CHAPTER FOUR: Sweet Recognition

I went downstairs to have some breakfast. But no one was there, not even any food on top of the table. I go straight to the kitchen and look for something to cook or something to eat. I saw someone come out of the kitchen and a sudden happiness was marked on his face.

"Marvin!" I race into his arms and jump on him. I gave him a big hug while my legs were wrapped around his waist.

"Hello honey I haven't seen you in a while. Where have you been!" We talked as soon as he put me down on the ground.

"I'm just a little busy nowadays for my new job. I miss you!" I informed him as the both of us laugh at the same time.

"Wow new job huh. Big word!" I pout my lips and cross my arms on my chest that make him chuckle a little.

"What happened to your old one?" He raised a brow at me.

"Well Mommy forced me to quit my old job, she said that It's too far from the pack house so I better look for another job that is near the pack house." I said with a duh tone.

"Well at least the king and queen allows the princess to still have a job!" He said while copying my tone.

"Yeah you're right about that one." I said while gesturing a check sign on the air.

"When do I go wrong Honey?" We stayed in the kitchen for a while and talked about a few things.

Marvin is my best friend. He's always there for me. He is the son of our Beta and the future Beta of the pack. Marvin , Hanz and I grew up together, and between Hanz and I, I'm the naughty one and he used to be the good one. So he always used to get the attention of all the pack members. Only Marvin is there for me. The three of us used to play together. Hanz played the part of an Alpha, Marvin played the part of a Beta and I played the part of Marvin's Mate. Marvin and I promised to each other that If we never find our Mates we'll tell each other right away and if we never find our Mates we will be the one for each other. I keep on smiling while remembering our old memories. But something bothers me, I already met my mate and it looks like I'm breaking all our promises.

"Hey Marvin" I cut my inner thoughts when I called his name.

"Yes Honey?" He looks at my face while he is pulling a chair for me to sit.

"Where is everybody?" I really wanted to ask him this a while ago.

"Oh your mom pays a visit to her old friend early this morning and the other pack members were busy with the training." What training again? I think it's my time to ask some more questions.

"Why do they have to train this early and end in the late evening?"

"I don't know if they just said that they just wanted to." Huh! No other reason. My face was blank for his answer.

"Well it looks like we have nothing to eat here. Let's go get some food." He changed the topic so bet they're hiding something from me. Okay it's my chance to ask more questions from him. It's not that I don't trust him but I think there is something wrong going on here.

"Okay. Can you wait for me here? I'm just going to change and fix myself."

"Aw you look fine." He said with a very childish tone.

"Just wait for me here okay? I won't take long." I said with 'a mother that's disciplining her child' tone.

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Marvin was standing near the staircase, he reached his hand up to mine. He got it all, all the things that I wanted for a mate. But unfortunately he is not my mate and he never will be. He led us to his car that was parked in front of the pack house' entrance. After a short drive we reached our favorite Coffee Shop. The three of us used to drop by here when we're on college. The weather is fine so I chose to sit on the outside table of the coffee shop.

"So what do you want for breakfast?" He asked me while he's looking at the menu.

"I will take our usual diets." He smiled without looking at me.

"Okay so be it." He is still at the menu when the waiter comes and lists down our orders.

I looked up at the blue sky and I could see clouds forming James' name above.

"You're smiling-." I didn't notice that he's been staring at me for almost a minute.

"-may I know If I'm the reason for those smiles?" I saw the smirk on his face. He's so cute with those lips.

"Marvin cut it out." I pinch his nose and we both laugh at the same time.

"Two Vegetable Sandwiches and two Glasses of Lychee here you go." The waiter appeared to our front and placed our meals on the top of the table.

"It's for you Hon." Marvin placed the plate of sandwich in front of me followed by the pork and knife that is wrapped by a table napkin.

"Thanks Marv you're the best." I said not looking away from my breakfast.

"Anything for you Honey." He used to call me Honey since we were little and I got used to it.

"So tell me, have you found your mate yet?" My eyes widened when I heard his question.

"N-not yet. Why do you ask?" I said confidently.

"Nothing, I'm just still wondering." He paused for a while.

"Wondering about what?" I keep on asking.

"About our promises Gazelle. Do you still remember it?" Oh my gosh what am I going to tell him? Think! Think Gazelle!

"Oh about that. Yes I do!" I'm totally lost.

"Nice! I'm glad you still remember." He is still not eating anything yet.

I look away from him and focus my attention on my food.

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"Now where are we?" We are now done eating our food.

"What do you mean?" I ask him.

"I mean where do you want to go?" I forgot the purpose of this breakfast. I'm here to ask him some questions about the training.

"I don't know." Maybe it's time for me to relax besides Marvin and I haven't seen each other in a while

"Why don't you lead the way?"

"If that's what my Hon wants." We laugh and laugh while we're walking towards his car. He holds my hand while walking. I notice a girl standing at the other side of the street staring at us. My eyes easily caught her figure because of her dark green hair.

"Marvin do you know that girl?" I tug his hand and point toward the direction of the girl that now is nowhere to be found.

"Who?" He searches the whole surroundings.

"The green-headed girl there a while ago."

"Nope!" Emphasizing the letter P. "There's a lot of people here honey. Let's just ignore her." He's right. She must be an ordinary person around.

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"Thanks Marvin." I got out of his car and waved at him.

"You're welcome Honey, until next time."

"Yes there's a lot of next time." He smiles at me before he leaves.

He dropped me at the entrance of the pack house. He said that there's something he needs to do for a while.

I saw daddy sitting on the Salas with a newspaper in his hands.

"Hello Daddy! How was your day?" I came closer to him and kissed his cheek.

"It's fine. Where have you been?" He ask but not looking at me.

"I'm with Marvin." I replied.

"Alright go upstairs your mommy is there." I nodded as I walked inside the house.

That's it. We never had a great conversation as usual.

I saw mommy at the dining table with Hanz.

"Hi Mommy, Hi Hanz." I greeted them and kissed them on their cheeks and sat with them.

"My Dear where did you go?" Mommy is being Mommy again.

"Well Marvin and I have our Brunch together."

"So you're not going to have lunch with us?" Hanz asked me while waving his spoon and pork in the air.

"Yup! So I'm just going to have some rest" I smile while standing on my feet and head back to my room up the stairs.

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I think I got all the energy that I needed. It's time to be with my mate. I can't explain this feeling of excitement that flows through my whole body. I change my clothes into a color peach dress that ends perfectly before my knees. I straightened my hair and put some makeup on my face. Before I leave my room I grab a white sandals and a pouch then lock my door.

Nobody was there so I make a tip toe all the way to my car. I don't know where to go so I inform James that I'm on my way. While driving I received a text message from him. "Meet me at the Central Park" It's out of my way so I change my direction. As soon as I reach the Park I began to look for a place to park my car. I open my car but I just stand next to it. While waiting for James I saw a Balloon flying near me.

"I bet that the kid that owns that balloon was now crying in his mother's arms and asking to buy him or her another one." I smile for that fact.

Suddenly somebody grabbed me and covered my eyes with one hand. But when I felt the little electric eels on it I began to calm down.

"I miss you!" That's the first thing that comes out of my mouth.

He released me from his hand and I turned to face me. He is holding a bouquet of flowers and three balloons on his other hand. But he's not smiling. He ties the balloons on the bond of the bouquet and places it on the top of my car. He wears a pair of jeans, a white shirt, and a white converse. His hair was perfectly brushed up away from his face. He changed from the first time I saw him in Photoshop and when he's in my room.

"Hi." That's the only thing I said.

But he's still not making any words so I step forward to hold his hands. He just takes a step backward and avoids my hands.

"What's wrong with you?" I think I raise the tone of my voice.

"Who is he?" Who's who?

"What are you saying?" I don't get it.

"The guy that's holding your hand!" I think it's Marvin. Oh my thousand year old Vampire is being jealous. I like the way he acts. I think I know exactly what to do.

"Look, it's not what you think, he's just my best friend." But I don't think he believes me.

"What kind of best friend is that, holding your hands while walking, looking at you like your belongs to him and-"

"Babe!"

"-and... and what did you call me?"

"I called you babe, didn't you hear it, Vampire!"

"That mean you're accepting me as your mate?" His expression changed.

"Not as my mate but in my life 'vampire'." I think he's going to hug me.

"Wait, wait, wait I thought you were mad at me?" He's making hugs as a habit.

"Huh! What? Oh yeah I'm mad!" I can't hold my laugh anymore so...

"What's so funny!" He's being so childish.

"Your so cute when your mad 'Babe'." I'm still laughing and I can't help it.

"Cute huh!" A smirk marked his face. He took me into his arms and carried me like a bride.

"I'm not cute, I'm handsome." I'm still laughing while I deep my face on his shoulders.

He put me back to the ground but not releasing his arms around my waist.

"Do you believe me now Babe?" I asked as I faced him.

"Uh okay but tell your best friend that he can no longer hold you anywhere or I will separate his hands off of his shoulders." I know he can do it.

"Okay babe if that's what you want." He's so possessive and I like it.

He turned his head back to the bouquet of flowers and to the balloons that were attached to it.

"Are those for me?" I asked as I looked upon the flowers.

"No it's for my other mate but I think I only had one mate."

I grab the flowers but I just stare at the balloons.

"Why don't you like it?" A sad look comes out on his face.

"You know what?" I asked.

"What?" He asked me back with a worried tone.

"Believe it or not-" I paused for awhile "-I love balloons!" Now I'm being childish.

He just laughed while looking at me.

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We set a blanket under a tree with a small basket. It contains something that I think was the food. By the looks it's too much for just one person. Does he think that I'm going to eat all of it? Whatever it is.

"What's in there?" I asked him while adjusting my sitting position on the ground.

"Like I said. Were going to have a tea." Pouring some on a plastic cup. He really used the word 'We' even if he's not going to drink any amount of it.

Time for some actions.

I sat in front of him between his legs and laid my back on his chest while taking a zip to my tea. He wrapped his arms around my waist and deep his head into my hair.

"Are we going too fast?" I ask him with a lower tone.

"I think it's fine. We're just fine." He said with a husky tone.

I have had this fear of vampires ever since but now I don't know. With him I feel safe.

"Uh babe?"

"Yes beautiful?" Here we go again with that nickname.

"We need to talk."

"But we are now."

"No, I mean about real things." He moves a little.

"What about real things babe?"

"About us!" I can feel his deep breath when he opens his mouth.

"I know what's on your mind. I don't want to think about the future all I want to think about is now."

"But babe-" I'm comfortable now using that word on him. "what if someone discovered us, what are we going to do?" I turn my head on him and look into his eyes.

"I don't know babe but I promise you that nothing can take you away from me." He touches my face all the way down to my shoulder.

"I'm a werewolf and you are a vampire don't you know what that means? We are mortal enemies, we're here to kill each other, we're-"

"We're here to love each other babe, We're mach made from heaven." I hoped so! That's all that I want to hear.

Wait, we didn't have any formal introduction.

"My name is Gazelle Evans" I reach my hand onto his.

"Hi Gazelle Evans I'm James Richards, nice to meet yah beautiful." He took my hand with both of his hands and placed his lips on the back of it.

I can't hold my smile on my lips.

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