Sunday was pretty uneventful, we had prep, TWICE. Which in my opinion is a bit cruel for high-school students. Like usual we had meals in Ms. Thornspell's class, with Rebecca and August and even Cassius joined us.
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He didn't really speak to anyone but when he did it was small comments like he usually did. During free time we went to go watch Raphael and August play basketball. I haven't called my parents like I said I would, but I'm gonna do it after classes today.
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My schedule has changed and I would be having classes in the Inner Ring up until break, then I'd be doing training with different professors at different training facilities, but today Professor Eternus said I'd just be doing small things just so I can get used to using my abilities in my day-to-day life and get more comfortable with myself.
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The Inner Ring was different from the rest of the school. It had that same dark vibe and aesthetic that the Hades hostel had. Dark brick walls, paintings with darker themes, there's one that looked so similar to Dante's Inferno. The lockers were black, but the ceiling was made of glass but despite that, the halls were very dark.
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Lakota, Saeg, Raphael, Rebecca and Cassius were surprised that I would be getting lessons in the Inner Ring. Cassius even said 'they let anyone in there these days', rude right? Anyway they were all shocked because no one knows my rank but this whole thing kinda exposed me because students in the Inner Ring are SS rank or above and is only for juniors and seniors, so it was a shocker that they let a sophomore in.
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My first lesson was Devine Literature with Professor Lumestra and I actually managed to find the class on my own.
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When I step in— okay I don't want to sound conceited or anything, but people literally stopped what they were doing to look at me. Some mid gossip session, some looking through books and they all stopped to look at me.
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Jeez.
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At the back I saw Michael and some of his friends, which I was surprised to see because he seems like the loner/lone-wolf type. They also stopped to look at me, Michael's gaze was also surprised but it was more cold than anything else.
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Figures.
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The teacher who I assume to be Professor Lumestra, looks at me. Her eyes this bright brown colour, her red hair and her darksin— I know, very odd combination, but she looked good.
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"You must be Leodonis." She smiles sweetly and I offer her a small smile which I'm sure was just my lips pressed together in a straight line.
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"Please take a seat." She says and I nod, looking around. There was one seat at the very back of the class, almost squished into the corner.
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I walk over and sit down, putting my bag down beside me and taking out my Devine Literature textbook and notebook.
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Everyone resumed their conversations now that I had sat down and I wondered what about me made people stop like that. Am I too hot?
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Sorry, I had to.
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"Morning class." I hear Mrs. Lumestra say and I knew it was my queue to stand up.
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Everyone, me included stood up. "Good morning Professor Lumestra." Everyone says in unison.
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"Thank you, you may take your seats." She says and we follow.
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"Today we will be looking at the effects of major religious texts and their impact on the mortal existence." She starts and I feel myself get a little excited, this was always a fun topic to talk about with my family.
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"Can anyone talk to us a little more about what I mean by effects? Direct of indirect." She says, people immediately start to raise their hands.
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"Yes Katia." The professor points out.
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"We could see different effects all over time from the dawn of creation. These texts could be seen as a part of humanity that gives people hope and a sense of direction. Many people work hard their whole lives to live righteously, so their lifes work can be repaid in the afterlife. Greats in the mortal realm such as Martin Luther King, or even Nelson Mandela. Both inspirational to their people all lived godly lives and gave a sense of purpose. So in summary I believe the effects could be seen as positive because it gives many people hope for what lies beyond their simple mortal existence." She says and everyone starts to clap after her take, she puts on her best 'humble' look which she nailed before flicking her lengthy blonde hair over her shoulder.
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"That is how I expect all of you to answ—"
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"I don't necessarily agree with that."
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Oh balls.
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WHY WHY WHY WHY? You could have just sat there and be pretty Leon, why did you have to open that HUGE mouth?!
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The whole class turned to look at me and I grimaced when I saw that Katia girl staring daggers at me.
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I look back to the professor and she was smiling encouragingly.
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"Leodonis. The floor is yours." She says and I nod.
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Okay, you're strong and confident. Now just be that with your words, don't stutter, just be strong and make your point.
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Instead of looking directly at the class, I turn to the back of my notebook and start to doodle as I talk.
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I take in a small breath of air. "If we look back to certain parts of mortal history there is a direct link to extremism and terrorism that corresponds to mortal belief systems. Like the Salem Witch Trials, many were wrongfully prosecuted and executed because they displayed knowledge that to us now is simple. Indoctrination, a huge method when it comes to extremism is shown in how children are taught everyday like prayer, religious study, are engraved into innocent children to teach them that they are nothing without their religion. Slavery, colonialism, nationalism were built off these belief systems. Now in modern times where people horrible people are in control over major parts of the world, their justification comes from the use of their religious beliefs and believe men are superior. So to say that these religions only make positive effects is completely untrue." I finish.
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I hear nothing and when I look back up everyone is still looking at me.
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Did I go too far?
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Oh well!
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Professor Lumestra smiles and nods approvingly. "That is the type of critical thinking I expect in all of you. Leodonis, thank you for your take." She says and I nod, going back to doodling.
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Professor Lumestra goes to the board and starts writing things down as she talks about something but I kinda tune her out because I could feel eyes burning into the side of my head.
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I look around to see Michael staring dead at me, and when I met his gaze he didn't stop. So I shrug as if to ask him 'why are you looking at me so intensely' and he simply shrugs back before looking back to the front.
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God why did he have to be so sexy.
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"Pair up, we'll be talking more about this and I want a 500 word essay discussing both positive and negative takes, one person for each side. Michael, you're top of the class, please pair up with Leodonis because he is new." She says I feel a little panic-y, I look to Michael and he lets out a not so subtle sigh.
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Rude.
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The class starts to move around and Michael looks at me and beckons me over to his desk, he pulls the chair next to him closer to his desk.
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I sigh as well before grabbing my notebook and and pen before making it over to Michael and sitting in the chair he pulled.
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He kept quiet as I sat down, he just gazed out the window looking super hot and uninterested, which kinda annoyed me. But I won't say anything before he smites me with his flaming sword. Unless that's just a myth.
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I sure hope it is. That would be a disaster. For me that is.
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I decide to speak. "So...are we gonna do this?" I ask.
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He looks to me as if he didn't notice I sat down.
"Yeah." He says simply, sitting up in his chair and pulling out his textbook.
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"So by what you just presented to the class I'm assuming you're not the biggest religion guy." He says, don't let that sentence fool you, there was not a drop of amusement in his voice, he low-key sounded angry.
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"Uh...I guess you could say that." I say.
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"Any reason?" He asks.
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"Nope. Just don't agree with the things they teach." I say back, a small edge in my voice.
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He scoffs. "Of course you don't have a reason."
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"And what's that supposed to mean?" I shoot back.
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"You're just like everyone that isn't religious. None of you have a real reason you just want an excuse to live a life full of hate." He fires back, his tone was calm though, the condescending type of calm.
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So that's how he wasn't to play?
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"Yeah I guess." I agree and he looks at me in confusion.
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"Why are you agreeing?" He asks slowly.
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"Like you said, I have no real reason. I just want to live a life that's not bound and dictated by rules by men in the sky that apparently can see my thoughts, live in giant castles made of gold and also promises everyone who says he's the one and only savior eternal peace and life while the rest that don't burn in flames for all of eternity. So yeah, I guess I have no real reason to why I don't believe in those faiths." I say.
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He looks at me for a second, he was surprised but he kept his face stoic.
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"And your phones about to ring by the way." I say to him a bit smugly and he looks at me in confusion and a second later his phone starts to ring loudly.
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"Shit." He whispers as he tries to shut off his phone.
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He looks back up at me as I start to write this essay. I'm just gonna write on the negative impacts, he'll write his own of the opposite.
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"How— how did you know my phone would ring?" He asks in shock.
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I just shrug, not looking up at him . "You call it the Holy ghost, I call it intuition."
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The class goes by with us not saying another word to each other. I write my essay while he does god knows what and I don't pay him much attention.
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Soon Devine Literature was over and next I had Advanced sacred geometry. Yay!
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I packed my bags and made my way out of the class. I walked through the eery halls of the Inner Ring.
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I found sacred geometry but it seemed there was no teacher, and again everyone stared at me like I had two heads. I actually saw a guy with two heads in the hall earlier, it was awesome.
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As I scan the class my eyes meet a certain girl with silver hair and I smile and she mirrors my smile as well.
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I walk into class and she ushers me over, I see her chase a kid off the chair next to her and I she pats it for me to sit down.
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"Hey you." She smiles as I sit down next to her.
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"Hey yourself. God I've been looking for you everywhere." I say back as I put my bag down.
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"Bitch, I've been looking for you. I swear, for a hot second I thought my brain made you up." Erika says and I smile at that.
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She was wearing the Bellum uniform. Which was a black blazer with red seems and the badge on the left and then the schools crest on the right, with a black and red tie, with a red and white sweater vest and a grey skirt. She was also wearing stockings. But the top button of her shirt was undone and her tie hung loosely, her piercings still on display. She looked really badass.
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I laugh softly at that. "Well we found each other. And you look like you're in a better mood than the last time I saw you."
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She throws her head back and groans softly. "God don't remind me, crying in front of a stranger is not one of my proudest moments,"
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"It happens to the best of us." I say and she looks at me and smiles.
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"You know after Friday night, and you said you were a stranger to me and it didn't matter that I confided in you, I realized that I don't want to be just a stranger to you. I wanna be more than that." She says genuinely and I smile.
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"Jeez Erika take a girl on a date first, sheesh." I joke and she laughs, pushing my shoulder playfully.
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"Quit being a dick and just except me extending an orange branch?" She says and I smile.
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"You're an orange branch with thorns." I say and she laughs. "But okay, I don't want to be just strangers either."
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She nods. "Cool, now our teacher is sick and we don't have a sub so you wanna go smoke in the bathroom?" She offer and I laugh at that.
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"I won't smoke but I can join you." I say and she smiles and starts getting up and I follow.
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We make our way out of the class and towards the bathrooms.
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"I thought you told me you were a sophomore," She says as we walk and I nod.
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"I am."
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"But how come you're in the Ring?"
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"I have noooo idea." I say and she laughs.
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"You must be one powerful son of a bitch then." She says and I smile.
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We make it to the bathroom and Erika leads me into a stall and shuts the door. She puts down the toilet seat before sitting down and pulling out what looked like a vape from her blazer pocket.
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I laughed at that, I tried it once with Jordan, she has a hugeee nicotine addiction, but I put it down after feeling super dizzy.
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Erika took a pull before doing a ghost, which is just exhaling and inhaling the smoke back before letting it out.
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"I don't wanna bring this up, but did you and your boyfriend sort out the issue?" I ask and she sighs.
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"We did. We broke up." She says.
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"Oh thank god." I say and she laughs, bringing the vape back up to her lips before taking another pull.
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"Not his biggest fan?" She asks in amusement.
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"Not after how I heard him talk to you." I say and she hums.
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"Yep, he's a natural douche bag." She says and I smile. I sit down on the floor, which is pretty gross cause I felt something sticky but I ignore it.
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"I never know how to ask this question but what are you? Like classification or whatever." I say and she smiles.
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"I'm an Elysian." She says and I look at her in confusion. "Elf, beast tamer." She says and I nod in understanding.
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"So you're good with animals?" I ask and she nods.
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"Great with animals." She smiles.
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"The scar you have, how'd you get it?" I ask. "You don't have to answer if that's a really personal question." I rush out but she laughs.
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"Nah don't worry. It's just a bad run in I had with an animal once." She says and I nod, looking at her.
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"It looks painful." I say softly and she nods.
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"Oof, I bled out for ages. It was horrible." She says taking another pull.
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"I'm sorry."
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She smiles at me. "Wasn't your fault."
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"I know. I'm still sorry that something that painful happened to you." I say back and she smiles, she reaches forward and ruffles my hair.
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"What class do you have after break?" She asks.
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"I don't have class. I have training and stuff with the professors." I say which I'm not sure is smart to just say.
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Looking at Erika, she kinda reminded me a lot of Jordan.
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She looks surprised. "Shit. You must really be something special." She says and I give her a nervous laugh, she then thinks for a second before she gives me a shocked look.
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"No way." She says.
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My eyes are wide. Oh balls.
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"Leon say you're not." She says.
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"I'm not..." I say and she gasps smacking my shoulder.
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"Ow!"
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"Leon. You're not Jïlaar Grufaas...are you?" She asks and I start to panic.
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"W-what? That's preposterous! Me Jïl—" And she smacks my shoulder again.
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"Ow!" I yelp again.
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"I knew there was something special about you!" She says almost in fascination.
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"Erika, please please please don't tell anybody." I plead with her, she looks at me from her position on the toilet seat.
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She holds out her pinky. "I promise." She says, I let out a sigh of relief and link our pinkies together.
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"So...how does it feel knowing you have to save all our sorry asses." She says and I huff.
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"It's honestly stressing me out. I have no idea what to do, or how I'm gonna be strong enough to face that Nepheros guy— it's honestly really freaking scary." I say and she nods in understanding, again holding out the vape to me.
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I look at it and just say why the hell not. I bring it to my lips and take a pull, sadly though I cough like an old dog.
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Erika laughs as she takes it back, while I'm like crazy.
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Once I recover, I lean back against the wall.
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"I really don't know what I'm gonna do." I say with a sigh and she looks at me with sympathy.
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"You'll do great. But as of right now, you need to tell me everything." She says.
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I give her a smile, and I do.
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•••
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"Leodonis, so glad you could join us." Professor Eternus says as I walk into his class room.
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I give him a small smile. As I walk in there's another adult, a tell man, dark skin and I couldn't quite see his eye color but they were bright. He was wearing this long robe that was embroidered with white and gold. He looked very posh.
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"Leon, this is Professor Caeline. He will be your Luminus coach and your Caeles advisor." Professor said and I look at the man who has a small smile on his face.
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He extends his hand and I meet it halfway in a firm shake. "Very nice to meet you Young Caeles." He says.
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"Nice to meet you too sir." I respond.
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"I've studied beings like yourself for a very long time, and as Mr. Eternus has said, the Luminus Strain." He says and I nod.
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"Leon, any questions you may have during your week of training with him, please don't hesitate to ask." Professor Eternus said and I nod, giving him a smile.
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"Wait, I'll only have a week to learn and study each Strain?" I ask him and they both nod.
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"From what we've gathered from your parents, you're a quick learner. And no doubt you pick up on these with just as much ease or more because this is your nature. So don't worry, you're in great hands." Professor Eternus explains and I nod my head again, feeling slightly anxious.
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"Well I will leave you two to it then. Leodonis, good luck." He says and I smile again as he leaves.
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"Follow me." Mr. Caeline says and I follow as we leave the class.
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"Any questions before we start?" He asks as we walk.
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"Uh...oh, you said you've studied beings like me? How is that possible?" I ask.
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"Like I'm sure the professor has told you, many godly beings roamed this Veil before ascending into higher dimensions. I've studied origins and prophecies and texts for those same deities. Even some of yourself." He says and he looks back to me.
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"There's texts about me?"
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"Why of course. You were given then Solaria Aurialius. That grimoire is what The Keepers of Fate hoped to instill into you. In this Veil there are many things dedicated to your worship." He says and my eyes widen at that.
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They're really worshipping a sixteen year old twink. How fun.
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"I didn't understand a lot of what was being said in that book." I admit.
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"Because of the language?" He asks and I shake my head.
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"No weirdly I was able to understand that, just everything was kind of written in parables so it was hard to decipher." I say and he hums.
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"The Solaria was written for only you to understand, so don't worry, we'll study it together so you can understand better." He says and I feel relieved.
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"Thank you Professor." I say.
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We walk into Starlight Atrium which was empty and this time there was no flying orbs of light to mimic stars. It was almost completely dark and it kinda made me panic a little. Not because of the dark, more because it feels like I have no where to run.
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But that's when a small flicker of light grew into a small ball of this bright light sparked infront of Professor Caeline.
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It flew up into the air and the whole observatory was clearly visible. Wow.
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He stopped walking and so did I as we got to the middle of the atrium.
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"As you know. Luminus is about knowledge, enlightenment, light, light manipulation and telepathy. And to manipulate this Strain you must know its origins." He says and I nod them another ball of light forms infront of him.
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"As you know Essence is a life force. Where all magic originates. In the early days of creation, the world was shrouded in eternal twilight, with no separation between night and day. The goddess Aethra, the All-Seer, descended to the earth to bring clarity to the chaos. She struck the ground with her staff of silver light, and from that strike, the first rays of illumination spread across the sky, creating stars and birthing knowledge." He speaks and I watch as small visions of light represent what he's doing. A beautiful woman shrouded in light, striking the ground with her staff, and this silver light shimmered over the floor.
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"Aethra granted her light to humanity as Luminus, a reflection of her own divine wisdom. Those who meditated under the stars could hear whispers of the truth, unlocking insight into themselves and the universe. It is said that the silver hue of Luminus comes from the divine tears of Aethra, shed as she foresaw the sorrows of humankind but trusted their potential for enlightenment." He says and the images disappeared into small shimmers.
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That's really cool, but manipulating her tears seems a bit sad.
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"Leon from what you told us on your first day. You've sometimes been able to find answers to things you don't know, things most kids wouldn't understand?"
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I nod. "Yes sir."
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He smiles. "So for that part, the most I can tell you is to keep meditating when you don't understand a task or if there's an answer you're looking for. It would be best to do this at night or at sunrise." He says and I nod, mentally taking that down.
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"Now, we're going to focus on light manipulation." He says and he takes a seat on the floor, I was a bit confused but I took his lead and sat down.
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"Leon you're a combination of every Strain of Essence. Thus us calling you Essence incarnate. This is your nature, so just focus on connecting to your divinity." He says and he closes his eyes and I follow his lead.
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"We're going to start with a grounding ritual. Take a deep breath, and imagine roots growing from where you're sat and extending into the ground." He says and I nod, even though he can't see me.
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I take a deep breath and do as me says.
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I imagine roots growing from my every point that's touching the ground and digging into the ground.
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This was very relaxing, I can feel my anxieties slowly disappearing.
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I take another deep breath.
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"As you feel yourself anchored, I want you to imagine your roots going all the way to the core of this planet. Touching this unfathomable amount of light energy." He says, his voice almost sounding like it's echoing.
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My roots were flowing and moving fast, holding me to the floor.
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And for some reason it started feeling really warm, and I felt my eyes straining even while they were closed.
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"Now don't panic, just open your eyes slowly." He says and I take his instructions and begin to open my eyes.
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I quickly shield my eyes from this intense light glaring into my face and when I open fully and adjust to the light, there was this pretty large ball of light in front of me.
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I looked at it, the light was swirling around in this ball, it's rays casting light to everything around us.
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"Holy cow." I say in fascination.
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Professor Caeline chuckles softly. "You see. Fast learner." He says and I smile, looking back to the ball of light.
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"So...what now?" I ask.
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"Anything you can think of." He says simply and my eyebrows furrow.
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"Can I make it bigger?" I ask in excitement and he nods.
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"Anything you will it to do." He says and I look at the ball.
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I tentatively raise my hands to the ball and feel it with my fingers, it didn't feel like anything specifically. It didn't burn, it just made my hand feel tingly.
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I take another deep breath before raising my hands slowly, the ball followed and I was shocked.
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I move my hands further from each other and the ball began to grow, the light was illuminating the whole atrium, it was getting so bright that professor covered his eyes.
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"How do I stop it?" I ask him in slight panic cause the ball continued to grow huge.
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"Just will it so." He says and I start to panic cause it felt like I was being swallowed by this light.
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Deep breath. In and out.
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I open my eyes and I see the ball decreasing in size. It continues to shrink until it's a small ball no bigger than a marble and it pops, the light extinguished.
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I look up and Professor Caeline is smiling at me.
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"Well done young Caeles." He says and I smile. "With time you'll be able to generate light without needing grounding. But we're off to a great start."
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"Next up. Telepathy."
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"Thank you for your guidance and wisdom Professor Caeline." I say in gratitude.
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"Ah ah ah, telepathically." He says and I sigh.
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To be honest this was a lot harder than it seemed it on TV. Because first I have find the persons telepathic Strain, link to it— yes it's almost like bluetooth, only then is when we can talk.
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Like he said, it wasn't hard for me to learn but it was a lot of effort and I can already feel that resonance burn Professor Eternus is always talking about.
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I close my eyes. I visualize a thin golden thread linking me and Professor Caeline.
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I open my eyes. "Thank you for your guidance and support Professor Caeline. I will see you tomorrow."
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He smiles. "I'll see you tomorrow for combat with Master Tao." He nods and I gape slightly at that because he didn't use telepathy.
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Also master Tao was so mean my first day.
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"Make your way to lunch." He says and I nod and leave Starlight Atrium.
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I walk through the halls and I see Erika, as I was about to wave to get her attention she sees me and walks over.
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"Well if it isn't my favorite god." She says.
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"Shhh!" I say in panic and she laughs at my distress.
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"Come on don't look so stressed out, no one heard me say anything." She waves it off, she links her arm with mine.
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"You wanna have lunch with my friends?" I ask her.
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"I hope they aren't squares." She says, I laugh and shake my head.
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"They're really cool. Don't worry."
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"Which table do you guys sit at?"
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"We usually have lunch in Ms. Thornspell's greenhouse." I say and she groans.
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"Can't we just have lunch in the cafeteria today? I'm too lazy to walk all the way there." She says and I hum, I was also feeling tired after all that stuff I was doing.
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I take out my phone as we walk and quickly send a text to Saeg and Kota to ask them if they could come to the cafeteria and for them to ask Raph and Rebecca.
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They reply pretty quickly and said they'd meet us there.
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"Are these the same friends that were at the Hades social?" She asks and I hum.
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"Yeah, as well as Rebecca and Lakota, Lakota was at the social but he left before we got to them." I say and she hums.
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She looks at me again. "You know you'd look really good with your ears pierced." She says.
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"You think so?" I ask, feeling a bit unsure.
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"Mhm, you already have a pretty face. I think getting your ears pierced would tie it all together." She says and I smile at that.
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"Wait, sitting with us won't make you ditch the people you sat with before?" I ask and she shakes her head.
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"Nah, I usually used to sit with Atlas and his friends but since we're through I needed to find other people anyway." She says with a smile my direction.
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"My friends and I wanna sign up as a Force with Professor Eternus. You think you'd be into that?" I ask her.
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She smiles and ruffles my hair. "I'd love to."
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I smile back at her. We reach the cafeteria and I immediately see Saeg and Kota. They were stood a bit awkwardly close to the salad table, I laughed as we made our way to them.
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When Saeg saw us, I could see her excitement.
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"Erika! I can't believe you're here, I thought you completely forgot about us after the social and that made me sad." Saeg says and Erika smiles at Saeg.
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"Don't worry. I wouldn't forget you." She says and even that made me feel heat to my cheeks.
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"Hi. I'm Lakota." Kota says as Saeg was fanning herself.
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"You have a pretty face." Erika says to him and Lakota copies Saeg's actions and fans himself dramatically, we laugh at that.
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Then Raphael walked into the cafeteria.
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"Raph!" Kota called, Raphael looked around in confusion before his eyes met ours and he smiles brightly before walking over to us. He's always had this skip in his step.
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"Hey guys." He smiled then noticed Erika. "Good to see you again." He says and she smiles at him, giving him a nod in acknowledgment.
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"We should probably get food and find table while we wait for Rebecca." Saeg says and we nod, making our way to the line.
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Saeg and Erika walk ahead of us while Kota, Raph and I walked behind them.
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"How was your first day in the Inner Ring?" Lakota asks.
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I huff. "I think my Devine Literature class hates me, and I spent sacred geometry vaping in the bathroom with Erika...so a day well spent." I say and Kota laughs.
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"It's still crazy, you're the first sophomore that's been let in the Inner Ring before," Raphael says and as I was about to panic, I see Rebecca walk into the cafeteria.
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"Becs!" I call, yes I have shortened names for everyone, it's cute. She looks up and sees me before smiling and walking to the line.
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We move further up the line until we get our food, we wait by the salad bar waiting for Rebecca. She gets to us and smiles.
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"Hey guys." She says softly and everyone greets her back.
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"Rebecca, this is Erika, Erika this is Rebecca." I introduce.
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Erika laughs a little. "Got it." She gives Rebecca a smile and Rebecca returns it.
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"So where are we gonna sit? All the tables seem full." Saeg says.
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"Come on. I'll handle it." Erika says as she starts to make her way through the cafeteria and we follow.
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She stops in front of a table where some pretty young looking kids were sat at. They all stopped eating to look up at Erika.
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She gestures her head to outside, where there were tables as well.
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"Beat it." She says simply and they all scurry around to grab their things and all flock to head outside.
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That was kinda terrifying. And hot.
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"Aww the poor babies." Saeg says and Erika laughs before sitting down.
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"Are you guys gonna sit and eat?" She asks, we all sit down at that. She was very authoritative, it was cool.
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We all start to eat, and conversation starts to flow, pretty naturally.
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"Summer Solstice is on Thursday." Raphael says and it seems everyone perks up at that.
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"What happens during the summer solstice?" I ask.
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"We have this big event. There's food, music, no lessons, everybody has to dress in summer themed clothes." Saeg says excitedly.
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"It's basically a celebration." Rebecca says to me and I nod.
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Do I even have any summer themed clothes?
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"And at the end of the day we have this huge bonfire and dance around it and shit. It's kinda culty, but it's really fun. It happens on the soccer field." Erika says.
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"What about that inter house challengers stuff?" I ask.
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"That's during the weekend." Lakota says and I nod. God, it feels like something happens every week here, in public school no one gives two flying fricks about what's happening.
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It's kinda fun.
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As I ate my food I was a bit alarmed by the way everyone went quiet.
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I look up from my food to see my friends all looked gob smacked. My eyebrows draw together in confusion, I follow their eyes to what they're looking at and I see I just see Deimos walking to the lunch line.
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I look to my friends. "Why are we staring at him as if he killed someone's family?" I whisper to Erika.
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"He never eats in here. He and his friends usually get food sent up to their dorm, it's like if Michael had lunch here." She whispers back and I look back to the way everyone was acting like Beyoncé just walked into the room.
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Also he's super creepy, why is he always sneaking up on me. Okay, always is a bit of an exaggeration because it's only been twice, but still— what's his deal?
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I look back to my food and continue stuffing my face, after that training even though I barely did anything I'm still famished.
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"Mind if I join you guys?" I hear a deep voice say from beside me.
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Fuck.
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I look up to Deimos standing right next to me, an attempt of a friendly smile on his face. No one said anything, they all seemed pretty shocked.
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Deimos patted Lakota's shoulder who was beside me and Lakota moved to make space, I didn't move but Kota making space was enough for Deimos to sit down next to me.
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I looked him up and down suspiciously, all he did was smile at me before looking to the group.
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"So what are we talking about gang?" He asks, in a mock peppy voice.
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I roll my eyes and go back to eating my food. Everyone was still quiet, the cafeteria was quiet as well, all eyes still on us.
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"Heard we're forming our own Force. Fun, right?" Deimos says, that same passive voice.
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Everyone seems super uncomfortable, except Erika, she was just eating her food.
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Eventually, the shell shock seemed to wear off. The cafeteria banter started up again, people still giving us questioning looks and surprised stares, I saw someone put their fork in their mouth while staring at Deimos, there wasn't even anything on that darn fork.
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Our table as well started to talk again, the conversation not as liberal as it usually is because everyone seems scared. Can't blame us, this dude is something odd.
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"I told you I'd keep an eye on you." A soft hoarse voice says beside me, a volume only I could hear.
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"Reel it in creepy." I respond dryly as I eat, a soft chuckle comes out of him.
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"You're feistier than usual. I can't lie and say it's not hot." He says back and I give him a side glance.
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"What's the matter beautiful? Not used to compliments?" He whispers and I roll my eyes.
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"Pig."
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An actual laugh comes out of him. "Only for you baby." He says back and I roll my eyes again.
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This cow decides it's a good idea to try and wrap an arm around my shoulder, and my friends eyes almost bulge out of their heads.
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I shrug his arm off, going back to my food. It doesn't seem to dishearten him though, he just chuckles to himself.
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"Are we gonna go and register our Force with Professor Eternus after lunch?" Erika asks and I nod.
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"That's the plan." I say.
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"But there's only six of us." Rebecca says.
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"What are you talking about, there's seven of us right here," Deimos says and I try my best to glare at him.
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"There is no us with you." I say to him, he feigns a hurt expression, his hand clutching his chest dramatically.
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"You wound me dollface." He says and it makes me with I didn't have that stupid seal on my back because I would have blew him up right there.
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I sigh, rolling my eyes before I look back to my friends. "Yeah I guess there's seven of us."
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Raphael has been glaring absolute daggers at Deimos since he sat down, but he didn't say anything. He just stared at him heatedly as he ate.
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"Leodonis and I can go register everyone, you guys don't have to worry." Deimos says, looking back to me.
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"Say you you'll come with me Jïlar." I hear his voice in my head and I look at him in shock.
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"No." I respond, in my head.
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"Ah, so I guess you want all your friends to find out you've been lying to them about who you are this whole time." He challenges.
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Darn.
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I look back to my friends. "I'll go with him and register us, don't worry." I say to them and they all look a bit taken aback.
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Erika looks to me. "Are you sure?" She asks softly for me to hear, her eyes looking back to Deimos who was just eating his food.
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"Yeah." I nod.
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The bell rings. "A moment of silence for prayer!" Laemon commands.
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Everyone puts down their utensils and keeps quiet, well everyone except Deimos, he just continues eating his food.
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The bell rings again and Deimos gets up and beckons me to follow, I sigh and get up to follow.
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As we walked, everyone was watching us as we made our way to the throw away scraps. I tried to not concentrate on the stares as we made our way out of the cafeteria.
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"What do you want Deimos?" I ask him as we get out.
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He simply shrugs. "Nothing."
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"Then why are you following me around?" I ask back.
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"Can't a guy just show interest in someone?" He says with that smile of his.
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"No, because I know you're after something. You wouldn't use what I am against me if you didn't want something." I say back.
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"So you are the one. Pathetic." He says and I look at him in confusion. Is this his way of spitting game? Is this how he had that three way? By insulting them? The bar is in HELL.
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Pun intended.
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I sigh. "I don't care what you know or want. Stay the hell away from me." I say and as I turn to leave.
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As I turn to leave in the other direction he grabs my wrist and spins me around pretty forcefully.
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I almost let out a yelp. His usual green eyes were shining this dangerous red color.
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"Never again, will you walk away from me. Is that understood?" His tone was low and dangerous, don't judge me for not standing on business and telling him to piss off, but he was scary.
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I wordlessly nod, swallowing the lump in my throat.
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He lets go of my hand and puts that same forced friendly smile, his eyes back to green.
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"I'll see you later dollface." He says before leaning forward and pressing a soft kiss on my cheek, my eyes as wide as saucers.
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He pulls back, looks at me, then leaves.
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And he just left me there absolutely gob smacked.
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What the fuck?
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