"Who's this then?"

Niall prominently and proudly put his arm around Brittany as we stood in the living room. Harrys things were now packed, and washed, inside his bag that laid on the beige couch that rolled out into a bed. The living room was clean and bare besides that.

Brittany cleared her throat and elbowed Niall in the ribs hard enough to make him wince,"This, is your guest Benny's brother, uh..what was your name again?"

"Dillon..and you?

"My girlfriend.." Niall said lowly after recovering from the soft blow, taking in my brother's still charming smile.

Dill chuckled,"I can see that. What's your name man?"

"Uh..it's Niall..Dillon.." By the way Brittany was glaring, I could tell Niall was being a bit hostile. I honestly wouldn't blame him, knowing my brother.

"Good to see ya. I hear you're the one sheltering my little sis, huh?"

"Dillon can I-"

"What?" He interrupted me.

Niall urged Brittany away and looked at us with a small smile,"We'll leave you two to catch up.."

Brittany looked over her shoulder at me,"We'll be in the kitchen if you need us kay sweetie?"

I smiled at her and nodded as she tugged Niall away from the direction of the bedroom, and into the kitchen. I heard Niall audibly groan.

Looking back, Dillon cast his eyes upon me, arms crossed. "So, you moved out of your house to live with a couple? Care to explain your reasoning kiddo?"

I hated it when he called me that. "That's what I wanna talk to you about.."

"It involves a boy doesn't it?"

I just stared at him,"What?"

He chuckled,"It does, I can tell by the look on your face Benny.."

"What look on my face?"

Dillon laughed and shrugged his broad shoulders,"You just have this small and innocent way about you when you talk about boys. I'm your brother, I know these things."

I rolled my eyes. "Whatever.."

I turnned away from Dillon and quickly scanned around for a place to sit down. All I saw was Harry's bag to the side of me by the couch. It pained me to look away from it.

Once I sat down, Dillon gave me a quizzical look, but sat down anyway on the small, cushioned chair adjacent to the couch. He leaned forward and rested his elbows on his knees, holding his hands together in a way so that his fingertips touched, then his fingers folded together. You know, how some boys sit like that.

"Benny are you alright?" He asked before I let out a deep sigh. then told him about the night I found the strange boy in the rain.

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"Hey, you seen Styles recently?" She asked as she flipped her red hair and took a sip of "punch"

Her friend shook his head before staring down at the red liquid in his own glass,"The guy who just turned Alpha? Nah I haven't Mil..why you ask?" He took a long swig.

Millie shrugged,"I don't know..but the last I saw he almost completely tore apart the meat section of the buffet table.

"Aww fuck, what?!" Jimmy complained.

Millie and Garett laughed together. "Yeah, that ritual must've made him super ravenous.."

"I wonder what that ritual does to you...like if it changes you.." A raven haired girl spoke softly, leaning against the tree behind the group of friends.

"Harley don't pull that mysterious crap on us, you'll scare Millie!" Garett winked in the red head's direction.

She swatted at his arm,"Scare me?!"

Garett winced at the pain, earning a few chuckles from the group as a figure glided over to Harley.

She was the only one so far to notice Louis. "Hey."

"Hello gorgeous.."

Harley exhaled and softly giggled as Louis leaned on the tree next to her small body and ducked his head to place a kiss on her neck.

"Oi, Lou! Keep your grubby paws off my sister while I'm around eh?" Garett looked Louis's way, cooly running a hand through his shaggy, jet black hair.

Louis only smirked and wrapped an arm around her waist, growling playfully at his mate's brother. Garett sighed and quickly turned away to look at the crowd of party goers in front of him, gossiping, eating, and celebrating as they were.

Louis gave Harley's head a nuzzle before mumbling by her ear with his eyes on the crowd,"What were you saying before baby?"

Harley replied and smoothly edged away from Louis with a coy look in her eye,"I was just wondering out loud what changes about you in that ritual..you know the one Harry went through..or if anything even changes at all.."

Louis's expression changed to a shade of grimness and seriousness. It startled Harley a bit, and made her feel a bit sorry for wondering so. She was a little frightened too. Louis had stopped smiling and made his mouth form a thin, flat line.

"The Alpha ritual is...sort of different for everyone. Who you are depends on how you're affected.."

"So..it just makes Harry hungry?" She asked innocently.

Louis nodded slowly,"Yes..there's that..the ritual can also make you much more aggressive. And it tends to force your body into your wolf form more frequently..to put it bluntly, it turns you wild..and you have a sudden thirst for blood and fresh meat."

"Sounds like Jimmy on the weekends!" Garett cracked, making everyone around him laugh, and Harley chuckle softly. Jimmy wasn't amused and just sighed and took a long swig of punch.

Harley turned back to Louis who strangely looked as serious as ever,"So..will he be more of a danger now?"

Louis sighed and brought her closer to him, rubbing her arm for comfort in seeing how more frightened she was becoming. "I doubt it..don't worry about it much HarleyBerry.."

She giggled at the nickname and the nose kiss he gave her, while her brother looked at Louis with disdain,"How the hell do you know all that anyway Tomlinson?"

Louis snipped,"Listening in on us huh?"

Everyone turned their heads as Zayn's footsteps padded against the ground, soft pants coming from his mouth as he ran. Louis stepped away from Harley and urgently looked at his best friend,"Zayn?"

"Where's Harry?" Zayn gasped.

Dead silence rang throughout the group, and all looked amongst one another. Millie was the one who spoke up after rubbing the tip of her finger around the rim of her glass softly,"We haven't seen him at all Zayn, why?"

Harley grabbed a hold of just the tips of Louis's fingers for comfort.

Zayn rubbed his brow as he caught his breath,"We can't find him anywhere, he ran off again!"

Louis scoffed in a bored tone, rolling his eyes,"He's probably at his parents' Zayn..you know he likes to be alone.."

"Who cares if he is? Why is it such a big deal where he goes?" Garrett questioned,

Louis and Zayn locked eyes as Zayn said,"We need to find him, and now!"

Harley stepped forward with an arm looped with Louis's,"Why is it such an emergency?"

"He could've gone back to the human city.."

"And?" Garrett pressed, raising an eyebrow.

Harley looked confused at Louis and then at Zayn, and Louis's voice made her look back at him. Louis stared straight faced at Zayn, knowing exactly why he was worried. He knew exactly what had happened.

"It's almost mating season,"

ayyyyyyyyyyeeeeee

I miss ya, I miss ya, I really really miss ya

OOOooooo mating season huh

I wonder'

Idk what Im writing

this is short....I'm sorry

Love ya xxxx