This is Training! Really...

[jess]

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The flock had gathered near the bleachers. Roughly a dozen girls, all dressed in the latest fashionable clothing. All with perfectly done hair, perfectly done nails, and perfectly fake smiles. They all chattered with one another, sounding like a cross between chickens and crickets.

Amid them all perched Jessica Rey. She prattled without thinking, her eyes on a training boy. He'd gone shirtless, and Jessica was never one to turn down a free show if it came her way. She'd even considered tipping him for his performance.

One of the tutors finally saw the girls gathered and broke away from the crowd. "Excuse me, ladies."

The chatter continued.

"I said excuse me!" ordered the tutor.

Again, continued.

The tutor tried a third time, and this time Jessica held up a hand "Stop."

Everyone within hearing range suddenly stopped what they were doing, including one flying student just a few feet away. He fell hard to the gym floor, moaning in pain.

"Did you want something?" demanded Jessica, arching a brow. "because I'm busy here."

The tutor hedged now, knowing he was out of his league. Since they'd gotten rid of Tutors d'Arcadia and Cavan, they didn't have much in the way of experienced tutors. and this particular one wasn't too thrilled at facing down Jessica Rey. He looked around, wondering if there were any possible allies available.

[©erridwen Corrigan]

Though Cerridwen didn't go to school at the Academy, she still enjoyed using their library, a wonderful resource to say the least, and not only that but, well endowed with books about lycans. Cerridwen knew she was in over her head with Eryk, she knew she couldn't take this anymore. Not since their 'moment of truth' they had, had only a few short weeks ago. Now it was time to break out the books and see what she could find. She had been there all morning to say the least, and had planned to spend the rest of the afternoon in their as well, that was until she felt her legs growing stiff, and she needed to move around a bit.

Surely that agent would be here again, he was a rather interesting bloke, tall, not so bad looking, and she wasn't 'going out' with Eryk, she WAS allowed to look. Only look though, look and no touch. She needed to remind herself that Eryk was her love, her one and only, and it was true, he was. It wasn't as if she was in denial over it, she just had to remind herself not to be so...friendly.

Moving now across the courtyard, she spied the building she was looking for. The large grand building...well maybe not so grand, but certainly large, and opened the door and slid through silently. Once inside she could hear various sounds, clinking of what would that be? Swords? Various machines running, and then girls. Lots, and lots of girls chatting. What did she just invade a Physical Education class or what not? Rolling her eyes, she just kept to herself, and looked for that blythe fellow, though after wandering for a few minutes, she was starting to get the feeling he wasn't here, and that, that large trek across the courtyard had been a waste. Alas, once circling the training center twice, her thoughts were confirmed, though, there was another man. Tall, muscular, and then there was Jessica.

Yes, Cerridwen knew of Jessica. Who didn't? Jessica was the snobby little brat, that belonged to one of the upper crust families in the fae society, not that they lived in the kingdom, no of course not, they were to good for that, and it was clear they weren't to keen on the Corrigan family being in power, not that it mattered what they thought, there were plenty of people for Minerva anyways.

It seemed Jessica was arguing, and the tutor looked almost scared. Fantastic. Bloody fantastic, time to go play super hero. Gliding over, Cerridwen's cool eyes ran down Jessica and then back up before stopping next to the tutor. "Problem ladies?" Cerridwen asked crossing her arms over her chest and looking between the group that was now she noticed filled with not only ladies but guys as well. "And...we guys" She asked again looking to them, then to the tutor and back.

Jessica, ugh. That horrible...annoying girl. She once almost had been friends with her too, for a minute...or two. Then Cerridwen got a look at the REAL Jessica, and well things just seemed to go down hill from there. Cerridwen wasn't about to let her win this round though, they were both stubborn girls, and Jessica was half gifted, she had the fae and gifted abilities at hand, where would that leave Cerridwen?