With the immediate threat apparently removed, I let my magic flare, slipping into full wizard's sight looking for signs of magic. The area around us w...s as normal as any. Still, I muttered a couple quick spells and had sword and dagger to hand as I charged back along the trail towards our hopefully captive shadow.Kei was sitting facing toward me when I came upon him. Labo was sitting quite a bit to the side. Kei had taken my instructions very literally and was sitting on top of the woman.. Principal Lewis Hogan was more than a little slow on the uptake, unlike Vice-Principal Samantha Roth, who at least attempted some semblance of decency, fairness, and justice. She just got overridden a lot, that was all. Hogan cornered me in the men’s room, stared me right in the eye, and wagged his finger in my face.“Have you been drinking, young man? You look hungover! I don’t know what you did to deserve being kicked in the groin by Stacey Horne, but she doesn’t do it without cause, nor does. “You get to fuck Pomelo but you expect Ina to be celibate?” “Fuck you, too, you fucking snake. I didn’t sleep with that blonde bitch. You knew how I still felt about Ina...”"She was the one who started it.” “Don’t lie to me you bastard, your own fucking monkey went to get me!” “If you want her, why don’t you fucking grow some balls and tell her you still love her? Oh right, you have no balls because...” Warren paused, his eyes growing colder, his lip curling. “Say it,” I hissed, glaring at him,. Jane's parties were always orchestrated to expose the core group to a revolving list of newcomers. In addition to her housemates, Maxine, Claire, me, and Tommy, she'd invited two new couples. The first hour was spent draining the punchbowl, consuming the snacks, and getting to know the new people.It was a spring evening, and as we took seats on the floor of the crowded living room, I noted that the standard dress was cut-offs, sneakers, and T-shirts. I also noted that I was the only guy without.