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Lily Owens sat in her first class of the day at the empty table behind Bloom and Aisha. She stared down at her phone, watching as a bubble appeared next to Riven's name, meaning he was typing. She smiled, waiting to see what he wanted to say. "Hi, I'm Beatrix. Can I sit here?" Lily looked up to see the girl with the electrical powers sit down next to her.
She nodded, turning her phone off and setting it on the desk. "Yeah, I'm Lily."
"I know." Beatrix chuckled. "You're Riven's ex-girlfriend." Lily rolled her eyes, scared for how this conversation was going to go.
"Yup, that's me." Lily felt her phone vibrate and quickly picked it up, seeing the text from Riven.
Hope today goes better than yesterday. If you need someone to talk to I'm always here. You know that.
Lily smiled, rereading the text a few times.
Thank you, Riv. I appreciate you.
As soon as Lily's text sent, Miss Dowling came by the girl's desk and set a small tree in front of Lily and a plate of uncooked rice in front of Beatrix. Lily stared down at the pot in front of her before Miss Dowling approached her and Beatrix's table. "Lily, can you grow this dying leaf here," The headmistress pointed to a leaf growing on one of the branches of the tree, "without affecting any of the others?"
"Got it." Lily nodded, her hands rising above the suffering leaf. She twisted one of her wrists, and a green light ran from the tips of her fingers to the leaf.
The leaf began to grow, becoming much stronger than it was before, leaving the other leaves dying. "Very nicely done." The headmistress applauded her student before moving to Bloom and Aisha's desk.
"A fire that lays waste to everything in its path is instinctual and impulsive. What about when you need that fire to stop." Lily looked up from her pot as Miss Dowling spoke to Bloom. "Can you light a single piece of kindling and leave the others untouched?" Bloom nodded slowly before moving her hands around the kindling. She took in a deep breath before the single piece of wood at the top of the pile lit up while the ones beneath it did not.
A smile appeared on Bloom's face as Beatrix leaned towards Lily. "Watch this?" The girl stared down at the many pieces of rice. Lightening flew from her hands, lifting a single piece into the air.
"Impressive, Beatrix. Keep it up." Miss Dowling spoke, walking past their table.
Beatrix nodded. "Got it, Miss D." Miss Dowling stopped walking immediately after hearing the nickname. "Headmistress Dowling." The air fairy corrected herself. As soon as the headmistress was far enough away, Beatrix leaned forwards, rolling her eyes. "Your Grace..." She mumbled, causing Lily to chuckle.
