Mate

**Mates** (also called **Soulmates**) are between two people whom share a special bond. It is said that you can tell if you're mates when you feel the burning fiery passion in your heart. You'll feel sparks run through your body and the longer you don't do the mating ritual then the burning passion will grow more intensely and their emotions will get in the way. Only supernatural beings can be mates.

   In one case between Evolved Beta Werewolf Derek Hale and The Tribrid Hope Mikaelson; it was shown that they were mates when they shared their first kiss. A mate shares much more than just a physical connection but an emotional one as well. It was seen in Season 3A when Kali stabbed Derek with a large pipe in his back that Hope felt his pain. Alan also states sometimes the bond doesn't take into effect until later; you could be with your mate and wouldn't know until later in life. The bond between Derek and Hope was shattered by the Darach, Jennifer Blake. Since the shattered bond happened; Nature found another mate for her; Brett Talbot. Eventually Derek and Hope did the mating ritual and slept together for the first time but it didn't work since the bond was already shattered. When Derek was reverted to his teen form again, when Hope kissed him it re-activated the mate bond between them since Hope was born as Derek's mate. It was later broken when Derek fully turned back into his adult self. Hope broke down when Derek sacrificed his life to permanently destroy the Nogitsune.

In Season 4, Brett and Hope locked eyes for the first time and Hope felt what she had felt for Derek. For awhile Hope tried to deny that she had another mate but Alan states that sometimes when a mate bond is shattered they'll get a new mate. Hope eventually stopped fighting and got to know Brett and they developed a deep connection. Not long after they did the mating bond and their magical, emotion, and physical connection grew and can tell if the other is hurt and can tell each others emotions. Alan states for the bond to be shattered that other person needs to willingly do it, since Hope wasn't in her right mind when she slept with Theo her and Brett's mate bond was not broken. Hope turned her humanity off not wanting feel the pain of watching Brett dying in front of her. Thirteen years later with his resurrection their mate bond was reactivated and with the death of her husband months later they slowly rekindled their relationship.

The Hybrids Isaac Lahey and Josie Mikaelson found out that they were mates was in Season 3A. Hope had noticed how Josie was able to calm Isaac down in a fight he was having with Ethan. Their relationship went to the next level when they did the mating ritual allowing them to be true mates to each other. In Season 3B when the Oni was hurting him she felt his pain and she herself wasn't a hybrid yet she couldn't fight against the Oni's anymore and almost died.

In Season 6B, Hope finds out that Theo Raeken is her new mate. She denied and said that it's impossible for him to be her new mate after everything he has done. Alan states that nature doesn't make a mistake when it comes to mates. When her humanity was off he was the only one to turn it on, as they shares much more than a physical connection. Even when her humanity returned she didn't want to be with him, not after everything he has done. Eventually she allowed herself to love once more and start over her relationship with Theo. They went on to have two kids named Blade and Artemis Mikaelson. After 7 years of dating they got married with her family and both the Crescent Pack and the McCall Pack present. Hope broke down when Theo sacrificed his life to permanently destroy the Nogitsune.

In Teen Wolf: The Movie, Andrea finds out she has a mate, Eli Hale. Funny enough her mate's dad used to be her mother's mate. Nature thought only right that if Derek and Hope couldn't have their happy ending then maybe their kids could have something they didn't get the chance to. Andrea first felt the sparks her mother has mentioned you get when you start feeling the mate bond. She felt Eli's pain when he hurt his ankle. It felt like a sore muscle to her and later kisses him and activates the mate bond.