The next few moments could be counted as holes in the mind of the teenager. They exited Evelynn's chamber and went down to the parking lot, but what happened between these two events was like a blur for Akali. Her protector chose the same vehicle that they used before. The older woman quickly started the engine, activated the sound system and started to drive. It was only a matter of a few minutes before they were once again on the road but this time with slightly different music. Unfortunately, the traffic started to be a bit of a problem for them. The closer they got to the center of the city, the more crowded the streets appeared to be. With a soft sound of ballads such as "Beyond the realm of Death" filling the interior of the car, both women seemed to have a good time. It was exactly 1200 when they finally arrived at one of the many shopping centers that was located in the city.
"Where do you want to eat then?" The purple-haired woman asked.
"I really do not know. I have never been there, so if you have a recommendation I will gladly follow your lead." Akali responded.
"How about some sandwiches then?"
"Sounds good. Lead the way." Akali said while exiting the car.
With the vehicle locked not later than a few seconds after, they headed to the parking lot exit. Compared to the one that Evelynn owns this parking was located in another building outside of the mall. To tell the truth, the distance between two constructions was not huge, barely a few hundred meters. As soon as they passed through the shopping center entrance, they headed straight to the map which was printed on their right. It took them a few moments to locate their destination on the map and then they went to the food court which was on the third level. The black-haired girl tried her best to contain her excitement, as she admitted before she had never been to a mall before and the sight of all the colorful, luxurious shops were new to her. Her head was always in motion, looking from left to right and back. Before they reached the food court every single muscle in her neck was tensed and she started to feel a bit of pain because of it. Akali ignored it and with open mouth, she continued to look around.
Evelynn was frankly amused with such a precious behavior of the girl. Even though she was confused and a bit shocked it was heartwarming for the purple-haired woman to watch raw, strong emotion which was visible on the face of the teenager. She smiled and chuckled a bit when Akali apparently reminded herself that she had a companion right beside her. A younger girl offered her an apologizing smile and she closed her eyes for one single heartbeat. The lawyer was honestly shocked by how her protégé could be as adorable as she was. The purple-haired woman gently took the latter's hand and lead her to one of the smallest of the restaurant. She quickly approached the counter and waited patiently for a member of the restaurant crew to take their order. Unfortunately, they had to wait for quite a long time. After what had seemed like at least an hour, a young man dressed in a yellow t-shirt came to them.
"I am really sorry ma'am. We had a problem in the back." He apologized.
"I hope your products are at least worth the time we had to wait." Spat Evelynn.
"I am really sorry. I will give you a discount. But the first things first. What can I get for you?" The man asked, trying to focus on the older woman's face.
"Darling, what do you want?" She asked, turning her attention toward the black-haired girl.
"Can I have the one with the chicken breast and spicy sauce?" She replied.
"Of course, what do you want to drink?"
"Hot chocolate?" She mumbled in an asking manner, shyly.
"Got you." Evelynn assured her. "So we would have 2 sandwiches with breast and spicy sauce, 1 sandwich with chicken and mayo, one large, white coffee and hot chocolate." She listed an order.
"OK. Your total is 22.5$." He announced.
"Would like to pay via my phone." The purple-haired woman replied.
"Sure thing ma'am." He quickly grabbed the terminal, entered the transaction cost and handed it to the woman.
"I will bring your order to the table." The man said after the request was accepted.
"Thank you." The living goddess responded. "By the way, next time at least try to not look at my cleavage. It's very rude for a young man such as you to stare." Angle added teasingly and chuckled when the employee's face turned red.
"I'm sorry. It was not intended." He mumbled.
"If you say so." Came the answer from the lawyer. "Just do not stare at me or my girl. Do I make myself clear?" She threatened.
"Absolutely." The cashier cried out.
"Lovely. Darling, why don't we just choose a table and wait a bit for our food and drinks?" A muffed whisper came out of the Evelynn.
"Sounds good." Akali answered and flashed a quick apologizing smile at the still intimidated man.
The girl turned around and in a matter of seconds found a suitable place for them to sit. The table she chose was made of oak and was located in an alcove. There were plants in pots that were placed in holes in the wall that covered up the alcove from three sides. The small area was filled with their scent which was relaxing. Akali did not hesitate when she took her protector's delicate hand and lead them straight into the alcove. Once they were there, the goddess chuckled.
"Darling, such a romantic place." Evelynn teased her. "Maybe I should have waited till dusk for us to come here? Maybe then we would get extra candles to even improve the scenery?"
"I honestly haven't thought about it." The girl mumbled. "I thought that this place will be good cause it's kinda separated from the rest of the restaurant." The explanation was added quickly.
"Oh, so you just wanted me solely for yourself, darling?" The redder the teenager became, the more giggles came out of the purple-haired woman. "You know, you could just ask. I would gladly join you." The lawyer whispered seductively.
"Noted." The muffed whisper was offered as a response.
"Akali, darling?" Evelynn asked after a few moments of silence.
"I'm listening."
"I assume you don't have a mobile." The goddess spoke.
"Yeah, I don't have one." She confirmed.
"We should then get you one. I know a few places where we can acquire it for you." The older woman announced.
"Eve, you don't have to do that. I will be fine without one." The black-haired girl assured.
"You are right I don't have to, but I want to. I would like to have some kind of connection with you once you attend school." The soft answer was given.
"I see. I will just follow you then." Akali replied with a small smile.
Then silence fell between them. The girl just closed her chocolate eyes and tried to make sense of everything that happened from the beginning of the day. From time to time her soft facial features creased, which was not missed by the older woman. In the meantime, Evelynn tried to focus on her phone. She quickly went through most of the messages which she had received since the morning. Making mental notes, she turned on the internet and was flooded with more notifications to her great displeasure. As soon as she spotted the one from Chris, she marked it as read, shut down the application, turned off the internet and locked the mobile. With a heavy sigh, she focused once again on the girl beside her. A small smile nearly instantly appeared when she looked at the peaceful teenager. It seemed that whatever had bothered Akali's mind before was gone. The black-haired girl was waiting for the really late breakfast and the older woman was disappointed that it had not been served yet. As if someone above was listening to her thoughts, in the next second she spotted the same young man who was shamelessly staring at her breasts, walking up to them with a tray filled with their order. Forcing herself not to roll her eyes, she remained still and patiently waited for the poor restaurant employee to make his way to the table. Once the tray was placed on the table, the teenager opened her eyes.
"What took you so long to prepare the order?" Evelynn asked venomously.
"As I said before ma'am, we had a problem with a crew today." He sighed and apologized once again.
"Don't worry, I'm sure you did everything to do your job as best as you could." Akali said with a warm smile.
"Thank you, miss. I will take leave then. Have a good meal." The man replied, cheered up with the girl's words.
"You like that boy, don't you?" The purple-haired asked.
"Not really. I just did what should be done. He was so intimidated by you that I was left with no other options than to cheer him up a bit." The girl explained.
"Was I that rough?" The question came.
"Unfortunately, yes." Akali replied. "But don't worry, I'm sure you will not be the last one who will go rough on him." She added, laughing a bit.
"If you say so." Evelynn sighed.
"Have a good meal, Eve."
"You too, darling."
Having breakfast took them less than half an hour, which was wordlessly welcomed by the lawyer. She would be lying if she said that she was not surprised or even shocked by her protégé's manners. She expected that the young woman would not have any but god was she mistaken. She ate slowly, taking only small bites of the offered food and used a napkin every time she thought that some part of the food or drink had escaped her mouth. Once again Evelynn had to acknowledge that the black-haired seemed way older than she in reality was. If she was to describe the teenager, her first thoughts would probably be well-mannered, obedient, modest. She could tell a few more things that she noticed but as much Akali desired to know her better, the same could be said about the purple-haired woman. For her, the young woman beside her seemed like one big mystery. She was not sure if she removed the first layer off of her, she would find the next one.
"How was your meal, darling?" Evelynn asked.
"It was really tasty. Thank you for it." Akali thanked.
"How many times will I have to assure you that there is nothing for you to thank me for." The goddess tried to look upset.
"I assume that more than a few million." She replied with a soft smile. "Please, do not try to look upset, the corner of your lips is slightly up. I know you want to smile."
"It seems that I can not play with my masks with you near me then." Purple-haired sighed.
"You can try, but I'm good at removing them." She proudly announced.
"Confident, aren't you?"
"Pretty much." She replied with a full smile. "Please, do not put your mask back on that beautiful face of yours. If there is something about me that is upsetting you, please tell me I will try to fix it. I will not try, I will fix it."
"You are so pure, Akali. I do not know what world you were born into, but it was not this one." She teased.
"Cut it out." The younger woman cried out embarrassed.
"Oh, darling. Fine. Fine." Evelynn responded. "Shall we go?"
"Yeah."
The lawyer grabbed the slightly rough hand of the girl and started to lead her. It did not take them a lot of time before they reached one of the stores with mobiles. During the whole walk, one single thought captured her mind, why the girl had such rough hands. Akali's hands should be as delicate as hers but they were far from it. It seemed as if the girl was working hard physically or working out way too much. Making another mental note, she promised herself that she will ask about it soon. The purple-haired woman shook her head and then proceed to the store. Looking at the queue to the counter she sighed really hard, which made the girl giggle.
After a whole hour of standing in the queue, the phone selection and payment took them three to ten minutes to get over with. Once they acquired the piece of technology, both women were spent but had to deal with it because their schedule was as tight as it could be. In the next 15 minutes they got to the vehicle and surprisingly without problems exited the mall's parking lot. Unfortunately, their luck did not last long. As soon as they got out, they were met with a heavy traffic jam. The grimace shortly was visible on the face of the lawyer.
"I'm sorry Eve. If I didn't mention that I hadn't eaten yet, we would be in school long ago and could proceed with your plans." Akali apologized, feeling responsible for the current situation.
"Darling, there is nothing to be sorry about. The traffic is Boston is heavy nearly all the time so we could have had a problem earlier." She responded softly. "I would like you not to worry about my facial expression. I assure you that you didn't cause it."
"But.."
"No buts. You play whatever you feel like and try to enjoy our travel to your new school."
"Anything?"
"Anything darling." Was assured by the living goddess.
"Ok, please turn on the Google Assistant then."
"Got you." Evelynn said and a second or two later, the assistant beeped.
"Play The deeper the love by Whitesnake." Akali said confidently with a smile.
"Ok asking Spotify to play The deeper the love by Whitesnake." The announcement was soon followed by the song itself. The soft rock song from the fall of the '80s in no time filled the vehicle interior. Evelynn was shocked once more when the girl sitting on the passenger seat started to sing. She had to admit that the black-haired girl had a good voice. Without breaking a sweat she kept with the vocalist with great enthusiasm. From the corner of her eyes, the purple-haired woman could see the delicate, slow, and sensual movements of the younger woman's body. "She is absolutely stunning like that." Was her lone thought at that very moment. For both of them, time froze, they were enjoying the moment way too much to let it go. The goddess assumed that she would not be surprised again and redirected her attention to the road, in her mind she was waiting for the culmination moment of the song, the vocalist's soft, tender, voice filled with emotions confession. The older woman couldn't have been more wrong at that moment. When the anticipated moment finally came, her breath was just stolen aways from her lungs, her heart started to beat way too fast. Once again the young woman kept up with the vocalist, but in the mind of the purple-haired the young woman surpassed him in every single aspect that she could have taken into consideration. With still closed eyes, Akali lifted herself a little from the seat, turned to her protector and pointing at her, sang with a little hoarse voice filled with passion.
I don't mind, what you're doing to me,
I don't mind, 'cause you're all I can see
I don't mind, baby, you mean the world to me
When the sun goes down
An' those nights are growing colder,
I will be there
Looking over your shoulder, baby, baby, baby
Evelynn froze, she was not sure what happened to her but only due to her driving experience, they omitted the crash. With her cheeks flushed, eyes open-wide, ajar mouth, she was staring at her protégé. "I'm so in love with her voice when she is like that." She silently confessed in her mind. "If I thought that she would be a simple, one-dimensional girl, then I would have to call myself a fool. She is more than that, so much more." With her mind occupied by the girl beside her, she did not even notice that the said young woman was peeking at her from time to time. Akali kept choosing other songs and sang alongside various vocalists keeping the car away from silence.
Once they arrived at their next destination and parked, Evelynn was more than confused. She was questioning every single action that she had taken since meeting Akali only a few hours ago. The purple-haired could not explicitly call her feelings toward the younger woman what only frustrated her more. A heavy sigh escaped her mouth. "Control yourself Evelynn." She shouted at herself in her mind. "We still have a lot to do. If I am going to behave and act like that, we will not be able to finish everything, and tomorrow Akali is starting school." It took her a little longer than a minute to calm herself down. The purple-haired woman was surprised that the younger woman did not say anything. The black-haired was just sitting and waiting for her to lead the way. It was wordlessly welcomed by the lawyer. She lightly squeezed the girl's hand, put a small smile on her lips and looked at the girl with adoration.
"I did not know that you have such a good voice." Evelynn teased. "Maybe you should sing for me more frequently, maybe once we get back home? How does it sound little girl?" She whispered into Akali's ear.
"I ... am ... not ... that good at singing. I'm sorry I shouldn't have sung." She mumbled with apologizing facial expression.
"Nonsense my dear. It was quite a show for me. I hope for a encore once we are finished with our tasks." She seductively added.
"If you want." The girl replied.
"So it's settled. Let us proceed, we have to meet the headmistress, part of the staff and currently, we are a bit late."
"Let's go then. And Eve thank you for everything, I'm sure we can fulfill your today's plan." The black-haired stated.
Akali's statement was welcomed by the purple-haired woman with a smile. In a matter of seconds, they got out of the vehicle, locked it and started their way to the main building of the school through the courtyard. The yard was designed on a chessboard plan with the exception that lines on the board, in reality, were pathways. There were a lot of small, wooden benches. On some of them, they could spot seated students having a break or just skipping their classes. The closer they got to the building, the more attention was drawn to them. Some of the male students were casually checking out Evelynn, some even started to whistle, some had the courage to approach them. As soon as the purple-haired noticed three young men quickly closing the distance between them, she visibly rolled her eyes with annoyance hiding behind them. Akali sighed heavy when they finally approached. Two of them were white, one was black, all quite fit but nothing extraordinary, all of them were wearing gray hoodies, jeans, and brand sneakers. For the black-haired, it only took a glance to reveal their intentions.
"Wooh, cutie." The tallest one started. "I have never seen you here before. You are a transfer or something?"
"Damn you have an amazing body." The black on said.
"Would you like to have a walk with us instead of ..." The third started his statement. "Oh, hello you are nice too."
"Boys, let me put it bluntly." Evelynn started, her voice filled with annoyance.
"You want a quickie, don't you?" All of them asked, laughing.
"Not really. I am far from your league as well as my companion. Be good boys then and get the fuck out of my face, we are not even interested in anything that you would be able to offer us." The goddess sweetly explained the situation to teenagers.
"Uhhh, you like it rough then. I'm on." The black one cheered up.
"As you can see we are not asking for your permission. So be nice girls and walk with us for a bit." The tallest one whispered, reaching out for Evelynn.
What happened next was too quick for the angel to notice at first glance. She heard a scream filled with pain. The next thing she saw was the tallest boy, laying on the ground with his hand broken in several places. The lawyer could see his face twisted because of the terrible pain, but she did not feel sorry for him. Akali stood before her in a defensive stance, successfully drawing a distance between boys and them. The black-haired girl's face was constant, there was not a single feeling shown on it but her eyes were filled with fire, hatred, anger, sadness. The eyes of the girl could say a story on its own.
"One more step and you can count on it that you will join your friend on the ground." She spatted slowly.
"You crazy bitch, come on. Denis wanted to have some fun and you fucking broke his hand. Are you out of your fucking mind?" The black-one shouted.
"If you want to try to avenge him, go ahead. But I have to warn you, if you choose to fight me you will never be able to impregnate any woman in the future, I doubt that doctors will be able to fix up your genitalia. Your choice but you will live with the consequences of it." Akali whispered.
"Come here, bitch." He shouted. "When I finish with you I will take my sweet time fucking you till the point you will faint."
"Try." The girl responded.
Again Evelynn was like frozen. She could not do anything but to stare. Her protégé was much shorter than a black boy, but something inside her told her not to worry, that Akali will be okay. It did not calm her mind but in a given moment the best what she could do was just to spectate. The boy rushed forward hoping to overwhelm the black-haired with his strength. Akali did not even dodge the charge, she stopped it in place. The pure disbelief was painted on the face of the attacker. The girl challenged his strength, matched it and surpassed with ease. The girl quickly took advantage of the current state of her opponent and used his weight against him. She pulled him toward her, balancing her own weight to the right and forcing him to snag with her left leg. In a matter of seconds, the boy fell on his face and the next thing that black-one felt was immense pain. Without remorse and hesitation, the black-haired kicked him in the crotch several times and then after turning him to the back, she jumps on his genitalia, after kicking it once more, she stopped. The boy laid silent, she could see some blood pouring through the light-colored jeans. Then she turned around only to witness that the last boy was running away like a coward. As if nothing had happened Akali walked up to Evelynn and surprisingly caught her in a bear hug.
"I'm sorry that happened to us. I'm sorry that you had to witness that." The girl softly whispered.
"Do you know that you can get in serious trouble with what you did?" The whisper filled with worries sounded.
"After everything that could have just happened, you are asking about that?" Akali replied. "Yes, I know the consequences but I could not let them touch you, force you to do anything that they wanted to do." The girl confessed.
"Nothing would have happened. As soon as he would have grabbed my hand I would have protected myself. You can trust me when I say I can take care of myself." Evelynn assured.
"Then I just fucked up." The girl pointed. "At least the one bright point in that situation is that we were recorded on the camera, with a bit of luck it has our so-called "conversation" as well."
"You have thought about the details I see. Akali, I know I sounded harsh and ungrateful but I'm far from it. Darling, you protected me from 3 men, all of them were taller than you, probably even slightly older. You did not even hesitate. For that and many more thing you will forever have my gratitude."
"But ..." The teenager started.
"No buts, honey. We will go through it together. You protected me, it's high time I do the same for you." The goddess announced. "Anyways how should I address you, my little hero?" She teased her.
"I got many nicknames in the orphanage." Akali admitted. "Rogue, ninja, assassin, freak etc, whatever you like I guess."
"Let us go inside then and try to fix this whole situation." The lawyer said effortlessly. "In the worst case we will just change schools, but I would love to see those boys to be expelled and turned over to the police."
"Am I the cruel one here or do I miss something?" The surprised voice of the girl sounded.
"Darling, you must remember one law that is ruling all over the world." Evelynn started with a smirk on her face. "Keep your friends close, but your enemies even closer."
"I would have bet that you would say something like: kill or be killed. But I get your point." The girl raised her hands in the gesture of defeat.
With nothing else to be added to the conversation, they quickly resumed their walk to the school entrance. The silence fell between the two of them. Akali's mind was about to explode, too many thoughts were currently troubling her. "I shouldn't have done that." She admitted. "It was stupid and reckless. I should have just countered their actions. I hurt them, but I'm not sorry about it. Now I am about to face the consequences of my actions." To say that she was terrified was an understatement. Only a few hours ago she left the building which she had no other option as to treat as a home and now she did something that could be seen as a crime. If things go the wrong way, she might be arrested and accused of beating up the boys. As much as the teenager tried she could not hold these feelings away from showing on her young face, she failed miserably. She bit her lower lip, she frowned and clenched her fists with such strength that her knuckles went white in an instant. Her whole body was tensed, ready to run, ready to fight. Akali's current state was not missed by Evelynn's attention. The older woman was more worried about the girl than the whole incident which took place a couple of minutes ago. The lawyer reached out for the hand of the girl and squeezed it tightly. The action won her the attention of the teenager. She smiled softly and with hands still clenched lead the way into the headmistress office. It didn't take them more than ten minutes to get there, but before they entered the room, Evelynn halted.
"Akali I want you to know that whatever happens behind this door I am here with you and for you." She whispered.
"It sounds like goodbye." The teenager snuffed.
"Rogue, my dear rogue, I assure you that this is not a farewell. We will leave this office on top, you can count on it." She promised. "Darling, do you trust me?"
"Yes, I don't know why but I trust you with all my heart." Came the answer.
"Perfect. Now let me show you a fragment of my magic." The lawyer added.
Her protector hugged her tightly, whispering softly into her ear to assure her that everything would be okay. The sensation of the woman's touch was incredible for the girl, but it didn't last long. After all, they had matters to attend to. With confidence nearly emanating from Evelynn, the lawyer opened the door and quickly entered the office. With no other options than to follow her, Akali walked behind the older woman and closed the door as soon as she was fully in the room. If she was to be truthful with herself, she would have to say that she was a bit disappointed. With the whole construction was created in Victorian style, she expected its offices to be spacious and special in some regards. Akali quickly found out that she was massively mistaken. The whole office was no larger than the ones that most of the orphanage's employees were assigned to. Of course, there were some differences such as the quality of the furniture placed there but overall it was still a disappointing view for so-called ninja. Behind the ash-gray office desk, there were two women typing something on their computers. The furniture was placed on Akali's left while huge wardrobes were located on her right. For at least a minute or so it seemed as if the secretaries did not even notice their arrival. Evelynn apparently fed up with waiting quickly approached first of them, the woman with amber hair and plump lips in the color of blood. Not wasting another moment, her protector rested her hands on the tabletop and forced the woman to look at her.
"Good morning, how can I help you?" She greeted with a bored expression.
"I have an appointment with the headmistress." Evelynn responded.
"And your name is?"
"Evelynn Smith." She answered in a barren fashion.
"It seems that you had it planned for an earlier hour." Came the accusing statement.
"So it seems. The traffic is pretty heavy today, so I wasn't able to be there sooner."
"The headmistress has a lot of more interesting tasks to focus on than your appointment." The secretary spatted.
"I assure you my case is on the top of her priorities. And if you excuse me, I will just meet her in the person." Evelynn replied sweetly.
"You are not allowed to enter the headmistress office without permission." She shouted.
"And you are not allowed to talk to me in such a way." The purple-haired woman warned.
The next words escaped the secretary's mouth but were ignored by the lawyer. Her protector just went straight to the following door and knocked five times. It didn't take long for it to be opened by a middle-aged woman in a suit. She was wearing the glasses at the very end of her shapely nose. Behind them, there were clear blue eyes that were staring at her protector with intensity. The woman had quite short hair pinned up in a small bun. Most of her hair was ravenously black, while one single strand was blood red.
"You are late." Came the stoic statement.
"Oh, come on dear. I am never late, everyone is just too early." Evelynn responded with a soft smile playing on her full lips.
"I should have known that you would say something like that. But back to the point, where is the girl?"
"Right beside me. Let us enter your precious little office and we can proceed." The lawyer stated.
"Fine, come in. Marie, Talia, make sure that no-one will interrupt us. Do I make myself clear?" Came the cold question in the direction of secretaries.
"Yes ma'am, as you wish." The response was quickly provided.
"Splendid." The headmistress spatted.
"Fiora Laurent, you haven't changed at all." The goddess joked when the door was shut.
"I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one there. Am I right our precious diva?" The headmistress asked in a sweet, innocent tone.
"You can count on it. Once a siren, forever a siren." The purple-haired assured the woman beside her.
"I hoped you would not say that." Fiora sighed. "Let's get back into the business, I don't want to know how many people have fallen for you since we last met."
"You are breaking my heart, dear." The answer was ironical.
"We both know that you don't have a heart. If you did you would not have done many things." The head of school spatted.
"This conversation leads us nowhere. You know why we are here Miss Laurent."
"Of course I know." Fiora responded angry. "Not only you want to put your protégé here, but you also want her to skip a whole year and to place her into her Senior Year."
"Yes it is what I want and I'm pretty sure we can make a deal here."
"No Evelynn." Miss Laurent stopped Akali's protector. "The only way I will allow her to be placed at Senior Year is if she passes the exam which consists of tasks from all subjects from the previous year."
"It's fine for me." The girl said with a soft smile. "I have one question if I am allowed to ask it."
"Go ahead."
"When can I take this test? I'm pretty sure that I have already covered all the material to the end of school." The teenager stated.
"If you are so confident, why don't you take it now?" Came the question from the headmistress.
"Sure, why not." Akali answered.
To say that the head of the school was shocked was an understatement. It took her at least a full minute or two before she looked again firstly at the Evelynn who had a wide smirk on her beautiful face and then on the girl who just stated with confidence that she would pass any exam the school would have given her. "Fine. Wait here for a moment." She snuffed and exited the room. Once she was gone the purple-haired goddess could not hold the laughter anymore. Evelynn bent a bit and after a few seconds covered her mouth with a palm muffing most of the sounds.
"I'm sorry darling but the expression on her face was just too precious. It has been ages since I have seen her that surprised. I must say that I'm not the only one who was caught in your trap." The lawyer confessed.
"I don't know what you are talking about." Akali answered playfully. "I haven't set any trap, yet." She added a second later.
"As if I would believe you, my little assassin. You are too cute and adorable for your own good, but sometimes you can fool anyone to think that you are just a pretty little face without a brain behind all of this facade." Evelynn explained her point of view.
"It could be right. You are not the first person to tell me this, but I will treasure your confession over any other, I promise."
"And again. Darling, you want me to have a heart attack from the level of cuteness you are feeding me with." The older woman teased the teenager and enjoyed her view.
It took less than a few seconds for Akali's face to become red. As always the girl lowered her head, trying to hide her embarrassment as much as she could. And as always she failed miserably. As if someone above them wanted to save the poor teenager from Evelynn's restless teasing, the door opened one more time and the head of the school returned with a couple of sheets of paper. The clicking of the headmistress' heels filled the office for a short time before she made her way up to her desk and with polite hand gesture invited both of the women to sit.
"So you have two hours to complete these 3 sheets. Any questions?" Fiora asked.
"Can I give it back before the time is up?"
"Of course, but remember if you do not score at least an 85% you are not going to be placed in upper-year." The headmistress informed her.
"I would be upset if I did not score at least a 95%." Akali sighed.
"We will see if your confidence is on par with the knowledge. Time starts now."
Exactly two hours later both women got into their car again. The result was even better than Akali expected. She scored 100% and to tell the truth it was not that difficult for her. In the middle of taking the exam, she was afraid that it was going way too easy and started to check every single question once again which took her quite some time. After that, she felt kind of disappointed with the level that the school represented with the exercises she was provided with. The facial expression of the head of the school was honestly worth wasting a few minutes checking her answers. Pure shock was all over her face, she could not believe that someone just took the exam that quickly and was flawless. The headmistress offered her sincerest apologies, printed Akali's class schedule and wished them a good day. Once they were settled in the vehicle once again, Evelynn started to laugh.
"You know what we have forgotten about, my smart-ass rogue?" She asked through the laughter.
"What have we forgotten about, Eve?"
"About our little incident before." The lawyer explained.
"Ohh, I guess we will have to go to the office once again tomorrow to fix it." The teenager answered with a shrug.
"I love your attitude, darling." The purple-haired woman chuckled.
