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Chapter 21 - If Beauty Was A Person.

"So, what do we do now that they are gone? I can't just stay in this big boring prison, it could make me fall into depression again" Nicki got off the bed with a groan, there was nothing to keep her entertained here other than Ariana, so she felt the need to do something else or at least go somewhere else that could keep her occupied with something interesting enough. 

"They said we shouldn't sleep together again and we still have plenty of time to move around till night falls or till it clocks ten. I'm free now and I think I can use this chance to take you and show you around to explore this place more" Ariana loved the idea Nicki brought up and without wasting time, she swiftly got on her feet in a hurry towards the door.

"I'm right behind you if you are up for an exploration" She held the door open with an excited smile, waiting for Nicki to leave first before her.

"And I'm so excited I got you as a friend, thank you" Nicki returned the smile while showing appreciation to Ariana for keeping the door open for her, they both left the room with the intention of finding something or some kind of place to explore.

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"When you said to take me around to explore, you never mentioned we were going to come to a place like this. Oh my God, It's so pretty, Ari!" Nicki squealed in excitement while pushing her lips out too. The place was mind-blowing, who knew this prison had somewhere dazzling like this?

She was wrong, this place wasn't some kind of a secret Nazi hideout, it was an academy for werewolves because she had just seen it boldly imprinted in front of the building.

"Woah, chill Nicki, we are only outside the academy. We are not in some kind of palace, stop acting so embarrassing" Ariana had to take a step away from Nicki to avoid the kind of stares some of the students shot at them. She was acting like someone who has been living under a rock for quite a long time now.

"Oh, sorry, Ari. It's just I have never been in a place like this. I was a very broke-ass human" Nicki pulled herself together not to bring further embarrassment to herself and Ariana. She has taken notice of how some students looked at her when she let out that scream.

"I think I've been indoors for too long for me to believe this place had such an amazing spark like this to it. I thought the only place you guys ever get to be is inside, you know with the strict rules" Nicki couldn't stop talking about how awesome outside the academy looked.

The environment was different from what she thought. She imagined it to be as awful as inside the academy. Although the inside of the academy wasn't that bad, it was only how boring it was that made it look bad.

Nicki stood fascinated observing how amazing the outside of the pack was. Its sensational scenery was beautiful beyond what she could use words to explain. It looked so peaceful and calm that she had a little bit of a crazy idea to go meet some students and try linking up with them to add to the one friend she got.

However, she paused with that thought when she recalled her guide's advice. It wasn't a risk worth taking when she already had Ariana, who was all she needed in a friend. Why else does she need another person to hang out with? 

Nicki couldn't talk about how lovely this place was without including everyone out here too, they were busy with their different kinds of businesses, which added a living and lovely texture to the place. 

Everyone kind of had smiles on their faces and it made her for a moment reconsider going to talk to some people, but then she finalized it wasn't worth it and so didn't go ahead with it.

"So, do you guys get to come out here whenever you want? Or does everything about this place end inside?" Nicki asked, having a very strong feeling she would be coming out here more often than anyone else would. She doesn't care if there are rules against it so there better not be. 

"I guess this has already made your mind have a quick change about this place being a prison. And yes, we can come outside here, we aren't animals that are locked up. We just don't come out here whenever we have something important to do like…." Ariana answered, she couldn't complete her words as Nicki was fast to chip in.

"Training," Nicki completed the words with a shrug, she wasn't surprised she got it right. Was there anything else that was done here apart from training?"

"You do know training isn't the only thing we do here, right?" Ariana observed Nicki wasn't pleased when she mentioned training. The disgusted look that crept on her face made it obvious. 

"Well, how do you expect me to believe that? When it's the only thing that I see  happen around here every day?" Nicki pouted, looking displeased. She wasn't happy with the everyday training that goes on here, but who would hear her out if she was to say something against it? 

"Let's leave this talk for another day, you aren't going to believe me whether I say it or not unless you see it happening for real, yourself. Let me take you around so we can explore more" Ariana grabbed Nicki by the arm and started walking to a certain location to bring her back to the excited mood she was in.

"This is the first place I wanted to show you, it's called the mating ring. It's a place mates sit right next to each other on the day of their mating ceremony" Ariana stopped the moment she reached a small area that was strictly conserved for the use of the ones that newly found their mates only. It had two seats and was designed like that of a wedding canopy. 

"Mates? I know about them. Do you have one?" Nicki got more interested as she was discovering more about this place. And it made her see reasons why she wouldn't fall back into depression. She was starting to see life as a gift not to be wasted.

"Of course, I do, everyone here does" Ariana answered, her eyes glued to the seats in the mating ring. It made her recall the day she and her mate had their mating ceremony. It was beautiful with the long-lasting memory that was still stuck in her head.

However, her sweet imagination was cut short when she realized Nicki was about to sit in one of the seats in the mating ring.

"No, Nicki, you don't get to sit there. It's strictly reserved for mating ceremony uses only. Even I don't get to sit there anymore" Ariana dragged Nicki out of the seat before her butt could finally land on it. 

"You have to ask questions before you do anything here or you might get yourself into trouble. Remember there are rules for every single thing you do here and…." This was the second interruption Ariana was getting from Nicki, and she wasn't mad since Nicki was already getting the hang of everything. 

"Punishments too, I know that. I only wanted to sit in one of the seats, no big deal. I don't know why there have to be stupid rules in every single thing that I want to do here" Nicki's face deepened in a frown while Ariana felt sorry for her. 

She used to be like her, wanting to explore everything but then the rules had to be strictly obeyed. 

"And I thought I was the only one who thought this place was filled with stupid rules" The voice that just spoke right behind Nicki and Ariana was strange and masculine and neither did any of them know where it came from, nor who it belonged to till they turned and saw who.

Nicki's jaws almost reached the ground at the sight of the most handsome angelic being she has ever beholden. The saying beauty is in the eyes of the beholder was true because she just witnessed it. If beauty was a person, then she just met him. Where in the world did this creature come from?