The Hidden Princess At All-Boys Alpha Academy

Chapter 0471

"Really?" I ask, perking up and looking around. "What happened?"

"We got our specializations," Ben says, beaming at me as he settles onto the couch next to Luca and I, sitting in my usual seat.

"That's amazing!" I burst out, delighted. But then I hesitate. "But also, what does that mean?"

Ben laughs at me, shaking his head. "It kind of sounds like the same as you, Ari - you got a personal tutor, but the rest of us just got sorted into smaller groups with new professors who are able to teach us according to what the Academy thinks is going to be out future jobs."

"That's so exciting," I say, my eyes going wide as I look around at them. "What did you get, Benzie?"

"I," Ben says, pressing a proud hand to his chest, "am going to be an Ambassador of the proper sort - the kind that actually goes places and negotiates man-to-man instead of one who just prepares the paperwork. They said..." he blushes here, I think a bit of unused to complimenting himself, "that they think I'm really good with people and have the right personality to get what I want without stepping on many toes."

"I think that's very true, Benny," I say, smiling proudly at my friend and slipping my foot away from Luca's lap to give him a little kick of joy. "You're going to be amazing at that."

says, settling his shoulders in a very happy,

way cooler," Jesse says, sighing happily as he gets to his feet and

with a smile, encouraging him to

Ben says with a mock-envious sigh.

Jesse stacks my plate on top of the others and starts to

means they're turning him into a little army of one," Rafe replies for Jesse, smiling proudly after our cousin. "So they can send him on very tiny missions that only one person can go on. He's got to be fast, sharp, and sly - and I think Jesse fits the bill perfectly for that." "Agreed!" I say, holding my hand up to Jesse as he comes back. He slaps it as he passes, grinning

compliment I heartily accept," Jesse says, bowing before he sinks happily into his chair. "Alongside any others

say happily, turning my

smiling at me with pride. "We're both in command training so that we can help plan battles,

mouth and pretending to tell me a great secret. "Is that they're the only two in that extremely elite category. And that they're being groomed as generals. And that it's an incredibly high honor that hardly anyone gets. And that they've never taken two Cadets in the same year before, and that no one was selected for it

going wide as I stare at my brother,

- my brother who so rarely accepts a compliment or pats himself on the back, even though he works

see him frowning at my brother. "Don't sell yourself short. Also, don't give the Captain that little credit - he's not in the business of bestowing empty graces