Coming of Age
Crystal
" Happy birthday, My Princess!" I awake to my father excitedly saying rather loudly.
Today is my 21st birthday and within the next year I will be taking over as Alpha of my pack, The Night and Snow Pack. First I have to find my mate. I should have found them right after turning eighteen, but maybe my mate wasn't eighteen yet and in the world of wolves, both wolves have to have turned eighteen in order to mate.
I roll over and face my dad to say, "Thank you." I continue with, "I'm up, Daddy. What if I don't ever find my mate? I mean I turned eighteen years old three years ago. Is there someone actually out there for me? My wolf is getting more anxious every day."
"Oh honey, you have a mate." He tries to reassure me. It doesn't help much though. "Time to get ready for your birthday moonlit ball, Princess."
After he leaves the room, I get dressed in my royal purple, strapless ball gown that was custom made for my birthday. Being the Alpha of the pack my formal clothes are either royal purple or midnight blue.
As I arrive to the moonlit ball, my arrival is announced because I am the guest of honor. My father gets everyone's attention by saying, "I want to thank you all for coming to my daughter's birthday ball tonight. Now let me present the future alpha of the Night and Snow Pack, Crystal Rose Aldridge." I come out of the pack van to the clearing and look around at all the young wolves from not only my pack, but all the neighboring packs.
My wolf starts pacing inside excitedly. Mate. I hear my wolf say in my head as I come near this beautiful, she wolf with long, braided, red hair and neon green eyes. The weird thing was she didn't seem to notice me. Most of the time when wolves mate, both feel the pull at the same time. I introduce myself to the beauty, "Hi, my name is Crystal. What's your name?"
She turns and smiles at me, "I'm Willow. Are you the birthday girl?"
"Yup, that's me. I just turned 21 today."
"I turn 18 in a few days." That makes more sense to why she didn't seem to have an attraction to me. She is not quite 18, however my wolf was not wanting her to leave. It has been a long time since the last recorded lesbian alpha mating.
"Are you having a party for your birthday?"
"I hope so," she replied meekly. "My father hasn't said anything yet."
"What about your mom?" I asked her.
"I don't know who my mother is. She abandoned us right after I was born. Even as the Stars and Dreams Pack oracle, I can't see if I will have a party."
"You're an oracle? I am surprised. Most oracles have silver hair and eyes and you have the most gorgeous red hair and green eyes."
"Yeah I'm the oracle. My dad says I get my hair and eye color from my mom. I like knowing that I at least have something in common with her. I also love your blonde hair and ice blue eyes."
"Thanks," I respond to the compliment she gave me.
I hear my dad's footsteps coming behind me, "There you are. Have you spent all your time talking to this young lady? I think you need to start mingling as the other guests are feeling left out." I sigh at my father's words, wave to Willow, and follow my dad to go mingle, much to the displeasure of my wolf who just wants to stay with our mate even if she doesn't know it yet.
