I Claim Your LOVE

A Friendly Advice

A few days back

Callan's black shoes made a gentle pitter patter on the uneven ground filled with pebbles. The wind carried the broken leaves with itself to travel a long journey before piling up in front of the man. He curled his fingers to and fro to ease the tension which was now refusing to go away. The calm and serene environment around him was making him nervous.

 He watched the man in front of him oscillating his steps in a fixed path. 

Arthur was pensive throughout. He occasionally groaned, scowled and even fisted his hands tightly. On other occasions he knitted his brows and took deep heavy breaths to calm himself. Callan sat there waiting, constructing scenarios in his head for how the immediate future would look like. More importantly he was concerned for the reaction of his best friend. His head raised in a jiffy when Archer halted his strides and stood in front of him.

"Are you sure Einar is your mate?" 

Callan huffed in surprise "Seriously!" he looked at the man in front of him in bewilderment "Of all the things I have told you the only thing which is bothering you is Einar being my mate!"

"Yes." Archer innocently nodded "Cause that's the only thing that surprises me."

Callan narrowed his gaze in amazement "Your not surprised by me being some mystical being..?"

"Not actually." he shrugged "You may not see it for yourself but I have stayed with you for long. I always knew there was something wrong with you. Not in a bad way though." he paused for a moment "To be quite honest, I have seen the display of your powers first hand."

The revelation took Callan by surprise "Why didn't you tell me?"

"I thought you wanted to keep it a secret. Maybe you would've told me when you were ready."

Callan sighed and slowly shook his head "You are equally dumb as you are witty. I have never spared any details from you however personal they may be. Among the few people I have in my life I trust you the most."

Archer smiled and rolled his eyes "No need to be dramatic on this course." However in the very next instant his smile faltered and his stance was grim. He intently looked at his friend as his jaws tightened "Now lets talk about this alpha of yours."

Callan sighed "I don't want to talk about him?"

"We have to talk about him." Archer roared his voice "How dare he hurt you! I never liked that man." He hissed through his teeth. He held one of Callan's hand and forced him to stand on his feet "Lets go and tell the world what you really are to him.."

Callan forcefully swung his hand to release himself from the hold "And what would it accomplish?" his eyes welled up with the sadness that was deeply rooted within him. There was anger in those eyes. He narrowed his gaze at Archer "Don't you understand..! He doesn't want me!"

Archer saw the emotional turbulence brewing in the head of his friend. Callan was sad and he was definitely hurting. It felt like he had lost everything. The silence in his cries was eerie for his destiny had pitied him against this unwanted predicament. He was no more than a third wheel in the happy life of his fated mate. He felt expendable; he felt torn. Like he wasn't allowed to wish for something or have expectations for himself.

Callan's shoulder slumped and he slowly sat on the boulder wiping his quite tears. He sighed in his dejection and lowered his head. 

The state of his friend unnerved the bear. He sat besides the man and waited for Callan's sorrowful tears to die down. After about a few torturous moments when Callan was composed, Archer broke the deadly silence "What do you want to do then..?"