6 Disrupted meeting
The young werecat found herself standing on edge of wide meadow with bright yellow flowers all over it, the sun was shining bright and Aura felt her fur getting thinner as the heat touched her arms. Sudden rustle grabbed her attention and she instinctively crouched down, muscles tesnse, she bared her teeth ready to defend herself. But the person who entered the flower heaven wasn't an attacker, Aura's eyes widened as she spotted herself, 'Is this a vision?' she thought to herself watching her doppleganger crossing the meadow with confidence. Moments later another silhouette appeared on the edge. Peering from the tall grass, Aura spotted Renni who followed her. Silently crawling closer, she watched as the two of them sat down. Heads turned together as their lips were getting closer and closer…
Sudden jerk brought her back to her reality, with a sigh of disappointment she looked to her side meeting Lucille's lime green gaze, the deer hybrid's hand was on Aura's arm shaking it lightly. 'It was just illusion.' SHe thought to herself unsure wether be sad or not. „Aura?" her ears perked up at Lucille's worry filled voice, „Yes?" she mumbled watching the deer girl closely, Lucille let out relieved sighed, „Thank Luna, you're back."
Aura tilted her head in confusion, „What do you mean, back?" she asked, Lucille's smile dissapeared, „You don't know? I tried to talk to you for more than ten minutes." She said in serious yet worried tone, Aura stared at her, „I'm sorry. I was-„ she paused unsure wether or not to reveal her vision, „I wasn't feeling like myself." She finished looking away, Lucille opened her mouth to reply, then closed it immidiately shaking her head, „Your lesson'll start soon. You should go." Aura sighed, „I can't."
Matthew paced around the cabinet, „You should sit down and relax before you mark a trace on the floor." Mikey said to him, Matthew paused in his tracks and looked at him, „How can I relax?!" he shrieked, „She almost killed her classmate!" Mikey winced as his ears started ringing, „Keep the tone down. You're starting to sound like Wolfi." He joked, his smile disappeared as Matthew's eyes formed into glare. Before the cat humanoid could launch himself at Mikey, the door opened and Nikki entered, „How bad is it?" Matthew asked as she closed the door. „Irine said it's not as bad as it looks. She'll be alright, thank god." Matthew let out sigh of relief, „That's great news. He replied finally sitting down. Nikki smiled at him, „It's thanks to you two." Mikey and Matthew looked at each other, „If you weren't there, who knows what the beast would've done to her." She added, „It was nothing," Mikey said trying to sound cheerful, Matthew remained silent.
„What's with the gloomy atmosphere?" asked the newcomer, Millie, „I thought Irine said she'll live." She said looking at her coworker and friend, „I don't know." Nikki shrugged, „We have reasons." Matthew retorted looking at the two women. Mikey nodded, leaning closer to Matthew he whispered: „Should we tell them?" just audible enough for Matthew to hear, „Not yet." Matthew whispered back in the same tone, Mikey nodded and leaned away, ignoring the curious stares that burned into him.
„What do you mean 'I can't'?" Lucille asked with frantic expression, „I-I'd be…linched." Aura muttered quickly, Lucille arched her eyebrow „Linched? What for? Being a werecat?" Aura shook her head, „For hurting one of my classmates." „WHAT?!" Aura put her hands in dront of her as a defense, „They started it first!" She defended herself loudly. Lucille's frown lock with her eyes, „You should know better than that!" she scolded Aura like Matthew did before, „We're much stronger than them. You could've kill her." She added when Aura opened her mouth, „wHy did you even do that? What were you thinking?!" Lucille looked straight at Aura tapping on floor, waiting for answer, Aura opened her jaws once again, but closed them immidiately shaking her head, „I was…angry." „That doesn't give you any rights to do that!" Lucille growled while walking away, leaving the cub in her own sorrow.
'Should have know better than that?! What about asking ME how I feel about it?! HUH?!' Aura snarled in her head while glaring at wall completely still, 'Didn't you noticed that I might have a freakin' reason for that?! And that look she gave me „You're starting to act like your father." To hell with it!' „To hell with it all." She hissed to herself unaware of people watching her.
„Ey, Lucille! Why that sour face?" Mikey asked as the doe opened the door, looking at him she sighed, „Do you know what Wolfi did?" She asked instead of answering his question, Mikey nodded, „Me and Matthews pulled her from there." He answered after making sure noone was around to listen, „Petty human." Lucille said sitting beside him, „Yeah, it was pretty harsh seeing her so helpless." Mikey agreed leaning closer and Lucille placed her head on his shoulder.
They sat like that for a long time, before the door opened again, but instead of the two women a man walked in, „What in the world do you think this is, some love room or what?" he asked with laugh looking at the two, they quick leaned away both of their faces blushing bright red, „N-no sir." Mikey stuttered quickly, the man just laugh, „Such scaredy cats you are!" he exclaimed sitting down.
Mikey and Lucille exchanged looks, „And from what class you are? I didn't see you around yet?" „We're not from any class." Lucille answered, „We're just a visitors." He looked at them in narrowed eyes, „Didn't notice there's other day for visitors 'cept the Open door day." He proclaimed staring at them closely, „And what's those weird costumes about? I saw only CatLady wearing something like this before." Mikey looked at him, „CatLady?" he asked, „MaxWolf. You know her?" they both nodded, „She's our friend." „That explains a lot!" he laughed again, „He's a jerk." Lucille whispered, „But not as much as Martine." Mikey added, „It's Mr. Jerk for you two!" He said to them overhearing the conversation.
Aura slowly returned to class, 'Ironic, if I was like my father, the class would be dead by now! And I would NOT have feelings toward anyone around! Dammit, Lucille! You messed my head around again!' she growled in her head, completely ignoring things around her.
The lessons went by quickly with Aura being either completely silent or answering only when asked to. She was aware of whispering and gossips around her, though but she chose to ignore them, her unsheathed claws told complete opposite.
Soon the bell informed her about the end of Physics- the last lesson of the day. „And remember to fill in the workbook!" Joann called as the students were leaving the class. Aura was the last to leave, quickly stuffing things into her bag while taking looks at the clock on the wall, carefully counting time.
Just as she was about to descend into lower floor by stairs, familiar tendrils wrapped around her, pulling her back. Her claws swiped out of their sheaths just as the cabinet door flashed before her eyes. „Hey, watch out!" she heard Mikey's yelling as the wines disappeared. Looking around she saw Mikey covering his faces inches away from her sharp claws, the rest of cabinet's 'residents' were watching the scene with curious, surprised or frightened looks.
„Have you heard about nail-scissors, CatLady?" Mr. Jerk asked with sarcasm, „Of course, sir. I'm just growing them for fashion." Aura replied while looking at them with a grin, „Has somebody told you you look like serial killer with that look?" Mikey asked crawling away from her, Aura giggled, „Are you scared?" she asked teasingly before chuckling.
„Don't mind my sister, please.��� Matthew whispered to Nikki upon seeing her shocked expression, Aura shot him confused glance, her face pale and blushing at the same time. She quickly jumped to her feet shaking her ruffled fur, „So how's the meeting going?" she asked trying to sound calm. „We're waiting, most teachers are still in the cafeteria and some are away from building." Matthew said, „So we're stuck here longer." Mikey added with groan. Aura rolled her eyes and flopped herself on the floor, pulling the sketchbook from her bag she buried herself in her drawing world to kill of remaining time.
„I'm sorry, I'm late-„ Mona Shortwhile said stepping into the cabinet, her sentence was cut short by Matthew's squealing laugh, „Excuse me." He said putting his hands in front of him in defense, „But, what's a student doing here?" he asked pointing at Mona. She laughed walking to her desk, „Looks like we've got jokster in here." She said looking at Matthew closely, „Wait, that's a teacher?" he exclaimed, Mona chuckled, „Surprised?" she asked him. „Such a shortie, a teacher?" he laughed again ruffling her hair when she suddenly smacked him on the back of his head, „OW!" he cried rubbing his head, „Have some respect, young man!" She scolded him.
„Good job, Mrs. Shortwhile!" Aura yelled from her spot with thumbs up in the air, Mona gave her a smirk as she sat down, „Don't encourage her." Matthew objected causing Aura to roll her eyes.
„Looks like Alpha's here already." Lucille called from other room as she walked in, „What the hell were you thinking? Pull me inside and then left me here with them! And where were you?" Aura called at her, Lucille shrugged, „Matthew said get her inside, not stay here and get her inside. So I went to get myself a drink." She explained taking a sip from her coffee before sitting down next to Aura to watch her draw.
As the minutes went by, the room fell into silence again, „What'ya drawing?" Lucille asked around the straw she had in her mouth, „I don't know, does it look like something?" Aura asked in flat tone still focused on the piece of paper in front of her. Lucille shrugged, „It looks like that redhead." She proclaimed sipping from her drink again.
„We're sorry if we're late." Millie said as she, Renni and one of their colleagues, Ivonne walked in, „See this one." Lucille said pointing at Renni who looked at her in confusion. Aura quickly turned the paper onto the other side and started drawing something else. Lucille looked at her in pure confusion, then shook her head and leaned over again.
„It's okay." Nikki said. Matthew stretched his arms, „Alright, well if everyone's here now-„ „Wait, Jerry still hasn't come yet," Mona cut him off just as the door opened, „I'm sorry. The girls made a mess in the gym had to clean it up." Said the newcomer, blue eyed blonde man, as he walked in, „Great now we're all here." Nikki said with a smile, „Jerry, these are Matthew, Mikey and Lucille, guys this is Jerry Spooks our second P.E teacher." She introduced them. „Who's the first one?" Mikey asked after handshake, „That's me." Mona exclaimed causing Matthew to laugh again, „What's so funny?" Mona and Aura asked in unison, „I'd love to see your lesson, you have to be especially great in basketball, Shortie." Matthew explained between chuckles and giggles. „Don't mind him, he's an idiot." Aura said to Mona with wave of her hand.
„Come on! Let's get this meeting to start already!" Mikey whined groaning. Matthew nodded, „Well, Mrs. Light lead us to the meeting room." He said to Nikki. She nodded and lead the group through long hallway into another cabinet where the rest of the teachers sat already.
„Thank you for coming." Matthew said as he and Mikey stood up in front of them, while Aura and Lucille sat down on window watching the boys' performance, „First let me introduce ourselves, I'm Matthew MaxWolf, and before you're start asking and cutting us off," he paused and looked around to those who were already opening their mouths to ask, „I'm brother of one of your student- Aura Maxwolf," he pointed at Aura who gave them awkward wave, „Beside me stands my best friend- Michael Leech and that deer girl on the window is Lucille Stilton." He finished the introduction.
„Now for the important part-You're all in grave danger." Several gasps could be heard throughout the room, „It's true." Aura said from the window, turnig all the attention at her, „As you might guess. We're not from here, this part might sound crazy but bear with me," she said now pacing in the front part of the room, „we are from other… World you can say, it's called Andara-„ she paused as her head teacher raised her hand, „I'm so sorry to disturb you guys, but most of us have to go now. Could we please move the meeting to tomorrow?" Aura nodded, „Of course." She said smiling, „Goodbye." She said grabbing her brother and Lucille and dragging them out with Mikey following close behind.
„That was dissaster." Aura mumbled as they left the school. She let go of her friends and started walking away with tail sweeping the ground behind her, the trio looked at each other, „Wolfi, wait!" Matthew called after her, running toward her, Mikey and Lucille on his heels, „It wasn't a dissaster." Lucille started, „the meeting was just," „unexpected." Mikey and Matthew finished trying to cheer her up, Aura let out deep sigh, „Let' just…go home." They nodded and walked to their car.
„How did it go?" Sly asked as they went through the front doors, „Let's not talk about it, Hun." Aura said without looking at her, she crawled up and fled into her room, shutting the door behind her. „Was it that bad?" she whispered to Matthew, „They cut us of before we even get to the Games." He answered her. Sly looked up with sad eyes, „Petty little thing." She sighed and followed Aura.
„Did they listen?" Martine asked without taking his gaze off the book he was reading, „You can guess." Mikey said flopping down on couch, Lucille followed closely behind, „I've got twenty bucks on you." He said as Matthew joined them in the kitchen, „Yeah I'll pay you once we return." He replied sitting down on chair.
„Afternoon guys!" Kiki yelled from downstairs happily, „Any news?" Simon asked as he climbed up the stairs. „Nope. THe meeting was…it wasn't the best in the end." Matthew said as Simon sat on the floor beside him. „What about the portal?" Martine asked looking at Kiki, „All top shape and perfectly working." She cheerfully reported with a salute, Martine rolled his eyes, „Glad to know." He grumbled getting up, „Where are you going?" Emi called after him from the balcony, „None of your business!" Martine called back, Emi rolled her eyes and padded after him.
„Didn't you hear me?" Martine asked with a grumble, „You said it's none of my business, not that I can't follow you." She replied with teasing smirk, „So what are you working at?" Martine sigh, „I'm trying to create supporting systém so Tami could go through the portal without shutting it down on one side or another." He quickly explained while looking through messy blueprints. Emi leaned over his shoulder, „Wanna help?" he turned to look at her with raised eyebrow, „FRom no-brain like you. No." He said and turned back to the blueprints. Emi gave him eyeroll again and transformed to her wolf form to lay down beside him.
