St. Alastairs

Chapter Thirteen

Eros POV:

I was on a date with Absidy at Sunset Cafe. I ordered her drink, a caramel latte, and I got mine, a normal coffee. We started our drinking and I just stared at her. She started laughing, "What?" I shook my head, "Oh nothing~" I teased a bit.

"No seriously what!" She was laughing as I got up, "Why are you getting up?" I started kneeling, tying my shoe. As I looked at her, I grabbed the case in my back pocket. I went into the position to propose marriage. She gasped and I thought I heard people in the cafe turn to watch.

"Absidy Bay Hanalei, will you do me the honor, and be my wife?" I gazed in her eyes as she started crying, "Yes of course!" She hugged me and I hugged her back, "Thank you..." She whispered. I nodded and kissed her forehead.

Xidorn POV :

   I hadn't been very happy when I'd woken up. I had decided I may as well just stay in bed at this point. I rolled my shoulders, not even getting up for the day.

Orisia POV :

   I was a little tired of being at HQ, but also didn't feel like leaving, I didn't really have anything to do. I could call Reign and ask to hang out, but what if she questioned me about something I wasn't supposed to talk about? That was a no, then. I sighed, looking into the mirror, looking almost exactly the same as yesterday. I should visit the dormitory again soon. I'd kind of given up on university, but I could visit the cafe and my family again. That had been a great day. I also want to figure out what my older siblings thought of my little magic trick. I had a twin too, but she hadn't been home that day it had seemed, neither had my parents actually... I shrugged it off, I could visit my family first this time.

   I appear in the living room, on the couch. To my surprise, it was V I saw. "Hey, V.' I said with a smile as she jumped and looked over at me, eyes wide. "I- I swear Orisia-"  Her voice was threatening, but her eyes were soft and caring. I glanced around, "I forgot to ask last time, but where are Mom, Dad, and Camellia?" V raised an eyebrow, "Them? Oh, they're upstairs. Mum and Dad have been watching Camellia for you, by the way. She's been seeing things recently, They're scared to bring her to a therapist. She seems to only be getting worse the longer you're gone." She looked up at the ceiling worriedly, "Sia, there was something that looked like someone burned something into her skin. She was screaming, yelling about how dark it was even when all the lights were on." My eyes widened, Camellia had experienced what I'd gone through months ago? "She keeps saying you're hurting, but you look perfectly fine to me." I started at V for a long minute. "She's right.... Holy- Oh my gods." I was struggling to breath and so I let the memory barriers drop and I closed my eyes, letting my head flash through all the memories, letting go of what kept me strong, and maybe that's what made me stronger. I finally opened my yes again, "Let me see her. V, she's my twin, let me make sure she's alright." V finally nodded and led me upstairs to where she apparently was. We opened the door to find Camellia sitting alone. "Give us a minute, V." My elder sister nodded and closed the door, I heard her footsteps retreat down the stairs. "Hey, Camellia, love, I'm here, I'm okay now." I said, and she flung her arms around me and started speaking rapidly, "Someone's coming, Ori. Someone bad, something bad's going to happen to your school because of her!" Camellia whispered, but her voice sounded so urgent and I could feel her sobs, "Please don't go back, she wants you and she always gets what she wants. She doesn't know you exist yet, but she's looking for you." Camellia sat back, my exact height, her hair color the same as mine used to be, a fiery red.

   "Who's after me and what's going to happen to St. Alastairs. I have a friend there, Cam, please." I whispered, my voice soothing yet questioning. "Her, and she's manipulating the people around her. Bad things happen because of her. Bad things are happening soon, to St. Alastairs University of Magic. A gigantic dragon is going to attack the school. Or maybe it already did? I don't know..." Her voice dropped back to a whisper, and she sounded scared. But she'd said it may have already happened, if s, I had to get there and fast. Maybe that's what Rhysand had been training me for. Some big unknown event that he expected to unfold in the future. "Camellia, I'm going to need you to see if you can find out what happens to me after the dragon is gone." I said softly, looking into her green and blue eyes, which were the opposite sides as mine, her left was blue and the right was green. Her eyes softened, "I'm sorry... you- you go into a sleeping state. I don't know for how long." I stared at her, could she see the future? Maybe when I'd gotten my gift, the parts I couldn't handle were given to her, my twin so she could help me. We had to work together on this one, but there was nothing I could really do. With the threat of saving my own skin or saving my friends and school at the cost of my own safety, and Camellia's sanity, I was worried, terrified even.

   Was my sister right? Would all of that happen? I needed to help my friends though. I had to get back to my dorm, and soon. Or else everyone at my school might well go up in flames...

Reign POV:

I didn't feel like doing much today as I went to the park. I watched the dogs playing with each other, the birds flying around, the kids giggling and running around, and the parents watching them with a close eye. I sighed, remembering my dad watching me with a close eye. Now he does that with Amari. Which I'm not jealous about, I just miss it.