She gets about three feet from me and raises her hand straight out in front of her.
‘Move!’Lynx yells.
I learned a long time ago to never question Lynx or waver. Without a second thought, I sidestep and squat down low when a white ball of heat sails past me. I don’t know where it lands, but the screams lead me to guess, not any place good. Once again, I don’t hesitate and reach out, grabbing Emer’s shoulders, pulling her into me, and raising my knee. Connecting hard against her diaphragm, the satisfying whoosh of air escapes out of her lungs. Raising my elbow, I motion to elbow strike her back, when a couple of people jump on me and pull me away.
Taking my eyes off Emer, I look up, only to see that it’s some of her harpies grabbing me. Unfazed, I kick out violently, breaking their holds and stepping back as more people rush in. Emer is down on the ground wheezing, so she’s not moving any time soon. Turning around to deal with the ‘supe trash,’ I see JP and Zeke blocking the harpies. Levi has his hands on the girls, and I watch with fascination as their anger drains from them. Their eyes turn glossy, and their faces get a dopey smile on them. When he lets go of their shoulders, they shake their heads looking around, focusing to their right. They all mirror a look of disgust I’m not expecting, and I follow their gaze.
Lynx has the blonde barbie on the floor where he’s on her chest, growling with his fangs inches away from her face. He’s squatting down on her, and I hear her whimper. I know for a fact he’s heavy enough to break a rib if he wanted to.
‘Try it, Houdini. Can you escape this wet chamber?’
I watch as yellow liquid pools around the blonde barbie, and I can’t help it, I laugh as others let out gasps. The pain from my skin pulling at my cheek is worth it. Chuckles from both Zeke and JP sound from close behind me as well, so at least I’m not the only one laughing.
‘I swear your new nickname is going to be Tinkles.’I manage to get out between snickers.
When he swings his big face my way and hisses, the blonde barbie takes that distraction and rolls to dislodge Lynx. Believe me, if he didn’t want to let her up, she would have been there all day.
“Eww!” She shrieks and pulls the wet layers of clothing off of her body, which just leaves her in her pink bra in the middle of the cafeteria.
In my amusement, I almost miss the sound of someone gasping, and turn just in time to see a fist swinging right at my head. Before I can react, Levi catches Emer’s hand, and I stumble back as he steps in front of me. Though it was quick, I did notice she not only can'ttakea punch, she can’tthrowone either.
“Now calm down, Emer, and tell me what this is all about,” Levi’s authoritative tone rings out, leaving no room for argument. As fast as quicksand, her fury disappears, and she throws herself at Levi. He doesn’t wrap his arms around her, thank God, but she’s practically trying to climb him.
“Oh my God, Levi,” she sniffles, and my eyes about roll out of my head. “Look at what that harlot did to me!” She wipes at her face and shows Levi her battle scars.
Honestly, I think it makes her look better. Just a few more bloody streaks down her cheek, and she’ll be perfect.Damn Bitch!
Zeke takes that moment to pull me back, running his finger over my good cheek. “Is this the scuffle you were talking about?” He asks while he looks at my other cheek. No doubt looking at that ugly black scar running down from my cheekbone to my jaw.
He doesn’t really need me to answer, it’s pretty obvious after our showdown, but I nod anyway.
“What scuffle?” JP asks. His head swinging between me and the harpy.
Done with indulging her, Levi peels Emer off of him, but she manages to keep hold of his hands. “Please, Levi, you have to believe me. Look what she did to my birthright. She ripped them out!” Whimpering, she runs her hands up her ears that are still wrapped. Next to me, Zeke scoffs.
Emer ignores him though, trying to throw herself into Levi’s arms again, but he pushes her away.
“Em, no. We’re over. I’m just trying to calm down the situation here and get us back on schedule.” He looks pointedly at the crowd that’s surrounding us still.
“Everyone get to your Specials. This is not a time to slack off with gossip,” Levi raises his voice to be heard, and the students start to disperse. Most of the harpies leave but two, my guess, waiting on their queen.
I’ve had enough. All I wanted to do was eat and take a nap. Now that I’ve finished my salad, I’m all for napping.
Rubbing up against my leg in comfort, I look down at Lynx. ‘You ready for a cat nap?’
‘Hell, yeah. Can we take a shower first? I’m covered in piss.’Lynx says, shaking his legs.
‘Yeah, that’s what you get for squatting on her stomach.’I tease and pull away from Zeke. Done with this scene, I start walking in the direction of my dorm.
‘I knew there was another reason to piss with my leg up besides just showing off my dick.’
Oh geez. Stopping me mid-stride, JP catches my arm lightly, finally seeing my cheek. “What the hell?” His voice echoes around the now nearly empty room.
“Please, JP, I just want to go take a shower and lay down,” I beg. As he looks at me for a few more seconds, I wonder if he will push the issue, until he finally nods at me. Sliding his fingers down my arm to hold my hand, he leads me out of the cafeteria, and to my utter shock, Levi and Zeke follow us.
Well, lookie here. I have little ducklings.
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