Redamancy

Chapter 10

Raven pov

Everyone finished their 11am - 12pm classes and now we are headed to grab some lunch. I offered to make us some this morning but I didn't have time due to Cole's little malfunction this morning.

There was only a tiny selection of food I actually enjoyed in the canteen so I only grabbed a chicken and mayo sandwich and a bottle of apple juice. Not a lot but it will do me until I get back into the dorms and I'll make dinner for us all.

Emelia, Cole, Jasper and I are sitting at a table in the corner of the lunch hall. Which in my opinion is the best spot you get to watch everything going on whether that's because drama is happening or just to observe your surroundings. I've always been like that. I prefer to be able to sit at the corner and watch my surroundings. It puts me at ease.

Emelia is having carbonara with a chocolate biscuit and a can of cherry coke. Cole keeps begging her for a piece of her biscuit even though he has his own with three slices of cheese pizza. Meanwhile Jasper sits quietly with a book in his hand that reads 'Crime and punishment' his eyebrows are furrowed in concentration as his straw coming from his berry smoothie sits in his mouth as you see the smoothie move up the straw every few minutes.

"So Jasper, how did you get into this school even though you're two years under the age limit?" Cole asks, taking a huge bite out of his pizza. Jasper takes a second before lifting his head from his book and answers Cole's question. "The academy gave me a scholarship as I skipped two years in my old school due to my academics and my element is quite powerful." He shrugs, setting his book down and starts to eat his dumplings.

"Holy shit that's amazing! You have to show me how!" I squeal.

"It's no big deal, but surely I can show you how I study to memorise the content for my exams?" He offers with a sweet smile on his face.

I smile brightly back at him. As I'm about to say another thing, I hear a crash about two tables away which makes my head whip up and spot Matteo being shoved around by some guys who seem a lot older. I hear someone tease him saying "What ya gonna do now that your brothers aren't here to save your ass?"

I stand up in my chair, excusing myself as I make my way over to my brother. "Hey matteo!" I wave as he sends a panicked look my way warning me to stay back. I see the slight shake in his head. But do I listen to him and stay away? Nope.

"And who's this matteo? Is it your girlfriend? Aren't you just gorgeous." One of the three boys say. I give a digusted look, what the fuck is it with ugly guys hitting on people. Like we get you get no bitches but you don't need to project that on everyone else.

"Ew im his sister you ugly bastard." I scoff and I stick my hand out for Matteo to take helping him up after these assholes shoved him over a table. "May I ask why my brother had been thrown over a table? Are you that much of a pussy to pick on a first year? Talk about pathetic." I place my hands on my hips not backing down to their glares.

"He ran into me and I simply shoved him away. It was self defence." The one who shoved him shrugs.

"Self defence from what?" I laugh, "A boy who was just trying to get to a table?" I spoke sarcastically and tried to rile them up daring them to try something.

Taking their attention away from me they move their glares to matteo "Gone all quiet all of a sudden. Are you letting your sister fight for you? How about you fight like a man? Huh?" The shortest one mocks.

Before matteo speaks i butt in "Are you even tall enough to be chatting all that shit?"

"Listen princess i advise you to move out of the fucking way and let us have a word with your brother. Let him fight his own battles i don't even know why you got involved." The one who pushed him leans down into my face. Holy fuck his breath reaks i almost want to gag in his face.