When I graduated from high school, I thought I was done with school since I never planned on going to college. My alarm going off this morning was like it was laughing at me for ever thinking that. I had groaned and turned it off before pushing myself up. I got out of bed with a slight groan. There was rapid banging on my door and I shuffled my way to the door to answer it.

On the other side were Reggie and Kylen. "Seriously, " I asked them. "Come on woman, " Kylen said while barging his way into my room. "What are you doing, " I asked when he went over to my closet. "You read the handbook right, " Kylen asked me. "Yeah, " I said. "Well, we male warriors always look good. Meaning you have too as well, " he told us. "With you being a woman, that bar is being held much higher."

I groaned and plopped down on my bed. "You have this whole room to yourself, why haven't you moved shit around, " Reggie asked while Kylen went through my clothes. "Lazy, " was my simple answer. Kylen then threw a pair of jeans at me, a lace tank top, and a lace white shirt to go over it. He then tossed my knee high heeled boots on to the bed. "I'm letting Daisy and Josie know you need an entire wardrobe upgrade, " Kylen said with a shake of his head. They left the room so I could get dressed. I grumbled things about how early it was while grabbing clean underwear and socks out of my dresser. I threw on my clothes then went into the bathroom where I had what little makeup I had was being kept. I did a simple eyeliner and gloss before putting my hair in a fishtail side braid. I put on a pair of stud earrings before leaving the bathroom and grabbing my schedule and phone. I left my room and they smiled, happy I put effort into my looks.

I had failed to notice the nice jeans and purple polo Kylen was wearing and the black pants and white button-up Reggie was wearing. He also had his sleeves rolled up and was wearing combat boots with it. "Not let's go get some breakfast, " Reggie declared. "I'm in the mood for French toast with a side of pancakes." "For the last time, pancakes are not a side dish, " Kylen told him. "They are when you eat the way I do, " Reggie told him. I was too tired to add to this conversation. Where is a coffee IV when you need one?

We got to the table with our food and I was adding creamer to my coffee when Daisy sat down looking very cheerful. "Gold morning everyone, " She chirped. Morning people are the worse. "Morning Daisy, " Kylen greeted. I mumbled a hi while stirring my coffee. "I see we have a coffee grizzly, " Daisy said as she looked at me with a giggle. It has got to be some birth defect to be so chipper in the morning.

Jocelyn came over and sat down, not looking so happy, "I'm in absolute hell. My new roommate, Tina, she is an absolute bitch. Like who the hell wakes up so early while the other three are still sleeping and sings at the top of their lungs while they shower?" She then looked at me, "You are lucky you don't have roommates." "Instead you have these two idiots banging on your door shortly after your alarm goes off then raids your closet, " I said while pointing my thumbs at Reggie and Kylen who were on either side of me.

"Yeah well, it was the first time, in like ever, where the Queen Bitch and I were on the same page about wanting to shove a sock down the girl's throat, " she told me with a sigh. "When you go to the mall, buy earplugs, " Reginald suggested to her. "Also make sure this girl updates her wardrobe. This was like the only good thing in her closet, " Kylen threw in while gesturing to me. "You're not very feminine are you, " Daisy asked me and I couldn't help my eye twitch. "Now that was rude, " Jocelyn said while Reggie and Kylen looked shocked at her. I sighed and waved a hand, "It's whatever."

After breakfast, Kylen lead me to my first class and I hated that I was going to be without any of my friends. I sat in one of the few seats available near the front of the room. A guy with a small hoop piercing in his ear came and sat next to me. His dark black hair was in a faux with blonde tips. "I'm Felix, " He introduced. He had the triple swirl symbol for The God of Prophecy. "Cleo, " I said with a nod.

A woman then came in wearing a kimono, "Good morning class." She had a triple swirl embroidered above her heart on the kimono. She snapped her fingers and a notebook appeared in front of me with a pen. "Now let's get started. Today we will be going over the Hundred Day War, " she told everyone. I listened intently and wrote down notes quickly as she went along. "During the Hundred Day War, I was a student, much like you all. Gods it was frightening. The sky was black even during the daylight hours. The warriors had us stay down in the old catacombs beneath the school to keep us safe due to the wards that were in place. It wasn't until later on after I became a professor when we found out how our Founders created the wards originally. Which is something we will be going over tomorrow. Now pop quiz time. Who was the leader Warrior during the war?" She then looked at a girl her hair cut in a bob and was chewing gum. "What about you Rebecca?" The girl gave a bored sigh, "Wasn't it General Chow or something?" "It was General Tsao, " Professor Cho corrected with a sigh. "You'll never pass if you don't study guys."

She continued to go over the War until the bell chimed. I left the room and pulled out my schedule. I saw my next class was going to be outside with the other warriors. I then remembered Kylen telling me to be dressed for training. I went back to my room and changed quickly into a pair of Nike track pants, a black sports bra, a pink muscle shirt over it, and my running shoes. I got to the field in just enough time. Reginald was thankfully in the class, and he gave me a fist bump in greeting. It was several full warriors who were teaching the class. "Today we're going to let you all go against a wyrm," one of them told us. The ground then opened up, revealing a beast without arms and legs, but a long scaled serpent body and a mouth filled with razor sharp fangs. "They have no eyes but they have an intense sense of smell, much like a basilisk. Instead of a poisonous bite they have a poisonous gas they have come out of their mouth. We have had the sacks that hold the gas remove so poison isn't how you have to worry about dying, its the sharp spikes on its tail and the razor sharp teeth. We'll give you each five minutes in the pit with it. The goal is to kill it. We'll go in order by most skilled to least skill." I stood to the side, looking into the pit. Reginald had a bright smile filled with excitement as he waited for his turn.

Some tried to pin it down, but it was too fast for them to keep up with. Reginald tried using his wind ability to blow his scent in another direction but the wyrm had heard his footsteps. "Alright girly, your turn," I was told. I dropped into the pit and it looked in my direction. I clenched my fist, and channeled my strength into my feet, giving me a boost in power as I jumped into the air, my fist slamming into it's face, crushing it's skull in. My hand was shredded by the scales it had on it's face. I then did a powerful jump out of the pit. "Hell yeah," Reggie cheered. "That's how it's done."

"Not bad for a newbie," one of the warriors noted. "Go see the healer." I went to the healer who was sitting on the side lines and he offered me a kind smile. "How did you not break any fingers," He asked as he healed the skin. I shrugged a shoulder, "Part of my ability I guess." When my hand was healed I went back to the field for the rest of my lesson.

Soon the rest of the student warriors were gathered for our three hours of training. "I've paired you up for the day," Captain Roark said while holding up some papers. "This will be just sparring, no abilities." He then began to read off names and I was paired up Azazel. He had jet black hair with purple and red streaks in it, part of which covered his left eye. His skin was pale as milk and he wore the necklace of a witch coven, but his red eyes said vampire. He was a half breed. We went to the mat and he looked me over. "I won't insult you by going easy on you," He told me. His voice was low and cold, yet the coldness didn't seem to be directed at me. I nodded, "Thanks for the kindness." We then began to spar and he was beyond good. I know that warriors are given enhanced combat abilities the moment they're marked, but this was beyond just the god given skill. This was a long while of time of training. I did my best to keep up, but I wasn't able too. My body was going to be covered in bruises tomorrow morning. Good thing I'll have the weekend to have them healed.

After class Reginald and Kylen came over, keeping a close eye on Azazel. "What's up with you two," I asked them. "No one trusts him," Kylen told me. "Why is that," I asked him confused. "Because he is of mixed species, " Reggie explained to me, adding to my confusion. "Why does him being mixed depend on whether you trust him or not," I asked next. "Because we don't know what side of the balance he is on. Vampires are on the balance of the moon while the witches are on the balance of the sun. It's why vampires burn in the sunlight. Werewolves are the only species that is unification of that balance since they're wolf side is stronger when the moon is out and their human side is stronger when the sun is out, " Kylen told me. "Why not ask him, " I asked them next. "Same reason we don't come up and saw you why you don't like vampires, " Reginald told me. "Wait, how did you know that, " I asked him dumbfounded. "Your scent. A scent tells a lot about a person. What they like, what they don't, " He explained to me.

I crossed my arms, feeling slightly violated, "From his scent, can't you tell what side of that balance he is on?" "In most cases, yes. But he is a special case where no one can tell, " He answered. I nodded, "I see."

Later on, Reginald and Kylen left the training room to go shower before meeting up with Jocelyn and Daisy. I decided to train and work out. I hadn't seen Vix all day, and who knew when I would see him again. I saw his stupid familiar though, watching me from the bleachers. Was it supposed to tell him whether or not my gift killed me, relieving him of duties as my mentor? It was whatever, I was just going to ignore it and focus on myself. After all, it seems no one else cared enough too.