Division

Nine

7 years earlier, my 12th year in school. I saw my younger self as i shyly walked over to my teachers desk. She stared at me with narrowed eyes, making me feel like a mouse being stalked by a ravenous hawk. As i stopped at her desk, she pushed forward 3 of my exams and IQ results that i had recently taken. "Evelyn, i understand that you must care very much for your education, but i will not tolerate this level, or any level, of cheating on your exams." Being the naive 12 year old i was, i fought back, "But i didn't! Everyone was being watched by guards with guns during the tests and got physically searched before, how could i cheat?" I said in a frustrated voice, twiddling with my fingers and feeling a lump in my throat.

It was obvious that my teacher became daunted by what i said, she knew i was right, it was impossible to cheat during the Black Blood exams. A crease of stress appeared on her forehead, "Your scores and results, they're higher than the average scores of someone 22 years older than you, it can't be right..." The flashback then showed me years worth of exams as i recollected how i was always incredibly ahead of people my age. How people would look at me with astonished or jealous eyes when i always knew the answers to everything in school and training. I saw myself easily winning the annual fights we had to do against other kids. No matter how much older or taller they were compared to me, i would win.

I would be able to catch things as they fell without even having time to realise they had fallen in the first place. As if my body could react before my thoughts could. I remember Elias being astonished every time i heard the quietest of sounds clearly, when my reflexes were faster than his, when i would effortlessly lift things that other people would struggle to despite my body not looking significantly muscular.

Another vision kicked in. 18th year, during the final weeks of training. Elias and I were sat on the bleachers of a dark training hall that was only illuminated by green and the occasional white light rods that were hanging from the tall ceiling. Other people in our class were brutally fighting with metal bars down on the training block as our instructors examined their progress. "You know something weird?" Elias said, leaning towards me and resting his elbows on his knees. "What?" I said, still focused on the kids that were fighting. "You're eyes..." He said with a calm voice, as i tuned my head to meet his eyes beaming into mine.

I raised my eyebrows, looking off to the side before looking back at him, not knowing if i should be offended or confused. "They're beautiful, but It's like they glow this blue colour but it never happens when you're out in the sun, only when you're inside." He seemed bewitched by my eyes, i assumed they were shining blue as we spoke. "Maybe it's the light?" I pointed my index finger up to the light rods above our heads. Elias chuckled at my cluelessness. "The green lights are making your grey eyes shine blue?" That's when i started snickering too, feeling like an idiot.

Our laughter faded into the back of my mind as i regained consciousness, finding myself still staring into the bathroom mirrors. The pale white lights emitting from above me... It was enough to show me that my eyes were sat behind a glimmer of the same sapphire blue tint that President Lans had... This couldn't be possible. Maybe it was all a big misunderstanding. There had to be some other explanation. With trembling hands i put my hands under the sink faucet. The movement instantly activated it, cold water fell into my hands and I splashed my face with it. I kept my eyes open so that the water would cleanse them, I even scrubbed my eyes over and over agiain, but when i lifted my head up to the light of the mirror, they remained the same. This wasn't possible. I was chosen by Lans for being the perfectly skilled Dark Blood for the mission and nothing more

All of the memories of my unexplainable intelligence, my fast reflexes, my ability to be significantly faster and stronger than anyone i knew, my eyes. There was only one explanation for it all.
I was a Blue Blood.