Raised by Lions

Chapter 38: Adler - Day 1

Just before the end of the school day, they announced it was biology day again and that everyone had to do their mandatory 1 hour.

Legosi grumbled as they headed for the side of the school with the biology rooms. Tem was happily skipping a few steps ahead while Louis kept pace with Legosi.

"Why so down? Biology hour is nice!" Tem said, having brightened up to his more cheerful demeanor since this morning.

"It's not so nice when you don't like the other students," Legosi grumbled, just wanting to get it over with. Despite being friends with the 701 boys, he wasn't too fond of other canines and much less other wolves. They were a bit too pushy for his liking and he chalked it up to being raised in a gang of solitary animals.

"Oh, you some kind of lone wolf, Legosi~" Tem teased and Legosi had to suppress a sigh. He had a nagging to be alone, yes, but it wasn't for the reason Tem was thinking. Louis, however, gave Legosi a sympathetic look. Louis knew the truth at least.

They dropped Tem off at the alpaca room and started towards the next closest room, the deer room. "We need to get him to leave us alone," Legosi mumbled. Louis just shrugged, "It's kind of like with Haru and the boys, isn't it?"

Legosi shook his head, allowing his ears to flop around a bit. "Haru and the boys aren't as clingy, and that's saying something because Jack clings like a flea." Louis chuckled, but he understood why Legosi had proposed the idea. Louis just kind of liked having another non stuckup herbivore as a friend.

The next room they stopped at was the deer room and Louis waved and entered, albeit a little reluctant too. It's not that he didn't like the room or the tall grass, he just didn't like how stuck up other deer were. Most of them refused to talk to him anyway since he refuses to badmouth carnivores.

He picked a spot on an open bench by the wall and sat there, just looking around. His ears tuned in on a rustling in the nearby tall grass and he kept that spot in his peripheral. A couple others moved around, who were a lot less worried about making sound than the one nearby.

It didn't take long for the nearby rustling to make itself known. It was a young buck, maybe from the middle school side of Cherryton. He jumped out and yelled "Boo!", trying to scare Louis. Louis just chuckled and shook his head. It was kind of cute honestly.

"Aw! Damnit!" He grumbled. Another young buck popped up as well, barely as tall as the grass. "Told you it isn't possible to scare a senior!" His friend laughed, shaking the first one. "Besides, I heard he lives with lions!" His friend says again, pretending to roar and making his friend laugh.

"That can't be true!" The first replied, turning and getting closer to Louis. "Is it?" Well, this was definitely a different approach to what he was used to. "Yeah, they're really nice, and a lot better at whatever this game is you're playing." The kid seemed surprised. "Prove it!" Another kid popped out of the grass, a girl this time.

Louis chuckled again, "How about this. You three go into the grass and try to hide, I'll count to ten and come look for you guys." They looked at each other, considering it. With a shrug they agreed. "Sure, I'm Terry by the way, that's Alex and the girl over there is Whitney," Terry, the one who tried to scare him, introduced. Louis nodded, "Louis, nice to meet you three." With a chuckle, the three ran into the grass to hide.

Louis admittedly wouldn't do this usually, the deer were stuck up and maybe it was a little weird to still be playing at 18, but Agata and Free haven't gotten that memo yet. He mentally counted to ten and then snuck into the grass, using his skill at stealth to not be heard. Maybe it was cheating, but it would make their surprise when he finds them even funnier.