The Ancients

White lies

"Nice to know that your finally training Amber!" Elija commented after Cait had updated them on my progress in the first lesson, testing my current abilities. "She had done incredibly well for her first time if you ask me. I don't know many people who are able to take down Cait that quickly even with no experience before" Sean piped up and flashed one of his smiles my way causing a warm sensation to wave over my face so I quickly returned to my food at the table to try and hide what was happening. 

Alice had been unusually quiet during our conversation until she nervously asked "So ...um... when are we going to meet Loki? I mean we are going to see him for your training, right?" I momentarily froze up and Sean cast me a concerned look. I swallowed what food was in my mouth before formulating an answer for the group since they all fell silent to the question. "You won't be seeing Loki until the day Domur comes. I will be training without him as I don't want to bring him into a fight against Buster. However, he will be at Domur since it is a requirement but I will only call on him if necessary." 

My answer seemed to satisfy most of the group with the exception of a confused look from Sam and Elija. Sam was about to ask me a question before I interrupted her "Loki is a... Lizard." Curiosity seemed to have gotten the better of Alice and it seemed as though the answer I gave them wasn't good enough for her anymore as her face frowned a small bit.

"You have always told us that Loki is a lizard Amber, but that kind of leave it open ended considering there are nearly 4,700 species under that name. You can't blame us for asking, we are your friends and it seems as though you are hiding things from us. We only ever want to help you."

My heart sunk in my chest at the sudden realisation that what I have been telling them all these years has caused them to lose some of their trust in me. Alice was right I needed to tell them but that would just put them and Loki in danger, I trust Sean because of what we share and the connections between us that have now been caused, but the others...

"Loki is a... Sailfin. I didn't want to tell you guys what he was because I didn't want other people to make fun of him or hurt him. He is the only family I have left" Sean looked at me and I knew I would have to explain to him later. Elija had gotten his phone out and was typing away as I continued to look down at my food in front of me, my appetite seemingly disappearing. 

"So Loki is a Lizard know as a Sailfin that comes from Indonesia? Well, I must say if these images on Google are anything to go by, these lizards look very impressive with their colours and sail." Elija turned his phone so that the others at the table were able to see the images as he scrolled down the web page. He took his phone back rather quickly with wide eyes and lowered his head while Sam looked enraged. I didn't have to turn round to know who was stood behind me, Sean and Cait but the irritating voice confirmed it.

"What was that you were looking at on your phone there Elija? It looked to be a belt or a nice pair of boots" Troy started bellowing with laughter. I started to heat up with anger but before I or Sean could turn around to confront him, Cait had already left her seat and had her hand round his neck in seconds scowling. 

"I am only going to tell you once. Leave. Us. Alone" every word that came out of her mouth dripped with venom and hatred yet this only put a smile on Troy's face as he looked down to Cait's arm that was secured around his neck. The sleeve of her shirt had pulled up revealing her skin. "Seems to me Kitty here can't leave the blades alone though" Sean tensed up and his face showed that of worry. I could faintly see tears brimming in Cait's eyes as she held Troy in place and pulled her other arm back, ready to swing at his face. 

I grabbed her arm before she could hit Troy in a vague attempt to calm her down and prevent a scene from happening in the cafe. "Stop this Troy. You will have your fun soon at Domur but until then. Leave us the fuck alone" Cait let go of his throat and he walked away smirking. Sean let out a small cough bringing us back to reality. The whole cafe was watching our little issue and had gone completely silent. I shook my head at them all and sat back down at the table with the others, noise soon returning to the cafe.

"Cait, thank you." She looked in my direction with her head low and red eyes from trying to hold back the tears but gave me a weak smile. She rubbed at her sleeves around her wrists and forearms. I put my hand on her shoulder and silently mouth 'Bathroom' before getting up from the table "Be back in a few minutes" with that being said I left around the corner to enter the bathrooms and wait for Cait to come.

The door gently swung open and Cait walked in, her arms crossed over her chest in an attempt to hide them as much as possible. " Amber I would rather not talk about it." she spoke softly which was a complete turn around from her mood not five minutes ago. 

"I know Cait. But with everything going on, no one can keep things secret. I know we haven't known each other for very long but you're helping me prepare for the most important event in my life right now and I want to return the favour. Let me help you, please" She looked up at me and the last of her tuff facade fell away as tears fell down her face. She unfolded her arms and brought herself back together as I picked up a paper towel and handed it to her to wipe her eyes. Once she had dried the tears She looked me in the eyes and nodded smiling.

"Well, we can talk about this later since Lunch is nearly over. Do you want to come over to my dorm room after school? I don't mind if you want to bring your Amoeba as well if you would like." Cait seemed to think about it or a minute before smiling and replying "That would be nice." We both smiled at each other and left out of the bathrooms before anyone would walk in on our conversation. 

"So whats the name of your Amoeba Cait? Don't think I have met them or been told."

"His name is Egan, it's an Irish name for Fiery"

"Sounds like a great name"