The Archer and Her Prince

The Meeting

"Aah!" An arrow soars right in front of me barely missing my foot.

"Hey! Watch where you're going!" The shooter approaches me. A tall pale guy with black hair and a sneering expression.

"Watch where you're shooting!" I shout back. Ugh, I don't have the time for this right now.

"It's not my fault that you were in the way." He glares at me.

"Who even are you?"

"I'm a student here, and you?" He frowns.

"You're an archer?" I ask, astonished. "Someone like you is an archer, where do you get your skills?" I sneer. I don't have time to bicker, go away person I don't like.

"You didn't answer my question, and I get them where everyone else does. I'm sure you suck compared to me so why don't you show me what you're made of?" He snarls.

Ok, well now he's done it. He threatened me about archery. I am going to take this guy down. You've made a grave mistake messing with Edores Nicholson

"Fine, I will. I'm gonna make you feel like you never should have challenged me." I grab my bow and arrow next to me and shoot from thirty meters away, bullseye, without even looking.

"Uh huh, and that's the best you got?" He scoffs and shoots an arrow from fifty meters away, bullseye as well.

"I can do better." I snarl and shoot again, this time from seventy meters away, bullseye again.

"Oh yeah? Try to beat this." He shoots again from a hundred meters away, bullseye.

"A hundred meters? How is that even possible?" I got defeated, how!?

He scoffs, "It's possible for an experienced archer. You're lamer than I thought. You better be ready next time, Nicholson." He walks away.

I hate this dude! Why does he gotta be so stuck up? Even Mack is much better than that. Geez, I definitely do not want to see that guy again. And how in the world did he know my last name? And who is he? Gods, why do I keep meeting annoying people?

I grab my backpack and go to the cafeteria with so many unanswered questions. I spot Mack and Alice sitting at our table so I join them.

"Hey Edores, what's up?" Mack grins.

"Hey, nothing really. I just met this really stuck up and annoying guy that apparently knows my name. What about you?" I ask locking eyes with the same guy a few tables away from us. He frowns at me then looks back at his friend. We talk for some time and finish our lunches when the bell rings.

"We should get to class." I say and we all get up.

"We'll meet you there, Mack and I have something we need to do." Alice replies.

"Oh, uh ok see you." I frown. They keep making me constantly feel like a third wheel, it's not a fun feeling. But there's not much I can do about it, getting upset in front of them certainly won't help.

"Hey!" Julia waves to me when I enter the classroom.

"Oh, hi Jules." I smile. I've learned to accept that Mason is gone for his benefit, and Julia switched classes, so now we're partners in Telepathy since obviously Mack and Alice are partners.

"How've you been?" she asks.

"Good, and you?"

"Great! Let's get started." She opens up her textbook and moves it closer to me.