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We all agree again that we’re going to meet at one, at Erin’s dorm room, and then everyone heads back to their rooms. Hunter shuts the door behind them and scrubs his hand against his neck.
“I think I’m going to go for a run before I turn in. I know that we’re going to be working out later, but my wolf is still on edge,” he explains.
“Sounds like a good idea,” Levi replies.
“Do you want some company?” Maverick asks before adding with a slight smile, “I don’t think that we should be going anywhere alone, given the recent developments.”
“I hadn’t thought about that,” Hunter admits, “Sure, it's always nice to have company.”
Maverick smiles, “I’ll just get changed quickly.”
“Alright,” Hunt replies.
“I need to come too, if that’s okay. It’s been a while since I’ve been in the water, but I shouldn’t need too long,” Jax adds.
“Sure, dude, I don’t mind the pool in the forest is amazing anyway,” Hunter replies, looking slightly worried that it’s been so long since Jax has been in natural water.
“I’m going to give my parents a call and see if they’re okay I’ve only just realised that it's been a while since our last phone call, and Willow promised that she’d call at least once a week but no more because she wanted me to get the full experience of magical college as she put it,” I say as I move to the kitchen to find our communication stone, which sort of works like a cell phone but since tech doesn’t work that well in this Realm, it’s the only real way to contact them and all I have to do is ask it to call Willow. It knows who I mean and how to call her; it’s pretty fucking cool actually.
“She’s probably been trying to give you space to enjoy the academy. Especially since your dads had to bribe her to leave you in the first place,” Jax points out with a chuckle.
I smile at the memory, I think if she had gotten her way then she would still be here, but they had to get back before everything went to shit at the agency, and they had to choose a permanent replacement for the Headmistress of the Earth Realm academy. So, they didn’t actually have a choice; they’d stayed as long as they could, and I appreciated that although it was a little stifling at times. We’re still trying to work out our dynamic since I’m not the baby that they remember, and I have never had parental figures that gave a shit, the closest I had was probably Cain, but that was complicated in itself and wasn’t a consistent thing. He was always disappearing for long stretches of time.
After they left, she called once a week and promised that was all she was going to do, so she didn’t cramp my style. I think she did some research and didn’t quite get it right, but I appreciated the effort. I’m ashamed to say that I can’t remember the last time that they called, and now I feel like a shitty daughter.
I’m hoping they understand that I’m not used to having someone to call.
Feeling a little bit nervous, I ask the communication stone to call Willow.
It rings and rings. The longer that it carries on the more worried I get. She has never not answered the phone. Eventually, it rings off, and I put the stone down.
“That was weird,” I mutter, the guys already watching me.
Levi smiles softly, “I wouldn’t worry too much. They’re probably just busy. She’ll call back when she can.”
I nod, still feeling somewhat uneasy, but there isn’t really anything that I can do about it now, so I make a mental note to try again tomorrow evening if I don’t get a call back before then.
“Thanks, guys. I’m sure you’re right, and everything is okay,” I reply, moving over to Levi to kiss him and then doing the same with Kai too.
I leave them all to it as I head into my room and pull on some pyjamas. Arms wrap around me from behind, and I immediately turn so that I can rest my head on Kai’s chest.
His lips brush the top of my head gently as I snuggle into his arms and he asks, “Are you okay? That was quite a lot that you’ve been through today.”
“Yeah, it was. We got some answers though, and I know that it makes me crazy, but I actually feel a lot more settled now that I know that we’ve got something dangerous to focus on. I know that the Order never really went anywhere, but they’ve been quiet or at least we thought they were, in fact, everything has been quiet, and it turns out I don’t like that.”
Kai’s chest vibrates under my head as he chuckles, and he replies, “Yeah, I know what you mean I was getting a bit bored myself, especially after everything that happened leading up to us being here. Don’t get me wrong it was nice at first, just to relax and take it easy but it didn’t take me long until I missed the danger.”
I move backwards slightly and look up at him with a smile, “Well at least I know it’s not just me, and we’re both weird.”
He grins before he lowers his head and kisses me. His tongue tangles with mine as he pulls me closer, but before it can get any more heated, despite how much I want it to, I pull back.
“Unfortunately, my magic is behaving erratically enough that I know for a fact that I won't be able to control it if we go any further, and then we really won't be staying as inconspicuous as possible.”
Kai smiles as he tucks a stray piece of hair behind my ear, “You really didn’t need to explain it Beautiful, you stopped; that’s enough.”
I grin, “I know but I wanted you to know that I want you naked, and I want to lick you like a lollipop but I’m trying to be sensible.”
He groans as he closes his eyes and rests his forehead against mine. “That was mean, Beautiful.”
