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Mates according to Jisung has always been a wonder. The idea of falling in love is so foreign to the 17 years old as the video calls his older brother, Brian who is now all the way at Busan, living with his mate Dowoon.
When he first found out that Brian was moving so far away from him, he felt betrayed at how easy it was for his brother to leave him, a barely 14 years old pup behind but Brian had always had a special connection with Jisung, knowing his brother inside out as he had taken care of him ever since their parents died during a rogue attack.
Brian had sat down with Jisung and told him the wonders of a mate; how it felt like every right in the world was actually wrong until they met each other, how easy it was for them to understand one another and how awful it was to be separated (Dowoon had come to their pack to form alliance with Alpha Bang and somehow stumble upon Brian in a comical way that almost caused both of them to break a bone or two). The longing in Brian's eyes had caused the fire of betrayal inside the boy's little heart to flicker down and instead a wave of pity had hit the little pup.
To him, Brian had always been one of the strongest and toughest warrior in the pack. He carries the air of confidence with ease without a bit of cockiness in him. Brian was always trying his best to protect Jisung no matter how little it may seem. (Once when Jisung was 7 and Brian was 10, a kid mocked Jisung for his squirrel-like features, causing the boy to cry. Brian had shown up the next day, confusing Jisung a little because he was usually out training but he soon found out that Brian had threatened the said boy after he apologized to Jisung a few days after the incident.)
Seeing Brian sad and longing does not sit well with Jisung and as hateful as he is towards the circumstances, he had to admit that the few weeks Dowoon had spent in their pack had made Brian happier than his whole life there. Jisung had also taken quite a liking towards his brother's mate as his cheerful personality fit in well with their families dynamic. That night with a lot of tears and wistful goodbyes, the two brothers spent their last nights together on Jisung's bed (he wanted to sleep with him one last time before his brother travels to his new pack the day after).
Looking at the two mates now, 3 years after, Jisung can't help but wonder how does it feel like to be so in love with someone. What is the difference of loving a mate and loving someone who wasn't your mate? Sure, he has Chan and Changbin who he loves to death and he was sure that they both love him back but what does a mate have that makes it so different? So magical as Dowoon would phrase it.
"Jisung, what are you thinking so hard about?" he heard Brian asking as he refocused his attention to his brother.
"Hyung, is it weird that I'm waiting for my mate instead of dating like most of my peers?" Jisung asked, concern dripping down his voice as he shares his insecurities to his brother. Most boys his age made fun of him for his refusal towards their invitation on dates or any sort of couple activities at all.
"Baby, there's nothing wrong with that. Look at me and Dowoonie. I never dated anyone before him and now we're happily mated and ex- " before Brian could finish his sentence, a knock was heard and both of his friends had already entered before he could actually open the door.
"Oh My God! Are you really expecting Brian Hyung? " Chan asked immediately after he landed himself on Jisung's bed.
"Yah, Bang Chan! At least greet me first before you ask, you disrespectful pup. How are you gonna lead the pack if you keep acting like a child?"
"Might as well not," Chan replied with a huff. It was hard being the future alpha. Expectations were high and his insecurities do not help him in any way possible.
"As much as we want to continue talking with you, hyung, we still have school to go to and we'll be late if we don't go now," Changbin said, voice filled with the annoyance of what to come.
"Why do you look extra grumpy for school today, Binnie?" Brian asked, curiosity heavy on his voice.
"Well apparently, SOMEONE had been watching TOO MANY Spider-Man movies and decided that he wanted to try and make Tom Hollands sticky web thingy and ended up gassing the whole school with some kind of chemicals. The teachers were afraid that it would be harmful to us to be exposed to toxic in hell so they decided to send us to hell at the neighbor's pack." Changbin replied grumpily while glaring at a sheepishly smiling Jisung.
"Oops?"Jisung awkwardly laughs, avoiding glancing at his brothers face, knowing that Brian would nag his ear off either way but this was his best shot.
"You're lucky you need to hurry to class." Brian let out an overdramatic sigh and said: "Chan, Changbin, if one of these days you boys die because of my brother's stupidity, please don't haunt me back."
"Don't worry hyung, if anything happens, your brother is the first to be haunted." Changbin chuckled, giving Jisung goosebumps all over.
"Okay, okay, that's enough teasing for today. Bye Brian hyung. We really need to go now."
After the three bid goodbye, they went on Chan's car (because shifting causes too much effort and besides they have a car, why waste the good stuff y'know) and made their way to the Frost Pack.
Jisung who was content with the comfortable silence in the car was bothered by his wolf restlessness. 'What's wrong J.One?' I don't know but it feels like something is gonna happen today
Jisung just hopes that whatever it is that's gonna happen would be good and it's all in his head.