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Hearing footsteps slowly walking down the stairs, Rosemary's left ear twitched and she turned around, seeing her sister standing there.

She knew that her and Aphmau had already talked since she had heard them last night.

She guessed that when she had went to tuck her sister in, she was still awake and so, their mother decided to speak with her.

'Good morning, mi hija',Sylvanna said, looking towards her daughter.

Walking towards their mother, Aphmau yawned loudly and rubbed her eyes to try and rub the sleep out.

'Good morning, mama',Aphmau greeted, her voice cracking with tiredness and she smiled sleepily at her mother.

Hearing the tired tone in her voice, Sylvanna studied her daughter and frowned at the small lines of bags under her eyes.

'You sound tired, did you sleep last night?',She questioned.

Shrugging, Aphmau stretched with a yawn and slowly shook her head, trying to get rid of the tiredness in her body.

'Kinda.. rough'

Hearing her sister's heartbeat stutter in it's beat, Rosemary knew that she was lying and guessed that she was up all night on the phone with Aaron.

But if their mother knew that, she'd be furious and would most likely take Aphmau's phone away.

'Well, turn that frown upside down because I made breakfast tacos~!'

Placing two plates of breakfast tacos on the table, Sylvanna smiled and ruffled Rosemary's hair, giving her a scolding look as she let out a low growl.

'Don't you growl at me, young lady',Sylvanna scolded,'I understand that you don't like your ears being touched, but I am your mother and I can rub your head if I want to'

Letting out a low grumble, Rosemary refused to argue any more and licked her sharp canines, before digging into the meaty breakfast taco that was placed in front of her, leaving the sausage and bacon for last.

'So, who was that boy I saw the two of you talking with yesterday after school?',Sylvanna questioned, trying to play it off.

Choking slightly on a piece of meat that was starting to go down, Rosemary cleared her throat and looked up towards her mother, watching as she looked between her and Aphmau in curiosity.

'I knew there was something up',Aphmau stated,'You don't just make breakfast tacos'

Ignoring her mother's question, Rosemary continued to eat her taco and winced as she let out a high pitched noise, causing the werewolf to flatten her ears against her head.

'What?',Sylvanna dragged out and then turned towards her werewolf daughter, petting the top of her head as an apology,'Noo. I just wanted to make the tacos for the both of you because I love you'

Rolling her eyes, Rosemary gave their mother a deadpanned look and watched as her face fell as soon as they locked eyes, her heartbeat quickening.

Sylvanna knew that she could never hide anything from Rosemary. That's what happens when you have a daughter that's a werewolf who can also hear your heartbeat.

'Okay, fine',Sylvanna surrendered and let out a small sigh,'I did it because I love you two and.. because I wanted to find out who the boy was'

Gesturing towards the seat in front of her and Rosemary, Aphmau gave their mother a soft look.

'Mom.. sit down',Aphmau ordered softly,'We need to talk'

'B-But—!!'

With her eyes as stern as she could make them; without getting in trouble, Rosemary gestured towards the chair in front of them.

"Mom.. sit.",Rosemary stated.

With her eyes looking towards the ground, Sylvanna slowly walked towards the chair in front of her children and sat down, looking down at the table.

'Mom, this year I told you that Rosemary and I were going to be mentors',Aphmau explained,'Remember?'

Nodding her head, Sylvanna looked into her daughter's eyes and let out a small sigh.

'I know, but—'

Without letting their mother finish her sentence, Rosemary spoke up this time and a grateful look formed on Aphmau's face.

Usually their mother would crumble if Rosemary used her puppy eyes.

Which embarrassed the beta greatly.

"Which means that Aph and I will be mentoring both boys and girls",Rosemary advised.

Not seeing her daughter's points, Sylvanna went to speak up again but was cut off by Aphmau; a sigh leaving the young girl's lips.

Aphmau began to wonder how she'd react to Rosemary starting to befriend one of the werewolves at school.

And he was definitely a boy.

'Which means, whenever you see Rosemary and I after school with a boy there's a high chance that we're probably helping him',Aphmau explained.

Looking between her daughters, a small frown pulled down at Sylvanna's lips and her beautiful chocolate brown eyes softened as she looked towards the floor.

'Okay, I get that',Sylvanna stated,'But, you don't know how boys think!'

With her face falling into a look of vexation, Aphmau slowly shook her head.

'Like every other high schooler?',Aphmau retorted.

With her face lighting up, Sylvanna quickly nodded and looked between her daughters as they look at her.

'Exactly!',Sylvanna exclaimed,'High school is a dangerous place and my job as your mother is to make sure the two of you survive it'

Glancing towards Rosemary, Sylvanna watched as her daughter gave her a deadpanned look and looking towards Aphmau, she saw that she was doing the same.

Then she remembered that it was Rosemary she was talking about, her strong daughter that she had taught to never let any boy hurt her or her sister.

'I had survived my first year!',Aphmau exclaimed.

'Almost!',Sylvanna exclaimed,'You almost survived it. You only did because Rosemary was there to throw pretty much any werewolf that came your way, out of a window!'

Remembering the day she had thrown one of the werewolves out of the window at Aphmau's party last year, caused a small smile to form across her face and she slowly nodded, reminiscing in the memory.

Now that she thought about it, it was Rylan that she had thrown out the window; the werewolf she had met yesterday.

'You had no idea how worried I was',Sylvanna stated,' Especially when it came to that boy Aaron. He just had to befriend my mi hija, so that she didn't attack him whenever he was near you'

But she slowly began to calm down as she realized that Aaron was at college and was no longer in school with them.

'Although thank Irene he's not around',Their mother jabbered,'The idea of you getting smoothie with him was just—.... ugggg! This year, however, I've decided to take a preemptive strike'

Letting out noises of confusion, the twins looked towards their mother in mystification and seeing that they were looking her way, Sylvanna raised her hand, reassuring the two that they had nothing to worry about.

'Just continue to eat your breakfast tacos!'

Shrugging slightly, Rosemary looked towards her food and continued to eat her breakfast tacos; she didn't need to be told twice.

Thankfully, her food was still warm and a low hum left the werewolf's lips as she continued to eat her meaty treats; she absolutely loved bacon and sausage.

Hearing the doorbell ring, Rosemary's left ear twitched at the sound and she briefly glanced up as she began to devour her food.

Getting up from her seat, Sylvanna opened the door and revealed a tall man with a sky blue hair and mustache, with ultramarine blue eyes.

Katelyn's dad.

'Eric!'

'It's good to see you, Sylvanna'

Wondering what he was doing here, Rosemary slowed down her eating and tilted her head, a small hum of curiosity leaving her.

Looking towards the kitchen, the man perked up upon seeing the two and a small smile spread across his lips.

'Oh, there's Aphmau and Rosemary',Eric observed and waved towards the girl's,'Good morning!'

Standing up from her seat, Aphmau stared at the man as Rosemary finished her taco and walked towards the kitchen, grabbing her lunch box as she stuffed it into her backpack, before putting her plate in the sink.

'Good morning?',Aphmau greeted, a questioning tone in her voice and the twins looked towards their mother in confusion, before looking back towards Eric,'What are you doing here?'

She was very curious as to why he was here, was something wrong with Katelyn?

'Aphmau!',Sylvanna exclaimed,'That's rude!'

Walking inside, Eric chuckled lightly and looked towards Sylvanna.

'Let me guess, you didn't tell them?',Eric guessed.

Confused by his words, the twins looked towards one another in perplexion and furrowed their eyebrows together.

What was he talking about?

'Well.. err-',Sylvanna stuttered.

With a small glare on her face, Aphmau crossed her arms and rose an eyebrow.

Tilting her head to the side, Rosemary rose an eyebrow and wondered what Eric was talking about.

'Tell us what?',Aphmau questioned.

Before anyone could answer her question, the door opened and in walked a girl with pale skin, turquoise blue eyes and pastel blue hair and a young boy with a pale complexion and light blue eyes; paired with light blue hair, but it can be mistaken for a dark blue at times due to his dark blue highlights.

'Hey Aphmau! Hey Rosemary!'

Gasps left the twins lips and they rushed forward, throwing their arms around the girl, causing her to stumble back, almost falling to the ground.

But, confused as to what was going on, the sisters turned towards their mother.

'Wait.. what's going on?',Aphmau questioned.

Hesitating for a moment, Sylvanna looked between all of the eyes that were looking her way and she shifted in her place.

'Well, you see, if you're walking in a group, boys are less likely to approach you now more than ever, so..',Sylvanna explained.

She figured that since people wouldn't approach usually because of Rosemary, then now that she was in a group, no boy would want to approach them.

'We're walking to school buddies!',Katelyn exclaimed.

With an excited look on their face, Rosemary and Aphmau perked up which caused Rosemary's tail to sway a lot quicker than before.

'Really!? Wow this is so cool!',Aphmau exclaimed.

'Isn't it?',Eric exclaimed,'And if any boys decide to mess with ya, Kasey and little Rosemary'll show em what's what! Isn't that right, young man and little missy?'

Turning towards the children in question, Eric watched as Rosemary perked up even more and her tail looked like nothing but a blur as it wagged even quicker, her sharp canines showing as she smiled.

"Yeah, we will!"

'Erm... sure',Kasey answered hesitantly.

Looking towards the young boy, Aphmau and Katelyn gave him a look of encouragement.

Even though the two of them knew that Rosemary would beat him to it and would already have beaten any boy to a pulp by the time he would even try to help, they appreciated the thought.

'Heh, don't listen to my dad, Rosemary and I can take care of any guy, any day',Katelyn stated, looking towards the werewolf and she lifted her fist, getting a fist bump from the beta.

Girl power at it's greatest.

'Now come on, let's get to school',Katelyn insisted.

The two definitely made a wonderful team and if you saw either of them running towards you, you'd better start running.

Walking out the door, the four didn't realize that their parents were still watching them walk away and slowly, started sobbing loudly.

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Arriving at the entrance to the school, the four looked towards one another and looked around for a moment.

'Alright, I gotta get to a meeting with the volleyball team, so I'll see you in homeroom, Aphmau',Katelyn stated and then ran inside, heading to meet with the team.

Turning towards each other, Aphmau gave Kasey a smile and gestured towards Rosemary.

'Alright, well, it looks like it's just us three',Aphmau observed,'Rose and I can walk you to homeroom if you'd like'

'R-Really?'

Red coated the boy's face and he nervously glanced to the side, his heartbeat rising and this caused Rosemary's left ear to twitch at the sound.

A look of reassurance formed on the girls faces and they nodded, trying to reassure the boy.

'Really! We enjoy walking with you!'

'Are you sure?',Kasey questioned,'I'm not that cool..'

With a small glare settling on her face, Rosemary watched as Kasey's eyes widened and a small drop of sweat fell down the side of his face.

Looking to the side, a nervous laugh left Kasey's lips and he knew that she'd probably end up scolding him for talking about himself like that.

Shushing the boy, Aphmau shook her head and drew Kasey's attention towards her.

'You're the coolest to Rosemary and I, so we won't let you talk about yourself that way',Aphmau stated, watching as Rosemary nodded in agreement and her glare slowly faded,'So, come on, let's go'

Leading the boy to his homeroom, the sisters playfully bumped into one another and tried to shove each other away.

Which didn't end very well, since Aphmau went stumbling off to the side and almost fell to the ground.

Arriving in front of Kasey's homeroom, the girls turned his way and gave him a small smile.

'Here we are'

After hearing about their fight while his father was on the phone with their mother, he was glad to see the two messing around again.

'Thanks guys, you're both really cool for helping me out so much',Kasey stated.

With a small scoff, Rosemary sent a gentle smile his way and held up her fist, watching as his eyes slowly fluttered down towards her hand.

Slowly raising his fist, Kasey fist-bumped the girl and then, held the strap of his backpack in a tight grip, sending a small smile the beta's way.

'Don't worry about it, we're happy to help any time',Aphmau stated,'See you around, Kasey!'

Walking away from the boy, the twins headed off and Kasey sent a small smile their way as he watched them walk off.

As Rosemary continued to walk ahead of her, Aphmau reached forward and placed her hand on her shoulder.

'Hey.. Rose?'

Coming to a stop, Rosemary's muscles tensed up and she stared down the hall, refusing to turn around.

A small hum of curiosity left the girl's lips and Aphmau let out a small sigh seeing that her twin refused to turn her way.

'I wanted to say that I'm sorry for what I said yesterday',Aphmau apologized and watched as Rosemary's head slightly turned to the side,'I didn't realize the effect that it would have on you, I'm sorry'

Letting out a small sigh, Rosemary turned around, causing her sister's hand to fall from her shoulder and gave Aphmau a small smile.

"It's alright, Aph",Rosemary stated, but accepted her apology anyway,"But I accept the apology"

As a small smile spread across her face, a look of relief filled her eyes and before either of the twins could say anything, the sound of a notification filled the air, causing them to look at one another in confusion.

Pulling her phone out of her pocket, Aphmau swiped across the screen and pulled up the message, turning Rosemary's way so she could see it as well.

It was from an unknown number.

Hey Aphmau!

Glancing towards each other, Aphmau decided to text back and the two watched as the person responded quite quickly.

Who's number is this?

It's me, Kai!

Shock filled the girl's faces and they turned towards one another, perplexity in their eyes.

How did he get her number?

Deciding to text back, Aphmau's eyebrows furrowed together in confusion.

How did you get my number?

You used my phone to call your phone yesterday, remember? I hope you don't mind the sudden text!

Letting out an oh of understanding, Rosemary slowly nodded her head, before snapping her gaze back towards the phone and furrowed her eyebrows as a low growl left her lips.

So why was he texting her.

I don't mind, I just wasn't expecting it is all

With a confused look on her face, Rosemary looked up towards Aphmau and seeing the small smile on her lips, caused the werewolf to tilt her head.

Well surprise! Haha! We should hang out sometime! It was fun running from those werewolves with you yesterday! :p

With a small huff-like laugh leaving her lips, Aphmau slowly shook her head and gently smiled at the phone.

Oh yeah! Thanks again for that! But I have to get to class now so I'll text you later okay?

Aww okay, have a great class today! :3 See you around

Glaring at the phone, a small growl left Rosemary's lips and hearing this, Aphmau looked up at her and flinched back at the glare on her face as her eyes shined a magnificent blue.

'Ughh.. Rose?'

Snapping out of her thoughts, Rosemary looked up towards her sister and seeing that her eyes were vermilion, Aphmau furrowed her eyebrows together.

She was probably just seeing things.

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Walking into homeroom, Rosemary slowly walked towards her seat and sat down, seeing that Daniel wasn't there.

Placing her bag on the floor, the beta yawned and was soon surprised as the door bursted open, a werewolf running in as he panted in exhaustion.

Daniel.

The bell just about rang as he walked in and seeing that he had made it, a sigh of relief left his lips before he began walking to his seat.

Magma and the ocean connected as one and Daniel smiled brightly at the beta as he took a seat beside her, his eyes glistening as he looked at her.

'Good morning, beta— I mean.. Good morning, Rose!'

Blinking slightly in shock, Rosemary sent a hesitant smile his way and seeing as all of the werewolves looked in their direction, holding their breaths in anticipation, didn't help very much.

It was clear that they all thought she was going to throw him out the window for using her name or even talking to her.

But to be honest, she didn't mind it that much and it confused her.

Slowly, a small smile began to tug it's way at her lips and her vermilion eyes brightened as she gave the werewolf a gentle smile, her canines digging into her lip.

"Good morning, Daniel"

Hearing that she was talking to him, caused the blue-eyed boy to brighten and watching as his tail swayed quickly in excitement, confused the girl greatly.

Why was he so happy that she was talking to him?

If it were anyone else, they'd keep their heads down and back away from the girl with a fearful whine.

But what was so different about him, how come her very presence alone didn't scare him off?

It would with any other werewolf.

'A-Anyway, beta— I mean, Rosemary!',Daniel exclaimed, quickly correcting himself and hearing the small chuckle that left her lips caused him to calm down, his shoulders untensing as a soft smile spread across his lips once more,'I- I was wondering if you'd.. like to be friends—.. w-with me?'

A small gasp of shock left Rosemary's lips and her eyes widened as she stared into his glistening and hopeful azure eyes, her heart hammering against her chest as she looked at him.

The only person that was a werewolf that wanted to be her friend was Dottie and the only person that was in werewolf class that talked to her was Aaron, but that was last year.

Even though Aaron and her still talked, the girl was surprised that this boy, this werewolf, stared at her with hopeful eyes and not an ounce of fear of Rosemary was in his eyes.

It was clear that the only fear he felt, was the fear that she'd reject his question.

He had no idea why she was so shocked by his question, he didn't fear her or see her the way all of the other werewolves did.

He saw her for the way he saw her now, a kind girl that clearly hid herself behind her fearful title and hid her true self behind a girl that was rude and brutal.

Her eyes showed someone that was hidden behind years of anger and a wall of fear.

"Are-... Are you sure?",Rosemary questioned, her eyes wide with surprise.

It almost seemed impossible but Daniel's expression brightened even more and he quickly nodded his head, his tail quickening in it's motion.

He was trying to let her know that he was serious and it was clear that she was beginning to get it as her eyes softened, her heartbeat skipping slightly causing his left ear to twitch.

Glancing away from his eyes, Rosemary looked down towards her desk and a small smile slowly spread across her lips, a gentle laugh bubbling up her throat.

Slowly, she looked back up causing vermilion and cobalt to connect as one.

"Then.. I'd love to be friends with you, Daniel"