Chapter 5
The rest of the walk to the library was filled with Taqi explaining what mates were. So far, I find out that mates are apparently very much attracted to each others scent. That must be why theirs stuck out more than the others. I also find out that if someone were to reject their mates everyone involved would the feel excruciating pain that came with rejection. Some could possibly even die. Taqi explained what he meant when he said 'truly' become mates. At that, I felt like my whole body flushed. I became a stuttering mess to the point where Taqi had to calm me down. We had to have the… you know… the S-E-X… and during that, they would each have to bite me…
But all in all, what really got me excited about having mates was the fact that he said that we were a real family! No matter our ranks, or what we shift into, we were gonna be close and we would take care of each other! For me, that sounded like the best part. Maybe this whole mated thing won't be so bad after all.
Once we reached the library, it honestly was so beautiful. It looked like an old Greek temple of sorts. The building looked as if it was made of marble and was round. The columns that were corinthian in style, aligned the outside of the building. Two of the columns, however, were of Atlas. He was a giant, muscular man and was holding up the world. The giant wooden doors were adorned with star signs and celestial beings. There are vines growing on the walls and columns of the building, almost as if no one has been in here for a long time.
I was in aww of how beautiful the building looked. It was like a dream. "No one really comes here much… so the school doesn't really care for this building." Taqi informs me. He opens a smaller door in the giant door for us to go through. The inside was amazing to say the least. It was beautiful. The dark wooden shelves were filled with books. There was one of those really tall book ladders that would allow you to reach books on the higher shelves. The second floor was pretty much the same, but with more paintings on the walls and bits on the ceiling. At the center of the ceiling, there was a giant glass dome that brought in a lot of natural lighting. This place was AmaZiNG!
"Why not? This place is a beautiful piece of history. How could they not want to hold onto it?" I ask. "I know right! That's what me and the guys said." Taqi exclaimed. "There are rumors going around, saying that the school is planing on knocking her down." I turn to Taqi, wide eyed at what I heard only to see one of his hands caressing one of the of the columns. "They can't! This place doesn't deserve to get get knocked down!" Taqi seemed shocked at my outburst. "Hey, how about we worry about that later, okay?" He put his hand on my shoulder and I nodded. Still a bit upset.
Taqi led me to a book searcher machine thing and began searching for books that we may need. He adds them all to his ticket and hits print. "Why don't you look around some more while I get these books?", He asks. I just nodded and watch as he turned to walk away. I never really got a chance to admire his frame… He has really nice broad shoulders and you could see his back muscles through his shirt. His arms were also pretty nice. I watched as he reached up to grab a book off of a higher shelf.
The way his muscles flexed shot a weird tingly feeling through my body. I felt it every time he touched me but always tried to ignore it. Just then, Taqi looked straight into my eyes with a mischievous smirk plastered onto his lips. "You know… I can smell your arousal from here Tobias." He said to me. The way he said my name, made me flush in a bit of excitement. "W-what?", was all I was able to manage. He stalked towards me, abandoning the books he had found. Normally I would have ran, or be able to look for an out but, his stare had me glued to my spot. His long black hair tickled my nose as he hovered over me. "You may not understand that I'm your mate. But your body certainly does." His voice was deep and sent shivers through my body.
What happened to the kind and collected Taqi? This one is… making me feel weird things… His arm wrapped itself around my waist, pulling me closer and trapping me in place. His other caressed my face and pulled down my mask. Usually, I would have freaked out about the mask but all the bad thoughts seemed to just vanish now that I was wrapped in Taqi's embrace. His other hand made its way to the back of my hair and gently tugged at it, pulling my head back. His face leaned into an open part of my neck and he breathed in my scent. I don't know why but my knees grew weak which didn't seem to matter since he was practically holding me up.
"Hmmm. Someone's a little excited…", Taqi's voice tickles against my neck. All I could do was let out an embarrassing moan as I could feel how hot my body got. I covered my mouth to try to hide any other sounds that would slip out but, Taqi must not have liked that. He pried my hand away and touched his nose to mine, "Don't cover that pretty little mouth of yours… I won't be able to hear all pretty sounds you make." At this, my whole body flushed. I could feel something hard rub against my stomach through his jeans and I knew he could probably feel mine. Though his was defiantly bigger...
His lips finally found mine and we were locked into a heated kiss like we were hungry for each other. My embarrassment was drowned out by the ecstasy I felt. I wrapped my arms around his neck and my legs around his waist. One of his arms held me in place while his other hand was placed firmly on my ass. I could feel my self slowly grind against him as I needed to feel more of him. His mouth was like magic as it danced down my neck before landing on a certain spot that made a loud moan rip through my body. I could feel him smile before he placed a few more gentler kisses on my lips.
"We need to stop here…" He said, almost like a whine. "Why?" I asked, "Did you not like it?" Did I mess up? Did I do it wrong? "No no. You did amazing…", he answered back. "But I might not be able to stop if we continue." He stated. He won't be able to… Ooohh… My cheeks flushed in realization as he chuckled at my actions. We stood there in silence with me still in his arms. He slightly tugged my head to the side as he let out a sly smirk. "What?", I ask him. Taqi, still smirking said, "I made pretty work on your neck." He places a gentle kiss on it before setting me back down to my feet. I just look at him dazed and gently touched it. I wonder what he means by that... It is a bit sore...I can see him holding back a laugh as he looks at me. "What is it now?" I ask.
He scratches the side of his head and confesses, "So, I may or may not have let everyone see all that…" Everyone? Huh? "What do you mean?" I ask. "Well mates can talk to each other via mind link, it's like a connection mates have with each other…", he starts. Oh-no, they heard all that? My eyes grew wide at the thought of someone listening to all that. "T-t-they he-heard all t-that?" I asked. "W-well…," Taqi let out a nervous chuckle as he scratched his cheek with his index finger and looking at anything but me. "Well what?" I ask even more scared of the embarrassment I would soon have to face.
"Most shifters have specific gifts given to them based on their creature counterpart…" Taqi's voice waivers. "Okay…", I say still not understanding. "Well one of us is a vampire…", he continues. "Okay…" I say again still not understanding where he is trying to get at. "His gift is being able to see into people's mind…" What? "… instead of us hearing each others voices like normal, we can also see through each others eyes sometimes… like taking mental images… so…" My mouth dropped open in surprise. "They saw me… like that… and my face…" I was horrified. "WHAT!" I yelled. Taqi shot me smile before running away. "Anyway, I gotta go find those books, so…", he yelled as he ran from me.