Lycan stood atop Big Ben, green eyes with black sclera staring at the moon up above. Fitting really, that the moon was full when the wolf was leaving London.

Staring at the moon reminded her of how little her problems actually mattered in the grand scheme of things. It didn’t matter that she didn’t want to go. It was for her father’s company after all.

Her father never thought about his family’s wishes, well… that wasn’t completely true. He thought about Mother’s wishes. But her? She didn’t matter. It didn’t matter that she had to pack up and leave her friends behind.

Luppe flew out of her moon choker, taking Evie’s transformation with her.

The choker reverted to a necklace, thumping back against her chest as the star in the middle turned back to a simple opal.

Evie stood still for a moment, before reaching into her bag and pulled out an apple, and handed it to Luppe. She then sat down cross-legged, looking at her Kwami with a deadpan stare.

“Evie, you need to stop staying out so late.” the little wolf scolded, scarfing down the apple one bite at a time.

Evie shot a look at her kwami. “You’re a wolf, and you're telling me I have a curfew? At least I don’t keep you up once a month howling when it’s a full moon. Can’t say the same for the other way around.”

Luppe barked indignantly, before turning her back to her holder as if Evie wasn’t there.

“You stay up on your own just fine studying… geology,” she growled. “What’s interesting about rocks anyway? They’re just rocks. It’s not like they can talk or anything.”

Evie dramatically rolled her eyes at Luppe. “Fine, I’ll go home. Little mutt,” she said the rest under her breath. Luppe’s ears perked up at the whisper, and she glared at her holder.

“Luppe, full moon,” she grumbled. The wolf flew into her necklace, turning it back to how it had been moments prior.

She un-attached a crystal from her belt and held it in her hand for a few seconds to imbue it with magnetic properties, and then hurled it at the nearest building, which was somewhat in the direction of home. When it made contact it attached itself to the wall.

Lycan dove off Big Ben with no reservations, magnetizing herself to the gemstone. Her hand made contact with the brick wall in milliseconds, and she flipped on top of the new building.

A few more magnetized jumps, and she was atop her half-circle balcony on the Typson family mansion.

Evie de-transformed and entered her room, immediately going to her computer to finish the Wikipedia article she was reading.

That was, until she saw a discord notification from Amanda.

Almondroll: Heyyyy girlie you still awake? :)

Everfree: no

Almondroll: so you are :)))

Everfree: no ._.

Almondroll: wanna hang out? c'mon, bestie :DDD

Everfree: my dude, it’s like 1 am 0-0

Almondroll: ik! I mean like in the morning :D

Everfree: how about no

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Almondroll: whyyyyyy notttt

Everfree: I need to pack my stuff for my move to Paris. Don’t tell me you forgot I'm moving already?

Almondroll: …

…no?

Evie audibly snorted and her lips somewhat twitched upward. It was probably a good idea to spend some time with the girls before she had to leave.

Everfree: look, do you wanna come over to help me pack? Invite the girls too, then afterward we can have a Marvel movie night.

Almondroll: ooo why didn’t I think of that? I’ll text the girls now!

Evie sent a goodbye message in response, then gave up on the Wikipedia article, and got ready for bed before she got sucked into her computer for another six hours.

She slipped off her glasses and set them on her end table, and climbed under her covers. She closed her eyes and prepared for the long task of- her phone buzzed, and she looked at it incredulously for a moment before reaching over for her phone and glasses with a sigh. What did Amanda want now?

Almondroll: so uh- quick question- what snacks should I bring?

Everfree: just leave it at a box of Durritos. We don’t need anything else. Now can I please sleep?

Almondroll: Roger that. See you tomorrow girlie!!! :))

Mmhm… now time for some shuteye. She adjusted her position, then prepared for the long task of actually falling asleep.

~~~

Evie’s eyes snapped open as her morning alarm began to ring, and immediately silenced her phone.

She jumped out of bed and got dressed, and then went to work packing.

Of course, the maids were supposed to do this. But not doing her own work made her feel grimy and useless.

She was about halfway through carefully putting her rock collection in boxes, and was slowly lowering a piece of obsidian into the mix, when the door to her room was flung open, and she dropped it.

A brunette girl with red eyes, carmel skin, and a single ponytail at the side of her head sashayed into the room, trailed by two others. Amelia, who had red dyed hair and was of Asian heritage, and Penny, who chose to keep her natural black.

“What did I say about knocking, Almond?” Evie said incredulously, checking over the obsidian to see if it was damaged. It had gained a single scratch, but luckily nothing more serious.

Amanda ignored the question and dropped a huge box of Doritos by Evie’s feet, with a big smile.

“Doritos! As requested.” her friend said proudly.

“She dragged us all over ASDA to find that,” Penny complained, sitting on the ground.

“It would have been better if you weren’t complaining the entire time,” Amelia observed.

“Mhm,” Evie said absentmindedly as she carefully picked up her treasured bismuth crystal the size of the palm of her hand. She put it into its padded box, and then put that box inside a separate box.

The next few hours consisted of bad jokes, eating junk food, lots of folding, and lots of boxes. By the time they were done, it was already three in the afternoon. It was already two hours past Lunch, and on to high tea soon.

After they were finished, they piled all the boxes by the door for the maids to take to the helicopter, and went to the theater room to binge Marvel movies for the rest of the day.

At ten, the girls said goodbye to their friend, and went back to their own homes.

"Remember to voice chat with me every week, and have a good flight! bye-bye!" Amanda called after her with a gentle laugh, and Evie waved back weakly.

It was kind of lonely to return to her room after that. The walls were barren, only leaving the nails that were used to hang things up. all the surfaces Were devoid of any decorations as well, giving everything a hollow and empty feeling.

It was almost too much to bear.

So she left, opened the window, and slipped out onto the mansion's roof, where she muttered "full moon" to Luppe, and transformed into her suit. She wanted to run London's rooftops one last time under the stars since she would be running over different rooftops soon.

~~~

Lycan stared at the moon that was still full from the previous night, shining brilliantly in the night sky.

If she was a real wolf, she would probably be howling for all she was worth. With that, she admired London in all its beauty in the quiet night.

Big Ben sat tall and regal at the center of the scene, with various wondrous architecture surrounding in the giant city.

She wasn’t going to let father win. If he wanted to separate her from her city and move to another one, she would embrace it with open arms. Show him that he can’t reign over her.

This place had been her home through thick and thin, but it was time to let go.

Whatever was waiting for her in Paris, she would face it head-on.