My Boyfriend Merlin by Priya Ardis

Author:Priya Ardis [Priya Ardis]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ink Lion Books
Published: 2011-11-30T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 12

GARGOYLES

“Ryan.” Grey and Gia ran into the classroom.

Matt broke away. I leaned on the desk.

Gia mumbled, “We heard an explosion.”

Grey noticed the exploded bench. “Ryan, are you alright?” He moved to cross the room toward me.

I shook my head. “I just need a few minutes.”

Gia grabbed Grey. “Right. You heard her.” She marched Grey to the door. She tossed a wink over her shoulder. “We’ll see you at lunch.”

She closed the classroom door as they left. I heard Grey mumble an ineffective protest.

Matt moved to the stand on the other side of the desk. “We can’t do this, Ryan. I haven’t told you the consequences.”

The clock tower chimed outside. Seconds passed in infinite increments on an undefined scale.

“Because I’m marked by Apollo?” I said.

Matt cursed. “Is there anything Vane didn't tell you? There is no proof the curse actually exists. But how can I risk it? There's too much at stake.”

“Fine, I understand.” I walked slowly to get my bag. I opened the classroom door to leave and paused at the threshold. I turned to face him. “Just because we’re not going out doesn’t mean you have to do this alone. I am your friend.”

Matt stuffed fisted hands into his trouser pockets. The grooves of lines on his face deepened with grim regret. “I failed Camelot once before. I trusted too much. Look where it got us. Look where it got Arthur. I won't allow the same thing to happen again. Not this time.”

“I see.” My fingers tightened on the strap of my gym bag. “You want me to call you Matt, but it's you who won’t let go of Merlin.”

***

I slipped into my spot in the training spot, still fuming over after my encounter with Matt. Every time we had a real conversation, I ended up with nothing. I wanted to smash something. My insides churned all the way through the first forty-five minutes of forms until I was too exhausted to think anymore.

Vane walked past me with a snide expression. “Looks as if you have a bit of excess energy today. Wonder what could have caused it?”

Gia had obviously ratted me out to him. We bent down into a lunge. My hamstrings and thighs burned but I held them perfectly perpendicular to the floor. I didn’t reply.

“Not speaking today?” Vane continued. “You do look a bit, shall we say, disheveled.”

A boy in front of me snorted. To my relief, Vane rounded on him and started taunting him instead. A few minutes later we broke for weapons training. Vane assigned me to do figure eights with long staffs along with the rest of the lower ranks while the higher ranks picked out practice swords.

I marched over to Vane and threw my staff at his chest. “I want to talk to you.”

Vane caught it easily with one hand. “About what?” He tossed the staff back at me.

I caught it, surprising myself.

Vane gave a nod of approval. “I see you are learning something, despite all the time my brother is wasting teaching you magical defense.

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