Hey everyone. Sorry I've been gone for so long, work is being a bitch. But I should find another schedule soon so I should be back to a steady post. But for now, here is Chapter 12 of Redd. As always R&R good or bad either one doesn't matter I still love it. ALSO! Any ideas about the plot are welcome as well.
If anyone else noticed besides me, her principle seemed oddly calm about two giant wolves in his school chasing one of his students... Do you think I should make something of that or not?
An hour and a few half truths later, Redd was allowed to leave. Well, sort of. She had to sit with the boys while Hayden was called in. Ean seemed to tense further, if that were possible, when Hayden closed the door behind him. Redd when over what she had told the principle in her head.
I was just trying to make sure no one else was hurt. It seemed like the brown one was after me. I don't know why. I don't know where it came from or how it got into the school. The black one either. I-
"Stop… Please… It's not helping… In fact it's just giving us all a headache…" Malin frowned at her.
Redd looked down and muttered a quick apology. She forgot that they could hear her now. She'd have to learn how to control that. There had to be a way. It wasn't like the guys' thoughts were being broadcasted into her mind all the time.
Redd's ears felt like someone drove a nail in them when the school bell rang for the end of class. She cringed at the pain but sighed. Great. Another thing to worry about. She lifted her head as, what can only be described as a breeze of scents wafted over her. She looked to the office where Hayden was exiting. He nodded curtly to his pack before taking the seat next to Redd.
"He just wants to speak to Redd, Ean and I." His voice was stern, commanding, yet gentle, not harsh.
Ean nodded and walked into the office to give his testimony.
The halls were packed with chattering students and their thickly applied perfumes and cologne. Redd went rigid and both of her hands flew up to cover her nose.
"Jesus Christ…" she muttered between clenched teeth.
Liam Hayden and Parker all seemed to get a kick out of her reaction which only annoyed her.
"What the hell is that?" She groaned.
"Human scent. They don't know it but they really do smell repulsive, don't you think?" Parker slouched in his chair, a playful smile on his face.
Redd shuddered. "But the door is closed, how the hell…?" She looked around at the guys.
Malin breathed a harsh sigh and leaned forward in his chair with his elbows on his knees. "You shifted, meaning you're a wolf now. One of us. Your senses will be greatly heightened. Get used to it…" He slumped back against the back of his seat again.
Redd's hands fell from her face as what he told her actually hit her. "Wolf? Sh-shifted?" Her eyes darted around the now sharply detailed room as panic started to sink in. Panic and adrenaline, and with adrenaline came shifting.
Her breathing picked up as she felt her body hum with energy. Her honey-brown eyes became a fierce gold as they focused on the male next to her. How was she going to explain this to her parents? Forget that. How was she going to explain this to Granny? What would she say? What could she say? The more she thought about it the more she started to panic.
Hayden looked back at the girl at his side. "Shit!" he hissed under his breath. He grabbed Redd by the wrist and dragged her out of the office. "Liam tell Ean," was the order he gave before the door closed behind him and Redd.
Despite the halls still emptying of students, they easily made their way out of the doors and back to the Nature Center on the side of the school. Hayden stopped, spun around and held Redd's shoulders tightly.
"Redd listen to me, you need to calm down. If you keep panicing, you're going to cause another shift, and another shift will only make things worse right now." Hayden rushed the words but Redd caught every one.
"What am I going to tell Granny? My parents? The teachers? Anyone? What are you going to tell your Alpha? Oh gods… I've gotten us all in trouble… I-"
SMACK!
Redd gasped as her face started to sting and turn red. Her eyes looked up into the icy blue of Hayden's with shock. He hit her?
Yes, he hit her.
"Are you ok?" His tone was both worried and apologetic at the same time.
She nodded and let her hand fall from her cheek. Her eyes fell to the ground. "I'm sorry, I just… I don't exactly what's going on."
She heard Hayden sigh and felt his hands slide off her arms. "You can't let yourself freak out like that." He started to lead her back to the school. Liam and Ean came running out to meet them, Ean's expression, as always, was worried.
Again, for the second time that day, Redd found herself being flanked, no, ushered, inside by beings she had previously thought just a work of fiction. She knew what her friends would have said. 'Did you wish really hard?' Or at least they would if she had any friends.
Redd breathed out a sigh as she made her way back to the office to collect her things once again. She felt like the day should be over but there was still about an hour left of school. She pulled her phone out of her bag and groaned.
She was going to be sore as hell tomorrow, that was for sure.
The pack around her seemed to be on alert, like they were ready for another attack, and honestly, she didn't blame them. If it were just her, she'd lay down and take it, she had no energy left, for much else than the phone call she was about to make to Granny.
Redd clicked her phone on and scrolled through her very small contact list and found Granny's number. Her thumb hovered over the call button and she looked at the pack around her, as she wondered whether to call or not.
