Being a teenager always brings up problems. Mum and Dad been too overprotective, not letting you out past 10, not liking their children dating, you know, the normal sort of thing. But for Kathryn Danvers, the things she was and wasn't allowed to do where let's say, not entirely normal.

For example, where most parents battle to get their kids to school in a morning, Elena and Clayton Danvers had to stop their children from going to school. Most parents want their children to have friend's right? Elena and Clay stopped their twins from having them.

There was a perfectly good reason for all these none normal occurrences in this family. That reason was that Kathryn wasn't human. Neither were her parents, or her twin brother. Or Jeremy Danvers, Clay's sort of father. Or Antonio and Nick, Clay and Elena's sort of extended family. All seven of them were werewolves.

As a result of all this oddness under one-roof arguments were, at best, loud. At worse, they were explosive and violent.

"Why? Why can't I go to school? Every other kid my age does!"

"Your brother doesn't!"

"He doesn't count! It's normal for teenagers to go to school mom! Why can't we be normal?"

"Because we aren't! We've been through this Kathryn, school isn't happening for you!"

"ARGH!! I HATE YOU!"

Doors slamming and heavy stomping up the stairs followed these shouts. Elena flopped onto a couch in the living room. Clay sat next to her, and put an arm round her.

"She doesn't mean it, darlin'."

"I know. Sometimes I wonder if we should send them to school."

"Jer' doesn't think it's a good idea Elena."

"I know, and I know why he thinks that. But these arguments wear me down. She just repeats the same thing over and over. It makes me feel like I'm the one in the wrong."

"You're not."

Elena got up.

"I'm going to talk to Jeremy again."

"You know what he's gonna say darlin'."

She just shrugged and walked out, leaving Clay on the couch.

"Dad?"

Logan was stood in the doorway, looking worried.

"Yeah Logan?"

"Will mom be okay?"

"Sure she will. What did you really want to talk about?"

"I need to Change again. And, I think Kathryn's halfway through a Change in her room. I went to see her after the argument, but she wouldn't let me in."

"Shit."

Clay shot off the couch and bounded up the stairs.

"Your daughter's awkward Clayton. She won't let me in."

Antonio was stood in front of Kathryn's door. Clay went to stand next to him.

"Come on Kath, open the door." A growl was the only response.

"If you can't control the Change, how can we send you to school huh?"

"Shut up. I can control this." Kathryn's voice was breathy, like she'd just been through a tough work out. The door opened, and Kathryn stood there, glaring at her father.

"And if you hadn't distracted me, I wouldn't have lost control in the first place. I was handling it."

"Do you need to Change?"

"No." Trust her father to be blunt like that.

"Yours and Logan's Changes normally coincide with each other. He needs to Change, you must too."

She sighed, and slammed the door.

"I'm fine." Clay shook his head and Antonio clapped a hand onto his shoulder.

"Don't worry. It's just a phase. Nick went through the same thing."

Something heavy hit the door with a dull thud.

"Stop throwing things!"

"Go to hell!"

Antonio raised an eyebrow.

"In a way, I'm glad I don't actually live here anymore."

Clay just snorted and stomped downstairs. He passed Jeremy in the hallway, on his way up.

Jeremy knocked on the teenage girls door.

"Kathryn, it's me. Open the door."

A sigh, and shuffling, then the door opened.

"Can I come in?" Kathryn stepped aside.

"I suppose." Jeremy walked in, picked up the chair by the desk and sat. Kathryn closed the door and sat cross-legged on the bed, head bowed. She knew she was going to be told off.

"Why do you argue so much with Elena?"

"Because we don't agree on certain issues. I don't see why I can't go to school. It'll be good right? I'll learn how to interact with people better, and I'll get an education. Most parents would want that for their children." Kathryn clenched her fists, and her knuckles cracked. Jeremy sighed.

"You have to see it form our point of view Kath. You're stronger than any human, get into even a mild fight and you could kill someone. With your temper, that's likely to happen. You'd be away from the safety of the Pack. There are many Mutts out there that would just love to get your hands on you."

"Only 'coz I'm the daughter of Clay."

"That's one reason yes. Killing his daughter would be a good way to hurt Clay, many Mutts realise this. But there's your gender to take into account. Your mother and you are the only two female werewolves. Elena is obviously taken, but you are not. You're 15 now, and to many Mutts, you are free for them to take and do with as they please. In a school, we wouldn't be able to protect you."

She let out an exasperated sigh.

"But I can look after myself! They wouldn't attack me in the middle of a crowded school. They might be Mutts, but they have more sense than that. You, or dad, or mom can drop us off and pick us up. That way, you'll see us into school, and see us immediately as we step out of school. We'll carry mobiles, so you can check in on us at break or dinner. I've thought it through Jer, I know the risks."

Jeremy stood.

"I'll think about it."

"Really? Thank you!" She threw herself at her Alpha, and hugged him.

"But only if you Change tonight. You need to Change more often if you're going to school. Understand?"

She nodded enthusiastically, and Jeremy left. She yelled in happiness, and her brother walked through the door.

"Geez Logan, ever heard of knocking?"

"We going to school then?"

"Jer said he'd think about it."

Logan grinned.

"Sweet. I knew it'd work eventually."

"Put up enough of a fuss and they'll eventually cave."

Logan plopped onto the bed with a conspirator's smile.

"So, when are we gonna Change?" Logan was always conscious of his need to Change.

"After we eat, I'm hungry" Kathryn was more interested in her stomach.

The twins made their way down the stairs, pushing and shoving good-naturedly. Logan fell over the banister after a hard push from Kathryn. She doubled over, laughing, but was pounced on by her brother a few seconds later. They tussled on the floor, not really harming each other. Nick and Elena grabbed a twin each and separated them. They were both laughing at the antics of the two cubs.

"What are you two up to?"

"Nothing mom, just getting something to eat before we go and Change."

She let them go, and they raided the fridge and cupboards. Ham, fruit and bread went onto a big plate on the kitchen side.

"So, do you think he'll put a load of conditions and stuff on us?" Kathryn said around a mouth full. Logan swallowed before answering his sister.

"Probably. Mom will worry too much for him not to."

"We'll find out tonight probably, after we come back. You ready to go?" Kathryn stood; already undoing the buttons on her top, there was little modesty in the household. Logan stood too.

"Sure, let's go. I'm itching for a run."

The two raced each other into the woods surrounding the Stonehaven property, and went separate ways to Change; it wasn't something you wanted someone watching, even if that person was your twin sibling. Kathryn sat in a clearing, waiting for her brother to join her. He soon did.

Even though the two were twins, they had different coloured hair, and that reflected when they were wolves. Kathryn was more of a light, golden brown than Logan's gold blonde. Both were gangly; because of their age; at that awkward adolescent stage that wolves suffer through. Where they're more legs than body mass.

The two were soon running circles around Stonehaven, nipping at each other's tails and hind legs when one was forced to fall behind. Their parents, Antonio and his son, Nick, and the pack Alpha, Jeremy, soon joined them. Logan pounced Nick, and the two were soon rolling around. Kathryn made herself a nuisance by getting under her parents' feet. Elena got annoyed with it eventually, and tackled her daughter, as was Kathryn's intention. Elena pinned her easily, but as soon as she had let go and turned away, Kathryn tackled her. The two tussled, until Jeremy broke the two apart.

They headed back to the house, with Logan and Kathryn taking side trips to Change and dress. The rest of the wolves headed back to the places were they had Changed and discarded their clothing.

Logan and Kathryn were sitting in the living room when the others wandered in, Elena and Clay kissing and flirting.

"EW! We do not need to see that thank you!" Logan shouted and covered his eyes.

"MY EYES!! THEY BURN!! SOMEONE SCRATCH OUT MY EYES!" Kathryn fell backwards off the sofa she was sitting on, clawing at her face.

"Calm down you two." Jeremy sat in an armchair by the fireplace. Kathryn got up off the floor and plonked herself back down on the couch, stretching out so her feet were on Nick's legs, who had sat on the couch with her.

"Comfy?" Nick's eyebrows shot up towards his hairline.

"Very. Thanks for asking." Nick shoved her feet off his lap, so she stuck out her tongue and curled up.

"What's up Jeremy?" Antonio said from were he was perched on the arm of the couch next to his son.

"It's about those two going to school." Kathryn and Logan sat up straight at those words. "I've thought it over, and here's what's going to happen. You're going to be picked up and dropped off by Clay and Elena. You're going to the private school, not the public school. Karl's coming down late this week to spend some time with us, and he, along with Nick, are going to stay with you through the day." Jeremy locked eyes first with Logan, then Kathryn.

"Like bodyguards?" Kathryn asked.

"Yes, like bodyguards. It's a private school; it's not unheard of for students to be accompanied by a bodyguard."

"Okay."

Elena and Clay turned to Kathryn in surprise.

"What? You think I'm going to kick off? I'm not; I'm getting what I want. I knew there'd be conditions and stuff. It's called compromise."

Nick snorted.

"Don't be cheeky Kath." Elena frowned, shooting Nick a hard look.

"We'll go this weekend to enrol you and get your uniforms. Elena and Clay will come with us, and you'll start on Monday, once Karl arrives."

"Thank you so much Jer!" For the second time that day, Kathryn gave her Alpha an over-enthusiastic hug. Elena sighed, Nick and Antonio snorted in laughter. Clay picked his daughter up off his Alpha. She pulled away from her dad, and sat back on the couch.

"So who gets Karl as a tag-along?" Logan spoke up for the first time.

"You will, Nick will be with Kathryn. I believe that she will be in the most danger, and as much as I am loathe to distrust a fellow Pack member, I wouldn't put it past him to try something."

"But he has Hope right? He wouldn't try anything with me. Besides, if he did, dad would tear him to pieces."

"Prefer Karl over me?" Nick said with mock hurt in his voice.

"Nah. You'll be more fun. Karl's as stiff as a board. Hey, since Karl will be here, will Hope be coming too? It'll be nice to have another girl around."

"That hasn't been confirmed yet."

"'Kay!" Kathryn jumped up off the couch and skipped out the room. Jeremy shook his head at her hyperactive nature.

"You sure about this Jer'?" Elena said from her place on Clay's lap.

"Yes. I believe it will be for the best. Logan, will you tell your sister that you both need to be up and ready for at least 8 in the morning please?"

"Sure thing Jer'." He got up and left the room quietly.

"You sure you're sure this is a good idea Jer'?" The Alpha sighed.

"Not entirely, but we can try it at least. If we don't, she won't shut up about it."

A faint cry of 'I heard that!' echoed down to the five in the room, and they all chuckled.

"Karl should be arriving either tomorrow or Sunday. Elena, would you call him back and see if Hope will be joining him?"

"Of course. I want to talk to him about a few things anyway."

Elena drifted off to find the phone, Kathryn had been using it again, talking to Savannah, who knows where the phone would be. The others in the room drifted off to do their own thing.

Upstairs, Kathryn was sorting through all her stuff from her lessons with Jeremy and Elena. Her ears picked up the sound of her brother outside the door.

"Knock!" Shouted Kathryn. She was not heeded.

"What's the point? You already know I'm there." Logan walked in and threw himself onto his twin's bed.

"It's called manners Logan. Did Jer' not teach you any?" Logan huffed.

"What are you looking for?"

"The brochure for the school we're going to. I sent off for one under dad's name, and then stole it when it came through the post. I hid it among this stuff, but I can't seem to find it." She moved onto another pile of books and notes, sifting through the paper to find the dark blue book.

"You sent off for their Prospectus? Using dad's name? If he finds out he'll skin you alive." Logan came over to his sister and knelt on the floor beside her. She started piling paper into his lap.

"He'll try to anyway. He has to catch me first. Aha! Here it is!" She brandished it at her brother.

The prospectus was dark blue with the words 'Luther King's Private Academy' written across the top of the A4 book in white. A picture of the school graced the rest of the front cover.

"Posh place." Logan leaned over to the picture of the school from a better angle.

"Of course it is. It's a private school. This place costs a fortune per term. I'm just wondering if I should show it to Jer'. I mean, you and me can't afford this, and Jer's the one that wants to enrol us at the private school, but I don't think he knows how much it is." She looked up, frowning.

"How much is it?" Inquired Logan.

"$2000 per child per term. That's $4000 a term for you and me." Kathryn flicked to the page about tuition. Logan's eyes widened as he saw the price listed on the page.

"That's a lot of money." He took the book from her.

"Yeah I know. That's why I think I should show him this."

"You'll get in trouble, dad will find out and kill you." Logan warned, flicking through the prospectus. Kath shrugged.

"I'm always in trouble. I'll show him tomorrow." Kathryn started putting her notes back.

"Have you seen this? $90 for the blazer, $60 for each shirt, $50 for a pleated skirt. $70 just for the tie! What the hell is this stuff made of? Pure silk? The same sort of prices for the PE kit." Logan's eyebrows were practically in his hair.

"Yeah I know. A lot isn't it?" Kath sat back up, frowning. "I really want to go to school, and we know the reasons why Jer' picked the private one, but it just doesn't feel right, asking him to spend that much for something. There are three terms in a school year, that's $12000 tuition fees for the both of us for one year at this school."

"What's that about $12000?" The two turned, Antonio was stood leaning on the doorframe.

"Come in 'Tonio. We were just talking about the school Jeremy said he's send us too." Logan held up the prospectus.

"When did you get a prospectus?" He took the book from Logan, and flicked through it, just as Logan had.

"When Kath sent off for one in dad's name."

"He's going to kill you."

"Logan said that too." Kathryn pouted as Antonio laughed.

"So why were you talking about money anyway?" He continued to look through the prospectus.

"The school Jer' wants to send us too has huge tuition fees. We were wondering if he knew." Kathryn and Logan stood up simultaneously, and the female werewolf took the book from her sort-of uncle's hands. She turned to the page about the tuition fees and uniform costs, then handed it back. Antonio read over the page calmly.

"Don't worry about this, Jeremy can cover this. How about I go show him this and talk to him about it?" He offered, putting the glossy book under his arm.

"Would you? That would be great. It would seem weird me doing it, seeing as I pushed for it so much."

"Sure, it'll be no problem." Antonio left.

"Well, I'm going to shower." Logan stretched and left.

"Don't hog all the hot water!" Kath shouted after him. She stood there for a few moments, then jumped and punched the air. She was going to school!

The rest of the week passed without incident. Jeremy gave the go ahead for the tuition fees, and didn't waver in his decision to send the twins to school. Kathryn Changed everyday, hoping to prove that she could control the wolf side of her personality.

The household was peaceful on that Friday morning, with many of the Pack still being in bed. Only Jeremy and Kathryn were up, sitting in Jeremy's study, he translating a piece of work for a client, and she sketching in a pad, curled up on the sofa in paw print pyjama's. The sound of the front door opening and closing drew both of their attention.

"Hey. It's Karl and Hope." The shout caused both of them to relax. The two stood and went to greet their Pack member and his mate.

"Hey Kathryn! It's good to see you!" Hope stepped forward to greet the teenage werewolf.

"Good to see you too! How have you been?" Kath stepped forward to hug the woman that was practically family.

"Oh you know, busy. We were in England when Jeremy called."

"Really? Why?"

"Business." Hope said with a wink, and tilt of the head in Karl's direction. Karl was a jewel thief, and Hope regularly went with him on his frequent escapades, for the thrills and chaos that sated her demon side, and as a student of Karl's.

"Get anything good?"

"We picked up a few things. In fact, I got these for you. You have your ears pierced right?" Hope held out a black velvet box. Kath opened the box and gasped. Inside were silver earrings, shaped as a howling wolf. They weren't big, but the detail was exquisite. She took the small silver hoops out of her ears and replaced them with the gift.

"They're beautiful Hope, Karl, thank you so much!" She hugged Hope again, and then hugged Karl. He wasn't the most affectionate person, but he put up with it and hugged her back.

"Oh geez. Keep it down." All four turned towards the stairs where Nick was descending, running his eyes. "Oh, hey Karl."

Karl nodded his head towards his fellow Pack member.

"I'll go wake up mom, she'll want to know you're here. Thanks for the earrings, I adore them." She ran off and bounded up the stairs past Nick, and down the hall to her parents room. She walked in without knocking.

"Mom, Hope and Karl have arri'…OH MY GOD THAT IS SO TOTALLY GROSS!" She slammed the door as Elena shouted.

"KATHRYN, GET OUT!!"

Kath went back downstairs, eyes wide.

"I think I've just been scarred for life. I need to remove my brain from my head and wash it in bleach and the strongest disinfectant there is. I think I'm going to hurl."

Nick burst into sleepy laughter, with Hope, Karl and Jeremy laughing along with him.

"This, is so not funny. Parents should not be allowed to do that with their children in the house. It should be against the law."

"No, you should just knock before walking into a room." Kathryn turned at the sound of her mother's voice.

"You should refrain from THAT until I'm out of the house!"

"Why? It's perfectly natural Kath." Clay came up behind his mate and wrapped his arms around her waist.

"Oh, right. So when I have sex you won't get angry?"

"Depends on how old you are." Clay growled, instantly not liking the idea of his daughter having sex with someone, like any father would.

"But it's completely natural right?" Nick snorted.

"Shut it Kath. You're being cheeky again." Elena stated, eyes narrowing at her daughter.

"I know. It's your punishment for scarring my retinas." She plonked herself down on the sofa next to Nick, who promptly slumped onto her shoulder and started snoring. Kath snapped his mouth closed and held his nose and jaw closed. Nick woke, scrabbling at her hands so he could breathe.

"Teaches you not to snore doesn't it." She flicked him on the end of his nose.

"You're cruel." Nick rubbed his nose, eyes smarting.

"Not really, it's how mom got dad to stop snoring."

"Stop it you too. Now that Nick and Karl are both here, I want to go over a few things for when the twins start school."

The members of the Pack in the room sat up at Jeremy's tone, giving the man their immediate attention and respect. He was their Alpha after all.