*Time Skip to Monday!*

I had a great weekend with Xavier and Azazel. Sure, it was an emotional weekend, but we made it through it. There were many tears and a lot of fun, well if I do say so myself. Last night, Xavier and I said goodbye to Azazel and went home. We tried to convince him to come stay with one of us, but he refused to leave his cave. He said he didn’t want to upset anyone in town with his presence, but I guess he didn’t realize how much that hurt us knowing what he has been through and he is choosing to be alone.

 ANYWAY! Go away negative thoughts! I should be happy because today is our graduation! I get my colors in my mark today and get to go looking for my mate! 

 …. But…. why do I feel so sad…? I sigh to myself and roll over in bed to where I am facing my ceiling. ‘I know why I’m sad… It’s because I hope for my mate to be one of the guys I like and want to be with, but what if it isn’t... What if my mate is a royal asshole to me who just thinks of me as a piece of meat? What if he hurts me? What if he’s someone who is into crime or something? Or what if he doesn’t care about me being his mate at all and rejects me?!’ My thoughts start getting louder and louder in my head. I bury my head under my pillow and take a few deep breathes. ‘It will all work out,’ I tell myself as I calm down. 

Now to get up and dressed. Hmmm… I really want to look nice. I hope to see Xavier and Azazel before, during or after the graduation like we promised. It would be good to have a support system that isn’t my overprotective family! Don’t get me wrong, I love my family, but they can be a little overprotective because they believe as an omega I deserve the world. Not everyone thinks like that, so it’s nice, but the problem is that it is harder to make friends or do things that require leaving the house without an interrogation of questions with it.

Okay Zayn, quit getting sidetracked! Outfit! Now! I walk to my closet and pick something I think will make me look cute. I pick out my blue overalls (one of the ones that are shorts and not pants) and a long sleeve yellow crop top sweater to go under it. I will wear my black converse with it as well! I take my clothes and go to my bathroom and take a shower. I wash my hair with my green apple shampoo and scrub myself with my brown sugar and honey body wash. I get out the shower and wrap my hair in a towel as well as my waist as I go over to the sink and start to wash my face and brush my teeth. When I am done with that, I blow-dry my hair and try to fix the fluffy mess. After a while of realizing it won’t stay in place I give up and put on my outfit. 

I look in my mirror, checking out if my outfit looks good. ‘I think I look cute… I hope Xavier and Azazel like it… What am I thinking again… what if neither of them are my mate? Well… they can still like it as my friends!’ I let out a deep sigh, trying to get out of my thoughts, yet again. I head down stares while looking at the ground as I walk into the kitchen. I soon here an ear-splitting squeal that has me looking up in alarm, my body on full alert. “MY BABY IS SO PRECIOUS! I CANNOT BELIEVE TODAY IS YOUR GRADUATION! YOU ARE GROWING UP TOO FAST AND I AM NOT READY FOR YOU TO LEAVE ME!” my mother wails as soon as she seems me. I put on the best smile I can for her and watch as she makes her way over to me. Next thing I know her arms are wrapped around me in a bone crushing hug. “Mom… m-mom…M-M-MOM! C-can’t b-b-breathe!” I say has I try to push her off of me. She lets go of me and steps back, “sorry sweetheart, I am just so emotional right now!” I nod to her, “It will be okay mom. It’s not like I’ll never come back. I’ll come visit as often as I can, and hey, I may not even find my mate right away. I may be here a while longer until I find them.” I give her a smile, hoping she can’t see the worry behind it. 

“Well, if we don’t get going now, then we will be late. The rest of the family is already there so they could get good seats since this is such a big event. Let’s get going,” my dad says as he ushers my mom and I to the car. I can tell he is just as emotional as my mother, but he is trying to hold it together for her. I admire him for that. He is the kind of alpha I look up to and he has one of the kindest hearts. I hope my mate has those admirable traits as well. Especially if I am to have their pups down the line. I hope my alpha is strong and caring as well as sweet and understanding but can put me in my place if I need it as well as protect me and our future pups. 

After driving for about 27 minutes to the giant stadium where we host the graduation, we get out the car. I go to where the other students are while my parents move over to the rest of my family. I scan the crowd of students for Xavier and Azazel. After a few minutes, my eyes land on Xavier. He sees me and as our eyes lock, he gives me a smile before waving at me. I give a small, shy wave back and take my seat among the other students since the ceremony is about to begin. ‘I haven’t seen Azazel yet… He promised he’d be here so, where is he?’ I think to myself as I look up at the stage. 

  “Hello everyone! My name is Fiona and I am the vice principal! I am here today to present our students with their diplomas! Remember, since you graduate today, your marks will all earn their color so that you can start looking for your mates. So, let the ceremony begin!”

*5 minutes later*

 “Amelia Anderson…. Chae Anderson… Zayn Anderson…” As Fiona calls my name, I walk up on stage. She hands me my diploma and I can’t help the bright smile that crosses my face! I walk off the stage and to my family as the rest of the students have done so far. I watch the rest of the ceremony as the other students get their diplomas and go to meet their loved ones. It takes about an hour and a half for the ceremony to be finished and everyone is officially graduated. I pull up my sleeve on my right wrist and look at the somewhat flower looking tattoo that is on my wrist. The colors are very dull. So dull that the only color I can make out is the three lilac colored leaves, symbolizing my left eye. The next leaves look to be a bright bluish color, but I really can’t make them out since they are dull. The last two are two different shades of green.

 ‘Green? Do I know anyone with green eyes… wait… 4 colors? What?!’

 As I am lost in my thoughts, I don’t hear Xavier and the pack alpha approach us. I look up at Xavier, not quite sure what to make of my mark just yet. He gives me a bright smile and pulls me into a hug, “We are finally done high school! We did it! Now you can go and find your mate just like you wanted!” He says excitedly. I give him a weak smile and nod my head, looking down at my wrist while mumbling, “yeah, sounds great.” 

 Before Xavier could ask what was wrong, our families are walking out of the building chatting and pushing us along. We look up to see Azazel hiding near a tree as if waiting for something. We slowly approach him from behind. “Boo!” Xavier shouts and Azazel jumps as if he was so lost in thought that he didn’t hear us. He turns to us and pulls us both into a big hug, “You guys scared me! But we did it!” I smile up at him as I hug him back and ask, “where were you during the ceremony?” He scratches the back of his head as he looks at me with a slight pout, “I asked the principle to give me my diploma separately so I didn’t upset anyone there by going on stage.”