Chapter 21

KIRA:
“What makes you think I would want to go through that door with you?” I start to eye him suspiciously as I ask him that. Although my insides are telling me to go with him, I cannot help but think that he has an ulterior motive. And the thought of that was scaring me.
He leans against the door. “Isn’t that why you came here in the first place?”
“Of course not,” I deny. “I already told you that I came here to clear my head. That’s what I came here to do,”
I watch him tug at his brown hair with his left hand, and almost at the same time, the wind blows in our direction. Perfect timing to look cool, I guess.
“So,” he starts to say, “of all the places to clear your head, it just had to be the back way.”
“It was a simple coincidence, trust me,”
“Then why is your palm red?”
I look down at my hand immediately to notice how red my palm was. Obviously, it was from trying to handle the locks then.
“Well,” I try to maintain composure as I speak, “I actually burnt myself unintentionally while cooking at home,”
He takes his hand off his hair and then proceeds to shake his head as if in disappointment. Does he already know that I am not being truthful?
“Whatever the case may be, I don’t care. Are you coming or not? And don’t waste my time thinking it through for too long because classes are about to start,”
Now I have to start processing if I indeed would like to tag along with him through the backdoor into the school’s main building. I am totally hesitant at this very moment, and I am already wishing that I had just had the chance to make the move alone.
I switch from looking at him to looking at the path that we had both come through to get to this place. I cannot entirely decide yet which I want to go for so I process everything for a little while.
Finally, I come to a decision.
“Let’s go,” I tell Kelvin and then walk up to the door while he paves a path for me to gain entry. One thing I noticed about him is that he remained aloof even after my decision.
I stand behind him as he locks both the barricade and door from inside. He was swift in his movement that I wonder how he managed to avoid getting burned by the silver.
He turns around to face me, giving me the same aloof vibe. And without a word, he starts to make his way past me as he heads for his class. Quickly I follow from behind him because I definitely wouldn’t want to be left behind.
As I walk, I cannot help but wonder how I managed to actually be around the company of someone like Kelvin. Within two days, I have happened to be around him twice and it still baffles me.
Perhaps I need to question why he has to be around me because it doesn’t seem like something ordinary. This reminds me of the brief conversation we had yesterday.
“What did you mean when you said you know what I am?” I find myself asking him immediately because I think it is the right time to know what he meant. Yes, it hasn’t been too long since the conversation, but who knows if I would ever get the chance to have anything close to a conversation with him again?
“I told you not to dwell on it, didn’t I?” his smooth voice reigns in the air as he keeps on walking.
“Would you forget about something like that if you were in my shoes?”
“I don’t think I would ever be in your shoes,”
“And what’s that supposed to mean?”
Although I have no idea what he is talking about, it feels more like an insult to me and I cannot condone it. Not me. The entity in me that has taken over my senses since yesterday.
“What do you think it means?” he throws back a question at me and it only infuriates me further.
“I don’t know. You tell me,”
“Just like yesterday, don’t dwell on it.”
I almost smacked myself across the face immediately. Why is he so annoying?
I use all of my willpower not to burst out at him and it is the same willpower that hinders me from saying any word to him until we get to the path that separates us from each of our classrooms.
As he starts to go through the other path, he turns around and looks me square in the eyes before saying: “Remember... I know what you are.” and I could not be more scared than I already am.
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REID:
There was one thing I wish I could do. One thing only. And that is to take a break from all of these.
Three more households have suffered mysterious wipeouts, totaling five. With the look of things, the pack is likely going to start going through a lot of agitation. One which I cannot condone.
In one of the recent three, I found something similar there to the first two after investigating. The same slimy substance was found there and it immediately brought me and the others to a conclusion that we have a similar enemy.
But the question was what could be capable of such handiwork? What could possess such power to take out a whole household? And how is it doing it so smoothly that no one gets aware until after the deed has been done?
The annoying part of it all is that this bullshit decided to happen when I took up the role of Alpha. When my father had been in charge, the only big problem he faced was against the Green Dales. It was an issue that could be curbed easily but his stubborn attitude made the whole thing go on for a long time.
Right now, I am alone in my room trying to think about what possible solution to the issues on ground before it becomes a complete pack crisis. A crisis that could affect even me.
A face suddenly flashes through my mind. I should not be thinking about such in my present state but I guess I have no control over things like this which is why it is happening now.
The girl... Yeah, what was her name again? Kira. Yes, Kira.
The thought of her is all I can process now. What hurts me right now is that she cannot feel the same way I am feeling for her due to not being able to connect with me. I only wonder why the moon goddess had to set me up with a minor.
I already understand why Hunter was so pissed during his first encounter with her. Putting aside Hunter’s anger issues, the girl sure has a saucy character. Still beats me how a girl could be so humble this minute and then start to act all wild the next.
“Who’s there?” I ask when I hear a knock on my door. But I already know who is outside the room after the scent got in through the holes. Still, I had to act like I had no idea.
I get no response. And that is when I realize that the scent that entered the room a few seconds ago wasn’t there anymore. Made it seem like I was just hallucinating.
A sudden knock, but I cannot tell who is at the door as there is no scent accompanying whoever it is out there.
“Are you playing games with me, Hunter?” I ask, already getting pissed at what is going on. But I still get no response.
That is when a switch occurs. The scent that I thought belonged to Hunter suddenly comes back in. But this time it is different. It smells like Ryu this time around and only confuses me about how sudden the change occurred.
Instantly I get up from the bed. And at the same time, a knock comes through.
“Ryu? Is that you?” I ask, but get nothing in return. Okay now, this is getting strange. More strange when I notice that scent is gone and now replaced with the scent of my father.
I have not been this bothered in a while about strange happenings. Not even when I started to discover about the wipeouts. But right now, I am feeling the pressure that something doesn’t feel right.
...and a knock comes through the door again.
“What in the world is going on?” I find myself yelling as I start to approach the door but stop at Bryan’s instruction.
‘Don’t go there.’ he tells me via the link we share. The slight panic in his voice has me confused immediately.
‘Why?’
‘Because I am sensing a strange energy. And trust me, it doesn’t look good.’