A Werewolf's Promise (Scarwood Chronicles #1)

Chapter 5: Getting Friends, A Very Bad Guide

"Oh, we're looking for the kitchen so we can sneak some food, are you as well?" Knight said, either completely disregarding or not noticing the girl's harsh tone. She looked at him with a raised eyebrow, and seemed to be processing what he had just said.

"Dude, she's annoyed at you, not friendly!" hissed Sugar, poking Knight in the shoulder. But the dense boy didn't seem to take any notice, and continued prattling on...

"Well, I don't think we've met yet! And my ma always used to say to is good to introduce yourself to everyone you meet! You'll become fast friends that way," he continued talking happily, "So, my name is Knight, nice to meet you!"

"Good to meet you too..." the girl said slowly, before turning her gaze to Sugar, clearly sensing he was the more reasonable one of the two.

'Is he always like this?' she mouthed, sending a few glances in Knight's direction, and all Sugar did was nod. The girl rolled her eyes, but it appeared that Knight's bright demeanour had at least taken the edge off her voice, and she looked slightly more relaxed, now looking at him with mild amusement, as he continued to talk.

Sugar frowned. Another victim. There just seemed to be something utterly disarming about that stupid guy that made sure no one could really stay mad at him for too long.

"So... what's your name? Of course, you don't need to tell us, but it'll be nice to get to know you."

"I'm Rosa."

"Ohhhh, so like the flower? Well, Rosa is a little different from Rose, but it comes from the same word, right?"

"Yes, you could say that." Rosa said with a chuckle, he sour mood seemingly completely evaporated.

"That's lovely! I like flowers!" Knight said happily, and began excitedly talking to Rosa about different flowers he enjoyed the scent of. And miraculously, Rosa seemed happy to continue that topic of conversation with him. Beside him, Sugar began to feel very left out of the whole thing, and a little miffed that he had been dragged all the way down here just to hear Knight and this Rosa girl talk about flowers.

He slowly began to slink away. He didn't even want to be down here in the first place...

But before he could get too far, a call from Knight brought him back.

"Hey, Sugar, what's your favourite flower?"

"Don't have one." he said dryly. It was the truth. He was allergic to most of them anyway, no purpose in pretending he liked them.

"Aw, that's a shame," Knight said, a little disappointed.

"Sugar?..." the girl said, a little confused, before realising who he was.

"Oh, right, you're the High Blood Witch's son, right? I remember my brothers saying you had a really weird name... guess it is true."

"Well, I don't like the name either!" Sugar huffed, "And don't ask me why my mother insisted on naming me this way, I don't know either."

Rosa looked a little surprised at his outburst at first, but then, she laughed.

"Yep, typical Coven Firstborn behaviour." she giggled.

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Sugar snapped, now getting rather annoyed at her.

"Isn't it obvious? All you Coven Firstborns walk around the school like you run the place, it's so obvious to everyone else." Rosa shrugged.

"And you would know because?"

"Older siblings... a lot of older siblings."

Then, Rosa looked up at the clock, regarding the time with a small sigh.