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The Lycanthrope Trilogy: Heart
Chapter 5: Party
"Hey, Allen?"
I glance away from the TV to look at Alec. "Yeah?"
"You know how…" he trailed off and glanced around quickly. "You know how we're having Lavi's party next week?"
I nod. "What about it?"
"Do you know 'Love Bites' by Halestorm?"
"Of course! I know the lyrics by heart!" I exclaim before I notice a few eyes on me. I lower my voice. "Yes, I know it."
Alec laughs. "I was wondering if you wanted to sing a part of it with me during karaoke?"
I raise an eyebrow at him. "And by part you mean?"
"The third verse. I can't sing screamo like you can!" he says.
"I mean, I'm not that good―"
"Yes, you are! I already asked Fou, and she said screamo was fine as long as we don't take out the speakers."
"I don't know, Alec…" I say as I contemplate what could happen. What would happen if I sang screamo in front of the pack? What about Kanda? He said that he didn't particularly like or dislike screamo, but would he think of me differently if I did it?
After a moment of Alec's pleading, I finally say, "Okay, I'll do it, but I'm not getting on stage until the second chorus and no one finds out about it until then. Agreed?"
"Okay!" he says with a beam.
What have I gotten myself into?
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"You seem…jumpy," Kanda said as we listened to Fou and Lavi sing "Déjà Vu" by Beyonce.
"I'm fine," I assure. Alec had told me he was next. Geez, why am I freaking out this much?
Kanda seemed unconvinced. "Are you sure?"
I nod. "Yeah. What are you singing?"
He leans back, his arm behind me on the couch. "Fou and I sing the most at these events. 'Wherever, Whenever' by Shakira with Fou―"
I interrupt, "She's singing the second verse, right?"
"That was the deal. Lenalee really wanted me to sing it for some reason unknown to me, but I told her that I was not singing, 'Lucky that my breasts are small and humble so you don't confuse them with mountains.' That's why Fou offered to sing the girly parts of it, though all of it's pretty girly, but I can't say no to Lenalee when she's pregnant."
"Yeah, I agree. What others?"
"'Burn It to the Ground' by Nickelback with Lavi. 'Smile' by Avril Lavigne."
"What's with the girl songs?" I ask. He closes his eyes and shrugs. "I take requests, and for some reason, the guys ask Fou and the girls ask me. This leads to girly songs. Anyways, there's several more, but I'd rather find something more productive to talk about. What are you singing?"
I hesitate for a moment before I say, "I'm helping Alec in his song, but you don't know it and I don't want you to know yet. Later, I'm doing 'Mine' by Taylor Swift and 'Imaginary' by Evanescence."
"And is the first dedicated to anyone in particular?"
"Maybe," I say and give him a kiss on the cheek before I turn to the stage.
Alec sang the second verse. "My lips are pale and vicious. You're foaming at the mouth. You suffered in the darkness. I'll suck the pain right out. So come and taste the reason, I'm nothing like the rest. I'll kiss you in a way you'll never forget about me! That chick can eat her heart out."
I stand and walk onto the stage next to him, and eyes immediately look up at me. Alec winks as I begin my verse in a low, raspy voice. "It checks you in and kicks you down and chews you up and spits you out. It messes with your sanity by twisting all your thoughts around."
The music gets louder along with my voice, but I still didn't consider it screamo. "They say it's blind. They say it waits, but every time it seals your fate. Now it's got you by the balls. It won't let go until you fall!"
When I begin to actually shout, I pull the microphone away, still perfectly hearable. "I was down and out. Got up and said, 'Hey, love, I've had enough!' I felt pleasure without pain. MY SOUL YOU'LL NEVER TAME!"
I held out the last syllable for about ten seconds before Alec picks it back up. "Love bites, but so do I."
He continues the last of the song while I retreated to the couch I had been sitting on. Kanda openly stared at me, and I look down with the immediate assumption that he didn't like it.
After a minute, he says, "That was incredible."
I glance up with a smile. "Really? You liked it?"
"I'm not one for screamo, but it was still really good. I didn't know you could sing like that."
I blush. "Thank you. I have a tendency to sing in the shower, but only when people aren't around. Alec came in from hunting one day when I thought I was alone and he overheard me. Otherwise, he wouldn't have known to ask me."
After Alec was done, he sat next to me and smiled. "You did awesome!"
"Thanks. You did really well, too."
His smile widens. "Thank you. This is the first time I've sang in public. We never had anything like this in my old pack."
"Are you going to sing anything else tonight?"
"Yeah, but you'll have to wait to find out."
I pout playfully. "Am I not special enough to know?"
"No, you're very special, but it's a surprise!"
I smile, but it's short-lived. Kanda's arm snakes around my waist, and I glare at him in an obvious 'cut it out' way. He doesn't move his arm, but I let it slide.
A few songs later, I begin to feel my jealousy spark as Alma sings his song of choice, which happens to be "Before He Cheats" by Carrie Underwood. He stares at Kanda and me the whole time. "Right now, he's probably slow dancing with a bleach-blonde tramp, and she's probably getting frisky. Right now, he's probably buying her a fruity, little drink because she can't shoot whiskey. Right now, he's probably up behind her with a pool stick, showing her how to shoot a combo. And he don't know….
"I dug my key into the side of his pretty, little, souped-up four-wheel drive. Carved my name into his leather seat. I took a Louisville slugger to both headlights. Slashed a hole in all four tires! Maybe next time he'll think before he cheats."
I frown, and Kanda asks, "You want a fruity, little drink?"
I shoot him a glare, but he doesn't seem to care. After a moment, I ask, "What song are you doing next?"
"'Good Girls, Bad Guys' by Falling in Reverse."
"I've never heard it before."
"Then you probably won't like it."
I eye him suspiciously. "Why?"
"You'll see. Remember that it was a request, too."
I quickly realized why he said that. He sang really well, but I didn't like my boyfriend singing it. "So why do good girls like bad guys? I've had this question for a real long time. I've been a bad boy, and it's plain to see. So why do good girls fall in love with me?
"You've got pep in your step. You live your life with no regrets. How you look when you are wet is something I cannot forget. I just want to kiss your lips, the ones between your hips. If I cash in all my chips on you, then baby, I'd be rich. Sexy, please text me. I'm ready for you. Waiting, I'm begging, so please get here soon."
When he finishes the song a few minutes later, I slap him on the shoulder as he sits, and he quickly says, "Request! I already told you that!"
"Yeah, but you could have refused," I say as a glare at him. He wraps an arm around my waist and pulls us together, hip-to-hip. "Everyone knows that I'm with you."
"And what if they think I'm a cheap ho now?"
"I thought you didn't care about people's opinions."
I pause. "I care about the pack's opinion because they're not just people anymore. They're my family."
Kanda nods. "And they know about the requests I take."
I don't reply, and Alec begins his song. "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne.
"You're so fine. I want you mine. You're so delicious. I think about you all the time. You're so addictive. Don't you know what I can do to make you feel alright? Don't pretend; I think you know I'm dang precious. And heck yeah, I'm the mother freaking princess. I can tell you like me, too, and you know I'm right. She's like, so whatever. You could do so much better. I think we should get together now. And that's what everyone's talking about!
"Hey, hey, you, you, I don't like your girlfriend! No way, no way, I think you need a new one. Hey, hey, you, you, I could be your girlfriend! Hey, hey, you, you, I know that you like me! No way, no way, you know it's not a secret. Hey, hey, you, you, I want to be your girlfriend!"
Testosterone poured out of Kanda like water out of a broken dam as he growled deep in his throat, and when I look at him, one eye is ice blue and the other is yellow with a slit for a pupil. Oh, geez….
"Kanda, calm down," I say, turning his face toward me instead of the stage. "Don't let it bother you. He's just trying to get a reaction out of you."
The alpha's eyes narrowed, and when he speaks, his voice is two octaves lower. "He's after you. I'm not letting him take what's mi―"
He cuts himself off and closes his eyes for a moment, and I can tell he's struggling to calm himself. After a minute, the song ends, and Alec gets a drink instead of sitting down. Smart kid.
Kanda opens his eyes, both cobalt blue again, and he takes a deep breath. I smile. "See, it wasn't that hard."
He nods. "Can I ask for a favor?"
"Yeah. Anything," I say, though I was slightly unnerved.
"Will you kiss me?"
I freeze at the request, completely caught off guard. Why should I kiss him? I mean, I realize it would be better for him to ask if he can kiss me right now, but why the other way around? I'm confused! "Why?"
"Because I'm the one who always instigates."
Or because you want to make sure I still care about you.
I order lightly, "Lay down."
Kanda raises an eyebrow at me, but obeys regardless. I lie on top of him and look him in the eyes. "I'm not going to kiss you."
He's obviously disappointed by this, and I continue, "You should already know that I love you, and it won't change because a new linta joined the pack. It wouldn't change if you said you owned me, but there's a difference between saying it to compete with another guy and saying it to express your love for me."
He nods and asks, "Will you still kiss me though? I find it very cute."
I smile and press my lips to his while his arms wrap around my waist. It's a good thing the lights were down, but I could feel two pairs of eyes on us, not that I really cared as I opened my mouth. Our tongues slid together, and I pull out Kanda's hair tie and twist my fingers in the tresses. The taste of blood was prominent on my taste buds, but when it was Kanda, I stopped caring, and he obviously must have loved the taste of bittersweet chocolate.
When we break apart, Kanda pushes up to whisper in my ear, "His paws better stay off you."
"And Alma's better stay off you," I reply.
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"You know I really want to murder you, right?"
I face palm and put my ear to the door to wait for Alec's reply.
"Freedom of speech."
Now he's really going to kill you.
I heard Kanda growl. "Don't forget that I have the power to throw your butt out of here."
"And what would Allen think about that?"
Silence.
"My point exactly. Allen would hate you for months, even years, and you won't take that chance. I think you're scared."
"Scared? Of what?"
"You're afraid Allen might choose me over you."
"I know he wouldn't do that."
"And if he did?"
"Then he does. I have no control over him."
"But you wish you did."
"I'm not going to force him to be with me."
I choose then to open the door and walk into the room. The conversation instantly died, and I roll my eyes. "Morons."
After I sit on the edge of the bed, I make eye contact with both males and firmly say, "Let's get something straight here. I'm dating Kanda, Alec. I don't like Alec like that, Kanda. Clear? Good."
I crawl under the blankets with Kanda, but when he tries to drape an arm over me, I swat it away.
"What did I do?" he asks.
"I'm agitated at you."
"For what?"
"For your overload of testosterone."
Kanda sighs and rolls over to face the wall before he snags a pillow to hold. I find it almost cute. If he doesn't have me to hold, he clutches a pillow instead, and it's not an every now and then thing. It's every time I'm not in his arms. I also think it's sad to some degree, like he's lonely or something.
I frown. Stupid guilt.
I turn out the light and roll onto my side. After a moment, I bite my lip and rest my hand on Kanda's waist before I gently pull him back. The alpha moved to his back and glanced at me questioningly, but I ignore him as I rest my head on his shoulder, my arm over his chest. I could almost hear him smirk and I growl, "Don't think I'm not mad at you."
"If you're mad, why are you cuddling me?"
"I'm cold."
Kanda audibly chuckles, but I jab him with my elbow to shut him up, which worked well. He rubs the spot. "You used to be sweet and innocent."
"Then I met you."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"It means you made me less sweet, though I'm still innocent and you're not changing that for a long time."
"Long time?"
"We've been dating for six months. I wouldn't accept any type of proposal until at least one year."
"I'm supposed to propose?"
I frown. "Yes."
"How am I supposed to do that? I have to buy a ring, and months later, you walk down an aisle?"
"Never said that."
"Then what did you say?"
"I said proposal."
"Explain."
"No, I'm not telling you what you're supposed to do."
Kanda doesn't reply.
Author Note: This chapter wasn't too boring, was it? I hope not, and please, Please, PLEASE REVIEW!