História Shifter Academy - Wake me up and you are dead

Chapter 22

As we left the cafeteria I turned my attention on Katana. ‘what happened back there. Was that a moment you just had with J.K.?’

‘I don’t know. It feels like I’ve known him somehow, but I don’t know how to explain it. He says he feels the same way.’ Katana seemed unworried by this conversation.

‘Wait. Back up. You spirits can understand each other? Why didn’t I know that? And why you guys never talk to each other?’ That was all kinds of confusing. I thought they could only talk to their masters, but apparently I was wrong. I wonder how many people know about this.  Katana didn’t seem like she was going to respond, so I reserved the subject for a conversation in the future.

During second period, Lucy showed up telling me to go to my mother’s office after class. I nodded and she left. Of course my mother would want to talk to me about it. I am sure that she already knew what I was; being that the hot talk of the academy.

All of my classes were mostly like in the cafeteria. People stared, and I enjoy it. I was actually enjoying my new self confidence. The old me would be very embarrassed with all this attention.

Fifth period was the moment I was the most excited for. I would show Mace that I wasn’t that much under him. That we were mostly equals and that he could treat me as such, and not just as one of his students.

I entered the gym and found him standing in the middle of the room talking to one of his students. His attention seemed to change when he finally took sign of me. He took notice on Katana as well, but briefly, as his eyes searched mine again. Apparently he dismissed the student because the kid left and he walked my way.

“I think I just lost fifty bucks.” He joked. I decided to play along. “Oh yeah? And why is that?” I didn’t know why he was in such a good mood but it didn’t matter at the moment. “Because I made a bet with some of the students and I lost. Apparently you are not a dog.” I knew he was joking and that he didn’t know anything, but even so I felt my throat closing. How would he react if he ever finds out? then I remembered the yesterday – when he left me lying on the floor after we had a mind-blowing kiss- and felt even worse. I studied him. He was looking at me analyzing my reaction to his joke, so I played along.

“Are you kidding me now? Did you seriously think I was a Chihuahua or something? So not cool. You deserved losing your money.” I punched him playfully on his shoulder, and stalked out. He grabbed my arm and turned me around.

“I always knew you would be something amazing. She is beautiful Kayla.” He nodded toward Katana, who was beside me analyzing him intensively. Griff was in the room, laying on the floor, and both him and Katana ignored each other’s presence. “Does she have a name already?” he crouched beside her and started petting her. She didn’t seem to be enjoying the touch but wasn’t complaining ether. “It’s Katana, but I mostly call her Kat. Creative, I know.” She stood up and stiffly came closer to me lying on my feet. A silent request to make him stop. Is it asking too much for her to love him or something?

“I like it. It suits her. She seems like a fighter, but the way she handles herself fells like she has discipline too. You could actually learn a lot with her.” he joked. Katana didn’t seem fazed by the complement, and I was very impressed by the amount of joking happening today.

“Oh shut up. She is me, so basically she knows everything I’ve learned.” I pretended to be annoyed, but I knew he didn’t bough it. He laughed and soon enough became serious again.

“Kayla, I need to talk to you about yesterday. Can you stay after this class?” He scratched the back of his neck the way he always did when uncomfortable. It made me happy to know that I could make the badass-lion-teacher feel like that. I wanted to talk about it now, and I didn’t want to talk about it at all. So I let him decide and guide the conversation, because I was too confused by the situation to function correctly.

“Sure. I have study of species next period. The teacher doesn’t care of tardiness. So I guess is fine.” I felt anything but fine. We could take a step forward or backwards. But whatever his decision was, I would respect it. I am not the type of girl who starts crying for some guy or anything like that. Sure I liked him, but he was not the only guy on earth. So with that though in mind I held my head high and went toward the end of the class room with the rest of the students.

As everyone else, I had to take Katana inside. It was quite simple. Mostly like with Claymore, but with her was easier. She didn’t fight it and was quiet happy to be able to rest alone for a little while.  I felt her in a cage beside Claymore. They were completely opposites. She was calm and controlled; I could still feel his restless energy inside of me, even if at the moment he was quiet. I would have to take him out at some point to deal with it, but not now. I was still getting used to everything.

The class was over faster than I could imagine. I guess I was so busy thinking about Clay that I didn’t notice when everyone was out of the class and I was alone with Mace once again.

“Are you ok? You seemed out of it during the practice.” He looked sincerely worried. Oh I’m fine, I was just thinking about the freaky wolf I also have inside of me. Yes, the same animal of our father’s murders, and I have no idea how anyone would react to that knowledge. But I am all right. I knew he thought I was still worried about the conversation we were about to have – and I totally was- so I changed the subject.

“Yeah, I’m fine. Was just thinking about how it’s possible for a big tiger to live inside of my brain like that. Am I that airheaded?” he chuckled the way I wanted him to. 

“Oh God, I really hope you never change.” He looked me in the eyes, and I decided that I didn’t have a preference of eye color. I liked the green and the blue equally.

“Kayla. I am sorry for the way I left yesterday. If it wasn’t for Griff I would probably…” he looked down and took a deep breath. “I really like you Kayla. You are beautiful, smart, a great fighter and everything I could ask for. But I can’t ignore the fact that I am your teacher.” I took a step back knowing where this conversation was going to take us.

“It’s fine Mace. Really. I get it. I will leave now if you don’t mind.” I turned around already regretting my decision of staying after class. I felt a hand on my waist and I was suddenly glued to Mace’s chest, with his breath hot on my face. “Can you let me finish at least this sentence woman?” his chest trembled with his chuckled.  “As I was saying, I can’t ignore the fact that I am you teacher, and that is completely forbidden. But I also can’t forget the fact that I can’t stay away from you. And that I think of you all the time. So I would like to have something with you, but no one can know about this, or we will both be screwed.” He watched me expectantly. Oh well, that wasn’t what I was waiting for at all. I looked at him seriously, standing on my tiptoes, I kissed him fervently. I didn’t take him long to respond to the kiss. He pulled me closer to him and I could feel every muscle of his body. I moaned when he bit my lip and he shivered at the sound. It was amazing the feeling of his mouth on mine. He pushed me away gently so he could look me in the eyes.

“I guess that’s a yes then.” He said and gave me a light kiss in the corner of my mouth.

“It might be. I’m not sure yet.” He kissed me again. “Okay, yes. We could definitely have ‘something’ as you so romantically put it.” I laughed. Got damn it, if someone wakes me up from this dream I will be so pissed.

“I actually don          ‘t know if we can call it dating. Because we wouldn’t be able to act like it in front of other people. But I would like to do that once you are graduated.” I couldn’t believe he was actually thinking about the future already. This was all so insane. I wouldn’t imagine this moment in a million of years, but I would enjoy every moment of it while it lasted. But then reality came back to me and I remembered Claymore again. One day I would have to tell him about it and take my chances. I just don’t want it to be now.    

“I totally agreed with you. Whatever it is that we could be I am taking it.” I rested my forehead on his, our noses grazing each other. “I need to go now, or I will give up on going to class. Will I see you tomorrow?” I asked kissing him lightly. He groaned.   “ I really didn’t want for things to be like this. But I guess that’s how is going to be for now.” He grabbed my head with his hand. “See you tomorrow Kayla.” My knees trembling with the way he said my name, I left the room and went to my class with Mia and Gwen.

Entering the class, of course everyone’s attention was on me. I didn’t know what to say to my friends when they both kept staring at me for a long while. “I was helping Mace to clean up the classroom. Sorry.” Gwen didn’t look like she believed me, and Mia made a very malicious face towards me, one that I ignored. The teacher didn’t take notice on my late entrance the way I knew he would and kept on talking about how th fish’s brain worked and how they could fell pain.