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Chapter 14
Fully clothed now but still feeling very nervous Ally carefully closed the door behind Lakh, trying not to notice how close he was standing to her, the comforting waves of heat radiating from his body and the smell of him wrapping around her. Letting out a withheld breath she stepped out onto the pavement, slipping on her sunglasses and led the way to school. She lived only 5 minutes walk away and in all honestly liked the fresh air and exercise.
Lakh looked over and tried to read the emotion on her face. He still had no comprehension of even half the human emotions but he was trying to learn. Figuring out that she was worried at least he reached over and entwined her fingers with his. When she turned around and smiled at him he felt his stomach clench up and then release again and marvelled at the feeling. As they neared the school and throngs and throngs of teenagers started swarming around them he smiled slightly. He could feel their life force pumping through them, their energy, their lack of energy compared to him, and felt stronger, his confidence rising.
Remembering he was on a mission, not just another joy ride he began scanning the crowd for any possible threat. When he caught sight of her old boyfriend attempting to make his way over towards her he put his arm around her shoulders, pulled her closer to him and glared. The guy looked very confused but intimidated enough to think again. He wouldn't attribute any of his activities to actual intellect as he severely doubted he had claim to any.
Ally gave him an odd look at the possessive gesture and then saw where he was looking and grinned. Then she felt inordinately guilty so just ducked her head and lead Lakh through to the reception. Seeing another girl already there getting her timetable sorted out she tried not to listen in but couldn't help it. She was sure she was born curious of everything. The girl was new, and a very snappy dresser by the looks of things. She seemed nice, but very confused. Turning around to Lakh she started talking to him under her breath, sliding her timetable towards him.
'This is my timetable. I don't want to know how you're going to get the same one as me without any previous school records but, just do it as quickly as you can or we'll be late for first lesson.'
Suddenly she heard the girl in front of her start to speak loudly in an authorative but distressed voice. 'Yes, its all well and good telling me the lessons are in these rooms but how am I meant to get to them if I don't know where they are?' Taking pity on the girl but trying to sound like she hadn't been listening in on the entire conversation she raised her voice slightly, clearing her throat.
'I can show you around if you like, I've been going here for three years, I know my way around pretty well. My name is Ally.'
Wraith smiled and said assented. God, humans were so gullible. She had been standing here, loudly protesting and demanding attention for the last five minutes waiting for the girl to take the bait. All her sources had told her she was an out and out do-gooder so she had tried to play on that trait to get her what she wanted. The girls' undivided attention and hopefully her friendship. This of course would hopefully lead to being let into her confidence and told what she needed to know. Otherwise things might have to get a little messy, and she never liked having to tidy up her mess afterwards. Better to never make it in the first place in her opinion. At the sight of the dragon by her side she hesitated slightly, then realised what an incompetent fool he was and smirked. Looks like she was the only one doing her job properly today, oh what a shame. She'd just have to try and cultivate that.
When the other girl appeared to have finished talking to the receptionist, Lakh leant over the counter to ensure he had her full attention.
'Now now, young man, please don't lean on the counter. It's there for a reason and I'm not sure it can take your weight.' Lakh had to seriously restrain the impulse to laugh uproariously at being a young man. He was just a little bit older than the lady in front of him, just a little. Pushing away the superior smirk he reached into her mind carefully as he spoke to her.
'I've just transferred from a different school, I'm very sorry for any inconvenience. My lesson plan was sent to me ahead of time in the post, but they said that the details from my previous school make take a while to get through. I'm sure if you look hard enough you'll find my details are in the database or will be very soon.' Releasing his hold on her mind he turned around and saw the two girls were still conversing. For a moment he thought he saw something odd shimmer through the other girls' aura and his hackles went up. Then, just as quickly it disappeared and he made himself chill out. He couldn't read anything off her; she was just a slightly odd, harmless human girl. He was hardly going to begrudge Ally the right to make new friends. Following behind the two he kept his eyes open and his ears pricked. There was something up, his instincts were tingling, and he could almost smell it in the air. For the life of him he couldn't put his finger on it though, and it was driving him insane!
Ally smiled behind at Lakh and moved so she was walking slightly closer to him. When their hands brushed she rubbed her thumb lightly against his fingers, parting them and enfolding them in her own. Feeling happier and more secure with the simple touch she pointed out the girl's classroom and wished her the best of luck with her day.
When Wraith realised they were in different classes she swore silently. Could they get nothing right! Thinking quickly on her feet she reached out and lay her hand on her arm, sending a stream of coercion with it, feeling it sink under her skin and flow through her veins.
'Thank you so much for all your help. If you have the time if you could show me to lunch later I'd really appreciate it.' Turning around and walking into the classroom only very few say the smile that bloomed on her face, transforming it. Not a smile of joy, or malice, one of power.
Chapter 14
Fully clothed now but still feeling very nervous Ally carefully closed the door behind Lakh, trying not to notice how close he was standing to her, the comforting waves of heat radiating from his body and the smell of him wrapping around her. Letting out a withheld breath she stepped out onto the pavement, slipping on her sunglasses and led the way to school. She lived only 5 minutes walk away and in all honestly liked the fresh air and exercise.
Lakh looked over and tried to read the emotion on her face. He still had no comprehension of even half the human emotions but he was trying to learn. Figuring out that she was worried at least he reached over and entwined her fingers with his. When she turned around and smiled at him he felt his stomach clench up and then release again and marvelled at the feeling. As they neared the school and throngs and throngs of teenagers started swarming around them he smiled slightly. He could feel their life force pumping through them, their energy, their lack of energy compared to him, and felt stronger, his confidence rising.
Remembering he was on a mission, not just another joy ride he began scanning the crowd for any possible threat. When he caught sight of her old boyfriend attempting to make his way over towards her he put his arm around her shoulders, pulled her closer to him and glared. The guy looked very confused but intimidated enough to think again. He wouldn't attribute any of his activities to actual intellect as he severely doubted he had claim to any.
Ally gave him an odd look at the possessive gesture and then saw where he was looking and grinned. Then she felt inordinately guilty so just ducked her head and lead Lakh through to the reception. Seeing another girl already there getting her timetable sorted out she tried not to listen in but couldn't help it. She was sure she was born curious of everything. The girl was new, and a very snappy dresser by the looks of things. She seemed nice, but very confused. Turning around to Lakh she started talking to him under her breath, sliding her timetable towards him.
'This is my timetable. I don't want to know how you're going to get the same one as me without any previous school records but, just do it as quickly as you can or we'll be late for first lesson.'
Suddenly she heard the girl in front of her start to speak loudly in an authorative but distressed voice. 'Yes, its all well and good telling me the lessons are in these rooms but how am I meant to get to them if I don't know where they are?' Taking pity on the girl but trying to sound like she hadn't been listening in on the entire conversation she raised her voice slightly, clearing her throat.
'I can show you around if you like, I've been going here for three years, I know my way around pretty well. My name is Ally.'
Wraith smiled and said assented. God, humans were so gullible. She had been standing here, loudly protesting and demanding attention for the last five minutes waiting for the girl to take the bait. All her sources had told her she was an out and out do-gooder so she had tried to play on that trait to get her what she wanted. The girls' undivided attention and hopefully her friendship. This of course would hopefully lead to being let into her confidence and told what she needed to know. Otherwise things might have to get a little messy, and she never liked having to tidy up her mess afterwards. Better to never make it in the first place in her opinion. At the sight of the dragon by her side she hesitated slightly, then realised what an incompetent fool he was and smirked. Looks like she was the only one doing her job properly today, oh what a shame. She'd just have to try and cultivate that.
When the other girl appeared to have finished talking to the receptionist, Lakh leant over the counter to ensure he had her full attention.
'Now now, young man, please don't lean on the counter. It's there for a reason and I'm not sure it can take your weight.' Lakh had to seriously restrain the impulse to laugh uproariously at being a young man. He was just a little bit older than the lady in front of him, just a little. Pushing away the superior smirk he reached into her mind carefully as he spoke to her.
'I've just transferred from a different school, I'm very sorry for any inconvenience. My lesson plan was sent to me ahead of time in the post, but they said that the details from my previous school make take a while to get through. I'm sure if you look hard enough you'll find my details are in the database or will be very soon.' Releasing his hold on her mind he turned around and saw the two girls were still conversing. For a moment he thought he saw something odd shimmer through the other girls' aura and his hackles went up. Then, just as quickly it disappeared and he made himself chill out. He couldn't read anything off her; she was just a slightly odd, harmless human girl. He was hardly going to begrudge Ally the right to make new friends. Following behind the two he kept his eyes open and his ears pricked. There was something up, his instincts were tingling, and he could almost smell it in the air. For the life of him he couldn't put his finger on it though, and it was driving him insane!
Ally smiled behind at Lakh and moved so she was walking slightly closer to him. When their hands brushed she rubbed her thumb lightly against his fingers, parting them and enfolding them in her own. Feeling happier and more secure with the simple touch she pointed out the girl's classroom and wished her the best of luck with her day.
When Wraith realised they were in different classes she swore silently. Could they get nothing right! Thinking quickly on her feet she reached out and lay her hand on her arm, sending a stream of coercion with it, feeling it sink under her skin and flow through her veins.
'Thank you so much for all your help. If you have the time if you could show me to lunch later I'd really appreciate it.' Turning around and walking into the classroom only very few say the smile that bloomed on her face, transforming it. Not a smile of joy, or malice, one of power.
