MIA

I wake up from the best sleep. I stretched my arms out and laid them out on my sides. I couldn't help, but smile when I thought of last night. It was so unexpected, but it was a nice kind of unexpected. I just hope that he doesn't change like he always does.

I sat up on the bed and looked around. I'll miss sleeping in this bed. I'll miss being in this room. I am almost 100% healthy, which means that I will be going back to my own room. I've had the best and peaceful of sleeps in this room. Let us hope that the peace won't end once I leave.

I look at the door when there was a knock.

"Yes?" I said.

Solomon came in with a smile. I couldn't help, but smile back. He was a good friend.

"Well you're not dead, that's a good sign, but you still look like it though."

I gasped, "You don't say that to a girl when she's sick!" I threw a pillow at a laughing Soul.

"Well what am I supposed to say huh? Am I supposed to lie?"

"Yes!" Obviously. He shakes his head and chuckles. he makes his way towards the bed and sits next to me. 

He looks at me with all jokes aside, "But seriously though, how're you feeling?"

I shrug my shoulders, "I feel almost all better, just a little weak and my back is still a little tender, but other than that...I'm all good."

He nods his head, "Good," He scratches the back of his neck as if he was nervous. 

I frowned at his action, "Are you okay Solomon?"

"I need to tell you something?"

I lean a little closer to listen. 

"I'm leaving as soon as Lizzy gives birth."

My eyes widen, "What?! Why?! What are you doing?"

"I'm going to try and get my mate back." My frown turned upside down at that. I was so happy for him. I leaned in and gave him a hug. 

"Soul! That's great! I'm so happy for you."

He returns the smile, "yeah, I thought about it long and hard and...I think it is the right thing for me. I think it's the next step of what I'm supposed to do."

I nod my head, "Well, I think that's amazing. In a couple of years time, we're going to look back at this and remember that all of the hardship we endured was worth it."

"I think you're right Mia."

I stretched a little bit and looked at the time, "Whoa, it's 7:30 in the morning. Why are you up so early?" I asked, 

"I get up at 5 AM to train."

My brows raised in surprised, "Well aren't you all disciplined."

He chuckles, "Yeah I try. How about we go down stairs and see everyone. You haven't really been out of this room for a couple of days."

"You're right, I should get out...ummm" I look down under the covers and blush, "I'll meet you down stairs. I just need to do some things."

He frowns, "Like what? Why don't we just go down together?"

"Because girls take their time with certain things!"

He squints his eyes at me with suspicion, "Are you on your period?"

My eyes widen and my cheeks get flush, "No Soul! Why would-That's just...why would you even say something like that?"

He holds his hands up, "Hey I have a sister! I am used to these things, no need to feel shame Mia. It's okay...I've seen all the tampons and-"

"Soul please just stop. No I am not on my period."

His one brow perks up in question, "Then why don't we just go downstairs?"

I shoutin frustration, "Because I am naked under this t-shirt and I would like to have a shower and be properly dress! Is that a problem?!"

Soul's face immediately turns a shade of pink. He coughs into his hand, "Right...cool. That's just...cool....that' just cool. I'll just ummm...yeah, I'll just meet you down stairs where everyone else is so than you can not get all naked ummm."

I roll my eyes, "Just leave Soul."

He nods his head, "Right." He finally leaves and closes the door behind him. I sigh in relief. That was hard. 

I get out of bed and head straight to the shower. The girls shower was at the other side of the house. That's a long way. If I shower in here...then I wouldn't take twice the time. It's a logical reason...right? I mean, it doesn't really matter if it's Noah's or not? I don't care. I don't care that I get to be in the same place where he washes himself, are you crazy? Or when he puts on his cologne, or styles his beautiful hair, or touches his...I shake my head. Don't wonder off Mia. Stay in control. We don't even know what me and Noah are yet, don't go getting any ideas. 

I take a shower and quickly change into some sweatpants and a hoodie and ug boots. My back felt particularly tender this morning, I have to be cautious of that. I went down the stairs and slowly walked into the kitchen. The Luna and Alpha were talking to their son Xavier while Zapora was making her daughter, Lily breakfast. Her mate Eddie was on the computer, seeming to research something. Soul was at the table eating his bacon while looking at some papers. I finally saw Noah. I felt my wolf perk up in excitement at the sight of him and to be honest, so did I. He was at his usual spot, in front of the stove, making his eggs and bacon. I walked into the kitchen and went right passed him, pretending that I didn't notice him. I went straight for the coffee grind and plunger to make some freshly made coffee. As I was preparing for the coffee, I walked passed him and purposely flicked my hair, sending a whiff of my scent towards him. It wasn't supposed to be in a flirty way, it was more of a test to see if I effected him at all. I subtly watched. The back of his head lifted up slightly, sniffing the air. His whole body went rigid. I looked away and continued to make the coffee. I smiled to myself. Maybe I do effect him as much as he effects me. 

After I made my coffee, I went to the table and sat next to Solomon. "What'd you lookin at?"

"Just some locations that I think my mate might possibly be at."

I look closer, "Las Vegas? Italy? Russia? Why would she be travelling that far?"

He chuckles, "Those were the places she said that she was going to go to in order to get away from me. I guess that is where I should start."

My heart broke a little. How could his mate do that to him? He's such a sweet guy! 

"She sounds kinda crazy to me." I mumble under my breath, however Soul had seem to notice. 

He nodded his head, "Can't argue there. But I'm the reason she is the way she is."

I frown, "What do you mean? You're such a nice guy."

He smiled down at me, "Thanks, but I wasn't always like this. Me and my mate were actually best friends during the time that Xander was gone. We didn't know we were mates back then though. We were just really good friends."

"So...what happened."

His eyes glaze over as if he was going through his memories, piecing them together, re-experiencing everything, "One night...we confessed to each other that we were very attracted to each other. Things got out of hand...about a month later, she comes knocking at my door, telling me she was pregnant."

My eyes wide. DID NOT see that one coming. 

"I panicked of course because I didn't know if she were my mate or not. I felt as if I betrayed my destined one. But once we turned eighteen, we found out we were mates."

"That was a good thing right?" I asked hopefully. 

"You'd think so...but for our situation, for some reason...it wasn't. I wasn't myself at that time. My loss of my big brother effected me a lot more than I thought. I stopped caring for anything. I had no motivation to do anything, except train. I would stay out late with some of the other warriors and get drunk. I came to my own wedding...drunk."

I cringed a little, "It couldn't be that bad...right?"

"I threw up..."

"Well that's not-"

"On my mate's pure white wedding dress...before the ceremony. She had to come down the isle with my puke on it because there was no back up dress."

Okay...that was really bad. 

"Because I wasn't home much...My mate got lonely. While being pregnant, females tend to get more attached to their males. They want their males to hold them...show some kind of affection. But I wasn't there. She had no one because I was a selfish bastard. She would get stressed because she wouldn't know where I was. I would wake up at 5 AM and not get back till 1 AM the next day. I was horrible to her. She would try to hug me...try to talk to me...did everything a good mate would do...and I didn't care."

"Then what happened?" I asked hesitantly. 

Solomon clenches his jaw and closed his eyes as if it were painful to remember, "She lost the pup. Apparently the absence of a mate and the stress was too overwhelming for her. She miscarried."

I gasped. I can't believe it! He has been through so much!

"One night I came home...I looked around. Everything was clean and spotless. I went to my room and found my mate's things all packed. I was confused. In my head I was thinking that we were both going to go away somewhere...but that wasn't the case. at all My mate told me that she was leaving and that she wasn't going to come back. I begged her to stay, promised her that I would change. But she didn't believe me...so she left. But whats hard was that I don't blame her. She had every right to be mad at me. I tried for so long to find her, but I never could, She was too smart for me. And now I am here."

I was silent for a minute. I couldn't believe Solomon's story. the man he had described himself as all those years ago, did not sound like the Solomon I knew today. But in a way, I think that's how he was going to get his mate back...because he isn't that man anymore. He is totally different. they have loved their lives separately for so long...and now it's time to get it back together into a whole.

"I know it must be hard Solomon. But you have to realize that you are not the same man as you were  before. You are good and loving and kind. You have to show her who the new you is. And you have to make believe that the Solomon that you are now...is a permanent one. If you can do that...she will trust you and you will earn her back again."

I could see the determination in his eyes, "I'm not going to let her off the hook easy."

I smile at him, "Good."

He leans in and kisses my forehead, "Thanks Mia. It's always good to talk to you."

I flick my hair, "Oh I know. Aren't I just the best?" He rolls his eyes and chuckles. 

Suddenly a plate of eggs, bacon and some hash browns was in front of me. I looked up and my heart skipped a beat when I saw Noah standing there in a singlet and basket ball shorts. I gulped, "Noah? What's this?"

"I made too much food again." 

I look down at the plate of delicious food, "Oh." was all I said. I look back to Noah. 

"Well? You want it or not?" He growled. 

"Yes thank you." I gave him a small smile. I knew that he wasn't actually annoyed with me...I think being nice was just a very VERY foreign concept to him. But I couldn't help, but notice how he seemed to be trying to actually be nice to me. 

He just nods his head and was about to walk away before Soul said, "Can I have some?"

Noah walked away and said, "No."

Soul pouted and I laughed at him. 

Once I ate my break fast the alpha spoke, "Can I please have your attention guys." Everyone stopped what they were doing and paid their Alpha their full attention. 

"As you all know, this rogue problem has been getting a little bit out of control, we need to get the ball back in our court again. So from now on...no one is to go past the boarder without a warrior. Please spread the word to the rest of the pack. As for Mia," his eyes landed on me. My eyes widen and I felt my heart beat a little faster. Am I in trouble. 

"What about Mia?" Noah growled.  Xander growled back as well. 

"Because she was targeted...she will need a guard with her at all times. So Soul, I want you to-"

Someone coughed, interrupting the Alpha. He frowned and bent lower to talk to his mate, "Is something wrong, Sweetheart?"

She smiled at him sweetly, "No honey, it's just that...ummm...Soul is already my guard..."

The Alpha frowned, "I don't recall ever assigning him to-"

"Remember how I was going to discuss the thing with you last night about this? You know the THING! And I wanted Soul to be my body guard since I was familiar with him?"

The Alpha still looking confused, "Did we? Because all I remember was how were f-"

"YES! We did...you were probably half asleep anyways. But the point is...is that Soul is already taken. Mia will need a different guard."

The Alpha was looking down...thinking hard till his eyes acknowledged the people in the room,

"Okay, because Soul is taken. Noah...you will be Mia's personal guard. Your duty is now to protect her. You will still do Beta duty but it will be shared with Eddie."

Noah just looked at the alpha and nodded. The luna stepped out in front of the Alpha, with her big round stomach. The Alpha had a hand on her shoulder and the other over her very pregnant belly. The gesture was so sweet. Without thinking, I laid my own hand over my stomach, and rubbed it slightly. Will I ever get to have a pup of my own? I looked around the room and my heart skipped a beat when I saw Noah staring at my stomach like he caught what I was doing and could read what I was thinking. His intense eyes glanced up to my own and I immediately looked away as if I was never looking at him in the first place.  

"Now that, thats out of the way," The Luna began, "I know that this whole rogue problem is really weighing, not only our family, but also the whole pack as well. So...I decided to make a celebration for Mia getting back to full health as well as a distraction for those who are stressed from this whole situation. So...I have made a decision to have a ball! We will be renting out a huge hall. There will be dancing, and food and mingling and-"

The Alpha chuckled and squeezed her shoulder lightly, "I think they get the picture, sweetheart."

The Luna laughed, "Yeah will. That is what I want to do. So the ball will be happened in two days. Me and Zapora are organising in. So please spread the word. It is in two days at 7:30 PM at the royal hall. That's all! You may resume."

Everyone dispersed to do their own things. We're having...a ball? A ball. I started to freak out. I don't know how to dance? What do I do?

My heart stopped when it came to me that that wasn't even my biggest problem, my biggest problem was, "What am I going to wear?"