Typhoon & Tempest

Chapter Eleven

History was a slow lesson. Lily swore the second hand went backwards on the loud clock, but Jack made the lesson entertaining. Between her curious questions and rapid notes, Jack used her magic to write with her pen and flick hair out of her face. Lily frowned at her rings - they glowed with magic every so often, like it was being trapped inside the jewels and steel.

When the class ended and Croft stormed past before the two of them could put their books away, Jack frowned.

"Jeez, I really pissed him off, didn't I?" The witch scowled, tapping her fingers on the desk restlessly. 

"Seems so." Lily muttered, remembering she was about to spend an evening with him and his alpha. Dread sank in her belly.

Jack looked back over, her green eyes assessing Lily's downcast mood. She didn't push on it, but instead looked at her notebook as it went finally in her bag.

"You draw?"

"Huh?"

Jack rested her elbow on the table, smirking. "You drew some things on the edges of the page - you draw?" 

Lily paused and shrugged it off. "Not really. I just get bored listening to the same lessons." She stood with her bag, waiting for Jack to stand as well so she could walk out into the aisle and both leave.

Jack stood as well, carelessly throwing her bag over her shoulder. "You knew the lesson already?"

"I only had three classes before this week, so I spent a lot of time in the library researching." Lily admitted. "I've read all the history texts."

Jack cocked her head to the side, her short hair falling everywhere. "How many times did you read them?" She said, and Lily blushed.

"...A few?" 

"A few?" Jack raised an eyebrow.

"A lot..." Lily fiddled with her hands, going to play with her sister's bracelet, forgetting it wasn't on her wrist anymore. "There's a lot on witches, wolves, fairies and vampires."

Jack nodded slowly in understanding. "Not on anything else?"

"Not in this library." Lily said as they pushed open the school doors, joining the hoard of students who were heading to their cars or buses to go home. "I haven't gone through all the books yet, so their might still be something."

Jack pursed her lips. "That's a lot to read, sounds exhausting." 

"Sometimes..." Lily stopped when she spotted Croft leaning against his car, arms crossed and following her every move. Jack frowned when she saw where Lily was looking.

"Man, is he gonna look that moody the whole week?" Jack groaned. "What's he waiting for anyway?"

Lily breathed deeply, calmly. "Me."

Jack snapped her head to her. "What? If he's gonna give you crap for me sitting in 'his' seat then I'm gonna-"

"No, no, no!" Lily put her hands up defensively. "His alpha wants to see me, a-about Alice."

"Oh!" Jack grinned. "Well that sounds fun. Dinner with the alpha? Try not to punch him too, okay?" 

Lily chuckled, twiddling her fingers. "Yeah, I'll try." Her heart hammered in her chest, grateful Jack didn't make a big deal out of it. She'd had enough attention for today - with the accident in science this morning, and the punch last Friday, Lily was just hoping for a quiet day tomorrow.

As Lily walked away, Jack called out to her again. "See you tomorrow, Lily!" The feisty witch waved at her, Lily shyly waving back as she made her way over to Croft. He was scowling, his lips pulled down a little as he watched her approach.