As we finished our meal, I also got acquainted with Jeremy and Cindy and they were as I thought they would be. Jeremy was the older one between the two, cool and aloof, while Cindy was like the word spontaneous combustion. She acted like Quinn in a way, but she definitely clammed up when she was face-to-face with the real thing.
It was one thing to act like an Alpha-Bitch but it was a different thing to actually be one.
But yeah, these two were picked up by Mr. & Mrs. Dewey from another couple who eventually had to say goodbye to this world and they might just be our in into the Idress Maritime Academy.
"You two were both enrolled?"
Jeremy answered, "Yes, sir. We were actually there when it hit but we got here as fast as we could. We used to have an open communication with them but since all we could do was just talk with them when the airport got too infested, we've just been dropping in weekly just to check in."
"I see. Can you tell me more about that place?"
Cindy cut in, "Hmph! Sound to me like you're up to no good!"
I rolled my eyes, "Your parents already signed you up to me for a couple of weeks. Haven't you heard?"
"WHAT?!"
Jeremy chuckled, "You should really~ be listening to when people are talking, sis."
"Shut up! When was this?!"
I shook my head, "If you don't want to come, then don't. Eden and June were the only ones who wanted to actually come and your parents just recommended you, so again, if you don't want to come—"
Jeremy cut in, "W-Whoa there, hold up. I wanna come! I wanna square with with James and Seb over there!"
Cindy got right up in my face, "I-It wasn't like I said I didn't wanna come! I just wanna have a say in it!"
I shrugged my shoulders, "So tell me a little bit about the maritime academy. Seb, James came from an academy as well, way~ up in the mountains, so I just wanna get a gleam on what to expect. As you can see, we're trying to cover our bases and have proper connection with everybody else."
Cindy huffed, "Why bother talking? You can just come in and tell them what's what!"
"Spoken like a true American, eh?" .net
"Wha— I was just—"
"Mm-hmm~ Sure, we can do just that but if we do that to this place, what do you think is gonna happen?"
"...! I— I didn't think about it that much, I just—"
"Freudian Slip much? Don't worry, you're still plenty young, your head hadn't matured that much, so I understand—"
"Shoot."
Her smile grew wider, "I want my own room with all the necessities when we come with you!"
"Sure."
"Just like that?"
"Just like that."
'I would've made them bunk but that's easily doable.'
"Doesn't that mean you can do more?"
"Depends. Want to add more to the condition?"
"Can I?"
"You're gonna be there for a couple of weeks. Trust me, with the training you're doing here, you're gonna need all the comfort you can get."
She slammed her palm on the table, "Now that's some bullshit! We train just as hard! We even have a specialized program for each of us!"
"Then how about this?" I said as I pointed at Alexa, "Beat her in a fight and you can have everything you fucking want."
"And if I lose?"
"You're already thinking of losing?"
"I'm hot-blooded but I'm not an idiot! I should know the stakes."
I chuckled, "Then nothing."
"Nothing?! What does that mean?!"
"It's as I said, no punishments, nothing."
"How is that fair?!"
"I don't wanna assume shit but Alexa— no, everyone in my group probably gets around 80-90% of what they want from me, so she'll do me this favor just because. For you, I don't wanna add more pressure because as I said, we're fine without you but it'd be nice if we could get some help."
Cindy just stared me down before she glanced at Alexa, "Fine. Let's go to the PT Room."