The Other Side Of Me [Sequel to Faen's Child]

Chapter 13

Chapter 13

“I see a sad kid weeping to himself for spilt milk. What happened? Do I need to get him an ice cream?” A mischievous, melodious voice drifted in after a long moment and I looked up from my hands in surprise to see her skipping down the field in a sunflower dress and a pair of easy sandals.

The way she was dressed and the way she skipped over to me frankly should belong in a movie, but none of this was a movie to me. This was life –my life.

“I’m just depressed.” I mumbled quietly, not wanting to let her see this morose side of me, but also not wanting to chase her away.

“Exactly what I’m here for! Imagine my shock when the school’s new hunk was found sitting at the infamous ‘Emo-seat’, looking all black-faced and spacey!” She sounded so upbeat that I wondered if she was truly so happy, or if she was just trying to cheer me up. If it was the latter, then I guessed it was working to a certain extent. I was already feeling slightly better knowing that someone was here to hear my bitter words.

Wow, I must appear like a troubled kid to a third person. I had Brother Noel and Leander as my confidantes, and they weren’t enough. I had to add Rayin to my confidante list too?

“Everyone is allowed to have their ‘down’ days, no?” I asked as she reached my side, jumping on the seat beside me. Now that she was closer, I saw a cute braid hiding in the mess of her hair, tied off in a cute blue ribbon.

“Well, yeah, but I didn’t figure a hunk’s ‘down day’ to come so quickly. What’s wrong? Relationships? Girls? Studies? You don’t seem the type to mope over studies. And I hear you’re doing really well in your elements.”Rayin didn’t seem a single bit affect by my quietness, the lethargy in my voice. In contrast to her bright, cheery voice, I sounded old and weary. I sure felt that, now that I saw her brown eyes, sparkling with unknown joy and cheeriness.

“Relationships. But not with love.” I let up a little, leaning my back against the seat. The moon was high in the sky, and though I knew I should be getting in before the night got really cold, I didn’t feel like it. Even when my stomach growled, I just did not feel like getting in and meeting people. I did not feel like putting on a happy, cheery exterior, trying to make a nice impression.

Trying to reclaim my name.

“Then with what? Family? Parents? Friends? Training Masters?” Rayin grasped at the straws, but at least she had everything categorized down quickly.

“Family. My sister.” I admitted. Surely Rayin wouldn’t tell others? Rayin did not seem like the type of girls who was as indulged with gossip as Jade. At least, I hope she didn’t seem like this only before me. For all I knew, Rayin could be some gossip-queen when I wasn’t around.

“Wow, that’s extreme. What’s gotten you so pissed off with her? You’d think a Faen’s Child like her would cherish a hunk like you for her brother, no?” Rayin asked –though I detected a hint of distaste when she said ‘Faen’s Child’.

“She’s being all motherly all over me. I can’t take it, and when I try to tell her, she keeps giving me the stupid excuse that she’s my sister, and she should take care of me.”

“Well, you don’t seem to need that much care to me, hotness.” Rayin said suggestively, sliding closer to me with a cheeky smile –one so mischievous and naughty that even I had to give a slight smile back in reply.

She grinned to know that she’d made me smile, giving a small cheer and doing a weird jig in front of me before jumping back to sit beside me.

“Well, I hope Ashe heard you. It’s like she’s forever caught in eighteen, when I was six, and very much in need of her company. She doesn’t get that I’ve grown up without her by my side. I think she’s trying to bridge the gap between us –the gap that was created when she became Faen on the sly, but it’s not working if she’s smothering me like this.”