Friends, what do we needs them for or why do we even have them? It may be the simplest question but it's also the hardest one when it comes to properly know the extent to it. It's a love that requires no conditions and basically one never expects to have the same energy they give, to be reciprocated and it's unconditional.
And that's what actually makes it special in many ways. When Alice was tortured inside the abandoned house by the evil witch Jasmine, so was Hawaii who was forced to drink the most poisonous vampire drink until he died and when he awoke he couldn't get out because he was tied. He tried calling out for help but with no luck, and he just laid on the floor looking at the ceiling, knowing that his friend will find him. They always find each other, and just when the sun rose he heard Nina's voice from a far distance running towards the house.
And when she got inside, she hugged him and untied the chains. "Oh, Julian..." She said kissing his cheeks and hugged him again with disbelief that he was actually alive. Jasmine and her witches abandoned Alice on that house after they finished the spell, and no one could track their hideout but they knew they wouldn't leave until Nazar awakes his werewolf gene, but for just a moment when they were all sitting on the drawing room of Nina's house, they were just happy that they could at least take a breather from all the curses and Alice being a vampire.
Regina sat alongside Nina and Amiya on one couch, while Alice was between Hawaii's arms on another couch. Just five of them, one may call them five musketeers who have survived almost every stone that was thrown to them but at that particular time, they failed to survive. Nazar had everything he wanted, a tombstone belonging to Lunara and a purified Alice who was having an extreme fever from chocking and vomiting the whole night. She was very weak and only Hawaii's body made her warm at that time.
"So, she's human now?" Amiya started a conversation after a long silence.
Hawaii answered "Yes, I guess"
"Why didn't you guys tell us? We could've helped her. You kept that a secret from us while she went on a murder hunt" Nina said, she was angry at Hawaii for what he did. And she had every right to be, every reason to be and neither Alice nor Hawaii said anything about that.
Then, a door bell rang. Amiya stood up and walked to the door, when she opened it, it was Mark. "Hey...Alice's dad?" Amiya was shocked by his presence "What, are you...doing here?"
"I'm looking for Alice. She didn't come home last night so I was hoping maybe she could be here...with her boyfriend"
"Her boyfriend?"
"Yes, his name is Hawaii. The sheriff directed me here, he says he lives here. What are you doing here Amiya?" Mark asked confused by what he was seeing.
"I...I had a homework assignment and...he was helping me you know. Just help..." awkwardly Amiya explained herself and she even knew that he didn't buy it so she quickly changed the subject "But she's not here, perhaps you might check her at school"
"She's not at school"
"At the bar?"
"She goes to a bar? You guys have fake IDs?"
"Come on Mark, it's twentieth century. Everyone has it"
Mark kept it quiet for a moment, and then he said "If you see her, let me know"
"I will sir. Goodbye..."
"Bye"
He slowly retired back to his car, and drove away. Amiya let out a deep sigh she didn't know that she was holding. Then she walked back to her friends.
"That was great!" Regina barged in "Now he's going to think you are screwing him"
"What? Me?"
Nina giggled "I mean, you sounded like you were just caught cheating"
"I would never sleep with him..." Amiya rolled her eyes to Hawaii and took a sit. Alice slowly said "Take me inside" and Hawaii carried her in his arms.
"I'm going to put her to sleep, in the meantime. There's a wolf inside your basement, I tied her during that full moon. You might want to visit her..."
Nina asked "You tied a wolf inside my basement?"
"Yeah for questioning..."
"All this entire time?"
"Don't worry I was feeding her"
"I'll do it" Amiya stood up, but then Nina did too "I have nothing to do perhaps we should all go interview her"
Hawaii took the stairs to his room, whilst Nina, Amiya and Regina walked outside. And then, to the basement where Miraj was kept as a prisoner. Just when the door opened, Miraj stepped back further down to the basement. She was naked, with no clothes and hungry too.
"Where's she?" Nina asked after encountering only darkness and there was nobody.
Amiya lit a fire through magic and Miraj couldn't hide anymore, she was on full display covering her nakedness using her arms. "Good Lord! You are naked!" exclaimed Regina and she quickly took out her jacket and covered her.
"Typical Hawaii, to leave a prisoner naked" Amiya added.
"Hey, I'm Nina. And this is Regina and Amiya, what's your name?"
"Is this a trap? Just kill me" Miraj answered them.
"Why would we want you kill you?" Nina asked her.
"Because I tried to kill you. I'll understand if you'll want the same thing"
"Let's go inside, get some food in your belly and then we'll talk. Like civilized women"
They helped Miraj out of that basement and walked with her inside the house. She had shower inside Nina's room and they ordered Chinese and some Taco's, with beer and bottles of whiskey and wine. It wasn't intended for any celebration, they had nothing to celebrate but they just felt like starting the day with some good positive feelings apart from their usual struggles with supernatural creatures.
Miraj came out wearing Nina's jeans and shirt, she looked fresh and clean as she joined the group on the drawing room. Hawaii handled her a bottle of beer and she drank it whole, they all looked at her. "I was thirsty..." she said and smiled. Then, had a plate of food which she silently ate all of it and even added another Taco as they kept conversing and talking about various issues which came on the table.
First thing they asked Miraj, was about her pack. How many were they and how much strength can they bring in joining their fight, and Nina insisted "There's a war coming, it's either you guys stand with us and live or stay divided and die. The spectators are still vampires, we don't have much details to what will be the extent of their power, but we still believe a werewolf bite can have effect on them. We need your whole pack, all twelve of you in good strength"
"That's going to be hard. To convince the werewolves to fight on a vampire war"
"Listen here young wolf" Hawaii grabbed his attention to Miraj "This isn't a vampire war. It's a war on all creatures, this witch wants to wipe us clean so I'm gonna need you to back the fuck up! I saved your life, I could have easily take out your heart the moment you turned back to human but I didn't. You are going to help us and we are not asking..." He finished, took his beer and barged outside the door.
Miraj was taken by Hawaii's temper "That's how he talks to everybody?"
"Not necessarily, he can be pretty romantic and he's very good in bed" Regina added and both Nina and Amiya rolled their eyes to her, but she smiled at them.
"What she means is, we are not asking. You attacked me, but instead of attacking back I'm giving you a choice. Assemble your pack and have them meet us here by tomorrow night"
"I can't..."
"Yes you can, and you will" Amiya said "You can go and start right now"
"I'm a woman, in a park where I'm the only female. They desperately wants me out and this...this is going to be like a reason for someone to challenge my position as an alpha"
"Well, you better step up mama and claim your position" said Regina.
Miraj thought for a second about the option that she was given by Nina and her friends and it was the hardest one. When she left the house, she was overwhelmed with thoughts and decisions about what to do with her pack. Simon was one of the good ones, but the others were bitter and have challenged her leadership since the first day she was appointed one. The toxic masculinity was present in their pack and she knew she needed to step up and act as a leader.
She was new in Warlington, barely knew anyone expect for Cullen and Cullen's mother Lucy when she was visiting. There was only one person she could call, and it was Simon. They agreed to meet at the bar.
At 2pm, when it was sunny and warm. Simon arrived inside Warlington Bar and it took him only minutes to get a sight of Miraj. He walked towards her.
"You are alive?" He said with a shock tone, then he sat across her "We thought they had killed you by now"
"Look at me and tell me you just didn't say that with a little bit of envy"
Simon argued "I would never feel that towards you, it's the others. They have skipped town this morning and were on the verge of chosing a new alpha"
"What?"
"There's to be a trial this night. I refused to go, I couldn't agree to it that you were dead. But...they are doing it tonight"
"Where?"
"In the woods of Yorkdale, in our town"
"Orchestrated by who? Oh, let me guess, it's Zane right?"
"Well, he's the one who has always challenged your position..."
Miraj took two deep breaths, what she feared most had come true. Her position as an alpha being challenged by a male wolf who will be favored by many because of his sex. She ordered another beer for her and for Simon too, they drank it silently and no one said anything.
"I can help you..." They heard a voice of a man sitting beside them. It was Nazar, but they didn't know him. He was all smiling and fixing his black leather jacket, and his black hat.
"And who are you supposed to be?" Miraj asked him with arrogant tone.
Simon intervened with a joke "A rich man I presume? Explains the leather jacket and your shoes..."
"Well thank you for noticing but It's not wealth anymore that interests me. I mean, you would be surprised if it was millenniums ago perhaps, but now..." He stopped and sighed for a bit, crossed his legs and watched as Miraj and Simon being shocked with the mention of millenniums ago.
"Wait...I know you" said Miraj and she looked at Simon "Have you never heard of him?"
"No, am I supposed to know him?"
"It's that vampire who was put down by witches millenniums ago. They say he has a werewolf gene planted by a witch but he never got to awake it because he cheated on her. He could have become the first of his kind, a pure blood hybrid"
Nazar corrected her "Not cheating if it's true love. A man should never be punished for simply falling in love"
"I totally agree" Simon said.
Miraj was so interested in that topic, she even switched tables and moved to Nazar's while Simon followed her behind. They looked at each other "What's in it for you?" She asked Nazar.
"I only require a sample of you. You see I was told that you are the last of your kind. The wolves of montegero who can fly"
"What?"
"Oh, honey you don't know your own background" He said grinning from ear to ear, then he whispered to her "Well, this is going to be interesting..."