Fey Academy

Chapter 11

David and I stay up in the air much longer than the sunset lasted, and missed the first 4 periods of class. I wouldn’t mind if we missed the last four periods either so we could be together. We decided to go to get coffee after class. I just don’t want to leave him, but I can’t skip class. Sadly it is the truth. We part ways at the front of the building. I go to my classroom and he goes to his, and because there on opposite sides of the building we can’t walk together any more. I feel as if my heart is breaking in just being away from him. This is what it feels like to be in love, god I feel so cliché. I can’t hide my smile but David has somehow managed to do it. I can tell it’s still there, it’s in his eyes.

When I get back to my classroom the teacher is in the middle of a speech about students not caring. Now is as good as a time as ever to walk in. Well I actually couldn’t have chosen a worse time. He was all over me screaming about how I was an example of how the other dorm kids had to shape up. I didn’t listen, I was too in love.

“This is disrespectful. I try my hardest every day to teach you kids, and you just ignore me. I understand that this is the last period of the day but you have to shape up. You can’t keep doing this every single day. I try to be nice, because I know it’s the last period, but please at least try, and you, its hafe way into the period. Why are you just coming in now? No don’t answer that I don’t want to know. You are the perfect example of what is wrong with this class. None of you try and you’re not going to get anywhere in this world because of it. Miss Kiss you are getting detention for today after school, room 114.”

She goes on longer for that but it’s all the same content. My answers are vague and sound like yes ma’am and no ma’am. I’ve never been the subject of teacher hate before, but it’s not as bad as it looks. I’m actually very bored and thinking about David. I look up at the clock and there is only five more minutes until this class is over and I am free. Slowly the hand moves to the right time and the bell rings. As I walk out the door my teacher asks me to stay late.

“The principle would like to see you.” Me? Why would he want to see me? What have I done wrong? I nod at the teacher and make my way to his office. Oh, I forgot, he’s my guardian. How did I forget that? I didn’t think he would call for me. After all he hasn’t yet. I thought he had forgotten about me.

I get to his office and knock on the door. “Hello, Head Master… um, Uncle, what did you want to see me for?” Now I look like an idiot. I didn’t even know what to call him.

The door slid open and there he was sitting in a leather chair behind his desk. “Hello Lizz, how has your time here at fey academy been? Do you enjoy staying here?” He looks me strait in the eye. Eye contact is normal but not that much. I feel like I’m in an interrogation room. “It’s rude not to answer someone. Liz what do you think about school here.” So, he’s suddenly interested in my personal life now is he? The head master has a smirk on his face. I don’t like it, it’s like he knows something about me that he can use against me.

“School is fine Head Master.”

Before I can finish my sentence he says, “You will call me Uncle.” There is a vein popping on my head. I try to smile but it’s forced, very forced. “Now tell me about this David kid.” 

This David kid? How do you even know about him? I haven’t told you anything, are you stalking me? Anyway he’s been your student way longer than he’s been my boyfriend. You should know more about him than I do. No Lizz, he’s your Uncle and he just made a bad first impression. You need to calm down.

“He’s really nice. We just started dating.” I give Uncle a small awkward smile. After waiting for him to say something more, which doesn’t happen, I continue. “I think I’m in love.”

“No. Your still young and in need of guiding. You don’t know what love is. I’m sorry Lizz but you’re not in love.” What does he know about my love life?  So what if I’m young, I’m not a kid, and I know my feelings, because I’m the one feeling them. He has no right to tell me this isn’t love.

“I’m afraid Uncle that I am in love, and my partner is him. Now if you’ll excuse.” I turn to walk out of the room when I am interrupted.

“No, stay here I have something more to say to you. Lizz you don’t know what real love is because you have never experienced it before. I know a man that I think is a very good match for you and tomorw you will be meeting him. Pack your bags we are going to his house.” He seems calm but his eyes show control. He is holding himself like a dictator.

“You can’t force me to do that. You can’t force me into love or a relationship. I am not leaving here.”

This threw Uncle over the top and he screamed at me, “You will listen to what I say.”

“I…”

“EVELEEN!”

“That is not my name.” I stormed out of the room and didn’t look back. What did he mean by calling me Eveleen? That was the name in the book I read if I remember correctly. I don’t have any conection to fey other than the fact that my idiot Uncle runs a school for them. He knows about them so he must have mistaken me in some odd way. I should ask David.

Classes are over and I head over to the coffee stand at our campus. It isn’t hard to spot David, he stands out in a crowd. A couple inches taller than everyone else makes him and easy target if not for the fact that he has such a strong presence, so I find him instantly find him. “David!”

“Hey Lizz, your late.”

“Sorry. I have something I want to ask you. Well it’s not really a question but… So you know how my Uncle is the head master, well he called me something strange earlier today.”

“He didn’t try to do anything to you do, did he? I always knew he was a creep but I never imagined. He’ll pay for this.”

How cute, he’s going to stick up for me. “No that’s not it, well he called me Eveleen, the one from the book I think.”

Davids face darkens and he takes a deep breath. “There was a reason he brought you here. I should have known. Lizz there’s something I need to tell you.”