40 Mate Trouble

Silas's POV:

Lyle walked up to me and sat down in front of my desk, looking at the stack of work I was going through. "Alright, here's what is going to happen." Lyle purred. "You've got to take care of the whole incident on what happened at the ball with Pierre's maker. The council will be here later tonight. Milo and I are heading out and going to see Aurelio. So if you need any help you'll have to give me a call." Lyle crossed his legs, still sitting with a strong position in the chair like he owned the room instead of me. I looked at him and frowned slightly. Did he just come in here and order me? I sighed and sat back in my seat, letting it go.

"Fine, whatever," I told him. "Go have fun.... I'll get the pictures from Everest later."

"Don't snap an attitude with me," Lyle purred and gave me a playful smirk. "Besides, you can handle things without me around. If Sylar's fangs stop hurting while I'm gone, let me know and I'll bring Aurelio back with me." I nodded and then looked him over.

"I will," I whispered to him then got to my feet. He stood up and started for the door.

"Okay," Lyle purred and left me. I sighed and then looked my desk over before I groaned. Dammit... I have way too much to be doing to take care of the council tonight! I tapped my fingers on the desk then started to stalk away, heading for Everest's room. I walked in without knocking and found Everest trapping Neal on the couch. Neal looked towards me and gave a smile.

"Everest, your brother is here to see you." Neal escaped quickly and went into the bathroom, locking the door. Everest whined.

"Neal!" He cried out then pouted. "You'd think my werewolf mate would be happy to be made out with," he mumbled and then curled up on the couch, looking towards me. "What do you want?" I bit my bottom lip then walked up.

"I need the pictures of your fledgling," I told him. He nodded and then got to his feet, going over to his nightstand and then walked up, handing me an envelope. I could hear the shower turning on in the bathroom. Everest pouted and looked towards the door.

"Neal," he mumbled and then sighed, looking at me. "You know what, I'm going with you because NEAL OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T WANT ME!" He said and then grabbed my hand. I yelped. Why's he being so hormonal?!

"SORRY BABE! I'M COOLING DOWN!" Neal yelled back.

"YOU DON'T NEED TO COOL DOWN!" Everest complained and then gripped my hand a little tighter with a pout.

"YES I DO! SO SHOULD YOU!" Neal yelled back. Everest pouted more and then growled a little.

"He doesn't really want kids," he mumbled under his breath. I frowned then. Kids.... I looked Everest over then.

"You two are going to try?" I asked him. He tensed up then looked towards me with a blush.

"YOU BETTER NOT BE MUTTERING ABOUT ME!"

"WHAT IF I AM?!" He shouted back at the door. The door opened and Neal stalked out in his boxers with a small growl.

"That's not right you're talking about me like that! Why're you so hormonal? It's not your mating season coming up, it's mine!" Everest brightened up at the sight of Neal and ran up to him, wrapping his arms around his neck with a purr.

"I just love you so much~" Everest purred and kissed his cheek. "I miss you too when you go away and we're going to try and I'm worried that it won't work then we'll have to tell your parents that I couldn't have your kid this mating season and disappoint your mother! Besides, don't you want me even a little? Does it have to just be mating season or am I not appealing? You're not a homophobe are you?" Everest asked worriedly then bit his bottom lip, tensing up.

"You're so silly. I love you and if you want to start mating earlier than the season then we can, I just thought you wanted to wait a little longer. Why're you so worried? I love you as you." Neal kissed his cheek then. Everest relaxed then purred happily, nuzzling his head against Neal.

"I love you too.... I guess we can wait," he told Neal and then laughed. "We'll make it special." He giggled and then kissed his cheek. "I can get us some candles for the first time and we'll hold onto them until you're ready. I don't mind. I'll keep drinking the herbs until the mating season is up or I'm pregnant," he whispered then curled some of Neal's hair around his fingers. He purred and kissed Neal before he hid his face into his neck. "Can we take a shower together though?"

"Yeah, we can take a shower," Neal whispered lovingly to Everest. Everest smiled and pulled back from his neck with a sweet look before he kissed Neal quickly and ran off into the bathroom, laughing. I shook my head as I watched them then looked the envelope over.

"Thanks Everest... for the pictures.... I'm going to go before.... Yeah, I'm going to go," I said nervously, not wanting to see my brother like this. I shook my head and then started to walk to the door. Damn... kids. He's wanting kids.

"BYE SILAS!" I heard Everest calling from the bathroom as his clothes hit the floor. I shuddered and walked out quickly, shutting the door behind me. I'm going to have to make sure to not go around them during the mating season. I slipped the envelope into a pocket then pulled my phone up, deciding to check on Charles.

Me: Hey Charles, how are you doing?

Charles: Charles canx comb to the pony right not.

I frowned as I looked it over then furrowed my eyebrows. What the hell?

Charles: Druker than a rocket fire.

What? I frowned and then hit the call button, putting my phone up to my ear. "Charles?! What the heck is going on?" I asked him.

"I went out drinking," he purred into the phone. "Wow long island ice tea really does taste like tea!"

"Charles... you're underage," I told him and held back a groan. How the heck did he get-

"ELLO~" I heard Dmitri say then giggle. "Ohhhh, I got the phone back annnnnnd drop~!" I heard a clunk and then the sound of liquid hit the phone. I frowned.

"Oh now that's a spiked drink," Charles giggled out.

"DMITRI! GET MY FLEDGLING HOME!" I hissed into the phone.

"What was that? Put the shone in the blendsher?" I heard Dmitri slur and then the sound of a blender whirring. NO!

"DMITRI!" I screamed into my phone. "LISTEN TO ME!" I heard Charles giggling.

"Scrumbled phone soup, who wants som? Hey! Watch meh strip on the bar Dmitri," Charles giggled.

"Watch out, I think Toma is mad," I heard Dmitri purring.

"Toma, want a sip of meh drink?"

"Ooooh, give him some strawberry daiquiri! He'd love that! It's sweet." I growled as I heard the irresponsible Russian and my drunk fledgling. What the hell do they think they're doing?!

"We get him loosen up and we'll be able to do anything," Charles giggled out.

"Hahahahahaaaa~ Bet he'll be snoozing on that shelf after a full drink of this!" I heard Dmitri purr. Great, they're getting a dragon drunk- a baby dragon.

"We'll help rock and sing him to sleep," Charles giggled. "Hey, what happened to my drink? Why is my phone in it?"

"Uhhhhh.... No reason," I heard the shatter of glass then and heard the phone tumble. "What drink?" Dmitri said and laughed.

"You owe me another glass," Charles purred.

"Okay! Toma, wanna sip?" Dmitri said playfully and then the phone cut out as it sounded like someone walked over it. I frowned and put my phone back in my pocket. What the hell? I smelled Sylar then as he walked up to me.

"Hey," Sylar purred sweetly to me. I looked towards him then smiled.

"Hey Sylar," I purred back to him, staying where I was. He's been ignoring me when he's with me anyways.... Sylar gave me a hug and pulled back.

"I was going to go watch something, you wanna join or are you busy again?" He asked. I looked at him then shrugged.

"I could take a break till the council gets here," I told him softly. He doesn't really seem interested in me much since that night together.... I frowned a little and then put my hands in my pocket.

"The council is coming?" He asked.

"Yeah, we have to punish a maker," I told him and sighed. "He abused his fledgling with vampire hunter weapons. We're going to pull his fangs for it if not more."

"Yeah? Okay well you probably should prep for that." Sylar gave my cheek a kiss then. I sighed as I watched him then frowned.

"Sylar... are you even interested in me anymore?" I asked him, watching him closely. "You don't act like it." Sylar blushed and looked me over.

"What's that supposed to mean Silas? You said we shouldn't do it for a while...." He blushed. "I can't help you're busy now that you're king either." I bit my bottom lip as I watched him then rubbed the back of my neck.

"Alright," I mumbled and then looked down at my feet. So it's because I'm busy? Or is it something else? I looked back up at him then gave him a smile, patting his head. "So you still are?" I asked to make sure.

"Silas," he purred and brought me into a hug. I blushed then as he hugged me, looking down at him. So is this supposed to be a yes? He kissed my cheek before pulling back. He gave me a sweet smile. "I'll sleep with you tonight." I nodded to him then and smiled.

"Alright," I purred and rubbed his cheek. "I'll leave the door unlocked for you to get in," I told him.

"I love you," he purred before slipping off down the hall. I watched him go then sighed. What am I doing? I shook my head and then started to walk off, going to my office to continue working till they came....

~Time Skip~

"The punishment will be an official defanging and some time under an approved maker's wings till he is deemed worthy of society again," a council member read off the decision that the council came up with. I nodded and looked towards Pierre's original maker, watching him trembling with wide eyes. "Any objections?"

"Defang him! I want to see some action tonight," one of the members purred in amusement. I glanced towards the member and frowned slightly. Do they have to be craving such violence like this? I swear... I can't believe Lyle put up with this. The maker trembled and shrunk down in the seat he was handcuffed to, looking terrified. "Let's get this over with, I've got a date at three," he said quickly. "Silas, take the plyers to him." I looked at the member and then glared at him a little before I picked up the plyers and walked over to the maker. He yelped and quickly clamped his jaws shut, shaking his head no.

"Some of us don't have all night Silas," another member spoke up. I held back a growl of frustration and flickered my eyes to the member. HOW THE HELL DID LYLE PUT UP WITH THIS?! UGH! I walked up to the maker and squeezed his jaw on his pressure point hard till he groaned and opened up his mouth. I quickly yanked them both out then tossed the bloody plyers at the one who was calling for action. The maker shrieked out in pain and started to cry before he hung his head, trembling and whimpering.

"Give me those shiny pearls," the one before called out. "I want to keep them."

"Hell no," I told him and glared at him. "I'll give them to a wizard I know. At least he'll have more use for them than you will." Sick bastard.

"Well darn, I was going to put them on a necklace and ship it straight back to him with a Christmas card." He chuckled. I glared him down.

"Well darn, I think the sun will be up in a few hours and I'd hate to see you burnt to a crisp because you didn't make it home in time," I said and put my hands on my hips. That's right. Get the hell out of my castle.

"Whelp, Silas we trust you can decide on where to place him. Let's break up this meeting and hit the road." I watched the council getting to their feet and leaving. I looked towards the maker then snapped my fingers, having a guard drag him off to a cell downstairs. I sighed and slipped his fangs into my pocket. Damn council.... They're vicious. I walked out of the room and headed for my room, deciding to take a rest while I could. Who knows what fresh hell will await me tomorrow night.

I woke up to someone crawling into bed with me, Sylar's scent hit my nose. I felt him kiss my cheek and purr. He leaned into my ear and purred. "Silas, my gums stopped hurting." I squeezed my eyes shut then relaxed, opening my eyes a little to look at him sleepily. His gums stopped hurting? That's good.

"That's good... I'll text Lyle to have him bring the wizard with him," I told him then reached for my phone.

Me: Sylar's gums stopped hurting. Could you bring the wizard back?

I sat my phone down then looked at him before I rubbed his head. He gave me a loving look before resting his head on my chest. "I love you Silas," he whispered softly.

"I love you too," I told him and then kissed the top of his head and pulled the blankets around us both. So he did come here tonight.... Okay. I could hear him falling asleep on me, his breathing slowed.  I looked at him then took a deep breath. "Sweet dreams," I mumbled and then played with his hair. Yeah... I think it's time to step back. It was wrong to begin with... and I shouldn't have let it happen.... He's my brother and I'll keep him as my brother. He won't notice anyways if I step back, and he'll move on. That's what I need to do is let that happen. I heard some howls break out in the woods, another hunt going on. I tensed up a little then relaxed before I sighed and closed my eyes. It's just the wolves Silas.... It's just the wolves....

I felt something jump into the bed with us then and heard a small growl, a feral sound. Sylar let out a small yelp of fear and clung to me. "SILAS!" He cried out. A growl?

Sylar's POV:

The growl got a little louder and I felt the thing crawling up the bed till it was laying between us then heard a small whine and felt something lick my face. I opened my eyes slowly and looked at the wolf before relaxing, recognizing it. "Hey, whatcha doing Colsin?" I asked and rubbed his head. "Silas is going to be upset with you."

"Colsin?" I heard Silas ask sleepily. "Oh... he's fine," he mumbled then moved away from us, passing back out. Colsin looked towards him and laid his ears back suspiciously before he looked at me and gave a possessive growl and moved closer to me. I widened my eyes and moved away from him, not liking that growl at all. He perked his ears up and then wagged his tail as he watched me. I crawled  out of the bed and started for the bathroom. He followed me quickly, his nails clicking against the floor as he wagged his tail happily. I shut the door between us as I made it in and locked the door. Whoa, I really should have put some kind of border up. He's nuts. He let out a howl on the other side of the door then barked at the door, scratching on it a little. "COLSIN! I'm trying to sleep," Silas whined. I backed up into the bathroom and turned the water on before going to the bathroom. I'll just go sleep in my room tonight. I checked to make sure it was still night out before exposing myself to the window. He let out another howl on the outside of the door, sounding lonely. I frowned slightly. No, I need to be brave. It's Colsin. I cut the water off and opened up the door slowly. He perked his ears up as he saw me then sat down, wagging his tail as he panted a little. He watched me happily and gave me a cute look.

"Colsin, we were trying to sleep. I'll play with you tonight," I promised him and pointed to the door. He whined and then walked in and nuzzled his head against my leg, tucking his tail between his legs as he whined some more. "You heard me," I told him and started back to bed to sleep with Silas. I crawled in and curled up to my sweet brother. He jumped up into the bed then, getting between us and let out a yawn. I frowned and crawled over him, laying down on Silas's body. Colsin growled a little and shakily got to his feet, trying to stand up on the bed right before he pounced on me and sunk his teeth into my skin. I let out a scream of pain, panicking.

"SILAS HE'S BITING ME!" I yelled. Silas stirred under me and then opened his eyes quickly, about to come to my defense when the bite suddenly started to feel good, sending pleasure through me as he got a better hold on me and gave a small growl as I started to get a little faint headed. I let out a small moan, disbelief flowing over me. Oh no! Silas's mark! Colsin pulled back and licked his muzzle clean of my blood before he wagged his tail, his cute innocent self coming back before he barked at me and then gave me a playful look. Silas held me close, inspecting the bite worriedly. I let out a small whine, curling up tightly to Silas. Colsin stopped and watched me then laid his ears back, not looking happy. I hid my face quickly and moved onto the other side of Silas. Silas snarled towards Colsin, defending me. Colsin yelped and was out of the bed quickly. I watched and looked at Silas.

"Am I going to be okay?" I asked. "I'm not going to die am I?" Silas looked towards me worriedly.

"W-well... I don't know," Silas whispered then held me close. "If you're bitten... you should be dead by now," he whispered to me. "You didn't die yet... so I don't think so... but normally werewolves bites kill our kind unless you're mated to them...." I tensed up quickly.

"He marked me," I whined. Silas nodded.

"I think he might've... but I can't smell it, so I'm not sure," he whispered and looked at my neck. "Let's call Neal or we can try to get Colsin to confess to what he did," he told me and then glared Colsin's way. I looked towards Colsin in fear of him. Why would he break things up with me and Silas like that? Colsin was chewing on a bone that he must've brought in here with him, gnawing on it. I tightened my grip on my brother.

"Please mark me again," I mumbled softly. He looked at me then bit his bottom lip before he exposed his fangs, leaning in to do. Colsin let out a sharp growl from the floor and snarled towards Silas, laying his ears back as his fur stood on end. I exposed my neck to Silas. Silas paused and glanced towards Colsin curiously, watching as he snarled and growled at him.

"What is it?" He asked Colsin softly, his expression relaxing at the sight of the werewolf. Colsin flicked his ear and glared at Silas then stepped forward threateningly. Silas sat up then, backing off and watched as Colsin slowly relaxed. I frowned and looked at Silas.

"Silas," I whined. He ignored me and watched Colsin with interest.

"Why don't you tell me why you're so protective of him?" He asked Colsin. The young werewolf relaxed more and then walked up to the bed before he jumped up into it and crawled into Silas's lap, breathing into his face. Silas widened his eyes as Colsin let out a soft growl then looked him over then looked at me in shock. I looked them over and frowned. Oh no.... That's not good. Silas nodded as Colsin barked then and rubbed his head. "Yeah, I got you," he told Colsin then looked at him. "I won't do it," he whispered and then rubbed behind his ear. "You better take good care of him." No no no... I shook my head as I watched them. Colsin wagged his tail happily and then nuzzled his muzzle against Silas before he looked towards me and perked his ears up then quickly laid them against his head as he saw the look on my face. I sniffled as I watched them. Colsin whimpered and then looked at Silas.

"I'll... go take a shower," Silas said and then got up quickly, leaving us. Colsin looked panicked and then shrunk back against the bed, curling up into a ball as he watched me. I got to my feet and started for the door quickly, rushing out it and running for my bedroom. I made it inside and locked it quickly then hid under my covers. Colsin marked me as his mate and Silas isn't going to mark me back?! Silas doesn't love me anymore? I heard a whimper at my door and then a dejected whine. I curled up tightly under the covers and shook my head. No. No, I won't open the door. He started to scratch at the door, trying to dig through it. He won't be able to get in. He let out a loud howl then, keeping it loud and long. I held my ears to try to ignore him. I need to get some sleep.

Colsin's POV:

I whimpered as my mate didn't let me in then let out another howl, trying to get his attention. Why does he hate me? He loved me before! I just didn't realize we were mates when we met that day in the street! I whimpered and sniffed the door before I caught another werewolf's scent. I perked my ears up and ran after it, leading me to Everest's door. I let out a growl and then smelled the door before I whimpered and scratched at the door. It's Neal! Neal opened the door and looked down at me and then smiled.

"Colsin! Whatcha doing in the castle?" He asked me and frowned. "Did you find a mate in here or does the alpha need me?" I perked my ears up and then jumped up on my hind legs, putting my front paws on his stomach and wagged my tail.

"I found my mate," I told him excitedly, knowing he'd be able to understand me. "He's mad at me though and he won't let me in! He doesn't know we're mates!"

"Aw, do you want me to help you?" Neal asked and looked at Everest before walking out into the hall and shutting the door. I wagged my tail as I fell back onto all fours.

"Uh huh~" I told him and held back a yip of excitement. "Sylar got marked but he ran away!"

"You're mated with Sylar?" Neal asked and laughed. "That makes us..... brother in laws right?" I paused as I realized the connection then looked at him, wagging my tail more before I let out a howl and jumped at him happily. He is my brother in law! THAT'S SO COOL! "Come on, I think I can get the door open." He lead me back to Sylar's door and jiggled the handle before slamming his body up against it firmly and knocked it off it's hinges then stepped aside for me. I looked up at him then wagged my tail before I raced into the room. I ran up to the bed and then jumped up onto it and started to pull the sheets back with my teeth. I heard Sylar yelp and tug them to keep them on. Neal left the doorway, going back to Everest. I glanced his way then looked at Sylar before I breathed in his face quickly.

"Please stop being angry at me," I whined to him, laying down as I stopped tugging at his blanket. He started to cry then and curled up tightly. I whimpered as I watched him then licked his cheek. "Sylar, what did I do wrong?" I whimpered to him.

"Silas," he whined. "He doesn't love me anymore." I stopped then and pulled back, sitting up.

"He still loves you," I told him and tilted my head as I laid my ears back. He's his brother. How could he not love him? "If it's about him refusing to mark you again, it's because I asked him not to," I mumbled. "I'm your mate... and my mark should be on you." He sniffled then.

"You're my mate?" He asked softly. I looked at him worriedly, hoping he wouldn't shove me out of his room.

"Y-yes," I told him, lowering my head in fear of rejection. He pulled the pillow over his head then and started to cry. I whimpered as I watched him. He doesn't want me? He looks so upset.... I watched him then shrunk back before I jumped off the bed. I should leave him alone. He's not taking it so well.... I whimpered and then went over to the couch and jumped onto it, letting him have his space as I walked in circles till I got comfortable and laid down in a ball. His crying got quiet after a few minutes and I could hear him struggling to stay awake, sniffling. I watched him worriedly and then looked towards my paws. Am I really unwanted? Does he really not want me? I whimpered and then buried my face into my paws. He doesn't.... He's so upset to be my mate.... I got up then and started to run for the door, not wanting him to tell me it. I didn't need him to tell me. I ran down the hall and then the stairs, tucking my tail between my legs. I can't believe it.... He really doesn't care for me. I felt my feet freeze up before I could crash into someone.

"Where are you going so fast?" I heard a familiar voice ask. It was Charles, I met him in the kitchen before. I yelped and then looked towards Charles before I perked my ears up and gave him an innocent look, wagging my tail. He walked up and rubbed my head. "You're not Neal... No you must be Colsin. What's the matter boy?" I watched him then breathed at him, making sure to get him in the face before I sat.

"Hi," I said and wagged my tail slightly. He gave me a smile and got behind my ears.

"Whatcha doing in here at this hour?" He asked me.

"I smelled my mate so I came looking," I told him and then laid my ears back, giving a soft whine. "He wasn't happy."

"Well I don't see why someone would be upset being your mate you little cutie. Go back to your mate and lay it out."

"But... but... Sylar got upset when I marked him," I whimpered. He gave a small nod.

"Well maybe you need to give him time to process it. After all you two were friends he probably feels bad for never knowing until you found out." He suggested and gave me a smile. I watched him. I don't think that's it... It's something else... Something to do with Silas.... I guess I could still sleep on the couch and let him throw me out tomorrow night though.... I curled my tail next to me and then nodded.

"O-okay," I whimpered.

"Don't go running away from your problems," he hiccupped out. I caught the smell of alcohol on his breath then as he got up and started for his room. I watched him then slowly followed him up the stairs before I reluctantly went into Sylar's room and laid back on the couch, looking towards him then closed my eyes, snuggling up to myself on the couch. At least it was comfortable....

Silas's POV:

I heard the door to the bedroom next to mine shut. I frowned and sat up. Charles? I got to my feet and walked to his room quickly, going in. "Charles!" I hissed and walked up to his bed where he had collapsed. "What the hell were you thinking going drinking out?!"

"Well," he hiccupped. "It all started when Dmitri suggested buying me a drink." He flipped over and looked at me in a daze. I growled then. Great, I've got an alcoholic fledgling.

"No more drinking till you're 21," I told him.

"What?" He asked. "You can't stop me from drinking! You're not my mom or dad."

"I'm your maker," I told him and growled. "You'll listen to me. I don't want you drinking. You're the king's fledgling and I need you to act like it," I told him.

"But it was just a few drinks," he whined. "What if we drink here from now on?" I watched him and then sighed.

"You may drink here every once in awhile, but you can't get drunk, got me," I asked and then sat down on the edge of his bed.

"That's so impossible," he told me. "You can't tell me when and when I can't drink alcohol."

"I just don't want you to get drunk constantly and become an alcoholic," I told him. "You can drink, but I don't want you to be constantly drinking."

"Okay," he whined. "I won't be an alcoholic," he promised and hiccupped. I nodded and then rubbed his head.

"Okay," I purred. "Get some sleep," I told him then tucked him in as I got to my feet.

"I'm sorry I didn't let you know I was going out," he mumbled. "I went with Dmitri if it helps." I frowned. Dmitri was in the dungeon for a long time- and I put him there.... That's not okay.

"Well... I would prefer if you told me where you were going at least.... I guess I can handle you going with Dmitri if I know about it... and if you two are getting along."

"We're getting along now," he purred and giggled. I laughed.

"That's good," I purred then kissed his cheek. "I'm glad to know that you don't have any arch enemies running around the castle anymore."

"Nope," he purred and curled his hair around his fingers. I smiled softly.

"Good," I told him then rubbed his cheek. "Sweet dreams, my fledgling." He purred until he fell unconscious at my touch. I watched him then pulled back slowly, the smile falling from my face. Sylar looked so upset.... I sighed and rubbed the back of my neck. I needed to let him go though... and the fact that his mate came rushing in was a sign. I'll distance myself from my brother so that way he can recover and maybe grow to love his mate in the way his mate deserves. I watched over Charles for awhile before I walked back to my room and then collapsed on my bed, falling asleep as my head hit the pillow.

Sylar's POV:

I woke up with a splitting headache as the sun was setting. Last night was hard to process for me. I lost Silas as a lover and suddenly I was mated to a werewolf I've known for quite a while.... Colsin. Sure I had been crushing on his cute features but I didn't think I'd end up mated to him. After all I've done for Silas, did with him! It was painful to process.... I glanced around and caught Colsin star butt naked on my bedroom couch. I sat up slowly, feeling drained and thirsty. I grabbed my phone and texted a maid, asking her to bring up a few bottles of blood then slowly edged out of the bed. I started for Colsin with one of my blankets and placed it over his toned muscles. I was such an ass last night crying over it... I'm surprised he stayed in my room. I brushed my fingers through his hair. Maybe it was a sign that fate thought I was dishonoring her and so she made me find my mate quicker than I expected. Does that mean Silas will find his mate soon? I got down on my knees in front of Colsin.

"I'm very sorry for how I acted last night," I whispered. "Will you please forgive me?" I mumbled and kissed his forehead. I'll have to do everything to make it up to him. He groaned and then pulled the blanket closer around his body, a cute shiver running through him as he curled up on the couch with a small smile on his face. He opened his eyes a little then looked towards me with a sweet look then covered himself up better, nuzzling his face into the blanket. I leaned over and stole a kiss from him to test the waters. He tensed up a little then growled slightly at me, looking towards me again then shrunk into his blanket a little. I could see a playful look in his eyes.

"Who said you could kiss me?" He teased.

"Did you miss my apology?" I asked.

"What apology?" He tilted his head and then played with the blanket, looking towards it curiously.

"Well I apologized for how I was last night and I asked if you'd forgive me...." I mumbled. He blushed then and looked at me in consideration.

"W-well... it was all of a sudden," he whispered to me and then rubbed his chest. "If you're done crying about being my mate, then I will forgive you," he told me after a few more seconds, pulling the blanket closer. I nodded quickly.

"I won't cry again," I whispered. He smiled then and leaned in, kissing my cheek quickly.

"Then you're forgiven," he told me sweetly, giving a playful growl. I blushed and looked him over.

"You want to borrow something of mine? You're kind of naked." He blushed then nodded.

"Uh huh... or I could shift if you want," he whispered. "Which ever form of me you prefer."

"I'll go find you something," I said quickly and went into my closet, searching for something. I found some sweat pants and a shirt he'd be able to feel comfortable in then took it out to him and tossed it at him. "There you go." He looked at them and smelled the shirt curiously before he sat up and then put on the shirt, then used the blanket to hide himself as he put on the sweatpants then slipped out from under the blanket and got to his feet. A maid walked in and handed me a bottle of blood, giving me a sweet smile before leaving. I opened the bottle and sucked down the blood, moaning at the taste. He watched me curiously before he started to explore a little then disappeared into the bathroom, shutting the door behind him. I watched him and frowned slightly, not sure if I should let him use my bathroom so soon. He came back out after a few minutes then went back to the couch, curling up on it and snuggled up to the blanket. I looked him over before blushing slightly. "Colsin, you don't need to stay there..." I whispered. He looked up at me then gave me a cute smile.

"Do you want me to go back to my pack?" He asked innocently.

"N-no!" I said quickly. "That's not what I meant. I just.... I mean you stayed there for so long. Please feel free to move around." I rubbed my arm as I watched him.

"I'm fine," he told me and smiled. "I'm happy on the couch. Besides, I don't want to be too invasive. I don't think you'd like it too much if I started laying in your bed just yet- especially in my human form."

"You're right." I nodded. Now that he's my mate and not my friend.... I've got to make sure I lay a lot of ground rules. "Would you want to watch something..... are you hungry or anything?" He bit his bottom lip then nodded.

"Yeah, I'm a little hungry.... I managed to sleep through the day," he told me and sat up, wrapping the blanket around himself. "I'd normally go hunting though...."

"Well I don't mind if you go hunting," I  told him quickly. He frowned a little then nodded.

"Okay," he said then slowly got to his feet before he walked past me. "I'll see you later then?" I nodded at him.

"Yeah," I told him and sat down on the edge of my bed. He glanced back at me before he walked out, leaving me in my room. I looked towards my door in disappointment as I finished off my blood and sat it on the floor. My door is off it's hinges! I pulled out my phone and texted the servants to fix it than walked out, going straight for Everest's room. "BROTHER!" I yelled as I walked in his room without knocking. Everest was mixing something into his blood, looking a little disgusted as he did so. He glanced towards me as I walked in then took a sip of it, trying not to gag.

"W-what?" He asked, swallowing it.

"Colsin marked me as his mate last night," I mumbled and walked up to his bed, sitting down on it.

"Oh? That must've been scary," he purred in amusement and looked at me. "Have you come looking for advice with werewolves?" I nodded quickly.

"Please?" I begged. He watched me thoughtfully.

"From what I've learned, males like to be dominant in their relationships sometimes... and you'll need to start watching Colsin because mating season is coming up. He's going to be trailing after you soon I think.... I'm pretty sure that's how it works. I don't know yet. They're great mates though- werewolves. They're extremely loyal to their mates. He might bring you an offering or something from his hunts soon if he really wants to be on your good side and please you. They like the idea of having cubs too, but you probably don't need to worry. Colsin doesn't seem interested in that yet, which is a good thing since how he found you so close to the season. You wouldn't want to be mated to him then end up carrying his kids within a few months without spending a lot of time with him first. I know that Neal was acting real cute the first couple of nights with me, getting on my good side. He also told me that most werewolves will search their entire lives for their mates rather than mate with someone else, so you won't have to worry about Colsin cheating on you. They can get upset quickly when it comes to mates though." I nodded towards him. So I need to plan a trip to Alaska for the summer?

"Whelp, I'll be in Alaska." I told him and stood up.

"He's going to be upset with you when you get back," he warned me then took another sip. "Hell hath no fury like a werewolf."

"Well how do I make sure he doesn't come near me during the mating season?" I asked. He laughed a little.

"Why are you so worried? He's your mate. You're going to probably mate with him eventually. If you're really that worried, tell him to go hunt for you a lot more and maybe invest in something kinky like handcuffs so you can chain him up if you really don't want to sleep with him," he told me and shrugged. "Not sure if that would hold a werewolf though. I haven't tried. You shouldn't be so scared of Colsin. He's a decent werewolf, and he likes to hunt, so you might not have much to worry about. He likes the woods."

"I better invest in everything," I mumbled. "I'll go down to the torture chambers and get some handcuffs..... hopefully he won't find them before the mating season.... You won't tell right?" He shrugged.

"I don't have a reason to tell Colsin, but I'll tell Neal though," he told me and then took a sip of his blood and tried not to spit it out, swallowing it quickly. "Look, just tell Colsin that you know about the mating season and that you don't want to do much this year. Odds are, he'll probably run off with the bachelors of the pack." I nodded.

"Okay, I'll tell him." I blushed. "Don't go telling Neal..... those wolves probably stick together and trade secrets.... I don't want him telling Colsin." He laughed.

"Vampires are no different. Look at us, trading secrets," he teased me. "Anyways, you could always get a stronger door too if you aren't interested in Colsin... or you know, kick him out of the castle and tell him he's not allowed in if you really want to be cruel to him."

"I don't want to be that cruel.... I just think that I just met him as my mate and there is no way I'll just be satisfying his needs so quickly like that...." I trailed off as I thought about Silas.... I just moved forcefully away from Silas and to Colsin too.

"Well... look at it from his point of view too, don't forget that. You might upset him if he thinks you don't understand him or even want to try to love him. If he thinks that the relationship is going to go nowhere, he might stay away from you and never actually bond with you. You don't want to push him too far away, and he's still the same guy from before. He's not going to be much different personality wise now that he's your mate. All it means is that fate wants you two to be together. It doesn't mean that you still aren't friends," he told me then rubbed my cheek. "He's still the same guy, so don't think that you have to treat him like a complete stranger." I nodded quickly.

"But what if he does change towards me? You said they get dominate.." I blushed.

"Eh... he'll probably stay away from you for awhile anyways like that. Neal told me that you were upset with him last night," he told me then smirked. "I doubt he'll be after your pants too much for awhile. He's also young, but not too young, but young enough to where he will have a more innocent view. He'll be looking for acceptance and love more than he will be looking for mating with you."

"You never know... I read about teenagers in those high schools...." I mumbled and shivered.

"Okay, but he doesn't go to a high school," he told me and smirked. "He knows you're not happy either, so he's not going to push it with you. He'll probably be staying away like he's doing right now. I can tell he's not in the castle. He probably ran off to hunt rather quickly when he woke up."

"Well I told him he could," I whispered. "I apologized about last night too... I want to be better for him." I nodded quickly. "I'll be better." He nodded.

"You better or else you won't be seeing him around," he told me. "Or he'll get out of control. He'll either become extremely dominate and try to make you love him, or he'll back off and leave you alone, barely becoming apart of your life if you don't show him some form of loving him and wanting him around." I nodded quickly.

"I'll have to let him be in my bed then," I mumbled. He shrugged.

"Don't force him though if he doesn't want in your bed right away," he purred then kissed my cheek. "You already scared him, so be careful with him because he's delicate right now. He doesn't know if you're going to actually want him around or if you're just letting him stay because of last night," he whispered. "He's probably hunting right now to let you have some space instead of hanging on you and loving up on you because of it."

"What am I supposed to do?" I whined.

"Wait for him to come back and make him feel comfortable," he told me. "Maybe try doing something you two used to do with each other before you found out he was your mate." He laughed. "Don't worry too much. He's a sweet boy and he'll come near you again, sniffing around to see if the ground is safe." I nodded and started for the door.

"Thanks Everest, I got to go to the basement before he catches me." I left the room and went down to the torture chambers and looked around, finding a pair of handcuffs with a key. I took them up to my bedroom and placed them under my pillow. I cut on Twilight and placed it on pause, waiting for him to come back so we can watch it together. I heard howling out further in the woods, followed by another chorus of howls. I looked towards the window and went to it, looking outside with worry. What if he doesn't come back? I saw a glimpse of the wolves chasing a herd of deer just on the outside of the woods. I saw a small black streak racing towards the front of the pack and then tackling a huge buck, falling into the dirt with it as he bit into it's throat and shook it, pawing at it's sides as it bucked and kicked, trying to get away. I widened my eyes at the sight and thought about looking away but I couldn't. The deer stopped moving and the rest of the pack chased the others further into the woods as the little black wolf stayed behind with it's kill, starting to smell it and wagging it's tail. It looked towards the maze and then started to drag the deer towards it, holding it's head up off the ground as he held it by it's neck. I watched and frowned before going over to my bed and laid down on it, curling up. Colsin.... I let out a small yawn. I heard his familiar howl near the maze, probably calling out to someone in it to get his deer. I ran my fingers through my hair, counting every second he wasn't here.

I heard small footsteps coming towards my bedroom hesitantly after a few hours and then a soft knock at my door. I sat up quickly. "Come in," I begged. Colsin walked and bit his bottom lip as he shut the door behind him. I gave him a pleased smile. "It's about time! I thought you were going to get something to eat, not stay away from me for a couple of hours." He frowned a little then walked over to the couch, sitting down.

"Well I went hunting," he told me and then played with the new shirt he was wearing. "I had to help mom clean my kill too."

"Well I decided you can be on my bed if you want to." I told him. "It would be unfair of me not to let you." He looked towards me in slight confusion but nodded before he got up and walked over hesitantly before he sat down on the edge of it and stayed there, tensed. I turned the TV back on to the movie and pressed play then laid down, watching the movie. "Come on, lay down and watch it with me." He blushed a little but obeyed, laying down on his side of the bed and curled up away from me as he watched the movie. I ran my fingers through his hair then and gave his head a kiss. "Colsin, don't be so tense, you're my friend." He looked towards me then and blushed before he nodded.

"O-okay," he told me and then relaxed a little. He smiled and then curled up to me. "You're right." He laughed and looked towards the TV. I wrapped him up in my arms and purred. This might not be so bad... my friend for my mate.

"Colsin, I know about the mating season...." I whispered. He tensed up again and looked up at me.

"The mating season?" He asked and bit his bottom lip, looking worried.

"Yeah, I think we should wait.... Right?" I asked. He let out a breath he was holding and looked relieved to hear that.

"Uh huh," he told me and then smiled. I smiled at him and laughed.

"Okay," I whispered. "I'm glad we're on the same page." He laughed.

"Well, I was hoping that you were going to say that. I'm still a virgin... and it'd be awkward," he told me and blushed.

"We'll wait forever if you want to," I told him quickly. "Until you're ready." I kissed his cheek. "Keep your virginity," I purred. He blushed then nodded.

"Okay," he told me then smiled innocently. "You really wouldn't mind waiting forever?"

"I wouldn't mind at all.... I have a very long life too Colsin. You take your time." I hugged him tightly. "Stay my innocent good boy." He growled a little at me then nipped at my shoulder playfully before he hid his face in my chest.

"Okay," he whispered. "No sex." I purred and went back to watching our movie. I guess I won't have anymore problems after all. He watched the movie and started to fall asleep on me, curling up to my body and snuggling up against my side with his head on my chest. I could hear him growling softly in his sleep before he nuzzled his head into my chest more. I blushed and gave him a pillow to take over my spot. No way am I letting him nuzzle and growl! Not at me. He might bite me again. He took the pillow in his sleep then kissed it right where my chest would be as he held it with a sweet look, happy.

"Now you're happy?" I asked and shook my head. That's not right. I cut the TV off and got under the blankets, curling up to my pillow. He growled softly at the pillow like he was doing me, but it was more of a loving growl and he rubbed his head against it before he gave a soft moan and then smelled it as he hugged up to it then buried his face into it. I blushed and put some more of my pillows between us, just in case. I watched him, making sure he'd stay on his side. He didn't seem to notice and after a few minutes of being quiet, he accidentally rolled off the bed and hit the floor. I laughed softly, giving him a pillow and blanket for while he's down there and closed my eyes. Well I guess that's a good spot for him too.

When I woke up, I couldn't smell Colsin's scent nearby, the room completely silent and dark. I sat up and looked around. "Colsin?" I asked. I was greeted with silence in my room until I suddenly heard the sound of hunting howls outside. I guess he went hunting.... I laid back down to go back to sleep, not worried about it anymore.

After a few hours of napping, I felt something hit the bed and heard a small bark from the side of it. I opened my eyes and glanced around. I saw a small dead fox at the foot of my bed and saw Colsin's wolf form sitting at the side of my bed, staying off it. I frowned and looked at the fox. "COLSIN!" I scolded. "HOW COULD YOU!?" I asked him. "You can't even eat that poor creature! TAKE IT OUT TO THE WOODS! Why would you bring it in here?" I pointed a finger at him. "No." He yelped and laid his ears back, looking heartbroken as the look of pride fell off his face quickly when I started yelling. "Don't kill foxes! You can't even eat them. How dare you kill for joy. You should kill for food." I started after him and grabbed his snout and shook his head no. "Bad boy," I told him. He growled at me and managed to rip away from me before he ran across the room and growled at me defensively.

"Get this fox off my bed and go burry him and prey to the moon goddess for forgiveness for doing such a thing to a fox. A fellow predator." He growled at me then.

"The moon goddess would be proud of me! It's hard to catch them! It's a symbol of great hunting if you can outsmart a fox and chase it down," he growled at me then glared at me. "I'll take it to my mother. At least she'll appreciate my hunting spoils more than you," he snarled and then walked up to the bed, grabbing it gently between his jaws before he started to stalk towards the door with it, keeping his ears laid back.

"I'm still disappointed in you," I told him quickly. "I don't want to see another dead fox on my bed."

"You won't see a wolf on your bed either," I heard him muttering as he left the room. I frowned and chased after him.

"WHAT? WHAT WAS THAT? That's unfair! You purposely brought that fox didn't you?" I sniffled and went back to my room. "YOU'RE SO HEARTLESS."

"YOU'RE HEARTLESS!" He shouted back at me. "I tried to give you a gift! But fine! You can grab my snout all you want if you want to be that way to me! I'm not going to stay when I'm not appreciated!"

"You're being ridiculous," I whined. "I don't want to see dead foxes! I love foxes." I whined.

"Well how was I supposed to know that?!" He growled at me, whirling around to glare at me. I sniffled.

"You should have asked before going to hunt one."

"I smelled it and then chased it! I don't plan to kill a certain species!"

"Well why not?" I asked. "You think vampires don't plan their kill? If we didn't we would be in a world of chaos. It's a good thing we plan ahead and made blood bottles." I growled at him then in frustration. He watched me then slowly sat the fox back down before he laid his ears back and tucked his tail between his legs, coming up to me slowly as he stayed low to the ground. He whined softly like he was trying to win my approval back, giving me a pleading look as he calmed down. I sighed and rubbed his head. "Please don't kill foxes and bring them to my bed. Go catch me a bunny or something." He perked his ears up and then started to wag his tail happily before he jumped up, resting his front paws against my chest as he licked my cheek excitedly. I kissed his head and gave him a small smile. "Agreed?" I asked.

"Uh huh, I won't kill another fox and bring it to you," he promised me, giving me a sweet look. "I'll get you bunnies instead. They're hard to catch too." I nodded in approval.

"There you go, a good challenge." I stepped back from him and started back to my room. "I'm going to call the maids to clean my blankets and then I'll take a shower. We can hang out once you get rid of that fox corpse."

"Okay!" He said happily and I could feel him watching me. "I was thinking too... that maybe later when I'm older we could mate if you wanted. I thought it was a little harsh to say none at all, and we're mates too," he said and gave me a playful growl. "I want to be your friend and a good mate, so I'll do my best to be both!" I blushed a bright red.

"We'll talk about it when you're older," I promised.

"Mkay~ Don't slip in the shower," he told me and then let out an excited bark as he ran up to the fox and scooped it up and took off with it down the hall. I hope werewolves age slow.... I blushed at the thought. What if he ages maturely fast? I could be mating with him in the next couple of years. I shook my head, trying to get the idea away for now. I'll just focus on us building something sweet together for now. Maybe he'll forget about mating desires..... Oh who am I kidding? He's a werewolf! He has mating seasons! I rubbed my temples as I went to my phone to let the maids know they'd have to wash my blankets tonight.