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The Lycanthrope Trilogy: Heart

Chapter 1: Meeting

"AH! It's the baby! Lenalee's going into labor!" Lavi yelled as he ran in circles in the middle of the Order. Lenalee shook her head, her hand placed protectively over her swelled stomach. "Lavi, it was just a kick."

He stopped. "I knew that."

"No, you didn't," I say, laughing. "The baby isn't due for two more months, right?"

Kanda nods. "She's four months already."

"I'm so glad that lycanthrope pregnancy terms are only six months. It helps being part animal sometimes," Lenalee said with a smile.

I laugh. "Yeah, I don't think Lavi could deal with another five months."

It had been three months since the fight with the Riizen, and everything had been mostly calm. A few dark creatures now and then, but nothing more. Granted, Daisya had been attacked by a vampire and was killed, but other than that. And I'm not taking this lightly either. It had happened only a week after the Riizen attack, so everyone had recovered from the loss. I had thought Kanda, Marie, and Tiedoll had been the most upset about it, but then I had been informed that Tiedoll was Daisya, Marie, and Kanda's adoptive father. I still don't really understand how that worked out, but it did apparently.

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"So remind me why we're doing this again?" I ask as I crouch behind some bushes. Kanda replied, "Lavi and Lenalee need to get things for the…um…."

"Baby?"

He shrugged. "I was deciding whether to call it a pup or kit, but it will most likely be like me."

"Just say baby."

"Anyways, you need your lesson on covering your ears and tail in public places."

Lavi nods. "Like when we first met."

I think back on the night and realize that he didn't have his wolf appendages.

It was relatively easy to cover them and it didn't take much thought. As Lenalee and Lavi go to the baby supplies, Kanda heads toward hunting, and I'm immediately drawn to the books.

I settle on the tile floor and read the back of a mythology book. Flipping through the pages, I find the section on werewolves.

"Werewolves, scientifically called lycanthropes, are human-wolf hybrids. The disease, lycanthropy, is often associated with witchcraft and demonic practices and it is considered a curse cast onto men who have broken the hearts of women."

I scoff.

"Werewolves, huh?"

I jump at the sudden voice and look over my shoulder. There stood a man about my age. He had shaggy, unnaturally black hair and bright blue eyes, and he wore a black tank top and matching jeans with holes over the knees and a chain for a belt, but the most usual thing was the black jewel on his neck, seemingly embedded in his skin.

Nodding, I stand. "Yeah, I was just looking. For some reason, I find the things in this book hard to believe."

"Lycanthropes are mythical, are they not?"

I shrug. "One can never truly know."

"Sounds like something I would say." The man smiles. "What's your name?"

"Allen. You?"

"Alec. Are you interested in mythology?"

I laugh. "You have no idea. I'm practically absorbed in it."

"Me, too. Mostly lycanthropes though."

"Any particular reason?"

Alec thinks about it for a moment. "I have my own theories and like to compare."

This caught my attention. "Like what?"

"It's nonsense, really."

I shake my head. "I still would like to hear it."

"Well," he began, seeming uncertain, "in my theory, lycanthropy isn't a curse. You're bitten by an alpha and your body changes. You receive supernatural abilities and an animal that helps you."

"Really?" I ask. At this point, I was shocked. How could he know all this? He nods, but before he can say anything, I hear, "Moyashi, we're about to leave."

I turn to see Kanda and I quickly say, "Kanda, this is Alec. Alec, Kanda."

Alec smiles. "Nice to meet you!"

"Che," the bluenette grunted, and before I could turn and scold him on how rude he was acting, arms wrap around me from behind and hold me to his chest. I blush. "Err, he's also my boyfriend."

Alec frowns, and Kanda growls, "If you have a problem with that, keep it to yourself."

"No, it's not that! I'm gay, too," he says, and I feel testosterone start to pour out of my boyfriend. He says lowly, "Fine, but he's my Moyashi. Your paws better stay off of him."

"No need to put your fangs in me," Alec says. "I would never go for someone else's boyfriend. He's still cute though."

I flush strawberry. "T-thank you."

He nods, and Kanda lets go of me. "I'll wait outside. If you aren't there in five minutes, someone will be getting the business end of Mugen."

"Kanda, I can take care of myself. Your cue for coming in is screaming or the lights blowing."

When the alpha had turned the corner, I turn back to Alec. "Sorry about him. He's very protective and possessive."

He smiles. "No worries. By the way, what school do you go to?"

"I dropped out a little less than a year ago."

"Really? You seem smart enough to get a master's degree."

"It wasn't really something I planned. What about you?"

"I never went. I have a high school diploma, but nothing more."

"Do you work somewhere?"

He shakes his head. "It's a long story. I moved here from California several years ago and have been supporting myself for a while."

I nod. "Okay. It was nice to meet you, Alec."

"You, too."

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"Did you notice that Alec seemed a bit strange?" I ask as I walk towards the Order with my three pack mates.

"Yeah, he's a lycanthrope. Cat to be exact," Kanda said as if this was something normal. My eyes widen. "Really?!"

"You couldn't smell it?"

I glare at him. "Sorry, but my nose couldn't smell anything other than your testosterone."

He shrugs. "Number one, you're my boyfriend, and I can be jealous if I want to be. Number two, he's an omega, and therefore a threat."

"A threat? Omega?"

Kanda nods. "An alpha leads the pack, and his beta is second in command. If you become my mate, you'll be considered a nittca, or the alpha's mate. The other pack members are called lintas. Omegas are lycanthropes that have no pack for some reason. He is a threat because he most likely is here to take the pack."

"Take the pack?"

"If he decides that he wants to become the alpha of my pack, we'll have a battle until the winner kills the loser. Winner becomes alpha."

"Maybe he'll just want to become a linta."

"It doesn't happen very often."

I scoff. "A lycanthrope doesn't get the Mystic and Celestial elements very often either, but guess what?"

"My point was that he could be very dangerous."

"But he's really nice!"

"Ever heard of acting?"

I don't reply as we enter the Order. Most of the pack was gathered in the main area, and Kanda barks, "Listen up!"

Silence fell over the room, and he continued, "There is an omega in the area. He is a cat with black hair and blue eyes, and his mark is a black gem on his neck. If you meet him, you are to capture him and bring him directly to me or Marie. Understood?"

The pack nodded and murmured agreement.

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Kanda glanced at the woman who entered his room, and she asked, "Is Allen in here?"

He shook his head. "No, he's in the shower. Do you need him for something?"

"No," she said. "I wanted to talk to you alone."

Kanda sat up. "Then come over here and sit. I'm not going to bite your head off, Klaud."

"I know that," Klaud retorted as she sat on the bed.

"What did you want to talk about?"

"That omega you mentioned earlier, was his name Alec?"

He raised an eyebrow at his "sister". "How did you know that?"

She looked away. "I know that you assigned Fou to me to make sure I'm not the traitor, but a few weeks ago, I wanted to be alone and I went to a drug store around midnight to pick up some feminine products. I met him in the store."

"Why didn't you tell me that you went out?" Kanda asked with narrowed eyes.

"I thought you'd be mad…."

"Klaud, I trust you, but we still can't rule you out as a suspect, and when you do things like that, you're only hurting yourself."

The blonde went silent, and Kanda realized how much it sounded like he was scolding her. He didn't think she did this with anyone else, but she treats him like her owner, much to his irritation at times. Maybe she didn't realize, but Kanda thought that she did it as a sign of respect, even though it seemed to him that she would never want to feel like a slave again. Not that he treats her that way. No, he treats her better than any other linta except Allen, and she knows that. The issue is that she doesn't get mad at Kanda anymore when he acts like a jerk, and since they became so much closer, she acts submissive.

"I'm not mad," Kanda says as he moves her chin so that she had to look at him. "I want you off that list as soon as possible, and when you sneak out in the middle of the night, you don't exactly help your case. I trust that you really did go to a drug store, but there's no solid evidence that you didn't go to V.G."

Klaud nods. "I know and I'm sorry. But the reason I came is because I don't think Alec is a threat."

"You and the Moyashi both."

"Seriously, Kanda. He's not like the other omegas I've seen around here."

"I've fought and killed six. They were all the same."

"You remember Jasper, don't you?"

"Jasper wasn't a full lycanthrope. He didn't know how to transform into a lycanthrope and he didn't have an element."

"Alec might not want to be alpha."

"Moyashi might have a skull tattoo on his arm when he walks out of the bathroom, too."

Klaud sighs. "Whatever. I just wanted to give my opinion, but apparently it still doesn't mean that much."

She stands and turns to leave, but Kanda jumps up, grabbing her arm. "Klaud, don't try to play that card with me. You know that I care about your opinion, but it's also my decision. Just because my orders are to capture him doesn't mean that I'm going to kill him the first chance I get."

Once he finished, the bathroom door opened to reveal Allen. The whitette smiles. "Look at what I got at the store."

He pulls up his sleeve a little, and Kanda narrows his eyes at the skull and crossbones tattoo. Klaud pats the alpha on the shoulder. "Great sarcasm, but I think it backfired on you."

"Shut up," he snapped.

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I look up from my book when I hear cursing in the bathroom. "Kanda? Are you okay?"

He growls, "Fine. My hair is just being difficult."

"It's hair."

"Hair that won't dry."

"Huh?" I ask. He walks out of the bathroom and turns so I could see his hair. It was wet, but not dripping. "What's the big deal?"

"When I'm doing something and not laying on it, my hair takes four hours to dry at most. It's been seven hours since I showered, and I've been working the whole time."

"I still don't understand what the big deal is," I say.

Kanda shakes his head, and in a few minutes, the lights are out. I snuggle closer to my boyfriend, and he wraps his arms around me. It was nice to feel close to another person. I have never felt like this since Mana died, but now I have Kanda. Who knows, maybe I'll become the pack's nittca.

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"Is Master Allen okay? Master Allen is worrying Misty," Misty whimpers as she walks beside me, Timcanpy settled on her back. I sigh. "I'm fine, Misty."

She doesn't push the matter, and I'm thankful for it. The air felt heavy, but I didn't know why. Maybe it was just me. Lately, like the last few days, I've felt…off. I'm not sick. It's like there's something out of place, and I don't have the slightest idea of what that something is. I'm leaning toward it having something to do with Alec….

I sigh and plop down against a tree. Kanda had been worrying about me for the past few days because he saw me miss a squirrel. The fuzzy critter was between my paws, even paused, and I still couldn't get a claw on it. It was embarrassing to say the absolute least. Afterwards, Kanda had asked if I needed healing for something, and at first I'd thought he just wanted to make-out, but he had been legitimately worried that I was hurt. Of course, I didn't refuse the healing, and it quickly ended with him over me on the bed.

"Allen?"

Instinct took over me when the unfamiliar voice sounded, and I morphed into a cat, crouching and hissing. The face I'm met with surprised me to say the least. "Alec?"

He smiled and his tail curled in amusement. "Yep, it's just me."

I narrow my yellow eyes at him. "Why didn't you tell me you were an omega?"

"I doubted that you understood that. You didn't sense that I was a lycanthrope, so there's no way you've been an apprentice for more than a few months. And already a nittca, too."

"I'm not a nittca! We aren't mates!"

"Whatever. You can change into an anthro now."

"I have orders to capture you and bring you to Kanda."

Alec shrugs. "You don't have to capture me. I'll go willingly."

After a moment of thought, I morph back into my human form. "Misty, run to the Order and get Kanda into the main area."

"Yes, Master Allen."

With that, the spirit beast darted off, and I lead Alec in the same direction only more slowly. I glance at him. "What business do you have here?"

"I'll explain that to your alpha, but for now, I just need a pack. I can hardly sleep at night anymore because of all the Nixen."

"Nixen?"

Before he could respond, the cave mouth of the Order came into view, and Alec suddenly had his arms held behind his back by Fou and Lavi. I growl, "Guys, he's not going to kill someone."

Lavi rolls his uncovered eye. "I think that you would have been perfectly capable of keeping him under control if something happened, but Kanda will be Kanda."

"Idiotic alpha," I mutter as I walk into the Order. When I get to the main part of the cave, I see Kanda standing in the center, Mugen curled around his body. "Why are you here?"

Alec pulled out of Lavi and Fou's grasp and faced Kanda. "I don't want to fight or become alpha. I've been searching for a pack for the last three years."

"Why were you cast out of your old pack?"

"I was part of a pack in California and I was the pack's beta and nittca. An omega killed my alpha, and I refused to be part of it, so I left. I've tried to join five packs already, but none of them would take me because my element is different."

My ears perk. "What element?"

"My element is a mix of Earth and Shadow called Onyx."

Kanda considers this, and I say, "Kanda, let him stay. We need all the help we can get, and quite frankly, I'm tired of being the odd one out."

"Odd one out?" Alec asks. I nod a turn to him. "When I was bitten, I received the Celestial element, a mix between Shadow and Light. A few months ago, I got another element, and we called it Mystic, Air and Fire."

Before the ravenette could ask anything more, Kanda says, "Suppose I let you become a linta, what would I get out of it?"

I glare at him. "Me not nagging at you for the next five years, because that's exactly what I'm going to do if you don't give him a chance. And we need his help against the Noah. We've been one lycanthrope short since Daisya died."

Kanda pauses. "Fine. Alec…."

"Glass."

"Alec Glass, you may become an apprentice in this pack. I will be your mentor, and you will train with Allen. Since you had already graduated in your previous pack, we will hold your battles now. Fire will be Reever Wenham. Water will be Hevlaska Wenham. Earth will be Klaud Nine. Air will be Noise Marie. Light will be Fou Chang. Mystic will be Allen Walker. Any questions?"

Alec raised his hand. "Will you be Shadow?"

"Yes."

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