He stayed the entire night, cuddling with me as we slept before waking up early the next morning. Stretching out I quickly realised Isaac was already awake when his arms tightened around me in a squeeze. "Morning." He breathed against my ear as I twisted, turning around to face him as he let me go, untangling himself from me so that we were face to face with one another.

"Hey." I closed my eyes again for a little while, not quite ready to wake up. "Let me know if my parents start moving around."

"They're both asleep." Isaac assured me then took to just watching me rest, something that I was rather astutely aware of and tried to ignore. "Cordy?"

"Hm?"

"Thank you."

"For sleeping with you? You're welcome." Laughing quietly, Isaac reached out and pulled my hair away from my face as it had caught on my lips, smoothing it back for me.

"No, I mean for listening to me unload last night and for not throwing me out your window. The sex was good too though, so yeah I guess thanks for that as well." Punching his chest he chuckled again and I could tell without even looking that he was smirking at me. "Um…do we need to talk about what happens now?"

"What happens now is you shut up and let me sleep for another ten minutes, then I get up, get ready for school and you either sneak out my window or use the door like a freaking normal human being and I give you a ride in." I growled sleepily, turning over to curl up comfortably after flicking my hair out the way. Beside me I felt Isaac begin to fidget, unsure of what to do so I reached out behind me and grabbed his arm to drag it over me with a huff. "Snuggle me you idiot."

"O-Oh, okay." Scooting closer Isaac wrapped his arm over me and kept my back warm with his body and we lay there until my alarm went off and I had to shut it off otherwise I risked throwing it across the room. Isaac rolled onto his back to let me slide out of bed, grabbing his shirt which was bigger and longer in order to pull it on and not be stark naked whilst walked around my room. I went to my mirror first and immediately noticed all the hickeys on my neck.

"You jerk! Look what you've done to me!" In the reflection, I saw him grin. Flinging myself around I stalked over to him and grabbed his head, pushing it to the side in order to see his own neck only to find not a single mark. "And your hickeys have all healed. Just typical. You realise if anyone sees these they're going to have a lot of questions? I look like I've been beaten!"

"I didn't hear any complaints last night. Not my fault I found your sweet spot." For that, I whacked him. Hard. Isaac only laughed as I scowled and stomped off into my bathroom in order to take a shower and heal the bruises myself. Through singing and water all the bruises faded away until they vanished completely, allowing me to avoid any unnecessary questions though Isaac looked disappointed that his marks had been eradicated. When I came out the shower he'd pulled on his clothes except his shirt, which I had put back on after showering and drying. "Are you gonna wear that all day or do I have to take it back by force?" He teased me, sprawled across my bed looking like he was having the time of his life.

"You want a shower?"

"No."

"Why not? That's just gross."

"Because your scent is all over me and I like it." My face dropped as I stared at him, unable to believe the audacity of it all. "Cordy, are we really not gonna talk about this?" Pulling on some fresh underwear and jeans, I turned my back as I lifted up Isaac's shirt then tossed it over my shoulder at him, keeping my back firmly facing him as I then continued to get dressed. "What are we, exactly?" I paused, thinking halfway through putting my shirt on before continuing.

"We're friends."

"Just friends?"

"Friends with benefits." Isaac frowned behind me, unsure he liked where I was taking this. Sighing deeply I turned and walked back over to the bed, sitting down beside him so he turned on his side so that he could look up at me, still shirtless. I have to admit, those lean muscled were a wonderful view first thing in the morning. "Listen Isaac. I'm not looking for a relationship right now, serious or otherwise. I'm happy with us continuing to be friends and fooling around a little, it doesn't have to be awkward. I mean, I do like you, you've kind of grown on me, persistent as you are, but dating is something not on my mind whilst I'm still struggling to maintain my grades."

"Okay, I get that." Settling a little, Isaac sat up and leaned his head against mine, rubbing his brow into mine a little like an affectionate puppy. "I'm cool with this, actually."

"Really?" Relieved, I couldn't help but smile as I relaxed. "Thanks for understanding." Glad that we'd cleared the air, I shoved Isaac away and told him to get dressed if he wanted to come down for breakfast. My parents wouldn't be up for a while so we had some time to eat and get out the house before they realised I'd had a boy over. That was one conversation I did not want to have with them, and I'm pretty sure my dad would get his antique broadsword off the wall and threaten to main Isaac with it.

We got to school without a hitch and I noted how Isaac walked with a certain spring in his step, making me roll my eyes as we went our separate ways to class. I had math first with the twins, so I settled myself in and looked up as they passed me in order to take a seat either side of me. "Hello boys, good night?" I asked casually, thinking nothing of it however when Aiden suddenly planted his hands down on my desk and leaned over me, I sat in stunned stupor as he started sniffing me. Shooting Ethan a questioningly look, he just glanced nervously between myself and his brother. "Um…is there a problem?" What the hell is all this about?

"Nothing." Aiden bit back tensely, something clearly bothering him but in a split second he'd shrugged it off and smirked at me charmingly, leaning in closer to my face so that his nose trailed against my cheek. "You just smell good."

"I know, I'm delicious. Now sit your ass down before you get us in trouble. Anyways, aren't you meant to be suspended?"

"They're letting me finish the week then they'll enforce the suspension. Our guardian had a rather…persuasive discussion about it." This caused me to arch an eyebrow curiously. The twins had never mentioned any parents or guardian before, so this made me wonder who they were referring to. "Anyway, since Mr Harris has gone missing, I figure someone has to be here to protect your cute little ass." Rolling my head to share a look with Ethan who just smirked with amusement.

"Is he for real?"

"Trust me, he's being tame." Chuckling softly as the teacher entered, I got down to work and occasionally poked Aiden with my pen to make him focus as well since he seemed to have made his mission to try and distract me. At first he simply shifted a little closer and started tugging at the corner of my books, attempting to get a peek at my homework so he could copy but I'd continually thwart him and cover it with my elbow. Then he started nudging my foot with his, goading me into some kind of reaction and once I'd run out of space to stretch my leg away from him, I stomped my heel down on his foot to send him a message.

It went back and forth over and over, Aiden messing around and me having the hardest time trying to concentrate until I turned a pleading look to Ethan and he let me switch places with him. "You're an angel." I breathed gratefully then kissed his cheek naturally, though the innocent show of gratitude surprised him somewhat. Ah, guess I need to get that habit under control. I'm too used to kissing Danny all the time. Brushing it off for the moment, I carried on with the class then once the bell rand for the end, I handed in my homework then began to pack up.

Just as I'd slid my books into my bag, two massive arms draped themselves around me from behind and I became very much aware of how muscular Aiden was. "So are you doing anything tonight?"

"Maybe, but shouldn't you be keeping yourself available in case Lydia decides to send you a booty call?" I answered smartly, carrying on nonchalantly despite the fact that his arms were still draped around me and he was starting to nuzzle into my neck so I jabbed my elbow into his gut, telling him to behave himself.

"Actually, we were planning a double date." Ethan said to me, coming over to perch himself against one of the tables and handed me the last of my books sweetly. Aiden could really learn from his brother, he was far more polite and considerate. "Danny and I wanted to go to the movies and eat out, but since it's early we figured doing double would make things less awkward."

"Hmm…tempting, but why didn't you ask Lydia?"

"I did, she said she's busy."

"Fair enough." It was a very enticing offer, I felt like I could use a night out and I did enjoy Danny's company, and this would also be a good chance to get to know the twins better and see what they were all about. "But you two are trouble makers, how do I know you won't try to corrupt an innocent girl like me?" I asked winsomely, fluttering my lashes at them as they both grinned with the same sloping mouth, pulling up highest in the right corner of their lips and eyes sparkling with mischief.

"Let's be real here, Cordy." Aiden said to me before hugging me again from behind, rubbing his head into mine so that he could whisper directly into my ear. "You're already a bad girl." True. Very true. However as badass and sexy a pickup line that was, I knew damn well that Aiden was listening to my heartbeat to gage my reaction just as Isaac did. He listened and I was proud to say he heard nothing but a steady pulse that did not jump, flutter or skip. I knew his game, and I could play it like a boss.

"If I decided to join you guys, you do realise that I will flirt incessantly with Danny, right?"

"Figured as much."

"And that if you think anything else other than hanging out is on the table then you are severely mistaken?"

"Figured that too."

"And if any funny business does go on, then I will come down on you both like a building on a bug, understood?

"Yes ma'am." Clicking my teeth as I grinned, I agreed to going on a double date with them. Ethan immediately texted Danny to let him know and I could almost smell the excitement off of him as he walked along with me, Aiden's arm slung over my shoulder as I walked with my head bowed over my notes to review them for next class, econ. Compared to the first time Aiden had touched me and I'd felt just how dangerous and full of anger he was, he was far more tame in comparison. There was a softness within him that hadn't been allowed to flourish before whilst Ethan contained far more tenderness in general. They weren't evil. I'll stick to my guns on that point. Just two very bad boys who had a great deal of good inside them. "We'll see you later Cordy."

"Just try and stay out of trouble today, okay? I don't know what's going on between you and Scott's group, but since I'm kind of their friend too I do not want to see you all carry on with your dumb pranks and end up getting someone seriously hurt." I said to them both before wagging a finger at them with a serious expression. "I mean it. Behave." Not promising me anything, they simply waved at me cryptically before walking away. Werewolves.

Econ was as boring as usual but I was at least managing to maintain good feedback from coach concerning my work and I was managing a 'C-plus, B-minus' average with a view to improving. Scott was already sitting at his desk so I parked myself next to him, Stiles on the other side however the moment I sat down, Scott leaned in and started to sniff me. That's it. "Okay, what is it with people sniffing me today? Do I smell like fish or something?" Scott blinked at me.

"No, you just smell like the twins. Have they been around you?" He asked me in a low voice as the general chatter of the class covered up our conversation. Seeing that we were talking about something interesting, Stiles very hastily left his seat to join in, tripping over the strap of his own bag and almost falling to the floor but caught himself in time.

"What is it what're we talking about?"

"Cordy has the twins' scent all over her. Particularly Aiden's." Huh, well what do you know?

"Okay, is that bad?" Stiles asked before looking at me. "Did they threaten you? Harass you? Isn't Aiden supposed to be suspended?"

"No, they've been perfectly fine with me. It's you guys they have a problem with, and Aiden isn't going to be suspended until the end of the week so that he can finish his first week at school. Stop being so worried about me, I can handle myself and believe it or not, Aiden and Ethan are actually great to get along with. I'm going on a double date with them and Danny tonight."

"What?!" They both started and shared a panicked look with one another.

"You gotta be crazy to go out with them! Do you not understand that they are both killer alpha werewolves with a vendetta against us?!" Stiles gushed at me as I started to inspect my nails, making sure that the polish hadn't faded or chipped. I should redo them before heading out tonight. Maybe I'll change the colour too. "Are you even listening to me?!"

"Hm? Oh I'm sorry, did you say something?" Feigning innocence, Scott reached out and gently placed his hand on my arm, eyes full of heart warming concern.

"This is serious, Cordy. We don't want you getting hurt. What if they use you as a bargaining chip to make us do what they want?" He reasoned with me so I softened towards them both, knowing full well that they were only trying to look out for me out of concern. These two were so irritatingly loveable. I've gone way too soft.

"I know, and I'm not dismissing the prospect of danger." I promised them both, ruffling Scott's hair playfully. "But I can take care of myself, and in any case I trust that Ethan and Aiden don't want to hurt me. Think of it this way, if I hang out with them, then I might be able to pick up some useful information. Perhaps they might know something about all the ritual killings and if I can get them to open up, then we can be better prepared for whatever might happen next." Pausing a moment, Scott and Stiles shared a contemplative look with one another, realising that I made perfect sense. "I've never been a spy before. This should be fun. Now, back to the original question, why does everyone keep on smelling me today?"

"Well, you have a really strong scent mark on you from Aiden." Scott began, lowering his voice as class began to settle. "But I think I can smell Isaac's scent on you too. Didn't he stay with you last night? How was he, was he okay after getting kicked out by Derek?" I smirked knowingly as coach walked in, ordering everybody to shut up.

"You could say I…took care of him. Extensively." It took a few moments for it to sink in, but when it did it was absolutely priceless. Scott's jaw dropped to the floor as Stiles actually shrieked, telling me to 'shut the front door'. Before he could launch into a tirade of questions, coached saved me from any further interrogation by yelling across the room.

"Stilinski! Sit at your own desk and quit harassing Powell, you don't have a chance she's way too good looking for you."

"Thanks coach!" I beamed but he merely waved me off. Forced back to his seat, Stiles spent the rest of class fidgeting and unable to sit still for all the questions he had. It was a laboriously long class with the seconds seemingly stretching themselves out for as long as they could possibly manage until finally bell rang for break. Abandoning his desk, Stiles jumped over to me.

"So what are you and Isaac like a thing now? What's going on when did this happen? Also, even though coach said you're too pretty for me, what about Lydia?" I just leaned back in my seat and looked at Stiles in disbelief.

"Really? Those are your questions? Ever heard of some things being private?" Clearly the notion was lost on Stiles as he merely pressed me for answers. Standing up with a huff, I began to collect my things. "We're not a couple, it's not anything serious, and if you ever want to have even a remote chance with Lydia then you seriously need to start working on your wardrobe for starters. She does have standards, you know." Looking down at his plain shirt and ill fitted flannel, I clicked my tongue with a shake of my head. "And that is only the beginning of a very long list so…just give up." Making to move away, I was suddenly faced with Scott's chest who then hugged me rather securely. Seriously? What is with all these werewolves today? "Um, Scott?"

"Yeah?"

"What are you doing?"

"Being friendly."

"Obviously. But why?"

"Because I feel like we're really starting to formulate a real friendship and I wanted to celebrate that with an extension of friendly intimacy." He responded as I just stared blankly into his chest as he continued to hold me against him.

"Right, and do you plan on letting me go anytime soon?"

"…maybe?"

"Scott?"

"Yeah?"

"Let go. Before I hurt you." Scott quickly released me, revealing a rather irritated me standing with a prominent pout of my lips. "You werewolves are all nuts. I swear you guys are all tripping off the moon or something because you're all acting like complete and utter morons." Rubbing my head where Scott had nuzzled me a bit, I shot them both a glare. "I'm basically a were-fish for Christ's sake and that still makes me the most normal person here! Yes Stiles, that includes you." Stomping out of econ I went to my locker in order to put my books away, piling them neatly, pulled out the library books I'd borrowed then closed the locker door just as the twins appeared either side of me. "Jesus!"

"Nope, just us." Aiden assured me as I recovered from the surprise.

"Danny says he's looking forward to tonight. You're okay with a horror movie right?" Ethan asked me as they both leaned against the lockers, one on each side. Seeing that my locker neighbours wanted to get to their stuff but were too intimidated by the twins to ask them to move, I grabbed them by their jackets and pulled them away so we could walk and talk.

"Horror is fine. Where are we eating?"

"The Mexican place downtown, but if you want to eat something else then we can rearrange." Remarkably it was Aiden who offered to compromise, earning a playful butt of my hip against his.

"That's very nice of you, but I know Mexican is Danny's favourite and they've added new vegetarian options recently so I've been wanting to try them out." Both the twins stopped, taken aback by my comment.

"Wait, you're vegetarian?"

"Uh yeah, you guys didn't know?" Clearly not. "Well then, seems to me you boys need to step up your game, because I bet I know more about you than you do me. You're falling behind." Intending to head off to the library, both Aiden and Ethan wrapped their arms around me this time, cocooning me like a slice of salami between two thick slices of bread. Hunky bread. "Seriously? What is with you guys today?"

"Just messing around." They snuggled me right in the middle of the hallway, drawing the attention of every student passing by until finally I wriggled my way free.

"You guys are cute but don't push your luck." Giving them a stern look softened with a smile, I went to the library in order to return the books I'd borrowed and take out new ones. The librarian was as hard nosed as ever, shushing anyone who made a noise anything louder than a church mouse sneezing. Heading over to the literature section, I began to browse through the shelves in search of all the books on my list Ms Blake had given out, wanting to grab them whilst they were still available. Feeling someone slowly tuck their head over my shoulder and slide their arms around my waist, I initially froze up and started to jerk in a bid to escape until I realised it was Isaac. "Isaac, what are you doing?"

"Being persistently annoying." He informed me honestly before turning his nose into my neck and inhaled deeply. Suddenly he stopped and I felt his brow flicker before all at once he spun me around to face him, cutting off my protest by sniffing me again. "Why do you smell like the twins?"

"Uh…maybe because I was in the same class as them and because they've been hanging around me today?" I offered but that answer did not seem to satisfy him. His jaw clenched and I could see him practically twitching in anger, making me frown.

"It smells wrong, you should go wash it off."

"What?!" Pushing him away so that I had a little more space to myself, I glowered at him hotly. "You guys are all driving me crazy today. You're all acting stranger than normal, and that's saying something." I intended to stalk off but Isaac pulled me back, spinning me into his arms where he kissed me forcefully. His hands gripped my head rather painfully, pressing me against his chest even as I struggled to break free. I was not okay with this, so with a knee to his groin I hissed at Isaac for being an ass before racing away to my next class.

Thankfully no werewolves were present for this one, so I simply stuck with Lydia and tried to think nothing more of it, but at lunch, things just started to get out of hand. Aiden came over, discreetly checked out my scent then draped himself all over me, acting all overly friendly and even let me wear his sweater during gym class because I'd forgotten mine and it was windy today. After that, Isaac caught me in between classes and apologised for the library thing which I begrudgingly forgave him for, but then he hugged me and refused to let go for ages. Then it was back to the twins, this time both of them, then Scott stepped in, then Isaac…

Honestly I was going back and forth between them so much that soon my head was spinning from it all so much that I actually elected to work with Stiles and Stiles alone during biology just to escape them all, complaining to him all the while. "I have no idea what's wrong with them all but I feel like they've been playing pass the parcel all day with me and I'm missing something."

"It's your scent." He answered me simply as we worked on our algae project.

"My what now?"

"Your scent. They've been scent marking you all day, kind of like how a dog marks its territory? The twins must have smelled Isaac on you this morning after you…you know…" He made a hand motion inferring for me to fill in the gaps as I just watched him with a blanked expression. "So when they covered Isaac's scent with their own, they were obviously trying to provoke a reaction from Isaac and Scott, which was why Scott then marked you by hugging you before. Then it just carried on from there. Isaac, Scott, Ethan and Aiden, they've literally been arguing all day who you belong to by marking their scent on you." I dropped my pen, hearing it clatter against the table before it rolled off the side and hit the floor. "You only just caught onto this?"

"I thought they were just in heat or something!" I retorted a little too loudly, earning several puzzled looks in my direction, though thankfully the teacher was taking a nap so didn't notice. Now I was pissed. Seriously pissed. "I am going to kill every last one of them." And I planned to do it slowly, painfully and as gruesomely as possible.