~ Four ~

Lyall sat on the school cafeteria bench staring out the window. He didn't know why he was there. In his head, he just wanted to get out of school, but his legs dragged him to the cafeteria. More precisely his hungry stomach. But after getting a tray full of food, he didn't eat it. He just stared at the food with a frown on his forehead and folded his arms in front of his chest.

Not long after, several children his age sat at the same table and even sat next to Lyall carrying trays full of food each. Two of them, Nathan and Miro asked him to go to school together this morning. They laughed and threw food at each other. Lyall rolled his eyes and then snorted in annoyance.

"Oho... Look. It seems like this prince looks upset." One of them, Trey, started to mock.

"Hey!! Don't be like that to him. He's a prince! A royal." Luciano said the word A Royal dramatically. "Forgive him, Your Highness. He has a mental issue." This time Luciano seemed to mock him.

"What? So (throws some chips at Luciano) you mean (throws some chips) I'm (throws some chips) crazy?" (throws more chips)

Luciano chuckled.

Lyall sighed and turned his face away. "How cheesy and childish." He muttered.

Everyone at the table stared at him for a moment.

"Whoah.... He's talking. He's talking!!" Luciano said in amazement while his hand hit Nathan's hand. Nathan winced in pain. Luciano didn't even blink as he stared at Lyall. So far, Lyall had never even greeted them.

"I thought the prince didn't talk to commoners like us." Trey ate the chips in his hand that he was going to throw at Luciano.

"I thought he was mute," Nathan said who had been quiet all this time.

"Hey hey hey! Don't talk like that to a prince." Trey protested. "You'll be caned."

"Caned? How many times?" Luciano asked. Trey looked thoughtful.

"Uhm... Fifty! No, no... We're different, so a hundred!"

“Why are you the one who decides?” Nathan protested.

“Of course, I am your leader.”

Everyone made a sound of protest in disagreement.

Bam!

The sound of the table being hit was quite loud. Everyone sitting at the table was shocked, even those at the other tables were equally shocked.

“Can’t you just shut up and eat that disgusting food in silence?!” Lyall stared at them one by one with his sharp gaze. “You guys are too tacky and noisy!” Lyall turned his face away to stare out the window

Trey cracked his grahams and clenched his fists then stood up.

Smack!

A hard slap landed on Lyall’s head.

“Ahh!” Lyall made a small sound and then immediately looked at the person who hit him. Lyall stared at the hitter for a moment then snorted in annoyance and turned his face away again.

“Don’t insult the food! Disgusting?! Then why did you take it?” this time a girl’s voice scolded Lyall. The girl was also the one who hit his head.

“How would I know the food would be like this!!” Lyall half shouted. Lyall stared at Diane sharply.

"It's normal food, Lyall." Diane stared back at Lyall sharply too.

"Not for me, Diane."

“Therefore... (hits Lyall's body) don't start... (hits Lyall's body) behaving (hits Lyall's body) like a child.” ( hitting Lyall's body.

"Arrgghh stop!" Lyall pushed the girl's hand away. The girl looked at Miro who was sitting next to Lyall. Miro also looked back at the girl.

"You! Move!" the girl ordered. Without further ado, Miro immediately lifted his tray and moved seats. The girl sat next to Lyall and then ate her food. "What are you looking at?! Sit in your chairs and eat your food!"

Everyone at the table immediately obeyed her. The girl was Diane, Lyall's cousin from his father. She was known to be strict and fierce. Lyall's father. had one younger sister, Diane's mother. Diane's mother was very beautiful, but unfortunately, she was very weak since she was little. She even had difficulty turning into a wolf. But Diane's father, alpha Darren, an alpha from Asia, proposed to her and accepted her as a mate. But not long after Diane was born, their pack was attacked by a much bigger and stronger pack. Alpha Cyrus even came himself to fight together, but unfortunately, he was too late. Diane's father's pack had been slaughtered in one night. Her sister and her husband died. Only Diane was left hidden in a safe place. Before death came to her, with the rest of her strength, Diane's mother mindlinked alpha Cyrus, told him where Diane was, and asked him to take care of her. Diane was found by Alpha Cyrus. She didn't even cry when she was found and was still five years old. Since then, Diane grew up being strict and disciplined with herself. Diane is also a great werewolf. Because of that she was feared.

"Why don't you eat it?" Diane asked when she saw Lyall just silent.

"I told you I have no appetite for food that-" Lyall didn't continue his words. He knew Diane hated it when someone insulted food. "Anyway, I don't want to."

Diane moved the food in front of her a little further away, looking at the food.

Diane moved the food in front of her a little further away, replacing it with her hand that supported her chin. “So…. You’re going to let it?"

Everyone stared at them in silence. Lyall let out a harsh breath. He was so annoyed. Lyall stood up and started to leave but Diane grabbed his hand.

“Where do you think you’re going? You haven’t even eaten yet so—“

“Can you stop?! You’re not my brother so don’t boss me around!!” Lyall glared at Diane. His clenched fists pushed Diane’s hand away and left.

“That hot-tempered brat. But I’m still your teacher here!!” Diane screamed no louder than Diane’s voice. “You naughty brat.” Diane stared at the young wolves who had been staring at her and Lyall. “What are you looking at? Aren’t you going to eat your food?”

The young wolves quickly went back to eating without saying a word. While Diane stared at Lyall’s departure in silence.

***

Two large wolves ran fast between the tall trees. They overtook each other as if they were in a running race. The longer they ran the faster they became. Suddenly the brown wolf jumped onto a rock then turned and jumped towards another wolf. The brown wolf landed right on top of the other wolf's body and then bit the gray wolf mixed with black. The gray wolf groaned in pain but immediately tried to turn his body and attack trying to bite. But his bite did not reach the brown wolf because of his position lying down. But his claws never let go. The brown wolf also groaned because he was scratched quite deeply. Finally, the brown wolf moved away. They stood on all fours with a rough growl at each other, showing their sharp teeth, being alert and watching each other. The gray wolf mixed with black jumped high but the brown wolf was already alert and pushed the gray wolf's body. The gray wolf landed on all fours then jumped high again and immediately bit the brown wolf's shoulder. But his bite was not strong, the brown wolf could easily escape his bite and then turned to attack. The brown wolf bit the back making the gray wolf groan. "Enough!" said one person loudly. The brown wolf released his bite and moved away from the gray wolf. Theon approached and saw the condition of the gray wolf. His body was covered in wounds and his legs were limping. While the brown wolf had turned into a human.

"Rest. Don't change yourself so you can heal soon."

The gray wolf obeyed. He sat on the ground. Several people approached and gave him medicinal herbs. Theon patted the shoulder of the person who was the brown wolf. "Good."

"Wow, that was very exciting." Zaiden praised as he walked closer to Theon. "Aren't you being too harsh on them?"

“They need to be trained hard so they are ready for any sudden attacks. This pack is not like the LyClaws, which is a large pack. That’s why we need to train hard.” Theon explained.

Zaiden smiled and nodded, then patted Theon’s arm. “I understand, my friend. Just tell me if you need any help training them, I’ll be happy to help.”

“I’m sure they’ll be more than happy to be trained by you, one of the strongest werewolves in the LyClaws pack.”

Zaiden rolled his eyes. “You’re overreacting, you know that?”

Theon chuckled. “So tell me, why did you want to meet me? Nathan said you wanted to meet in the forest south of the city, why did you suddenly change here?”

“So I can talk to you without interrupting your training.”

“It’s no problem really. I can stop this training for a while.”

“That’s not necessary. Really.”

Theon nodded. “Alright. So, what do you want to say?”

“I have a question and a request. Do you know Lyall’s training route?” He's not my alpha and I'm not his beta so it's very difficult to track him especially since that kid always turns off his mindlink with the excuse of being too noisy. Mobile phone? No need to ask. Even if I call him a thousand times he won't pick up. I need to know so I can monitor him and disturb him of course."

Theon laughed at Zaiden's last words. "You're really nosy."

"I have to be nosy. I should be nosy with him than to let him continue in his mind. That's dangerous, you know why."

Theon nodded. "You're right. I've never met him but I heard he met with other omegas. I'll ask them."

"Thank you, buddy." Zaiden patted Theon's arm lightly.

"Then what's your request?"

"Ahh right. Let me train with you. Luna has spoken to Alpha Carl. He agreed to let in Luna Stella's confidants and alpha Cyrus' confidants, and also mine, of course. Let me and them train with you. We can share strategies and fighting methods. I'm sure Alpha Alastor already knows where we are. So we have to be prepared." Zaiden explained.

"If Alpha has given permission, of course I can't refuse."

"No, no, no. Alpha did give permission, but I also have to ask for your permission. You're the one who always trains them."

"Why don't you just ask beta? Beta and several other strong gammas also train troops? We are just a small practice group. "

"Because we're old friends and I trust you."

Theon paused for a moment then nodded. "Sure, we'll train together."

"And I'll train your troops, deal?"

"You have to go through someone first before you can train my troops. I think that's difficult." Theon smiled and then left.

"What do you mean? Who should I fight? Beta?" Zaiden followed Theon. Theon stopped his steps and looked at Zaiden.

"Not him. Diane Lim." Theon patted Zaiden's arm lightly. "Good luck." Theon walked back with a chuckle.

"Oh no. No no no. Can i just fight with beta instead?"

***

In a small and narrow alley, several people were gathered and were seen ganging up on a man. They kicked the curled-up man mercilessly simultaneously. After the man looked weak and motionless, they left him. After feeling safe, the man lay on his back, staring at the dark sky. His body was sore and weak. But he tried to survive. He slowly got up and sat up. Even though he felt pain all over his body, he dragged his body to lean against the wall. He stood still for a moment, getting his body used to the pain and wiping the blood from his mouth.

"You're really stubborn and... Crazy." A voice surprised him. Another man came from the darkness. "Mr...."

"Lurvine. Scott Lurvine."

"Lurvine. Interesting." The man came out of the darkness. "You know, entering a bar is like entering a lion's den, especially if you act like... A person with quite poor mental health."

Scott was silent for a moment. "Weren't you inside earlier?"

Yes, Scott remembered. The man was in the bar he went to. He remembered clearly because the man was wearing unique clothes, like a magician.

"Your memory is quite good for someone who is... Clumsy."

"And your clothes are quite eccentric, of course people will easily remember it." Scott tried to stand up straight with difficulty.

"You should go to the doctor and have your wounds checked."

"I'm fine. I don't want to make a big deal out of it." Scott fixed his clothes.

"Uhm I'm confused. Isn't going to the doctor to treat wounds? Why make a big deal out of it?"

"They'll ask me a lot of questions about the wounds I got. Maybe call the police. I don't want that to happen." Scott tried to stand up without leaning on the wall, but he couldn't.

"But it looks bad. It looks like there's a break in it." The man pointed at Scott's stomach with his chin.

"No, it can't be. I—aakkhh." Scott felt pain in his stomach. The man quickly ran and helped Scott to sit up.

"I'll call an ambulance."

"No, don't. I'm fine."

"It doesn't look like that to me. Then let me help you." The man reached out his hand toward Scott's lower chest.

"W-what are you doing?" Scott looked wary.

"Trying to heal you. I'm a witch."

"Wait, what are you?"

"A witch, Mr. Lurvine."

Scott paused for a moment as he stared at the man then chuckled through the pain. "Your joke is really... Unusual."

The man frowned. "But I'm not joking. You're Lurvine. Your father is Colin Lurvine, right?"

"That's right." Scott replied confused. "How do you--"

"That's right. You're the Lurvine I know."

"Wait, I... I'm confused. I—"

"You don't know what you are and your family. This is really interesting." The man shook his head and then chuckled. "It seems like your parents haven't had the chance to tell you. I heard the news of your parents' death. My condolences. But They should have told you, about your real family."

Scott groaned in pain. "I... I still..."

The man stretched his hand again and read a sentence that Scott didn't understand. All he knew was, a few seconds later a white light came out of the man's hand. Scott was shocked and moved to avoid it.

"Wait a minute. It'll be over soon."

Sure enough, the light disappeared.

"What...what..."

"You're fine now." The man stood up. Scott checked his body. It didn't hurt at all. "And I suggest you look at the records or whatever about your family. You should know about your family, it will save you and your family." The man said then left.

"Wait! What do you mean?"

The man stopped then turned around and looked at Scott. "Just do it. Then you will understand."

The man left again. Scott stood up and chased the man. But nothing. The man seemed to have disappeared. Even when Scott chased him to the highway. The man was nowhere to be seen. Scott ran to his car which was parked in front of the bar. He looked around, of course he didn't want to be the target again. when he was sure there was no one, he immediately got into his car and drove away.

Scott's car sped off. He tried to get home quickly. Arriving in front of the house, Scott immediately got out of the car and went into the house. He headed to his late father and mother's room. He opened drawer after drawer and cupboard. He searched the entire room and it made a commotion. He dropped some things. When in front of the mirror he saw his reflection in the mirror. The man was really a witch. His bruised and injured face was now clean as if nothing had happened to him.

"Scott?"

His sister's call interrupted his reverie and he went back to looking for something. Eira woke up hearing the commotion made by her brother because his room was right above her parents' room.

“What are you doing in mom and dad’s room?” Eira asked. She rubbed her eyes.

“Just ignore me. Go back to sleep.” Scott replied without looking at Eira.

“Yeah, but how can I go back to sleep if you’re making a fuss at two am? And what are you doing here?” Eira looked at her parents’ messy room.

Scott stopped his search and looked at Eira. “None of your concern. Just go back to sleep and I’ll be slower, okay? Now go back to your room.”

Scott went back to looking for something. Eira could only sigh and then went back to her room. Scott also checked the floor, there was nothing. He sat on the edge of the bed. He was exhausted, his sweat was pouring down quite a bit, and his brain was thinking hard. He bit his fingernails. He had a habit of biting his fingernails when he was nervous or scared. His eyes stared at the ceiling and were silent for a moment. Right! Ceiling!

Scott went to the garage to get a ladder and immediately returned to his parents’ room. He installed the ladder on one side of the room where the ceiling could be opened and climbed slowly. He pushed the ceiling wide open. Scott took his phone and turned on the flashlight. He looked at every side and he found something! Scott bit his phone and tried to reach something that looked like a book. Little by little, and the further his hand reached. Finally, Scott could reach it. He immediately got down and sat on the edge of the bed. He held the books. The books was wrapped in a soft light brown cloth and tied with a rope. Scott opened the rope; the cloth wrapping also opened because the cloth was very soft, so it was easy to open. One on the cover of the books was written, The Larvine. Scott looked at the book on every side. The book looked very old. Scott started to open the book. The pages inside the book had turned brown.

Scott read one by one and every page. He seemed to be dissolved by the book.

"So I am .... Supernatural secret Guardian?"