Once going through another 2 classes it was lunch time at Bradlington. Tala walked to the canteen with Kara, Katrina, and Kay. She knew that Maddy and her friends weren't far behind her. She sat at and empty lunch table and sighed pulling her lunch sack out of her book bag. She growled when they sat around her and Maddy sat directly across from her.

"I'm sorry for being rude alright. But it's hard enough to keep from this a secret without throwing another wolfblood in the mix alright. I'll be nicer from now on... maybe we can be friends." She said.

Tala smiled and was about to respond when Kara, Kay, and Katrina showed up "As if she'd want to be friends with you losers. She's one of us now" Kara said.

Kay nodded "So beat it!" She said

"Yeah beat it." Katrina added.

Maddy sighed "Look if you don't wanna be friends with us fine... but at least don't be friends with this jerks." She said "They'll never understand you" she whispered quiet enough for only Tala and the other wolfbloods to hear. Jana and Rhydian nodded in agreement. They got up and left their humans following them.

Kara smiled and sat next to Tala as Kay and Katrina sat across from them. "So Tala what do you have for lunch?" She asked.

Tala shrugged "I'm not sure. I know it sounds dorky but my foster mum packed it. She's big on bonding and me feeling like part of the family" she said shyly.

Katrina smiled "Its alright my mum is majorly overprotective. She usually packs mine too but we were running late this morning." She said. Tala smiled and opened her lunch sack and pulling out a container of leftover chicken penne from last night, a bottle of sprite, a banna, a baggy of carrot sticks, and another container with a slice of chocolate cake.

Kay pouted "Lucky! That's much better than anything they serve here" Katrina and Kara nodded "Yeah we're stuck with this gross meatloaf" Kara added.

Tala chuckled "I'm willing to share if you'd like. And next time I can pack lunch for all of us." She said shyly. They smiled at her as she opened her container of pasta and offered some to them. Kay tried it and Katrina had a few carrot sticks but Kara stuck to her school lunch. When she opened her desert she skewered some on her fork and held it up to Kara "Come on try it. Its got to be better than that moldy meatloaf" she teased. Kara blushed lightly and took the bite.

Kara smiled shyly "Its good." She whispered softly as Tala fed her another bite.

Kay and Katrina bit their lips watching them. Kay texted Katrina

"THEY TOTALLY LIKE EACH OTHER!"

Katrina: No way! Kara's not even gay.

Kay: But she could totally be gay for Tala.

Katrina: Well if she is then we totally have to get them together!

Kay: Totes!

Katrina: What do handbags have to do with this?

Kay looked at Katrina and shook her head at the ditzy blonde. She leaned over to Katrina "Follow my lead" she whispered. They turned to Tala and Kara who were still feeding each other and staring into each others eyes. "So Tala... got a boyfriend back home?"

Tala looked away from Kara and Kara's head snapped up at the question looking at Tala shyly "No. No boyfriend." Tala said shaking her head.

"How about a girlfriend then?" Katrina said.

"Yeah you look like the rocker alternative type who would maybe be bi." Kay added

Tala shook her head once more "I'm not bi... I'm... I'm a lesbian" she said shyly.

"Still didn't say if you had a girlfriend" Katrina singsonged.

"No. No girlfriend." She stated simply. The look of relief on Kara's face was very noticeable to her two bestfriends. They all finished eating and Tala followed the K's out to the quad where everyone was hanging out, talking, or playing soccer.

"So what do you do for fun in this town?" She asked.

Kara smile "Well we go shopping." She said

"Have parties" Kay added

"And hang out/run the Kafe" Katrina said.

"Cool." She said trying not to sound bored she knew the small town wouldn't have much to do but she didn't want to be rude either.

"Nothing special compared to Italy. What did you do for fun there?" Kara asked dreamily.

"Oh tons. You could see the Roman Coliseum or eat chicken parmigiano near the Riviera. Ugh and the restaurants, the shops! There was this little shop near my old home that sells the most beautiful vintage clothes and jewelry in all of Europe." She said happily.

The K's batted their eyelashes as they listened "Sounds brilliant" Kay said.

Tala smiled but pouted when the bell rang signaling the last class of the day. She walked and once again sat Kara.

As the final bell rang she packed up her stuff. And walked out with Kay, Kara, and Katrina.

"So Tala I'm heading to the Kafe. Wanna come with?" Katrina asked. She thought about it not sure if she wanted to go.

"Kara will be there." Kay singsonged. Kara blushed lightly and looked away acting like she wasn't listening.

Tala chuckled and smiled "Well if Kara will be there then I'm in I just have to run home real quick. Meet you there?"she asked.

"Will you be able to find it?" Kay asked.

"I'll have my foster mum drop me off. See you in a bit." As she turned to walk away she stopped in front of Kara "So...see you at the Kafe. Save me a seat yeah?"

"Yeah" Kara said shyly.

Tala smiled then starting jogging towards the woods and towards her house. She waited till she was far enough away then started running through the woods, once more jumping over fallen logs and feeling at one with the nature. She jumped off a huge boulder and landed crouched down in the dirt.

She heard some twigs crunching and growled her head turning towards the noise. She sniffed the air and stayed low to the ground. "Come out and I won't rip you to pieces!" She shouted. Maddy, Rhydian, and Jana stepped out of the bushes and she glared at them.

"Don't you know it's not safe to sneak up on a lone wolf!" She shouted. Maddy smirked as Tala's glared hardened.

"We just wanted to invite you into our pack... on a trial run basis of course." Maddy said.

"Sorry I don't do packs. Groups aren't my thing." She said

"Really? Cause the K's seem to be your thing and their a group." Jana stated with her arms crossed.

Tala snarled "What's that supposed to mean!?" She clenched her fists in anger as black veins starting moving up her arms and neck becoming more and more prominent.

"I'm just saying you seem to be a little TOO interested in the Queen of the K's." Jana growled.

"So what!? You're not my alpha! I don't have to listen to you lot!" She hissed.

"We aren't trying to boss you about but if you like her and you two date you might let it slip about being a wolfblood. You owe it to everyone to stay away from that kind of situation." Maddy said.

"I don't owe anyone anything!" She snarled. "Especially not you three! All you've done today is harass me and boss me around! The secret is mine and I can tell who I like now shove off!" She growled her eyes turning yellow as the veins spread.

She felt her wolf taking over as she fell to her knees her bones cracking as she shifted. She snarled at them and picked up her book bag with her teeth taking off in the direction of home.

"Get back here!" Jana shouted shifting herself and chasing after Tala.

"Jana!?" Rhydian shouted. He and Maddy shifted as well, chasing after Jana and Tala.

Tala ran as fast as her four legs would carry her. She found a way to get her school bag around her neck so she wouldn't drop it. She hopped over a few fallen trees panting as she ran full force, Jana not too far behind her. She howled as she ran through a puddle and through the trees. When she got close to home she jumped over another fallen tree and shifted mid air. She ran up to her house and used the key to get in quickly slamming and locking it behind her. She rested against the door panting loudly.

"Tala love? Is that you?" Her other foster mum Regina asked.

"Um yeah Miss Mills" she said still breathing hard.

Regina walked out of the kitchen drying her hands on a dish towel. She dropped it when she saw Tala. "My gods what's happened to you?" She said cupping her chin and tilting her head. Tala's face was covered in dirt and mud from running through the forest in wolf form.

"Its nothing I was just playing soccer at school." She said quickly.

"Then how do you explain this" she said gently touching a cut on her cheek with a bruise forming around it.

"I-Um... I" she stammed.

Meanwhile Jana had shifted into her human form and ran up to the house banging on the door with all her might "Open up Tala I know you're in there!" She shouted. Maddy and Rhydian shifted back and we're standing with Jana.

Regina's had snapped to the door "Who's that?" She asked quickly.

"No one just a friend from school." She rushed out.

"Doesn't sound like a friend" Regina ground out. She stomped towards the door coming face to face with a red head who had dirt on her face like Tala and equally dirty faced brunette girl and blonde boy. "I know what's going on here" she said darkly. "If you three ever come near my daughter again I'll press charges, call the school, and your parents!" She shouted

Tala peeked at the trio from behind Regina "M-Mum it's fine." She said pulling at Regina's arm.

"No Tala! I won't have you bullied on your first day! Or ever as far as Emma and I are concerned!" She said seriously.

"Miss we weren't bullying her... it's just..." Maddy stuttered. "Um..."

"Out with it!" Regina snapped

"Its just that she's Rhydian's sister!" Jana said without really thinking.

"What!?" Tala shouted.

"Yeah! You see Rhydian recognized her from when they were kids and he was nervous about approaching her in case she wasn't really who he thought she was... so we were trying to get more information from her to see if we could find out who she really is." Maddy filled in quickly.

Regina's head turned to Rhydian quickly and he nodded. "I... I just wanted to see my sister." He said.

"Tala is this true?" Regina asked.

Tala glared at them "Yes... but I don't want to see him. I have no brother" she snapped.

"I'm sorry children but give Tala some time to adjust to this before you speak to her again." Regina said closing the door gently. "Tala love...? Do you wanna talk about this?"

"Not really Regina... I knew about Rhydian when I came here I just didn't expect to see him. I'll be fine... but I was wondering if you'd take me into town. My friends run a cafe called the Kafe and they invited me out tonight." She said with a smile.

Regina smiled "That sounds like the perfect way to get your mind off all this "brother" stuff. Sure I'll take you. Do you wanna wash up first?" She asked.

Tala nodded and ran upstairs to shower "I'll be ready in a bit she said as Regina went back to cooking dinner.

Tala showered and washed her hair. She let her hair dry naturally and slid on a black mini dress, and black pumps. She brushed her hair out and put it up in a bun then pinned her bangs behind her ear. She put on a beautiful jeweled headband with a crystal flower on it then put on smoky eye shadow, eyeliner, and a dark plum lipstick. She checked herself in the mirror then rushed downstairs.

"I'm ready!" She said to Regina quickly. Regina and Emma walked in and smiled at the eager teenager.

"Someone's a little dressed up... maybe too dressed up for a cafe." Emma teased.

Regina chuckled and gently smacked Emma's chest "Stop it. Let her have her fun. Tala if you want to give us a second to get the boys stuff we'll be right there."

"We?" She questioned softly.

"Well yeah. I want to make sure we both approve of these friends. And I figured since Henry got an A-plus on his math test he deserved a treat so we're going to get an ice cream at the cafe while we're there.

Tala pouted but nodded. 30 minutes later they were parked outside the Kafe. Tala took a deep breath and walked in with her foster family.

Tonight was sure to be interesting.