yeah another update :) still working on chapter two.

-CHAPTER 1-

"Uh… so what do you guys want to do for the holidays?" questioned a light-brown haired girl. Her eyes attempted to meet others around the table, but failed as she only saw foreheads and fringes covering eyes. "We're going beach at the end of the year, and we went to the city last time…"

'Not that again, Lucy. We've decided on going to the movies, and that's that!' a deep and comforting voice spoke to the girl. This voice belonged to none other than the slightly older boy sitting beside her. His fringe partly covered his eyes, but the rest was cut neatly. None of the other students at the table heard this, only Lucy did.

You see- human-wolves, over the years, have learnt to share their thoughts only if they wanted to. The rest was private to the world. This, of course, was only possible if the people were from the same 'pack'.

'Well, they obviously don't know. Maybe cause only you tell me your thoughts.' Lucy spoke, poking her tongue at him mentally. She heard him sigh in response, though to her it sounded like he was pleased.

"I suggest a pool party at Lance's place!" spoke a boy with matted hair excitedly, interrupting her thoughts. Most of his hair seemed to sway to the right but not swing back to the left, as if there were invisible strings holding his black hair up.

"Diego, my parents won't allow it- not after the last incident that we had," replied the girl's cousin. His eyes were closed, but it was obvious he was listening. "I suggest movies. At home or at the cinemas, I don't really care."

"But what to watch though…" commented the eldest out of all the nine sitting at the table. "There's not much out right now, besides a few chick flicks and horror movies."

"I heard that 'Devil Within' is quite intriguing... Austn and I watched the preview and we found it interesting," spoke the boy with his hair styled like a bird's nest. His hair reflected gold specks of sunlight coming in though the canteen's wide windows.

"But I don't like horror movies!" opposed Lucy. "Last time I watched one I had to walk out of the room to calm myself down."

"Lulu, we have nothing else to do. And you brought it upon yourself by starting the conversation anyway," spoke Lance calmly, opening his eyes and looking across the round table.

"Don't call me Lulu!" exclaimed the schoolgirl playfully. She pouted and sat back in her seat. The boy with bird's-nest-hair laughed heartily.

"Sorry I made up that name, Lulu!" he laughed, very audibly. Even the clamour of the students around them couldn't drown it out. The scholars around him gave him strange looks, but it didn't stop him. Glaring, the little girl huffed.

"It's Lucia! If you're gonna call me something, Scotty, at least make it sound nice!" she said with a vexed tone. Scott scoffed at her remark and his new nickname.

"I believe Lulu's a very cute name, isn't that right, Riley?" spoke the eldest, looking towards the boy a few seats to his left. Caught off guard, the ninth-grader was puzzled.

"Huh?" Riley said, in the middle of twirling a part of his fringe unknowingly. Stopping mid-twirl, he blushed as Lucia giggled.

"Just because you weren't 'born' into our pack doesn't mean you won't participate in our discissions," said their so-called leader. His voice was commanding.

"Sorry Jaye," Riley murmured. He rolled his eyes secretly, and met eyes with Lucia. Jaye was about to retort, but kept his mouth shut. Lucia spoke after a long and uncomfortable silence.

"Fine, we'll watch a horror moving, but I'm sitting in between Lance and Dmitri," she concluded. This made all the boys smile, knowing that she would be hiding her face in Dmitri's sleeve the whole time. The thoughts they shared with him made Dmitri beam with happiness. Lucy was oblivious to this, though her cousin was not.

'Don't push your luck, Dmitri. You know I can stop you anytime I want to,' Lance spoke to Dmitri privately and threateningly. The two locked eyes across the table, and as soon as they did the smile was immediately erased from Dmitri's face. 'So don't try anything.'

'Fine… I'm sorry Lance, but I can't help it.' He said. There was no doubt in the remorse that was clear in Dmitri's tone.

'That's why I'm here,' the boy said, smiling to him mentally.

The bell rang a few minutes later, and the group dispersed without a word. Students filed out into the halls of the school in large groups, arousing angry shouts and muffled noises around Lucia. Two boys were at her heels, heading to their next class.

They passed a particularly small group of girls, both parties glared at each other, daring to strike viciously. The three girls hissed low under their breath, while Dmitri and Diego generated growling noises in the back of their throats.

"They're always purposely crossing paths with us!" Diego exclaimed, spitting out the 'they're'. He hated them so much, yet he never questioned why. he assumed it was his instinct.

"It doesn't matter. We're their problem, they are not ours," spoke Lucia harshly. The three of them were sitting at their science bench, Lucia in the middle of the two boys. "We're not going to spark a fight."

"But Lucy, they want us to fight back. One day, I just might not be able to hold back," the irritated boy said. "I can barely control the urge to rip them to shreds…"

"Then I'll hold you back," said Dmitri, who had barely spoke since that morning. His eyes simply portrayed boredom, with a hint of rage. He flicked a part of his fringe that was covering his eyes away. "You know I'm very capable of that."

Smiling, the two boys looked forward to listen to the teacher.

'Why… why did it all have to happen…' Lucia thought silently to herself. She blocked the other two out, not letting them see into her thoughts. Another one of the tricks that wolves, over the years, had learnt. 'Everything was once so perfect… but… that night…'

Sensing her distress, Dmitri looked toward the girl whose hair was in two lazy ponytails resting on her shoulders. She shook her head as if to say she was okay, but he still looked at her with concern in his eyes. Even though he didn't know what she was thinking about, he knew it wasn't very pleasant. Lucy's anguished expression announced it to the world. His twin… it was well known that the two were close from the very beginning. Even before they first phased.

They were called twins because Lucy as born just a few seconds after Dmitri. Not born into the world, born here meaning when they first phased. They had figured out so much that one night they had first changed… things that only three people knew about. Those three people were Dmitri, Lucia, and her cousin Lance.

"Having one of your 'private' conversations again, I presume?" Diego guessed. The two looked at him, irritated. He sat up straight and put up his hands with an apologetic expression. "Well sor-ry then!"

Lucia smirked while Dmitri just copied the notes down from the board. It was true they had secret conversations between each other through their minds… but not everyone had to know. He liked it the way it was… secret.

If it's confusing... i'm sorry! lucia, lucy, and lulu are all the same person by the way ^-^" rate and review please :D