Suffering for Peace

What are these?

Animals awoke too by the rising of the sun and birds started to fly around the blue sky. Bunnies and squirrels hopped over the grass and leaves that had fallen off trees by the wind. They are free, I am not. They can do what they want, I just need to walk and someone hates me. They can make a difference in this world, I can not.

Newt: Acacia, are you okay after yesterday?

Acacia: It is just all weird for me all of the sudden. I just overreacted.

Newt: I understand that, it needs to get out sometimes. It needs to become normal to us too, you are not the only one.

Acacia: It is just ... you, Lizzie, I never had those kind of people around me. My half-mother was just there because my father commanded her to raise me, she never actually cared for me. And commoners, I wasn't allowed to go out of the castle

Newt: I didn't knew that. But now we are here for you.

Acacia: Thank you.

He put his arms around me and I leaned against his side.

Newt: Have you slept?

Acacia: I couldn't, but I am used to it.

I let a smile take over my face to hide the tiredness in my eyes. I didn't felt really tired but your could see it on me. It took a bit of time before Newt forced me to go inside and meet Lizzie again in the Great Hall. I had brushed my silver hair with my fingers meanwhile our walk to look at least a bit decent.

The Great Hall was already filled with students who were already awake. Lizzie was there too and came running to me to give me a hug.

Lizzie: I am so happy you already feel better. Still sorry for that question.

Acacia: I won't repeat it anymore but you now what I would say.

Lizzie: Right. But I still feel guilty.

Acacia: There is no need for you to feel quilty, it isn't your fault. I put my hand out first, not you.

Newt: You did first?

Acacia: Yes, after I explained her what it means of course.

This time, Newt say by us on the same place we sat yesterday. I think mostly to stop Lizzie if the question would be meant with something that I would go lose again. She started to talk about all the lessons she would have today and Newt about his.

Acacia: What can I do then meanwhile.

Newt: You could go explore the Room or Requirements, no one ever comes there because it is filled with dangers, but you could handle it all. I will show you where it is, you can go along from there.

And that is what we did. Lizzie walked along with us. We came to a wall where Newt stopped before and a wooden door began to appear.

Newt: It is always here but you need to think about something you really need to let the door appear. Be careful with what you do inside of there.

Acacia: It is like you are sending me on a dangerous mission in a jungle.

Newt: It is more dangerous than you may think.

Acacia: I promise, I can take it.

Their bell rang as I closed the door again behind me and they left to their classrooms. I started to look around and ... it isn't that dangerous here. I found a lot of cool stuff to maybe put up in my room and some things to wear myself. Sadly, that wasn't the worst thing I had found. The deeper I went in the room the less stuff I saw around me. I started to walked faster, then running into the infinity. There must be something at the end so special that it is far enough that it could be get by a normal person.

And there it was, after straight 10 minutes of running, a little box on a cyan cushion. Doesn't the cushion need to be red, that would highlight that it is special or dangerous? But no, it was cyan. I slowly opened the dark wooden box and saw 8 light blue crystals lying in a circle inside of it. As I took one, the others began to light up.

Acacia: These are beautiful, but what are they? It is possible something to do with magic or with ... electricity ...

When I said the word electricity, the crystals began to react to it and shake heavily and electricity surrounded them. They shot up in the air and began to circulate around me. The one in my hands shot in the air too as they began to circulate harder. I held my hand in the air to try to stop them, and they did stop. I posses them. When I would move my hands, they move with me.

Acacia: This is so cool imagine what I could do with them.

I started to put myself under electricity and started to run. I could jump and the stones would become platforms where I could land on. I started to move really fast as I focused on them and used them as skates in the sky, 4 under each foot. This is amazing, I could show everyone how useful I could be. But otherwise, I will seem stronger and they might send me away from here. So, we don't tell anyone I don't trust with it, only Newt and Lizzie

I ran back to the front of the infinite room, this time, it took me only 30 seconde. I exited the door and noticed that it was noon already. Have I been that long in there? It must have been I found my way back to the Great Hall as I put the crystals in my pocket of my pants, they must not be seen. I go in the afternoon back for the rest of the stuff, it was a bit too much to carry all at once.

Acacia: Hey, Lizzie, how were your lessons?

Lizzie: Bored as always. Have you found some cool things?

Acacia: I have, I am getting most of them to my room in the afternoon, it was already late.

Lizzie: Wait till after 4 and I can help you carrying.

Acacia: It isn't that much but I will share you the coolest thing I found then. Come to my room right after your lesson, I am sure you will be amazed.

Lizzie: Is it like a weapon or something? Or something that no one knows about?

Acacia: The last thing is already correct, but it is much cooler than just a weapon, more special.

Lizzie: Oh I can't wait!

Acacia: Well you need to.