Pharm's POV:

"Maddie!! You promised. We need a plan." I whined. Madeline Fontaine was my mother's best friend, a coach in the local supernatural school and Dean and Rain's skating coach. "And I have one!! God Pharm, you don't ever give up, do you?" Maddie said, scowling at me. "Nah! And don't change the subject. What is the plan?" I said, ignoring the looks that she was giving me. If looks could kill, I would have been dust to dust, ashes to ashes. "As you know, I am a coach at Rain's school. They all know that I train participants for the skating competitions across the country. So, I am just going to invite the school. It's simple, and fool proof. Since everyone will be going, no one will care where Jax is. Simple!" "And devious Maddie!! I love you. This is the best plan ever."

Sometimes I wonder why Rain has hidden such an important thing from his family. He is a private person, so there is not much I know about him. But I know for a fact that, all three of us, Dean, Don and myself, we all like him, trust him, and respect him a lot. He is the softest soul, kind beyond belief. It's hard to believe that Rain is almost as close to a royal as we can get. His fathers are seconds to Vegas and Pete Theerpanayakul, and while the three of us have our own important places in the Supernatural world, the Theerpanayakuls, the Kiriguns and the Thutanukuls are beyond even our reach. Which makes it doubly interesting that Rain is so sweet and humble, with nary an air to him.

Yu's POV:

Today is not a good day. I have been having a sense of foreboding since I woke up. We are all going for this skating presentations that Coach Fontaine trains students for. Apparently, someone from our school is participating, so the senior school must attend. I don't know why we should go. I wanted to tell Rico that we could miss this and watch a movie or something. But there is a voice in my head urging me to go. I am irritated with myself. Something is coming, and I am pretty sure I have no idea what is it.

I don't even know why I am so scared. It's like my heart is ready to just pop out of my chest. It's literally a physical ache. There are so many questions I want to ask, but I am just as petrified of the answers, so I am not sure what is going to happen. But I am just grateful that Rick will be there with me. He has always been my biggest support and ally, and that is never, ever, going to change.

Rick's POV:

I like Saturdays. They are pretty much family days. Pa and Rain make an amazing brunch and we just chill. In the evening Dad and Pa usually hang out with the Theerpanayakuls. Rain stays busy with his friends, and I have mine. We are a pretty awesome family that way. Today evening, we have a skiing presentation to go for. The whole school is supposed to go. Yu has been a bit ambiguous about it. I can see his dilemma, he doesn't want to go, but there is some invisible force pulling him in. I wonder if his mate will be present. I have always wondered why his tattoo is only half formed, but everyone I asked were clueless as to why that happens.

I wonder when I will feel that spark, that tattoo forming, when I will meet my mate. I have been looking forward to that day with everlasting hope. I just know that the love of my life is near, and I can't wait for the day to meet them. I know that we both will be perfect for each other, the perfect foil to one another, the best part of each other's souls. And I simply cannot fathom what I would do without them. They will come, and I will be complete.

Don's POV:

Today is the day. I am so excited for Rain and Dean. Pharm and Rain picked out the most beautiful colours. When Pharm came back from that trip, he seemed a bit sad. When Dean asked, I couldn't help listening in. According to him, Rain has a mate. His tattoo is fully formed. This came as a shock to me; I can tell you. But Pharm continued that this guy has cheated on him, which is why his tattoo is not filled. To say that Dean and I were furious would be an understatement. Rain is such an amazing soul. He doesn't deserve this. I wonder who that asshole was. I would love to beat his ass up. I looked at Dean, and I knew that he was thinking the same.

Sky's POV:

Paris is beautiful. The very air is so relaxing. And while I know I have been here before; this is the first time I have been here in this life. But today something doesn't feel right. My cousin Alexander, 'Zander' for short, notices me fidgeting. "What's up squirt?", he asked. He has always called me that. He is the most wonderful person, apart from Rain, that I know. Strong, steady and fun. His dad is French and his mom, my Pa's sister, is Thai, and they have been based here in Paris since even before Zander was born and are members of the European Council. "I don't know Z," I said, shaking my head. "I am feeling tense about something. It's like there is something in my head that wants to be let out." As usual, Zander looked at me with understanding.

Although most of my childhood was spent with Rain and the Kiriguns, Zander would make a foray into Thailand once in a while and steal me away. He would take me for short trips and we would hang out so that he could make sure for himself that I was okay. He was like that, constantly checking up on me and caring for me. Although my aunt was much younger than her brother, she had Zander first. My parents didn't even want kids. If it had not been for Uncle Type, Pa would have killed me in the womb. But I had to be here, for Rain, so here I was, ready to go to war for my best friend.

Rain's POV:

Today is going to be a long day. And very exciting. This is a big moment for me. I know that it's not a long-term thing for me, but at least it's something to call my own. My parents have been over-protective all my life, to say nothing of Rick. But today is my day to shine.

Suddenly my phone pings. It's a message from Pharm.

Pharm : The whole school is coming to watch the show babe. Are you excited??

Me : What the fuck Pharm? What did you do?

Pharm : What do you mean? It is a way to help you get in there without raising any suspicion!!

Me : Pharm, in case you forgot, my brother and his 'gang' go there too. They will see me!!

There was no response for a while.

Pharm : OH MY GOD! I am so sorry Rain. I completely forgot. I swear I did. BTW, this was not even my idea. It was Maddie's... You know, your Coach M.

I was shocked. Could she have really forgotten? Anyway, what was done, is done. I had to face this and hope that Rick and his so-called idiot 'gang' members would not recognise me. Especially that one.... Phayu Venice Theerpanayakul!

Yu's POV:

As the time for the show gets closer, I am a wreck on the inside. I was in front of the closet wondering what to wear when I heard a knock on my door. I opened it to find Fah waiting on the other side! "Hey!" I hugged him. I had really missed him when he was off to Singapore. He had refused to study in Thailand, as had Pai. At least they both had the choice to take that step, unlike me, who was going to be stuck here for all eternity. "When did you come back?" I asked, breaking the hug and pulling him inside. "Just came in. Pa said you were getting ready to go out, so I thought I will drop in and say hi before you disappear!" Saifah said, smiles ready. He was so much like their Pa; it was almost uncanny. And Phayu was just like his Dad, the same ugly temperament, and the same viciousness, but the same sense of justice.

"You look damn glum Phi Chaai. What's the matter?" Saifah asked, looking at me. I slumped out on a chair and shrugged. Then I caught him staring at my chest, most likely my unnamed mark. "What you looking at?" I asked. He looked back at me. "Your mark has formed you dimwit. And there is no name in it." he said, looking appalled. Suddenly his eyes filled with tears. "What? Why? Why are you crying?" I asked him, sitting up straight in shock. "You don't get it, do you?" he asked. "Get what?" I said, still confused. "The mark has formed because they were in proximity to you, but you CHEATED ON THEM!!!" he cried out. What? I looked at my brother, I was pretty sure that my jaw was hitting the ground. What the hell did he mean? I had never cheated!

"What the hell do you mean?" I asked him. "Well," he started, "as you know, we get the mark when we are in the vicinity of our mates. The name that flows in through our heart into the mark is the name that we are to cherish our entire life. But sometimes," here he stopped, glaring at me, "there are imbeciles like you, who receive the mark but not the name because they have cheated on their mate and are not considered mature enough to know it." I was speechless. "I have never cheated on my mate." I told my brother. "Yu, even kissing another person who is not your mate, is bad. So, who did you kiss Phi Chaai?" he asked. Now I was mortified. "Pensri," I whispered, as my brother looked at me as if I had sprouted horns.

"Her, that slut?" he scowled. "Hey, she is a friend," I replied. Fah couldn't stop laughing. "She can't be a friend to anyone even if she tries her hardest. She is cruel and mean and you have lost the chance to find your mate thanks to her." "Can you tell me why you came to my room?" I ask her, now irritated beyond words. If I was not annoyed enough before, now I felt worse. "I came to tell you that I will be home for the next 3 weeks. But then I saw you looking so sad... tense actually. What is the matter? Care to share?" he asked me. I know I can tell him what is on my mind. He is not just my brother. He has been my friend and confidante for too long for me to not share my heart.

"I don't know Fah," I say, looking at him. "It's like I have this feeling since I have been since the past couple of days now, ever since Coach Fontaine has told us that we have to go this show tonight. I feel like something is going to go wrong." "Oh, hmm," he replies. "Look, things have not been easy in quite some time. We are facing a lot of pressure from the Council. I mean, look at Dad. He has been walking around with the biggest scowl possible. Even when I came, it was such a perfunctory hello. Maybe you are just feeling all that?" "Yeah, maybe you are right. I really hope that's all there is to it," I say. And in my heart, that's what I am really hoping for as well.