Girls Dormitory, Red Moon Academy, 9:30 PM of Next Night.
A pair of slender fingers popped out of the blanket and slid it down from the face. The sky-crystal blue eyes that were glowing owing to the darkness gaped at the neighboring she-wolf who was sleeping like a log. It was Ariel. She sat on the bed upright and blew a sigh.
She whispered, "Finally, she is asleep!" She carefully pulled out her feet from the bed and pushed them on the floor and stood upright! Her hands lifted the mattress to take out a piece of paper.
It was the Crystal Blood Pack's party ticket. With the ticket held in her hand, Ariel flashed a sly smile. Though her eyes were on the ticket, her mind was streaming the video of how she managed to receive the ticket.
(FLASHBACK)
Last night after everyone went to sleep and the lights of the academy were turned off, Ariel grabbed the ticket hidden in Violet's drawer and sneaked out of the sick room.
She admitted herself into the cyber cafe under the nose of Mrs. Powell where she edited the ticket over the computer and took a printout of it and once her job was done, she was back on the bed, sleeping next to Violet.
(FLASHBACK ENDED)
As the video in her mind concluded, Ariel whispered, "Luna of any pack should be smart. Being a Luna was my childhood dream, but after seeing evil politics all around the pack, I am no longer interested in becoming one. I am rather waiting for the Coming-of-age Ceremony when I will turn 18 and I can spend the rest of my life with Jasper away from these evil things!"
She heard the crinkling of the bedsheets. Her roommate just tossed around the bed. Ariel grew alert and decided to sneak out as quickly as possible. She pushed her feet inside the golden-colored stilettos, grabbed the shiny clutch, and placed the ticket inside it.
Next, she took careful steps towards the door. She could hear three she-wolves walking down the stairs.
Their outfits were beautiful, but the outfit of the middle one was eye-catching and Ariel was quick to recognize that it was Violet. Her body was draped in a golden shimmery cocktail dress.
Ariel took the stairs once they got out of the dormitory building. Ariel saw them opening the exit number 5 gate and sitting inside a cab. She had already booked a cab at some distance.
Ariel called the driver and asked him to drive by gate number 5. She quickly got inside and asked the driver to follow Violet's cab.
Ariel slid the car window down letting some cool air grace her beautiful bouncy black hair. She was wearing a burgundy satin mini dress and a golden chain around her neck paired with golden dangles hanging down her ears.
She smiled deeply on smelling the fresh scent of the trees in the forest. Her eyes couldn't get enough of the beautiful trees swaying in the wind.
Ariel thought to herself, "I am waiting for the ceremony wherein I will turn into a wolf and we can run together in the woods, Jasper!!"
After half an hour, the cab pulled out in front of the most dazzling structure Ariel had ever seen in her life. Her eyes collapsed on the big block of shiny red letters that read Crystal Blood Academy. Those words were on a granite tiled wall just next to the metallic gates. She could see a long queue outside the academy.
Everything around was so bubbly and cheerful. She could see the werewolves standing in the queue having a big smile on their faces.
Ariel got down the cab and stood a few wolves away from Violet and her gang in the queue. After showing the tickets, they got admitted into one of the most prestigious werewolf academies.
Ariel was happy to have a masquerade mask. She said to herself as she wore the black lace mask with feathers, "No one will be able to recognize me with this!"
As she walked inside, she was amazed by the breathtaking beauty of the academy. The trees on both sides of the path leading to the academy were adorned with grey lights that were so soothing to watch.
There was a straight wire holding big lanterns emitting red light on both sides of the path. As the trees started fading away there were stalls installed on both sides behind which the werewolves were ready to serve beverages and food.
The varied scents of the werewolves hitting her nostrils made her squeal into laughter.
Ariel said to herself gaily, "I am glad I didn't miss out the heaven in this werewolf world by staying in that hell." She made sure; she was not too enraptured by the beauty that she would forget to follow her enemies.
Ariel pulled her long sleeve of the burgundy dress to make sure the black star wasn't visible. In no way, she wanted to grab unwanted eyeballs. She saw Violet and her bimbos sucking some male werewolves while Ariel was busy having some cold drink. Her expressions were nauseating when she was watching her sister.
As she rolled her eyes, she said, "Violet is such a chaser, always behind handsome wolves!" Next, Ariel's eyes traced the big stage in the front. She said, thrilled, "I wonder what's going to happen out there!!"
Ariel kept the empty glass of cold drink on the table and followed her enemies who left the handsome werewolf behind. Ariel was curious as the she-wolves were getting into dark areas away from the celebration.
Ariel rubbed her chin as she wondered, "What are they up to?!" She hid behind the bushes and could hear the she-wolves arguing among themselves.
One of the she-wolves contradicted Violet, "Violet! I don't see any way to sneak inside this building. See there's tight security."
Ariel could see a guard standing next to the elevator.
"Why do they have to get inside?!" Ariel wondered.
Violet barked at her companion, "I brought you to this secret party and now you are backing out?! Well, that's not going to work! Do anything and get that guard off the place! I want to go to the third floor anyhow!"
Violet's companions were scared to see her worked up. One of them stuttered, "But how do we distract him?!"
Violet stomped the ground with her feet and yelled, "Just flaunt your curves, your body and get that old piece out!!"
The two she-wolves bowed their heads before going towards the guard.
Ariel shook her head as she said to herself, "Such a scheming girl, she is! Full of herself!!"
Surprisingly it didn't take much time to get the guard off and Violet rushed toward the elevator.
Pressing the elevator button, she got inside and sighed, "I got to impress Alpha Vincent! I will lure him by my beauty and then I will become his Luna and rule the strongest pack of America!!"
Violet was quick to check her makeup with the help of the long glass mirror behind her.