9: Wtf is a mate?

Skye

It was great finally seeing my sister, weird how she looks exactly like me but it's fine. I was surprised we couldn't do the exact same things, but I guess that's a good thing so we aren't EXACTLY the same. I can already tell we have fairly different personalities too, well... my old personality was almost the exact same as her current one but my point is my current one is completely different. Anyhow we ended up leaving everyone else—after I sassed Drake about my swearing since I'm not a fricken zounderkite—and went to Liakith's town and talked all the way there, catching up on the years lost. I didn't really share much due to almost all of it not being that happy.

"So now that I've blabbed on about my life till now, what was yours like? Did you like being a kid?" Kelsey asked me, curiosity bursting from her.

"Uh... Long story short there's nothing you want to hear really, life kinda sucked till I met Dylan and Lily." I answered a little awkwardly, not wanting her to feel bad.

"Oh is that the guy you came here with?"

I smirked a little and replied, "Yeah, he's probably following us and listening to every word. Just so you know. He won't balls up and admit it 99% of the time, but yeah he is very much so probably following." She looked a little uncomfortable now, I just chuckled at her reaction and said, "Little creepy I know, but if he didn't do that I'd be six feet under right now..."

Shock came to my sisters face and like a gossipy teenager asked, "What happened?"

"Well, uhm...... Few months ago I was uh..." shit can't tell her that part... "tryna find out what this... bad guy was up to with torturing people and animals, for whatever fricken reason there weren't fifty million damn missing posters plastered all over the place but anyways. I ended up caught by a different guy who was actually behind it all and he tortured me for like a week, can't quite remember cause I lost a crap ton of blood. I was cuffed to a wall in the basement at perfect level for..... traumatizing shit and he was about to take advantage of that, but Dylan came in like a ninja and broke his limbs and saved me... But tell anyone I was that weak and I might hurt you. I don't like telling that story much."

"You weren't weak and it wasn't your fault. If anything it shows how strong you are for enduring that for so long."

Kelsey tried to I guess comfort, I just gave a small huff of a laugh and replied, "That's what Dylan's been saying ever since that damn situation."

"Then he knows what the hell he's talking about. You guys are mates anyways though aren't you? You guys sure look like it." She responded, changing the subject for me.

I furrowed my brows and answered, "Uh no.. How could we be?"

"Cause you're both shifters aren't you?" she replied, getting confused.

"No." I answered and stopped walking.

"But... You guys are literally MADE for each other. In that dream I had I was technically you but I took one little glance at the way he looked at you and how you felt and could tell you're made for each other. ...and that hasn't even happened with like looking at Jason and Katie and it's been proven they're meant to be together. So you guys have to be mates, no doubt about it." She stated confidently. My expression turned dark and my ears went back at hearing her knowing what I felt, I don't even know what I feel when I look at him but I don't need someone else feeling me feel it and them knowing what the hell it is. 

"Then what the fuck Dylan. Wanna explain something to me?" I somewhat demanded, looking behind us at some bushes. Kelsey looked utterly confused, but surprise immediately came to her face when Dylan stood up from where I was looking.

"Wha.. How the shit did you know exactly where I was?"

I playfully rolled my eyes and replied, "Cause I'm used to it by now, plus your stealth is getting rusty. I could hear them faint rustle noises."

"What? How? I couldn't hear a single thing this whole time!" Kelsey questioned/exclaimed. I just shrugged, truthfully I've been occasionally increasing my hearing to get a feel for how he hears everything. Of course by occasionally I mean pretty much all the time, except in school because in doing so I discovered I get sensory overload and my brain shuts down from not being able to handle it.

I looked back at Dylan, "Well? You gonna explain some things to me?"

He scratched the back of his head and chuckled nervously, "Uh.. Maybe.." He gave quick eye flickers to Kelsey to indicate he didn't want her to hear any of it just yet, she wouldn't have noticed them though.

I sighed and said, "Okay fine, tell me later." With that I continued walking to town, with a slightly amused Dylan and a very confused Kelsey following behind me. When we got to town Kelsey took the lead and showed us the shops she liked most, I of course wandered to all the weaponry shops. My sister kept asking why I wanted weapons so bad, but no matter how many times I explain it to her she doesn't understand the awesomeness that is knives and such. I actually ended up buying a few new knives, a bow with some cool ass arrows and some awesome looking stuff to hold them on myself.

"Do I want to know how many weapons you already have..?" Kelsey asked, raising a brow.

Dylan chuckled and answered, "No, but lets just say it's almost more then what the stores hold." Her jaw dropped open as we started our way back to the castle.

"Oh yeah! When we get back you guys are being properly introduced to everyone." My sister said in excitement.

"Everyone everyone? Also speaking of proper introductions, Kelsey this is—you believe ima say this outloud?!—my boyfriend Dylan." I asked raising a brow before formally introducing them, stopping to add sarcasm directed at Dylan.

"Okay not EVERYONE, but like the king, Katie, Drake and Willow. And I— I assumed but thank you for the proper intro." She answered, chuckling a little at herself and having to tease me. Dylan and I ended up nodding at the same time which caused her to say, "See, hand holding and synchronized actions. You guys HAVE to be mates."

I looked down at our hands and slightly exclaimed, "What the shit snacks. Dylan the fucks, when'd that even happen?"

The two of them chuckled at me and Dylan answered, "This is why I've always said I know you don't actually hate me Quetzal." His usual amused smirk was on his face. I glared and looked forward again, just putting up an act. Cause for whatever reason I was changing a little, not too much but enough to be letting my guard down more.

"Oh yeah, what's Quetzal mean? I've been wanting to know for like a week now." Kelsey asked.

Dylan smiled at me then looked at her and answered, "It's a type of bird." She stopped walking, causing us to stop as well, and gave him a blank stare. Ha, using my tactic.

"You call her a bird...?" She asked in disbelief, Dylan opened his mouth to reply but she interrupted by asking, "the fuck kind of compliment is that dude?" I just kind of stood watching this happen cause I still don't really agree with that nickname, I am not beautiful. No matter how many times he tells me, I still don't really believe him. Not to mention the fact that before looking it up, when I heard Quetzal I thought of the dinosaur from Land Before Time as well as the pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus. Actually thatd be kinda cool if he was referencing that, that was one of the largest flying things of all time. It was practically like a fricken flying giraffe with a long ass beak thing that could eat other dinosaurs. 

"If you google it you'll see that this specific bird, first of all, is an amazingly beautiful bird. Second of all you'll read that some call them rare to see, which to me for Skye means she's one of a kind and I love her. And third they protect themselves very well, oh some people say they represent light and goodness. Which I find true. Probably why her eyes are the greenest green ever." Dylan kind of politely retorted, half way through speaking he looked back at me and stared affectionately into my eyes.

My heart skipped a few beats from his stare, Kelsey kinda ruined it though by saying, "Awwee... That's so cute, and such great proof you guys are mates."

"Hate to ruin your shining..... what's the word..... uh..... moment, Dylan, but I hope you realize you pretty much just called my sister beautiful too. Tisk tisk, one date and you goin after my sister already? Gawd." I slightly teased, making Dylan frown. I stifled a laugh and added, "It's okay, it'd probably be worse if you called her ugly just to try and fix this weird situation." Kelsey laughed with me, ignoring the fact I forgot a word and Dylan playfully rolled his eyes then joined in. We finally reached the castle again and started heading inside, then I stopped and said, "FUCK! DYLAN!"

Dylan covered his ears to try and not go deaf and Kelsey made a grossed out face and commented, "Please don't fuck Dylan in front of me. Or anyone. Please."

I snorted in amusement at my sister but then said in a more serious tone, "Ew no don't worry."

Which earned an, "Okay really?" from Dylan.

I shot him a playful side glance and added, "No, we forgot about Lily. How dare you."

Dylan raised an eyebrow at me, crossed his arms and replied, "Like how you're blaming me even though you've been chatting here nonstop this whole time."

"Pfffffff shush. Let's get her to come here, then you can meet everyone too Kelsey."

Kelsey smiled and answered, "Yeah! Then you guys can all come to the party here tomorrow. That'd be really awesome, do it. Wait... How would you do that? Double wait, how'd you guys even get here?"

Dylan and I shared a look again like with Jason then looked back at her and I asked, "Wanna go for a quick trip?"