*Kate P.O.V.*
Where would Will be? Train tracks? Too early, it's 6:47. Dorms? No, he insisted he wasn't waking us up this morning. Cafeteria? It's a long shot, but It's worth a try. I retrace my steps until I'm at the cafeteria. I'm barging in and sure enough, Will's there, eating cereal. Alone. With a basket of muffins in front of him. Apart from the cooks that are rushing about, getting ready to feed about 500 people. I thought he would be eating with the other one, Melanie, but no. I rush up to him and ask him very, very nicely for this early in the morning, ''Will, you've got to let Jane off the hook.'' he looks up from his bowl of cereal and asks, ''Why would I ever do that, sweetheart?'' Oh hell no. He did not just call me sweetheart. Well, I've got an excuse for being a bitch (it's so early), so I might as well just go for it.
''Because you would never do that to me if I were in the hospital, so banged up I can't even get out of bed, would you?'' I ask, in a sweet tone. His attention has shifted from his bowl of cereal to me and he now stares while I make my way towards him. I sit down on him, and I hear him whisper something but I can't quite make it out. Well, might as well go all the way with this, I'm going to hell anyway. I brush a strand of his rogue, I-just-got-up hair away from his face and whisper, "You wouldn't, would you?"
He smiles and puts his hands on my hips and whispers, "Never." He's so putty in my hands I could ask him to jump into the chasm and he would. ''Would you do this for me, then?" I ask, approaching my face closer to his. ''Of course." He answers, leaning in for a kiss. Sorry Blaze, I've got to do this. I'm getting even with Jane. I'm about to kiss him, but I shift for a quick peck on the cheek. I get up, grab two muffins from the basket and turn around, not even bothering to thank him.
I think I understand why Lola likes being a bitch all the time, it's kind of fun.
As I'm making my way to the dorm to wake Char and James up, I see Scott walking out from behind the kitchens with a look of triumph on his face. I can't imagine why he would look like that, it's so freaking early in the morning. I also catch a glimpse of blond hair flying away. Hmmm. Maybe people do like getting up this early.
I tiptoe into my dorm, set the muffins on my bed and fill up a nice, big glass of cold water. I check my watch. 6:54. I've got some time. I'm still debating whether or not I should throw it on Leah or Char first when I hear a small electronic chime indicating it's 6:55. Shit, Shit, Shit! My plan won't work, they're all going to get up. I forget tiptoeing around and dump the contents of the glass on Charlotte's head. She's awake, soaked and screaming and James and I laugh hysterically. I didn't see him get up. He must've heard me walk in. Charlotte flips us off as she gets a towel. Leah and Sasha are up now (with all the screaming Charlotte's done I didn't expect them to keep sleeping) and are rubbing their eyes. Charlotte comes out of the bathroom and I toss her a muffin. She says reluctantly, ''Being your friend does have some perks.'' as she starts to nibble on it and gets dressed. I jog out of the dorm and crash into a tall guy with a green fringe. Blaze!
''G'morning beautiful!'' he says, smiling.
''G'morning sleepy face. Since when are you up?'' I respond back.
''Oh, I've been up for...'' he takes my wrist very delicately and checks my watch, ''about two minutes. You?''
''Considering the fact that it's 7 in the morning, about a half hour ago.''
''Yikes! Why? Did the bruising keep you up?'' he says, with a look of concern.
''Maybe she was just up that early so she could get to the tracks on time, like the good little stuck up initiate that she is.'' says an annoyingly high pitched voice that I've learned to hate.
''Goodmorning Lola. Are you going downstairs to eat your bitchflakes?'' I ask venomously. Blaze smiles at me and we high five. She looks utterly disinterested as she responds, ''At least I didn't eat my slutflakes.'' Oh, this can't be good. What did she see?
''What are you talking about?''
''Don't think I didn't see the little straddling incident with Will, you little two faced slut.'' Oh she did not just go there. A little voice singsongs inside of my head that it's too early to punch people. Unfortunately for it, I disagree. My fist flies up into her face as a huge boy with sandy blond hair and green eyes rounds the corner. She cries out and says a very, very bad word that even I don't feel comfortable repeating. She lunges back, her blood flying onto my face and hits me square in the jaw, where Jane hit me yesterday. I see stars and Blaze comes to my rescue. He puts himself between us and I see red. He wouldn't make me stop now that I've started, would he? I struggle around him but he takes me into his arms while I kick and scream and curse. The other guy, the blond one, Jake, takes Lola in his arms and she's mimicking my movements.
Suddenly the boy, Jake, says, ''Why did you let your stupid girlfriend punch her?'' There's a crowd of mixed initiates that are starting to form around us and I see Char and James arrive with worried looks on their faces. Blaze yells back, ''My girlfriend isn't stupid, yours is! We all know who the slut here is, right?'' he says, addressing Lola. Jake puts Lola on the floor and lunges for Blaze. Soon, the boys are fighting and I know Blaze can fight just fine, so Lola and I keep fighting. Charlotte weaves her way through the crowd of initiates and tries to pull me off of Lola, which I am now on top of, and tries to break up our fight. James goes for the boys but gets punched by Jake and staggers back. I tell Char to get off me when I hear a loud voice ask, ''WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE? THE TRAIN LEAVES IN 10 MINUTES AND NONE OF YOU HAVE EATEN YET!'' I look around and see Will, with a ferocious look in his eyes. Somewhere in all of the commotion, Lola manages to punch me in the lip, consequently splitting it. I start to bleed and Will pulls me off of her.
''What the hell was that initiates?'' he asks the four of us in a low growl. He asks again, louder this time, ''WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT? I'M WAITING FOR AN ANSWER HERE!'' Lola starts, ''She called me a slut, and then her boyfriend called me a slut too.''
He looks at her with a murderous rage, probably because she just called Blaze my boyfriend and says venomously, ''Well that's old news. Why did you start fighting?'' Lola looks hurt and the rest of the initiates have a shocked look on their faces. James and Char highfive with their mouths hanging on the ground, a look of pure glee on their faces.
''Hey! You can't talk to her like that!'' Jake says angrily.
''I talk how I want, to whom I want, when I want, got that? If you all go grab something downstairs and be on the tracks in five minutes, I'll forget about this. Don't you dare try to report this incident, or your sorry asses will be factionless by tomorrow. Got it? I don't want any of you in medical care, this was your fault.'' he talks to all four of us, but he only looks at Jake.
''LET'S GO INITIATES WE DON'T HAVE ALL DAY.'' he yells again, clearly dismissing us.
Having an instructor in love with you does have its perks.
Blaze grabs my hand as we jog towards the cafeteria.
''Go get us muffins, I'll grab us drinks.'' he tells me. I go towards the table Will sat at and grab two more muffins. I grab two more, just in case, and wrap them in napkins. I'm looking around for Blaze, when he suddenly appears with two paper cups filled with a black liquid that smells heavenly. I give him his muffins and he shoves them in his back pockets.
''What's that?'' I ask, pointing at the cups.
''Coffee.'' he answers with a grin. He puts the two cups into an inside coat pocket and we jog towards the tracks. I join Charlotte and James and they congralute me on beating the crap out of Lola. I smile and Blaze introduces us to his other friends. A lean boy with a svelt girl at his arm. Ashton and Willow. Skye, whom I already know, with another boy, pink haired and a goofy grin, Jace. Charlotte salutes Shadow and he smiles. They both blush and the chemistry between the two is evident. They complement each other's physique, him tall and she arrives at his eyes. Her purple-blond hair complements his blue-blond hair. Plus, they're absolutely adorable together. After a few minutes, I realize they're all very nice, except Jace, he doesn't seem to like us. Well, he doesn't seem to like me in particular. While Blaze was introducing us, he casually slung an arm around my shoulder. If looks could kill, I'd be dead with the one Jace gave me. When Blaze did that, Will, who was watching me intently, turned away with a look of pure disgust. The train finally arrived as Will and Melanie yelled above the winds, ''ALL THE INITIATES IN THE SAME CAR!''
Great.