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thrown at him and regurgitating it on demand. He was also much stronger and more agile than the other students, excelling at sports. So my little brother had very quickly developed a sense of supremacy and somehow missed out on the importance of being
humble
. The more arrogant he became, the more the other kids at school disliked him and joined up against him. The problem escalated with my brother being faced with groups of kids bent on teaching him a lesson. And of course, Pascal retaliated the only way he knew how—with his powers. Bad scene. He was quickly whisked away from school before the stories and rumors surrounding the strange happenings pointed at him. After a dose of homeschooling, he was sent to the Academy.
    I spotted him as soon as I walked into the hall. Or at least, I heard him. He was bent over in a chair, laughing loudly. All I could see was his mop of bright orange curls bobbing up and down as he shook with glee. The other two boys at the table were chuckling as well, one of them with tears running down his face.
    “What’s so funny, boys?” I thumped my brother’s back.
    “Hey! That hurt.” Pascal sat up and spied me with a glint in his eye. “Wassup, sis?”
    “We’re having lunch together. Remember?”
    “Uh?”
    “Oh, you can be so annoying. Come on, let’s get a table.”
    Pascal stood up, taller than I was by at least half a foot. “Later, mates.” He waved at his friends and followed me to the meat station.
    “So, how are you settling in?” I asked once we finished eating.
    “It’s cool being in a school with other demons, but I’m not digging the dogs.”
    No surprise there. Most demons had an aversion to werewolves. “How are you getting on with the other paranormals?”
    “Okay, I suppose. I haven’t come across any vamps yet; they’re all sequestered—the Initiates, anyway—and I haven’t bumped into any Integrate ones yet. All I’ve really had any contact with are a couple of faeries, an incubus, and bunch of trolls. And boy, are those trolls annoying! Have you met the twins, Noella and Rea, yet? That Rea ran past me the other day and grabbed a rack of lamb right off my plate! Unbelievable. And they’re pretty much impossible to catch. I’m going to teach them a lesson if I ever grab them.”
    I chuckled. I had heard about those two. They were going to get fried if they weren’t careful. Most trolls, irritating as they were, knew better than to mess with demons. “What about the hybrids?”
    “Yeah. Weird stuff. Don’t know what to make of those, yet. Anyhow, there are enough demons to hang out with—a couple of cute girls, as well,” he added with a grin.
    “Just use your head,” I warned.
    “Why? I thought all those silly human rules didn’t apply here. They shouldn’t, not in a school for paranormals.”
    “Of course they don’t. Just don’t hook up with anyone who’s dangerous, that’s all. Like a troll. They can be vicious.” I snickered.
    He winked. “As if. You don’t need to worry about me, Sis.”
    “Right. Whatever. Are you going to tell me what you did at your old school? Mom was vague.”
    “Oh, nothing special. Just possessed a couple of teachers during lessons and had them smack a few of the annoying kids. That’s all. It wasn’t like I got into trouble for it. Not at school anyway. The teachers got fired, though. Bit of an overreaction by Mom to pull me out of school, don’t you think? I shouldn’t have told her. I thought she’d think it was funny.”
    I couldn’t help but laugh, imagining my brother possessing some poor teacher. He really was naughty. I’d love to see him try that at the Academy.
    “See? You think it’s funny,” he said triumphantly.
    “Funny, but stupid. Especially telling Mom.”
    “Yeah. But no biggie. I wanted to come here anyway.”
    “Well, that was the plan. I’m glad to have you here. Let’s try to meet up regularly, and you can come over and hang out in my room sometimes.”
    “Will do.