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“If you don’t want it,” He snarls, leaning forward. “Then throw it out. I don’t cook to please delicate females.”
My mouth drops open. “Delicate? Says the male who cut up fruit and arranged the plate all nice and pretty!” I snap.
He stands and leans over the bench, as if he would snatch my plate away.
I pull it out of his reach and scoop up the omelette, taking a big messy bite of it, ignoring Rapid’s loud guffaw.
“Play nice and I’ll do the same. It would be a shame if you chipped one of those shiny white teeth of yours on something I cook.” I taunt as he bares said teeth at me in a savage snarl.
“By the Gods, Tomashi. Calm down.” Fade sighs, muttering something under his breath in French. “Sinta, please, do not antagonise. He has a quick temper.”
“Sounds like he just needs to take a dip.” I gesture towards the pool outside the sliding glass doors. “Want me to throw you in and hold you down?”
“How about I hog tie you and throw you over the nearest fucking cliff?!” Grouchy McGrouch Pants roars, the red tips of his hair suddenly catching fire.
Poor Elijah dives away from him with a yell, eyes wide.
“Kinky.” I purr.
All the males freeze to stare at me, Fade with a dish towel in his hands and Elijah observing from a safe distance away.
Rapid is leaned back in his chair, arms wrapped around his middle, grinning like the Cheshire Cat himself.
And poor Tomashi looks like a fish out of water, the flames in his hair dying down while his lips struggle to form words.
I finish the omelette and grab the grapes, since they are the only fruit on the plate that would survive travel, and point at the literal hot-headed ass.
“You give me trouble and I’ll throw it right back. I’m here to study and build a future. We can either be friends while I do that or I can become your worst nightmare. Choose wisely.”
And with that, I swan right on out of there and retrace yesterday’s steps back to the Academy’s main building.
I had a day of exploring ahead of me.

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“You’re taking art?”
“Yep, just art, fitness, and combat for now. I’ll see how that goes and maybe add another course towards the middle of the year. What about you?”
“Oh. Mathematical theory, historical algorithmics, social theory, fitness and combat, a few courses on ancient civilisations, and a course on the natural fauna and flora of Faerie. I hope to visit our home realm sometime this year and write a thesis on it.” She beams.
I stare at her for a long moment in total awe, long enough that she gets nervous and starts to fidget.
“That is at least six courses. Six. Double mine.” I gawk. “Woman, you are tiny. Your brain can’t be much bigger than mine. How?!”
“Though she be little, she is fierce.” Kenya retorts and makes a little roaring sound as she claws the air.
“Right, how about this? You be the brains, I’ll be the brawn. We can be ruling this school in about two or three months.” I suggest.
“Sure.” She laughs. “Can we start before or after lunch? I’m starving.”
“After. Definitely after.” I glance around, immediately feeling a ridiculous amount of panic. “Which way is the cafeteria?”
Kenya laughs and grabs my hand, pulling me along behind her. “Come on, they have a really good pizza selection.”
“Oh, my god, I love you.” I moan.