The Bond Between Two Colors

15: Don't Bottle Everything Up

    I woke with a start as I crawled out of bed. Vince supposedly called Black Magic yesterday and apparently we were going to visit him either later today or tomorrow morning.

    I stumbled into the restroom. I used the restroom before getting ready for brief training today. All I had to do was run some laps then train with Lizzy or Antonio.

I lazily pulled my mess of burgundy curls into a messy ponytail before heading downstairs. I gave a nod to Gio and a hug to Cyan. I grabbed a power bar and headed outside to find Antonio leaning against a post talking to Lizzy.

"Is this a special occasion or something?" I asked laughing as the both of them walked over the give me a hug.

"I was bored," Antonio stated shrugging.

"Let's go," Lizzy spoke heading towards the border.

    We took off running. We ran for however long before taking a break. Then we did fight training for two hours before heading inside to get lunch. I ate before running upstairs and changing into some jeans and a t-shirt to go visit the kids.

    I walked downstairs to see Lizzy already changed. He brown hair pulled up into a messy bun on top of her head. Antonio had disappeared to who knows where.

"Are you ready to go visit the kids?" I asked Lizzy who proceeded to nod and stand up from her seated position on the couch.

    We headed out the door and walked the trail to the pack house before taking another trail to small schoolhouse-type building. We walked in and headed towards the middle door on the left which led into a good-sized classroom. Twenty-two pairs of eyes turned to look at us as we smiled and waved. The teacher looked up and sighed in relief.

"Kids. How about we take a break?" She said eagerly glancing at Lizzy and I.

"Yay!" The kids shouted in joy.

I laughed, "Hi guys! Who wants to go play outside for what fifteen minutes?" I asked excitedly.

    All twenty-two kids stood up and lined up single file in front of Lizzy and me. They were all between the ages of six and seven. We led them outside and to the field that had a few park play equipment. I watched as kids ran to the slides and to the swings.

"Lizzy," a girl with blonde hair and a blue bow called, "Come push me on the swings please."

"Sure!" Lizzy said smiling walking over with the little girl.

"Excuse me," I heard someone softly say as they pulled on my shirt.

    I glanced down to see a little boy with glasses and brownish-black hair. He looked so shy. I smiled down at him. Mhmm I hummed.

"Will you come slide with me? No one wants to play with me," he said softly glancing down.

"Of course I want to come play with you. I bet everyone wants to play with you. Why do you say that?" I asked taking his hand and heading towards the slides.

"Because they all say I'm weird," he replied shyly.

"Why do the other kids think you are weird?" I asked the little boy curiously as we headed up the stairs to the slide.

"Cause... they just do..." he trailed off nervously.

    I could tell he was hiding something so I pushed just a tad.

"That's not a good excuse. Why don't you tell me? I promise I won't call you weird. You can trust me," I smiled down at him.