Colorful lights shined down the dance floor reflecting against the silver balloons and confetti. Countless of seniors were currently moving along the beat of the music being played live by the band Exordium. The drums and guitar strumming made the stage vibrate, but that only enhanced the intensity with which the music affected the teens. They jumped and swayed recklessly together as a big mass of bodies and warmed up the gym with their combined body heat. This was Beacon Hills High School's homecoming dance and as far as anyone could see, it was a big success. Funny enough, the decorations weren't anything to marvel about; it was the band that had the party up and bouncing. Of course the alcohol being secretly distributed around by discreet students also had helped liven up the place, but there was no denying the talent the band they had hired had.

Well they weren't exactly hired per say; the senior committee had talked with them and had practically begged them to perform at their homecoming. This band actually consisted of six normally believed to be incompatible sophomores that had become friends when they were forced to work together on a project for their music class.

Eric Walker was the drummer, a kid who normally no one would pay attention to due to his angsty lone wolf attitude. He tended to drift a part from people and raged uncontrollably when forced to interact with someone else, which cause a lot of trouble during the beginning of the music project. At the end it all worked out well, because even though he was a bit irritating, he slowly learned to tolerate them and appreciate them. The lone wolf inside of him had actually found people he could call friends.

The band had only one guitar player, compared to other groups that had a first guitar in charge of the melody and solos, accompanied by a second guitar that normally played the base rhythm. Said guitarist was Shay Davis, a very hyperactive jock that had trouble shutting up. He wasn't arrogant and he definitely wasn't a jerk, he just liked to ramble on and on not minding if someone was actually paying attention to him or not.

Then came the laid back skater boy who was the bass player. James Allen was actually the one who had managed to somewhat organize the group during their first meeting. The music project consisted of writing a song together as a band, and everyone being so different, their ideas and general taste in music clashed horribly. There was constant shouting instead of planning until James snapped and scolded them all. Even the most patient person had a limit, which meant that even James chill pill would eventually run out.

You could see how really unique and diverse this group was due to Jane Grenier's presence. She played not the keyboard, but the cello. In fact, she was first chair and concert mistress of Beacon Hill High Schools orchestra. Contrary to popular belief, she was not an overachieving nerd nor was she an Asian; she was a preppy cheerleader, the apex of queen bees and glamorous to boot. What was ironic though, was the fact that her boyfriend was not a jock or even a skater. Jane was actually dating the the band's keyboard player and the school's resident Asian genius Ray Sasaki. They started to like each other when the group had started to interact normally after James scolding, and Jane, being the confident beauty that she was, she immediately asked him out. Ray was a mess at the beginning of their relationship, he would stutter a lot and make a fool of himself, but he would also spoil Jane rotten. He made it his mission to surprise her with roses at least once a week and would give her stunning gifts for their monthly anniversary, like earrings, necklaces, anklets, and had even composed a song for her in the keyboard, which he performed for her during lunch as a surprise birthday present ignoring the hundreds of students staring at him. Jane was also very attentive of Ray, and would also shower him with love, so it was very obvious how perfect they were for each other.

Luna was the last of the ill-matched teenagers in the group. She was the one who came up with the idea of forming a real band and was the main vocal. If you asked the others what they thought about Luna, they would say she was very outgoing and yet, wasn't part of the popular girl groups; that she was very music oriented and quite a daydreamer; that she wasn't a goody two shoes, but she wasn't a rule breaking devil either. Luna also believed in certain things like love at first sight, and also in soulmates; she had it in her mind and soul that one day she would meet that certain guy that was born just for her, just like she was born just for him; she would rant about how perfect their relationship would be, how they would never ever fight with each other, and how they would get married right away. She was idealistic, and maybe even naive.

Luna wasn't necessarily average per say, but she was better described as a balanced girl. And just like her life was perfectly balanced, she also perfectly balanced the bands funky and lively music with her soft and seductive-like voice of hers.

"Oh I ask myself, what am I doin' here?~" Luna swayed at the beat of the song and sang without a care for the world.

She smiled at the rest of her friends who were equally smiling at her.

This is what they were meant to do.

This is what the band Exordium was meant to do.

Luna looked at the dancing teenagers and saw how much they were enjoying themselves.

"Oh-oh-oh here~ And I can't wait till we can break up out of here~"

Derek laughed and bumped his shoulder with his friends. Honestly he didn't really want to go to the dance, but some of his friends were forced to attend by their girlfriends so they dragged him along.

"Maann, do we really have to be here?" he looked around at the dancing crowed with uncertainty.

"Come on dude! If I gotta suffer through this then you do too!" Derek's buddy said punching him playfully.

"Yeah man! And who knows, you might get some tonight" Another friend raised his eyebrow suggestively.

Derek scoffed and just looked away, "I doubt I'll find someone worth my time in this place" he was about to suggest ditching the dance to his friends when he noticed them been dragged away by some girls.

"Wonder if they'll survive the night" he mussed to himself.

Derek walked around the gym with a bored face. Did he really have to be here? He had more important things to do, like train; he hadn't been able to control himself during full moon's yet, and there was one only a week away. Peter had told him that this was a waste of time and that he should deal with his shifting problem.

The young Hale ran his hand through his dark hair and sighed tiredly. Everyone was jumping and dancing around to the music. He had to admit that it did look kinda fun, but he had a reputation to uphold, and a silly homecoming dance wasn't about to ruin it.

He unconsciously took a sniff and almost instantly cringed in disgust, the air smelled of human sweat coming from the dancing students. When the current song ended the band moved to play a slower song. A lot of people started moving away from the dance floor to take a break and get refreshments. Guess they danced a lot, Derek thought, they were all smiling, laughing and breathing heavily. He also noticed how some people stayed for the slow songs, all couples, swaying around and smiling intimately to each other.

"Oh, there they are" he said when he saw his friends slow dancing with their girlfriends. Derek couldn't help but smile when he noticed that they actually looked happy with their girls.

But Derek's smile was instantly wiped off of his face when noticed the change on the song. It had initially started slow and soft, it almost sounded mysterious, but it suddenly upped its intensity; each instrument was playing louder but somehow it only managed to make the singer's voice stand out more.

There is nowhere for you to hide~

The haunting moon is shinning~

Derek's blood ran cold and goosebumps appeared all up his arms at the words of the song.

He tightly closed his eyes trying to make the chills go away, but he only managed to make things worse when his mind flashed images of himself during the previous full moon. Derek had been out in the woods when he encountered another werewolf, probably around Peter's age, but even before he could introduce himself, an arrow had been lodged through the guy's throat. Hunters were chasing them down, and it had caused him to panic, but before he could make a mistake, Peter had appeared and pulled him towards to house, towards safety.

Derek snapped his eyes open to try and distract himself from the memories, but then his ears unintentionally focused on the song once again.

I'm running with the wolves tonight!~

I'm running with the wolves!~

Golden yellow eyes snapped towards the stage and focused on a girl singing. Long wavy dark hair moved around as the girl twirled around the stage carefully holding the microphone close to her mouth; her lips slightly pouted as she sang lightly. Due to the distance and the lighting of the room, Derek couldn't tell exactly how she looked because of the colorful party lights and her constant swaying around, but he was able to notice how she was singing with her eyes shut.

There's blood on your lies~

The sky's open wide~

There is nowhere for you to hide~

The hunter's moon is shining~

Derek unconsciously started walking towards the dance floor, slowly moving closer to the stage. His eyes were still directed towards the girl, but luckily they had already gone back to their original light green color. Something about her just called out to his wilder side, to the beast inside of him. Who was this enchanting girl singing about wolves? The way she spread her arms wide and looked up to the ceiling as if she were singing towards the sky. Derek's heartbeat increased when he realized that she strongly resembled a howling werewolf under the full moon.

I'm running with the wolves tonight~

I'm running with the wolves~

I'm running with the wolves tonight~

I'm running with the wolves~

I'm running with the!~

The song ended and the girl slowly let her arms drop, she breathed heavily from the adrenaline of the performance.

/Ba-dum/Ba-dum/Ba-dum/

Two hearts were beating simultaneously but Derek didn't notice, because his eyes were directly connected with the pair of light blue eyes that belonged to the girl.

SONGS IN THE CHAPTER-

Alessia Cara - Here

AURORA - Running with the wolves