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LaLloyd271: Sorry I posted so much in one day, as I said as soon as I've finished writing a chapter I post it and I think it's because the last two were much shorter than the others. I'm afraid that the focus will be on Kai and Cole for the next few chapters but it will eventually shift to the others.

Chapter 9: Confrontations

It had been almost twenty-four hours since Cole and Kai had run away and soon the Smiths could finally file a missing person report. Nya and her parents had all spent a restless night worrying about Kai and they had tried contacting Lou, but there was no response. They had tried to call Kai but he had left his phone at the apartment and Cole wasn't answering either. They had tried calling all the people Kai knew but no one had seen him.

Ray and Maya had been driving around for hours, trying to pick up either Kai or Cole's scent.

It became was very clear, however, that they had taken Cole's car and it was impossible for them to track them down alone. They would have to call the police if they wanted their son home safe and sound.

"Ok, just let me know if he gets in touch." Maya sighed as she hung up on another dead end.

"Still nothing?" Ray asked and she shook her head. They were getting so desperate that they had started ringing people Kai hardly knew. "At least they know to keep an eye out for them." He sighed.

"This is all a waste of time." She muttered. "If he was with somebody responsible they would have called now and said he was alright."

"It's 8 am, if he arrived somewhere late last night-"

"They still would have called!" She snapped as tears welled up in her eyes. "This is all my fault."

"No, it's not."

"If he hadn't been terrified about what I'd say..."

"Maya stop blaming yourself." Ray sighed as Nya walked into the living room.

"No news?" She asked when she saw the sad looks on her parents' faces. They could only shake their heads, unable to find the words. "He'll soon come to his senses."

"Nya's right."

"And if something happens to him before then?" Maya asked, but Ray and Nya didn't know what to say...

Pixel sighed as she and Zane snuggled up on her sofa, watching a movie. She felt incredibly guilty for outing Cole and Kai but no one believed her. She wished she could just forget all about their relationship and the fact her friends were werewolves. Then she wouldn't have put the cameras in the dens and then none of her friends would be boycotting her now. As they were halfway through the movie Zane's phone buzzed, signaling that he received a new message.

"What's wrong?" She asked when she saw his shocked face.

"It's from Lloyd, apparently Cole and Kai have run away from home because everyone's accusing them of being gay." He replied.

"When was this?"

"Last night."

"Another thing for Nya to shout at me for I suppose." She sighed.

"You didn't make them gay."

"No, but I did blow their cover." She mumbled. "I wish" I could run away sometimes."...

"What is 'gay'?" Skylor suddenly asked Lloyd and Morro. They had come over to her caravan after they had promised to help her fix it up some it was more livable in the long term. While they had been working, the two boys had been talking about the recent rumors about Cole and Kai being a couple, not realizing Skylor had been listening in. As soon as she asked the question, both boys froze and dropped the tools they had been using.

They had no idea if wild werewolves accepted gay and lesbian people.

"W-What do you mean?" Lloyd gulped.

"What do you mean that Kai and Cole are gay? What does it even me?" She asked, more irritated than before. Both boys shared a worried look before quickly doing rock, paper, scissors to determine who would tell her. Morro cursed loudly when he lost and he took a few moments to find the right words while Lloyd was internally cheering at his victory.

"I-It means... they like each other."

"Really?" She frowned in confusion. "Well, I like them to but I'm not about to run away because of it."

"No I mean... they love each other." He said quietly but to his and Lloyd's shock, she just shrugged like it was nothing.

"Again, what's the problem?"

"Do have same-sex couples in the wild?" Lloyd asked.

"Yes, as long as they don't be unfaithful to their mates then there's no problem." She replied and Lloyd and Morro quickly relaxed. At least Kai and Cole wouldn't have to worry about Skylor hating them if they did return...

That afternoon Jay invited Nya to the cafe to help her relax. Everyone in their pack was worried about Cole and Kai, especially with the full moon approaching. Ray and Maya had just finished talking to the police but it wasn't looking good. During their talk with the police, it became clear to them that the officer talking to them wasn't taking this seriously. As far as the officer was concerned Kai and Cole were just some more runaway teenagers.

They had promised to file a missing person's report but said that teenagers that ran away usually came back quickly.

This did nothing to ease Nya or her parents so she snapped up the chance to get out of that apartment. She had yet to tell her parents that she had seen Kai when he was packing but didn't stop him. She and Jay were trying to enjoy their coffees at the Ying Yang cafe but Nya couldn't stop worrying about her brother and his boyfriend. She could stop glaring at the thought of Pixel. If she hadn't told everyone they were gay and allowed them to come out in their own time they wouldn't have run away like this.

"Cole's a clever guy." Jay suddenly said, making her jump slightly. "Kai's the same, they're not gonna do anything stupid."

"If only I'd realized what they were going through." She muttered in shame.

"Nya, you couldn't have known any of this, stop reproaching yourself." He reassured just as Skylor and her friends walked into the cafe.

"Hey Nya, where's the gay brigade?" Skylor smirked while her friends laughed and Nya scowled at them.

"Probably at a gay bar feeling up all the men." Maggie cackled.

"Come on, we don't need to listen to this." Jay sighed and began to lead Nya out of the cafe.

"Better watch out Nya." Harumi snickered. "Your brother might try taking your boyfriend awa-AH!" The lead cheerleader suddenly screamed when she was grabbed by Nya and pinned to a table, spilling the drinks and food all over the floor. Everyone instantly backed away from the two teenage girls, too scared to get caught in the middle of their fight. Nya tightly gripped Harumi's hair and forced the quivering diva to look her straight in the eyes.

"I will only say this once so listen good, I'm proud of my brother because he's a good person with a good heart and that's something a worthless bitch like you will never understand!" She roared into her face. "I swear if I hear you mocking my brother or Cole again I'll kick your ass all the way to the fucking morgue!" She screamed before shoving Harumi into the table one last time and then she casually walked out of the cafe. Jay cast a look to the frightened crowd before quickly following his girlfriend.

Harumi just stayed lying on the table, too scared to even blink...

Nya growled in anger as she slumped on the couch in her apartment. She had heard Jay trying to catch up to her, but she had just gotten on her bike and drove about home. She wasn't in the mood to talk to people right now. Her eyes were burning yellow and her veins had darkened by the time she had gotten home. It was a miracle that she hadn't transformed into a wolf at the cafe. She wanted to rip Harumi's throat out for all those nasty things she and her gang had been saying about her brother and Cole.

It was people like Harumi who made them run away in the first place.

She had just started to calm down when her cellphone started ringing loudly. Probably more people wanting to know the gossip. Without looking at the caller ID she answered, ready to scream at the person on the other end.

"WHAT?!" She bellowed.

"...Nya?" Her brother's voice asked in fear at her tone.

"KAI?!" She gasped. "Where are you?! Are you alright?!" She questioned, not noticing her parents walking into the apartment.

"I'm fine."

"Mom and Dad have been going crazy! They've called the police and everything!"

"Tell them I'm fine and they don't have to worry."

"Is Cole with you?" She asked, catching her parents' attention.

"Is that Kai?!" Maya cried and before Nya could react she pulled the phone out of her daughter's hands. "Kai is that you?!"

"M-Mom?"

"Yes, baby it's me!" Maya nearly sobbed in relief but not even three seconds later the phone beeped and Maya's eyes widened in horror. As soon as he realized his mother was on the phone he had hung up. Ray immediately took the phone and tried calling him back but there was no answer. While he was trying to figure out where the call came from, Maya was trying to see if Nya had gotten any information out of her brother.

"Are you sure he didn't give any clue where he was?" She asked but Nya just shook her head. "Well didn't you think to ask him?"

"I might have done if you hadn't snatched the phone off me!" She snapped.

"I can't believe he hung up on me." She sighed. "Why didn't you tell him I wasn't angry?"

"If I hadn't made her promise to call I doubt he would have called in the first place!"

"What?!" Both her parents cried.

"I saw him when he was packing his things." She sighed, seeing no point in keeping it a secret.

"Why didn't you tell us sooner?" Ray glared.

"Why didn't you stop him?!" Maya shouted.

"There was no stopping him! He was determined to go and you know what? I don't blame!" She snapped. "He knew that you wouldn't understand and he was right!"

"That's not true!" She scoffed. "There's nothing he could do that I wouldn't forgive!"

"Mom, he's done nothing to forgive!" She growled in frustration. "He just wants to be himself and you can't accept that and he knows it."

"Well, how does he expect me to react?! Does he want me to throw a coming-out party or something?!" Maya exclaimed.

"He just wants to feel loved."

"He is and he always will be but he's a child!" She argued. "He's too young to be making decisions like this."

"Mom it isn't a decision."

"That's what it usually is with teenagers, all these fads and fazes that they grow out of."

"You can't just grow out of your sexuality."

"Someone just picked up!" Ray suddenly exclaimed. "It's a payphone out if town, you two stay here." He said before grabbing his keys and leaving the two women alone in the apartment. They waited in uncomfortable silence for over an hour until one of them finally spoke.

"It could be worse Mom." Nya shrugged. "I mean, at least Kai's still into manly things like sports."

"What?"

"Well, he's still very masculine." She added. "He's not wearing makeup and acting as a huge diva."

"And you lecture me on prejudice?" She asked her daughter in disbelief as Ray ran back into the apartment.

"No luck." He growled as he sat next to his wife on the couch. "The payphone was next to a gas station near a highway, they could be anywhere now."

"They're going to be sleep god knows where and it's dangerous on the streets at night let alone for a young teenager and the full moon is nearly here!" Maya cried as tears welled up in her eyes. "I just want him home."...