A Z R I E L (A Freenbecky Fanfiction)

CHAPTER 15

AELIA'S POV

"Azriel!" I called out, jogging to catch up with the mysterious woman who was striding ahead of me.

Students turned their heads as we passed, watching with curiosity. I ignored them, focusing on keeping pace with Azriel's long strides.

"Azriel!" I called again.

She finally stopped when we reached the edge of campus, right at the frontier of the woods. She turned to face me.

"Why are you following me?" She asked.

I froze. She'd said those exact words the first time I followed her. Back then, her voice had been icy—now, it just sounded... curious.

"I want to talk." I responded a little skeptical about the fact we're literally in the woods and it's just the two of us here.

I have heard things about the mysterious woman, although none of them were proven true, I'm still a little scared.

You're being ridiculous, Aelia. She saved your life. She literally saved you from Izel.

"About what exactly?" Azriel asked.

"You saved me." I answered. "I want to thank you."

She nodded once. "Okay. Is there anything else?" She said sounding uninterested.

"Why did you do it?" I asked timidly. I'm confused, they said Azriel is a bad person, that she's dangerous, then why did she protect me from Izel?

She even confronted Izel about fighting her instead of picking on me.

She didn't answer me, so I continued speaking.

"They said you're a bad person, That you're dangerous. So I want to know why you protected me when we don't even know each other."

"I've always hated Valentin's guts." Azriel spoke, as if that answers my questions.

"That doesn't answer my question," I pressed, arms crossed.

She looked away, silent.

"I'm going to accept her duel invite," I said suddenly, surprising even myself.

"She'll kill you," Azriel said, her voice calm but cold.

"Duels have rules. Killing your opponent is prohibited."

Azriel let out a low, humorless chuckle. "And you think Valentin cares about that?"

"Well, If I don't give her what she wants she'll keep harassing me."

"She'll stop," Azriel said, "if your friend gets back together with her."

I scowled. "She's a cheater and a psycho. Kali deserves better. I'm not about to tell her to go back to someone like that."

Azriel shrugged. "Then stay away from your friend."

I blinked. "What? No. Kali's been nothing but kind to me."

Another shrug. Azriel shoved her hands into the pockets of her hoodie and walked past me.

"Then," she muttered as she passed, "do what you want. It's none of my business anyway."

She disappeared into the trees, leaving me standing there, alone and confused.

Meanwhile...

"What did you do Izel?" an annoyed Eirene exclaimed once she entered her best friend's dorm room.

"What?" Izel answered equally annoyed by her best friend shouting at her when she don't even know what she's talking about.

"Don't act innocent when we both know you're not." The older answered towering over Izel who is laying down on her bed.

"I have no idea what the hell you are talking about, Faye."

"Why won't you leave the poor girl alone?" Eirene exhaled. She's annoyed and disappointed, Izel is just getting too far with her possessiveness.

Izel rolled her eyes. "So this is about that newbie?"

"Yes!" Eirene snapped. "Why are you so obsessed with her?"

Izel sat up, glaring. "Oh, so now you're on her side?"

"You fucking tried to kill her!" She exclaimed flailing her arms out of frustration. 

She told her many times not to harm Bella, she's a kid and she knew she's a good girl, But her best friend is just too stubborn to listen.

"Why are you protecting her?"

"Because she hasn't done a damn thing to deserve the way you're treating her!"

"I'm your best friend!" Izel stood. "Shouldn't you be on my side?"

"You're my best friend, but it doesn't mean I'll tolerate your bullshit, Izel. I told you many times to leave the girl alone."

"Don't come at me like you're any better!" Izel shot back. "Need I remind you what you do to new students? Such a hypocrite." Izel challenged glaring at her best friend.

"Stop comparing your mess to mine!" Eirene hissed. "You're doing this because you have personal issues with the girl who has done nothing wrong to you. And have you seen me trying to kill those new students? No. Cause I'm not a psycho." Eirene paused and took a deep breathe. 

Izel did not respond.

"You're being irrational. You do things out of anger and frustration and you go after Bella because you think she's an easy target, You think going after Bella is easier than asking Kali for forgiveness!? Well, You're stupid." Eirene continued trying to knock some sense into her beatfriend.

"Shut up!" Izel snapped, voice cracking. Tears welled in her eyes.

"No! You need to hear this." Eirene stepped closer. "You keep lashing out instead of admitting you're hurt. You're spiraling and taking it out on Bella. You think this will bring Kali back? That it'll make her forgive you? You're delusional, Izel."

"I said stop!" Izel shouted again, but the tears were already falling.

It was rare—almost unheard of—for Izel to cry. When she and Kali broke up, she never showed her pain. Not even to Eirene. She kept a straight face, like none of it mattered.

But now, the walls were crumbling.

"Bella didn't do anything to you! She's a good person and-"

"She's stealing Kali from me," she whispered, broken.

Eirene's anger drained in an instant. She sighed and slowly sat down in front of her.

"Kali's not yours anymore, Izel," she said gently. "She hasn't been for a long time. I know you still love her, and I know how much you regret what you did, even if you won't admit it—but what you're doing now? It's just pushing her further away."

Izel did not respond, instead she lowered her head and sobbed.

"Izel," she slowly called. "This might hurt you, but" she paused.

"Kali cares about Bella." This made Izel cry even more, it's hurting Eirene too, Seeing her best friend so broken.

Eirene reached out and wrapped her arms around her best friend.

"I'm here," she whispered. "I always will be. But please... if you want Kali back, do it the right way."

And for once, Izel didn't argue. She just cried in her best friend's arms—no pride, no anger, just heartbreak.

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