Nova

Love, Hate Kinda Relationship...

"Okay everyone it's almost Go-Time so let's get this place cleaned up! Only a few more day's people, chop chop!" Dad bellowed.

"YES ALPHA!" came the unified reply of the pack.

It's that time of year again...mating season. Ugh, oh mating season, how I loathe thee. It's not bad enough I'm the pack freak, (24 and no mate) but now I have to endure yet another fancy schmancy ball...Ok, ok so I don't exactly hate dressing up and parading around like the princess I am, (In my own mind) but being 24 and watching everyone around me find true love...kinda sucks, to be honest. Usually, we find our mates when we reach maturity, 18 years old, but for some reason, I still haven't found mine!

Every year we, as the head Wolven family, host the Spring Gala and Autumn Ball. USUALLY, at the Spring Gala, we find our mates. The Autumn Ball is for the stragglers who haven't found their "one true love" yet. Unfortunately, we are now approaching the Autumn Ball and I, YET AGAIN, have no mate. Bless my parent's hearts, they've tried 7 ways from Sunday to help me, sending me on diplomatic trips too all the pack's in the US, scheduling all kinds of dinner's with any and all single males...nothing's worked so far.

To make matter's worse, I'm not just a lonely wolf. I'm THE lonely wolf. I'm the daughter of the King of the Wolven. Oh, wanna know how it can be worse? Oh, I'm gonna tell ya! Get this, I was born with powers! No shit, actual powers, I can read people's thought's and manipulate the element's, among a few other kinda cool little thing's like looking into someones past via a taste of their blood and a couple other small thing's. Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy for me. (just a little Ren and Stimpy for ya.) You may be thinkin "But Nova, it would be so cool to have powers!" and you'd be right, it would be cool...if I wasn't the Kings daughter. Having these powers only puts me in more danger of an attack or assassination attempt. I'd be so much safer if I could find my mate.

There's a prophecy that foretold my birth and my powers, it also said my mate would be just as strong as I am and that together we will be as one and lead the Wolven into a time of peace and prosperity. My parents are ALL ABOUT that Prophecy Life! They want me to find my mate just as bad (if not more) than I do. Dad even went as far as inviting International's to this year's Autumn Ball, (desperate much?!) to help his freak of a daughter find my mate.

"Nova!" bellowed a deep mighty voice.

"Speak of the devil..."

"What?, Nevermind, have you found a dress for this weekend? Have you brushed up on the International high ranking families?"

"Ummmm I'm getting too it?..." I replied sheepishly

"Nova, I swear sometimes you make me madder than a wet hen on a hot rock girl. Get your rear in gear, we don't have much longer till the night of the Ball!"

If ya ain't picked up on it yet...yeah, we're a southern family.

"Daddy, don't be so dramatic. I'll study up tonight I promise." I said as I planted a peck on his cheek and strode past him, head held high in rebellion.

"Oh no ya don't young lady! You'll study NOW." he said as he turned on me and grabbed my elbow.

"Daaaaaaaaddy, please don't make a big deal outta this. You know it's just gonna be like every other year. I'll dance, sing, drink, burn and or blow something up then at the end of the night I'll go to the cliff just like the prophecy say's and I'll wait, just like I'm supposed too, then after I've waited till sun up I'll go back to my room, cry myself to sleep and get over it in a week or so..." I spat. The look in his sky blue eyes told me I'd made a mistake. I sighed as I wrapped my arms around his muscular shoulders and buried my face in his shoulder-length raven hair.