Alora was highly amused and waiting for what the twins would say next. So much so, she continued to ignore her phone's notification sound, it had gone off three times now.
“Kain starts screaming and I turn to look at him, out of the corner of my eye something caught my attention. When I turned to look, I started screaming at what looked like a severed head attached to the back seat's middle headrest.” Alora gasped and covered her mouth with both her hands.
“At this point Galen and I were both freaked out, tossing our coffees we hopped out of my still moving jeep.” Alora was now looking at them wide eyed.
“Aaaaand who would drive up just as Kain’s jeep crashed into a tree?” Galen asked dramatically.
“Our sister, laughing her ass off.” Kain growled.
“It was a Halloween mask, a bloody fucking Halloween mask!” Galen said, waving his arms around in his frustration.
Alora couldn’t hold it in anymore and burst out laughing. Darien and Serenity finally came over, drawn by Alora’s laughter. Darien looked at her, Alora’s face was red, her arms crossed over her belly and was gasping in between laughs.
“I have to know what's making her laugh so hard.” Darien said to the twins while pointing at Alora.
Alora tried to talk, but all that came out was gasps and more laughter and a little hand waving in Serenity’s direction. Serenity, knowing her brothers, asked “It was that Halloween prank I pulled on you two, wasn’t it?”
When Kain and Galen just growled at her in annoyance, Alora pretty much collapsed on the floor laughing, her laughter coming out in wheezes now.
“What prank?” Darrien asked curiously, he just had to know, Alora’s reaction said it would be a delightful story.
Serenity giggled when the twins growled again. “I’ll tell you later.”
Just then the announcer came over the intercom and told everyone there was only five minutes left to find their seats. Darien and Serenity immediately looked sad. Alora, distracted by the announcement, was able to finally calm down, with the occasional giggle.
Everyone started up the steps that would lead them to their sections. When the group reached the section for the Delta Class fighters, Serenity and Darien stared into each other's eyes. You could tell separating was the last thing either of them wanted to do.
“Come on lover boy, there will be a fifteen minute break in between each fight block. You’ll be back in your mates loving arms soon.” Alora said, pushing Darien up in the direction of their seats.
“Come on little sister.” Galen said, and he and Kain picked up their sister, and carried off between them.
Alora laughed again, this had been a great morning for her, despite having run into her sister and going through a rejection. When Darien and Alora found their seats and sat down, Alora pulled out her phone to look at the messages she knew had been left by Bettina and now Allister, plus a couple from Sarah.
“What did they say?” Darien asked her.
Alora let out a tired sounding sigh. “More of the same from Sarah, a bunch of insults and threats of payback. Oh…this one is new, and slightly amusing after you get past their vulgar vocabulary.”
Darien leaned over to look at the messages on her phone, most of the time he never would have done that. This time however, Alora was inviting him to read them over her shoulder. At first, he couldn't get past the things Bettina and Allister were calling Alora. Then he was able to tell what had amused Alora.
“They know you’re not in the reserve fighter class, now they're pissed about it. They're also demanding you withdraw from the school immediately, the fuck?” Darien growled.
“I’m eighteen now, which means I’m the only one who can decide my educational future now.” Alora told him.
“That’s right, the conservatorship my parents had on your education was only until you turned eighteen and could legally decide for yourself.” Daren said, remembering that fact just now.
“According to Sarah, even after our rejecting each other this morning, she believes I’m actively trying to steal Matt from her.” Alora’s tone and expression was a combination of disbelief and amusement.
“Seriously, what the fuck is wrong with her?” Darien asked incredulously, looking at the texts.
“She’s a narcissistic psychopath.” Alora said deadpanned.
They both looked up from her phone and started to look around for Sarah. When they found Sarah, her eyes looked murderous, almost psychotic.
“See,” Alora gestured, “A psychopath.”
Darien looked for Alora’s parents among the adults, he found them furiously flipping through the program guide put together today by the student council. Darien had helped with it by being the main photographer, which was lucky for him. He had used the photographs for the program as his final project for his photography course at the University.
“They can’t find my name in the program.” Alora said, before she sent back a text. ‘I'm the guide, you just have to look closer.’
Darien read the message Alora sent. “Now you're just taunting them.”
Alora let out a dark sounding chuckle. “Oh, I really hope I am.”
They watched as Bettina and Allister read Alora’s message. They looked like they were about to explode from anger. Alora laughed at the sight, it was ugly. Bettina sent back another text, this one cursing Alora.
‘I’m not blind you little bitch, you wretched good for nothing spawn! Now tell me where your name is and what class you're in, you wretched mongrel!’
“Ouch, that is a fowl worded text. She kiss her mother with that mouth?” Darien’s question was asked facetiously.
Alora laughed, so used to such language from Bettina being directed at her, that it didn’t really bother her anymore. “I doubt she will give anyone a kiss other than her precious ice princess.”
Darien laughed as they watched Bettina and Allister look through the program again. The buzzer rang and the lights over the seating dimmed to near nothing, and the bright lights over the arena came on. The floor had a thick layer of dirt surrounding the large round platform. The platform was where the fighters would take their stances.
“Looks like we're about to get started now.” Darien commented.
In the middle of the platform was a tall, beautiful female of dark skin and dark curly hair with the occasional thick strand of gold. Of course everyone in the school knew who she was, how could they not know who their own Vice Principal was.
“Hello everyone and welcome to the Moon Mountain Pack High School Stadium!” Vice Principal Kalia’s voice was clear and powerful, like her.
Kalia had always been nice to Alora and had become one more of Alora’s champions when it came to her education.
“Gods that female is so damned hot. All that dark skin and those curls.” said Mason Northmountain letting out a sigh.
Mason looked like you typical Northmountain, a large male at seven foot eight. His long hair, that trailed midway down his back, was white blond. Mason eyes were inner rings of pale ice blue, the outer rings were a slightly darker sky blue. His skin was very pale, but he was handsome.
Mason had a broad face with high cheekbones, a chiseled jaw, and a long straight lupine nose of a full lipped mouth. Mason also had a lot of muscle, thick and tightly packed, but not overly bulky.
Alora was a little shocked to hear those words come from a Northmountain. Then again, Alora had never had any trouble with Mason.
“She already has a mate.” Jamison said to Mason.
Jamison was seven foot seven and lean, his muscle tone was tightly packed. His skin tone was dark chocolate color, his waist length braids were midnight black. His dual colored eyes are a stark contrast to his skin.
The inner rings of Jamison’s eyes were a dark forest green, the outer ring a shiny silver. His face was lean with a strong angular jaw, a plump full lips mouth under a long slightly wide lupine nose. His cheekbones are high and sharp.
“This year’s exam will have few changes!” Kalia’s voice boomed.
“I can see that, and her mark is even beautiful. The gold of it against her skin just makes her more beautiful.” Mason told Jamison.
“I would prefer silver to gold, but I agree that her mark is indeed gorgeous on her skin.” Jamison commented.
Darien and Alora shared a silent look before turning back to Kalia.
“This year we will be doing the challenge portion of the fighting exam first.” This had many gasping excitedly and talking in whispers to each other.
“Well now, today just got more interesting.” Lexus said, his deep voice was velvet soft.
Lexus was another typically tall wolf at seven foot eight. Like Jamison, was leanly built with a well defined muscle structure and like Alora he had a dark caramel color skin tone. Lexus had shaggy black hair with silver frosting the tips.
Lexus’s large dual colored eyes were inner rings of dark gray with outer rings of an almost glowing silver. Lexus had a chiseled jaw and a long lupine nose over a medium lipped mouth and high cheekbones.