☾Order of the Moon☽

☾✩☽Chapter 14☾✩☽

Days passed since the winter celebration, I was back to reality now, my daily training.

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I woke up gasping for air. It had been harder to sleep for the past few days, each and every night I get the same dream, sometimes it feels like someone looks at me even asleep, nowhere felt safe...

I pushed the covers off me. My head felt heavy, my body felt weak, but energy ran through it. The feeling was so uneasy and uncomfortable, but It didn't stop me from training. I stood up and walked over to the bathroom door, but before I could open it, I suddenly felt eyes on me, the same feeling I'd been feeling for the past few days. I quickly turned my back and ran to the window, I looked outside, it was only assassins roaming around, as well as the Shakan twins who were happily teasing each other as they walked. I shook the paranoia off my head, I must be insane to think someone is spying on me, I closed all the white curtains before heading to the bathroom doing the same. I opened the faucet to prepare my bath. While waiting for it to fill I walked outside to pour myself a glass of water. I drank my water, but it was suddenly cold. I placed my cup on the table before scanning the room, I then noticed a curtain waving around, I ran to see what it was, the window was open. That wasn't opened earlier?!

I quickly closed the window, making sure to lock it. "Vi?" a voice said making me jump. "Woah, sorry I didn't mean to scare you," she said. "Laika, hey," I said in a breathy voice. "Are you alright? you seem worried," she said. I shook my head as I gulped, "I'm fine," I said before making my way into the bathroom to turn the faucet off. "Take your bath, I'll be waiting here," she said softly before closing the bathroom doors. I nodded before dropping in my knees, my hand leaning on the tub for support. I tried to calm myself by controlling my breathing. I looked over at the tub, seeing my reflection in the water. "Why am I seeing you?" I asked myself, referring to the witch that had been appearing in my dreams once again, was it because I was so paranoid about her, or does my dreams mean something. "Vi, hurry up," Laika said with a knock. "I will!" I replied before standing up to take my clothes off.

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Laika did the usual braid on my hair. "Thank you Laika," I said as she gave me a small mirror. "Wait-" she said as I took the mirror. "What?" I said as she seemed to look at my wrist, "That bracelet...it looks familiar," she said as she held my wrist, examining the bracelet Xavier had given me a few days ago. I stayed silent, she released my wrist, "sorry, It just looks familiar..." she said before walking over to my Al Kina. 

I wore it doing the buttons myself, then I wore my boots. Laika placed the headpiece on my head before closing her case, carrying it in her right hand. My raven friend came closer to me, placing her case on the floor halfway, she then took me in a warm embrace which I returned. "Don't worry too much Vi, I'll see you when I can," she said softly before parting herself, grabbing her case off the floor. "Thank you Laika," I said sincerely to my friend before she gave me a smile then headed out of my room. The smile soon disappeared when I turned my head to look at the window that had opened earlier. I quickly looked away to break the eerie feeling, heading out of my door, heading to Xavier's quarters. I knocked once, but no one answered, I knocked again, still no one.

I slowly turned the knob, trying to be quiet as possible. "Xavier?" I said in a raised whispery voice. I peeked in his bathroom, looked at his bed, no one.

I walked over to the windows only to notice someone sitting on one of his armchairs. There he was, peacefully sleeping as his head leaned on his fist. He looked so beautiful even when sleeping, It looked as if I was staring at a painting. He looked tired like he had only slept this morning. I turned my head to look at his bed, the sheets were untouched, not even the pillows were moved, does this man not sleep on his own bed?