The Lost Girl

Lack of insanity

  I laid there for what felt like forever, Thinking about all kinds of things. Was I really as powerful as she said?  Thinking about it was kinda scary, I was pulled from my thoughts to the sound of moving sand. It was Pan, What could he possibly want from me now he'd already put me through enough.
" You should learn how to use a bow." He seemed genuine so I chose to listen,
" Why?" I'm the curious sort of person of course I wanted to know why.
" Incase you're ever without your powers, You don't want to look weak do you?" He always knew how to push my buttons but he was right, Without them I was useless. I wasn't even paying attention, I hadn't noticed he'd placed a new wooden bow next to me. 5 years of pinning me against the lost boys. Why is he helping me defend myself now? Does he think I'm defenseless against them?
  Whatever, wait he didn't give me arrows. Hmm how I'm supposed to learn without them. Maybe? I try to focus on the fire burning inside me, trying to draw off of that. I try to imagine an arrow. I look down at my hands, no luck. Dang, maybe Headmistress Gwenivere can help me. For now I get up and put my shoes back on, grabbing my new bow as I start walking back to the treehouse. When I get there Kai has this look on his face, like he's being mischievous. He notices I've walked in and smiles at me.
" Feel better?" I smile back telling him I'm fine. He motions for me to come over to him.
" I made something for you." He hands me a book, made of leather with dragon designs on it with what looks to be a crest.
" Thank you Kai, but I don't know what to use this for?" He proceeds to tell me it's for my lessons, so I can write everything I need to. He says I should also use it to write down my feelings and that it's for my eyes only. I open it to the first page to find there's already writing in it

  " For Dea, My non-genetic baby sister. Go far with your life, don't run away from your fears, face them with a fury nobody has ever seen no matter how far it takes you know that you always have me to rely on. Save your parents, your sisters, and your kingdom and be free. - Kai"

I wiped the tear from my eye and hugged him, " You will always be my brother, no matter how much family I save." We both smile and decide to go play in the trees, swinging from one to the next. Hours go by and I find myself not getting tired. I feel like I should be. Kai is getting tired so we go to the treehouse. Kai goes to bed and I find myself sitting on the floor in the treehouse with my new book in front of me. I get up and go to our makeshift desk and decide to start writing a letter for my mother. I know that one day she will get to read it. Even if it's 30 years from now she'll read it one day.

  " For my mother,
I have so much I want to tell you but I should start somewhere. It's been five years since Levia's destruction and we were separated not even a day after I was born. I'm sure I've grown a lot, My powers made their appearance. I'm still scared but at least I have Headmistress Gwenivere to help me get through it and to teach me I nearly died when it happened, but instead I took someone else's life and I feel horrible. When I tried sleeping I dreamt of nothing. I feel like that means something bad. I look like you minus the hair, I know this because I've been dreaming of you for as long as I can remember which isn't very long. I feel like I should add to this letter every five years until I find you. I may not have met you yet but I hope you know, I love you mom you are what's keeping me going right now. Goodbye for now. "

I finish writing and decide to pick up a book for the rest of the night, " The History of Dragons" By μαγεία. It's one of my favorites. I get through about half of the book before I have to get ready to go to Aligondia for my lesson with Headmistress Gwenivere. I get there fifteen minutes early, proud of myself. I walk up to the front gates only to be stopped.
" Name?" Whoever this rude lady is, I don't like her but clearly she won't let me in unless I tell her my name.
" Deancea, I have a private lesson with Headmistress Gwenivere." She looks at me like she has no idea what I'm talking about. Did she not tell her?
" I know of no such meeting, Until I hear otherwise you are not permitted on the premises" She's so RUDE, who is this lady??
" How old are you anyway?" At least she seems genuinely curious. I deal with enough rude people at "home" I really don't want to deal with her but I have to, otherwise what I'm gonna do. Nobody knows more about my past than the Headmistress. 
" I'm five miss, can I please just sit right here?" I might as well be nice to this lady until I see reason not to be.
" Alright but don't cause any trouble" I don't think she quite understands but at least I can sit down. I pull my book out and read for the next ten minutes or so. I wait hoping Headmistress Gwenivere comes to the gate.
   Sure enough ten minutes later she walks up to the gate to get me.
" Don't worry about her Lenora , she's my private student." So Lenora is the name of the mean lady, either way Headmistress Gwenivere is here and it's time to learn. She takes my hand and we start walking:
" Why is that lady so mean?" I asked her after a few minutes. " She's just strict, she'll soften up to you soon enough." " Because I'm a princess?" I wonder if she's told anyone. " No, for now that's our secret. If people find out you're alive we have more things to worry about then mean teachers. Besides Lenora also knew your parents, she was your mothers best friend, since they both went to school here together." I didn't know my mother went here " Can you tell me more about her, my mother?" She thinks for a minute, almost reminiscing in memories.
" Of course, Your mother was a beautiful woman and a beautiful queen. She was truly loved by her people, her name was Mari or at least that's what her friends called her. Her full name was Marilyha Rosaria Dragon, her magic brought about life and love among other things. When she vanished all the realms mourned her for weeks. People even went searching, but without the help of her children the search was impossible. When you and your sisters were pronounced dead the realms gave up looking knowing they would get nowhere." Just hearing about her makes me feel closer to her. " What about my father? What was he like?" The headmistress smiles " Your father was the perfect match for your mother, his stubbornness combatted her softness. His will to fight protected her when she needed it most." She glances at my book and smiles. " He wrote that book you know, Your mother was part dragon and so he wrote that book to help educate the world for when he had daughters like you, to save you from what she went through as a child." I bring the book tight to my chest and just hold it there. " This is my favorite book, I felt like I could feel the words pouring into my heart. I felt like I could connect to it, even though it's a research book. What language is his name?" I feel like the Headmistress is coming alive just talking about my parents to me, just getting this moment with me must make her happy. " It's Greek, but most people just called him Magic, or Magi. Come sit, what do you want to learn today?"
I think for a minute. " Pan gave me a bow but no arrows, could I make them with magic?" She takes my hands and nods. " Have you tried already?" I nod " Alright, then try harder, you're safe here. Good magic requires a clear and safe mind, go ahead and try." I focus on the fire again but this time without letting my head distract me. I look at my hands and see a small fireball. " Now make it do what you want it to do" She looks so proud of me. I think about the shape of an arrow and pull my hands apart. I did it! " I did it! I really did it!" The arrow takes its shape and drops into my hands, Crystalized fire whoa. " See, you're capable of so many things. All you need is control. I'm sure you've noticed by now, that when you sleep you don't dream." How'd she know? " There's a reason for it, don't worry you don't need sleep, you won't go insane if you don't. Just means we need to come up with things for you to do instead." Now I'm intrigued, what can I do instead of sleep that won't worry Kai? " What should I do then, cause last night I wrote a letter to my mom and then read."
" Dea did you know most Five year olds can't form complete sentences, they barely know there Alphabet." I think about that for a second when she speaks again. " Did you also know that from birth Dragons are extremely intelligent? I would hope since you love that book so much you would know that." It's at this point I connected the dots, my mother was part dragon. I have fire powers, and I'm very Intelligent for my age. " I'm part Dragon aren't I." She just nods. " One third dragon one third Fae, and one third whatever your father was." I take it in, only this time I'm less surprised. My last name is Dragon, I guess that's why I like dragons so much. " What did my parents look like?" " I will show you tomorrow alright, tomorrow when you get here ask Lenora to take you to the school library." Gwenivere magics something into her hand. I can't tell what it is from here since I'm much shorter than her. "I have something for you Dea, It's from your mother." A present from my mother?! How? Did she know that I would survive and gave it to Guinevere? She gently sets a nicely wrapped present in my hands, I'm extra careful to remove the paper without damaging it. A card falls to the ground, without hesitation I pick it up and open it.