𝐂𝐀𝐌𝐏 𝐀𝚄𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐍.. /. CAMP AURELIAN

CHAPTER 7

11:04pm.

Lucian layed down on his back, taking deep, heavy breaths. He would've liked to get a good amount of sleep, but it wasn't easy when he was having the same disturbing dream over and over, every night. Sienna was huddled in the corner, reading- which wasn't surprising, despite it being well near midnight. Lucian turned onto his side, groaning quietly. Sienna looked up from her book, the eerie green that always illuminated her eyes shining on him. He turned his head to glance at her, covering his eyes slightly.

"You're awake?" She questioned, blinking. The green glow disappeared. "Thanks. Yea." She tilted her head slightly. "You're usually asleep by now." "Amazing observation. Well, I'm not." She shut up after that, looking back down at her book, the green returning.

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5:00am

Lucian didn't get sleep that night. He yawned quietly, sitting up and pretending to wake up. Darren was going through his own bag, searching for something. "What are you doing?" Darren looked up quickly, startled. "..Drugs." "Reasonable." Lucian stood up, walking over to the drawers and opening his draw, pulling out a shirt and some jeans. Darren eventually groaned, tossing his bag away in frustration. He sat for a moment, thinking of something to say.

"So, you and Reginald?" He looked up at Lucian. Lucian frowned. "What do you mean?" "There's gotta be something between you." Darren wiggled his eyebrows. "Oh. God, no. I'm not gay." "Got it, my bad." He put his hands in the air, crawling back over to grab his bag. Lucian walked into the bathroom to change.

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7:00am

Everyone rushed into the dining hall, fighting for spots at tables. Lucian contemplated teleporting, but thought against it. He was among the last to enter the room, and couldn't find any seats near anyone he knew. He awkwardly sat down beside a group of people he had never seen in his life, and they looked mean. He waved nervously, looking down at his empty plate. The guy in front of him snickered something to his friend, glancing at Lucian. He didn't really care.

The guy next to him nudged him. "So, kid, what's your name?" He asked, leaning down to make eye contact with him with a smirk on his face. "..Lucian. Didn't you hear the introduction?" There were a couple of giggles on the table. "No need to be rude. Just wanted to know." He grinned, putting his hands in the air. Suddenly, there were two loud snaps and some sort of meal appeared on everyone's plates. Lucian had some sort of steak and mashed potato, he made a face at. The guy next to him noticed. "Hey kid, wanna swap?" He smirked, nudging him again. "..Sure."

Lucian walked down the pathways with the guys, his hands shoved in his pockets. He felt small compared to them, despite being similar in height. He was jammed in the middle of them, being shoved around a lot.

Eventually, just as he felt ready to cry, He felt two hands on his shoulders. He quickly turned around to find himself face to face with Reginald. "What's up, buddy!" He said enthusiastically. Lucian glanced beside him at the guys, who seemingly hadn't even noticed. ".. Hi, Reggie."

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8:12 am

They did notice.

Lucian was pressed up against one of the cabin walls, being held up by his collar. "Hey, kid, why'd you ditch us?" The guy he had swapped with seethed, getting up in Lucians face. He would've teleported out of the situation, but since he had , like, 3 guys holding onto him, they'd all go with him. "I-I didn't! I was being talked to!-" The guy pulled him forward and slammed him back against the wall. He groaned, a headache streaking through the back of his head. "What? Talking to that dude with one eye? He's a freak." The guy spat, scowling.

Just as he was about to probably throw Lucian against the wall again, he felt a sudden relief as the guy fell backwards. "Wrap it up, boys." Kristina said with a sigh, walking up to the boy that was grabbing at Lucian to help him up. She mumbled something to all of them, pointing to a cabin opposite the one they were against. "..Thanks." He mumbled, fixing up his jumper. "No worries. Just let me know if anything happens." She smiled, walking off.