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"My parents never wantedcities where vaht and never came back"
"Vampires?" Mila whispered and I threw her a don’t-be-insensitive look
Ava nodded
"Sorry …" I h"
What are you doing? I chastisednew friends
"Do you have Fire Science next?" Mila asked
"Yes"
"You can sit with us, if you want"
"I’d like that I haven’t made that many friends It would be nice to talk to anyone other than , I suppose Mila didn’t have any other friends here except Gabriel, Hunter, and maybe Rylan Cloud died, Sam left, and everyone else treated her like a leper because Raina told the Ava around wasn’t such a bad idea
The rest of breakfast was filled with chatting and fruit There was no dra I needed wasAt the back of the classrooave up to Mila and Ava
"Are you sure?" Ava asked She was hesitant
"Absolutely" Hurrying their friendship along made me feel better She’d have someone by her side to shield her from Raina
The only other available seat in the smoky, direeted as I fell into the seat next to him
"Hi there" He smiled
The teacher hadn’t arrived yet Mr Kroon was never on tirand entrances I glanced at the door, still no Kroon
"I’m surprised to find a seat next to you Are you and Miss Wicked-Witch-of-the-North having a disagreely
I couldn’t care less about the relationship between Rylan and Raina, but ht it would be nice to see if everything was okay
"Raina and I are finished" A slight chuckle left his lips
Rylan didn’t seem beat up about it at all My eyes drifted to the front of the roolare There’s the Raina I know and love, my subconscious stated sarcastically I rolled my eyes at her I kneas in for trouble because I was sitting next to Rylan Lunch should be interesting
In walked Mr Kroon, carrying a shly the size ofthe flame frole flame ball into twelve ht candles on everyone’s desk Mr Kroon pinched his hand shut and the flames attached themselves to the wicks and burned normally
The room erupted into claps, whistles, and cheers as he bowed modestly at the front of the class Mr Kroon was happy His cheeks squeezed against his face as he s to burst
"Thank you, thank you!" He laughed before clearing off the blackboard
The smell of chalk mixed with the already potent smell of smoke and I cleared my throat of the dust that entered with every shallow breath
"Yes I suppose we should open a " Rylan said, rising fro theclosest to us
"Thank you," I whispered
Mr Kroon stood at the front of the class, explaining how to split the so-or-others of fire Truth be told, I had no idea what he was saying, I wasn’t paying attention No her power and these poor students They had no idea what they are working for, what they are supporting and praising A vareasy, cold va," Rylan lanced sideways briefly He was concerned, apologetic, but he didn’t elaborate I guess he wanted to tellother than Raina I didn’t want to know, but if I could help in the slightest, it was the least I could do before leaving
The cool air hit hed in relief I hadn’t noticed how thick and wary now, are you co to a stop beside her
"I’ll, uh, ling and talking I envied their simplicity Rylan came to a stop in front ofaway for a while Fire Science and Botany were the only classes we shared, this ht be my only ti I --"
"Can I just say soet it out of the way?" I asked
He nodded
"I’ to work for the higher power for a little while… He’s here"
Uh-oh Judging by Rylan’s terrified facial expression and stiff posture, I assumed no one else knew Lucian was here
"Oh no This is bad," he whispered
"Rylan, it’s okay" I knew otherwise
"No, Ruby, you don’t understand … shit"
"Rylan, what’s wrong?"
I was starting to get frightened by his behavior, had so happened? Does Rylan know? Rylan sprinted pastin the direction of the boys’ dorm
"Rylan!" I called after hiy class worried about Rylan I didn’t know the students had no idea the higher poas here What if it spreads and creates some kind of mass panic? Why was everyone so afraid? If they’re this scared now, iine what they’d do if they found out what he really was
Lunch couldn’t co anxiously outside the dining hall