The following day, the entire school was void of student the whole morning, there was no soul for miles save for the confetti, party cups and ribbons that littered the compound.
Everyone was exhausted from the party of the previous night, a night that only ends when the moonlight disappears.
Valzella yawned tiredly as she woke up, she was surprised to see she was on her bed, the last place she recalled being at, was in the greenhouse, on the chair she strapped herself in, she hurriedly checked her leg to see if it was better and it was and it looked good as new.
"Yes!" She exclaimed out of joy and fell back on her bed. Her door opened and her mom walked in all dressed for school.
"Hey you!" she said in a happy tone.
"Morning mom" she replied.
"So...how do you feel?" Mrs adolpha couldn't help the worry in her tone.
Sitting up on the bed she wiggled her leg "Brand new as usual, check out my leg" she smugged and pointed to her leg. Her attitude would make one think she got a brand new leg.
"Good. I made breakfast, i hope you're hungry, hurry up, we have just an hour before leaving" mrs adolpha replied abruptly and turned to leave.
"Yes mrs adolpha" valzella teased her mother.
"Oh...you!" She gasped, grabbed a pillow and threw it at valzella, then walked out of the room laughing.
They arrived at the school, during the drive, valzella noticed her mom had something troubling her in her mind, cause she sighed all the way to school and wasn't her chattery self. She parked the car and they both alighted.
"Mom are you okay?" Valzella asked while getting her bag from the car.
"Yeah. Why?" Mrs adolpha brow furrowed as she asked.
"I dunno, you're unusually quiet" valzella pursed her lips and shrugged.
"Yeah. Sorry about that, i had a hectic and very long night that's all. You know how full moon nights can be."
"Yeah...."
"I'm just tired that's all" she waved her hand indicating it was nothing to worry about.
"O...kay mom, see you around, i gotta go now." She walked off.
"You too honey" She watched her as she walked off, with a worried look on her face, she sighed then made for her office. Classes resumed the following day.
Valzella had biology class that morning, before the class commenced, lupus walked in late. All the girls lost it as soon as he walked into class, they squealed and blushed while valzella scoffed and rolled her eyes in disgust.
"Some breath of fresh air, duh!..." She muttered to herself, she turned to pick her book then accidentally locked in gaze with lupus, they stared at each other for a while then she scoffed and continued with what she was doing while he walked over to her seat.
"Scoot over!" He ordered her.
"Of all places to sit, really?" She muttered to herself then reluctantly moved aside, creating space for him to sit.
Classes begun shortly, he couldn't help but stare at her all through the class.
She wasn't strong physically but he could sniff something different and unique about her, he didn't know what it was but it was strong, very strong and strange.
She participated fully in class, she answered all of the teacher's question without mincing words, she was an intellectual genius.
He admired her level of brilliance but the thought of being the weakling in the order disgusted him.
At the end of the class, she packed her stuff and left without taking the slightest glance at him. He was surprised she didn't steal a peek at him the whole class, being every girl's favorite over time has given him a sense of acceptance by everyone but here was valzella blocking him out.
*** mrs adolpha's office ***
"How is the process coming along?" Mr Jacob asked over the phone.
"Natural, slow, like it should." Mrs Adolpha answered him.
"How long until the imprint?"
"Relax Jacob, these things can't and shouldn't be rushed. The first Lycan was not made in a day you know?" She replied in a gleeful tone.
"Uh!... Whatever you say. Keep me posted about the progress. But, is he happy?" He asked with a note of concern.
"He doesn't have to be, she doesn't have to be, they both don't. That's why it's called destiny for a reason. No one is happy with their destiny until it starts to make sense." Her level of wisdom blooming out.
"Spoken like a true elder. I'll leave destiny to it then" he hung up.
"We all should" she dropped the phone and sighed. She couldn't get her mind off what transpired last night, the words valzella mumbled.
"Hey you!" Lupita greeted valzella as she entered the gym for PA.
"Hi! Where have you been all day?" Valzella rushed over to meet lupita, she hasn't seen her since she returned and was worried cause lupita was not one to wander off without informing her.
"Today's the day i visit my parents' crypts remember?" Lupita responded with a raised brow.
"I thought that was during red moons?" Valzella grimaced.
"A full moon's a full moon. It doesn't matter the color, it was on a full moom when they died so i honor them every full moon, regardless the color." The sadness in her tone could be felt.
"I feel that. So sorry." Valzella hugged her.
"Don't get cheesy with me now. We promised to not show signs of pity. It's bad enough that we are the weakest lads in our orders, let's not do that to ourselves. Capisce?" Lupita's tone brightened up in split seconds.
"Capisce! I keep forgetting. Weakling brain" she blew raspberry and lupita laughed.
"The mind is designed to remember only the living" lupita quoted.
"Ouch lu..." Valzella feigned an arrow target.
"Sor....ry" lupita whispered.
"Everyone deserves to be remembered even when they pass on to the other side" valzella nodded as she spoke.
"Yeah. Everyone except you!" Luna fired from the door. Being a werewolf, good earshot is one of the perks, she's been eavesdropping on their conversation.
They both turned towards the direction of her voice.
"Werewolves have good ear shots" lupita whispered in awe.
"Yeah. Every werewolf except this abomination right here" she walked towards them as she spoke.
Valzella scoffed then turned to leave.
"Ah ah. Where do you think you're going? It's too late to leave now. You should've done that a long time ago. Let me see when... Hmm, the day you were born sounds nice, oh! Even better, the day you were conceived, when you were a little life squirming in blood but no, you decided to stay and shove your annoying weak self in our faces. It should have been you in that fire, not your parents." Luna's words felt as sharp as they sounded.
Valzella tried really hard to control her emotions, she fought back the tears that were gathering in her eyes.
"Aww, the little pup is about to cry!" One of luna's pack member mocked valzella.
"Cry all you want, mommy isn't here to save you again, she did once and what did she get in return? She got burned and turned to ash." Luna said.
Valzella couldn't take it anymore, she growled in rage and pushed luna who fell back.
Valzella and everyone was surprised cause she'd attempted that in the past but ended up on the ground and worse, with a sprained wrist hurting herself.
Angry and embarrassed, luna got up, folded her fist and pounced on valzella. She punched her till she bled from her face. Lupita had ran off to call a teacher immediately luna started raining insults, when they got there valzella was already unconscious, her head was covered in blood.