The Shadows Within 》Teen Wolf (Shadow Series #2)

13 - Thick Skull

        I was the first one in the library for detention. By that, I mean, I was ten minutes early. Mr. Harris wasn't even in the library yet when I arrived. Mr. Harris gave me the weirdest look ever when he walked in the library to already see me sitting at one of the tables. All I did was awkwardly hide my face. Shortly after Mr. Harris' arrival, everyone else filled in one after the other. I expected Allison and everyone else to sit at my  table. I, however, did not expect Matt to plop in the sit right next to me that was reserved for my sister.

        Matt sitting next to me wasn't bad. When Jackson walked over to our table, I groaned out loud, which he just happened to hear. I earned a very harsh glare from him. I merely shrugged. 

        Jackson turns his glare from me to Scott and Stiles. "Oh, uh- We can't be in detention together. I have a restraining order against these tools."

        "All of these tools?" Mr. Harris cocks an eyebrow as his gaze glides over all of us.

        Did he seriously just call us tools? I mean, really? Scott and Stiles being tools, I can understand because they did hold Jackson captive, which ended up with Jacksong getting said restraining order against them. Maybe tools isn't the right word. I still think idiots work much better.

        Stiles raises a hand. "No, just us tools."        

        "Fine." Mr. Harris points to the two idiots that I'm stupid enough to call friends. "You two, over there."

        Scott and Stiles drag their feet over to the table diagonal to the one I'm sitting at. The two idiots have their own table. Erica is all alone at the one behind Jackson and that leaves Matt, Allison, and Jackson at my table. I could be sitting with Erica, so I guess it's not too bad. 

        "Hey." Matt smiles. 

        I flip open my binder to hide my phone behind it. I look away from my phone in mid text to Danny. I smile back at Matt. "Hey."

        "So, I was thinking that I would pick you up at your house before the show on Friday." Matt keeps his eyes on me while sliding a tablet out of his bag on top of the table. 

        I quickly glance at my phone to read a text from Derek asking me to just talk to him. I advert my eyes back to the boy on my left. "Yeah. that'd be great. I wouldn't have to worry about getting the car from my sister that night." 

        "Great. Does seven sound good?" 

        "It's great." I bring my attention back to my phone. 

        Stop trying to kill my friends and we will talk. I text Derek. 

        "Kanima." 

        I snap my head in Matt's direction. Why did he say that? Without being too obvious, I peer at the the tablet in his hands. My mouth falls open and I quickly shut it. On the screen of his tablet, the translation of the bestiary that Lydia did for us. How does he have that? I capture Allison's attention across from me. Her brows furrow when I mouth, 'Matt's reading the kanima translation.' Her eyes widen. 

        Matt lifts his gaze away from the tablet. His eyes land one me.

        I act like I didn't see anything and smile at him. I reach over to him, pretending to pick off a piece of fluff off of his shoulder. "Sorry, you had a bit of fluff. It was bothering me." I sheepishly smile.

        He sets the tablet down, shutting it off. "Thanks." 

        My phone lights up from a new text. I type in the four digit code to unlock my screen. A new text from Derek appears on my background picture I took of Allison and I. I peer down at my phone, sighing.