Zodiac Academy: New Gen

Tarin Chapter 17

Elara and I walked back to Ignis Tower, making our way up to our rooms. For the first time in the day, we went our separate ways. As I sat in my room relaxing, replenishing my magic on gold, Rygar came barging in without even knocking. "Whats up?" I ask, barely sparing him a glance. "Nothing just wanted to come hang with my bro." he says, grabbing a seat on the end of the bed, taking in some gold as well. I give him a quick glance, knowing he wants something more from me. "Whats really up?" I ask, pushing for more. "So what's the vibe with you and Elara?" he finally asks, looking straight ahead at the wall. "What do you mean?" I ask, feeling defensive about the question. "I don't know, like you like her like her?" he asks. " What are these questions? Why are you asking it like we are kids?" I ask, sitting up. "Im just asking, dude, relax!" he says, raising his voice. I sit back and relax a bit "I like her" I say, adding nothing more to it. "Okay I was just checking" Rygar says, standing up and walking towards the door. Before he leaves, he pauses at the door. "You know I felt that wind too." he says, looking over his shoulder. "And what?" I say, looking over at him. " I don't know what it means, but I feel drawn to her now." Rygar says, never turning around. "Thats great, Ryagr, but you've well messed any chances up, and she's with me now." I say defensively. "I know. I just wanted you to know" he says, opening the door and leaving.

I layed there staring at the ceiling thinking about what Rygar had just said. He felt the breeze too, what does that mean? Was fate pushing us towards each other? Before I could dwell on it much more, I looked over at the clock and saw 7:30pm. "Shit I gotta get dressed" I say, jumping up. I pulled out a nice suit that I had in my closet and put it on. The whole time, I'm dressing. I can't help but think about Rygar. I know he regrets what he did to Elara, but I don't think she can fully forgive him yet.

I look back at the clock and it's 8:01pm by the time I'm fully dressed. I stared at the mirror for a second before opening my door to go to Elaras. As I approach to knock on the door, it opens. Standing in front of me is Rygar. "What are you doing here?" I ask aggressively. "Relax bro I just came to talk to Elara." he says, moving to the side to reveal Elara. She is breathtaking. She is wearing short baby pink satin slip dresses, which hugs her body perfectly. I can't even remember what I was going to say. "Hey." she says softly as she pushes past Rygar. "You alright?" Is all I can manage to get out as she leans in for a kiss. "Im fine," she says, smiling, pulling apart. I look at Rygar, who has balled his fist to his side, looking upset. Elara follows my eyes back to Rygar, who is standing and staring at us. "Shall we go, boys?" she asks, smiling. I look back to Rygar, who has relaxed a bit at her smile. I grab Elaras' hand, pulling her closer to me. "Lets go" I say, starting the descent down the stairs with Rygar in tow behind us.

We walk down Ignis over to the orb where the dance is. We meet up with everyone who is already waiting behind the orb. "Whats up!" Ender says, holding onto Augustaline. Rygar pushes past us and daps up Ender. "Omg Elara you look amazing!" Augustaline says, making Elara blush to match her dress. Before we can continue, Rygar pulls a flask out of his pocket "shall we?" he asks, looking around. Kale, Ender, and Axel all pull their own flask out and raise it up with Rygar. I look to Elara to see if she is going to want to participate. Before I get an actual answer, she grabs it out of Rygars' hand and takes a sip.

We stand outside for about an hour just passing the flask around. Elara slowly moves closer and closer to me with every sip. "Should we go in now?" Augustaline asks, handing the flask back to Ender. "Yeah let's go in" Elara says as she is unusually smiley. I grab her hand and start walking in towards the orb. The orb has been completely transformed with a dj booth and decorations everywhere. Elara pulls me towards the center of the dance floor, turning her body and backing into mine. We sway and move with the beat of the music. Elara leans her head back and closes her eyes as I wrap my arms around her, just looking at her as she feels the music. I wasn't much of a dancer, but this I could do it all night. We dance for what feels like 5 minutes but turned to be a hour before a slow song starts the play. Elara turns around towards me, wrapping her arms around my neck. "How is it?" I ask whispering in her ear. "Perfect" she says, kissing me.

I feel a tap on my shoulder, making us both look. "Do you mind if I cut in?" Rygar asks, holding his hand out for Elara. Elara and I looked at each other before she nodded, taking his hand. I walk over to where the triplets are sitting on the bleachers chilling. "Whats up with that?" Axel asks, pointing towards Rygar and Elara. "I don't know." I say angrily. I keep my eyes locked on them. I trust Elara but not Rygar.