"Hey Lucius," I let him keep his arm around me.
"Did you have a good break?" He smirked down at me knowing full well that my break had been full of the Luna teaching me about the pack.
"Yeah it was just wonderful," I said through gritted teeth.
Rome patted me on the other shoulder, "Should have joined us we had heaps of fun."
We walked into the classroom. These classrooms were set out like a lecture hall of a university more than a high school. With a backboard at the front and a desk for the teacher then curved ascending benches for the students to sit in.
As we walked in Mr S stopped us. He looked at Rose Amane.
"How unusual," He said.
She looked a little confused by this. 
"Yep she's our sister," Lucius stated proudly.
We took our seats at the back of the room. Mr S's shock at Rose came from the fact that she was female. Years ago female wolves just stopped being born to wolf packs. Rose and I were the last generation to exist. Now only male wolves are born. It is likely some kind of curse that the myth hunters had placed upon us. How they managed to curse the entire werewolf population. That was the true mystery. But it had changed werewolf politics in a huge way. Lunas were now far more important than those who they mated with. They were the true heads of the pack. 
I rested my head in my hand completely lost in thought. 
I would be Luna in one year, that's why I was being trained by the Luna now. I was sent to this school to make connections that would one day aid me as I became Luna over Ryan the son of the Alpha and Luna. It was a rather big deal. If it were another time he would be the next alpha and be attending the fancy school off the pack's lands. My bloodline was strong and my pack was proud of me. Rose however while still being a rare female wolf did not have a strong bloodline as I did. Still, I don't think the Amanes quite realised what they had with her. But then again how could they, they had no connection to werewolf society outside of me. I wasn't about to lecture them either.
Lucius poked my cheek, drawing me away from my thoughts. I looked up at him.
"Hey look a werebat," he whispered.
I looked over to the front of the class and there was a new student introducing herself. Kaipo Park had dark hair dip dyed blonde.
"That's different," I muttered.
I looked at the front, Rose was standing there beside her brother Haven. Then there were two new Hirasawas as if Ephvangeline wasn't enough. Crimson Hirasawa, had long golden hair and a red lioness tail and her brother Arlen Hirasawa, was effortlessly handsome with shaggy white hair. I winked at him and he averted his gaze. I felt Lucius chuckle.
The bell rang and the Hirasawas quickly ran off to their next class but not before saying goodbye to Mr S. Rome and Lucius scoffed at them.
I looked to the younger wolves, "You know where you're going right?"
Rose and Haven looked at each other, "we have a Fae class."
"I'm guessing you don't know where the Fae wing is do you?" they both shook their heads, I sighed, "up one floor and to the left you'll find all the Fae classrooms but don't worry Mr Jervis will probably be there to help you."
They nodded and rushed off.
As I made my way to the front of the classroom Mr S stopped me, "How is the Blue Star Pack?"
"We are going quite well, fewer attacks than last year," I replied.
He nodded, "I've been hearing that all over, it makes me wonder if they are planning something."
"I don't think we will ever really know," I dipped my head to him and followed Lucius to our first class of the day, Vampire Studies.
Ms Kirishima stood with a sweet smile at the front of the classroom as we all entered. 
Lucius and I sat towards the back, the vampires were already inside. There was Prince Caelestis and two female vampires sitting either side of him. He had this smug look on his face already, I could make out the outline of the tip of his fangs.
Lucius nudged me in the ribs, "What are you looking at him for?" 
"I ... ummm..." I stumbled.
"I see how it is."
As the last of the students piled in Ms Kirishima started, "Hello class I will be taking the Vampire unit this year, my name is Ms Kirishima. It's good to see that we have a mixture of vampires and non vampires in this class as ultimately these classes are about understanding."
Caelestis chuckled softly, "Yeah understanding."
Lucius smirked beside me.
Lucius had never liked Caelestis in the past, though Caelestis' rivalry was focused on Ephvangeline, Lucius liked to consider himself Caelestis' rival as well. I doubt Caelestis thought much of him other than annoying. Lucius seemed to have something to prove, there was always this desire to be the top dog.
Ms Kirishima started with the history of vampires. It all began with Zeus' creation of mortals. Mortals had the shortest lifespan of any species with a soul as before there had been the long lived Fae. Hades, who had to deal with the souls of the dead, was overwhelmed by this new creation. With no help from the other gods Hades as always had to help himself. He created vampire, a soulless creation. It would destroy the souls of mortals that became vampires. But to make up for the lack of soul vampires had to consume blood something that was touched by the heart which had a connection with the soul. However, when Hades created vampires they were the first who had no connection to mortals, they were pure vampires. These were called the "purebloods".
As Ms Kirishima spoke about the pureblood I found my eyes drifting to Caelestis. He was a pureblood as well. A descendant of the most powerful vampires that ever lived. Sitting beside him the two girls weren't purebloods but they were powerful with strong connections to those original vampires. 
Ms Kirishima began talking about the way vampires have governed themselves throughout history. I was taking notes as quickly as I could but I could feel the chaotic energy building in Lucius beside me.
"It is important that even nowadays through the current existing war, that the remaining vampires keep their history in mind at all times and that even at dire times, the notion of peace can still exist. But not only that, but as a reminder that there is a cost to war," Ms Kirishima turned her back to continue writing a few more notes.
Then it came, Lucius' outburst, "So are we going to be talking about Iris and Stone in this class."
Lucius had a cocky smirk plastered on his face yet the whole room seemed to become quiet. This was a sensitive topic on the best of days. Iris and Stone were notable vampires involved in a war that nearly destroyed the mortal world and, once defeated, were the reason the myth hunters were so intent on destroying mythical populations. But even worse, many of the parents of the students sitting in the room were heavily involved. So that is to say it was tense.
Ms Kirishima turned, seeming a little stiff, perhaps she wanted to avoid that particular topic in her first class of the year, "Yes, we will be reaching that topic as that is another notable point in history for the vampires, do you have a particular interest in the Dark War?"
The smugness was still rolling off Lucius in waves, "My dad is Mik, he worked with Iris during the war."
He got a few well deserved death glares from some students for that one. I just wanted to curl up into my seat and disappear, why did I have to be sitting next to this loose cannon?
Ms Kirishima's smile dropped and she turned back to the board clearly wanting to move past this.
"Oh I see. Well yes, we will be."
Lucius smiled, happy with himself.
I shuffled away from him a little, he didn't seem to notice. While he was so pleased with himself I looked over at Caelestis. He looked very bored, and hadn't even opened his notebook. Still, even in this bored state, there was something alluring about him.