an incredible speed down the hall. We were going down the stairs, people were coming out of their rooms âget the head masters!â he shouted as he ran down the stairs. We came to a large door, and he pushed it open, Maria and Laurence appeared beside us âwere here, she is changing?â they asked. Drake nodded as he sat me down on the floor on the far wall. âClose the door and secure it tightâ he told them both. They closed the door, and I heard the lock seal it. He changed into a large male lion, standing in front of the door. The pain in my limbs was unbearable, I was forced on my hands and knees, and my scream turned into a roar, a huge roar emanated from the room. My human mind was gone, I was trapped behind the eyes of a beast, and I couldnât control it. I roared at Drake, the killing instinct was so strong that it overpowered anything else. I started running, trying to hit the door with my body, but Drake blocked me from the door. I started running so fast that I was running on the walls. âJenna, listen to me, you have to get control, you have to gain control of your bodyâ I heard Drakes voice.
âHow? I canât even control my emotions!â I asked him.
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