Rue, once again, rolled her eyes at Trixie. "Come on girl, just admit it, you like him." Trixie told her. Rue slammed her locker shut loudly, her face burning, she was thankful to have her hair covering her face at the moment. "I do not like him!" She opposed, "Oh come on. You say all this stuff how wizards and werewolves hate each other-" she was cut off, "Because they do." Rue replied.
Trixie, this time, rolled her eyes. "Right. Anyways, forbidden love is cute! You guys will be like Romeo and Juliet!" Rue raised an eyebrow at that. "Uhh, Trix, you do know that they committed suicide for each other, right?" She asked. "I know! But without the suicide part." Trixie replied. Rue tugged at her royal blue sweater with navy blue strings button, embarrassed.
Her friend sighed, "In coming!" Both girls turned their heads to see Sage and Jake running. They skidded to a stop, "Where's Spud?" Rue asked, just as he came. "We are so not doing that again!" Sage shouted, the other two boys nodded. "What did you guys do this time?" Asked Trixie, they began to explain.
"So, did she give in yet?" Asked Jake afterwards, Trixie shook her head. Rue frowned, "I'm right here ya know," Rue told them, her books pressed to her chest. They carried on conversing like she wasn't there. "I'm tellin' ya, she digs him. "Sage said, Rue was getting frustrated. "I am right here!" She yelled, hitting them on their heads with a book. "Ow!" Complained Jake, Rue huffed. "For a tiny person, you sure are strong," Spud rubbed his head, "She's not that tiny anymore, but still small.." Sage muttered, Rue rolled her eyes.
"Is your ponytail to tight because you're grumpy this morning," Sage told his twin. Rue rolled her eyes at her brother, who gave a sheepish grin. "Ohh. Look there's Romeo!" Trixie shouted, pointing to a familiar redheaded British boy. She gave Rue a soft shove that didn't affect her at all. "Go on! Talk to him or something!" Trixie shouted, Rue's body filled with fear and anger. She stood her ground, and eventually Trixie gave up.
Rue smiled proudly. She has no need to talk to Nigel, even though she left her necklace at home. The necklace was stored in a jewel box (whom she had gotten from her mother who got it from her mother and so on) that she had tied a red ribbon that, thankfully, had enough werewolf scent to keep a lot of magical creatures away. Even if it didn't work, she had managed (which lots of research and the help of Fu) to charm it with a potion, giving anybody, but herself that touches the ribbon (which you can not open the box without take it off) gets zapped. "I don't get it. You two used to talk but now avoid each other at all means," Spud said. "Great to know your putting to use that brain of yours Spud." Sage told him.
Spud shrugged, "I just notice things." He told Sage, who snorted in disbelief. The five, well four, talked. Rue however, was flipping through a book. Sage pressed her book down, she lifted it back up, Sage pushed it down again. "Rueeeee, our next subjects are coming and you have to read? It's so early also," Sgae complained. Rue let out an exasperated sigh, "Again, as Trixie stated before. You two are some weird twins. And I've met the Oracle twins," Jake said.
Both twins this time rolled their green eyes. "Says you," they both said just as the bell rang. "Ughhh, I hate mathhhhhh!" Groaned Sage as he trudged himself to Math. He waved them goodbye, Rue waved behind his back. The rest, walked and talked to Science. "Why do we have Science so early in the morning?" Jake asked, yawning. Rue shrugged.
"Turn to page 349," said the teacher as he came in. His monotone voice was able to drown anyone into slumber. But they knew better, if they fell asleep in Mr. Walker's class, no matter what, he will hit you on the back of your head with a yardstick. The yardstick, as many students observed and learned from getting hit themselves, was always in the man's free hand. It was long (of course) and yellow, the picture of a school yardstick you see in the cartoons.
Rue had never been hit with it herself (though the thought of sleep was temping). She had seen Jake and Spud hit it before. She hardly listened, and when the lights dimmed, her head fell on her arm and on the table. Mr. Walker, instead of teaching with drawings he made or the board, he used presentations. Almost every student took this as a chance to sleep. There were few that stayed awake just to wake the others from their slumber.
As she listened, she fell asleep. After what seemed like five minutes (which it was actually 45) she felt a sharp kick in her leg. Her head shot up, quickly fixing her hair so it seemed as if she was awake, she glared at Jake who had kicked her so hard. He grinned back her, just to tease him she mouthed, 'Shorty,' to him. This caused Jake to kick her again. The two were soon playing footsies under the table. The class soon filled out, this continued until past lunch time, where everyone was ready to go home.
Rue could not relax. Neither could Jake. They both had homework and work to do. And helping and taking out magical creatures or the Huntsclan (which they would never help) was a difficult job. She, right now, was leaning over her math homework, hoping that she wouldn't have to do anything today. Or in the middle of the night.
