Chapter Eleven
“Alright well we’ve got to be up at the ass crack of fucking dawn tomorrow which is less than five fucking hours away!” Kyle groans when me and Erin have finally stopped laughing.
Exhaustion has finally caught up with me and five hours of sleep does not sound like enough. I need to make sure that I get as much sleep as fucking possible or I’m going to end up biting someone’s head off tomorrow. I sure as shit hope they serve coffee.
“They serve coffee right?” Kai asks sounding slightly panicked and echoing my thoughts, he loves the stuff as much as I do.
“Oh yeah don’t worry they aren’t complete heathens!” Kyle chuckles.
“Thank fuck!” I say.
“Don’t forget to take your schedules!” Levi says pointing to a table by the door.
“Thanks dude. We’ll meet you in the hall for breakfast, we can show you where it is then.” Jett says fist bumping Levi on his way past.
Before they all go out of the door they pull on their human glamour and I don’t understand how all the students here do it. I hope like hell they cover that in a class tomorrow.
I sleepily wave from the couch and the warmth of Hunter’s chest making him chuckle. He effortlessly picks me up and starts walking me down the hall of bedrooms.
“Night guys!” I say my voice tired.
The guys chuckle as they all call out goodnight.
“Open your eyes, Titch. We found your room when we came back before the ritual earlier.” Mav says and I open my eyes unaware that I closed them.
“Huh? What makes you think it’s mine?”
“Well it’s got a giant bed in it for one.” Hunter chuckles opening the door right at the end of the hallway.
My mouth falls open.
“Holy fuck that’s not a bed, that’s like five!” I exclaim making the guys chuckle.
“Come on let’s test the giant bed out,” Mav says and grins at my expression, “not like that you filthy minded woman. I’m not up for you setting something on fire, Hunter wolfing out or me doing whatever the hell it is that I do.” He chuckles and Hunter joins in when I pout.
“Well fine, if you’re going to bring fucking logic into it, damn!” I grumble, smirking.
Hunter puts me down and I waste no time in stripping down to my panties and climbing under the covers.
“It’s going to be a long night!” Hunter chuckles.
“Don’t even try that, you guys are going to be out cold as soon as your head’s hit the pillow just like me.” I chuckle and watch greedily as they both strip down to their boxers and climb in on either side of me, pulling me close and wrapping me in their arms.
I was right, both of them fall asleep before even I do and I quickly follow. Hoping for a dreamless sleep, ever since the kidnapping with Brent I’ve had nightmares about how wrong it could really have gone. Fortunately they’re gradually becoming less frequent though.
Just before sleep fully takes me under I feel the familiar weight of Knot landing on my side and settle down. Helping me to fall into a dreamless sleep.
******
“What in all that is fucking holy is that noise!?” I hear Kai yell from somewhere in our rooms over the blaring alarm that sounds like a fucking air raid horn.
“Are we under attack?” Jax asks groggily sounding more excited than worried.
“No you idiots it’s the morning alarm.” Levi chuckles somehow managing to sound exasperated and amused at the same time.
“Oh, that makes sense I guess.” Jax replies sounding disappointed and making me giggle.
The alarm finally cuts off and Hunter and Mav give me one last squeeze, Mav kissing me thoroughly since I’m facing him before we all get up and start to get ready for the day.
I didn’t get a good look at our schedules last night but I’m assuming that we’re going to be spending less time sitting and more time doing.
Especially if what we saw when we arrived was any indication, this is a training academy for law enforcement of some kind after all.
Although who exactly we work for I’m not entirely sure.
I mean I know my father’s own the agency but I can’t help but feel like there’s more to it, as freaking usual.
They don’t tell me fuck all apparently. I finish getting dressed in flexible and easy to move in black jeans, a loose black top and you guessed it, a black hoody.
I’m not saying I’m expecting to get blood on me at some point today, I’m just saying it’s easier to cover up on black.
The guys are all dressed similarly to me.
“Hey Beautiful.” Kai greets as I step out of the bedroom and go in search for coffee.
“Hey!” I reply as I kiss him softly.
“Morning Darling.” Levi says handing me a steaming cup of my favourite thing ever, “There’s no food apart from protein bars but they had the good sense to stock the tiny ass kitchen with coffee making supplies.” He chuckles before kissing me and returning to get his own cup.
“Thank you!” I grin taking a sip and sighing heavily.
I place my coffee on the table as I lace up my boots and then look around for Jax, the only one I haven’t said good morning to yet.
“Hey guys, we got a letter posted under the door,” he starts and waves it around in one hand whilst he looks at a small stack of papers in his other, “this is so cool our schedules tell us what we are. For those that it’s not obvious,” he adds shooting Hunter a smirk, “Kai you’re a fire demon, Levi’s a higher demon,” Hunter and Mav explained briefly earlier when we were getting dressed about Levi being a higher demon so thankfully I’m not as lost as I would’ve been otherwise, “I’m a siren.
That’s so freaking cool and Mav’s a fae,” He says and then bounds over to me, peppering my face in kisses, “and you my gorgeous, stunning Little Star are our witchy Centre!” He smirks and I giggle.
“That’s pretty cool. I mean I knew I was a demon of some kind.” Kai says landing on the couch next to me with a bounce. “What does the letter say?”
“Oh right yeah,” Jax replies and moves back, opening it and scanning it quickly before he frowns, “Ok so it’s from Nicole.
It pretty much says we need to not let out our full supernatural forms at all in front of others.
We all need to make out that it’s hard and we can’t do it.
Erin and her team too. She said it’s of the upmost importance and to find her in her rooms after dinner tonight and she will explain.
She adds that we need to make it appear particularly difficult in front of the Director,” he grimaces, “but we can use our enhanced strength, speed and gifts but Sage needs to stick to one, she suggests fire and we all need to make ourselves appear weaker than we are. She promises to explain later again.”
“Well fuck!” Maverick curses. “Do we trust her enough to follow her advice?”
“I trust her a hell of a lot more than I trust the fucking Director!” Levi curses.
“Pretty sure we all do.” Kai adds.
“A whole day of keeping our human glamours on sounds like fucking torture though.” Hunter groans.
“I think it might be a good idea. It can’t hurt to keep everyone guessing and honestly, she didn’t say don’t defend ourselves or anything like that just not to let on how powerful we are.
Which is apparently powerful. It’s not like we have any idea really.
” I say, “I hate the idea of keeping our human glamours on but I’m starting to get the idea that the way we all feel about our human glamours isn’t actually the norm. ” I finish.
“Yeah me too.” Jax agrees, “Alright human facades it is but if when we talk to her she doesn’t have a good reason for it then I’m not holding back.
Having said that I don’t think we should walk around without our human glamours all the time.
I don’t think everyone should know exactly how powerful we are and we need more information.
That’s Maverick and Dash’s area of expertise.
” He says making some really good points.
“Yeah we’ll go to the library tonight after the meeting with Nicole and see what we can find out.
We better get going, I’ll go and tell Jett and the others what’s going on.
They’re going to be as pleased as we are!
” Maverick replies moving towards the door and pulling his human glamour on. “God that’s uncomfortable.” He mutters.
“Tell them to make sure they keep their marks that link to mine hidden as well even from Nicole. I don’t think it would be a good idea to show those off!” I call after him as I get up from the couch and stretch.
“Good idea, Darling!” Levi praises and I grin. “Alright lets go, I’m hungry and I get the feeling we’re going to need as much energy as we can get today.”
I groan as I stand up and pull on my human glamour the guys all doing the same.
“Damn that’s nasty. I feel like I’m fucking wearing one of those all in one Lycra suit things but three freaking sizes too small!” Hunter grumbles rolling his shoulders as if he’s trying to loosen it a bit.
“That’s a good way to describe it. It’s already making me fucking grouchy!” Kai pouts and although I get it I can’t help but giggle at the face he’s making.
“Alright let’s go!” Levi smirks ushering us out the door.
Erin and her team are already out there and looking just as freaking uncomfortable as we are.
“Well one things for certain, everyone is going to buy that we’re uncomfortable but they’ll definitely have the reason why wrong.” Nate points out.
“Silver lining I guess.” Jax grumbles as we all make our way downstairs to the dining hall where they serve all our meals.
It’s a good job we’ve got Erin with us because I’ve got no freaking idea where we are going or even if Becky pointed it out to us on her whirlwind tour yesterday.
Fortunately all the stares being aimed our way are actually starting to amuse me more than piss me off.
Don’t these people have anything better to do?
When we get to the dining hall, the entire place falls silent and everyone turns to stare. I can’t help but smirk.
Seriously with this?