Chapter 57: First Day

So far the first day of school was going great. My guards kept their distance. Layla and Artemus showed me around and introduced me to a lot of kids. Then we went to our first classes. They said they would meet me during the break after the second hour. I think Dad wanted them or at least Layla to keep an eye on me. During my second class, I started feeling agitated. I wasn’t sure why. But by the end of class I was fine.

Layla met up with me during our fifteen minute break. We grabbed some energy drinks and I told her about my agitation episode during class. She said that it is probably a sign that I will be shifting soon. That it was normal. We drank our drinks and then went to class. Our next break is for lunch.

During third hour I met Lucas. Lucas is fourteen. We hit it off right away. I found out he is also in my gym class, which is after lunch. We made plans to meet in the cafeteria.

During fourth hour I met Ethan. Ethan is fifteen. We also hit it off right away. He is also in my gym class and friends with Lucas. We made plans to eat lunch together with Lucas.

Ethan and I joined Lucas for lunch. I had made some new friends. They seemed like great guys.

*****Lucas’s perspective*****

I met EJ during third hour. I couldn’t believe he was in my class. He was the first vampire-lycan hybrid. He was also the alpha’s son, so having him as a friend would be a good idea. I used to get bullied a lot, but I hoped having EJ as a friend meant I would not get bullied anymore. He seemed really great. He likes a lot of the same stuff I do. Magic the Gathering, Dungeons and Dragons, video games, basketball, and ice cream. I really loved that he made a law saying kids can have ice cream for breakfast. I use that on my parents a lot.

My name is Lucas Holden. My best friend is Ethan. I’m kind of a nerd and because of this I get bullied a lot. Other lycans don’t understand the appeal of some of the things I am into, except Ethan and now EJ. Ethan and I have been best friends since we could walk. We were glad EJ killed Khenzu. Both my parents came back from that battle, but Ethan’s dad didn’t. I think it would be good for us to hang out with EJ.

*****Ethan’s perspective*****

EJ was really great during fourth hour. Some of the jocks were messing with me. I hated fourth hour. Now it was time for lunch and we were eating with my best friend Lucas.

My name is Ethan Matthews. I am probably the nerdiest kid at this school. I get bullied a lot. Lucas was the only one who got me. Now EJ did, too. I lost my dad recently but that didn’t stop the bullying. I think it made it worse somehow. I am glad that EJ wanted to be my friend.

This would probably be the only lunch that was drama free, being it’s the first day of school and EJ goes here now. Everyone will want to know who he is and once the shininess wears off, things will go back to normal. All the drama will unfold and the bullying will start back up.

*****Layla’s perspective*****

I looked for EJ at lunch. I was going to sit with him so he wasn’t by himself. When I found him, he was sitting with two boys. I stopped over and said hi. Lucas and Ethan introduced themselves. Afterward, I got my lunch and sat with my friends. I kept an eye on them while I ate with my friends.

After lunch, I went to class. I think fifth hour is the hardest class. It’s right after lunch and all I want to do is take a nap. But I managed to get through it half asleep. Sixth hour was the last class of the day. I got my second wind and was energized. Good thing too, it was gym class. The first half was combat training followed by a game of basketball. I was alright at basketball, combat training, not so much.

*****Artemus’s perspective*****

I hated sixth hour. It was geometry. I hated math. Why couldn’t English have been my last class of the day? I love poetry and reading, not so much the essays, but the rest is great.

“Miss Henderson, if the hypotenuse of the triangle is five and one side is four, how do we find the third side?” Mrs. Abernathy asked. Why wasn’t I paying attention?

“I don’t know.”

“Stop daydreaming and focus, young lady.”

“Miss Anderson, do you know how?”

“Yes. So a squared plus b squared equals c squared. Where a and b are the two sides and c is the hypotenuse. So a would be four and c would be five. So we have four squared which is sixteen plus b squared equals five squared or twenty-five. We would then subtract sixteen from both sides getting b squared equals nine. Then we do the square root of both sides and get b equals three.” Kat stated. Show off.

“Very good Miss Anderson.” Mrs. Abernathy said.

I tried to pay attention to the rest of the class but it’s hard to do when I hate math. I mean when am I really going to use this stuff? It’s not like I go around calculating or measuring things. At least Layla had gym this hour. They made combat training mandatory this year. I thought I would hate it, but my ballet training finally paid off. I bet she is miserable though. That made me a little happy because at least I wasn’t the only one suffering at the end of the day.

*****EJ’s perspective*****

We all had gym for sixth hour. It was great. We had combat training first followed by a game of basketball. It was the most fun I had all day. Layla was in this class also. We teamed up in groups of four for two on two combat. So Layla joined us. She wasn’t very good. But this was a beginner course. Training only became mandatory on the high school level after Dad became the alpha. But it was okay, I could work with Layla at home and help her improve faster. She could also join the beginners group before school. I train with the advanced group before school, so we could go together and then go to school.

After class, I invited Lucas and Ethan to the packhouse. I wanted them to meet my family. My mom would be thrilled to know I had made new friends.