My Brother's Best Friend Is My Mate

"Noo!" I scream and stand in front of Alex to protect him because I'm sure Spencer wants to rip apart his entire being. "Emerald, move." Spencer's voice is slightly threatening and it sends a shiver down my spine. "What is your problem with him anyways?" I ask, throwing my hands up in the air hysterically. A few people passing give me looks as if I'm a maniac, which I probably look like one because that's the side my bestfriend brings out in me. "He is the problem." Spencer says putting extra emphasis on the 'he'. I turn to Alex. He should be scared, but he isn't. I'm the only person who is scared of Spencer, even though she's my bestfriend. I'm not going to stop talking to Alex just because Spencer doesn't seem to like him. I know I only met him yesterday but he doesn't seem to be any harm to me, or to anyone else for that matter. "You should go. I'll see you around." I tell Alex and he looks at Spencer and walks away as calmly as someone can manage with Spencer giving them the death glare. "Seriously?" Spencer argues. "You know I don't like him. You run away from me and ontop of that you're hanging out with that...." Spencer trails off when she realizes that a group of kids are watching her and listening every word. I laugh and watch as Spencer swallows her words. When we walk off, she mumbles, "You'll hear the end of that sentence when we get back to the pack...uh I mean house." Spencer fumbles and I can't help but laugh. Oddly I feel like I'm having an argument with my lover, but that's basically what Spencer is. My non kissing soulmate. She might be crazy and over dramatic all the time but I'm stuck with her as much as she's stuck with me. We both get in the car, with comfortable silence. As I said earlier, Spencer cannot tell me who I should or shouldn't talk to. I know she means well but I refuse to let her control me. "Spencer?" I hear her sigh before she looks back at me from the driver's seat. "Yes Emerald?" I know she's only pretending to be mad at me but I'm not going to be angry with her over something so irrelevant. "What are you getting me for my birthday?" I ask and Spencer frowns. "Your birthday?" She repeats and my stomach drops. Here I am talking about irrelevancy and my bestfriend forgot my birthday is 4 days from now. "My birthday is Friday. As in on Halloween Day." I can feel the warm tears forming in my eyes but I refuse to cry. I cannot believe Spence forgot my birthday. "I was just kidding. Of course I remember your birthday." She says nervously and I know that she's lying. By now we've pulled up to Liam's house. "Yeah." I say in a small voice that sounds pathetic and weak. I get out of the car and run inside. I don't even know where to go. I don't belong here. I don't belong anywhere. There are people walking around and they don't even seem to notice me. Have I turned into a ghost? Everyone's swarming me but I feel so cold and alone. I feel the fresh, warm tears as they drip from on my cheek to my chest. Suddenly I'm pulled into a hug as my feet betray me.