"You better make it snappy, I have to leave here on or before 10:30pm", I say finally agreeing for him to tell me what he possibly is that could be worse than werewolf.

I myself like to think myself as one. I just love them. I see the look of relief, fear, regret and the most dominant one hesitation.

Why the fuck is he hesitating? I didn't come crawling and begging him to tell me his stupid story. I cast a glance at my wrist watch and it's 8:30pm. This guy better not put me in trouble again!

"I am a... Human-angel hybrid", he blurts out.

"You're kidding me right?", I ask.

"Huh? Do you know what that means?"

Is this guy fucking with me. Doesn't he know I'm the smartest kid in school but nope, I'm not a nerd. I hate glasses. Okay, back to the point. Also, it's stereotypical to think all nerds wear glasses.

I know! I know! Not all nerds wear glasses but it's the society stereotypical of a nerd... That all nerds wears glasses!

Weird right!

"Yes Zayn, I know what that means"

"How?"

"I'm the smartest kid in school, I study a lot of books besides romance, I have a huge encyclopedia at home", I say as if explaining to a two year old child.

"Prove it to me that you really know what I am", he says pouting. I roll my eyes and begin..:

"A Human-angel hybrid, otherwise known as shadow hunters, comes from a long line of demon hunting family", I say in a bored tone whilst looking at my nails and thinking of the next time I'm going for a manicure.

"Wow! Bravo! You're a genius!"

"I know I'm one, you don't have to remind me", I say in a flat tone.

"But mine is not ordinary, it's complicated"

"Go on, why don't you simplify it for me"

He takes a deep breath

"During the cause of demon hunting, we experience a large range of demons, some are deadly, some are just looking for human vessels to contain themselves.

Some extremely dangerous demons takes a hold of you and turns you against your family"

"I need that demon right now", I say cutting him short. He looks at me disgustingly and I just shrug innocently.

"We shadow hunters have to be very careful in order not to be possessed by these demons, because if we are, there'll be no stopping the havoc the demons are going to wreck through us", he pauses and I take that as an opportunity to ask a few questions.

"So how's that worse than a werewolf?", I ask the pretty much only question that comes to my mind.

"Well.... You see.... The thing is...I'm not just an ordinary shadow hunter"

"How do you mean?"

"One time I went shadow hunting, I pursued a deadly, rogue demon out of a little girl and it possessed me", he said in a rush, I barely grasped it.

"Oh, so you're a Human-angel -devil hybrid? And I'm supposed to be scared?

"Sorta?", he says sceptically.

"That's not all, I'm part wolf, part human, part demon, part shadow hunter but full time monster", he continues with a note of disdain. I almost feel sorry for him. Key word being 'almost'.

"I guess I'll take that note to run", I tell, turning my back to actually run, but his huge hand grabs mine and turns me back around.

"I'm not finished", he whispers inaudibly, as if scared to go on. Why am I not scared, fazed or dazed by what he just told me? It's like I was expecting this. Anita, who are you? I ask myself.

"Th...th...the reason you are having those dreams is because you are special", he said looking at me in the eye, with all note of sincerity and then I snapped.

Special? Indeed!

I start laughing but stopped in my track when I don't see any hint of joke in his eyes or demeanor. I clear my throat before nodding my head for him to go on.

"Like I said, you are special. You were born gifted. Have you wondered why you can solve any maths problem, answer any riddle, speak perfect English and pick up people's emotions? Have you?"

"Uh no, because I believe those things are normal, take a look at Albert Einstein for instance or Isaac Newton or Pythagoras or..."

"Okay, okay, I get it, solving maths and speaking right is normal after all, what about picking up emotions that aren't yours?", he says with a raised eyebrow

"How does this help me and my dreams of you?"

"You were born on a full moon Anita. The night you were born, the stars shone the brightest and there was a particular star that was conjoined. You and one other child was born but I'm yet to figure out who that child is", he explains making it more confusing that it already is.

Noticing my confused expression, he sighs then says,

"Ask, I'll answer"
So I begin..:

"Zachary and Zara are they Wolf or shadow hunters or anything?"
"No, they're normal humans, I'm the first wolf and shadow hunter in the fifth generation and only possessed one in all generations"

"How does the demon take over?"
"When it is pissed off"

"How do you know I was born on a full moon and the stars on that night shone the brightest?"
"I was there"

"How old are you?"
"Trust me love you don't want to know" he says smirking. I did but now I don't. So that explains it, he stopped aging at a certain age and he probably was there at the time I was born since he's a 'mystical being'.

"What does the conjoined star mean? I mean it could have been a coincidence. Anybody could have been born on a full moon"

"The conjoined stars mean you and that person are soulmates and nope it is not a coincidence"

My heart sinks at the thought of having a soul mate, I don't want to get involved with anyone, I want to be a player. I'm scared of commitment. I won't be faithful. I might fall in love.

The thought of living with just one person for the rest of my life has my head spinning and my visions blurry. The lump! I move my hand to my chest but nothing happens.

All of a sudden, a question comes into my mind, actually two questions comes to my mind.
"How do you know it is not a coincidence and what if this so called soulmate of mine is not a guy, I mean what if she is a she?

"Then she is your soulmate. As for the coincidence part, before you were born, while your mother was still struggling to bring you forth to this world, there was this star, it was so bright, so big and it shone so close to the moon, you could barely see it. The moment you popped your little head out of her er...you know...another star appeared close to the first one, it shone just as bright but not nearly as big and the two star danced and joined themselves. Telling the world that you're meant to be. The bigger star tells you that your soulmate is a male, he is going to dominate and be above you, so you should not fear turning into a lesbian because you're not", he concludes.

"Does mother know or anyone at home do they know?"

"No silly, they don't. So tell no one"

"So how do I find this soulmate"

"You have, just think! You're smart" he compliments, I blush.

"Do you still hunt demons?"

"Yes, it's my passion"
"The demon that possessed you, don't you want to get rid of it"

"If I didn't, why would I bother finding you?"

"What am I supposed to do?", I say yawning.

"I better tell you before you swallow me", he jokes, I giggle and he continues.

"You pick up people's aura, people's emotions right?

"Only in dreams but yes"

"Yeah right, we'll work on that. So, picking up people's aura or emotions is a talent. You can use it to your advantage. That means your mate also has a talent. Both of you need to work together to help me get rid of this demon or at least help me control it. I don't want to hurt anyone again"

"How do you mean?"
"I killed my dad", was all he said and I didn't want him to be explain further, so I let sleeping dogs lie and continue my question galore.

"Am I a werewolf, is my mate one?"
"No to both questions, you and your mate are just special humans, that's all. Any other questions?"

"Yes and the last one but first..."

"First what?", he asks, stifling a yawn. He must be tired already.

First... I inch forward.

He looks as me and gives me a-what-are-you-doing-look. I lick my lips out of habit and inch closer. I look him in the eye, daring him to stop me. He bites his lips and stares down at me, my mouth suddenly goes dry as his gaze burns me.

He reaches for my waist and grabs me closer, I begin to feel his minty breath against my lips. I move closer and our lips brush ever so slightly. He presses his lips harder on mine and I open my mouth slightly.

Soon our lips are moving in one rhythm, in heated passion. He pulls me closer by the waist and I draw him closer by the neck. He swipes his tongue across my lips before tugging at my lips to grant him access.

I open my mouth wider and he slides across my teeth in a swift fashion, before delving into my mouth. Our tongue battle for dominance and I lift up my toes.

He lifts me off the ground and I straddle him. We kiss and I somehow loose track of time. As if coming back to my senses, I pull away.

"Wow! That was some first kiss!", I mutter breathlessly as he puts me down gently.

"You did great but why the hell did you do that?"

"Well I've been wanting to for a long time now and as for my last question..."

"Hit it", he says rubbing his eyes indicating that he's tired.

"Can you shift for me?", I more of demanded than requested.

"At your service Ms"

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I manage to get home just in time, beating the time by just eight minutes. I also manage to get Zora to sleep just in time before the quarrel begins. I hate this. I hate my life. Now it's turning to be like all those books where the normal girl's life turns abnormal by one event. Oh right, I'm Anita Valerie Reeves, I've never been normal!

There's something Zayn said about my mate being talented and born on the same day. Who could it be?

Just as I'm about to drift off into space with these thoughts, I bolt upright again with one name in mind.

Dimitri!!!

Dimitri is my soul mate. The bully. It all fits now. He's so talented with instrument and he's got a great voice. He was born on the same day as me!!

Dimitri is my mate!

That was the last thing I remember thinking before finally drifting into space.
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Phew! Finally, that's done! I know, I know, I also didn't see that plot twist coming! Okay, you got me. I definitely saw it coming. But I hope it was worth it.

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..........Anita