Guardian

Academy

Eric kept his eyes on me, and I had the urge to touch him. Samantha was encompassed with darkness as I grazed her hand, and I wanted to see the reaction I got with Eric. I don't remember having this power in my past lives, but it didn't surprise me as mine were always focused around the survival of humans so they were ever changing. Maybe Eric didn't know about my new found empathy abilities. It was a way to prove me right.

I stepped forward and Eric stayed still as his eyes never left mine. I let out my hand while I kept my eyes pierced to his. Before I could make contact he grabbed my wrist in a vice grip. He looked down at my hand by his left arm and back at me. "What are you doing?" I lunged with my other hand trying to catch him by surprised, but he was a warrior. He had me splayed out on the desk in a flicker and I shuffled trying to get out of his grasp as he took both of my wrists in one hand. The grip he had on me was relentless and I winced at the throbbing pressure he was putting on my wrists.

"Let me go," I demanded as I kicked out, he dodged and used his other hand to pin one of my legs down before getting on top of me and keeping his weight on my waist so I wouldn't be able to escape. I let out a groan as his hold tightened. It would be so easy for him to break my wrists with a moments thought. "Let me go Eric!" I repeated.

"You need to learn. You need to learn what happens when someone doesn't learn their place."

I looked back at him and was taken aback as I could faintly see the hunger in his eyes as he looked down on me. He was soaking in the dress I wore tonight as my leg was bare from the slit on my side, and the way I was so vulnerable under him. It's as if he realized that he was looking at me as well, in a way he shouldn't be. In the next second he was across the room in a flash, this time seeming a little shaken.

"Stay away. Just stay away Piper." There he goes again, making my name sound like a sweet melody.

I was panting by the time he left the room. I stayed still on the desk for a moment longer before I gathered myself enough to sit up. My breathing bounced off the walls.

"What are you doing?" Joshua entered the room.

I snapped my head up at the sight of Joshua. "I- Uh I," I racked my brain trying to form an answer as to what just happened but instead I just hopped off the table hurriedly, and shoved past him. "Sorry!"

He bore his same angry expression that I've came to know so well the last few hours and a part of me felt snug with leaving him there clueless.

I gathered my dress and ran to the first sign of an exit. I was in desperate need of fresh air, and alone time. It was a smaller glass door that easily gave way with a little creak as I stepped through to what seemed to be a garden.

My heels clattered against the stone pathway as I looked around in astonished with the beautiful moonlight casting a light hue to the willow trees and tulips in sight. Tulips were my favorite, especially the lavender color that were growing here. I cusped a tulip head into my hand and brought it towards my face. Taking a deep breath in, I was comforted with the scent.

"Eric this is beautiful. What is this place?" I turned to face him. He was smiling feeding off my reaction. He gently took my hand in his and lead me towards the tulips. He pricked one off the stem and inhaled.

"Smell it," he nudged it to me, and although puzzled I smelt it as well.

"It's the same scent I get when I'm around you."

Tears gather at my eyes from the memory. I tossed the tulip to the side as it felt like scorching fire in my hands now.

No one believes me. Everyone is saying that my thoughts, my memories are not even my own and I don't know what to believe. This was worse than hell.