Black as Night (Tales of Axalia)

own coloured stone wall usually gave the school a cool atmosphere in the summer. The scho

"semi-adults". I quickly made my way past the thirteen year olds trying not to make eye contact with any of them

you help me with my calculus homework?", "excuse

I caught sight of the only friend I had in this school, an

ed and ran to ca

nd-shaped eyes the colour of a meadow, which were always shielded with her glasses. Chloe was one of the most beautiful girls in school and woul

my history assignment to be at my desk by the day

mpson, but I'll get you

t was calculus and mathematics and I had trouble pulling through, so Chloe offered to help, tutoring me, but I just couldn't comprehend the numbers and letters and signs all sm

ords not mine. How she manages to pull through during exams, I don't know. So, I came up with the whole switcheroo idea. If I came

into our hall. Without making eye conta

, I caught a whiff of something bo

next to mine, sigh, and say, "T

d the sound of three pairs of heels grew louder. Please walk away, please walk away. I continued the chant

ed people against me and Chloe. The voice that drips poison laced wit

l, look what the

my locker. Chloe stood beside me, arms crossed o

s promising mayhem and destruction. The blond hair was parted at the middle and cascaded down her shoulders. Her grey eyes were heate

cleavage. Her pink low-waist skirt stopped just above her mid-thigh with her black ankle heel

come in during lunch after....you know....getting wasted and piss your pants d

nd Mirabel's fac

outh Black, it could get

rds her, "Is that

Hopkins and Michelle Barker, both of them

like. Instructions from your coven

s she opened her mouth to answer, the bell

id and walked away with h

f relief and turned

hloe said as she closed h

later, believe me", I said as I op

ome on calculus is first", Chl

r shut and rolled

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ung man in his mid-twenties with an average body build. He was good looking, well in a nerdy way. He always wore

ifferentiation would help in World War III or something like. I felt

saying, "Sorry to interrupt your class Mr.

will be back shortly class. Plea

r talking. I wondered what they were talking about. I looked at Chloe next to me who looked up from her book and at me. I raised an eyebrow and

me to understand them. I swear they always seem to know when I'm the one trying to solve them, I can hear them la

like we'll be having a new student this term. Now I know it's a bit late into the term but

't enroll new students into the last two grades and not especially when it's the middl

next to him Mr. Reed looked like a dwarf but I'm pretty sure he felt more like a hobbit. He was probably up to six feet t

. You know those hot guys on all those romance novels? Yea imagine if the

hough a little crooked like he was just in a fight. He had the brightest green

at me. His eyes were so focused on me and his lips parted slightly. I couldn't stop staring back. There was th

"Ok class this is Alex Thorne" Mr. R

us a little a

ld like something or someone important just left me. I frowned. That

Reed said sitting on his desk,

at him, his head tilt

know". With that he made his way towards the only e

l?! Why now? And why him? Sure I've had my fair share of guys over the years (cough

a hint of raw masculinity invaded my nostrils. I knew it was him without looking and I almost faint

d my arm and I opened

she asked looking

to form words so I just

ss I could feel a