𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔗𝔴𝔦𝔫𝔰

Chapter 69

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My eyes fluttered a bit before opening. I looked around to find myself in bed. I was clothed regarding the lack of a shirt. I pressed a hand to my head before sitting up with a groan. My head felt like it was split in two. I got to my feet and spotted something strange in the mirror. I took a step back and looked at myself in the mirror. I noticed a Japanese kanji on my chest. It looked like a backwards five. "Self." I said recognizing what it meant. I furrowed my brows before leaving the dorm room. I heard the voices of the three girls talking. "Why would you drive a wedge between me and the Mikaelsons? Why lie?" I heard Lizzie ask. "I was gonna ask the same thing." I heard Hope add. "I didn't just lie." I heard Josie answer. I squinted my eyes. "I started the fire." She added. I furrowed my eyebrows confused. "Lizzie had made some remark...about me being obsessed with you two, specifically Nik. I just blurted out, "How could I be obsessed with somebody who would say such mean things about my twin?"" Josie explained. "But he didn't." Hope argued. "I know. I just made it up." Josie stated. "Why?" Hope asked. "Because I didn't want Lizzie to know the truth. I had a crush on you two. And I had slipped a note into your room that morning and...I don't know, I just really immediately regretted it but I couldn't get in by then. So I did a fire spell under your door." Josie explained. I lost the feeling in my legs as I leaned against the wall. "I was really only aiming for the note." Josie pointed out. "Why would it matter if I knew?" Liz asked her. "Because my whole life, any time I've ever liked anyone, you go for them. And you always win." Josie explained. "You had a crush on me?" Hope asked Jo. "Of course I did. Who wouldn't?" Jo answered. True. Every person who's ever met my sister...ends up falling in love with her. With the exception of Lizzie and Penelope. Hell...Penelope might even like her, I don't know. "Must suck knowing everyone is crushing on your sister and not you." The Nogitsune stated. Haha. Hilarious. And when's the last time crushed on you? "Ouch. Low blow." The demon voiced.

I went to reveal myself when my eyes flashed orange. My head snapped to the right and looked outside. "I sensed it also." The Nogitsune voiced. "Code Red?" The Hound asked. "No. You've done enough." The Kasai answered. My acute sense of smell picked up a stench. My eyes fluttered before shifting to pitch black. Blood. I walked past the open door of the Saltzman dorm towards the window. "Nik?" Hope called. I was absent-mindedly opened the window. "Nik what are you doing?" Josie asked me. "What I do best." I said turning around to look at the three girls with black eyes. "Investigate." I finished before stepping back and dropping out the window. "NIK!" Hope shouted. I had sped into the woods flames sparking off me.

I had skidded to a stop looking around the woods. The stench of blood filled my nostrils. I followed the smell before coming across a faint light. I sped towards it but was stopped when a howl pierced my right ear. Soon afterwards, a black blur leapt passed me. It landed nearby before looking back at me. It was a black wolf with glowing yellow eyes. My eyes shone orange. "Raf?" I questioned before the wolf ran towards Salvatore School. It was a full moon tonight. I broke into a run peeling my shirt off. My eyes glowed bright violet before I fully shifted into my wolf form. I ran after Raf and cut him off. He growled at me before I snapped at him. He lowered his head and barked baring fangs. I stood to my full height and looked down at him growling as I bared my fangs. My eyes glinted orange briefly. I snapped asserting my dominance over him. Raf lowered his more before ceasing to growl any more. He may be an Alpha but no one says no to me. No one. Which I guess makes me the Alpha of the Alpha. I backed Raf into the gate of the school before Raf suddenly turned back into himself. A light flashed on me when I heard Alaric and Hope talking with Josie and Lizzie. "Nik?" Hope asked looking at me. My eyes flashed violet for a moment. Hope's gaze turned to the left of me. "Raf? Raf!" Hope shouted running towards us. I snapped with a growl.

"Hope! You don't run at a wolf! Even if it's your brother!" Alaric yelled stopping her. I stood between her and Rafael defensively with a snarl. I stood tall peering down at her. "Nik. You have to let me talk to him. We can't find Landon. And MG is missing." She explained. I stopped growling at the mention of Landon missing. My head snapped to the right remembering the light in the woods. I looked back at Hope before moving to the side and letting her pass. She ran to Rafael as I walked to Alaric, Josie, and Lizzie. They looked up at me. "I forgot that you're bigger than the other wolves." He said to me. It's true. Something about the physiology of Hellhound and the werewolf created a near 7 foot tall wolf. Practically unheard of. "MG...Landon..." Raf said. "Hey, what's going on? Where's Landon?" Hope asked. "I can't remember." Raf answered. "Nik. Search." Hope told me. I barked before running off into the woods.