Chapter Forty Eight

Raven grumbled to himself while the class was given the free time to work on the project they were assigned, only to still be working alone. It was bad enough when Asher ignored working with him while they were together but for Asher to not even come to class it was beginning to make Raven all the more frustrated with being his partner.

Taking out his phone, he hid it beside his book while he began to type, making it clear to Asher that this was going to be his final warning. After the week he had with that guy and Carson combined he was done dealing with at least one of them -If you don't start your part, I'm talking to the teacher today.

It didn't take long before there was a reply and though Raven turned the ringtone off, with it against the table and under the edge of the book, it made an even more attention grabbing sound as it repetitive knocked on the counter's top when it vibrated.

Raven flinched making even more noise as he tried to grab at his phone, moving the book to drop to the floor instead. Looking up his eyes met with the teacher and a few others. He left the phone sitting on the counter while slowly bending over to retrieve his book, keeping eye contact with her the entire time knowing he was guilty, he wondered if she would call him out. When she didn't he placed the book down over his phone waiting for the attention to be off him before he looked at it again.

Once she looked away from him and back to the students she was helping, Raven let out a sigh. He was beginning to dread this class even though it was his favorite, even his teacher was beginning to give him scolding looks which she hadn't done before.

He slowly pulled the phone back out into view positioning the book to hide it better while reading the response.

Asher: Chill, I had something come up at home. Have you reconsidered coming over yet?

Seeing the response that almost got him in trouble made Raven roll his eyes, he couldn't understand the persistence of this man wanting him to come to his house but after what Menay claimed about the feeding slaves he wasn't about to voluntarily find out. He pulled his phone out a little further lifting it slightly in his hand as he responded leaving it there so that it wouldn't make the noise again. -No

Asher: Well I am not the problem then...

Raven snarled to his comment, after giving Asher a second chance to start working on his part just to let it be blamed on him, he was done. -Fine, I'll talk to her today. Have fun failing.

Asher: We'll see about that.

Just as Raven read this arrogant response the teacher placed her notepad over Raven's hand causing him to drop the phone to the table. He looked up at her alarmed by her presence having not noticed she had even approached him.

"Raven, I need to see you before you go back to your room." She instructed making sure Raven understood he didn't have an option. While taking her notepad off the desk she slid Raven's phone with it into her grasp along with it.

Raven hissed, placing his hand on the table agitated that he had been caught now of all times, "Alright" he accepted having to see her once the class packed up their things sense he needed to talk to her as well about Asher. However he wasn't too pleased with her having his phone when there was no telling what sort of message he would get from either of them; his father/Carson/Asher.

Becoming anxious and unable to focus it didn't seem very long before everyone in the room was packing up to leave. "Hey, Raven..." Carson called out to him as he fell short of words seeing the teacher looking over to him in a scolding manner.

"I'm sorry Carson but Raven is in trouble. So you will need to return to your room alone right now" She informed placing Raven's phone on her desk as she implied what he had done.

"Oh," Carson muttered while looking at her then to Raven still reluctant to go, "Then mind if I just stay here till you're done? Sense I was the one messaging him" he asked while lying to take responsibility so that he could sit and wait with Raven. Knowing that if she said it was okay this would likely rush the teacher into giving Raven the phone back sooner and letting them go.

"You're not my student," She claimed arching a brow while she stood from her seat retorting his words, "This is none of your concern, now is it?" She declares.

Even with his statement Carson knew she didn't care who Raven was messaging so he had no chance of convincing her otherwise. However, he still couldn't seem to pull himself away from the class hoping he could convince her but he didn't know how, so he just stood there in silence.

Giving an even angered expression at Carson still remaining in the room she spoke up again, "Be on your way" she demands making it even clearer that she was not giving way to Carson choosing to linger.

Irritated by her attitude Carson didn't want to but he knew he had no right to stay with them, "Fine, See you later" he claims with a smile while waving to Raven before stepping out of the room.

"Tsk, what ever" Raven groaned seeing that Carson didn't try harder to defend or help him in this situation even giving a smile showing that he was still polite to women after all, it just irritated Raven even more. Though, with the way Carson was trying to stick with him recently it becoming a bit overbearing, worse than before, and the fact that she made him leave was a positive sign.

While she watched Carson leave, her eyes set on Raven who lingered in his seat not wanting to deal with the situation just yet. However, she didn't allow him to sit, gesturing her finger she called him up to her instead.

"Ugh..." Raven grumbled while standing from his seat, waiting for a brief moment he walked over to her desk. "I didn't mean to text in your class it was just, I was speaking with Asher and that-" as he went to complain and lay out the reasons why he was texting in the first place, she cut him off.

"Raven I know you're not really social but you shouldn't be making Asher do all the work." she claims in a scolding manner but all she managed to do was throw Raven off with her words.

Taking a moment he thought about what she said in his head again before he questioned her, "What?" he snapped hoping she would say something different.

Though she only looked at him with an angered expression to the way he snapped at her, "He's been doing his and your side of the work for the past week now and you won't go anywhere to work on the project together. What have you been doing all this time?" She continued while informing him as to everything she thought she knew about his and Asher's relationship, obviously from Asher's side.

"But, that's not true!" Raven yelled becoming furious with her. He couldn't believe her, the fact that she would truly think that Asher was doing all the work when he was the one doing it infuriated Raven. He had never slacked off in her class and yet she was believing the lies from the new guy who never paid attention.

"Asher emailed me today with the proof of what he has done and the messages where you refused to meet with him." She claimed informing Raven that she wasn't just going off Asher's word alone while pulling it up on her computer for Raven to see. "Raven I don't want to give you and F for this but if you don't work with him I'm going to have to and your grade will drop." she adds warning him that he needed to change his attitude before the end of the week.

Raven was astonished as he stepped around her to look at the screen that she presented as the so called proof. There it was, all the work he had not seen from Asher before, along with their messages clearly cut off from the full conversation to reveal that it was him being intolerable. Everything pointed to Raven, angered by it all he snarled wondering just when Asher decided to pull this, to such an extent, to get him over to his house. It was ridiculous, and almost unbelievable.

Recalling what Asher said in the last message made Raven realize he had planned on turning it around on Raven even before Raven threatened him. This caused Raven to snort angered even more, "Fine" he growled about to reach out to his phone to bring up the messages to show her his side. He was not about to let Asher get away with such a lie not when he had the proof of his harassment on his phone, however just as he lifted his arm he felt a sudden pain in his chest.

He froze becoming washed with fear, it was strange, his body ached like he hadn't fed in a long time. He couldn't understand, Carson just fed him this morning and yet this burning was spreading through his body without even a warning sign already.

"Can I leave?" he muttered out no longer wanting to fight whether he was the victim or not knowing this was a bad situation for him if he stayed. He needed to get back to his room where Carson was before his pheromones started affecting others around him.

She let out an irritated sigh, reluctantly placing her hand onto Raven's phone to give it back to him, "Yes, please work on the project today. You two don't have much time left." She claimed though just before she could give him the phone Raven almost collapsed against the wall behind them.

"Raven are you okay?" She shrieked turning to look at him, worried that something was wrong.

"No, stay..." Raven tried to keep her away as he went to cover his face hoping that if he didn't look at her she wouldn't change but it was hard for him to breathe and he couldn't finish his sentence.

"Raven?" She asked concerned again while grabbing his arm preventing him from covering his face causing him to look at her. Raven quickly closed his eyes, hoping this would help but he felt was a futile attempt now. Feeling the burning of her touch he knew it wasn't going to subside this time and as he opened his eyes he saw the red on her cheeks showing that her face already flushed with color due to his scent.

"Hey, Mrs. Runrike?" Raven stuttered out as he was too weak to move his arms, and now afraid, hoping he could try and call out to her instead to stop her. He hoped he could remind her that he was a student and she a teacher by doing this.

Though his words went on deaf ears as she got closer to him, "Raven... I, can..." She jabbered while reaching up with her free hand to his face, "I..." she continued to babble like she wanted to ask him if it were okay first but never managed to get these words from her thoughts.

Leaning in she cornered Raven closer than before not allowing Raven to run from her. He couldn't believe what was about to happen, he had been warned that everybody would be dangerous to him however he still didn't grasp what this meant.

"Mrs... Stop!" He shouts trying to get her to snap out of what she was doing only to feel her lips on his own. A cold chill ran down his spine, he couldn't believe she really did it. A grown, married, woman such as herself succumbed to his pheromones just like everyone else while Carson was the only one who seemed to be spared. It just didn't make sense to him.

Feeling her tongue graze his lips it sent a disturbing shiver down his spine as she wasn't stopping. He tried to push her away but she laid her body against his own using her slightly larger frame against him as he couldn't get her off. His only option was to slide down on the very wall he was pinned to, hoping this would help him flee.

Though, just as he got a chance and was about to run the urge left him as he smelled something sweet coming from her. He couldn't tell what it was, she usually wore perfume while in the classroom but this was something more than that. She was radiating this smell from her body, Raven closed his eyes taking in a deep breath to understand it further. He stopped resisting while the scent distracted him with the way it even caused a taste to graze his tongue. He wondered where the new flavor was coming from when it was never present before.

However, while he selfishly indulge, the scent quickly started to turn sour, waking Raven from his trance. He realized he didn't know just how long they had been kissing each other. Even though he wasn't sure he knew it had been for far too long.

Trying to pull away he couldn't, her weight was practically dead on top of him and it only became worse, the sour flavor turned bitter and then rotten like sulfur was in the air around them. He pushed her body rolling her off from him quickly to get that scent away, only to see that he had only been able to push her back because she had already passed out from their encounter.

Raven peered down at her covering his mouth while questions rolled through his mind; How long had she been passed out, had he just been kissing her on his own will, why did he return the kiss in the first place and go so far?

Worst of all, he knew he had just fed from his own teacher of all people. He didn't know how this would play out now, she would remember this just like the others did and there was no way to avoid her. Thinking about the others he gasped recalling that just like the others she would become a slave to him.

She was a married woman with a family and career, "What have I done?" He whimpered feeling guilty knowing she would want him more just like Jewels did and ultimately ruin her relationship with her husband and possibly be fired if anyone else knew.

Shaking his head no he refused to believe this would happen, Carson couldn't be the only one, there had to be another. Looking down at her he couldn't move, even though he wanted to get out of there before he turned into a girl he couldn't seem to move his feet.

Raven was sure that he would change soon but his body was not yet warm and the pain he usually got from the change had yet to set in. Sighing with relief Raven laid his head back against the wall, assuming his male energy was still stronger than the female, he was relieved by this one positive sign.

"Thank you Carson" He cheered to himself happy that Carson's half baked plan was actually working but he was left to wonder, if it was working why he had been attacked? Though even in this moment he was relieved with the situation that could have been worse, he looked down at her, besides having his teacher unconscious on the floor he dodged a bullet. Though while he relished in this small bit of relief he heard a pair of classmates passing the room door.

Freezing from fear he stopped moving for a moment listening to them as they passed the room by. He needed to get out of the room, there was no other option but to get away from the teacher even if he regretted leaving her behind like this he knew he didn't need to be in the room when she was found unconscious.

Waiting till those students got far enough away he stood grabbing his phone while running out the room as fast as he could. He made it down the hallway far enough away that he could return to a walk so he wouldn't cause a scene before getting to his room. However, he felt an all too familiar shooting pain going through his body starting within his stomach making him stop in his tracks.

He grabbed at his stomach hearing the sound of others around him, Raven knew he wasn't going to get to the room without making a scene. Still, he needed to get out of view before it was too late. The door leading to the grounds of the building was just down the hall on his left, if he could get there, he could run to where he and Menay had talked for the first time and hide there while he changed. It was a long shot but Raven ran down the hall and burst through the door, running as fast as he could to make it to the hidden garden before he changed.

He made it to the garden quicker than he ever imagined he could, knowing it was because of the energy he had borrowed he wondered if this meant when he fed off Carson again it would take more than usual. Sitting down on the bench as he wheezed for a moment trying to breath, the crisp air had burned his throat but because of it he could no longer taste the sulfur in his mouth. Leaning over grabbing at both his throat and stomach his hair grew long once again, it was evident that he did not dodge a bullet, he was a female yet again. Letting out a sigh he looked down to the phone within his grasp and knew going back to the room like this wasn't a good idea. He hated it but like a lost child, Carson was going to have to come get him.

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