(11)The Child of the Past

Blaze's POV:

Mother had left awhile ago. A broken heart and a confused kid left in her wake. I guess I'll never be one to know when I'll actually be able to settle down. Twists and turns seem to be my forever life style.

"I don't even know what to say" Chase was fiddling with the hem on his shorts, occasionally glancing up at me. A breath of air escaped my lips as my eyes shot around the forest mother left us in.

"Neither do I darlin'. Neither do I." I could feel the tears well up in my eyes, confusion running deep in my veins. I plumped onto the ground, knees to my chest and my arms wrapping around them giving me a false sense of security.

I'm lost, I have two mates...two souls to choose from. If I make the wrong choice I could end up with someone not made for me. Someone who hates kids, o-or dogs, or something.

Mother has no idea how many mates I will have and that terrifies me, I don't want to be rejected anymore. I can't go through that pain again, not after Pyro.

As I sit there listening to my inner thoughts, something occurred to me. Why couldn't I just not choose? Who says I have to only have one mate for the rest of my life!? I have a feeling these two mates that I have at the moment are going to be my only mates, no matter what mother says.

"Chase, I wish to accept you as my mate, but under one condition" I look over towards where he was sitting and waited for his response. He throws his head back and rolls it towards me "And that is what, sweetheart?'. I roll my eyes and respond anyway "Well I believe it is in all of our best interest if I just dont choose a mate".

He looked flabbergasted but slowly nodded for me to go on. "My mother made the decision to choose, and although she ended up with my father, she still broke many hearts and had her heart broken many times. I believe that if I don't choose I can keep from hurting anyone". I nodded my head with finality, kind of proud of my thinking.

'Seems like it can work, my lion doesn't quite like the thought of sharing but im sure he can get over himself" a slight chuckle leaving his lips. I let out a laugh and stood up holding my hand out to Chase.

"Come on then darlin', its time we go back to see this lovely other mate of mine". I heard a soft growl come from Chase, who horribly tried to cover it with a cough, and gave him a look. "hey I said we will try to get over it...; I chuckeld and we continued toward my aunts house, or well , in the direction I think its in. "Well atleast you dont have much to worry about at the moment. He kind of rejected me, although we havent made it official".

I could see two emotions flow through Chase's eyes at that moment; happiness, and pain that comes with kowing what kind of hurt i must be going through.

Many laughs later me and Chase made it back to my aunts house. As soon as I knocked on the door it was thrown open. All of a sudden I am being tackled in a hug by a sobbing woman. That woman being my aunt. "Okay aunty I get that I was gone for awhile but can you let go so i can introduce you to my mate Chase?".

"Mate!? I thought Pyro was your only mate?" she seemed to be freaking out and started mumbling something about a prophecy as we all headed inside.

As I closed the door I began to hear my aunt yelling at someone. I looked over at Chase curiously. I followed the yells until I ended up in the living room. The living room that held my uncle and my other mate. Well ex-mate I guess. "...AND NOW THE PROPHECY HAS COME TRUE ALL DUE TO YOUR STUPIDITY AND IMMATURE-NESS!" she stopped abruptly once she saw me out of the corner of her eye, and let out a huff of air. "I'm so done! Males are horrible!" With that she threw up her arms in exasperation, and left the room.

"Are we not gonna talk about what just happend?" I asked, gently setting myself onto the love seat. Chase soon followed my actions. "I think its best we let your aunt cool down enough to be able to call your mother. She should be the one to explain this to you." My uncle seemed tired, and plopped down onto the sectional with his head in his hands.

"I literally just spoke to my mother not even two hours ago...and you mean to tell me that she didnt even mention a prophecy i am a part of!!?" I practically yell, but am met with silence.

"Now darling thats no way to speak about your mother! I am the one that kept everyone from saying something, in order to protect you" the sound of my grandmothers voice bounced around the room.

I turned quickly to see my mother in my fathers embrace and my grandmother at their side with a young girl standing slightly behind her. "Hello darling, we are here to finally explain something to you. Also to introduce you to Storm, the girl your mother found as a baby in the woods right around the time she first met your father." Im stunned, all of this is too much.

And with that, i fainted.