I thought it would last longer

Scarletts P.O.V.

I woke up to an alarm and a pounding headache from the before my birthday party so in other words saying goodbye to being fifteen. Be being a morning person, I hit the alarm clock hard forgetting that I had wolf strength I broke it. Not caring about it, I just snuggled into my bed further and pulled the covers over my head. I am guessing what five minutes after was I broke my alarm clock; I heard my door hinge's squeak as someone opened it. I heard multiple people walk in my room shushing each other very loudly.

"Hey Ruby, wake up." my sister whispered, I could tell it was her because she and two of my friends called me that. But the only reason why my two special friends call me that is because I have known them for almost all my life. Olive, I have known since I was in diapers because my and hers are best friends, so we grew up together. Then there is Caressa I have known since second grade, and she always likes the name ruby better and since I have known them for so long and me and my sister partially call them family, so she lets them call me Ruby instead of Scarlett.

"UHG, do I have to. I have a massive headache please just go."

"No. You have slept thirty minutes after your alarm clock, which needs to be fixed by the looks of it."

"WHAT?! AND YOU DIDN'T TELL ME. I AM GOING TO BE LATE FOR SCHOOL…Thank God I always wake up an hour and half before school starts." I said the last part in a whisper more to myself, but I guess Mirabelle heard it because she had a humorous look on her face.

"Hey ruby…"

"WHAT DO YOU WANT SIS, I LOVE YOU BUT I NEED TO GET READY." As if I had said something funny, she burst out laughing.

"WHAT?! WHAT IS SO FUNNY?!" I snapped I was starting to get annoyed at the fact that she was laughing so hard she ended up on the floor holding her stomach and wiping off the tires that kept falling. I find it really irritating at the fact that she can laugh at every little thing, even if it wasn't even funny to begin with.

"Uh... Haha... I can't, I am about to pee." That's when I noticed that she had an audience. I noticed it was my three friends (Yes, I forgot about one sorry we have not been friends for long, so I forgot ok.) Olive, Caressa, and Draya (we have been friends since eighth grade, and we are seniors, but I am still a little skeptical about her because she keeps getting a little too close to my boyfriend even though he is not my mate. I still deeply care about him, and I love him.) Anyways also on the list is, my boyfriend Josh, and my parents.

"Anyway…HAPPY BIRTHDAY RUBY." Olive and Caressa said at the same time, breaking my train of thought.

"Thanks guys I love you, come here and give me a birthday hug."

"Eww. You sounded like a grandma, Scar." I just rolled my eyes at what Draya said and waved them over to give me a hug anyway. The two of them came without a second thought but Draya hesitated and then she shared a glance with Josh but after that she came to give me a hug. After we broke the hug Josh came over moving around my sister who finally decided that whatever she found funny was not anymore.

"Hey baby, happy b-day."

"Thank you." I blush every time he uses his pet names which are just two really babe and baby. But I love them anyway. He was 5'9 and I was 5'4 so when he went to kiss me, he had to bend over a little. (Ok maybe a lot but not my fault, ok?)

"Ok everyone out so I can get ready." As I said that everyone left except Mirabelle.

"Hey Ruby, can we talk while you're getting ready."

"Ya of course only if you are not talking about going shopping or make-up or dress." I laugh a little because I was a tomboy through and through, I really only liked mascara and liner and that's rare.

"I am being straight up."

"There was a first." I held my tongue after I heard a growl come from my sister.

"I am sorry... Continue."

"Good…. Anyway, what I was saying was you should break up with Josh. I don't trust him, don't like him, and you need to save yourself for your mate. He might be 5 '9 blond hair and blue eyes but I still don't think you should be with him. You only have a year until you find your mate."

"It's ok, like you said I have a year until I meet my mate. I will just break up with him two months before my eighteenth birthday, happy?"

"No... But I guess that will have to do, I guess." After that she left and started to get dressed because after she said that she was being straight up I had to listen, and I am glad because I never thought what I would do with Josh because I kind of love him. My train of thought that lasted for five minutes was interrupted by a knock on the door.

"Come in."

"Hey you, ok?" Olive came in with Caressa, both of them in their death traps/her heels.

"Ya me and Mirabelle had a conversation that got me thinking, that's all what can I do for you ladies?"

"We just came in to check up on you because you were taking forever whichever happens, so we came to see if you were ok." Caressa looked worried when she said this.

"Ya I am ok I will be down there in a few minutes."

"Ok we love you." They said in unison. It made all three of us giggle at the same time which made us laugh. They left after a few minutes after that and went into my closet and got out a over sized red and white flannel ,ripped jeans, and my white puma high tops on and left my room, went down the stairs. Everyone was waiting on me and when I got down stairs they smiled at me and I waved and got my car keys off the counter and made my way to my charger convertible that was black with gray streaks on it. It had two really great things about it: one it was a stick shift, and two, it was really loud, like shaking your windows loud. I unlocked my car and Josh got in and I saw my sister walking to her car and I honked the horn at her making her jump a little. It was funny.

"I love you sissy good luck college fresy." I said smiling at her and she just rolled her eyes at me and below a kiss to which I returned. I put the car in drive and hit the clutch so that I could move the stick. I pulled into the school parking lot. I put the car in park and looked at Josh and smiled and he returned it and kissed me on my lips and made me chuckle. I didn't have to worry about the radio because I never listen to the radio when I drive. I just like to enjoy the silence and the feel of the road under the petals.

"Hey are you ok Josh you don't seem like yourself for the past three days?"

"Ya I am fine baby. I love you." This time I didn't blush because I didn't believe him.

"Ok you will tell me if something was wrong with you wouldn't you."

"Yes, babe. You're ready?"

"Ya…. Love you too..." I said it hesitant because for some reason it was getting really hard to trust him and especially around Draya. But I put it at the back of my head not wanting to think or talk about it anymore. So instead, I opened the door and got out. Josh came around the hood of the car and wrapped his arm around my shoulder and once his arm was around my shoulder, I laced his fingers with mine. We walked up to the school one building's front door just as Olive, Caressa, and Draya came into view.

"Hey guys, you ready for all those fun tests today…I mean how can you not? That was the whole reason I came to school…. Well that and you guys of course," I said in a sarcastic voice but the second part was not.

"I don't know whether to take that as a compliment or a joke. "Draya said in a dry voice.

That made me mad because ever since I shifted, I have had a short timber, but Olive and Caressa have been fine. They have their bubble happy side, but very rarely will they get mad. But all of a sudden, I got really tense and my eyes started to turn an icy blue. (That is my wolf's eye color. She is all white, and her name is stella.) Olive noticed first and she elbowed Caressa in the ribs, and they stepped forward to distract Josh and Draya.

"Hey…Will you guys go inside and wait for us? We need to talk to Ruby for a minute about something. Ok?"

"Ya ok. See you later babe."

"Umm…Ok." and with that Draya and Josh walked inside.

"Hey…Hey Ruby You need to breathe." Olive said in a motherly voice.

"Hey... Ruby you're ok just breathe with me ready…. In….Out." I did that for a minute and felt a lot better.

"Thank you, guys. See this is why I keep you around still." I laughed at the last part and so did the girls because they knew that we helped each other out. With that I walked into school with a smile on my face and my best friends by my side. We walked to our first hour class.

By the end of the day, I was really tired and ready for tomorrow which was Saturday. FINALLY. I thought. I got in my car and waited for Josh. After about ten minutes of me waiting for him, I decided to go looking for him.

I found him arguing with Draya about something and I couldn't really hear so I used my wolf hearing.

"I will tell her tonight. At the party tonight. Ok?" What?! I wasn't told there was a party the first time I heard about it. I heard them stop talking and I turn on my heels as fast as I could and ran to the front door of the school and acted like I just walked in and saw them holding hands making their way to the door but before I could get a better look, they saw me and drop their hands like the game hot potato game.

"Hey guys." I said, waving my hand at them.

"Hey." Draya said in what sounded like disgust.

"What are you doing here? I asked you to wait in your car for me." Are you being serious right now? Why was he being defensive all of a sudden?

"Ya you told me that like thirty minutes ago so sorry if I thought someone drowned you in a swirly." I said with an eye roll and rising anger. "But it looks like Draya got you handled."

"What does that supposed to mean?"

"I don't know, let's just go. Ok?" He just scoffed at me. That got me really mad. "Draya, do you need a ride?" I said through clenched jaws.

"Ya, sure."

"Let's go then." I said in my happy sarcastic voice. Ok I was starting to get really mad, but I was not going to show it.

"Is this where you want to be dropped off at Draya?"

"No, can we please go down a little further." she said as I with a mental eye roll.

"Here we are." She said. Then she got out without even saying thank you. Wow. What's her problem?

"Hey babe I am throwing a party tonight can you come?"

"Yes! I can see if I can come." Yes, I just need a distraction. As I say that I pulled in his driveway. I just love my loud car because once Josh got out of the car because I didn't hear what he said, and I was kind of glad.

I didn't go home right away. I told my parents that I was going for a run, they just said 'Ok honey don't stay out too long.' I asked them if I could go to Josh's party and they just said, 'Not for more than four hours.' That was the end of that talk.

When I was done with my ten-minute run, I went home to change into something that was not what I already wore. So, this time I wore black ripped jeans and a loose white t-shirt that went a little past my hip bone. I got out some plain gold earrings and brushed my teeth and out the door in my car to Josh's' house.