The Light & Dark: Protection

Chapter 4: Stars of the night

AUTHOR'S NOTE:  I'M REALLY REALLY REALLY SORRY GUYS FOR THE LATE UPDATE. Been very busy with my summer job so hell yeah, I couldn't update much. Being tired waking up so early in the morning. Knowing I'm not a morning person! xD

But please do bear with me, so here's the update! Hope you enjoy!

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It was 9pm already. I stayed close by the window. Looking at the starry night. I didn't ask Aunt about me being a thinker. It was just, I don't know what I'm supposed to feel right after. 

I rested my head against the window. Thinking about the same dream, just a few a days ago. I raised my right hand and let my palm faced me. I only have like 95 days before my claiming. I put down my hand and crossed it over my legs.

I heard a *tick* on my window. I looked down and saw a figure. The figure kept throwing pebbles at my window. 

It was Carter. I opened my window, not knowing he threw a pebble at me. But to his surprise, I catched the pebble with my left hand. 

"What do you want?" I asked, still holding the pebble.

"Can you atleast come down? Or should I come up?" He replied, with a smile.

I thought, 'Oh no! He is not coming up.'

"Going down, wait." But it was weird to come down the stairs and see Aunt. So I climbed up my window and reached for the branch of the tree. I touched it, letting it grow much stronger and ordering it to bring me down. Then I reached the ground. 

"Yes? Mister, may I help you?" I asked, while letting go of the tree branch. And just wiping off some leaves.

"You can actually do that?" With surprise in his eyes.

"Do what? Grow something? Or catch something?" I replied while I threw the pebble back. "Or stop something?" I stopped the pebble before it reached him. Then I just let it drop on the ground. 

"Unbelievable." He said. *clears his throat* "Well, I am here to give you an invitation." He held out a small card. 

"An invitation? From who?" I reached for the small card, and opened it.

"The Lords" He replied.

"You are cordially invited, Ms. Ingrid Devindane. On July 5th at 8pm. 

Venue will be on the Castle of the Lords. 

It is a time for a celebration. Important matters would be discussed on the time of the ball.

It would be a Grand Masquerade Ball. 

We hope to see you!"

"Are you also invited?" I asked Carter.

"Yeah, I can't do anything about it."

"So you just came here, for this?"

"I was asked to." He replied.

"You are a thinker right?" I asked randomly.

"Yeah,"

"How did you know that you are one?"

"How? Hmm, I have this mark on my back. My dad says it is a mark for a thinker."

"Oh, okay." I sat down at our front lawn. 

"Why?" He sat down with me.

"Nothing. It's the festival thing tomorrow at school right?"

"Yeah, same old boring day."

"What do we wear?" I asked.

"Some boho style. I think it is that style." He replied.

"Oh, okay thanks." I stood up and tapped some od the dirt on my shorts. 

"Help me up" He said while he lend his hand on me. 

I reached for his hand and tried to pull him up but instead he pulled me down. I didn't know what he was thinking. I was on top of him. Our hands still together. I was looking at him. He was looking at me. Eye to eye. 

 "Did I ever tell you, you have gorgeous eyes?" He said. While I was still on top of him.

I looked away and tried to get up, but he wouldn't let me. His other hand just wrapped around me. 'How strong is he? Why is he doing this?' I thought. I was currently blushing. 

"Stop saying things on your mind. You know, I can hear them." He giggled.

I stared at him. He stopped giggling. He reached for my other hand and he rolled up causing him to be on top of me now. I don't know but, I just stayed shut. Letting him do these things on me. He let go of my two hands. He placed them near me, making me look like I was dead. Then his two hands were on the either sides of me, not letting me to anywhere. 

"You know, you look pretty though." He said, while resting his elbow and touched my hair. 

"Are we going to stay like this? I mean, people will see us though." I said.

"Shhh, no one will see us. If we keep quiet." He giggled again, ending it with a sweet smile. He leaned over me, closer and closer and he stopped. I closed my eyes, and hoping for him not to kiss me. 

Nothing happened. So I opened up my eyes and looked. But he was still there, looking at me straight on the eyes. He is so serious.

"What?" I asked to break the silence. He didn't respond to my question. He again leaned closer and closer until just a tiny push our lips would meet. I heated up and blushed.

I closed my eyes again and wait for something to happen. 

"Good night." I heard him say, I opened up my eyes and for just a second our lips met. His lips that are so soft and it feels like it could take you to heaven. But. it was only a kiss. 'A good night kiss, maybe?' I thought. He stood up. "I'm going, see you tomorrow." He said, he didn't even look at me. 

I lost his figure. I stayed on the lawn for about a couple of minutes and thought of everything that just happened. In the past days, it was just normal. I mean, no contact with Carter. But just tonight, it was crazy.

I stood up and fixed myself. I reached for the same branch earlier. While I was at it, I felt danger. I let go of the branch and dodged the sharp tool that was aiming for me. I looked at it as it was pinned outside the house. 'Someone's trying to kill me.' I thought. I laid my palm on the ground, feeling if a pressure was still there. But, it was gone. 'How quick', I thought again. I walked over the sharp blade, it was covered in a smokey potion.

"Smokey potion, eh? Just right for a supernatural being. Makes us weak. But who would dare do this?" I murmured to myself. "I just couldn't leave it  here."

I wrapped it in ice so it will be easy to carry. Then I positioned my hands in a praying maaner putting the object between my hands. I threw up the object as high as I could and shouted "éclater ".

Then the object broke into tiny pieces. Looking like they were little falling stars of the night. I got back to the tree branch and let it raised me up to my room.

'Such a crazy night.' I thought again. 

I laid on my bed and covered myself on my sheets. I badly need sleep. Then I closed my eyes and everything was pitch black.

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