The Wolfskin and The Songstress

Talia's Book

The next morning, Iris and Talia were looking for Auriana.

Talia: Where could she be? Training is in 10 minutes.
Iris: Relax, Talia. Auriana couldn't have gone far. We just need to look in the one place she feels the urge to escape to.
Talia: Of course! *raises her hand up* Krystal Secludo.

The same portal from last night opens up. Iris and Talia jump through it and find Auriana snoozing away.

Iris: There you are, Auriana. We were getting worried about you for a moment.
Talia: Wake up, sleepy head. Training is in 10…
Iris: What is it, Talia? *gasp*

Iris and Talia come face to face with the sleeping Keaton. Auriana wakes up and gets the shock of a lifetime.

Auriana: *whispering* What are you guys doing here?!
Iris: *whispering* What are we doing here? What is THAT doing here?!
Talia: It's not possible.
Keaton: *yawn* Morning, Auriana. Hmm? Who are you guys?
Iris: Who are YOU? And what do you want with Auriana?
Auriana: Keaton, these are my friends, Iris and Talia. Girls, meet Keaton.
Keaton: Nice to meet you, I guess?
Talia: Hold up. *grabs a book from one of the shelves* Hopefully it's here.
Iris: What's here?
Talia: Aha! Auriana, Keaton is… a wolfskin.
Auriana: A wolf what?
Keaton: A wolfskin. It means that I can turn into a wolf using a beaststone.
Iris: Woah, amazing. Is there anything else?
Talia: Wolfskin reside on Mount Garou, a mountain that leads to the kingdom of Nohr. These shapeshifters are territorial and very powerful. It's said here that the leader killed dozens of hunters trying to get their hands on wolfskin fur.
Keaton: And that leader would be me. My fur is very soft, you know.
Iris: And very rugged too. Have you considered grooming, Keaton?
Keaton: Nah, grooming's pointless.
Auriana: Wait, if Keaton is from another unknown area, then that means…
Talia: We're free to reveal our true selves to him. *puts the book down* Okay, so Keaton, have you ever heard of Ephedia, Xeris or Volta?
Keaton: No. Why?
Iris: I'm the princess of Ephedia.
Talia: I'm the princess of Xeris.
Iris: And Auriana's the princess of Volta.
Talia: We have magical crystalline like abilities and spells at our disposal.
Keaton: How did you girls meet?
Auriana: Talia and I were sent here to look for Iris. We were holding a competition to see who has the most magical and powerful singing voice. After we found Iris, we formed the band Lolirock and performed concerts for all of Sunny Bay, but we also had to save Ephedia from evil.
Keaton: Incredible. When's your next concert? *everyone starts laughing*

**********Meanwhile**********

At the lair of the former evil twins, Praxina, the surviving reminisce of evil, was looking through a waterfall reflector.

Praxina: Graymor may be gone, and Mephisto may be dead, but at least I have a plan to get rid of those princesses once and for all. These fools may have a wolfskin, but I have the next best thing. *turns around* I have you under my control, and you'll do whatever I say. Isn't that right, prince?
???: Yes, lady Praxina.
Praxina: Excellent. All that's left is the kitsune. *evil laugh*

(A/N: If you've gotten this far, then congrats. If you guys don't like Corrin the way I do, too bad. Those two are not "a waste of time" to me. Those two regal dragons are people or avatars I can relate to, even though we don't share the same backstory. Please, just please, like Corrin for who he/she is, or else…)

**********Back to the heroes********

In the secret training area, everyone was busy training for just in case.

Talia: Alright. Show us what you got, Keaton.
Keaton: Just a heads up, it may be a bit scary for you.
Auriana: Please, we've seen worse. Come on!

Keaton then tapped into the beaststone and turned into a giant wolf like monster. Instead of being scared, Lolirock were actually estatic about it.

Iris: Wow, that's awesome!
Talia: Majestic in every way. Look at those muscles, that intimidating look on his face. Heck, if anything, it's perfect.
Auriana: Perfect is one way of putting it, Talia. Let's see if he can handle our magic.
Iris: Good idea. Krystal Collideum!

Iris shot a multitude of crystals at Keaton, but Keaton retaliated by swatting the crystals away.

Iris: Whaa?!
Talia: A man of brute strength, huh? I like it. Krystal Tectus!

Talia sent out crystals from the ground, only to have Keaton dodge them. He then slammed the ground, causing the crystals to shatter and the girls flying across the room.

Talia: *groan* I definitely don't regret saying that.
Auriana: I have an idea. Ribbon of Volta!

Using her ribbon, Auriana tried to knock Keaton down. She tried tying the torso, but Keaton dodged. She tried going for the leg, but Keaton dodged again. She finally went for the arm. Keaton took the ribbon and spun Auriana around, causing her to land on her butt.

Auriana: *giggles* Keaton, you are a force to be reckoned with.
Keaton: *goes back into his normal form* Am I now? I guess you can say that.
Auriana: Yeah, I guess so. *strokes Keaton's fur*
Iris: Are you two flirting right now?
Auriana and Keaton: *in unison* What?! Flirting?! You're crazy!
Talia: Iris is kidding… although that blush says otherwise.
Iris: Not to mention your wagging tail, Keaton.
Keaton: My tail is not wagging, Iris. It's not.
Iris: *laughs* Let's head over to the Smoothie Bar.

*********At the Smoothie Bar*********

Inside the establishment was busy, as usual. Nathaniel, the clerk working by the counter, was busy serving smoothies when he caught hold of his favourite customers and friends.

Nathaniel: Hey guys. Who's the new guy?
Iris: Nathaniel, this is Keaton. A friend of ours from Mount Garou. Keaton, this is Nathaniel. He works here.
Auriana: Not to mention that he's also Iris' boyfriend. *giggles*
Iris: *whispering* Says the girl who's dating a wolfskin.  *silently giggles*
Talia: Uh, we'll have the usual please.
Nathaniel: And what about you, Keaton?
Keaton: I'll have what Auriana's having, thanks.
Iris and Talia: *in unison* UwU, Keaton is in love with Auriana. *lol*
Keaton: Oh, shut it.
Auriana: Hey, have you ever wondered where Amaru is?
Keaton: Who's Amaru?
Iris: He's our pet.
Auriana: Only one of the most adorable pets ever.
Talia: Don't let that fool you, though. He's also pretty powerful.
Keaton: I'll remember that when I meet him.
Nathaniel: Your smoothies are ready. *hands everyone the smoothies*
Iris: Thanks, Nathaniel.
Auriana: Yum.

Keaton took his smoothie, took a sip of it and instantly fell in love… with the flavour.

Keaton: Mmm, this is really good.
Auriana: Am I right? It works even better with those snacks from last night.

*phone notification*
Iris: Huh? *takes out phone* It's from Aunt Ellen. Amaru is with her right now.
Talia: Good. We have no idea what we would do without him.
Auriana: You sounded just like me for a moment there, Talia. *revenge lol*
Talia: Oh, shut it.

The group finish off their smoothies and discuss plans for the day.

Iris: When's our next concert, girls?
Talia: It's in two days, so we have to be prepared.
Keaton: And what song are you girls planning to sing?
Auriana: How about "New Star Generation"? Or "Never Give Up"? How about "Lolistep"?
Keaton: Woah, Auriana. Let Iris and Talia think for a moment.
Talia: Thanks, Keaton. Sometimes your girlfriend can be a bit much to handle. *counter revenge lol*
Auriana and Keaton: *in unison* Oh shut it.

Keaton and Auriana attained support level B.