Chapter seven, I think
After we had gotten our food, Alek led me to a table with two other boys, (who he later introduced as Bauer and Klopp, first names forgotten). They carried on a conversation in German, constantly looking over at me. And of course, when we were given a choice of languages, I had opted out of German, so all I managed to catch was 'Dummkopf', as they were speaking rather quickly, remembering the fact that Alek had called me that earlier.
I leaned over to Alek. "You called me that earlier. What does it barking mean?" I demanded quietly.
He turned in his seat to face me, looking at me like I'd lost my mind.
Why is he looking at me like I'm a barking ninny? I thought to myself, staring the young man dead in the eye. I might not have understood why he was acting strangely, but that didn't mean I would put up with it.
We stared each other down until one of the other two boys sitting with us cleared his throat, clearly uncomfortable with Mexican stand-off. I glanced away from the red haired boy, instead resting my eyes on the steaming mashed potatoes sitting on my fancy plate.
I took a deep breath, calming my nerves. The aroma of the potatoes infiltrated my nose, making my mouth water. Grabbing my spoon rather forcefully, I shoved it into the amazing smelling creamy goodness, coming up with a spoonful.
I looked at the potatoes for a moment before I put the spoon into my mouth... And almost squealed at the delicious taste in my mouth. Almost. I managed to keep a lid on my crazy girl side trying to bubble its way to the surface.
My weak spot was obviously food.
When I finally managed to swallow that bite, I took another bite, and another until all of the delicious potates were gone. Glancing around the table at the somewhat surprised and disgusted faces, I gave them a smile, then said, barking polite, I mighy add, "Are you gonna barking finish those?"
Sorry about this food filled chapter... I'm kinda hungry right now. Plus, I wanted to introduce you guys to little Bauer and Klopp. I was gonna make them teachers, but decided against it. Plus, this chapter kind of went to help Deryn convince the barking boys that she was a guy as well. Oh well.
Preview of chapter eight: The pranking begins!