Ok, here's the next chapter. This is in Rai's POV. I hope you like it. Just two more chapters and then we're on to the games! Yay! Oh, and never mind about the beta thing.
"Rai," he says softly. "Wanna be allies?" I freeze where I am, startled. It's so sudden, this question. I look over at Auden, and see she's eating lunch with Graeden. They're laughing about something. Damon comes over and joins them, and I see Kesar on the other side of the room watching. I know Auden will be safe. She has all those people who care about her. Now the question is if I can trust him. I look back at him and study him carefully. Sure, we pretty much shared our life stories with each other, but could it have been an act? He's frowning slightly, waiting for my reply. His hands threaten to start shaking any second. Carlo doesn't seem like the person to going backstabbing his allies.
"Ok," I say finally. "Let's be allies." He sighs in relief and grins.
"Cool," he says. "So, you wanna go eat?"
"Yeah," I reply. "I'm starving." We walk over to a table in the corner and sit down. A few people shoot us glances, noticing our little alliance. Shayla raises an eyebrow at Carlo, and he gives her a grin back. She gives him a glare and then turns back to her food.
"Oh, dude, Shayla's so jealous. I bet she's wishing she could have made an alliance this quick!" says Carlo.
"Yeah," I say, and look over to Auden again. She meets my eyes for a second and then looks away. "Maybe we should start talking strategy." Carlo looks me in the eyes.
"Ok. What do you have in mind?" he says. I close my eyes and think. I've been known for being mischevious, but for some reason I can't think of anything now. It's like my mind just turned off.
"I don't know," I say. "Let's talk about this tomorrow. I need some time to think." He nods.
"Ok. Sounds good," he says. "Tomorrow it is."
Ok, so I know this is really short, but it was more of a filler chapter so you could see what Rai's answer to the question was. Please review and let me know what you think. If you have any suggestions or requests just leave a review, and I'll try my hardest to make it happen. I really take what you guys say into heart. Anyway, I hope you liked it, and sorry for the long time it took to update.