the bad luck charm

chapter 1

That Tuesday was a warm summer day when i walked up to the gate. the wind was light and the rays of the sun felt heavy upon my shoulders. behind the gates was a building. The building had large letters above it,reading 'caveheart academy'. through the gates i saw a tall woman walking towards me. as she got closer, i caught her scent. 'lavander' i thought as i took a breath. eventually when i stood back,she walked up to the gate and they flew open. when she was close enough i examined all of her details. her skin was a pale peach with rose cheeks. she wore a long lilac dress which covered her knees,her nails were painted a baby blue. she wore a petals around her neck and had pale blue flats. when she spoke her voice was soft and delicate.
"hello," she smiled. i didn't respond i just watched her. the wings she carried were a white colour,showing her innocence. she continued smiling at me and spoke once again. "i'm headmaster bareea, you must be miss williams.." she introduced before i interrputed her. "miss williams is my mother,its royal, headmaster" i spoke. as i did i gave her a little bow showing her my striped tail. "theres no need for that,royal" she smiled and ushed me up. i stood up and stared forward. she jestered for me to follow her,so i did. she continued to talk to me. she talked about the schools history,where it was founded and by whom.By this time i had taken off my jacket,tied it round my waist and tied my beige hair up using an elastic band from my wrist.
it was about 9:30 that morning when we arrived in her office. however there was somebody sitting on a chair inside her office. again i caught their scent.This time it was a pleasent smell, unlike what headmaster bareea smelt like. 'poison'. i looked at the person sitting on the chair and studied their looks. the length of their hair sat just below the shoulders and it was a dark chocolate colour. their eyes where a misty forest green. their top was a deep red shade,similar to blood and their trousers were ripped. the belt that hung around their waist carried chains. behind their back were thin midnight blue wings with what looked like bones sticking out. On top of their head was two black horns and a tail that was thin enough to be paper,also black. the person had blood dripping from their skull,it was a small cut but the smell filled the room. i took a deep breath,smiled and let the smell fill my lungs. that was before i heard her again. "this is the third time this week,knight," headmaster bareea sighed. "okay?" the person answered half sarcastically. 'if this carries on,i'll have to invite your father in," bareea said giving the bleeding person,knight, a clothe. they reached out to accept the clothe when i noticed something strange on their wrist. it was like a paw print,but it was in what looked like black ink. when they noticed me looking, they took the clothe and wiped away the blood. "could you wait outside,dear. just while i sort miss willams out," headmaster bareea said whilst holding the door open. "yeah..whatever,"knight answered. they stood up,grabbed their coat which they were sitting on, stood outside and leant against the wall.
i looked back at the headmaster to see her smiling at me. it made me sick to my stomach,the happiness was contagious. "this is your timetable,miss willams," she smiled as she handed me a piece of paper. "its royal," i muttered as i took the piece of paper. "well you've met knight,the troublemaker," the headmaster said. "she's in most of your classes and will be your guide for this present week,now run along," she added. i opened the door to find knight sitting with their back against the wall. they had their eyes closed with their earphones in. i closed my eyes and listened to the song, with the power i inherited from my mother. they seemed to like the same music i did. i opened my eyes,bent down and tapped their shoulder. "what?" they said taking out their earphones and looked at me. "your knight,correct?" i said,still at their height. "yes," they said and looked at me. "im royal," i introduced and held out my hand. they looked at it and then back at me. "im guessing im your guide," knight said standing up. "y-yeah," i said and put my hand in my pocket. i stood up then looked at the ground. "nice to meet you," they spoke with a faint smile and extended their arm into a handshake motion. i took their hand and returned the smile. "you too," i said.
after a while we had left bareea's office and was out of the building. me and knight found out that we had a few things in common. things that 'normal' people would find as bad. we'd both gotten expelled from two different schools for similar reasons,we both had at least one famous parent who was never there and we grew up alone. although i had an older brother,i felt alone at home. he was never there and he refused to call me his sister. he said something was 'wrong' with me,so i accepted it. i grew up believing i was now an only child. by the time lessons had started for me, knight and i were friends. "my first lessons music," i said looking at my timetable. "good luck, my mate is in there and he's a nightmare, also the teacher hates everyone," they sighed. "thanks for the heads up," i smiled. "could i know his name?your friend," i added. "sure it's lucas " they said. "okay thanks,see ya," i waved and walked into the building where my class was. i looked at the numbers on the door until i found the one i was meant to be in. as soon as i knocked on the door the bell rang. a tall man with no hair opened the door then sighed. "come in," he said. his voice was low. he wore a blue suit with a white tie.
after about 10 minutes the room was full of students. "good morning,students. as you probably have gathered we have a new student,miss williams." he gestured towards the front,so i stood up and walked onto the stage that was in the room. "my names royal,not miss williams," i said glareing at the teacher. "carry on.." the teacher muttered. "well,what do i say?" i asked. i looked out onto the students and one boy stood out to me inparticular. i could smell every scent of every person but again he stood out to me. he smelt..nice. he was different to the others in the class. his smelt was warming. i zoomed my focus onto him. i noted his every detail. everything about him was different than the rest. his smile..his laugh.. everything drew me in. i had this nagging feeling..the feeling of need..of want.. the need to get close to him..the wanting of his friendship. "well..royal,if you've finished staring,come take a seat" he said. by this time, the whole class was snickering and pointing..all but him.
"take a seat," the teacher said. the only free spot was next to him. i walked over,my tail swishing from the wall to under the tables. i walked closer to him and took a breath. i sat down and looked at the floor,playing with my sleeve. "hi," i heard. i felt someone tap me, i looked up and saw him looking into my eyes. his eyes were a beautiful corral reef blue but also had a hint of green. his skin was lighter than mine but his cheeks were red from the heat.
"hi," he repeated. "hello?" i answered. "im lucas" he smiled. "your new,right?" he asked. "yes?" i answered.'why is he talking to me?' i thought. "do you have a guide?" he asked before the teacher yelled at him for talking. i covered my mouth to stop me from giggling. after a minute,he started talking to me again, this was after i noticed his every detail up close. he wore a dark blue hoodie and black jeans. he had dog ears and cream coloured wings. "are you..?" i started. "an angel?" he finished. "no..well not fully, its why my wings are cream,im also half dog," he smiled. "i gathered that much," i said sarcastically. he just laughed then carried on. "you never answered my question..do you have a guide?" he said looking at me again. this time he looked serious..the goofiness from his eyes had gone and had been replaced with a serious side to him. "yes i did, it was knight," i said looking away again. "wait,you know knight?" he said but he seemed shocked. "yeah they were in bareea's office when i arrived there," i replyed still looking at the floor. "ofcouse they were," he said and sat back. suddenly the bell rang,but i covered my ears. "you okay?" he asked as the bell finished ringing. "y-yeah im fine thanks lucas,"
once the teacher dismissed the class, lucas led me to where knight was sitting with two other people. these people where new to me. their scents blended together nicely. i guessed they enjoyed art. i tried to identify the girls smell first. at first it was hard to make it out but then i blocked out everything else that was going on and focused on her. 'acrylic' i thought. it smelt..nice. 'so that meant the boy was..graphite' i said to myself. "come on i'll introduce you," lucas said with a smile. "okay," i said uneasily. as we got closer the boy turned around and smiled. "look knight, it's lucas," he said waving at lucas. lucas was taller then me. lucas returned the smile and waved back. "guys this is.." lucas said before he got interupted. "Royal!" knight shouted. "hi?" i said, shyly. "royal these are my other friends," they said when i approched them.
"thats elijah," knight pointed to the boy. thats when he looked at me and gave me a warm smile. i could see his details up close now. he had shoulder lenght hair tied up using a hair tie. he wore a white jumper with pale blue trousers. in his hand held a small sketch book. he also had a pencil tucked behind his ear. he had cat ears with one silver eye and one blue eye. however his pupils where different. the silver eye had a cat pupil and his other eye was..well normal. and by normal i meant circular. 'graphite' i thought 'defenitly graphite.' on his back rested a black bag. it looked heavy. from out of his bag a pair of wings arose. they were a mixture of blues. there were black lines going down. they were very nice. from the front they were a white colour. when he noticed me looking at his wings he spoke. "blue jay wings," he said. "my father," he added.
"Ezra this is royal," knight introduced. "hi royal," ezra smiled to me. "hi," i smiled back. "i like your tail,"ezra complemented. "thank you," i bowed and my tail swished with the summer breeze. i looked at ezra and i examined her closely. her skin was a beautiful chocolate colour. her hair was black. it was like an abyss that went on forever. her eyes where a delicate aubery colour. her voice was like candy. she wore a green charm around her neck and had a red headband that contrasted against her hair. her wings matched her hair. they was a pitch black with grey outlines. they were skinny and thin. her ears reminded me of wolves. they stuck out more than the rest of her. but something was different about her. her scent..it would change. right now it's acrylic. but when i got closer..it's like i could smell..smoke. i thought nothing of it and carried on examining her. her clothes where a mixture of grey shades. her top was dark her trousers where light and her tail rested on the table from where she sat.  
"hi,im guessing you know who i am," i sighed. "no not really," erza piped up. "miss royal williams," i sighed. "miss williams is my mother,not me." i sat down next to knight. "its okay no ones going to compare you to your mother," lucas smiled at me. "thanks lucas," i said.