Thin As Water

20.

AN: Warning, this chapter contains the spanking of a teenager as well as language.

Lilian stood in the discipline room with her arms crossed. Her foot tapped impatiently on the floor as she glanced up at the wall clock. 3:07. Christina was late.

If she thinks being late is going to teach me some sort of lesson, she's going to be very sorely disappointed.

Lil sighed and walked over to one of the drawers, opening it and absently reorganizing its contents. That's her problem, she's only making it worse for herself.

By the time Lil had reorganized all the drawers and cupboards, it was 3:19, and increasingly obvious that Tina wasn't planning on showing up. Lil let out an exasperated sigh and left the room. Fine, if she doesn't want to come willingly, I'll escort her.

Lil first went to Christina's dorm room, but there was no answer to her knock. Unlocking the door, the head girl peered inside before deciding that it was likely empty. Tina may not show up, but it seemed rather beneath her to hide under a bed or in a closet. Lil relocked the door, then went to the door of the room occupied by Alivia and Alissa, but once again, found no one.

Okay, so no one's home. The four of them are probably together, but where?

The best thing to do, Lil decided, would be to go down to the headmistress's office and have Christina paged. The girl really couldn't ignore a summons from the headmistress, and it would make Lil's job easier. Although, the headmistress would likely want to deal with Tina herself, in that case. Part of Lil itched to subdue Tina, to force her to show some respect, but she tried to push that part down. With every step closer to the office, Lil's mask cracked more and more.

"Hey Lil."

"Hey." Lil responded absently. Suddenly, the voice registered and she turned back around.

"Wait. Grace, have you seen Christina?"

Grace looked slightly surprised at the use of Tina's full name, but then shook her head. "No, but I'm guessing she's in the gym."

"The gym?"

"Cheer tryouts are today. She's probably watching her cousin."

Lil nodded. "That makes sense. Thanks for the tip."

"You ok?"

Lil forced a smile. "Yeah, I'm ok."

Grace smiled and gave a wave before continuing down the hall. Lil turned and walked towards the gym, a new determination burning inside her.

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"You did so good, Chrissa!" Kat whispered as Tina settled herself back on the bench at the side of the mat. 

"Thanks! You sure my back handspring was ok?"

"Definitely."

Tina turned and glanced at the doors. Kat sighed. 

"Calm down cuz. She's not here."

"Thank you, Christina. Next up, Alissa Kingsley, please."

Alissa smiled confidently and made her way to the mat to begin the routine. Katherine turned her attention to watch the girl, but Tina glanced at the doors again.

"Katie! Katie, she's here." Tina grabbed her cousin's arm hard as she hissed in her ear.

"It's going to be fine. I checked the rules and Alissa was right."

"I don't think she's going to care about that." Tina gulped as Lil noticed her, the head girl's face darkening.

"Katie, do something!"