The Ascendants

Chapter Six

***Zaidran***

I spent the next two months trying to find a week spot in the wall. Using my amplified vision I was able to prove that all the theories of the Great Wall being invisible were wrong.

The Great Wall so far looked like translucent waves falling to the ground. There wasn't a crack that I had found so far and I had already walked around the entire class of Brazie. The wall between Brazie and Zyerland seemed to be about ten times stronger.

I didn't pay attention to that border much though. Apart from the fact that my chances of crossing over into Zyerland was ten times lower than crossing to Abbadon, I felt like I was being pulled towards that class.

I don't know if it is a bad thing or a good thing but I was willing to give it a shot. Maybe it could help me figure out what I really am.

Because I know that I am not a witch.

My past, before I came to live with the Chovetskys was a blur.
Whenever I tried to remember it felt like I was walking down a corridor and when I reached my destination it was a dead end. A huge impenetrable metal door with a million locks and I didn't have a single key to open not even one.

The memories that I do have could have been better but I guess that my time with Skylar is making up for that.

I was turning my gaze from the wall when my eyes caught a glimmer. It was so faint that it could easily pass as one of the waves. But the difference about it was how off beat it. It lagged behind a lavender wave that I hadn't noticed before.

I stepped forward about to touch it when it's increased heat warned me off. I took a step back.

I think I just found the way to Brazie.

***Skylar***

I blinked back the tears threatening to stain my cheeks and choked back a sob.

This could not be happening. This had to be a dream. It couldn't be true.

This was my fifth pregnancy test and they were all positive. 

I am pregnant.

Pregnant! Me! No!

That wasn't my plan. I was supposed to have my house and career and ... marriage.

The tears that I had been holding at bay streamed down my cheeks like flood gates being opened. My body rocked with sobs.

I was curled into a ball on the bathroom floor. It was the first session of the day but I knew that our spells teacher, Patrick didn't give a rat's ass who showed up to his class.

This morning was like every other morning.

I woke up, got dressed, went to the kitchen where I buried my head in a book and then left for school with Zaidran.

It was a perfect morning until Audrey had to open her big mouth and start talking about the cramps she was feeling.

Some wheels began to turn in my head and now I am here. Bawling my eyes out on the bathroom floor.

"Sky, baby." Audrey called knocking on the door.

She didn't ask any stupid question like, 'what is the result?' or 'are you okay?' because the sound that I was making was answer enough.

"Well can skip school today. We can't have anyone seeing you like this."

After finally deciding that she was correct, I left the cubicle.

"That's my girl," she murmured pulling me into a hug.

"Now let's get rid of the evidence of what happened here and get the hell out of this place."

I nodded in agreement the tears still streaming down my face unending.

When we were back at her house it wasn't any better.

I think I had somehow ran out of tears and my eyes were red and puffy.

"Are you going to tell him?" she asked and I knew that she was referring to Zaidran.

"Do I have a choice?"

"Well no, you're going to have to tell him sooner or later any 'cause you are going to be showing in about two months... if you are lucky."

We were both lying side by side on her bed.

I was exhausted but Audrey just kept playing with a rubber ball in her hands.

"I'm going to go wash my face," I sighed getting up.

My head felt like a bomb had just exploded in it - it felt awful.

My vision wavered ever so slightly as I went to tug on the door to leave the room, but Audrey's hand was there before mine.

"I'm coming with you," she explained when I gave her a quizzical look.

"I can wash my face by myself," I told her stepping out into the hallway.

I spent about a half hour in the bathroom which had Audrey banging on the door ever so often.

"What's all this racket about," I heard Leah snap.

I always envied Audrey's older sister, they were like best friends.
I always wondered what it would've been like if we had the same family or if Jennifer took a couple of pages from Leah's book.

I opened the door to see Audrey gapping at her sister who had a really confused look on her face which turned into shock, excitement and then went blank when she saw me.

"You told her!" I exclaimed my glare directed at Audrey.

She shrunk away from me as she tried to explain.

"Well... you know how I'm really close to my sister... and... we tell each other everything and..."

"And you weren't supposed to tell anyone, Audrey!" I pushed pass Leah and ran downstairs.

"Where are you going?" she called at me when I opened the front door."

"I don't know," I rushed through the door and slammed it behind me.

But I did know. I was going to look for Zaidran.

About ten minutes later, I was staring at my reflection in a deep pool of water with ripples spreading towards the bank caused by the water fall.

I sat down and hot tears began to trail silently down my cheeks.

My thoughts were rolling all around my head, mainly surrounding what my parents would do when they found out.

I jumped when I felt a hand on my shoulder but calmed down when I was overwhelmed by Zaidran's perfume.

He wordlessly helped me to stand up and held me as I cried.

I pulled away from him and wrapped my hands around myself immediately missing his hold.

A frown creased his face as he watched me attentively still silent.

I figured that he couldn't bare the silence anymore that only broke whenever I sniffed because he finally asked, "What's wrong?"

And the words tumbled out of my mouth so fast that I wondered if he had heard me.

But his expression told me that he did.