Third Person POV
"Layla, do we have to go to school?" Zinnia asked.
"Yes, Zinny. We have to go to school." Layla looked over at her for a second. "I'll tell you what. If you actually behave, I'll take you to get ice cream."
Zinnia cheered and sat back in her seat. The girls were almost at school and they were both thinking of their mates.
"Lay, do you think that the Knight clan will start anything?"
"If they do, then we will stop them."
"Stop who?" Mason Knight asked. He is the clan leader of Knight clan and cousins to Brittany Blair.
"One of clan members who loves to eat all the ice cream." Layla lied smoothly. She doesn't trust Mason at all. "So, why don't you go back and hangout with Errick and leave us to talk, okay? Okay."
"If I were you, little Havardr, I'd watch who I'm talking to." Mason's power fluctuated, but it wasn't that strong.
"Actually, little Knight, you better watch who you're talking to." Layla power fluctuated and Mason almost fell over. He growled at her and left us alone. "He needs to watch his back."
"Layla, did you feel his power?" Zinnia asked her.
"I did. It was quite pathetic." She looked angry. "They are blowing this power off as a way to get what they want."
You can see the clans getting upset at this. "We value this power because it enables us to protect those that we love." You could hear the clans agreeing behind Layla. "We should never use this power for our own gain like that. We should use it for protection and fun. Never to deliberately harm someone or for our own gain." Everyone started cheering.
"Iuramis per amissam indigentibus semper tueri." We all chanted that.
"What does that mean, princess?" Kade asked Layla. He kissed her head and Xander kissed my cheek. Errick and Mason looked mad.
"It means 'We swear by the Lost One, to protect those who need it.'" I answered for her. "Kade, are you going to spend more time with Lay?"
"Yes I am. I've been so busy with the pack that I didn't have time for her, but, now I'll make time." With that, they all walked to the only class today.
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"Okay class, today we are doing a project." The class groans at that. "The project will be on mental illnesses and I will be assigning the groups."
After the teacher assigned most of the groups, she assigned the last one. "Zinnia Edwards, Layla Havardr, Kade Draydon, Xander Black, Errick Draven, Mason Knight and Brittany Blair. You guys have depression."
"Great. I'm working with the two losers." Brittany said.
Zinnia's POV
"Lay, whose house are we working at?" I asked my best friend.
"We can work at my house. I don't have to worry about anyone interrupting us." Lay answered back. "Does that work for everyone?" Everyone agreed. She grabs the Book out of her bag.
"Where is mine at, Lay?" I asked her. She reaches into her bag again and pulls mine out.
"I thought you would ask that." She turned to the book. "Okay, once I ask the Book a question, we have to write it down."
Layla and I were the only ones to get out paper. The other were ignoring us and talking to each other.
"So, Ms. Riley, what are we supposed to do for this project?"
"Glad you asked Zinnia. You're supposed to write a research paper and do a PowerPoint and if you girls are the only ones to work on this, please only put your names on it." That's what we were planning on doing.
"Okay. So, are we both working on it or dividing it?" I asked Layla.
"We can work on it together. We'll have more fun like that." She looked at the Book. "What is depression?"
Depression is a mental illness caused genetics, changes in hormone levels or grief. Feelings become excessive, bipolar becomes an issue, stress is overwhelming and you lose interest in activities. It occurs every year around the same time. One in five women get it and one in ten men.
Feelings:
•Sadness
•Guilt
•Angry outlook/ outburst
•Loss of interest in favorite activities
•Moodiness
•Hopelessness
Thoughts:
•Trouble concentrating
•Trouble making decisions
•Trouble remembering
•Thoughts of self harming
•Delusions/hallucinations
Behaviors:
•Withdrawal from people
•Substance abuse
•Missing work/school
•Attempts to self harm
Physical Problems:
•Tiredness or lack of energy
•Unexplained aches and pains
•Changes in appetite
•Weight loss/gain
•Changes in sleep (to much or to little)
•Sexual problems
"Well, this will be an easy project." I said sassily.
Layla just smiled a little. She seemed out of it for a bit and I don't like that.
"Lay, what's wrong?" That got Kades' attention.
"Nothing's wrong. I am just thinking about this project." I believed her, Kade however didn't.
"Princess, what's the matter?" He asked. This got the rest of our groups' attention.
"Nothing. Can we please just get back to work?" They all stared at her and slowly went back to talking.
'Lay, what's really the matter?'
'Zinny, I can't help but be jealous of Brittany.'
'Because of the attention that Kade has been giving her?'
'Yes. James told me that they still want power. We don't fight unless it gets personal. Meaning, they truly aren't looking at us.'
At that moment, I knew she was right. They only want power. You can tell it by the way they hold themselves. They are like pups who only want to grow big so that they can have more freedoms. The four of them only care about that. Now, it's getting personal.
Layla's POV
"We have to be cautious on who we let in our lives now." I spoke to the clans. Murmurs were heard throughout crowds. "The Knight and Draven clans coming here is an omen. I can feel the change in the air. All they want is power and they are NOT getting ours." The agreements got louder. "IF WE HAVE TO FIGHT, THEN WE WILL BRING ALL THAT WE HAVE. WE ARE NOT THE WEAK CLANS THAT EVERYONE BELIEVES THAT WE ARE, WE ARE THE EDWARDS AND HAVARDR CLANS!"
Everyone is excited and ready to go. I don't have to worry about them.
"Lay, let's go hangout at the mall." We walked out arm in arm to my car.
After we got there, we saw Kade and Xander with Errick, Mason and Brittany. "Well, there goes a perfect day." Zinny said sarcastically.
"Come on, boo. Let's go have fun." I told her. And that's what we did.
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The Light Within
Про оборотнейTwo witches, who people always thought they were always weak. Except, for their clans. They thought this because they never fought in the wars. Their clans were peaceful, how they should be. Two werewolves who, are alphas, hate each other. They fig...
