,, ─ 𝐀𝐘𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐀?
Every child is born with a certain power which is called an evol. They are also born as a certain species depending on their genetics. May it be hybrids to elves, you name it. Zephyr Academy is a school run by an organization that...
Amelia is scolding Yara on the sofa and Kian is making me do his laundry as punishment. His socks smell really bad. I feel awfully bad for Yara, I really shouldn't have brought her with me in the first place. The letters intrigued me and I managed to slip one into my pocket when I heard the door open. I throw Kian's laundry into the bucket. Shrugging it off, I leave without doing anything. He'll do it himself, I don't want to be friends with him right now.
I manage to make my way to the balcony without being stopped by Amelia or Kian. I wish Kian didn't use his powers twenty-four-seven. I hate that his useless powers can be so annoying. He has the power to sense danger, anyone can do that. If he wasn't so suspicious of me going into his room, then I would already be able to piece the letters together. I take the letter out of my pocket, reading through it.
"Ayanna," a voice echoes through my head again, just like before. The same voice. Mine. But this time it's aching like I just hit my head. My attention fixates back to the letter. My eyes widen at what's on the paper now. The whole thing is covered in Yara's surname. Did she curse me? I'm terrified. "Ezekiel," I hope I didn't scream when I heard my name being called by the same voice. "What the heck?" I jump back, petrified to see the same man I saw in the puddle. He's sitting so carelessly on the railing, I want to push him off.
"Calm down, I need to tell you something," he says. He seems so calm and I sense an impenetrable sense of familiarity coming from him. His voice is so soft, a different tone than how he'd say Yara's surname. He hops off the railing and starts moving towards me. "You have a good hairstyle. Damn, you're handsome. Ahem, let's get straight to the point," he's stalling, or is that really what he needs to tell me?
"But first of all, sorry about your little letter, it's useless anyway," he scoffs. What a jerk. I wasn't even done reading it. Who does this guy think he is? Before he can say another word, the door slides open, meeting a pair of gorgeous violet eyes. She drops her plate full of satay, jaw dropping to the floor like she's shocked. "Ayanna," the man says in such a playful tone. "Look what you've done to the satay," she looks down, frowning at the freshly cooked satay. She looks so sad, I'm going to buy more for her soon.
The man is speaking again, "You weren't supposed to see me talking to that pretty boy, but I was going to tell you both the same thing anyway. Ayanna, don't you dare put that in your mouth," I turn to Yara and from the corner of my eye, I spot her attempting to eat the dropped satay but she quickly drops it back on the floor before fiddling with her fingers, avoiding eye contact with anyone. "Hungry, are we? Don't worry, I'll treat you to some food once you've sorted this whole thing out," he chuckles out and moves closer to Yara.
His finger slides under her chin, lifting it up to make her look at him. What is he doing to her? And why is she being such a blur? Move, Yara, Move. "What are you doing?" I ask but he just laughs it off. "Possessive, are we now, firefly?" my eyes widen at what he just called me. "Don't worry, I'll just take your girlfriend away from you for just a few months," he's crazy. Something's wrong with his head. This is sick.
"Let me go," Yara finally mutters out. His grip on her wrist seems strong. I want to help her but something is keeping me away from moving. "Call me Ziven," he says, and in an instant, Yara manages to push him away and he vanishes into thin air. I can finally move again. "Do you know that guy?" she asks me in such a breathy tone, she looks like she might black out. "I don't, do you?" I say and she nods, which makes me feel concerned. "Well, not really but I've seen him multiple times before,"
"He says my last name every time he meets me," she says, handing me a satay that she picked off the floor. I toss it off the balcony while she's not looking before handing her the letter. "I was reading the letter I stuffed out of Kian's room, it was normal until he came," I tell her and she takes the letter from me. In just a few seconds, the letter burns. Doesn't Yara control ice and not fire? Or does she have the power to make people and stuff disappear? "This whole thing creeps me out. I'm out of here. Good night, Zaiden," she turns around to leave, picking up another satay from the ground.
"Yara, you don't want diarrhea tomorrow morning,"
***
Nothing much has happened these past few weeks. Twirling the pencil in between my fingers, listening to my art teacher talk about color theory for the seventeenth time this semester. Sometimes I wish Yara took art class, I'd love for her to see the silly doodles I make in class. I regret choosing art class. It's so boring, we never really get to do what we really want. This is a mixed class so there are juniors here. None of my friends take art, but I can see Sipher and Ethan sitting across the room.
My gaze pans around the room spotting so many people I recognize but I don't have the energy to talk to them. I just don't feel as sociable as I used to feel. Somehow, even with so many friends, I still can't help but feel lonely in such a crowded world. I wonder how Yara puts up with this feeling. The only people I seem to see as real friends are Yara and Sipher. I just want to go home back to my mother, with Yara too. I miss my old life back in Mondstein.
I've noticed lately that the school has been slipping in a lot more combat classes into our schedules. I've barely gotten to see my friends. They've split us up into groups of ten every combat class, every group consisting the same species, either it be elves or hybrids. This keeps me away from Yara quite a lot. I'm suspicious of everything now. The paintings, Ziven, the letter, I feel like they're all connected in some way. My gut tells me nothing is going to be okay.
Inara is in my group this time in combat class, two hours in and she looks exhausted. The school has been pushing us a lot and has even made some days on our schedule specially for just combat. I want to talk to Inara but I don't know what to talk about. She's sharpening her sword, her hair is tied up neatly but some strands escaped from the grasp of the hair tie. With her hair up, I can see that she's wearing an earring on one of the tips of her ear. The same kind of earring that Yara wears on both of her ears, a crescent.
"Ezekiel, can I test my poison on you?" I hear a familiar voice, turning around to see Laira holding a book of spells. "Are you serious?" I say and she nods with a wide cheeky grin on her face. "Absolutely not," I shake my head and she frowns at me, looking so upset. Now I just feel bad. Sometimes I catch Laira looking at Yara and I can't help but admit that I'm feeling pretty jealous. Inara does the same and I wonder why all my love rivals are girls. Maybe they're just being nice.
I let Laira use her evol on me after her reassurance that it's nothing bad. Now I'm in the bathroom with a huge stomach ache. I'm never letting her use her evol on me ever again. What a big liar that she is. I walk out of the bathrooms, feeling dizzy with a headache. My stomach still hurts and I need water. My evol doesn't produce drinkable water, it's just salty. Laira appears in front of me again, holding up a bottle of water and some painkiller tablets.
"Yara can deal with a stomach ache better than you," she says as I take the bottle of water from her. "By staying in bed all day and skipping?" I state, watching her chuckle. The aftertaste of the water she's given me has a weird taste. Surprisingly, the pain in my stomach disappears in an instant. "Nice use of your evol for once," I tell her as she grins at me, cheekily giggling at me with a smug expression before walking away.
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A/N; i hope your guys are having an amazing ramadhan so far ^^ mind giving this chapter a vote? ~
