Zodiac Academy

15: Hidden Regrets

                                                                        15: Hidden Regrets

                                                                                 Taurus

It's been a few days since the party and I—I don't know, I just regret everything. Like ever coming there.......or torturing Scorpio.......or ever existing. I don't know but looking back, I hate how I reacted when Scorpio was talking to Ophiuchus. Of course he can talk to other girls, they're people too. What the fuck was I thinking?

Honestly, I kind of want to go and apologize to him but it'd be too late now, like wayyyyyy too late. I don't like this, I don't like it at all. All I can think about is him and I can't get him out of my head no matter what I do. I hate this, I really do. I fucked up, I really did. But is there anything I can do about it? Nope, absolutely nothing.

I just have to pretend that everything's okay when something's clearly bothering me. But it's fine, I'll get over it eventually. I mean, time heals all wounds, right? Aries is at Libra and Gemini's dorm with Ophiuchus and I'm just......alone, sulking in the broad air of the daylight. I make breakfast for myself and change into the ugly work uniform. 

I put my hair in a claw clip and lay on the couch. It's Saturday and I still have to work a shift. I take my hair out of the claw clip and start brushing it. I readjust my bangs, grab my phone, and shove it into my bag. I put on a light touch of lipgloss and a dab of perfume. I hop out of my dorm and roam the halls. I make my way to the exit and take the bus to work. 

I arrive and the place is even busier than usual. I spot Aquarius and Leo at a nearby table. "I'm not trying to be rude, but why the fuck are you guys here?" I ask curiously. Leo shrugs and Aquarius opens his mouth to speak, but I interrupt him before he can. "Oh, wait, are you guys on a date?" I ask smirkingly. 

"Very funny," Leo says sarcastically. "We're on break," Aquarius answers. "But you guys don't work here," I say with my hands on my hips. "We just got jobs here," Leo says. "Then how are you on break already?" I ask curiously. "We got here earlier than you think," he replies. "You came here at 5 am?" I ask smirkingly, Leo gives me an annoyed look. "Look, sorry with the questions, I'm just genuinely curious," I say with my hands up in defense.

"Anyway, it's nice to see you two. Have a good day," I say as I make my way towards the cash register. "Hi, what can I get you?" I ask a customer that comes up to me. "Strawberry yogurt with nut dust on top. Make it two," The customer says. "Coming right up," I say with a smile. I place the two yogurts aggressively in front of them. "That will be $20.70," I say with another smile. The customer looks at me like I'm crazy and reluctantly hands me the money.

"Thanks for visiting Frozen and Frosted, have a good day!" I brightly say. After that, I groan and sigh. This day was going to be hell. Suddenly, I hear a boisterous noise in the back. "Hey, take care of this customer for me, thanks," I tell Scorpio before milling toward the noise. "What the hell?" I ask as I take in the scene. Ophiuchus has a knife against Leo's throat and Aquarius is tied to the wall.

She shoots me a glare and pins me to the wall. "You didn't see anything," She says harshly. "I was just having some fun," she says, rubbing the back of her neck. I grab her by the collar and pin her to the sink. "Trying to kill my friends?" I ask, rage boiling in my dark brown eyes. 

"Well, I-" She trails off but doesn't speak any further. "Explain. NOW," I whisper-yell at her. "Why, what are you going to do? Everyone knows that if you fight, you'll get fired," Ophiuchus says. "That's.......true. But I'll find a way," I say before kicking her in the stomach. 

"Explain," I repeat but she clicks her amulet and disappears. "Shit!" I hiss and look over at Leo and Aquarius. I untie Aquarius and help Leo up. "You guys okay?" I ask. "Not really," Aquarius replies. "What happened?" I ask curiously. "Ophiuchus walked in when you weren't listening. She talked to Scorpio about something for a little while and caught our gaze. She took a knife from her pocket and started threatening me about.........well, I don't know, I can't remember. She tied Aquarius to the wall as of to threaten me even more.....and then you came in and saved us. Thank you for that," Leo explains and shoots me a soft smile.

"Anything for my friends," I say, returning his smile. "Anyway, there is something up with that girl and we need to uncover what that is. We obviously don't have enough evidence and we're going to need a lot of people on the job. I would invest Scorpio in this but he seems pretty close with Ophiuchus. Hey, wait, that's perfect! We could use him to get to her," I explain with a smile.

"But didn't you like break up a few months ago?" Leo asks, confused. "Well, yeah, but it was more me than him. But it doesn't matter if we're together or not, we still need him in this plan," I explain and Leo gives me a soft nod. "Okay, sounds good. Do you........want us to tell him or something?" Leo asks, looking me dead in the eye, his soft blue eyes sparkling in the sunlight.

"Well, I don't want to be stalking him, so yeah," I say with a smile on my face which Leo quickly returns. He and Aquarius run off to tell Scorpio the plan and at first, he doesn't agree. "Taurus, get out here!" Leo says, obviously annoyed. "Yes?" I ask. "Please knock some sense into him," Aquarius answers. "Look, scorpion, we know you're friends with Ophiuchus and that's cool. But she was doing some questionable things back there......like for instance tying Aquarius to the wall and trying to kill Leo. My point is, something's up with her, something always has been up with her and we need to figure out what that is. If you listen to us and talk to her more and report back to us, we might be able to get closer to figuring her out. I know, it's complicated and quite frankly, very weird, but do you understand?" I explain logically, looking Scorpio dead in the eye.

His dark green eyes shift from side to side and he sighs. "Fine, but if she's just a normal girl, then I'm blaming all of you," Scorpio says, shooting all of us the death stare. "Yeah, ok, whatever. Thanks anyway," I say with a sarcastic smile, making him roll his eyes. 

*****

"I'm just wondering how she just randomly teleported to.....wherever the hell she went," I tell Leo, Aquarius, and Scorpio as we're on lunch break. "Uh, hello, didn't she like click her amulet?" Leo asks, rolling his eyes. "Wow, I didn't know you were the smart one, Lee Lee," I say sarcastically. "Don't you dare start with that," Leo growls, making me laugh. "I'll do whatever the hell I want.........Lee Lee," I say, making Leo give me the death stare.

"Oh come on, live a little. I'm only teasing," I say with a smirk, making Leo roll his eyes. "Look, you know how we have amulets, right?" Aquarius asks. "Yes," I reply. "Since she's considered the 13th zodiac sign, she must have one as well. There's some powerful source connected to it, which is what we need to figure out," Aquarius says.

"Scorpio, you've been awfully quiet. Do you know anything about this? Has she told you anything?" Leo asks him. His dark green eyes dart from Leo to me. "What are you looking at me for?" I ask, confused but curious.  "I don't know, you're smart, you make good plans. But Ophiuchus didn't tell me anything about the amulet, just something about some place called.....Constellia. Maybe it's like her hometown or something....?" Scorpio says, making me shrug as well.

"Maybe there's research on it. If we've got a chance, we could check the library, or better yet Google. But I don't know, libraries seem more ancient and truthful," I explain making Scorpio nod. 

I don't know what to think of Scorpio right now, I just know that I fucked up, but I don't know if I really want to fix it. I just don't think I'm ready for any sort of commitment right now. That isn't the point right now, the point is uncovering everything about Ophiuchus.