Valkyrie 101: How to become a Valkyrie (The Afterlife Academy: Valkyrie) by Arizona Tape

Author:Arizona Tape [Tape, Arizona]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: viking, in the future, academy, post-apocalyptic, PNR, paranormal, lesbian main character, utopian, lesfic, romance, dystopian romance, nordic, death, valkyrie, mixed race, lesfic novel, near future, paranormal romance, strong female, death magic, norse, lesbian romance, school, college, lesbian novel, odin, dystopian, student romance, apocalypse
Publisher: Vampari Press
Published: 2019-04-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

"Ouch! I swear—" I growled, pushing the prickly bunny away.

"It's okay, she didn't do it on purpose," Ryoko mused, sitting down on my bed to tickle Pickles' face. "You just like Ylva's bed, don't you? You little rascal."

I groaned, falling back on my pillow without spikes. "I'm serious, Ryoko. Something is going on and they're not telling us."

"I guess so? But does it matter. You didn't get in trouble."

"I did. I’ll be punished by my teachers at some point. Plus, all the other Valkyrie students hate me. Well, all but Aellyn, but she's just as disliked as I am."

The Dragon patted my knee. "It'll get better."

"I don't know... I feel like I'm just kind of locked in this room with you."

"And that's such a bad thing?" she teased, shooting me a playful smile.

"No, not really," I admitted. And I meant it. Ryoko wasn't all that bad. Despite her fluctuating personality, I liked what I saw. The desire for adventure, the slight snark, the knowing smile she brought out every now and then.

The Dragon flicked her hair over her shoulder as she fed Pickles a couple of paper balls. That damned bunny still kept jumping on my bed for no reason.

"Can you put your pet away?" I asked, glaring at the spiky thing.

She clicked her tongue. "Come on, she's cute. Look at her adorable whiskers and her fluffy black dust."

"She's got spines that hurt me."

"Only because you keep sitting on her," my roommate pointed out.

"Only because she keeps sleeping on my pillow," I argued back. This dust bunny might be cute from a distance, but she was no joke up close. I already endured too many animal abuse since I got here.

"Just give her a try? Please?" She pushed the ball of black fluff towards me. Pickles did a little hop that had me squeal in surprise.

"Oh my, did you just scream?" Ryoko teased, snickering under her breath. "Are you really scared of a harmless, little bunny?"

I glared at her. She might have golden rings around her eyes and smoky tendrils following her, but I wasn't intimidated.

"I'm not scared," I growled back, shuffling towards Pickles and awkwardly petting her. I wasn't going to let a puny Dragon outbrave me. If I could face dusk wolves, I certainly could deal with a dust bunny.

Ryoko tweaked an eyebrow, clearly daring me.

Fine. If that was how she wanted to play it...

"Here, Pickles, Pickles." I rubbed my fingers together, luring the little animal to me. She perked up her ears and spines, rapidly scurrying across the bed to jump onto my lap.

"Ouch!" I glared at Ryoko. "She pricked me. Again."

"You need to be more careful. Pat her from back to front, not the other way around."

Sighing, I tried her method. With the forward motion, it flattened the spikes against her back instead of them catching in my skin.

"Hah."

"See. She's so soft."

"She is," I admitted reluctantly. "Why didn't you tell me this sooner?"

"You never seemed interested." Ryoko shrugged, feeding Pickles another ball of paper. "Here, you try.

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