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again and she glowered at him. “Did you know about this?”
He covered his surprise at her attack by shrugging carelessly. It was as if he was deliberately trying to annoy her! “Chris? No. Neith. Yes.”
“And you didn’t tell me?”
He rolled his eyes. “When could I have told you? The day you weren’t speaking to me, or the day after when you still weren’t speaking to me?”
Ugh he was such a pain in the-
Just a complete and utter ass with-
Infuriating, irritating, treacherous-
“OK.” October watched her wide-eyed. “I was wrong. That eye colour is working for you… if you could drown and suffocate him with that look I think you would.”
“Eden.” Cyrus sighed. “This is not Noah’s fault. I told you we would discuss everything you needed to know after your transition.”
As always his voice relaxed her and she turned to look up at him. “Well, when can we start? I want to know everything. I want to train. I want to start being an Ankh.”
He smiled at her enthusiasm but shook his head. “You’ve just come through a traumatic experience. We will take a few days. Relax and enjoy the city.”
Her mouth twisted in a moue at the announcement that her training was postponed.
“I could take you to the castle, Eden,” October offered with feigned indifference. “It’s pretty cool.”
I do want to see the castle… “OK.” Eden nodded and she felt everyone at the table breathe a sigh of relief. Jeez, they acted like she was a monster tantrum child from hell. She rolled her eyes and October caught the look and smiled. Eden smiled back, wondering if she and this girl were going to become friends. She’d never had a female friend before. Well… there was Val but Val didn’t count because she acted more like a mother or a big sister than anything else. “Sorry I dissed Rob,” she apologised with a teasing smile.
October grunted. “Like you’re the first.”
“Don’t worry about it, Eden,” Alison interjected. “She keeps those posters up out of a perverse need to irritate her friends.”
Eden grinned. Yup. She was definitely going to like this girl. “Gotcha. I like your style, October.”
“Call me Tobe.”
“Tobe it is.”
“So since you’ve decided I’m not a complete idiot, will you trust me to take you shopping? You really do need some colour injection.”
Eden shrugged and looked at Cyrus. “We already bought clothes.”
Valeria smiled. “You can buy more.”
Cyrus raised an eyebrow at that but seemed to decide not to argue.
“OK then,” Eden conceded. “But no pink.”
“Cool. No pink.” Tobe nodded. “Maybe we can go to the hairdressers when we’re out. When you’re training and fighting, long hair can be a pain in the arse. Plus you’d look good with it short.”
“No!” Noah bit out and everyone, including Eden, stared at Noah for the vehement outburst. He glared back at them all. “What? She’s not cutting her hair.”
Eden scowled at his propriety tone. “I’ll cut my hair if I want.”
“So you’re going to cut your hair?”
“If I want.”
“You’re going to cut your hair? Your hair? You threatened to castrate Justin Snider when he shut the homeroom door on it.”
“It’s my hair; you have no say in what I do with it.”
He sighed, throwing her a look that said ‘you’re such a child’. He got up from the table and slapped his napkin down on his plate. “Thanks for breakfast, Alison, appreciate it.”
“You’re welcome.”
Noah nodded and then pinned Eden down with one last look. “You’re not cutting your damn hair.”
She glared at him as he strode out of the dining room. The front door banged shut behind him as Eden wondered where on earth he was going.
“So?” Tobe drew her attention back to her, her eyes glittering with excitement. “Are we cutting your hair?”
Eden fingered the ends of her long dark hair and sighed glumly. “No.”
Cyrus made a choking sound beside her and she glanced up to see
He covered his surprise at her attack by shrugging carelessly. It was as if he was deliberately trying to annoy her! “Chris? No. Neith. Yes.”
“And you didn’t tell me?”
He rolled his eyes. “When could I have told you? The day you weren’t speaking to me, or the day after when you still weren’t speaking to me?”
Ugh he was such a pain in the-
Just a complete and utter ass with-
Infuriating, irritating, treacherous-
“OK.” October watched her wide-eyed. “I was wrong. That eye colour is working for you… if you could drown and suffocate him with that look I think you would.”
“Eden.” Cyrus sighed. “This is not Noah’s fault. I told you we would discuss everything you needed to know after your transition.”
As always his voice relaxed her and she turned to look up at him. “Well, when can we start? I want to know everything. I want to train. I want to start being an Ankh.”
He smiled at her enthusiasm but shook his head. “You’ve just come through a traumatic experience. We will take a few days. Relax and enjoy the city.”
Her mouth twisted in a moue at the announcement that her training was postponed.
“I could take you to the castle, Eden,” October offered with feigned indifference. “It’s pretty cool.”
I do want to see the castle… “OK.” Eden nodded and she felt everyone at the table breathe a sigh of relief. Jeez, they acted like she was a monster tantrum child from hell. She rolled her eyes and October caught the look and smiled. Eden smiled back, wondering if she and this girl were going to become friends. She’d never had a female friend before. Well… there was Val but Val didn’t count because she acted more like a mother or a big sister than anything else. “Sorry I dissed Rob,” she apologised with a teasing smile.
October grunted. “Like you’re the first.”
“Don’t worry about it, Eden,” Alison interjected. “She keeps those posters up out of a perverse need to irritate her friends.”
Eden grinned. Yup. She was definitely going to like this girl. “Gotcha. I like your style, October.”
“Call me Tobe.”
“Tobe it is.”
“So since you’ve decided I’m not a complete idiot, will you trust me to take you shopping? You really do need some colour injection.”
Eden shrugged and looked at Cyrus. “We already bought clothes.”
Valeria smiled. “You can buy more.”
Cyrus raised an eyebrow at that but seemed to decide not to argue.
“OK then,” Eden conceded. “But no pink.”
“Cool. No pink.” Tobe nodded. “Maybe we can go to the hairdressers when we’re out. When you’re training and fighting, long hair can be a pain in the arse. Plus you’d look good with it short.”
“No!” Noah bit out and everyone, including Eden, stared at Noah for the vehement outburst. He glared back at them all. “What? She’s not cutting her hair.”
Eden scowled at his propriety tone. “I’ll cut my hair if I want.”
“So you’re going to cut your hair?”
“If I want.”
“You’re going to cut your hair? Your hair? You threatened to castrate Justin Snider when he shut the homeroom door on it.”
“It’s my hair; you have no say in what I do with it.”
He sighed, throwing her a look that said ‘you’re such a child’. He got up from the table and slapped his napkin down on his plate. “Thanks for breakfast, Alison, appreciate it.”
“You’re welcome.”
Noah nodded and then pinned Eden down with one last look. “You’re not cutting your damn hair.”
She glared at him as he strode out of the dining room. The front door banged shut behind him as Eden wondered where on earth he was going.
“So?” Tobe drew her attention back to her, her eyes glittering with excitement. “Are we cutting your hair?”
Eden fingered the ends of her long dark hair and sighed glumly. “No.”
Cyrus made a choking sound beside her and she glanced up to see
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