Fated To My Lycan Stepbrothers
Chapter 6

Naya Cod.

"I guess it's just the two of us now." Renee whispered, hugging herself. I wondered for a bit if she wanted to be grouped with the w***e's daughter.

I sighed. "You should replace someone to group with. Don't get infected by me."

Renee scoffed. "Nobody knows me here."

The badass teacher walked towards me with a grim look on his face. It was obvious he wasn't happy with the development. "What is happening here? Why don't you have a partner?"

I shrugged. "Is it a must that I have a partner?" His questions made me uncomfortable. Why would he ask that question when he saw that I was almost attacked by the monster? Of all the students in the class, it chose to attack me, and I don't like it one bit. He scanned the room, looking for someone, or rather, certain twins, because when he called out their names, my hair stood. "Kyle and Zeke... Choose among yourselves who will stay with her. Both of you are basically the strongest in this class." My eyes widened at his insinuation. "Sir.."

"It is Mr. Diego to you." He slightly growled. I couldn't have misheard it. "Look, Naya, I need one of them to stay with you for your safety.

For my safety? If I couldn't be any more pathetic... I ignored the daggers Brooke sent my way. "But, Mr. Diego, I don't need protection. I can handle myself." Bullshit, Naya. I knew I couldn't handle myself. For f**k's sake, I raised my hands to protect my face during the attack!

"I understand your bravery, Naya, but this is a dangerous situation. It's better to stay together and be safe." He insisted, pointing at the five of us. He was about to say something when Renee interrupted.

"Hey, I'm staying with you guys." She pointed at Brooke and the twins, who haven't said a word since Mr. Diego opened his mouth to join the five of us together. It wasn't going to end well.

This pixie girl is determined to piss Brooke off. You could see it in the vein that popped out of her head.

"You too? I don't need babysitters. I can fight if I have to." I inputted, feeling ashamed when Kyle scoffed and whispered something probably insulting to his brother.

"We're not here to babysit. We're here to protect everyone, including you. It's our duty." Mr. Diego said, walking ahead to check on the other groups. There was no one left behind. True to Mr. Diego's words, the students were grouped into big and small groups. And here I was thinking these boys liked me or something. They were just trying to protect everyone. I am not against it or anything, but it made me sad. Deeply.

I turned to replace three harsh eyes looking at me. No one cared to look at the pixie-haired girl because, like she said, no one knew her except me.

"Grab a sleep bag from the emergency room, everyone. Take what you need. It's going to be a long night." Mr. Diego peered out the window, sighing when he still saw the entire fence filled with slithering monsters. Where had they come from?

I wondered if they also filled the city just as they filled the school. I raised my hands. "Mr. Diego, what if we want to pee?"

"If you want to pee. Speak for yourself, Brawn." Someone snickered from behind, and I wanted so badly to knock sense into that person.

Mr. Diego nodded. "Intelligent question. If you want to pee, you could just ask me to escort you. The hallways are dangerous for now. Everyone, move the tables and chairs aside." He ordered again, gently shoving me to the side. As his hands touched my bare skin, goosebumps covered it.

He was powerful, that's for sure, and something also told me that he was standing up for me. A thing I kind of appreciated.

As the evening came faster than usual, the big boys spent the next few minutes pushing the chairs and tables against the walls. Everyone grabbed a sleep bag from the emergency room adjoining our class. We were lucky that the class was big enough to contain everyone.

One by one, we placed the sleeping bags in groups. This was because it would be easier when we slept in groups rather than scattered all over. During the entire time, my eyes were on the twins, who avoided me at all costs. "When that monster comes again, I swear I am going to kill it. It can't mess with me and live." Kyle suddenly said to his brother. His skin appeared to have healed under my scarf, yet he didn't remove it.

"Neither is it allowed to mess with us. If not for the teachers arriving, I already had a firm grip on its shoulders." Zeke said this with a frown in his face. He was worried, I noticed, eyeing him from my position as I patted the sleeping bag. You would have thought my utmost concentration was on dusting my sleeping bag. His side was beginning to heal and no longer pooled blood. He didn't have my scarf, and I wondered if he threw it inside the bin. My gaze went to the bin. There was no sign of blood or my scarf there. "The monster ran away like the coward he is." Brooke added, and the twins laughed. Even Renee laughed at her jokes. The fact that she laughed at her joke made me a bit unhappy.

"But it came for me." I thought of shame.

I raised my eyes to replace three pairs of eyes staring at me. Wait. Did I say that aloud? "I am sorry..."

"Move out of the way, Brawn." Kyle snapped.

There he went with the insults again. I moved aside so he could shift his sleeping bag to my side. For some reason, he has chosen to sleep beside me.

"What... what are you doing?" I stuttered, not feeling comfortable with him lying beside me. What was the worst thing that could happen?

"Shut up and lie down." He muttered instead, proceeding to lie down. I thought it was over until I saw Brooke beside him.

Oh. I see.

My cheeks heated up as the thought of him lying down beside me evaporated into thin air. Making my body completely stiff, I laid down beside him. Then I faced the opposite direction, where his handsome face wouldn't get to me. His back grazed my shoulders, and I knew he was spooning Brooke now. "I am so sorry you were hurt." I could hear Brook whisper to Kyle. The classroom was a bit quiet; however, some students still whispered into the night.

Many of them wondered if they were going to see their parents again. Some wondered if the Alpha was going to save them. Who would save them from the torment that filled the hallways? It was advised that we should get some rest until the next morning, when solutions would be on the way.

"It's fine." Kyle's husky voice assured her.

"You still have her scarf." Brooke's voice was hard and disapproving. "It's dirty; let me give you mine."

Kyle sighed audibly. It was obvious he was tired. "Sleep Brooke. I don't want your pretty scarf to be stained."

It hurt to hear that he was willing to preserve her scarf over mine, but his words made me feel a little better. He wasn't willing to throw my scarf away yet. The thought made me feel giddy.

"But.."

"Shh." Kyle interrupted gently. He has never used such a gentle voice on me before, and I wanted to know how that would feel on me. It would be nice. It has been a long time since someone used such a kind voice on me. I expected Marley after many years to still hold such kindness in her eyes, but it was as I thought. Maybe Pa would be the only person to show me kindness.

It felt alien to me.

I didn't know how long I was lost in thoughts, but I snapped out of it when Kyle tossed and turned to his side, which faced me. It felt like he was spooning me due to the tiny space between us. His hands were draped around me, pulling me closer until his c**k settled between my buttocks.

"Mmm..." he mumbled huskily, slowly grinding against me. I turned to wrap his body close to mine when I stopped, opening my eyes. It had been a dream. My eyes trailed his body, which was facing me, down to where he held my hands tightly. Sweat trickled down his face, and his eyes darted beneath closed lids. His body twitched with unease.

Is he having a nightmare? I placed my hands around his body to stop him from moving. "Hey, wake up!" Glancing around, I found out that some of the students had gone to sleep.