Friendship? What even was that? She only had two friends, not counting her adoptive sister who was two years her senior. How did one go about making friends? It was something that these monsters had learned as children, she was sure but for her life hadn't always been so simple.
"you okay?"
Pyralis's voice grounded her, bringing her out of the whirlwind of thoughts.
"Yeah, just trying to figure out what the hell I am going to do today." she sighed, trying to figure out just how to go about anything since this was different than any of her training had prepared her for.
"I mean, I was trained to throw my weight around, not form relationships."
"Hey, you formed one with me right? How hard can it be to make friends when you made friends with the shy, socially awkward half-breed? You can make friends, you just need to relax and be yourself." Pyralis retorted, earning a sigh.
"Yeah, be myself. That means being an over controlling asshole." Kat muttered, earning an eye roll from the phoenix.
"Really? You think you're controlling? Kat, you ask me for advice constantly and you're always worrying about other people. The only time you've ever been controlling was when you were afraid I'd be hurt! Look...Whatever your bio parents taught you isn't who you are. No matter what you choose you aren't your parents okay?"
Kat managed a nod as she took the other teen's hand, squeezing it lightly.
"Thanks. I needed that."
"Oh yuck, what do you get when you cross a half breed and a witch? Evidently a embarrassing mess!"
Kat opened her mouth to say something when Pyralis sent her a wink before making a slight motion with their hand, making a whirlwind knock the perpetrator backward, causing their books to go flying across the hall.
"Pretty sure you need to pick on someone your own size, Toralei."
The half phoenix stated, smirking as they turned and walked away with Kat in tow.
"Since when could phoenix control wind?" Kat questioned, earning a laugh.
"Birds have wings Kat...Besides...you mix heat with cool and you get a turbulence. How do you think tornadoes are formed?"
"You know I would sleep during earth space science. Unlike you, Mx. studious some of that shit bores me." Kat retorted, earning a laugh.
"How did you even pass last year? I mean Indra taught both of us and you only did your homework when you were copying mine!"
Kat laughed aloud then, elbowing her partner lightly in the ribs.
"Indra got sick of me, simple as that!"
"Hey, in my defense I have just as much energy as you do. You just had a better way to handle it than I did."
"Yeah because I don't hide who I am. I think that is half the problem for you Kitkat."