Charlotta:I was thinking the same thing! Maybe they appreciate beauty more than we do? Maybe they notice beauty in general and not only in their mates?
Sid:Let’s all share whatever we figure out about beauty and so on in a few days’ time. From their advertisements it is clear that beauty matters to these people.
Nolen:Agreed. Have a safe day everyone!
“So… we’re handsome?” Nix stated with a worried expression, after having looked at their messages.
“I guess so. Let’s just finish eating and once our classes are done for today, we’ll figure out this beauty thing.” He nodded, and as we parted I noticed several people looking after him as he walked in the opposite direction of me. Why hadn’t I noticed the stares in class? Now I felt like all eyes were suddenly on me.
Brushing the feel of being watched away, I headed to my final class with renewed energy.
I was ten minutes early but since I’d gotten lost earlier, I figured being early was the right choice until I learned where everything was.
I saw two men smiling and laughing in front of the classroom, and I felt a strange pull towards one of them. The sensationtravelled through my body, begging me to erase the space between me and the stranger. I had no idea what that feeling meant, but as soon as the man turned around with a confused frown on his face, I knew.
His eyes locked with mine and I justfuckingknew.
He was my mate.
I couldn’t stop smiling. I’d found my mate! And in this world of all places. That just further proved that we were meant to be here. I couldn’t wait to tell my dad. But first I needed to introduce myself to my mate.
I walked closer and saw his eyes widen in surprise. He was obviously just as shocked as me. His friend patted him on the arm and left just as I stopped in front of him.
“Hi,” I beamed at him. He was gorgeous. Brown hair and the greenest eyes. One black piercing in his ear, and I found that I really loved piercings, as of yesterday, and especially now.
“H-hi,” my mate stammered nervously, looking me up and down, obviously trying to sort out his feelings. I understood him completely. I, too, was fascinated with finally feeling attraction, want, lust. I’d been told it was an amazing feeling wanting another person like that, but when you didn’t know how it felt it wasn’t something you believed you needed in your life. But I needed this man now. Needed him like I needed to breathe. He was everything I would ever want or need.
“You’re so beautiful!” I blurted, unable to help myself. I was ready to announce my undying love for him right there in the halls.
His eyes widened further, mouth gaping, as he took a step back.Huh?That wasn’t the reaction I’d expected. Did he not like me? I’d never heard about mates moving away from one another after having their first moment of recognition.
“Did I say something wrong?” I asked cautiously. I would hate myself if I’d said something hurtful to him. I’d called himbeautifulbut we still hadn’t researched what that meant to people here. Should I have saidhandsomeinstead?
“N-no I… I just… need to,” he stuttered, almost like he was afraid of me. Then he spun on his heel and rushed out of the hall, disappearing from my sight.
I felt my chest ache at the thought of scaring my mate. We were going to spend the rest of our lives together, this hardly seemed like a good start. I just wanted to kiss him, hold him, touch him. I felt the first rush of arousal in my life and I had no mate to share that with. A tear escaped me as a silent sob broke out.
I walked back to my dorm room feeling defeated and heartbroken.
I didn’t even get his name.
Chapter Five
Remi
Holy shit! There I was, joking and laughing with Jason when this weird tugging in my heart started, forcing my body to turn around, and when I did, that’s when I saw… him.
The man with the blonde hair and light blue eyes.
The man who made me lose my breath.
The man who awakened something inside of me.
He’d walked up to me, smiling so brightly, like he was happy to see me. Why? Who was he? And why did I run away like a scared puppy?
He’d called me beautiful. I almost whimpered when the words flew out of his perfect lips. I’d never been called beautiful before. The forced back whimper was what had me escaping the hall as fast as possible. I was with Hayley. I couldn’t just stand there whimpering and offering myself up to a complete stranger. A stranger I was ready to tackle to the ground and hump. It was maddening! I’d never felt this need to have someone. To touch someone. Not even Hayley. Sex and kissing weren’t something I was interested in. Hayley again, respected I didn’t have the samesexual need as others. I’d been perfectly honest about it when we started dating. So why did a stranger unleash something so foreign in me? And why was I aching to be near him again?
I’d planned to see Hayley today, to break up with her on good terms, but even though I was emotionally and mentally over Hayley, I still felt like a cheater over my feelings towards a man I’d just met.
