--2018--
Destiny.
Some say it’s stupid. Some say it’s valid. For me? It was both stupid and valid. But mostly, it was something that I was willing to experience in every single lifetime I had left.
Because it made me reunite with him. The one who almost killed me when we were kids. Who was meant to be my enemy. Who we were always meant to ignore or fight and move on. But again.
Destiny.
Destiny has its ways of bringing you all levels of sadness and a massive amount of happiness.
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It was finally the day. The day when I’ll be getting sent off to my boarding school. Being a werewolf and not figuring out how to shift properly was something my parents didn’t appreciate. At first, they had to fight with our whole pack, as I looked like an outsider to them.
I gotta say, instead of making me go all rogue, they supported me. They fought the whole family and..here am I. All because I couldn’t shift into my werewolf form. Not after that day.
My parents never gave up. However, at the age of 18, I still had difficulties to shift. Even if I did, I’d start burning up. My temperature would go boiling high and I’d catch a fever and lie in bed for like a whole month.
My dad, Christopher Lockwood, told me that there is a place where he learned how to shift on command. Under your own influence. And that’s also a place where he met my mother, Jenna Lockwood.
At first, I denied going there because I thought being between my pack would benefit me the most. Because I’d be learning from those who I love. Who I adore and respect. Who were just like me. But in my parents’ eyes, it was good to learn under competition, rather than learning between those who will never force you to go out of your own comfort zone.
Eventually, I agreed. It made them so happy that I ignored all my feelings about moving away and concentrated on how I could make them proud. And that was my only goal.
--First Day--
We were standing right in front of St Maria’s University. My Mom and Dad were there to help me get settled in. I watch my father take out my luggage from the trunk of our car and pass it to me.
“We’re going to miss you, Hailey. Don’t stop filling us in about how your day went, even after you make new friends.”
“Come on, Mom. You know I can’t spend a single second without talking to you.”
“And what about your old man here?” Dad chuckled as he teased me.
“Yeah, Dad. You too.” Suddenly, a wave of discomfort hit me. I quickly realised it was time to go.
“I..I..” I struggled to let out words. It was all so new. So new. Sure, I was only 18 and soon to be 19, but it felt like I was trapped in this school for so long.
The feeling was both amazing and terrifying.
“I guess...I’ll see you guys,” I say, concealing my true emotions and passing them a big smile.
My mother chuckled as she wrapped her arms around me. She stood there for a few seconds before speaking.
“You can never hide what you feel, Hailey. Not in front of me. That’s what I love about you the most. Never..give up..Never.”
I depart and smile back at her.
“I won’t, Mom. Not when I know I have you by my side. And you too, Dad. I’ll always be your only wolf. The one who you taught to survive. The one who you taught everything to live.”
“I love you both so much!” I pull them both in a long, tight hug. Oh, hell. I was going to miss them a lot. More than usual.
Finally, after saying our goodbyes, I made my way through the big gates into the dorms. This university was a lot bigger than it looked from the outside. Way bigger.
I search my room, 362, and finally find it. As soon as I open the door, I see a brunette girl standing in front of a mirror. Though there was no reflection.
“Oh, I..umm.” she gets startled as soon as she sees me and suddenly, her mirrored reflection comes back.
“W-How did you do that?” I ask in curiosity.
“Oh..Uh..This. It’s one of my powers. Still not perfect with them, but yeah, I’m getting there.”
We both giggle as I walk inside the room, closing the door behind me. Her beauty was amazing. Her brown hair was tied up in a loose ponytail. Her eyes were hazel brown and her lips were neutral pink beige.
“So..you’re a ..um?” I paused because I didn’t know if it was respectful to ask what she was or who she is..
“Haha, you don’t have to feel awkward asking me about this. Yes, I’m a witch and my name is Evangelina. You can call me Eve. And you are?”
She extended her hand as I took it. As soon as our hands connected, she looked straight into my eyes and smiled. Suddenly, her eyes went Głowy hazel light brown and I began to get lost in them.
The emotions in me, the excitement got heightened as if I was doing something dangerous for the first time and was feeling a hint of terror.
Shortly, she reverts her hand and we both jump into reality.
“You’re Hailey Lockwood. You’re 18, soon to be 19 and your parents were just here, dropping you. Wait...are you the Lockwoods? The wolfs?”
“Y-yeah, why?” Okay...how? How did she know everything about me? Sure, she’s a witch. But is that even possible?"
“Wait...what do you mean by ‘The Lockwoods'?” I ask in curiosity.
“Well, my whole family and past generations know about yours. You’re basically legends.”
“What?” Before I could ask anything, the bell rang.
“Oh, we have to go to the stadium. The principal has called all of us freshers. Let’s go. We may meet some new friends and maybe hotties.” She winks at me, helps me to drop my bags on the bed and floor, and we rushed outside.
Eve was now all friendly and talkative. Maybe she just needed to know me better before opening up to me. It’s nice to see someone so enthusiastic and not judgmental about who you are before befriending you.
The corridors were big, and I saw a lot of posters saying, ‘No shifting, no powers, and no biting’. Which actually seemed funny to me because why else are we all here?
We were about to enter the auditorium before I lost hold of Eve in the massive amount of crowd and suddenly bumped into someone.
“Oofff, Watch it!” I growled. Because I was the only one who fell to the ground. And suddenly, the scar on my arm, that big scar I had since I was a kid, started burning up. And bad.
“Oh..no no no..” I tried to suppress my pain before I felt a pair of hands on my shoulders, pulling me up. I open my eyes and see two ocean-blue eyes. They were so dreamy that I could swing in them, but only if he permitted me.
He was broad. I had to tilt my face up a bit to see his perfect dark features. He had bright skin and by the looks of it. He sure was a vampire. With a scar right across his cheek.
“I..uh..I’m sorry. I wasn’t paying attention too..”
“You should be. I wouldn’t want creatures like you to bump into me again. So..you...watch it.” He growled and almost taunted me before storming away.
“Okay..what the hell was that?!” I think to myself.
I shook my head in disbelief and watched him go to the opposite side of where we were all supposed to go.“Hey, Hailey?” I hear Eve calling out to me and trying to get to me through the crowd.“I lost you for a second. Wait, what’s wrong?” She asks, and I look back at the weirdo who bumped into me and almost bullied me. But he was gone.“Hey, are you okay?” Eve asks again. I look at her once again, smiled and acted as if nothing was wrong.“I’m fine. The interior is so amazing I feel like I’m living in a palace.”“I know right, the auditorium is much more huge. Come on, I wanna sit at the front.” Eve takes my hand and guides me inside.The “Welcoming’ us all was amazing. Our Principal was a fairy, and she sure looked like she deserved to be a fairy. Her name was Laura Atkinson. She has been running this school for 8 years after her mother, Myra Atkinson, passed away.She didn’t obviously fill us in with her personal life, but she sure made us feel safe. Her aura was amazing, exciting,
“Wait wait ,wait, wait....wait! Your brother? Jace Leister, the grumpy is soon to be the vampire king?” Eve asked again with full attention. She seemed more curious in knowing about him than I was.“Yeah. But it’s a little complicated. He doesn’t like when I talk about this stuff. I mean whenever I talk about him.”“Well, that’s what big brothers are usually like, I guess,” Eve replied and I just sat there listening to them gossip.“Ouch.” I wince in pain again as I look down at my arm. It was growing deep purple.“What the hell?” I murmur to myself, still gaining the girls’s attention.“Woah, Hailey! Are you okay? How did your arm get scraped up like that?” June asked.And I only stare at them blindly. Because I didn’t know how I got this scar too.“I don’t know.”“You don’t know?” Eve questions. She looks at June, then at me, all confused.“Look, all I know is, I got this scar or whatever when I was a kid. I fell off a small cliff or something..I don’t know. My parents never told me
--I try to open my eyes. Everything was still a lot dizzy. My head was bursting into flames as I felt myself lying. I finally manage to open my eyes as I figure I was back at my dorm, on my bed.“W-what the?!” My room’s lights were off. But I could still feel someone else’s presence with me. It was a familiar one.I look over at Eve’s side and see someone sitting on her bed in the dark.“Who are you?” I quickly get up and pick up my night lamp, aiming at the dark shadow.“You know you shouldn’t drink that much like that. Especially when you don’t know or can’t trust the surrounding people. This world can simply eat someone like you alive.”The person’s voice was growling deep. So deep that it made me shiver to my bitter core. I was instantly terrified by this energy but at the same time. I wanted to know who this person was.“Says the one who’s hiding in the shadows himself,”I could hear a small chuckle and a smirk. The person gets up and finally comes into the light.“You?” It was
“No...No- NO!”“Hey...Hailey..Hailey?!”I open my eyes and find Eve right next to me, trying to wake me up.“It’s okay, it’s okay. I’m here.” She says, repeatedly.“Wh-what happened?” I ask her as she reacted doubtfully.“You were having a nightmare, Hailey. You were screaming in your sleep. Shivering, sweating. It took me 5 minutes to wake you up. What was happening?”“What? 5 minutes?” I ask her again because this has never happened before. I would wake up within seconds whenever I had a nightmare and someone wake me up.“I..I don’t know, Eve. I’m sorry, I woke you up.”“It’s alright. But are you sure you’re okay?”I turn my face to her and smile weakly. “Don’t worry, Eve. I’m fine. We should get back to sleep. It’s late.”“Alright. Let me know if something else happens, okay?”I nodded as she made her way back to her bed and fell asleep. For another 2 hours or so, I wasn’t able to shut my eyes. My head kept paining and my eyes burned even when they were closed.I don’t know if it’s
I get confused and silent. My body couldn’t move, but all my senses were heightened. I got lost in Jace’s eyes. It didn’t matter how harshly he acted out at first. It felt as if he was manipulating or enforcing me into feelings I’ve never felt before.Let alone for a...vampire.“Hey, Hailey? You ready to go?” Eve walks up to me, trying to get a hold of my attention. I knew she was speaking to me, but I failed to reply.She stares in the direction I was staring in and quickly realises what’s happened.“Ah, You Love Jace.” I shook my head, instantly getting out of my fairytale world, and faced her.“I, what?!” My cheeks go red as I try to avoid eye contact. “No, it’s not like that...I..Shut up.”“Hey, I’m not blaming you. He’s charming, He’s tall, handsome, and he treats others well.”“Is that so?” I scoff at this point as we make our way out of the classroom.“What, it’s true.”“What’s true?” June joins us too as she listens to us talking about her brother.“That your brother is charmi
“What the hell are you talking about? I still don’t know or recall who you are and you’re saying I’m your future wife? I’m only 18 and if you were that close to me, how come I don’t remember you?!”Valentine smiled and took a step forward towards me. He looked straight into my eyes as I got hypnotised.“Because of this, My Love. You were taken away from me.”And suddenly, the destination around us changed. We were in a secluded forest now. The one I could recall perfectly.It was our forest. Where my clan lived.“Why did you bring me here?” I ask Valentine. It was like a projection, only we were the projectors. We could see people walking or doing their work around us, but they didn’t have a single clue we were watching them.And before anything else, I see myself. Playing, chasing a small butterfly.“This is where it all started, Hailey. This is where you first saw me.”We follow the small me, deep into the forest. I was so clumsy, that I fell on the ground various times but still go
“I...” I fall to the ground. What the hell did I just witness? It’s all...surreal. I.. I stared at Valentine, whose emotions were now neutral, but I could clearly see the sadness behind them.“What..happened next?” I ask.Valentine weakly smiled and sat right next to me as we watched the sunset together.“There was a war right after that fight. Your parents still never had a clue about me. Nor the Vampire queen tell anyone. But after that, your father and the Vampire queen, Althea, declared war. Of course, with your father being a simple, innocent man. He never wanted to fight.”“But Althea gave them no choice. She killed lots and lots of werewolves from your pack, Hailey. Many were killed. Men, women, even children. In the end, the witches had to meddle in.”“The balance of our world was at stake. Sure, the wolves had the strength, but with the speed of vampires, it was almost impossible to catch them and..”“So the witches suggested a treaty. A treaty which benefited both the famili
“Eve, please! Only you can help me with this! I have nowhere else to go!”“No, Hailey! You don’t understand! Meddling in the past not only alters what you did back then, but it’ll also affect your future! And I don’t even know what spell we used to go back in time!”“But we don’t have to change anything, Eve. I just need to check something and then we’ll be back!”“You don’t understand, Hailey. Time travel is..it’s risky and highly detectable. Especially in a university like this. We could get caught!”“I..” well, she was right. This was my problem and even if we do get into trouble, she has nothing to do with it. I can’t pull the blame on her even if it’s for the slightest bit.“You’re right, Eve. I’m sorry I asked you something like this..something this crazy. Forget about it. Thanks for trying.”I was about to walk out of our dorm room, but before I could, Eve stops me.“Why do you want to look into your past this badly? I mean. I know there’s a time when none of us remember taking