Dad, Jas and even Cloe were hugging me from every side, I was feeling even worse because by now I was wondering if Cloe had always felt the pull and just never said anything or if it was only now being noticed. It took me a few minutes to calm down before I could finally regain control. I didn't want to be so very different that I needed two mates in order to feel whole. I looked towards Cloe before speaking.
"How long have you felt the pull?" I asked her. She blinked in surprise and then averted her gaze downward before she spoke.
"Not sense the trial, even your scent didn't really pull me. But when I saw you, when your eyes met mine. I knew." she said quietly.
"Wait, what is she talking about?" Mom asked curiously.
"She's your beloved.." Dad gasped aloud. I turned to look at him and my face must have shown my confusion.
"Vampire's mates are not found like ours are, they find them by mainly sight, sure scent helps but until they look in their eyes, they are never entirely sure." he explained.
"Wait, I thought I was Ravens mate?" Jas said, and I detected a hint of jealousy there.
"This has to be from the hybrid nature, both sides need their Mate and Beloved." Dad said as if he solved a puzzle. I was blushing furiously, along with Cloe and Jas at Dad's out burst.
"Now what happens?" Cloe asked. I had no answer and wasn't sure what to say. I was feeling as conflicted as my Cat at this point.
"For you and Jas, well it is what it is. You both have the ability to decide not to be her mate or her beloved." Dad said quietly and sighed softly while he looked at me, "For you Raven, it will not be so cut and dry. Now that both your Mate and Beloved have been found, you will never feel fully whole with one or the other. Both sides of your hybrid nature will need both in order to be whole. Even if one stayed and the other left, your spirit will yearn for them and you will never be fully happy with out them." he said sadly, Mom was now in tears and he was busy consoling her as best as he could. I sighed and sat back, inside I knew he was right, I could never choose between them now. Both sides of me wanted them both very much.
"So it's easy, we both stay and become Ravens mate and beloved." I heard her say and I couldn't believe it was Jas saying it. I looked over at her like she had grown a second head.
"What, listen I don't know about Cloe, but ever sense I saw her in the Dinning room downstairs, for some strange reason I felt drawn to her. Not as strongly as to Raven, but enough so that I knew one day I would love her." Jas explained while everyone listened. I looked at Cloe who was blushing brightly now.
"You felt the same thing didn't you?" I asked her while she nodded slowly.
"And what would be your view of being mates to two women?" I asked Cloe. She blinked several times before she smiled through a deeper blush.
"I would be very pleased to be both of your Mate." she admitted.
By this time Mom and Dad both left the room and slipped out the door quietly. The three of us spent the rest of the night talking and finally cuddling while a movie played up on the screen. At one point Cloe asked if they could see my Cat and I shifted. While Cloe was more ready to snuggle against my Cat, Jas took a while to warm up to her and soon found herself snuggling as well against my Cat. And that was how we ended up falling a sleep, my two mates curled around my Cat form and all of us sleeping soundly.
We did not just jump into a mating ceremony, we decided we all needed time to get to know if this was something we could all live with, we could all enjoy together. Lets face it if even one of us was not happy, it could tear apart the entire group. Cloe was watching from the side lines while Jas was training against one of the Warriors. Now remember I told you all how much stronger we are then humans, right? Well in order to use that strength you have to be able to touch them. Turns out Jas's sparring and training was a lot like the way some of our Fathers taught their kids how to swim. Throw them in the deep end and hope they don't drown before you can rescue them. Well for Jas it was the same, they locked her in a huge cage a 100 yards in diameter and let a pissed off Were take off after her. Thankfully none of those Weres were cats or she would not be here.
The Warrior charged at her while she remained still and watchful. I was about to jump in the way when she signaled me to wait. So both Cloe and I waited nervously, while the warrior closed the distance. He held his arms wide and growled loudly to try and shock her or scare her into freezing up. Neither of which happened, instead she side stepped and rammed her knee into his guts and let his momentum push her knee back as she spun around to keep him in view. He dropped gasping and wheezing. Then he jumped to his feet, he would try to take his time, I figured he wouldn't underestimate her again. Then I saw his claws begin to elongate.
"Take down the Claws or I will see to it no female ever warms your bed again." Cloe called out to him angrily while I smiled. The Warrior growled in frustration but shifted his fingers back once again.
Humans can train and adapt given time. In her training against the Weres, Jas had gotten faster. Used her wits to think five moves ahead of her opponent. And also learned how to put them down quickly sense she knew they could outlast her in a battle of physical stamina. I had seen a few scars that showed she learned those lessons the hard way. He swung at her and she dropped down before him and slammed her fist into his balls, we watched his eyes bug out like a cartoon parody while he grasped his injured manhood. Then she slipped past him and wrapped her arm around his neck and choked him until he fell unconscious.
"That!" a voice called out, "That is cheating!"
"How so?" I asked and growled lowly to remind him of his place.
"She hit him below the belt and then while he was still injured she took advantage." he tried to explain.
"I disagree, she is Human, she is female, she took advantage of his pride in thinking she was an easy target, she used what she had available in order to defeat him." I replied evenly. Jas walked over and sat next to Cloe who hugged her gently and smiled.
"You all need to understand something here, we do not fight or train with specific rules in mind. All we demand during training is that you do not cause injury beyond what can be healed within a few hours. We ask that you do not kill each other. Beyond that we expect you to win using whatever you have available to you to do so, because in a real battle your enemy is not going to care if you got your balls hurt." I explained and looked at the speaker towards the end of the statement. Laughter was heard and everyone looked back to see the Alpha and his Beta laughing aloud. I waved off the group as dismissal, it was near lunch anyways.
"Now I have never heard a pep talk like that in my life, can I use it?" Chris asked still chuckling. I started laughing as well and nodded.