Chapter 6
The Starshot
Airiana twirled the gun around on her index finger while Lexi gaped in awe.
"Awesome..." Lexi whispered.
Airiana smiled, a little proud.
"Where did you get that?"
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you."
"Try me." Lexi tilted her head to the side.
"...An angel. Named Gary."
"An angel named Gary."
Airiana nodded.
Lexi burst out laughing.
"Told you so." Airiana rolled her eyes.
"No, no. I believe you, but what angel is named GARY!" She managed to speak through her excessive laughter.
"Well..." Airiana smiled.
Airiana was on her way to breakfast when she stumbled across Andy.
He had his back against a wall while some jock screamed in his face.
He had four friends standing behind him.
Andy was nearly crying.
Airiana rapidly changed coarse. She walked over and stood in front of Andy, pushing the jock back.
"Don't touch me. Who do you think you are?" The jock shouted.
"Well I know I'm Airiana Lovett." She said smiling.
"What do you think your doing?" The jock asked.
"I know I'm helping a friend."
"Is a hot chick like you really gonna defend this faggot?"
"How dare you."
"Just move." The jock sighed, trying to shove her out of the way.
She was quick to back-hand him across the face.
His head jerked to the side as he grunted.
He looked back at her with a small malicious smile.
Andy put his hand on Airiana's shoulder. "Airiana. Don't." He pleaded.
The jock tried to punch her jaw. She shifted to the side, his fist just millimetres away. The speed of the hit blew Airiana's hair back.
They were just around the corner from the outdoor breakfast tables that people were now allowed to use.
She jabbed him in the face, watching his head jerk back. As he face came back to it's regular level, she saw his nose was bleeding.
She jabbed him a second time then brought his face down on her knee. When he rised, she saw his nose was broken.
She kicked his legs out from the ground and pushed him face first to the ground. He cried out in pain.
She stood, brushed herself off, and steered Andy to the breakfast area. They were in clear view of everyone as she headed for the table where her friends sat, at the far edge.
She then heard rapid footsteps behind her and then she felt the skin on her shoulder blades tear.
Her spine joltingly curved as she cried out in pain. She was being lifted and then thrown forward. She was rolling along the grass and as she stoopped, she got to a crouching , werewolf. She felt her skin close over as it healed, she twisted her neck from side to side.
Triston stood up abruptly. He began pacing towards the scene when the werewolf threw her back to where she was standing before.
The werewolf was standing over her as she looked up. He raised his hand, ready to slash her face when a boy came running incredibly fast, barged into the werewolf, knocking him six feet.
She had never seen this boy before.
He had tan skin, not as dark as Triston's, short dark hair, and olive green eyes.
He reached down to help Airiana up. "Are you ok?"
"Fine." She said, still confused.
The werewolf was now human, holding his side and arm, letting out excrutiating screams of pain.
One of his friends ran while the other three ran to his side, picking him up so he could walk and took him to the hospital wing.
Triston pushed past the boy that had just saved Airiana, and pulled her away.
He smiled. "One day, it's running into a forest full of lycans, the next, it's picking fights with werewolves at school." He chuckled and shook his head. "So, so reckless."
"Yeah well, were not all invincable." She said.
He rolled his eyes. "I know."
Airiana turned back to look at the boy, he was staring into the forest, squinting. He turned away and look her in the eye before rounding the corner, disappearing from sight.
Airiana looked into the forest but saw nothing.
Airiana walked down to the hospital wing.
She found a nurse and asked. "Hey, do you's have X-ray reports from a boy who was injured today?"
"Why?"
"The headmistress is asking for them."
"Again?"
"Yep. She just wants to be sure of what to tell the parents." She said, hoping he wasn't an orphan.
"Ok." The nurse sighed and handed her a folder.
"Thanks." Airiana said, raising the folder in appreciation.
Airiana walked up the dorms steps and opened her door. No one inside.
She sat cross-legged on her bed and opened the folder, pulling one of three X-ray photographs out. It was the Jock's arm. Broken. Snapped clean in half with cracks branching up the bone. Airiana frowned and looked closer. That would take one powerful push.
She pulled out the next one, his ribs. Or his rib cage. His ribs were broken too, his ribcage was fractured. Airiana's eyes widened. She was truly baffled.
She pulled out the last X-ray to reveal his neck bone. It had a long wide crack all the way along it.
Airiana dropped the X-rays in front of her and looked around in confusion. One boy could not do that to a werewolf by pushing it over.
No vampire. No witch. No shapeshifter. And no werewolf.
There was a series of knocks at Airiana's door.
She stepped off her bed and opened the door.
There was that boy that saved her.
He was leaning against her door frame wearing a black T-shirt and faded jeans. He had his hands tucked away in his pockets. He smiled softly and looked around her room.
"Sorry for dropping in like this. But I never got to introduce myself before. My name's Cameron." He said, pulling one of his hands from his pocket.
"Airiana." Airiana said, shaking his extended hand. " And thanks."
"For what?" He asked. Creasing his brow.
'For saving me." She answered.
"I'd hardly call it saving. I know I was helping a friend." He smiled. A friend. Already.
Just then, Lexi appeared behind him.
"Excuse you." She said, squeezing past him.
"I better get going. It was nice to meet you. See ya later." Cameron said.
"See ya." Airiana said and waited for him to disappear from the doorway.
"WHO WAS THAT?" Lexi shrieked.
"Cameron." Airiana said.
"He was a total hottie. You should've invited him in!" She exclaimed.
Airiana shrugged.
"What do you mean Shrug. Absolutely sexy, no questions asked." Lexi said, putting her hands on her hips.
"Yes I know, I know, you don't have to announce it across the state." Triston waltzed in, tugging lightly on the collar of his black leather jacket.
"Hell...no." Lexi said, twisting her face in disgust.
"Well, if not me, who else?" Triston asked cockily, pressing his hand to Lexi's face and pushing her off the side of her bed, landing with a thud.
Lexi gripped her sheets and hauled herself back up. "For your information." Lexi pressed her hand to Triston's face and pushed him off the bed.
"His name is Cameron and I...tap that." Lexi snickered and sat down on her bed.
Triston stood up and brushed his sleeves. "Well I came to deliver a message from Cameron, he thinks your an ugly beast and you don't deserve to be in his presence.
Lexi glared at him.
Triston was looking around the room, but when he caught sight of her narrowed eyes he flinched and raised his arms in surrender.
"What is it you want, Triston?" Airiana asked.
"I came to tell you that some Andy guys looking for you."