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𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 FIFTEEN.
[15] . The Boy Who Still Has A Lot Of Good To Do.
【 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓 ONE】
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❝ ɪ ᴊᴜsᴛ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴀ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋ ❞
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EVENTUALLY ONCE THE WEEK in LA was over, the two students went back to the Salvatore school. They had currently been driving back to the school and weren't that far.
Hope was extremely tired, but that was mostly because Lucifer was the life of the party while they were there.
"I really don't want to go to class tomorrow morning," Lucifer admitted
Hope snorted. "We missed three days of school. If we stayed any longer, Doctor Saltzman would've filed a missing report."
"That is true." Lucas chuckled
As they were pulling into the gates of the school, Lucas noticed a body. He flashed his car lights at the body and that's when he noticed who it was. And Hope seemed to have noticed too.
"Raf!" Hope ran towards the wolf, shaking his shoulders. "Are you okay?"
"MG—Landon," Rafael murmured
Lucas furrowed his brows. "Come on, let's get him inside."
And from there things got complicated, the two took Rafael to the adults. And the entire time Rafael couldn't seem to be in the right place of mind. He seemed traumatized.
"Lunar Psychosis?" Alaric questioned
"That's a thing?" Hope questioned
Lucas nodded. "It's sort of like what happens to me."
"Quiet talking." Rafael huffed. "Making noise."
"We doing slam poetry again?" Lucas questioned, earning a smack from Hope.
Rafael began to grunt, and then low growling came after. And just like that Rafael pounced, but luckily Lucas was faster.
"Rafael, No!" Lucas shouted, with a booming voice.
And weirdly, Rafael obeyed.
"How did you—" Alaric started off
"It's a long story," Lucas replied.
Rafael seemed to have been brought out of his consciousness. "What's happening to me? I keep—losing time."
"As I said—lunar psychosis, which means that your mind is in flux," Emma explained to the wolf. "trapped between your wolf and human states, making it harder to bridge the gap and access your memories as you normally would. It's very rare, and as Lucas said, it's sort of like what happens to him."
Lucas hummed. "I don't exactly turn, but something traumatizing must've happened and you shifted back before the full moon was over, leaving you with scrambled memory and how you are."
"W-what kind of something?" Rafael said growing angry.
"As I said, usually trauma," Lucas replied softly. "Meaning something bad could've happened."
"We don't know that," Emma said sternly
Hope narrowed her eyes. "Three of them left, and only one came back. Something bad did happen."
"Hope—why don't you give us a minute? Go on and check on the other wolves." Emma said.
Hope scoffed. "I'm worried about this one."
"Hope, go," Lucas said softly
Once again the Tribrid scoffed before walking away and slamming the door shut.
Lucas turned towards the others. "I'm not sure I'll be able to calm Rafael down every time something goes wrong. You need to keep him sealed in."
Emma nodded knowingly. "And we will. But now we need for him to try and remember everything that happened. We need to connect him to his humanity."
"Okay," Lucas replied. "I'm going to go check up on, Hope."
Alaric shook his head. "No, she'll be fine. We need you here in case things go bad."
Lucas sighed. "Okay, well Rafael clear your mind."
Rafael nodded before inhaling deeply. With that Lucas inhaled as well before placing his fingers on Rafael's temples. And just like that, the Nephilim entered the wolf's mind.
It was all blurry, he could barely get any details from his mind. All the Nephilim could see was the boys here on a school day. The day before the squad made their way towards Maple Hollows to get the urn.
"What do you see?" Alaric questioned
"The speech both you and MG gave. Kaleb telling Rafael to look out for MG while we go on our trip." Lucas explained to the man. "And now Lan and Raf are handing out with MG. MG is explaining everything that went down with his family and—"
"Important details, Luc." Alaric huffed
"This is important, now hush. Landon just suggested taking MG home.." Lucas finished
"No. Please tell me you didn't take MG home." Alaric said looking at the wolf
Rafael frowned. "We didn't think it was that big of a deal, Dr.Saltzman. They're just right over the state like in Maryland. We were supposed to make it back before the full moon—"
"Yeah, well, you didn't." Alaric interrupted
"Ric," Lucas warned
Alaric exhaled heavily. "Rafael, I'm sorry. I am not mad at you. I'm mad at myself."
With that being said, Hope comes through the door with a confused expression.
"For what?" The tribrid questions
Alaric shook his head. "I got to go. I've got a big mess I need to clean up. Hope, stay with Emma. Keep me posted on what you learn, okay? Luc, you stay and keep an eye on Hope and Rafael. I'll have the school phone on me." with that, the man walked out the door slamming it shut.
Emma walked to grab a small black bag and opened it revealing a bunch of needles and liquid.
"What's with the needles?" Hope questioned
"Sedatives," Emma replied
"Sleep isn't really a priority," Hope says
"But safety is," Emma replies before walking towards the wolf. "Rafael told me why you couldn't track them. Penelope Park aided them in a cloaking spell before she left for break."
"Said it was a gift for fumbling Lizzie on her birthday," Rafael added with a small frown.
Lucas sighed. "You ready?"
Rafael nodded
"What are you going to do?" Hope asked worriedly
"Get into his thoughts and figure out what happened," Lucas replied
And that is exactly what he did.
"What do you see, Lucas?" Emma asked softly.
Lucas closed his eyes shut and inhaled heavily. "The three of them are walking on the sidewalk. I'm assuming they're in MG's hometown since he looks like he's disguised. MG is slowly panicking and doesn't want to face the truth, but Landon is pushing him to the door and—"
"Landon! No!" Rafael shouted
"Ah!" Lucas hissed before backing away and holding onto his head.
"What happened? What's going on?" Emma said as she grabbed ahold of the two boys in front of her.
"I don't know. It's like—I can't—" Lucas didn't have time to finish his sentence since he nearly fainted.
Lucas pushed himself up from the ground before placing his hands on Rafael's temples again.
"It's blurry, someone is chasing after Landon—" Lucas said panting
"Who?" Hope asked eagerly
"I don't know!" Lucas huffed
Everything then went blank. Lucas opened his eyes in confusion and there Emma was standing behind Rafael with the syringe poking into his neck.
Lucas's soft eyes filled with worry. "What the hell happened to Landon," he says before placing Rafael on his bed to rest.
"What happened when you went into his mind?" Emma asked the boy
"I'm not sure," Lucas said shaking his head softly. "There was a bright light and a loud high pitch siren. And then bam, back to reality. I'm going to go check on the other wolves."
Hope furrowed her brows. "I already did."
"I just need a break," Lucas says before walking out the door.
The Nephilim hadn't completely lied, he indeed needed a break and some air. But it was only because he was feeling weak. He didn't understand why, he was fine the other day.
"We need to talk," Lucas says out loud, announcing his presence. "You and I never quite talked, Jed. But I think now is the time we do."
Jed's head shot up, and the wolf slightly gulped. "Y-you're the Nephilim."
Lucas nodded.
"What do you need from me?" Jed questions, sounding both confused and worried.
"If all works out, and Kirby is safe, I need for you to allow protecting to Landon."
Jed furrowed his brows. "Since when did you care for Landon?"
"He's my brother, Jed. And I just found that out, I can't lose him." Lucas replies with a look. "If you help, then I'll get Ric to let you out of these cells."
The wolf hesitated before nodding. "Okay. You have my word. I and the pack will protect Landon."
"Good," Lucas said before walking out of the cell.
With that, he made his way back to where Hope was. and once he opened the door the boy huffed as he saw Emma's unconscious body.
"What did you guys do."
"We're saving Landon," Rafael responded
Lucas sighed turning to Hope. "What's your plan, Mikaelson?"
Hope didn't have a plan. But all she knew was that they were going to go find Alaric and figure out what to do. And that's exactly what they did. Lucas followed Alaric's scent which leads them to another problem.
MG was lying down and bitten.
"You did this?" Lucas whispered towards Rafael.
Rafael nodded slowly. "I-I remember."
"You remember?" The group questioned
"Do it, Lucas," Rafael said before grabbing Lucas's hands and placing them on his temples. "Please."
Lucas's brows furrowed up in confusion but he inhaled once again. His body was covered with his white powerful veins. The grace was flowing through his body.
He was now in Rafael's mind.
"No." Lucas whimpered
Causing Rafael to whimper as well.
"What's going on, Lucas?! Speak to us." Alaric urged
Lucas's hands dropped to his side. And he slowly backed up. "MG—h-he's the monster. He-he killed Landon. He bit Landon."
That's when Rafael yelled out in pain, as the memories came flowing back. The pain hitting both him and Lucas.
The Nephilim saw Landon's dead body in Rafael's mind. He saw how it all went down. He saw how Rafael was forced to watch his brother's dead body fall onto the floor.
Hope began to cry out, she held onto her stomach and fell onto her knee's.
"I did it, it was me." MG finally said. His eyes began to tear. "I'm the monster."
Alaric faced Rafael. "When you finished your turn, you got loose and bit MG. Watching Landon die was too traumatic, too human, so you reverted and scrambled your memory."
"I don't want to remember any of this!" Rafael spat as he walked away.
Lucas was still processing everything he saw. He still hasn't even turned towards Hope, because he knew the sight of her hurt would only tear him apart.
"Raf, where are you going?" Lucas asked
"Away from MG—before I finish the job."
Lucas nodded. "I'm coming with you. Let's go."
Rafael nodded before walking away. The Nephilim followed behind. His heart ached, he regretted how he treated Kirby. And all he could do was pray for a blessing. Because he had just lost his best friend. And that pain— it was unbearable.
Both Rafael and Lucas's breath hitched when their eyes fell on Landon's dead body.
Lucas's eyes watered as he walked up to the body. Tears fell from his eyes, and he felt like the wind had just been knocked out of him.
Moments later, Hope and the rest of the group made their appearance. Hope broke down once again into a crying fit.
Anger filled Rafael's body. The pain that Rafael felt, Lucas felt too. Just as Rafael was about to attack MG, Lucas held him back.
"Raf, stop!" Lucas shouted as his golden eyes stared him down. "Come on, Kirby wouldn't have wanted this."
Before Lucas could blink, Rafael had him in a tight hug. The wolf cried out in pain, and that's when Lucas knew he had now bonded Rafael.
"Uh," MG's voice boomed bringing in everyone's attention. "Am I still hallucinating, or do y'all see this."
The group followed his gaze and noticed Landon's body was going into smoke.
Rafael panicked. "Put him out, Hope."
Hope tried but failed.
"It's not working."
That's when Landon's body was now in flames, leaving everyone confused, and still hurt. Their bodies were all stilled.
"What the hell is happening?"
None of them had an answer. So they all stood quiet. Nothing was left behind but ashes.
That's when Lucas couldn't help but let a smile grow on his face. "No fucking way."
The stone began to crack, and Lucas's wishes were soon to be granted. In a matter of a second Landon was on his feet, breathing.
"What's going on?" Landon asked
Alaric slightly grinned. "You ever heard of the legend of the Phoenix?"
"This outta be fun." Lucas chuckled.