Athens, Greece (July 1987) Alice woke Tina up, glancing behind her every now and then. "Hey," Tina opened her eyes once again. She didn't know when she passed out after witnessing Monique's conversation with Alice, but she found herself able to move this time. Upon seeing Alice, Tina distanced herself away from the faerie, "Get away from me." Alice sighed, "Come on, Tina. Don't be mean." "How could you betray us?" Tina asked, "LJ would've been fine, Alice. We would've won. How could you just give up that easily?" "Tina--" "Where's Minho?" "You never do listen, don't you?" Alice huffed in frustration. "Why should I?" Tina snapped back at her. She felt so betrayed, so alone. And to think she actually liked the faerie. "I don't have to explain anything to you, Tina. I did what I had to do. To keep LJ safe. To keep everyone safe, including Monique." Alice said firmly. "Why would you ever want to save that monster?" Tina asked, incredulous. Alice inclined her head, "I'd
The 4th Dimension (Tina's Dreams) "Minho. Oh my God. How--" Tina's panic seemed to be without bounds, but she stopped in her tracks as she realized something. The man who was beside Minho was also Minho. No way. Did Minho have an identical twin or was she seeing double? "What?" Tina murmured, now positively confused. But neither of the two Minhos could hear her. "Hyung. Come on. You can make it. Don't leave me here." Minho was crying, trying to stop his twin's bleeding. But one didn't have to be a doctor to know. The bleeding was too profuse, the wound too deep. He was gone. "Minho," Tina crouched down next to him as he wept by his brother's side. She felt the pinpricks of tears herself and touched his shaking shoulders, but he didn't even notice, "I'm so sorry." She whispered. Tina didn't know why she did it. She was far from getting over Haneul. Maybe it was the desperation that she felt at the moment, or maybe it was purely the connection she had with Minho. But Tina took hi
New York, USA (July 2019) Three days had passed, the cloak was getting weaker and Haneul had arrived alone back at the werewolf house. "They'll be here any minute now," Haneul assured them. "Well, you better hurry up because my men are getting restless. This is not what we agreed on." Stefano glared at Veronica. He had been saying this over and over, alarmed at the state of the battle outside. The Mirror Division had arrived to assist their fellow angels, but they were barely able to make any changes to the tides of the battle. Any minute, the demons could have the chance to redirect their efforts in spotting where they were. "Just chill, dear husband. Everything will work out just fine." Veronica told Stefano. "Wait...husband?" LJ asked. Veronica ignored him. "If I know Monique, she will be coming for the angels first. They'll meet each other at the door and they'll fight it out. That will buy us some time to enact whatever plan Haneul has." she turned to Haneul, "Speaking o
New York, USA (July 2019) New York had frozen in time, the humans disappearing along with it. It could only mean one thing when a dimension that consisted of reality was suspended like this. The demons were now attacking the angels, just mere paces away from the werewolf house. "I told you so," Veronica said grimly as she observed the chaos from one of Stefano's balconies. "If I remember correctly, I was the one who predicted what would happen first," Haneul said, trying to make light of the situation. Still, his stomach twisted at the number of angels that would be sacrificed just for them to achieve their goal. "And I supported you all the way, so I win, too," Veronica replied. "We need to get out of here while they're busy." Haneul said, "Right now, it's just the supernatural CP. But once they figure out we're here, they'll be asking for reinforcements from the Mirrors Division.' "Duh." Veronica said, flexing her fingers above her, "I've been readying myself to do some rel
New York, USA (July 2019) "Quit pacing. I can't concentrate." Veronica was getting ready for the relocation spell and Stefano was nervously hanging around her, giving her an almighty headache. "A battle is happening outside my gates. How am I supposed to relax?" Stefano grunted. "We'll be fine. We'll be out of here soon enough before any of them turns their attention to us." Veronica said. If she just wasn't doing anything important, she might have marveled and laughed at the great Alpha Stefano's uncharacteristic display of anxiety. But alas, her hands were full. "For the last time, moving our place was not part of the agreement," Stefano repeated. "That's it." Veronica snapped, "So what? You would rather end up getting caught in an all-out battle between the literal forces of good and evil?" "I don't--I--" Stefano stammered, "I never should've agreed to help you. I knew when you said you needed a space to crash, you really meant you needed people to die for you." "Oh, p
New York, USA (July 2019) They all watched as the fire message that Alice had sent turned to ash in front of them. "So let me get this straight. She pretended to switch sides because she was concerned about Monique, thinking that Fabienne was no longer loyal to her ward. But now that she has ascertained, by some vague method, that the vampire wasn't going to let Lilith hurt Monique, she wants us to help the angels that are currently being overrun by demons instead of escaping this place." Veronica recapped, glaring at the cinders in front of them. "No, I don't think that's it. Alice wouldn't just abandon us for that. There must be something else," LJ said, frowning. Reaching into the fire, he pulled the remaining bits of the paper, narrowly missing the flames. "Hey, you could've hurt yourself." Veronica scolded on impulse, stepping forward to pull LJ back from the fire, but stopping herself when she realized what she was about to do. Stefano and Haneul narrowed their eyes at her b
New York, USA (July 2019) Veronica looked at the Alpha, who nodded at his men behind him. Some of the faces were hesitant, which was no surprise to Veronica. The New York werewolf clan hadn't been part of so many battles since Stefano took over. It was essentially their comeback. So despite the obvious fear, there was also the determination to prove that they were still a proud clan. Now it was her turn, A slinking feeling enveloped the atmosphere as Veronica's incubi join the ranks. It was rocky calling out to them, just as it had always been since she deflected from Hell, but they always came to her in the end. "Remember, defend only from the angels and attack the demons as hard as you can." Haneul reminded them. Veronica smiled mockingly, "Sure, but remind me which is which, again?" Haneul gave Veronica a look, but it was mild. A chill ran through her. She didn't want to find the word for it since she felt like it would solidify what was happening. But there was no denying
New York, USA (July 2019) To say that the angels were bewildered to see the werewolves and the incubi assisting them in battle was an understatement. The look on their faces was something worth remembering for ages. But Veronica could not revel in the confusion as she stared, caught up in what was in front of her. Monique, Princess of Envy, was actually heading toward the battlefield, something she had never done before. Veronica wondered what was up. Was it because they were losing? Veronica smirked at the thought of Monique panicking. She was so going to tear the bitch to pieces. "Leave Monique to me," Veronica announced to no one in particular. She took a tep forward, a few creatures from her legions trailing behind them. But something made her stop. Someone. "No, this can't be," Veronica murmured. Appearing a few paces beside Monique, with legions of Lust demons behind him, was someone she didn't expect to see. He looked healthier than she had last seen him. As if becoming a