Chapter Seven

Chapter Seven

Demitria Frostine

The day ends more quickly than I expected. Maybe I was really focused on what the twins were showing me. They gave me a tour around this huge Academy.

After taking good care of the garden, the twins decided to gave me a tour within the Academy. We entered the huge glass door, an entrance when you're in the garden.

The door opened by itself and revealed a long alley with students talking in the corners. I was caught off guard.

There eyes met mine as they stare at me while we are walking in the red carpet. I looked down because I feel embarrassed about something that I don't even know why.

"Is that her?"

"Oh my gosh, Is that it?"

"We expected to much from the Headmaster. She was too hyped."

“How annoying…”

"She doesn't even look like she can defeat any of us."

"She wasn't even pretty."

They can tell those word straight to my face and I will still accept it. Their murmurings just made the situation worst. I was aware that the students might not accept me easily because of my background. They were all so high while I was just a girl from the town but I am proud of who I am.

I let out a deep breath. I look at the twins and they were walking as if they owned the whole alley and their faces were looking proud. I realized that no students were blocking their path.

"Don't mind them Demi. Insecure brats." Camellia told me when she saw me looking at them and then looking at the ground after.

I know that I don't have to say anything because my words might be used against me and I also wanted to keep my identity secret. I wanted a lowkey life inside this Academy.

"So it's you..."

We stopped when a tall girl speak and blocked my way. She was giggling and her arms were crossed on her chest. Her hair was dark green that compliments her smooth and white skin. She was a little bit taller than me and her body was s-shaped.

"Huh? Oh, I'm sorry." I said and was about to walk pass her but She blocked it again.

"Imelda, not now." Camellia said and rolled her eyes

"Don't worry, I just want to meet the girl who was introduced to us by the headmaster, a scholar from the town? Amazing." Imelda said that made everyone looked at me with judgement.

I didn't have any idea that I was already introduced to them, maybe that is why the twins know me already.

Imelda slowly walks near me and whispered something on my ears.

"What's so good about you that made the Headmaster look at you? You do not belong here street rat. Do me a favor and remember that." She said. She regains her smile and walk pass through me and slightly hit my shoulder.

You survive the town for twenty freaking years! It's nothing compared to your life in the town! Let's be calm Demi... Let's be calm..

But I want to pull her hair and freeze her mouth. So much for decent looking girl.

After seeing that Imelda, Camellia and Craig told me that every year they compete in the battle between elements and battle of the best and Imelda, Camellia and Craig was constantly part of the best ten as well as Lorcan, they guy from my first day here. I haven’t asked them who were the other students.

We didn't finished touring the whole Academy because they still had classes and I still don't have. Tomorrow will be my first regular day.

When the both of them left, I decided to go back to the garden. I guess this will be my comfort place. No one goes here, said Camellia.

The sun was almost setting and the sky turns orange and yellow with a little bit of red. The flowers were all like dancing with the wind. I even heard birds tweeting and even saw them flying around the garden.

I wish I was free as them, but I guess I am not...

I decided to sit on one of the benches in the garden and enjoyed the beautiful view.

"Here's your schedule for tomorrow."

"Shit!" I said. I was shock when Lorcan suddenly talk beside me and giving me a paper.

His expression remains cold as he stared at me blankly. I took the paper out of his hands.

"It's not your permanent schedule. It was for temporary until the council knows about what you can do and what you can't. It will be decided after the battle of the best." He said.

I just nodded as an answer and looked away. I thought he left already but he suddenly talked to me and sat beside me. There was a gap between us.

"How's your injuries?"

I smirked. I almost forgot about them because when I woke up,I didn't even felt any pain. They said I walk up just the day after I was tortured.

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"I think they're fine." I said without looking at him. I feel awkward when I don't even know why. Lorcan was the only one I knew when I entered the Academy, when I was tortured and even now that I become a student here.

"Okay." He said.

An awkward silence reigns between us, only the sound of nature remains. I looked away from him and from my peripheral view, he did the same thing.

"Uhm... About the battle of the elements, what are you going to do? It's three days away from now." He suddenly asked me. When I turned my glance to him, he was already looking at me.

"I guess I'll just have to survive it. Besides, I have no other choice than that. Your mother didn’t gave me an option. If I died during the battle, no one will save my brother and I failed my only mission."

"Uhmm..." He was trying to say something but he was hesitating.

"Is there something you want to say?"

I asked and looked at his eyes.

“I’m sorry about what my mother has done.” He said.

I nodded as an answer but I refused to look at him now. Apologizing to me for his mother’s position was not right but I chose not to utter a single words, afraid that I might offend him.

No. I do not hate his mother for putting me in a situation that could kill me. I respect her as mush as I respect everyone inside the academy.

"If you n-need help about the battle, you can ask me.." Lorcan added, breaking the silence.

A deafening silence...

"Okay, I will. Thanks." I said as I shift my glance from the flowers to him. I gave him a small smile to lessen the awkwardness between us now.

After that, he stood up and left me alone in the garden again. I thinks he's better than what I expect him to be.

I smiled by the thought.

Maybe I judge them all because of what I see in the town whenever they would visit there. Maybe not all of them were born to be brats, maybe some of them still have good hearts.

"Hey, what are you looking at?" I was caught off guard when Camellia's face was in front of me. She was looking at me straight to my eyes.

"When did you guys got here?" I asked trying to shift the topic away from me. How could I explain that I was looking at Lorcan's back?

" More like, two minutes ago." Craig said.

We continued touring the Academy and I almost bumped to the girl named Imelda. A couple of times. First was in the cafeteria, she and her friends were taking a snack while the twins were buying something too.

The girls were murmuring again and laughing afterwards. And being the poor, trying to be nice girl, I decided not to meddle with them at all.

The second one was near the library. We didn't had the chance to enter because Imelda was standing at the door, blocking our way. She was wearing her deadly smirk.

She even look at me head to toe and this time, I can feel that she was slowly getting into my nerves, Yet I still let it go.

The last one was when we went to the dorm. Craig was not with us this time because he is not allowed in our wing. So it was just me and Camellia. We almost had a fight there because Camellia decided to confront her but I just had to stopped her.

I really wanted to sleep right now but the battle is bothering me. My mind keeps on running thoughts specially about River.

My eyebrows met when I felt something around this room. I rose up and look around and saw a light circularly forming near my room's window. I stood up and took anything I can hold to defend myself.

It's too bright but I am guessing that it was something like a portal.

Is i-it… I-is it a p-portal?

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