Walking On Air

Chapter Seven

  A feast full of marvelous foods is seen in front of us, each custom ordered. I chose a plate of bacon, chocolate dipped strawberries, and a plate of raspberries. They were delicious. During our feast, the names were called out for where you were to be sorted. As soon as I heard Megan's name under Technology and programming, I froze. Perfect. She can help us. Aestia looks at me, scanning my face for any emotion at all. I smirk, and she smirks too, knowing EXACTLY what I'm thinking.

"Aestia and Noelani Clearwater, Nature, and under the category of Animals." I understood that. Alhough, I never exactly understood why Aestia was listed there, as well. I hear another familiar name called out. "William Mystern, nature, also under the category of animals."

There was no surprise there. He always loved animals, and he knew how to handle them.Danielle was called for Nature, in the category of Earth. The ball continued, everyone finished their food, and began dancing. Will asks me for a dance with a bow. "Gladly." I respond, curtsying. He pulled me into a Waltz. Let's just say he was way better at it than I was. I may or may not have tripped over my own feet from time to time. The night of what seemed like endless fun did end, however, we were still very well informed about reality, and how things aren't always what they seem. Everyone goes to their hotel rooms to fetch their items, while qeverything else was delivered to our campgrounds. Everyone was placed into lines filled with everyone else of their categories, and were taken down to the ground, to a place disguised as a rich kid Summer camp. Danielle texted me a picture of her cabin, right on the woods. It actually wasn't too far from the lakehouse Will, Aestia, and I shared. Megan had shown us a picture she'd taken from her new eyepatch tech piece thing. She used it as a portable computer. She had gotten an apartment room to herself behind the castle. Jakob, who'd been sorted into technology and hacking, had been placed upstairs to Megan.All of our stuff was inside the rather big house. We all shared, since there were three rooms. The houses were placed right near the little lake. The manatees lived in the lake. It was their own little sanctuary. I was told Baylee would have a pink tag on her left fin. We identify who's suitcase is who's, and go unpack. Aestia chose the room in the back, closer to the balcony. Will chose the room near the front of the house, with a bigger closet. I chose the last room, upstairs, right above Aestia's room. It had this large window, slanted downwards. You could see the water perfectly from inside. The ceiling wasn't flat, but in shape with the triangular roof we had. I stare out. Beautiful. I began unpacking, placing Mark on the nightstand with his food and mirror. I unpack my clothes into the dresser, and hide my suitcase in my tiny closet. The bed was already made, with a chocolate on the unwrinkled pillows. I pick it up, and unwrap it, popping it into my mouth. Delicious.There's a knock on my frosted glass door. I open it, the handle squeaking quietly. "Yes?" I say, to the tall blonde figure standing in my doorway."I came to see if you'd like to go see Baylee. I also have a surprise." He says, taking his hands out from behind his back. There he held Shisa."How'd you get her??" I ask, taking her into my arms for a little bit. "There was a sign up sheet to look after the animals taken from the students that were adopting new pets, and I got lucky." He smiles."That's amazing, William." I hug him. "Thank you." I say softly, and set Shisa down on my bed.I take his hand, and walk downstairs with him. He pushes open the door, and we go to look for Baylee. I spot a small manatee with a pink tag on her left fin. That was Baylee alright. She swam right up to us. I reach out to her, gently. She allows me to rest my hand on her head. I smile. "She's adorable."

A whistle is heard. "Alright, everyone! I have an announcement." We hear from the balcony of the lounge the animal group shares.William and I make our way over to the small cabin building near the entrance of the gated area, as do the rest of the campers. "I have called you all to tell you a small something. You see, you all control animals or help animals or even communicate with animals. But you have an element you use to aid you in those things. As for you two, William and Noelani. Noelani, you can use water to your advantage. You can use this to help, heal, communicate, or control animals. William, you use your surroundings. Air. But how you use these elements is up to you. Use them wisely. To hurt or to help, it's your choice. But do not overuse the ability for a bad choice." One of our leaders, says. She was a redheaded girl, wearing a small green vest that seemed to fit her figure perfectly over the blue shirt she wore. Her fellow co leader, a darker skinned man with a blue button down shirt on, and jeans, is holding a small bunny. I wonder why. I hope the poor bunny isn't injured! That'd be so sad."Anyway, class dismissed." The man said, after the middle aged lady finished.

Will and I look a bit confused for a little while. How could we just be associated with elements? How could air and water help us? I ask myself, thinking of the multiple possibilities in which air and water are needed to help animals. "I decided that I'm going to go check out the beach. It's a ten minute walk from here if either of you would like to go." I say, grabbing my blue and grey speedo swimsuit. I slip it on quickly after shutting my door, and run a brush through my hair, braiding it. I tie a decorative wrap around my waist. The cute skirt sat against my thigh, flowing through the air behind me when I ran down the spiral staircase. The fountain at the bottom was running for the first time and I smiled. Pretty. I slipped on some flip flops, and grabbed my beach bag. "I'll meet you there, Will! I'll text you if it's any good. See ya, Aestia!" I say, stepping out the door into the humid air.I heard distant, faded little "goodbyes" and a closing door noise. I run down to the beach, and find myself in a sandy area. Alright. I keep walking, until I see water. The fluffy sand is so soft, I can tell even from under my flip flops! I kick them off after setting down my beach bag. I run along the edge of the water, wet sand and salt sticking to my feet and ankles as my feet splash through the small bit of water crashing on the shore. I jump up, take two steps, and front flip, dropping down with a flat body, somehow still gracefully diving. I felt words bubble up in my throat. No, they weren't just words. It was a song. After practically flying through the air, I begun singing, towards nobody. Just the sea. I stood ankle-deep in the water, just staring out into nothingness. I felt like... The water called me. Is this what she meant? I- I need gills. The desire for gills and fins grew within my heart. A familiar song had begun pouring from my throat, out my mouth, in a steady flow of voice. I keep staring out into the water, waves crashing against the sand behind me. "Between the here, between the now..." I had sung. I don't remember the words to the song, but I somehow kept singing. It sounded so familiar. Too familiar. I felt I should know the song. The feeling only grew as I continue singing. "Between the North, between the South..." I almost felt disgust that I didn't know the song. I felt that it was wrong not to know the song; yet I still didn't know it. But I kept singing.

"Between the West, between the East..." I closed my eyes, Pictures of water bouncing around inside my head. My hands and arms burnt in a ticklish yet painful way. "Between the time, between the place..." I search around for the song in my head, but I keep going into trance from my own singing."From the shell,The Song of the SeaNeither quiet nor calmSearching for love again..."The feeling quickly spread to my shoulders, and to my neck. "Mo ghrá," I begun feeling like I was floating, but my feet were still in the water. The water began crawling up to my knees. "Between the winds, between the waves..." The water kept going up, towards my thighs. "Between the sands, between the shores..." The water is at my hips, and begins to reach its way to my arms, at my sides. "From the shell,The Song of the Sea Neither quiet nor calm Searching for love again," the water is at my elbows, and goes higher. This wasn't normal, but I couldn't stop it. "Between the stones, between the storms..." The water was already at my chest, slowly making it's way to my shoulders. "Between belief, between the seas..." The water hits my chin, and a wave of calm hits my body. The water begins consuming me, like a cocoon protecting my body made of delicate corals."Tá mé i dtiúin" I sung, although the water covered my face. 

Next update will be Wednesday. But until then, buh bye!