" Tell a lie once and all your truths become questionable... "
-unknown
FINNICK GREEN
It genuinely felt as if Killian were my body guard with how protective he was of me. He was beside me constantly for the last few days, never leaving me alone to be by myself for more than ten minutes. If someone shot me a look, he was there to glare at them and make them quake in there spot as they immediately shifted their eyes to the floor.
I found it adorable how protective he was and I felt as if this was his way of displaying that he cared and took my feelings into consideration. Though I hadn't told him about my social anxiety and my used to be frequent panic attacks, I gathered that he knew I was more prone to deflect from the public view. I believed he knew I had anxiety but he didn't know exactly the extent of it and I feared this problem of mine would be deemed weird to him so I never spoke about it.
Despite how unsure I was I would tell Killian about it in due time. It was an obstacle for me but sure enough, I'd overcome it even if it took time and I believed truly that Killian would help me in doing so.
"Fag!" A kid hollered from the other side of the hallway.
My heart constricted at the word feeling it to be derogatory and I softly clenched my small fist at my side. I don't understand why it was an insult to be gay when it was who I was. Yes I took me a while to get to the point where I could admit it to myself but I was who I was.
Killian was beside me and he was ragging but before he could even leap to attack the boy, a large textbook hit the kid and knocked him off his feet causing an eruption of laughter. When I looked around for the perpetrator I saw May who huffed in annoyance. Killian blinked in momentary surprised but was still stiff by myself as May smiled and bounced her way over to us.
Killian glared and I tugged on his loose grey top. He looked down at me and I told him with my eyes to play nice. He let out a mini growl but complied and I smiled at him causing his eyes to soften as a grin played at his lips.
"Hey you two," she greeted.
Her eyes were on me and I began to realize that she was incapable of looking at Killian in the face. Maybe it was the way her face turned red if she did or she was just overall nervous, I wouldn't know but it was something I easily observed. It nipped at me that she might like Killian but she had denied it so I'd go with what she said but may bring it up if I have the opportunity.
"Hey," I greeted politely.
"So I ran through the people who last had photography before the incident right and I did some bomb ass detective s**t and I spoke to the janitor who told me three students left that classroom Monday night," she tells us.
This sparks Killians interest and he stands straight, eyes narrowing.
"Who were the three?" He asks her.
"I-I well t-the I mean," she stumbles on her words but coughs and shakes herself before continuing,"the janitor tells me he only knows two out of the three. One being Nicolas Skies and Oden Whyte."
"He doesn't remember the third person?" I ask her.
She shakes her head, "he says they all left at separate times and not together so they could all be the cause or it's just one of them."
Killian nods in understanding, "thanks."
"N-no problem," she smiles shyly and turns to me quickly, "that rules me out right?"
"I guess so," I grin gently.
"Awesome, if it's alright I'd like to be friends?" She says in question, her eyes nervous and hesitant.
I smile widely and nod.
"Definitely," I say.
Her eyes light up and she rushes in to hug me. I laugh quietly and pat her head, finding enjoyment in being with someone who was finally shorter than I was. Killian tried to hide his annoyance but fails and he grips the back of her shirt lightly and pulls her off me. She grins sheepishly and waves us goodbye.
Killian takes my hand as the bell rings and we walk down the hall into the lunch room where eyes turn to peer over at us, mostly me, in jealousy and annoyance. It was like a repetition of before only this time I saw Killian scowl harshly at everyone and what shocked me was how his canines seemed to extend, appearing sharper and scary. I was sure his teeth weren't always like this as I was observant to a certain extent to know something was different.
I didn't know whether to ignore it or say something but I decided I'd drop it for now as we walked to our table where Declan and Kai were. Kai was glaring at Declan who wore a smirk.
"Stop touching me," Kai barked out, shifting in his seat.
"You were happy to be touched before when I—"
"Shut the f**k up!" Kai cut him off quickly, a blush rising on his cheeks.
"Can we leave them," Killian groaned watching the two.
I giggled and Killian smiled instantly, looking down at me as if I was the most precious thing to him and I blushed feeling my heart swell. We chattered for a bit about things that came up before I remembered what May had told us and decided to inform Kai and Declan about the news.
"Nicolas Skies? We were friends when I was on the basket ball team," Kai tells me, his mouth filled with fries.
"You were on the basket ball team?" I ask with interest.
He shifted uncomfortably, hand reaching back to scratch at the nape of his head.
"Yeah, j-just for a bit," he seemed to not want to talk about it.
Declan caught on and I saw his hand go under the table. I didn't know what he was doing but seeing the way Kai's tense form melted I assume he was trying to soothe him. It was weird but again, it was something I would be able to explore on later considering how I felt like there were so many things happening that I knew nothing about.
"But Nic is the nicest most oblivious person I know," Kai told us, going back to shoving fries in his mouth.
"The nice ones are suspicious," May muses sitting at our table and startling me with her sudden appearance.
"Who told you to sit with us?" Kai raised an eyebrow.
"I don't see, 'property of Kai Coachman,' on the table," she opens her packed lunch to reveal a sushi type assortment.
Kai huffed and Declan chuckles, shoving a fry into Kai's mouth to which he chews on in annoyance.
"I'll talk to both of them then," Killian tosses a chip from my bag of Hot Cheetos in his mouth.
I glare and slap his arm, he looks at me and struggles to hold in a laugh at my face. He takes another chip and leads it forwards my mouth so I happily open up but he changes directions and puts it into his mouth. I cross my hands and pout, turning away from him in mock irritation.
I hear his chuckle as he slides his arm easily around my waist and holds out another chip in front of my mouth. I look at him skeptically and he smirks with mischief. I open my mouth and move forward to eat it. He tries to take the chip into his own mouth but I grab his hand and hold it still as I take the chip in my mouth, biting his finger in the meantime causing him to growl.
I laugh at him and I hear May's fangirling screams which causes me to look at her and smile as she snaps a photo. Declan reaches over and takes her camera from her.
"Hey!" She protests, trying to reach for her item but Kai, who is inbetween the two, moves her off him.
"I think you've taken enough pictures for a while," he says and keeps the camera to his side.
She grumbles under her breath and shoves a sushi piece into her mouth.
"Killian I'll be okay," I urge him.
Ms. Fidel had asked me to take our class work and go to the printing room in order to make more copies as there wasn't enough for everyone in the class. I agreed quietly to her request and as soon as I left her classroom, Killian appeared as if waiting for me.
"I can come with," he suggests but his tone tells me he was afraid of me going alone.
"Killian," I look at him,"I can do this on my own. How will I be able to take care of myself if I'm always being taken care of?"
"Pup, I don't want you hurt," he says his worries.
"I won't get hurt. I can defend myself," I smile and his eyebrows quirk up in disbelief.
"No offense but—"
"Okay okay," I stop him,"I can't but I should be able to go around school by myself."
He sighs, running his hand through his hair as he walks around for a bit before he stops, standing in front of me.
"Fine, just call me if anything happens," he instructs, eyes hesitant to let me go.
I smile appreciatively and nod, understanding how this all came out of worry and concern. Standing on my toes, I grasp his shoulder and push up to place a shy kiss on his cheek. He grins softly and ruffles my hair gently causing a laugh to break through my lips.
I wave him goodbye, my heart tugging as he watches me with plentiful amounts of concern. I turn my head and scramble to the printing room, heading inside and placing the paper onto the machine, I copy about ten sheets. Placing all copies into the purple folder I was given, I hold the material to my chest, beginning my walk back to class.
"Finnick!" I turn around hearing a females voice.
Her skin was caramel colored, makeup covering her face with a bold lipstick shade red. Her face seemed to be glowing and her eyes were a chocolate brown that similarly resembled Kai's eyes. She was exceptionally tall, taller than me but not as tall as Kai was. For some reason I found their looks to be similar. She was slim and she wore heels that clicked against the tile floor as she walked towards me with an illuminating smile that showed off her pearly white teeth.
"Omg Finnick, I saw Killian looking for you outside," she pants with worry in her eyes.
I'm confused and completely wary on whether or not to trust her.
"W-who are y-you?" I stutter nervously.
"Oh excuse me, I'm slow sometimes," she lets out a breath, "I'm Kai's sister, Lyn."
My eyes widen, "Y-your his s-sister?"
She scratches the back of her head sheepishly, smiling sadly and looking down.
"He doesn't exactly favor me no matter how much I try to get along with him," she says quietly, looking back up to meet my eyes.
I felt bad for her truly. Kai was such an easygoing, laid back and playful person it was a surprised to know he didn't get along with his sister. There appearance was uncanny, they looked alike when you looked at their eyes and their lips. Then I began to remember what she said about Killian and I was alert once more.
"You s-said Killian was l-looking for me?" I ask her.
"Yeah he's outside, I think he thought you went into the forest and I'm just worried," she tucks a piece of her long brunette hair behind her ear as she looks at me.
"Thank you," I say quickly.
I give her a smile that she returns easily and I turn around and rush down the hall. I push open the school doors and examine the surroundings outside before stepping out and walking past the parking lot and deeper behind the school. I begin to see a forest trail and hesitantly with my heart beating out of my chest, I begin to walk deeper in.
Leaves crunch beneath my feet and trees appear to be everywhere with the grass green and the bushes slightly spiky. The smell of being amongst nature was always a favorite of mine but being out here alone scared me completely. I walk in deeper for a while longer, sometimes calling out to Killian before realizing I had his number.
I quickly pull out my phone and try to call Killian but there isn't any service and I guessed that it was due to me being away from any cellular towers or the lack of WiFi. I decide to head back and maybe I'd try calling him again, something I should've done before even coming all the way out here.
My steps are halted when a growl rips through the air and startles me, shaking me in my spot. It was malicious sounding, as if threatening me. My body shudders and fearfully I turn around and emit a shriek of fear, I see a big wolf. It's fur is brown, it's eyes brown aswell with its teeth bared at me. It's paws dig in the dirt underneath and it's as if it's glaring at me.
Whimpering in fear, I take frantic steps back, my heart was racing and I felt as if none of this was even real. I was petrified with every stride the wolf took towards me, it's eyes shining with humor taunting me as if to say he'd be the one to end my life.
I screamed loudly hoping someone would hear and help me but even if someone came they'd become Wolf food as well. My hearted pumped quickly, its sound making my head throb. I was in shock and I froze, feeling hopeless in even trying to salvage my life.
I hear leaves and my head snaps towards the direction of Killian and my heart leaps, tears springing to my eyes in some sort of relief. The Wolf leaps at me and I scream but as I shriek in fear I witness something that would shock me till my grave.
Killian began running and sudden his body shook, bones cracked, fur sprouted all over his body and before my eyes there was another wolf.
This wolf was triple the size of the previous one. This wolf had fur dark as night with its eyes glowing blue. This wolf had teeth elongated, it's canines sharper and larger. This wolf was Killian.
This made no sense and I was breathlessly trying to process what I was seeing but I wasn't able to for long as the brown wolf was close to chewing off my head before Killian knocked the wolf away from me and they began to wrestle on the ground, the brown wolf trying its hardest to deflect Killian's teeth.
I was out of breath and I felt a tear slip down my face as my brain fogged up.
"Oh my God," a deep voice said loudly but I wasn't able to tear my head from the wolf fight before me, my body not connecting with my brain.
Hands grab my forearm and force me up and blankly I turn around to see a boy I had never seen before. He doesn't waste time as he runs and drags me along with him and I follow motionlessly. There was one thing that just could not leave the back of my mind.
Killian was a wolf.
Guys he knowsss. How will things go from here?
Next chapter is the Q&A so if you haven't asked your questions feel free to do so as any questions after the Q&A is out, either won't be answered or will be answered in another future Q&A.
And my health is okay guys lol thanks for wishing for me to get better.
~xoxo, Babybird.