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Nikolai on the side. Look at that beautiful smile :3 ------>

Chapter Six

 99 Problems

I was pretty sure if you looked up awkward in the dictionary, a description of this date would be an example.

I don't even think I could call this a date, because it wasn't.

This was the cousin of the guy I like cock blocking the fuck out of us. I am not exaggerating on this either. I have counted at least four times where Giovanni has a made an attempt to either hold my hand or kiss my cheek and Lysander just so happens to do something to distract him.

He was treading on some thin ice at this moment.

I slouched back in my seat and folded my arms across my chest. My eyes narrowed at Lysander as he took a seat in front of me. Giovanni had gone inside the café to get our drinks. Apparently the movie didn't start till eight-thirty, so we had about twenty minutes to kill.

I continued to glare at the devil spawn across from me, until he finally looked up and gave me a bored expression. "What?" His accent was extremely thick and I felt my stomach flip and my wolf get antsy.

I swear to god, if you don't calm the fuck down. I threatened my wolf and I heard him whine, but he obeyed and did as I said.

"What's your aim?" I asked, my expression and posture not changing. I was trying to be intimidating, but judging from the deadpan look on Lysander's face, he wasn't feeling threatened.

"My aim? I do not have a gun to aim?" It came out as a  question and I opened my mouth to say something, but closed it when I realized he probably didn't know that expression.

"No, I mean why are you here? This is a date. A date happens between two people, so why aren't you on one with your girlfriend?" I questioned, sitting up but keeping my eyes narrowed.

"I do not have a girlfriend." He said, his words laced in confusion. I cocked my head to the side and rose and eyebrow.

"Then who was the girl at the club?"

"A one night thing."

"Did you tell her that? Cause she looked like something more."

"I did."

"I would've punched you if it was me."

"Oh, she did." He moved to the side and I saw the faint purple bruise on his jaw. Damn that must've hurt. I started to wonder if we shot back, but then I realized he didn't seem like that type of person. Then again, my judgment has always been wrong.

"If you broke up, then why are you here? Go find someone else to bother." I said, shaking my head in confusion. I couldn't figure out for the life of me what could be keeping him here. I didn't know him and the same with him, so there was nothing in that part. I would say he was being protective over his cousin, but from the looks of it, I'd say Giovanni is older than Lysander by about three years.

"I have found someone." He answered with a smirk. I narrowed my eyes again and pursed my lip. He was really pissing me off.

"Then leave and go be with them." I said through gritted teeth. He looked at me for a while with an unreadable expression but then as small smile fell on his lips.

"I am." Was all he said as Giovanni appeared at our table, drinks in hand. I was stunned for a second as  Lysander's words sunk in.

Wait.

Did he just say he was with the person he liked? What the fuck does that mean? It better not be me.

Oh my God.

What if it's Giovanni. My eyes widened and I looked over at Lysander. He caught my eye and gave me a seductive smirk. I curled my lip into a frown and looked away.

"Alright guys. One tea," he placed the cup down in front of me along with some packets of sugar, "and one beer." I watched as he gave Lysander a look of disgust. "How you drink that garbage still shocks me. Did mom and dad ever catch you?"

"Not like they cared. To busy worrying about how to get me in med school." I suddenly felt like I didn't belong in the conversation. They were talking about private things. Well, probably not private but if no one made a mention of it before to me, then it most likely was something they didn't want to share, am I right or nah?

"Lysander, Tu sei troppo sensibile. They loved you." Giovanni said softly and I smiled at the amount of care in his words, but the smile fell when Lysander snorted.

"Love? Sì, come no. All they loved was the money I would have been bringing in if I cared enough." I could see Giovanni about to say something, but I knew the conversation was most likely going to take a turn for the worst, and as much as I wanted Lysander gone, I didn't want them fighting.

I hated fighting. Be it with my parents, friends. Another reason I don't believe I should be Alpha.

"So, what are some places around here that are – " I stopped trying to change the subject when a familiar scent hit my nose, but this time it was stronger. Way to strong. I whipped my head around, looking for anyone suspicious. I turned back around and my eyes landed on the two men from the woods earlier. They stuck out of everyone, because it was night and they were both wearing those stupid shades.

"Fuck everything." I groaned and the cousins looked at me in confusion.

"I'm sorry?" Giovanni asked, clearly confused by my words.

"Sorry, it's just, we're going to be late for the movie, " I raked my brain for a reason as to why we had to leave early, "Because I like getting a row all to myself. I don't like sharing my row of seats with other people who aren't my friends." I said with a smile.

Good save man, good save.

"Oh...yeah, no. That's understandable." Giovanni said, and got up, pulling out his wallet. I squinted my eyes at him. "What are you doing?" I asked and he smiled.

"We didn't drink our drinks. I feel bad, so I'm going to leave a tip as a sorry." He said softly and I felt my heart warm at how thoughtful he was.

"Maybe you two didn't drink, but I'm taking mine to go." Lysander interrupted the tender moment with a loud burp and took another chug of his beer. My lip curled into a sneer as I looked at him.

How I found him attractive? Lord if I knew...

I glanced over at the shape shifters and saw they were also paying. My heart quickened and I grabbed both of Lysander and Gio's arms and started dragging them towards the theater. Neither of them said anything, which was shocking because I was waiting for Lysander to jerk away and cause a scene, but instead he just kept looking at me with the same untraceable expression. We finally got to the theater and Giovanni quickly paid for our tickets. I looked behind us and saw they weren't there, but I could smell them.

"Three tickets to The Conjuring." Giovanni said as he handed out our tickets. I wanted to comment on how I already saw the movie and how it wasn't even scary, but my mind was focused on the fact that I was being chased by shape shifters. I need to call Nate.

"You guys go get us a seat; I need to call someone real quick." They nodded their heads and walked off, but I noticed Lysander look back at me. I ignored it and pulled out my phone, speed-dialing Nate's number and waiting. When the dial tone ended, I groaned as his voicemail picked up.

"Okay I don't know what the fuck you're doing that requires you not to answer your phone, but if you're wondering, I am being chased by those shape shifters in the woods. Thought I'd let you know in case I don't return. Have a wonderful night you dick." I snapped and hung up. I hurried into the theater and walked to the room our movie was in. The lights were still on and I spotted Giovanni sitting in the fifth row. I smiled and walked over, scooting down to sit next to him.

"Where's Lysander?" I asked, noticing the absence of his weird and annoying cousin.

"Refreshments." Was all Giovanni said as he took my hand in his and sighed. "I have been wanting to hold your hand for so long, but stupid Lysander wouldn't let me." He groaned and I chuckled at how adorable it was.

"You're holding it now aren't you?" I said softly and he looked at me, his eyes twinkling. I glanced down at his lips and noticed how soft they looked and suddenly felt the urge to kiss them, which was weird cause I never felt that way before. I looked up to see Giovanni moving in and I decided to help shorten the distance.

"Oh wow. That line was long." I jumped and hit my hand on the arm of the chair and turned to glare at Lysander. He smiled down at me and took the seat next to me.

"Uh, I don't want you sitting next to me." Way to sound like a girl Nikolai.

"Sorry to burst your bubble princess, but I'm not leaving you alone with my cousin." He said, his voice dripping in arrogance. If I wasn't worried about being discovered, I would turn wolf and rip his head off right now, but I couldn't.

It saddened me.

I watched as the lights began to fade and smiled to myself. Once it was dark, I could finally get the chance to kiss Giovanni. It was amazing how I actually wanted to kiss another guy. Now that I thought about it, I couldn't really say I was straight. I never felt attracted to girls. There were tons of girls back in the pack that would flirt with me, and I would go on dates but it was never pleasing me. I did all of that to make my dad happy.

Then again, there weren't many men in the pack that were attractive and single. The ones I had seen and found interesting, were married and already popping out six kids. Maybe this is why Nate isn't making a big deal out of me liking Giovanni. I knew Nate was straight because all he talked about was some girl he thought was cute. But when it came to me, I never voiced my attractions because no one was ever really that attractive.

These two cousins on the other hand, were a different story.

I drawled my attention back to the movie and was trying to focus. I had seen the movie already, but I was surprised that I didn't remember a lot. A scary part came up and everyone screamed while I jumped, the cause not the movie, but someone's hand on my leg. I snapped my head to Lysander and saw his eyes were closed. The hand gave my leg a squeeze and I smiled when I realized it was Giovanni's.

"I didn't think it was going to be this scary." He chuckled and I rolled my eyes.

"This isn't even close to scary!" I defended and he laughed quietly.  I expected us to go back to holding hands and watching the movie, but what I didn't expect was for Giovanni to brush his lips against mine. My eyes became saucers as I looked at him and suddenly, a feeling of lust took over.

I wanted more than a brush against the lips. I wanted skin contact, swollen lips. I moved forward to meet his lips again, but was interrupted by someone clearing their throat. Giovanni sighed and sat back in his seat and I slowly turned to look at the person interrupting us.

Dude. I just found out I like guys. Let me have a steamy make out session with a really hot guy. It's not every day you find someone this attractive and they're gay.

But by half way through the movie, Lysander had managed to cock block us every time and I was getting extremely pissed off. And so was my wolf, but for a different reason, which just pissed me off even more. I waited until a scary part came up, and when everyone screamed, I excused myself and walked out and towards the bathroom.

I needed to cool down. My anger mixed with my wolves was not doing any good because I was seconds from changing and going on a rampage. I pulled out my phone and decided to call Nate. I could explain the situation and hopefully he would calm me down.

That was far from the case.

"Navaeh said the hunter will be in Spain in two days. She's going to back-track us, since they don't know where we are exactly." Nate informed me and I sighed, covering my face with my hand. I leaned against to counter in the bathroom. This was unbelievable.

"Do we have time to relocate?" I asked. I was almost positive you could hear the desperate in my voice, but I wasn't going to hide it. I was desperate to live my own life. I didn't want to lead a pack, marry some she-wolf and have kids.

Especially not the last part.

"From what I've hear about this bounty hunter, no. She's fast. They estimated her finding us to be five days, and that's if there's obstacles." I groaned and felt a lump rise in my throat. I didn't want to go back. Not now. Not with me meeting Giovanni, and I hate to admit this, but I wanted to get to know Lysander better too. So I could find out why he wants to be a pompous ass and cock block me all the time.

"Alright, the movie is almost over. Thanks for attempting to calm me and my wolf down. I'll be back in an hour most likely." We said our goodbyes and hung up. I took a deep breath and exhaled out loud and put my hands on the edge of the counter, leaning forward a little. I knew what I had to do to make sure I stayed here and I didn't want to do it.

I had to talk to my dad.

If I could convince him that me being in Greece was better, than he could call off the bounty hunter. Plus, I would need his advice on the shape shifters anyway, because they were putting a huge damper on my parade. I battled with my thoughts until I heard the door open and slam shut, causing me to jerk up, my eyes wide in alarm.

"Oh, it's you." I seethed as I watched Lysander casually stand by the door. God, just his presence pisses me off. My wolf didn't seem to get the memo though because now he wouldn't calm the fuck down.

Mine. I'm pretty sure my face paled at my wolves words.

Mine? MINE? Excuse me? Nothing is yours you dumb animal. You like Giovanni, not Lysander.

No. He is ours. Not that other man. Him. I want him now. Okay, I needed to get out of here and fast.

"Uh – can I help you with something? Cause if not I – I'm just gonna go." I told the older man as I inched along the counter, towards the door. He was watching me with his eyes narrowed, but I could tell he wasn't anger. I was almost to the door when his hands suddenly slammed above my head against the wall. I yelped, my face burning at how girly it sounded. I refused to open my eyes, but I suddenly felt this urge to look at him. I slowly lifted my head and gasped when I saw the lust in his eyes.

"I don't know what you're doing to me, but you have got to quit it." He growled and I shivered at how deep his voice sounded.

"I – I don't know wh – what you're talking about." I stumbled on my words and flinched when I felt his hand move from the wall to grab my chin. I expected him to grab it roughly, like my dad would if I refused to listen to him, but instead he used his thumb to pull my bottom lip down. I felt myself harden and my wolf began to pace impatiently.

What are you waiting for? Take him now! He growled and I took in a shuddered breath.

I can't. Was all I replied back with before Lysander started talking again.

"You do know and it's driving me insane. I just want Giovanni to be happy and yet, I – "He stopped and closed his eyes, his jaw tightening. I was curious as to what he was going to say, but I could tell he didn't want to say it. Well too bad buddy, once you start talking, you've got to finish.

"You what?" I asked, my voice coming out more seductive than I planned for it too, but I saw his eyes flash open and he smirked.

"I want you." He whispered, but it didn't sound like a whisper because of how deep his voice was. And that accent? That accent was my undoing. I don't know what possessed me to lean forward and plant my lips on his, but he didn't seem to mind because his hands suddenly grabbed the back of my head, making the kiss deeper. His tongue pried my mouth open and I moaned wrapping my hands around his neck and digging my fingers into his hair.

We battled for dominance, but he won in the end. Not like I cared because this boy knew how to drive me nuts. I suddenly felt something spark in me and I yelped, pulling back. I looked at Lysander and saw his eyes were wide. "What was that?" He asked.

"I have no clue." I managed to say as I caught my breath. We were both panting for air and when I looked back up at him, he was already moving in for what I thought was another steamy make out session, but instead was a gently peck on the lips. I said nothing as he walked out of the bathroom. My legs felt like Jell-O and I slid down to the floor, not able to stand any longer.

"Holy shit." I whispered, touching my swollen lips.  I had a feeling I know what that spark was just now, if I was right, then this changes everything.

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