Dark Familiars

Chapter 5

I wake up next morning with Gray in my bed in wolf form. He told me that I was screaming again and was thrashing this time. Which is new. I did have nightmares at my adopted parents home but not this bad. Gray said he was going to go tell Mr.Jackel and that I should go to breakfast and I would see him in first period. I ate breakfast and sat at my usual seat in first period. He didn't come to first period and second. I make it back to third period and he wasn't there. Where is Gray? I asked Mr. Lascrest if I can go to Mr. Jackels office. He agreed and so I walked there. I heard shouting from the room. It was a British accent. I burst in through the door and see two dead bodies. It was Sal's body along with his Familiar. "What the hell is happening in here!?" I yell. I shut the doors behind me. "I went out and found him." Gray said. "Why did you bring him here?" Mr. Jackel asks. "Ms. Taylor I would advise you too leave.." Mr. Jackel says. I ignore him and walk near the bodies. "Sal was left unharmed. His familiar was tortured until-" I walk up to the body holding my breathe. How was I doing this without freaking out? I lift the back of his head and see the gun shot. "They got shot in the head." I whisper. Then I feel the nausea kick in and ran to a trash can to throw up. "How do you know all of this?" He asks. "She has experience." Gray whispers. "That's what I was coming to you about until I found them. I didn't want anyone seeing them and brought you them." Gray whispers. "Ok. Can you and Sarveen dispose of these bodies? Taylor get back to class Gray will meet you there when he is done." Mr. Jackal said before facing the window. I start walking away. I close the door behind me with the glance of Gray picking up the dead body.

I get back to third period. They were using throwing knives. Gray walks in. "So these are your standard throwing knives. You hold the handle like this and flick your wrist back and throw." He explains while doing it. It goes flying hitting the middle of the target. I clench my fists in anger of my fallen friend. "Who would like to go?" He asks. I walk forward and take a knife. I hold it in my hand. I throw it making it land in the middle. Then I keep throwing them. Once there was no more knives I walk away. "Uhh.. Good job?" Mr Lascrest says and then everyone starts clapping. I sit down on a bench. "Everyone keep practicing." He yells. He walks over to me. "Is everything ok?" He asks. Gray was sitting next to me. "Yeah, don't worry about it." He murmurs. Mr. Lascrest walks away yelling at a kid. "If you kill a familiar your also killing the master right?" I ask. "Yeah." He whispers. "Then how are you not.." I begin to ask. "I'll tell you later." He mutters. He gets up and takes my hand. Then pulls me to the knife tables. "I'm guessing your good at long range." He whispers while watching me throw the knives and landing them spot on. "I went to a archery camp when I was young. I was actual good at it." I say while letting another dagger fly. "Lunch!" Mr.Lascrest yells. I realized I missed a lot of class. I and gray decided to eat outside alone.

"My last master was about seventeen years ago. He died by being shot in the chest. I didn't know who did it but he tried to take me away. I wasn't fully bonded to him." He explains. "The same thing happened to my master before him. Right when my last master died another bonding tattoo appeared and I was destined to find my next master." He explains. "Couldn't you not have a master. Live on your own?" I ask. "When your a familiar it's like the master is calling to you. A pull through the bond we have. It can make me very sick from not being close to you. When I was here and you were all the way in the USA I was very Ill. Mr. Jackel sent me to a house in USA because we knew it wasn't here. It got a little bit better. I traveled all around the USA looking until I got to Washington state. I still couldn't find you until I met up with Fred and he told me about you. I soon went on a chase for you and when you were driving I was sensing you around and ran across the road. I realized you were the person when you walked into the forest and I saw the mark on your arm." He explains. "When I was driving the tattoo started to appear. Maybe that meant I was close to you." I said then took a bite of my sandwich. "Now I feel fine. With my other masters they choose me. I didn't have this bond like I do with you." He says. I look at him. His blue eyes staring into mine. I blush and look away. I smile. "I guess I'm your match. Your now found master." I say smiling to myself. He chuckles. "Finish your food. Your rubbish at Unicroni language and you need to study it more." He teases. I push his side to find tough muscle. He laughs. I frown and finish my food. We both go to study hall.

"Alright class! You are the remaining masters with abilities. We are now going to explore them today. Now first figuring out your abilities it can be very draining and take a lot out energy out of you." Fred explains. "We will have to built on your magic energy. First I brought in some things to help start your abilities. Now these items have stones that have your element in them. Please return them to me after class. Now electricity and wind. Wind is all around us like air. You don't need a item but you will have a tougher time summoning it. Electricity same thing. I'll help you out a bit." Fred says smiling at me. "Now try to summon some magic in your palm of your hand. Imagine what it feels like. The details of it." He now had a small spark in his palm of his hand. I close my eyes imagine air and wind. I open my eyes feeling very light headed but I found a very small funneled spiral of wind on my palm moving. "Good job!" Fred yells. I look over and see fire in a kids hand. He tosses it back and forth from palm to palm. I tried doing the same but it would just disappear. I frown. "Now for the plant life summoners. Your are able to create life leading to be able to heal. In wars your used to heal the wounded and also defense with creating barricades with roots and such. Fire, water, electricity, metal users, and wind creators are mostly in the middle of a army. Fire, water, and electricity can throw projectiles at beings. Metal users can bend and twist the metal of the armor concaving and crushing the opponents. Wind can blow and knock down rows of army men and also choke the air out of people." He explains. "In this class you'll learn more and more things you can do with your ability like form weapons and shields." The bell rings. I didn't realize how fast class went by. "Alright see you tomorrow!" Fred yells. We all get out of class and start heading to our last period of the day.

I enter Mr.Jackels office. The lights were dimmed and he was at his desk reading files. I sit in the chair in front of him. I notice my name on the file. "what are you doing?" I ask. "I'm curious about your birth parents." he whispers not looking up from the paper. I see my old orphanage name on it. "where did you get those? Why do you have those?" I ask and then I snatch them away. "I know all my students back stories besides yours. I've been looking through this files all day and haven't found anything." he explains. I feel my face get heated. I hold the files to my chest and turn around. "Taylor.. what are you trying to hide?" He asks. "Nothing." I say. I take the small slip out of the files and stuff it in my pocket without him noticing. I turn around. He puts out his hand. I hand back the file. He puts it in his file cabinet and locks it. "Gray and Sarveen can fight. I want to know what happened." He asks looking at me. I look away. "No." I mutter. "Why? What could have happened? There was no backing out of it?" He mutters. "I could have helped them if they would have told me. I now know why they died and hate everyone here for it." I mutter. "What happened Taylor?" He asks again pushing the question. His voice more desperate. "Why do you want to know so badly?" I mutter. "Because students from my school have be being killed for years now." He explains. "I don't want to see anymore of them dying." He whispers. I close my eyes and sigh. "If I tell you.. you may not tell anyone.. no one at all. Gray already knows." I whisper. "I promise." He swears. "When I found my parents lying in there bed dead I saw something. I saw a similar tattoo like mine on my mothers chest and my fathers upper arm. I always thought it was just a tattoo they got together but ive been thinking more about it. My fathers tattoo was much more larger then my mothers. I was guessing he was the master ans she was the familiar. You said a master and a familiar cant date. Well they did. Got married and had me. The person that killed my parents must have knew they were master and familiar and knew it was breaking the rules. I looked up these rules aren't just for the academy but are laws all across the world." I explain. "I have a question for you. Is there a Familiar council or government somewhere?" I ask. "Why?" He asks. "So i can get over there and beat there asses about my parents death." I mutter. "There is... but I wouldn't promote going against the council. You'll just be asking for a death wish." He says. "Can I at least talk to them?" I ask. "Yeah. I can send a letter asking if you have permission to talk to them." He says leaning back. "That would amazing." I whisper. "Gray only told me that your parents were killed. Not in detail." He whispers. I hear a crash behind me and see gray on the floor. He gets up and tackles the other familiar. I laugh. "Ill get back to tomorrow about the council if they answer. "Thanks." I say. "Gray!" I yell. He tranforms into a man again. "Yes?" He asks. I look at Mr.Jackel. "Can we explore outside of the campus? Ive only been to the stores and want to look around England or where are we in England?" I ask. "Yes you can and we are in Liverpool. The council is in London. Be back by the curfew which is 11:00pm." He explains. I nod. "Thanks." I say smiling. Then I walk out with Gray. He changed back into wolf form and was brushing against my leg. "You know you cant change into a wolf out in open." I whisper. He growls then puffs out of his nose.