She eventually snatched Katilyn's coffee, taking a few sips before returning it to it's rightful owner. It's odd seeing Katilyn with coffee, especially a latte. I bet her nightmares are getting worse.. I can't blame her if she needs the extra juice. I'd be restless too if I was having dreams of dead people.
"Hey, paws off the coffee. I need that." Katilyn crinkled her nose at her baby sister, attempting to reclaim her stolen coffee. Once her sister returned it, Katilyn wiped the lid before taking another sip. She didn't want lipstick all over her mouth, especially if it wasn't her own. She forgave her sister, especially since she'd been adopting the same sleep schedule as her. Ever since the Haley thing, Tayden had been very supportive, despite not even knowing about Katilyn's secret dead body rotting somewhere in Woodlynne.
"Of course it's yours. Open it up."
"Happy 18th Birthday - Love, Tayden" She quickly read what was written on the tag tied to the box. Katilyn took no time in opening the present. She carefully unwrapped it, trying to not make a mess of the classroom floor. Eventually she unwrapped it, almost as if the paper hadn't been used for wrapping a gift at all. Then she sliced the tape on the box open with her nail. I wonder what it is? Normally Tayden just gave her money, so her interest was definitely peaked this year. She lifted the lid, eyes widening the size of saucers as she stared at the beautiful piece of jewelry. What she found was a breathtaking glass necklace of a wolf howling at the moon. She instantly took it from the box, slipping it around her neck and clasping it. She then looked to the necklace hanging from her neck with a smile. It was times like these, she finally felt normal again. Well as normal as a teenage werewolf could manage..
"Thanks, Tay.. It's gorgeous."
"Before we get started, I should remind you that I'm not a fan of texting during my class."
Well what are we supposed to do then? Pass notes? She thought sarcastically with a grin, but understood what he meant crystal clear. She noticed the scents of other werewolves, but she played it off. Werewolf families passed through before, none of them every actually stayed once her parents caught wind. She assumed it would be the case. Mom's always been territorial about Woodlynne.. I never understood why. It's so boring here. They'd leave on their own anyway once they figured out just how mind-numbingly bland it is to live here.
"This is Principal West speaking. Due to recent suspicious circumstances, all classes today are canceled. Any classes in progress are to be stopped and teachers are to watch over students as they call their parents or guardian to be picked up as soon as possible. Thank you."
Well.. Aside from that... But that's new. The murders... Aside from Haley.. that's something I don't understand. Not long after I accidentally murdered her... someone's been doing the exact same thing... very publicly... What is this.. the second body?
"They found a body near our school."
One of the students said, making Katilyn close her eyes. She wanted to fill herself in on the details and she couldn't focus on both visual and auditory stimuli at the same time. She wasn't the best at multitasking after all.
"An animal or something.." another replied, just as interested as the first. She recognized his voice. The second boy was Richard Parker.
"Scary! First a jogger, now this? I'm scared to walk home from work!" Wendy Bennett whined out dramatically, most likely to get one of the two guys to feel pity for her and walk her home.
Hmph.. If I was the wolf I'd of ate you first just to shut you up. You've always been way too loud, even as kids. How have your parents put up with your voice this long?
"What is it about this body that's going around?"
This voice caught her attention. She'd never heard it before, and her eyes suddenly opened, landing on Auggie. She'd missed roll call, so she wasn't aware that Auggie, Joseph, and Clark were siblings. Strange... One typically wouldn't ask a teacher point blank..
"You guys don't think that it's a-- uhh,"
Another unfamiliar voice, this time male. Her eyes shifted to Joseph this time. What is with these three? She frowned, taking a drink from her latte since it was now growing warm and icky. What are they trying to beat around the bush about?
"Like, a certain thing with claws and stuff... You know what I mean. Is it?"
As soon as the words passed his lips, she immediately turned to face Tayden, but her sister was gone like the wind. She's obviously distracted by Trent again. Her hand met her face in disgust. This isn't a time to play pretzel with your college guy... These newcomers know an awful lot about werewolves.. and I've been smelling others of our kind all day. Either they're hunters or another pack. Without noticing, she smacked her fist loudly against the desk in irritation. Her eyes widened, and she bit her bottom lip. God my nerves are so shot.. Damn it Haley..
She mumbled at the girl, whom looked at her surprised, mouth agape. Don't look at me like it's news.. everyone knows you're the class tramp.. You don't need super sensitive hearing to know that.. She rolled her eyes, standing up and walking over to Clark's desk, pretending to ignore the fact he probably was in mid conversation with Auggie and Joseph.
"Hi, I'm Katilyn Volks... My sister, Tayden Volks was the girl who just... ran out? If you can even call it that..." She shook her head once she found herself getting off topic, "Anyway. I'm going to go after her. I'm assuming we're getting detention for this, so what day should we come in?" Now that she was further toward the front of the room, she caught a wiff of the blood in the distance. It was feint from here, but the body was definitely somewhere close.
Katilyn was apparently very used to getting in trouble, because her tone about the detention was extremely casual. It was almost like making dinner plans to her. It didn't seem to bother her at all to lose an evening of her life. Just how much time did she typically spend in detention?