Not Your Average Fairy Tale (Not Your Average Fairy Tale #1) by Chantele Sedgwick Read Free Book Online Page B

rolled up a bit of paper and flicked it at him.
    "Whatever," he said, fishing the paper out of his red hair.
    "If you two are finished talking about butts, Ash can hand in his first assignment."
    I glanced up, surprised and a little weirded out to see Lady Shenelle standing in the middle of our room.
    "Uh ... Lady Shenelle," I started.
    "Why are you looking at me like that?" she asked.
    "Do you always show up in your apprentice's room's unannounced?" I asked, scrambling to pick up papers and other things off the floor before she got a good look at the mess.
    "I announced myself when I arrived." She wrinkled her nose as she looked around the room. "Like I said before, I'm here to get your first assignment. It should be ready for me to grade. You've had plenty of time."
    I frowned. "I was just finishing up my notes."
    Sam still sat in the desk chair, his hands behind his head. He was clearly enjoying the interchange between my superior and me.
    I kicked a pair of underwear under the bed and grabbed my notepaper. "Here you go."
    She took the paper, read it in two seconds and frowned. "If this is all you can think of, I may have to fail you. Misty just stopped by with twice as much as you."
    Like I said. Hearts and flowers.
    "What am I supposed to write? I took notes. That was all you assigned for the first day."
    "I meant take meaningful notes. Not three sentences. Write about how your wand worked. What Kendall did when you met her. Did she seem upset? Happy? What questions did she ask? Remember, I grade you on every part of this apprenticeship. Everything you write, say, and do will affect your grade." She glanced at the paper again. "You can do better than this."
    "I already got one wish out of her! Doesn’t that count?”
    “One wish is nothing. I had one apprentice a few years ago who got all three wishes the same day.”
    "Suck up," I grumbled.
    Her eyes narrowed, but instead of reprimanding me, she sighed. "Stop by my office later. I need to make sure your wand is working correctly."
    "It's fine." I pulled it out and examined it.
    "So now you're a wand expert? It's part of the apprenticeship rules. Just drop it by my office tonight and you’ll get it back first thing in the morning. I'll need to check it once a week. Do you understand?"
    "Okay," I said in confusion, putting my wand away.
    I heard Sam chuckle from across the room, probably at the stupid look on my face.
    "Stop laughing, Sam," she snapped. With a flick of her wrist, her wand appeared, complete with purple feathers and fuzzies. She pointed it threateningly at Sam. "Help him with his notes." Before Sam could react, she vanished.
    "Well," Sam said. " That was scary."
    "Tell me about it."
    "Pretty hilarious, too, seeing you squirm like that."
    "Ha, ha," I said. I didn't think it was funny at all. Maybe the look on Sam's face was a little funny when she pointed her wand at him. "Keep laughing."
    "I will. I've never seen anyone get mad at you like that. Highlight of my day."
    "There's a first time for everything."
    "That was freaky how she just showed up in our room like that. You think she could have waited for you to turn in your notes yourself," Sam said. He looked around, probably trying to convince himself she was really gone.
    "No kidding." I really hoped she wouldn't be doing that every day.
    "I wish Misty would teleport in here more often. She's at least nice to look at."
    "I guess." I smiled. "Isn't it awesome? Teleporting whenever we want to wherever we want? I wish we could have done it before we started our apprenticeships. Think of the fun we could have had all these years." Even as I said it, magic rushed toward my fingertips, and I had to resist the urge to use it.
    "I know, right? Practicing in class was nothing compared to doing it for real. And it may come in handy after curfew," he said, wiggling his eyebrows. "I've heard Sinna's interested. She's one of the hottest girls on campus, and lately, all she talks about is you. Dax is crazy