The Book Of Life

Chapter Ten

"You better have a good reason for this." I grumble.

"You have the book?" He asks.

I nod, of course I do. "Yeah. Why wouldn't I? It's in my bag; I'm not bringing that thing into classrooms- plus someone might recognise it. Worse someone could find out." I answer.

"Good. Good." He mutters.

"Arron! What's wrong! Spit it out-NOW!" Kory snaps at him.

"One of the teachers smell like- I don't know how to describe it. All you need to know is that whatever it is- possibly a teacher- is bad news, okay. Keep that book close and hidden. I'm going to find my sister."

Okay.... so that's bad news.

"I have to be ready for anything. Anyone power hungry or just after the book. That means I need to know how to fight." I sigh.

"Okay, mum and I can teach magic." Kory offers.

I nod my head. Yes. That would be excellent.

'Brandon. Will Saturday nights work for you if I was to drop by?'

'Of course, Your Majesty. Whenever. I'm the owner, so that means no one will even question us.'

"Okay.... Now all we need is someone to tell your mum." I turn to Kory.

Kory grimaces. "She's not going to like this...."

The last class of the day and I'm stuck with Alyx and her friends bitching off and teasing other people. I don't need advanced hearing to tell their picking on me. For some weird reason they just can't seem to fathom unruly curly hair. I pay them no mind. Although Alyx isn't joining in- she never really does when it comes to picking on other people- she also seems to also about to snap. Suddenly the fire alarm blares on, over the speaker. The teachers saying things, but I can't handle the alarm with my enhanced hearing. Alyx seems to be having a worser time than me. She's directly below the speaker. Most of the class is almost out now, I have to help Alyx now or she won't move.

I try my best to ignore the blaring alarm and words coming out of the speakers. To think I'm getting closer to one of the popular girls to help her out of trouble astounds me. But I'm doing my duty to help the Supernatural. And keep them safe and hidden. Her control is slipping by the second. She growls as I approach.

"Alyx. It's just me, Katlyn. I'm trying to help." I try to keep my voice as calming and soft- but loud enough so she can hear me over the alarm.

Glowing yellow amber eyes lock on to mine and she growls; louder and lower this time. I try to hide my glowing eyes from the rest of the crowd of students.

"Come on, Alyx! You're stronger than this; for fucks sake you could shove me across the room, and I'd still go through the wall. Fight!" I try to whisper encouragement to her. 

No one told me I was good at it.

Words come to my mind. "Give me your hands!" I plea with her.

She manages to pry them from her ears but her eyes flare violently. gently., I place my hand over her eyes until she can control them enough to dim them.

Once both hands are in mine I begin to recite the words. "Xinous nit ziek criee niet, chrious nike zei reit." I chant, "Come on, Alyx, you have to repeat it with me."

Alyx begins to chant the words with me. Slowly, everything begins to dimmish, quieter for once, the alarm becomes softer and subsides to a bearable volume like the rest of the noise.

"Whatever magic you used, it worked." Alyx sighs, her turquoise blue- green eyes are back to their brilliant selves. Her hair hangs in her face as I help her off the floor and out if the classroom, careful to keep anyone from seeing her faintly glowing eyes. Once we reach the start of the colossal oval Alyx pulls away from my grip. She shows me her eyes are back to normal as proof.

"Thanks....For- uhm, saving me back there.....I was totally out of control." She tries to say.

"It's okay, protector or not I'm still going to look out for my friends. That includes saving your arse." I smile. 

She rolls her eyes but also grins as a huff of laughter escapes her lips. Before any of her friends can get to use Kory and Arron make their way over.

"Your class is usually the first one to things." Kory states to me. "What happened?"

"Me." Alyx states.

"Shit!" Arron curses before he can stop himself.

"Don't worry. Without her Majesty I would have lost control." She whispers.

"You weren't even close to losing it."

"But without you I would have. And everyone would have seen glowing eyes, and their classmate transform into a white wolf before their eyes." She huffs underneath her breath.

"Whoa! Isn't white the rarest, for you guys?" Kory exclaims.

"Not anymore! You should see Katlyn; all fully black." Arron grins.

I swear to God if anyone heard this conversation right now......

It takes a few seconds for Arron's words to sink into Korys' mind. Kory squeals. She stops walking.

"Fully black? Hasn't that never appeared in. Centuries? Don't you guys associate fully black wolves with Fenrir!" She gasps.

Now it's my turn to stop. "Kory. What did you just say?" I hiss.

"Alyx!"

"There you are!"

"God. You scared us."

"Why are you with those weirdoes?"

A chorus of voice's belonging to Alyx's' friends call out. Alyx's eyes flash yellow amber again, flaring violently before she turns to her friends. I pat her shoulder.

"I'm going to stick with my sister as close as I can." Arron says, wrapping his arm around his sister.

"I'll tell you later. Now, we gotta deal with this." Kory mutters.

I join my form class line.

"The fuck where you. And since when did you stare hanging out with the popular kids?" Sophie grouched.

"Teacher took forever to get the arsehole kids out of the classroom." I lie.

"Alyx couldn't handle the fire alarm. No one can- it's way too loud."

"Oh, okay. Though, doesn't Alyx and her friends pick on you?"

"No, not Alyx. She.... just hangs around them. But that doesn't mean I helped her because I want to get into their good books."

I can feel Kory staring at me. I glare over at her and waggle my eyebrows. Sophie notices. But she says nothing.

"Just...Please be careful around Alyx and anyone she knows." Sophie abruptly says. 

Caution and concern, slight fear, emulate in her voice.

Suspicious.