The Darkness Inside

Chapter 3

Finding Ry was incredibly difficult. He had a talent for blending in. Almost like a chameleon. Luckily for me, he saw me first.

The walk to his house was uneventful. He lived close to the school in the upper part of Dublin. All the houses we past were beige and had an aristocrat feeling to them. These people who live here are probably going to try burn me at the stake if they ever meet me.

After five minutes of not talking we stopped at a house that was in similar structures to those around it. Instead of a beige color though it was cream, giving it a modern touch the other houses lacked.

Ry being the gentle man that he is, held the garden gate open for me. The front garden was a small plain green lawn with Joseph lilies in flower boxes lining the pathway up to the door. Ry gave me a small smirk when he saw me gaping at the magical world his house was.
"What do you think?" He asked.
"It is wonderful, I do not think I have been in a house this grand" I replied.

The hallway was just as grand. Spruce wood lined the floor with maroon red carpets. An ancient oak stairway lead up till the second floor while an arch in the wall revealed the living room which had a window seat that showed the front lawn.
"Wow Ry" I joked teasingly "I never new you were a rich play boy."
He shrugged taking his shoes off and hanging his coat on the coat rack. I quickly imitated him. I had never been in a coatrack household and it was quite strange for me.

Ry then grabbed my arm with more strength than I would have pegged him for and pulled me up the stairs into a room that I would presume was his. It was light blue with DC superhero posters covering every inch of wall. A large window looked out unto the skyline of West Dublin. From the sealing hung a miniature model of the Galaxy. Every thing about this place had an air of mystery and magic.o

He then shoved me unto his unmade blue queen sized bed. At first I thought he was mad but a look at his face and the emotion he emitted indicated fear. Anger and fear were incredibly similar. Mainly as one lead to another and because of this they both had a similar feel.

"Why did you push me?" I ask trying to bottle my hurt and keep my surprise from showing. He looked surprised at my question, like the answer was obvious.
"What are you?" He blurted, ignoring my question. I rolled my eyes.
"Hmm... Let me think" my voice dripping with sarcasm. "Oh, I know a human."
"No, you're not" he replied, his voice barely above a whisper. This caught me off guard what was he on about.
"How so?" I replied coldly, keeping my voice level.
"I'm not exactly sure. I just know you're not human, perhaps you're not even mortal" he said not looking at me. This was creeping me out.  This grand house now seemed more like a prison cell.
"And how do you know this?" I ask waiting for him to start laughing and telling me he pranked me really good. Unfortunately this does not seem to be the case.
"You're aura." He states simply
"My what?"
"It's the field of color around a person invisible to he naked eye. It gives insight to the person's soul and can change hues depending on the mood."
"I know the definition of an aura" I snap. "But they have not been proven to exist as no one or thing can see them"
"I can" he whispers. I roll my eyes at this. Ry seemed intelligent but hearing him talk about auras like this makes me wonder if he isn't a bit nuts. I honestly won't be surprised if he pulled out a wand and starts yelling avade kedavra at me.

"I'm not crazy or making this up" he adds. "When I know a bit about a person I see their aura. It's completely involuntary, I just need to know their names and I see it." He states. I give him a look that just shows I don't believe him.
He sighs," Every one has one or two colors that shows a bit about them and can lighten or darken with their mood. Dark thoughts or feelings darken the aura, light thoughts or emotions lighten the aura."
I am beginning to follow him but this still sounds like a prank.
"Bu you" he continues "You don't have one set color. Yours changes color based on you're mood. Sometimes it changes fast other times slow. I also know you bottle your emotions, this causes the color to fade but it's still there. You can never stop feeling emotions Aléde, no matter how hard you try."