"No one leaves until everyone has finished their assignment. Demior, Lily, you two can go. You two don't have to stay because of these idiots."
I grabbed my backpack from under the desk and dragged my tired body out of class. This whole going school thing is getting ridiculous at this point. It's not like they'd taught me something I didn't know yet.
"Demiiii, wait for meeee..."
"Damn it, Lily, for the love of gods, please stop making me wait for you every single day like that."
I sighed and stopped walking.
"It's not my fault you walk so fast, ya know, aside, why the rush?"
"I need to sleep."
"Moby Dick still haunts you, eh~"
"Stop mentioning it, I still get sea sick until now. Literally, why do I always get the worst possible dream every time I dive?"
"Luck, I guess, so what ability did you get from that?"
"I DON'T know, It's not like I'd ever gonna use sea related abilities anyway. You? What did you get?"
She playfully nudged my shoulder.
"I got one of your favorite books, actually. Carmilla, the one by Le Fanu. Now, I have vampire traits that can be toggled."
I gave her a deadpanned stare. Damn it, why did she always get the good ones. Carmilla was one of my favorite novels. I could've been a side character of any kind. All I wanted to do was witness the story...
"How many species traits do you have now?"
She pondered a little bit before answering.
"Let me see... Vampire, Elf, Succubus, Cat Hybrid, Fox Hybrid, Angel, and a few more, I think."
"Sooo, can I crash at your place again today? I'm too lazy to cook for myself."
I immediately smack her head and stare at her with a disgusted expression.
"You? Cook? Need I remind you of the incident?"
"Will you ever let me forget that Demior? You're such a jerk."
"This jerk take care of your breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Do you not want that anymore?"
"Geez, I'm just kidding. Can't you take a joke for once?"
"Not after dreamdiving Moby Dick."
"Alright alright, won't bug ya for now."
We continue walking in silence. Arguing with Lily have become part of my routine at this point. Don't get me wrong, I don't hate her in any way, kind of the opposite actually. But she does get really annoying from time to time, especially with her time control. I might get slapped like a dozen of times and won't even know a thing. Still, it's nice to have a friend that you can trust, especially when being a Dreamdiver.
"Oh shit, Demior, wait for me here, I forgot my calculator in class."
"I know you'd forget about it so I grabbed it for you. Here, catch."
I pass the calculator to her.
"Thanks, you're a real lifesaver."
"I can't believe an airhead like you got time rewind.