"You're getting better every day. It's nice to see" one of their teachers praised them after their daily fight training.

"Thanks, Logan" Liam thanked him politely.

"Always so polite" Maribel mocked him playfully.

"At least, I have manners" Liam shot back.

"What use are manners against the darkness? Do you really think it will get you anywhere?" Maribel raised an eyebrow at him.

Liam opened and closed his mouth, lost for words. That was Zayn's cue to step in. "There is nothing wrong with being polite".

"And no one said anything about the dark side" Louis added matter-of-factly.

"And just like that you're done, M" Aria giggled amused.

"God, I was only joking" Maribel groaned frustrated.

"We know that but you know Lima needs a bit longer to understand our jokes" Àmbar reminded her cheerfully.

"And how is that my fault?".

"Guys, as much as I love your banter you should focus for once in your life" Logan interrupted them entertained. "We don't want last time to repeat itself, right?".

"No" they all chorused.

On their last 'mission' everything went well. A bit too well, actually. They had everything under control and almost every demon was dead but this had led to them joking around with each other a bit too much. So much that they didn't focus enough and Aria had gotten hurt. Àmbar has gone crazy that day and they had all sworn something like that would never happen again. Not even small demon attacks should be taken lightly. They've learned their lesson.

Compared to their first fighting lesson eighteen months ago, they have improved a lot and were able to protect the human world already. They've done that a few times in the last six months but still had another six months to go to complete their training. They have gotten their individual suits six months ago and everyone had a stone built in some kind of jewellery somewhere on them. That stone held their magic essence and powered the suit when needed. They could fight without it but it was safer with it. And it looked pretty damn cool mixed with their wings.

They had different kinds of wings. Due to being a fairy, he and Àmbar had bigger and stronger wings. Natural fairy wings. Zayn had none because he was a witch and didn't need them to fly while the other free had simpler guardian wings. Their only purpose was to fly, unlike Louis' wings. They gave him strength.

By now, he had figured out what his light powers could do. He drew his strength and power from the sun, the moon, the stars and any other source of light. Being the master of light definitely had its advantages. And it was very effective against demons. On top of that, he had also inherited his father's powers. His father has been the prince of the earth realm, a shapeshifter. Leonard Cameron. Getting to know about that has been a shock but it explained why his first word has been cat. His natural shapeshifter form was a cat. It has been the first animal he had transformed into and a cat was the easiest for him. It didn't take strength from him. More the opposite. It helped him recharge sometimes. But he could also transform into other animals, just nothing too big yet. He was working on that.

After another thirty minutes, they were done for the day and could finally leave. Louis was exhausted. Fighting each other wasn't fun because it was pointless. No one ever won because they all knew the other powers and knew their next attack before it happened.

"I love Logan but sometimes I wanna kill him" Maribel marked on their towards the portal.

"Why?" Liam frowned bewildered.

"No, not in the mood for that. Nope," Maribel shook her head.

"She meant that ... you know what? Nope, me neither. I'm done here" Àmbar started to explain but then changed her mind.

"She doesn't really want to kill him, Li" Zayn told him softly.

"Oh".

"Even though I could understand that" Luke's voice startled them, which made Louis laugh. "He takes you all a lot".

"Take yeah?" Maribel smirked dirtily at him.

"Don't even start this. You know where it ends" Àmbar stopped her before she went too far.

"Yeah, with them eye-fucking right in front of us" Maribel sniggered under her breath.

"Didn't you say Kayla was waiting for you?" Aria quipped in.

"She is. I better hurry the fuck up or she's actually gonna kill me. Bye, losers" Maribel saluted funnily before she left quickly to meet up with her best friend back on earth.

"Don't mind her. She's weird" Zayn shook his head amusedly.

"I know and we all love that" Luke chuckled unbothered.

"One of us needs to be straightforward and she is the only one who can. The rest of us is useless" Àmbar shrugged casually.

"Very true" Louis agreed with her, knowing she was right.

Thinking of the six of them, Maribel was really the only outgoing one. She was extroverted and straightforward and talked without thinking, which was mostly fine. Àmbar was the total opposite. She was an introverted over-thinker with social anxiety but deep down she was sassy and loud and very protective. A bit impulsive at times with some anger issues but lovely nonetheless. Her girlfriend Aria was very shy and reserved and a bit insecure but the kindest person Louis knew. She was a weird kind of funny and supportive and just overall nice. Liam was a bit awkward when it came to social interactions because he always needed a safe plan for everything otherwise, he wouldn't survive. It took him an eternity to get a joke but with friends, he could be quite fun himself. He was the smartest out of them, that's for sure. And Zayn just wasn't someone to talk much when it wasn't needed. Only to Louis. They were the closest. Zayn was loyal and defensive and just charming and perfect but very insecure and always hesitant. Together, they made a great team. They completed each other.

"And what are you up to today?" Luke asked Liam interested.

"Maya, Bailey and I are going to the cinema. Some action movie they wanna see" Liam informed him excitedly.

"Sounds like fun. I love the cinema" Luke gushed cutely.

Louis could still remember the first time he had seen a cinema or the day he had shown Luke the cinema. It has been something. And even after one and a half years, he still wasn't used to any of this. He had a smartphone now, a TV, a computer, listened to music more often than not, had learned how to ride a bike or what skating was and had tried that out. But there was still so much he could try and learn and learn even more. He wanted to see the world and with being a guardian that might actually be possible.

"But he loves your dick more" Zayn teased him nastily through his mind.

"You really wanna play with me right now?" Louis countered sassily, not really meaning anything with it.

"Please, no" Zayn paled immediately.

"Thought so".

"What are you two talking about again?" Àmbar sighed out dramatically, meaning they did this a lot to tease each other.

"I think you know" Louis winked at her.

"I wish I didn't" Àmbar rolled her eyes at them. "Come on, Love. We should head home before this escalates".

"So, that it can escalate there?" Zayn smirked at her.

"No" Aria blushed crimson.

"Yes," Àmbar said unaffected, dragging Aria through the portal.

"Suddenly escalating sounds quite interesting" Luke wiggled his eyebrows funnily like the idiot he was.

"Oh god, I should get out of here" Zayn moaned theatrically.

"Unless you wanna join us" Louis offered him emptily.

"I'm so done with you" Zayn said dryly.

"Is that a yes or a no?".

Quite over his bullshit, Zayn pushed Louis through the portal, who was only laughing like a maniac. Luke followed them and couldn't hold his own laughter back. Smiling at them, Zayn only waited until they were coherent enough to understand his words.

"I'm gonna head home. See you later?".

"Yeah. I'm back before you know it" Louis hugged him tightly.

"Have fun" Zayn mumbled into his neck before he took off.

"Yours?" Louis turned to face Luke.

"Mine" Luke nodded and they started walking through the pixie woods. "How's the training going?".

"Very good. Logan praised us a lot today, which is new. I mean, I really like him and he is always the one to give us different advice than the other coaches but praise really isn't on his plate normally. That's more Aurelio's thing or Kida's. But Isaac was asking for you. Wanted to know if you're interested in archery" Louis told him.

"To be honest, I might be. It looks fun when Àmbar does it and it could definitely help me" Luke considered it genuinely.

"Hey, your fighting skills have really improved these last few weeks ...".

"Maybe but I wanna be even better" Luke bit down on his bottom lip. "If I encounter demons I wanna be prepared".

"I get it. I will help you as best as I can" Louis assured him.

"I know" Luke bit the inside of his cheek, looking adorable.

"You're really cute" Louis complimented him boldly.

"I'm not" Luke blushed lightly.

"Yes, you are. I said so" Louis lowered his voice, stepping closer.

"Kiss me, Louis".

Luke didn't need to tell him twice. He closed the distance between them and crashed their lips together, kissing feverishly. For eight months Luke has been living in Domumley now and from the first day on the two of them had fallen back into what they had had back at the pack, just without judgemental eyes on them everywhere. They weren't really anything apart from friends emotionally but obviously, they were doing things friends normally don't do. There was no label to their thing and both were fine with it. Their deep friendship was still great and that was the most important part. They were young and often horny and attracted to each other to some extent, so why not add some benefits to their friendship?

Breaking away from the kiss, they walked the last meters to Luke's new home. Luke told him about his job at the animal shelter and some co-workers he got along with but was hesitant to let them into his life after not having any friends except for Louis his entire life. Louis could relate to that but he had managed well so far and was rewarded with five amazing friends. He knew Luke would get there too because how could you not love him?!

Walking into the flat, Louis was met with chaos. This was so untypical for Luke and his parents, that Louis couldn't help but laugh. "Did I miss a war?".

"I wish it was a war" Luke replied strangely.

"Okay, what's going on?"Louis asked confused.

"Bella, Abby, Niall and Harry are staying with us for a few weeks" Luke let him know, visibly hating this situation.

"They're staying with you?" Louis blinked shocked. He could have guessed that but still. "Why not with Maria and Paul?".

"It was easier to track us down. You know. Our scent is stronger" Luke coughed awkwardly.

"Oh yeah, because they're betas. Totally forgot. Oh wait, no I didn't. That's why they left" Louis felt weird inside.

"I'm not fond of this either but technically they weren't the worst. Niall has never been mean and Bella had no power over her actions as his omega. As for Abby and Harry ...".

"He was a prick to me but yeah, that was about it" Louis spat hatefully, not happy that his past was back.

"Believe me, he knows I don't want him here. I made sure he knew" Luke let him know, balling his hands into fists.

"Relax, Luke. It's fine. I'm fine and I won't ever let him put me down again. I have an advantage over him now that he doesn't know about yet" Louis rubbed his hands over Luke's shoulders soothingly, calming him down. Such a protective omega.

"You could turn him into dust. Cute little fairy dust" Luke joked.

"Excuse me?!" Louis gaped at him faux-mad. "I'm tough".

"Of course, you are" Luke rolled his eyes fondly.

"Shall I remind you how tough I can be?" Louis let his hands wander from Luke's shoulder down onto his waist.

"Might be a good idea" Luke's eyes darkened.

Suddenly they heard the sound of a key in a lock and the next second, the front door opened but no one came inside. They only heard Jessica's voice. "Please, tell me you're still clothed or in your room. I could smell the arousal all the way down the hallway".

"Mum" Luke wailed embarrassed while Louis only laughed.

"Nothing happened yet. You can come in and won't need to bleach your eyes".

A second later, Jessica stepped into view with an amused smirk on her face but she wasn't alone. Her husband was there, followed by the other werewolves none of them wanted to see. While Bella and Abby looked slightly weirded out but in a comical way, Niall was on the verge of dying of laughter. Harry though looked angry and tense but Louis didn't care.

"How was your day at the academy?" Colin asked casually.

"Good. We're making progress" Louis answered nonchalantly, not letting go of Luke just because they were watching them.

"What about you, Luke? How was work?" Jessica prepared some tea while talking to her two boys. The other four sat down on the couch, making themselves feel at home.

"So amazing. I still can't believe I'm actually working there. It feels so good to save animals and care for them" Luke gushed happily.

"It's perfect for you, Babe. You're so good at taking care of someone" Louis murmured against Luke's neck, hugging him from behind although he was taller than Louis by an inch.

"Not as good as you" Luke countered lowly, just for fun.

"Too bad I can't show you right now" Louis grazed with his teeth over Luke's skin right underneath his ear.

Due to his shapeshifter abilities, he was actually able to sense Luke's emotions at times if he focused hard enough on them. Like his happiness or sadness or his arousal right now. But there was also something else mixed with Luke's arousal that Louis couldn't place.

"I wish you could" Luke tilted his head aside to make matters worse for everyone in the room. But his parents just ignored it because they were used to it and knew they were joking around.

"Maybe later, Baby Boy" Louis tried really hard not to laugh.

"Yes, please, A ...".

"Can you stop it?" Harry exploded out of nowhere, fisting one of the couch pillows really hard. "There are other people around. Get a room. This is really quite ...".

"Quite what?" Louis asked irked when Harry fell silent.

"Bothersome" Harry searched for the right word. "Bothersome".

"Oh, I'm sorry that I'm bothering you with my mere existence all over again. It's not like that's new" Louis let go of Luke, feeling all his anger coming up.

"That's really not what I'm ...".

"Do I look like I care how you really meant it, Harry?" Louis cut him off peeved. "I don't fucking care!".

"And I don't wanna see you two making out in the middle of the room! You're not alone. It's not all about you" Harry was fed up.

"Oh really? That's news to me. Haven't heard that one before" Louis snorted unimpressed, not caring that everyone was staring at them, mostly in shock.

"Why are you acting like this? I tried to apologise but you didn't let me although I'm really s ...".

"Oh, fuck off, Harry. I don't need your half-arsed and insincere apologies" Louis was so done with him. "I don't believe you. How could I when you lied to me my entire life?!".

"I never lied to you" Harry had the nerve to say.

"Cut your bullshit. My whole life you and your family made me believe I'm something that I'm not. You kept my true identity from me! My powers!" Louis tried to stay calm but it was in vain.

"Powers?".

"I swear ...".

"Louis, I never wanted to lie to you" Bella intervened now, shutting them both up. "But Harrison didn't allow me to tell you. He never wanted you to know. I'm sorry for ever telling him about your powers".

"What do you mean? You told him about my powers?" Louis focused his attention on her now, totally confused.

"Yes, I did. He didn't know at first but the day I saved your life Harrison wanted to know why I was so insistent on saving you and taking you in. I couldn't tell him that I promised your mother I would do it. He didn't know I even knew her. So, I let it slip who you are and who you might become. Suddenly he was interested but only to keep you from becoming who you are meant to be. And he really tried everything and put you down at every given chance. It's all my fault and I wanted to help you but I couldn't. As my alpha, he has a certain power over me with his... voice" Bella revealed to him, making everyone speechless in the room.

"It's not your fault, Bella. You can't help it. Harrison has always been very manipulative and ... Wait, a second. Did you say you promised my mother you would make sure I'm safe?" Louis realised a bit slow what she had said." And how could you have known who I'm supposed to be or whatever?".

"Prophecies, Louis. I'm sure you heard about them" Bella answered simply. "And yes, I promised her but I failed".

"You didn't. You did your best but um ... what did my prophecy say? People keep mentioning it but I have no clue what you're talking about" Louis tried to get the truth out of her.

Her face fell the tiniest bit, almost unnoticed. "I can't tell you. I don't remember most of it. Only that you're special but um ... Aurelio knows, I guess".

"Well, looks like I have to ask him at some point" Louis concluded logically, still confused.

"I can't believe Harrison knew," Luke said more to himself.

"Me neither but at the same time, I'm not surprised. I kinda knew for a while but it's good to know for sure. Now my anger is even more justified" Louis didn't know what to feel anymore.

"What kind of 'powers' are we talking about?" Harry asked nosily, making air quotes at the word powers.

"Can you shut up? I'm not talking to you. Not anymore" Louis rubbed his temples to stop himself from doing something stupid.

"Why are you still angry at me? You got your truth. I didn't do anything ...".

"You did enough" Louis glared coldly at him.

"I know I said some stupid things but before that, I didn't ...".

"Oh, years of silence and ignorance justify some stupid words?".

"That's not what I said. Stop twisting my words around".

"Nothing to twist here. Just the plain right truth".

"That's not the truth. You're angry at me over one ...".

"Stop acting like I'm only angry at you because of our last argument!" Louis snapped at him, making him shut up. "It's not just because of that and you should know that. If not you're pretty stupid. But if it's nothing and an apology is enough you won't mind if I tell everyone what you said to me, mh? Tell them that you told me I should have died instead of being saved! How fucked up is that?! And then I'm not allowed to be angry? I think I have every right to be mad at you for the rest of my life".

The room was dead-drop silent. Everyone was only staring at them, in shock and horror. Harry actually looked the tiniest bit guilty but he was also frozen and tense and his eyes had turned so dark and Louis didn't understand why.

Still pissed off, Louis walked closer to Harry and tapped him against the chest. "I don't want your apologies. I want you to leave me alone and fuck off. I want you to stop acting like you never put me down before that. Stop acting like you were any better than them. Like you didn't ruin my life, too. Like you didn't hurt me".

"Stop it" Abby suddenly jumped up with a low growl, startling everyone, especially Louis." God, sorry. It's not ... You're right, Louis. Totally right and have every reason to hate him but I need you to leave. Right now. All of you".

"Why?".

Abby looked unsure of what to do next, wrestling with her words. "I know this might sound weird and impossible but it's happening right now. Harry is so unresponsive because his mind drifted off. It's a heat-like headspace ... I don't even know".

"But he's a beta".

Louis was totally ignored. Instead, Luke grabbed his hand and dragged him out of the door together with his parents, leaving them to deal with Harry's situation.

"He's a beta" Louis repeated his words.

"Fuck, I know" Luke sounded bothered. "But the moment she said I could feel it too. It felt like he was going into heat, just a tad bit different. More harmless. Like ... I can't explain it. I don't know what's happening but she's telling the truth. Something must have triggered it. Maybe your argument".

"How could that trigger a heat-like something?" Louis was lost.

"No idea," Luke said but his eyes told a different story.

"It doesn't matter right now. We should leave" Jessica rushed them out of the house.

"Let's go to mine" Louis offered them absent-mindedly.

Quickly, they made their way to Zayn and Louis' flat and walked inside in silence. Zayn was sitting on the couch in the living room and looked up at them in confusion.

"Don't ask. Harry drama" Louis summed up before Zayn could even ask.

"It's not really his fault" Colin pointed out oddly. "This time".

"What happened?" Zayn asked anyway against his better judgment, too curious.

"He went into a heat-like something?!" Louis told him but it sounded more like a question. He was so confused.

"But I thought he is a beta" Zayn frowned perplexedly.

"He is, right?" Louis looked up at his 'parents' questioningly.

"Of course, he is. Always has been".

Harry's POV

"What is happening to me?" Harry wailed helplessly.

His head was a mess and his heart was racing like crazy. But at least, that weird trance-like state has ended. He didn't even know how it had happened in the first place. One second he was mad at Louis for screaming at him, which had turned into guilt because Louis was right but then he suddenly felt like he was floating. All he could think about at that moment was Louis pushing him back onto the couch and invading his personal space, manhandling him in the most perfect way. And he should not be thinking about this right now again. It wasn't helping his case. Or his dick. Or his bum.

"Harry, try to keep your thoughts on us, yeah? Stop thinking about him. It's just making this worse" his mother tried to help him.

"Is making what worse?" Harry felt desperate and weird with Niall only staring at him blankly. Abby was keeping her distance.

"We need to go and see Sean".

"Who is Sean?" Harry asked cluelessly but he was ignored. "Can someone freaking answer me?! What is going on?".

"We're not sure. That's why we need Sean" his mother sounded absolutely helpless and that made Harry feel bad for snapping.

"Okay, but who is Sean?" Harry tried to ask again, calmer.

"A seer. A very special kind of magical being" she told him curtly.

"Why do we need a seer?" Harry was lost.

"Abby, can you go ahead? For safety?" Bella faced her daughter instead of answering him. "Are you coming with us, Niall?".

"Can I?" Niall was unsure.

"Of course. If Harry wants you to" Bella smiled at him.

"Definitely. I need him with me. I can feel it" Harry couldn't bare the thought of going without Niall.

"Whatever you want, Darling" Bella caressed his cheek.

"An answer. I want an answer, Mum. What do we need a seer for?" Harry nuzzled into her touch but needed to know.

Bella looked conflicted but finally answered him. "He can see everything and we might need that sight because I feel like this has something to do with your prophecy".

Only fifteen minutes later, Harry was led into a small shop. It was quite dark and a bit scary, if he was being honest. But his mother had assured him it was fine. Taking a few steps deeper inside, Harry saw a young man sitting at a table bathed in lights. And just like that, he wasn't scared of this anymore. Only of what this Sean guy could tell him but he needed answers. He needed to know why he suddenly produced slick in Louis' presence. And only in Louis' presence. And what had happened earlier.

"Come closer, Harry" Sean's voice brought him back. "Take a seat and ask away".

Not addressing the fact Sean knew him, Harry walked over to him and sat down at the table opposite him. "Hi, I um ...".

"You wanna know why your body is acting weird, mh?" Sean guessed the matter at hand.

"Um ... yeah" Harry confirmed embarrassed.

"No need to be embarrassed. As a seer I knew this was happening to you because it should have happened years ago ...".

"Wait, what?" Harry cut him off in confusion. "So, this was supposed to happen? Whatever this is?".

"Yes," Sean simply nodded. "Give me your hand".

Terrified of the truth, Harry did as he was told and held his breath. With closed eyes, Sean mumbled a few words and Harry felt a bit dizzy but it was over pretty quick. Dropping his hand, Sean looked up at him and Harry wasn't sure what he saw.

"Harry, what's happening to you is the consequence of your inner self. Or more like, effect. Sounds less negative".

"I don't understand a word" Harry blinked at him.

"Let me explain. You're a beta and that's correct but also not the whole truth" Sean went further into an explanation. "What you are is a rare mix between a beta and an omega".

"A what now?".

"Mainly, you're a beta but you have traits of an omega".

"How is that even possible? It doesn't make any sense" Harry felt like he was being pranked.

"It's because of your prophecy. Your s ...".

"My mother said something about my prophecy" Harry talked over him. "What does it say?".

"It said something like you're meant to grow into a better person than your father and have your own special pack and that your own special inner being allows you to be with your non-wolf mate" Sean revealed to him.

"Hold on. My non-wolf mate?" Harry tensed up.

"Yes, it means that your soulmate is not a werewolf and that's why fate made you a beta. Like this, you can fully be with them without it being an issue. I know there are alpha/omega and human couples but not around here and with your father and ...".

"But why the omega traits? And in which way?" Harry's head was spinning. This was a lot.

"Without your soulmate, you would have been an omega and because that's your natural way of being you still have traits of it. Like, as soon as you meet them your inner omega will wake up. You're gonna have heat-like moments but no actual heat. You can resist an alpha voice but it's difficult and you could be able to transform into an actual wolf with training" Sean expounded further.

"With the heat thing and the slick and the other omega stuff ... is it possible to have pups? Like ..." Harry asked fearfully.

"Yes, that's possible. All a bit different but yes. Interesting that this is your first thought" Sean eyed him amused.

"Don't get me wrong. I'm shocked but my whole life I wanted to be an omega. I wanted pups. Like, biological ones. From me. I don't know why but I was always obsessed with that thought. Now I can actually have that someday" Harry explained himself emotionally, being so overwhelmed by all of this and what it could mean for him.

"If you find your soulmate, yeah" Sean nodded along.

"What do you mean?" Harry frowned sceptically.

"Your omega self only woke up because you must have met your soulmate finally. As I said, this should have happened way earlier. You were supposed to meet before you turn eighteen. And only they trigger it and it's only there in their presence because you're meant to be with each other, which is messed up because not all soulmates are romantically made for each other. Some even hate each other or only stay friends ...".

"So, are you saying I can only have pups with my soulmate?" Harry tried to wrap his head around this.

"Biological pups, yes. The same goes for the slick thing and heat-like moments or phases. You only have that around them. Should have happened already, for years. You should have had dreams about them all the time. First, faceless but then at some point with the face clear as day. And you should have felt a feeling ...".

Sean's voice faded into the background while Harry's thoughts were going crazy. The dreams. He had had dreams about someone for years. At first faceless but since his eighteenth birthday, his face has been everywhere. Ironically when his real face was nowhere. For years, he had tried to convince himself it meant nothing and the faceless person wasn't him although he had looked a lot like him but he had always known it was him. Just not like that. But then again, Harry had known what these kinds of dreams meant to werewolves. He had only ignored it, like he had ignored him.

"That feeling you're talking about ... Is it like ... A weird pull towards someone that you can't explain and don't understand? A pull that makes you wander around aimlessly all the time because you're restless and you always unknowingly end up at a place where that person is?" Harry asked terrified, already knowing the answer but he needed to hear it loud and clear.

"Yes, exactly. So, you already met your soulmate and know who it is" Sean rejoiced while Harry despaired. He had a problem.

"Fuck, Louis really is my soulmate and I fucked up".  

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They're soulmates, huh? Too bad they hate each other. Or Louis hates Harry. What now?