us.”
“Get dressed?” asked Chris, holding his shirt out indignantly and turning to face Ari. “Is there something wrong with what I am wearing now?”
Ari, who was still laughing at the pair, shook her head quickly, until Sandra glared at her in disbelief, causing Ari to say, “Um… yes?”
It took longer than usual to get to the campus club. Riley, who despite her swollen ankles from spending the last few days in bed, had insisted on wearing heels to offset the unattractive dress that Clyde had bought her. This had meant the group had to walk at a tediously slow pace. By the time they finally got to the club, Ryder and Patrick were already talking animatedly at the bar, while Thomas, Ragon and Clyde waited in the outside courtyard, looking sulky and unsociable.
The moment that Riley moved towards them however, Clyde jumped to his feet and took her carefully by the arm, saying, “You’re not sitting out there in the cold and with all those smokers. What part of you’re sick, don’t you understand?”
Riley rolled her eyes but did not argue, and allowed Clyde to steer her inside the club.
“You look ravishing,” Ragon said in a whisper, standing to greet Ari.
“As do you my dear,” Thomas said admiringly to Sandra.
“Lea, you look absolutely splendid old girl,” said Chris, before laughing as he and Lea also joined the table. “You know what, we all look great!”
Just then Patrick and Ryder emerged from the club, handing out drinks to everyone from a large black tray. Ari took the drink offered her and downed in quickly. Ragon looked at her sideways, before offering her his own glass, which she took gratefully and sipped at, this time more leisurely.
“I seem to recall you making a promise to yourself at the end of last semester. Something about wanting to pass all your subjects without having to use vampire connections to get you resits,” said Ragon.
“Yea, well, tomorrow is different. It’s not an exam, exactly. We are just following a clinician around the vet hospital,” Ari explained.
“Besides,” said Chris, “today is technically our last day of holidays, so we aren’t really doing anything wrong.”
It looked as if Ragon were about to argue but just then Ryder hopped up and down excitedly, squealing as he said, “They’re here!” and gulped down his drink quickly.
At that exact moment a group of men walked into the club. Even without their crisp white naval uniforms and crew cut hair, it was obvious from their military stance, that they were soldiers. They were straight backed, with grim smiles on their faces.
“I see mine,” said Patrick, pointing dramatically at a tall thin man with short blonde hair.
Ryder narrowed his eyes but his disappointment vanished almost instantly, when the group of sailors moved close to where they were sitting. Casually Ryder backed towards them, grinning to himself mischievously.
It happened so casually that had Ari not known any better, she might have thought that it was a genuine mistake. One minute one of the officers was walking past their table, and the next, Ryder was accidently bumping into him, knocking the sailor’s glass out of his hand, so that it smashed onto the floor, spilling its contents over the bricks beneath.
“Oh, my, gosh!” Ryder said dramatically, holding his hand to his chest as he looked down mournfully at the splayed ice on the floor. “I cannot believe that just happened. My apologies. Please I insist, let me buy you another drink.”
The soldier Ryder had bumped into looked down at the broken glass, seemingly upset, but on hearing Ryder’s overt apology, nodded briefly and began moving back to the bar.
“And that’s how it’s done,” Ryder whispered to the table, before winking and following the man to the bar.
“Seriously?” said Lea, looking at Ryder with her mouth open. “He knows I’m a witch,
“Get dressed?” asked Chris, holding his shirt out indignantly and turning to face Ari. “Is there something wrong with what I am wearing now?”
Ari, who was still laughing at the pair, shook her head quickly, until Sandra glared at her in disbelief, causing Ari to say, “Um… yes?”
It took longer than usual to get to the campus club. Riley, who despite her swollen ankles from spending the last few days in bed, had insisted on wearing heels to offset the unattractive dress that Clyde had bought her. This had meant the group had to walk at a tediously slow pace. By the time they finally got to the club, Ryder and Patrick were already talking animatedly at the bar, while Thomas, Ragon and Clyde waited in the outside courtyard, looking sulky and unsociable.
The moment that Riley moved towards them however, Clyde jumped to his feet and took her carefully by the arm, saying, “You’re not sitting out there in the cold and with all those smokers. What part of you’re sick, don’t you understand?”
Riley rolled her eyes but did not argue, and allowed Clyde to steer her inside the club.
“You look ravishing,” Ragon said in a whisper, standing to greet Ari.
“As do you my dear,” Thomas said admiringly to Sandra.
“Lea, you look absolutely splendid old girl,” said Chris, before laughing as he and Lea also joined the table. “You know what, we all look great!”
Just then Patrick and Ryder emerged from the club, handing out drinks to everyone from a large black tray. Ari took the drink offered her and downed in quickly. Ragon looked at her sideways, before offering her his own glass, which she took gratefully and sipped at, this time more leisurely.
“I seem to recall you making a promise to yourself at the end of last semester. Something about wanting to pass all your subjects without having to use vampire connections to get you resits,” said Ragon.
“Yea, well, tomorrow is different. It’s not an exam, exactly. We are just following a clinician around the vet hospital,” Ari explained.
“Besides,” said Chris, “today is technically our last day of holidays, so we aren’t really doing anything wrong.”
It looked as if Ragon were about to argue but just then Ryder hopped up and down excitedly, squealing as he said, “They’re here!” and gulped down his drink quickly.
At that exact moment a group of men walked into the club. Even without their crisp white naval uniforms and crew cut hair, it was obvious from their military stance, that they were soldiers. They were straight backed, with grim smiles on their faces.
“I see mine,” said Patrick, pointing dramatically at a tall thin man with short blonde hair.
Ryder narrowed his eyes but his disappointment vanished almost instantly, when the group of sailors moved close to where they were sitting. Casually Ryder backed towards them, grinning to himself mischievously.
It happened so casually that had Ari not known any better, she might have thought that it was a genuine mistake. One minute one of the officers was walking past their table, and the next, Ryder was accidently bumping into him, knocking the sailor’s glass out of his hand, so that it smashed onto the floor, spilling its contents over the bricks beneath.
“Oh, my, gosh!” Ryder said dramatically, holding his hand to his chest as he looked down mournfully at the splayed ice on the floor. “I cannot believe that just happened. My apologies. Please I insist, let me buy you another drink.”
The soldier Ryder had bumped into looked down at the broken glass, seemingly upset, but on hearing Ryder’s overt apology, nodded briefly and began moving back to the bar.
“And that’s how it’s done,” Ryder whispered to the table, before winking and following the man to the bar.
“Seriously?” said Lea, looking at Ryder with her mouth open. “He knows I’m a witch,
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