The Worth of a Coin (BxB)

Chapter 30

-Quan Leung-

I paced back and forth, it had been three minutes since Ruarc had left, and I didn't know what was going on. I felt stupid for not knowing what was going on. I always knew what was going on, and now this is a life-or-death situation, and I was clueless.

"He'll be okay," Cappi said soothingly. They placed a hand on my shoulder, which was a tad sticky due to the sugar which had probably become a part of their being by now.

"No, he won't," I denied and shook my head, continuing to pace, skilfully moving around the table in the centre of the room.

"How do you know?" They asked, but I had no time to answer as a bang came from upstairs.

"That's how," I whispered. I reached out and grabbed Cappi's arm, pulling them closer to me. "Stay," I commanded.

They made a muffled noise of agreement. I couldn't see anything different, and that scared me. I supposed that Cappi could sense my anxiousness, so they put their hand in mine.

I got a blurry view of the room, which was plain, save for the sage-green walls and dark wood table in the middle of the room. Then something caught my eye, and Cappi's too, as we both ducked to the left.

There was a bright light which entered the room. It was familiar to me, as it was the same as the one which buzzed around Simon's room.

"A fairy!" Cappi exclaimed with horror and recognition. "Why would a fairy be here?"

The fairy didn't care to answer why it was there, rather charging straight at us, almost quick as lightning. I didn't stay still for long, but that was no match for the creature as I soon lost contact with Cappi.

I was pulled into a world of darkness and helplessness. Cappi's footsteps were silent, as they always were. There was a strange tinkling noise, along with a light fluttering. Wings and bells mangled together in an almost playful tune.

"Quan!" Cappi yelled, and that was the last thing I managed to hear as the world beneath my feet was taken away, a pain rose in my head, and I blacked out.

I rocked back and forth, which made no sense to me, as I was lying on very firm ground the last time, I was conscious. I blinked a few times to remove the blur from my sight, but it never left. I wasn't sure if it was because I hadn't been asleep long enough, or if it was caused by something else.

I turned my head to the right and let out a gasp of fright. I was hanging in mid-air, only a thin strip of cloth under me. It was like being in a hammock thousands of feet in the air.

I felt as though my stomach was crawling up my stomach and was about to escape my mouth when I looked up, seeing the bright light again. Cappi said that this was a fairy, which made a lot of sense.

Fairies had several forms which they liked to take, meaning that they could disguise themselves as human, animal, or be in their natural form. I could still hear fluttering and twinkling, but it was louder than it had been earlier, like I was being hit with several paper fans at once.

"Still," a very deep voice said in my mind. It brought my attention to the pounding headache I had, causing me to groan and close my eyes. "Humans." It scoffed.

I rolled my eyes, feeling a strange sense of defiance, despite being in a situation which certainly meant that I was powerless.

"So, who are you?" I asked casually, trying to keep my voice level.

The deep voice echoed within my brain again, this time in the form of a laugh. "Haven't you already figured that out?"

"Well, I know you're a fairy, that's obvious." I scoffed a bit, causing the pain in my head to increase. "But how am I meant to know who you are?"