(Authors’ POV)
"My na is Noah Everests and I am a first year student from dical departnt," Young Noah introduced himself, his hand still holding Sara’s, though he was sweating and shaking a bit.
Sara pulled her hand back in a subtle yet gentle manner and comnted, "Nice to et you, Noah. The......n, I will see you around, bye." This ti when Sara turned, she walked away swiftly without any interruption.
Noah stood there like a statue, srized by the she-wolf. He kept looking at Sara until her figure disappeared from his sight completely.
A sharp pat on his back, jolted him awake from his trance state, "Noah brother, what are you doing here, mate? The orientation is about to start. Aye~" the person flicked their fingers at Noah’s face, "Where are you looking at?" He followed Noah’s vision but saw nothing in particular.
Noah turned around and pulled the hoody’s edge so more, uttering "It’s nothing, let’s go, Greg."
They walked side by side, inside the dical campus but Noah kept on glancing back, every now and then, although Sara’s figure was long gone.
Greg got suspicious and asked, his words filled with curiosity, "Did sothing happen to you? Why do you keeping looking behind you? Wait a minute~, did you get in so kind of trouble?" His eyes widened with shock.
Noah, thinking about his and Sara Allen’s chanced encounter blushed unknowingly, as he said this, "I think, ummm,..... I might be in so trouble, ummhmm." And smiled like a fool at his own statent.
Greg Andrew’s eyes flashed in astonishnt and he looked at his friend weirdly, "You are happy about getting in trouble? Have you gone nuts after leaving that dreadful pack house of yours? Should I check up on you?"
Noah’s smile vanished, the second he heard Greg’s ntion of his pack and pack house. The place was a nightmare for him since his childhood and now that he sohow managed to escape that hellhole, in the na of college, he wanted to erase that place completely from his mory. He didn’t like talking about his pack, especially his house, that massive yet cold building.
Greg clicked his tongue apologetically. He scratched the back of his head, murmuring, "Ahhh, my bad. I promise I won’t ntion ’who must not be nad’, okay?"
Noah shook his head and sighed, "Whatever."
Keeping his hand on Noah’s shoulder, Greg changed the topic, "Brother, after so much studying and hard work we are finally able to get in such esteed college, away from ho. Now, we both can sigh in relief and pursue our academical as well as romantic goals. Um..... umm .... What’s say?"
Noah kept on walking silently, seemingly uninterested by his friend while Greg rambled on, "Ohhhhhhh yeah. I heard there are few drop dead gorgeous females in our departnt. Hope, so of them is from our kind, though I don’t mind dating a human too. It will be thrilling isn’t it?" Greg whispered these words in Noah’s ears.
"Uhhmm," Noah only chid in, seemingly deep in his own thoughts, as they walked off and reached the place where the orientation was happening.
This incident was too reported back to Caiten. When he looked at Noah’s glass covered face and lackluster get up, he brushed it off thinking that Sara was, like always, helping so random guy as a mber of the council. He could see that Noah didn’t hold a light to his own looks and background. In the photos, Noah looked like a poor student, with sluggish appearance, "Who would even like that type of guy, huhhh?"
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One month passed by very quickly and both Sara and Noah got occupied with their own studies and departnts and never really t. But as she was a council mber, Noah used to see her from a distance, but he didn’t have the courage to approach her.
She was either helping so student or so professor, in so way. And her smile, that radiant and shining smile, it was always there. Noah was never attracted to any she wolf in his whole life; it was more like he was repulsed by them.
His own siblings and pack peers were horrible to him, so he never really liked any of the she wolves from his clan. So, Sara was a breath of fresh air for him. His eyes would always search for her, lingering towards her.
Then one day he finally got his chance to et Sara again.
Noah, Greg and Giselle, one of Greg’s human friends, were passing by the chanical engineering departnt. They were about to cross it when a loud scream pierced their ears, alerting them all. Without wasting any ti, both Noah and Greg sprinted towards the source of the scream.
A large crowd was gathered at one of the class entrance. With their werewolf abilities, they rushed off and saw a girl lying on the floor. Her leg was covered in blood as a heavy looking chanical equipnt was piercing it.
From the sll of her blood, they could tell that she was a werewolf. They imdiately made their way towards her. The girls face has turned pale and she looked horrified, in shock. Greg lifted the heavy machine swiftly while Noah pressed on her leg with a table cloth, assuring her, "Don’t be afraid, we are from the dical departnt, it will be alright." He perford first aid on her.
But the girl was in intense pain and soon passed out because of it; they brought her to the infirmary and waited for her condition to stabilize.
After ten minutes, a tensed and exhausted Sara ca dashing inside the infirmary. Her chest moved up and down violently, as she asked, "Where is my sister? Where’s Bella? Is she alright?"
The concern in her voice was obvious, as the attending physician called her, "You are Ms. Bella Allen’s sister, Sara?"
Sara made her way towards the bed and when she saw her frail sister lying inside the hospital bed, her heart sank. Bella’s right leg was all bandaged up when the doctor told, "Ms. Sara, your sister is alright now. These students here helped your sister in ti. Otherwise, it might have been worse."
Listening to the doctor’s words, Sara sighed in relief and kept on thanking him. She then tilted her head to thank the students and a flicker of surprise flash in her eyes, "You~, you saved sister." Her voice sounded emotional.
Before Noah could say anything, Greg intervened, "It’s ok, and it is our duty to save the people in need."
Sara’s nose got red as she suddenly started shedding tears, making Noah flustered. Initially, he fumbled with his words, "Wh~, why, why are you crying? Your sister is alright now?" Without knowing, he ca close, wanting to hug Sara. This was the first ti he has Sara without a smile on her face and it broke his heart.
Sara, who was emotionally overwheld, held Noah’s shirt and yanked him towards her, as she hugged him and cried her heart out.
Noah was unprepared for such intimate gesture. It was a rather awkward situation for him. He wanted to comfort her but he stood their stiff like a rock, his hands clenched on the side.
Greg looked at the scene with utter amusent, making teasing faces at Noah, mind linking him, "Ohhhh hell, Noah. We both saved the beauty’s sister. But she is only hugging you; maybe I should join you two."
Noah glared at him, asking him to dare. Greg was surprised by his dagger like glare, his eyes propped up.
After a few minutes, Sara’s trembling shoulder’s relaxed as her sobbing ca to a halt. But she didn’t let Noah go, her head still buried in his chest. Her breath was fanning at his slightly ajar chest, making Noah tense even more, her gulped hard.
Sara was too embarrassed to lift her face up.
"Sis, will you let the poor boy go, his shirt is all ssed up." Bella’s weak and hoarse voice chid in, breaking them apart.
Sara looked at his sister and a fresh wave of tears filled her eyes, "How do you feel? Are you feeling drowsy? Are you in pain? Does it hurt? You know you scared , Bella Allen."
Bella guiltily avoided Sara’s eyes as she diverted the attention, "I am fine, sis. It’s just a scratch. By the way, these guys helped a ton. Hey, guys, may we know your nas? We want to invite you both for a al to thank you."
Greg eagerly replied, "I am Greg Andrew and he is my friend, Noah Everests. Ms. Bella, I don’t think your current condition is good enough for any outing."
Bella quickly countered, "Don’t do that Ms. and all, it makes sound old. And we will go for a al after I have recovered. We can exchange numbers for now, if it is okay with you guys?"
Greg, being enthusiastic as ever, agreed, "Sure."
"Sis~" Bella glanced at her sister who understood her implications well because only Sara had a cellphone.
Sara stood up, turned around and walked up to them, "Noah and Greg~" she extended her phone towards them.
Before Greg could take it, Noah snatched it in the middle and typed his number, saving it and then returned the cellphone back to her, comnting, "Greg doesn’t have a cellphone with him."
Greg looked at him with a stunned face. He never knew that his longti friend could lie like that in a heartbeat.
To Be Continued . . . . . . . . .
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