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“way strong when I first came here, werewolf senses and all, but now it''s very soothing. Sometimes I fall asleep here until my roommate shakes me awake.”
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“you in this tournament, I want to be your guild leader. If I only get the three, I want to be your second.” she declared.
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“and you...” she whispered, licking her lips. “I not only want to be your guild leader, but I also want you to be my girl instead of Ariana''s.” she told me softly, and my face turned the same color as my hair. Some sort of squawk came out of my throat, but it was totally unintelligible. “Needless to say,” she then said, “If you get my five and me, I''ll let you do the same... if you want.”
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Ariana -- Rachel, is the one and only girl I want a romantic relationship with. Well, more than just romance, when the time comes for it, anyway... I thought to myself as the sight of a little bear caught my eye. I then smiled, and selected it as one of the gifts. This one''s definitely for Ari.
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“that far!” she snapped.
“wants to join the guild anyway, but just can''t bring herself to actually come out and say it.” I continued, leaving Mary stuck for a reply this time.
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“I will--dummy! Big dummy!” she quipped back while attacking me. I sat there and obligingly took it like a man, waiting until she stopped and then laid her head on my shoulder instead. “You didn''t wager anything else, did you?” she asked me in a sad voice.
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“do anything!! I never do anything!! It''s not my fault all these girls keep hitting on me!!” I retorted in a hurt tone. Rachel then gave me a sad look, but then gently smiled. Oh snap. Now I''ve done it.
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“don''t get through the first two sets of brackets in the tournament proper.”
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“myself, and then I''ll let you bring me in!” she then said to me.
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him instead of the knight. After that, his next seven opponents were more wary, but none of them succeeded in thwarting the reflect, and the one person who focused on defense accidentally triggered the reflect with a ward-spell. The backfire on that was so spectacular I actually burst out laughing.
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Tyman, definitely. Myanihia, definitely, despite them being on her list also. It''d be fun to test myself against Rayna as well, so I''ll go with her. I also want to beat that Ironsides guy, and part of me wants to beat Skeletor... but I don''t want two from her list, so I''ll settle for...
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“General Mad Dog? Leader of the Night Wolves?” she said in disbelief. I nodded back.
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“lot. You''re adorable, desirable, deadly, quick-witted, and you have absolute confidence, don''t you?” Lysandra grinned. I didn''t reply, but she chuckled. “I accept. I definitely accept. Just make sure you have your back-ups in case any of them get knocked out on Friday.” she told me, and then I finally grinned back.
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“Anyone. Get it?” the she-werewolf told me.
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“them taking you out before I do.” Lysandra said. Ari and I glanced at each other.
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