My Twin Mates

A Troublesome Development

With all the students gathered in the physical art defense class, Niklaus scanned the faces of all the students gathered until he laid eyes on Raven, Kieran and Kreed. Since he heard about the last premonition of the elder, he had made it his business to try and find out more about them and probably try to prevent it from happening. From what he knew so far from the Alpha, He knew the twins were her mates and she was dating the older one already and now like he was told, she had rejected the younger twin and become mates with the older one.

He knew if that was the case and nothing else was afoot, then they had nothin to be wary of. But since they had the premonition, to him, there was something more going on between the three of them, a loaded gun ready to go off. He unfolded his arms and moved away from the wall he was leaning on. He made his way to the front of the students and stood there, staring at them with a smile.

"My name is Niklaus, your physical art defense teacher. As you well know, you don't just rely on your wolf strength when it comes to defense and attacks. The more skillful you are, the more in sync you are with your strengths, the stronger you are" He explained. "I mean a very skillful Crescent wolf can take on a less skillful Direwolf. That's how important being in sync with your wolf and improving your fighting skill is" He added and saw the eyes of the Crescent wolves there lit up with disbelief and also with hope.

"Are you a Crescent or Direwolf?" One of the students questioned from the gathering.

"Hmmm" He tilted his head sideways with a pouted lips as though thinking about the question. "Well...." He paused and smiled. "I was born an Alpha Crescent wolf" He answered, showing them his glowing red eyes. He saw the shocked look on their faces and the questions in their eyes.

"How's that possible?" Kreed asked from where he stood beside Raven.

"Yeah it is a rare phenomenal. I guess I'm one of the gifted ones" He smiled proudly.

"Does that mean you have visual prowess like the Direwolves?" Diamond asked from beside Kieran.

"No I don't"

"Then you're still not as strong as a Direwolf?" Kieran inquired

"There are only a few Direwolves who would cause me problems....but I can assure you they are not in this room" He flashed him a smile. "Now we getting sidetracked. Let's get back to the purpose of the class" He added, stealing glances at Raven. She had been quiet the whole time and seemed to be out of it. He knew he couldn't blame her, she just lost her guardian, the last person she considers family. She had been through a lot for such a young age.

"Now pick a sparring partner. After every round, you'll all switch partners. That way we would be able to gauge your strengths and weaknesses" Niklaus instructed and the students complied.

***

Sitting around the cafeteria table, the group began glancing at each other, each wondering what to say or would say something first. They were all walking on eggshells around Raven. She had been quiet most of the whole day in school, only speaking when being spoken to. They knew that was her way of grieving but the silence was deafening and everyone was nervous and tensed.

They kept picking their lunch in silence. Raven who noticed the atmosphere and knew it was because of her, sighed and sat upright. "You guys don't have to be wary of speaking around me" She stated, glancing at them one after the other.

Diamond who was worried about her friend, stared at her sympathetically. "Are you okay Ray?" She asked with concern in her voice.

"I will be when I kill Rayne" She blurted out, taking them by surprise.

"That got dark real quick" Killian muttered

"Don't worry, his time is gonna come" Kreed who sat beside her, nodded at her, taking her hand in his.

Kieran furrowed his brows at his twin's response. "Hold on..." He shifted his attention to Kreed, giving him a questioning look, before shifting his eyes to Raven who was waiting to hear what he had to say. "You don't wanna go down that road yet before you're absolutely sure"

"What are you talking about?" Kreed inquired

"I mean, we don't know if it's really him that did it..." He replied and saw Raven's eyes darkened.

"Then who did?" She blurted angrily. "He broke into our house twice, ignoring the fact that he is still exiled. Need I remind you why he was exiled in the first place? He killed our parents and more than a dozen other members of the pack. What more proof do you need?" She questioned angrily, her eyes getting clouded with tears.

"I know he's done awful things. I'm just saying we shouldn't jump into conclusions yet and be absolutely sure he is the one...."

"THERE'S NO WE!!!" Her loud bark drew the attention of the students in the cafeteria. She looked around at all the eyes on them. Without saying another word, she stood up, took her tray of food and stormed off.

"Ray!" Kreed called after her, standing up. He glanced back at Kieran with an angered look. "What is wrong with you?" He shot him a dagger piercing look before running after Raven.

"What?" Kieran shrugged with confusion and then turned to Diamond. "Did I say something wrong?"

"No but I think you should understand that she's hurting and stuff like that would piss her off more" Diamond replied with a tired look.

"What do you think Ace?" He turned to Ace who had been quiet the whole time.

"I think she's just looking for something to direct her hate and anger to" Ace replied, his eyes fixed on his meal.

"But she has to face the truth that Rayne might not be the one who killed Isabella. Else the real killer might go scot free. I don't know why Kreed is letting her fall deeper into that idea that might be a wrong one. She's gonna get herself killed if he keeps petting her into it" Kieran explained.

"But what if you're wrong and it is indeed Rayne that got her" Killian asked.

"My guts is telling me it's not....and I'm not gonna stand by and watch her get herself killed" He replied with a determined look, staring into the distance, ignorant about Diamond's eyes that were fixed on him from where she was sitting next to him. Seeing the care he had for Raven clearly in his eyes even when she wasn't his, broke her heart a little.

"See you guys later. I have some stuff to take care of" Ace announced, standing up and leaving.

***

Alpha Damien glanced at Tessa as she kept tapping her foot worriedly where she sat across from him. You don't have to be a mind reader or to feel her emotions to know she was worried. It was written bodly on her face. Who wouldn't be worried of their kids after all. "I know you're worried Tess, but don't worry, we would find a way to avoid the premonition from coming through"

"And what if we can't? What if it is set in stone?" She asked worriedly

"I don't believe in destiny"

"I can't lose any of my sons. They are everything to me. Everything I have left of their father. I can't bear to lose even one of them"

"Then we have to start coming up with a way to avoid that vision from happening. Do you have any idea yet? From what I know and can tell so far, if there's anyone with a higher chance of going into the darkness, it would be Kreed...." He paused and saw the look on her face. Her expression told him she had thought about it too. "I see you have come to that same conclusion too"

"Yeah. I think something had or is still happening between Raven and Kieran. If I am right and Kreed finds out about it, it would set him off. He has a fragile heart...both of them do. That could be the reason that sets him off" She explained.

"Then I guess we have to find a way to make him not find out. Which means firstly, whatever it is between Kieran and Raven needs to stop. I would find a way to make Kieran see the dangers in what they are doing and you have to make sure Kreed's never finds out. We can't afford to let one of our important members to go into the dark, it would add to our problems" Alpha Damien stated and Tessa nodded in agreement.

***

Kieran shut the front door behind him and stopped when he heard voices coming from the dinning area. He picked up their voices and proceeded to their direction with furrowed brows, wondering why they were there. "Hey mom" He greeted on getting to where they were seated. "What's going on?" He asked, staring from Raven to Kreed.

"Mom just offered for Raven to come live with us since it isn't safe at the moment in her house and that she doesn't need to be alone right now" Kreed explained

"Oh really....." Kieran stated, not really knowing how to feel about it.

"What do you think?" Tessa asked, her eyes fixed on Kieran.

"I...think that's great. She would definitely be safe here. It's a great idea" He forced a smile.

"Thanks guys" Raven said with a still sad eyes.

"Great. I'll go help you pack" Tessa offered.

"Oh no, don't worry. I'll call Diamond. She'll help me pack" Raven interjected. "You don't have to stress with that. You have done enough for me already" She added

"Alright then" Tessa gave her a sympathetic smile. "I guess I'll go setup the guest bedroom for you then" She concluded and walked away toward the stairs.

As soon as she was gone, Kieran stood there, staring at them both as they in turn sat awkwardly. He bobbed his head and sighed. "I'll be in my room" He announced and left also. 'This is a very terrible idea' He thought to himself as he climbed up the stairs.

***

Glancing out the window, Freya realized it was dark already. She knew both her mate and daughter would be running late. Diamond had told her she was going to help Raven Pack and the Alpha had called about having a dispute to settle at the pack house. It was going to just be her in the next two to three hours.

She was done with dinner already. she took off her apron and walked to the sink. She turned on the faucet and was washing her hands when she heard a smashing sound from the livingroom. She paused and listened for it again but nothing came. She turned off the faucet and turned around with furrowed brows, listening with her wolf hearing, but she caught nothing.

"Diamond!?" She called out but no reply.

She slowly began.making her way to the livingroom, picking up a knife from the kitchen cabinet. She got to the livingroom and stood frozen to the floor. All the lights were turned off. But in the darkness were two distinctive pairs of red eyes glowing in the dark. One a few metres in front of her, the other by the staircase on her left hand side. She immediately turned back to run but stopped on her track when she saw another pair of red eyes standing behind her.

"The only female and one the remaining living member of the once dreaded Black Lotus.....it's an honor to meet you" Blue said to her with a crooked smile.

Freya took two steps back and then turned to face the other two members, taking a fighting stance and holding the knife tighter. "You're ending me easily" She stated

"Very well" Darcel replied, bringing out his claws and the others did the same.

"Let's see just how strong a member of the dreaded Black Lotus is" Blue laughed maniacally.