Vulpecula ✔️

The Pull.

We tried playing and practicing my elements simultaneously. It was fun, until I decided to burn Clayton's shirt, accidentally of course. And he made a fuss about it. So I made a mental note to buy him another shirt just so he could shut up.

Only two days are left until the alignment of the planets. And it's pretty much hectic. The nerves building up inside me are just too worse. Kayden went back to his house so I decided that before I go insane I go and sleep with papa and mamma. They both loved it.

Today we'd been practicing sword fighting along with using my elements and keeping the mental shields up. It took a toll on me but I held strong. I was panting and sweating while blocking away the hits from Kayden and Harry simultaneously.

I used the wind to my advantage and pushed Kayden away from me with the force of it. Though I just wanted to pull him closer. Even in the cold he had his shirt off. His body had a glow to it, so I realised that he was using his own powers to keep him warm.

As for Harry, I used water on him and circled it around him. Harry was stuck. That's what I wanted. It was tiring me as well because I fell to the ground, scraping my knees. I stopped the wind and the water and let myself breathe and relax.

"Have some water." Sophia passed the bottle of water to me and I shot her a grateful smile.

Everything had been silent around me. None of them said anything about my parents the other day or about anything in general. I could often see it in Sophia's gaze that she was sorry for blaming me for being perfect. But I'm not angry with her. I'm not...anything. I just don't care, or it's just that I don't know what to feel. Too many emotions cloud my judgement and I feel exposed and left wondering what I actually feel.

Usually I don't feel anything but when I do, it's too much at once. I can't handle it. And I end up failing. I end up feeling nothing in the end. My feelings for Kayden and discovering them has been hard on me too. I couldn't figure out what I felt. No matter how hard I tried, there was always this nagging thought that what if I'm wrong? What if I don't like him? What if he is just a comfort person for me?

The talk with mamma, the talk with papa and the night in the bathroom with Kayden cleared the fog that had clouded my judgement. I'm glad I found my true feelings for him. It'll be so much more easier now.

While I was drinking water Kayden gently patted my back and helped me up on my feet. My legs nearly gave out on me when I stood up, but I held strong. That was good. Really impressive. But I need these skills for just one day. And after that, hopefully I'll be fine. There'll be no Aldrik, no monsters and definitely no threat to humanity.

"You did so good today. We are all so proud of you." Dylan mumbled softly. It felt soothing to be appreciated by my friends in such a manner. I felt great.

"That's great. We're ready." I grin up at all of them and leaned my back on Kayden. Then I felt this feeling again in my chest. Since the past week, I'd been feeling this a lot. An awful lot and it wasn't all so pleasant. "Do you people also feel this pull towards somewhere?"

"It's light. Very faint." Calla mumbled while rubbing her chest. The others nodded their agreement. "Do you? And how bad is it? Have you ever tried going towards where it takes you?"

"I feel it a lot. Its almost painful." I admitted.

"Could you hold until tomorrow?" Kayden asked me softly. I nodded against him and stayed that way. Slumped onto his chest. My safe place. "Alright then, tomorrow evening we set out to whatever place that is. And the planets will be aligning by 12 in the afternoon. So we'll have time. Day after tomorrow is when everything happens. Tomorrow during the morning we practice as much as we can and the evening is when all of us will rest. Then day after tomorrow is when Aldrik dies."