My Perfect Mate

**THIS STORY IS FOR 18+ MATURE MATERIAL ** After I placed the rest of my bags into the trunk, I turned slowly to take one last look at the place I had called home for the last four years. Downtown Portland was such a beautiful place filled with all walks of life. I was so proud to say that I had the chance to live among the all these incredible people. I had really enjoyed it here and I knew that I would miss it but, it was time to go home to my pack. I had officially graduated from college, it was a long, grueling four years but I was so proud of myself for sticking to my guns and leaving after high school. I needed to be my own person. I was anxious to get back to my family, My brothers were already blowing up my phone wondering where I was. I rolled my eyes at their overprotective tendencies. It had always been like that, I was the youngest of three brothers. I smiled at the thought of all three of them rushing to embrace me at once. Although I was 5’10 my brothers still towered over me. Conner was the eldest at 26, Matthew just turned 24, Alexander was the second youngest at 22, then there was me rounding us out at 21. I was the pride and joy of my parents, when they finally got their girl, I instantly became spoiled. I looked down at the time, it was nearly nine, I really should hit the road, it would take me about 5 and half hours to get home to Spokane. I slipped my phone into my back pocket and walked into my landlord’s office to hand in my keys. I got into the car and rolled down the windows to let the fresh spring air in. I hooked up my iPhone and clicked on my travel playlist. I grabbed my cigarettes out of my purse and put them in the center console for easy reach. I had my Red Bull in the cup holder and took a big swig before looking over my shoulder and pulling out into morning traffic. I weaved through downtown until I turned off to exit onto the highway. My copper colored curls were blowing in the wind as I hit 70 miles per hour. I draped my heavily tattooed arm out the window and let my fingers cut through the wind. I hooked my aviators behind my ears and leaned my head back against the seat and hit the accelerator. About 2 hours in and several cigarettes later I was already jamming along to my music. I always loved Megan Trainor, her music really spoke to me seeing as I was a curvy girl. Her body positive message has always made me feel accepted and help me learn how to love myself. My size 16 figure wasn’t always excepted at school, I was teased and bullied for most of my childhood. By the time I hit 14 I was the only girl in my class that had an ass and t**s. The boys quickly changed their minds about me, suddenly they all wanted me to be their mate and wanted me to bare their pups. I rolled my eyes at the stupidity of male species, I decided to focus on myself. I wanted an education and a career and I wanted to be fit and healthy. When I was 14 I begged my mother to let me start training with the men. I wanted to be able to defend myself and I didn’t want to just be another pretty face that got swept up in just being a perfect mate. One afternoon I found my mother in the kitchen and asked her for permission, she quickly shook her head and put her foot down. I still remember what she said to me, “Darling, you are the daughter of a very powerful Alpha. You are the most precious gift, I need to keep you protected. Shewolves have responsibilities, we are the voice of reason and we keep the balance and order of the pack. Our main job is to keep our men sane and happy. How can I expect you to do that if you are out in the field with all those men, violence is not good for us. Imagine what would happen if I allowed you to break tradition, it would ripple throughout our pack and we would lose order. The answer is no Stella, now come help me in the kitchen.” Being as spoiled as I was, I knew exactly where I needed to go to get the answer that I wanted. I marched into my dad’s office that day and slammed the door behind me. He looked up from his desk, and a sudden look of shock sprang across his face. My eyes had been puffy from crying and I looked visibly upset. “What’s the matter princess?” He pushed back from his desk and waved me over. Once I was perched on the edge of his desk, I took a deep breath and told him my encounter with mom. After a long pause he asked, “is this something that you really want princess?” I nodded silently. He let out an exasperated sigh before finally answering me. “Your mothers is going to kill me, but I will talk to her. I'm sure we can work something out. Training will start Monday morning before school. I will have your brothers work with you at first and then we can slowly introduce you into pack training. Be warned princess, they will not go easy on you just because you are the Alpha’s daughter.” He stared deep into my soul with his bright blue eyes. I was smiling ear to ear while wiping away some lingering tears. I was bursting with excitement so I threw him into a big bear hug. “Oh thank you daddy, thank you so much!” Fast forward to four years later, I was one of the fiercest fighters in the pack. I went from being a chubby little no body to be a thick and ferocious goddess. The intense training helped me build muscle and melt my extra fat. I still had my large chest and wide hips but I carry my weight in all the right places and now have an hourglass figure. All of the rigorous training really helped when I shifted for the first time as well. I had always heard that shifting was painful so I was terrified for my first time. Because of my sudden increase in strength it didn’t hurt as much as I thought. It was a smoother transition for me than it is for most others. I still remember my first shift, that was the day that I met Scarlet. May 24th 2016 I stood in front of the mirror and looked at the dress mom picked out for me. It was so not me, first off it was bright pink and a little too slutty for my liking. I’m all for embracing my sexy figure, but this was a little too much. Mother was hoping that tonight would be the night that I met my mate. She had decided to throw me a HUGE party for my 18th birthday. I didn’t have a good feeling about it, I had knots in my stomach. Once I turned in front of the pack, my wolf would come forward and start looking for our mate. If that happened I wouldn’t be able to follow my own plan and go to school in the fall. I was hoping that who ever my wolf was would understand that I wasn’t ready. I took a deep breath and smoothed the rouching that laid across my stomach. I needed to dull this barbie look down a little bit. I walked over to my closet and grabbed my studded leather jacket and slipped into it. I looked back in the mirror and gave myself a reassuring nod, now I was ready. Mother had laid out some heels for me to wear tonight but with my almost 6ft stature, I’m sure I didn’t need them. I pulled some black, strappy sandals out of my closet and slipped into them. I clasped my charm bracelet around my wrist and looked down at the engraving, SAS: Stella Ann Schmidt. When dad gave it to me for my 16th birthday he reminded me that I was indeed the queen of Sass. I remember him telling me to always stay true to my fun, unique, and sassy personality. He told me that the right person would love me for me.  I fought myself through the crowd and made it out to the back yard. The stage was already set up, there were several large torches that surrounded the large clearing. My mother and father were standing on stage waiting for me. I scanned the crowd, My 3 brothers stood in front of the stage ready to embarrass me with their cheering. My dad stepped to the edge of the stage and extended his hand to help me up. I gulped and took a step forward. Dad led me to the center of the stage and signaled for the crowd to quiet down before he spoke. “On be half of my entire family I want to thank all of you for joining us this evening in celebration of my beautiful daughter, Stella’s 18th birthday. We are overjoyed that this day has finally arrived. Tonight is the night that we officially welcome another wolf into our Blue Moon Pack. As you know, my daughter has been training with our best warriors these last four years, I know that she will become a proud and protective Luna. I am so immensely proud of her, she has become an incredible fighter and I cannot wait to meet her wolf. Without further ado, Stella if you’d please.” Dad took a step back and gestured for me to step forward. The moon was now at it’s highest, I could feel the heat radiate through my skin. I decided to submit to my wolf, I tilted my head back and my bones start to crack and shift out of place. I took a deep breath to help with the pain, it was excruciating. I didn't want to let on that I was in pain so I let my muscles relax and knelt down to be closer to the ground. I felt my spine arch up and my arms stretched out in front of me. I looked down and saw that I had sprigs of copper hair sprout out of my hands. I let out a loud howl as my body finished shifting. I sprang up on all fours and shook the rest of the pain from my body. I heard the crowd gasp and then erupt in a loud celebration. Everyone started clapping as I stretched out my limbs. That’s when I heard her. “Well hello there, gorgeous.” I was taken by surprise. “It’s so nice to meet you Stella, my name is Scarlet. I’ve been awaiting this day for so long, now let’s give them a show!” I smiled in my head and gave another loud howl. It drove the pack crazy, their cheers only got louder. From that day on everyone saw me as a strong bad ass wolf warrior. Once Scarlet and I became one, I increased my training to twice a day for the entire summer. It was three months of rigorous training with my three favorite people. My brother’s were the ones that took charge of my training. Conner focused on strength, Matt helped me with my endurance, and Alex kept me on my toes when it came to my speed. All three of my brothers were over 6’, Matt was by far the tallest at 6’6, Conner was not far behind at 6’5. Alex was the shortest, which helped him with his agility, Alex came in around 6’3. When all three of them were together, they were a force to be reckoned with. They were my heroes, sometimes my enemies, most importantly, they were my protectors. They were always there for me when I needed them, they were my best friends. I always saw myself as one of the boys, I knew that that wasn’t going to change anytime soon, I really couldn't relate to other girls in my class.  My mate was going to have to get on board with my tom boyishness.  After high school, I took the time away from the pack to really find out who I was, I knew early on that I wasn’t a picture perfect mate. I had my own opinions and always spoke my mind, yes I retained all the skills a “perfect mate” would know. I could cook, clean and I was quite resourceful. I liked to beat to the sound of my own drum, I hated conforming to the “norm.” Scarlet helped me stay true to myself. She would remind me everyday that we were a force to be reckoned with. We were unique and didn’t need to answer to anyone, we were perfect the way we were. She must have know that I was reminiscing about the day we met because she popped into my head. Hey girly, are we almost there? I can hardly contain my excitement!  I swear, sometimes she acted like a nagging toddler. I rolled my eyes at her. Oh no Scarlet not you too?  I was really dreading this party tomorrow. My mom had claimed it was for my homecoming, but of course she had an ulterior motive.   Come on, your mom is throwing this party for a reason, it’ll will be so much fun! I just can’t help but think that we will finally meet our mate tomorrow!  We’ve been away for too long, I still think that you’re the baddest b***h around and you don’t need to answer to no man. But I’m starting to get bored in here, It would be really nice to have something yummy to look at.  SCARLET! OH MY GOD, we are something yummy to look at. I'm not ready to give my body up to someone else. You and I both know that we can satisfy ourselves. I giggled at Scarlet's reaction as I sped up to get around a semi. Scarlet, I get that we haven’t been able to talk a lot lately because of my finals, but it’ll get a little easier to adjust, if you stop complaining. She pouted her lips at me. We’ve got just under 2 hours left, can we just enjoy our road trip together? Now shut up and sing with me! With that, Scarlet let out a low whimper before she gave in and started dancing along to the music. I cranked the dial and belted out our favorite songs. Around Ritzville, Scarlet and I were getting restless. We had just under an hour left, I could feel Scarlet getting antsy.  Ooh, we’re getting close! I’m so excited! How much longer? She was bouncing up and down, looking like she was going to piddle on the floor Hmm, we’ve got about 45 minutes left. We’ll be there soon, are you going to be able to contain yourself? I heard my phone buzz in the center console, without looking, I reached down and took a peek. I slid my finger across the screen. It was Alex, “Hey sis, just getting an ETA. Mom’s going crazy because you haven’t checked in yet.” I pulled my knee up to the steering wheel and quickly typed a response before hitting send. “I’m just passing through Ritzville, GPS says 43 minutes left.” After a few minutes, Alex responded. “Sounds good, now stop texting and drive safe!” I rolled my eyes, he was the one that texted me. I knew that If I hadn’t responded, my brothers he would have jumped in the truck and searched every mile of I-90 looking for me. I tossed my phone by my purse on the passenger seat and glued my eyes to the road. **ALEX’S POV** I was sitting in the kitchen, barely picking at my lunch. I was getting anxious for Stells to get here. I couldn’t wait anymore. I picked up my phone and sent her a text, I needed to touch base with her before my head exploded. Mom had been running around all morning preparing for Stella’s arrival. She had the place scrubbed from top to bottom and had special food and groceries brought in. Mom had even gone out and bought Stella a whole new wardrobe, which Stella probably wouldn’t even touch. If there’s one thing I knew about the two women in my life, it’s that my mom and Stella didn't share the same taste. I knew that Stella was going to hate this party, as tough as she was, she hated being the center of attention. I always knew that Stella was the favorite, but this was a little over the top. Suddenly my phone buzzed and my ears perked up. I quickly read over her response before hopping up from my stool. “Mom! She’s almost here!” **STELLA’S POV** It wasn’t much longer after Alex’s text that we finally pulled into the compound. Scarlet started jumping up and down with excitement as we neared the village. I took a deep breath as I saw the tree line rapidly rush past the window. Oh come on girl, it’ll be great! You get to see your brothers. I know, I’m excited to see everyone, especially Noni. I haven't seen her in so long, she's my favorite.  Scarlet shook her head at me as I continued to follow the long, winding dirt road up to the pack house. There was already a large crowd standing in front of the building. In the front of the pack was my mother and father, the Alpha and Luna. My father had his arm draped around my mother’s shoulders as she stood there and cried happy tears. Then I saw my brothers, they were lined up shoulder to shoulder, they resembled a brick wall. I scanned the rest of the front of the line and finally saw Noni. She had gotten smaller since the last time I saw her. It didn’t surprise me, she was almost 83 now. She had a beaming smile across her lips, she was the one that I was most excited to see. I locked eyes with her and started waving like I was 6 years old again. I pulled up next to Matt’s F-350  and turned off the engine. I took a few steadying breaths before I heard Scarlet’s voice. Here we go girl, no turning back. Now hurry up I want to see my brothers. I decided to ditch my stuff, I would come back for it later, I grabbed my smokes, phone, and keys and pushed the door open. Alex was the first one to scoop me up into his arms. His 6’6 frame completely swallowing me. He picked me off the ground and squeezed, “Finally, my little sister is finally home!” he said as he swung me side to side. Alex crazy blonde curls were smothering my face, “It’s great to see you bro, but your hair is suffocating me.” Alex laughed and set me back down on my feet, “Sorry sis, I know that I need a hair cut.” I shook my head at him, “Maybe that’s something you can help me with later on? I would really appreciate a haircut.” I smiled and nodded my head before he leaned down and pressed his forehead against mine, “But first things first, we have to get you linked back in!” Alex closed his eyes and pressed some pressure against my forehead and held it there until I felt a sharp pinch, almost like a small frontal lobe headache. I winced at the sudden pain, and saw that Alex had leaned back and was looking down at me. “Better?” he asked with a smile. I looked up at him before answering, “I guess I won’t be getting any peace and quiet ever again.” Alex boomed with laughter before he slapped me on the shoulder. I grimaced at the pain before I noticed that Alex was now kneeling with his back facing me. He peered over his shoulder, “Wanna a piggy back ride?” he said with mischief in his eyes. Suddenly, I was 7 years old again. I nodded with enthusiasm. I jumped onto his back and wrapped my arms around the front of his neck. Alex started to gallop playfully towards the large throng that stood about 50 feet away. He addressed the awaiting group by shouting, “my baby sister is back ya’ll!” which caused the crowed to scream and shout right back at him. I started to blush at the attention. Alex set me down in front of mom, who immediately embraced me. Mom was sniffling, “thank the Goddess, my beautiful daughter is home safe.” Mom pulled away and kissed me on the cheek before steeping back and letting dad pull me into a bear hug. “It’s good to see you princess, we missed you so much.” I started tearing up at my parents, why were they so emotional? I’ve never seen them like this before. I turned my attention to the rest of the line of people waiting to embrace me. I sighed and decided that I needed to dive right in. I started walking down the line, completely skipping my brothers, who were pretending that they were offended. I headed straight to Noni, At a solid 5’ I had to kneel down to give her a proper hug. Noni grabbed my chin with her hands and started giving me kisses all over my face. I was smiling ear to ear, Noni was the most important person to me. Although she thinks I’m a bit unorthodox, her love for me has never wavered. “Hi Noni, I missed you so much.” She pulled back to look up at me flashing her bright purple pupils. “I have missed you so much my sweet girl. Now as a future Luna you must not keep the rest of the pack waiting. Don’t you worry about me my love, I will find you later.” I smiled at Noni as she kissed the tip of my nose. She released my face and I stood up to face my brothers.