Chapter 79 - Doubts Part 1

He heart started to race, she pulled back Edlyn and looked her in the eyes. "Where's Cayden?" She asked but Edlyn dropped her gaze. "En-ter-tain-ing his fian-cee." She said in a sad tone causing the happy feeling in Ariana's chest to turn into agonizing pain. In her mind Cayden must have been smiling affectionately at Vanessa, there was no way he was here waiting to see if she was okay, let alone spare a thought for her. "R-right... h-how long was I out?" She asked but she couldn't hide the hurt in her voice.

Edlyn brought her gaze back up and bit her bottom lip. When it came to the people Ariana cared about her feelings were like an open book. "T-t-t-two hou-rs... every-one is wait-ing out-side for your or-ders." Edlyn stuttered and enunciated at the same time. Ariana looked shocked. "My orders?" Edlyn nodded as she let out a sigh of relief. "Pro-fes-sor Rain made you a rep-re-sent-a-tive for the Stu-dent Coun-cil."

Ariana's jaw dropped. "Why?!" She shouted and a chubby nurse laid a warm hand on top of her shoulder. She had warm, sunset red eyes with rays of yellow and white flecks scattered everywhere. She had peach coloured skin that glowed radiantly, light brown frizzy hair tied into a side bun and dimples at the corners of her small, dark pink lips. "That's right Miss DuChamp went against the rules of a battle. You can never wager your freedom, it can be seen as a form of bullying or enslavement. If investors found out we would lose funding and backing. Especially when a Drake is involved. Your grandmother would have had a fit and knocked down our doors with the entire royal army in tow but mind you I don't think it would have been too bad. Eye candy heals the soul! I mean, who doesn't love a man in uniform!"

"So Vera lost her representative position because she knew what she was doing was wrong?" Ariana asked awkwardly and the nurse clapped her hands together. "Sorry! I tend to ramble and forget what the point of the conversation is. So very, very, very sorry. Yes because Miss DuChamp knew better she was demoted to the average class and lost her representative status. Since there was a spot open, the Student Council thought why not have a representative for the first years! So here we are!" Ariana dropped her gaze to her hands. "Will I get punished too?" She asked softly.

The nurse started to laugh and slapped Ariana in the back. "Sure will! You have no choice but to say yes to the Student Council. Mind you, I think this a fitting punishment. I mean you are quite headstrong and determined in protecting the innocent! There is no way anyone can bribe you or try to control you. So we can say this is actually a punishment to all the third years rather then your own! They could have told you about the freedom clause for the battle or tried to stop the whole thing from happening but nope! They wanted a good show to scare the young ones into submission. Nasty little punks, have no idea where they get these ideas from but Rain thought why not kill two birds with one stone and poof Vera lost her position and poof too bad so sad, no one in the third year gets to step up." The nurse said with a giant grin.

Ariana felt nauseous, everything was so overwhelming. She didn't know what to do as a representative and she didn't intend to permanently take Vera's job away, she just wanted Edlyn and the others to have a proper mentor. She brought her gaze back up and was shocked to see the nurse's face so close to her. "Here let me tell you something good. Something to put a smile on that pretty face. I like you! You got guts! Everyone I meet, who walks through these doors right here, are whinny and snowflake like that I'm bored to tears but not you! If you were a man you would have some balls!" She said with a cat like smile as she dramatically cupped the air with her hands. "I'm sorry?" Ariana asked awkwardly. The nurse stretched out her arms and caught Ariana within her embrace.

"I said I like you! Not in a romantic sense, got a bun in the oven if you know what I mean! My hormones are all over the place and I start to cry at a drop of a pin or I get angry... so angry... tears run down my face regardless of anger or sadness but since I became so... cough... bloated. My stupid husband has been running around without thinking again! You think he wouldn't be so headstrong! I mean I get he's happy were having a girl but he's been trying to find her a suitable mentor even before she is born?! See he has no family and I only have males on my side so no one other than me to show the kids how to be a proper lady and I will tell you I fail! Becoming a nurse is as close as it gets! But anyways he's been running around trying to find someone to help raise our little lady in waiting..." She said with a deep sigh and slowly let Ariana go.

"Worst part is he's scene as a pervert or molester but he's got a funny thing about him. A quirk if you want to call it anything. He can gauge magically energy and people's inner selves with touch, more accurately a hug. Can't hide your evil self with that one! A walking lie detector that one is, but once you know the truth, you'll know he means no harm. So next time just smack the back of head! Please don't beat him senseless, well I'm not one to talk I didn't cure him until after lunch so he would remember the pain for a while but I kinda need him around! This is our first kid and heaven knows I'm going to need the help." She finished saying and wrapped her arm around Ariana's shoulders.

Ariana struggled to process everything she heard. The nurse was a fast talker and she couldn't even get a word in even if she tried. She looked at her face but saw that the nurse's smile started to shake. She couldn't wait any longer. "My goodness your a slow one! Unless it's spelled out for you, you won't catch what I'm selling! My name is Roselyn Dabney, my husband is the one you beat up the other day!" She roared with laughter. Ariana's jaw dropped again and she wondered if she was going to dislocate it soon. "Enough with the gawking! Enough really. We talked and I like you so everything is good! Hell I might even pitch the idea to my idiot husband to let you be the godmother for this little one." Mrs. Dabney said cheerfully as she patted her belly.