Okay...so who here had a good Halloween? I know i did. mmmmmmm candy. But onto my story... can anybody believe that it's already ch. 21? it feels like i just started rewriting a week ago...time flies...here ya go
Chapter 21
Our first Sophomore battle went alright. Kylie and Nick were the only two standing by the end, but we won. Jean, Lissa, Sam, Paul, Abby, and Matt had all been taken out in the first ten minutes of the battle, based on some poor planning on my part. Nick, Kylie, Dimitri, and I then went through the easy part of the battle (taking out the enemy base while stealing something from inside) and had to deal with eight members of their Pack (the others had taken down a Genezer and a Heks). Kylie and Nick fought off the other Jaegers, leaving Dimitri and i to deal with 6 Sophomores on our own.
They surrounded us, and we quickly went back-to back. He killed the other Heks and a Dief, but then one of the Guardians that i hadn't killed (yes, I was pro enough to take on two Upperclassmen Guardians and a Dief on my own) made a stab that i dodged, forgetting the Dimitri was behind me. He "died", falling on and killing the other Genezer. I then focused my attention on the Guardian and Dief. I stabbed and parried for my fake life, and after 5 minutes of nonstop twirling and swiping, I killed the Dief. Then the Guardian and I circled each other. He had an angry look on his face, like he couldn't believe he hadn't killed me yet. Ya, thats right you arrogant douche. I can fight, I thought just as i stabbed him. I stood up and turned around, just in time for a stray arrow from Nick to hit me square in the forehead. Just perfect. That was going to bruise. But then he fired at the right target, killing the last one (our other goal).
He ran over, appologizing with a concerend look on his face. He helped me up, and I told him not to worry about it. In my head, I was telling him to get his freaking target right the first time, but that's not a very encouraging thing to say to your Pack member, so I didn't say it aloud. Coach Dargan blew his stupid whistle, and I lead the Pack home, asking Lissa about the symptoms for a concussion. She assured me that I had one, then healed me with a laugh.
By the end of January, we were leading the stands again. We won the tournament, and I relished in Harks' face when he saw me sitting at the head table yet again. Our formal uniforms were starting to fill up with badges and medals. We had our Freshman and Sophomore badges, five badges for each of the months that we had stayed undefeated, five medals for each of the end of the month tournaments we had won, our respective Klasse badges, our honor roll badges, my Alpha badge, and our Year Patch, which had changed from 2014 to 2013. Honestly, I didn't know how long I would be able to hold the weight on my shoulders.
Slowly, as February set in, i noticed a change in other people's behaviors. They started coming to sit by me at lunch, and all of our practices were watched. Most times, the bleachers were full and people had to stand off to the sides. I allowed them, but as soon as a notepad came out, practice ended. They caught on about the notepads after the second time it happened, and the notebooks disappeared the next practice. Halfway into February, I looked over and saw a senior standing there, clearly curious about what everybody was watching. He saw that it was just a practice, and was about to turn away when i split the Pack into groups of six and four. I then asked who was in charge in each group. The Pack yelled the answer out in unison, "ROSE AND KYLIE" I nodded my approval, and then split the groups a different guy turned back and asked his neighbor something. The person pointed at me, and the guy turned to look at me. He then noticed me looking at him, and gave a half smile. I looked away, embarrassed. I then dismissed the Pack and left. Becasue I knew that guy. His name was Andre Dragomir. He was 5'8, with trimmed black hair and hazel eyes. He had a smile that could light up a room, the best social skills I've ever seen, and girls falling at his feet. He was Lissa's older brother, whom i had had a crush on since i met him. And the sad part was, I still did. But I had to get over that, because I had a boyfriend now, and couldn't swoon every time I saw him like I used to. So I had to get over him and his amazingly hot body. Sigh.
As I was breaking down all of the equipment, he walked up behind me. "That was quite some practice. It's too bad I only got to see the end. It seems like it's been forever since we talked." I put on my best smile, set my teeth, and turned around to greet him.
"Andre! What a nice surprise! When did you get back?" I hugged him (in the process feeling his rock hard abs), wondering why he was back form his training. In the spring of senior year, each Pack was sent out to intern with an older, more experienced Pack for two months, to see what it was like. So why was he back halway into his first month?
"Well, I flew in this morning. My mentors had some meeting with Judge Harks, so I got to visit my baby sister and her best friend. And may I just say, you look gorgeous." I blushed, and realized that he was still holding my hand from the hug. I pulled it away, and he let go reluctantly. Then, out of the blue, Dimitri walked up and punched him, knocking out his lights.
Don't you just love it when guys fight over you?
Okay so that was ch. 21! ch. 22 coming soon
The thing that will make me want to write more is a box of reviews, delivered to my doorstep. But i guess i'll settle for some on my laptop too. Review plz!