Will things go to shit? I don't know yet.

Alex glanced around and dashed off to a different part of the forest. He didn't want to tell Thomas what had happened.

Alex stopped and hopped into a tree, howling quietly in question.

A moment of silence, then a hiss was returned. Alex sighed and hopped off the tree, seeing Aaron and James waiting for him.

"Okay Alex, what did you want to show us?" Aaron asked. Aaron nervously shuffled with the hat atop his head and shivered, despite not being cold.

"Well um..." Alex took a deep breath and gave a shaky smile, showing off the prominent fangs that were there.

Aaron's expression fell.

"No fucking way," he muttered. Alex sighed.

"I wanted to tell you guys because I didn't know how Thomas would react, he did cause it..." Alex murmured but was surprised when Aaron spoke up.

"Well I guess I tell you my secret then," James looked up at Aaron, confused.

"Secret? What secret?" James asked. Aaron simply responded with a quiet howl. Alex's eyes widened and he snatched the hat off Aaron's head to reveal the wolf ears growing in. Aaron flinched and looked away.

"Aaron-! When did that happen?" James asked, concerned.

"Well I was taking a walk through the forest, but it seems as if I didn't get a very lucky fate..." Aaron chuckled dryly.

James' expression softened and he hugged his boyfriend. "Don't worry, we'll keep your secret for you, we promise," James mumbled and looked to Alex, who nodded and smiled.

"Thanks guys," Aaron smiled and pulled Alex into the hug, receiving a squeak from the male.

~•~
Eliza threw the toy bow down on the ground in frustration and ran her fingers through her hair.

"Eliza, calm down. Let's take a break," Angelica said quietly and Eliza nodded, following her sister inside.

"Why can't I just be as good as you Angelica! You barely even tried and you hit the center all 3 times. I can't even hit the tree," Eliza huffed angrily and plopped down in a chair, putting her head in her hands.

She could've sworn she felt tears run down her cheeks when she felt warm arms wrap around her.

"Eliza, calm down okay? It's not gonna be easy, plus I've been practicing for way longer than you have. This is only your first day," Angelica whispered and Eliza sniffled, nodding.

"What happens if someone gets hurt...or even killed?" Eliza asked shakily.

"No one will be killed, and if someone is, we won't stop fighting until we catch who did it and make them pay," Angelica stated with brute determination.

Eliza sniffled and wiped her tears away, looking up at her sister.

"Y'know, people might think we are some kind of lesbian couple of they don't know we're related," Eliza giggled at Angelica's disgusted look.

"Don't ever say that again. That's not allowed in this household," Angelica stated in a serious tone.

"Okay okay," Eliza responded.

"Let's head back out to practice more, and promise me you won't get as frustrated?"

"I promise," Eliza said as she got up and redid her ponytail, a look of renewed determination on her face.

~•~
(OwO who's this)
Maria shrieked, stumbling back and falling on the ground. James (Reynolds) grinned and stomped over to her, pulling on her hair.

"Aww the little bat is scared?" He taunted, earning an angry hiss from her. "What are you gonna do about it?" He asked, pulling more.

She cried out and tried to bite his arm but he moved away and pulled her along.

"You've escaped me for the last time with that stupid friend of yours. Hercules was is? I'm sure he'll be very excited to see what happened to his dear Maria," James laughed and yanked on her hair harder.

Maria felt tears pricking the corners of her eyes. James had yet to find out there was more to her.

"I wouldn't say that if I were you James," Maria hissed and silently slipped off the gloves she always wore. (You see where I'm going with this, right?)

"And why not, I already know everything there is to know about you! Stalkerish, sure but hey I find it worth it. What could you have possibly hidden from me?" He looked her straight in the eye, seemingly noticing a faint pink haze within them.

He raised an eyebrow and watched as she mumbled something under her breath. She had her eyes closed and as she said the final word, she opened her eyes and punched him straight in the stomach. It was, however, a much more amplified punch and it hurt way more than a normal punch would.

James stumbled back and released her hair as she glared at him with hatred.

He looked up at her and fell back. For the first time in a while, he felt genuinely scared of what she could do.

Maria grabbed him by the front of his shirt and pulled him up.

"I am sick of your shit, you will leave me and everyone close to me alone or so help me I will make sure to kill you swiftly," Maria hissed, venom heavy in her voice.

James nodded but before he could speak a word, Maria punched him square in the face, surely knocking the man out.

She tossed him aside and mumbled words to wear the spell off her hands. Her hands looked slightly charred and dry. She sighed and pulled the gloves back on, she'd deal with them later on.

Just as she finished, Hercules came running in a panic. "Are you okay? I heard you but I couldn't get here until now," he panted, out of breath.

"I handled it just fine Herc," she smiled and motioned th the motionless body that sat on the ground. Herc sighed in relief.

"From what I'm guessing, he knows?"

"Not for long," Maria responded in a sing song voice. She looked around and found her bag, pulling out the spellbooks inside and flipping through the pages.

She slipped off one glove and spoke the words from the page. A reddish light came from her hand and retrieved the memories of the past minutes from James' mind.

She worked quickly to dispose of it, she wasn't as experienced with these types of spells and was not wanting to find out what would happen if it were to backfire.

Herc watched in amazement and grinned when she finished.

"Wow, you really are getting the hang of it," He chuckled.

Maria laughed and put the book back in her bag, walking over to Herc.

"I learned from the best."

Herc smiled but then looked down to her, a serious expression on his face.

"Maria, promise me you'll be more careful? I don't know what I would do if you got seriously injured and I wasn't there to help."

"I promise, now stop talking to me like we're some married couple. You have a boyfriend after all," Maria responded.

"And you have a crush on Eliza," Maria's face went red and she glared up at him.

"We said to never discuss that!"

"You said not to, I didn't agree to those terms," He grinned and she huffed, punching him in the arm.

~•~

Thomas sat at the house.

All alone.

He refused to leave, he didn't feel the need for it anyways.

He glanced at the note that sat at the end of the bed, seemingly haunting him with every word written on it.

He felt tears prick the corners of his eyes.

"How could I be so stupid, I should've just stayed alone. James would've better without me..." Thomas mumbled and hid his head in his knees, sobbing quietly.

"Everything that is to happen is all your fault. You will lose them all and it will be because of you.

-a"

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