Jana sat on the desk of the segolia one to one classroom, looking at her tutor, Rhiannon, and began tapping her fingers on the desk frantically.
"So, what exactly will these lessons consist of?" She asked still anxious in her seat. She looked around the room she was sat in. It wasn't the same as the other rooms here. It was not straight edge clean with walls, but walls filled with displays like some of the classrooms she had sat in during school, yet slightly more relaxed. There were three couches with a coffee table between them all, and her tutor had a chair just like Jeffries, with wheels that moved across the room. Her tutor smiled slightly, her chair pulled up to the table between them.
"We'll talk for a bit, see how you've adapted to the human world, I'll give you knowledge on the human world if you need t, but my main priority is teaching you about using your powers well, and within boundaries. I'm sure you're well aware about eolas and ansian. I believe you're very talented in the arts. I heard you performed ansian here in segolia, with the help of a desk plant. Very impressive." Jana looked at the brunette ahead of her.
"Yes." She said looking at the coffee table. several objects lay ahead of her, and she then noted one, a potted desk plant, looked very farmiliar. "Is this why you want me, to be an experiment?"
"Far from it. What we want is to teach you. Segolia is starting new programmes for young wolfbloods to teach them about power and their ability." Jana still looked at her skeptically when Rhiannon reached for the notepad and pen in front of her. "Would you like to tell me how it felt?" Jana hesitated for a moment, before she breathed out and started talking.
"It felt both thrilling, but tiring. I've never felt tired before. I felt almost exhausted, which is new. They've always came so easily to me, so for them to feel weak scared me."
"And that's why we're here. We need to talk about power and boundaries. I won't push you to try anything, and these lessons are completely at your own pace. If you want to go elsewhere we always can. These lessons are solely to teach you."
"So, how was your first lesson?" Shannon asked sliding into the booth at the Kafe. The place was just as it always had been. never too full so someone would hear, but still pretty noisy so they weren't likely to be overheard. After going to college, they had all been spending more time in the Kafe to spend time together. Katrina was still busy running the place when she wasn't busy planning more of them. Jana liked their usual spot. something about the repeatedness, it provided comfort she couldn't feel in the wild, but the pleasure of change was something she did miss.
"We just spoke about some of the powers I have. She talked me through limits I'll face, and about how I still need to learn to control the wolf. She said if someone attacks me in the street, I can't wolf out to protect myself, so I need to learn human fighting, but first I really need to learn to control the wolf."
"I know this is our first lesson, and I don't want to scare you, but some of our methods to truly change at your own will, can be seen as daunting." Rhiannon paused for a moment. "You have every right to say no, this is purely for your own benefit, so all on your own choice."
"What even is the method?" Jana cut off her babbling wanting to get to the point. Her tutor placed a folder on the desk and opened it. She pulled out the top page, a large photograph of a wooden chair with leather rings at the arms and ankles of the chair.
"We strap the wolfblood into the chair, again I want to make it clear you don't have to do this and can opt out any time throughout," She looked up to see Janas reaction to see how she was doing. Rhiannon continued. "We subdue them to… mild torture. Wolfbloods react naturally sometimes, and what we ask you to do is try as long as you can to not release the wolf. To hold it in." Yet another pause to her already many. "It's a horrible way to treat the wolf, which is why we only use it as a last resort and with your permission."
"What kind of torture?" Rhiannon looked at her then pulled another few images from her file and passed them to the other side of the table.
"Wolfsbane has many uses, in some cases it can be used to drive the wolf insane, sometimes it can cause the cravings of a wolf and can be used to expose them. Liquid wolfsbane, that dark purple liquid," She said pointing to the image to Janas left she began to pick up, "has a painful effect to wolfblood skin and insides. We wouldn't expect you to drink it, however a damp rag may be placed against your skin, and held there to see how you can cope. The whip has been used to keep several forms of dog in shape, but can have a severe painful effect. You may be lashed with one of them. It's a sharp pain, and hits all at once. Another method we have is flame sticks. Bring the fire close to your face, your body, however you want to push your own limits."
"How long for?"
"For until you wanted to. Torture is an act we don't take joy in here at segolia. We only use it for your own benefit. The minuet you want to stop we will stop. We'll also need to give you a trial run to estimate how you'll do." She collected back the photos in front of Jana again. "I don't know what you're thinking but…"
"I'm in."
"So they're teaching you human self defense?" Tom asked looking over to Jana across the booth.
"They want me to make my human body more powerful. Wolfblood powers can only be performed in the human body, once we're wolves, that's where all our power is. I need to make sure if I'm ever attacked like a human's attacked, I can defend myself without exposing myself."
"So, you're going to learn human fighting?" Tom asked again seeming more shocked. " I thought these were how to boost your wolfblood lesson."
"They're aimed to help me become a great wolfblood, which is half human incase you weren't sure. There's no point creating the perfect wolf if I can only rely on the wolf living in the tame world." Shannon smiled at Jana and gave her a small applause.
"I think it's wonderful. How are they helping control the wolf?"
"Oh, you know, just some practice makes perfect." Jana responded sipping her shake. They all took a sip of their own drinks before Shannon jumped in her set rushed with excitement.
"With all this Segolia stuff I forgot to tell you, Maddy and Rhydian and Dan and Emma are all coming!" Shan blurted out causing a squeal from both Tom and Jana.
"How can you forget this Shan? She's only your best friend." Tom said rolling his eyes.
"Hey, Jana had exciting news too, it all gets mixed up."
"What day are they coming back? How long are they staying for?" Jana asked hanging on the Shans every word.
"That's just it. They're staying. For good. They've both transferred to Bradlington college from the Canadian college of excellence whatever it was called and they're staying for good." Shan said when suddenly Katrina showed up to the table.
"Are Maddy and Rhydian coming back?" She said putting a shake on the table.
"Were you eavesdropping?" Shan asked.
"I heard these two squeak and heard transferring, what's happening?"
"They're coming back next Thursday." Shan said grinning wildly.
"Does this mean we can throw a welcome back party here at The Kafe?" Katrina asked jumping up and down.
"You want to throw a party for Maddy and Rhydian?" Tom raised his eyebrow at the jumping girl and turned to Shan with an equally confused face.
"Totes. It's been a whole 5 months since our last party, and Maddy and Rhydian were both members of our high school form. It can be like a high school reunion!" Katrinas eyes lit up and the thought of a reunion.
"Katrina, you do know we only left high school less than a year ago." Shannon ask pulling a face to the tall blonde.
"But still, we graduated without Maddy then Rhydian left too before we even had prom. That's it. A reunion prom for Rhydian and Maddy!" The blonde had stars in her eyes, then she managed to calm down and finish her idea pitch. "And, Maddys mum and dad too." Shannon Tom and Jana all smiled a little and knew there was no point trying to stop her.
"I think it sounds brilliant. Are we going to tell them?" Jana asked.
"No! We can have a surprise reunion prom! This will be brilliant. I'm going to call my dad now and ask him all about this. This is going to be brilliant guys!" And with that she was hopping away.
"Does this mean I have to wear my prom dress again?" Shannon asked.
"I think you looked stunning in that prom dress. I can't wait to see it on you again." Tom said kissing her cheek playfully as he did so.
"Does this mean I have to find a prom dress?" Jana asked looking at the couple.
"This weekend me and you can go to the town center, I know a super cute second hand prom and bridal studio. It's where I got mine from." Shannon was gleaming at the thought of getting Jana in a dress.
"Saturday? I'm busy Sunday."
"It's a plan. Have fun with your tutor sessions by the way." Shannon said.
Thank you to anyone reading, I can't promise regular updates because I'm in the middle of exams now this chapter is a quick destress writing session. Once exams are over I can promise writing will be a big part of my life. I'm taking it to college and I'm very excited for my life and where it's heading. This story will be quite Jana centric but I will try to even in all the characters. I hope you enjoy the story, and the direction I'm planning to take it in is quite a new theme I think, because I did want to focus on the wolfbloods powers a bit. Hope you enjoy, any suggestions please drop a review, any spag issues please tell me about and any general criticism please tell about, because learning from mistakes is how people learn :) Thank you guys