SECRETS

Chapter 9

"I said I needed space", I mutter, looking at the floor, avoiding his gaze. When I look back up again, he's raising an eyebrow at me, an exasperated expression on his face.

I realize he won't give up.

I sigh. "Fine, you can come," I finally say , resuming my walking as he falls in step beside me, neither of us talking.

After what seemed like forever of passing door by door, one particular door starts glowing. I stop in front of it, glancing expectantly at Aaron.

He sighs and opens it, stepping aside for me to walk through first.

The first thing I see as my vision clears are trees. A lot of trees actually, Aaron appears beside me, startling me.

"A forest?" He gives me a weird look and I shrug.

"I wasn't thinking about a forest, just about getting away," I say, starting to walk, not caring which direction I'm going.

"Well, you always were good at that", he says, and for a moment I think he's mad but I look up at him through my lashes to see him smiling down at me. I smile back though the smile doesn't reach my eyes.

We walk for a couple minutes in silence before Aaron speaks up.

"So you can conjure the fire element and the water element as well?" He asks, looking straight ahead, his expression unreadable.

"Seems so," I say,shrugging.

"What else can you do?" He gasps, stopping and looking at me weirdly.

"What do you mean?" I ask, raising an eyebrow at him

"What if you can do air as well?" He whispers, his expression excited.

"Doubtful." I frown at the thought but as soon as the word is out my mouth, this weird feeling starts forming in the pit of my stomach and somehow, I no longer have any doubts. I look up at Aaron, "Let's try,"I say quietly, turning around to face a tree.

"Let's,"he mutters, glancing at me curiously.

I close my eyes and take a deep breath, not really sure what to do, hoping the words will just come to me like last time but after a minute or so of nothing, I reopen them to find an amused-looking Aaron gazing back at me.

"What?" I snap at him, folding my hands.

"You really think it's as easy as closing your eyes and waiting for some magical words to appear in your head?" He asks, bemused.

"Well it worked last time", I mumble flushing.

"Maybe your fire element is stronger than the others", he observes, snapping his fingers.

"Or maybe I don't have an air element", I reply, a little relieved actually.

"Let's just try one more time okay?" He says, his dark gaze holding mine.

"Fine", I say shaking my head.

"I have an idea", he says, his eyes lighting up "Put your hands in mine, I'm gonna recite a small spell for making a mini tornado. The spell is usually a lot stronger if two people with the same element are doing it. So if the spell turns out strong, we'd know if you have another element or not", he says, nodding his head approvingly before offering me his.

I reluctantly place my hands in his, and close my eyes, trying to concentrate while Aaron's powerful words wash over me as I recite them with him, somehow already knowing the words.

"Air,Air.

The invisible deadly force.

Give me the power to control you"