Chapter 6

Waking up this time I knew for sure that I was actually awake for two reasons. One, I didn't have that strange feeling that I had the first time and two, because well, both the headmaster and Ashley were just sitting there staring at me. And I'm not gonna lie waking up with someone looking at you is not a nice feeling but it's better than waking up just to still be asleep. That doesn't even really make sense but it's what happened so whatever. I quickly sit up and turn my body to face the headmaster.

Now let's address the elephant in the room, or rather, the headmaster that's just sitting here staring at me. "Um, hello?" I said because honestly, this is just getting weird. Although looking closer I can tell she's not really staring at me. It's more like she's staring into space while she's stuck in her thoughts. Huh, I wonder if that's what I look like when I'm thinking.

Either way though, I'm almost sure that we don't have enough time for this. We need to talk about her daughter and we need to do it now.

"Headmaster!" I yell, finally shaking her out of her stupor. "I think it's time we start talking about your daughter don't you?" I ask knowing that she wants to see her daughter again just as much as I do.

"Of course I do! I want to see my daughter too alright! That's my only child. My pride and joy and I would do anything to get her back!" Oh wow, what's she yelling at me for. I'm not the one who let my daughter leave to fight a war alone.

"Look, I'm sorry for blowing up on you. I'm just really stressed. All I want is to see Natalia again, we're all each other's got." She's got me now but I guess I understand. I can't be upset with her for something like this when her daughter's life is at stake.

Wait, my mind just now processed everything she said. My mystery girl's name is Natalia? It fits her so well. But wait, how has she gone missing in the one day I've been gone? That doesn't even make sense. I'm almost completely sure after the explosion that I was knocked out and then woke up.

"Headmaster, how long have I been asleep." This is important. I still don't even know what happened to my parents. As a matter of fact, I completely forgot about them. How freaking horrible is that?

"Time here and in the earth realm flow differently. One day here could be a month there, or maybe even a year. But I can give you an even better answer than that. In Eatithra realm you've been in a coma for around a month. The reason Ashley was in your mind was to get you out of there. We've wasted too much time and you're my only hope." She said sounding tired and exhausted. And I understand why. I've been out for a month while she's been panicking and worrying about Natalia and if she's even still alive.

This is so exhausting just to think about. I was in a coma for a month and I still feel so tired. That coma obviously didn't do much to help with my actual sleepiness. Although I've always read that you could hear things in a coma. I guess that doesn't work when the things you're experiencing in your dream actually happened. Wait, I always had dreams about Natalia in my dreams before. Does that mean that the things I experienced in my dreams were real?

"Where did Ashley go?" She left my dream at the same time as me so where exactly did she go? "She's in her room. Dream hopping takes a lot of energy but luckily Ashley is one of the strongest and oldest seers there is. We put her in her bed so her physical body would be comfortable while she was in your dreams. As a matter of fact, she should be on her way down here right now." Wait, that's an actual thing? Do you have to be a seer to dream hop? Oh man, that is so freaking cool.

Huh, now that I think about it I guess the infirmary I saw in my dream was the real one too. I wonder if that means the school is gonna be just as big as it was in my dream too. Maybe even bigger. This is so exciting. I can't wait to see the school from outside. That will show me how big the school really is. And that just made me think of whatever the trainers do. What do the trainers train? Birds? Horses? Ooh, maybe they have dinosaurs here!

And now that I think of it what exactly is Natalia going out there to fight? Zombies? Trolls? Ogors? Okay, not gonna lie if those are real things here that would be so cool. I mean it would suck if we had to fight them especially ogors cause they're gigantic but still. I wonder how Natalia is out there. Has she found a safe place to rest? Does she have food or water?

There's so much to think about that I kinda just want to ignore it all. I know that's bad especially considering that one of the problems is that my twin flame is out there about to go into battle alone but I just got here and I haven't even had time to adjust to the fact that I'm not even on earth anymore. Let alone the fact that I have a soulmate that isn't even human.

And I just realized that I've been just sitting here thinking this whole time. I didn't even notice that I had closed my eyes while I was thinking. She must think I'm falling asleep or something. I open my eyes back up to see that she's just sitting there staring at me.

"Is there anything on my face or something?" I ask knowing that there probably isn't. Well, I hope not anyway. That would be way too embarrassing. "Oh no, I was just thinking that the realms work in mysterious ways. You see, you're exactly Natalia's type. Not that she would admit that out loud. She hasn't ever dated anyone. She wanted to save her first everything for her twin flame, even if she wasn't sure she'd have one." Oh wow, that's kind of sweet. Based on her looks she seems like she would be strict and closed off but her mom's description of her makes her seem so sweet and thoughtful. She sounds like a romantic.

Too bad I have no idea how to respond to that. I can feel myself start to blush so I just smile at her and then drop my head. I start to play with my fingers. It's a nervous habit of mine. She smiles at me, probably feeling like she accomplished something by making me blush. Are all moms like this? Cause it would be a lot better if they were like this instead of being like my mom. Although it's definitely a little embarrassing I can tell that she means well.

Just then a blaring and shrill alarm went off shocking me and apparently upsetting the headmaster. She frowned before standing up and running off. Of course me, being the curious girl that I am, decided to follow her. I stood up and ran out the door to see hundreds of students running around trying to get somewhere. I tried to follow the headmaster through the crowd of people but I lost her. And since I didn't know where anything was I just turned around and walked back to the infirmary so that I didn't get lost in this gigantic school.

I got back in my bed and lay down. I was finally gonna get some actual rest. Well If this stupid alarm would turn off anyways. Like yes, I know I should be worried but it's not like I can help anything so I'd rather relax instead of worrying myself anymore.

And once my eyes finally started to get heavy and I was starting to fall asleep the door burst open. The sound of the door slamming against the wall broke me out of my drowsiness and I quickly opened my eyes to see what was happening. The headmaster was running into the room carrying Natalia with her. She was covered in wounds, from small scratches to a large gash on her side.

I quickly hopped back out of the bed to walk over to her as the headmaster gently placed her on a bed. She looks so bad. Wait she looks good, as in beautiful, but she looks like she has been severely injured. And that is very scary to me. I suddenly get the feeling that my eyes flashed. I don't even know how to describe this feeling but I could almost feel power flowing through my body. The sight of my soulmate and twin flame laying on this bed injured makes me so angry that I almost couldn't control myself. I got the sudden urge to punch something but I had to control myself so that I could stay with my mate.

All I want is for her to get better. And I also want to get revenge on whoever harmed my mate. They will pay for this. Blood will flow. Blood for blood and a life for the pain this person has caused my mate. All I know is that my instincts are in control right now and they want bloodshed for what has happened to my mate. I've always seen myself as a light-hearted and curious person but obviously, that's not true. I guess I just needed a reason to fight. I needed a reason to be strong and I've found it. And now I understand why Natalia and Ashley wanted to go ahead and fight this war.

No more lives will be lost and I will surely not let my mate fight on the frontlines alone anymore. Because where she goes I will follow her to the end and I will take down anyone in our way. My thoughts and instincts are almost ironic though if you think about it. This ain't a Wattpad story where I'm an OP character in a book. I'm a living being. A being who just so happens to have never fought once in her entire life. I don't know how exactly I'll do it but I swear that I will keep each and every promise I just made to myself. I will get revenge for her and I will fight by her side.

Even just laying here injured on the bed she still looks so cold and composed. When does she ever have time to let down her guard. If she can't even be relaxed in a hospitable bed while she's asleep then when does she have time to feel safe? Nevermind, it doesn't matter. I'll make sure she lives her best life from now on. Right now I'm weak but I swear I will get strong enough to protect her. Promising myself this I let my eyes focus back onto everything going on around me to notice Ashley running into the room with someone else. The new girl has long blonde hair with two braids wrapped around and pale white skin.

And I don't mean to be crude but I'm almost sure I know what species she is. I mean it's kind of hard not to when she has those long and pointy ears. She's most definitely an elf. And since she's just come running into the infirmary right after an injured Natalia I'm almost sure that she's a healer. How do I know this? Well, when I was trapped in the house I didn't have much to do but to read books. It's really an inference but I'm hoping it's true because it physically pains me to see Natalia so hurt.

She walked up to Natalia and put her hands above the gash on her side. She kept her hands hovering above Natalia's wound as her hands began glowing a pure white light. I could see the gash slowly stitching itself back together as her skin began to heal. The elf, and I'm only calling her that because I don't know her name, began slowly hovering her hands over the rest of Natalia's body trying to get to every wound that she could.

I smiled a little when I heard Natalia grunt, not because she's hurt but because I know that she's alive and getting better. I'm not gonna lie though I'm a little uncomfortable seeing the elf's hands over my mate's body. I don't know why but I just keep getting this possessive feeling. I've never felt this way before. Although, I haven't ever really liked anyone in the first place so I guess I wouldn't know if I'm possessive or not.

I quickly turn my head and scan Natalia's face when I hear her whisper something. I don't know what she says but it was enough to draw my attention away from the elf who was still hovering dangerously close over her body.

"Okay, I've healed as much as I can. Unfortunately, that only includes outer wounds. If she has any internal wounds like internal bleeding or a lung puncture those will have to heal naturally. It'll only take a couple of days considering that Natalia is, well how do I put it, special. But don't worry she shouldn't be in pain during this time. She will just be sleeping. When she does awaken and she's completely healed please call me back in here so I can help figure out what happened to her." She explained after she had finished healing most of Natalia's wounds. And then just like that she turned around and walked out of the room.

"Well, that was rude." I said out loud making the headmaster and Ashley look at me before giving a small smile and shaking their heads. I gave them a small smile back before I completely lost it and started cracking up. All of this stress gave me so much tension and I guess this was my way of getting rid of it. By laughing.

And I won't lie, it was the most I laughed in a very long time. It felt so good to laugh. Not that it lasted long since Natalia's voice interrupted my laughing fit.

"What's so funny?" She asked in her cold and raspy voice. Even after just waking up and being hurt she still had a sort of unfamiliar and cold tone towards me. All I wanted to do was have a good laugh. I groaned. Oh god, this is definitely gonna be a long ride.