Strings of Fire & Ice Series 1

Chapter 2

Nizan

"Hey!" someone behind me yelled in my ear.

My ears buzzed just from how loud I took it and I immediately jumped, getting my claws out and even reaching for my dagger hidden inside my sleeve. All I saw was a harmless girl staring at me, holding her hands back and laughing.

"Relax dude! I didn't mean to scare ya!" she said then her hands went behind her back as she showed her embarrassment. "It's just that you were sitting here all alone and I thought I might come over to say high. Are you new here?"

My claws retracted and I decided against it to unleash my dagger. I sat back down and hid away my notebook.

"Yes," I said keeping my tone neutral. Usually, when girls came at me it was to flirt with me and I was never interested. Kai was the straight twin, hell we weren't even identical.

"My name is Mine and over there are my friends!" she said and I looked at where her friends were. "I can talk a lot sometimes! But would you maybe wanna hang out with us?"

"Uhh..." I stared at her, contemplating whether I should agree with this or not. I was never the social twin and sucked at being social around total strangers. I didn't even want to be at this school.

"Hey..." her hand patted my shoulder. The moment I felt the pat on my shoulder it suddenly felt like I could trust her. She didn't have bad intentions it seemed and also wasn't flirting with me at all. She was being welcomed. "I can sit here with you if you want."

"That seems like the better idea..." I laughed dryly and scooted over for her to sit. "And my name is Nizan. Over there is my twin brother, Kai."

"Ooo what a hottie!" Miné cocked her eyebrows when she looked at my brother who was standing there next to the parking like an idiot for some reason.

I couldn't help but laugh a little again. Miné seemed like the type of person who spoke her mind pretty openly and she was nice. I knew then and there that I met a new friend.

"Are you a werewolf? I'm not but most of my friends are. They're nice and cool too and every weekend there are parties. You will love the parties!"

"You're human and you're friends with werewolves?" My eyes widened when I asked her this.

"Uh-huh! Weren't werewolves and humans friends in your old school?"

I sighed and shook my head. "The people where are come from are pretty closed-minded if you ask me."

"Then you've come to the right place! How about I give you a tour around before the school starts?" she suggested.

I thought about it for a while and thought no harm might come from it. So I nodded at her. "Sure we can do that!"

"Come on !" she grabbed my hand and pulled with her.

"Hey wait-" I had to quickly shove my notebook inside my backpack as the girl marched away with me.

My mood was suddenly lifted and I forgot about Kai.

Miné showed me where was the cafeteria where we got our coffee and then she gave me a tour around the place. Back at my old high school girls were only this nice if they wanted something from you, but she genuinely wanted to help me feel comfortable.

When the bell rang, Miné took me with her to the school hall where all the students were gathered. There was a yearly opening ceremony and we met the school principal. Miné introduced me to some of her friends too and they were pretty nice.

"So, Nizan from which pack do you come?" Tamicke, one of Miné's friends asked me. She did have a lot of friends.

"The Bluemoon pack," I said and also tried to remain as vague as possible.

"It looks like the principal is done with his speech!" another said with a drawn-out groan. "Now we have to wait so they can arrange all the 11th-grade classes!"

Oh and yeah they were also Juniors like me.

I waited with the rest of the juniors. And then I caught this scent which sent my senses spiraling for a moment. I smelled mint and it fuelled my body with lust.

I turned my head behind me and gulped. This can't be happening.

"Mate..." said the one behind me. His deep blue eyes flashed crimson in a glimpse and suddenly he stood very close behind me.

This couldn't be real. He was looking at me and for a moment I panicked. I was looking into the eyes of my mate and the first thing I wanted to do was get away.

So I did. I pushed some guys out of my way as I made it to the exit and then to the front of the school hall entrance. Close to the entrance were some toilets and I immediately rushed inside before going to the nearest stall and slamming the door shut.

I took a deep breath and closed my eyes. My heart was beating in my chest and Neco, my inner wolf, wasn't very happy about me running from our mate like that.

"One day you will find someone. Someone who will fulfill your life and give it purpose. This is a gift from the moon goddess, something you can never turn away. You will be united with your mate and he will make you happy, Nizan..." Those were my mother's words days before she died. It was almost as if she waited to tell those words to me and knew she didn't have long to live.

I clenched my hands into fists, feeling my claws piercing my palms and drawing blood from them. Is this it mother? Why now? Why did that time have to come now?

Pull yourself together Nizan!

I took another deep breath and after gathering all the strength I could muster, I opened the door. At that moment I regretted opening the door because my mate was standing right there looking at me.

(Just to clarify something. Kai is straight and Nizan is gay. This story has both bxg and bxb!!!)