Love, Regrets and Lies

~Love, Regrets and Lies~ Chapter 12

~Florence~

In short, Sam didn't take the news well. He said that his father wasn't a liar and his mother definetly had cancer. Even James couldn't console him, so I had to get Ciana and Crayolice to take him out to the hunting training station, to cool off.  

'Hey,' I jumped, and turned around to see James right in front of me. I stepped back as we were a bit too close. 'You look worried. What's up?' He looked in the window I was looking through.  

'Oh..' he said, his face hardening.  

I was looking in on Sam in the hunting training station. He was half asleep, but kept waking up shouting something I couldn't hear through the soundproof glass.  

'Well, bye.' He turned on his heel and marched angrily down the corridor.  

He was almost at the end before I realised what was wrong with him.  

'Wait!' I shouted, blushing like a beetroot. 'Can we talk?' 

He turned his head. 'Is it about Sam?'  

I glanced through the glass at Sam's sleeping figure. 'No. Let's go to the fitness centre. Its more private.' 

He turned and followed me through to the fitness centre.  

'So...' he said.  

And then I had my first kiss.

~Aimee ~

I peered through the H.T.S., looking for Sam. It was a very big station, divided into five parts. Desert, jungle, forest, sea and snow. Crayolice told me Sam was being moved to area three, forest, or A3, as she calls it.  

suddenly, Clara's European voice blared over the intercom on the walls.  

''GRADE 2, 4, 6, 12 AND 14 WILL BE OUT FOR BEEG FEYTING TRAINEEN SESHUN TONAYT AYT NAYN OH CLAWK. BE THEYUR AT ABOUT SEYVEYN FOR WARM UPS.'' 

I heard a muttering behind me and turned to see some grade eight hunters walking past.  

'What did Clara say?' Asked the darkest of the three.  

'I don't know, I hardly ever understand her!' Laughed one with silvery-white hair.  

'I think she said there was a big practice tonight, then she started counting. I haven't a clue.' Muttered the largest of the three. She turned her head and saw me.  

'What did Clara say?' She demanded.  

I decided I didn't really like this girl and played dumb. 'Who? Who's Clara?' I smirked.  

'Oh, don't play stupid. The fighting master, you idiot!' She growled at me. I was about to tell her when I remembered my authority. I pulled out a notebook all grade fourteen fighters have.  

'As a grade fourteen I demand you go down one grade hunting and up a grade fitness for cheek to a higher grade. Report to Ciana for a full statement.' I smirked again. 'Name-' 

'Glare Dreyhood,' she lived up to her name and glared at me. 'Ma'am.' 

It was one of Emzhell's sisters. Then I remembered I was angry at her. Even though I wasn't sure why.  

'Well, Glare, report to Ciana at once.' She stalked off leaving me with the other two.  

'She said there was to be a big training session at nine for two, four, six, twelve and fourteen grade fighters. But you guys are hunters, so you need not worry.' 

The girls nodded in understanding. Suddenly, the silver haired one yelped and shuffled back a few steps, then laughed. 

'Ha! Look! It's the Grade three fighter! Ha! He is such a loser, I heard that he is sixteen! Grade three! Ha!' She and the other hunter walked off, still laughing over Sam.  

I turned around in time to see Sam transform into a human again. I called for Crayolice on the intercom and she was there so fast you'd think she could Applair, but there are only two people I know who can do that and they're Clara and Brian. 

'Yes?' She flustered. She saw Sam at the window then. 'Oh yes, thank you Emmy. I mean Aimee. I'm sorry, but do you mind showing him around the centre? I'm all of a flutter, we have a few young girls with mild bites. Oh yes, and do you mind explaining the Graed system? I would but...' she turned and clip-clopped off.  

I decided I would explain Graeding first, then go on to the tour.  

'Hey,' I said to him as soon as he got out of the H.T.S. 

I kissed him on the cheek and asked him how he was feeling.  

'Great, now that you're here,' he murmured before kissing me on the lips, lightly.  

I smiled and blushed a bit, before remembering my orders. 'I have to tell you about grading and I have to show you around aswell. All before seven o'clock. He looked at the clock on the wall. 

'But that only leaves us forty five minutes!' He exclaimed.  

'So let's get started. Okay, graeding for beginers. There are three classes. Clara, she's Brian's mate, I think, though I never know what goes on with them, teaches fighting. Then Crayolice, the one that just went, with hunting, she's also in charge of making sure everything is in order. Then Ciana, with fitness. The Pures, those are the ones that were born here or bitten before they turned three, they start at age four, at Graed one. Graeds one and two do all three classes, and only go up a grade if they are exceptional at the particular. But it usually goes up in ages. Then, at Graed three, you are p ut in your best class, hunting or fighting, and you drop the other lesson. I was put in fighting, whereas Emzhell was put in hunting. And I think you made quite the impression, as you are a Graed three fighter!' He smiled.  

'So now the tour!' 

'Now the tour.' I agreed, and we set off, showing him the Hunting Training Stations and the fighting yard, which was about the size of ten fields, stuck together, except with dummies and wild animals springing up, every step you take. We even discovered something even I didn't know about! Florence and James were in the fitness room, holding hands as she showed him all the equipment we used.  

Maybe things would be okay after all.  

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Awwwww, for two reasons. Aww the two happy couples are so sweet.  

And awwwww I feel awful, got up at 5am to go to mass, and then stuffed my face with Easter eggs.  

Let's just say I don't feel the best.