Guilt washes over her face as she glances at the other girls in the room. I got my answer regarding Renji, but it doesn’t mean something wasn’t going on last night.
“I just, we just… I just, it was nothing, I-”
“Hey, I ain’t saying nothing,” I smirk. She only blushes deeper, shaking her head, but I wave and head out.
Damn, first Jayce, now Renji. Who’s next, Ares? I snicker. I doubt it. Maybe Carter, although I’m struggling to picture that, too.
The rest ofthe day passed by stuck in briefings, going over some of the key stuff we’ve missed in the last few weeks. A lot of it is upcoming missions that divisions from Midnight Academy will go on. Some discussions regarding the best course of action and battle strategies. An hour in, Matherson retired, and John, the Physical Combat Trainer, replaced him.
I participated for the first hour, and then I began making paper airplanes and tossing them around, smirking when one caught in someone’s hair or poked them. I’m still listening, but can’t bother joining in.
“Stop it!” Ares growls as he catches the third one I’ve thrown at him, irritation clear in his voice.
“Don’t wanna,” I answer, throwing another one at him. This one hits his ear, and he glares at me with blazing eyes. I smirk in response, tilting my chair back.
“Fuck off, Theo.”
I smirk. “Belly breathing, bro. Come on, deep breaths in… deep breaths-”
“Theo, cut it out.” Jayce frowns.
Allie is quieter than normal, too, and she keeps her head down, focusing on her tasks. Heaven’s sitting beside her, and even she seems to be affected by Allie’s silence. Bet it’s cus her dad’s going to be posted in Russia.
“No idea how you’re Noctaris,” Carter mutters, annoyed.
“And can you behave? You’re not a child, Theo,” Johnny boy says, shaking his head tiredly.
I like the old dude; he’s a decent enough bloke, even if he’s decaying. I smirk.
“I’ll try,” I reply unconvincingly.
“You know your division is going on a mission soon?” Johnny boy questions.
“I read that,” I reply, bored. “It’ll be a piece of cake, init.”
“I would reread it. You are, after all, taking the next three days off plus the weekend,” he says.
“Yeah, I heard.”
“So, make the most of today to learn.”
I yawn. “Sure.” I close my eyes, crossing my arms as that heaviness washes over me. I need to fucking sleep…
“Theo!” My eyes snap open at Allie’s snarl.
“What do you want?” I narrow my eyes.
“You can’t sleep right now. This is serious. Can you stop being so lazy, you asshole?” she hisses.
“Time of the month, Zombilesandra?” I taunt.
Heaven places a hand on her shoulder before she shows her something on her hand. Allie shakes her head and runs her fingers through her hair.
I close my eyes again when Johnny boy snaps a rolled-up file on the table in front of me, making me crack open an eye again. I definitely won’t manage to get any sleep here.
Fucking hell.
It’s later on,an hour before curfew to be precise, and I’ve grabbed Blondie a latte before I head to the spot behind the greenhouses.
