¤Gabriel¤

Fae? As in fairy? A fucking fairy!? We've known this chick for two years and we're just now finding out she's a fucking fairy!? I thought they were extinct! Well, I guess they are if she's the last of her kind.

We met Sang a couple years ago when there was a rogue fire nymph loose in Green Pond. He was using the wildlife parks as a hunting ground, staking out unsuspecting campers and setting fires to their tent while they were sleeping. We were camping in the park as bait, when we ran across Sang by one of the rivers. Here she was, this cute little blond trying to fill up her canteen without falling in. I still remember what she had on to this day. A pair of tan cargo pants and a brown t-shirt. I almost ripped my hair out when I say how washed out the shirt made her skin tone.

We tried to warn her about the fire starter without making us sound like crazy people, but she just laughed us off and told us she'd be safe. Knowing that she'd stand no chance against a nymph, we walked her back to her tent and kept an eye on her. We weren't surprised when the guy showed up that same night, intending to set Sang's tent on fire. Unfortunately, Sang came out while we were dealing with the bastard. She saw us using our powers, and instead of lying and making her think she was crazy, we decided to tell her the truth. And you know what? She'd didn't think we were freaks. She said that she'd always believed in the supernatural and that there was always a reason behind unexplainable things.

I can't believe after all of that, she didn't even tell us she was like us. A part of the supernatural world. She even promised that she wouldn't tell anyone as long as we didn't lie to her, and here she was, lying to us the entire time! I mean for fucks sake! What the hell was she going to do if we weren't there that night? Or if we couldn't beat the damn guy. Would she have just sat there and let us get beat!?

And then, to top off all of the other crazy shit from today, she knows Luke's shithead brother. That douche bag is the whole reason we moved back to South Carolina in the first place. After Uncle and Dr. Roberts finished explaining the organization, they wanted Luke and I to join, they told us the other reason for Dr. Roberts's impromptu visit. Apparently, Luke's old man was attacked by a Banshee a few days prior and made the trip all the way from Louisiana to see his only brother and son, but found Dr. Roberts instead. He told us that Luke's dad didn't have much time left, a few days at the most, and then we were on our way back to the south.

When we got there, a day and a half later, it looked like we arrived just in time. The guy really was on his deathbed. He spent some time talking with Luke and Uncle behind closed doors, and when they came out a couple hours later, they looked as if they'd aged decades. Which, for any supernatural is a pretty huge fucking deal, but I digress.

Anyway, after their apparent shock wore off, they spilled the beans about Luke's secret brother. Apparently his sperm donor had spent some time in Germany and married some pregnant woman and adopted her kid, who he then abandoned after the kid wanted to stay in Greece with some other family.

With his dying breath, the fucker gave Luke the address of where he could find his brother, North, and for the next year, Luke did nothing but write letters to the guy trying to get him to come to the states. That asshole didn't reply to any of Luke's letters and then had the nerve to ignore Luke after he came down here with Dr. Roberts. When Dr. Roberts tried to introduce them, the big fucker just grunted and said that Luke wasn't his brother and he wanted nothing to do with him.

Luke wasn't the same for a while after that. He started smoking and drinking a lot. He got careless on missions. It took a while for Uncle, Dr. Roberts, and I to get him back on track. He wasn't back to normal, but started smoking and drinking less, he paid more attention whenever he was on a mission. He was doing really well, until he backslid because of that fucker North. Somehow, we ended up hunting the same rogue vamp and the asshat got away when we collided. North laid into Luke about how it was all his fault and how he should just stay out of his way. It took Uncle and me forever to pull him back from the ledge. His attempted suicide was enough to let us know that the two of them couldn't ever be in the same place again. It wasn't until we met Sang that he actually got his act together. She was good for him, and I told her all about what happened before we met her. Which is why it's so un-fucking-believable that she's actually friends with that asshat! She knows how much he hurt Luke! What the fuck is going on!?

¤North¤

This is not how I pictured tonight going at all. At first I thought the night couldn't get any worse when I saw Lucian and his little sidekick, Gabriel, standing over by Nate. It only got worse when Dr. Roberts informed us that we'd be on a team together. And everything I thought I knew blew up in my face when he called out Sang. My Sang Baby. The only girl who's ever been able to make me let my guard down is here. And not only is she here, not only does she know the twerp who's supposed to be my brother, but she's going to be our team leader!? Oh yeah, and she's a fucking fairy! I thought those little mythical fuckers were supposed to be extinct! Not be a five foot three blond bombshell who crashed into my life. Not the girl I spend wrapped around a few nights a week. Not my Sang Baby! Oh hell no. I've had enough practical jokes for one day. I'm out of here.

"Sorry, doc," I growl out. "You'll have to make your little team without us. We're out of here."

"Star-" Sang starts, only for me to cut her off.

"No! You don't get to call me that," I growl out. "I trusted you!"

"And just because you know now doesn't mean you stop trusting me!" she screams back. "I never lied to you! Not once! Can you honestly say the same to me?"

Her words take the winds right out of my sails, because we both know that I have. I never told her about Lucian, I never told her what I was, where I came from. One day she was just a complete stranger, just another chick in the bar. If I would've known how much she'd eventually mean to me...I still would've intervened. I just would've been more open. Like she should've been.

And just like that my anger is back. She never told me what she was when we were in that bar. And if fairies are as powerful as they say they are, she could've taken care of herself! But then again...she did tell me that she could. I just didn't believe her. Someone her size in a place like that? She could easily be taken advantage of. And fucking James came out after the whole thing was over! At least I know he's not fae. He never told me what he was, just that he wasn't human, so what the fuck is he?

"What are you, James?"

"What? Little ole me?" he chuckles, his deep voice and bayou accent sending shivers down my back. I narrow my eyes in his direction and try to shake off the feeling of magic. My eyes tingle as they change color slightly, which only causes him to laugh again. "You know those eyes do nothing, wolf man, so put them away. I'll tell you, you just have to ask nicely."

"James," Nate groans. "Please cut the crap. What the hell are you?"

"Fine, fine," James rolls his eyes. "I'm an incubus, and fairly rare myself. Not that little miss sunshine would let anyone else have the spotlight."

"You're more than welcome to have the spotlight the next time we come up against a Chimera," Sang responds with a sickly sweet smile that's all fake.

At least that's something that hasn't changed. She's still as sweet as a viper.

"I think I'll pass, darlin',"James drolls.

"I'm sorry, are we fucking missing something?" Gabriel butts in. "Trouble, how the fuck do you know them?"

"Story for another time, Meanie," she responds to him. "All you need to know right now, is that you'll all be working together, so you'll have to work out your issues."

"Not fucking happening." Gabriel growls.

"I have to fucking agree," I grit out. "Sorry Sang Baby, but it ain't fucking happening. We're outta here."

And without another word, I turn and shift. Breaking out of my clothes, I hightail it through the woods, and feel the exact moment Silas and Nate shift to follow me. I'm the leader of this pack, and there's no way in hell we're working with them. Sang being team leader or not, I'm not working with them, and I'll be damned if I give up control over my pack. My brothers. I won't put their lives in anyone else's hands. Underground be damned.