A/N Ok so it's been years since I've updated. Well, not years but you get
the picture. It's been a long time. Sorry about that, kept getting
grounded. What's with that? Anywho, here it is, chapter 5 at long last!
Maybe I'll be super nice Dar and put up chapter six too *gasp* you just
never know! Any way, same as before, Night World isn't mine but everything
else is. Oh and don't forget to tell me how much you loved my new chapter!
Chapter 5: Dangerous Ally
At last it was lunch. The morning had crawled by and Ralin was starting to wonder how humans could have such boring history. Her morning had consisted of two periods each one hour, twenty minutes, and thirty nine seconds. Not that she kept track or anything. Her second class had been math. Like she really cared about circle geometry. The gorgeous guy had been in her math class as well. Talk about bad luck!
Ralin wanted nothing to do with the guy. Guys were nothing but trouble as far as she was concerned. She had had a boyfriend once. At the beginning of last year she had gone out with a guy, a made vampire. They weren't even finished their first date before he had put the moves on her. Ralin just punched him in the nose and walked away as if it were nothing, but secretly she had been fuming. How dare he treat her that way?
The loud bell finally rang signaling the end of the tedium of math class. Ralin hastily copied down the homework, not that she was planning to do it or anything, picked up her books and headed for the door.
There she was immediately ambushed by the teacher talking about make- up work and how behind she was. Ralin stopped listening almost immediately. When he was done rambling, she grabbed her stuff and practically ran for the door before the teacher could think of anything else to say.
She glanced at the ceiling in a silent thank you to whatever force was out there that had made the class end. It was going to be a horribly long year.
Finally she could find Liara and restore some of her sanity. She decided that she needed to establish that the world still existed outside of the stuffy math room.
When Ralin walked out of the door she turned the corner sharply to the left. Her brain seemed to be elsewhere.
Ralin glanced down at the map in her hand and saw that she wasn't far from the office. For the first time since she woke up that morning she allowed herself a small smile. She turned right at the next corner she reached a little too fast. She bumped right into the gorgeous lamia guy. Ralin cursed to herself silently.
"Uh, sorry," she muttered.
"No problem, I should have been watching where I was going," came the response. The voice was deep and smooth, with a nice ring in it. It was like honey running down the side of the container. Ralin immediately felt the twisting again and groaned silently.
When she looked up, Ralin saw the guy was staring at her. She shifted from her right foot to her left. They gazed into each other's eyes with recognition of their own kind.
Without needing further prompting the guy held out his hand, "Jaroc," he said.
"Ralin," she reached out and took his hand hesitantly. His hand was warm as she shook it then quickly let go.
"Well Ralin, I guess I'll see you around. After all," he lowered his voice and leaned forward slightly, "our kind should stick together don't you think?" With that he met her eyes again, and granted her a small smile.
Ralin noticed that his eyes weren't black at all, like she had first thought. They were, in fact, an extremely dark blue. Like the ocean during a storm. It was the most beautiful shade of blue that she had ever seen. 'Eyes shouldn't be allowed to be that blue,' she thought to herself.
"Yeah, absolutely." Why was she still talking to this guy? He could be working for anyone! Ralin was angry with herself for letting the twisting go on so long. She told her stomach furiously to behave. She decided that it was a good idea to stay as far away from this guy as possible. He made her nervous. At least, that's what she convinced herself the twisting was.
With that the guy turned the corner that she had just come from, strolling languidly down the packed hall.
Ralin shook her head and brushed her dark hair out of her face with her hand. That was when she saw Liara sitting on the bench by the office, looking impatient.
She looked up and saw Ralin heading straight for her. Liara stood and met her halfway. "Jeez Ralin, if I knew you were going to be so long I would have started writing a novel."
"Sorry, Mr. Treelie kept me behind for a supernaturally boring speech about how I have a long way to come to catch up. Like I never would have figured it out on my own." Ralin rolled her eyes and let out a breath that she hadn't realized she was holding.
Liara seemed satisfied. "OK, so we're off to the cafeteria. It's Monday so it should be chicken wrap day. They aren't very good, I mean, the school food never is but sometimes...."
She continued to chatter on about cafeteria food but Ralin had stopped listening. She couldn't help thinking about Jaroc. He seemed like a nice enough guy, maybe they could even be friends. She forgot momentarily about her resolve to avoid him at all costs. He didn't seem like that bad of a guy. But then again, one never could tell for sure with night people.
She noticed a few other night people as she followed Liara to the cafeteria. She ignored them and kept walking.
"...so we should go out for lunch tomorrow don't you think so Ralin?" Liara finished, obviously oblivious to the fact that Ralin hadn't been listening to a word she said.
"Uhhh yeah sure, that sounds great," she said with false enthusiasm that Liara didn't seem to pick up.
The two of them entered a large, brightly lit room full of plastic topped tables and chairs stretching out for what seemed like forever. Ralin had no idea that so many people went to Liara's school. Liara led her to a lunch line where they quickly and efficiently bought their food.
Liara led Ralin to a table that seemed to be covered with people. Her initial impression had been 100% right. Liara was extremely popular. She began introducing Ralin to what seemed like everyone within a five mile radius. Ralin nodded politely and responded, feeling uncomfortable.
Ralin cast a sharp glance around the room and saw Jaroc sitting at a table at the edge of the cafeteria with a group of other guys. Many, if not all of them appeared to be night people. She decided that she wanted to get to know him better. She'd thought it before and she'd no doubt think it again, he might make an interesting friend.
"Uhhh Ralin are you with us today?" Liara said.
Ralin snapped back into reality "Yeah sorry, I just zoned for a minute there."
A blond girl that Liara had introduced her to, who's name was Kelly leaned over to talk to her. "You know I know the perfect guy to set you up with Ralin. You'll just make the best couple ever!" She was grinning like a maniac and Ralin felt herself wishing she had something wooden and very sharp handy. A guy was the last thing she needed.
It was going to be an extremely long year.
Chapter 5: Dangerous Ally
At last it was lunch. The morning had crawled by and Ralin was starting to wonder how humans could have such boring history. Her morning had consisted of two periods each one hour, twenty minutes, and thirty nine seconds. Not that she kept track or anything. Her second class had been math. Like she really cared about circle geometry. The gorgeous guy had been in her math class as well. Talk about bad luck!
Ralin wanted nothing to do with the guy. Guys were nothing but trouble as far as she was concerned. She had had a boyfriend once. At the beginning of last year she had gone out with a guy, a made vampire. They weren't even finished their first date before he had put the moves on her. Ralin just punched him in the nose and walked away as if it were nothing, but secretly she had been fuming. How dare he treat her that way?
The loud bell finally rang signaling the end of the tedium of math class. Ralin hastily copied down the homework, not that she was planning to do it or anything, picked up her books and headed for the door.
There she was immediately ambushed by the teacher talking about make- up work and how behind she was. Ralin stopped listening almost immediately. When he was done rambling, she grabbed her stuff and practically ran for the door before the teacher could think of anything else to say.
She glanced at the ceiling in a silent thank you to whatever force was out there that had made the class end. It was going to be a horribly long year.
Finally she could find Liara and restore some of her sanity. She decided that she needed to establish that the world still existed outside of the stuffy math room.
When Ralin walked out of the door she turned the corner sharply to the left. Her brain seemed to be elsewhere.
Ralin glanced down at the map in her hand and saw that she wasn't far from the office. For the first time since she woke up that morning she allowed herself a small smile. She turned right at the next corner she reached a little too fast. She bumped right into the gorgeous lamia guy. Ralin cursed to herself silently.
"Uh, sorry," she muttered.
"No problem, I should have been watching where I was going," came the response. The voice was deep and smooth, with a nice ring in it. It was like honey running down the side of the container. Ralin immediately felt the twisting again and groaned silently.
When she looked up, Ralin saw the guy was staring at her. She shifted from her right foot to her left. They gazed into each other's eyes with recognition of their own kind.
Without needing further prompting the guy held out his hand, "Jaroc," he said.
"Ralin," she reached out and took his hand hesitantly. His hand was warm as she shook it then quickly let go.
"Well Ralin, I guess I'll see you around. After all," he lowered his voice and leaned forward slightly, "our kind should stick together don't you think?" With that he met her eyes again, and granted her a small smile.
Ralin noticed that his eyes weren't black at all, like she had first thought. They were, in fact, an extremely dark blue. Like the ocean during a storm. It was the most beautiful shade of blue that she had ever seen. 'Eyes shouldn't be allowed to be that blue,' she thought to herself.
"Yeah, absolutely." Why was she still talking to this guy? He could be working for anyone! Ralin was angry with herself for letting the twisting go on so long. She told her stomach furiously to behave. She decided that it was a good idea to stay as far away from this guy as possible. He made her nervous. At least, that's what she convinced herself the twisting was.
With that the guy turned the corner that she had just come from, strolling languidly down the packed hall.
Ralin shook her head and brushed her dark hair out of her face with her hand. That was when she saw Liara sitting on the bench by the office, looking impatient.
She looked up and saw Ralin heading straight for her. Liara stood and met her halfway. "Jeez Ralin, if I knew you were going to be so long I would have started writing a novel."
"Sorry, Mr. Treelie kept me behind for a supernaturally boring speech about how I have a long way to come to catch up. Like I never would have figured it out on my own." Ralin rolled her eyes and let out a breath that she hadn't realized she was holding.
Liara seemed satisfied. "OK, so we're off to the cafeteria. It's Monday so it should be chicken wrap day. They aren't very good, I mean, the school food never is but sometimes...."
She continued to chatter on about cafeteria food but Ralin had stopped listening. She couldn't help thinking about Jaroc. He seemed like a nice enough guy, maybe they could even be friends. She forgot momentarily about her resolve to avoid him at all costs. He didn't seem like that bad of a guy. But then again, one never could tell for sure with night people.
She noticed a few other night people as she followed Liara to the cafeteria. She ignored them and kept walking.
"...so we should go out for lunch tomorrow don't you think so Ralin?" Liara finished, obviously oblivious to the fact that Ralin hadn't been listening to a word she said.
"Uhhh yeah sure, that sounds great," she said with false enthusiasm that Liara didn't seem to pick up.
The two of them entered a large, brightly lit room full of plastic topped tables and chairs stretching out for what seemed like forever. Ralin had no idea that so many people went to Liara's school. Liara led her to a lunch line where they quickly and efficiently bought their food.
Liara led Ralin to a table that seemed to be covered with people. Her initial impression had been 100% right. Liara was extremely popular. She began introducing Ralin to what seemed like everyone within a five mile radius. Ralin nodded politely and responded, feeling uncomfortable.
Ralin cast a sharp glance around the room and saw Jaroc sitting at a table at the edge of the cafeteria with a group of other guys. Many, if not all of them appeared to be night people. She decided that she wanted to get to know him better. She'd thought it before and she'd no doubt think it again, he might make an interesting friend.
"Uhhh Ralin are you with us today?" Liara said.
Ralin snapped back into reality "Yeah sorry, I just zoned for a minute there."
A blond girl that Liara had introduced her to, who's name was Kelly leaned over to talk to her. "You know I know the perfect guy to set you up with Ralin. You'll just make the best couple ever!" She was grinning like a maniac and Ralin felt herself wishing she had something wooden and very sharp handy. A guy was the last thing she needed.
It was going to be an extremely long year.