The Guild of Red Wolves

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Sophie's P.O.V.

I stared in shock as I watched Keefe and Biana kissing. Keefe, after everything we've been through had convinced me that he loved me. I guess it's all over now. We got into a fight only yesterday. It was a over something small, I couldn't even remember what it was about, but it quickly escalated.

We broke up that day, and I was coming to Shores of Solace to apologize and hopefully get back together again, when I found him kissing my best friend. I hadn't realized he would move on that quickly. I stifled my cries of betrayal and silently ran outside to teleport.

Back at Havenfield, I rushed past Edaline, who gave me a worried glance but didn't stop me. I was very grateful for that. I padded to my room and quickly took an extremely hot shower to keep my mind off of the breakup. As I got out and wringed my hair free from moisture, I looked in my mirror to make sure i was tear-free. I didn't want to cry over something that's really not important. It doesn't mean that I won't ignore the crap out of my ex, though.

I sighed and tugged on my dark clothes that I had picked out, fitting my mood perfectly. I grouchily opened my bathroom door and found that someone was on my bed, playing with Iggy or something.

I silently padded over to the person. It was either Tam or Linh, I could tell from the black hair. However, I was completely convinced it was the former when my imp gave of a burp and the person turned around in disgust to show Tam.

"Tam?" I questioned, startling him enough to make him jump. "What are you doing here?"

The shade shrugged. "Edaline said that you needed a friend over. I really have no idea why she hailed me though," he explained.

"Oh," I said lamely and looked away, not wanting Tam to see my new tears.

"Hey, are you okay? What's wrong Sophie?" He got up from the bed and came over to me, taking my chin in his hands and turning my head so I had to look at him. "Why are you crying?" He asked softly, his eyes radiating warmth and safety. I closed my eyes as more tears fell, and Tam wrapped his arms protectively around me as I started sobbing. He gently traced circles on my back and soon, my cries turned into hiccups.

"Sorry for ruining your shirt," I apologized through the hiccups. I pulled away and wiped my rear stained eyes.

"It's all right. Just tell me if I have to punch someone. "

I smiled at his joke and sat down on my bed, contemplating if I should tell Tam what I had witnessed. "Yesterday, Keefe and I got into a fight and it ended with us breaking up," I explained. "I was going over to Shores of Solace this morning to apologize but caught him k- kissing Biana."

Tam stiffened and I mentally smacked myself. Tam had a crush on Biana. I was about to say sorry when Tam spoke up. "Are you okay?"

I snorted. "I was just bawling my eyes out, I think all be fine," I sarcastically reassured.

Tam winced. "Yeah, probably should have assumed that. Do you want me to stay a little longer?"

I thought for a minute, mostly just to see if he was serious. "Could you stay?" I finally asked. I really liked it when Tam comforted me. It was different from the times that Keefe or Fitz would comfort me. Or anyone else for that matter. With Tam, it was just a comforting assurance of peace and silence. No barging questions, or waiting for answers. Tam was just there, and never needed a reason to be.

He nodded in answer for my question and came to sit down with me on my bed. "Soo... What do you want to do?" He asked and I shrugged. I didn't really hang around Tam much so I didn't know what to talk about. As if reading my mind, he spoke up and suggested a fairly good idea. "Well, we're not really that close, so maybe you have a human game that might help us break the ice."

I nodded along in agreement and racked my brain for any icebreakers. "We could play Two Truths and a Lie," I replied and he raised up an eyebrow in question. "Basically, you tell me two thing about you that are true and I don't know, and one lie," I explained. "Then I have to guess which one is the lie."

"How original," he snorted and I had to agree. "I can go first," Tam offered and I nodded for him to go ahead. "Alright, hmm. Okay, I got it, 1: I spent two hours on my hair this morning, 2: I have only one fear, and 3: Sometimes I wish I wasn't a twin."

Wow. This was intense. "You do realize that this is only an icebreaker game, right?" I questioned.

"Was I supposed to do something lighter, like my favorite color?"

"No, its fine," I responded, then started thinking. "Maybe... Number three?" I asked. There was no way on earth that Tam didn't wish Linh was his twin.

"What kind of insufferable, hair absorbed, fool do you take me as?" Tam shuddered. Scratch that thought. "NUMBER ONE! The only idiot who would ever take over thirty minutes to style their hair is Keefe! I only take ten minutes!" He shouted in exasperation and flopped on my bed.

I giggled, then froze. "You wish you weren't a twin?"

Tam sighed. "Only sometimes, but I quickly throw away the thought. Whenever I look at a happy family, like the Vackers, I always wish that it could be me, that my parents weren't so ashamed of me and Linh, but the only way that will happen is if someone was younger. That's when I wish I wasn't a twin."

As he explained this, I carefully laid down beside him and squeezed him, making sure Tam could feel as much love as he could. "I'm so sorry, Tam," I whispered when he was done. He stiffened a little but quickly returned my hug. "I had no idea you felt that way."

He turned toward me and brushed some hair out of my face. "Don't worry, no one knows, not even Linh."

I scrunched up my face. "Then why did you tell me?" I quizzed.

"I had to get it off my chest, and you're the only one that I trust more than Linh." I was taken aback by Tam's words. He trusts me more than he trusts his twin? The one that he willingly got banished with? "Your turn." It took me a moment to realize that he was talking about the game.

I smiled and gave him the truths and lie. Somehow, Tam got it correct. I was almost positive that I hid this secret extremely well.

We continued to play for a little while longer until I remembered the movie player that Dex had made for me a little while ago. "Hey Tam?" I asked.

"Hmmph?" He responded.

"Do you want to play a movie?" Tam looked up from the item he was holding (sorry, it's late and I'm tired.) and looked at me. For a second, I was caught in his silvery eyes, but was brought back to reality when he agreed. "Okay, pick a movie from over there while I set everything up." I pointed to a stack of CDs that I bought on a trip to the forbidden cities and started creating a cozy space for the two of us to watch. After I made a cushiony bed for us to use, I painfully started to set up the movie player, as I was not good with tech.

By the time I had finished, Tam had picked out The Greatest Showman, one of my favorites! While the movie was playing, I started to doze off, Tam making the occasional comment on how awful it was to discriminate by the way you look or how much money you have and I responded each time by reminding him of the Elve's discriminations. Soon though, I was fast asleep.

Edaline's P.O.V

I came up at around nine to see if Tam had gone and if Sophie wanted any Mallowmelt. I had not expected that Sophie would be wrapped up in a blanket with her head resting on Tam's shoulder. I smiled when I noticed that they were both asleep.

Not wanting to wake them, I conjured up a spare level five uniform for Tam and placed both his and Sophie's on her bed. I also turned the light thingy off that the pair had been watching. Then I sent a silent goodnight to the two and went downstairs to bed.

Okay! Just about 15 hundred words! Wow, that makes it sound like a lot!
Anyways, to those of you who like helping authors out, this is for you:

What should my cover be of? It can't be people or animals, but other than that, it should be fine. I rly need a cover and my minds drawing a blank.
Thanks for reading Sweets!
-Amalia 💜