Long story short- my mom didn't believe the Radio bit so now I'm grounded for lying. Though she didn't ask again what the noise was.

I'll be fine without my phone for two days (seriously my mom gives me short groundings). It'll give me time to write down some of my thoughts and organize them. To sort out all the Draki crap. To get Alaric to tell me the rest and sort that out. I think it'll actually be a good thing so that I can't get distracted having a binge marathon on Netflix.

My mom is downstairs making breakfast and I hear my phone ringing from her bedroom where she has locked away my precious in its own little prison.

I sneak in and answer it. Its Ravyn. Oh crap. Crap, crap, crap. I Was supposed to meet her yesterday at Starbucks and I have about a hundred text messages from her.

"Hi, Ravyn." I say in my please-don't-be-mad-at-me voice.

I guess the title of that voice didn't register in Ravyn's mind. "Where were you yesterday? Why haven't you been my answering my texts?"

"I- I had detention and now I'm grounded. I'm sorry I forgot to tell you." I didn't clarify that the reason I'm grounded isn't from detention and I wasn't exactly planning on it any time soon.

"So how did you answer your phone just now?" She asked with her I-know-you-hiding-something-so-I'm-going-to-test-your-story voice.

"I snuck into my parents bedroom to answer it." I answer honestly

"Ok. So when is the soonest I can text you." Ravyn is pretty easy to fool... Not that I have ever used that to my advantage.

I tell her text me in two days and that I'll see her at school. Putting my phone back where Mom had it, I sneak back out of the room and get myself ready.

Today I have to face my mad best friend and a guy who isn't even human. This time last week I didn't have to worry about either of those things. Just making sure Ravyn didn't embarrass herself too much.

Mrs. Perks, the drama teacher, is about to give us our random daily improv. This year, since there are ten of us, she decided to put the boys in one hat and girls in the other. She'd draw one girl's name and one boy's. Then she'd draw two characters from her own hat. It's stupid and didn't work the same anymore when another boy was added to the hat last week. Alaric. Mrs. Perks said we'd carry on as normal. Usually each boy each girl would have had their name drawn by the end of the week but not since Alaric came and there's and one extra person who will do their improv on Monday with the random named girl.

Since Alaric came last week he was the extra person. And, thank God, I wasn't the random named girl. The way the character hat works, girl, boy, and animal characters are in there so, for example, I may be forced to play Prince Charming. The beauty of the hats.

Stacy Marshall was the random named girl. Happiness was an expression that was too obvious on her face. She had the biggest crush on Alaric. If only she knew he wasn't even a human being. How could she be crushing on him anyway? That beanie adds about negative 1,000,000,000,000 to his hot factor.

Mrs. Perks pulls two characters from the hat. Stacy and Alaric read the characters aloud.

"I'm a... 'Horrifying Dragon.'" He looks directly at me after reading his character. I have to try hard to hold back laughter. She must have gotten these characters from some fortune cookies.

Stacy then reads hers "I'm a King!" Stacy says happily then realizes she's gotten a male character. "Oh." She then says. It's definitely not the easiest thing in the world to improv as a male character. Especially when you're not a brave and noble leader but instead a preppy crushing teenage girl.

After reading your character you get exactly 60 seconds to come up with an idea for your improv with your partner.

Alaric and Stacy go into the hall to do so. As they walk out I see Stacy twisting her curly hair in her fingers. Really Stacy? Really? So cliche. And that's definitely not the way to get into the mood to play a king.

Alaric is stood in front the window on the classroom door. I see him speaking and making gestures with his hands. New hands come into frame as Stacy is making hand gestures too. The minute goes by silently while Alaric and Stacy speak. I count in my head.

1...2...3..4

Mrs. Perks forgets to (5) check her clock when the time goes (6) up.

"Mrs. Perks, it's been a minute." I say. Mrs. Perks looks up from her fashion magazine (which she really should take some tips from) and opens the hallway door for Alaric and Stacy to Reenter.

Stacy grabs an imaginary sword by its imaginary hilt. "Die foul Beast!" She exclaims.

"Roar?" Alaric is almost asking rather than acting.

I nod encouragingly and scratch the air with my hands like I'm acting as dragon. Alaric should be the best at this. I mean he is pretty much a dragon. Yes it's called a draki but it's the same difference. "Roar!" He says more sternly now.

Alaric Flails his arms like wings and continues shouting "Roar!" As Stacy pokes at him with her imaginary sword.

"I am the King of Stacyland and you shall not enter my kingdom or face death." Very creative Stacy. No wonder you can't get into any AP classes.

"Roar!" Alaric advances on Stacy

Stacy continues to slash at Alaric. I'm cringing but also laughing at how bad it is. Ok it was more of a snicker, I'm not that rude.

Stacy and Alaric are circling each other now. Alaric's arms are still flailing and Stacy's still holding an imaginary sword.

She takes her final shot and Alaric pretends to fall to the floor dead as a doornail.

AN
Hope y'all are enjoying the book. I love writing it so thanks for sticking with me.
Love ya. Bye.