6. Making Friends

      After she showered, she and Stella chatted while she made herself more presentable & they finished unpacking. She had learned that Stella was the middle child between 2 brothers. Her younger brother would start at the academy next year. Her mother's name was Marion & her Father was Howard. Her mother was the daughter of a Scottish Alpha. Her parents were friendly with the Alpha King & he visited their pack whenever he went to the UK on business. 

       She said that though her parents were on friendly terms with the Alpha King, she was sure the friendly part was more or less her parents because the Alpha King wasn't very friendly. When Maeva asked her what he was like she had said he was cold, intimidating & seemed to live in a state of constant annoyance. But surely he couldn't be that bad if he created the academy right? 

      Once they had finished unpacking, Stella offered to show her around, which she happily accepted. Stella took her out the back exit of the building where they walked into a courtyard. As David had told her earlier, the courtyard connected to 3 other buildings which were used to house the Alphas, Betas & Gammas. They walked the path on the left that led to the Alpha dorms. They came to a fork in the path & took the right path which led to a moderately sized gazebo where 7 people were seated. 

      "Hello everyone, this is my new roommate Maeva, Maeva this is everyone." Stella said waving her hand towards the group. She noticed that the group consisted of 3 mated couples, An Alpha & Luna, & 2 Beta couples. The other Alpha was unmated. She smiled & waved at them. 

      "Maeva is a first year, I assume we've been roomed together because we're in the same type of hybrid program, & yes you heard me right. Maeva is a first year in a hybrid program even though Headmaster wouldn't let me do a hybrid program last year." She told them folding her arms across her chest. 

     "Don't pout Stella, it's quite unbecoming of you," the blonde Alpha smirked. She assumed he was Stella's older brother as they shared the same grey-blue eyes though their hair was different hues of blonde. He was definitely easy on the eyes, though she didn't allow her eyes to linger on him long. His mate & future Luna was a petite girl much like herself with long loosely curled strawberry blonde hair  & sparkling green eyes. She had a natural, simple beauty about her that made you feel completely at ease. 

     "Hello Maeva, I'm Katie & This is Eddie. That's Henry & Marianne." The future Luna said to her pointing at the Beta couple. He was tall & muscular, with light brown skin almost the same hue as her own. He had chocolate eyes with neatly faded hair. His mate had hair so dark it was nearly black & light brown eyes with slight freckles & perfect plump lips. Her long dark hair hung in a side pony that reached just past her left breast. 

     "Those two are Johnny & Amber, & that's Dimitri, since Stella didn't bother with names." She told her pointing to the others. She gave a warm welcoming smile as Maeva gave them all a glance over. The American beta was built like a wall of muscle with short dark brown hair, and dark brown eyes to match. He gave her a nod as she glanced him over which she returned before glancing over his mate. She was another simple beauty. She had wavy shoulder length light brown hair & hazel eyes. The Alpha, Dimitri, was quite the eye candy. His short messy black hair only complemented his sparkling sky blue eyes & tanned skin. He had the perfect sized muscles in all the right places. 

      As she glanced him over she felt his eyes raking her body over as well, but she stubbornly refused to feel embarrassed. When their eyes met he gave her a flirtatious smirk, and she knew that unless he happened to find his mate this year, he would be hers if she wanted him. As if she had been flirting with boys her entire life, her body acted on impulse & gave him a flirty, eyelash batting grin. 

     "Don't bother to thank me. That is a nice piece of man meat.." Gia purred in her head. 

       "I wasn't going to. Actually, if you could not make me look like a horny she-wolf, that would be great," she internally rolled her eyes at her wolf. 

       "So your in the warrior program Maeva? What are you like 5ft, 100lbs? What is a tiny thing like you doing in the warrior program?" Dimitri asked her with a cocky smirk. 

       "I may be just a tiny thing to you ALPHA," she stressed the word, "But, rest assured I could knock you out & break that handsome jaw of yours without even breaking a sweat, AND I could do it in under 60 seconds." She told him with a innocent smile. 

      The rest of the group laughed at her answer, while Dimitri just stared at her curiously. She hoped he wouldn't try to challenge her & make her prove that she meant everything she had said. Regardless, she wouldn't back down from him. She held his stare with her own refusing to submit. She felt when he pushed his aura on her in an attempt to force her to submit, but she would not. Not this time, not anymore. 

      It was her turn to throw him a cocky smirk of her own as she felt his aura grow heavier. She knew everyone could feel it radiating from him, aimed specifically at her, but she couldn't feel it's weight. She could feel the power he radiated, sure, but as far as the weight of that power, it was essentially non-existent to her. If she were any other wolf, or even a regular Alpha wolf, the weight of his aura would have her on her knees with her neck lowered in submission, as he was a quite powerful Alpha. But she wasn't any other wolf, & she was not going to submit to him. 

       She was surprised when he suddenly pulled his aura back in. He stared quizzically at her, as though she was some math problem that he had no clue how to solve. She noticed that though some members of the group had let out the breaths they were holding, they had all gone silent. They were all either staring at her or in mindlink conversations amongst themselves. 

       She suddenly felt a large amount of power radiating from behind her, & could feel it moving closer to her. She didn't need to turn around or listen for who it was though, because she already knew. The Headmaster was the only wolf on the territory who radiated power that strongly. She wondered if the others could feel it, but with a quick glance around she knew they couldn't. He was on the edge of the courtyard stopped, & when she listened closely she heard him tell whoever he had been speaking with that he would see them around, before walking into the courtyard. 

        She turned around & saw that the path veered out of view. 

        "The Headmaster is coming this way," she whispered quietly enough so that he wouldn't hear her, but the group she was in the gazebo with could. With that, their mindlink conversations stopped and they were all looking between her & the path. When they couldn't see him or hear his footsteps they all looked at her as if she was crazy. But she knew her hearing was much better than theirs. They brushed her off and went back to their conversations. Stella was in a mindlink with her brother & his Beta, while Katie, Amber & Marianne were having a discussion about the fall formal. Dimitri & His Beta were also in a mindlink conversation. 

      "Welome back my favorite Alphas & Betas." The Headmaster's cheery voice boomed from the pathway as he stepped into view. She watched as the girls turned their head towards the path & the others eyes cleared indicating that they had come out of their mindlink conversations. As the Headmaster walked closer to the gazebo she could feel as each member of the group glanced her way. 

        "Maeva! I can see Stella has introduced you to her clique," he said as he stepped into the gazebo with them, "these ones are a good lot, I'm sure you've found them quite welcoming. And who knows, maybe you'll get a chance to teach these young men how to really put up a fight." He said with a deep boisterous chuckle. 

       "Maeva here is quite the warrior gentlemen. She took out Haines with 2 moves in under 30 seconds. It was both comical & impressive. Stella, you stick with Maeva, watch her fight & learn from her. The two of you will be my top 2 warriors at this time next year. Mark my words," he was speaking to the group but smiling at her proudly. 

      "Thank you Headmaster," she spoke as she lowered her head slightly to show her respect. She smiled at him as she looked up & he nodded at her with a smile. 

       "Well, I just wanted to come out here & welcome some of my favorite students back, I'll get out of your hair & let you kids get back to it." He told them as he walked through the gazebo shaking the guys hands before walking out and down another pathway.