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Walking through the hall, a young werewolf with deep chocolate brown locks that gently spiraled down to her mid-back in a magical wave of soft curls and her eyes; they were the color of fire and blood, of energy and primal life forces. They burned like the everlasting flames of the sun and shone like a firework.

Her silky, dark brown hair waved through the air as she walked down the hallway, her soft and beautiful skin shone with the light she passed under, glowing with mystery and beauty.

Her lips were broad and shaped well, painted with a soft pink and they were lightly pursued, glistening as she gently pushed her tongue passed her lips.

Walking into room 303, eyes of magma slowly swept across the room in examination, sharp canines gently poking at her bottom lip and her wolf ears covered with fur that was a beautiful dark brown and a splash of white was at the tips and they looked so soft, it were as if she were a stuffed animal, twitched slightly.

Werewolves with an array of different colored ears and tails sat at desks in pairs of two and seeing two empty desks, the beta immediately perked up, walking towards the desk to take a seat.

Sitting down, she placed her backpack on the floor the minute she was seated and leaned back in the chair, eyes of maroon looking around, seeing many of the werewolves glance towards her with nervous smiles of welcome, but they instantly turned back around before she could even manage a smile back.

Her smile slowly faded away and instead, her face went blank and her eyes became void of any emotion as that wall she built slowly began to strengthen, being paved over with a thick layer of iron.

While the werewolves in this school respected her, they were still terrified of her because of her reputation and that had put a damper on many things.

Only one werewolf she knew wanted to be friends with her.

Pulling out her phone, Rosemary saw that she had a notification and put in her password, before opening her messages, before seeing who it was from.

Aaron.

Slowly, her tail began to lightly sway back and forth, a small smile tugging at the edge of her lips as they gently twitched up and she sent him a text back, adding a small smiley face at the end.

He had asked her how she was doing; since he knew that she would most likely start a fight this year.

Hearing a soft and gentle voice speak up, ears of chocolate twitched at the sound and her eyes widened for only a moment, surprise filling her gaze.

'Excuse me? D-Do you mind if I sit here?'

Looking up, eyes of a burning fire and that of the ocean clashed together as one, swirling around each other in a battle of energy.

In front of Rosemary stood a werewolf with eyes as deep as the ocean and as mesmerizing as a lotus flower. In the depths of his eyes, she saw a world reflected within them; so deep and beautiful.

His eyes sparkled like azure pools in the morning sunlight and his gaze could fill someone with joy or euphoria. His eyes were expressive, articulate all upon their own without his lips ever having moved thus far.

His ears were like emeralds and gave her a vivid view of the beautiful landscapes, and green pastures. The fur on the inside was the color of the mist on an early spring morning over the lilac bushes, the sweetest of plump large plums and the deepest, darkest grapes before the dust is rinsed away.

With a small nod, Rosemary turned her head back towards her phone and felt her right ear twitch slightly at the loud scrapping that filled the room as he pulled the chair out, sitting down beside her.

'M-My names Daniel'

Hearing his voice once more, Rosemary quickly looked towards him, her eyes wide with surprise and her lips parted in shock.

Glancing down, vermilion eyes saw his hand was outstretched towards her and looking back up at him, the brunette noticed the gentle and innocent look shinning within his ocean eyes as he gently smiled at her.

Slowly outstretching her hand, Rosemary placed her hand in his, their softness clashing with her own and gently shook his hand.

"..Rosemary"

Hearing her voice, a brighter smile stretched across Daniel's lips and he shook her hand, his eyes sparkling under the lights.

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Hearing the sharp ring of the speaker, all of the werewolves in the class winced slightly and pulled their ears flat against their heads.

"Attention students. First off, welcome to a brand new school year, let's be ready to make it amazing. I'm excited to announce that our first assembly for the year will take place as soon as the bell rings. Take place at the assembly hall for a special announcement from the principal, afterwards we'll be getting to meet our school clubs. Looking forward to seeing all of your smiling faces"

Raising an eyebrow, a small smirk tugged at the edge of Rosemary's lips and she had to stifle a laugh at the announcement.

Who would smile at an assembly?

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Walking into the assembly, eyes of magma looked around the room and searched through all of the faces, but when she didn't see her sister, her ears fell back against her head, a small sigh leaving her lips.

Werewolf ears that were the hue of the new spring growth, bright and soft all at once, perked up at the sound. There were flecks of strength, of the kind of green that comes only as summer advances.

His eyes were a perfect spring sky, his mind clear and his smile warmer than the gentle sun. They were the color of a clear blue sky through a broken prison wall; the color of a perfect raindrop on a blue aster; the color of a river hurrying to join the great ocean, and they turned her way, a gentle smile shinning in her direction.

Noticing the beta, Daniel's eyes brightened and he stood up from his seat, slowly walking towards her; noticing that she was looking around for someone.

But as he got closer, he noticed that the alpha female wasn't with her and those two would always be seen together.

'Umm.. Rose, t-there's... um—',Daniel stuttered as her magma colored eyes looked his way and he looked towards the ground; even though he didn't want to look away from her,'I- I mean.. Beta, there's an empty seat b-beside me if your looking for somewhere to sit'

And so, his eyes switched between her and the ground.

But when he saw the twitch of a smile pulling at her lips, his eyes connected with her own and he felt his own lips twitch up.

Hearing the gentle laugh that passed through her lips, only made his smile grow larger.

"You can call me Rose, Daniel",The brunette stated, a small laugh brushing past her lips,"I don't mind. I like it a lot better than beta"

Slowly heading towards their seats, the two werewolves got passed the other students and sat down, their tails gently swaying.

Opening his mouth, Daniel went to reply to what she had said earlier but got cut off as a teacher cleared their throat and captured everyone's attention as they turned their eyes towards the podium.

'Testing. Testing. Testing. Ughh.. one, two.. three, four. Good',Clearing his throat, the teacher began to speak up and his voice traveled across the room through the speakers,'Students, welcome to a new year of Phoenix Drop'

Hearing a new voice speak up, everyone turned their heads towards the source and the speaker went silent.

'I believe that's my line'

Turning their gazes towards the voice, the students saw a young woman; her long, blonde hair cascaded down her back in curly rivulets and her eyes resembled that of wet bark on the oaks, but more of the soft brown rings that gave away the age of the few they felled, which combined well with the gentleness of her features and honeyed skin.

The brown elements being more dominant since they complimented her hair and the freckles that were spattered across her the bridge of her nose.

She wore a white open shirt dress with a blue shirt inside, a purple skirt and purple shoes.

And she was absolutely beautiful.

'Welcome students to a brand new year at Phoenix Drop High',The woman stated and stood on at the podium, causing the teacher to step away.

Suddenly, everyone started speaking up all at once and some of the students started complimenting her looks, pretty much ogling the new principal.

They were all wondering what had happened to the old principal; Principal Chad.

'Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Ms. Layla and I am the new principal here at your school',She explained,'Now, I'm sure you've all noticed the changes made to the school this year, in terms of classes, uniforms and other activities. I can assure you all that these changes were made to better your education and your school. As your principal, I am looking out for everyone here. My office is always open to students in need'

Her eyes crinkled at the edges and the corners of her lips turned upwards, pearl white teeth glistening under the fluorescent lights.

Seeing one of the teachers cheeks flush with color as he looked up at the principal, a faint twitch pulled at the corner of Rosemary's lips and a smug gleam glistened within her eyes.

'Now, I'll keep this assembly short. I know you all are looking forward to meeting the clubs out on the field. Remember, if you have any questions don't be afraid to ask a mentor on sight. Thank you all for your time. Let's go Flame Talons, whoo!'

Lifting her hand up into a wave, the principal accidentally hit the teacher beside her under the chin and he stumbled back, blinking profusely.

All of the students stood from their seats and rushed out the door, causing it to look like a large wave.

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Two girls, almost identical in looks, sat at a medium sized booth with a large sign hung overhead which in bright and bold letters read "HELP!".

The twins were wearing identical bands around their wrists; it was small, but it was a sunset yellow with molten gold Phoenix emblem sewed into the material.

With her elbow leaning on the table, Rosemary's chin was rested within her palm and eyes of crimson staring off into the field covered in booths.

Seeing figures suddenly block her view, the brunette looked up and saw two girl's anxiously shifting between feet, their eyes nervously glancing between the sisters and the ground.

One girl had a fair complexion which went well chocolate brown eyes and her waist-long hair was an array of colors which reminded the werewolf of cotton candy.

The other had tanner complexion than the first which clashed with her ice blue eyes and her waist-long hair was a beautiful golden bronze with caramel highlights.

'E-excuse me, are you mentors?',The blue eyed girl asked.

Nodding in unison, the twins spoke up at the same time, telling the girls that they were and asked how they could help them.

'Umm.. we- we're looking for the theater club?',The girl stated, nervously stammering over her words.

Feeling her eyes soften, Aphmau slowly felt her anxiety wash away at the sight of the own girl's anxiety and a small smile slowly spread across her lips, a bright aura radiating off of her.

'Ah! It's right over there!',Aphmau said, pointing in the wrong direction before she shook her head and pointing in the right direction,'I- I mean, it's over there!'

Looking in the direction she was pointing, the two girls shifted on their feet and slowly nodded their heads, looking through the crowd of people before they started to walk away.

'I- I can escort you if you..-',Aphmau cut herself off as they walked away,'-..want'

A small sigh left the brunette's lips causing Rosemary to comfortingly place her hand on her shoulder and Aphmau turned her way, a gentle smile forming on her lips.

She was glad that Rosemary was always there for her.

She didn't know what she'd do without her.

A sharp laugh echoed from behind the two and letting out a sigh at the familiarity of it, the twins slowly shook their heads, an annoyed expression covering their faces as they refused to turn around.

'You're so desperate to prove yourself, Kitty'

And there behind them stood the sources.

Sasha and Zenix.

'Kitty~.. Rosie~'

Seeing that they were ignoring him, a harsh huff left his lips and his face fell into a deadpanned expression.

'Kitty, Kitty, Kitty! Rosie, Rosie, Rosie!'

Hearing the two continue to call them the nicknames they had chosen, Aphmau and Rosemary let out groans as they turned around, connecting eyes with the two gang members.

'Rrrr, stop calling us that!',Aphmau exclaimed, her eyes brimming with anger.

Harmonious laughs escaped their lips and a smug look crossed Zenix's face as a smirk fell on his lips.

'And what are you going to do about it?',Zenix asked snarkily.

Eyes of volcanic magma narrowed in anger as her lips parted into a snarl and her sharp canines were on full display as she growled, deep and threatening.

Stepping forward, her eyes blazed with fury as the fur of her ears and tail bristled in anger.

"Oh, I'll show you what I'm going to do about it, you little—"

Before she could, quite possibly, kill the shadow knight member, Aphmau quickly latched her hands around Rosemary's arm and pulled her back to her side, feeling as her body shook with anger.

'You're not worth our time',Aphmau stated.

A small and sarcastic whine left Zenix's mouth and his bottom lip pushed out into a pout.

'Ohhh, but I need help, mentors'

'Oh yes! Help me!'

As the two began to mock them, a loud and sharp snarl of threat pushed through her lungs and Zenix immediately shut his mouth, which also caused Sasha to take a small step back.

The Shadow Knights and Rosemary had a history and because of that, they knew not to bother her too much or else they'd regret it.

That and Gene had a particular soft spot for the werewolf.

Suddenly, a boy with a pale complexion and baby blue eyes walked up to them.

'Sorry I'm late!'

He had dark Raven black hair with bangs that covered his right eye and a face mask; which stopped just above his nose, covering his face.

And Rosemary knew exactly who he was, Zane Ro'meave, Garroth's younger brother.

'Did I miss anything?!'

A low groan of annoyance and disgust left Zenix and Sasha as they saw the boy, looking away from the emo-looking student.

'Where have you been?!',Zenix exclaimed.

Nodding in agreement, Sasha let a frown cross her lips and her violet eyes looked the emo up and down in annoyance.

'Yeah, you're lucky enough we're giving you a shot to join us and you treat us like this?',Sasha stated, disgust clear within her tone.

With a frown pulling at her lips, eyes that resembled that of a sparkling ruby narrowed at the two shadow knights as she glanced between them and Zane.

There was no reason for them to treat him that way, all he wanted was to be a part of their gang and be just like them, what was wrong with that?

'But.. I got lost like you guys told me to',Zane stated, his voice full of hesitation.

A small scoff left Zenix's lips as he shook his head with a mock disappointment.

'And you're doing a bad job at it!',Zenix exclaimed,'Now go! But call Kitty.. "Kitty" first!'

The shadow knight was almost tempted to have the boy called Rosemary "Rosie", but he knew that if he had done that, the werewolf would tear the boy to shred, but while it was tempting to do and would most likely be very interesting to watch, he didn't want to be the reason a murder happened on school grounds.

'Ha! Kitty!'

A weird laugh left Zane's lips and he walked away from the ground, causing the Shadow Knights to let out sighs of relief.

'Zenix, do you really want Zane in our group?',Sasha questioned.

'We don't have any other options right now',Zenix stated in a hushed tone,'You and I both know that Gene wanted Rosemary in our group, but she refused and I honestly doubt that she'd agree to join us now'

Agreeing with his words, the two cleared their throats and turned towards the sister's once more.

'Now, Kitty, Rosie—'

Cutting himself off, a shocked look formed on his face as he watched the twins walk away and a sound of offense left his lips.

'What the—!? Did they just walk away from us while I was talking to them?!'

'How rude..'

Suddenly, a student with tangerine orange hair paired with black cat ears and yellow eyes walked up to them.

'Excuse me, may I ask a question?'

A noise of confusion left Zenix's lips and then that's when he realized.

They were standing directly behind the help booth and this student probably thought that they were mentors.