Chapter 6

A week has actually passed since I came to Winthrop Academy. I can't believe I survived a week of crazy things here. A lot has also happened in this one week. I got to understand the academy a little, like I'm in a magic class.

I'm talking magic class as in a wand and stuff… Yep, I'm in that class. At first, when I was about to attend that class with Starla I thought it was all a joke or something, or even, maybe they were in an Arts class and were doing a play on magic.

But well, let's just say that the reverse was the case, as I stepped into the classroom – (that was as big as the dining hall) with Starla, I got my first disappointment. I was made to sit down next to Jason. Urghh this boy annoys the living daylight out of me. Aliya was clearly annoyed by the whole arrangement, giving me those petty challenging looks girls give when they feel threatened.

I almost laughed out of frustration, did this girl think I was in any way interested in her boyfriend? Well, far from that, I can't even stand him. If I had a choice, I'd rather sit on the floor.

Now my second disappointment, was when the class actually started; The teacher, a woman of probably 50–60 years, brought out a stick. It looked like the ones I saw in the Harry Potter movie. She said it was a wand. My jaw almost hit my desk, like what the heck. I looked around and discovered that a similar stick "wand" was in everybody's locker.

I thought it was a well-planned joke because it was very funny to see a woman of her age talking about performing magic.

But she brought out a red apple and dropped it on the desk in front of her and said, "for our first class this year, we will start with easy spells. Now there's an apple on your desk, I want you all to make it float"

What the heck? I opened my eyes wide and looked around the class to see if any other person found it funny. But they all looked serious and even nodded their heads. Starla was already picking up her wand to actually start casting the spell.

However my greatest shock was when the woman actually made the apple float. I felt light-headed and had to excuse myself and ran to the bathroom.

I heard laughter in the class, they were laughing at me, but I didn't even care. Starla came to the bathroom to check on me, asking if I was ok…

"How can I be ok? You literally made an apple float, like levitate. How is that possible? How? I'm this close to losing my mind because of all this." I nearly started crying as I said all that.

She hugged me and said that I can skip the rest of the class if I can't take it.

I considered it, but changed my mind after remembering the way Aliya was laughing at me like I was an idiot. I went back to my seat, and saw Jason looking at me with something that looked like pity, and it infuriated me to the greatest heights.

I sat down there, emotionless, and I didn't even attempt to touch the wand.

After the first day, I saw other people practicing magic around the academy; Like I saw a girl change her hair color with just a snap of her hand, I've seen Aliya create little water dolphins with her hand, and I've also seen Starla shifting the star's position at night, ohh and most importantly I've seen Jason stop time.

So with all these and more, I now believe that there's a thing like magic, at least in this Alternate Universe I found myself in. So I try my best to participate in the magic class, but for some reason the magic doesn't work with me, no matter how hard I try, or how I recite the spells, still nothing.

The teacher, who I've finally learned her name to be Mrs. Weems says, "Morgan my child, learn to believe in the spells you actually say or else it won't work" I don't know how to explain that I'm trying my best, and I was brought up believing that magic was not real…

So Magic class was well … Um, you already know.

Now, combat class is actually what I'm enjoying so far, just that it's strenuous and tiring. In my first class I had to run 5 laps around the big field. I almost fainted… What am I saying? I fainted, Jason had to pour water on me to wake me up.

In case you're wondering, who told me to run 5 laps; it was Jason. His excuse is that I'm fragile to actually carry a sword, and because of that, I have to run 5 laps before every class. I also have to use a wooden sword to learn to fight when every other person used a real sword.

I actually don't know if I'm upset because of the humiliation or because of the stress.

So, in summary, my first week was nothing to write home about…

Luckily, in this Mysterious school they still understood the concept of education, like the fact that Saturday is a weekend and no lectures or weird classes.

So I woke up earlier than me, although the sun was already up, but I woke up earlier than Starla, which is a big deal for me.

I took my clothes out and headed for the bathroom. After bathing, I came out of the shower to dress up and there was a mirror on the wall, I stared at my reflection and admired my tattoos, they were actually beautiful, and I wondered if anyone in the Academy would be able to see it or whether it would be like back home.

During my one week here, I noticed that numerous other students had tattoos too, but I've never seen anyone with moon tattoos and I didn't want to risk people seeing me like a weirdo here, so I decided against the idea of ever showing them.

I quickly got dressed in my usual type of dressing, black turtle-necked long sleeved polo and combat trousers and black boots.

I went back to the room to find Starla awake, she greeted me and smiled. Damn Starla was beautiful and in this one week I've noticed that she had a crush on Xavier.

In case you're wondering how I know this much when I've only stayed here for a week, well, I had nothing else to do but to observe, so I know everything, well kinda.

I told her that I was going to explore the school, and I'll come back later. She nodded and believed me like the innocent girl that she was, not knowing that exploring the school here means looking for an escape route.

I want to look for a way out of this academy because I can't stay here for too long before I finally go insane.

I stepped out of the room and headed for the dinning hall, it was different from when they served breakfast during school days. During school days, it was mandatory that you must eat your food in the hall and that you should also be there before a stipulated time, but today it's care free, you can actually take your breakfast outside to eat and, of course, the time, now I understand why Starla woke up late.

So I just went to the counter, took two apples for snacking and I told the counter woman what I wanted, after ordering she asked if I wanted to eat in the hall or outside…

"Dear are you eating here or are you taking the food out?" The counter woman asked me.

"I will be taking it out" I answered, and she nodded and waved her finger a little and the food was packaged just like that, I need to get used to this place and its weirdness.

I took the food bag and went out. I headed out of the halls and out to the open field. Luckily, I didn't come in contact with some people (by some people I actually meant Jason and his girlfriend) I was not ready mentally to face any of them.

I walked straight to the woods, my initial plan was to look for an escape route out of here, but first I needed a quiet place where I could eat my breakfast and organize my plans in my head.

As I entered the woods, it was calm and quiet, but something kept pulling me to go deep inside the woods and I obliged. I kept going into the forest.

I didn't know why, but I just felt that I should keep on going into the woods, and I followed my instincts. I turned back, and I couldn't see the students in the Academy anymore, but I continued going into the forest.

My breath hitched when I came to a particular spot…

It was simply beautiful and dare I say magical? There were big, beautiful butterflies that looked like faires, I think they are faires, there was a spring there too, there were beautiful flowers and they gave a beautiful fragrance. There were little jingling sounds there too.

That entire place was just too perfect and beautiful. I wondered if the others knew about here too.

I set my bag down on the grass and sat down, opened my food bag and started eating, admiring the scene before my eyes.

Barely five minutes had passed when I felt a presence around me, I stopped eating and became alert, but I couldn't find anyone as I looked around, but I still felt it in my guts.

As I was about to give up, I heard a voice it was laughing "Well, well who do we have here?"

I stood up straight, and I heard a sound like someone jumped down from something high.

I turned around and saw someone; a boy, probably around my age or older.

He was breathtaking, and he took mine away.

I've never seen him before in the academy. He is very tall, a bit lean, he's pure white can literally pass as snow-white, he has piercings, and he was wearing a sleeveless polo that made his tattoos noticeable in fact, he was rocking the typical "bad boy" look and vibes, and he was extremely handsome.

I had to snap myself out of my little bubble and observe the person in front of me. How is it I've never seen him in this Academy before? Is he not a student? Or did I finally leave the academy? What if he's dangerous? I should prolly ask his name.

"W- who are you?" I managed to ask.

He smirked after observing me too and said, "I'm Kyle"

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I went back to the hostel just in time for dinner, and I was met with an angry Starla…

"Morgan, where have you been? Do you know how worried I was when you didn't come for lunch and I didn't see you around the hostel? I was like if I didn't see you during dinner that I'll have to inform Miss Paddington" She said angrily.

"I um, I'm so sorry, I didn't know you'd be so worried. I didn't come for lunch because my breakfast was really enough for me. I'm fine" I tried to calm her down.

"What do you mean you didn't think I'd be worried? You're my friend, my best friend, my only friend, my roommate, why wouldn't I be worried? Where were you anyway?" She said, still angry.

"I um, I didn't know… I'm so sorry, I didn't mean it, I lost track of time" I said.

"Where were you anyway? I got so worried, and I told Jason and everyone about it" she said.

"You told who what?" I said shocked.

"I asked Jason to help me look for you because he can literally track anyone anywhere in the Academy, but when he tried to look for you, he didn't see you, it was like you were nowhere to be found around the school, that's why I got so worried" she said looking confused and worried.

Wait, what? Jason didn't find my location. But why…

"Um, maybe he made a mistake and besides I was sleeping…. I'm truly sorry" I lied.

She was about to say something, but I cut her and said, "let's go to the dinning already, I'm hungry" and I pulled her with me…

In the dining we sat down with, Jason, Aliya, Xavier, much to my disappointment.

When Jason saw me, he said, "Where were you creep?"

I ignored him hoping he'd get the sign, but no, he continued "I tried using my magic to find you, but you were nowhere to be seen"

I rolled my eyes and said, "You probably made a mistake because I was in the Academy, so instead of you calling me a creep, try to learn more about your so-called magic"

It made him keep quiet and made Aliya scowl at me… I didn't really care about them, I was already preoccupied with so many things in my head.

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After the dinner, Starla and I went to our room, after taking my bath, I sat down on my bed watching Starla move the stars with her hand… She loved doing that ever since magic was allowed.

"Starla, are Vampires real?" I suddenly asked…

She stopped what she was doing and looked at me, "Why do you ask?"

"Um just curious because a week ago, I didn't believe this Academy was real" I said.

She said, "well, , Vampires are real, but there are not any Vampires in the Academy…. They are not good creatures…. That's what the Academy teaches" she shrugged and said "Good night. I'm so tired"…

She slept off, and I laid on my bed and went back to what happened earlier that day in the forest…

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"W- who are you?" I asked.

He smirked, observing me and said, "I'm Kyle and who are you?"

His name is Kyle, but I've never heard it in the Academy before. Who is he?

I forgot he actually asked me a question, "Do you go to the Academy?"

He chuckled and came closer, "I asked you a question, but you replied with another question… Nice… For your question, I don't go to the Academy"

"Sorry for not answering, I forgot you asked a question… My name is Morgan. Wait, if you're not from the Academy, how come you're here? I said genuinely confused.

"This place is mine" he said with his hands in his pockets.

"Huh, does it mean I'm no longer in the Academy?" I asked, still confused.

"You are in the academy, but this place is mine" he said calmly.

"Oh ok, I'll leave, I apologize for um invading" I said as I tried to leave.

"No you can stay, you're not as bratty as the others. So you can stay, " he said.

"Huh" I said genuinely confused

"Don't be confused I've met the others, they think they're better than the others and are annoying" he said, and I couldn't help but agree with him when I thought of Aliya and Jason…

I nodded my head, but I said, "Not all, my best friend is good and humble"

"Ok I believe not all because you are different" he added and I sat down. It was awkwardly silent, so I brought out my breakfast and shared with him… He thanked me and said…

"Morgan I can tell that you are new to the academy… How did you even get here" He asked?

"Funny story, I don't think I belong to this Academy, I don't know they all talk about Magic and stuff, but I have none, so I wanted to escape the Academy and here I am" I said with a chuckle.

"What do you mean you have none, as you were coming here, I felt it, and it was strong too… You just haven't discovered it yet… But you have magic. And the outside world is not safe… Take it from me" He said which confused…

"Wait if it's not safe how … You? Why don't you come to the Academy?" I said.

He chuckled and said, "I can't come to the Academy because they won't let me and everyone is boring" he said. I was quiet for a while, and he added, "but I might consider that option again" he smirked.

We ate in silence while observing the scenery and suddenly asked "What are you by the way? You look so white, like a vampire in a movie I watched at home" I added, laughing at the resemblance…

He laughed too and said "Correct"

Wait, what? "Huh?"

"Correct, I'm a vampire" he said showing his fangs. I shivered slightly, and he added disappointed "You are scared aren't you?"

I said, "No not scared, just surprised that Vampires exist"

We talked a lot and I told him about the problems I've encountered so far in the Academy… He promised to help me in martial arts but said the magic aspect has to be unlocked by me somehow.

I genuinely enjoyed his company and I laughed a lot. Time flew by fast, and it was already time for dinner, we said our goodbyes and I promised to come see him again. With his super speed, he helped get to the side of the forest closer to the school, he literally carried me in a bridal style.

He dropped me and winked before heading back to the woods, while I headed for the Academy.

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I looked out at the stars and moon and wondered who I was, How did I get here in the first place? How did the markings on my body appear.

I slept off and dreamt of Kyle and the moon and weird stuff.