Eternity
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Chapter 19
We were all really tired the next morning. We probably wouldn't have gotten to our first class on time if it wasn't for Rhea, who woke us all up after Melissa turned the alarm off. We still had to rush, but we made it. I can't say I paid much attention to Ms. Coleman's lecture about Amun's time in Egypt, even though it was probably really interesting.
When I made my way out of Physical Defence I was bruised and sore. Being tired hadn't exactly helped my coordination any, and Kyla Ali was a lot stronger than she looked. I was going to try to find Adrian to see what he wanted, but he found me first and pulled me in the opposite direction of the cafeteria, where they were serving lunch.
"Where are we going?" I asked through my yawn.
"Didn't I tell you I don't like the cafeteria?"
"I guess, but that still doesn't tell me anything."
"Then let it be a surprise."
Adrian led me to an empty classroom on the second floor that had a nice view of the courtyard. There were two desks in the room by the windows that were brought together, and there were two chairs. There was a basket already on the table that seemed to be filled with food.
"When did you put that there?" I asked.
"This morning, before class. It isn't much, but it'll do."
"What are we doing here?"
Adrian sighed. "Must you ask so many questions?"
"Must you refuse to answer them?"
"Only if you keep asking. If you really want to know, this is our first date," Adrian said, smiling. He started getting the food out and putting it on two plates that he had managed to bring as well.
"I guess I don't have any say in the matter, then," I said, though I didn't actually mind. I thought it was kind of sweet.
Adrian rolled his eyes. "Here," he said, handing me a plate of food.
When we finished eating I asked Adrian what his punishment was. He was reluctant to tell me, but after some prodding he finally answered.
"I fail one of my classes," he told me. "The rules are strict for werewolves, and I broke one of the most important ones. We're not allowed to change unsupervised until we pass a test we have to take in second year."
"Good thing she doesn't know what happened on Christmas Eve," I said, feeling a little guilty. I felt like a bad influence, and not for the first time that week.
"People break the rules all the time. They just don't usually get caught."
"I guess you have us to thank for that then. I'm sorry, Adrian. I didn't know you were going to be out there."
"I know you didn't, you don't have to apologize. If anything, I should be apologizing to you. The teachers weren't after you last night. They were looking for me, at least until they saw your fire."
I was surprised. "Why would they be looking for you? Did they know you were out of bed?"
"Yes, and I have your friend Jack to thank for that."
"Why would Jack do something like that? It doesn't sound like him at all."
"He doesn't like me very much, probably because he's in love with you. He didn't know any more than I did that you would be out there too. He told Victor, who was on duty in our wing, that I had gone out. I found out from one of our roommates this morning."
"You didn't tell him that I was out there, did you?"
"As much as I would have liked to let him know he ended up getting his best friend in trouble instead of just me, I didn't. I figured you wouldn't be too happy about it if I did."
"I take it you don't like him much either," I observed. It worried me a little, but I didn't know what to do about it.
"Of course not. The guy's pathetic. Not only is he totally in love with, but his petty grudge against me..." He trailed off when he noticed my expression. "Well, I'm sure he's not too bad."
"Don't talk about Jack that way."
Adrian sighed. "I'm sorry; I didn't mean to upset you. That doesn't mean I'm going to lie."
"Fine. Let's just not talk about it at all."
"I can live with that. Besides, I can think of other things I'd rather do than talk..."