Finally Special

Holy crap.

Chelsea's POV

So it's been ten minutes since Aisha stood up to Karlos, seven minutes since she glowed with light, six minutes since we discovered she was a tiger, and five minutes since she fainted from the shock. As soon as her body went limp, Harry scooped her up, and he and Louis rushed her to the nurse. The other nine of us followed along at a slower pace. It was so quiet on that walk, it was obvious we were all really worried about Aisha. Even Neelam and Zayn were quiet, not saying a single word to one another or arguing.

When we got there the first thing I saw was Louis lying on a bed.

“What’s up Lou?” I hear Liam ask.

“Oh, well you remember how Karlos kicked me in the head..? Well Nurse decided to make me lie down. Something about danger of fainting.”

“That does make sense.” I say. “Where’s Aisha?” Louis’ face turns serious and he turns so he is facing all of us.

“Nurse says the shock to her body of suddenly becoming a hybrid and the mental shock as well caused her body to shut down. She doesn’t believe she is in a coma, but doesn’t know when she will wake up. She suggested talking to Aisha to convince her to come back would help. That’s what Harry is doing now.”

Crap is all I can think. This is way more serious than we expected. What if she never wakes up, what if she dies? What then? We can’t survive without her?

Suddenly Harry’s head pokes around the door.

“She’s awake.” is all he says, before we all rush to her room. Thank god for that.

Aisha’s POV

All I can see is darkness. I remember Louis telling me I was a tiger, but after that nothing. What happened?

“Hello?” I call into the dark. I am not expecting a voice back, but do receive one.

“Greetings Aisha.”

“Eek” I screech.

“No need to be alarmed, we aren’t going to hurt you”

“W-who are you?” I stammer.

“We are the old”

“What?” I ask, fully confused.

“Each hybrid connects to previous ancestors of theirs, with the same ability. In their dreams or daydreams, they will hear a voice calling to them, giving them advice or guidance. As with the other hybrids, the same goes for you”.

“But I’m not a hybrid.”

“You are. We are sorry we had to withhold the power..”

“Wait a second.” I say, interrupting the voice. “You are telling me, that the reason I am a defect is because you withheld my power?! What the hell is wrong with you!?”

“You couldn’t have your full power. We didn’t know if you would be able to control it. With great power, comes great responsibility.”

“Did you seriously just quote Spiderman at me?”

“Back to the topic” says the voice. “Your lineage is the only one with tigers in it. The latest tiger was your great great great grandmother.”

“Woah. So I am a tiger?”

“Indeed you are. The world has been waiting over three hundred years for you. But it is not for you to know why now.”

“I don’t believe you.” is all I can say. 

“Let me prove it”

Suddenly in front of me appears a large mirror. Cautiously I walk up to it and peer in. A complete stranger is staring back at me. She is wearing a green t-shirt and jeans but that is where the similarities between me and her end. She is tall with the type of quiet strength that comes with control. Wild, red hair is flowing down her back. My hair was never that long, or controlled. On top of her head, ears poke out from her hair. They are orange also, matching the colour of the girl’s hair, but with stripes on. Running up her arms alternating colours of red, orange, white and black stripes, but the underside is a pale white colour, like mine should be.  Moving my gaze up to her face, this is what shocks me the most. Her eyes are large, shining from the inside, making the green eyes glow with an unearthly light. The pupils are slit, and this just adds to the alien look. Sharp cheekbones define her face and make her more feral.  Below her nose, is a pert mouth, cherry coloured.  But what is the most unusual are the stripes running up the one side of her face. They enhance her beauty, but at the same time also make her seem more feral. Slowly I lift my own hand and the person in the mirror does the same.

“What…” I breathe out; how is this possible?

“Now that you know who you are, you have to go back. Your friends are worried about you and need you there.” As the voice is saying this, I can hear Harry’s voice flowing through my dream. I know. I must go back.

“Thank you” I say, before closing my eyes.

When I open my eyes again I am staring into a pair of green ones.

“Harry” I croak out.

“You’re awake!” he exclaims, before running to the door.

“She’s awake.” he says to the people outside and suddenly I hear everyone running to my room. Everyone peers in through the doorway, and I know people are surprised with what they see because I can sense it. Wait what? How the hell can I know what they're feeling? Ugh that's something to work out tomorrow.

"AISHA!" comes a screech, before a body lands on me.

"Oof." I breathe out, all the air knocked out of me.

"Oh my gosh. I'm so sorry! But you're ok, you aren't dead" says Louis, grabbing me and giving me a hug. Hugging him back, I relax into him.

"So Aisha...?" says Niall. "How's it feel to be the legendary tiger?"

"Quiet Niall!" I say before launching myself at him and tackling him to the ground. After a quick scuffle I am victoriously sitting on Niall.

"Glad to see you're feeling better," laughs Sophie. Turning to face the others, I slide off Niall and pull my hair off my face and am pleased to see most of their mouths drop open.

"Like my new look guys?" I say smiling cheekily.

"All students to report to the school hall for a whole school assembly"

"You heard the announcement guys." says Liam.

"Ok lets go." And turning they all start leaving.

"Guys!" I call after them. "You forgetting something?"

"Hmm."

"You are leaving the sick person behind. Carry me." I demand, pulling the sicky card.

"Jeez ok Aisha" says Harry, scooping me up. "But only because I know you would persuade me to otherwise."

"And you know it" I say.

"We're gonna be late!" yells Liam.

"Yeah" agrees Christina.

"There is totally something going on between those two." I whisper to Louis, who is walking beside us.

"Hurry!" yells Liam, and off we all go at a run. We can't be late!