As we sat there talking, I tried to figure out who my vampire mate might be and only one name came to mind. Not wanting to think about it anymore and get my hopes up, I shook my head to dispel the thought catching Reyna and Kings' attention. Giving me a quizzical look, Reyna asked "are you playing 'guess the vampire mate' with yourself?" Laughing, I said "I hate that you know me so well and it's more like wondering if it is who I think it is."

"You love it, don't lie!" she chuckled then paused before asking "Sebastian?" Chuckling, I shook my head and said "yeah that was my thought too."

"Sebastian? Sebastian... Quincy?" Rem asked sounding curious. Confused, I asked "wait, do you know him?"

"He's our cousin" Serenity said looking between Rem and I.

"Okay, is that a good thing or a bad thing?" Reyna asked.

"It's not good nor bad. He's a nice guy, he just has some anger issues that make him have a short fuse sometimes" Rem said looking at his sister and mate before looking back at me.

"I wonder if maybe... hmmm... if they are mates that it's because Micahs' calm demeanor would balance out Sebastians" Reyna said thoughtfully.

Sebastians' POV

Talking to my father on the phone, I watched as the wolf boy I had a crush on walked passed me so switching to my native Italian I said "papa, te l'ho detto prima non sposero mai quella ragazza perche sono gay. Ora per favore smettila" <dad, I've told you before I will never marry that girl because I'm gay. Now please stop this>. Watching him walk down the hall in his dark jeans and light blue hoodie that reminded me of my cousin in law, King, as strands of his shoulder length purple tinted black hair flew out behind him, I hoped and prayed that my mate was someone like him. Taking a deep breath, I hung up the phone only for it to ring again. Rolling my eyes, I looked down thinking it was my dad only to see the icon for one of my favorite cousins, Serenity Leonard. Smiling, I picked up the phone saying "ciao mia bellissima cugina, come stanno i miei cugini e cugini preferiti?" <hello my beautiful cousin, how are my favorite cousins and cousin in law?> Laughing, she said "Sebbie, you silly boy. Why don't you come see for yourself since we’re in Blacksburg." With a huge grin on my face, I asked "when did you guys get in?"

"We just got here less that an hour ago. I've been talking to a girl here about something important, so I asked Rem and King to come down thinking they might want to talk in person" she said as I heard Rem in the background yell "hey cous, how's it going?"

"Tell Rem and King I said hi. When can I come see you guys?" I asked walking towards the door.

"I'll let you know shortly, that friend is calling so I've got to go sweetie" she said. Frowning, I said "alright sweetie. Talk to you soon." Hanging up the phone, I walked out to my black Dodge Charger throwing my book bag and skateboard in the back seat. Climbing into the drivers seat, I headed to my favorite spot in the park by the river bank. Sitting by the river, I rubbed my right hip where my mating mark was hidden as I thought about who it might be. Taking a deep breath, I laid back on the ground and watched the sky as a wave of lonely anger washed over me. Beginning to cry, I wished and prayed that my mate would make that feeling go away giving me a way of feeling whole. King must've known what I was feeling because he popped into my head and asked "hey Sebbie, what's got you so upset?"

"Hey King, it's the usual. I've always felt so empty and alone plus dad is still trying to convince me to marry Consuela" I told him hating that the only people I could talk to about all this was my cousins and King.

"Listen to me, I know it's hard being alone but trust me it'll all be worth it if you have patience and follow your heart" King said sending calming thoughts my way.

"Thanks cousin. I'm sorry you guys are always dealing with my emotional problems but I'm glad I've got you guys" I told him as I watched the clouds rolling by. I could almost hear his smile when he said "you're welcome cugino, we'll see you soon." Smiling, I felt it as he left my mind. Taking another deep breath, I thought about everything King had said but the thing I repeated to myself was the part where he said "it'll all be worth it if you have patience and follow your heart."

"Follow my heart huh? If only that was possible, if only I could be with the boy I like. Ugh, its so frustrating knowing that life has a plan for you but people keep getting in the way" I thought getting frustrated. Rubbing my face with both hands, I groaned and looked up at the sky again just as my phone went off again. Listening to the ringtone I set for my father, I let it ring until he gave up listening to it beep for the voice mail he'd left. Letting my tears fall again, I stayed at the park until Seri called again.

"Hey cugnia, how'd it go with your friend?" I asked picking up the phone.

"It went good. I think her friend feels better now. Though, I'm curious about why it sounded like you were crying when you answered" she said sounding sad.

"Would you believe me if I told you they were happy tears at hearing your gorgeous voice?" I said making her laugh before she said "your mate will be one lucky person with those smooth moves of yours but seriously, what's wrong sweetie?" Sighing, I said "the usual plus something King told me both gave me hope and made me wish for something that may never be possible. But anyway, I'm glad things went well with your friend."

"So, what did I say to give you hope but make you think something may be impossible?" King asked from somewhere behind me. Tilting my head back, I saw my three favorite people standing a short distance away as Seri hung up her phone. Smiling, I shook my head and asked "how'd you know where to find me?"

"You're fairly predictable cugino. So, wanna answer the question?" Rem asked smirking at me. Sighing, I laid my head back down and slipped my phone in my pocket before I said "he said it'll all be worth it if you have patience and follow your heart."

"Oh, I can see how that would give you hope but what makes you wish for something that may be impossible?" Seri asked curiously as they moved to sit next to me. Sighing again, I explained "there's a boy I like but I know I can't be with him because I could find my mate at any moment. So, following my heart would be useless at this point."

"Oh, would you tell us about this boy?" Seri asked excitedly as Rem and King laughed. Sitting up and shaking my head, I said "I guess I may as well... It's a boy at my school. He's sweet, kind natured, and though it might sound odd he's got a calming effect when I'm around him. He's got purple tinted black hair as long as Rems' and gorgeous teal colored eyes that somehow always look so sad even when he's smiling." Smiling, my cousins looked at each other before Seri asked "would he happen to have a female witch as a best friend? One with say curly brown hair and lavender eyes?" Giving her a shocked look, I asked "how in the nine hells do you know that?" As the boys burst out laughing, she smiled and said "because that sounds a lot like the friend of a friend that we were just talking too."

"Seriously?" I asked completely in shock making the boys laugh harder before I asked "and why is that so funny?"

"They're laughing because they think he knows who his true mate is but I won't tell you that because it's still possible they're wrong. I'm glad you found someone you like though cugino" she said making me curious not knowing that my life would change in an unexpected way sooner than I realized.