We were now heading towards the garden. As we walked. Memories of the first time me and Hope met, came flushing inside my mind. I couldn't help but smile as we walked. Hope noticed this as she stopped and gave me a look ''what?'', I asked. ''why are you smiling goofy?''. I smiled more when she said that ''just thinking''. ''about?''. ''when we first met, remember?'', I answered.

She looked at me and gave me a smile, saying ''yes I remember''. ''good. Thought you forgot it, for a moment''. ''how could I'', she answered.

I smiled and took my hand off her hand and took it around her. She accepted and let me have my hand around her. ''you know. Sometimes you are something for yourself'', Hope said shaking her head while smiling at me. ''oh, I know. However, isn't that what makes you love me'', I said without realizing I said love.

She looked up at me and didn't say anything. I then started speaking again ''I mean as friends of course. Like you like me for me. I mean...'', then I got cut off. ''Nick I know what you meant. You don't need to explain yourself, and to answer your question. Yes''. ''yes, what?'', I asked her. She gave me a look. Knowing I knew what she meant. ''you know I love you for who you are, stupid'', she answered while giving me a devilish smile.

I gave her a smile back, saying ''yeah I know. Just wanted to tease you a little''. Instead of answering me, she pushed me. Before I knew I was on the floor outside the school's entrance.

I looked back up at her. She was looking at me laughing. ''Nick I'm sorry. That was not going to happen. I didn't know you'd fall'', she said still laughing. ''yeah, yeah. Good to see that me getting hurt, makes you glad'', I said while lifting me up.

I was now up and looked at Hope. She was still laughing. I rolled my eyes, then laughed a little too. Hope noticed as she spoke ''ha. You are laughing too. See, you think it was funny yourself''. I gave up and said ''fine. It was a little funny, I guess''.

As we both stood there, laughing. I heard a sound. So, I turned around to see what it was. I looked into the forest, to see if it was something. I thought I saw something run to the bushes. So, my eyes began to glow.

Hope's pov

As we were laughing. I saw Nick turned around. I guessed he heard the same thing as me. So, I also looked at where he was looking. I didn't see anything though, but Nick must as his eyes began to glow.

''Nick what is it?'', I asked him. He was still looking at the same direction, while he answered me ''I don't know''.

After some seconds, he turned back to me. His eyes were still glowing. ''Nick your eyes. They're still glowing'', I said.

Nick's pov

As I turned around to look at Hope again. She said my eyes were still glowing. I shut my eyes and relaxed. After some seconds I opened them up again. ''are they still glowing?'', I asked Hope. She looked me in the eyes and said ''no. They are normal again''.

We were still looking in each other's eyes. Then we got interrupted, by someone calling Hope's name. ''Hope''. We both turned around Hope's direction, to see Landon standing between the school's entrance and stairs. He was walking towards us.

He was now where we were. I took a few steps back. As I was close to Hope. ''hey'', Hope answered him. ''hey'', he answered back. Then before I knew it. He took Hope and kissed her, right in front of me. I just stood there, looking anywhere but them.

After some seconds that felt like eternity. They pulled away. I was still looking anywhere but them. I noticed Hope was looking at me but didn't say anything. ''so, what are you two up to?'', Landon asked. I looked back up at them. Noticing Landon had his arm on Hope's shoulder. ''oh, nothing really. Just enjoying the sun'', I answered him.

Hope looked at me by my comment. Then she looked back at Landon and said ''actually, we are meeting Lizzie. Well, at least we think it's Lizzie. Both of us got a note saying to meet in the garden at 12:00 pm. We though it was from each other, but we suspect Lizzie casting a spell to look like it was from both of us to each other. So, now we are going there to see what she has planned. Wanna come?''.

I looked up at her, when she asked Landon to come. ''actually, I don't think it's a go...'', then I got caught off by Landon. ''yeah, I would love to come'', he answered with a smile. ''great'', I mumbled. ''what?'', Landon asked. ''oh, nothing'', I said. ''good. Then shall we?'', Hope questioned. Landon answered ''yeah''.

Before I could answer I heard my name from a distance ''Nick''. I turned around and saw back in the woods. Then I saw him Malivore. He looked at me with a smirk on his face, saying ''hurt, doesn't it? See the one you love, in love with someone else. Oof, that's gotta sting son. Well, I can make it go. If you give me a chance and help me son. I can make your pain and feelings disappear. What do you say?''.

My eyes glowed again and before I knew what I was doing. I went to the gate and opened it up. Running towards him.

I tackled him to the ground. Then the monsters face came. It was an odd looking monster. He had green skin and some kind of horns right above his face. He just smiled at me and said ''maybe not now or soon, but later you will change your mind and save the ones you loves. Even h...''. Then he cut himself off and turned around. I turned around to his direction and saw what he was looking at or rather who, Hope. I turned my sight back at him and growled at him. This caught his attention. He looked back at me, saying ''hit a nerve did I now? Well, you see my point son''.

Before I got a chance to say something Hope and Landon came.

Hope's pov

I saw Nick running and opening the gate. I watched him closely to see what I he was doing. Then I saw a monster. He tackled the monster and held him down. I saw the monster saying something then looking at me. Short after Nick turned around looking at me too. Then he turned back and growled at the monster. I have no idea what the monster said, that made Nick mad to growl at him. I let go of Landon and rushed to Nick.

3rd pov

Hope was beside Nick and the monster. Nick looked at her and she looked back at him. The monster's eyes turned white and Malivore was gone. Nick and Hope saw this and before they could do anything. The monster got away from Nick's grip and hit him hard. That made Nick fall backwards.

Hope tried to chant something, but it didn't work as the monster stood up and grabbed her by the throat.

Nick got up and saw this. Making his eyes glow more stronger than ever. He shifted his face into fully wolf. He howled and that caught the monster's attention. The monster looked at the angry werewolf behind him. Nick looked into the monster's eyes and said ''let her go'', with his very angry voice. Then suddenly the monster did what he said.

He let go of Hope. Hope started coughing as the monster looked at Nick. Nick didn't think the monster would obey him, but he did.

The monster stood there, still. Nick went over to him. The monster didn't even move. He stood there, looking at Nick. Nick tested a theory. So, he took this as an opportunity to take the monster out. He took his hand and ripped the monster's heart out.

The monster fell down almost immediately.

Nick then shook his head a little and his face went back to normal. He turned around to Hope and Landon. As he had the monster heart in his hand.

None of them said anything.

Nick then tossed the heart away and looked at his bloody hands. He has not been angry like this before. Not even when he killed Scott. This was another type of anger. An anger he doesn't want to experience again.

Hope walked to him. Taking him by his chin. His head was now up, but his eyes didn't meet Hope. She however, looked at him. There she saw blood coming down from his forehead. She also saw he had gotten a bruise right above his cheeks.

Landon saw this, and that's when he understood. That Hope's feeling for his half wolf and half phoenix brother, was more deeper than he thought.

Hope said to Nick ''look at me''. Nick obeyed and did what she said. He looked into her eyes. Those beautiful blue eyes, he can get so lost in.

Hope looked at him to, saying ''hey, it's okay. We will figure this out together. We'll tell this to doctor Saltzman and we will find a solution. But for now, we have to try and stay strong. Okay? We have to at least try to have a normal life, and whatever that comes. We will fight it together''.

Nick gave her a nod. Then before he knew. She dragged him into a hug. He smiled and accepted it.

Nick looked at Landon. Landon was looking at his girlfriend and brother hugging. All he did was giving Nick a small smile and a nod. Then he walked away into the school.

To be continued