The bell for lunch rang as Kir headed back inside the academy, so she headed over to the cafeteria to grab herself some food. Using her abilities always took a lot out of her, but nothing took more energy out of Kir than using her blood to perform an injury transfer.
There was only one problem. Kir found herself craving only one thing at that moment, Asher’s blood. Kir shook her head and decided to go to the only person that could help her right then, Kaoru Regaldi. Kir spotted the black-haired man, sporting his signature royal blue tie that many thought was the only difference between him and his purple tie wearing twin. What was funny thought, was that there were many things that make their identities easy to notice, but only Moose and Kir had ever been capable of realizing that Kaoru sports an emerald green wolf insignia ring, his counterpart, Kilo, actually wore an amethyst demon insignia ring. "Kaoru, I need your help, come with me." Kir said, with obvious urgency as the craving began to grow stronger. It only took the man a single second before realizing what was going on as Kir’s eyes began shifting to a scarlet color, the tell-tale sign that her vampiric bloodlust was taking control of her. The moment that they were in a secluded area, Kir wasted no time biting into Kaoru’s neck and drinking the sweet nectar that flowed through his veins. “Kir, slow down…” Kaoru said hazily as the effects of a vampire bite began to take over his senses. A vampire’s bite could have many effects on its victim, depending on the type of vampire that bit you. As a vampire from the first vampire’s line, Kir’s bite causes the victim to go into a euphoric state of mind until the wound healed. At least, when Kir bit Kaoru that’s what happened.Kir never meant to drink from one of her friends in the first place, however a long time ago Kir had gotten severely injured while playing in the woods with Kaoru. Leaving her no choice but to feed on him as her injuries caused her bloodlust to completely take over her self-control.That was the first time that Kir had ever bit one of her friends, however, it obviously wasn’t the last, as each and every time that Kir craved for blood, she would wind up turning to Kaoru for help. "WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?!" Someone suddenly yelled from behind Kir, causing Kaoru to snap out of his haze and instinctively hide Kir from the intruder. Kir looked up and was horrified to see her mother standing in front of them, staring with an interminable expression on her face. "Mrs. Bastet, I can explain! It's not what it looks like, I swear!" Kaoru said, trying to calm her mother. "Oh really? Because to me it looks like my daughter is outside the academy drinking from Kaoru Regaldi, despite her knowing the risks of such an act." Kir’s mother said. "Wait what?!" Asher asked, as he popped out of nowhere. Kir groaned at the horrible timing of her mate being in the same place at the same time. "Asher, look, it's not what you think." Kir calmly told her mate. "Oh Asher? So Kir, not only were you fooling around with a Regaldi, but you also had your mate coming out to meet you for a rendezvous as well?!" Kir’s mother looked as though she was about to faint from the scenarios coursing through her head."Kir, get inside my car right this minute, we're going home!" Renay yelled at her daughter. “And you two,” Renay looked at the two young men, “how dare you risk Kir’s reputation like this Mr. Romanov, after everything I’ve heard about you, I’m not too surprised that the first time we met was under such awful circumstances” Renay looked at Kaoru, “however you, Kaoru, I honestly never would’ve dreamed that you would allow yourself to fall so low, maybe your brother, but certainly not you. This just goes to show that you never really know someone as well as you think you do.” Renay sighed before leaving the two boys as she caught up to Kir and got into the car. “Honestly Kir…..” Renay sighed to her daughter. "Have all of your lessons taught you nothing?" Renay asked her. "Mom, nobody can hear us now, you don't have to act so formal." Kir told Renay, causing her to laugh slightly. "Well, I'm glad that you have so many options and that you're taking the time to weigh them out before deciding who you will marry, Kir." "But, you must try to remember to be more careful about performing such an erotic act in public." Renay reminded her. "EWWWW MOM!!! NO! Okay yeah I bit Kaoru, but it wasn't for THAT." Kir yelled at Renay, making Renay laugh once more."Mom, I only bit Kaoru because I was about to lose control." She told me. "Oh, I know darling, that's why I came to the academy today, I sensed that something was wrong so I came as quickly as I could." Renay informed Kir.Kaoru knew as soon as he saw Kir’s eyes shifting to that scarlet color, she needed his help. Which is why he quickly followed her out into the secluded forest, just far enough away that nobody would be able to hear or smell us. Kir wasted no time getting down to business, biting Kaoru’s neck the moment they were certain they wouldn’t be found. "Kir, slow down...." Kaoru said as he began to feel the haze of Kir’s bite taking over his mind and putting him into a euphoric trance. Kaoru had to use all of his mental strength to try and stay in control, however it proved to be feeble against Kir’s vampiric powers. "WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?!" Someone suddenly yelled from behind Kir. The yell snapped Kaoru out of his delirium as he instinctively moved himself in front of Kir in order to hide her from the unknown person. It only took Kaoru a moment to realize that the person who interrupted them was actually Renay Bastet, Kir’s mom and the former queen. "Mrs. Bastet, I can explain! It's not what it looks like, I swear!" Kaoru quickly said, hoping to calm Kir’s mother. "Oh really? Because to me, it looks like my daughter is outside the academy, drinking from Kaoru Regaldi, despite her knowing the risks of such an act." Renay said. "Wait what?!" Asher asked as he popped up out of nowhere. ‘You've got to be kidding me....’"Asher, look, it's not what you think." Kir calmly told her agitated mate. "Oh, Asher? So Kir, not only were you fooling around with a Regaldi but, you also had your mate coming out to meet you for a rendezvous as well?!" Renay said while holding her head, as though she might pass out. "Kir, get inside my car right this minute, we're going home!" Renay yelled at her daughter."And you two," she looked over at Asher. "How dare you risk Kir's reputation like this. Mr. Romanov, after everything I've heard about you, I'm not too surprised that the first time we met was under such awful circumstances." She said to Asher before looking at me."However, you, Kaoru, I honestly never would've dreamt that you would allow yourself to fall so low, maybe your brother, but certainly, not you. This just goes to show that you never really know someone as well as you think you do." Renay sighed out before leaving Kaoru alone with Asher. As soon as she was out of earshot, Kaoru began laughing. "What's so funny about you getting my mate in trouble?!" Asher questioned him. "Oh man, Kir's not actually in trouble. And neither are we. Don't you know who that was?" Kaoru asked the man. Asher shook his head. "Oh, that's awesome! Hahahahaha, so you probably assumed that all of that scolding was legit?! Ha! Nah man, that was Kir's mother, Renay Bastet, she's really cool." Kaoru told Asher. "...If you say so...but, can you please tell me what all that business about Kir drinking your blood was about?" Asher asked Kaoru. "Oh, yeah, Kir drank my blood because she was losing control of her vampiric cravings, that's all." Kaoru informed him."Is there some reason that all of the crazy things that have happened since yesterday, seem to be perfectly normal for you guys?" He asked, causing Kaoru to laugh again. "Yeah man, because this is basically normal for anyone that's involved in the Bastet family's lives. You think this is crazy? You still haven't seen the half of it dude. You only know about three of Kir's species and you still haven't actually met Kir's uncle yet. You might want to be prepared for that one. Especially since you'll be at the Bastet Mansion tomorrow." I informed Asher. "Wait, why would I be at the Bastet Mansion tomorrow???" He asked Kaoru. "Oh, right, I forgot to tell you. Here, Renay told me to give this to you." Kaoru told him as he handed him the invitation that Renay had sent to his house this morning for him to give to Kir’s mate. "Surprise! You're invited to meet the royal Bastet family for Kir's birthday celebration at the Bastet Mansion, where Kir will be officially introducing you as her mate!" Kaoru laughed at the end of his statement, knowing the poor boy didn’t stand a chance tomorrow.Saturday, December 25th, Bastet Mansion, Kir Bastet's 17th birthday. All of the other royal families had been waiting for this event since the birth of the princess was announced. All royals and upper-class members are invited to this, once in a lifetime, event where the princess will be finally making her official debut as the next queen of Kayanadia. Suitors are lined up at the front gates, members of the Bastet family sitting in the courtyard, waiting for the party to begin, and where is the star of this event? Hiding in her room, panicking over all the possible things that could go wrong during tonight's soiree. "Moose, what am I going to do?! What if Lord Luca tries to kill Asher?! What if I lose control over my powers?! What if....oh gods!! What if Roo causes a scene???" The princess cried to Lord Moose. "Don't worry, Alpha, we already prepared plenty of security and made certain that Luca's table is on the oppos
THIS CHAPTER INCLUDES ADULT CONTENT AND ILLEGAL UNDERAGE DRINKING-Author: I do not condone underage drinking, the drinking involved in this chapter is solely for the purpose of the story and is not meant to encourage anyone to repeat behavior seen in this story-Kaoru felt like a coward for running away from the woman that he’d been in love with his entire life. He knew it was cowardly, but he couldn’t think of anything else to do when he saw Asher, Roo, and Luca go up to that stage and call her their mate. ‘How is it even possible for Kir to have multiple mates?.... I hope that nobody saw me.’ "You're not just a coward Kaoru, you're also a disappointment. How many more signs do you need before you finally accept the truth?" Leon, Kaoru’s wolf, said to him. "You know what Leon, I already know that I'm being an idiot, no need to rub it in." Kaoru said back to him. "I wish I could just
"Luca, hurry! We have to get out of here!" Someone yelled ahead of Luca. He looked around but couldn’t see who the voice belonged to. Luca felt the urge to run away, but from what? He didn’t have to wonder for long when suddenly, he saw a giant wolf shrouded by shadows, snarling and rampaging towards them…… ‘Wait, us? Who else is running with me?’ Luca began to run in the direction of the voice that spoke to him earlier, not sure as to where they were going, or if he was making the right decision. Luca continued to run as fast as he could until…"NOOOOOOOO!!!!" Luca heard Kir scream suddenly. Luca knew that something was wrong, but he couldn’t seem to convince his feet to move any closer. "No no no no no, please gods, don't let him die..." Kir sobbed in the distance.Luca was finally able to move again, but it was too late. He approached Kir’s trembling body but the giant wolf snatched her up before he could react. Luca looked up at the world, holding Kir
"Where am I?" Asher asked as he stumbled through a strange forest, riddled with snow and icicles. Asher looked around to ask someone for help, but there wasn’t a single living thing, as far as the eye could see. "Asssshhheeerrr.....Asher, come here, Asher...." Asher heard a familiar voice call out to him in the wind. Asher followed in the direction of the voice cautiously. “Asher, how could you leave us?” The voice asked, giving him a slight chill. “What do you mean?! I didn’t leave anyone! And, who is us?” Asher called out, with no reply. CRACK! Asher jumped and looked around, but nobody was there. "HELP!!" The voice screamed, causing Asher to rush in its direction. “NOOO!!” Another scream suddenly came, Asher recognized the voice as it belonged to his mate, Kir Bastet. This caused Asher to panic as he ran as fast as possible to help his distressed mate. "Asher, how could you do this?! He's my
"There's no way that I can do this mission. But there's no way that I can't do it." Asher said to Argon, through their mindlink. “Asher, I don’t understand, why do you have to do it? Why can’t you just tell one of Kir’s friends what’s going on? They would probably help us, none of them want her hurt either.” Argon responded. "Argon, if I tell anyone then they would also become a target for the organization. Plus, if I don't do it, then someone else will be hired to kill me along with Kaoru." Asher reminded his wolf "Hey Asher! Wait up man, I need to talk to you!" Someone yelled from behind Asher, when he looked over his shoulder and realized that it was Luca calling to him, Asher decided to walk faster, as he was not in the mood for arguing with the man. "Asher, seriously, wait up!" Luca's voice came from even closer now. Asher sped his pace up more, hoping Luca would get the hint and give up. “Asher!” This time, however, Luca was g
Kir walked onto the campus thinking that everything was fine. Kir quickly realized that she was sadly mistaken when she only made it five feet past the gates of the academy before she spotted two men growling at each other in the middle of the courtyard. It wasn’t just any two men, it was two of her mates, of course. “I told you to back off, Asher! Kir is MINE!” Roo shouted before lunging towards Asher. If it wasn’t for Luca pulling Asher backwards, Roo would have landed a swift punch that looked as though it would’ve broken Asher’s nose. ‘Wait…. Luca HELPED Asher?!’ Kir’s jaw dropped as she stared at the spectacle before her. ‘Maybe I’m dreaming?’ Kir thought. “Or maybe they’re willing to share us.” Kir’s wolf purred in her head, obviously pleased with the thought of not having to choose between them. “What the hell Inu! He didn’t even do anything.” Luca yelled at Roo as he stood between the angry males. Bold move, since he wasn’t as tal
“Wait...what?” Inuharu asked as he tried to gather his thoughts. “He’s my mate too! Gods, why aren’t you listening to me, Roo?! Kaoru is one of my mates! And he knew this the whole time and never said anything to me!” Kir cried into Inuharu’s chest as he finally caught on. Kir looked up at Inuharu and realization flashed through her eyes as she quickly pushed herself away for him. “Sorry, I shouldn’t have done that…” Kir whispered as she began to turn away from Inuharu. Inuharu quickly grabbed her wrist before she could escape. “Kir, I might be one of your mates, but I was your brother first. Doesn’t that mean you should be able to confide in me like you used to?” Inuharu asked in a soft voice. “Inuharu, you don’t get it. Things aren’t the same now. I can’t put you through the pain of hearing your mate talk about other men, that’s too cruel.” Kir sighed before pulling her arm out of his grip and walking away. Moose patted I
Kir and Inuharu walked back into the academy with an air of calmness and satisfaction after finally reconciling. On the way to their classes, Asher and Luca rushed up to Roo, seemingly out of breath. “Inu, we need you to come with us! It’s important and non-negotiable, so come on.” Luca shouted as he grabbed Inuharu by the arm and pulled him away from Kir’s side. Asher looked over to Kir. “Sorry Princess, I’ll make it up to you later at the club. Meet me there at seven tonight.” Asher didn’t wait for Kir’s response before rushing off with Luca and Roo. Kir looked around, dumbfounded and rooted to the spot while trying to process the scene that just unfolded before her. “I think I’m hallucinating… Maybe I really do need to start getting on a better sleep schedule.” Kir thought to herself. Before Kir had a chance to sort out her thoughts, a black haired man poked her left cheek. “You alright Kir? You’re kind of zoni
When the brown haired male enters the house, he's met with a fist to his face. "Okay.. I deserve that." He says as he holds his now bleeding nose. "Who the hell are you?" Inuharu growls as he goes in for another punch. Valentine grabs Inuharu's arm to prevent him from hitting the man again. "I wouldn't do that, Roo. Look at your sister." Valentine points towards Kir. Kir's nose trickles blood, causing Roo to look between her and the man he just punched in the face. "What the hell.. " He says, completely confused by this string of events. "Well Kotar, you have some explaining to do." Valentine says with a grunt. Kotar looks at Kir's unconscious body and ignores everyone else. "Is she okay? I know the bond connects the pair but I didn't know it could do something like this." Kotar says as he takes a step closer. Alex gives Kotar a warning growl, making him step back. "And who are you? Last I checked, even royals are subjected to the demon exile." Kotar sneers. Alex huffs as he turns
"Oh yeah.. I forgot about that part." Alex says as he scratches his head with embarrassment. "So what are we going to do then? Is he going to send me back? Or do you think he'll kill me for this?" Alex asks as he tries to read Kir's expressionless face. "Well if he was able to kill you then he would've already done it. My guess is that this mark thing prevents him from doing that but that's just a theory so we shouldn't get too far ahead of ourselves yet." Kir concludes as she looks away from Alex's gaze. "One more thing." Alex starts. "Why are you avoiding eye contact with me?" He asks as he steps closer to Kir. Kir seems to panic a bit as her voice wavers, "I-i.. I'm not avoiding anything, Alex." Alex takes another step near her, only a few centimeters apart now. "Kir." He whispers in her ear. Kir's eyes shoot over to Alex's, a deep blue that flickers to black every few seconds. "Well that's new. What does black mean?" He asks as he gen
Alex doesn't have much time to watch Kir and Luca's match as he is pushed from behind. He turns around and sees Kilo glaring at him. Alex sighs, realizing that he has a lot of explaining to do. But he's not given much chance to speak before Kilo lunges at him. "Wait.. Can we just talk for a second?" Alex says while barely dodging Kilo's flurry of punches. "No talking! You sat with us while we were all worried about Kir! And you didn't say a word about knowing where she was or that you had been with her!" Kilo growls as he throws more punches.Alex snarls at the accusations but tries to remain calm as he continues to dodge. "If you would just listen to me.. " Alex starts but Kilo's fist makes contact with his ribs. Alex stumbles backward and coughs. "Damn it! Just listen!" Alex shouts as he rushes Kilo. Landing a kick to Kilo's ribs and watching him fly backwards, Alex feels a wave of satisfaction. His moment is cut short as Kilo shifts to his wolf and launches himself at Alex. Alex
"Umm.. Well.. Uhh.. " Kotar struggles to find the right answer. Kir giggles as she sits up and climbs onto his lap, face-to-face with Kotar while her hands are draped over his shoulders. Kotar inhales sharply as he tries to look away. The sly female wraps her legs around her companion's waist as she makes him face her. "What's wrong? Cat got your tongue?" She teases. The male visibly gulps as his pulse rises. "K-Kir… what are y-you doing.. " He asks shakily. Kir uses her nail to trace along Kotar's neck as she stares into his brown eyes. "I'd like to ask you the same thing, why have you been exuding those pheromones ever since we entered the room?" She whispers into his ear, causing Kotar to shiver. It takes Kotar a moment to realize what she had said as he snaps out of his daze and looks around the room. Sure enough the entire room was filled with pink clouds of smoke. He looks between the pink clouds and the woman on his lap, unsure of what to do at this moment and feeling very e
Kir continues to run around until reaching the parking lot of a strange looking club. She enters the club with her head held high, loving the glances she receives while walking around. She walks up to the bar and takes a seat. "What can I get ya?" The bartender asks without looking at her. "I'll take a club soda for now." Kir responds as she keeps her eyes on the crowd at the dance floor. "Got it." He replies back and pours her drink.The bartender turns to give Kir her drink but upon seeing her, he freezes and drops her drink. Before the drink can hit the ground and shatter, Kir quickly hops over the bar and grabs it. "Thanks." He says while continuing to gawk at the girl. Kir looks at the man and smiles sweetly, "you should be more careful next time. And you might wanna close your mouth Kilo, wouldn't want a bug to fly in there." Kilo blinks several times before speaking, "what are you doing here? You're supposed to be at home with your parents, Roo is going to freak out when he f
After Kir agrees, Linaria brings her out to her real house. Kir stares in awe at all of the gadgets and weapons that are on display throughout the cabin. "This is where Asher and I have been staying. That other house is owned by my parents. This one, however, was bought by Asher as a way to hide from our parents whenever we wanted to get away or needed to focus. It's also where we spent the majority of our time. There are three bedrooms here, you can either take his room or the guest room while you're here." Linaria explains excitedly.Kir continues to look around while speaking, "so you guys really were assassins? Does that mean you two trained a lot? I can't imagine being an assassin is an easy job.." Linaria chuckles, "we did do a lot of training. Speaking of which, I heard that you really like combat and sparring. If that's true then I suppose I could show you to the gym portion of the house."Kir's eyes immediately light up at the mention of a gym. "Really? Can I use it? Do you ha
-3rd person-Kir looks between the unknown woman and the exit, trying to decide what to do. "Alright, calm down. We don't have to talk right now but at least stay after the party is over so I can give you something. Then you can decide what you want to do." The girl offers. Kir's eyes change from blue to red and back to blue while she stares at the other female, obviously struggling to figure out how to respond. Kir inhales and speaks calmly, "alright, I'll stay. What's your name? I don't remember that person ever mentioning a sister." "Linaria Romanov, but you can call me Lina. Thank you for agreeing to stay, I hope you enjoy yourself for the remainder of the party." Lina says with sincerity. "Trust me, I will." Kir responds in a menacing tone as she walks back to the dance floor. Linaria watches Kir, curious as to why her tone had sounded so strange. "Hey Lina, have you seen Benny?" Milo asks from behind her. "Hmm? No, why?" She asks wit
-Kir's POV-After getting dragged home by my father, I was met with a frantic Renay pacing around our living room. "I'm home." I said in a monotone voice. I wish they hadn't spoiled my fun. It's not like I killed anyone…yet. "What is the matter with you?! I spent sixteen years training you how to act in public and the moment I'm gone you decide to go ballistic?! How am I supposed to trust you to rule this kingdom that I built if you act like this?" Valentine scolds me the moment the front door is shut. I stay silent as my parents rant about my bad behavior. "Valentine, there lies the problem right there! You TRAINED her, you didn't raise her. Obviously you pushed her too hard while I was gone and that's why she's acting like this now." My mother scolds him. "All the blame goes on me? You're the one who abandoned our children and left me to take care of them on my own! It's no wonder she's acting out, she obviously takes after her mother!"
A young man with black hair and seafoam green eyes walks into the academy courtyard with confidence. He looks around, seemingly searching for something. He hears the men in front of him speaking and can't help but listen in on their conversation.“So you never ended up finding her again after that? Where do you think she went then?” Kilo asked his friend while they continued to walk towards the courtyard. “Honestly, I have no clue. We checked all of her usual hiding places and even asked around about a blue-haired girl, but nobody had seen her. I’m getting really worried too.” Inuharu responded back.The young male looks up and comments to himself, "Well, then. I didn’t realize this school was so lenient.” He chuckles to himself as he spots a blue haired female feeding on a young male in the distance. Kilo heard the man behind them speaking and couldn’t help but look in his direction. “What are you talking about?” Kilo asked the man with confusion, thinking th