Can you Love me?

c h a p t e r 3

b r e w i n g   s o m e   m a g i c

You know how they say siblings are opposite, same happened with Luca and Brendon. While Luca trained me with the art of battling, Brendon was exemplary with magic. As soon as I stepped in the class for magic training I saw Brendon on the leader;s spot.

And I realised both my classes for Silver Knightship was nothing less that hell.

He greeted me with a smirk which I ignored and found the most secluded corner in the room. As class filled in my hands twitched and I closed my eyes just to calm myself down. I was sleep deprived because of nightmares and in class I have too alert. No one knew but health was affected due to this. I had nose bleeds, a spinning head, and severe indigestion. All these things could be cured by a sleeping draft or some other ailment our medics can produce.

But I didn't want to share my weaknesses with anyone.

This time, when I closed my eyes and leaned on my hand, my mind played tricks on me. I saw a small boy of eight with bright blue eyes running towards me for help. I don't see anyone behind him but as he comes closer to me, he started burning to ashes. I haven't even touched him but he dies right in front of my eyes.

I open my eyes immediately , feeling of pain and despair setting in.

"Anna, are you okay?" None other than Jayden asked me.

He said he didn't want to be friends and for a nano second my heart wavered but I should know better. Jayden Wallace was not known for his loyalty to girls.

"Don't call me Anna." I hissed but he seemed unaffected.

"Why?"

"Because I say so. How will you feel if I mess up your name to some stupid short form and call you Jay?"

"I will be happy that we share nicknames." He grinned at me.

His grin was never that simple, genuine grin but it felt as if he had so much more to say. His presence also brought goosebumps and erratic heartbeat which no male could do to me.

This guy was adamant and being rude didn't work on him.

"Why do you sit alone?" He asked now sitting next to me.

My unease doubled all of a sudden.

"Because I like being alone. Is that a problem?"

"No one likes to be alone Anna." Again, he was stuck with the name.

I groaned and completely try to distance him from me.

"Now class, we all know we are gathered for the training for war magic. And I will list the five most important magic to you." Brendon sounded less like a flirting boy and more like a leader right then.

"I will partner you up and you will practice with an opposite team." With that, he started randomly partnering up people.

"Annalise, you with Laura." He finally said and my eyes searched for my unfortunate partner.

And I noticed the small yet sharp girl from before who sided with me earlier during leader selection.

Laura gave me a small smile and I was surprised to see that there was no look of fear or detest in her eyes.

"War Magic one, the elemental magic," Brendon spoke up.

"Find the nearest element to you and use to attack your enemy. Now your inner self-prefers different elements and you can excel in it if you practice." Brendon then called up some guy who looked like he could tear the place apart with his bare hands.