Chapter 5

“Hurry up Nina! I am ready to go!” Holly said impatiently I was already feeling sluggish so I wasn’t in a hurry

“Girl you better move, my tail needs to stretch!” Raven said. Rolling my eyes I shove three bites off my plate and hand it to mom to clean.

“Thanks mom!”

We ran out the door before she could even respond.

“Where should we shift at? It needs to be deep enough that no one sees us naked but close enough to home.” Holly asking deep in though. I see her rolling her eyes and I know she is talking to her wolf.

“Ill show you where I went last night”

We find the clearing and remove our clothes and sit facing each-other.

“Will it hurt?” Holly whispered

“Yes but only for awhile. Once you shift, it will all go away and it will be the best feeling in the world!”

2 hours later and a screaming Holly, I finally see a small grey wolf standing in front of me. I also shift but this time it only took my a few seconds. It was still painful but not near as bad. Once Raven and Indy get to know eachother, they take off. Jumping over logs and even catching a rabbit to eat. After about three hours we find our way back to our clothes and slip them on.

“That was the best feeling I ever had. It is so freeing. You see and smell everything differently now!” Holly said in awe

“I know, I feel like nothing can touch us when we are in our wolf forms. Lets go take a nap, I am so tired though” I said struggling to make it to my house.

“Yeah, defiantly not doing anything today!”

As soon as we get inside I take the couch and curl up with a thick fuzzy red blanket with tribe patterns on it and Holly takes the recliner with a grey blanket with a wolf on it. Grabbing the remote I flipped the channels till I found a horror movie.

“Look at the blankets we chose? Interesting colors isn’t it?” I laughed but it fell on deaf ears as Holly was already asleep. Girl could sleep through a bombing. Sighing I wiggle my way into my pillow and close my eyes.

“Girls! Are you going to wake up” Something well yelling at me and I couldn’t figure out why. Just let a girl sleep, I need 5 for minutes!

“GIRLS!” Shit, I opened one eye and look at my dad standing before me with a smile on his face. Groaning I just rolled over and was about to settle back in but I suddenly felt cold air!

“AAAARRRR Why did you do that?” Holly screamed. Dad had pulled off both of our blankets and successfully dumped Holly on the floor.

“Well girls it is almost supper time and you have slept the day away! We have cake and presents plus Holly’s family is coming to dinner so get upstairs and shower and be ready in 2 hours!” Dad said taking his place on the recliner and turning the T.V. on.

Holly was rubbing her hip as she sprinted to the bedroom to get in the shower before me! I let her win because I wanted another 5 minutes of sleep before our little family party!

Soon we were shower and Holly was fussing over my hair and making up. I honestly hate doing my makeup and wearing dresses was not my thing.

“I have to wear a dress tomorrow, don’t put me in one tonight as well! Plus it is my birthday too so I can chose to be comfortable!” I stated firmly

“Fine but no sweats! Holly stated back with a determine look on her face. Rolling my eyes I picked out a pair of black holey skinny jeans and a cream sweater. Holly had on a long sleeve dress that had a high neck line and stopped just above her knees. It was white with yellow flowers on it.

Walking into the kitchen we smelled the wonderful smells of pot roast, potatos and carrots. One of my favorite meals. I ended up eating three bowls as getting my wolf made me hungry! Dinner went nicely and small talk was made. I suddenly didn’t feel good. I knew it was about tomorrow. I have managed to forget about the feeling all day since shifting and sleeping the day away. Holly and I both got matching necklaces that had a wolf emblem on it. Mine was white gold and Holly’s was gold. Finally Holly’s parents said goodnight and we headed up to bed. This had been a great birthday but I KNEW everything was changing tomorrow.

“Happy birthday beautiful” Damian whispered in my head.

“OMG he sounds yummy” Raven said “Raven!” I said laughing but agreeing

“Thank you! When will I get to see you tomorrow?”

“Not till the party, unfortunately, I have a few things to finish up.”

“Okay, well I will be the one in red”

“Ugh, I am going to have to kill someone if they look at you or even touch you” Damian said growling

“Hmm well we will see lover boy” I teased, I needed to stop this before Holly smelled my arousal. She was already looking at me smiling. She knew I was mind-linking someone and by the smile on my face I knew she knew who it was.

“Goodnight my princess”

“Goodnight my prince”

“Sooo how is Damian?” Holly asked as I turned to her.

“He his so perfect. If I am not his mate I will be so heart broken. I have been in love with him since we were kids. What if I am not his mate and he finds someone else?

“Oh girl, that wont happen, you guys are made for each-other. Everyone can tell he loves you too. Even if he had another mate, I bet he would reject her for you. I would put only on it.” Holly stated firmly

“Idk, I just have this bad feeling. I hope your right but I will not let him reject his mate if it isn’t me. That isn’t right. The mate bond is made from the mood Goddess herself. I can’t come between that.” We are tough our whole lives that nothing is above the mate bond. You are suppose to cherish and love them. It is something every girl dreams of finding. We are no exception there.

“Well I think tomorrow will be perfect and we will each find our mates and live happily every after!” Holly state but she even had a worried tone to her.

“You are probably right” I say rolling over and ending the conversation.

“Raven, what do I do? What if he isn’t our mate and my fairy tale end here? What if he is my mate and my bad feeling in something much worse?”

“I don’t know what will happen tomorrow but I know regardless, we are strong and we will make it through whatever happens. Nothing can break us.” Raven stated flatly “Good night birthday girl, we have a long day tomorrow too” Raven said softer.