Ch 2 - His What Now?

AUTUMN'S POV

I didn’t even see her coming – didn’t sense her, which is unlike me. I looked to my side and big amber eyes were looking my way, shining with what I could only pinpoint as excitement. She’s absolutely stunning with her long blonde hair, but I couldn’t understand where she’d come from.

Or why I felt so calm around her.

“Hey,” I replied hesitantly.

“I’m Amery,” she introduced.

“Ava,” I informed.

She beamed. “That’s a beautiful name.”

I shrugged. “Thanks.”

“You’re obviously new here since I know practically everyone. Have you made any friends yet?” she asked.

She seems like the kind of fireball I’d have to entertain or she wouldn’t leave.

“Uh, no, I haven’t,” I responded.

“Perfect! Let’s go,” she said.

I didn’t even have the chance to protest since by the time I looked up, she was already walking away. Like I said, she looks like the kind I have to entertain, so I thought better than having her pester me, I just do what she wants for the moment.

I eventually caught up with her and she was walking towards a big group of people. They looked like they belonged to the one side that I’d picked up on – the side that looked too good to be true.

What I mean is that in life, you get some good-looking people, and these people were all good looking. There was also an air of cockiness about them. It was almost as though they thought of themselves as better than anyone else.

I’ve learned to generally avoid such people in my life.

The closer we got, the more confused they looked. Even their conversations died down as everyone watched me walk towards them – you know, because that’s not creepy or anything. I passed by one guy and I could’ve sworn I heard him growl.

“Did you just growl at me?” I asked him.

There was dead silence as everyone looked at me in disbelief. “You heard that?”

Now I was unsure of myself. “Was I not supposed to?”

“Hey guys! This is my friend Ava. Ava, these are my friends Kayden, Sasha, Olivia, Holden, Winnie, Jordan, and my boyfriend Hudson,” Amery diverted.

“Babe, did you go and bother Ava even after we said you shouldn’t?” Hudson asked her.

She shrugged. “She looked like she needed a friend.”

“Which part of me looked like it needed a friend?” I questioned curiously.

She looked taken aback by my question while Winnie giggled. “You don’t want any friends?”

“The ruling is still out on that, but I wasn’t exactly sending any vibes into the universe. I’m just curious about what you saw from me that just screamed ‘she needs friends’,” I responded.

Jordan chuckled. “I like you already.”

“Can I go now?” I asked them.

“If you want to. We’re not going to keep you hostage, but you’re welcome to hang out with us at any time,” Hudson offered, beating his girlfriend to whatever she was about to say.

“Thanks,” I replied, turning to leave.

I passed by the guy who growled at me and he did it again. “I dare you to growl at me again.”

This time, shock was evident on everyone’s faces as the guy pulled a menacing look. “And what will you do about it human?”

Human?

“Because calling me a human when you’re clearly one too is not weird at all,” I commented.

He growled, this time louder and definitely more animalistic. “I am not a human.”

His friend smacked him upside the head for that and he growled again. “You can’t go around saying stuff like that idiot.”

“Yeah idiot, you should probably listen to your friend,” I added.

I saw his hand move and caught it before he could cause any kind of damage. “Wow, you were really about to hit a girl!”

“You really shouldn’t have done that Fenix.”

I turned to find two guys standing behind me. The one who had just spoken was dressed in blue jeans and a green t-shirt. He has longish blonde hair and blue eyes, with a tight looking jaw and a built body.

And that’s when my eyes travelled to the sinfully attractive specimen next to him.

He was slightly taller than him, and definitely more built. He was dressed in all black, and I could feel myself being drawn to him in the strangest of ways. My eyes travelled up to his light brown hair, and then down to his black eyes.

Wait, black eyes?

“Cas, calm down,” Amery said lowly.

‘Cas’ only growled, and it did the oddest thing to my insides.

“Uh, Jasper, a little help?” Hudson told the other guy.

Jasper shrugged. “They’ve locked me out. Only she can stop him.”

“She who?” I found myself questioning.

Jasper looked straight at me. “You – only you can stop my best friend from killing Fenix over there.”

“Why the fuck would he kill me over a stupid human?” Fenix asked.

Wrong move apparently.

Cas moved at a speed I’m pretty sure I shouldn’t have been able to see, and he was behind me strangling Fenix. “Because Fenix, that human over there is his mate.”

His what now?

“Yeah no. We know you didn’t like school much Jasper, but we can’t mate with humans,” Olivia stated.

What are these people high on?

“You see, I’d believe those words if Fenix wasn’t seconds from death at the hands of Cas. Why else would Cas want to kill him for almost hitting a human?” Jasper reasoned, I guess.

I took in his words and looked over to find that Fenix was indeed seconds from death as the veins decorated his already blue face. “Hey, let him go. He didn’t hurt me.”

Not that my words made any much of a difference as Cas just squeezed even tighter.

Fenix was fighting desperately for his life, and I couldn’t fathom how someone could be as strong as Cas. “He’s going to kill him.”

“You have to kiss him,” Jasper told me.

“Psycho calm person say what now?” I retorted.

“You have to distract him somehow,” he elaborated.

“Yeah, I’m not about to kiss some stranger,” I said.

“You have to do something Ava. Fenix doesn’t have time!” Holden exclaimed.

I was wondering how he’d managed to fight this long to begin with, but Holden was right. He wasn’t even fighting anymore. I had to go against everything in me and reach out to hug Cas from behind.

I could feel the shift in his body, and from the thud that followed, I could only imagine that he’d dropped Fenix. He didn’t move for the longest time, and I was puzzled by the electrifying feeling travelling through me.

Could he feel it too?

Before I knew it, he was gone and I was left with a visibly baffled group of people. Hell, I couldn’t blame them. I didn’t even know what the hell was going on either, and we all turned to Jasper.

“What were you guys even doing here anyway?” Amery asked him.

“We were passing by to talk to Grey, and I guess he must’ve caught Ava’s scent. I followed him here,” Jasper informed.

“Well, you need to find him. Who knows what damage he’s out there causing?” Kayden asked.

“I know my own best friend, thank you very much. He’s not going to cause any damage. He’s probably going to head down to the lake. Anyway, see you all tonight for the pack meeting,” Jasper said before he too was gone before I could blink.