Violets POV
Lily and I stood just outside the institute and watched as Alice left us for 6 months. I couldn't believe that they made her leave us. I looked over at Lily who was crying. As I wrapped my arms around her I said, "It's ok it's only 6 months and plus we can impress her when she comes back. Just imagine how good we will get."
"We wont get any better if Sebastian is our teacher. We need someone better." Lily stated in between sobs. I knew exactly what she was saying I'm already better than him and she is up to par with him. I don't know what we are going to do.
Knowing how tired she must be I suggest we go to our room. When we get there I notice how special it is. We have a bigger room than everyone else because we share it and we both also have separate rooms if we are sick or in trouble. My mom says the reason is that we need to be close because we are parabatai but from what I know no other parabatai share a room. Well its not time to think I need to get to sleep, we have to train.
- next day-
I wake up to the sound of my mothers soothing voice. Lily and I sit up in bed still half asleep and regretting staying up as late as we did.
"What time is it?" Lily asks in her morning voice.
"It's six."
"What kind of a monster wakes her children up at six!" I say, aggravated.
"That is no way to speak to your mother! We woke up early to see your sister off."
"Oh yeah... She's totally leaving today." Lily says stupidly. I shoot her a glare and she looks at the ground.
"Yes. She is. Get dressed and come to the dining hall. I expect you there in 15 minutes."
"But that wont be nearly enough time to put on my make-up!" Lily screeches dramatically. Well, she's definitely awake now.
"We are shadow hunters." My mother scolds. "We do not wear make up!"
"But I always wear make up!"
"Downstairs. You now have 10 minutes."
"But I wont have time to take a shower either!"
"Would you like to make it five?" This silences Lily. "Good. Ten minutes." My mother walks out and slams the door behind her. I guess that she is also upset about Alice leaving.
"Let's just get dressed. We can come back and put make up on once they are preoccupied with Alice's absence to notice. And please, avoid talking about Alice. I dont trust you with her secret. We dont need to get her into trouble earlier that necessary, plus if they found out that we knew and didnt tell them earlier we will get in trouble as well.
We enter the dining with 2 minutes left in our 10 minute deadline. Everyone, except for Alice, is seated around a feast of every breakfast food imaginable. It puts thanksgiving feasts in America to shame. While we wait for her to come down, which Lily and I know that she isnt, we talk about how we are going to see her off. The Verlacs seem much too happy about it and suggest throwing a party afterwards, complete with balloons and cake. My parents, being the sympathetic people that they are, wanted something much more somber. Lily and I stay quiet, which is uncharacteristic, but no one questions seeing as how upset we were when we initially found out. Finally my father gets impatient and tells Lily and I to go get Alice. Lily glances nervously at me and I glare at her, warning her with my eyes. I turn back to my father and look him in the eye.
"Lily and I dont want to see her off. We feel it would be too painful." Right on que Lily's waterworks start up and she is bawling on the table. My mother and father seem rather alarmed.
"It's okay darlings. You dont have to be there, besides we know that you said your goodbyes last night. Go upstairs and get a head start on your training for the day. Sebastian will bring you food after Alice is gone."
"Yes ma'am." I say politely and hold Lily comfortingly to keep up the act. Once we are out of ear shot she stops crying and smiles proudly at me.
"Did I do it right?"
"Yes. That was perfect." She giggles and hops up and down.
"Now I am glad that I didnt put on make up!" She says, making me laugh as we walk into the training room.